"Is this the location of the screening?"
Su Ping went to the place where he signed up.
There was an ocean of people in front of him; noises could be heard everywhere.
At least a hundred thousand people had gathered in the vast square. Many of them were carrying battle pets that had been reduced to the size of miniatures.
Some pets were as small as elemental fairies, sitting on their masters' shoulders.
"Are you … the boss?"
A surprised voice came while Su Ping was observing. He turned around, only to find that it was Filius.
"Huh?"
Su Ping raised his eyebrows.
He remembered the guy; he was one of the shop's early customers.
What surprised Su Ping was that he had made some minor adjustments to his appearance before he left the house. How did this guy recognize him at first glance?
"Are you really the boss? I've seen your clothes before … "Filius was delighted and excited to see Su Ping's reaction, not expecting to run into Su Ping there.
The most famous person in Woffett City was none other than Su Ping.
He was a Star State expert with a grandmaster trainer behind him. Even the ruler of Rhea would not dare to offend him.
Apart from doing business, meeting Su Ping was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
"Clothes …"
Su Ping looked at his clothes and realized what had happened. He didn't know that it was his clothes that had been exposed. He had been too focused on his battle pets to notice that.
"Don't tell anyone."
Filius nodded quickly with excitement.
"Boss, are you here as a judge?" Asked Filius cautiously with reverence and gratitude in his eyes. He would choose to train his pets again every time he picked them up.
Several of his battle pets were already Class A aptitudes. One of them had been trained three times and was already Class A +!
That was why he was so confident in participating in the screening!
If it weren't for Su Ping, he wouldn't have dared to dream of becoming the best in Woffett City. It was his goal, but he knew that it would be hard to achieve.
However, he was very confident at the moment.
Also, his family had learned that he could train his pets in Su Ping's shop, which made his status in his family soar.
He had also received a lot of money from his family, which allowed him to receive professional training in Su Ping's shop!
In addition, his family had spread the news, making the forces that had pressured his family, as well as the unaffiliated magnates, much more courteous to his family.
People would consider him a lunatic if they knew about that. However, Filius knew that it was only because he could train his pets in Su Ping's shop.
As long as he had the money, he could choose to train his pets every time he picked them up!
Once he gave up the training, he would have to wait in line if he wanted to train them again.
Considering the long line outside Su Ping's store, who knew how long it would take?
"No, I'm here.
, "said Filius nodded.
“？”
Stunned, Filius asked, "You … You're here to sign up? But Star State pets are not allowed to participate in the Pet Contest … "
Before he could finish, he realized that Su Ping didn't have to use his own pets; he could use other people's pets!
Even uncontracted and ownerless pets would be fine. After all, only pets were allowed in the Pet Contest. Who cared who their owners were?
He suddenly became nervous.
Su Ping had signed up too; he was definitely aiming to be the champion.
Su Ping looked at him and shook his head, not saying anything.
"Boss?"
At this moment, another light voice suddenly sounded.
Su Ping was stunned for a moment. He turned around, only to find that it was Mia.
"Are you really Boss Su?" Mia was delighted to see Su Ping turn around. "Are you here as a judge?"
"…" Su Ping was lost for words. Why do they all think that I'm a judge? Can't I be a participant?
Filius quickly answered for Su Ping since he didn't say anything.
Mia found it hard to believe. "Are you here for the contest?"
She quickly realized that she had lost her composure, so she quickly said with a smile, "Then, Boss Su, I'd like to congratulate you on becoming the champion of the Pet Contest. The Transcendence Fruit was prepared for you."
"Okay."
Su Ping nodded. He didn't consider it a compliment; it was a fact.
Mia was even more envious of Su Ping's confidence. She had signed up for the competition and wanted to have some fun before she went back to the academy. As for whether or not she could make it to the top, she wasn't counting on it.
Also, the number of Class A pets in Woffett City had soared due to Su Ping's shop. She had Class A pets too, but she wasn't confident that she could win any prizes.
She only hoped that her battle pet could gain some battle experience.
…
The line was soon over; it was Su Ping's turn to sign up.
Su Ping summoned the Little Skeleton, the Dark Dragon Hound, the Inferno Dragon, the Purple Python and the white-scaled Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon.
Apart from the Little Skeleton and the Dark Dragon Hound, the Inferno Dragon and the others were also alarmed.
However, they felt that it was a false alarm when they saw that the big guys were just dragons and pythons with low-level bloodlines.
The white-scaled Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon, on the other hand, attracted a lot of attention. They were all surprised to see its white scales; it was clearly a mutated Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon.
There was no telling if it had mutated in a good or bad way.
Some of the mutations were due to degeneration, making them far weaker than their peers. That was quite common.
Exclamations could be heard from other places in front of the row of judges. It was the pets summoned by other people. Sometimes, popular pets with strong bloodlines would appear, which attracted a lot of attention.
"Are my eyes deceiving me? Is he going to sign up with that python too?"
"That serpent doesn't seem to be in the Ocean State."
"Look, there's a skeleton over there. How dare he bring it out?"
"I remember that skeletons of the undead class aren't strong, are they?"
Next to Su Ping, Mia and Filius sweated when they heard the whispers. Do you know whose pets you're questioning?
However, they were also surprised.
They had thought that Su Ping would use other people's pets for the competition, but they didn't expect that Su Ping would summon them himself.
It was rather strange that a Star State expert had so many low-level pets.
"Sign up?"
The judge in front of Su Ping was an old man at the Fate State. He narrowed his eyes after seeing the many battle pets that Su Ping had summoned, especially the skeleton that was standing at the front of the line and was as tall as he was.
Although the skeleton did not emit any aura, the pair of empty eye sockets staring at him gave him goosebumps.
It was like a horrifying creature was staring at him from its bottomless eye sockets!
"Okay."
"Please let your battle pet carry out the spirit inscription. Also, give your battle pet a good name," said the old man.
He took out a crystal badge that looked like a talisman; it was used to engrave a mental mark.
Su Ping instantly asked the Little Skeleton to leave a mark on the badge with its mental power. Then, he thought for a moment and said, "Let's call it the Little Skeleton."
"The Little Skeleton?"
The old man was stunned for a moment; he didn't expect Su Ping to come up with such a random name.
However, since it was none of his business, he didn't say anything. He simply asked, "What's its level?"
"The Fate State," said Su Ping.
He had learned the rules before he came. Although the Little Skeleton was only in the Ocean State, it wasn't restricted by its level when it signed up. However, under normal circumstances, everyone would only report their rank for the same level of cultivation. Wouldn't it be better to get first place in the same level? If one were to jump ranks, it would be very easy to fail!
After all, all the pets participating in the competition were of the best quality.
The best pets of the same level could have won first place, but the gap between their levels could be fatal if they ran into the best pets of the same level!
Many people even deliberately let their battle pets disperse their cultivation and lower their rank in order to get a good ranking and a good reward. Although it would hurt their battle pets, they could still make up for it if they could get a good ranking and a good reward. It was like a business deal; the trade-off was the best deal in the end.
"The Fate State?"
The old man narrowed his eyes, but he wasn't too surprised. The skeleton gave him an indescribable feeling of danger. He could tell that it was only in the Ocean State, but who knew if it was faking its level?
Soon, the Little Skeleton's registration was over.
"Just let it enter the arena during the competition. We've already recorded its aura," said the old man to Su Ping.
"Okay."
Su Ping nodded and then signed up the Dark Dragon Hound and the Inferno Dragon. Both of them were in the Fate State.
The white-scaled Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon also signed up; it was in the Void State.
The Purple Python, on the other hand, was in the Ocean State.
Su Ping wanted to win first place in all three categories.
"I don't think your pet has reached the Ocean State yet, has it?"
The old man asked in confusion as he registered the Purple Python.
The gap between a beast king and a battle pet below the beast king level was obvious; he didn't think it was faking it. He also didn't understand why Su Ping, who could control a Fate State pet, had contracted a low-level one that wasn't even in the Ocean State. Shouldn't he have abandoned it and replaced it with a Fate State pet?
"Yes, can I sign up?" asked Su Ping.
The old man didn't expect that Su Ping would admit it. He frowned and said, "Yes, you can, but given the gap between your level … I think you'll have a hard time in the preliminaries, or even die!"
"As long as you can."
"…"
The old man was rendered speechless, seeing that Su Ping didn't care about what he said at all. He could only shake his head and sign up for Su Ping.
It was his pet anyway; he could do whatever he wanted. It was a pity that the pet had chosen the wrong master.
…
The battle pets were all registered. Su Ping recalled them and left the team.
There were exclamations in the other registration booths.
Su Ping took a look as well. He immediately saw a magnificent dragon covered in black scales. It was emitting flames, and its aura was as vast as the abyss.
"It's an Extreme Devil Asura Dragon!"
"What a rare battle pet. It's even more horrifying than a Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon!"
"I wonder what aptitude it has."
"I heard that a Extreme Devil Asura Dragon with Class A aptitude was detected a few days ago. Is it this one?"
Everybody was whispering.
All of a sudden, Su Ping found the dragon familiar. He soon remembered that it was the pet of one of the customers he had trained before.
During the training, the dragon had been following the Dark Dragon Hound and the Little Skeleton around like a little brother, causing trouble everywhere.
Su Ping shook his head and didn't look at it any longer.
"Boss, are you going to use those battle pets to participate in the competition?"
Filius and Mia were waiting for Su Ping outside of the crowd. They had seen the battle pets that Su Ping had summoned; they were both quite surprised.
Apart from the mutated Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon, the other battle pets didn't seem to have a good bloodline.
"Okay."
Su Ping didn't say much to them. He simply said, "I'm going back to work. I'll see you tomorrow."
The two of them had a lot of questions to ask Su Ping, but they didn't dare to ask him to stay. They could only say goodbye to him regretfully.
Su Ping returned to his shop after leaving the screening area and continued the training for the day.
"Which race do you think the words on the book belong to?" Su Ping asked Joanna.
Joanna didn't recognize the words on the book either.
"They look like words from an older era. Someone must have known them in the primordial era," Joanna speculated.
Su Ping thought of something. An older era? Maybe some living creatures would recognize them in the Archean Divinity or the Chaotic Realm of the Undead.
Su Ping would be able to ask someone after he went to the Archean Divinity with Joanna.
…
Another day passed in the blink of an eye.
On the second day, fewer people were there for the training, but the line was still as long as a dragon.
Many people had left for the Pet Contest, but those who knew that they couldn't make a name for themselves in the Pet Contest were still waiting dutifully.
It was the day of the competition. Su Ping returned the trained battle pets to the customers who came to pick them up and postponed the opening until the afternoon. He then closed the shop and sent the Little Skeleton and the Dark Dragon Hound to the Pet Contest's screening area in Woffett City.
The audition grounds … were three Void Enchantments floating above the city.
There was a magnificent mountain inside each of the realms. The three realms could be seen from the outskirts of Woffett City.
Su Ping arrived at the entrance of the realms. It was the spacious square of the mayor's residence in Woffett City, but it was packed with people at the moment.
There were so many participants that Su Ping was amazed by the sheer number of participants.
"The screening will last for four hours!"
"From eight o 'clock to twelve o' clock!"
"Whoever captures the flag on the Pet King Mountain in the next four hours will be qualified for the challenge!"
The rules of the screening were simple and straightforward. Whoever captured the flag would be the king!
It was already eleven o 'clock in the morning when Su Ping arrived. There was only one hour left.
Su Ping had learned the rules in advance. He could enter any time before twelve o 'clock. Sometimes, it wasn't necessarily better to enter earlier. After all, he had to hold onto the flag after he got it!
"Let's go in."
Su Ping instantly summoned the Dark Dragon Hound and the Little Skeleton and asked them to enter the realms.
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