Yet no one noticed this. At that moment, everyone's attention was focused on the Flame Listening Dog.
Shi Gaofeng and Wang Yao stared blankly at the abnormally narrow Flame Vortex before them.
H-he succeeded on his first try?
Impossible...
When they practiced compressing and reshaping their skills, it took a full week just to see any improvement over their previous results.
Their success in today's test had come only after an entire month of training.
But not only had the Flame Listening Dog succeeded, the width of his Flame Vortex looked almost identical to that of Wang Yao's Great Flame Sparrow... Shi Gaofeng turned toward Wang Yao, who was still standing there in a daze.
Wang Yao stared blankly, lost in thought.
"Flame, flame!"
Beside her, the Great Flame Sparrow flapped its wings and looked at Ya Bao with fighting spirit blazing in its eyes, all traces of its earlier laziness gone.
"Fang."
Ya Bao had been sharing his success with his Beast Tamer. At the Great Flame Sparrow's cry, he turned to meet its gaze.
He saw the challenge in the Great Flame Sparrow's eyes.
Ya Bao froze for a moment, then his gaze sharpened as he stared back without flinching.
"Fang!"
"Flame, flame!"
The two fire-type beasts locked eyes, sparks practically flying between them. If their Beast Tamers hadn't been beside them, they might have started fighting right then and there.
Watching from the side, Qiao Sang made no attempt to stop them.
In her view, competition between beasts was a good thing. It pushed them to improve. If Wang Yao was willing, they could arrange a private match.
"Ahem." Zheng Guoping gave a dry cough.
Only then did everyone turn toward him.
Qiao Sang paused when she saw Zheng Baolong. "Teacher, what happened to your forehead?"
Zheng