AI Model: gemini-2.5-flash

In today's entertainment industry, at least nine out of ten celebrities have contracted a Yanmo Oriole or a similar type of auxiliary pet.

Of course, this specifically refers to Beast Tamers; ordinary people don't have this opportunity.

But even among celebrities, very few reserve their first contract slot for a Yan Yue Oriole.

After all, this is a world where strength reigns supreme.

So, Beastmaster Mingxi never expected to be matched with an opponent who used a Yan Yue Oriole to clear the Limit Tower assessment challenge.

Even if the Yan Yue Oriole is an Advanced Level pet, how can an auxiliary pet attack?

Moreover, the Limit Tower's rule is same-level matching, meaning she is currently on the second floor, and so is her opponent.

Therefore, it's highly likely that this Yan Yue Oriole is not a purely auxiliary pet.

Mingxi instinctively heightened her vigilance, her gaze firmly fixed on the Yan Yue Oriole, not daring to relax in the slightest.

However, she might have overthought it.

Golden Yuanbao only tentatively released three Lightning Balls, and the Beast Tamer named Jiang Yuning disappeared along with his pet.

Mingxi: “...”

Golden Yuanbao: “...”

The person and the beast were both dumbfounded.

They couldn't understand, no matter how much they racked their brains, they couldn't comprehend how such an absurd thing could happen in the world, how such a frivolous person could exist?

It wasn't until she ascended to the third floor that Mingxi cast aside that undoubtedly unresolvable bewilderment and seriously approached the final stage of the challenge.

This time, Mingxi was matched with a man who looked considerably older, at least over thirty.

His opponent had thick eyebrows, a high nose, and deep-set eyes, and like Siduoya in the first round, he had a distinctly Western facial structure.

It's not surprising to be matched with opponents of any age group in the Limit Tower.

Limited by physical ability or brain domain development, some Beast Tamers' first pets evolved to Intermediate Level early on, but they could never awaken a second Soul Key, thus they were unable to meet the assessment standards for E-Level Beastmaster.

And so, they aged.

What's worse is that if the second Soul Key isn't awakened, the strength cap of the first pet will also be suppressed, forcing it to remain at Advanced Level mid-stage without further improvement.

Subsequent situations can be inferred by this standard.

For example, if Golden Yuanbao and Little Silver Flower want to evolve to Shi-level, Mingxi must awaken a third Soul Key.

If she cannot awaken again, the upper limit for Golden Yuanbao and Little Silver Flower will be General-level mid-stage.

Therefore, Beast Tamers and pets actually complement each other, achieve each other, and grow together. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

In more realistic terms, both parties are a community of interests.

Clearly, the person Mingxi encountered on the third floor should be a Beast Tamer with a relatively poor awakening talent.

This type of Beast Tamer is also the opponent the public least likes to be matched with in the Limit Tower.

Because 99% of the pets he dispatches are 'limited-grade pets' that have evolved for many years ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ (a general term for pets whose growth is restricted by the Beast Tamer's awakening, implying their potential is limited).

Under the overarching premise of the Limit Tower, limited-grade pets will undoubtedly be the strongest in terms of both energy value and combat experience.

Mingxi looked at the Ice Di Lian (Ice Lotus) across from her, which was seven meters tall but still gave a sense of fragility, and suspected that all her good luck had been used up in the previous round.

Ice Di Lian (Ice Lotus), a Grass and Ice dual-type Advanced Level pet, is a Transcendent creature unique to the extreme southern region of Xiao Li Country, with a body temperature consistently below -70°C, resistant to both cold and high temperatures, and possessing the innate characteristic of superconductivity.

You can see it, right?

It is naturally immune to Lightning-type pets.

Mingxi also wanted to scream about her bad luck at this moment, just like Siduoya in the first round.

“Beastmaster Mingxi VS Beast Tamer Claude Emerson, now entering the warm-up queue, please wait.”

Mingxi and Claude both froze.

Entering the warm-up queue meant their match had been selected to be the main event for outside betting.

It was unexpected, yet not entirely so.

At this moment, the electronic big screens in the waiting areas and spectator areas of all Yushou Centers in Dragonflower Country and all Yushou Centers in Xiao Li Country simultaneously displayed their match information.

Cold knowledge: One of the main event selection rules is that one of the main event participants must be a Beast Tamer from the host country.

Therefore, only people from these two countries would participate in the betting for Mingxi and Claude's match.

【Beast Tamer: Mingxi】

【Level: F】

【Age: 14】

【Nationality: Dragonflower Country】

【Participating Pet: Lei Yan Great Wind (Advanced Level)】

【Beast Tamer: Claude Emerson】

【Level: F】

【Age: 29】

【Nationality: Xiao Li Country】

【Participating Pet: Ice Di Lian (Ice Lotus) (Advanced Level)】

【Odds: 2.47, 1.83, 1.07】

Upon seeing the content on the screen, the gamblers in the betting areas of both Dragonflower Country and Xiao Li Country fell silent for a moment.

Then came the uproar.

On Dragonflower Country's side.

“Aren't the odds in this round too disparate?”

“How can they not be disparate? Look at the age difference between these two Beast Tamers? One is only 14, and the other is already 29. This is clearly a newbie colliding with a limited-grade pet. The strength gap is huge, so naturally, the odds are disparate.”

“Holy cow! 14 years old? She's already participating in the Limit Tower challenge at 14? And she's cultivated her first pet to Advanced Level? What kind of monster is this?!”

“Now that you mention it, it's true! This young Beast Tamer named Mingxi is definitely a genius!”

“What kind of pet is Lei Yan Great Wind? Do we have this pet in Dragonflower Country?”

Although the news of the Thunder Demon Bird's evolution sparked national attention, that was just an exaggeration; there are many people nowadays who don't like to go online or follow current events.

Especially these gamblers who like to frequent the Limit Tower betting area, they are more concerned with winning or losing today.

However, among thousands of gamblers, it's not too much to have a few internet surfers, right?

“I know about this! Lei Yan Great Wind, a Flight and Lightning dual-type pet, is a new evolutionary form of the Thunder Demon Bird. Before yesterday, the Thunder Demon Bird's evolution chain was broken, so this Lei Yan Great Wind is currently the only Lei Yan Great Wind in the Alliance!”

This person explained it quite thoroughly, which also made everyone present understand the uniqueness of Lei Yan Great Wind.

He continued, “Mingxi is the Beast Tamer of Lei Yan Great Wind. She just won the internal selection competition of the Changheng Group in the Jianghuai region. Both her awakening talent and Beast Taming talent are online. She is an absolute genius!”

It was evident that this person was not only a 5G internet surfer but possibly also a fan of Mingxi or Golden Yuanbao.

This could be seen from his frighteningly bright eyes and face flushed with excitement.

“So she's Mingxi. My son just mentioned her this morning. I didn't expect her to meet the qualifications for the Limit Tower challenge at such a young age, and to be so coincidentally chosen as the main event for the Limit Tower betting.”

“Isn't it too coincidental? If I didn't know that the main events for Limit Tower betting are randomly selected by the AI, I would even suspect that the Limit Tower betting area did this on purpose!”

“An evolved form of a pet with a broken evolution chain? The only Lei Yan Great Wind? Sounds pretty awesome.”