Qiao Sang stood up and waved her hand to recall Little Treasure. Just as she was about to step into the arena, He Datiao stopped her.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Sang turned and asked.

He Datiao gritted his teeth and said, "Take him down!"

Having sat in the front row with excellent hearing, Qiao Sang had naturally overheard what Liu Zeru had said to He Datiao before the match.

The truth stung, and it had been a day already, he still hadn't let it go. Qiao Sang nodded.

"Don't worry."

With that, she strode toward the arena.

He Datiao instantly felt elated. In his opinion, if Qiao Sang summoned Blazing Star Canine, defeating Liu Zeru would be as easy as squashing a bug.

Xu Yixuan turned her head and couldn't help commenting as she saw He Datiao grinning widely, "Don't celebrate too soon. Winning is certain, but who's going to beat whom in the first round is still up in the air."

He Datiao: ???

Raising his voice, He Datiao declared, "Are you doubting the skill of our great Qiao Sang?!"

Xu Yixuan's mouth twitched. She decided it wasn't worth continuing this conversation with the fool.

As Qiao Sang took the stage, the camera operators immediately tensed up.

It had been five days.

Five whole days!

Every time Qiao Sang appeared and summoned Bing Qiya, the live streaming platform would crash.

Technicians had been replaced again and again.

"Are we sure it's fixed this time?" A cameraman, wearing headphones, anxiously asked as he monitored his camera.

A voice came through his headset: "Relax, this time we brought in top-tier engineers from the central bureau. It'll be fine."

The cameraman's mouth twitched.

"That's what you said yesterday."

The voice chuckled awkwardly.

"You don’t understand. The issue isn't entirely on our side. Somehow, the news from the Guwu region spread that we have a student with Bing Qiya. The massive influx of users from their region overwhelmed the system."

"Our platform was upgraded to handle a million concurrent viewers, but when Bing Qiya appears, their numbers alone exceed that in an instant."

"That said, we've upgraded the platform to handle ten million this time. No worries, it’ll hold."

The cameraman sighed in relief.

"Good."

He zoomed in on the girl in the arena for a close-up.

The whistle blew.

In the frame, the girl formed a hand seal. From the green star array, the pet beast responsible for their sleepless overtime hours slowly emerged.

At the same time, the voice on the other end of the headset suddenly yelled, "What?! It crashed again?!"

The cameraman blurted out, "Damn it!"

On the field, Qiao Sang wasn’t surprised to see her opponent’s summoned pet beast. She had analyzed Liu Zeru's match videos and calculated an 87% probability that his first pet beast would be Violent Bear.

On the other side, Liu Zeru’s expression was serious. Despite the tiny size of Qiao Sang’s summoned beast, he didn’t dare underestimate it.

A nearly extinct pet beast, this was his first time facing such a rarity.

"Match start!" The referee announced.

Lubao immediately sprayed gentle snow across the field, instantly freezing the greenery. Her front limbs pushed off the ice, propelling her toward Violent Bear with increasing speed.

"Rock Barrier!" Liu Zeru commanded calmly.

Violent Bear gathered energy, slamming its fist into the ground. Sharp rocks erupted from the frozen surface, spreading forward as icy shards scattered everywhere.

Instead of hindering Lubao’s advance, the rocks became her stepping stones. She leapt skillfully across the ice and rocks, closing the distance to Violent Bear in a flash.

The audience erupted.

"What speed!"

"Amazing agility!"

"Ice Qiya! Mommy loves you!"

"Daddy loves you too!"

"Shut up! Don’t steal my line!"

"You're the one stealing!"

Despite the audience's reactions, Liu Zeru remained composed, analyzing the situation.

At that moment, Lubao leaped onto a large rock, launching herself above Violent Bear with incredible strength. Her tail swirled with water.

Liu Zeru’s eyes narrowed, but he issued no command.

Violent Bear didn’t move as the water-clad tail struck its head.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The water-tail strikes continued, slamming against Violent Bear’s body.

The audience's cheers turned to worry.

"This scene feels familiar somehow..."

"Violent Bear’s defense is too strong. It’s taking so many direct hits and hasn’t fallen."

"Poor thing, isn’t Ice Qiya’s tail hurting from all this?"

"What now if it can’t break through?"

"It’s going to use Rage Fist next, just watch."

On the field, Qiao Sang focused on Violent Bear. While Lubao’s attacks couldn’t immediately break its defense, she knew Violent Bear could break herself.

"Rage Fist!"

"Now!"

Both Qiao Sang and Liu Zeru gave commands simultaneously.

Anticipating an opponent's moves is the hallmark of a skilled beast tamer, and Qiao Sang excelled at it.

Terrifying energy gathered in Violent Bear’s fist. It swung fiercely toward Lubao.

The punch’s explosive force tore through the air, producing an audible shockwave.

At the same time, Lubao leapt onto Violent Bear's body.

Boom!!!

Lubao vanished into thin air as Violent Bear’s powerful punch struck itself.

"Roar!!!"

Violent Bear howled in pain before collapsing. The moment it hit the ground, Lubao reappeared atop its body.

The audience was momentarily silent before erupting into deafening cheers.

"Holy crap! What just happened?!"

"I get it! It’s the Melting Water trait!"

"Incredible! Making Violent Bear punch itself, who even thinks of that?!"

"So the water-tail attacks were just a setup for this moment?!"

"Exactly! The coordination between Qiao Sang and Ice Qiya was flawless!"

"Epic! Absolutely epic!"

"Wait! Look, Violent Bear’s getting up again! Its eyes are redder, its rage meter’s off the charts!"

"Oh no..."

"My Ice Qiya!"

The audience groaned as the furious Violent Bear stood up.

On the field, Liu Zeru took a deep breath.

"Qiao Sang, I admit you're strong, but this is the end of the line."

"Full power!" He shouted.

"Roar!!!"

Violent Bear’s energy surged, its rage condensed into a glowing red fist.

You’re getting cocky, Qiao Sang thought, rolling her eyes.

She said calmly, "Sing."

"Lu~ Lu-lu-lu~ Lu-lu~ Lu-lu-lu~ Lu~"

At her command, Lubao began to sing.

Invisible sound waves rippled through the air.

Violent Bear’s red eyes dimmed as its fury subsided, replaced by a dreamy expression.

What a beautiful world...

Seeing this, Qiao Sang felt at peace.

"Water Stream Jet." She ordered softly.

"Lu!"

Encased in water, Lubao shot forward and slammed into Violent Bear with full force.

As Violent Bear stumbled back, it raised its fist one last time... and then collapsed.

"Roar..."

So dizzy... better sleep for a while...

Violent Bear peacefully closed its eyes.

The referee’s whistle signaled the match’s end.

"Victory to Qiao Sang of Shengshui High School!"