Chapter 923: Dilion and Iron Ant (two in one)

Dili Weng, a Grass-type and Ground-type dual-attribute General-level Pet. As its internal energy increases, its size will gradually grow even without evolving. Based on the average six-meter standard for General-level Pets, this size indicates it’s at least late General-level… After analyzing the situation, Qiao Sang said, “Fusion.”

“Ya!”

Yabao opened its mouth, and a swirling Flame Vortex immediately shot out.

Not long after, the crimson flames twisted, as if the temperature had suddenly risen.

Following that, a red-gold beam pierced into the center of the Flame Vortex.

The three merged and intertwined.

The terrifying flame energy suddenly expanded several times, directly hitting Dili Weng!

“Dili!”

With a loud boom, Dili Weng let out an extremely miserable shriek.

It’s a late General-level after all, it needs at least one more hit… Seeing Dili Weng screaming desperately but not immediately falling, Qiao Sang immediately prepared to finish it off:

“Destructive Beam!”

Yabao opened its mouth.

A terrifying white energy gradually condensed.

“Dili!”

Dili Weng endured the pain on its body and looked angrily at the figures in the sky.

It roared loudly, as if calling for something.

Then, it opened its mouth.

A terrifying white energy, similar to the one in Yabao’s mouth, immediately condensed, its condensation speed noticeably faster.

This Dili Weng also knows Destructive Beam… Could it be that it knows Yabao’s Destructive Beam is in a state where it must be fired, and there will be a brief period of immobility after it’s launched, so it’s using this move? If so, this Dili Weng is really smart… What a pity, this isn’t on a battle arena… Qiao Sang calmly responded:

“Deflect it.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao appeared, its eyes glowing blue, looking downwards.

At the same time, a white light pillar carrying a destructive aura shot out first from Yabao’s mouth, accompanied by a sharp tearing sound through the air, rushing towards Dili Weng’s location.

The white light pillar from Dili Weng’s mouth was about to be launched.

But just then, its left foreleg was suddenly controlled by an unknown force, making it kneel heavily forward.

“Bang!”

The white light pillar from above struck Dili Weng, creating a deafening explosion.

And the white light pillar launched by Dili Weng skewed downwards, grazing past Yabao’s claws.

By the time the violent explosion subsided, Dili Weng had already closed its eyes and fallen to the ground, appearing unconscious.

Guo Ruiqi looked down with a stunned expression.

This, is this the power of a B-level Beast Tamer…

Where is this… With the crisis resolved, Qiao Sang finally had time to figure out her location. She took out her phone, opened the purchased map, and began to compare it with her surroundings.

Below were mountains, with one area where trees grew to a height of a hundred meters, and General-level Pet Dili Weng roamed, the soil was reddish… Qiao Sang compared it with the map and found no matching location.

“What are you looking at?” Mi Jiala asked when she saw Qiao Sang frowning and looking at her phone for a long time.

“The map, I’m seeing where this is,” Qiao Sang said while looking at the map on her phone.

Mi Jiala said directly, “Haven’t you found the location?”

Qiao Sang silently put away her phone, her expression serious:

“We might have entered an unexplored area.”

Unexplored means full of unknowns and dangers.

Guo Ruiqi’s face instantly turned pale, and he trembled:

“Then what do we do now?”

Before Qiao Sang could speak, Mi Jiala asked:

“Where did you get this map?”

Qiao Sang did not hide it: “From a forum.”

Mi Jiala was silent for a moment, then expressed her opinion: “Is it possible that your map is fake?”

Qiao Sang: “???”

Fake?

What are you talking about?

Mi Jiala pretended to be a local and slowly said, “Many people I know have entered No. 53 Mystic Realm. It’s true that the entry point is random, but they are all places that have already been explored and marked. I haven’t heard of anyone being directly teleported to an undeveloped area.”

…Qiao Sang was momentarily stunned. Could she have really bought a fake map?

Guo Ruiqi, having just been impressed by Senior Qiao’s strength, couldn’t stand others questioning her like this. He couldn’t help but pluck up courage and interject:

“But it’s not without precedent. Last month, I heard that a Yu Beast Master who came out of No. 9 Mystic Realm was teleported to an undeveloped area as soon as he entered, and then he sold the data of that area and made a lot of money.”

Made a lot of money? Qiao Sang’s heart stirred.

“There is indeed this possibility.” Mi Jiala nodded slightly and said, “However, such cases are too few. I’m just making a hypothesis. It’s best not to rely too much on maps obtained by just buying them from random people online.”

After speaking, she suddenly felt it was a bit inappropriate. Her current identity was not that of a mentor…

I didn’t just buy it randomly… Qiao Sang had already regained her composure.

The post she bought it from had many comments below, mostly from Yu Beast Masters who had entered No. 53 Mystic Realm. The comments were mostly in agreement, with no one questioning the content, which was enough to show the authenticity of what the original poster said.

Moreover, in the following days, she almost went through all the posts related to No. 53 Mystic Realm, and much of the content matched the map.

Previously, she hadn’t considered the possibility of buying a fake map, so she was stunned for a moment.

Now that she thought about it calmly, she should not have made a mistake.

However, the other party was also right; relying too much on maps is not good. While some wild Pets like to stay in one territory, there are also some wild Pets that migrate, which could lead to changes in the food chain of a certain area.

Thinking of this, Qiao Sang said:

“Let’s treat this as an unknown area for now. Let’s go down first.”

Saying that, she patted Yabao’s back.

Yabao spread its wings and ran downwards.

Upon reaching the ground, the surroundings were still very quiet.

Qiao Sang took out a tool to determine the directions and adjusted her course: “Let’s head southwest first.”

Mi Jiala and Guo Ruiqi had no objections.

After confirming the direction, the three ventured deep into the mountains, traversing forests and streams, moving quickly.

Every few minutes, she would stop and have Guo Ruiqi sense the location of the Lele Seed.

During this time, many wild Pets attacked, but fortunately, the Pets encountered were not high-level and were quickly dealt with by Yabao and the others.

After traveling about ten kilometers, Guo Ruiqi leaned against a large tree, panting:

“Can we rest for a bit…?”

Almost forgot that F-level Yu Beast Masters haven’t been fed back, so their stamina isn’t good… Qiao Sang observed the surroundings and nodded:

“Let’s rest first.”

Guo Ruiqi sighed in relief and immediately sat down.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

As soon as Xiao Xunbao heard about resting, it didn’t even need its Yu Beast Master to speak. It took out an outdoor mat and some food from inside, controlling them with psychic power to set them up.

After their previous interactions, Guo Ruiqi understood that Qiao Sang was not like other B-level Beast Tamers; she was easy to talk to, and his courage grew considerably. He looked at Xiao Xunbao with envy and said:

“I’ve wanted to ask for a long time, what is this Pet called? It can hold so many things; it feels so convenient to bring it out.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao’s mouth curved into a smile, revealing an expression of “you’ve got good taste, kid.”

“It’s called Ghost Ring King.” Qiao Sang sat on the outdoor mat, eating a sandwich, and introduced, “It’s a Pet from the Yuhua region.”

“Senior Qiao, are you from the Yuhua region?” Guo Ruiqi asked curiously.

Senior Qiao… Mi Jiala glanced at her underage student and stifled a laugh.

Qiao Sang smiled:

“Just call me Qiao Sang.”

“How can that be!” Guo Ruiqi said with a serious expression, “That would be too disrespectful to you!”

Mi Jiala, for once indulging in a mischievous mood, maintained a cool facade and said indifferently:

“He’s a junior, how can he call you by your name.”

No, he’s my peer… Qiao Sang conceded:

“Then just call me Senior Qiao, don’t call me Senior Qiao.”

She paused, then added jokingly, “I’m not old yet.”

There was also Xu Gehong, who was also a B-level Beast Tamer here. Revealing her true age might subconsciously make the other party think she was the oldest, and they might not follow her instructions in some decisions.

Rather than that, it was better to let them continue to misunderstand.

“Okay, Senior Qiao!” Guo Ruiqi nodded solemnly.

Qiao Sang then answered his previous question: “I am from the Yuhua region.”

“I knew it,” Guo Ruiqi said. “I’ve never seen any of your Pets before. They’re clearly not Pets from the Zhongkong region.”

Hearing this, Qiao Sang glanced upwards and called out:

“Qingbao.”

“Qingqing.”

A gust of wind blew from above, transforming into Qingbao’s appearance.

Guo Ruiqi: “!!!”

Guo Ruiqi’s mind buzzed. He stared blankly at Qingbao, his sandwich falling from his hand. He looked as if he had gone crazy.

Why does this Pet look so much like the legendary Pet Qingqing Ni?

It’s finally here… Mi Jiala, remembering that the person she was impersonating was from the Zhongkong region, recalled how others reacted to seeing Qingqing Ni. Her eyes widened as she looked at Qingbao, exclaiming in shock:

“Qingqing Ni?!”

“Qingqing~”

Qingbao gave them a sweet smile, a formal greeting.

“This is a Pet from the Zhongkong region,” Qiao Sang said with a smile.

It’s real! It’s actually Qingqing Ni! Guo Ruiqi was both astonished and bewildered, utterly shocked beyond words.

Senior Qiao actually contracted Qingqing Ni?!

She contracted a legendary Pet?!

After being dazed for a full ten seconds, Guo Ruiqi suddenly thought of something and blurted out, forgetting to even use the honorific “you”:

“You’re the Yu Beast Master who is rumored online to have contracted Qingqing Ni!”

“That’s me,” Qiao Sang nodded in admission.

No wonder, no wonder this Pet looked so familiar. Now that he thought about it, isn’t this the Pet that Qingqing Ni’s Beastmaster on the internet was always holding?! Guo Ruiqi looked at Yabao, who was eating Energy Pills, and finally understood why it felt so familiar at first glance.

He couldn’t help but let his gaze fall on Qingbao again, his expression dazed.

Qingqing Ni…

He actually saw Qingqing Ni…

And so close to it…

Great happiness, I’m sorry, I suddenly feel that your capture into the Mystic Realm might all be fate’s arrangement…

“I didn’t expect that the person who contracted Qingqing Ni would be you.” Mi Jiala maintained her persona, appropriately showing a hint of jealousy and envy in her eyes.

Qiao Sang was about to speak, but at that moment, an ant-like Pet, mostly black and only about twenty centimeters in size, crawled over.

“Tie Tie.”

The ant-like Pet pointed at the black ore in Steel Treasure’s bowl, made a sound, and then a stream of drool flowed down.

Steel Treasure was silent for a moment, then picked up a black ore and handed it over.

The ant-like Pet extended its claw, took it, and began to eat it heartily.

“Tie Tie!”

When it took its first bite, its eyes lit up, and it let out a high-pitched cry.

Mi Jiala looked at the ant-like Pet in front of her, her eyes narrowed slightly, then instantly calmed.

Iron Ball Ants, Steel-type Beginner Pets, they like to feed on iron ore, and they are gregarious Pets. If you see one Iron Ball Ants in the Mystic Realm, it means there are at least tens of thousands more nearby… The information about the Pet in front of her surfaced in Qiao Sang’s mind.

She concentrated, her ears twitched, and she sensed a sudden, strange commotion beneath the ground.

The area below seemed incredibly noisy, with strange movements coming from various parts of the ground, as if a large group of creatures were emerging from beneath the surface.

Qiao Sang’s pupils contracted slightly, and she shouted:

“To the sky!”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao’s mouth was full of Energy Pills, unable to swallow, its eyes glowing blue.

The group of people and everything on the outdoor mat instantly vanished, reappearing in the sky a hundred meters away.

“Tie Tie!”

“Tie Tie!”

“Tie Tie!”

The next second, various pitches of cries mixed together, and tens of thousands of Iron Ball Ants continuously emerged from the ground, one after another!

Almost in an instant, the entire ground turned pitch black, completely occupied by Iron Ball Ants!

This, this… Guo Ruiqi looked at the dense swarm of Iron Ball Ants below, his hair standing on end, his scalp tingling. The thought of Qingqing Ni, which had filled his mind moments before, instantly vanished.

“Tie Tie!”

In the sky, on the mat, the Iron Ball Ants that had been moved up with them cried out excitedly to the ground below.

Almost all the Iron Ball Ants below also became excited, as if they had been injected with adrenaline, and began to stack on top of each other, climbing upwards. In the blink of an eye, they reached a height of tens of meters.

“Steel Sword…”

Steel Treasure looked at the black ore in its bowl, then glanced at the Iron Ball Ants next to it, and suddenly poured all the black ore in its bowl downwards.

“Tie Tie!”

“Tie Tie!”

The Iron Ball Ants stared at the falling black ore, growing even more excited, and began to rush towards where it dropped.

The stacked column of Iron Ball Ants collapsed in an instant.

“Sleepy Bird!”

Sleepy Bird spread its wings, preparing to attack.

Qiao Sang waved her hand, stopping it:

“Let me handle this! Yabao!”

“Yaya!”

Yabao flapped its wings downwards with force, and immediately a crimson Typhoon carrying Scorching Wind swept downwards, clearing everything.

The Iron Ball Ants screamed and fell one by one.

However, the Scorching Wind did not completely cover all the Iron Ball Ants.

The Iron Ball Ants’ expressions changed from excitement to anger, and they began to stack again.

“Fusion Wind!” Qiao Sang shouted.

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure understood its Yu Beast Master’s meaning, spread its wings, and flapped downwards with force.

A raging Typhoon instantly rose.

“Qingqing!”

Qingbao was momentarily stunned at the sight, then understood that it was one of the members of the Fusion Wind. A hint of excitement showed in its eyes, and it transformed into Wind Transformation, rushing directly into the Typhoon!

The Typhoon seemed to have been given a soul, moving vertically and horizontally, constantly rushing into the Iron Ball Ants swarm, chasing and wildly sweeping them.

One by one, Iron Ball Ants screamed as they were swept up, then fell out of the wind.

Soon, the Iron Ball Ants column was gone, and almost all the Iron Ball Ants fell to the ground, only some panicked ones escaped into the ground and disappeared.

“Qingqing…”

The Typhoon disappeared, and Qingbao reappeared, slightly panting.

Finally, they’re all dealt with… No, there’s still one… Qiao Sang silently turned her head and glanced at the Iron Ball Ants next to her.

The Iron Ball Ants felt the gaze, its body stiffened, then it gritted its teeth, closed its eyes, and jumped down. (End of chapter)