Chapter 159: Dueling the Ancient Species
All-Pet Beast Tournament, Dominating Cauldron Palace.
At this moment, looking at the sulfur-colored Water Elemental in the sky, like a god, both the audience in the venue and the livestream viewers were speechless, awestruck.
Just seeing how many pet beasts had fled back to their masters’ bodies after a single glance from it…
It was clear how terrifying its presence was, even the 72 Legends couldn’t escape its influence.
There was no need for analysis or detection. The moment this Ancient Species was born, everyone instinctively understood its existence.
[No Tier — Ancient Species — The Yellow Springs Beckon]
This was…
The ultimate evolution of the Water Elemental, an Ancient Species!!!
At this moment, hiding inside Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s Viral Space, Lian Xing’s starry eyes widened, her fingernails digging into her palms.
This…she hadn’t anticipated this at all…
She had actually encountered a true Ancient Species in the All-Pet Beast Tournament!!!
Yes, unlike Dead Ash’s Ancient Juvenile Species…
This was a true, complete Ancient Water Elemental!!!
Although Lian Xing didn’t know the Ancient evolution path requirements for a Water Elemental, she knew it couldn’t be easy. It wasn’t something that could be achieved through shortcuts…!!
Even with Rainwater’s reset ability, evolving into an Ancient Species at this age and stage…it was unbelievable, practically impossible.
Tears Maiden…
She was truly chosen…
Before this, every seemingly random action she had taken might have contributed to this Ancient Species evolution.
It was because of Beast Tamers like this that the first Ancient Species, Shining Species, and even Fallen Species had appeared!!!
“Such a pitiful child…” Rainwater, rescued by the Ancient Species, looked at the white-haired girl behind it with a look of pity.
The Yellow Springs Beckon’s attack, piercing through 1500 regions…
Snow Sun, caught in the aftershock, couldn’t possibly survive. Half of her body had been pulverized, her head gone…
However, in the next second, under Rainwater’s gaze, Snow Sun’s life force began to rewind, her body slowly regenerating. A moment later, the revived girl opened her eyes, looking at Tears Maiden, Rainwater, and the Yellow Springs Beckon in disbelief.
“Why…why did you save me…?”
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“…”
Facing Snow Sun’s trembling voice, Tears Maiden didn’t answer, simply recalling Rainwater and the Yellow Springs Beckon, then casually left the scene. Perhaps, in her eyes, this hadn’t even been a battle…
Just a god exhaling, accidentally affecting some insects…
But for Snow Sun, this must have been humiliating…
Even if she had to die at the hands of an Ancient Species, she wouldn’t want to be saved by her opponent’s pity…
However, she no longer had the courage to challenge Tears Maiden.
Watching Tears Maiden’s retreating figure, the entire Pet Beast World fell silent.
Even in the Pet Beast World’s 400,000-year history, there had never been a Beast Tamer who had evolved an Ancient Species at such a young age.
Perhaps, in the near future, Tears Maiden would be the one to open the Sanctuary Gate…
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“…”
At this moment, Lian Xing felt a mixture of jealousy, fear, awe, and excitement, all the emotions a normal person would feel towards an Ancient Species. She had also, for a brief moment, considered forfeiting her match against Tears Maiden.
With her current lineup, she wasn’t ready to face an Ancient Species.
But at the same time, a cruel glint appeared in her starry eyes.
“This Ancient Species…it has a weakness…”
“If it has a weakness…then it’s not invincible…”
“If it’s killed…it will still be its final!!!” Lian Xing muttered, her eyes narrowed.
Clearly, for an Ancient Species, which had no concept of tiers, this newborn Ancient Species hadn’t reached the peak of the Pet Beast World.
This was obvious…
Although Ancient Species didn’t have tiers, they could still be measured by their level. For example, Lian Xing’s Ancient Moonlight Rabbit in her previous life, after evolving, its level had been over thirteen thousand, also known as an Ancient Species Emperor.
But this Ancient Species’s level had been reset, incredibly low, and it didn’t have any efficient methods of leveling up!!!
This was the disadvantage of using Rainwater for assisted evolution…
For this Ancient Water Elemental, leveling up would be incredibly difficult!!!
But Lian Xing’s turbulent thoughts quickly subsided, and she shook her head, pinching her cheeks until they were red.
“I’m delusional… What am I even thinking, challenging a true Ancient Species!?”
“Even if it has a weakness, it’s not something we can exploit at our current level. This idea is too unrealistic…!!!”
“I have to give up…” Facing the newly born Ancient Water Elemental, her only option was to retreat. Lian Xing wasn’t the type to destroy her own evolution path on a whim.
Even she had her limits…
After a moment, Lian Xing squatted down, hugging her knees.
That night…
Lian Xing stayed inside Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s Viral Space, squatting in a corner. The Moonlight Rabbit, the Golden Leaf, the Mist Colt, Star Sand, and the Great Lord Biluo, all in their Juvenile forms, simply stayed beside her, silently guarding her.
That night, countless people couldn’t sleep.
That night, thousands of pet beasts, wanted by the Seven Heavens, surrendered themselves.
Overnight, Worry-Free Pond gained over seven hundred subordinate regions, its influence far surpassing Youyou Leize and the City of Awe.
As the sun rose the next day, the third resurrection match began. Snow Sun’s two main pet beasts, Dark Ink Candlelight and Swallow God, had been defeated, so she forfeited without any hesitation.
In the end, Thunder Fly successfully returned, entering the top eight.
Thus, the top eight participants of the All-Pet Beast Tournament were decided: Tears Maiden, Little Flower Goddess, the Second Princess, Thunder Fly, Lian Xing, the Saintess candidate of Worry-Free Pond, the champion of the City of Awe league, and the champion of the Youyou Leize league.
However, unlike the viewers’ excitement, the atmosphere among the participants was grim, their expressions somber…
After all, the moment the Ancient Species, the Yellow Springs Beckon, appeared, the nature of this tournament had changed.
They had trained and fought so hard to reach this point, but they were now just witnesses and stepping stones for Tears Maiden’s ascension.
That day, the top 8 to top 4 matches.
Thunder Fly versus Tears Maiden. Thunder Fly forfeited, stopping at the top 8.
The Second Princess versus the Saintess candidate of Worry-Free Pond. The Saintess candidate forfeited.
The City of Awe league champion versus the Youyou Leize league champion. Neither forfeited.
And then—
Lian Xing versus Little Flower Goddess.
Since two of the four matches were forfeits, after the City of Awe champion won, it was immediately time for Lian Xing and Little Flower Goddess’s battle. Under the viewers’ gaze, even after the commentator called her name several times, Lian Xing, still inside Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s Viral Space, didn’t move.
She hadn’t even realized that she had been in Shared Travel for an entire night.
However, noticing this, Little Flower Goddess, inside her palanquin, her eyes narrowed sharply.
“Did this woman stay in her Viral Space the entire night after hiding there yesterday?”
“Has she been using Shared Travel all this time…?”
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“…”
Under everyone’s gaze, after a long delay, the golden-haired girl finally walked onto the battle area. The Dominating Cauldron Palace, which had been destroyed by the Yellow Springs Beckon yesterday, had been restored, but the lingering aura of the Ancient Species was still palpable…
Just standing here, remembering Snow Sun’s fate, was enough to make their legs go weak…
Finally, the battle began.
Just like last time, Little Flower Goddess didn’t attack first.
And Lian Xing didn’t rush to attack either, unlike Dead Ash.
After a moment of silent confrontation, a red light erupted from the palanquin, engulfing the golden-haired girl.
“Whoosh——!!!!!”
Inside a newly created Viral Species void…
As the red mist dissipated, Lian Xing slowly opened her eyes.
And she instantly understood why Dead Ash had been so thoroughly defeated…
Before a giant, blood-red palace, twelve giant pet beasts stood guard, and a pink-haired girl with peony-shaped buns stood atop a towering, sky-reaching plant. Eight multicolored, petal-like tails swayed behind her loose-fitting yukata, and a flower bud-like mouth, filled with thorns, opened and closed, saliva dripping everywhere, as if she were a hybrid with a carnivorous plant.
This was why Little Flower Goddess never revealed her true form in public.
Although her face was beautiful, this hybrid form was a bit unsettling…
After a brief glance, Lian Xing looked at the plant-like pet beast beneath Little Flower Goddess.
Throne-Level Monarch-Tier, Biological Species, Tianzhu New Year…
Not only the Tianzhu New Year, but there were two other Monarch-Tier pet beasts present.
So that was it…
This was why, even with its full power, the Ancient Juvenile Species, Extinction, hadn’t been able to even touch Little Flower Goddess…
In terms of lineup level, Little Flower Goddess was undoubtedly the strongest present!!!
“You don’t seem surprised…”
“So Dead Ash has already told you, hasn’t she? I have the Reincarnated Soul physique, two life crystals, and can contract twice the number of pet beasts~~~”
Hearing Little Flower Goddess’s explanation, Lian Xing nodded indifferently. She not only knew that Little Flower Goddess had the Reincarnated Soul physique, but also that Beast Tamers with this physique essentially had two separate lineups, allowing them to level up by having their pet beasts fight each other.
This was why Little Flower Goddess, despite her young age, already had three Monarch-Tier pet beasts. Because even while she was sleeping, she could have her two teams fight each other, automatically leveling up in the background!!!
Looking at the golden-haired girl with the cold expression, Little Flower Goddess tilted her head slightly and smiled gently.
“But you don’t seem very motivated~~~”
“Actually, neither am I. I’ve already given up on winning the championship. Honestly, I just want to go home, get married, and have children…”
“Speaking of which, Lian Xing, you’ve been maintaining Shared Travel this whole time, right?”
“That means you’re a Viral Species hybrid with a high bloodline purity…”
“I really like your looks and your talent. I really want to take you back to the City of Awe.”
“So…” Little Flower Goddess’s gentle expression turned serious, and her tone changed.
“If you’re anything like you claimed earlier, I won’t let you leave so easily. I’ll forcefully complete the reproduction process here, then take your bloodline back with me. Although our generation can’t defeat Tears Maiden, our offspring might have a chance. This is the secret to the City of Awe’s prosperity… Please don’t resist too much, I don’t want to hurt you~~~~”
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“…”
Little Flower Goddess was actually planning to forcefully impregnate Lian Xing inside her void, in front of the entire Pet Beast World…
However, looking at the thorny, saliva-dripping flower petals behind Little Flower Goddess, Lian Xing, after a long silence, shook her head indifferently.
“Whoosh!”
In the next second, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain emerged from the void. This time, she wasn’t using the Sun Harp, nor Star Sand’s sealing ability, nor Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s Samadhi talent to disrupt Little Flower Goddess’s void.
Lian Xing had simply chosen to deploy the Commander-Tier Heaven-Gracing Curtain alone…
Meanwhile, seeing Lian Xing’s weak attempt at resistance, Little Flower Goddess’s flower petal mouth swayed even more vigorously, saliva dripping everywhere.
Just then, Lian Xing spoke.
“Little Flower Goddess, you misunderstand. I haven’t decided to forfeit yet…”
“I’m just thinking…if I were to land a single, decisive blow and then forfeit immediately, would that be considered a victory for me?”
As Lian Xing’s hesitant words echoed, under Little Flower Goddess’s puzzled gaze…
“Whoosh—”
With a sickening sound of tearing flesh, countless white ears erupted from the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s back. Then, enveloped in crackling green lightning, its 30 ears raised, their tips aimed forward, a brilliant, holy light converging at a single point.
[Six Ears Fully Unleashed]
[Flexibility Enhancement]
[Flurry X30]
[Power Throw X30]
[Combo X30]
[Wrist Bone Duel (Green) X30]
[Sand Toss (Crimson) X30]
[Star Plucker (Crimson) X30]
[Aurora Hammer X30]
[Shining Ammo]
“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
A deafening roar shattered their eardrums and their very souls.
30 thick, white beams of energy erupted from the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s ears, their destructive power annihilating almost the entire void, finally piercing through Little Flower Goddess’s entire lineup. Enhanced by the Aurora Hammer’s Shining energy, even the Tianzhu New Year, a Monarch-Tier pet beast, was instantly vaporized.
The world seemed to collapse, the pink-haired girl silently watching as her lineup was obliterated, her vision and consciousness fading.
But at this last moment, her expression turned to concern…
“It’s impossible, Lian Xing, give up!!!”
“Although your pet beast’s combat power is indeed strong, this level of burst damage can’t even scratch their protective auras…”
“What you’re trying to do…it’s impossible…!!!”
“The path of beast taming can blur the lines, but it can’t defy reality…!!!”
“Don’t be so delusional~~~~”
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“…”
A moment later, the palanquin shattered.
As the red void collapsed, the golden-haired girl, unharmed, and the unconscious pink-haired girl reappeared on the screen. Lian Xing glanced at the unconscious Little Flower Goddess, then turned and left without looking back.
Along the way, the Second Princess and Thunder Fly tried to greet her and offer congratulations.
However, seeing the golden-haired girl’s eyes, they stopped, a sense of unfamiliarity and fear washing over them.
“Little Flower Goddess, you were wrong…”
“I’m not wrong. I won’t give up, I won’t back down!!”
“Because in this world, victory and defeat aren’t just about life and death…”
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“…”
“I will fight against the Ancient Species, and I will win!!!”
At this moment, the star patterns in the golden-haired girl’s eyes had transformed into swirling, golden vortexes.
Moon Rabbit Lian Xing, advancing to the top four!!
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