Dr. Al, a Pseudo-Legendary's Challenge

"Thorn Pig, use Vine Whip!"

In ordinary low-level battles, flying pet beasts did not hold much of an advantage.

That was because low-level pet beasts often could not carry their Beast Tamers through the air. Even if a pet beast took flight, its opponent could directly attack the Beast Tamer on the ground.

But this was an exhibition match. The Beast Tamers were merely watching from outside the arena, so Dragon Cub's aerial advantage immediately came into play. It floated in the air, "immune" to purely ground-based moves like Boar Rush.

The young man could only choose a ranged move and commanded Thorn Pig to attack the Rainbow Dragon Cub.

At the same time he issued his command, Jiang Xing spoke.

"Dragon Cub, use True Dragon Dance to dodge the Vine Whip, then attack directly!"

The two commands were issued almost simultaneously.

Thorn Pig braced itself on the spot. The vines wrapped around its limbs rapidly extended, their thorn-like brambles whipping toward the air.

Yet the Rainbow Dragon Cub was even faster. Its body swam fluidly through the air as though dancing gracefully. In the blink of an eye, it dodged one Vine Whip after another, then crashed into Thorn Pig at an even fiercer speed!

Dragon Attribute energy suddenly erupted. Thorn Pig was sent flying and slammed onto the platform.

"Thorn Pig, get up!"

the young man cried anxiously.

Unfortunately, Thorn Pig did not possess some heaven-defying Talent. After struggling a few times, it completely passed out, its eyes turning into spirals.

The effect was outstanding. A one-hit knockout. The battle was over.

Jiang Xing was not surprised in the slightest—

He might have been beaten terribly by Senior Sister Su before, and while commanding the Rainbow Dragon Cub, had even been forced into four revivals... but Senior Sister Su was a genuine Heavenly King Rank Beast Tamer, with no exaggeration involved!

Jiang Xing had only just started out and had needed to battle personally. It was perfectly normal for him to be tactically crushed.

Things were different now. His opponent was merely an ordinary Novice Beast Tamer, and his partner was just an unremarkable Wood Type Pet Beast.

As a common low-level Wood Pet, Thorn Pig had a shallow racial move pool, with only a handful of moves in total. The young man clearly did not have much money to train it in additional moves.

Jiang Xing could easily predict his commands. Combined with the noble Dragon Attribute's advantage against the Wood Type, as well as a slight difference in rank, it was an instant kill!

The entire battle had taken less than three seconds.

This completely one-sided battle was not exciting at all.

Yet the tourists below the stage were not dissatisfied in the slightest. Instead, they became even more enthusiastic.

This was exactly what they wanted to see!!

After all, the Rainbow Dragon Cub had dual Light Attribute and Dragon Attribute types. It was a top-tier mid-level Commander pet beast, with a future racial ceiling no lower than Overlord!

If it had to fight three hundred rounds against every ordinary pet beast it encountered by the roadside before barely winning...

Wouldn't that be utterly pathetic?

This relaxed, effortless scene of one-shotting an opponent was what they imagined a True Dragon hatchling should be like!

"Thank you for cooperating." Jiang Xing took out a Potion and placed it in Thorn Pig's mouth.

Pet beasts possessed powerful vitality. Combined with the healing effects of the Beast Taming Space, as long as they did not die on the spot, they could almost always be saved.

Wood Type pet beasts were also famously tanky. After Thorn Pig swallowed the Potion, it immediately woke from its unconsciousness and was recalled by the young man.

Jiang Xing stuffed two Energy Cubes into the young man's hands and sent him off the stage before looking toward the audience.

"Are there any other Beast Tamers who want to challenge Dragon Cub?"

"Me!!"

A whole crowd of hands shot up at once.

Many Beast Tamers wanted to personally experience the Rainbow Dragon Cub's strength!

Jiang Xing did not disappoint them. He directly commanded the Rainbow Dragon Cub and achieved a twenty-match winning streak—

This was where Jiang Xing's little trick came in.

True Dragon Dance was not only an offensive move, but also an enhancement move that could stack strength and speed.

After stacking it a few times early on, once its power rose, it could pair its Light Attribute and Dragon Attribute moves with complete madness. No matter what pet beast came up, as long as it was still Transcendental Rank, every one of them would be one-shot!

That domineering power completely ignited the atmosphere at the scene!

Granted, nearly all the pet beasts that had taken the stage were common battle pets found everywhere. They were either Route Dogs, Route Pigs, Route Birds, or Route Rats...

But one had to remember that the Rainbow Dragon Cub's previous form, the Golden-Veined Koi, was likewise a "Route Fish" found everywhere!

They were all common pet beasts found around people's homes, yet Yuyu had directly transformed into a dragon. How could that not attract attention?

At that moment, countless Beast Tamers who had still been hesitating finally made up their minds to raise a Yuyu.

On the platform, after twenty consecutive victories, even though every battle had ended in a one-hit knockout, the Rainbow Dragon Cub's stamina was nearly depleted. Even the rainbow mane on its body had dimmed considerably.

Yet Jiang Xing acted as if he had not noticed and continued speaking.

"The next challenger."

"May I be chosen?"

Before the tourists could answer, an elderly voice rang out.

Looking toward the voice, they saw an old man in a white coat who had somehow appeared before the platform.

Many metal spheres hung from the hem of the old man's coat, and he wore coin-like round earrings. A palm-sized emerald oval fruit floated above his shoulder. A slit had opened in its center, revealing two tiny eyes.

Upon seeing those features, many tourists immediately recognized the old man.

"Dr. Al!"

"It's the legendary Psychic Doctor!"

"He actually came to the Magic City Evolution Assembly too?"

Dr. Al was from the Boro Kingdom, and his research institute was also established there.

Just like Dr. Xu, unless it was a world-class academic conference, he rarely left the Boro Kingdom. Even when announcing research findings, he did so in his own country...

Why had he suddenly come to Magic City in the Xia Kingdom to participate in the Evolution Assembly?

The Beast Tamers were shocked and confused.

Only Jiang Xing thought of his paper and vaguely guessed why Dr. Al had appeared.

At that moment, facing Dr. Al's invitation, he readily replied, "Of course!"

With a tap of his toes, Dr. Al floated lightly into the air and landed on the platform. The oval fruit on his shoulder flew down as well, hovering above the stage.

"This is Bodhi Cub. Let it challenge the Rainbow Dragon Cub."

[Bodhi Cub] was a dual Wood Type and Psychic pet beast. It was born with Transcendental strength and was a base pet beast with a high-level Commander racial rank. It was extremely powerful!

It possessed a rather complete evolution chain. Among them, its most famous and strongest evolved form was the Pseudo-Legendary Rank [Kasyapa Bodhi King].

It was the Boro Kingdom's guardian pet beast race, a true top-tier pet beast with even greater potential than the Rainbow Dragon Cub—

After all, the Rainbow Dragon Cub had only displayed its first stage so far. People could only guess that its future would be no lower than Overlord, without knowing its exact limit.

The tourists watched with anticipation.

Now this was a clash of dragons and tigers. Only by fighting it could Dragon Cub's potential truly be proven!

As its opponent took the stage, the Rainbow Dragon Cub also floated over to Jiang Xing.

"Please enlighten me, Doctor."

"Wait a moment." Seeing its exhausted state, Dr. Al took out a bean-shaped candy. "Your pet beast is already very tired. Eat a Life Bean first and restore its energy."

Life Beans came from the special [Life Secret Realm]. Their production was limited, and they could instantly restore a pet beast to peak condition. They were top-tier healing items.

Dr. Al casually took one out for the sake of a fair challenge... he was truly generous.

Sure enough, every Doctor was absurdly wealthy.

Jiang Xing sighed inwardly, but shook his head and refused.

"No need. I believe in my partner's strength... right, Dragon Cub?"

The Rainbow Dragon Cub nodded. Though its aura was weary, its eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

"Woo!" That's right, I'm unkillable!

"I understand."

Dr. Al put away the Life Bean and looked at the Rainbow Dragon Cub, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Dr. Xu had asked him to attend the Magic City Evolution Assembly and mysteriously claimed that his student would bring him a surprise... was he referring to this True Dragon pet beast?

Then he would personally test its worth.