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!!!
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“…”
“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!?”
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“…”
“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!!!
“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.
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“…”
“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.
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“…”
“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…
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“…”
“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…?
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