Perhaps because the Thunder Demon Bird, a Transcendent creature, was too unique, or because Mingxi had performed well these past two days, her number 69 contestant was quite popular with the audience.

So, many spectators quickly noticed Mingxi's match-up.

Some felt sorry for her, while others started to gloat.

Shao Dingding happened to be sitting not far from the boy who said Mingxi deserved it.

Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she glared at the person with an unfriendly gaze.

"I say, can you even speak? Why are you so full of malice... Oh, it’s you, the Beast Tamers of Heiqihuai, no wonder you speak so sarcastically, turns out you’re contestant 69’s defeated opponent."

Don't let Shao Dingding's delicate and gentle appearance fool you; her personality is more like her mother's—gentle on the outside but firm on the inside, and she also has a sharpness unique to young people that her mother lacks.

The boy seemed not to have expected to be retorted to, his face instantly darkened, and he also glared back at Shao Dingding.

Upon seeing her delicate face, his gaze softened slightly, but the anger on his face remained.

"Hmph, so what if I lost to her? She's not much stronger than me; encountering contestant 402 will lead to the same outcome as me!"

The nearby audience heard their conversation, and comparing the images of the young boy and girl, someone immediately chose to side with Shao Dingding.

"I say, classmate, can that be the same? Contestant 69 just had bad luck, but you simply lacked strength."

"Exactly! You and contestant 69 both have an intermediate Pet, but how badly were you beaten this morning? I don't think you even lasted three minutes, did you? And this round, she's facing an Advanced Level Pet; the outcome might be the same as yours, but she will lose with honor."

"Why bother? If you're such a sore loser, why even participate in the selection rounds?"

The Beast Tamers of Heiqihuai almost died from the pressure; these people must be saying this on purpose to curry favor because the other girl is pretty!

A bunch of scoundrels who are easily swayed by beauty.

He gritted his teeth: "Heh heh, luck is also part of strength! Contestant 69 is just not as good as contestant 402. In Pet battles, being weak is the original sin!"

That also makes sense.

Everyone silently agreed.

At this moment, Shao Dingding spoke again: "The competition hasn't even started yet, so who wins and who loses is not certain!"

No matter what, she believed in her sister Mingxi!

The boy let out a cold laugh, his tone extremely disdainful: "You're not trying to say contestant 69 can win against contestant 402, are you?"

"So what if I am?"

Even those who had just been speaking up for Shao Dingding shook their heads, clearly disagreeing with Shao Dingding's words.

Between an intermediate Pet and an Advanced Level Pet, there is not only a difference in characteristics and skills but also a huge difference in energy.

Just as an intermediate Pet can easily instantly kill a novice Pet.

An intermediate Pet encountering an Advanced Level Pet is basically destined to be instantly killed; the difference between the two sides is simply too great.

No comparison.

Moreover, contestant 402's Advanced Level Pet was a Bone Underworld Spirit.

"She looks good, but unfortunately, her brain isn't very good!"

The boy pursed his lips, turning his head back with an expression that said, 'I won't bother with an idiot.'

Shao Dingding, who had been scorned, did not get angry again; she just believed in her sister Mingxi, so what!

So what if it's an Advanced Level Pet? The match hasn't even started yet, why are everyone so sure that sister Mingxi and Golden Yuanbao will definitely lose?

Before the result is out, anything is possible!

Mingxi did not know that Shao Dingding had just had a brief conflict with a stranger for her sake.

She was currently watching her opponent walk onto the competition arena with a serious expression.

Contestant 402, being one of only two E-Level Beastmasters with an Advanced Level Pet in the Haizhou City division, his information had already been dug up yesterday.

Contestant 402's real name is Gu Shengxi, from Yuejia City in a neighboring city, 16 years and 11 months old, just meeting the Changheng Cup's participation requirements.

He possesses an Advanced Level Ghost-type Pet, Bone Underworld Spirit, and a grass-type novice Pet, Eight-Eyed Grass.

Mingxi, of course, wouldn't be foolish enough to think that Gu Shengxi would send out the Eight-Eyed Grass to compete against Golden Yuanbao in the upcoming 1v1 battle.

Golden Yuanbao's opponent could only be that Advanced Level Ghost-type Pet, Bone Underworld Spirit.

"Both Beast Tamers, prepare!"

As the whistle blew, a white Pet Space and a red Pet Space appeared simultaneously on both sides of the arena.

Both Pets were in position.

In stark contrast to the golden Thunder Demon Bird was the gray-white Transcendent creature opposite it.

The Bone Underworld Spirit, less than one meter tall, had gray-white skin all over, with a pair of long, pointed, drooping ears on both sides of its head, and fluffy hair the same color as its skin; only its pupils were an unusually milky white.

Overall, it somewhat resembled a 7- or 8-year-old child and even looked a little cute.

If it didn't occasionally transform into a pale white skeleton.

The Bone Underworld Spirit is the third-stage evolution of the novice Pet, Nether Bone Demon.

The fact that Gu Shengxi dared to contract a Nether Bone Demon as his first Pet, honestly, Mingxi felt admiration from the bottom of her heart.

Even though the Nether Bone Demon belongs to the Ghost-type, one of the four super-ability systems.

Ghost-type, Demon-type, Fairy-type, and Angel System Pets, due to the special nature of their attributes and species, are collectively referred to as the Four Super-Ability Systems.

Because they control super abilities such as light, darkness, time, and space.

As a Ghost-type Pet, the Nether Bone Demon is equivalent to a noble among Pets compared to non-four super-ability systems and Dragon-type Pets.

But nobles also have ranks.

Just as the world generally prefers the Angel System and keeps a respectful distance from the Demon-type, the Ghost-type is actually not very well-regarded either.

Especially Pets with peculiar habits like the Nether Bone Demon.

The Nether Bone Demon species needs to consume large amounts of animal skeletons to complete its growth.

Highlighting this point.

Even in the interstellar world, humans have not escaped the category of mammals, so human remains are naturally also on the Nether Bone Demon's gourmet menu.

And it is said to be a feast-level delicacy.

Not only that, but each subsequent evolution stage of the Nether Bone Demon requires absorbing a complete remains of its own kind to successfully complete the evolution.

With such 'heavy-taste' habits, the average Beast Tamers really cannot handle it.

Anyway, if Mingxi had a choice, she would absolutely not contract such a Pet with growth and evolution conditions that can be called abnormal.

That's why she said she admired Gu Shengxi.

"Lei."

Golden Yuanbao also rarely showed a nervous and serious expression; it was clear that it also realized that this opponent was not simple.

"Holy Child, go invisible."

Gu Shengxi's tone was light, and his expression was very calm; after stepping onto the stage, he hadn't even looked at Mingxi or the Thunder Demon Bird once.

That aloof, detached arrogance gave Mingxi the illusion that she was a tiny ant.

Of course, others indeed had the right to be ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) so arrogant.

Invisibility is a racial innate skill of Ghost-type Pets.

And Ghost-type Pets also have a racial innate characteristic, which is Float.

That is to say, Ghost-type Pets can Float in the air like Flight-type Pets, but they do not have the speed of Flight-type Pets.