87: Mu Xin Qingyang

By the time Luo Chen arrived at the square again, the competition was indeed nearing its end.

Most of the Breeders participating in the competition had already stopped, with their cultivated Beasts standing beside them.

Luo Chen glanced at the cultivation status of the others and suddenly felt a surge of confidence.

From his perspective, it seemed that the Beasts had barely changed from their initial state.

In other words, they had not caused their Beasts to evolve or achieve any significant breakthroughs.

Luo Chen was truly worried that the two or three people still diligently cultivating their Beasts would not be able to finish within the competition's time limit.

Time passed bit by bit, and one minute before the competition ended, the last Breeder finally completed his cultivation.

Correspondingly, the Hunting Hound underwent a massive transformation, not disappointing him after such long and diligent cultivation.

Luo Chen checked the Hunting Hound, which had grown a bit larger, and found that although its race had not changed, its Rank had broken through from Spirit Beast to King Beast.

Luo Chen looked at the badge pinned to his chest; five stars shone brightly, indicating he was a Stellar Five-Star Breeder.

Luo Chen even suspected that this person might already be capable of taking the Lunar Breeder assessment.

His face did appear somewhat mature, so he was likely participating in the competition at the upper age limit.

To be honest, sixteen to thirty years old is a period of rapid development for Breeders or Beast Masters, and a difference of one or two years during this time can lead to vastly different outcomes.

Older Breeders, with their accumulated experience, are indeed often much stronger than these younger participants.

Once all the Breeders had completed their cultivation, the judges began the final selection process.

However, in the selection process, only Chang Heng and Luo Yuheng offered the main opinions, with the other four judges providing minor input.

The woman in black maintained the attitude of a spectator, watching their discussion from the side.

The entire process lasted a full half an hour, during which they examined the forty Beasts cultivated by over twenty Breeders.

Some Breeders' Beasts caused debate among the judges, taking several minutes to evaluate.

While some Breeders' Beasts were judged in mere seconds.

Of course, there was no need to worry about the judges making mistakes, as Chang Heng and Luo Yuheng were both Lunar Breeders and also King-Rank Beast Masters.

They were able to accurately grasp the information about these Spirit Beasts.

Chang Heng, in particular, frequently interacted with the Law Enforcement Team's Beasts and was very familiar with them.

After examining all the Beasts, the judges returned to the stage.

At this point, the Breeders in the square, the spectators outside, and the netizens watching the live stream all perked up.

Knowing this was the final, crucial highlight, everyone became alert.

"Ding ding ding, the key moment is coming."

"High energy alert ahead."

"What high energy? After watching the whole thing, I already know who will advance."

"Miss Luo Youyou must advance!"

"Are you talking about that little girl who was almost scared to tears by the Hunting Hound?"

"Is this the strength of Qingyang City's young Breeders? It's far worse than our Huagang City."

"Where did this dog come from, barking here?"

"Yes, yes, your Huagang City is the best."

"If you were so capable, why did our City Lord have to send aid to you last time? We didn't see you come to help when our city was under attack."

"Ungrateful."

For a moment, 'ungrateful' filled the entire live stream screen.

...

After the final discussion, Feng Qingyang was chosen to announce the final assessment results.

"After a day of cultivation, we have witnessed the outstanding potential of Qingyang City's young generation of Breeders. I believe that in the future, Qingyang City will flourish because of you.

Since it's a competition, there will always be a judgment and a winner. Those who didn't achieve good rankings should not be discouraged.

Because perhaps this short-term cultivation method is not suitable for you, or perhaps you need to accumulate more before making a breakthrough.

Who can guarantee that we won't surpass others on the path ahead?"

Feng Qingyang first delivered a long speech of encouragement, then cleared his throat and announced today's competition results.

"The third-place winner is... Jiang Yiyi. In today's competition, she cultivated a Spirit Beast Three-Star Pink Spotted Butterfly into a Spirit Beast Five-Star, and a Spirit Beast Eight-Star Hunting Hound to Spirit Beast Nine-Star."

Hearing his words, a serene young woman in the square below showed a faint smile on her face, appearing quite indifferent to the result.

"The second-place winner is... Liu Yunjing. In today's competition, he successfully broke through a Spirit Beast Nine-Star Hunting Hound to the King Beast One-Star realm."

Liu Yunjing only cultivated one Beast today, and it was a rush to successfully cultivate the Hunting Hound to this level. As for the other Beast, he simply didn't have the energy or time to manage it.

Similarly, in the square below, a man with a slightly mature face showed a hint of doubt in his eyes, seemingly not understanding why he had only achieved second place.

However, he quickly hid his disappointment, smiling indifferently.

"The first-place winner is... Luo Chen. In today's competition, he discovered a new Evolution Path for the Double-Eared Fox, the Yu Yin Chong Er Fox."

He paused, considering his words, before continuing:

"And the Hunting Hound's Evolution Path, the Twinborn Dog. Although it hasn't fully evolved successfully today, its race has already changed, and it will completely become a King Beast in a while.

Therefore, today's championship is well-deserved for him."

"Roar, roar, roar, I guessed right, he's the champion!"

"He didn't even completely succeed, how can he be the champion? Liu Yunjing cultivated a real, tangible King Beast."

"Can you distinguish between one full meal and continuous full meals? This is an Evolution Path, an Evolution Path applicable to all Hunting Hounds."

"This guy is a freak, isn't he? He's evolved three types of Beasts in these two rounds of competition."

"Do you know who he is? The owner of that Chenyang Pet Store."

"Uh, that somewhat peculiar shop?"

Upon hearing Feng Qingyang's words, Liu Yunjing finally understood why he had failed: two brand new Evolution Paths.

Even if he had evolved both of his Beasts into King Beasts today, he still wouldn't have been a match.

After announcing the results, Feng Qingyang waited for everyone to discuss for a while before announcing the final rewards.

"For eleventh to twentieth place, each winner receives a encouragement prize of twenty thousand spirit coins.

The reward for fourth to tenth place is one hundred thousand spirit coins.

Second and third place winners receive the right to choose materials worth seven hundred thousand from the City Lord's Mansion's treasury.

The first-place winner, in addition to receiving the right to choose materials worth one million, will also receive the blessing of the Muxin Qingyang Bird."

Everyone's reactions were calm during the first few sentences, but his last sentence was undoubtedly earth-shattering.