Chapter 156: Shining Combat Skill, The Path to Shining!! p2
Inside the Azure Sky Emperor’s cauldron…
Dreamflow Sunset Glow, carrying Returning Dust, charged through the space. Here, it no longer bothered with pretenses and activated Three-Inch Incense’s talent.
[Samadhi]
“Whoosh!!!”
A rainbow-colored, viral force field expanded.
Enveloped by this force field, Returning Dust’s aura weakened, its Awakening duration halved. And with North Wind’s Pet Essence draining effect, the horse-woman’s face quickly turned pale, as if she had been drained of all her energy.
“Bang!”
However, in the next second, Dreamflow Sunset Glow released her.
It retreated, looking at the weakened horse-woman, and said, “You have less than a minute of Awakening left. I’ve already won. Stop fighting.”
“Now, go and collect those. I’ll take you out, and we’ll split the loot. I’ll have my little sister, Star Sand, remove the seal later.”
“…”
“…”
“Alright.” After a moment of hesitation, Returning Dust nodded reluctantly.
Then, with a “Whoosh!”, the two figures split up and began searching… Activating auto-loot, they scoured the interior of the Azure Sky Emperor’s cauldron. The Pet Essence concentration here was too high for Returning Dust, a Biological Species, to hide its presence, so it needed Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s Viral Space as cover.
Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s current speed, enhanced by its new evolutions, was far greater than during its Cloud Dream Calamity phase, instantly surpassing the distances it had previously covered. And Returning Dust’s speed was also incredible, leaving no blade of grass unturned. Whenever it encountered a High-Quality Biological Species combat skill, it would immediately replace its own. This was the only way it could keep the loot without it being stolen by Dreamflow Sunset Glow.
Outside, everyone was waiting for the battle’s outcome, unaware that the two pet beasts inside were treasure hunting…
Returning Dust’s Purity talent could even ignore an Emperor’s aura, allowing it to move freely within the relic.
Soon, Returning Dust found an Emperor-Tier Biological Species life crystal.
But it frowned.
Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s master, Lian Xing, also had a Biological Species pet beast, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain.
If it simply handed over this crystal, it would probably be confiscated by Dreamflow Sunset Glow.
So, it needed to find another Emperor-Tier Biological Species crystal…
Ignoring the distant, flickering green lights, Returning Dust continued its search.
And Dreamflow Sunset Glow, sprinting in a single direction, ignored any lights that were too far away. With Mist Walk at maximum power, combined with Illustrious Form’s Leap, its speed surpassed that of most Monarch-Tier pet beasts, leaving a trail of light in the darkness.
Finally, after almost a minute, it saw a familiar, pure white light.
It was…
A White Quality combat skill card.
White…the lowest quality…
Even a dog wouldn’t look twice at it.
In most games, white represented the starting level…
But the light emanating from this combat skill card was strange, its brilliance unnatural, its color shifting with the Pet Essence flow.
“With my current strength, I can’t defeat Rainwater or Dark Ink Candlelight.”
“So, I’ll leave it to you…”
“Heaven-Gracing Curtain…”
“You have to defeat them all…!!!” With that, Dreamflow Sunset Glow stored the strange white card in its void, then quickly returned to the entrance, its body exhausted.
A few dozen seconds later, Returning Dust and Dreamflow Sunset Glow met near the entrance, both looking drained… Returning Dust had even deactivated its awakened form.
“Here you go~~” Returning Dust said weakly, collapsing beside Dreamflow Sunset Glow, handing over two Black Quality Emperor-Tier crystals.
Dreamflow Sunset Glow didn’t even look at them, storing them directly in its void. They had been inside for over 90 seconds. Any longer, and they would be in trouble.
So, it lifted the unresisting Returning Dust above its head and carried it out of the Azure Sky Emperor’s cauldron.
“…”
“…”
“Whoosh!!!!!”
Above the clouds of the Dominating Cauldron Palace…
Under the watchful eyes of countless mysterious beings, Dreamflow Sunset Glow tossed the weakened Returning Dust out of the cauldron.
Seeing Returning Dust falling through the clouds, almost all the viewers gasped.
The new generation’s equivalent to the Great Emperor Yun Jianyou had been defeated!?
And in a 1v1 duel…!!!
Although Star Sand’s sealing ability had been a factor, and it wasn’t a fully evolved Royal-Tier Yun Jianyou yet…Returning Dust, one of the 72 Legends, had been defeated by the same-tier…Dreamflow Sunset Glow!!!
The enhancements from the Fluorescent combat skill, North Wind, and Three-Inch Incense’s viral barrier were too powerful. Even Returning Dust, in its fully awakened Legend form, hadn’t been able to break through its shield.
After all, for a battle between mere Commander-Tier newborns, these enhancements were unfair…
A few seconds later, under Thunder Fly and Ephemeral’s shocked gazes, and the disbelief of the other Youyou Leize Beast Tamers…
The white horse crashed into a cloud-covered peak, creating a massive cloud of dust and debris.
The dust settled.
The battle was over…
After that, Dreamflow Sunset Glow returned to Lian Xing’s body.
And Lian Xing waited for about three minutes before the Second Princess, in her purple court dress, reappeared on the battlefield. She looked at the disheveled, golden-haired girl, shook her head, a mixture of surprise and resignation on her face, then, after recalling Returning Dust, left without looking back.
“…”
“…”
Under everyone’s gaze, as they looked at the stunning, golden-haired girl, her hair flowing in the wind, a strange silence fell over the arena.
At this moment, Snow Sun, the beautiful woman with snow-white skin, white hair, and snowflake-like eyes, narrowed her gaze. And Tears Maiden, silently coiling her fishtail and intertwining it with her blue hair, forming a large conch shell hairstyle, her teardrop-shaped eyes burning with an unprecedented fighting spirit.
Although she had helped Lian Xing by sending her a couple request…
It didn’t mean she would go easy on her in battle.
If Lian Xing reached the end, they would definitely face each other…
Thus, after Jade Lady and Dead Ash, the Second Princess, another highly anticipated T0 contender, was eliminated.
Now, only five T0 contenders remained.
Thunder Fly of Youyou Leize, the master of Ephemeral.
Little Flower Goddess of the City of Awe, the Super Hybrid with the Reincarnated Soul physique.
Snow Sun of the Wind Sand Region, the master of Black Sun Flame.
Tears Maiden, the Saintess of Worry-Free Pond, the seventh lord of the Seven Heavens, the master of Rainwater.
And…
Moon Rabbit Lian Xing, the dual-Legend holder of Star Sand and Calamity Sun, who had defeated both Jade Lady and the Second Princess!!!
However, a cruel trial awaited her…
“Whoosh!”
Under everyone’s nervous gazes, the Emperor-Tier pet beast that had questioned Lian Xing earlier reappeared at the center of the battlefield, its sharp gaze fixed on the seemingly beautiful, but…secretly lewd, golden-haired girl. It glanced at Tears Maiden in the spectator area, ignoring her warning glare, then walked towards Lian Xing.
“North Wind, is it?”
“Yes~~~” Lian Xing replied with a smile, her voice light and carefree.
“So…where did you…find…it?”
“I…traded for it~~~”
“With whom?”
“You’re not qualified to know!!”
The Emperor’s tone had initially been calm. However, in the next second, the golden-haired girl’s demeanor changed, her expression turning arrogant and condescending.
Instantly, the atmosphere became tense.
Although the Emperor was trying to suppress its aura, facing this superstar, it couldn’t completely contain its anger, a terrifying pressure emanating from it.
And then—
“Smack!!!”
However, this wasn’t the sound of the Emperor’s aura, but of a slap…
Under everyone’s stunned gazes, Jade Lady, having used her once-in-a-lifetime teleportation, had appeared out of nowhere and slapped the Emperor across the face.
This was clearly a sign of madness…!!!
The Dominating Cauldron Palace Emperor’s expression froze.
Seeing this, Jade Lady chuckled awkwardly.
“Little Sister-in-Law, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. I just slipped~~”
“Let me clarify something. That North Wind wasn’t a relic of the Azure Sky Emperor. It was a gift from one of Lover’s consorts who’s fond of Lian Xing. Although I personally don’t like Lian Xing, I can clearly see this through our shared memories.”
“I misjudged the situation last time, so I’m here to clear Lian Xing’s name. She’s the best woman in the world! Kind, virtuous, and would never do something like auto-loot…!!!”
“Bang!!!!”
In the next second, the moment Jade Lady finished speaking, the Dominating Cauldron Palace Emperor slapped her into dust…
Even a fool could tell that Jade Lady was lying, defending Lian Xing against her conscience.
But since she had already said those words in front of the entire Pet Beast World, the Dominating Cauldron Palace couldn’t pursue the matter any further…
After venting its anger on Jade Lady, the Emperor glared at Lian Xing, then vanished.
“Menopause…such a bad temper…” Lover’s consorts couldn’t die.
Jade Lady quickly reformed, scratching her head in frustration.
However, in the next second, something unexpected happened.
Under the incredulous gazes of Tears Maiden, Thunder Fly, all the participants, and countless viewers, Lian Xing gently placed her hand on Jade Lady’s head, stroking it with a gentle smile.
“Good girl, there, there~~~”
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“…”
Seeing this intimate scene, the audience erupted.
Thunder Fly didn’t even remember how she finished watching the rest of the matches. When she finally snapped out of her daze, the day’s matches were over, the top 25 participants decided. There were no matches for them tomorrow. It was the resurrection match for the 75 eliminated participants.
Only one would emerge from the resurrection match, becoming the 26th participant and advancing to the top 26 to top 13 matches.
Meanwhile, seeing Lian Xing and Jade Lady’s interaction, Tears Maiden didn’t say anything, her expression still cold and indifferent.
Although she had a favorable impression of Lian Xing, it was purely admiration, without any other feelings…
Night, resting time.
After communicating with the Mist Colt, Lian Xing eagerly entered its Viral Space. Because of the distance earlier, she had lost her shared vision and hadn’t seen what Dreamflow Sunset Glow had been doing, only that it had…acquired…something from within the Emperor’s cauldron.
However, even though Lian Xing had anticipated the richness of the loot, she was still shocked when she saw the two Black Quality Emperor-Tier crystals and that White Quality combat skill card.
“One of those black crystals has to be given to Returning Dust. We made a deal…” the Mist Colt said cautiously, seeing Lian Xing’s stunned expression.
It knew its master’s personality. Having Lian Xing give away an Emperor-Tier crystal would be more painful than killing her…
However, it quickly noticed that Lian Xing wasn’t even looking at the crystals. Her gaze was fixed on the white combat skill card.
Seeing the card’s information, the stars in the golden-haired girl’s eyes froze…
At this moment, the Moonlight Rabbit had fulfilled the most difficult requirement for its Shining Species evolution path.
A throwing-type combat skill, exclusive to Biological Species…
A Shining Quality combat skill card—
[Waxing and Waning]
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