CHAPTER 848 WELL-MATCHED IN STRENGTH

After a few moments, the result of the first round was announced right on the spot. However, the result

was very unexpected. After the five judges discussed among themselves, they decided that the first

round was a draw. This was because Carter and Rocky finished the evaluation at the same time, and

the identification data of the beast attribute were just the same.

As soon as the result was announced, the entire hall became wild again. There had never been a result

of a draw before in the history of the Beast Master Contest. However, that was not the most surprising

part. What was really surprising was how the Cao Clan turned the tables just when they were almost

certainly defeated because of Queenie's failure in the previous round. This twist to the competition was

because of the appearance of a mysterious man—Rocky. A draw match showed that Rocky obviously

had the strength and ability to compete against Carter.

By this moment, everyone was curious about who Rocky really was and why he was so powerful.

However, not a single person in the hall knew his true identity.

All of a sudden, the spotlight shifted from Carter to Rocky. Everybody talked about the mysterious man

among themselves in hushed voices.

The second round started as soon as the first round ended. At this moment, another spirit-manipulated

beast was put in the huge cage on the round platform.

"It's just beginner's luck, boy. In this round, I'll make sure that you're out of dumb luck." Carter didn't

expect that the result was going to be a draw. He felt ashamed of himself because he was not able to

defeat a nobody. So he snorted at Rocky as a declaration of war against him. He was really driven to

completely defeat him this time.

Surprisingly, Carter didn't use his Radiance Evaluation Skill. Instead, he walked straight to the cage

and raised his palm. All of a sudden, his palm was wrapped by a strange colorful light. His palm then

turned into some sort of a magic hand that was able to control the movement of the spirit-manipulated

beast.

"What is he doing? Is he doing the Stroking Evaluation Skill? That Skill he is showing is a unique skill of

our clan!" At this moment, a beast evaluator of a clan suddenly stood up and shouted in amazement.

As soon as he was finished with what he was saying, the audience burst into an ear-splitting uproar.

Everyone was dumbfounded by what was happening.

The Stroking Evaluation Skill was also a very famous Beast Evaluation Skill in the Wild Spirit Land.

Moreover, it was more abstruse than the Radiance Evaluation Skill. This meant that, with the same

beast evaluation strength, the Stroking Evaluation Skill was a little more powerful than the Radiance

Evaluation Skill. It was hard for everybody to imagine that Carter had mastered these two different

kinds of incredibly powerful Beast Evaluation Skills. Although to be fair to him, to become a beast

evaluator who knew the Radiance Evaluation Skill was already hard work itself. Carter also knew the

profound Stroking Evaluation Skill which was impressive. Therefore, his strength should not be

underestimated and he must top the ranks among the beast evaluators who were at the same level as

him.

"Carter is such a great beast evaluator. I never expected that he could master the Stroking Evaluation

Skill which is one of the top Beast Evaluation Skills. However, the Stroking Evaluation Skill and the

Radiance Evaluation Skill are from two different beast evaluating factions. It seems that he has learned

the Stroking Evaluation Skill by some suspicious and dirty tricks..." Lucas was surprised at first by

Carter's strength. But then he realized that Carter had learned two different Beast Evaluation Skills

from two different factions at the same time, which appeared to be inconstant in his own clan. And now,

his surprise towards Carter's ability turned to dismay. In his opinion, the most important thing for a

beast evaluator was to honor and respect his master and clan.

Of course, Carter's strength also made the Cao Clan more worried. The Cao Clan grew hope because

of the previous round, but they had noticed that Carter obviously had held back and hid his strength in

the former rounds. Now, he was taking the match more seriously as he showed an advanced Stroking

Evaluation Skill. The chances were high that Rocky would fail no matter what skill he exhibited.

On the other side of the hall, the Qi Clan members felt like they could finally ease their minds when

they saw Carter's performance. In their opinion, even if Rocky surprised everyone by performing the

Radiance Evaluation Skill, he could not possibly display a Beast Evaluation Skill, or any skill in that

matter, which was more powerful than the Stroking Evaluation Skill. So, they shared the same

sentiment with the Cao Clan. They believed that the outcome of the match was already set in stone

and that the victory would finally belong to them.

However, the Qi Clan had no idea that Rocky, who had also performed a more authentic Stroking

Evaluation Skill, had once defeated Carter before.

Just when all of the people in the hall thought that Rocky would definitely lose the second round

because of his inferior skills, he walked slowly towards the cage and suddenly raised one hand just like

what Carter did. The palm of his hand shone brightly, too. It was a very similar scene to that of Carter's

Stroking Evaluation Skill. Carter was now standing on the opposite side of the cage. Both of them were

performing the skill as if they were shooting two beaming balls into the beast.

This scene immediately stunned everyone. They did not expect this to happen.

"Oh my god! How can this be? He... This guy can also cast the Stroking Evaluation Skill!"

"How is that even possible? Both of them are actually performing the Stroking Evaluation Skill at the

same time!"

"Who is this mysterious beast evaluator from the Cao Clan? I have never seen him before! How could

he master both the two Beast Evaluation Skills just like the beast evaluator from the Qi Clan..."

At the moment, the whole hall seemed to be a little out of control. Everyone could not believe what they

saw. They could not sit still anymore, so they stood up and stretched out their necks to stare at Rocky

curiously. They were all shouting in bewilderment at what they were witnessing.

It was understandable that Carter had mastered the Stroking Evaluation Skill. After all, he had shown

his strength as a seventh-grade beast evaluator before. However, Rocky had never shown up in front

of them or ever fought for the Cao Clan before. In his first ever appearance, he used the Radiance

Evaluation Skill that resulted in a tie with Carter. And now, after Carter had shown the Stroking

Evaluation Skill, he also displayed the same skill. The audience felt that the whole two rounds were like

a well-rehearsed play even though they knew that the match was really authentic. The last two rounds

were very breathtaking and exciting for the whole audience!

At this point, everyone in the Cao Clan resting area had a nervous expression on their faces. They owns this text.

didn't know how to react with what was happening at all.

Happy? Indeed, the Cao Clan was happy when they saw that Rocky cast the Stroking Evaluation Skill.

This meant that he had a fighting chance against Carter. From the previous failure of Queenie's round,

he had brought the Cao Clan back at the top. Surprised? Of course. If this turn of events could not be

called a surprise, then nothing could be considered as a surprise in the world. On the other hand, the

Cao Clan members were deeply shocked at the moment because of Rocky's real capacity. In this short

period of time, he had given them a lot of exciting surprises which were beyond their expectation.

As chief of the Cao Clan, Lucilla couldn't sit still after Rocky showed his Stroking Evaluation Skill. She

trembled ever so slightly and her face was painted with unspeakable excitement. Even Lucas, who was

calm at first, couldn't help but clench his hands. He did not in any way expect that the man, Rocky,

whom he saw many times before was so great in concealing his real abilities. In addition, among all the

young men like Rocky, no one had ever been able to accomplish such a great achievement!

At the moment, Lucas, as one of the strongest beast evaluators in the Timber Deity Empire, was too

surprised and impressed at Rocky. He exclaimed, "Mr. Rookie must have an incomparable talent for

beast evaluation, otherwise at his age, he could never have been able to master the two powerful

Beast Evaluation Skills."