Time slowly passed. Winter's chill gradually enshrouded all of Dragon Nation's lands, and Magic Capital was no exception. As the days went by, New Year's Day finally drew ever closer.

Although it wasn't Chinese New Year, the streets were still decked out with lights and decorations, aside from business promotions. The festive atmosphere was undoubtedly quite intense.

However, beyond the New Year's celebrations, this day also held a more special and keenly anticipated significance: the Breeding Contest!

Each year, the Breeding Contest attracted the attention of numerous Beast Tamers and Breeders. It represented the peak of Pet Beast breeding achievements from all over the country for that entire year! At the same time, many talented young Breeders had risen to fame overnight because of this contest. Even though the vast majority of ordinary people couldn't discern much, they would still join in to watch the excitement and buzz.

This year, for the first time, the event was moved from the Imperial Capital to the Magic Capital.

「Magic Capital Breeder Association's hotel restaurant.」

Two figures sat at a restaurant table. Sun Chaoju, looking at his completely composed teacher, finally spoke, "Teacher, tomorrow is the official New Year's Day competition. When is Su Ping coming over? And you said, what kind of results can we expect to achieve?"

"Tsk, what's the rush?" Liu Fuhai put down the bowl of porridge he was holding and casually wiped his mouth. There wasn't a hint of nervousness on his face.

Because he had already received the exact news. It was a done deal!

But Sun Chaoju wasn't feeling so secure!

In fact, when Sun Chaoju first arrived in Magic Capital, he had also felt very confident! This was due to the Cultivation method for Pet Beast Evolutionary Bodies that had the potential for widespread adoption.

The Forest Wolf, as an Elite Level Pet Beast, was a quite common choice for Beast Tamers. And he had heard Yang He, that fellow, boast about the Wanmu Wolf's power many times. He had even tried to cultivate it himself during this period. Although it fell short of what Yang He had claimed, Sun Chaoju was still very satisfied.

Therefore, Sun Chaoju, representing the Wanmu Wolf, arrived in high spirits! He thought that first place might be difficult, but the top three should be no problem.

However, after staying in the guesthouse for half a month, Sun Chaoju started to have doubts.

During this half-month, Breeders from all over the country had arrived one after another. Each one represented their local province's highest cultivation achievements of the year! As you can imagine, those who made it here were not ordinary. And this year, for some unknown reason, compared to previous years, they were each more unbelievably formidable than the last.

In previous years, not to mention anything else, there would be at most a few entirely new Pet Beast Evolutionary Bodies, whether Low-level or Advanced Level. But this year, more than ten entirely new Evolutionary Bodies had been cultivated and emerged!

What did this represent? It meant that from tomorrow, when the Breeding Contest began, more than ten new types of Evolutionary Bodies would become known to the world! They would become known to countless Breeders!

In such a situation, what advantage did the Wanmu Wolf have among them?

If it were as Yang He had boasted, it might be considerable, but Sun Chaoju felt that the Wanmu Wolf wasn't as extraordinary as he had been made to believe!

Not to mention, among the Breeders arriving from various regions this year, the breeding result from the Imperial Capital's breeding team was for the Evolutionary Body of a very common Low-level Undead Pet Beast, the 'Jumping Zombie.'

Although this creature was even creepier than the Skeleton Soldier and its appearance more grotesque, as one of the lowest-level Undead Pet Beasts, many people still chose it. Although its popularity wasn't as high as the Skeleton Soldier's, the difference wasn't too great!

One could imagine the significance represented by the appearance of such an all-new cultivated Evolutionary Body. The specifics of the Evolution difficulty and the required resource costs were unknown. However, just considering the Rank and the evolved Pet Beasts, the Imperial Capital's breeding team had already won by a large margin!

Moreover, there were various other research findings from different regions that Sun Chaoju had managed to gather information about during this time. There was even the breeding achievement from Huaiyang Province, which adjoined Jianghai Province.

And at this very moment, while Sun Chaoju was feeling somewhat anxious and uncertain, and Liu Fuhai remained perfectly composed, it was truly a case of "speak of the devil, and he shall appear."

In the dining hall, despite an abundance of empty seats, several figures sat down right beside the two of them.

"Old Liu, you don't mind if we join you, right?"

Liu Fuhai glanced at the person who spoke. "I do mind."

But obviously, his objection was useless. The newcomers, four in total, directly sat down next to the duo.

"Don't be so distant! It's just a matter of us poaching a few people from you. Besides, hasn't Jianghai also poached quite a few of our Huaiyang's talents?"

The speaker was a woman who looked like a young matron. She sported big, red, wavy hair that gave off an extremely wild and passionate vibe. However, judging from her casual manner of addressing Liu Fuhai, it was clear she wasn't young.

Next to the woman, besides two other people, there was an acquaintance Liu Fuhai recognized. It was none other than Ding Yan, who had been responsible for leading the exchange team previously.

"Speaking of which, Old Liu, your Jianghai's Old Zuo hasn't rushed back from the Imperial Capital, has he? It seems that old fox is really planning to step down and make way for new talent!" the woman said with a smile.

Liu Fuhai ignored her, his eating speed increasing noticeably.

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