Free Web NovelWang Rui, a professional commentator for Beast Tamer competitions.
Ever since the Changheng Cup, he had become a fan of Mingxi, silently following her growth.
Don't let his unassuming reputation as a small-time commentator fool you; due to his profession, his sources of information were actually quite extensive.
He knew she had secured her first endorsement deal.
He knew she had completed her Junior high school entrance exam a year early and entered Han Ning City's best Beast Tamer high school.
He knew she had been exceptionally recruited into the National High School Student Joint Training Camp before even enrolling.
And he also knew she had forcefully topped the rankings, becoming the new generation's Throne Student, even breaking the record Lu Yun Shen had set back then!
She was, as he had imagined, rapidly growing into an excellent Beast Tamers.
But—
...How is it still not there?!
During this period, Wang Rui logged into the New Talent Rankings almost every day, refreshing the list to check the top hundred. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
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Yet, he still couldn't find the name he wanted to see on the list.
He frowned, "Could it be that she's not interested in the Blue Sun Cup?"
"No way! She clearly has the conditions, with several record-breaking points as a foundation; it would be too much of a pity for her not to participate!"
He sighed, then habitually clicked to refresh the webpage.
His gaze casually swept across the screen, but then he suddenly sat up straight when he saw the name of the last-place contestant.
"Mingxi!"
She really didn't disappoint him!
Her name finally appeared on the New Talent Rankings.
"I knew it, you couldn't possibly be uninterested in the Blue Sun Cup!"
From that day on, Wang Rui kept a close eye on the New Talent Rankings whenever he had time, and he also found out about the competition Mingxi was currently participating in.
He took a screenshot of Mingxi's appearance on the New Talent Rankings and shared it on his Mengo Blog.
As a fan, he was serious.
In addition to that, he prepared to mobilize all his connections to try and become a commentator for the finals of the Jianghuai Region's minor regional competition!
And like Wang Rui, many people paid attention to the New Talent Rankings; besides media and influencers, Beast Tamers who had registered for the New Talent Rankings were naturally the most concerned about changes to the list.
So, when Mingxi's name suddenly appeared in the top hundred, many people noticed.
The young people who had been eyeing the Blue Sun Cup spots suddenly realized that they had an extremely formidable rival to contend with!
Mingxi, the youngest D-level Beastmaster in the Alliance.
A super-god genius who broke four historical records in a short period of time!
Just with her record-breaking points, she had the qualifications to Impact the top ten, giving her an advantage over all of them!
In many chat groups—
"Have you all heard? That Mingxi is also climbing the ranks."
"I heard about it before, but I didn't expect it to be true."
"The Junior's courage is commendable."
"Damn it, competing with peers is one thing, but now we have to compete with a little girl! It's too unfair!"
"Given Mingxi's situation, it's quite possible she'll take one of the spots."
"Isn't this a joke? I don't think the bonus point system should even exist! Otherwise, it's unfair to the rest of us!"
"What's unfair about it? If you're capable, you can also go break records, can't you?"
"Don't forget she's also this year's Throne Student from the Joint Training Camp, and she's the first eight-star student. She might be young, but she's genuinely strong!"
"I've already given up on the Blue Sun Cup anyway, but those currently in the top ten should be careful, make sure not to get 'backstabbed' by the Xiao Guniang."
"Who knows what competition Mingxi is participating in? I'm going to ambush her!"
"Count me in."
"Jianghuai Region D-level Beastmaster Comprehensive Arena Competition!"
"What a coincidence, I'm also participating in this competition!"
"Hehehe, the youngest D-level Beastmaster, huh? This young master wants to see just how 'watery' this title really is!"
And because of the attention and ambushes from these talented young men and women, the Jianghuai Region's minor regional competition, without surprise, became popular!
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In a month and a half, Mingxi, along with Golden Yuanbao and Little Silver Flower, swept through the Han Ning City minor regional competition with an unstoppable momentum.
She 'fished' in the 'pond' and 'slaughtered' the 'new talents'.
Not only did she attract more and more spectators, but she also 'slapped' countless geniuses' faces.
She successfully advanced to the finals with a powerful stance!
In fact, given the elimination rules of the minor regional competition, there were plenty of contestants who could win round after round.
The reason Mingxi's popularity far exceeded that of other contestants was not only because of her young age and inherent popularity, nor just because of the geniuses' attempts to ambush her.
It was also because, no matter how difficult the opponent, she only sent out one pet in every single match!
In other words, every one of her [N O V E L I G H T] matches was a one-versus-three victory.
Such an astonishing record would be extremely explosive in any large-scale event.
With coverage from influencers, television stations, and news media, plus the strong promotion from the Lingye and Changheng two major groups, topics related to Mingxi almost completely dominated the Jianghuai Region's internet. Mingxi's personal popularity and the popularity of the Jianghuai Region's minor regional competition even subtly surpassed that of the regional competition itself.
Because of Mingxi, more and more spectators came in groups to watch her matches, which is why the topic of the regional competition venue being deserted arose.
Mingxi's personal Mengo Blog follower count surged again, already surpassing many well-known Professional Beastmaster.
In fact, if purely comparing popularity, her popularity could even rival that of the top Professional Beastmaster in Dragonflower Country.
Her, Golden Yuanbao, Little Silver Flower, and Lan Yue's fan sites and fan clubs sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
Moreover, fans from each group started comparing and competing with each other over whose fan site had more followers, higher popularity, and better maintenance.
This was jokingly referred to by the public as 'internal strife'.
However, this kind of 'internal strife' is actually very common; many super-popular Professional Beastmaster encounter this situation.
The higher the popularity, the fiercer and more intense the 'internal strife'.
For the top Professional Beastmaster, it's practically a 'hundred schools of thought contending'.
In the Professional Beastmaster circle, there's a saying: "Whether a Beast Tamers's own fans can enter the Warring States period is one of the standards for evaluating their professional value."
In other words, Mingxi is not yet a Professional Beastmaster, but she already possesses the prestige and popularity of a Professional Beastmaster.
She is just one step away from becoming a Professional Beastmaster!
In mid-October, on the day Mingxi secured her spot in the finals of the Jianghuai Region's minor regional competition, she received a call from Wang Chen's uncle, Wang Pinglu.
The call connected, and after a brief exchange of pleasantries,
Wang Pinglu went straight to the point: "Mingxi, I have one visitor pass for an Extraordinary Mystic Ground and one entry pass for the Mystic Realm of Fallen Laws.
If I were to ask you to choose between these two options, which one would you pick?"
Mingxi was bewildered.
Extraordinary Mystic Ground?
Mystic Realm of Fallen Laws?
...Director Wang, you're not joking with me, are you?
