Chapter 48: Defeating a Ten Greats, Lian Xing Becomes an Internet Sensation!! p1
“Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!!”
“Boom, boom!!!!!”
In the virtual battle, sand and gravel rained down from the sky like a meteor shower, transforming half of the Execution Grounds Ruins map into a living hell. The ground collapsed, the night sky seemed to tremble, and scorching waves of heat surged.
“…”
“…”
“Is that thing a Biological Species or a missile launcher from the Mechanical Species!?” Starlight Academy #3, the girl with glasses, muttered in disbelief from the spectator space after being defeated.
She immediately opened the death replay and witnessed a scene she couldn’t comprehend.
A moment later, a cute girl with green twintails also entered the spectator space.
Mian Qing had also been defeated.
As the vice-captain, she had only lasted a few seconds longer than the others!
“What happened…”
“Whose attack was that?” Mian Qing asked, her face filled with shock and confusion, as she opened her death replay.
A strangely shaped Moonlight Rabbit appeared on the screen. The High-Tier Biological Species evolved Moonlight Rabbit had a slender and graceful body, but its two jade-green ears were incredibly thick and heavy, their bizarre appearance exuding an oppressive aura.
Was this…
The Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer!?
Then, under Mian Qing’s horrified gaze, the “Moonlight Rabbit” lowered its body into an unnatural, tilted position, assuming a throwing stance, aiming towards the sky.
What was it doing? Was it trying to throw something across the entire map!?
How was that even possible?
A few seconds later, Mian Qing’s expression froze.
There was no need for further explanation.
Because that’s exactly what the Moonlight Rabbit in the replay did!!
“Boom!!!!!”
With a flash of black and white stars, the ears, propelled by bursts of force, launched their payload. Countless sand and gravel particles shot through the night sky like meteors. A deafening explosion echoed, sending the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s master and teammates flying.
And then came the scene that the Starlight Academy members had witnessed firsthand…
The meteor shower of sand and gravel, launched by the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer, crossed the entire map at an incredible speed and exploded above the Starlight Academy team’s spawn point, raining down like a torrential downpour, covering a kilometer-wide area.
Facing this devastating, apocalyptic AOE attack, the Starlight Academy team was instantly wiped out.
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“…”
“So this is…the true form of Strongest Moonlight Rabbit?” Mian Qing, the Starlight Academy’s #1 Beauty, muttered, her face ashen, after witnessing the entire scene.
She vaguely remembered the first time she had defeated the golden-haired girl with buns. Back then, the Mid-Tier Giant Moonlight Rabbit had been riddled with holes by her Eight-Legged Spider’s Rapid Fire, unable to fight back.
But who would have thought that in just a week, this Moonlight Rabbit had reached such a level!!!
“…”
“…”
[Victory]
[Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer: 30→31]
“Bang!!!!!”
The moment her consciousness returned to reality, Captain Zi Wutong shot up from her device, her face pale and her chest heaving, her body drenched in cold sweat. The despair she had felt in the virtual battle had affected her physical body.
After calming down slightly, she slowly raised her head, looking at the opposite side in disbelief…
Meanwhile, the golden-haired girl with a calm expression also stood up from her device. Under everyone’s incredulous gazes, Lian Xing still had her usual cheerful starry eyes. For her, defeating the powerhouse Starlight Academy seemed like a trivial matter, not even worth mentioning.
“Beautiful, remember to transfer the energy crystals to my account later. You can find my information in the battle record~~~”
“Alright, everyone, I’ll be taking my leave. Feel free to contact me for similar tasks in the future~~~” Lian Xing said to Zi Wutong with a smile, waving as she walked towards the door.
To be honest, she wasn’t satisfied with today’s battle. Although the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s throwing power was outrageous, even exceeding her expectations…
She couldn’t just…scatter her teammates’ ashes every time she attacked, right?
While being blown away to some unknown corner of the ruins earlier, Lian Xing had been thinking…
With the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s current throwing power, it was no different from a missile-type Mechanical Species. There was a high chance of wiping out her own team the moment she attacked.
“So, it seems my next pet beast should be a defense-specialized type~~~~”
“At least I need to be protected…” Lian Xing muttered to herself, adjusting her stockings, which were about to slip down to her knees, as she left the Youlan Academy team training room.
Meanwhile, Tao Wan, who had been staring blankly at her device, finally snapped out of her daze, shaking her head with a wry smile. Before the battle, she had actually been worried about how to increase their chances of winning. How naive.
Starlight Academy’s star players were so famous that their second team members seemed to have forgotten—
The shock and terror of the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer and the Golden Wheel’s debut, when they had pierced through Youxi Valley with a single attack!!!
Now it seemed that before Lian Xing and her Moonlight Rabbit, star players were no different~~~~
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“…”
A heavy silence filled the training room, the Starlight Academy members’ faces ashen. Mian Qing, the girl with green twintails, looked like she had just witnessed her mother’s funeral procession get hit by a truck.
No one had expected this practice match to end like this.
At this moment, Mian Qing turned to Zi Wutong and asked hoarsely, “Captain, you took a long time to log out. Were you watching the death replay?”
“Did you…see that thing?”
After a long silence, Zi Wutong nodded with a bitter smile.
“Mm—”
“If I’m not mistaken, half of the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s burst damage is passively triggered during throwing attacks, so there’s no cooldown or delay.”
“In other words, for it, that burst is just a normal attack…”
“Strongest Moonlight Rabbit…is too dangerous—”
“…”
“…”
About half an hour after the battle ended, the Starlight Academy members, looking dejected, finally left the training room. By this time, many curious Youlan Academy students had gathered outside, eager to see the results of the match between Starlight Academy and Youlan Academy’s main team.
But…surely their own team must have been crushed, right?
After all, in the previous league, Zi Wutong, the captain of Starlight Academy, was considered one of the closest contenders to the Ten Greats. Perhaps she alone, with her main battle pet beast, would be enough to defeat the entire Youlan Academy team~~~
Just like last year, when both the first and second teams were humiliated and defeated by White Maple Academy in the qualifiers and main tournament~~~
However—
A few seconds later, seeing the Starlight Academy star players emerge from the training area with ashen faces, the students waiting outside were stunned. Their excitement and anticipation turned into confusion.
Wait, what was with their reactions?
They lost!?
Impossible…!!
Was there a Beast Tamer in Youlan Academy who could defeat Zi Wutong?
No, no, that couldn’t be. They must just be dissatisfied with their own performance, right?
At this moment, Zi Wutong, walking at the back, couldn’t shake her shock. She glanced at her dejected teammates. If possible, she didn’t want to face the Ten Greats of Xiyu Academy in this state.
But there was nothing she could do…
Their fighting spirit and morale had been completely crushed by Strongest Moonlight Rabbit alone. This drastic shift in mood couldn’t be easily recovered with self-hypnosis and reassurance.
“Speaking of which, Strongest Moonlight Rabbit will definitely participate in the Academy League, right?” Leaving the Youlan Academy team training hall, Zi Wutong looked back with a lingering gaze.
Strongest Moonlight Rabbit wasn’t invincible. Compared to Commander-Tier pet beasts, whose mere presence could crush everything, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s throwing attacks required time and distance to reach their full potential. If it were a narrow duel map, and the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer was cornered, its abilities would be useless…
“Hopefully, the next time we meet, the outcome will be different…” Under the puzzled gazes of the onlookers, Ziwutong stood frozen for a dozen seconds before turning and leaving with a look of unwillingness.
This practice match…was an undeniable defeat for Starlight Academy…!!!
Night, Youlan Academy student dormitory.
Steam filled the bathroom.
The girl’s soft, golden hair spread across the surface of the water, her smooth, white skin as translucent as jelly. Her slender legs, faintly visible beneath the water, were so dazzlingly white that they made one want to drink the entire bathtub.
Due to her contract with Star Sand, Lian Xing could barely touch water. Only during Star Sand’s sleep time could she enjoy a proper bath.
At this moment, soaking in the water, Lian Xing was so relaxed that she didn’t even want to get out. So, she decided to log into the virtual battle space while still in the bath.
“Connect!”
“Whoosh—”
The chip activated, and with a flash of white light, Lian Xing’s consciousness entered the virtual battle preparation space. She casually browsed through the battle modes.
After crushing the Starlight Academy star players today, Lian Xing felt no excitement. After all, that Captain Zi Wutong was about the same level as the Wind God Academy vice-captain. Back when it was still Mid-Tier, the Giant Moonlight Rabbit had already defeated the Wind God Academy’s Cloud Chariot Wheel. Now that it had reached High-Tier, the outcome was obvious.
Suddenly, Lian Xing’s finger stopped on a new mode panel.
[Casual Mode: No level or tier restrictions]
[Expert Mode: Similar level and tier]
[Challenge Mode: Unlocked after obtaining a High-Tier pet beast]
“Challenge Mode…”
“I see, Pet Beast Evolution Battle had this too, but I forgot about it after not playing for so long!” Lian Xing thought for a moment, switched to Challenge Mode, and a translucent panel appeared before her, displaying a list of instances.
[Top 5 Most Popular Simulated Instances]
[1. Commander-Tier Lair — Starry Plains, Completion Record — 7 hours 24 minutes 57 seconds]
[2. Commander-Tier Lair — Bloody Colosseum, Completion Record — 5 hours 24 minutes 57 seconds]
[3. Commander-Tier Lair — Dragon Emperor City, Completion Record — None]
[4. Commander-Tier Lair — Celestial Tree, Completion Record — None]
[5. Royal-Tier Lair — Pet Beast Compendium Museum, Completion Record — None, Recommended Rating: 10 stars, the only way to see Royal-Tier pet beasts in virtual battles, be careful not to get scared!!!]
Lian Xing browsed through the list. Although most players played High-Tier instances, Commander-Tier instances were surprisingly popular. Perhaps it was to experience the thrill of facing stronger opponents~~~~
However, Lian Xing wasn’t planning to conquer any instances today. High-Tier instances offered too few rewards, a waste of time. And she couldn’t defeat Commander-Tier instances with her current strength.
Since they were called “instances,” it meant facing multiple opponents, not just one…
So, Lian Xing scrolled down the list.
[AI Simulated Training Battles, replicating at least 70% of star players’ combat power]
[After defeating a star player, your battle information and character model will replace theirs. Accumulated challenge attempts can be exchanged for rewards]
[1. Wind God Academy Silver Dragon, Completion Record — None, Challenge Attempts: 3,636,851]
[2. Xiyu Academy Thunder Queen, Completion Record — None, Challenge Attempts: 3,173,549]
[3. Volcano Academy Purgatory, Completion Record — None, Challenge Attempts: 2,803,394]
[4. White Maple Academy Aurora, Completion Record — None, Challenge Attempts: 2,151,723]
[5. Iron Hostel Academy Heavenly Tomb, Completion Record — None, Challenge Attempts: 1,710,234]
[Note: Players have only 3 challenge attempts per day. Please do not exploit the system.]
Undoubtedly, the most popular challenges in this mode were the Ten Greats from the previous league. Although other players also had Commander-Tier pet beasts, without fame, no one would challenge them. To become famous, one had to replace one of the Ten Greats!!
“Hmm, that…Silver Dragon…she should be the boss of that Wind God Academy #10, right?”
“Doesn’t seem that strong. Should I give it a try?” After browsing the list, Lian Xing confidently clicked the challenge button.
With the Moonlight Rabbit and the Golden Wheel’s current strength, as long as she didn’t encounter an overly troublesome Commander-Tier, she had a chance.
[Challenge initiated: Wind God Academy Silver Dragon]
After the 30-second countdown, a silver-haired girl wearing a Wind God Academy mask appeared in the training space. The Moonlight Rabbit on Lian Xing’s head began to grow, transforming into the imposing Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer.
However, to Lian Xing’s surprise, Silver Dragon didn’t summon anything. Normally, simulated AIs would use their full power from the start, wouldn’t they?
But before Lian Xing could even think further, before the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer could even move—
“Boom!!!”
A deafening roar.
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