Chapter 1000: Capybara King (two in one)

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

“Steel Sword Falcon! Steel Sword Falcon!”

“It’s no longer a Steel Sword Falcon.”

“…Who cares? Its current form is new, and Qiao Sang hasn’t named it yet. What else would you call it besides Steel Sword Falcon?”

“That’s true, Steel Sword Falcon! Steel Sword Falcon!”

“Today’s ticket was really worth it; I actually got to see the latest evolution of an alien Pet.”

“Don’t even mention it, the Steel Sword Falcon’s King-level form has truly strong defense. The lightning striking it seemed to have no effect.”

“Speaking of which, are all of the Steel Sword Falcon’s evolution paths truly Bond Evolutions? How come she doesn’t feel any pain, and her expression doesn’t even change?”

“That’s because you didn’t see it. Earlier, when the lightning struck the Steel Sword Falcon, Qiao Sang’s expression was twisted in pain. She probably has strong endurance, able to bear other damage. Don’t Yu Beast Masters with Bond Evolution Pets all go and practice their defense?”

“I don’t know how she manages her time. Her brain domain breaks through so quickly, her Pets are cultivated so strongly, and she still has time to train her own defense.”

“Anyway, just don’t think of her as a normal person.”

“The Steel Sword Falcon’s evolved form is truly too cool, and its entire evolution chain is Bond Evolution. It makes me want to go to the Super Dormant Star and contract one.”

“The Steel Sword Falcon has now evolved into a King-level Pet. With its defense, as long as it doesn’t leave the field, whether this Electric Domain Field is present or not seems to make no difference. Wu Tianjiao made a wrong move here.”

“Not necessarily. The Steel Sword Falcon has just evolved to King-level, and it still has to battle a King-level Pet in lightning weather. It will definitely be at a disadvantage. Just watch, the second match will definitely end before the Electric Domain Field disappears.”

“Qiao Sang might not send the Steel Sword Falcon out in the next match.”

“Among all of Qiao Sang’s King-level Pets, the Steel Sword Falcon has the strongest defense. Although the Ice Emperor Ram has the Ice Heaven Domain, it can’t freeze lightning. And then there’s Yan Jiaoou; its attack is strong, not its defense. As long as Qiao Sang wants the subsequent matches to be easier, she’ll 100% continue to send the Steel Sword Falcon out. I can bet on it.”

As soon as the words fell, on the field, Steel Treasure emitted a faint white light, and its body slowly shrank. When the white light receded, it had already returned to the appearance of the Steel Sword Falcon.

The person next to them saw this and chuckled, saying, “Alright, I’ll take that bet.”

“…”

Aside from the few people joking, the entire venue was once again in an uproar, sighing that it was indeed a Bond Evolution.

On the commentary stand, Tian Yiwan promptly announced the news:

“The Steel Sword Falcon has just returned to its General-level form. Indeed, its evolution to King-level also used the power of bonds.”

Tang Xueran said with regret, “It seems the Steel Sword Falcon won’t be appearing in the next match.”

As an alien Pet and the most beloved Flying-type in the central hollow region, and most importantly, its previous evolved form was the first of its kind in the entire interstellar space, everyone hoped to see it compete in more matches.

Except for Wu Tianjiao.

Good, it changed back into the Steel Sword Falcon… Wu Tianjiao let out a sigh of relief, overjoyed, as her estimated 1% chance of winning rapidly soared.

“You worked hard,” Qiao Sang said with a smile in her mind, “Congratulations on a successful evolution.”

“Steel…” Steel Treasure weakly responded in her mind, then closed its eyes and fell down with a smile.

Seeing it about to fall to the ground, Qiao Sang waved her hand and recalled it into her yu beast codex.

Family area.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao, who had just been excitedly cheering for her Yu Beast Master and little brother’s victory, silently put down her cheering stick when she saw her little brother recalled.

Immediately after, she remembered that the match hadn’t officially ended, and either Tooth Treasure or Dew Treasure would be appearing next. She raised her paws again, excitedly waving and shouting:

“Xun! Xun!”

“Xun! Xun!”

The intense match had just ended, and the most eye-catching Steel Treasure had also been recalled into the yu beast codex, so many people noticed the commotion nearby.

The surrounding people looked over, discussing with glowing eyes:

“Isn’t that the Ghost Ring King!”

“Is that Qiao Sang’s one?”

“It clearly is! Please, this is the family area, okay? Only family members of contestants can sit here. The person next to the Ghost Ring King is Qiao Sang’s mom.”

“Qiao Sang’s Ghost Ring King is a variant; only its rings and eyes are golden yellow. This one is clearly Qiao Sang’s.”

“It seems Qiao Sang decided from the beginning to send the Steel Sword Falcon out, even letting the Ghost Ring King sit in the audience.”

“Holy crap! I suddenly realized a very serious problem!”

“What?”

“Do you think Qiao Sang was planning to let the Steel Sword Falcon undergo Bond Evolution during the match, wanting the pressure of battle to better stimulate the power of bonds, which is why she sent it out first!”

“You know what! There really is that possibility! Ever since the remaining contestants were all B-level Beast Tamers, Qiao Sang has never sent a General-level Pet out first. This is the semi-finals, and she actually sent the Steel Sword Falcon out first. I thought it was too strange at the time.”

“I’m getting goosebumps. So Qiao Sang knew the Steel Sword Falcon was about to undergo Bond Evolution, which is why she sent it out first? She actually made such a decision in such an important match. If it didn’t undergo Bond Evolution and she lost, wouldn’t everything be ruined?”

“Impossible, absolutely impossible. Bond Evolution isn’t like other evolutions where energy items and conditions are enough. The power of bonds is intangible; it’s impossible to predict it in advance… Unless, the Steel Sword Falcon had already successfully undergone Bond Evolution before this match, and this time, it was just to make the temporary Bond Evolution more stable through a difficult match.”

“!!!”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao, seeing that others had discovered her presence, restrained her urge to continue shouting and silently concealed her form.

Ye Xiangting glanced at where Xiao Xunbao had hidden, then said softly:

“No need to hide. Steel Treasure has already appeared. It doesn’t matter if you show yourself in the next match. Even if you’re not here, people won’t think you’ll be on the field.”

Xiao Xunbao: “…”

Why did that sound so unpleasant…

As thoughts flickered, a light projection of “10” appeared on the field.

A mechanical voice followed:

“9, 8, 7…”

“Xun! Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao instantly forgot her feelings and reappeared, excitedly counting along with the audience.

The light projection quickly changed to “1” and disappeared.

Everyone quietly fell silent by unspoken agreement.

Qiao Sang and Wu Tianjiao simultaneously formed hand seals.

Two massive crimson star formations lit up on the field.

Immediately after, two enormous figures appeared within their respective star formations.

With the appearance of one of the figures, the temperature on the field plummeted. Large patches of snowflakes suddenly appeared, drifting down amidst the constantly blasting lightning.

“Contestant Wu Tianjiao has sent out Water Hog Overlord, and Contestant Qiao Sang has sent out Ice Emperor Ram!” Tian Yiwan announced from the commentary stand.

“Ice Emperor Ram knows Profound Level Ice Armor and Healing Light. It can both defend and heal. With the Electric Domain Field present, it’s indeed most suitable to send out Ice Emperor Ram first,” Tang Xueran analyzed.

On the field.

Dew Treasure had already known about the lightning outside while in the yu beast codex. As soon as it appeared, it condensed exquisite Ice Armor all over its body, like a suit of armor.

Lightning continuously struck down, but almost none of it caused the Ice Armor to crack.

Occasionally, a tiny crack would appear in the Ice Armor, but it would immediately restore itself.

Profound Level Ice Armor’s defense is truly high… But this is good too. Ice Emperor Ram has to continuously condense Ice Armor throughout the match, which will definitely consume a lot of its energy… Wu Tianjiao’s mindset was still quite good.

In front of her, Water Hog Overlord stood with a gentle expression. It glanced at its opponent in the distance, paused, its heart quickened, and its face inexplicably reddened a bit.

Lightning continuously blasted within about three meters around Water Hog Overlord, without harming it in the slightest.

Breath Concealment, besides sensing auras, when the proficiency of this skill is high enough, it can leave its own aura in a certain area. Even if it falls, the previously cast skill will not affect that area… Qiao Sang looked at Water Hog Overlord’s position, and a piece of information about the Thunder Flax Spirit quickly flashed through her mind.

It was also because of this skill that Wu Tianjiao was confident that her next Pet would not be affected by the Electric Domain Field.

However, in reality, even if Water Hog Overlord stepped outside the three-meter radius around it, it wouldn’t be struck by lightning.

Because they shared the same Yu Beast Master, whether in the yu beast codex or during outdoor training, Water Hog Overlord’s body had been imbued with the Thunder Flax Spirit’s intentionally left aura.

As long as a Pet with the Thunder Flax Spirit’s intentionally left scent didn’t take a bath or swim before the match, this aura would always remain.

While thinking, Qiao Sang looked again at the Pet, which was about thirteen meters tall, mostly blue with dark blue head and back, fishbone-like patterns on its sides, a pair of dark blue fins on its chest and near its tail, a sharp protrusion on its back, and stood on four legs. Information related to it surfaced in her mind.

Water Hog Overlord, a Water-type King-level Pet, gentle in nature, uses ultrasonic waves to sense the emotions of living beings, possesses the Water Screen characteristic, where Pets with this characteristic are enveloped in a water screen and will not enter a burned state.

It also possesses the Water Storage, Moist Body, and Breath Concealment characteristics.

Water Storage means that when it encounters Water-type moves, it will not take damage but will recover. Moist Body allows it to heal abnormal statuses during rainy weather.

Most importantly is Breath Concealment. In the early stages, this characteristic can only conceal and hide its own aura, but when the level of this Breath Concealment characteristic is high enough, it can seal its own aura, preventing it from dissipating due to external interference.

In other words, Water Hog Overlord can seal the aura left on it by the Thunder Flax Spirit. Even if Dew Treasure cast rainy weather regardless of whether it had Moist Body, the rainwater wouldn’t wash away the Thunder Flax Spirit’s aura on it.

Actually, no matter whether she sent out Tooth Treasure or Dew Treasure, given Water Hog Overlord’s characteristics, it was indeed the most suitable Pet to cooperate with the Electric Domain Field.

As thoughts flickered, Water Hog Overlord, blushing, executed its Yu Beast Master’s pre-match command, forcefully flicking its tail downwards.

Qiao Sang’s various thoughts abruptly stopped, and she said:

“Domain.”

“Ice Emperor.”

Dew Treasure cried out, enduring the continuously striking lightning, and exuded a visible cold aura from its entire body.

The temperature on the field plummeted again.

The ground instantly solidified into a thick ice shell.

At the same time, a water Barrier up to five meters high surged around Water Hog Overlord.

Before the water Barrier could rise higher, it, along with Water Hog Overlord in the center, was frozen in place.

As expected, it’s going to use a water Barrier to enclose itself, preventing the Ice Heaven Domain from affecting it… Qiao Sang had a feeling that this was indeed the case.

Dew Treasure looked at its opponent in the distance.

The next second, six Mega Ice Cones, like small mountains, appeared simultaneously around Water Hog Overlord and plummeted down in unison.

The speed of casting Ice Heaven Domain is truly fast… Wu Tianjiao’s expression was serious, but she wasn’t overly worried.

As early as the previous rounds, when Qiao Sang’s Ice Emperor Ram was sent out, she had thoroughly studied countermeasures.

She didn’t give any commands, just stood quietly on the back of her green bird-like Pet.

Water Hog Overlord remained frozen, not moving at all.

But the lightning from high above, which had not previously affected its surroundings, suddenly struck down.

“Bang bang bang!”

The speed of the lightning was incredibly fast, striking down almost in the blink of an eye.

Before the several Mega Ice Cones could smash down, over a dozen bolts of lightning struck the Mega Ice Cones and Water Hog Overlord’s body.

The Ice Cones shattered, and large chunks of broken ice fell downwards.

Even the ice shell on Water Hog Overlord’s body made a “crack” sound, and a tiny fissure appeared.

The Ice Heaven Domain froze Water Hog Overlord, and also froze its aura, so the lightning from the Electric Domain Field began to attack indiscriminately… Qiao Sang looked at the scene before her, habitually analyzing.

No wonder Wu Tianjiao didn’t give any commands and looked completely unconcerned.

As long as Water Hog Overlord is frozen and its aura disappears, the lightning will strike indiscriminately, helping it break open the ice shell…

On the commentary stand, Tian Yiwan said with a rather excited tone:

“Ice Emperor Ram used Ice Heaven Domain to freeze Water Hog Overlord, but the lightning from the Electric Domain Field helped it, striking the ice and even destroying the Mega Ice Cones! Will Water Hog Overlord break free from the Ice Heaven Domain’s freeze now?!”

Tang Xueran added:

“Water Hog Overlord wasn’t struck by lightning before because it had the Thunder Flax Spirit’s aura on it. Once it’s frozen and its aura disappears, the lightning from the Electric Domain Field will also strike its body, helping it break the freezing effect.”

Saying this, she sighed with emotion:

“This way, even if the lightning is not controlled by Water Hog Overlord, it might still become a force to help it break free from the ice.”

Many spectators who didn’t know the details turned to ask those next to them, “What’s this ‘Thunder Flax Spirit’s aura’?” and “What does it have to do with lightning?”

No one noticed a moist aura rising from the tiny crack on Water Hog Overlord’s body.

The cold air from Dew Treasure’s body spread.

The crack disappeared.

Lightning continued to strike Water Hog Overlord’s body, but it no longer caused any cracks to appear on it.

Tang Xueran saw this and said:

“Ice Heaven Domain truly lives up to being an Ultra-level skill. As long as Ice Emperor Ram controls it even slightly, such powerful lightning cannot cause any damage.”

As she spoke, the sky rumbled, and heavy rain suddenly poured down. (End of chapter)