Chapter 965: Lu Bao VS Tian Bing Ya (two in one)

The Snow Concealment characteristic increases movement speed during Snowfall, thereby increasing the chance of evasion.

Shi Bing looked at the heavy Snowfall and was overjoyed.

The opponent’s Pet seemed to have the Snowfall characteristic; it started Snowfall as soon as it appeared. This characteristic was simply perfect for the Sky Ice Crow!

“Go!” Shi Bing said.

The Sky Ice Crow flapped its wings forcefully, releasing a large area of white, icy mist.

The mist was so thick that it quickly permeated the entire arena.

A thin layer of frost condensed on the ground.

The Ice Thorns on the Sky Ice Crow’s back glowed with an Ice-blue light.

Then, countless Ice Thorns materialized out of thin air within the Ice mist, shooting directly towards Lu Bao’s dimly visible, enormous body.

The combination of Ice mist and Ice Thorns not only used the Ice-type energy in the Ice mist to accelerate the formation of the Ice Thorns, but also used the Ice mist to obscure vision, and potentially cause a Frozen effect on the opponent, hindering their movement—killing multiple birds with one stone… To use a combination skill right from the start, it’s a good thing I summoned Lu Bao… Qiao Sang looked at the Ice Thorns that seemed to cover most of the arena within the Ice mist, her expression calm, and gave the command:

“Defend, Flower.”

“Bang, bang, bang!”

Ice Thorns accurately struck Lu Bao’s body one after another.

Everyone couldn’t clearly see Lu Bao’s exact appearance or expression, only vaguely discerning what seemed like tens of thousands of Ice Thorns striking the magnificent and mysterious Pet within the Ice mist, and their hearts couldn’t help but pound.

At the same time.

The official live streaming website.

“Ahhh! Ice Emperor Ram! No!”

“What did Qiao Sang say? What is ‘Flower’? What kind of skill is this! Why isn’t Ice Emperor Ram moving at all!”

“I remember Qiao Sang’s Ice Emperor Ram had the Melt Water characteristic even when it was Ice Kexilu before, why isn’t it melting water!”

“Everyone calm down! Don’t forget Ice Emperor Ram has Healing Light!”

“No! How can you not be afraid of damage just because you have Healing Light! It still hurts, okay!”

“So many people from Ancient Mist Region…”

“No, how do you all know what skills Qiao Sang’s Pet has?”

Competition venue.

Why would it stand still and allow the attacks… Shi Bing frowned slightly, suddenly feeling that something was off.

“Sky Ice!”

Suddenly, the Sky Ice Crow let out a miserable cry.

Shi Bing quickly looked up.

When he saw the scene in the high sky, his pupils constricted, and his heart sank.

He saw exquisite Ice Flowers growing on the Sky Ice Crow’s body at an extremely fast speed.

It’s the Ice Flower Seal… Shi Bing quickly had the answer in his mind.

As his thoughts flickered, the Ice mist dissipated.

Revealing Lu Bao, covered in a layer of Ice Armor emanating cold air, showing no sign of injury.

The entire venue erupted in an uproar.

The previous exchange had led them to believe that Qiao Sang’s Pet had at least sustained some injuries under the Ice mist and Ice Thorns attacks, but they hadn’t expected that when they saw the situation clearly, Qiao Sang’s Pet was covered in Ice Armor, completely unharmed.

Instead, the Sky Ice Crow was almost completely covered in Ice Flowers.

On the commentary stand, Tian Yiwan quickly explained the recent situation:

“The Sky Ice Crow used Ice mist and Ice Thorns, and contestant Qiao Sang took the opportunity to have Ice Emperor Ram use Ice Armor and Ice Flower Seal for a counterattack.”

Tang Xueran chimed in:

“Ice Emperor Ram has the Snowfall characteristic, bringing Snowfall with it as soon as it appears. Contestant Qiao Sang cleverly used the cover of the Snowfall and Ice mist to secretly unleash Ice Flower Seal. What a brilliant move.”

“Moreover, the Ice Armor unleashed by Ice Emperor Ram blocked so many Ice Thorns attacks, which shows how strong its defense is. Qiao Sang’s King-level Pet truly gave us a big surprise right off the bat.”

“I believe many viewers are still unfamiliar with the Pet Qiao Sang sent out.” Tian Yiwan introduced, “This Pet is called Ice Emperor Ram, a critically endangered Pet from the Ancient Mist Region, very rare.”

Tang Xueran sighed:

“Qiao Sang’s Pets are truly one rarer than the last.”

Critically endangered? The entire venue once again erupted in an uproar.

Shouldn’t critically endangered Pets appear in the hands of those research masters?

While the commentators were introducing.

The official live stream’s bullet comments were furiously flooding the screen:

“So Ice Emperor Ram used Ice Armor, it scared me to death…”

“The ‘Flower’ Qiao Sang mentioned turned out to mean defense and Ice Flower Seal… Only Ice Emperor Ram is smart enough to understand instantly, I can’t even comprehend it…”

“I told you Qiao Shen wouldn’t just let Ice Emperor Ram get attacked!”

“What’s wrong with this commentary? What do you mean many viewers don’t know the Pet Qiao Sang sent out? Does everyone lack common sense? How could they not know Ice Emperor Ram!”

“I don’t know it.”

“Don’t know +1”

“Don’t know +2”

“I guess I know why so many people from Ancient Mist Region suddenly appeared.”

…

During the discussion.

Competition venue.

Shi Bing automatically filtered out the surrounding noise, fully immersing himself in the match.

When he realized it was Ice Flower Seal, his heart just sank, and he quickly issued the corresponding command:

“Pierce!”

“Sky Ice!”

The Sky Ice Crow, whose wings had also grown Ice Flowers and was already falling from high in the sky, let out a loud cry.

Instantly, the Ice Flowers on its body shattered, and countless incredibly hard, chilling Ice Thorns flew out from within.

The Ice Thorns on this Sky Ice Crow’s body could break through a Profound Level Ice Flower Seal so quickly… Qiao Sang’s eyes flashed with surprise.

Unless the energy within this Sky Ice Crow was far superior to Lu Bao’s, or perhaps, it had a characteristic like Piercing, which greatly enhanced the piercing ability of piercing-type skills.

The Sky Ice Crow flapped its wings, regaining its stable posture.

But just then, a huge shadow loomed, and a colossal Ice Cone, like a small mountain, appeared above its head.

The Sky Ice Crow had just stabilized its posture, how could it dodge such a large-area “Ice Mountain”?

Shi Bing made an immediate decision: “Cut!”

The Sky Ice Crow forcefully swung its left wing upwards, drawing a brilliant, icy sharp blade.

The blade cut into the “Ice Mountain,” and the “Ice Mountain” immediately split into two.

“Snow Drown!” Shi Bing immediately followed up.

“Sky Ice!”

The Sky Ice Crow shot straight up into the sky from the split “Ice Mountain,” flapping its wings forcefully downwards.

Instantly, a fierce Typhoon roared.

Accompanied by the roaring Typhoon, endless white Snowfall poured down from the sky, seemingly wanting to engulf everything in the arena within the wind and snow.

The Sky Ice Crow’s wings flapped again.

“Boom!”

This time, within the wind and snow, a sky full of Ice and snow appeared out of thin air, crushing down towards Lu Bao’s position! Its terrifying extent was like a terrifying Avalanche formed by the collapse of a snow-covered Ice Mountain!

Lu Bao, clad in Ice Armor, looked at everything before her, her expression calm, seemingly feeling no fear.

The audience, however, widened their eyes, awestruck by the scene in the arena.

“Holy crap! A King-level Pet is truly a King-level Pet, a casual move is a showstopper!”

“Blizzard plus Avalanche, even a Pet with Frozen Body can’t withstand this!”

“Frozen Body has an advantage in Snowfall weather, but look, can this still be considered Snowfall weather? This is a damn Avalanche!”

“The entire arena is probably going to be submerged in snow. The Sky Ice Crow truly lives up to its King-level Pet status; the range of its skills is so wide, there’s no way to dodge this.”

Among the shocked and wide-eyed faces, Mi Jiala, whose expression remained unchanged and who even picked up melon seeds to crack, stood out.

Only she knew that Qiao Sang’s Ice Emperor Ram still had a Super-level skill in hand, and a Pet of this level and the same Ice-type could not defeat her.

Blizzard plus Avalanche, using such a big move so quickly… It seems I can only respond with a big move… As expected, no King-level Pet is easy to deal with… I originally wanted to save this move for a B-level Beast Tamer… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly and said:

“Domain.”

In the arena, the overwhelming, raging Avalanche swallowed downwards like a monstrous wave.

“Ice Emperor.”

Lu Bao let out a cry and stepped forward with her left foreleg.

The chilling air, capable of freezing everything, spread instantly.

The Avalanche, hundreds of meters high and ready to engulf everything, froze into Ice in the blink of an eye, suspended in mid-air.

Including the ground of the arena, the raging Blizzard, and the Sky Ice Crow looking down from high in the sky.

This, what kind of skill is this?! Shi Bing looked at the Ice Heaven world before him, his pupils contracting sharply, his face full of disbelief.

The audience, who had just been exclaiming how awesome the Sky Ice Crow was and how it truly lived up to its King-level Pet status, instantly seemed to have been muted, falling completely silent.

But very quickly, the silence was broken, and a wave of uproar like a tide swept through the audience stands.

“Holy crap! Amazing! What kind of skill is this?!”

“Awesome! Truly damn awesome! Not only did it freeze the Avalanche and Blizzard, but it also instantly froze the Sky Ice Crow from so far away, I didn’t even react!”

“Looking at it this way, a B-level Beast Tamer is indeed a B-level Beast Tamer. Even if a C-level Beastmaster also has a King-level Pet, the gap is still so obvious.”

“No, it’s hard for even a B-level Beast Tamer to create this kind of commotion! Who can tell me what the hell this skill is?!”

“Ice Heaven Domain!” On the commentary stand, Tian Yiwan’s expression was stunned, and for the second time since the start of this competition, he was so shocked that he suddenly sprang up from his chair: “Ice Emperor Ram has unleashed Ice Heaven Domain! This is the first time in my career as a commentator that I’ve seen a contestant with two Pets that have both unleashed Ultra-level skills! Steel Sword Falcon’s Holy Sword was the first Pet to unleash an Ultra-level skill in this Regional Competition, and I never expected that the second Pet to unleash an Ultra-level skill in this year’s Regional Competition would also come from contestant Qiao Sang!”

Tang Xueran excitedly said: “Ice Heaven Domain, an Ice-type Ultra-level skill. Within the domain, everything turns to Ice, and Ice-type power can be wielded at will! Qiao Sang’s Ice Emperor Ram is simply invincible among Ice-type Pets of the same rank!”

At the same time.

The official live stream was filled with exclamation marks, “Holy crap,” and “Awesome.”

“Ice Emperor Ram! Ice Emperor Ram!”

“Ultra-level skill?! Holy crap! Awesome!”

“I feel like Qiao Sang cultivates all her Pets to be so awesome! Can the Water Luyana Species Research and Protection Center send a few Water Luyana to Qiao Sang for further cultivation?”

“Alright, this match is without suspense.”

“Ice Emperor Ram! I love you! Of course, Qiao Sang, I love you too!”

“Ice Emperor Ram is the best! No arguments!”

“People of the Central Sky Region, tremble! Have you witnessed the power of our Ice Emperor Ram!”

“No, people from Yuhua Region haven’t even jumped out yet, why are you Ancient Mist Region people all so excited?”

…

Competition venue.

Contestant area.

The C-level Beastmasters were all shocked and emotional, while the B-level Beast Tamers had solemn expressions.

When they first saw the Steel Sword Falcon unleash Holy Sword, they were nothing but shocked, but seeing Ice Emperor Ram also unleash an Ultra-level skill, the B-level Beast Tamers became a bit restless.

Because the Steel Sword Falcon, as a General-level Pet, even if it unleashed an Ultra-level skill, could at most only use it once, and there were many ways to dodge it. But Ice Emperor Ram was different; it was a King-level Pet, and not only was its unleashed power something that Pets of the same rank couldn’t possibly resist, but it might also be able to unleash it more than once.

For a time, the B-level Beast Tamers in the contestant area all put researching Ice Emperor Ram into their plans.

On the field.

Ice Heaven Domain… Shi Bing now also realized what kind of skill had caused the scene before him, and his face suddenly turned ugly.

If it were a domain skill of another attribute, he might still try to fight it, but Ice-type…

Shi Bing took a deep breath, ultimately decided to give it a try, and shouted:

“Break!”

As he spoke, a giant Ice Cone resembling an Ice Mountain appeared above the frozen Sky Ice Crow.

With a loud “bang.”

The giant Ice Cone slammed heavily onto the Sky Ice Crow’s body.

The Sky Ice Crow fell downwards, and the Ice shattered.

Just as it hit the ground and its Ice shell cracked open, cold air surged, and a thick Ice shell reformed on its body.

The “Ice Mountain” reappeared in the high sky, smashing down without any pause.

Another loud “bang.”

Shi Bing’s heart trembled.

The Ice shell shattered, then reformed; the “Ice Mountain” appeared, then smashed down again.

This repeated dozens of times.

No matter what skill command Shi Bing shouted, the Sky Ice Crow inside the Ice shell remained motionless, showing no sign of movement, as if it had been completely frozen and hadn’t heard the commands.

The audience went from initial shock to cheers, to biting their hands, and then to feeling unbearable.

Finally, Qiao Sang spoke:

“That’s enough.”

“Ice Emperor.”

Lu Bao let out a cry, and the cold air around her dissipated sharply.

All the Ice in the arena melted, only the Ice shell that had frozen the Avalanche shattered, turning into countless Ice crystals falling downwards.

Lu Bao stood still, allowing countless Ice crystals to fall upon her body.

Her eyes were deep, seemingly capable of drawing souls, her image mysterious and noble. The starlight-like Ice crystals falling upon her gave a dreamy, aesthetic feeling.

At this moment, many people’s gazes were captivated, momentarily forgetting to observe whether the Sky Ice Crow had completely fallen or not.

Another part of the crowd looked towards the Sky Ice Crow.

On the ground, the Sky Ice Crow had already closed its eyes and fainted.

“It seems the result of the first match is about to be announced!” Tian Yiwan passionately said.

Tang Xueran looked at the mysterious and noble figure on the field, and sighed:

“It’s truly hard to imagine that Ice Emperor Ram hasn’t moved a single step from the beginning of the match until now.”

As the two spoke, a mechanical Pet referee appeared out of thin air beside the Sky Ice Crow, took a look, and then raised a green flag, waving it towards Qiao Sang’s direction.

Tian Yiwan eagerly shouted: “Let us congratulate contestant Qiao Sang for winning the first round!”

The entire venue erupted in thunderous applause and deafening cheers.

In the center of the arena, a giant virtual screen appeared, displaying photos of Qiao Sang and Shi Bing, as well as their respective Pets.

The next second, the colored photo of the Sky Ice Crow below Shi Bing turned black and white. (End of chapter)