"Relax," Liu Yi softly comforted her. "Just treat it like a normal training session."
"Next, let's welcome Yan Xinliu from First Year Class A-1 and her Magnetic Cat!" the host's voice rang out.
Yan Xinliu took a deep breath and walked onto the stage with her Magnetic Cat.
The music started, a lively electronic tune.
The Magnetic Cat was initially a bit nervous, but after successfully levitating the first metal ball, it gradually got into its rhythm.
Following the rhythm, the metal balls sometimes dispersed into constellations in the air, and other times gathered into geometric shapes.
The most spectacular part was when the Magnetic Cat used electromagnetic force to levitate dozens of metal balls simultaneously, forming a rotating cube.
The entire venue erupted in enthusiastic applause.
"Next, let's welcome Liu Yi from First Year Class A-1 and her Silver Snow Fox!"
Liu Yi walked onto the stage with Ziyue, while Chiying remained in the spectator stands.
The stage lights dimmed, a spotlight shone on the center, and a melodic, snow-themed music slowly began.
Ziyue gracefully walked to the center of the stage, gently tapping the ground with her front paw.
An ice-blue path instantly extended, outlining a sparkling ice bridge on the stage.
At the same time, with a flick of her tail, twelve Ice Blades condensed in the air, transforming into dazzling ice crystals that adorned both sides of the ice bridge.
"Wow!" gasps of admiration came from the audience.
As the music's rhythm changed, Ziyue stepped onto the ice bridge.
With every step she took, new Ice Blades appeared around her, blossoming like ice and snow fireworks.
When she reached the center of the bridge, she suddenly tilted her head back, and a Frost Breath surged forth.
The extremely cold aura danced in the air, transforming into various shapes with the music—snowflakes, icicles, and even the faint outline of a fox.
Light refracted through the ice mist, casting dreamy shadows on the stage.
Finally, Ziyue leaped from the ice bridge, performing a full rotation in mid-air.
All the ice crystals shattered simultaneously, turning into countless specks of light that slowly drifted down, like the first snow of winter.
The music abruptly stopped, and the venue fell silent for a second, before erupting into thunderous applause.
"So beautiful!"
"Is this the true power of a Silver Snow Fox?"
"How did they create that ice mist shape?"
The teachers on the judging panel nodded frequently, writing something on their scorecards.
Liu Yi bowed to the audience in thanks, and when she returned to her seat, her classmates crowded around to congratulate her.
"Liu Yi! Your performance was amazing!" Chen Yutong excitedly grabbed Liu Yi's hand. "That ice bridge design was absolutely incredible."
Li Hao also leaned in. "Ziyue's precision in controlling the Ice Blades was unbelievable. Her proficiency must be super high!"
"The synchronization between the ice mist shape and the music was almost perfect. It's hard to imagine you and Ziyue are new to performance shows," Yan Xinliu said, pushing up her glasses.
Liu Yi rubbed Ziyue's head. "Because Ziyue is very clever."
"Bingbing~"
The two tails behind Ziyue gently swayed, indicating she was enjoying the praise.
Just then, the host walked onto the stage, holding the scorecards. "After careful consideration by the judging teachers, the first-place winner of this performance show is Liu Yi from First Year Class A-1 and her Silver Snow Fox!"
The entire venue once again erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers.
After the awards ceremony, the campus broadcast announced: "Today's events have concluded successfully. All classes, please exit in an orderly manner."
Students left in twos and threes, still excitedly discussing the day's various competitions.
Chen Yutong scrolled through her phone as she walked. "The class group chat is blowing up! Everyone's praising your performance show!"
Li Hao also said, holding his phone, "Some classmates have already uploaded video clips to the forum, and the view count is soaring!"
Hearing this, Liu Yi took out her phone and indeed saw several related posts floating on the homepage of the campus forum:
《Shocking! A First-Year Junior's Silver Snow Fox Performance Show Crushes Third-Year Seniors!》
【OP: Did you see the performance show today? Liu Yi's Silver Snow Fox's ice mist shape was absolutely amazing! [Video Link]】
【2F: I was there, it was breathtakingly beautiful! Everyone gasped when the ice bridge appeared!】
【8F: A third-year senior says he's feeling the pressure; this batch of first-years is too strong.】
【33: I heard her Moling Dragon also achieved an overwhelming victory in the racing competition. What kind of divine pet is that?!】
Liu Yi smiled and shook her head, about to close the page, when she suddenly saw a post with a peculiar title:
《Rational Discussion: Has Liu Yi's Silver Snow Fox's Skill Mastery Reached Professional Level?》
Clicking it open, the original poster had thoroughly analyzed Ziyue's skill control displayed in the performance show, arguing that the precision of her Ice Blades and the plasticity of her Frost Breath far exceeded the level of an average high school student.
The replies below were even more varied:
【3F: OP is overthinking it, how can a performance show be the same as actual combat?】
【9F: Replying to 3F: Is 3F a combat addict? Do you think performance shows are easy? The most important thing in a performance show is skill proficiency. Don't you know that typically, at the same level, pets trained by performers have higher skill proficiency than pets trained by Beast Tamers?】
【27: As a third-year student, I can responsibly say that most of our pets cannot achieve this level of skill control.】
Liu Yi put away her phone, already accustomed to such discussions.
Ziyue's Ice Blades and Frost Breath had both reached Arcane proficiency, which was indeed uncommon among high school students.
...
After today's School Team training, Wei Xiuyu clapped her hands, signaling everyone to gather.
"Phase One of the National High School League will officially begin on Monday, October 6th," she said, bringing up a holographic projection that displayed a detailed itinerary. "As one of the schools from the Longwu Region registered for the Tianqi Beast Taming High School, we need to arrive in the Monte Region two days in advance for adaptive training and pre-competition preparations."
The dates on the projection clearly marked: Friday, October 3rd, 8 AM, all participating team members gather at school to collectively take a plane to the Monte Region.
"On Saturday, October 4th, and Sunday, October 5th, all contestants must complete their pet physical examinations and pre-competition registration at the Monte Region Beast Tamer Association," Wei Xiuyu continued. "This means—"
"Then we only have less than a week of training time left?" Li Chengying interjected, her expression turning a little grim.
Gao Xue frowned, calculating: "Today is the 26th, tomorrow the 27th, then the 28th, 29th, 30th... up to October 3rd, that's exactly 7 days."
"And we still have classes during those 7 days..." a second-year team member quietly added, "plus tomorrow and the day after are weekend holidays."
The training ground immediately buzzed with discussions, and anxious expressions appeared on the team members' faces.
Wei Xiuyu waited for the discussions to subside before continuing: "Although the next two days are the weekend, the school and School Team training ground will be open all day. Whether you do extra training is up to you."
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