Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger - Chapter 179 - 134: An Opponent He Cannot Defeat Even with All His Might (5)

Chapter 179: Chapter 134: An Opponent He Cannot Defeat Even with All His Might (5)

“Hmm.” Zhuang Jianbai gently responded, ran to the fallen Winter Dog, crouched down, and took out the Healing Ointment.

“Owl…”

As the cold ointment was applied on its body, the Winter Dog slowly opened its eyes. Seeing its owner healing its wounds, it lowered its head, letting out a remorseful cry.

Zhuang Jianbai carefully applied the ointment on Winter Dog, and as he heard Winter Dog’s cries, clearly seeing the singed thick fur, his heart gradually calmed down.

They had already given their all.

But the opponent was too strong to be defeated, unbeatable.

In this instant, many scenes flashed through his mind like a slideshow—bringing the ailing Winter Dog home on a stormy night; the joy of defeating their first opponent through rigorous training with Winter Dog; standing on the final stage of the Taibai Cup with Winter Dog, seizing the championship amid endless cheers…

“It’s okay, it’s okay, we’ll keep working hard.” Zhuang Jianbai gently stroked Winter Dog’s head, soothing in a warm voice.

“Owl…”

Winter Dog raised its head, its blue eyes glanced at Zhuang Jianbai, then affectionately rubbed its head against his hands, its tail gently wagging.

After a moment,

Zhuang Jianbai returned Winter Dog to the Pet Beast space, took a deep breath, quickly stood up, and walked briskly towards Chen Yuan opposite.

Jiang Yuntao suddenly became nervous.

But under Jiang Yuntao’s gaze, Zhuang Jianbai proactively extended his right hand, a faint smile appeared on his face: “Advisor Chen Yuan, I am not your opponent.”

After a brief pause, his smile became more radiant: “But I will work hard, striving to defeat you the next time.”

“For this goal, Winter Dog and I will train diligently when we go back.”

“We’ll… see each other again at the first Qin Province Beastmaster Tournament.”

Jiang Yuntao rubbed his eyes, unable to believe that this was his student.

He clearly hadn’t defeated his “Heart Demon.”

Jiang Yuntao suddenly raised his head, muttering softly: “No, he has already defeated his Heart Demon.”

“I’m looking forward to it.” Chen Yuan smiled slightly, then changed the tone, “But I will not participate in the competition you mentioned.”

Zhuang Jianbai’s eyes revealed strong confidence: “Then, by that time, I will challenge you as the champion of the first Qin Province Beastmaster Tournament.”

Chen Yuan’s mouth slightly raised: “I’ll wait for you.”

There was no further conversation, even though Chen Weiyi invited the two to stay for dinner, Zhuang Jianbai and Jiang Yuntao still chose to leave.

“Actually, if you had chosen to challenge that Gale Hunting Dog, you might have won.”

In the car, Jiang Yuntao suddenly spoke.

Zhuang Jianbai shook his head: “Teacher, if I can’t defeat his strongest Pet Beast, it will be meaningless.”

Jiang Yuntao nodded, then sighed: “I don’t blame you, that Flame Cloud Falcon is very strong, very strong, I estimate that even the talented Beastmaster from the Beast Taming Academy Headquarters would find it tricky.”

“In the words of you young people, the strength of this Flame Cloud Falcon is currently in the top tier, it’s hard to encounter opponents.”

“Yes.” Recalling the previous battle, Zhuang Jianbai suddenly felt a thrill of danger.

The advanced Winter Dog nearly got instantly defeated, if it were the pre-advanced Winter Dog, it probably couldn’t last ten seconds.

In the confrontation, the great strength of Flame Cloud Falcon made him and Winter Dog seem to dance on the edge of a blade, any slight mistake would lead to being directly defeated.

But the Flame Cloud Falcon had enough tolerance, Cold Breath was easily overwhelmed by Flame Storm, Ice-Split Claw could not cause injury to it, and the remaining two Skills could not stop its offensive, it was a complete overall crushing.

In that moment of defeat earlier, Zhuang Jianbai felt a deep despair, as if facing an unbeatable demon king, completely overshadowed by its shadow.

But the chasm-like gap made Zhuang Jianbai understand: it’s not their lack of effort, but the opponent was strong to the point of invincibility.

Yes, it’s not their fault, they had already tried.

“By the way, teacher, which tier do you think I belong to?” Zhuang Jianbai turned his head to look at Jiang Yuntao, his eyes full of curiosity.

“You…” Jiang Yuntao looked at Zhuang Jianbai and pondered for a moment, then smiled, “This morning you were in the second tier, now you…”

“Will soon be in the first tier.”

Zhuang Jianbai questioned, “Teacher, why is that?”

Jiang Yuntao patted Zhuang Jianbai’s shoulder, eyes filled with comfort: “Because you have defeated your own Heart Demon.”

“Your Heart Demon, from beginning to end, isn’t Chen Yuan, it’s yourself.”

“Myself?” Zhuang Jianbai dropped his eyes, murmuring softly.

“Yes.” Jiang Yuntao smiled, “From the moment you faced failure, you defeated yourself.”

“From now on, you will become stronger.”

“Let’s go back, we need to prepare well for the upcoming competition.”

“The Taibai Cup championship is just your starting point.”