Chapter 145: Obtaining a Fluorescent Combat Skill!!
“Boom!!!!”
The emerald green Viral Species particles scattered as Cloud Dream Calamity crashed through the entrance of the Emperor’s cauldron within its Viral Space. Lian Xing’s calm expression vanished, replaced by panic. She watched helplessly as Cloud Dream Calamity entered the cauldron. It was too late to stop it now. It seemed a permanent ban was inevitable.
Nearby, Jade Lady was equally shocked, rubbing her eyes in disbelief as she stared at the entrance, then at the golden-haired girl who had committed this reckless act.
However, a few seconds later…
The other participants were focused on the upcoming qualifier, the commentator didn’t react, and even the mysterious Monarch-Tier pet beast that had previously detected Lian Xing and Jade Lady’s attempted theft didn’t seem to notice.
The atmosphere was calm, as if nothing had happened, not even the cauldron’s alarm had been triggered.
Lian Xing blinked, confused.
“Wait, did no one see Cloud Dream Calamity?”
“How is that possible? It just… barged in…” As she muttered to herself, Lian Xing shared Cloud Dream Calamity’s vision and discovered something even more unbelievable…
Normally, a High-Tier Viral Species like Cloud Dream Calamity, upon entering a Sovereign-Tier Emperor’s relic, should have experienced a void collision, its body crushed by the chaotic Pet Essence.
But the Pet Essence within the cauldron seemed to ignore Cloud Dream Calamity, allowing it to move freely through the maze-like interior.
A few seconds later, a combat skill card, emitting a green glow, floated in the air, and Cloud Dream Calamity, without hesitation, snatched it and stored it in its space.
Seeing this, Lian Xing’s eyes almost popped out of her head.
“Gulp…” She swallowed hard, her gaze dropping as she casually glanced around.
I didn’t steal it. I found it!!!
It’s just lying there, no one wants it. Might as well let me have it.
Finders keepers~~~
Although she didn’t understand why Cloud Dream Calamity could move freely within the Azure Sky Emperor’s relic…
Good job!!!
After observing carefully for a while, Lian Xing confirmed that no one had noticed Cloud Dream Calamity’s presence, not even the Emperors of the Dominating Cauldron Palace. Perhaps because the aura around the cauldron was too chaotic, even Emperor-Tier pet beasts wouldn’t focus their attention here, just like how ancient humans couldn’t look directly at the sun.
Of course, the original sun had been shot down by Calamity Sun’s predecessor, so the sky in each region was different.
“The test is about to begin. Please…block your pet beasts’ senses.”
“Any pet beast participation or secret assistance will be considered cheating, resulting in immediate disqualification and a permanent ban!!” As the commentator’s words echoed, the participants focused, preparing for the test.
And Jade Lady’s mouth dropped open.
Wait, hadn’t the higher-ups noticed? Someone was already cheating!!!
No, this wasn’t just cheating…
This was outright robbery…!!!
But she quickly realized the same thing Lian Xing had.
Although many Emperors were watching the livestream, they wouldn’t casually focus their attention here, nor would they believe anyone could cheat under the cauldron’s automatic alarm system.
“Moon Rabbit, Lian Xing!!!”
“This girl…she actually activated auto-loot inside the Dominating Cauldron Palace…”
“Should I expose her?”
“Boom!!!!”
However, before Jade Lady could make a decision, a terrifying mental pressure, like the depths of the ocean, slammed into their minds, their internal organs trembling. Jade Lady’s face contorted in pain, unable to even speak.
As a deafening ringing filled her ears, Zi Meng also struggled, her body swaying under the immense pressure.
“Although I can’t pass in the simulation, I won’t give up!!”
“I have to become stronger, embark on a unique evolution path, so I can open the Sanctuary Gate, find that otherworldly Qianqiu, and avenge my village!!!”
“Thud!!!”
Despite her determination, Zi Meng’s frail body couldn’t withstand the pressure. She collapsed to the ground, unconscious, eliminated from the competition.
At the same time, not only Zi Meng, but also many other promising elites from other regions knelt, their faces filled with despair.
Dead Ash, although her head drooped slightly, managed to remain standing. She glanced at Lian Xing smugly.
In the next second, her expression froze, her eyes widening.
At this moment, not only Dead Ash, but almost all the participants and viewers were shocked by these three figures.
The blue-haired girl with ethereal teardrops on her cheeks and eyes, her hair and fishtail intertwined, Tears Maiden of Worry-Free Pond.
The purple-haired woman in a purple court dress, her hair almost reaching the ground, a beauty mark beneath one eye, the Second Princess of Youyou Leize.
And…
The golden-haired girl with buns and starry eyes, dressed in a white robe and translucent, knee-high stockings, a few strands of hair framing her face, Moon Rabbit Lian Xing!!!
Under the Emperor’s terrifying pressure, these three seemed completely unaffected, their expressions calm, their bodies still…
What an unbelievable sight!
They were actually ignoring the Sovereign-Tier Emperor’s aura!!!
At this moment, under everyone’s gaze, the golden-haired girl, her arms crossed, casually glanced at the struggling participants, her condescending demeanor increasing the pressure on those around her.
“…”
“…”
“Wait, has it already started?” Lian Xing thought, confused, her attention returning from Cloud Dream Calamity.
As a Viral Species hybrid, she hadn’t felt anything…
Well, whatever. Let’s have Cloud Dream Calamity loot everything before the qualifiers end!!!
So, she focused her attention on Cloud Dream Calamity inside the cauldron.
Auto-loot, activated!!!
All-Pet Beast Tournament, second qualifier round.
Among the T0 contenders, only Lian Xing, Tears Maiden, and the Second Princess were unaffected. Even Dead Ash and Thunder Fly were slightly affected, and Snow Sun, the white-haired woman with the powerful aura, her body trembled slightly, unable to completely withstand the pressure.
Little Flower Goddess of the City of Awe was still hidden inside her palanquin, but the palanquin itself was shaking violently, as if it were about to break…
But the most embarrassing was Jade Lady of the Dominating Cauldron Palace.
She had collapsed to the ground, unable to move, just like the other weak participants.
The difference between the T0 contenders was becoming clear.
As more and more participants fainted, the second qualifier round continued its rapid elimination process.
Unbeknownst to anyone, although Lian Xing’s expression was still cheerful and lewd, her attention was elsewhere, focused on Cloud Dream Calamity’s shared vision. At this moment, inside the cauldron, amidst the chaotic Pet Essence, Cloud Dream Calamity was looting everything.
A Green Quality combat skill, two Crimson Quality combat skills, two Monarch-Tier crystals…
Just a few minutes’ worth of loot was already more than everything Lian Xing had accumulated so far.
And she was getting more and more excited.
If Cloud Dream Calamity cleaned out this entire place…just how rich would she become!?
She hoped the other participants wouldn’t be eliminated too quickly. It would be best if Cloud Dream Calamity could stay inside for a day or two, collecting all the Azure Sky Emperor’s treasures~~~~
A few minutes later, a bright light appeared in Cloud Dream Calamity’s vision. It was difficult to describe its color. It was like a cluster of stars, multicolored, shimmering, yet perfectly harmonious…
The appearance of this light made Lian Xing’s breath hitch.
Undoubtedly, this was…
A Fluorescent Quality combat skill!!!
Just like Purple and Deep Purple, Gold and Dark Gold, Red and Crimson…Green Quality combat skills also had a plus version—Fluorescent!!!
Its rarity was far above Green, second only to Black and Shining, its power so great that even Emperor-Tier pet beasts couldn’t ignore it!!!
However, no matter how fast Cloud Dream Calamity chased after it, the fluorescent light remained just out of reach, seemingly close, yet untouchable…
Lian Xing frowned.
“No, the real distance is too far. Cloud Dream Calamity can only see it because it’s so bright. It probably needs to cross dozens of small regions to reach it!!!”
“At this rate of elimination, it might be too late…” Lian Xing bit her lip, feeling a pang of regret.
This was a Fluorescent Quality combat skill…something even some Emperor-Tier pet beasts couldn’t obtain…
With its power, she could easily tear through the bodies and crystals of Monarch-Tier pet beasts, significantly increasing her chances of winning in the tournament.
She couldn’t just give up…
Suddenly, Lian Xing remembered something and quickly checked the combat skills Cloud Dream Calamity had just obtained. Although the chances were slim, she could only hope that the Azure Sky Emperor had collected some speed-enhancing combat skills…
In the next second, Lian Xing’s starry eyes widened.
[Illustrious Form (Green): Compresses the Viral Species’s void to the surface of the body, forming an armor. Temporarily disables Shared Travel, but grants two new abilities.]
[Shared Travel transforms into Leap, allowing the pet beast to instantly self-destruct and then reform at any location within its aura range.]
[Shared Travel transforms into Suppression, allowing the pet beast to instantly shatter the voids of other Viral Species present.]
[Spectral Severance (Crimson): Upon emerging from Shared Travel, releases the void as dense threads, dealing multiple piercing attacks to all enemies within a certain range.]
[Spectral Severance has no casting time or animation, ignoring trajectory and speed. It instantly extends the Viral Pet Essence and materializes it as an attack.]
[Viral Duel (Crimson): Forces enemies that collide with the void into Shared Travel, pulling them into the pet beast’s void, allowing for direct attacks against their physical bodies. However, it consumes a large amount of Pet Essence every second.]
“…”
“…”
“What’s going on? These combat skills…they’re perfectly suited for Cloud Dream Calamity!?”
“But no matter what, with these combat skills, and that Green Quality combat skill, it might be able to grab that Fluorescent combat skill before the qualifiers end!!!” After checking the combat skills’ descriptions, Lian Xing felt a surge of excitement.
So, without hesitation, Cloud Dream Calamity replaced its Dark Gold Quality Refracted Light with the one Green and two Crimson combat skills, along with its original Red Quality combat skill.
“Whoosh!!!!!”
In the next second, as Cloud Dream Calamity activated Shared Travel, its surroundings were engulfed in an explosion of Pet Essence, forming a jade-green lightning sphere that shot towards the distant light.
After a brief warm-up, sensing Cloud Dream Calamity’s determination, Lian Xing clenched her fists.
Although Cloud Dream Calamity probably hadn’t mastered these new combat skills yet… it was their only chance…
Green Quality combat skill, activate!!!
[Illustrious Form]
“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Instantly, with a deafening roar, the green void exploded, and a lightning-fast, green horn, trailing shimmering, emerald fragments that gradually formed a solid armor, emerged from the shattered space. Behind the horn, a misty figure, its body gradually covered in jade-green crystals, began to materialize.
As the blurry form solidified, it finally revealed a giant, dragon-shaped jade statue…
Wreathed in lightning, surrounded by clouds and mist…
Although it looked like a jade carving, its aura was unmistakably real…
[Overclock]
[Mist Walk]
[Gloomy Heart]
[Leap]
“Whoosh——!!!!!”
In the next second, the Cloud Dream Calamity’s jade body vanished in a flash, all its Pet Essence disappearing without a trace. At the same time, a green light flickered thousands of kilometers away. The light exploded, a horn of lightning piercing through the space, the dragon-shaped figure, its body covered in jade scales, reforming instantly.
Then, it vanished again.
[Leap]
[Leap]
[Leap]
[Leap]
The space trembled, a green light flickering.
Deep within the Emperor’s cauldron, Cloud Dream Calamity began teleporting frantically, each leap covering a distance dozens of times greater than before, its movements too fast for the naked eye to follow. And that dreamlike fluorescent light was getting closer…
“It’s…surprisingly good at using it…?” Lian Xing blinked in surprise, watching Cloud Dream Calamity, which had immediately started using its new abilities.
It looked like it had been using them for years…
“Whoosh—”
Three minutes later, after sprinting at full power, Cloud Dream Calamity finally reached the Fluorescent combat skill card before the end of the qualifiers, activating auto-loot and storing it within its body. However, even after the commentator announced the end of the round, it didn’t stop, instead charging towards a dark area.
“Cloud Dream Calamity, wait, that’s enough! Come back!!”
“Hurry! There’s nothing there! You’ll be discovered…!!!” Lian Xing shouted anxiously.
Once the platform descended, leaving the Emperor’s cauldron’s aura range, Cloud Dream Calamity’s return would alert all the powerful beings in the Dominating Cauldron Palace.
Then, no matter how she tried to explain, it would be useless…
“Alright, the top 100 participants have been decided. Please prepare yourselves, the platform is about to descend!!!”
Hearing the commentator’s announcement, Lian Xing’s heart skipped a beat.
However, in the next second, a faint, black light appeared before Cloud Dream Calamity. Lian Xing suddenly realized that she hadn’t noticed it before because its color was similar to the cauldron’s interior.
But how had Cloud Dream Calamity found it…?
As if it had known its location all along…
There was no time to think. As Cloud Dream Calamity approached, Lian Xing finally saw the source of the light.
It was…
An Emperor-Tier life crystal!!!
But for Cloud Dream Calamity to reach it…it would take at least another minute.
It wouldn’t make it in time…
But…
She wanted it!!!
“Wait!!!” Just as the platform was about to descend, Lian Xing suddenly shouted, jumping out, instantly attracting everyone’s attention. At this moment, not only the other participants, but also trillions of viewers across the Pet Beast World, even the Monarch-Tier and Emperor-Tier pet beasts in the Dominating Cauldron Palace, all turned to look at the suddenly frantic golden-haired girl.
Under everyone’s gaze, Lian Xing swallowed hard, abandoning all reason and dignity, closing her eyes with a resigned expression.
“…”
“…”
“I… slipped… Please let me take off my stockings first. Don’t lower the platform yet, or I’ll get them…dirty…”
With that, under everyone’s stunned gazes, she slowly bent down, her body trembling, and began removing her stockings.
Goodbye, past Lian Xing.
From now on, you’re a shameless woman. Even if you’re taken advantage of by everyone and every beast in the world, you can’t complain. You have to smile and wag your tail…
At this moment, under countless gazes, the golden-haired girl, her face pale, her heart filled with despair, slowly removed her stockings. Her smooth, creamy legs were revealed, along with her delicate, pearl-like feet.
At the same time, Cloud Dream Calamity successfully snatched the Emperor-Tier life crystal and returned to Lian Xing’s body.
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