Chapter 951: Steel Bao VS Fire Python (two in one)

“Qiao Sang did not recall Steel Sword Falcon,” Tian Yiwan said. “It seems she plans to use Steel Sword Falcon for the third match as well. Is she trying to test the strength of Lu Fengba’s third Pet, or is she preparing to achieve the feat of winning three in a row?”

“If Steel Sword Falcon wins this match too, then Qiao Sang will become the first contestant in our Regional Competition to achieve three consecutive wins, secure victory, and successfully advance!” Tang Xueran said with a hint of excitement.

“However, it might not be as simple for Qiao Sang to win this match as it was for the previous two,” Tian Yiwan calmly analyzed. “Steel Sword Falcon is now poisoned, and the previous two matches have consumed a lot of its energy, while Lu Fengba’s third Pet hasn’t fought a single match yet and is in peak condition.”

“That being said, from Qiao Sang’s action of brushing her hair, it’s clear she’s very confident,” Tang Xueran said.

“Lu Fengba achieved an excellent result, entering the top 100, in the last Regional Competition. This time, his strength should have improved compared to last time. I think the outcome of the third game is hard to say,” Tian Yiwan calmly stated. “After all, Steel Sword Falcon has already fought two consecutive matches.”

While the commentators were speaking, the audience members also started discussing among themselves:

“Qiao Sang isn’t recalling Steel Sword Falcon? Is she planning to win three in a row?”

“Steel Sword Falcon is already poisoned. Lu Fengba was in the top 100 before. If he brings out another General-level Pet, winning three in a row won’t be realistic.”

“Does Lu Fengba still have a General-level Pet?”

“That’s unclear. I haven’t paid much attention to him before. Even if he didn’t have one before, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t have one this year. Maybe Qiao Sang just wants to use Steel Sword Falcon to test what his third Pet is, to pave the way for her next Pet.”

“Pave what way? Others are B-level Beast Tamers. If they send out a King-level Pet, they’ll win directly. Did you see Qiao Sang’s hair-brushing motion just now? That’s confidence. She doesn’t even put Lu Fengba in her eyes; she’s preparing to win three in a row.”

…

On the field.

To be so confident, preparing to directly win three in a row… Lu Fengba looked at Qiao Sang’s hair-brushing motion, his expression grave.

As a B-level Beast Tamer, it’s understandable to be confident when facing a C-level Beastmaster.

But Qiao Sang sent out a General-level Pet, not a King-level one.

In a situation where she had already won two consecutive rounds, the opponent still hadn’t recalled her Pet or shown any intention of sending out another one. This clearly showed she didn’t take him seriously.

Arrogant, too arrogant…

Is this the confidence of a B-level Beast Tamer…?

Lu Fengba felt the gaze of over a hundred thousand people around him, and his eyes became resolute.

If it were the previous session, he might truly have been defeated three times in a row, because back then he only had two General-level Pets.

But this session’s him is no longer the him of the previous session.

This time, he had to win at least one round, no matter what!

In the center of the arena, the light projection of “10” began to appear.

A mechanical voice simultaneously announced:

“9, 8, 7… 3, 2, 1!”

The digital light projection disappeared.

Lu Fengba formed hand seals.

At the same time, Steel Treasure quickly flew to the ground, its claws gripping the earth.

Feather Rest, a Flying-type intermediate skill. A Pet with this skill lands on the ground to rest its body, restoring half of its peak condition.

According to the competition rules, after a match ends, if a Pet is to continue fighting, it cannot use any skills, including Healing ones. To restore a Pet, it must be recalled into the yu beast codex.

If Steel Treasure was to continue the match, it could only seize the opportunity to recover during the opponent’s hand-sealing process.

A faint white light appeared on Steel Treasure’s body, and beneath the faint white light, the purple glow of poison would occasionally emerge.

Tian Yiwan noticed this phenomenon and said:

“Feather Rest, Steel Sword Falcon is using Feather Rest to restore its condition. However, while its condition can be restored, its energy cannot. The potent poison left by the Poison Night Bird in the previous round is also constantly weakening Steel Sword Falcon’s condition, so the effect of this Feather Rest is truly limited.”

“Lu Fengba’s Pet for the third match has appeared!” Tang Xueran said, looking at the Pet appearing in the orange-yellow star formation on the field. “It’s the Blazing Python! Lu Fengba has sent out his third General-level Pet! It seems his strength has grown significantly since he last participated in the Regional Competition.”

Tian Yiwan sighed with emotion:

“If he hadn’t encountered Qiao Sang in the preliminaries, Lu Fengba should have achieved a good result in this Regional Competition.”

Blazing Python, a Fire-type General-level Pet. It can ferment consumed substances within its body to produce combustible gas, which it then burns with its abdominal heat-generating organs. The flames even spread from its antennae and tail. It has a belligerent nature, attacking anyone who approaches it, except for its contracted Yu Beast Master… Qiao Sang looked at the red-bodied, six-meter-long snake-like Pet in the distance, covered in triangular patterns, with flames constantly spewing from its antennae and tail. Information related to it surfaced in her mind.

Some spectators, seeing the Pet summoned by Lu Fengba, couldn’t help but feel sorry for him.

With three General-level Pets, Lu Fengba’s strength already surpassed most C-level Beastmasters. If it weren’t for Qiao Sang, he would definitely have achieved a good result.

Even if he won this match, what then? Once the opponent’s King-level Pet appeared, he would still lose the match.

Thinking this, a subtle anticipation arose among the crowd, wanting to see what kind of King-level Pet a 17-year-old B-level Beast Tamer had nurtured.

For a moment, quite a few people started cheering for Lu Fengba.

“Lu Fengba! Go for it!”

“Go Lu Fengba!”

Hearing the cheers from the audience, Lu Fengba’s desire to win surged even more. Looking at Steel Sword Falcon, which was still recovering on the ground in the distance, he loudly commanded:

“Hellfire!”

“Burn! Burn!”

The Blazing Python let out a loud cry, its long tail sweeping forward and slamming heavily onto the ground.

Instantly, the ground shattered.

Terrifying bursts of flame erupted from the point where the long tail struck, surging from the ground. Flames swept wildly, tearing up the incredibly thick ground piece by piece, furiously engulfing the area where Steel Treasure was located.

Steel Treasure flapped its wings, interrupting Feather Rest, and flew high into the sky.

“Whip!”

Lu Fengba was waiting for this moment and quickly issued the command.

“Burn! Burn!”

The Blazing Python’s long tail slammed heavily onto the ground again.

Dozens of long whips, condensed from flames, burst from the ground and lashed towards Steel Treasure’s position.

The Regional Competition arena was large enough that, although there were many flame whips, they did not appear dense on the field.

Steel Treasure flapped its wings, darted through two flame whips, and flew to a higher position, dodging the attack.

“Wheel!” Lu Fengba immediately followed with a command.

“Burn! Burn!”

The Blazing Python rolled forward, its entire body ablaze with fierce flames. Its whole form seemed to transform into a giant wheel of fire, rolling towards the position of the flame whips.

As it rolled towards the flame whips, the whips did not create an energy conflict with it; instead, they curved downwards, sending the giant Flame Wheel high into the sky.

Everyone’s eyes lit up, their emotions soaring at the Blazing Python’s combination skill.

“The Blazing Python first used Hellfire, interrupting Steel Sword Falcon’s Feather Rest, then used Flame Whip, and now uses Flame Wheel to leverage the power of the Flame Whip to attack Steel Sword Falcon in mid-air!” Tian Yiwan said at a rapid pace. “Lu Fengba’s offensive is very fierce!”

“I wonder what kind of attack Qiao Sang will use to counter it,” Tang Xueran said.

“The Flame Wheel gets faster and more powerful as it rolls further, and Steel Sword Falcon is currently poisoned, so the situation will only get worse for it as time goes on.”

Tian Yiwan continued, “Steel Sword Falcon has been constantly dodging. It looks like it’s avoiding combat. Could it be that Qiao Sang’s strategy is to use Steel Sword Falcon to wear down the Blazing Python?”

Steel Treasure’s current energy is limited, so it must end the battle quickly… Fire-type counters Steel-type. In Steel Treasure’s current state, if it takes an attack from the Blazing Python, it will definitely be severely injured. Otherwise, if it waited for the Blazing Python to get close and used Air Absorption, it could quickly resolve this battle. Unfortunately, Steel Treasure’s condition isn’t good right now, and it constantly has to move to dodge attacks, making it unsuitable and without time to use Air Absorption. The opponent probably calculated this, which is why they dared to engage in close-quarters combat in this match… Qiao Sang analyzed the current situation quickly, thinking of a countermeasure.

“Steel Sword.”

At this moment, Steel Treasure’s voice echoed in her mind, indicating it was ready.

Almost in an instant, Qiao Sang understood what it meant by “ready.”

Her heart tightened, remembering Steel Treasure’s previous words, but she ultimately didn’t stop it.

The Flame Wheel continuously pursued Steel Treasure, attacking it. Whenever Steel Treasure changed positions or moved to a higher spot, the Flame Wheel would roll onto the Flame Whip, using it to change direction.

The striking Wheel of Flame, using the Flame Whip as a launch point, relentlessly chased Steel Treasure.

Everyone’s gaze followed the positions of the Flame Wheel and Steel Treasure, constantly shifting.

Just when everyone thought the Flame Wheel would eventually catch up to Steel Sword Falcon, or that Steel Sword Falcon would fly higher to counterattack, Steel Sword Falcon, which had been Flying and dodging, suddenly turned and stopped, its entire body glowing with a bright iron-gray hue.

With a loud “bang,” the Wheel of Flame violently crashed into Steel Treasure’s body!

The imagined scene of Steel Sword Falcon plummeting did not occur.

Instead, it was the Blazing Python whose flames suddenly vanished. It opened its mouth wide, revealing a pained expression, its body enveloped by Steel Sword Falcon’s two wings, and together they plummeted downwards!

It’s Air Absorption again! Lu Fengba understood what had just happened with a single glance.

He was utterly astonished.

He never expected Steel Sword Falcon, while poisoned, would be willing to endure the damage from a Fire-type skill just to use this move!

“Flame Wheel!” Lu Fengba’s mind was clear, and he quickly responded.

The drawback of Air Absorption is that it can only briefly absorb the surrounding air, because the surrounding air will continuously flow in to replenish it. With a fall at this speed, Air Absorption simply cannot completely absorb the surrounding air.

Steel Sword Falcon used this move earlier just to grab the Blazing Python!

What does it want to do?

Mount Tai Press?

Or is it preparing for one final burst in the last stage, to inflict heavy damage on the Blazing Python?

All sorts of thoughts flashed through Lu Fengba’s mind. He only knew one thing: he absolutely could not just stand by and watch Steel Sword Falcon accomplish what it wanted to do!

“Burn! Burn!”

During the rapid descent, the Blazing Python could already breathe again.

It let out a loud cry, and fierce flames suddenly erupted from its body.

At the same time, Qiao Sang uttered the first command that the audience had heard since the start of the three matches:

“Holy Blade.”

Whether it was the audience in the venue, the commentators, or the viewers in front of their televisions, everyone was utterly bewildered.

Holy Blade?

Holy Blade?!

Flames continuously burned on Steel Treasure’s body.

The Blazing Python wanted to coil up and roll, but it was held tightly by Steel Treasure, only able to unleash stronger flame power to try and force Steel Treasure to let go.

The power of the flames was so great that it had completely enveloped Steel Treasure’s body.

“Steel Sword!!!”

Steel Treasure, under the fire’s glow, let out a painful yet resolute cry.

At the same time, an exceptionally terrifying, dozens-of-meters-long light sword suddenly condensed and hovered in the high sky!

Everyone stared at the light sword appearing above the arena, their eyes widening almost in sync.

This, this… Lu Fengba’s gaze shifted from the Blazing Python and Steel Treasure, uncontrollably fixating on the light sword suspended high in the air, his mind a blank.

“Holy Blade! The Ultra-level skill Holy Blade!” At the commentary desk, after his initial bewilderment, Tian Yiwan excitedly stood up abruptly, explaining in disbelief, “Steel Sword Falcon, a General-level Pet, actually knows an Ultra-level skill!”

Tang Xueran also excitedly stood up: “The light of Holy Blade illuminates the stadium! This will be the most unforgettable moment of our night!”

As the two commentators spoke, there was a “bang.”

Amidst the flames, Steel Treasure and the Blazing Python fell to the ground together.

Almost at the instant of impact, the light sword plunged downwards, striking both Steel Treasure and the Blazing Python simultaneously!

Blinding light exploded.

Without even a cry of pain, the flames disappeared, and the light sword dissipated.

At the bottom of a deep sword pit, the severely injured and charred Steel Treasure and Blazing Python lay with their eyes closed.

The audience was silent.

Everyone hadn’t yet recovered from the shock of a mere General-level Pet using the Ultra-level skill Holy Blade.

This time, Tian Yiwan didn’t wait for the referee to announce the result, but instead excitedly shouted:

“Let’s congratulate Qiao Sang for achieving three consecutive wins, securing victory in this match, and successfully advancing to the next match!”

“Both contestants truly gave us a spectacular battle,” Tang Xueran said excitedly. “As for how a General-level Pet learned an Ultra-level skill, I truly hope a reporter can interview Qiao Sang tonight!”

Tian Yiwan sighed with emotion:

“To think that Qiao Sang is only 17 years old, yet she’s already a B-level Beast Tamer and has taught her General-level Pet an Ultra-level skill. I truly feel like all my perceptions have been refreshed…”

At this moment, the mechanical referee had appeared on the field.

It glanced at Steel Treasure and the Blazing Python in the sword pit, raised a green flag, waved it once, and disappeared from the field.

Immediately, a virtual screen appeared in the center of the arena.

It displayed photos of Qiao Sang and Lu Fengba, along with their respective Pets.

The next second, Lu Fengba’s photo disappeared, leaving only Qiao Sang’s photo in the middle of the field.

Following that, light and shadow fireworks appeared in a small area on Qiao Sang’s photo, symbolizing victory.

Qiao Sang waved her hand, recalling the unconscious Steel Treasure into her yu beast codex.

At this point, the audience finally seemed to react, erupting into complete uproar.