Beast Taming: Starting From Zero-Chapter 585: Steel-Slashing Monkey

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Qiao Sang instinctively took out her phone and checked the time, 9:14 AM.

Four minutes had passed since the assessment began.

The assessment lasted for 20 minutes, and the longer one could last in battle, the higher their score. But only four minutes had passed so far, not very long.

She hadn't even defeated the Peering Wave Eagle yet. Qiao Sang wondered how many points the examiner would give her…

This wasn’t quite what she had expected.

Looks like she needed to take the second battle more seriously…

She only had one chance at this assessment, and she didn’t want anything unexpected to happen.

Qiao Sang put her phone back in her pocket and waved her hand, recalling Lubao into the Beast Taming Codex.

That was close, I almost lost face… Qu Zhuo sighed in relief.

He had thought Ice Xilu was going to stall for time with Healing Light, but just one use of it had already thrown him off balance.

Its speed wasn’t great, but as a water- and ice-type pet beast, its mobility on land was decent enough. Its reaction time at this stage was practically perfect.

Even without a beast tamer’s command, it knew exactly when to use what skill. He hadn’t seen much of its attack power yet, but its overall performance was impressive, especially that Ice Spike Armor.

The timing had been flawless. A second too early or too late, and the effect wouldn’t have been the same.

Looks like Qiao Sang had trained this Ice Xilu well… Qu Zhuo found himself instinctively admiring her a little.

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At that moment, Touyan Ke waved a green flag.

Qiao Sang and Qu Zhuo formed hand seals.

In an instant, Yabao and another pet beast appeared on the battlefield, a powerful-looking, six-meter-tall monkey-like beast with glowing orange eyes, a gray body, and long blade-like extensions running from the backs of its hands to its elbows.

A general-rank pet beast… Feeling the overwhelming presence that set it apart from high-rank beasts, Qiao Sang’s heart sank.

She didn’t recognize this pet beast. Despite improving her knowledge of pet beasts, most of the ones she was familiar with ranged from low- to high-rank.

She only knew those from researching opponents in the National Campus Beast Mastering League or those commonly seen on the streets. But this one didn’t fall into either category.

“A steel-type general-rank pet beast… Steel-Slashing Monkey.” Tang Yi, watching from the sidelines, recognized the examiner’s newly summoned beast and immediately felt the pressure.

This beast was famous for its absolute speed in mid-air battles, and its defense was terrifyingly strong.

Even against opponents of the same level, it specialized in swift and decisive combat. Trying to prolong a battle against it would be nearly impossible…

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At the same time.

Blue Star.

Three examiners watched the virtual screen, discussing among themselves.

“I think if the Blazing Star Canine can last five minutes, it should get a full score.”

“The Blazing Star Canine does have a psychic attribute and can teleport. If it focuses entirely on dodging, five minutes shouldn’t be too hard.”

“It’s still quite difficult. If it were the Ghost Ring Phantom, maybe. But the Blazing Star Canine is big. Given the Steel-Slashing Monkey’s speed and reflexes, it’ll get hit even if it teleports.”

“Pressure is the best way to see a beast tamer’s abilities. Let’s see how Qiao Sang handles it.”

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Chaosu Star.

Beast Taming Center.

Outdoor Training Grounds.

“Yap…”

Yabao gazed at the massive opponent in front of him, his expression serious.

A light breeze passed through.

In the next instant, the Steel-Slashing Monkey tensed its leg muscles. Like a thunderous explosion, its speed skyrocketed, its momentum like a fearsome beast.

Qiao Sang barely registered a blurry gray figure rushing toward Yabao. She had only blinked once, and it was already right in front of Yabao.

With a lightning-fast slash, the Steel-Slashing Monkey swung its blade-like arm down toward Yabao.

Whoosh! Even Tang Yi could hear the wind tearing from the strike.

But the Steel-Slashing Monkey hit nothing but air.

Just as the blade was about to land, Yabao teleported at the last second, appearing high in the air.

Yabao opened his mouth, unleashing a spiraling inferno diagonally downward toward the Steel-Slashing Monkey.

The monkey’s fiery orange eyes seemed to blaze even brighter.

It tensed its legs again, making no effort to dodge. Instead, it leaped straight toward the incoming vortex of fire!

A strong sense of danger surged in Qiao Sang’s mind.

Acting on instinct, she called out: “Shadow Clone!”

The Steel-Slashing Monkey sliced straight through the fire whirl, emerging completely unscathed!

Still carrying the heat of the flames, its blade slashed down toward Yabao with unstoppable force.

From Qu Zhuo’s perspective, the Blazing Star Canine was cut cleanly in half.

He didn’t panic at his beast’s overwhelming attack.

The split Blazing Star Canine dissipated.

A clone… No wonder it won this year’s National Campus Beast Mastering League. Every one of her pet beasts had top-tier reflexes… and Qiao Sang had a solid grasp of the battlefield situation… Qu Zhuo silently graded her performance.

After its attack, the Steel-Slashing Monkey landed on the ground and looked up.

Dozens of Blazing Star Canine floated in the sky, all staring down at it.

The battle quickly drew the attention of nearby beast tamers who had been training.

Beast tamer duels weren’t uncommon, but these two pet beasts, they hadn’t seen either before. That was rare.

“What are these two pet beasts?”

“Not sure… They look like general-rank beasts.”

“No way, that one with the flaming wings looks like a high-rank beast.”

“It’s not flying with those wings.”

“Yeah, the wings are tiny. It’s not even flapping them.”

“So you’re saying… it’s a fire and psychic-type pet beast?”

The surrounding chatter didn’t distract Qiao Sang. She was fully focused on the battle.

A steel-type beast, fast, strong in both defense and offense, excelling in close combat. As long as she kept it at a distance, she could prolong the fight… Qiao Sang quickly formulated a strategy.

Everyone knew steel-type beasts had high defense. If Yabao were the same level, she was confident she could win. But against an opponent one rank higher, she wasn’t sure.

Luckily, victory wasn’t required for the assessment…

Just as Qiao Sang was thinking, the Steel-Slashing Monkey swung its arms. The blade-like extensions detached and spun upward, cutting through the air like they were guided by an invisible string, slicing through the clones with perfect precision.

One by one, the clones vanished.

Its key weapons were gone, this might be an opportunity… Seeing that the Steel-Slashing Monkey was now unarmed, Qiao Sang quickly commanded:

“Illusion Flame.”

The remaining clones all opened their mouths.

For the first time, Qu Zhuo gave an order:

“Mount Tai Crush.”

Mount Tai Crush? Qiao Sang frowned.

Does he know where Yabao’s real body is?

Invisible flames surged down from all directions.

The Steel-Slashing Monkey’s body gleamed metallically as it tensed its legs and leaped high into the air, seemingly unfazed by the Illusion Flame. In an instant, it soared dozens of meters upward.

At the same time, its two spinning blades accelerated, cutting down the last of the clones.

Only Yabao remained, having teleported away from the incoming blades.

But the moment it reappeared...

The Steel-Slashing Monkey plummeted from the sky like a meteor, shattering the air with its sheer speed, slamming into Yabao.

The ground cracked apart, forming a massive crater.

Yabao was completely embedded in the pit.

The spectators gasped.

“That steel-type pet beast is insanely fast!”

“The fire and psychic-type beast’s reflexes aren’t bad, but it’s a rank lower, so it’s struggling.”

As the crowd discussed, the Steel-Slashing Monkey stepped back.

Qu Zhuo smiled.

“You did well in this round, too. My Steel-”

He stopped mid-sentence.

Qu Zhuo’s eyes flickered as he saw the Blazing Star Canine slowly rise from the crater.

Flames erupted from its body.

Standing tall amidst the inferno, its slender yet powerful form radiated overwhelming danger.

Blaze…

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T/n: Guysssss, I'm sorry for not updating chapters. School work is making me busy😔 (Damn the 3rd year 2nd sem uni life😭). I'm here to tell y'all that this might happen quite frequently because I'm starting to do teacher assistance-ship and research. Don't worry, I'll try my best to still do it everyday. Enjoy the chapters!

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