Beast taming, starting from zero point novel Chapter 468

Chapter 468: Chapter 438: The Meeting

"We are also speaking from the perspective of selecting talent," the bald man said again:

"All participating students display exceptional talents in combat, and they spend most of their time training their Pet Beasts for this competition."

"What would others think if, after all the hardships to get here, they find themselves moved out of the arena with Spatial Movement before the battle even starts?"

A more refined middle-aged man in the video pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and slowly said:

"Using Spatial Movement to directly remove an opponent from the arena is exploiting a loophole in the rules, and if there’s a loophole, we should fix it."

"Exactly," a slightly younger man agreed: "The rules are meant to be optimized constantly, and selecting the strongest students is our purpose in holding the national campus Beast Taming competition."

"Besides, we’re not banning the Skill of Spatial Movement itself, just the act of using Spatial Movement to remove an opponent from the field," added the old man with graying hair.

"This rule definitely needs to be added; the reason it wasn’t there before is simply because we didn’t anticipate that a contestant would cultivate their Pet Beast’s Spatial Movement ability to such an extent."

The other leaders kept silent, not offering any opinions for a while.

It seems like it’s 1 against 12, how to deal with this, verbal objections are probably futile... the middle-aged man with a double chin and sagging cheeks frowned.

At that moment, a gentle female voice spoke up:

"I think Minister Zhou was right earlier, we can change the rules, but it should wait until the next competition. Otherwise, it appears rather targeted to change the rules immediately after a contestant has just used this move."

Minister Zhou was shocked.

He hadn’t expected the leader from the Ancient Mist Region to speak up for their contestant from the Yuhua Region.

Could it be because of Bingke Xilu?

As the most promising candidate for the championship from the Yuhua region, Minister Zhou was very familiar with Qiao Sang.

The woman continued:

"Spatial Movement isn’t a Skill that ensures a hundred percent success rate just by looking at it. The contestant succeeded because, firstly, the opponent was within the range that the Treasure-seeking Demon could execute Spatial Movement. They failed to maintain a safe distance, and secondly, the opponent didn’t anticipate this move and therefore was almost completely unguarded. Otherwise, with the spiritual power and energy of Jihui Tata being one Mystique Level higher, they could have disrupted the Treasure-seeking Demon’s ability to lock onto coordinates with mental interference, as well as mounted a psychic defense to block Spatial Movement."

"Moreover, according to the information, this was the first time the contestant used Spatial Movement to remove an opponent from the arena."

"After all, the Treasure-seeking Demon is just a mid-level Pet Beast, and the national competition mainly focuses on High Level Pet Beasts. As long as the contestants are aware of this situation in advance and prepare accordingly, I believe with their talent, they will come up with the appropriate strategies."

Listening to this, Minister Zhou’s eyes lit up, and he stood up excitedly, saying:

"Well said!"

After the outburst, he seemed to realize the impropriety and quietly sat down again under everyone’s gaze.

"Isn’t the Treasure-seeking Demon a Spectral-type Pet?" a melancholic-looking middle-aged man who had been silent until this point asked, as if the conversation had struck a chord of interest.

"That contestant’s Treasure-seeking Demon has Psychic Series attributes," the bald man replied.

Apart from Minister Zhou of the Yuhua Region, Minister Lan of the Ancient Mist Region, and the bald man from the Xilü Area, Minister Zhang, the rest of the leaders were startled, evidently hearing this news for the first time.

The meeting had been convened in such a hurry that they had only received the news that a contestant from the Yuhua Region used Spatial Movement to move their opponent out of the arena, with no further details.

The individuals present were leaders from the highest echelons of authority in their respective regions, usually too busy for daily matters, much less to understand every contestant in detail.

They would perhaps recognize some contestants when it comes to the national competition.

To remember them one needs to make a notable impression in the national competition; otherwise, even the runner-ups might be forgotten after some time.

After all, the national campus Beast Taming competition isn’t just about individual combat; there are also team battles as well as individual and team coordination competitions.

Besides the most outstanding one, it’s really difficult for others to attract attention.

The melancholic middle-aged man pondered for a few seconds before expressing his opinion:

"Being able to cultivate a Spectral-type Pet’s Spatial Movement to this level is also a part of one’s strength. Since we are selecting the most powerful contestants, I don’t think we should limit their opportunities to exhibit their strength."

Minister Zhou quickly said: "I think Minister Yang makes a lot of sense!"

He hadn’t expected Minister Yang to also speak in favor of their contestant from the Yuhua Region, but after giving it some thought, it wasn’t surprising.

Minister Yang was a leader from the Zitiya Region.

And as everyone knew, the Zitiya Region was the only one out of the thirteen regions where Spectral-type Pet Beasts were popular.