Category: I’m Surrounded by My Own Pets!

Chapter 108: Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s Super Evolution!!! 

“Now, I’ll ask one more time. Which one of you is Lian Xing?”

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As the purple elemental figure spoke, although no one dared to answer, all eyes turned towards the nonchalant golden-haired girl. Bai Feng, the leader of the Four Divine Generals, hung her head in despair.

A Monarch…

It was a Monarch!?

How was this possible? Did these attackers have a Monarch-Tier pet beast as backup!?

And what was even more puzzling…how could the Beast Tamer Association’s higher-ups allow a wild Monarch-Tier pet beast into the alliance’s core territory?

Could it be that while they were being attacked inside, the outside world had already…fallen…?

However, just as Bai Feng despaired, Qunjian of Future Tower suddenly realized something. She zoomed in with her cybernetic eye, focusing on the golden hairpin on the thunder elemental noblewoman’s head. The hairpin was adorned with a pattern resembling a black lightning bolt.

She had seen this before…

This was…

The symbol of a territory ruled by a Sovereign-Tier Emperor, the 2nd-level region—

Ethereal Thunder Marsh!!!

The girl suddenly understood.

No wonder the Beast Tamer Association’s higher-ups hadn’t intervened. Because they…didn’t dare…

Although the Beast Tamer Association Alliance Headquarters was also a 2nd-level power, it was a relatively weak one, formed from an alliance of tens of thousands of smaller regions. And Ethereal Thunder Marsh was at the apex of the 2nd-level regions, its envoys free to travel almost anywhere in the world.

Therefore, there was no way the Monarch of Ethereal Thunder Marsh would assist the Cycle of Calamity remnants in attacking Bimen Pass.

So, was this a personal grudge between her and Moon Rabbit Lian Xing…?

The Future Tower girl wondered.

Meanwhile, the Blood Spirit Orb’s pale face held a hint of relief.

This Monarch-Tier void barrier had been so easily broken, it seemed their Cycle of Calamity tracks couldn’t be hidden anymore.

However, their Emperor-Tier mechanical virus was still intact, the Great Lord Biluo’s system was still hacked, and the electronic signals were still blocked.

And more importantly, this terrifying Monarch, whose aura was even rare in the Cycle of Calamity’s headquarters, it was here for Moon Rabbit…

This had actually solved a big problem for them!!!

As long as they could continue sending false messages through the Great Lord Biluo’s system, they could still stall the Beast Tamer Association for a while.

However, at that moment, something unbelievable happened.

The eyeballs inside the Blood Spirit Orb’s transparent head rolled down to the bottom of its sockets.

Under the Heaven’s Cry Thunderclap Hairpin’s terrifying aura, the naked, golden-haired girl raised her hand and waved cheerfully.

“Auntie, it’s me! Little Star! I’m here!!!”

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Heaven’s Cry Thunderclap Hairpin!!!

The moment Lian Xing recognized its species, she understood.

Undoubtedly, this aura was identical to Thunder Fly’s. She didn’t even need to think about it. The journey from Ethereal Thunder Marsh to Bimen Pass required 739,123 portal jumps. Even traveling non-stop by mechanical airship would take over six years.

And if you couldn’t handle the dizziness from continuous portal jumps, taking the…interdimensional train…would take hundreds of years.

But for a Monarch-Tier pet beast, flying at full speed, it would take less than ten days!!!

Each frame of their movement was equivalent to the maximum distance a human could travel through a portal!!

This was—

A Monarch!!!

So, this must be… Thunder Fly’s mom.

Honestly, that girl actually sent her mother to deliver the package…

Lian Xing didn’t know what to say~~~

As expected, after Lian Xing’s quick confirmation, the elegant, voluptuous thunder elemental, the Heaven’s Cry Thunderclap Hairpin, didn’t make things difficult for her, simply nodding. Then, it flicked its sleeve, and a small box fell from the clouds, landing precisely in Lian Xing’s hand.

This was the reward for guiding Thunder Fly in mastering a bloodline combat skill. She had actually sent her mother to deliver the Qingyao Sea battle region access chip. It was both, hilarious and touching.

But with this chip, Lian Xing could now connect to the Ethereal Thunder Marsh battle region.

She wondered if she could find some interesting throwing-type lineups there…

Lian Xing thought, feeling a surge of anticipation.

Meanwhile, after delivering the package, the Heaven’s Cry Thunderclap Hairpin casually observed the surroundings. It looked down at the devastated Bimen Pass, as if understanding something, and asked casually, “Need any help?”

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A heavy silence fell over the area.

The Cycle of Calamity members even forgot how to breathe.

Facing this dramatic reversal, they felt like clowns…

Blood Spirit Orb ??

Evil Wind Ink Spirit ??

Qing Zhanwan ??

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“No, thank you, Auntie. Sorry for the trouble~~~~” However, in the next second, under the shocked gazes of the Bimen Pass spectators and the heart-stopping silence of the three Cycle of Calamity beasts, the golden-haired girl casually rejected the Heaven’s Cry Thunderclap Hairpin’s offer.

Wait, what!?

She refused…?

How was that possible!!

The Blood Spirit Orb couldn’t understand.

This woman had deliberately recalled that golden elemental figure to hide its presence, allowing their combat skills and Arcane Arts to be restored!!!

This meant…she was no longer a match for them…

So why not ask this connected Monarch to crush them?

Just a moment ago, it had been filled with despair, its heart sinking like a stone.

But Moon Rabbit hadn’t even taken them seriously, giving them another chance to live… and this would lead to irreversible consequences…!!!

At this moment, not only the Blood Spirit Orb, but also Qing Zhanwan and the recovering Evil Wind Ink Spirit were filled with rage.

Such disrespect was unforgivable!!!

They had to teach this golden-haired girl a lesson…she would never forget!!

“Alright, then I’ll be going…”

“Little Fly is still immature… Please take care of her…~~~” At this moment, even the Cycle of Calamity beasts understood the situation, and the Heaven’s Cry Thunderclap Hairpin, as a Monarch-Tier pet beast, naturally wouldn’t miss it.

Or rather, just looking at the burning desire in the golden-haired girl’s starry eyes was enough to understand.

She was the type who wouldn’t allow anyone to steal her prey…and her experience.

This child…

She was different…

The thunder elemental noblewoman pondered as she slowly turned her head. In the next second, the lightning covering a dozen regions began to contract…

“Boom!!!!!”

A burst of thunder.

In an instant, the clear sky was pierced by a lightning bolt, the world fading into darkness. Even with Lian Xing’s superhuman vision, she couldn’t see the Heaven’s Cry Thunderclap Hairpin anymore.

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“This is a Monarch-Tier being…” the trial participants below, including the arrogant Fire Ban Bai Feng, looked at the spot where the Heaven’s Cry Thunderclap Hairpin had vanished with awe and longing.

If a Royal-Tier pet beast’s power could allow it to dominate hundreds of regions, then a Monarch-Tier pet beast could go anywhere in the world, even pluck the stars from the sky…!!!

Even distances that a human could never cross in their lifetime…for them, it was just a single step…!!!

“Who’s Little Fly…?” However, after the initial shock, Silver Dragon, hiding in the Viral Space, frowned, her expression troubled.

Although she couldn’t participate in the battle, she had been hiding nearby, on high alert, ready to rescue Lian Xing at any moment. But at this critical moment, she had heard some confusing information.

She had been with Lian Xing this whole time…when had she met someone named Little Fly?

And…they had even met the parents now…?

Hiding inside the Silver Wing Dimension’s void, a small tear rolled down Silver Dragon’s cheek.

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With the Heaven’s Cry Thunderclap Hairpin’s departure, the golden-haired girl with twinkling starry eyes became the center of attention. Under everyone’s gaze, Lian Xing examined the small box in her hand, then stored it in the Mist Colt’s void.

Viral Species were truly convenient for storage…

“It’s time to withdraw that huge endorsement fee. It’s safer to keep it with me…” After muttering to herself for a while, Lian Xing took out a change of clothes from the Mist Colt’s space and, under the watchful eyes of all the trial participants, put on a new pair of stockings.

However, she was a bit puzzled. During this short time, the Mist Colt had woken up again…

It had just been knocked unconscious by the Evil Wind Ink Spirit’s Red Quality combat skill a minute ago.

Waking up and passing out so frequently…

Was it broken…?

It seemed that before its reset, it must have been a tier higher than Royal-Tier, right?

Monarch-Tier!?

Or even Emperor-Tier…?

Well, that was a bit far-fetched. How could an Emperor-Tier pet beast reset its evolution path?

This wasn’t a game. Did anyone really restart after reaching max level in real life?

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“Moon Rabbit, I don’t care what tricks you have, this farce is over!!!” At this moment, seeing the golden-haired girl casually putting on her clothes, the red sphere, its expression grim, said coldly.

Its aura intensified, the air around it crackling with red energy, as if it were about to…tear apart…Bimen Pass.

Awakening + Combat Skill + Arcane Arts, full power!!!

With Star Sand’s suppression gone, its power had more than tripled. They couldn’t imagine how Lian Xing could possibly resist.

“Buzzzzzzzz——!!!”

At the same time, the silver, glowing figure also grasped its scabbard. In the next second, two different kinds of blood-red energy erupted from it, the vibrations intensifying, the dust cloud obscuring the battlefield.

And the Evil Wind Ink Spirit also crossed its arms, the black scythe behind it slowly dissipating, replaced by a giant scythe illusion that covered the entire sky.

Death Sentence, descending once again!!!

This was…

A full-power attack from an awakened Royal-Tier pet beast, with all its Arcane Arts and talents activated!!!

At this point, even if Moon Rabbit Lian Xing wanted to regret her actions, it was too late.

She had foolishly let that Thunder Elemental Monarch go and this would be her downfall…

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Meanwhile, unbeknownst to anyone…

As these trial participants and Cycle of Calamity remnants fought in Bimen Pass…

Deep within a cave beneath Bimen Pass, a beautiful, green-haired woman, a giant mechanical conch shell on her back, sat at a computer desk, sipping tea as she casually observed the battle on the screen.

At some point, the Great Lord Biluo had actually broken free from the Emperor-Tier mechanical virus, regaining control of her body.

If the other toys possessed by the four Cycle of Calamity beasts were somewhat useful, then this Mechanical Species chip virus was just a joke…

Mechanical Species devices weren’t one-time use…

Especially against the Great Lord Biluo, a Mechanical Species Monarch.

It was like a child holding a nuclear bomb, trying to intimidate people.

Without even a button, how were they supposed to launch it…?

However, even as the battle raged, devastating Bimen Pass, she hadn’t intervened, instead observing the situation with a relaxed expression.

“Little Bai Feng, you should understand now, right? A Royal-Tier pet beast’s paper stats… don’t mean anything.”

“21st place in the Beast Tamer Association Alliance Competition…so what?”

“According to statistics, only 16% of the champions in the triennial Alliance Competition reach Monarch-Tier within ten years.”

“Combat power isn’t unimportant, but compared to potential , it’s insignificant~~~”

“Remember this pain and frustration. One day, you’ll be grateful for this experience.”

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“But, speaking of which…how ridiculous… I had already decided… never to form a contract again…yet at the last moment my heart wavers…” the Great Lord Biluo muttered, shaking its head helplessly.

The reason it hadn’t chosen Bai Feng in the past two years wasn’t just because she hadn’t met its standards, but also because it hadn’t intended to form a contract at all. Those trials were just a formality to appease the Association’s higher-ups.

It had planned to die alone…

However…

At this moment, looking at the stunning golden-haired girl on the screen, its heart wavered.

“Moonwalker, Star Sand, perfect evolution, transcendent evolution…such an unbelievable lineup. So this is the true nature of the Legend Speed Puzzle…”

“Unfortunately, there’s no place for me there. Moon Rabbit’s lineup clearly doesn’t include Mechanical Species. Even if I waited until my death, I wouldn’t achieve my desired outcome…”

“But…I still have one last chance…”

“Moon Rabbit Lian Xing, consider this a brief interlude in your long Legend competition. Six months later, the Mechanical Species Emperor’s Speed Puzzle…will you participate…?” With that, the green-haired “wife” gently caressed the golden-haired girl’s image on the screen with her slender, white fingers.

From the beginning, she hadn’t doubted Lian Xing’s victory.

Because a Legend Beast Tamer couldn’t lose…

And because a Legend’s favor was never misplaced…

The 72 Legends were Legends not because of their overpowered abilities, but because the companions they chose were destined to reach the pinnacle with them, their names etched in history!!!

In the new world, at the apex of Legends, time and fate would witness it all…

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Meanwhile, at the western region of Bimen Pass, the earth-shattering battle between awakened pet beasts had reached its climax.

Unexpectedly, Moon Rabbit Lian Xing, in a winning position, had chosen the path of self-destruction…

She had not only let go of the Heaven’s Cry Thunderclap Hairpin, who had close ties to her, but she had also recalled her golden, Rare Elemental Species pet beast, which could significantly weaken her enemies.

And with only a single, seemingly weak Commander-Tier Moonlight Rabbit, she was facing three awakened Royal-Tier pet beasts!!!

Even the Red Prison Palace Master was exhausted after using its Red Quality combat skill.

The Mist Colt, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain…these were Lian Xing’s last trump cards…

Did she even have a chance of winning…?

A chance?

Honestly—

From the beginning, Lian Xing had never doubted her victory.

Under everyone’s gaze, as the auras of the three mutated pet beasts intensified, the golden-haired girl simply smiled, her expression unreadable.

Then, under everyone’s incredulous gazes, she gave a soft, gentle command.

“Heaven-Gracing Curtain, super evolve!!!”

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“Boom!!!!”

As the girl’s calm words echoed, a wave of white energy erupted from the silent battlefield.

The Blood Spirit Orb, the Evil Wind Ink Spirit, and Qing Zhanwan…all three of them held their breath.

Evolving?

At a time like this…!?

Was it a Royal-Tier evolution?

What else could it possibly evolve into!!!

Even at Commander-Tier, it was already so troublesome…how strong would it be at Royal-Tier…!?

At this moment, as everyone held their breath, their vigilance at its peak, the white smoke slowly dissipated, revealing a white rabbit humanoid in a new form.

One mouth, two eyes, eight ears, a completely new…

A completely new…uh…

What the hell is this…!?

Under everyone’s exasperated gazes, the golden-haired girl blushed slightly and scratched her head, embarrassed.

“Sorry, sorry, I was just kidding. Did you really believe that?”

“It’s obvious that this is a perfect evolution. How can it just evolve like that?”

“You…!!!” This golden-haired girl…she looked so delicate and innocent, but she was so shameless…

Seeing Lian Xing’s nonsense, everyone was speechless. The Blood Spirit Orb even choked on its own saliva, almost interrupting its Red Quality combat skill’s charging process.

However, in the next second, Lian Xing’s starry eyes narrowed, her expression turning serious.

“Heaven-Gracing Curtain, unleash your characteristic…”

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“Clang!!!”

Just as everyone assumed this was another joke, ignoring her…

In the next second, the shackles binding the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s arms shattered.

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Meanwhile, unlike the Evil Wind Ink Spirit, which specialized in Spirit, the Blood Spirit Orb wasn’t a Spirit-focused build, so its Arcane Arts and combat skills were still suppressed by the radiant, golden elemental figure in the sky.

But it had still made the bold claim of ending everything within 14 minutes.

In the next second, just as the third slash of the Red Prison Palace was about to land, the eyeballs within the Blood Spirit Orb’s head looked up at the illusory red dome.

“Buzz—————”

Suddenly, the Pet Essence flow around the Red Prison Palace seemed to freeze…

The third slash didn’t come.

Lian Xing’s eyes widened in disbelief.

The Red Prison Palace Master wasn’t injured, but it was as if its computer had crashed, its thoughts, senses, and even the activation time of its Red Quality combat skill slowed down dozens of times…

Then, the Blood Spirit Orb looked at Star Sand in the sky.

“Buzz—”

Star Sand’s consciousness froze…

Compared to the Red Prison Palace Master, its time had been slowed down even more.

Perhaps by the time it blinked again… the battle would be over.

Seeing this, a cruel smile appeared on the Blood Spirit Orb’s face.

“Such a high-purity species…yet its level is so low.”

“Moon Rabbit, don’t you have another Rare Species? Why not show it off…?”

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“…”

Lian Xing didn’t answer, instead carefully observing Star Sand’s frozen state.

She quickly realized that this was a slowing type awakened ability, a unique characteristic only Viral Species could possess. And it seemed that Star Sand had been affected even more severely, its rarity advantage negated.

So, it was purely a matter of level suppression…?

Lian Xing almost wanted to laugh.

In the next second, as usual, the Blood Spirit Orb turned to look at the Heaven-Gracing Curtain.

“Buzz!!!”

The Pet Essence froze.

The Heaven-Gracing Curtain was also affected by this slowing ability.

But this time, it was the Blood Spirit Orb whose expression froze, staring at the Heaven-Gracing Curtain in disbelief.

“How is this possible?”

“How much has its time been slowed down? A thousandth? Two thousandths?”

“What level is this Commander-Tier pet beast? It’s almost as high as mine!!!”

“This is…”

“Perfect evolution!!!”

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!”

In the next second, as the Blood Spirit Orb shrieked in horror, countless rock fragments erupted from the white rabbit’s six Nether Crystal Hands, raining down like a reverse meteor shower, obliterating the area around the Blood Spirit Orb.

A few seconds later, the Blood Spirit Orb, sweating profusely, opened a crimson portal to its void. However, the moment it emerged, it was struck by the relentless barrage, forced to teleport again to dodge. The Heaven-Gracing Curtain, like a tireless throwing machine, continued its assault, its every throw obliterating the terrain for over ten kilometers in that direction.

Its movements were even faster and more ferocious than before, as if the Lantern Tail hadn’t even pushed it to its full potential.

And while throwing, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain also used its original ears and its cloak to activate Raging Wind and Lunar Crash, disrupting the Blood Spirit Orb’s movements and dodging.

“It’s…it’s being suppressed…”

“The Blood Spirit Orb…is actually being suppressed!?” Qing Zhanwan, watching from the side, exclaimed in disbelief.

Although the Blood Spirit Orb’s Awakening could last for 14 minutes…

The first checkpoint was approaching!!!

The Red Prison Palace Master’s third slash was coming!!!

No matter how much its senses were slowed, that attack would eventually arrive.

Qing Zhanwan looked at Star Sand, the golden elemental figure in the sky. At this moment, the high-rarity golden elemental was completely suppressed by the Blood Spirit Orb’s characteristic, unable to fight back. If they could kill it now…

They could still win…!!!

“Whoosh!!!!!”

In the next second, a silver crescent moon blade erupted from nearby, tearing through the earth, bisecting Star Sand. Seeing Star Sand split in two, Qing Zhanwan smiled triumphantly.

With this, their combat skills and Arcane Arts would be restored, and they could finally withstand that red slash!!!

However…

As Qing Zhanwan waited expectantly, she realized that the golden-haired girl didn’t even react, as if she hadn’t even noticed the dying golden elemental figure.

And their combat skills and Arcane Arts…they weren’t restored…they were still greyed out…

Why!?

Qing Zhanwan was confused.

She had clearly cut it in half…!!!

At this moment, under Qing Zhanwan’s incredulous gaze, as Star Sand’s sandy body disintegrated, revealing a hollow shell with no crystal inside, filled only with shimmering golden dust…

Qing Zhanwan finally realized…

This thing…had no life crystal!!!

[Star Sand’s second talent · Formless: Eliminates the core, making it harder to target, significantly reduces defeat conditions as an Elemental Species.]

Star Sand had never had a life crystal.

Or rather…every grain of sand was a part of its life. As long as the golden storm raging through Bimen Pass hadn’t dissipated, it wouldn’t be considered defeated.

This was why Lian Xing hadn’t bothered protecting Star Sand.

Because Star Sand’s strongest moment was… its entrance!!

Its role was to suppress the entire battlefield, not to fight directly. It couldn’t be defeated, as long as it was alive, it could continue suppressing the enemies, attracting their attention.

As for how to kill Star Sand?

Perhaps if she could enhance the Red Prison Palace Master’s Heavenly Graffiti Arcane Art, expanding the Red Prison Palace’s attack range to cover every corner of Bimen Pass…that might be enough to kill Star Sand…

But with their combat skills and Arcane Arts sealed…Qing Zhanwan couldn’t even consider that.

“Boom!!!!”

“Boom, boom, boom!!!!!”

As Qing Zhanwan stood there, dumbfounded, the battle between the Heaven-Gracing Curtain and the Blood Spirit Orb raged on. The Blood Spirit Orb, after awakening, had received a significant boost to all its attributes, its speed only slightly slower than the Lantern Tail’s. At this moment, its entire body was enveloped in red flames, dodging the barrage of rocks as it teleported through the air.

And every few seconds, it would use its void to teleport behind the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, trying to attack the Beast Tamer herself, Moon Rabbit Lian Xing. Unfortunately, Lian Xing was always rescued by the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s white ribbon, preventing the Blood Spirit Orb’s assassination attempts.

The battle intensified.

Neither side could gain an advantage.

Under the Blood Spirit Orb’s pale gaze, the Red Prison Palace’s third slash was about to be unleashed. The surrounding Pet Essence became chaotic again, disintegrating into dust.

“There’s no other choice…I have to use that…”

“But after this…we’ll have no trump cards left…” With that, the Blood Spirit Orb reluctantly took out a severed finger…

The moment that Ancient Species had descended upon Dark Abyss Sea, most of the treasures in the Cycle of Calamity’s vault had been destroyed, even the Emperor-Tier relics. At the critical moment, as one of their superiors activated the random teleportation, they had managed to grab a few items.

They had already used the Emperor-Tier Mechanical Species device and the Monarch-Tier Viral Species barrier. Now, all they had left was—

The severed finger of a Biological Species Monarch!!!

“Whoosh!!!”

The Blood Spirit Orb, its expression grim, unleashed the lingering aura from the severed finger towards the golden-haired girl. The aura emanating from the finger was even stronger than the barrier that had sealed off Bimen Pass.

So, the Blood Spirit Orb only used about 70% of its power, afraid of destroying their own viral barrier.

“Boom!!!!!”

In the next second, a Monarch-Tier life force descended. The terrifying force instantly shattered the Pet Essence around the girl. Everything vanished into nothingness.

The air, the Pet Essence, the clothes, the flesh…

And just as the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s ears were about to be crushed…

Under the Blood Spirit Orb and Qing Zhanwan’s incredulous gazes, the naked, golden-haired girl closed her eyes.

Then, she did something unexpected…

Facing certain death…

As if sensing something approaching, Lian Xing suddenly recalled Star Sand, which had nothing to do with this attack. Star Sand’s return dispelled the golden storm raging through Bimen Pass, and the Cycle of Calamity beasts’ combat skills and Arcane Arts were restored.

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“What the…?” the Blood Spirit Orb muttered, unable to understand.

Before its eyes, the golden-haired girl and the white rabbit were about to be crushed by the Monarch-Tier aura, with no chance of survival.

Had she…given up…?

In the next second, without warning, a strange silence fell over Bimen Pass, as if all sound had been erased…

And then, under the Blood Spirit Orb’s horrified gaze, the Monarch-Tier aura from the severed finger was crushed…

However, the golden-haired girl didn’t seem to be the one responsible, because the red palace covering the sky was also shattered by the same force.

The Red Prison Palace’s Red Quality combat skill…it had been broken from the outside…

But Lian Xing wasn’t surprised at all, her expression calm, as if she had anticipated this.

At this moment, under everyone’s dumbfounded gazes…

Above them, in the void barrier created by the Viral Species Monarch device, a giant crack appeared.

And then, a spear, formed from crackling purple lightning, its energy incredibly violent, slowly descended.

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“Boom!!!!”

With a deafening roar of thunder, the spear exploded, transforming into countless lightning bolts that struck simultaneously, instantly annihilating the Cycle of Calamity beasts’ void barrier. All the pet beasts present were assaulted by an unbearable thunderous noise, their ears ringing, their bodies collapsing to the ground, unable to even stand.

As the sky above Bimen Pass cleared…

Under the Blood Spirit Orb and the others’ horrified gazes, the entire sky was covered in thunderclouds, lightning flashing everywhere.

A few seconds later, a beautiful, purple elemental figure, its body formed from crackling lightning, descended from the clouds. It wore a revealing gown, a golden hairpin adorned with a lightning bolt on its head, its cold gaze looking down at the devastated Bimen Pass from its lofty perch.

“I said before, I’m in a hurry. I’ll only wait for half a minute…”

“If you don’t let me in, then don’t blame me for using force…~~~”

“Now, I’ll only ask once, who is Lian Xing!?”

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At this moment, before its terrifying aura, the entire area fell silent.

Even Bai Feng, the leader of the Four Divine Generals, was drenched in cold sweat, her face pale.

This being…

It wasn’t one of the active Monarchs of the Beast Tamer Association, right!?

As a Monarch, why could it freely enter Bimen Pass, a lower-ranked region?

Hadn’t the Beast Tamer Association’s higher-ups sent anyone to intercept it!!?

This was…

Monarch-Tier — Elemental Species — Heaven’s Cry Thunderclap Hairpin!!!

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“Whoosh——!!!!!”

The moment the illusory red palace expanded, it enveloped not only the western region of Bimen Pass but also the residential areas within. Of course, due to Star Sand’s awakening, there were no buildings or landmarks left inside Bimen Pass, only the fleeing wild pet beasts and the Beast Tamers.

Under Lian Xing’s ruthless command, besides the Cycle of Calamity members, the Red Prison Palace Master also targeted all contracted pet beasts, sparing the wild ones and the Beast Tamers, designating them as allies…

After all, contracted pet beasts could be resurrected infinitely. It was a good opportunity for the Red Prison Palace Master to gain experience and progress on its Fallen Species path. Even a mosquito was still meat…

Moreover, having reached this point, not inflicting a few hundred million casualties would make her seem too kind…

Red Prison Palace, activate!!

“Boom!!!!!”

The world fell silent.

As the indiscriminate slashes erupted, the Pet Essence within Bimen Pass was shredded, the air itself distorting.

Qing Zhanwan, the Evil Wind Ink Spirit, and the Blood Spirit Orb were all heavily injured, their bodies covered in visible cuts. The Evil Wind Ink Spirit’s elemental body even disintegrated, leaving only its black life crystal exposed.

When its Full Elementalization was disabled, an Elemental Species became the most vulnerable of the five evolution types.

“Pfft!!!”

The Blood Spirit Orb · Cobalt was no exception. It was forced out of its void, its body exploding, its internal organs spilling out. Looking at the smiling golden-haired girl in the distance, its aura fluctuating wildly, it snarled, “As expected, this attack can hit Elemental Species and Viral Species!!”

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Crimson Bombardment, although only the Red Prison Palace Master’s third Arcane Art, could reveal a Viral Species’s void. In the later stages of evolution, almost everyone had countermeasures… A Viral Species’s void was mainly used for concealment and storage. Only lower-level Beast Tamers would be helpless against a Viral Species in its incorporeal form.

At this moment, among the three beasts, Qing Zhanwan was in the best condition. Her body had only blurred slightly, seemingly unharmed, having blocked the attack with her durability…

Seeing this, the golden-haired girl’s smile widened.

“Not bad, quite tough indeed…”

“Then let’s increase the power… a bit~~”

“Boom!!!!”

As Lian Xing’s words echoed, the Pet Essence in the western region of Bimen Pass began to crack, as if being crushed by an invisible force.

As the Red Prison Palace’s second round of slashes began, true despair descended.

[Penetration]

[Azure Edge]

[Desperate Gamble]

If the first attack had been just a test , then this one was different…

At this moment, simply sensing the prelude to this attack, both the Blood Spirit Orb and the Evil Wind Ink Spirit knew…

Even with a thousand lives, they couldn’t survive this!!!

“Awakening!!!!!”

“Boom!!!!!”

In desperation, the Evil Wind Ink Spirit · Decapitator clasped its hands together, blood spurting from its seven orifices, as it roared. In the next second, a torrent of black wind blades erupted from its body, raining down on the Red Prison Palace like a storm. These scythe-like wind blades, after spreading out, didn’t dissipate, but instead split and spun, swirling through the sky above the western region of Bimen Pass, indiscriminately slaughtering any avian pet beasts in their path.

Blood rained down, staining the entire Bimen Pass crimson, although it was already red due to the Red Prison Palace’s presence.

A moment later, under everyone’s gaze…

An elemental figure, its body covered in black crystals, emerged from the chaotic vortex of wind, two giant scythes crossed behind its back, its outline glowing faintly red.

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“Death Sentence!!!”

In the next second, the aura of a Red Quality combat skill erupted from the Evil Wind Ink Spirit.

Lian Xing had explained before, during Bing Zhuyu’s awakening, that the first change for most Elemental Species after awakening was a doubling of their Spirit attribute. So, at this moment, the Evil Wind Ink Spirit, its Spirit attribute doubled, had broken through Star Sand’s suppression, regaining its combat skills and Arcane Arts, finally able to fight at its full power!!!

However, seeing the black elemental figure also unleashing a Red Quality combat skill, the golden-haired girl’s expression remained calm, not a hint of surprise or fear.

Well, that was to be expected…

Could Lian Xing not tell that it was a Spirit-focused build?

If it couldn’t even break free from Star Sand’s suppression after doubling its Spirit attribute, that would be surprising. She would even question whether it was truly an Elemental Species or just a newborn…

Under everyone’s gaze, the sky began to darken.

A giant black scythe descended from the heavens, covering the sky. As it fell, its destructive aura intensified, its blurry outline growing larger.

[Death Sentence (Red): Unleashes a Wind-type slash against all targets within the area. Slashing power is equal to the combined aura of all Wind-type pet beasts in the area. 50% damage reduction against Viral Species voids, 50% damage increase against Elemental Species.]

Unlike Gold and Dark Gold Quality combat skills, every Red Quality combat skill was unique…

It was so unique that it was fucking ridiculous…

The moment a Red Quality combat skill appeared, most Beast Tamers could just give up…

Facing this devastating attack, Hades Spear and Snow Prison, the two Royal-Tier Beast Tamers, hadn’t even had a chance to resist.

Forget about how many Wind-type pet beasts were in the area, the Evil Wind Ink Spirit itself was the strongest Wind-type Royal-Tier pet beast.

This meant that the minimum power of Death Sentence was equivalent to being slapped by an awakened Royal-Tier pet beast. Whether you survived or not depended on your luck…

However…

At this moment, just as the terrifying scythe was about to strike the top of the Red Prison Palace…

“Buzz—”

Under the Evil Wind Ink Spirit’s incredulous gaze, the black scythe passed straight through the Red Prison Palace’s illusory barrier, as if it weren’t even there, continuing its descent.

Seeing this, everyone, including Qing Zhanwan, was shocked.

“She didn’t…block it!?”

“How is that possible!!!”

The red palace…it had actually allowed the enemy’s combat skill to pass through?

It was like refusing to clash, letting the opponent attack first, then retaliating…if she survived.

Although they didn’t know what this golden-haired girl’s trump card was, one thing was certain…those who were just watching were screwed…

They were about to be bombarded by two Red Quality combat skills!!!

Even the Evil Wind Ink Spirit’s face turned pale.

It could sense that the opponent’s next attack was also about to be unleashed.

An Elemental Species’s Awakening didn’t enhance its defense.

This meant that facing the opponent’s next attack, it couldn’t escape death…

It had planned to cancel out the opponent’s Red Quality combat skill with its own…it had never expected Moon Rabbit to do something so unthinkable…!!!

Meanwhile, under everyone’s gaze, the golden-haired girl tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, chuckling as she explained, “I still have five more slashes. Why would I waste them on your single attack?”

“Besides, the Red Prison Palace’s strength lies in its invisibility…and its ability to unleash six consecutive slashes. It can’t be interrupted or blocked. Simply clashing with it is…unwise~~~”

“…”
“…”
“Boom!!!!”

In the next second, disaster struck.

The scythe and its energy erupted, reducing the entire western region of Bimen Pass to ashes. The devastating red and black light spread outwards, blinding the trial participants who were watching from a distance, then the shockwave sent them flying.

Even Qing Zhanwan, in her triple Sheathing state, was blown to the edge of Bimen Pass, her blue, glowing body riddled with cracks, blood spurting from her seven orifices. She clutched her scabbard, trying to unleash an attack, but in the chaotic Pet Essence flow, she couldn’t even gather her strength.

Soon, she was swept away by the blast again.

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang——!!!!!”

The air crackled, the Pet Essence swirling chaotically.

Facing two simultaneously activated Red Quality combat skills…no one could resist.

The aura of annihilation lasted for seven or eight seconds.

As the shockwave subsided…

Under the incredulous gazes of the few survivors, the entire western region of Bimen Pass, as if struck by a meteor, had collapsed, forming a giant abyss, several kilometers deep.

And Bimen Pass…

It was four or five times larger than Baiyue Province!!!

If this battle had taken place in Baiyue Province…Baiyue Province would have been gone…

However…

What was even more terrifying was—

The red palace…it was still there!!!

At this moment, standing at the center of the illusory red palace, the golden-haired girl was enveloped in green flames, a swirling mist of fire and ashes, like a celestial being…

[Mist Colt’s talent, Floating Cloud!!]

[Passively creates an illusory shield that absorbs all external impacts. Can cover allies. Absorption limit based on the Mist Colt’s will and level.]

Soon, the Mist Colt fell unconscious.

But it had actually withstood a Red Quality combat skill unleashed by an awakened Royal-Tier pet beast!!!

The Evil Wind Ink Spirit · Decapitator’s strongest attack, in its awakened state…it hadn’t even broken through the defense of a mere Mid-Tier Mist Colt…

“How beautiful…Mist Colt.”

“Now…let’s end this—”

As the golden-haired girl’s joyful voice echoed, under everyone’s horrified gazes, the slashes that disintegrated all air and Pet Essence began to churn again.

The Red Prison Palace’s third attack was coming!!

However, at that critical moment…

Another red aura began to rise—

Under everyone’s gaze, a figure in a red robe slowly emerged from the ruins. It had a human body, but its head was a red sphere, containing a brain, eyes, nostrils, a mouth, ears…all the necessary organs, their positions surprisingly accurate…

Facing imminent death, the Blood Spirit Orb · Cobalt, the strongest of the four Cycle of Calamity beasts, had finally activated Awakening.

Viral Species’ Awakening was the most difficult to trigger, and their awakened abilities were all unique…

After awakening, the Blood Spirit Orb’s aura had intensified dramatically, its life force even overshadowing the Red Prison Palace’s combat skill. At this moment, holding the Evil Wind Ink Spirit in one hand and Qing Zhanwan in the other, it looked at the golden-haired girl with a grim expression.

“Stop, Moon Rabbit. There’s no need for us to fight.”

“Help us kill every living being in Bimen Pass, and you can have the largest share of the Great Lord Biluo’s crystal.”

“And unlike the others, my Awakening can last for fourteen minutes.”

“…”
“…”

As the Blood Spirit Orb finished speaking, all the trial participants were filled with fear.

Indeed, there was no reason for the Cycle of Calamity and Moon Rabbit to fight.

More importantly, even if Bimen Pass was slaughtered, the investigators would only find traces of the Cycle of Calamity, they wouldn’t suspect Moon Rabbit.

She wasn’t even a Royal-Tier Beast Tamer, how could she possibly pose a threat to Bimen Pass?

So…what was Moon Rabbit thinking…?

Under everyone’s gaze, the golden-haired girl smiled, the star patterns in her eyes twinkling mockingly.

Unfortunately, the Great Lord Biluo’s crystal was useless to Lian Xing. She had no intention of building a Mechanical Species lineup, and Mechanical Species were the only type that couldn’t benefit from the Red Prison Palace Master’s Arcane Arts.

So, compared to a Mechanical Species Monarch-Tier crystal, Lian Xing was more interested in the crystals of Qing Zhanwan and the Blood Spirit Orb.

“…”
“…”
“It seems…there’s no room for negotiation…” Seeing Moon Rabbit Lian Xing’s expression, the Blood Spirit Orb instantly understood.

So, it decisively abandoned the idea of negotiation, turning to the silver, glowing figure in its hand, which was rapidly recovering.

“Qing Zhanwan, your Sheathing, unlike Awakening, consumes very little stamina.”

“I’ll kill every living being in Bimen Pass within fourteen minutes. Then it’s up to you. The Evil Wind Ink Spirit and I will need at least ten days to recover.”

“After that…no matter what happens… you’re on your own!!”

“I understand…” Qing Zhanwan nodded, her expression grim.

Originally, with only the Lantern Tail having activated Awakening, they still had options. But now, with both the Evil Wind Ink Spirit and the Blood Spirit Orb also awakened, they had no choice but to destroy Bimen Pass as quickly as possible…

Moon Rabbit Lian Xing…

She had single-handedly forced them into this corner.

Chapter 106: Golden Leaf, Transcendent Evolution!!!

In the eyes of most, the most difficult of the five pet beast types to deal with were Elemental Species. They dominated both the low-tier academy leagues and the high-tier professional leagues. However, there was another type that was ubiquitous, with the most diverse evolution paths, the largest population, the lowest starting point, and the easiest to defeat: Biological Species!!!

Of course, although Biological Species had a low starting point, assuming they were completely useless would be a mistake. In fact, Biological Species were recognized as having the greatest potential for growth. Each tier evolution brought about a dramatic transformation. Their forms, emotions, characteristics, and even their rarity could change completely as they evolved.

They were also the most emotional of the five types. For example, half of the famous breakthroughs during battle recorded in history were achieved by Biological Species. Especially after reaching Royal-Tier, Biological Species would transcend their physical limitations, gaining the power of rebirth, possessing the strongest life force among the five evolution types.

So, even if their bodies were completely destroyed, as long as their life crystals remained intact, they could likely regenerate…instantly!!

However…

At this moment, in the western region of the 6th-level region, Bimen Pass, the Lantern Tail, its head held by one of the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s ears, had lost its ability to regenerate. Having been defeated while in its awakened state, it had prematurely entered a state of exhaustion.

This battle…was no longer its turn…

“Crack——!!!”

Under everyone’s shocked gazes, the Lantern Tail’s life crystal was instantly shattered by the returning Red Prison Palace Master, then, as it was pierced, transformed into a beam of light that was absorbed by the two rings.

[Fifth Combined Arcane Art — Desperate Gamble enhanced]

[Penetration power, impact force, sharpness, and hardness greatly increased]

[Fourth Combined Arcane Art — Penetration enhanced]

[Penetration power and impact force greatly increased]

The Red Prison Palace Master’s aura intensified visibly.

Normally, this crystal should have been consumed by the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, a fellow Biological Species. This way, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain could inherit a new Royal-Tier characteristic. But the Moonlight Rabbit had already inherited the Heavenly Ruler characteristic from the Nether Crystal Hand back when it was still the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer, allowing it to launch attacks that ignored distance, a core ability for a throwing-type pet beast. It couldn’t possibly give that up.

Meanwhile, after the Lantern Tail’s defeat, the atmosphere became incredibly tense. Both Star Sand, which was controlling the battlefield from the sky, and the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, which had completely dominated the Lantern Tail, were far stronger than these Cycle of Calamity remnants had anticipated.

And those red Golden Wheels which had shattered the Lantern Tail’s awakened form with a single attack…

Not only the Blood Spirit Orb, the Evil Wind Ink Spirit, and Qing Zhanwan, but even the hidden trial participants who were secretly observing the battle fell silent.

Each of the four Cycle of Calamity beasts was far stronger than Fire Ban Bai Feng.

However, even with their strength, they couldn’t escape death…

“Next~~~” Under everyone’s gaze, the golden-haired girl with starry eyes smiled.

Although she said that, her gaze was fixed on the silver, glowing figure in the distance, Qing Zhanwan. That state…it resembled Sheathing, but the increase in power wasn’t normal.

After all, Sheathing was just a combat technique for Weapon Species, similar to Viral Species’ void, Elemental Species’ Full Elementalization, and Biological Species’ regeneration. How could it possibly achieve an enhancement comparable to Awakening?

Even Lian Xing, with her extensive experience in beast taming, couldn’t identify this state…

This was normal. After all, there were only 3 billion players in Pet Beast Evolution Battle in her previous life. Compared to this real world, it was insignificant. Even Baiyue Province alone had a larger population. So, the information Lian Xing possessed was limited.

But no matter what…

As long as the Red Prison Palace Master consumed the opponent’s life crystal, she would understand, right?

At this moment, looking at the shimmering, silver figure of Qing Zhanwan, Lian Xing’s eyes burned with excitement.

She had a feeling…

That she was about to encounter a new form of evolution…

“…”
“…”
“Qing Zhanwan, don’t worry, we’ll save you if you’re in danger…” the Blood Spirit Orb said, its tone serious.

The reason the three of them hadn’t activated Awakening simultaneously wasn’t because they wanted to wait and see…

It was because one of them had to conserve their strength to clean up afterward. Otherwise, even if they defeated Moon Rabbit, if they were all exhausted from Awakening, any Royal-Tier pet beast could easily finish them off…

Hearing this, the silver, glowing figure nodded, placing its hand on the scabbard at its waist, then slowly closing its eyes. Bound by Star Sand’s golden chains, its combat skills and Arcane Arts disabled, its combat power was severely reduced. But its characteristics were unaffected…

In an instant, a wave of energy erupted as three completely different characteristics activated simultaneously.

“Silver Blade Azure Barrier!!!”

“…”
“…”
“Buzz!!!!!”

In the next second, a flash of silver light, a crescent-shaped blade, pierced through the air, cleaving the western region of Bimen Pass in two. Its range was even greater than the Lantern Tail’s claw attacks, its sharpness unbelievable. Along its path, all the terrain and mountains were instantly bisected.

Even the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, holding the Red Prison Palace Master rings to block the attack, was forced to stumble backward for dozens of meters.

However, before it could even regain its balance…

“Whoosh—”

Under everyone’s shocked gazes, the silver humanoid figure, still holding its scabbard, instantly teleported, appearing before the golden-haired girl. The second mutated characteristic, Tassel-Sealed Hairpin. Before the slash dissipated, it could teleport to any location along its trajectory.

Since the Heaven-Gracing Curtain and the Red Prison Palace Master had been blown away, Lian Xing, the Beast Tamer, was now exposed, face-to-face with Qing Zhanwan.

Lian Xing’s starry eyes widened.

“Boom!!!!”

In the next second, a silver crescent moon blade erupted, seemingly bisecting her. However, although the blade had torn through the sky and earth, Lian Xing’s slender waist merely blurred before returning to normal.

Seeing this, everyone’s expressions turned strange.

“…”
“…”
“It’s Shared Travel! She has a Viral Species pet beast!!!” At the critical moment, the sleeping Mist Colt finally awakened.

Lian Xing had assumed that the Mist Colt, after unleashing its Royal-Tier level power, would be unconscious for several days, but it had only taken a few minutes to recover. However, even if the Mist Colt hadn’t awakened in time, Lian Xing wouldn’t have died from that attack. Star Sand was still watching, ready to intervene.

Meanwhile, Qing Zhanwan, her attack having missed, was still in shock when a whistling sound and a flash of red light came from the side, snapping her out of her daze.

“Dueling Horn Sheath Bind!!!!!”

“Boom, boom!!!!!”

Two intersecting red lights.

The Red Prison Palace Master rings, ignoring Lian Xing’s proximity, slammed into the blue humanoid figure. However, Lian Xing, within the red Star Rings’ protective aura, was unharmed.

A few seconds later, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, returning to the battlefield, retrieved the Red Prison Palace Master rings. However, as the smoke cleared, the blue humanoid figure was still…intact…

Lian Xing was shocked.

“This thing…it’s strong…” she muttered, truly impressed.

To be able to utilize its abilities to this extent without combat skills or Arcane Arts…it was rare.

Looking at the unfazed Qing Zhanwan, the excitement in Lian Xing’s starry eyes intensified.

Just then, the Mist Colt within Lian Xing spoke.

[It’s using three Sheathing techniques simultaneously, achieving an enhancement similar to Awakening.]

“Wait, three?”

“How is that possible?”

“Mutated evolution can only fulfill two requirements at once, right?” Lian Xing asked, her expression filled with disbelief.

Triple mutation…it wasn’t that no one had tried, but the pet beast would prioritize the two rarest evolution paths, discarding the least rare one.

[Master, don’t you know…?]

[It didn’t fulfill the requirements simultaneously. It devoured the less rare species, merging with them, causing the suffixes to disappear, resulting in this mutated state.]

[This kind of mutation…it’s called—]

“Transcendent evolution…” Lian Xing muttered before the Mist Colt could finish, her voice filled with awe.

Seeing this, the Mist Colt was confused.

It had been wondering…since the Red Prison Palace Master had clearly undergone transcendent evolution, how could its master, Lian Xing, not know about it?

But, she clearly did…

Then why had she asked…?

Meanwhile, under everyone’s gaze, amidst this life-or-death battle, the golden-haired girl’s starry eyes seemed to hold a mixture of confusion and excitement, her thoughts unknown.

Transcendent evolution…

So that was what the Red Prison Palace Master had done…!!

Actually, Lian Xing didn’t just know about it, she had seen it!!!

In her previous life, in Pet Beast Evolution Battle, during the tenth-anniversary event, in a buggy map…

There had been an NPC pet beast with five combined evolution characteristics. Lian Xing had pestered it for information, but the NPC had remained silent. Only after she had asked hundreds of times, as if triggering a hidden condition, had it reluctantly revealed the term transcendent evolution…

Lian Xing had tried to research it, but the Moonlight Rabbit’s Ancient Species evolution plan had been her priority, so she hadn’t had time for anything else.

What had impressed her most about that transcendent evolution NPC was—

Its five combined evolution characteristics could be from different tiers…!!!

Royal-Tier, Monarch-Tier, even Emperor-Tier…

In other words, it could absorb characteristics from higher tiers!!!

To put it simply, the Red Prison Palace Master could fulfill the requirements of a Royal-Tier Super Rare Species evolution path for the Golden Leaf, then devour the Amber Palace and the Topaz Double Wheel evolution paths.

This way, although the Golden Wheel was still a High-Tier mutated pet beast, it would possess the characteristic of a Royal-Tier pet beast!!!

This was truly transcendent evolution…

“But…the rarity difference has to be significant, right…?”

“The Amber Palace is already a Super Rare Species path. If it wants to devour more, it only has two options left: another top-tier Super Rare Species evolution path, or a King level Rare Species evolution path.”

“Preferably…above Royal-Tier…” Lian Xing thought, her expression slightly troubled.

Although she had found a new evolution path for the Golden Leaf, it was a long and difficult path. The requirements for Rare Species weren’t easy to fulfill.

But there was another way to quickly enhance the Red Prison Palace Master’s power.

That was…

Sheathing, exclusive to Weapon Species!!!

Lian Xing raised her head, her gaze fixed on the wary, blue scabbard figure.

As long as the Red Prison Palace Master consumed its life crystal, it could not only inherit a second characteristic from a Royal-Tier pet beast of the same type, but also learn the Sheathing technique from its experience, its combat power increasing significantly!!!

Lian Xing couldn’t wait to defeat it…

“Whoosh——!!!!!”

In the next second, under everyone’s shocked gazes, the Red Prison Palace Master’s rings shattered, their outer ring expanding, transforming into a giant, illusory palace that covered a quarter of Bimen Pass.

The Red Quality combat skill, Red Prison Palace, activated!!!

At this moment, the red sphere was drenched in cold sweat.

This attack range was unavoidable…

And it could clearly sense that the opponent had an Arcane Art that specifically countered a Viral Species’s void.

So, in this situation, unable to use their combat skills…what could they do?

Everyone here…was doomed!!!

 

Chapter 105: Star Sand’s Entrance, Shocking Bimen Pass!! 

“It’s not fair! Why is it that only I have to face such a troublesome opponent!?”

The Lantern Tail’s frustrated voice echoed through the silent western battlefield. Bai Feng, clutching her bleeding arm, her face pale, turned to look at the disgruntled, white-furred rat-woman in disbelief.

What speed was that?

It was beyond human perception…!!!

And this thing, a Biological Species, could actually penetrate the White Incandescent Nova’s intense heat and reach her directly?

“So strong…” Even the White Incandescent Nova, a Super Rare Species, couldn’t control its fluctuating aura. Bai Feng swallowed hard, her usually arrogant and cold expression now filled with apprehension.

Undoubtedly, this would be an unprecedentedly difficult battle.

“Whoosh!”

Suddenly, silence fell.

A soft thud echoed as a figure landed, and Bai Feng’s expression froze again. A beautiful, silver-haired, glowing figure had appeared at the center of the battlefield without warning. It stood right behind Bai Feng, seemingly unaffected by the White Incandescent Nova’s heat, its slender fingers gently caressing the scabbard at its waist.

Bai Feng’s hair stood on end.

Strangely, although she was fully aware of this dangerous situation, the White Incandescent Nova didn’t react at all.

Because her thoughts and senses were accelerating a million times as death approached.

This was…her life flashing before her eyes…

“Don’t kill her!!!”

“Azure Hairpin Bind!!!!!” At the critical moment, the Blood Spirit Orb · Cobalt shouted.

In the next second, a few strands of hair fell from the back of Bai Feng’s head, a shallow cut appearing on her neck. At the same time, the White Incandescent Nova above her exploded into countless fragments, its brilliant light extinguishing.

An instant kill!!!

“…”
“…”
“I…I survived…” Bai Feng muttered, her voice weak, her body collapsing to the ground.

She had underestimated the strength of these mutated pet beasts. She hadn’t expected that one of them could activate Awakening, and another possessed the Sheathing technique…

She had been too naive, too arrogant, even forgetting basic beast taming common sense. After reaching Royal-Tier, the aura emitted by a pet beast’s level and training couldn’t fully represent its overall strength.

As Bai Feng lay there, her face ashen, the Blood Spirit Orb suddenly realized something.

“Rat-girl, what did you just say?”

“You said your opponent was troublesome. Did you encounter someone you had to use Awakening to defeat!?”

“…”
“…”
“Heh, I haven’t even defeated her yet. I’m going back to finish her off now. I only have one minute of Awakening left. I don’t want to be sitting duck after it ends~~~”

“If you hadn’t been nagging me, I would have already finished her off!!!” the Lantern Tail sneered impatiently, turning to leave, heading back towards the south gate.

Hearing this, both the Blood Spirit Orb and Bai Feng looked at each other, confused.

After awakening, with the Lantern Tail’s terrifying speed…there was still an opponent who could fight it…?

After all, its thick fur…it could even withstand the White Incandescent Nova’s intense heat.

Now that the Four Divine Generals had been defeated, who could possibly fight against an awakened Royal-Tier pet beast?

When had such a powerful being appeared in Bimen Pass?

However, just as the Lantern Tail was about to jump and teleport back to the southern battlefield, the Evil Wind Ink Spirit, which had been silent, suddenly spoke.

“No need…”

“The one you’re talking about…she’s coming here!!!”

“…”
“…”

As the Evil Wind Ink Spirit finished speaking, the atmosphere froze.

One second, three seconds, five seconds, ten seconds passed, and seeing the black, crystalline elemental figure’s serious expression, everyone looked at each other, puzzled.

What was it talking about?

Was the opponent really coming?

They couldn’t sense anything…

Meanwhile, the Evil Wind Ink Spirit’s expression became increasingly grim.

Only it, as a fellow Elemental Species, could sense this inexplicable tremor in its core, the chilling fear, and…the urge to kneel and submit…!!!

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!”

In the next second, a golden light erupted, a deafening shockwave spreading outwards. Centered around the southern battle zone of Bimen Pass, a radiant golden field instantly expanded to the edge of the region, enveloping all life within.

If not for the Monarch-Tier Viral Species barrier that had been deployed earlier, this explosion would have been heard for thousands of kilometers.

This aura…

It was something Star Sand should have unleashed back at Youlan Academy…

For the first time, it was unleashed without restraint, in Bimen Pass!!!

At this moment, everyone stared at this beautiful, dreamlike golden world, and the vanishing 6th-level region, Bimen Pass, their bodies trembling, unable to speak.

Like a divine punishment, the earth, the dust, the gravel, the rivers, the buildings, the Pet Essence, the plants…even the Great Lord Biluo’s four emerald gates were affected. Except for living beings and wild pet beasts, everything within Bimen Pass disintegrated under the golden light, turning into shimmering particles that scattered in the wind.

Not long ago, one of the 72 Legends, [Rainwater], had awakened in the 2nd-level region, Worry-Free Pond, forcibly resetting the levels of 1.6 billion Water-type pet beasts.

And one of the 72 Legends, [Thousand Jin], had descended upon the 3rd-level region, Ancient Sword City, causing all contracted Weapon Species pet beasts to experience death…

And now, today, in the 6th-level region, Bimen Pass…

In an instant…

It had vanished…

This was—

Star Sand, one of the 72 Legends!!!

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“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——!!!!!”

The wind howled, the stars aligned.

At the south entrance of Bimen Pass, as everything around it vanished, only a beautiful elemental figure, formed from golden starlight, remained, floating in the air. A dazzling, dreamlike Star Wheel hovered behind it, its light as bright as a thousand stars, its brilliance almost blinding.

Lian Xing looked at Star Sand with a doting expression, then turned her gaze towards the west, where the Lantern Tail had gone. At this moment, the star patterns in her eyes focused, zooming in, their range extending for hundreds of kilometers, surpassing the limits of human vision, allowing her to see the western region of Bimen Pass.

“Four Royal-Tier mutated Cycle of Calamity remnants…”

“Hmm? That silver figure…is that Sheathing? Something seems off…”

“Forget it, let’s just attack first~~~” After a few seconds, as her vision blurred and her eyes started to ache, Lian Xing withdrew her gaze.

Actually, she had noticed her unusual vision since arriving in this world.

She had initially assumed that this was normal for humans in this beast-taming world.

But she had quickly discovered that she was special.

This meant that her starry eyes…

They might be a result of her hybrid genes, not just a lewd character design.

“Heaven-Gracing Curtain!!!”

“Whoosh——!!!!!”

In the next second, following Lian Xing’s call, a snow-white rabbit with eight ears emerged from a cloud of smoke. The moment it appeared, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain wrapped Lian Xing in its white silk ribbon. Then, it casually extended an ear, wrapping it around Star Sand, which was floating in the air.

“Let’s go!!!”

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

As Lian Xing’s excited voice echoed, a deafening roar and a wave of wind erupted, momentarily blinding her. In the next second, Star Sand, its blurry form like a missile, shot towards the center of the western battlefield, its body transforming into a streak of light, breaking the sound barrier, instantly vanishing from sight.

A few seconds later, seeing that Star Sand was gone…

The Heaven-Gracing Curtain, holding Lian Xing tightly with its ribbon, extended all eight of its ears and its white cloak, like wings. Then, a powerful whirlwind erupted, propelling them upwards like a rocket, creating a giant hole in the golden dust cloud above.

[Raging Wind X9]

“Buzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!”

With a deafening roar like a rocket launch…

As Lian Xing’s vision blurred, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain was blown away by its own wind, following closely behind Star Sand’s trail.

“…”
“…”
“Be careful! Here it comes!!!”

At the west gate of Bimen Pass, following the Evil Wind Ink Spirit’s warning, everyone tensed up. Even the Lantern Tail, in its awakened state, narrowed its eyes.

Undoubtedly, Star Sand’s awakened aura had intimidated them.

No matter the opponent’s tier, it only had one minute of Awakening left. It had to finish this quickly!!

However…

They were too naive.

Even though they were Royal-Tier pet beasts, fully focused and on high alert, they had still overlooked something.

That was, no matter how fast a human was, they couldn’t catch a rock thrown at full force.

Similarly, even with comparable strength, a pet beast’s movement speed couldn’t match the speed of a projectile thrown by a throwing-type pet beast…

“Whoosh!!!!!”

In the next second, as a golden streak of light pierced through the sky, crossing half of Bimen Pass and reaching the center of their group…

Under their stunned gazes, they finally realized…

This thing hadn’t flown or teleported here.

It had been thrown!!!

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

A deafening golden explosion.

The scattered golden sand and starlight instantly reassembled, forming a beautiful, golden elemental figure that landed precisely in the center of their group. The dazzling Star Wheel almost blinded them.

In that fleeting moment, time seemed to stop.

And then, no matter how fast their reactions or how agile their movements, it was too late.

From the edges of the magnificent, golden Star Wheel behind Star Sand, four shimmering chains shot out, wrapping around their bodies without warning.

“Star Formation!!!!!”

“Buzz—”

Disoriented, the Lantern Tail felt a wave of nausea. It immediately checked its status panel.

In the next second, its expression froze.

At the same time, Qing Zhanwan also realized something, her expression mirroring the rat-person’s.

Without warning, both their combat skills and Arcane Arts were greyed out, unusable. Only their talents and bloodlines remained unaffected.

“H-How…how is this possible!?”

“What…what the hell is this thing…!?” the Blood Spirit Orb shrieked in disbelief, looking at the radiant, golden figure in the sky.

Even in the Cycle of Calamity, it had never seen anything like this.

Sealing most of their abilities upon appearing!?

How could something so unfair exist in this world!!!

In its base form, Star Sand’s combat power was even lower than a Commander-Tier pet beast, only able to seal other pet beasts’ combat skills.

But once it awakened…

All beings were equal…

A truly unfair situation.

Unless they were specialized in a full Spirit build, no one could use their full power before it.

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

Suddenly, with a deafening roar, a white figure crashed down onto the western battlefield, creating a crater in the collapsing, sandy ground.

A few seconds later, under everyone’s gaze…

An eight-eared rabbit crawled out of the crater, a golden-haired girl with starry eyes, her hair disheveled, wrapped in the white ribbon behind it.

“Hmm, everyone’s here. Good, good~~~” As the ribbon unraveled, the golden-haired girl jumped to the ground.

She looked at the four gathered beasts and smiled, her expression pleased.

Moon Rabbit Lian Xing, making her grand entrance!!!

Normally, surrounded by four Cycle of Calamity remnants, anyone who dared to show off would be instantly swarmed and killed.

But with Star Sand’s presence intimidating everyone…

Lian Xing’s appearance made them even more tense, not even daring to breathe, afraid of being instantly killed by another strange ability.

At this moment, Bai Feng, the woman in white, her arm severed, looked at the golden-haired, golden-browed girl with wide eyes.

So this was…

The trial participant who had rendered even an awakened Royal-Tier pet beast helpless…?

Could she be even stronger than those monsters in the Beast Tamer Association Grand Finals…?

Meanwhile, the Lantern Tail’s expression was filled with rage as it glared at Lian Xing’s beautiful face, but it hesitated to attack.

Because there was something it didn’t understand…

This woman…she had actually chased after it before its Awakening ended…what was she thinking?

Did she really believe that disabling its Arcane Arts and combat skills would be enough to win?

It had activated Awakening!!!

In the next second, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain tilted its head, looking at the Lantern Tail, then, under everyone’s incredulous gaze, extended an ear and beckoned it closer.

A provocation!?

Was this a duel…!?

At this moment, not only the rat-person’s companions, but even Fire Ban Bai Feng was stunned.

Was she planning to challenge an awakened Royal-Tier pet beast with a Commander-Tier pet beast?

Having that majestic golden elemental figure in the sky fight was understandable…but what could a mere Commander-Tier pet beast do?

An awakened Royal-Tier pet beast could blow away an ordinary Royal-Tier pet beast with just its breath…!!!

Meanwhile, the Lantern Tail’s eyes burned with fury.

This insect, which had cowered in its pet beast space the moment it activated Awakening, without any power to fight back…it dared to provoke it now? It was courting death.

In that case, it couldn’t be blamed…

“Whoosh!!!!!”

In the next second, the Lantern Tail vanished from sight.

At the same time, a giant claw mark appeared near the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, the surrounding golden sand and Pet Essence becoming chaotic.

This was the attack that had instantly killed the White Incandescent Nova…!!!

However, facing this devastating attack, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain didn’t even move, simply enduring it.

“…”
“…”
“Bang!!!”

Instead of the expected bloodbath, an invisible collision occurred. The rat-person’s claw mark created a powerful shockwave around the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, crushing the ground for several kilometers, but the Heaven-Gracing Curtain itself remained unharmed, not even a single hair out of place.

Then, the Lantern Tail’s movements continued without pause, its body jumping and teleporting through the air, countless claw marks raining down like a hailstorm.

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!!!!!”

Deafening metallic clangs echoed, the terrifying shockwaves sending even Fire Ban Bai Feng, who was watching from a distance, flying for hundreds of meters. However, under everyone’s incredulous gaze, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain remained motionless, effortlessly blocking all of the Lantern Tail’s attacks with just a slight movement of its ears.

Finally, after attacking relentlessly for over ten seconds, the Lantern Tail retreated, panting heavily. Realizing that its attacks were ineffective, it stared at the Heaven-Gracing Curtain in shock and disbelief.

“Whoosh—”

A few seconds later, as the dust and shockwaves subsided, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s new form was revealed. Six ice-blue, eye-shaped crystal bracers covered the center of its six extra ears, and their tips had transformed into heavy, metallic crystal gauntlets.

This was…

—The Bloodline Combat Skill, Six Ears—

Mimicking the Royal-Tier Nether Crystal Hand!!!

After its previous beating of the Lantern Tail, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s level had surpassed 150, and its Six Ears could now mimic the throwing characteristics of ordinary Royal-Tier pet beasts. Even without having seen the Nether Crystal Hand’s throwing motions, having absorbed its life crystal, it had become the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s most familiar mimicry target.

With a level close to 160, the Six Ears bloodline combat skill, and a true Royal-Tier characteristic…

The Heaven-Gracing Curtain was now capable of fighting against a Royal-Tier pet beast.

But to actually injure the opponent, it needed a truly powerful offensive ability.

[Raging Wind X6]

[Combo X10 X6]

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!”

In the next second, a deafening hurricane erupted. As all six crystal gauntlets clenched, a reverse wind, its power irresistible, appeared behind the Lantern Tail, pulling it towards the Heaven-Gracing Curtain.

At this moment, using Raging Wind with the Nether Crystal Hand’s characteristic, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s first impression was heavy…

Incredibly heavy!!!

It was like running a hundred-meter dash while wearing tires…

Its stamina was depleting at an alarming rate.

But this heaviness also affected its opponent.

In an instant, a terrifying hurricane, thousands of times stronger than before, slammed the awakened Lantern Tail into the ground, forcing it to roll and tumble, eating dirt, as it was dragged towards the white rabbit. It felt like its flesh, blood, and even its bones were being twisted, unable to break free no matter how hard it struggled.

“Buzz, buzz!!!”

Just then, two more crimson, halo-like rings appeared on the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s original ears.

The Red Prison Palace Master!!!

Seeing the red rings that had bisected it before, the Lantern Tail, still being dragged forward, felt a surge of primal fear…

But it quickly regained its composure.

It was currently in its awakened state, its body’s purity on a completely different level.

Based on the opponent’s previous attack power, it couldn’t possibly break through its defenses.

However, just as it was feeling confident…

“Dodge!!!” the silver scabbard, in its humanoid form, suddenly shouted.

Dodge?

How?

Hearing its companion’s voice, the Lantern Tail felt a wave of frustration. In this situation, even if it wanted to dodge, it couldn’t. It was stuck.

It would just have to endure it…

After all, it was still in its awakened state. No matter how dangerous it was…it wouldn’t die.

“Bang!!!!”

However, in the next second, under everyone’s stunned gaze, as the Red Prison Palace Master rings were launched from the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s spring-loaded firing pins, a deafening explosion shattered their eardrums. And the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s two original ears were torn apart, its seemingly invincible body sent flying backward.

At that moment, seeing the white rabbit’s shattered ears, the Lantern Tail felt a surge of alarm…

This throw was different from before.

But how…it couldn’t tell…

Finally, the moment its body collided with the red Golden Wheel’s Star Ring…

It finally understood the difference.

The Pet Essence in the air seemed to slow down a million times, allowing the Lantern Tail to clearly sense the approaching death…

Under the terrifying impact, its body and flesh began to disintegrate…into dust.

This wasn’t cutting damage…

It was impact damage…!!!

[Desperate Gamble: Increases penetration power, impact force, sharpness, and hardness, the upper limit determined by the total amount of Biological Species and Weapon Species crystals absorbed (Royal-Tier and above only).]

In this throw, the Red Prison Palace Master had activated its ultimate Arcane Art, the fifth, combined Arcane Art, for the first time. Even though it hadn’t consumed a single Royal-Tier crystal, the moment this Arcane Art was unlocked, it had gained a power boost…

After all, even though its upper limit hadn’t increased, its lower limit was still there!!!

And the initial power of its lower limit was far beyond what the Lantern Tail, in its current weakened awakened state, could withstand…

“…”
“…”
“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

In the next second, as the shockwave erupted, a crimson mushroom cloud rose into the sky. The earth shook, scorching waves of heat surged, and the deafening explosion made their ears ring.

Not only was the Heaven-Gracing Curtain itself blown away by the recoil, but even the other three Cycle of Calamity pet beasts, watching from a distance, were sent tumbling through the air, rolling for several kilometers before finally stopping.

A dozen seconds later, as the mushroom cloud dissipated, their blurry vision and ringing ears gradually returned to normal.

Under their horrified gazes…

Inside a giant crater, covering several kilometers…

The Heaven-Gracing Curtain held a bloody rat head in one of its ears.

At this moment, the Lantern Tail’s eyes were dull and lifeless, its awakened state gone…

And at this moment, under everyone’s gaze, their eyes all focused on the golden-haired girl.

Including, but not limited to, the three remaining Royal-Tier Cycle of Calamity remnants, Fire Ban Bai Feng, who, despite being injured and blown away, was still watching the battle, and Qunjian of Future Tower, who, after being rescued by Silver Dragon, was secretly observing the western battlefield.

She finally understood…who those unknown pet beasts on the list belonged to…

This was why the Heaven-Gracing Curtain had been detected by her recon pet beast…

Moon Rabbit, Lian Xing!!!

At this moment, this devious and evil woman, taking advantage of the Monarch-Tier Viral Species barrier created by the four Cycle of Calamity beasts, with no outside interference, had finally revealed her hidden power!!!

And Fire Ban Bai Feng, lying in the distance, her face filled with shock and disbelief, was completely stunned by Lian Xing’s true strength.

If this woman were to appear in the Beast Tamer Association Grand Finals…

She couldn’t even imagine what would happen.

Speaking of which, with this level of strength…why was she even participating in the Great Lord Biluo’s trials…?

Chapter 104: Transcendent Sheathing!!

—Bimen Pass, East Gate Area—

“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!!!!”

The earth shook, flesh and blood flew.

Under the Heavy Assault Dominator V’s terrifying barrage, the entire eastern region was reduced to a scorched wasteland, the air filled with scorching heat. Missiles rained down like they were…free…, deafening explosions echoing as the shockwaves sent the trial participants flying one after another.

“I wonder…did something happen to the Great Lord Biluo, or is this part of the trial…?” Qunjian, the Future Tower champion, sat at the mecha’s control console, her fingers, enhanced with mechanical spider joints, flying across the countless buttons and keys like a drummer.

Meanwhile, the data of all the pet beasts within Bimen Pass was displayed on her console.

[Blazing Nova]

[Shadow Cutter Night Watch]

[Feathered Crystal Sparrow]

[Jade Extremity Sky Wolf]

[Lantern Tail · Sky Thief]

[Evil Wind Ink Spirit · Decapitator]

[Blood Spirit Orb · Cobalt]

[Azure Hairpin Bind]

[Heaven-Gracing Curtain]

[Red Prison Palace Master]

[Mist Colt]

“…”
“…”
“Hmm…?” Seeing the long list of pet beasts, Qunjian frowned slightly, puzzled.

She had specifically filtered for Royal-Tier units, why were there so many?

Did this mean that so many of them had unleashed Royal-Tier power during this time?

She carefully examined the list.

Azure Hairpin Bind…that should be her current opponent…

But, wasn’t the Heaven-Gracing Curtain a Commander-Tier evolution?

And, if the information she had collected wasn’t wrong…wasn’t that Mist Colt a Mid-Tier Rare Species from Cold Toad Province next door!!!?

Qunjian was confused by her own data.

The Heaven-Gracing Curtain surpassing Commander-Tier to reach Royal-Tier, that was one thing…but the Mid-Tier Mist Colt also emitting a Royal-Tier aura that was absurd, incredibly rare…

“But…since the Four Divine Generals are all fighting…it means this isn’t part of the assessment, but a real emergency, right?”

“So many mutated evolutions must be the remnants of the Cycle of Calamity!!”

“But, the one before me doesn’t seem to be a mutated evolution…” After a brief analysis, Qunjian focused on her opponent again.

At this moment, after several rounds of bombardment from the Heavy Assault Dominator V, the silver scabbard, Azure Hairpin Bind, seemed a bit disheveled, its body covered in dirt and dust.

But it kept muttering something.

“I’m not a failed product…”

“I’m not incomplete…”

“My lord said…I’m the most perfect, the closest to becoming a Fallen Species among the Cycle of Calamity…”

“…”
“…”
“Heh, it seems I have the easiest opponent. Not only is it not a mutated evolution, but it’s also a bit crazy…~~~”

Let’s finish this quickly and go support the others… Seeing the depressed silver scabbard, Qunjian’s tone was relaxed.

Besides, did a Weapon Species without a wielder really think it could fight alone?

It couldn’t even use its own abilities, right?

However, in the next second, under Qunjian’s incredulous gaze, the silver scabbard’s body suddenly exploded, shattering into countless silver fragments that floated in the air.

And then…

Three new entries appeared on Qunjian’s console.

[Weapon Species — Royal-Tier — Silver Blade Azure Barrier]

[Weapon Species — Royal-Tier — Tassel-Sealed Hairpin]

[Weapon Species — Royal-Tier — Dueling Horn Sheath Bind]

“Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz——!!!”

At the same time, alarms blared inside the Heavy Assault Dominator V, the entire cockpit turning red. Seeing this, Qunjian swallowed nervously. When the alarms sounded, it meant that the Heavy Assault Dominator V’s detection Arcane Art had sensed an incredibly powerful life force, indicating that she had encountered an unstoppable opponent.

However, this was the first time she had encountered a three-in-one panel. She couldn’t resist her curiosity.

“What is going on with this thing…?”

“How can it have the panels of three pet beasts inside…?” Qunjian muttered, unable to comprehend.

Even mutated evolutions only had two panels in certain situations, right?

Meanwhile, captured by the high-definition cameras…

The shattered fragments of the silver scabbard began to reassemble, gradually forming a hazy humanoid figure, its silver outline blurry and indistinct, only its long, flowing hair, as real as a waterfall, swaying gently in the wind.

A few seconds later, it raised its head, revealing strange, single-line eyes, crossed by silver lines – -, and whispered, “Transcendent · Sheathing.”

“Whoosh—————————”

In an instant, the screen turned white.

In the next second, before Qunjian could even react, the Heavy Assault Dominator V’s massive body was bisected. The invisible slash extended for over ten kilometers, reducing several mountains to ashes, even a few fleeing avian Biological Species were caught in the blast, instantly disintegrating into dust.

In the silent aftermath, the Heavy Assault Dominator V’s tall form vanished, collapsing into a pile of broken parts.

At the same time, the girl, her body enhanced with mechanical prosthetics, began to fall from the sky.

“Eh?”

Facing this sudden turn of events, Qunjian was dumbfounded, her mind unable to process what had happened.

What…what was going on? Had she already lost?

She hadn’t even seen the attack…

Mechanical Species pet beasts were usually interconnected, so when the Heavy Assault Dominator V was destroyed, the other parts-type Mechanical Species attached to it were also considered dead, five of them gone in an instant!!!

Qunjian’s face was filled with despair.

At this moment, as the girl, her pet beasts destroyed and her situation hopeless, plummeted towards the ground, the silver scabbard, now in its humanoid form, prepared to attack again.

Then, as if remembering something, it stopped, turning and heading towards another battle zone.

“Whoosh—”

Its body vanished, teleporting instantly.

And Qunjian, still falling from the sky, her expression shifting from relief to panic.

Her pet beasts were all gone. Falling from this height, there was no chance of survival. She wasn’t a hybrid…

So…she wouldn’t die at the hands of the enemy, but from a pathetic fall…?

As Qunjian watched the ground approaching, her eyes filled with despair, just five meters away…

A gentle, invisible breeze caught her.

At the same time, Silver Dragon, her long silver dragon tail swaying behind her, her face flushed beneath her mask, emerged from the void, gasping for breath, her eyes fixed on the direction where the silver scabbard had vanished.

“This thing…it’s much stronger than any Royal-Tier pet beast I’ve ever encountered…”

“But, such a strange aura…”

“An incomplete mutation, just like Little Star’s red rings…” Silver Dragon muttered, lost in thought.

She had witnessed the entire battle from point-blank range, even activating her hybrid form to extend her Shared Travel duration.

She had seen something truly extraordinary…

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Bimen Pass, western region.

Unlike the minor skirmishes in the other three areas, the battle here was truly devastating, all the trial participants fleeing, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

The sun blazed, everything seemed to boil.

A white light, like a miniature sun, floated in the sky.

Everything within a radius of thousands of kilometers, centered around the woman in white, was reduced to ashes.

The red sphere and the black elemental figure desperately dodged in the sky, but they were still constantly injured, their bodies almost melting.

“Use the Red Quality combat skill again…” the Evil Wind Ink Spirit said, gritting its teeth.

However, before it could even gather its energy, the woman in white simply glanced at it coldly, and its black, crystalline body instantly vaporized, only a scorching black crystal remaining, trembling in fear.

The Blood Spirit Orb wasn’t doing much better. It had tried to use its void several times to approach Bai Feng, but every time it emerged and touched the air, its body would be reduced to a single, blood-red crystal, forcing it to retreat back into the void, just like the Evil Wind Ink Spirit.

“It’s so hot! I’m burning!!!”

“Rat-girl, you useless thing… Didn’t you activate Awakening? Why aren’t you helping!!” the Blood Spirit Orb · Cobalt cursed angrily, facing this one-sided situation.

This woman in white…she hadn’t even moved, and she had already pushed them to this point.

The difference in strength between the Four Divine Generals was now clear.

Jueying had been defeated by the Blood Spirit Orb, Hades Spear had been instantly killed by the Evil Wind Ink Spirit.

But Fire Ban Bai Feng…

She was so terrifying that she could single-handedly suppress two mutated Royal-Tier pet beasts with just her pet beast’s aura, not even allowing them to get close…

[I’m on my way. Just a few more seconds.] the Lantern Tail’s impatient voice echoed.

Suddenly, the woman in white looked up at the sky, her expression cold.

“How annoying…” she muttered.

At this moment, in the distance, a giant, green bird was rapidly approaching. It was a giant peacock, its body covered in green crystals.

Chongxiao, one of the Four Divine Generals, and her main battle pet beast, the Feathered Crystal Sparrow!!!

Five minutes after the attack began, Chongxiao had finally arrived from the south gate, having crossed almost half of Bimen Pass. Seeing the giant, fiery light source at the center of the battlefield, Chongxiao swallowed nervously.

“White Incandescent Nova!!!!!”

“Bai Feng actually summoned her pet beast in Bimen Pass? It seems the enemy this time is formidable…”

“…”
“…”
“Whoosh——!!!!!”

Suddenly, as Chongxiao finished speaking, her expression froze, her face turning pale. For some reason, the Feathered Crystal Sparrow beneath her instantly exploded into a bloody mist, its body parts scattering through the sky like rain.

In the next second, under Chongxiao’s horrified gaze, a white light, after piercing through the Feathered Crystal Sparrow from tens of thousands of meters away, continued its flight, reaching the center of the battlefield, its speed so fast that even she, a Royal-Tier Beast Tamer, couldn’t even see it…

“Hurry, hurry, hurry…what’s the rush!!!” the Lantern Tail screeched impatiently as it arrived.

And as she fell from the sky, Chongxiao finally saw its figure. Although its appearance had completely changed, the familiar aura was undoubtedly the rat-person who had impersonated the examiner at the south gate!

How had it gotten here so quickly?

Did this mean that golden-haired girl was already dead…?

Meanwhile, facing the suddenly appearing Lantern Tail, the Blood Spirit Orb glanced at the falling Chongxiao, then asked, its voice filled with annoyance, “You didn’t even fight that Divine General?”

“Then what were you doing? Why did you activate Awakening? And it’s been over three minutes! Why did it take you so long to deal with your opponent?”

“…”
“…”
“Oh, this opponent…is interesting…”

“White Incandescent Nova, prepare to increase the output~~” Meanwhile, as the Cycle of Calamity members bickered, the woman in white raised an eyebrow slightly.

She could clearly sense that the thing that had just flown over from tens of kilometers away, instantly killing Chongxiao, was unusual…

Following her command, the white sphere’s glow intensified, the scorching heat in the air increasing. Both the Blood Spirit Orb and the Evil Wind Ink Spirit were forced to retreat by the heat.

Only the Lantern Tail, with a look of annoyance, looked towards the source of the heat, ignoring the Blood Spirit Orb’s questions.

“Buzz—”

In the next second, under Fire Ban Bai Feng’s stunned gaze, the rat-woman before her suddenly vanished.

This speed was beyond her perception.

The White Incandescent Nova’s frantic warning sent a shiver of dread through her. She tried to summon her other pet beasts to defend, but her body seemed to freeze…

Then, a smooth, red line appeared on her right arm.

“Rip—”

A white, severed arm fell to the ground.

Bai Feng’s cold and arrogant expression instantly turned pale.

At the same time, the Lantern Tail’s frustrated voice echoed from behind, “This isn’t fair! Why is my opponent so troublesome…?”

Chapter 103: Royal-Tier, Lian Xing’s Full Power!!! p2

Bimen Pass, south entrance.

Facing the immense threat of Moon Rabbit Lian Xing, the Lantern Tail had been forced to activate Awakening. It was the only one among the four Cycle of Calamity beasts to do so. The terrifying white shockwave swept across the area for hundreds of kilometers, even sending Chongxiao, who hadn’t flown far yet, tumbling through the air.

Without exception, all the trial participants at the south gate were blown away by the blast.

It was as if she had simply exhaled, and extinguished all the insignificant lives around her.

A few seconds later, as the dust settled, under the golden-haired girl’s wary gaze, a beautiful, white humanoid figure emerged. Its face was covered by a white veil, its thick, messy hair like an animal’s fur, long whiskers hanging from its eyelashes and lips, a lantern swaying gently from its slender tail.

Lantern Tail · Sky Thief, Biological Species Awakening!!!

After awakening, its appearance was closer to a human’s, its rat head replaced by a human face. At this moment, most striking were its sharp, white claws, which sparkled like chainsaws, generating sparks as they rubbed together, even the Pet Essence flow in the area seemed to slow down…

Meanwhile, simply sensing its aura, Lian Xing knew that even with her full power, she couldn’t possibly defeat it.

She could only try to stall until its Awakening ended…

[Rat-girl, why did you activate Awakening? There’s only Chongxiao there! What are you doing!?]

[Forget it, just hurry up and come to the west side! The opponent here is too strong! We can’t hold on!!!]

[…]

[…]

[Shut up, you two idiots! After I kill every living being in Bimen Pass, I’ll come and help you!!!] Having activated Awakening, the Lantern Tail’s personality had changed drastically, cursing at the red sphere and the black elemental figure.

Then, the communication channel fell silent.

The Lantern Tail glared at the golden-haired girl in the distance.

At this moment, without hesitation, Lian Xing recalled the Heaven-Gracing Curtain and the Red Prison Palace Master.

“Buzz!!!!!”

In the next second, a giant claw mark, extending for 30 kilometers in a fan shape from the Lantern Tail, bisected everything in its path, including a towering mountain behind Lian Xing.

This was…

Royal-Tier Awakening!!!

If Lian Xing hadn’t recalled her pet beasts in time, this single attack would have wiped out her entire lineup.

Meanwhile, under the white-whiskered rat-woman’s cold gaze, the golden-haired girl, who should have been torn to shreds, was enveloped in a green mist.

“Heh, trying to stall for time with Shared Travel?”

“How long can you last in that airless void with your frail human body?”

“20 seconds? Or 30 seconds? I’ll wait~~~” the white-whiskered rat-woman sneered, looking at the vanished golden-haired girl.

Normally, a Beast Tamer who could hold their breath for two minutes in reality could only last 10 seconds in the void. So, a Viral Species’s Shared Travel was usually only used for temporary evasion, not for prolonged stealth or movement.

However…

One minute passed, and there was still no movement.

A drop of cold sweat trickled down the white-whiskered rat-woman’s forehead.

“What’s going on? Holding her breath for a minute in the void?”

“Could she be using some other method…?”

“Impossible…it can’t be… Even with some special ability, it can’t be more than 90 seconds. I’ll just wait a bit longer…” Normally, the Lantern Tail could…toy…with a Viral Species indefinitely, but it was currently in its awakened state.

Waiting any longer wasn’t just about…wasting its ultimate…

It would become completely exhausted, losing all its combat power!!!

What was going on with this Moon Rabbit!?

Time ticked by, and the Lantern Tail’s expression became increasingly strange as it felt its energy draining.

Finally, after two minutes, just as the sweating Lantern Tail was about to give up on chasing Moon Rabbit and go help her companions…

“Whoosh—” the green mist surrounding the void reappeared.

“Cough, cough, cough, cough!!!” Lian Xing collapsed to the ground, coughing violently, her beautiful face pale.

Holding her breath for two minutes in the void…it was equivalent to holding her breath for ten minutes in reality!!

Lian Xing couldn’t hold her breath for ten minutes in reality. With her weak lungs, she couldn’t even last a minute. But she could somehow hold her breath for two minutes in the void. She had tested it on the first day she contracted the Mist Colt.

Although she didn’t know the reason, Lian Xing had a guess.

Because she was a hybrid…

Although she looked human, her internal organs were different, allowing her to absorb the chaotic Pet Essence in the void, extending her Shared Travel duration.

This way, she had successfully wasted two minutes of the Lantern Tail’s Awakening time…

Looking at the panting, golden-haired girl, the Lantern Tail’s eyes widened in disbelief.

“Y-You…you…you…monster…”

“How…how did you do that?”

But it immediately realized that this wasn’t the time for conversation. Half of its Awakening time had already been wasted. It had to finish this quickly!!!

“Whoosh——!!!!!”

In an instant, its body blurred, the white-whiskered rat-woman appearing behind the golden-haired girl like a teleporting phantom, the objects along its path shattered, no sound, not even a sonic boom.

[Talent: Silence]

After activating this talent, the Lantern Tail’s movements became completely silent, even air resistance was greatly reduced.

This made its movements unpredictable.

After the attack, the Lantern Tail turned around.

It stared at the golden-haired girl, unharmed, enveloped in a green, flame-like eggshell, a few meters away, its expression filled with disbelief.

“She…dodged it?”

“How is that possible?”

“Whoosh——!!!”

As its words echoed, a white light flashed like lightning, a terrifying claw mark crushing the earth for ten kilometers around. However, this time, as it struck the golden-haired girl, the Lantern Tail clearly saw…

Her body, surrounded by green flames, dodged the attack at an even greater speed.

Mist Walk!!!

At this moment, facing the Mist Colt’s unfathomable speed, the Lantern Tail was stunned. Its speed after awakening was the fastest among the four Cycle of Calamity beasts, even among all the Royal-Tier pet beasts, it was unmatched.

What tier was that pet beast? How could it dodge its attacks repeatedly!?

The white-whiskered rat-woman scowled and attacked again.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——!!!”

The earth shook, a deafening roar echoing.

In the southern region of Bimen Pass, the Lantern Tail’s blurry figure, like a flashing lightning bolt, chased after the green flames, its claws tearing through everything in its path. Meanwhile, Lian Xing, riding the Mist Colt, her vision blurred, felt a wave of nausea even from just opening her eyes.

So, she simply closed her eyes, enjoying the…sensation of flying…

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——!!!!!”

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——!!!!!”

With no audience present, the two of them engaged in a…comical…chase around the emerald gate at the south entrance of Bimen Pass, the ground beneath them flattening under their movements, until it was completely smooth, not a single pebble remaining.

Thirty seconds passed, and the Lantern Tail stopped, panting heavily, its face flushed as it glared at the golden-haired girl.

“Why…can’t I catch her…?”

“What…is that thing!?” it muttered, looking at Moon Rabbit, enveloped in green flames, its voice filled with despair.

Meanwhile, through telepathy, it was being…cursed…by its two companions in the west.

Wasting its entire 3-minute Awakening duration…what the hell was it doing!?

Had it not even defeated Chongxiao, the Divine General at the south gate, yet!?

At this moment, facing the golden-haired girl’s mocking smile and her companions’ angry questions, the Lantern Tail gave up. It took one last look at Lian Xing, then vanished without a trace.

“…”
“…”
“Thud!!!!!”

However, less than a second after the Lantern Tail disappeared, Lian Xing collapsed to the ground like a corpse… The Mist Colt’s green flames also vanished, the remaining energy scattering like shattered glass.

“Mist Colt, are you okay…?”

“Mist Colt…”

“Uh…are you asleep…?” Lian Xing asked, but there was no response. She sighed, a mixture of relief and helplessness.

She hadn’t expected the Mist Colt to achieve a speed comparable to the Lantern Tail’s.

This potential…it was terrifying…

It wasn’t even limited by its tier. As long as it had reached a higher level before, it could instantly unleash a speed far beyond its current level through sheer willpower.

Unfortunately, with the Mist Colt’s current Mid-Tier stamina, it couldn’t last long.

Lian Xing decided that after this incident, she would focus on…enhancing…the Mist Colt.

But that had been a close call. If the Lantern Tail had stayed for a few more seconds, they would have been dead…

And due to unleashing a power beyond its Mid-Tier limitations, the Mist Colt had become exhausted and fallen asleep.

It seemed she wouldn’t be able to use the Mist Colt for a while…

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At the south gate of Bimen Pass, deafening explosions continued to echo. While the other battle zones were in chaos, the golden-haired girl, her stockings and clothes torn to shreds, lay motionless on the ground.

After a brief nap of about half a minute, Lian Xing finally opened her eyes.

“Awake?”

“…”
“…”
“Just woke up~~~” Star Sand’s sleepy voice echoed in her mind a few seconds later.

A smile appeared on Lian Xing’s lips.

She narrowed her starry eyes, looking at the other battle zones, which were still in chaos.

“You probably don’t know what’s going on yet, do you?”

“But it doesn’t matter…”

“Right here…awaken!!!”

 

Chapter 103: Royal-Tier, Lian Xing’s Full Power!!! p1

—Bimen Pass, South Entrance—

“Bang!!!”

Under the Lantern Tail’s horrified gaze, a small crack appeared on the surface of its crystal after being sliced by the Red Prison Palace Master. At this moment, it was filled with fear and dread, a chilling sensation running down its spine, its fur standing on end.

A Royal-Tier life crystal, especially one that had undergone mutated evolution, was usually twice as hard as a normal one. Even so, it had been injured by those two red rings.

This meant that this golden-haired girl before it…actually had a chance of defeating it…!!

“…”
“…”
“Whoosh——!!!!!”

As the Lantern Tail stood frozen in shock and fear, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, several kilometers away, raised its ears again. In the next second, without warning, a powerful reverse wind erupted, pulling the Lantern Tail’s crystal towards them uncontrollably.

[Reverse Raging Wind X9]

[Combo X10 X9]

Facing this inescapable hurricane, the Lantern Tail’s crystal, still regenerating its flesh, tumbled towards the golden-haired girl’s lineup.

Meanwhile, as the two flashing red lights approached again…

The Lantern Tail, a Royal-Tier pet beast, finally abandoned its pride, screaming in terror.

“Squeal, squeal, squeal, squeal!!!!!”

“Royal Awakening!!!!!”

“Boom!!!!!”

In the next second, a giant wave of white energy erupted, obliterating the entire south entrance area. All the terrain and structures were swept away, even the Pet Essence in the air seemed to freeze.

Even Chongxiao, who had left the area a minute earlier, was affected by the terrifying shockwave, tumbling through the air, almost falling.

At the same time, at the east, north, and west gates of Bimen Pass, the Royal-Tier pet beasts and their Beast Tamers looked towards the south, their expressions filled with disbelief.

They had been wondering…what the hell was going on over there!?

Meanwhile, sensing the Lantern Tail’s awakened aura, the other three Cycle of Calamity Royal-Tier pet beasts were the most shocked.

[What are you doing? Chongxiao is only ranked fourth among the Four Divine Generals! Why did you activate Awakening!!!?]

[Are you crazy, rat-girl? You’ll be completely exhausted after Awakening!!!]

*[Is your opponent that strong…?]

[…]

[…]

[Shut up, you two idiots! I’ll kill every living being in Bimen Pass within five minutes, then you can come and collect me!] The message from the south gate was filled with an unusual ferocity and…irritation, unlike the rat-headed girl’s usual meekness.

Being forced to activate Awakening by a mere Commander-Tier pet beast and a High-Tier mutated evolution…it was an unbearable humiliation for the Lantern Tail.

Honestly, in Lian Xing’s eyes, the Lantern Tail’s overall strength was only slightly higher than the Extreme Cold Detonation · Ice King. Its crystal was harder, and its speed was faster, but its destructive power was far lower.

However, after awakening, its aura had undergone a dramatic transformation.

Its mere presence and breathing…it was enough to make the entire Bimen Pass tremble, the Pet Essence in the air becoming chaotic.

If not for the Monarch-Tier Viral Species crystal fragment blocking this region, the commotion caused by the Lantern Tail would have already alerted the other regions.

[Awakening] was a weapon exclusive to Royal-Tier pet beasts with mastered characteristics.

Of course, Super Rare Species like Bing Zhuyu also had innate awakening abilities.

Whether a Royal-Tier pet beast possessed Awakening was also a factor in its combat power assessment. However, the difference between them was immeasurable, like the bright moon compared to a faint firefly.

Once a Royal-Tier pet beast’s characteristic awakened…it was beyond the capabilities of a Beast Tamer like Lian Xing…

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Bimen Pass, north gate.

The examiner impersonating the official was the Elemental Species Royal-Tier pet beast among the four Cycle of Calamity beasts. Its body was covered in black crystals, a giant, guillotine-like blade floating behind it.

Evil Wind Ink Spirit · Decapitator.

It was the one who had used the Monarch-Tier Viral Species fragment to seal off this region. As the source of the device, defeating it would lift the blockade on Bimen Pass.

However, the four Cycle of Calamity beasts hadn’t bothered to…group up…for defense, instead scattering and fighting individually, as if they didn’t even consider the trial participants a threat.

At this moment, facing off against the Evil Wind Ink Spirit was a green-haired woman in a green robe, wielding an emerald green spear with crescent moon patterns, her movements swift and graceful.

One of the Four Divine Generals, Hades Spear, the strongest…

Personally Entering the Battle, specialist in Bimen Pass, the best Weapon Species wielder.

The Royal-Tier Weapon Species, Jade Extremity Sky Wolf.

And the…genetically modified…Mechanical Species that enhanced her physical abilities to rival a pet beast’s — the Commander-Tier Ancient Blood!!

“Whoosh!!!!!”

In the next second, her skin covered in green, flowing tattoos, Hades Spear’s body shot forward, tearing through the air like a rocket, crashing into the Evil Wind Ink Spirit. Simultaneously, her spear thrust forward, a terrifying wolf head shockwave extending for over ten kilometers, instantly obliterating the mountains, earth, rivers, and forests in its path.

This terrifying power even sent the Commander-Tier Beast Tamers behind them flying, scrambling to avoid the debris.

Meanwhile, sensing the strange sensation, Hades Spear frowned.

A few seconds later, as the dust settled, the Evil Wind Ink Spirit, unharmed, slowly descended from the sky, looking at the green-haired woman with an indifferent expression.

“Tch, Full Elementalization…?”

“How troublesome!!” Hades Spear cursed inwardly.

No one wanted to face an Elemental Species, regardless of tier.

Among pet beasts of the same tier, Mechanical Species and Biological Species were considered the easiest to deal with. Besides them, Viral Species, Elemental Species, and Weapon Species with highly compatible wielders were difficult to find weaknesses in.

“Whoosh——!!!”

Just then, a wave of cold swept through the battlefield from behind, freezing the Evil Wind Ink Spirit solid. Under Hades Spear’s surprised gaze, a tall, white-haired girl in a white winter coat walked forward.

The league champion of the 7th-level region, Floating Snow City, a Royal-Tier Beast Tamer, codenamed Snow Prison.

She was also one of the main targets of the four Cycle of Calamity beasts, participating in the trials at the north gate, just like Hades Spear.

“Divine General, let me assist you. My baby is a control-type Elemental Species. It can disrupt the opponent’s Full Elementalization and even attack it in its elementalized form.”

“Thank you, that’s a great help. Let’s add each other as friends later…” the green-haired woman said gratefully.

Actually, even if they couldn’t defeat it, it didn’t matter, as long as they could stall for time. Because Fire Ban · Bai Feng, the leader of the Four Divine Generals, hadn’t made a move yet…

That girl…

She was on a completely different level compared to the other Royal-Tier Beast Tamers here, even in the highly competitive Beast Tamer Association Headquarters league, she would be a formidable opponent.

“Whoosh——!!!”

However, just as Hades Spear was thinking, a red aura enveloped the entire north gate area of Bimen Pass. Under Hades Spear and Snow Prison’s incredulous gazes, their vision turned crimson.

Above the clouds, a black scythe, enveloped in red light, descended, the energy at its tip intensifying as it fell, its destructive power so great that it seemed to burn their eyes.

Seeing this apocalyptic scene, Hades Spear, after a moment of stunned silence, let out a desperate cry.

“It’s a Red Quality combat skill!!!”

“Run!!!!!”

“Boom!!!!”

Red Quality combat skill: Death Sentence.

With a single attack, all the trial participants at the north gate were wiped out.

The entire northern region was devastated, over a hundred million native residents of Bimen Pass killed.

Meanwhile—

In the western battle zone, seeing the destruction in the north, the red sphere, currently fighting against Jueying, the youngest of the Four Divine Generals, chuckled.

Evil Wind Ink Spirit, although not very intelligent, was the most destructive among the four of them.

Seeing this level of power, those insects should be desperate now, right…?

As expected, Jueying, the usually confident young girl, her expression now grim, looked towards the north, her control over her pet beast faltering.

Seeing this, the red sphere immediately launched a surprise attack.

“Splatter!!!”

In the next second, the blood and organs within its body erupted, countless bloody projectiles shooting out in all directions. Over a dozen pet beasts belonging to the trial participants at the west gate were instantly pierced, and the remaining blood projectiles struck the black shadow scarf surrounding the young girl, sending her flying for several meters.

Taking this attack head-on, even as a Viral Species hybrid, whose body was much more resilient than a human’s, Jueying still vomited a mouthful of blood. In the next second, she glared at the red sphere, her face contorted in anger, and the black shadow around her extended like tendrils.

All her Arcane Arts activated, and a Dark Gold Quality combat skill was unleashed!!!

[Combat Skill: Shadow Split (Dark Gold)]

Instantly, the sharp, black tendrils, which had evolved from the scarf, split into ten, then a hundred, the divisions increasing exponentially, finally transforming into a massive, cascading black waterfall, engulfing the red sphere’s blood projectiles and crashing against its protective barrier.

Even if an Elemental Species used Full Elementalization, it could still be attacked by another Elemental Species. But each Viral Species’s void was independent, although you couldn’t enter it, you could still attack it from the outside, the outcome determined by the strength of their respective voids.

“Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!!!”

In the blink of an eye, the red sphere’s viral barrier was struck tens of thousands of times, but it simply smiled, seemingly unfazed.

A dozen seconds later, as Jueying and the Shadow Cutter Night Watch’s attack subsided, she stared in disbelief, her body covered in goosebumps.

The dust settled, and the red sphere emerged, unharmed.

Only a few ripples appeared on its viral barrier, a sign of its unwavering defense.

Clearly, as Viral Species, the strength of their voids was on completely different levels!!!

Jueying couldn’t even scratch its barrier, let alone its crystal or its body!!

“How…how could it be so strong…!!!” Jueying muttered, her face pale, her eyes unfocused.

After all, she was just a child under ten years old, used to having things her way, she had never encountered a pet beast of the same type that completely outclassed her.

Meanwhile, Bai Feng, the woman in white, sat behind the black-haired girl, her legs crossed, observing the battle with a cold expression, not intervening.

The red sphere glanced at Jueying, then at the cold, white-haired woman in white with a wary expression.

Bai Feng…

The reason they had chosen it to face her was because Viral Species had the strongest defenses. It could defend against her attacks while dealing with another Divine General.

But unexpectedly, this woman hadn’t made a move.

Even after the trial participants at the north gate had been wiped out, Bai Feng remained indifferent, showing no intention of helping.

If her billions of fans saw this apathetic behavior, she would definitely lose followers…

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!!!”

In the western battle zone, the red sphere, wary of Fire Ban Bai Feng, continued fighting against Jueying, their black shadows and red blood colliding. As Viral Species specializing in piercing attacks, their battle was brutal.

Gradually, Jueying, initially on par with it, began to lose ground, even forced to use Shared Travel several times to dodge the attacks. Soon, she collapsed to the ground, exhausted, both her lung capacity and the Shadow Cutter Night Watch’s Pet Essence depleted.

“I…I can’t…”

“Where did this thing even come from? Is it level 200? Direct confrontation is useless…”

“The Great Lord Biluo hasn’t made a move. I have to find a way to break through…!!!”

“Boom!!!!”

Before Jueying could even come up with a plan, the Shadow Cutter Night Watch’s void was shattered. However, for some reason, the red sphere spared the young girl’s life, simply slapping her away, sending her flying for hundreds of meters, where she landed, unconscious.

Seeing this, Bai Feng, who had been observing the battle, raised an eyebrow, asking, “Why didn’t you kill her?”

“…”
“…”
“You first. Why haven’t you attacked?” the red sphere asked instead of answering.

Hearing this, the white-haired woman chuckled coldly.

“Bimen Pass hasn’t faced a crisis in a long time. So long that the Great Lord has forgotten that strength is the only measure of worth…”

“Your timing is convenient. It’s just that you’re a bit weak. Not enough to truly test my current strength.” Clearly, Bai Feng was dissatisfied with the Great Lord Biluo and Bimen Pass’s decisions in the past two years, even willing to sacrifice the lives of Bimen Pass residents to prove her own importance.

She would defeat these invaders, of course, but…she would wait until Bimen Pass had suffered a bit more…

As the leader of the Four Divine Generals, the five-time champion of the Bimen Pass league, the 21st place winner in the Beast Tamer Association’s Grand Finals, she had been rejected twice by the Great Lord Biluo.

Bai Feng was lost, unable to understand what qualities were required to become the new guardian of Bimen Pass.

Was it achievements in real-life battles!?

Or a higher ranking in the league?

Or was the Great Lord simply senile…?

In the end, it was because her existence wasn’t essential to Bimen Pass. With or without Fire Ban Bai Feng… it didn’t matter.

So, this invasion by the Cycle of Calamity was timely. So timely that Bai Feng almost wanted to laugh…

Could Bimen Pass, without Bai Feng, survive this crisis?

“…”
“…”
“After defeating all of you, I’ll bring you, Royal-Tier pet beasts, to the Great Lord Biluo as hostages and force it to self-destruct…”

The red sphere, surprisingly honest, explained its plan after Bai Feng stated her reasons.

The four of them had originally planned to consume the crystals of a few elite trial participants to enhance their own strength. After all, the Great Lord Biluo’s control center had been hacked. They could use its systems to send messages and easily hide a few deaths every year under the guise of the trials.

After a few years, the Great Lord Biluo’s lifespan would be over…

But since their plan had been exposed, and this region had been sealed off by their viral fragment, the situation wasn’t as optimistic.

The Beast Tamer Association might discover their actions within a year.

So they had to speed things up, capturing the Four Divine Generals and a few other Royal-Tier Beast Tamers, then deciding what to do with the Great Lord Biluo.

“Thud!!!”

As the red sphere and the woman in white were talking, two half-dead bodies fell from the sky. Bai Feng looked closely. It was Hades Spear and Snow Prison, the champion of Floating Snow City.

At this moment, their bodies were covered in burns, barely clinging to life.

Just then, the Evil Wind Ink Spirit also descended from the sky, glancing at the red sphere and Bai Feng with a puzzled expression.

“You haven’t finished yet? What’s taking so long?”

“…”
“…”
“You came just in time. This one…is different!!”

“We can deal with her together~~” The red sphere explained casually as it swallowed the unconscious bodies of Jueying, Snow Prison, and Hades Spear.

To prevent accidentally harming these hostages during the battle, it had to take on the responsibility of protecting them.

However, the moment it finished swallowing them…

“Boom!!!!!”

As Bai Feng, the woman in white, extended her hand, a blinding white light erupted, illuminating the area for hundreds of kilometers. A small, incredibly dense sphere of energy appeared in her palm, like a miniature sun.

At this moment, bathed in the radiant white light, Bai Feng’s aura was like a god’s…

This terrifying power…

It was beyond the comprehension of an ordinary Royal-Tier pet beast…

Royal-Tier, Super Rare Elemental Species, White Incandescent Nova!!!

“Just the two of you…?”

“It’s a bit disappointing, but… it’ll do. After all, you two are probably the strongest among the four…” Bai Feng said, her voice indifferent, her eyes lowered, as the blinding light engulfed the area.

The terrain for ten kilometers around was instantly obliterated.

Even a few trial participants who hadn’t escaped far enough were incinerated.

Indiscriminate destruction during battle…

This was the origin of Bai Feng’s title, [Fire Ban].

It wasn’t just a codename, but also a restriction, forbidding her from summoning her pet beast in reality.

Meanwhile, the red sphere and the Evil Wind Ink Spirit, the two Royal-Tier pet beasts, were drenched in cold sweat.

Undoubtedly, Fire Ban Bai Feng’s aura it was on a completely different level compared to the other Divine Generals!!!

 

Chapter 102: A New Lineup, Defeating a Royal-Tier!!!

Not far from the south gate of Bimen Pass, Chongxiao, carried by an emerald green bird, had left for the north gate to provide support. Thus, only the rat-headed girl and Lian Xing remained, facing each other.

Looking at the smiling, golden-haired girl, the rat-headed girl’s expression was filled with confusion.

“You’re not even a Royal-Tier Beast Tamer…”

“And you think you can defeat me…?” Before the Cycle of Calamity’s downfall, she had killed hundreds of peak Commander-Tier Beast Tamers like Moon Rabbit every day.

It seemed she hadn’t killed in a while, her bloodlust fading, even an insect like this dared to challenge her…

At this moment, under the rat-headed girl’s sinister gaze, Lian Xing’s expression remained calm, not a ripple of emotion showing.

After all this time spent feeding and enhancing her pet beasts.

It was time to test their strength against this rat-person…

“Heaven-Gracing Curtain!”

“Red Prison Palace Master!!!”

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

Dust and debris filled the air as Lian Xing summoned her pet beasts.

A graceful rabbit with a white blindfold covering its eyes emerged from the white mist, its arms and legs bound by shackles, a white silk ribbon floating behind it. Two crimson, halo-like rings hung from its soft, spiral-shaped ears.

The rat-headed girl’s breath hitched, her gaze fixed on the Red Prison Palace Master. A few seconds later, she chuckled, unable to contain her amusement.

“Mutated evolution!?”

“A mere High-Tier mutated evolution…do you think that’s enough?”

“Heeheeheeheeheeheehee~~~~”

Before the rat-girl could finish her mocking laughter, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain extended one of its ears, the red Golden Wheel spinning, aiming it at the enemy like a pistol.

“Whoosh——!!!!!”

In the next second, a powerful gust of wind erupted behind the rat-girl, sending her flying forward uncontrollably, her expression contorted.

[Raging Wind · Reverse]

The Heaven-Gracing Curtain remained motionless, watching as the rat-girl, like a dump truck, hurtled towards it. And the moment her body made contact with the Red Prison Palace Master…

A “crack” echoed.

Like a knife slicing through tofu, the rat-girl’s small body was bisected, her upper and lower halves tumbling in different directions. A look of surprise appeared in the rat-headed girl’s eyes.

Wait…

Had she just been cut in half… by a High-Tier pet beast?

Just like how they, as Royal-Tier pet beasts, couldn’t even scratch the Great Lord Biluo’s defenses, how could a mere High-Tier mutated evolution harm her physical body?

As the rat-headed girl wondered, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain closed its mouth, as if biting…

[Eclipse]

“Chomp!!”

In the next second, a spark flew, and a sharp pain shot through her exposed crystal as she was still pondering. The rat-headed girl’s confused expression turned to agony. This pain…it was like having her heart ripped out and punched…

As she watched, her face pale and covered in sweat, a rabbit tooth mark appeared on her crystal.

“What the hell?”

“Who attacked me!!!” No longer able to casually observe the opponent’s attacks, the rat-headed girl immediately regenerated her flesh, protecting her exposed crystal, and stopped rolling around.

If a Commander-Tier pet beast were bisected, it would be the end of the battle.

However, for a Royal-Tier pet beast, this injury was no different from losing a single hair.

But that strange and unknown attack just now. It had almost scared her to death…

Having her life crystal attacked…

That wasn’t a joke!!!

It was like aiming for the groin in a fight…

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!”

As Lian Xing watched, her expression thoughtful, the rat-headed girl’s body regenerated, its original form now completely gone, replaced by a giant, white rat over 30 meters tall. This size wasn’t particularly large for a pet beast. Even some Mid-Tier pet beasts could reach this size.

And for a Royal-Tier pet beast.

It was tiny…

But the white rat was covered in colorful, glittering jewelry, its sharp tail resembling a giant, multicolored lantern, swaying gently behind it.

“Lantern Tail.”

“And…Sky Thief…?”

“So that’s it…a combination of those two mutations…?”

“…”
“…”

Lian Xing simply muttered to herself.

However, the white rat stared at the golden-haired girl, dumbfounded.

Even in the Cycle of Calamity, few could recognize its species.

And as Lian Xing had said, its panel clearly displayed the words [Lantern Tail · Sky Thief]!!

She had identified both its mutations…with just a glance…?

Who was this golden-haired girl!!!?

“Boom!!!!”

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

In the next second, facing the two rapidly approaching, giant red Golden Wheels, the Lantern Tail didn’t have time to think. For a Royal-Tier pet beast, this throwing speed wasn’t particularly fast. It could easily react.

Its tail flicked, and the lantern at the tip exploded, scattering countless fragments in all directions. Then, in the next second—

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!”

The Lantern Tail’s body, like a disappearing phantom, jumped and teleported between the lantern fragments, instantly bypassing the two Red Prison Palace Master rings and landing before the golden-haired girl.

It’s over…

Facing the Lantern Tail’s teleportation speed, which far exceeded the limits of human perception, Lian Xing had no chance to react. Although she didn’t understand why the opponent hadn’t summoned that powerful fawn, killing the Beast Tamer would force all her pet beasts to sever their contracts…

At this moment, just as the Lantern Tail’s claws were about to strike…

“Whoosh!”

The attack missed.

The golden-haired girl’s body, which should have been torn to shreds, dissipated like smoke.

Mist Colt, Shared Travel!!

Seeing this, the Lantern Tail’s expression twisted in frustration.

“A Viral Species…?”

“Damn brat…so troublesome… I hate dealing with Viral Species!!!”

“But before she runs out of breath, let’s kill those two pet beasts outside…” With a growl of frustration, the Lantern Tail glared at the Red Prison Palace Master and the Heaven-Gracing Curtain.

A High-Tier mutated evolution and an ordinary Commander-Tier pet beast.

Even if they had some tricks, they couldn’t possibly overcome the gap between them and a Royal-Tier pet beast!!!

However…

Just as the Lantern Tail was about to finish them off…

“Splatter, splatter, splatter——!!!”

In the next second, a torrent of white, fleshy tumors and fluid erupted from the base of the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s ears, followed by six new rabbit ears, like extra arms, sprouting from the wounds.

The bloodline combat skill, Six Ears!!!

Seeing this, the Lantern Tail’s eyes widened in disbelief.

“A bloodline combat skill!?”

“Six Ears!?” A mere Commander-Tier Moonlight Rabbit mastering a bloodline combat skill…this was unthinkable…

And it was Six Ears…a skill it was all too familiar with…

Besides their sole Fallen Species leader, the Cycle of Calamity had four other infamous Emperors, the Four Calamities. And one of them had used Six Ears to slaughter countless beings, causing the destruction of numerous regions!!

In the next second, under the Lantern Tail’s incredulous gaze, the white rabbit before it lowered its body, scooping up large amounts of sand and gravel with its six ears and its cloak. And on its two original ears, the Red Prison Palace Master rings began to descend.

“Wait, are you planning to use Six Ears… here!?”

“Bimen Pass will be destroyed…!!!” the Lantern Tail asked, its voice filled with shock and disbelief.

Just then, enveloped in a green mist, the golden-haired girl reappeared behind the Heaven-Gracing Curtain. Facing the Lantern Tail’s conflicted expression, Lian Xing smiled.

“Are you a member of the Cycle of Calamity, or am I?”

“I don’t care. Do you?”

“…”
“…”
“!!!!!”

In the next second, under the Lantern Tail’s horrified gaze, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain swung all nine of its appendages, launching a barrage of sand, wind, and two red Golden Wheels.

At that moment, the air above the southern part of Bimen Pass seemed to…freeze.

At the east, north, and west gates, simultaneously, the three Royal-Tier pet beasts looked towards the south, their expressions filled with disbelief.

[Bloodline Combat Skill: Six Ears]

[Sand Toss (Gold) X9]

[Raging Wind (Dark Gold) X9]

[Combo X3X4X5X6X7X8X9X10X11]

[Flurry X9]

[Power Throw X9]

“Boom!!!!”

An explosion of wind.

A wave of annihilating force, like a swarm of locusts, a terrifying sand tornado, swept across the area, extending for dozens of kilometers, blowing away countless trial participants at the south gate. The entire southern section of Bimen Pass was cleaved by the straight-line hurricane.

At the epicenter of the attack, every grain of sand was like a falling meteor, creating rippling distortions in front of the Lantern Tail. The Lantern Tail gritted its teeth, the jewels on its body shining brightly, forming a protective barrier against the relentless barrage.

However, its 30-meter tall body was still pushed back uncontrollably.

A few seconds later, its feet left the ground, its body about to be swept away by the wind.

“No, I can’t hold on…”

“A mere Commander-Tier pet beast forcing me to this…!!”

At this moment, the Lantern Tail’s expression was a mixture of anger and disbelief.

But it knew…

This wasn’t the end…

The moment that rabbit had thrown its attack, the two crimson Golden Wheels had vanished.

They must be hidden, waiting for the final blow.

As long as it could see where the attack was coming from, it could survive this barrage!!!

However, even as it was about to be overwhelmed, it still couldn’t locate the Red Prison Palace Master.

What was going on!?

Was it a bluff…?

Had that High-Tier mutated Weapon Species not been thrown at all?

At that moment…

“Whoosh——!!!!!”

Without warning, from below, two crimson Golden Wheels shot upwards, bisecting the airborne white rat vertically.

Azure Edge, Penetration…before the Red Prison Palace Master’s terrifying sharpness, enhanced by daily consumption of crystals, the Lantern Tail’s Royal-Tier body was no different from tofu…

And because the ground below hadn’t been damaged, it hadn’t even realized where the attack was coming from.

This was the Red Prison Palace Master’s third Arcane Art, Dimensional Penetration!!!

However, after slicing through the Lantern Tail’s body, the Red Prison Palace Master didn’t simply pass through. Instead, its giant rings began to shift and intersect.

[Thunderclap X3]

[Thunderclap X3]

“Boom, boom, boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

Lightning crackled, the earth shook.

As the red Star Rings spun, the white rat’s body shattered like a broken mirror, exploding into countless tiny fragments. Its flesh and bones were pulverized, its skin peeled off, turning into a pool of blood.

Finally, only a multicolored crystal remained, floating in the air.

At this moment, looking at the golden-haired girl through its blurry vision, the Lantern Tail’s mind was filled with horror, its crystal trembling uncontrollably.

It, a Royal-Tier mutated pet beast…how could it be reduced to this…?

And that insect from a 10th-level region…why could it use a bloodline combat skill!?

“No, I can’t fight anymore. I have to call for help…”

“Crack—”

In the next second, a crisp cracking sound echoed, and the Lantern Tail’s panicked words were cut short. It stared at itself in disbelief.

A small crack had appeared on its life crystal, a crystal as hard as a rock, the essence of a Royal-Tier being.

Chapter 101: Lian Xing’s Full Power, Royal-Tier!! 

—6th-level region, Bimen Pass—

On the day of the Great Lord Biluo’s Speed Puzzle trial, as time passed, more and more trial participants arrived. Finally, by nightfall, 1000 Beast Tamers had gathered at the four entrances of Bimen Pass, 250 at each location.

And to balance the strength of the four groups, Lian Xing, as the champion of Qingyao Sea, was forced to move to a different entrance, separated from Silver Dragon, Tian Quan, Molan, and Xiao Yun.

Arriving at the new south entrance, Lian Xing adjusted her translucent stockings and casually surveyed the other participants. Among the 250 trial participants, the most eye-catching was a tall woman in a light green robe, her face adorned with colorful eye makeup resembling swirling bird feathers.

One of the Four Divine Generals of Bimen Pass, Chongxiao!!!

She simply stood there, a long line of trial participants waiting to take photos with her. Chongxiao didn’t refuse anyone, obliging every request.

However, after taking about 50 photos, Chongxiao checked the time on her phone and frowned.

“The signal is blocked?”

“The Great Lord didn’t interfere with the signal in previous trials…”

“Strange…” As Chongxiao wondered, a small, light figure descended from the sky. Despite jumping from a height of ten thousand meters, it landed without a sound, like a leaf falling into water.

It appeared to be a rat-headed humanoid Royal-Tier pet beast.

However, in the next second, as it raised its head, a terrifying aura erupted, shocking all the Beast Tamers present.

“Buzz——!!!!!”

An invisible wave of energy disrupted the surrounding Pet Essence, and everyone’s ears began to ring. Even Chongxiao, one of the Four Divine Generals, couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.

“When did such a powerful being appear in Bimen Pass…?” she muttered, her expression puzzled.

However, she didn’t doubt the rat-person’s identity. After all, the Great Lord Biluo was still alive. And with the reputation and authority of the Beast Tamer Association, no Royal-Tier pet beast would dare to impersonate an examiner for the Bimen Pass trials.

“Wait…mutated evolution…?” However, at the same time, Lian Xing instantly saw through the rat-person’s identity, sensing something amiss…

Speaking of wild, mutated evolutions…the first thing that came to mind was the remnants of the Cycle of Calamity.

And after her encounter with the Extreme Cold Detonation…

Lian Xing’s vigilance was at its peak.

If the Bimen Pass assessment used any kind of virtual mode, she would immediately leave, withdrawing from the trial. Using simulations in the preliminary assessments in the other regions was one thing, but if even the Monarch-Tier pet beast’s personal assessment used a childish virtual competition, that would be pointless. And the probability of that happening was low.

More importantly, she would never enter a virtual battle unprepared…!!!

Under everyone’s gaze, the rat-girl spoke, “Ahem, to ensure fairness, participants with Royal-Tier pet beasts will skip the first round and won’t be paired with other participants.”

“So, Chongxiao and Moon Rabbit, please follow me. You two will skip the first stage and proceed directly to the waiting area.”

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“…”

As the rat-girl finished speaking, the remaining 248 Beast Tamers sighed in relief. Not having to fight against a Royal-Tier pet beast was a blessing. But what surprised them was…

Besides Chongxiao, one of the Four Divine Generals, this golden-haired girl with buns, codenamed Moon Rabbit, also possessed Royal-Tier power…

Meanwhile, Lian Xing and the green-haired woman with bird feather eye makeup exchanged glances, their expressions suspicious, as they followed the rat-girl. They quickly passed through the gate and entered the Bimen Pass region.

Just then, Lian Xing asked respectfully, “Divine General, was this part of the previous Speed Puzzle trials? Royal-Tier Beast Tamers skipping the first round?”

“No…”

“Perhaps the Great Lord decided to change the rules. After all, it hasn’t chosen a suitable candidate in the past few trials.”

“Perhaps…the Great Lord’s criteria aren’t based on tier…” Chongxiao, although she seemed cold and aloof, answered patiently and thoroughly.

Lian Xing nodded, then asked again, “Do you know this examiner?”

“No, she must be one of the Great Lord’s subordinates. We, the Four Divine Generals, are just natives of Bimen Pass, not the Great Lord’s confidantes. We don’t really know much about the Great Lord…”

“Thank you for your explanation, Divine General.” Lian Xing said politely.

However, her suspicion towards this rat-person only deepened.

Lian Xing didn’t have omniscient vision, so she couldn’t immediately identify it as being from the Cycle of Calamity. But the excuse of having Royal-Tier Beast Tamers skip the first round was too flimsy…

If tier couldn’t prove strength, then what could?

Would they have to check everyone’s stats one by one…?

“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”

Suddenly, as they were heading towards the waiting area, a massive energy fluctuation erupted from a distant battle zone. The terrifying shockwave, rippling for hundreds of kilometers, seemed to be…piercing…through the entrance of Bimen Pass.

Undoubtedly, a Royal-Tier pet beast had attacked!

And it was the east entrance, where Tian Quan and Silver Dragon were participating…

“Strange, why has that battle zone already started? And, aren’t Royal-Tier pet beasts forbidden from participating?” Chongxiao asked, her expression slightly strange, sensing the unusual Royal-Tier aura.

Facing this question, the rat-headed girl was drenched in cold sweat, quickly transmitting a message, [East Gate, what the hell are you doing!!!?]

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[…]

[I’ve been…exposed…] the silver scabbard replied after a few seconds.

Hearing this, the expressions of the other three Cycle of Calamity beasts turned grim.

At this moment, at the east entrance, over 240 trial participants, including Silver Dragon and Tian Quan, stared at a girl with purple, cat-ear-shaped hair in disbelief. The girl’s body was covered in silver mechanical armor, her right arm transformed into a giant energy cannon.

It was her sudden attack that had just blown a hole through the east entrance of Bimen Pass, obliterating the terrain for over ten kilometers, even the examiner had been affected.

“The champion of the 7th-level region, Future Tower…why did she attack the examiner!?” Molan of Qingyao Sea, witnessing the scene up close, was dumbfounded, almost soiling herself.

She had been planning to ask this fellow Mechanical Species specialist for a photo, but before she could even approach, this girl had suddenly gone berserk and blasted the examiner.

A dozen seconds later, as the dust settled, they saw the silver scabbard, unharmed.

Under the silver scabbard’s grim gaze, the purple-haired girl asked sternly, “Explain this. Why is there an Emperor-Tier chip-based mechanical device placed at the entrance of Bimen Pass?”

“And according to my pet beast’s internal system scan, you…failed mutated evolution product…you don’t even have a trace of Bimen Pass Pet Essence on you. You’re not a native pet beast of Bimen Pass, are you?”

“…”
“…”
“I’m not a failed product…!!!” Having been exposed by Qunjian, the Future Tower champion, the trial participants’ expressions changed drastically.

But the silver scabbard’s focus was completely elsewhere, angrily refuting this irrelevant accusation.

Only Mechanical Species could understand Mechanical Species. Qunjian, the purple-haired girl, had instantly seen through the flaws in their plan. The four Cycle of Calamity beasts, as non-Mechanical Species, were carrying around parts of an Emperor-Tier Mechanical Species device, their disguise so poor that they were easily exposed.

However, even though their plan had been foiled from the start…

The expressions of the four Cycle of Calamity beasts, after a brief moment of anger, quickly returned to normal.

They had another plan, although it was riskier, it could still salvage the situation.

“I’m not a failed product…”

“Whoosh!!!!!”

As the silver scabbard repeated itself, a sharp blade aura erupted from within its dark, narrow sheath. In that instant, the world before everyone turned into a blank white void.

In the next second, the entire east entrance area was sliced by a terrifying blade scar, extending for over ten kilometers, cleaving the earth, creating a bottomless abyss, affecting all the trial participants present.

At that moment, all the trial participants felt the fear of death.

This was completely different from the virtual battles.

This time…

They would really die…!!!

However, for some reason, despite this terrifying attack, they were unharmed.

At this moment, their vision obscured by the scorching air currents from the blade aura, someone screamed, “It’s one thing for a trial participant to attack an examiner, but why is the examiner attacking us!!!”

“Don’t you understand? Qunjian already said it! This thing is an imposter!!”

“Then why isn’t the Great Lord Biluo saving us? Isn’t this Bimen Pass’s territory?”

“…”
“…”
“Wait…an Emperor-Tier chip-based mechanical device…?” Molan muttered, seemingly lost in thought.

As a Mechanical Species specialist, she knew the implications of this.

The worst-case scenario was that all the Mechanical Species within Bimen Pass, including the Monarch-Tier Great Lord Biluo, were… disabled…

“It seems…we have to find a way to escape this area!!”

“But the signal is blocked…”

Half a minute later, the dust settled.

Under everyone’s dumbfounded gazes—

A giant, silver mecha, its body formed from various mechanical parts, stood up, its appearance majestic. Its massive form reached the clouds, a single foot blocking the previous slash, only a faint white mark remaining.

Royal-Tier — Mechanical Species — Heavy Assault Dominator IV

The Heavy Assault Dominator IV was covered in various alloys, its head, shoulders, abdomen, legs, even its mouth, all equipped with weapons formed from the parts of Qunjian’s Mechanical Species lineup, a futuristic marvel.

Seeing this, the silver scabbard sneered, a terrifying energy accumulating within its sheath.

Meanwhile, sensing the clash between two Royal-Tier pet beasts, Silver Dragon, watching the battle, felt a wave of helplessness. She knew that she couldn’t intervene in a battle of this level. Even the residual energy from their clash could blow her away.

Just like when she had faced the Extreme Cold Detonation · Ice King…

She was powerless…

Tian Quan’s expression was also grim.

First, the Extreme Cold Detonation · Ice King had wreaked havoc in the Baiyue Province Academy League, and now, after finally arriving in Bimen Pass for the Monarch trial, this was happening!?

Would it never end!?

“Master, what do we do? Can we contact the outside world?”

“…”
“No, I can’t contact the other fragments. This Emperor-Tier device is incredibly powerful. No wonder the Great Lord Biluo hasn’t made a move.” the Sea-Dried Bright Moon said, its voice filled with frustration.

If one of its fragments suddenly lost contact, the others would know something was wrong. But none of the other Sea-Dried Bright Moons knew that it was in Bimen Pass for the Monarch trial.

So, the signal being blocked was normal…

Which Monarch-Tier pet beast didn’t have some tricks up its sleeve?

“It seems we can only rely on Bing Zhuyu. See if it can break through this signal blockade and send a message to the outside world…”

“Bing Zhuyu, once the signal is restored, immediately contact Baoyu Shuitianliang!!!”

Following Tian Quan’s command, Bing Zhuyu instantly appeared, grabbed the phone, and sped away, disappearing from sight. Seeing this, Silver Dragon also hid inside the Silver Wing Dimension’s void, heading back towards the entrance, trying to find a way to break through the blockade.

Meanwhile, as Qunjian, inside the giant mecha, faced off against the silver scabbard, the trial participants at the other three entrances also sensed something was wrong.

Why had the east entrance suddenly erupted into a real-life battle?

It was fine to have real-life trials, but two Royal-Tier pet beasts fighting directly…didn’t they care about the lives of the Commander-Tier Beast Tamers?

And they, at the other three entrances, hadn’t received any information. The examiners hadn’t answered any of their questions. Had something unexpected happened at the east entrance?

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Bimen Pass, west entrance.

As the sounds of battle and powerful auras echoed from the east, the expressions of the trial participants became increasingly strange, but the red sphere, their examiner, remained silent.

What the hell was going on at the east entrance!?

That Future Tower girl’s mecha was almost destroying Bimen Pass!!!

At this moment, a girl with black, bobbed hair stood up. She looked only eight or nine years old, but she wore a black, full-body stocking that seemed out of place among the crowd. Jueying, one of the Four Divine Generals, only ten years old, glanced at the calm, white-haired woman beside her. Seeing no reaction, she walked towards the red sphere.

Under everyone’s gaze, she stopped before the examiner.

The red sphere, its expression unchanged, looked at the black-haired girl and asked coldly, “What is it?”

“Examiner, can you explain why the Great Lord Biluo sent me a cry for help yesterday?”

“It just said ‘save me.’ I asked several times, but there was no reply. What’s going on!?” Jueying said, taking out her phone and checking the messages.

The red sphere’s expression turned to shock and disbelief.

What the hell? The Great Lord Biluo’s system was disabled, but it could still send messages?

That was an Emperor-Tier chip-based device!!!

Seeing the black-haired girl opening her messaging app, a surge of killing intent erupted within the red sphere.

These trial participants…they didn’t matter…

But if the Great Lord Biluo sent a message to the Beast Tamer Association…they would be in trouble!!

They had to escape immediately!!!

However, just as the red sphere panicked, Jueying put away her phone with a smile.

“Examiner, I was just kidding. How could the Great Lord Biluo possibly send a cry for help to a nobody like me?”

“But you…actually believed it…?”

“What? Judging by your reaction, are you planning to kill everyone here?”

“…”
“…”

As Jueying’s provocative words echoed, the trial participants looked at each other in disbelief.

It was…a lie…?

They had all been deceived…

But there was no doubt…

At that moment, the red sphere’s malicious intent was exposed…!!!

It wasn’t an examiner!!!

Having been tricked, the red sphere’s aura became unstable.

“Whoosh——!!!!!”

However, before it could react, a swift, black cloak shot out from the girl’s shadow, whipping against its surface like a lash.

“Thud, thud, thud!!!!!”

Struck head-on, the red sphere, like a deflating balloon, was sent flying for over ten kilometers, crashing through several mountains before finally stopping. And the formless shadow transformed into a flowing black scarf, wrapping around Jueying’s neck.

Royal-Tier — Viral Species — Shadow Cutter Night Watch

“You’re no match for it…” Just as the girl was about to chase after it, she was stopped by a white-haired woman in a…phoenix coronet and xiapei…

Jueying turned to glare at the woman who had interrupted her.

“How do you know if I don’t try?”

“And aren’t you worried about the Great Lord?”

“…”
“…”

Seeing the white-haired woman’s silence, Jueying sneered, then vanished into her own shadow.

Fire Ban · Bai Feng, the strongest of the new generation in Bimen Pass.

She was also the only one from Bimen Pass who had made a name for herself in the Beast Tamer Association’s Grand Finals.

However, after being rejected twice by the Great Lord Biluo, there was now a strange distance between her and Bimen Pass.

Meanwhile—

In the ruins of a mountain range, about ten kilometers from the west entrance…

The red sphere lay at the bottom of a cliff, its mood foul, sending a message through telepathy, [Our identities have been exposed. Initiate Plan B.]

[Understood.]

At this moment, the black, crystalline elemental figure, stationed at the north gate, was facing off against a pink-haired girl with a spear. Receiving the red sphere’s message, it immediately crushed a black crystal in its hand.

“Whoosh——!!!!!”

In the next second, a black barrier suddenly appeared, covering the sky for thousands of kilometers.

This was…

A fragment of a Monarch-Tier Viral Species’s void energy!!!

The moment it erupted, like a dimensional rift, the air in Bimen Pass turned a dark grey, enveloping all 1000 trial participants. Bing Zhuyu, Silver Dragon, and a few other quick-witted Beast Tamers, who had only retreated halfway, were also trapped.

Tian Quan’s expression turned grim.

Even without testing it, she knew that Bing Zhuyu couldn’t break through this barrier.

This was the four Cycle of Calamity beasts’ second plan: to seal off Bimen Pass with this barrier, then use the Great Lord Biluo’s system to send out a message that the trials were still ongoing, preventing the Beast Tamer Association’s higher-ups from investigating.

Then, they would use the lives of the 1000 trial participants to threaten the Great Lord Biluo into shattering her own crystal!!

Of course, even if the Great Lord Biluo did shatter her crystal, they wouldn’t spare these delicious treats and would slaughter every living being in Bimen Pass. Even if the Great Lord Biluo didn’t care about the lives of insects, they could still combine their powers and break through her crystal after consuming the crystals of all the other pet beasts.

As long as they used the trials as a cover, stalling for two or three years shouldn’t be a problem…

As for why they had so many treasures…

Well, their job in the Cycle of Calamity was…

Guarding the warehouse…!!

When Dark Abyss Sea was destroyed by the Ancient Species, Moon Calamity, they had survived thanks to the numerous defensive treasures and a certain teleportation device in the warehouse.

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Meanwhile, at the south entrance of Bimen Pass…

As battles raged at the other three entrances, earth-shattering explosions echoing constantly, Lian Xing, Chongxiao, and the rat-headed girl stood facing each other in a clearing.

At this moment, with even their escape routes blocked, only a fool wouldn’t realize what was happening.

Chongxiao stared at the rat-headed girl, her expression grim.

“You…”

However, she was interrupted by the golden-haired girl with buns.

“Divine General Chongxiao, leave this to me. You go find the source of the barrier that’s blocking Bimen Pass.”

“The source’s aura should be coming from the examiner at the north gate. After defeating it, the other trial participants can escape and send out a message~~~”

“…”
“…”
“Alright!!” After a moment of hesitation, Chongxiao looked at Lian Xing gratefully.

To protect the lives of the other trial participants, Moon Rabbit was willing to face this powerful Royal-Tier pet beast alone!!

Then she had to quickly eliminate the source and return to help her…

Thinking of this, a green light flashed, and Chongxiao vanished at an incredible speed, too fast for the eye to follow.

Avian Biological Species…their speed was unmatched in the pet beast world!!!

However, the rat-headed girl didn’t even try to stop the fleeing Chongxiao.

Eliminating the source, the black, crystalline elemental figure!?

Heh, could they really do it?

Those insects…from a 6th-level region…?

But compared to that trivial matter, what was truly important now was the golden-haired girl’s fawn…!!!

It had been a long time since she had tasted such a delicious Rare Species. She had to savor this…

As the rat-headed girl drooled, the golden-haired girl with buns smiled, her starry eyes narrowing.

“How many of your Cycle of Calamity members are here?”

“Four…no, wait, I’m not telling you!!!” Startled by being called out as a remnant of the Cycle of Calamity, the rat-headed girl accidentally revealed the information.

But this information wasn’t really important.

Even if they knew the number, the four of them couldn’t possibly be defeated!!

“Four?”

“So there are four mutated evolutions with mastered Royal-Tier characteristics. This is…troublesome…” Lian Xing said, crossing her arms, her expression thoughtful.

A 1v4…she had no chance of winning.

As for the other trial participants…

Well…

Just like how a Rare Species before and after awakening were completely different…

Ordinary Royal-Tier pet beasts couldn’t possibly understand the true power of a Royal-Tier pet beast with a mastered characteristic.

In Lian Xing’s view, those so-called Four Divine Generals were just distractions, their presence meaningless…

A complete defeat was only a matter of time…

“But…if I can pick them off one by one…there might still be a chance!!”

“It seems… I have to get serious…”

With that, Lian Xing’s casual expression turned serious.

Meanwhile, seeing the beast shadow emerging behind the golden-haired girl, the rat-headed girl’s expression turned to surprise.

This woman, knowing that she had a mastered characteristic Royal-Tier pet beast, she still dared to make such arrogant claims? Did she think she could actually defeat her?

What was her trump card!!!?