77: The Breeder Competition begins

The Wind Fire Double-Winged Bird stopped its backward momentum, then finally reacted, looking at its intact wings and feeling the newly emerged fire elemental energy within its body.

It realized that it had completed its evolution, and even its mind felt much sharper.

It excitedly released the various Skills that had appeared within its body.

"Boom."

Wind and fire appeared on the grass in front of it; the power was indeed impressive, as evidenced by the charred ever-green grass on the ground.

Luo Chen watched the reckless Wind Fire Double-Winged Bird with a face full of black lines and asked Tai Qian and Le Xian, who were beside him, to teach it the rules of the secret realm.

Then, Luo Chen stopped paying attention to this silly Wind Fire Double-Winged Bird and turned his gaze to the Crested Sparrow and the Saber-Toothed Tiger.

Which one should evolve next?

July 20, 522 of the New Era, sunny, temperature 26°C to 35°C.

Today was the first day of the Qingyang City Youth Breeder Competition.

The three members of the Luo family arrived early—the father, Luo Yuheng; Luo Chen, who was participating in the competition today; and Luo Yang, who had insisted on coming to cheer for Luo Chen after hearing the news.

The City Lord's Mansion was located in the very center of Qingyang City, with a huge square in front of it covering an area of about three thousand square meters.

The place, which was usually a bit quiet, had now become incredibly noisy.

It was surrounded by the people of Qingyang City who had heard the news; among them, Breeders made up only a very small portion.

Most were Beast Masters who had come to join in the excitement. Today was a competition between Breeders, and they rarely even saw formal Breeders in their daily lives.

Now that they could see Breeders of at least Star Rank competing right in front of them, they could not miss such a rare opportunity to watch it live.

Although there was a live broadcast, it always felt like it lacked a certain atmosphere.

However, the crowds that had gathered were all blocked outside the square by the City Guard and the law enforcement team.

Now, only competing Breeders and those with invitation letters were allowed to enter the square. Luo Chen showed his identification, and without encountering any trouble, he successfully entered the square.

The square was sparsely populated, while outside the square, separated by a wall of people, the noise was like an ocean.

Luo Chen looked back, waved at Luo Yang who was blocked outside, and then strode towards the center.

As for Luo Yuheng, he was not stopped; he showed his invitation as a judge and walked towards the judges' seats on the other side of the square.

Through the wall of people, Luo Yang watched the two getting further and further away, scratching his hair in some confusion.

Why did he have the feeling of being abandoned?

Liang Qiu looked at Luo Yuheng, who was sitting beside him. After exchanging greetings, he looked outside the venue.

"Why didn't you let the Second Young Master in?"

The Liang Family and they were now partners, and Liang Qiu was now very familiar with Luo Yuheng's family relationships; he even knew everyone's birth dates clearly.

"He didn't communicate with me and just took leave to come here; naturally, there was no invitation for him. Let him stay outside."

Luo Yuheng expressed his disdain for Luo Yang; who told this kid not to tell him in advance?

Liang Qiu was also a shrewd person. Hearing the admonishment in Luo Yuheng's tone, he did not continue the topic and instead said:

"The shop in Liuguang City is ready, and we are currently warming up the publicity for a few beast pets. The auction is scheduled to start on the tenth of next month."

A few days ago, the Chenyang Pet Store had given him a huge surprise; not only were there three powerful spirit beasts he had never seen before, but there were also two excellent King Beasts.

However, according to Liang Qiu's prediction, just those three spirit beasts alone should be enough to cause a certain degree of sensation in Liuguang City.

Such beast pets were highly sought after by the children of those great families.

"Just leave the arrangements to you, Family Head Liang." After a pause, Luo Yuheng continued, "I wonder if I could ask for two invitation letters?"

"How could you say 'ask for'? The items provided by Master Luo are the most precious lots in our auction; you don't need an invitation to attend."

Luo Yuheng nodded, "Then many thanks."

"You're too kind."

While Luo Yuheng and Liang Qiu were exchanging professional pleasantries.

The scheduled start time for the competition was getting closer and closer, and it was only after the City Lord and an elderly person with an extraordinary temperament entered that the scene quieted down a bit.

"Citizens of Qingyang City, young Breeders, I am Feng Qingyang, the City Lord of Qingyang City. Welcome, everyone."

Feng Qingyang's prestige in Qingyang City was quite high; after he finished speaking, warm applause rang out around the square.

Feng Qingyang pressed his palm down, and a powerful aura swept across the venue. People stopped clapping, and even the subtle murmurs disappeared.

Luo Chen always felt that he seemed to be a bit stronger than the last time he saw him.

"The person beside me is a senior to you young Breeders, a Breeder Master of Bright Moon Three-Lamp Rank, and also today's chief judge."

Following this was another round of applause.

Feng Qingyang came to Luo Yuheng's side and continued to introduce him, "Luo Yuheng, Qingyang City's newly promoted Bright Moon One-Lamp Breeder, a Breeder Master with a bright future, and also one of today's judges."

After introducing Luo Yuheng, Feng Qingyang sat back in his seat; apparently, the other judges did not need him to introduce them personally.

The young man who had been standing behind Feng Qingyang now took over the floor. A purple morning glory was wrapped around his shoulder, amplifying his voice to the entire venue.

"King Rank Five-Star Beast Master, Chairman of Liang Corporation, Mr. Liang Qiu; King Rank Four-Star Beast Master, Captain of the law enforcement team, Captain Cheng Chao; King Rank Five-Star Beast Master, City Guard Commander Zhang Qi."

After introducing the remaining three judges, the man paused before continuing to introduce the competition rules.

"For this Youth Breeder Competition, a total of 893 contestants registered, with 890 actually present."

"The rules are as follows: In this round, each contestant will be provided with a City Guard standard beast pet, the Rapid Eagle. Those who can significantly improve the combat power or Rank of the Rapid Eagle within three hours will advance."

"All necessary resources will be provided by the City Lord's Mansion, but please pay attention to the resource conversion ratio; if one uses high-Rank resources but achieves little improvement, they will also be eliminated."

After the rules were read, the 890 contestants were led to various parts of the square, separated by a certain distance.

In front of the City Guards forming the human wall outside the square, a bird-type beast pet about half a meter in size appeared—black wings, gray back, and sharp eyes.

There were 890 in total; each one chose a Breeder and landed quietly in front of them.

"Now, every contestant can check the information of the beast pet in front of them, then list the materials they need, and we will provide the materials for you."

"However, the prerequisite is that the City Lord's Mansion has them, and they are not to be used excessively."