Free Web NovelTo facilitate judging, there was a video replay segment after the Shining Star Battle ended.
The backend would extract exciting clips from the match and project them onto the big screen, either accelerating or slowing them down as needed.
Soon, the battle scene between Lokeshia and Hailam appeared on the large screen in front.
Everyone snapped back to attention and began to watch the recording seriously.
On the screen, frames of Lokeshia and Hailam's battle flashed by, but for some reason, the vast majority of the footage was of Lokeshia.
Only then did everyone realize that what Lokeshia displayed throughout the entire match was not just its powerful combat strength, but also its unparalleled beauty and temperament.
Lokeshia was beautiful from every angle, in every shot; every frown and smile, whether noble, aloof, or ethereal, was beautiful from every angle, without a single flaw.
Even when hit by an attack, it didn't appear flustered at all, and the moment in the video when it looked back at its Beast Tamers struck countless hearts.
When it used Holy Light Guard, Holy Healing, and Angel's Kiss, the skill effects were the pinnacle of dazzling beauty.
Even when it was brutally beating the Hailam Dragon at the end, it seemed to carry a cold, arrogant divinity.
After watching the replay, who would dare say this wasn't a Shining Star Battle?
“I feel like I’m in love.”
“Brother, humans and pets are different, you must stay clear-headed, even though Lokeshia is truly stunning!”
“Lokeshia! Mama loves you!”
The live audience cheered enthusiastically, and the live stream was even more unprecedentedly grand, as if it were a major holiday.
The audience showered Lokeshia and Mingxi with gifts as if star coins could be picked up anywhere.
These individual gifts given to a specific contestant or pet would be settled by the organizer and the live streaming platform after the competition, and then distributed to the contestants along with the prize money.
Feeling the audience's enthusiasm, Mingxi was extremely satisfied.
Although she had agreed to He Binbin's proposal, she never forgot the true nature of this competition.
The purpose of the Shining Star Battle was to showcase the various kinds of beauty in pets.
So even though she knew some skills were unnecessary, she would rather waste a little more energy to have Little Silver Flower use them.
Also, the positions of the cameras and drones, and Little Silver Flower's movements and positioning during battle, were all meticulously calculated by her.
Therefore, He Binbin was indeed simply engaging in a Beast Tamers battle, while she was conducting a Beast Tamers battle based on the Shining Star Battle.
Mingxi looked at He Binbin, whose expression was ugly and eyes glazed over, but she did not remind him that he should withdraw from the competition as agreed.
She was kind, so she wouldn't rub salt in someone else's wound.
Anyway, whether he withdrew or not wouldn't affect her.
However, while Mingxi didn't mention it, others did.
“Contestant He, didn't you say you would withdraw from the competition if you lost?”
The person who shouted was sitting in the audience, a contestant who had already competed earlier.
Mingxi wasn't surprised, because this contestant's current ranking was first, and if He Binbin withdrew, his ranking would be more secure.
He Binbin's face, having been called out publicly, turned completely dark, a stormy rage brewing within him.
“Fine!”
“A bet is a ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) bet!”
“I’ll withdraw!”
He managed to utter these words, almost grinding his teeth to dust.
It wasn't that he was reluctant to withdraw, but being exposed on the spot, the frustration and anger of losing to Mingxi almost completely erupted!
After saying the last three words, he could no longer maintain his composure and directly stormed off, ignoring the Staff Member from the organizing committee who came to speak with him.
Mingxi didn't care what He Binbin's mood was; she took Little Silver Flower and walked off the competition stage, sitting with the other contestants who had already finished their matches in the seats reserved for them.
Her and He Binbin's scores had already been released. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
With a near-perfect score, she surpassed the contestant who had called out He Binbin, temporarily taking first place.
With this score, barring any absurd accidents, the championship medal was already confirmed to be Mingxi's.
And indeed, there were no absurd accidents.
When the host passionately announced the successful conclusion of the 48th Hailam Cup, Mingxi not only had an exquisite championship medal in her hand, her second championship in her life.
And her temporary account also had an additional 1.13 million star coins.
The Hailam Cup championship prize money was 100,000 star coins, and the remaining 1.03 million was from live stream donations.
Of the total revenue from this competition's live stream, Mingxi and Lokeshia's individual donations accounted for half of the total donations.
Mingxi hadn't expected to earn so much money by participating in the Hailam Cup.
This was simply an unexpected surprise.
And when Mingxi won the Hailam Cup championship, her ranking on the New Talent Rankings also rapidly soared from the bottom.
Although the Hailam Cup's points were very low, 0.5 points for the preliminary round, and because there was only one match in the finals, she won and got 1 point, but the championship points were quite high, a full 10 points.
In other words, she earned a total of 11.5 points for participating in the Hailam Cup Dragon-type Pet Beauty Contest.
Her ranking directly jumped to over 10,000, currently ranking 7460th.
It wasn't high, but compared to others who worked hard for two or three months, she was already very impressive to achieve this ranking by participating in just one beauty contest.
Before leaving Henglong City, Mingxi went to the Special Criminal Bureau again, ostensibly to find Yu Minlan to repay the money.
At the same time, she also wanted to inquire about the progress of Wei Yangang's case.
“Jiang Yuning has been apprehended, but we haven't found the Liu Yong you mentioned.”
Yu Minlan was quite straightforward; as soon as Mingxi asked, she told her directly, acting as if she had no guard against Mingxi.
Mingxi didn't ask what Jiang Yuning confessed; his purpose was simple, and it made no difference whether she asked or not.
“Can I see Wei Yangang?”
Yu Minlan was slightly startled, frowning and shaking her head: “No, it's against regulations.”
Mingxi understood.
Wei Yangang must have already been transferred, otherwise Yu Minlan wouldn't have answered so directly.
Based on Mingxi's shallow understanding of Yu Minlan, she was most likely a suspicious and astute person who would stop at nothing to investigate a case.
She wasn't a bad person, but some of her methods might not be entirely above board.
The night before last, she used the Time Realm to unbind Wei Yangang's Pet Space, and Wei Yangang must have suffered a backlash.
Given the importance of the Pet Space, Yu Minlan would certainly not easily dismiss her suspicions.
She might even deepen her suspicions.
So, when she proactively suggested seeing Wei Yangang, with Yu Minlan's 'unconventional' personality, she would definitely want to use the opportunity to test herself.
She might hesitate due to regulations, but such a direct refusal could only mean that Wei Yangang was no longer in Henglong City.
It seemed Wei Yangang was quite important.
It might be related to his ability to help people exchange Pet Space.
“Alright, then I’ll head back. Thank you for your care these past two days, Captain Yu, and for your star coins.” freeweɓnovel.cѳm
“Wait.” Yu Minlan stopped her, “May I ask why you want to see Wei Yangang?”
The probing, though delayed, had arrived.
