Beast Taming: I Can Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 557: Chapter 552: What did I do again…

When Bai Qi and the others arrived, both the black and white teams were already prepared for battle, and Huangfu Song had quickly rejoined his team.

However, the appearance of the Demon Ape still caused some commotion among the two teams.

“Huangfu Song, has your beast evolved?”

Bai Yuxiao curiously looked at the strange form of the Demon Ape, feeling it was much like Armament Evolution, but also significantly different.

“Yes, all thanks to Captain Bai’s help.”

Huangfu Song nodded, but the smirk in his eyes betrayed his current mood.

“Congratulations, with this, our chances of winning the battle have increased.”

Bai Qiucha revealed a warm smile on his face.

“Not just that, after all, this geniu has also advanced to the Fifth Stage. Now it’s as easy as knife through butter.”

Bai Yuxiao, very proud, flaunted his hand. The five Rune Marks were clearly visible, indicating that he had reached the realm of Fifth Stage Beastmaster.

“Revealing your power intentionally, a big taboo on the battlefield.”

Gu Shan’s words left Bai Yuxiao frozen in place, he tightened his neck regretfully, and after making sure no one noticed, he glared at Gu Shan, saying, “Not everyone hides their progress like you do.”

“Just a habit.”

Gu Shan responded indifferently. Bai Yuxiao wanted to argue more, but Bai Qiucha interrupted him.

“Don’t be careless, the Black team will not be easy to deal with.”

Hearing these words, everyone’s attention turned to the opposing team, whose members were glaring at them with eyes full of fighting spirit.

Whether intentionally or not, in the white team, there were only a few instructors apart from the leader Bai Qi; but in the Black team, besides Xia Yan and others, Duanmeng and three more instructors were involved in the training.

Fueled by the sting of the “losers” label, the black team had undergone a dramatic transformation over the past few days.

However, the white team wasn’t the least bit intimidated.

Including Bai Qiucha, along with the newly promoted Gu Shan, Bai Yuxiao, Huangfu Song, You Xi, and Gan Li, they had figuratively become a team of five Fifth Stage Beast Masters.

Though the Black team had also added two Fifth Stage Beast Masters, there was still a significant gap in numbers.

Almost everyone selected for this training class was capable.

The crucial point was that due to Bai Qi, all the special forces remaining on the white team had completed their Armament Evolution, significantly bolstering their combat power.

“Everyone’s looking eager to fight?”

Seeing the strong aura emitted by the two squads, Bai Qi couldn’t help but click his tongue. Huangfu Wujiu, walked forward and said, “All members of both the Black and White teams, this week’s battle, begins now!”

Without wasting any words, Huangfu Wujiu immediately announced the commencement of the battle, and the two squads launched their attacks simultaneously.

The white team’s strategy was simple and brutal; the most powerful Bai Qiucha led the charge, entered the armament state, and rushed directly towards the black team.

Joining him were Bai Yuxiao and Gu Shan from the same association.

With their impressive coordination, they swiftly advanced in a triangular formation.

Behind the trio, Huangfu Song, You Xi, and Gan Li, the three class leaders, each led their team members, supporting the three with a staggered attack.

The strategy was standard for small team combat, a characteristic of the special attack group.

Or, it would be more accurate to say it was the style of Wang Huai’s squad.

With Li Xusheng as the breakthrough point, and others as support, the approach was unmistakable.

However, the black team didn’t sit idly either. They, unlike the white team, continued to move as a team.

The front row was responsible for disturbance and defense, the middle row for close combat, ready to wrap up the fight, and the back row for sniping, trying as much as possible to keep the enemy at a distance.

Though the tactic was simple, it was exceedingly solid, with each individual moving meticulously as if a component of a war machine.

“Sure enough, the aptitude of the students from the Three Major Academies is much stronger than the army troops. After gaining real combat experience, they’ve already exceeded the members of the special forces reserve.”

The battle was intense and evenly matched, but Huangfu Wujiu was already beginning to see some signs.

Although there was no clear victor yet, the battle performance had already differentiated the sixty participants.

Army Beast Masters always seemed to be somewhat lacking in terms of talent.

“General Huangfu is too polite, it’s just training. If it were a real-life battlefield, these kids would not be the competitors.”

Yang Ming modestly returned the praise, though mental strength could be sharpened, certain things could only be comprehended after going through life and death. And this was what these students had hardly experienced.

“It’s different.”

Huangfu Wujiu shook his head, then turned his eyes to Bai Qiucha and his team.

As Fifth Stage Beast Masters, Bai Qiucha’s strength was naturally unparalleled, but Bai Yuxiao and Gu Shan standing next to him were also exceptional.

One was a Ghost Dragon Beast Master, with the traits of the Undead Department and Dragon Department giving him the upper hand in battle.

One was a dual-talent Beast Master, whose absolute advantage in terms of pet quantity allowed Gu Shan to face many opponents alone.

Compared to these two, even Huangfu Song, who had just completed the mutation evolution, was clearly inferior, not to mention You Xi and Gan Li.

“Both of them have reached the Fifth Stage, their pace is so quick.”

Looking at the fresh transformation of Bai Yuxiao and Gu Shan, Bai Qi nodded slightly, and on seeing Gu Shan’s pet lineup, his eyebrows raised even higher.

After advancing to the Fifth Stage, Gu Shan had contracted those two elemental creatures.

However, contrary to Bai Qi’s expectation, Gu Shan did not place these two pets in new positions, but merged them into his original two pets.

The Great Waterfall Turtle marched slowly, resisting the Black team’s attack with its slow pace while thick and dark serpents occasionally emerged from beneath its wide shell, launching surprise attacks on enemies that tried to get close.

The Volcanic Sparrow entered the field, its flames seeming to have become deeper, and the crown of fire on its head was emitting high-temperature distorted light waves.

“Using the elemental resonance to temporarily merge the elemental creatures into the same attribute pets? Gu Shan is ingeniously taking it to the next level.”

Bai Qi voiced his envy. Once dual talents were developed, they began to show absolute advantages.

While Bai Yuxiao, despite not possessing Gu Shan’s fusion talent, hid himself within the Ghost Dragon using dematerialization and occasionally surfaced to launch specific harassing attacks from the overhead with his Dragon Fire Elemental as a sniper rifle.

Next up was Huangfu Song.

Although the Demon Ape was still at king-level, the addition of six arms directly increased the quantity of its weapons and the flying ability of Wind Fire Wheels, significantly enhancing the Demon Ape’s combat power.

But, most importantly, the transition from ice to fire attributes completely scrapped the strategies prepared by the Black team.

Besides, after undergoing armament evolution, the special forces demonstrated drastically different combat methods from their usual, using machines and runes to diversify their combat methods and seize the initiative.

Gradually, some members got injured on the battlefield, but the fight still continued, without any intention of stopping.

In realistic combat, getting injured is inevitable, and the war won’t stop just because you’re wounded.

Finally, with the fall of the last member of the Black team, the result of this battle was determined.

The victory went to Captain Bai’s team as usual.

But the cost was also quite heavy.

Apart from a few Fifth Stage Beast Masters, almost all the members of Captain Bai’s team were injured.

In other words, if not for the presence of Bai Qiucha and others, it would be hard to say who would win this battle.

“They are indeed the elites of the association; they are indeed more powerful than the talents we trained in our academy.”

The speaker was Sun Guanghao, the teacher in charge of Phantom Spirit Academy. Although his mouth was full of compliments, his tone was obviously sarcastic.

It wasn’t that he had an issue with the association, but because the Phantom Spirit Academy, originally renowned for its Undead Department, took a hit as it lost a large number of talents due to Bai Qi’s transfer to the Undead Department of the Star Mechanics Academy, along with Bai Heguang.

If he didn’t show some resentment, that would be abnormal.

“Old Sun, don’t be so bitter.”

Upon noticing this, Yang Ming couldn’t help but laugh. “There are also quite a few people from your Phantom Spirit Academy who have joined the association. If you want to praise yourself, just say it.”

“Heh. I’m not bitter; I’m genuinely impressed.”

Sun Guanghao snorted coldly, clearly unconvinced. He occasionally glanced at Bai Qi, leaving Bai Qi somewhat puzzled.

“What have I done to upset him?”

Bai Qi scratched his head in confusion and left the matter behind, but Sun Guanghao seemed to harbor a grudge and suddenly suggested, “Huangfu Chuanqi, the students have become accustomed to combating King-level creatures. Shouldn’t we let them experience Emperor-level creatures?”

“Emperor-level creatures? Indeed, this is planned, but not at this stage.”

Huangfu Wujiu shook his head. With their numbers and combat abilities surpassing their peers, both teams were mentally prepared to deal with the king-level creatures.

However, dealing with Emperor-level creatures was a different matter altogether. Just a single skill, the domain, could cause these youngsters to perish on the spot.

Even in their plans, they were only considering letting them experience the confrontation with the Emperor Beasts in the last week, to prevent any future panic when they are up against them.

“I understand, but I think they can start getting used to it now.”

Sun Guanghao looked at Bai Qi and proposed, “I have been here for such a long time, but I haven’t really had a chat with Master Bai Qi. Why don’t we have a battle for communication today?”

“Battle? Why me? What did I do?”

Feeling Sun Guanghao’s hostility, Bai Qi was even more innocent. He looked at Duanmeng, who sympathetically glanced at Bai Qi, then turned away.

Between Beast Masters, battles were quite common, especially when Bai Qi had caused recruitment losses for the Phantom Spirit Academy for two consecutive years.

It was surprising that Sun Guanghao had managed to hold back for so long. If it were him, he would probably have challenged him on the first day they met.

The key point was that even with their strong faculty and renowned general, Qi Zhao leading, they were still defeated by the team led by Bai Qi, which was a bit of a humiliation.

“A battle? Sure, it would be a good opportunity for the students to learn.”

Huangfu Wujiu caught on to the situation but didn’t intend to prevent it. Instead, he even seemed a bit eager to promote the idea.

However, in Huangfu Wujiu’s view, the outcome of this battle was clear-cut.