Chapter 1006: Request leave

As the Host finished speaking, deafening cheers erupted throughout the venue.

The camera panned to the commentary booth.

Tian Yiwan and Tang Xueran cooperated, saying:

“Hello everyone, I’m your commentator for today, Tian Yiwan.”

“And I’m Tang Xueran.”

Both said in unison, “It’s an honor to accompany you throughout this Regional Competition.”

Tang Xueran said, “Here at the Yukong Beast Arena in Tian’an City, contestant Yuan Tianlong and contestant Qiao Sang will compete for the championship of the 767th Regional Competition.”

“These two contestants are truly the focus of attention! One is contestant Yuan Tianlong, who claims he will become a Dragon-type King, and has participated in the Regional Competition in the Beilun and Lianpo regions, winning championships in both!” Tian Yiwan exclaimed loudly.

“The other is contestant Qiao Sang, the youngest among all contestants, and participating in the Regional Competition for the first time, yet she has achieved a winning streak directly to the final battle!”

During the two commentators’ opening remarks, the cheers in the arena surged in waves, never ceasing.

Tian Yiwan continued:

“As the grand finale of this Regional Competition, many distinguished guests have come to today’s final.”

The camera panned to the VIP seats.

Tang Xueran began to introduce the distinguished guests in the VIP seats.

In addition to Tao Coach, who had been there twice before, there were also past champions of the Zhongkong Regional Competition, some local dignitaries from the Zhongkong region, and even the supervisor from the Beast Tamer Alliance’s Zhongkong branch, all present at the venue.

The camera quickly swept past, flashing Ye Xiangting’s face.

Ye Xiangting looked at the important figures around her, whom she had only ever seen on television, her body tensed, her heart racing, and her expression could not help but show some nervousness.

She never expected that she would be seated in such an important position for the final!

Only two contestants remained for the final.

Naturally, there was no longer a need to arrange a separate area for family members.

To show the importance placed on the two finalists, the organizers directly arranged for the contestants’ families to be seated in the VIP area.

After smiling at the camera, Tao Coach chatted briefly with Mi Jiala, across from Ye Xiangting.

After a few words, Mi Jiala suddenly introduced:

“This is Qiao Sang’s mother.”

Tao Coach looked at Ye Xiangting, paused for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and she enthusiastically extended her hand, saying:

“Hello, my name is Tao Yun Kai. I currently work at the Guo Yu Bureau. Qiao Sang is the one I was responsible for signing into the National Beast Appraiser Combat Team.”

“I know, I know, Qiao Sang told me,” Ye Xiangting quickly shook her hand in return, “My name is Ye Xiangting.”

Even with her ample social experience and knowledge, she still felt instinctively awkward and nervous in front of such a person.

The two began to chat.

One wanted to understand Qiao Sang, and the other was eager to describe in detail even the weather on the day Qiao Sang awakened her yu beast codex, and they became more and more congenial as they talked.

Finally, it’s quiet… Mi Jiala thought.

At this moment, Liu Yao, who was chatting with someone nearby, spoke up and introduced:

“I only provided some minor guidance to Qiao Sang in the past; this is Qiao Sang’s true teacher now.”

“Hello, teacher. I heard that Qiao Sang is from the Imperial Beast Academy,” the man, speaking across Liu Yao, asked enthusiastically, “So, are you a teacher at the Imperial Beast Academy? What does Qiao Sang usually study?”

Mi Jiala: “…”

Suddenly, the audience burst into screams and cheers several times louder than before.

The man who had been speaking instantly shifted his gaze to the arena.

Mi Jiala also looked at the arena, only to see that Qiao Sang and another person named Yuan Tianlong had already entered.

A glowing image of “10” appeared on the field.

A mechanical voice sounded, following the constantly changing light:

“9, 8, 7… 3, 2, 1.”

The light disappeared.

The crowd in the audience fell silent in a tacit understanding.

Everyone stared intently at the arena.

“The first match of the final has officially begun,” Tian Yiwan said from the commentary booth.

“I wonder what Pets contestant Qiao Sang and contestant Yuan Tianlong will send out to battle in the first match.”

On the field.

The two simultaneously formed hand Seals, and two dazzling crimson star formations lit up on the ground.

Soon, two exceptionally large Pets appeared within their respective star formations.

“It’s Ice Emperor Ram and Crimson Warm Dragon!” Tian Yiwan exclaimed loudly.

At the same time, the official live stream exploded, with the screen filled with Ice Emperor Ram and exclamation points. Any occasional bullet comments about Crimson Warm Dragon quickly disappeared.

[Ahhh! Ice Emperor Ram! Qiao Shen sent Ice Emperor Ram out first in the final!]

[Thank you, Qiao Shen, for letting me see Ice Emperor Ram so quickly.]

[I just watched Ice Emperor Ram’s match yesterday, but it feels like I haven’t seen it in a long time.]

[Does Ice Emperor Ram have so many fans?]

[Don’t mind them, they’re all from the Ancient Mist region.]

[Who said that! I’m from the Zhongkong region!]

At the competition venue.

Snowflakes drifted down in large flakes.

It’s not Saw-Sound Dragon… Qiao Sang looked at the Pet in the distance, about twelve meters tall, entirely crimson, with upward-extending flame-like eyebrows above its eyes, and iron rings on its strong limbs and tail. Her heart sank.

Since this Regional Competition began, Yuan Tianlong had sent out Saw-Sound Dragon as his first Pet in every round, but unexpectedly, it wasn’t the case when he faced her.

As thoughts flickered, the cold air from Lu Bao spread.

The temperature plummeted, and everything along the ground instantly froze over with a thick layer of Ice, including the Crimson Warm Dragon, which had just lifted its foot.

Crimson Warm Dragon, a Dragon-type and Fire-type King-level Pet with an extremely strong fighting spirit. Its internal temperature exceeds 3000 degrees. When its fighting spirit rises, the flames on its eyebrows burn more intensely. It possesses the Sun Power characteristic, which increases its special attack in clear weather. It also has Flame Body, Raging Flames, and Mental Power characteristics… Qiao Sang looked at the Pet in the distance, and related information flashed through her mind.

An “iceberg” that seemed capable of covering the entire arena appeared in the sky.

“The maximum power Mega Ice Cone has appeared!” Tian Yiwan excitedly said from the commentary booth, “Ice Emperor Ram started with Ice Heaven Domain and the maximum power Mega Ice Cone! It directly enlarged it! Is it planning to instantly defeat Crimson Warm Dragon at the start of the match?!”

The “iceberg” fell.

At this moment, Yuan Tianlong spoke:

“Fire.”

As soon as he spoke, fierce flames shot out from Crimson Warm Dragon’s body.

With a loud “bang,” all the Ice Armor on its body shattered and scattered.

Indeed, the energy within Crimson Warm Dragon is far superior to Lu Bao’s… Qiao Sang looked at the scene on the field, her expression unchanged.

She had already researched Crimson Warm Dragon’s information before.

In addition to the information provided by Rong Yuhua and Wu Tianjiao, even without detailed data, based on the time of Crimson Warm Dragon’s evolution and the strength it displayed in various competitions, it was not difficult to determine that its internal energy was greater than Lu Bao’s.

I believe Lu Bao also remembers Crimson Warm Dragon’s information…

“Ice Emperor.”

The cold air from Lu Bao’s body spread.

The next second, Crimson Warm Dragon’s entire body was instantly frozen again with a layer of Ice.

“Bang!!!”

The “iceberg” fell.

The ground trembled.

The ground suddenly sank and collapsed, pressing the entire arena down by several centimeters!

“Although Crimson Warm Dragon broke through the Ice Flower Seal’s freezing effect, Ice Emperor Ram clearly anticipated this situation and instantly re-froze Crimson Warm Dragon. The Mega Ice Cone successfully smashed onto Crimson Warm Dragon’s body!” Tang Xueran spoke rapidly, describing everything that had just happened on the field.

“Can Crimson Warm Dragon withstand this blow?” Tian Yiwan asked in cooperation.

Crimson Warm Dragon could never fall like this… Everyone who had watched Yuan Tianlong’s matches firmly believed this.

The “iceberg” did not dissipate after smashing down, unlike in the previous few matches.

“Bang!”

A long dragon of flames, from bottom to top, shot straight up from the position where Crimson Warm Dragon was crushed!

The gigantic “iceberg” seemed utterly unable to withstand this terrifying force, being directly pierced through from that spot, with flames soaring into the sky!

The “iceberg” split into four, showing countless cracks.

Immediately after, the cracks in the “iceberg” became more and more numerous.

Just as it was about to completely shatter, a huge flash of fire shot out from within.

Qiao Sang calmly said:

“Continue.”

“Ice Emperor.”

Lu Bao cried out.

Visible cold air spread in the air.

The flash of fire that had just shot out instantly condensed into a thick layer of Ice, revealing Crimson Warm Dragon’s body inside.

From the commentary booth, Tian Yiwan excitedly said, “The Ice Armor broke, and the iceberg shattered, but the Ice Heaven Domain’s effect is still present. Even if Crimson Warm Dragon breaks through the freezing effect and the iceberg, it will still be frozen by Ice Emperor Ram’s single thought.”

Since the last round of the competition, he had subtly leaned towards supporting Qiao Sang, and his commentary style reflected this.

Tang Xueran analyzed more rationally:

“This is the first time a Pet has broken through Ice Emperor Ram’s combo skill so quickly. Although Ice Emperor Ram can re-freeze the opponent with a single thought, over time, the energy consumption might be considerable.”

Tian Yiwan said with a smile:

“Ice Emperor Ram has Energy Regeneration, so energy consumption doesn’t seem to be too big of a problem for it.”

On the field.

Qiao Sang stared at the newly re-frozen Crimson Warm Dragon, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

No, it has no injuries on its body. This isn’t the real Crimson Warm Dragon!

Qiao Sang collected her thoughts and, relying on her intuition, shouted:

“Ice Armor!”

Lu Bao didn’t have time to think. A thought flashed, and a delicate set of Ice Armor instantly condensed around its entire body.

At the same time, in mid-air, the frozen Crimson Warm Dragon disappeared.

What, what’s going on?

The audience looked stunned. Before they could understand what was happening, a dazzling and scorching flame suddenly exploded from beneath the iceberg.

The “iceberg,” which already had countless cracks, completely shattered, and large chunks of Ice fell downwards.

At the same time, everyone saw the crimson figure with injuries all over its body deep underground.

It’s Crimson Warm Dragon!

Crimson Warm Dragon had been suppressed under the “iceberg” all along!

The speed of the flame explosion was incredibly fast, almost instantly traversing the entire arena.

A fervent and intense Flame Body power suddenly erupted beneath Lu Bao, who had just condensed its Ice Armor.

Lu Bao was directly sent flying backward.

The Ice power on the field disappeared, and the temperature warmed up.

The entire venue was in an uproar.

“Holy crap! Crimson Warm Dragon was down there all along! What was that that came up first? A clone? A Substitute?”

“Yuan Tianlong truly lives up to his name! This is the first time a Pet has broken through the Ice Flower Seal and attacked Ice Emperor Ram, right?”

“Brilliant! Knowing that it would definitely be frozen on the ground, it stayed underground and unleashed Hellfire, an attack that erupts flames from the ground. It also knew to conjure a clone to distract Ice Emperor Ram.”

“I somehow feel like I’m seeing Ghost Ring King’s fighting style from this; he also often likes to use Substitute to confuse opponents.”

“No, how did Crimson Warm Dragon recover so quickly from such a powerful attack? If this were any other Pet, let alone having a chance to attack, it would have already fallen.”

“I always felt like Yuan Tianlong calculated that his first match would be against Ice Emperor Ram…”

“Crimson Warm Dragon used a clone to attract Ice Emperor Ram’s attention, while its main body attacked from underground.” Tian Yiwan said from the commentary booth, “Contestant Yuan Tianlong seems to have prepared this battle plan from the beginning.”

“Domain-type Ultra-level skills are almost unbreakable at the same stage, but this is not absolute.” Tang Xueran looked at Crimson Warm Dragon, which had emerged from underground, and analyzed:

“Under circumstances of a significant disparity in energy and power, or with a super powerful combo skill capable of contending with an Ultra-level skill, or if a powerful attack directly penetrates the domain and strikes the Pet casting the domain, the Pet’s internal energy becomes unstable, and the domain will naturally disappear.”

Although Tian Yiwan supported Qiao Sang, his professionalism remained, and he rationally stated:

“Crimson Warm Dragon’s Hellfire is not powerful enough to break through the Ice Heaven Domain, but its execution method is clever enough; it knew to send out a clone to attract Ice Emperor Ram’s attention, allowing its main body to remain hidden and directly attack Ice Emperor Ram’s position.”

“That’s right.” Tang Xueran agreed.

“Contestant Qiao Sang also clearly realized the abnormality of the situation at the last moment and had Ice Emperor Ram cast Ice Armor to protect itself.”

On the field.

Yuan Tianlong spoke:

“Continuous attack.”

Ice Heaven Domain requires a large amount of energy, but compared to Ice Heaven Domain, Ice Emperor Ram’s more troublesome skills are actually Healing Light and Energy Regeneration.

As long as the Ice Heaven Domain is broken, and continuous attacks are launched while Ice Emperor Ram is injured, preventing it from using Healing Light and Energy Regeneration, and controlling the battle rhythm, victory in this match can be secured.

Yuan Tianlong looked at the fallen Ice Emperor Ram, silently waiting for the continuous attacks to follow.

Among all of Qiao Sang’s Pets, only Ice Emperor Ram was most suitable to battle Saw-Sound Dragon. Since he had sent out Saw-Sound Dragon as his first Pet in the previous rounds, there was a high probability that Qiao Sang would send out Ice Emperor Ram in the first match.

Ice Emperor Ram possesses Water-type, which counters the Fire-type Crimson Warm Dragon, but its current battle style seems to be primarily Ice, either starting with Ice Flower Seal or Ice Heaven Domain.

He had prepared countermeasures for both Ice Flower Seal and Ice Heaven Domain before the match.

As long as it’s not confirmed that Crimson Warm Dragon has stopped moving, Ice Emperor Ram won’t let the “iceberg” dissipate immediately, which provides an opportunity for Crimson Warm Dragon to attack.

However, the power of the “iceberg” was even stronger than he had anticipated. Even though he had warned Crimson Warm Dragon beforehand to break through the Ice Armor and use Flame Body for defense the moment it was crushed, the “iceberg” still caused it immense damage… Yuan Tianlong’s gaze fell on the injured Crimson Warm Dragon.

It’s better to end this match sooner… (End of Chapter)