Chapter 973: Fierce Battle (2-in-1)

It’s that move again… Zeng Feitian’s expression turned ugly.

Generally speaking, as long as one knows the opponent’s Pet’s strength before the match and studies it carefully, even if one’s own strength is weaker, there is still a chance to win.

However, some Pet skills, even if their principles, casting methods, casting time, required energy, proficiency, etc., are thoroughly understood, there is still nothing that can be done.

Ice Heaven Domain is one such skill.

He could only watch Iron War Dragon being frozen into ice, a long-lost sense of powerlessness flashing through his heart.

However, even if Ice Emperor Ram was fully revived and froze Iron War Dragon, he still felt he had a chance to win.

Others might not know Iron War Dragon’s defense, but he knew it all too well.

Even if Qiao Sang replicated the previous attack, Iron War Dragon could still continue the battle.

Because the fundamental reason for Iron War Dragon’s serious injury last time was that it was just about to release the Dragon Wave that had already condensed in its mouth, but this time it did not.

And Ice Emperor Ram had already used Ice Heaven Domain twice, as well as Healing Light, which is also an Ultra-level skill, plus some other skills, so its internal energy consumption was probably almost depleted, and it should not be enough to support another use of Ice Heaven Domain.

As long as this move is not used, Iron War Dragon’s chances of winning are higher than Ice Emperor Ram’s.

Thinking of this, Zeng Feitian stabilized his mindset and did not immediately issue a counter-command.

If nothing unexpected happened, Ice Emperor Ram’s wave of attacks would also target Iron War Dragon’s mouth; rather than letting Iron War Dragon condense energy in its mouth to launch a skill, it would be better to directly endure it, as the damage taken would be less.

As thoughts flickered, Qiao Sang spoke:

“Ice Cone, target the mouth.”

Lu Bao remained motionless, only cold air surging around its body.

In an instant, a large Ice Cone, pointed horizontally and over ten meters long, appeared in front of it and shot towards Iron War Dragon!

Zeng Feitian’s expression still changed, and he decided to try one more time:

“Light Cannon!”

If the skill in the mouth was difficult to release, he wondered if a skill released in front of the body could successfully condense.

Lu Bao’s giant Ice Cone had been cultivated to perfection, almost at the Profound Meaning level; its direction, size, and form were all controllable… Qiao Sang’s expression was calm, but her heartbeat was constantly accelerating.

She knew that if Lu Bao wanted to win, it had to go all out this time, putting all its energy into it!

Beneath the ice shell, Iron War Dragon’s body emitted flickering white light, but it could not condense at a single point in front of its body.

The frozen state hindered the gathering of external energy.

The giant Ice Cone directly struck Iron War Dragon’s mouth, and when it was only about ten centimeters away from its mouth, the ice shell there melted, opening a convenient path.

With a loud “bang!”, the giant Ice Cone shattered, and large chunks of ice fell.

“Iron!”

Iron War Dragon only let out one word of a scream before the ice shell sealed its mouth again, and the sound abruptly stopped.

A large Ice Cone, pointed horizontally, simultaneously appeared in front of Lu Bao, once again shooting directly towards Iron War Dragon’s mouth.

Everyone’s faces showed shock and astonishment, and a clamor immediately arose.

After the previous ice seal attack on the mouth, the Ice Heaven Domain on the field disappeared, but this time, after the attack, there was no sign of it disappearing at all.

If that were the case, wouldn’t it mean that Ice Heaven Domain could actually keep Iron War Dragon frozen all the time, and then open up the position of Iron War Dragon’s mouth when it was time to attack?

Then, what the hell was there to fight?!

Iron War Dragon was definitely finished!

Is this the Ultra-level skill Ice Heaven Domain?

For a time, everyone gained a much better understanding of this skill, which rarely appeared in public.

The giant Ice Cone appeared, striking directly at Iron War Dragon’s mouth, and when it was only about ten centimeters away, the ice shell on Iron War Dragon’s mouth disappeared.

The attack succeeded, and the ice shell reappeared, freezing Iron War Dragon’s mouth.

This was repeated several times.

Everyone couldn’t help but start to sympathize with this Iron War Dragon.

This was completely passive beating, with no power to resist.

Even if Iron War Dragon was known as the “Steel Giant Tower,” it would undoubtedly fall if it couldn’t attack and could only endure damage.

Is Ice Heaven Domain really that difficult to break?

“Iron War Dragon is taking all the damage,” Tian Yiwan couldn’t help but exclaim from the commentary stand, “I’m even wondering if Iron War Dragon has actually lost consciousness now, and it’s just the freezing effect of Ice Heaven Domain that’s keeping it from falling.”

“Iron War Dragon is known as the ‘Steel Giant Tower’ and generally has the ‘Endurance’ characteristic,” Tang Xueran said, “This characteristic increases its defense when attacked, and each hit of a continuous move triggers this characteristic. I believe Qiao Sang also knows that Iron War Dragon of this species has this characteristic, which is why she let Ice Emperor Ram attack for so long.”

Tian Yiwan asked the audience’s unspoken question:

“Is Ice Heaven Domain really so unresolvable?”

“Ice Heaven Domain is definitely powerful, otherwise it wouldn’t be classified as an Ultra-level skill by the Beast Tamer Alliance,” Tang Xueran said, “However, Ultra-level skills correspondingly mean high energy consumption. To maintain the duration of Ice Heaven Domain, Ice Emperor Ram definitely needs a lot of energy. It seems Qiao Sang wants to decide the winner.”

Maintaining Ice Heaven Domain for such a long time would definitely require a lot of energy… Zeng Feitian also thought of this. He stared intently at the giant Ice Cone, trying to calculate its attack speed and the timing of the ice shell on Iron War Dragon’s mouth melting.

To be honest, after a long period of freezing and continuous attacks on the mouth, he was no longer sure if Iron War Dragon could hold on.

He only knew that he could no longer pin his hopes on Ice Emperor Ram not having enough energy to maintain Ice Heaven Domain.

Even if this outcome would cause Iron War Dragon to be seriously injured again, it was still better than pinning hope on the opponent and continuously enduring damage oneself.

Zeng Feitian sensed Iron War Dragon’s state, took a deep breath, and looking at the giant Ice Cone that was attacking again, he said:

“Condense!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the ice shell on Iron War Dragon’s mouth unfroze, and the giant Ice Cone fiercely struck inside.

Large chunks of shattered ice splattered.

Iron War Dragon did not scream again.

The ice shell resealed its mouth.

Lu Bao continued to emit its icy aura, and the giant Ice Cone appeared in front of it for the nth time.

The audience was buzzing with discussion:

“I feel like Iron War Dragon should be out of commission by now, why is Qiao Sang still attacking?”

“Yeah, looking at that last hit, Iron War Dragon didn’t even scream when it took damage.”

“If Iron War Dragon really was out of commission, how could Zeng Feitian just stand there and watch Iron War Dragon get attacked? He’d either call for a stop and alert the referee, or recall Iron War Dragon into his yu beast codex.”

“Exactly, he’s a B-level Beast Tamer; he definitely knows if his Pet is okay.”

“Sigh, if I were Zeng Feitian, I’d just surrender this match. With this Ice Heaven Domain constantly active, how can you even fight?”

On the field.

Zeng Feitian’s attention was highly focused. When he saw the giant Ice Cone about two meters away from Iron War Dragon, he shouted:

“Release!”

Iron War Dragon was frozen, its expression and movements unchanged, but a white light wave could vaguely be seen condensing deep in its throat.

As the white light wave appeared, the giant Ice Cone came within about ten centimeters of its face.

The ice shell on Iron War Dragon’s mouth melted.

The giant Ice Cone struck into its mouth.

Dragon Wave shot out.

“Boom!!!”

A deafening explosion sounded, and shockwaves raged around Iron War Dragon, shattering the ice shell on its body.

Iron War Dragon retreated over ten meters, bending at the waist, claws spread, desperately scraping the ground, leaving a very, very deep mark, before it stabilized its body.

The ice shell on the ground melted.

The temperature gradually warmed up.

Lu Bao looked at its opponent, who hadn’t fallen yet, with a solemn expression.

Iron War Dragon straightened up, raised its head, its originally black pupils now filled with bloodshot veins, staring intently at Lu Bao in the distance.

The entire audience was in an uproar.

Everyone stared in disbelief at the giant tower-like figure on the field, never expecting Iron War Dragon to be able to counterattack and successfully break free from the ice seal after such a long period of freezing attacks.

“Holy crap, Iron War Dragon’s HP is too thick! It didn’t even fall under such an attack!”

“Awesome! Truly worthy of being called the ‘Steel Giant Tower’!”

“How do I feel that it wasn’t the previous wave that shattered the domain, but rather Ice Emperor Ram’s energy wasn’t enough to maintain Ice Heaven Domain?”

“Who do you think will win in the end?”

“It’s really hard to say. One is clearly seriously injured, and the other’s internal energy is probably depleted. It feels like anyone could win.”

“Ice Heaven Domain has disappeared!” Tian Yiwan exclaimed from the commentary stand, “Iron War Dragon broke through the ice seal! Not only did it not fall under continuous giant Ice Cone throat stabs, but it also managed to use a skill like Dragon Wave, which has to be fired from its mouth!”

Tang Xueran professionally stated:

“The previous shockwave couldn’t affect the Ice Heaven Domain covering the entire field. If Ice Emperor Ram still had enough internal energy, it would have been frozen again the very next second after the shockwave shattered the ice shell around Iron War Dragon.”

This meant that Ice Emperor Ram’s internal energy was probably insufficient.

It didn’t even fall after all that… Qiao Sang’s admiration welled up inside her.

However, this didn’t stop her from issuing a command:

“Melt!”

Lu Bao’s internal energy was almost depleted, but similarly, Iron War Dragon’s injuries were extremely severe.

It had no Healing Light, nor any other Healing skills. Under such continuous attacks just now, Iron War Dragon must have been unable to make a sound, let alone use sound wave-type attack skills.

Lu Bao heard its Yu Beast Master’s words and, without a second thought, jumped into a small puddle on the ground and disappeared.

It’s not going to be that move again, is it… Zeng Feitian’s mouth twitched violently at this sight, but he immediately remembered that Ice Emperor Ram’s internal energy should not be enough to use a big move like Ice Heaven Domain, so he finally let out a sigh of relief, his eyes becoming sharp as he shouted:

“Tremor!”

Can Iron War Dragon still shout?! Qiao Sang was momentarily stunned when she heard the opponent’s command.

Then, a battle scene from when Iron War Dragon was still a General-level Pet called Ferocious Iron Dragon appeared in her mind.

She remembered that at that time, Ferocious Iron Dragon pressed its claws to the ground and shook out a Pet that could Dig.

The scene flashed quickly, and Qiao Sang’s heart skipped a beat. She instinctively shouted loudly:

“Jump!”

She remembered that Iron War Dragon had the skill ‘Earthquake’. Earlier, when it was raining on the field, Lu Bao could jump into the rain in the air, and the opponent could only force Lu Bao out with sound wave-type mental attacks.

But now the rain had stopped, and Lu Bao could only move in the residual water on the ground.

The opponent didn’t need to use sound wave-type skills anymore; just by using moves that affected the ground, they could achieve the effect of forcing Lu Bao out!

Iron War Dragon’s bloodshot eyes stared intently at Lu Bao, using what seemed like all the strength in its body to stomp down fiercely.

Where it stomped, the ground rapidly sank.

At the same time, the entire field experienced a violent tremor!

A terrifying crushing force rapidly spread forward.

Wherever it passed, the ground cracked, and countless stones were shaken into the air!

In the air, only about eight meters in front of Iron War Dragon, a droplet of water twisted, rapidly expanded, and formed Lu Bao.

The situation on the field made the audience widen their eyes and once again discuss intensely:

“Holy crap! This move from Iron War Dragon is fierce!”

“How did Ice Emperor Ram appear so close to Iron War Dragon?”

“Was Ice Emperor Ram affected by the Earthquake? Why does its expression seem so calm? As if it wasn’t injured?”

Thankfully, I finally guessed the opponent’s move correctly this time… Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, her heart tensed up again.

Lu Bao had very little energy left in its body at this point. If it wanted to win the match, it could only aim for Iron War Dragon’s mouth and attack again.

However, without being able to use Ice Heaven Domain, the only way to attack Iron War Dragon’s mouth again was through close combat.

Iron War Dragon was already slow, and with the previous rain and subsequent serious injuries, it couldn’t dodge close-range attacks to its mouth.

But there was only one chance.

“Whip it!”

Qiao Sang shouted.

Actually, Qiao Sang didn’t need to give the command at all.

Lu Bao didn’t appear because it was affected by the Earthquake; it appeared on its own initiative.

As it appeared, the power in its tail had already been stored and straightened, rapidly condensing a huge stream of water, which it fiercely whipped towards Iron War Dragon’s mouth.

Its speed was so fast that Iron War Dragon, which had just used Earthquake, couldn’t react at all.

Its pupils constricted slightly, its eyes filled with blue.

The scene of its opponent desperately attacking its mouth reappeared in its mind.

Iron War Dragon’s eyes instantly filled with blood-red, its expression became exceptionally fierce, and it opened its mouth wide, biting fiercely at the incoming Water Tail.

Bite, although only a Mid-level skill, when used by a King-level Pet, its power was naturally extraordinary.

“Ice Emperor!”

Lu Bao showed a pained expression.

Water energy exploded in Iron War Dragon’s mouth, but it still bit Lu Bao’s tail tightly, showing no sign of letting go.

It can end now… Zeng Feitian slowly exhaled.

This match was even tougher than he had imagined.

But fortunately, the final result was good.

Just as Zeng Feitian was about to issue a command for Iron War Dragon to hold on tightly and then attack with Steel Fist, Qiao Sang spoke:

“Stab!”

“Ice Emperor!!!”

Lu Bao endured the pain and let out a loud cry.

The next second, its entire body suddenly grew bone-chilling and incredibly sharp Ice Cones.

Including the part of its tail that was bitten.

Zeng Feitian: “!!!”

Iron War Dragon’s pupils trembled violently, its mouth opened, its head shook frantically, and its body swayed, as if enduring unbearable pain.

Lu Bao seized the opportunity to jump to the ground.

It looked at its opponent, who was shaking wildly in front of it, and was about to use all its strength for another Water Tail attack when Iron War Dragon’s eyes rolled upwards, it stopped shaking, and fell backward.

With a loud “bang,” dust flew everywhere.