Seeing Lin Chuan nod in agreement, Liang Lu revealed a kind smile.

With this, the finals of the Xiao Qingkong Cup should be problem-free.

Although it was just said that the Xiao Qingkong Cup is nothing more than a Baby Cup, it's not a big deal, and that's true!

However, for him, Liang Lu, personally, it would still have some impact; it would mean losing face when spoken of.

After all, this was a competition he presided over as the chief person in charge, and if it resulted in a drawn-out final that hadn't happened in decades, he would be laughed at by his old friends behind his back.

With nothing else to discuss, Liang Lu left, and Lin Chuan politely stood up to see him out.

Well, one point needs to be briefly mentioned.

This time, Liang Lu did not send his subordinates but came in person to discuss this matter with Lin Chuan.

The main reason for this was that he happened to have free time.

Secondly, Liang Lu also wanted to see Lin Chuan, this genius from a common background, with his own eyes.

To be able to cultivate a spiritual beast that masters the Milk Shield Poison System so soon after becoming a Beast Master is not something an ordinary genius can do; it's worth a small investment from him.

Yes, the 3 million star rock coins and 300 Beast Master points given to Lin Chuan were a small, friendly investment from him, Liang Lu, personally.

...

The rumor about Lin Chuan and Li Zeyu having a 2+1 mode match in the Xiao Qingkong Cup finals spread on the rookie section of the Beastmaster Association forum.

Yes.

It spread as a rumor, not an official announcement.

After all, Lin Chuan hasn't made it to the finals yet; there are still the top 8 and top 4 matches to play.

If it were officially announced.

How would the other contestants in the same bracket as Lin Chuan feel?

Well, how those few contestants in the upper bracket with Lin Chuan felt wasn't known, and few people cared.

Right now, the rookie section of the Beastmaster Association forum was already buzzing with this topic.

With Lin Chuan's Milk Shield Poison System, as long as no accidents occur, advancing to the finals is a certainty.

And in the lower bracket, it's basically impossible for anyone to stop Li Zeyu.

Therefore, the probability of Lin Chuan and Li Zeyu meeting in the finals is no longer a probability; to the netizens, it's almost 100% certain.

The 2+1 mode for the finals.

This is much more exciting than the 1v1 restricted matches of the rookie Beast Master competition.

The Milk Shield Poison System is awesome and unbreakable, so if it can't be broken, then the big deal is to find a way to bypass the spiritual beast and directly attack the Beast Master!

The calculations, gambits, and confrontations involved.

They simply cannot be compared to the restricted match rules of the Baby Cup.

For a time, those who had previously refunded their final tickets regretted it immensely; it was too late to buy or snatch them again, so they could only privately buy them from others at a high price.

The situation, as predicted by the netizens, unfolded without any surprises.

Lin Chuan smoothly navigated the top 8 and top 4.

Lin Chuan's opponents were all unbearable to torture.

Shielding with his forehand, healing with his backhand, Lin Chuan truly disgusted his opponents.

Lin Chuan's opponent in the top 4 was hot-tempered; he didn't want to admit defeat and insisted on fighting Lin Chuan for an hour.

He expended immense effort, eventually getting so angry that he even revealed his trump card, which he had planned to use in the entrance examination, finally breaking the cherry blossom's shield and blasting it into the sky, leaving it covered in wounds.

With this trump card, even if Li Zeyu's Mutated Blue Feather Eagle came, it might be defeated if it wasn't careful.

However, he was ultimately one step short and failed to instantly kill the cherry blossom.

So, Rooting, Photosynthesis, plus a Healing Aroma, in less than 10 seconds, the cherry blossom recovered as good as new, full of vigor.

And his spiritual beast fainted from exhaustion, even being tagged with a 'thin' label by the cherry blossom before passing out.

Just like that, Lin Chuan successfully advanced to the finals.

And the one who emerged from the lower bracket, as everyone expected, was the young master of Blue Feather Airlines, Li Zeyu.

In the post-match victory interview after advancing to the finals.

Seemingly in response to Lin Chuan's interview remarks when he advanced to the top 8.

Li Zeyu publicly declared that for tomorrow's final, he would not bring any water or food; even if he died of thirst, exhaustion, or hunger, he would not eat a single bite or drink a single sip, and a drawn-out match was out of the question!

He stated that he would defeat Lin Chuan in the 2+1 mode of the finals as quickly as possible.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan, who was watching the video interview in the contestant resting area, clicked his tongue.

Young people just don't listen to advice.

Do they think a 2+1 mode match can't be a drawn-out match?

Do they think they can bypass the spiritual beast and attack him directly?

What a joke, cherry blossom isn't the only one who can cast shields; Guoguo can too.

Moreover, Guoguo can not only cast Vine Armor Shield but also Wood Spirit Shield.

At that time, I'll show you what double-layered milk pudding is, what nine-layered shields are, what it means to break one shield only to find three more, and let you experience what despair feels like.

Just like that.

Amidst endless discussions among forum netizens and the eager anticipation of the audience, the Xiao Qingkong Cup finally reached its last day, ushering in the finals.

Audience stands.

When Lin Chuan advanced to the top 4, Lin Lao Deng had already rushed overnight from Tianshang Town to cheer for Lin Chuan in person.

Unfortunately, Lin Chuan's other family members could not attend.

His mother, Su Xiaoxia, is a tutor at the Spiritual Beast Agricultural Science University in the neighboring Qingjiang City; while she could take leave at other times, it's currently the end of the semester, a crucial period for final exams, so she simply couldn't get away and could only watch Lin Chuan's matches via live video stream, then call to congratulate Lin Chuan afterward.

His eldest brother, Lin Linyi, started a small outdoor adventure group and is currently on an expedition in the wilderness; he can be contacted, but it's completely unrealistic for him to rush back now.

His second sister, Lin Ling'er, is a junior at a famous Spiritual Beast Music and Arts Academy in another prefecture; she's been in seclusion recently, filming a third-rate spiritual beast idol web drama, and couldn't even be reached.

Only Lin Lao Deng from his family was there, but Lin Chuan still had quite a few cheerleaders.

Some contestants from Tianshang Town, like Ping Kai and Sun Yinyin, and even some local people from Qinghe City, organized by Tan Yan into a private group called 'Sanctuary,' consisting of Milk Shield System believers and fans.

Of course, the number and form of Lin Chuan's fan cheerleading squad couldn't compare to the local young master, Li Zeyu.

Blue Feather Airlines directly arranged 100 Blue Feather Eagles above the competition venue, unfurling a huge 'Zeyu Must Win' cheering banner, with various colorful ribbons and confetti continuously falling.

The audience stands were bustling, and the commentary desk was no less lively.

There were currently three commentators on the desk, two men and one woman, all Professional Beast Masters.

The two male commentators were Teacher Lu Qingquan and Teacher Fang Yuan.

The female commentator was Teacher Qian Baoyue.

Among them, Teacher Lu and Teacher Fang were proper commentators.

As for Teacher Qian Baoyue, well, it couldn't be said that she wasn't proper.

Teacher Qian's commentary ability and professional standard were highly commendable; she was definitely a professional and qualified commentator!

The problem was, when encountering certain low-probability, almost impossible situations, the reality of the development would often go against Teacher Qian's commentary.

For example, in a certain match, one side had a great advantage and had defeated all of the opponent's spiritual beasts, but with Teacher Qian's words, 'Definitely winning! It's settled! How can they lose? If they can lose this, I'll eat the table right here.'

So, at the moment Teacher Qian said those words, the player with the great advantage was successfully ambushed and backstabbed by the opponent's last spiritual beast, which only had half a breath left!

The outcome of the match was thus set!

Yes, that's right, Teacher Qian was also known in the industry as the 'Poison Milk Commentator,' 'Causality Master,' and 'Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator of Matches.'

On online forums, there's a joke that when Teacher Qian Baoyue is hosting commentary, once a great advantage is gained in a match, the first thing to do is not to defeat the opponent, but to quickly find a way to cover Teacher Qian's mouth and prevent her from speaking, otherwise, a great advantage could instantly turn into a great disadvantage.

"Teacher Qian, what do you think of this match?"

Teacher Lu asked with a smile.

"Me? Asking me? I favor Li Zeyu. In this 2+1 mode, and with Li Zeyu being skilled in aerial riding, I can't for the life of me figure out how he could lose."

With a face like peach blossoms and jade, dressed in a tight wine-red evening gown, with a side ponytail and golden crescent earrings, the beautiful and elegant '18'-year-old girl spoke eloquently.

Teacher Fang Yuan, with a subtle glance, looked sideways and teased jestingly:

"Teacher Qian, your intentions are impure. Tell us, are you trying to harm our little friend Li Zeyu?"

"What are you saying, what are you saying!"

Qian Baoyue became flustered, slamming the table in anger.

"Teacher Fang, don't slander me, please!"

"You tell me, looking at the paper stats, with this 2+1 match mode, does student Lin Chuan have any chance of winning?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"If Lin Chuan can win! I'll eat the table right here!"

Saying this, Qian Baoyue heavily slammed the table twice more.

As if waiting for this moment, Teacher Lu quickly took out paper and pen, and the cameraman next to him immediately aimed the lens over.

"Come on, write it down!"

Qian Baoyue: ...

Suffocated, leaned back tactically.

Qian Baoyue wasn't trying to 'poison milk' Li Zeyu for Lin Chuan; she was simply trying to liven up the atmosphere.

Poison-milking Lin Chuan wouldn't generate as much buzz as poison-milking Li Zeyu, the little prince of Qinghe City, right?

Sure enough, the live stream had already seen rockets of donations pouring in from Blue Feather Airlines, requesting no 'poison milk.'

Discovering her little trick had been exposed, Qian Baoyue felt slightly awkward.

However, she indicated that she had a thick skin.

The next moment, Qian Baoyue's dark golden eyes sparkled, her eyeballs rolled, and she immediately covered her face with both hands.

"Wuwuwu, wuwuwu, you only know how to bully me!"

"I'm going to tell my sister, I'm going to tell my mom, I'm going to tell the teacher, you're bullying me! Bullying me! I'm going to make trouble for you!"

Qian Baoyue used fake crying combined with threats, finally dropping a harsh warning.

Lu Qingquan and Fang Yuan immediately raised both hands in surrender.

The live stream was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Ten minutes later.

The live stream was no longer playful, as the finals had begun.

The three commentators each tidied their clothes slightly, adjusting back to their formal and dignified commentary demeanor.

Teacher Lu Qingquan began:

"First to enter is!"

"From Tianshang Town, First Beast Taming Middle School, contestant Lin Chuan."

"Contestant Lin Chuan and his Flower Leaf Leaf have undoubtedly left a very, very deep impression on everyone."

Qian Baoyue continued:

"Milk, Shield, Poison, still un Cracking."

"So, does anyone know what Lin Chuan's other spiritual beast will be?"

"Perhaps some people already know, but most viewers probably don't."

"Here, we'll keep it a little secret, and we ask those who know the situation to also keep it secret for a moment."

"Let us all witness it together with our own eyes."

Fang Yuan took the final words, he said loudly:

"Let's give our warmest applause to welcome contestant Lin Chuan to the stage!"

"We look forward to contestant Lin Chuan presenting us with an exciting match!"

In the audience stands, thunderous applause erupted.

The lights in the competition venue suddenly went out at this moment.

At the same time, dazzling spotlights lit up, shining on a huge door adorned with profound spiritual patterns.

The spiritual patterns lit up one by one, finally forming a profound and mysterious circular array pattern.

The circular array pattern slowly rotated.

Creak, creak.

The huge door slowly opened little by little.

A sliver of light emerged from the crack of the door, and as the crack grew wider, the light became brighter.

In the light, a figure stood there.