Chapter 590: Steel Monkey

Qiao Sang subconsciously pulled out her phone and checked the time: 9:14 AM.

Four minutes had passed since the assessment began.

The assessment lasted 20 minutes, and the longer one persisted in the battle, the higher the score. But only four minutes had passed, which wasn’t long, and she hadn’t managed to defeat the Kui Bo Eagle yet. She wondered how many points the assessment teacher would give her… Qiao Sang muttered to herself.

This was a bit different from what she had expected.

It seemed she needed to be more serious in the second battle…

There was only one chance for the assessment, and she didn’t want any accidents.

Qiao Sang put her phone back in her pocket, then waved her hand, recalling Lu Bao into the yu beast codex.

That was close, I almost lost face… Qu Zhuo breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He had originally thought Ice Kexilu would use Healing Light to prolong the battle, but he didn’t expect that he would be somewhat overwhelmed after only one use of Healing Light.

Although its speed wasn’t great, as a Water-type and Ice Pet, its movement ability on the ground was already impressive. Its reaction ability at this stage could be said to be perfect. Even without a Yu Beast Master’s command, it knew when to use which skill. Its attack power wasn’t very apparent yet, but its overall level indeed gave a refreshing feeling, especially the Ice Shard Guard just now. The timing of its deployment was incredibly precise; a second faster or slower might not have achieved that effect. It seems Qiao Sang has trained this Ice Kexilu very well… Qu Zhuo instinctively began to admire Qiao Sang.

At this moment, Head Rock C waved its green flag.

Qiao Sang and Qu Zhuo both formed hand seals.

Soon, Ya Bao and a formidable-looking ape-like Pet, about six meters tall, with orange vertical pupils and a grey body, and a very long blade from its hand to its elbow, appeared simultaneously on the field.

General-level Pet… Feeling the powerful aura completely different from a High-level Pet, Qiao Sang’s heart sank.

She didn’t recognize the Pet in front of her. Although she had made significant progress in her knowledge of Pets, most of the Pets she knew ranged from Low-level to High Level. Any understanding she had was due to researching opponents for the National Campus Pet Beast League or seeing common Pets on the street. The Pet before her clearly didn’t fall into those categories.

A Steel-type General-level Pet, Steel-Shredding Monkey… Tang Yi, who was watching from the side, recognized the Pet the assessment teacher had just summoned, and immediately felt immense pressure.

This Pet was renowned for its absolute speed in mid-air, and its defense was terrifyingly strong.

Even when battling opponents of the same level, it fought in a quick-battle manner. It was simply too difficult to engage in a long battle against it…

…

At the same time.

Blue Star.

The three invigilators looked at the scene on the virtual screen and conversed.

“For this assessment, I think if Liao Xing Hound can last 5 minutes, it should get a perfect score.”

“Liao Xing Hound has Superpower System attributes and can teleport. If all its attention is on dodging, lasting five minutes shouldn’t be difficult.”

“It’s still quite difficult. If it were Ghost Ring Spirit, it might be possible, but Liao Xing Hound is large. Given Steel-Shredding Monkey’s speed and reaction ability, even if it teleports, it will still be attacked very quickly.”

“Under pressure, a Yu Beast Master’s ability is more evident. Let’s see what Qiao Sang will do.”

…

Super Dormant Star.

Yu Beast Center.

Outdoor training ground.

“Ya…”

Ya Bao looked at the opponent, who was nearly twice its size, with a serious expression.

A gentle breeze blew past.

Immediately after, Steel-Shredding Monkey’s leg muscles tensed, and its legs seemed to explode with thunderous power, its speed skyrocketing. The force of its charge was like that of a terrifying fierce beast.

Qiao Sang only felt a blurry gray figure charging over. Her eyes had just blinked, and it was already in front of Ya Bao.

Steel-Shredding Monkey’s right hand, with its long blade, swung downwards towards Ya Bao’s position, moving like a blur.

“Whoosh!” Even Tang Yi could clearly hear the sound of the blade tearing through the wind.

But Steel-Shredding Monkey struck empty air.

As the blade swung down, just as it was about to strike, Ya Bao instantly teleported, appearing high in the air.

Ya Bao opened its mouth, and a swirling, blazing flame rapidly shot diagonally downwards, spraying towards Steel-Shredding Monkey.

Steel-Shredding Monkey looked at the oncoming Flame Vortex, its orange eyes, reflecting the flames, seemed to burn red.

Its leg muscles tensed, and instead of dodging, it leaped up, directly charging into the swirling flames!

Qiao Sang’s heart tightened, and a strong sense of crisis arose.

This sense of crisis made her instinctively give an order:

“Shadow Clone!”

Steel-Shredding Monkey swung its steel blade, cutting through the Flame Vortex, passing straight through it, completely unharmed!

The steel blade, still carrying high heat, cut down towards Ya Bao’s location with unstoppable force.

From Qu Zhuo’s perspective, Liao Xing Hound was directly split in two, cut into halves.

He didn’t panic because his own Pet had struck a heavy blow.

He saw that after the struck Liao Xing Hound split into two, it vanished.

It’s a clone… No wonder she could become the champion of this National Campus Pet Beast League. Every one of her Pets’ reaction abilities is very well-trained… She also has a certain ability to predict the situation… Qu Zhuo silently scored the assessment in his mind.

After swinging its blade, Steel-Shredding Monkey landed on the ground, raised its head, and saw a sky full of opponents.

Dozens of Liao Xing Hounds floated high in the air, looking down at it.

The commotion here quickly attracted the few Yu Beast Masters who were training nearby.

Yu Beast Master battles were nothing rare, but they had never seen either of the two Pets currently battling, which was quite unusual.

“What are these two Pets?”

“Not sure, they seem to be two General-level Pets.”

“No way, that Pet with flame wings on its back looks like it’s only a High-level Pet by its aura.”

“It doesn’t seem to be flying in the air using those wings.”

“It’s obvious, those wings are so small, they’re just for show. It’s not even flapping them.”

“Hiss, you mean this is a Fire-type and Superpower System Pet?”

The discussions of the surrounding people did not affect Qiao Sang at all; she was completely engrossed in the battle at this moment.

It seems to be a Steel Pet. Its speed, defense, and attack are all very strong, and it excels in close combat. As long as I can find a way to prevent it from getting close, I should be able to extend the battle time… Qiao Sang quickly formulated a countermeasure in her mind.

It was well-known that Steel Pets had strong defenses. If Ya Bao and this Pet were of the same level, she was confident she could win, but with the opponent being one level higher, she wasn’t sure she could win.

Fortunately, the assessment didn’t require a victory…

Just as Qiao Sang was thinking, Steel-Shredding Monkey swung its arms upwards. The blades, which had seemed fixed to its hands, suddenly rotated and shot upwards, as if controlled by a string, accurately slicing through the Liao Xing Hound clones one by one with exquisite arcs.

The clones disappeared one after another.

The key weapons are gone, this seems like an opportunity… Seeing Steel-Shredding Monkey’s two blades leave its body, Qiao Sang thought for a moment and seized the chance to say:

“Phantom Flame.”

The remaining Liao Xing Hound clones uniformly opened their mouths.

Upon seeing this, Qu Zhuo gave an order for the first time:

“Mount Tai Press.”

Mount Tai Press? Qiao Sang frowned slightly upon hearing the opponent’s command.

He knows where Ya Bao’s main body is?

Invisible flames attacked from all directions in the air, converging downwards.

Steel-Shredding Monkey’s entire body glowed with a metallic luster, its leg muscles strained, and it leaped up, seemingly unaffected by the Phantom Flame, rising dozens of meters into the sky in an instant.

As it leaped into the air, the two blades accelerated, cutting and dispersing the remaining Liao Xing Hound clones in just a few swipes, like harvesting chives.

Soon, all the clones were dealt with.

Only Ya Bao remained, using teleportation to dodge the two incoming blades.

But the moment it appeared in another direction, Steel-Shredding Monkey’s massive body fell from high in the sky like a meteor, its speed so fast that it tore through the air, forming a shockwave, instantly covering dozens of meters and heavily pressing down on Ya Bao.

The ground cracked in four directions, creating a large crater.

Ya Bao’s entire body was embedded in the large crater.

The onlookers watched the entire process, exclaiming:

“This Steel Pet’s speed is incredibly fast!”

“That Fire-type and Superpower System Pet’s reaction ability isn’t bad either, but unfortunately, it’s one level lower, which makes it seem a bit lacking.” The person next to him said.

While everyone was discussing, Steel-Shredding Monkey moved its body off Ya Bao.

“You performed very well in this match too.” Qu Zhuo said with a smile, “My Steel…”

His voice abruptly stopped.

Qu Zhuo looked at the Liao Xing Hound slowly standing up on the field, his expression shifting slightly.

He saw Liao Xing Hound’s entire body ablaze with flames, its slender yet powerful body standing proudly amidst the raging fire, the flames dancing wildly, emitting a dangerous aura.

It’s Raging Flames…