Chapter 776: Yabao vs. Iron Dragon (two in one)

“What an exciting scene!” The Commentator was incredibly excited: “Flame Qilu’s numerous clones were all defeated by Steel Dragon’s single metallic sound!”

The entire venue erupted, especially Apollo’s fans.

“Ah ah ah ah! Apollo! Apollo!”

“Steel Dragon! You’re too cool!”

“Incredible, Steel Dragon’s metallic sound has definitely reached the peak of its Profound Meaning.”

“Steel Dragon is truly tough! Flame Qilu’s Fire Fang and Exploding Flame Bullet from such close range didn’t even severely injure it, yet it’s still so strong!”

“It must be severely injured, but Steel Dragon has better willpower and endurance.”

“Flame Qilu isn’t bad either; it recovered so quickly to dodge the attack and immediately counterattacked.”

“It’s more than not bad, it’s absolutely amazing! So many clones plus Flame Vortex, if it were my Pet, its energy would probably be completely drained…”

“Speaking of which, the metallic sound being able to instantly shatter so many clones at once is probably also related to Steel Dragon’s energy far exceeding Flame Qilu’s.”

“How do you know Steel Dragon’s energy far exceeds Flame Qilu’s?”

“Isn’t it obvious? With Qiao Sang’s talent, she absolutely wouldn’t contract older Pets. She probably strictly selected them from Pet eggs. Steel Dragon was contracted by Apollo 13 years ago. When it was contracted, Steel Dragon was already in its intermediate form, and it officially evolved into General-level four years ago. At that time, Qiao Sang probably hadn’t even become a Yu Beast Master.”

“You can’t say that. Energy can be boosted with resources. Does Qiao Sang look like someone who lacks resources?”

“Please, Pets also need time to absorb energy, it’s impossible… Holy crap!”

“Bang!”

The loud noise from the arena interrupted the man who was speaking.

He looked at the arena, his pupils contracting slightly, as if he had received a great shock, and subconsciously exclaimed, “Holy crap.”

This was the first time every audience member felt the shock of seeing the Profound Meaning peak-level Mars Rain.

At this moment, the sky above the entire arena had been dyed red.

Countless fire rains fell from the sky like a downpour, making the entire sky seem to be burning.

Although the falling range of Mars Rain did not include the audience seats, everyone felt intense heat, as if they were surrounded by fire.

“Flame Qilu successfully cast Mars Rain by blending in with its clones!” The Commentator’s voice was filled with excitement: “Facing such a powerful Mars Rain, can Steel Dragon successfully defend against it?!”

The Commentator’s words brought everyone back from their shock.

They suddenly remembered the problem they had overlooked earlier.

All of Flame Qilu’s clones on the field had disappeared, leaving only Flame Qilu’s main body.

However, Flame Qilu’s main body was not on the original ground, but a hundred meters in the air.

Previously, everyone’s attention was drawn to the hundreds of Flame Qilus and hundreds of Flame Vortexes, as well as the scene of Steel Dragon’s single metallic sound destroying all the clones, completely ignoring what Flame Qilu’s main body was doing.

Now it seemed that Flame Qilu had taken the opportunity to teleport into the air to cast Mars Rain when the clones appeared and attacked.

“Why teleport into the air to cast Mars Rain?” Someone asked, puzzled.

“Steel Dragon cannot use Flying. It takes a certain amount of time to hit targets in the air. If the target is on the ground, it would be much simpler. If Flame Qilu had still been on the ground just now, the probability of being affected by the metallic sound would have been much greater, and Mars Rain probably wouldn’t have been cast so smoothly,” the person who answered said, looking intently at the scene on the field, and continued:

“Moreover, if Mars Rain were cast from the ground upwards, Steel Dragon would very likely be able to intercept the Energy Ball, but Steel Dragon has no way to deal with Energy Balls launched from the air.”

He knows a lot… The person who asked the question earlier glanced at him: “Are you a Professional Beast Tamer?”

Tang Yi chuckled, revealing two rows of white teeth: “I’m working hard towards that goal.”

……

On the field.

Fire rain fell from the sky.

Apollo’s heart tightened, and he shouted loudly: “Defend!”

To be honest, he had expected Flame Qilu to cast Mars Rain in this match, but he hadn’t expected it to cast this move immediately after using so many clones and Flame Vortexes.

Can Flame Qilu’s internal energy withstand such expenditure… Is this Flame Qilu’s own battle consciousness, or was it a strategy Qiao Sang had planned before the match… Apollo unconsciously looked at the black-haired girl with a ponytail in the distance.

Yabao is really getting into the swing of things… Qiao Sang took a deep breath, calmed the emotions stirred by the battle, and tried to analyze the current situation more rationally.

It’s good that Mars Rain was cast. This move is Yabao’s ultimate skill, and it’s a good opportunity to test Steel Dragon’s defense.

If even this move can’t completely break Steel Dragon’s defense, Yabao must save some energy to cast another big move…

“Tie Tie!”

Steel Dragon clearly realized the danger, and its expression became serious.

It let out a cry, and a bright light instantly flashed over its body, as if it had become even harder.

“Bang bang bang!!!”

The fire rain fell, continuously bombarding the entire arena. The ground shattered, and patches of crimson exploded, with countless tongues of fire raging across the field.

However, such terrifying fire rain falling on Steel Dragon’s body seemed to have no effect at all.

Steel Dragon stood tall in the arena, with fire rain constantly falling and exploding on its body, yet it could not make its feet move an inch.

It defended… Apollo breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next second, his expression changed slightly.

Steel Dragon’s body swayed subtly.

Others couldn’t detect it, but as a Yu Beast Master, he immediately understood that Steel Dragon hadn’t completely defended against the damage of Mars Rain.

This won’t do. He remembered that Flame Qilu’s Mars Rain would fall for at least a minute. If Steel Dragon just stood there and took attacks for that minute, even if it didn’t fall in the end, it probably wouldn’t have much combat power left to fight… Apollo’s mind raced, and he shouted:

“Charge!”

“Tie Tie!”

Hearing his Yu Beast Master’s voice, Steel Dragon let out a loud cry, opened its mouth, and a silver-white beam of light instantly shot upwards towards Yabao’s position.

Yabao dodged in time and was not affected by the beam of light.

However, Steel Dragon’s attack did not stop there. Its head tilted slightly upwards, maintaining the silver-white beam of light as it continued to sweep across Yabao’s position.

The silver-white beam of light continuously swept across, so fast and powerful that Yabao had to use teleportation multiple times to dodge.

“Steel Dragon is attacking Flame Qilu while enduring the Mars Rain!” The Commentator was so excited that he was spitting: “Doesn’t it feel any pain?!”

Amazing… Everyone was greatly shocked.

This was a Profound Meaning peak-level Mars Rain; just enduring it without falling was already remarkable.

Not only did Steel Dragon not fall, but it could actually attack under the assault of Mars Rain!

Is this the Steel Dragon whose defense ranks high among all General-level Dragon-type Pets?

For a moment, everyone’s evaluation of Dragon-type Pets once again rose to a certain height.

Steel Wall, a high-level Steel-type defensive skill… Is it attacking with Dragon Wave while casting Steel Wall… Does Mars Rain really have no effect on Steel Dragon… It shouldn’t be, Yabao’s Mars Rain has already reached the peak of Profound Meaning. Even if it can’t completely break Steel Dragon’s defense, it should still injure it… Qiao Sang looked at Steel Dragon in the distance, whose luster had not faded despite launching an attack, and various thoughts flashed through her mind.

She didn’t let her thoughts wander aimlessly, quickly steadied her mind, and shouted:

“Purgatory!”

Since the Profound Meaning peak-level Mars Rain couldn’t deal with Steel Dragon for a while, then add Lava Purgatory!

Yabao’s internal energy was already mostly used up; this move had to be used while there was still enough energy.

She refused to believe that with Mars Rain plus Lava Purgatory, Steel Dragon still wouldn’t break its defense!

Purgatory? What Purgatory? Upon hearing Qiao Sang’s command, a strong sense of crisis suddenly rose in Apollo’s heart.

This sense of crisis made him instinctively issue a command: “Ground!”

Whatever Purgatory skill it was, it would launch its attack from the ground. If he wasn’t mistaken, Flame Qilu would teleport to the ground next!

As thoughts flashed, Yabao, who had been continuously teleporting in the air, appeared on the ground.

He guessed right! Apollo’s eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed.

Steel Dragon lowered its head, and the silver-white beam of light shot straight towards Yabao, who had just landed on the ground!

The speed of Dragon Wave was incredibly fast, covering a distance of a hundred meters in just 0.03 seconds, arriving in front of Yabao!

“Boom!”

With a loud bang, amidst the violent shockwave, Yabao flew backward.

I made a mistake… Qiao Sang’s pupils constricted, and a strong sense of self-blame surged into her heart.

Her mind raced, and she instantly understood why Apollo had said the words “Ground” before Yabao had even teleported to the ground.

It was all because she had said the word “Purgatory” first.

Even if the full skill name of Lava Purgatory wasn’t spoken, an experienced Professional Beast Tamer could deduce from a few words where the skill could be cast from.

And Apollo was precisely that type of Professional Beast Tamer.

He’s much stronger than the opponents I’ve faced before… Calm down, there’s still a chance… Qiao Sang took a deep breath, steadying her mind.

Her gaze pierced through the dense fire rain, locking onto Steel Dragon, which seemed to have a layer of light on its body.

At this moment, the Commentator’s passionate voice rang out:

“Oh! Player Apollo predicted Flame Qilu’s position in advance! Steel Dragon successfully attacked Flame Qilu with Dragon Wave!”

Cheers and shouts erupted throughout the venue.

“Apollo’s prediction is too accurate!”

“Amazing! How did he guess that Flame Qilu would teleport to the ground?!”

“So skillful! He truly lives up to his reputation as the man who has won the Pet Arena Championship four times!”

“Steel Dragon is incredible! It can actually successfully hit a teleporting Pet while under the attack of Mars Rain!”

Qiao Sang’s ears couldn’t hear these sounds at all at this moment.

More accurately, her attention was so focused that she subconsciously blocked out all surrounding sounds.

She saw the fire rain continuously exploding on Steel Dragon’s body, and the ground beneath Steel Dragon’s feet was deeply indented, its body trembling ever so slightly.

Mars Rain is having an effect on Steel Dragon! Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up, and she shouted:

“Yabao!”

This was not just a shout, but a sound of excitement.

“Ya!”

A flash of fire suddenly shot out!

How could this be? After taking a direct hit from Dragon Wave, its state actually feels much stronger than before… The fire rain filling the sky obstructed part of Apollo’s vision. He only felt a fierce beast, its body burning with flames, charging straight at him.

Raging Flames! It’s Raging Flames! Apollo’s heart tightened, realizing it was a critical moment in the match.

As long as he held out through this wave, once the effect of Raging Flames passed, Flame Qilu would definitely enter a weakened state!

“Explode!”

“Tie Tie!”

Following his Yu Beast Master’s voice, Steel Dragon let out a loud cry, and a white light suddenly illuminated its body.

Immediately after, the white light condensed into tiny white specks around its body.

Metallic Explosion, a high-level Steel-type skill, greatly returns the damage received from the last move to the opponent, with immense power, but it’s not a ranged attack… Qiao Sang’s heart quickened, and she shouted:

“Continue!”

Continue, continue the attack that wasn’t completed earlier.

Others didn’t understand, but Yabao instantly understood its Yu Beast Master’s meaning.

Just as the white light specks around Steel Dragon’s body were condensing, the fiery light charging towards it suddenly disappeared, reappearing a hundred meters away.

Apollo was somewhat caught off guard, stunned for a second by this maneuver.

Didn’t they say that Pets whose Raging Flames are activated usually enter a berserk mode and shouldn’t engage in direct combat? Why is it calmly pulling away?

Wait! Flame Qilu isn’t dodging Metallic Explosion, it’s going to attack!

However, by the time Apollo realized this, it was already too late.

“Bang bang bang!”

The white light specks around Steel Dragon scattered outwards into eight-meter-long beams of light, then continuously exploded, creating deafening sounds.

Some of the light beams touched the fire rain, making the shockwave even more intense.

At the same time, Yabao, burning all over, bared its fangs, its expression ecstatic.

It stomped its right forelimb down forcefully, and viscous, dark red, high-temperature lava immediately gushed out from beneath its feet! Instantly engulfing the entire arena!

The red light, like something from Purgatory, was unstoppable and awe-inspiring.

The rolling lava, like a powerful red tide, instantly poured over Steel Dragon from head to toe.

“Tie Tie!!!”

Steel Dragon let out the most agonizing cry it had ever made since birth.

At this moment, the fire rain was still falling.

The fire rain like a downpour in the air, and the lava like Purgatory on the ground, turned the entire arena into a forbidden land.

At this moment, everyone’s minds were blank, their mouths unconsciously agape, their expressions stunned.

Including Apollo.

“Tie Tie!!!”

Steel Dragon screamed, and the Steel Wall it had been maintaining suddenly disappeared.

Lava boiled beneath it, and fire rain continuously fell and exploded on its body.

Steel Dragon struggled and roared.

Soon, with a loud “bang,” it completely collapsed and fell silent.

Silence, a deathly silence.

Lava Purgatory?!

Apollo’s expression was both shocked and bewildered.

So, the Purgatory Qiao Sang just mentioned was the Ultra-level skill, Lava Purgatory?

At this moment, the mechanical Pet referee blew the whistle signaling the end of the match.

The Commentator, as if waking from a dream, swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and shouted with a passionate voice: “Let us congratulate Player Qiao Sang on winning the first match!”

The entire venue remained silent.

“Ya…”

The flames on Yabao’s body dissipated, and its body swayed slightly.

Then, it steadied itself, puffed out its chest, and tilted its head slightly to better display its hairstyle to everyone. (End of chapter)