Chapter 680: Fight Tang Yi again

His mouth was closed now, but his mind was swirling with thoughts, like a raging storm.

“Ya?”

“Why does this Pet’s cry sound like a Liao Xing Hound?”

“And those Flame Wings…”

Tang Yi stared at the enormous red Pet not far away, his face flickering with hesitation, shock, confusion, disbelief… After several seconds, he took a deep breath and asked,

“What is this Pet?”

“Xiao Xunbao,” Qiao Sang said. “It has already evolved. Now it’s called Flame Qilu.”

“Evolved?” Tang Yi’s mouth involuntarily dropped open, completely stunned on the spot.

He found it somewhat difficult to digest this news all at once.

“Haven’t we only been apart for a month?”

“How did it evolve?”

Although his Pareolulu could temporarily evolve into a General-level Pet through bond, it was completely different from a High-level Pet truly evolving into a General-level Pet.

“Moreover, aren’t Liao Xing Hounds a completely new form of Pet?”

“Shouldn’t it be harder to evolve than other Pets for which evolution paths have already been researched?”

“Tang Yi?” Qiao Sang called out, seeing him look like he was in a daze.

“Huh?” Tang Yi looked over as if he had just come back to his senses.

“What’s wrong with you?” Qiao Sang asked.

“What’s wrong with me…” Tang Yi really wanted to shake Qiao Sang frantically.

“Evolution!”

“This is a High-level Pet evolving into a General-level Pet!”

“Why are you so calm?!”

“Why didn’t you post anything on your Moments?!”

“Why did you mention evolution just now as if you were saying the weather is nice today, so simply and easily?!”

“I just… haven’t quite reacted yet…” Tang Yi heard his own voice.

“Let’s go, didn’t you say you came to challenge me to a battle?” Qiao Sang said, stepping towards the outdoor training ground.

“Ya!”

Xiao Xunbao wagged its tail and followed its Yu Beast Master.

Tang Yi’s mouth twitched. He wanted to say he wasn’t ready yet, or perhaps they could reschedule, but then he remembered that Qiao Sang was already a god-tier figure who had been admitted to the Imperial Beast Academy, and whether he would even have another chance to challenge her was a question. So he gritted his teeth and followed.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked at the disappearing back of its Yu Beast Master, then at the message from its teammate in the bottom left corner of the screen asking where it went. It sighed deeply and habitually used Dark Shadow Control to start typing on the keyboard:

“My Yu Beast Master won’t let me play anymore.”

After sending it, it closed the computer.

…

Tang Yi stared at the ground before him, which was not intact anywhere and was covered in black craters, and paused. He suggested,

“How about we find someone to fix the terrain first…”

“No need,” Qiao Sang said indifferently. “It’ll just end up like this again after the battle anyway, so there’s no point in fixing it.”

Tang Yi fell silent.

After a few seconds, he began to silently form hand seals.

Soon, Pareolulu appeared within the green star array.

“Papa!”

Pareolulu let out a powerful roar.

“Ya!”

Xiao Xunbao, seeing its opponent, showed an expression full of fighting spirit.

In its impression, this guy’s strength was decent.

“Papa…”

Pareolulu looked over in the direction of the sound, first愣, then also filled with fighting spirit.

At this moment, Qiao Sang said, “Wait, I’ll call a referee.”

Saying that, she formed hand seals and summoned Steel Treasure, who was originally training Wing Blade in the indoor training ground.

Pareolulu would definitely undergo bond evolution later, and as Steel Treasure also undergoing bond evolution, she wanted it to watch this battle.

Steel Treasure subtly observed Tang Yi and Pareolulu on the side.

Soon, it noticed the eye contact between Pareolulu and Xiao Xunbao.

Steel Treasure thought to itself, it seems like a battle is about to begin…

“You be the referee,” Qiao Sang said.

“Steel Guard.” Steel Treasure nodded, then flew to the side and stood still.

Xiao Xunbao and Pareolulu stared at each other from a distance, both poised to strike.

Qiao Sang nodded to Steel Treasure.

“Steel Guard!”

Steel Treasure waved its right wing downwards, signaling the start of the battle.

Pareolulu and Xiao Xunbao flapped their wings simultaneously, flying high into the sky.

As they ascended, yellow electric arcs began to appear around Pareolulu’s body.

“Electric Terrain!” Tang Yi shouted.

“Papa!”

As he spoke, Pareolulu let out a loud cry, and the yellow electric arcs suddenly expanded outwards from its body.

Amidst the flashing lightning, a white light glowed around Pareolulu’s body.

“It seems Tang Yi can now freely use the power of bond to temporarily evolve Pareolulu…” Qiao Sang thought calmly.

She had seen a few of Tang Yi’s Pet arena battles and knew that at first, the power of bond seemed unstable, and he couldn’t evolve at will in every battle. It usually only manifested at the most crucial moments, leading to successful evolution and a comeback victory.

Now, Xiao Xunbao hadn’t even started attacking, and Pareolulu had already evolved. His progress was undeniably significant.

However, it was still a General-level Pet temporarily evolved, and there was still a difference between it and a true General-level Pet…

The white light dissipated, and a Pet over six meters tall, almost entirely black with wings covered in purple patterns, appeared in the sky.

“Papa…”

Paleo’s eyes sharpened as it looked up, but it didn’t see its opponent.

“It’s at the very top!” Tang Yi, who had been closely watching the situation, shouted.

Paleo’s head tilted upwards from 15 degrees to 45 degrees, then to 90 degrees, before it finally saw the red figure.

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao was flying high, outside the range of the Electric Terrain.

Seeing that its opponent had finally finished evolving, Xiao Xunbao grinned. The next second, it vanished from its original spot.

Tang Yi keenly sensed the danger and issued an order:

“Expand the range!”

“Papa!”

Paleo let out a loud cry, and the surrounding lightning power immediately surged wildly, expanding its range.

Amidst countless electric snakes, Xiao Xunbao suddenly appeared above Paleo!

Its huge wings, condensed from flames, flapped, scorching the air and easily repelling the electric arcs nearby.

“Papa!”

Paleo seemed to have anticipated its opponent getting close, and it began to gather energy.

The moment Xiao Xunbao appeared, the lightning in front of it suddenly became dense, like a swarm of yellow snakes, writhing menacingly in the air.

Xiao Xunbao raised its claw, condensed with flames, and fearlessly swiped downwards.

The immense lightning power was instantly shattered into dust, turning into harmless specks of light.

Paleo saw the situation was bad and prepared to dodge the continuing Flame Claw.

But just then, it found itself controlled by some power, unable to move.

“Ya!”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed blue as it excitedly slammed its claw down.

“Papa!”

Paleo fell straight down like a plummeting line, hitting the ground vertically.

The ground cracked, and gravel splattered.

The Electric Terrain dissipated.

Almost immediately, Xiao Xunbao vanished from the air and appeared beside Paleo, placing its right front paw on its belly.

“Exploding Flame Bullet.” Qiao Sang issued her first command since the battle began.

“Exploding Flame Bullet?!”

Tang Yi’s pupils constricted. He quickly waved his hand, recalling Paleo, leaving only Xiao Xunbao, half-condensed with an Exploding Flame Bullet, standing in place.

“Ya ya?”

Xiao Xunbao looked at Tang Yi, showing a puzzled expression.

“Are we not continuing the battle?” Qiao Sang asked.

Tang Yi gave a bitter smile and said, “I surrender, no more fighting. I still have to participate in a Pet arena battle tonight, and Tang Bupa can’t get too seriously injured.”

At this moment, his heart felt a little bitter.

He knew Qiao Sang was stronger than him, but in the previous final, Paleo only lost the match because of the Ghost Ring Spirit battle that came before.

But now there was no Ghost Ring Spirit, and Paleo still lost.

Moreover, this time the battle hadn’t even truly begun with a few proper exchanges; it wasn’t the intense fight he had imagined.

He was making progress.

But Qiao Sang was progressing even faster than him.

“Steel Guard.”

At this moment, Steel Treasure raised its right wing, signaling the end of the battle.