The nighttime venue had not grown stifling or dull despite an entire day of beast battles.
Countless lights swept across it, illuminating the entire venue as brightly as day.
Inside the contestants' entrance passage.
Two figures walked side by side.
Su Ping looked calm.
Chen Zhan, by contrast, glanced at the opponent beside him, several years his junior, and said:
"Breeder Su, I really never expected this. Your beast-breeding expertise is already so impressive, yet even your Pet Beasts' strength has improved so quickly in just one short year. Still less did I expect to face you personally at this stage."
Su Ping smiled.
"No need to be so formal. Besides, what are you saying? As a Beast Tamer, breeding Pet Beasts is part of what I should do. And the Pet Beasts I've bred were developed using my own two Pet Beasts as the foundation."
Chen Zhan nodded.
"I have absolute faith in your breeding expertise, Breeder Su. But you don't seem to know much about breeding Elemental-Type Pet Beasts?"
Su Ping raised his eyebrows slightly.
"That might just be the direction I research next."
At those words, Chen Zhan's eyes lit up.
"Oh? Then I'll look forward to it. I hope that someday you'll produce results like your previous ones, Breeder Su. Of course, if you need anything, and don't mind asking, you can tell me anytime. My great-grandfather, the Capital's Chen Family, and I will all do everything we can to help!"
"All right. Thank you, Brother Chen."
Being called Brother Chen made Chen Zhan grin.
"Even so, I won't hold back in the arena. But since the great Breeder Su has called me Brother Chen, I can give you a warning. Su Ping, I still have a trump card!"
Su Ping froze, his steps pausing briefly