Chapter 429: Blackeater Troll

When the dust settled, what appeared before everyone’s eyes was a Giant Needle Ant with stars circling its head.

Deng Tianyue felt as if he had been struck over the head with a club, his mind dazed.

He lost just like that?

A commotion arose in the audience.

Although there was no suspense in Ice Kexilu fighting the intermediate Pet Giant Needle Ant, this was, after all, the quarterfinals, and each contestant’s intermediate Pets were all outstanding. For it to end in less than half a minute was truly too fast.

“This is too fast!”

“Why couldn’t it last a bit longer! What if Qiao Sang switches out Ice Kexilu in the next match!”

“I didn’t expect Qiao Sang to use tactics when Ice Kexilu fought an intermediate Pet, how sneaky…”

“Double Payback can only be used if you can withstand the attack, right? If you can’t withstand it, isn’t that just standing there and taking a beating?”

“She probably underestimated the power of Water Jet. I remember this Giant Needle Ant used Double Payback to take on other High-level Pets’ skills in a previous match a while ago.”

“Ice Kexilu has the Swift Swim ability. I’ve seen Qiao Sang’s matches online before.”

“No wonder.”

“Please, let Qiao Sang continue to send out Ice Kexilu!”

“I’ve studied Qiao Sang’s matches. She basically uses one Pet throughout. Given her usual behavior, there’s a high probability she’ll continue to send out Ice Kexilu.”

…

Qiao Sang, who was being studied not only by contestants but also by the audience, recalled Lu Bao.

Using Lu Bao to fight the Black Devouring Giant Demon was indeed her pre-planned arrangement.

But that feint had already been used.

Some moves are highly effective once, but using them a second time in a very short period won’t be as effective.

If it’s guarded against from the start, the subsequent battle rhythm will be very unfavorable.

The Black Devouring Giant Demon has strong attack power and can convert anything it eats into energy.

Ultimately, it’s the kind of opponent Ya Bao likes most.

Under everyone’s gaze, Qiao Sang formed a hand seal and summoned Ya Bao.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao looked at the opponent in front of it and let out a battle-ready cry.

“Black Devouring…” The Black Devouring Giant Demon felt its muscles tense up all over. An invisible pressure was eroding its sense of security.

It was as if it was being targeted by a Pet of a higher level than itself.

Deng Tianyue sensed the Black Devouring Giant Demon’s state and called out, “Xiao Hei.”

“Black Devouring!”

Hearing its Yu Beast Master’s voice, the Black Devouring Giant Demon’s spirit surged, and it looked back with equal battle intent.

The Black Devouring Giant Demon was about four meters tall, with a mouth spanning its entire body, two curved, exposed fangs on its upper jaw’s back row, and a predominantly black body. Its terrifying appearance could easily make it a villain in a TV series.

When it let out such a serious cry, staring at its opponent, it was as if it was saying: Just you wait!

“Ya…”

Ya Bao, being stared at like that, couldn’t help but feel its teeth itch.

The audience seats erupted in noise.

“Ice Kexilu! She actually switched out Ice Kexilu!”

“I feel like Ice Kexilu was out for less than a minute!”

“Oh well, it’s good enough to have something to watch. Qiao Sang didn’t even summon Ice Kexilu in her previous appearances a while ago.”

“Actually, Liao Xing Hound is also quite good. I still remember its match from last time. I looked it up online afterwards, and there’s still only one like it.”

“That’s true, but Liao Xing Hound isn’t from our Ancient Mist region. Besides, that’s just a new evolutionary form; its numbers will increase sooner or later. It’s nothing like our Ice Kexilu, which is considered rare among all endangered Pets.”

The conversations in the audience did not affect the arena.

Ya Bao and the Black Devouring Giant Demon stared at each other from a distance, filled with battle intent.

As soon as the mechanical sound signaling the start of the match rang out, Flame Vortex and Evil Wave were launched simultaneously.

“Bang!!!”

The burning flames collided with the black, evil-filled wave, creating an extremely loud explosion, and the air current rippled outwards.

The next second, Deng Tianyue saw the Liao Xing Hound’s figure suddenly appear high in the sky.

Another Flame Vortex.

Deng Tianyue suddenly saw something, his pupils contracting, and he shouted, “Wide-Area Defense!”

Wide-Area Defense, a High-level defensive skill, can cause a certain area to enter a Wide-Area Defense state, protecting all friendly Pets from damage. It is very popular in double battles or group battles.

Upon hearing this, the Black Devouring Giant Demon, which was about to continue unleashing Evil Wave, had its internal energy shift, and an invisible Barrier immediately expanded outwards from around its body.

But just as it had only spread to half a meter, a sharp tooth condensed from flames bit down, and the Barrier shattered.

The Black Devouring Giant Demon looked up with a stunned expression, its eyes meeting Ya Bao’s, which had just finished unleashing Fire Fang.

From a panoramic view, there were clearly two Liao Xing Hounds on the field!

Watching the changes on the field, the audience erupted in clamor:

“No! This Liao Xing Hound’s movements are too fast! It’s using a clone, Flame Vortex, and Fire Fang!”

“Isn’t the problem why it can use different skills simultaneously with its clone and its main body!”

“Not exactly simultaneously, Flame Vortex was cast before Fire Fang.”

“You want to rethink the situation just now! Teleportation, brother! While casting Flame Vortex, its main body teleported over!”

“How do you know the one that went over was the main body?”

“Are you stupid? Didn’t you see Wide-Area Defense was broken? Besides the main body, how could a clone cause such great power!”

“Profound Level Fire Fang is awesome! It can actually directly break through a High-level defensive skill!”

“This Black Devouring Giant Demon’s Wide-Area Defense proficiency is clearly not high.”

“Regardless of whether it’s high or not, it was still defended against. Otherwise, if Deng Tianyue hadn’t issued the command in time just now, the Black Devouring Giant Demon would probably have been directly severely injured.”

“That’s true, after all, it’s a High-level skill.”

The audience chatted while turning their gaze to the arena, not wanting to miss the next scene.

The moment the Black Devouring Giant Demon and Ya Bao met eyes, Ya Bao raised its left front paw.

A scorching flame instantly enveloped its left front paw.

The fiery claw swung down.

The Black Devouring Giant Demon’s pupils contracted, and it instinctively opened its mouth and bit the still burning fiery claw!

“Ya!”

Ya Bao let out a pained cry, but the light in its eyes grew even brighter.

It raised its head, and a fiery head three times its size instantly condensed, revealing sharp fangs as it bit down.

“Black Devouring!”

The Black Devouring Giant Demon let out a tragic cry.

“Boom!”

Flames rolled, and amidst the violent explosion, Ya Bao and the Black Devouring Giant Demon both flew backward, creating some distance.

As the Black Devouring Giant Demon stood firm, Deng Tianyue immediately said:

“Eat!”

Hearing its Yu Beast Master’s words, the Black Devouring Giant Demon lowered its head, opened its mouth, and began to gnaw at the ground.

At this moment, the ground was like a tofu-dreg project that would crumble upon touch. Wherever the Black Devouring Giant Demon gnawed, that part of the ground became a pitted mess.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao looked excited at the sight, its limbs moving slightly, and it immediately wanted to go over and Bite the Black Devouring Giant Demon’s head again.

“Ya Bao, stop playing,” Qiao Sang said at this moment.

Its strongest skill was a long-range attack, yet it insisted on close combat. Wasn’t this just messing around?

“Ya…”