Beast Taming: Starting From Zero-Chapter 709: Let’’s Go Back

"The battle begins." A clear, articulate voice rang out through the loudspeaker.

"Fa fa." The triangular-headed pet beast waved its flag once more.

The next second, Little Treasure vanished from his original spot.

At the same time, the surrounding temperature plummeted. Around the Ice Armor Beast, several hard ice walls quickly formed, encasing and protecting it.

Immediately after, Little Treasure appeared inside the ice walls.

Hadro's pupils shrank, momentarily stunned.

What the heck? How did the Ghost Ring King manage to stealthily move from that distance and appear in front of the Ice Armor Beast so quickly?

But he didn’t have time to dwell on the question and instinctively gave a counter-command: "Icy Wind!"

The Ice Armor Beast opened its mouth, and a bone-chilling cold wind burst out.

The surrounding ice walls did not disappear.

It seemed that this Ice Armor Beast had a high proficiency in both Ice Wall and Icy Wind, otherwise it couldn’t have maintained the walls while still releasing that attack… But Qiao Sang didn’t issue any orders.

Because she had already sensed that the Ghost Ring King inside the ice wall wasn’t Little Treasure’s real body.

The frigid air rampaged inside the walls, and Little Treasure was instantly frozen into solid ice.

That’s… that’s it? The audience stared at the scene in disbelief.

LittleTreasure dropped to the ground.

The ice walls slowly vanished.

But just then, several silky black shadows lashed out violently, wrapping around the Ice Armor Beast with explosive force.

At that moment, all eyes turned in unison.

Behind the Ice Armor Beast, a Ghost Ring King had raised its claw, from which the black shadows extended.

That Ghost Ring King, wait, then what was the one that got frozen? Everyone turned to look at the Ghost Ring King frozen on the ground.

All of them had received sensory feedback boosts, and their vision was much sharper than normal.

They clearly saw the frozen Ghost Ring King crack a bizarre grin, then disappear.

Everyone: !!!

The entire crowd was startled.

What kind of substitute or clone was that? Why did it smile so creepily?

Hadro, focused on the newly appeared Little Treasure, didn’t notice the creepy smile.

"Ice Chains!" Hadro called out loudly without a hint of panic.

"Ice Armor!"

The Ice Armor Beast gave a cry. The ice energy around it quickly formed several long, thick chains that crisscrossed and rushed toward Little Treasure along the shadows.

The ice chains swiftly wrapped around Little Treasure.

What is Little Treasure doing…? Qiao Sang looked puzzled.

She hadn’t issued any commands earlier because she was certain Little Treasure could dodge the attack.

Whether it was through pure reflexes or using the shadow control binding already coiled around the Ice Armor Beast to make it slip, he should’ve been able to avoid it.

Yet Little Treasure didn’t move, almost like he allowed himself to be caught on purpose… Qiao Sang tried to observe Little Treasure’s current state.

Unfortunately, Little Treasure was too small, and the ice chains were so thick that even one chain was enough to completely block his body, not even a hair could be seen.

Little Treasure’s position changed… Qiao Sang quickly sensed his status, froze for a moment, then shifted to a flustered expression, concealing any openings from her opponent.

The chains tightened.

The shadows loosened.

Judging by the size and shape of what the chains wrapped, it looked just like the Ghost Ring King's body.

From the stands, a wave of murmuring erupted.

"Qiao Sang has impressive beast-taming talent, she already has two general-level beasts in her freshman year, but her actual combat skills clearly need work."

"I'm baffled. That Ghost Ring King was so tricky earlier, how did it get caught so easily?"

"Probably didn’t want to let go of the shadow control."

"By the way, does Qiao Sang just let her pets act freely in battle? I never see her give orders."

Just then, the murmur from the stands suddenly ceased. Everyone quieted down, staring in shock at the Ghost Ring King that had reappeared in front of the Ice Armor Beast.

At that moment, one thought popped into everyone's mind: That one earlier… was still a clone?

But the size of the chained figure clearly matched the Ghost Ring King.

Then came a second collective thought: Can a clone really be that solid?

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On the field.

The previously relaxed shadows suddenly surged and wrapped tightly again.

A visible cold mist spread from the Ice Armor Beast.

As the frost appeared, the shadows wrapped around the beast began to freeze into an icy shell.

At the same time, the chains disappeared.

"Xun xun~"

This time, Little Treasure freed a paw, picked his nose, and gave a look that screamed, You're trash.

"Ice Armor!"

The Ice Armor Beast was furious. The chill on its body surged dramatically.

It opened its mouth, inside, a white energy ball instantly began forming deep in its throat.

Understanding what Little Treasure intended, Qiao Sang finally gave her first command:

"Shadow Ball!"

"Xun xun~"

Little Treasure felt deeply in sync with his beast master. He beamed excitedly, and the shadows around him stirred violently.

Crack!

The icy shell shattered.

The shadows transformed like tentacles, tickling various parts of the Ice Armor Beast’s body.

Its internal energy flow faltered. But because it was still channeling its skill, its expression twisted, mouth agape, as if trying not to laugh but unable to stop.

One paw kept the shadow binding active, while the other raised high. A massive shadow ball swiftly formed.

Hadro realized something, face turning pale. He shouted: "Close your mouth, now!"

But it was too late. The Shadow Ball flew straight into the Ice Armor Beast's mouth.

BOOM!

A deafening explosion rocked the air.

The blast erupted from inside the Ice Armor Beast’s mouth, and fierce shockwaves rippled outward, swallowing the beast whole.

Little Treasure had already teleported several dozen meters away to a safe spot the instant he threw the ball.

"Ice…"

The Ice Armor Beast wobbled. But its massive body didn’t fall immediately.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang didn’t hesitate: "Finish it!"

"Xun xun!"

Little Treasure gave a cry. A shimmering blue light materialized above his head.

He lunged forward, creating a fierce gust that split the air as he charged.

In a blink, Little Treasure slammed head-first into the Ice Armor Beast’s skull.

"Ice…"

The Ice Armor Beast spun once, then crashed heavily to the ground, unmoving.

The teacher wearing gold-rimmed glasses waited two seconds before announcing the result: "Battle over. Qiao Sang wins."

At that moment, the school bell rang.

Seriously, if not for the huge audience and the judge being so strict about procedure, the match wouldn’t have gone on exactly till class time.

Qiao Sang looked at Little Treasure: "Class is starting. Let’s go back."

"Xun xun~"

Little Treasure chirped, blue light flashing in his eyes.

The next second, Qiao Sang vanished on the spot.

At that moment, the audience seats fell into complete silence.