Cheng Yuan's Earthwalking Ants were nothing to fear.

Although the Earthwalking Ants' powerful burrowing skill made it difficult for the Flying-type Golden Yuanbao to avoid a tough battle when facing them, Golden Yuanbao was not only Flying-type but also Thunder-type.

With Lightning Ball and Thunder Radiation fully covering the area, no matter how resilient the Earthwalking Ants were, they could only give up.

It was Li Fugui who was unexpectedly troublesome for Mingxi.

His pet beast was not the three combat-type bodyguards that always followed him, nor was it the Fairy-type pet beast that worked as a secretary, but a Demon-type Nightmare Succubus.

This Nightmare Succubus rarely attacked proactively, constantly using the control skill 'Chains' on Golden Yuanbao, greatly restricting Golden Yuanbao's movements.

This battle between Advanced Level pet beasts actually lasted for over half an hour before a winner was decided.

Of course, Mingxi ultimately won.

But the little fatty did indeed put some pressure on Mingxi.

Mingxi felt that with such strength, the little fatty had no need to resort to crooked means and waste money!

If that money were given to her, she could take off instantly.

...It's now 10:20 AM, and we are about to welcome the final match of the group stages for each group.

The host's voice echoed throughout the stadium.

The matches in each group had already entered their final stages.

The last match of each group:

Group A: Fu Sushu VS He Yue

Group B: Meng Wenbin VS Yu Zhou

Group C: Sheng Shiyan VS Mingxi

Group D: Hua Lu VS Wei Xunxun

Clearly, these final matches were deliberately arranged by the organizing committee.

Each group had a seeded player appearing.

However, Group C's attention was undoubtedly the highest in the entire venue, not because of Sheng Shiyan, but because of Mingxi.

The host on the main stage passionately declared: "Contestants from each group are starting to enter the arena."

"Entering for Group A is one of our top contenders for the championship this year, contestant Fu Sushu. His performance in the competition has been outstanding, remaining undefeated, and currently leading the group in points by a wide margin. He is also this year's National High School Beast Tamers League..."

The host began to lavishly praise Fu Sushu's 'great achievements'.

Everyone understood.

Who else would they praise if not the 'sugar daddy'?

Moreover, this 'sugar daddy's' feet weren't smelly at all.

When it came to introducing other contestants, the host's emotions instantly stabilized a lot, looking like a love-struck person who had turned into an intellectual.

...Also entering for Group C is our dark horse contestant for this year.

The host's emotions clearly fluctuated again, "Mingxi, the youngest contestant in this year's Changheng Cup, 14 years old this year."

"She also remains undefeated throughout the group stage and is currently ranked first in Group C's points."

Perhaps it was the surge of competitive spirit after losing to Mingxi, or perhaps it was due to Mingxi's explanation, but in her match against Sheng Shiyan, Rui Qianwu slightly changed her combat style and ultimately defeated Sheng Shiyan.

So now the points ranking for Group C is:

Mingxi: 13

Rui Qianwu: 13

Sheng Shiyan: 12

Wen Yao: 10

Wang Fugui: 9

...

This battle between Mingxi and Sheng Shiyan will determine who will be the first in their group.

If Mingxi wins, then she will naturally be the undisputed group leader.

But if Sheng Shiyan wins, the situation becomes a bit complicated.

The three of them would have the same score, and each would have [N O V E L I G H T] one win and one loss against the other two.

This situation has happened before, so the event organizing committee had regulations in advance.

The first principle is: in the case of equal points, the Beast Tamers with the higher Beast Tamers level wins.

Rui Qianwu and Sheng Shiyan are both E-level, while Mingxi, although she has already contracted Second Baby, is still F-level because she hasn't yet completed the Limit Tower challenge mission.

This means that if Mingxi loses this match, she will lose the qualification to enter the finals.

And Rui Qianwu had already defeated Sheng Shiyan.

So the group leader would be Rui Qianwu.

In other words, when Sheng Shiyan lost to Rui Qianwu, he had already missed out on the finals.

Of course, this does not mean he will passively approach this final match.

In fact, to prove that he is no worse than Rui Qianwu and Mingxi, he will be even more serious!

The host on the main stage was still speaking voluminously: "Contestant Mingxi is also currently the only F-level Beast Master with a perfect winning record in this year's group stage."

"According to insiders, she only contracted her first pet beast on the 10th of this month, which means she has been bonded with the Thunder Demon Bird for less than 20 days!"

Mingxi, who had just stepped onto the battle platform: "..."

Could the 'insider' the host mentioned be Fu Yifan?

Senior Fu doesn't seem like a big mouth either?

"In less than 20 short days, contestant Mingxi can cooperate with the Thunder Demon Bird to such an extent, which is truly remarkable. What's even more incredible is that she recently awakened a second Soul Key. I've seen many geniuses, but someone as monstrous as her is truly rare."

Mingxi: Well, there's no need to praise me so directly.

The host probably also knew that this was not Mingxi's home ground, so he briefly introduced the two contestants entering for Group D.

"Next, let us all look forward to the wonderful performances of these young Beast Tamers!"

Whistles sounded simultaneously from the four battle platforms.

The final match of the group stage officially began!

Before Mingxi appeared a giant greenish-brown Transcendent creature.

An Overlord Octopus, standing four meters tall.

Overlord Octopus, Sheng Shiyan's first contracted pet beast, an Advanced Level Water-type pet beast from the Yuanlin region, evolved from the Beginner Level pet beast Suction Cup Octopus.

Suction Cup Octopus is a Transcendent creature with particularly high intelligence.

It is said that some particularly intelligent Suction Cup Octopus have an IQ of over 150, and as they continue to evolve, their intelligence will further increase.

Many top students from research institutes and medical schools like to contract Suction Cup Octopus as their pet beasts and are committed to cultivating them into their ideal assistants.

As the third-stage evolution of the Suction Cup Octopus, the Overlord Octopus is not only intelligent but also very powerful in attack.

It is a well-known example of both wisdom and strength among Transcendent creatures.

"Million Suction."

As Sheng Shiyan's voice fell, the Overlord Octopus's four-meter-tall body slightly collapsed downwards, and four of its tentacles stood up forward, exposing the suction cups on its tentacles, which rapidly contracted.

Golden Yuanbao's body, flying in mid-air, was instantly pulled by a powerful force, uncontrollably moving towards the Overlord Octopus.

Million Suction, a powerful control-type Advanced Level skill of the Normal-type, releases a powerful suction wave to forcibly draw surrounding enemies to oneself for strangulation.

Few pet beasts can escape under Million Suction unless they have skills that can counteract suction, such as Gravitational Potential Energy.

Similar skills include Ten Thousand Suction, Hundred Thousand Suction, and Ten Million Suction, which are Beginner, Intermediate, and Earth-level respectively.

Did Sheng Shiyan plan to cut the Gordian knot quickly by having the Overlord Octopus use its strongest control skill right from the start, giving the Thunder Demon Bird no room to counterattack?

"A."

Mingxi made a decisive choice and spoke.