Chapter 52: Public Exhibition Match, Lian Xing’s Debut!! p1
Virtual Battle, Commander-Tier Instance, Starry Plains.
As the two crimson Star Ring Golden Wheels swept across the battlefield, the entire plain was bathed in red light, the shattered bodies of High-Tier Elemental Species scattered everywhere.
A few seconds later, as the smoke from the explosions dissipated, the vast landscape was completely devastated. Not a single Elemental Species remained within Lian Xing’s sight…
Watching this breathtaking scene from the spectator mode, “Forever 16” stared in disbelief at the golden-haired girl with buns and starry eyes, nestled in the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s arms, her expression seemingly joyful.
“What the hell is that monster!?”
“Is that really Youlan Academy’s current 11th rank!?”
“Wait, is that a Commander-Tier Golden Wheel? It feels even stronger than Super Golden Wheel!?” Forever 16, the chestnut-haired woman, muttered to herself in disbelief.
In fact, she had tried challenging Super Golden Wheel earlier this morning out of boredom and had been defeated three times in a row.
The first time, before her Ten-Hooked Night Terror could even react, she had been instantly killed by the Golden Wheel.
The second time, while her Ten-Hooked Night Terror was charging its attack, her other High-Tier support pet beast activated its defense, only to be instantly broken through by the Golden Wheel.
The third time, the Ten-Hooked Night Terror activated its own energy shield, but it was still shattered by the Golden Wheel’s seventh throw.
Three consecutive defeats…
Having personally experienced Super Golden Wheel’s strength, she knew that this Strongest Moonlight Rabbit’s Golden Wheel was far more oppressive!!!
Undoubtedly, Strongest Moonlight Rabbit was much stronger than Super Golden Wheel!!!
“She must be joking about being ranked 11th, right?”
“And she’s also…not accepting friend requests…” Forever 16 wanted to ask some questions, but the opponent’s account was private, with no information displayed. She couldn’t initiate a conversation from the spectator mode, only watching helplessly as the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer continued to conquer the instance.
Under Forever 16’s watchful eye, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer, carrying Lian Xing, walked towards the end of the plains. They encountered no obstacles, and despite the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s slow movement speed, they reached their destination in less than ten minutes.
“She’s going to break the record…” Forever 16 swallowed hard.
The most complex and time-consuming first stage had been completed in just fifteen minutes, shattering the previous record by dozens of times. If Strongest Moonlight Rabbit could clear the instance, the record would be rewritten to an unprecedented degree.
For her, the second stage, which required speed and efficiency, shouldn’t be a problem. The real challenge was the third stage. Usually, the third stage required four pet beasts to stall the bosses, and if Strongest Moonlight Rabbit only had the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer as its main battle pet beast, a 1v3 would be tricky…
Second stage, Star Altar.
After crossing the starlight-filled plains, a giant altar appeared before Lian Xing. Anyone who had read the guide knew that the infamous “Star Priestess” would appear here. Imagine, after spending four or five hours carefully progressing through the instance, only to be wiped by a barrage from the Star Priestess’s summoned minions. It was incredibly frustrating. Even if the team didn’t get wiped, losing a member would significantly increase the pressure in the third stage, greatly reducing the chances of clearing the instance.
“Boom!!!!”
The moment the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer stepped onto the altar, a barrier formed from starlight energy rose, blocking their retreat and confining the battle to a circle with a diameter of about a hundred meters.
A few seconds later, a giant moon elemental in a white robe descended from the sky, its entire body enveloped in a mysterious veil of starlight, exuding a powerful aura.
In the instance’s lore, the three Commander-Tier Elemental Species, the Star Priestess, the Star Guardian, and the Moon-Attracting Celestial Maiden, were all support-type pet beasts. This was because the Beast Tamer they had served had a true Royal-Tier main battle pet beast. As a result, their individual combat abilities were mediocre, relying on complex rules and mechanics to frustrate players.
At this moment, looking at the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer below, the Star Priestess, with a cold expression, slowly brought its hands together, ten blue vortex portals appearing beside it.
It was about to summon minions…
The Star Priestess was currently in a fully elementalized state, and this summoning process couldn’t be interrupted.
“Buzz—”
However, in the next second, a blurred red light flashed, and the entire altar space seemed to be sliced in two. The blue vortex portals froze mid-teleportation. The Star Priestess’s aura and expression solidified, a smooth, red line appearing across its body.
[Sand Toss]
[Power Throw]
[Crimson Barrage]
[Limit Heavy Metal]
Retrieving the rapidly spinning Red Prison Palace Master, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer walked towards the end of the Star Altar, ignoring the scene in the sky. Then, under Forever 16’s horrified gaze, the Star Priestess shattered, bisected by the giant red Golden Wheel.
“Boom!!!!!”
The explosive shockwave, as if delayed, erupted after a moment of silence, engulfing the entire altar area.
“…”
“…”
“What the…?”
“Instant kill???”
“Wait, wasn’t that attack several times stronger than the previous one???” The chestnut-haired woman’s eyes widened in disbelief, staring at the instantly killed Star Priestess.
She had never heard of anyone instantly killing the Star Priestess in the second stage!!
Elemental Species’ full elementalization was incredibly overpowered, and only a few rare support-type pet beasts could counter it. But the Starry Plains instance required speed and efficiency, and wasting a slot on a support pet beast would make the third stage much more difficult.
Could Strongest Moonlight Rabbit…counter an Elemental Species’ full elementalization?
As the shockwave subsided, Lian Xing looked at the obliterated Star Priestess with a satisfied expression. The reason the Golden Wheel’s speed and power had increased so dramatically this time was because in the first stage, against a group of High-Tier weaklings, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer hadn’t used any throwing combat skills.
She had simply tested the Red Prison Palace Master’s basic range and power with the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s basic throws…
In the second stage, facing the Commander-Tier Star Priestess, she unleashed its full power, achieving an instant kill!!!
And to Lian Xing’s surprise, she had acquired a way to counter Elemental Species’ full elementalization and Viral Species’ incorporeal forms so early in the game…
Crimson Barrage, the Red Prison Palace Master’s third Speed Arcane Art, could directly ignore both of those annoying abilities.
To be honest, Dimensional Penetration, which could pass through terrain, was also very powerful and more versatile, but since it had appeared alongside Crimson Barrage, Lian Xing had to reluctantly give it up.
To deal with Elemental Species, she would use any means necessary. After all, Elemental Species were known as the “Uncrowned Kings” of the pet beast world…
Even without combat skills, they could create energy shields by releasing their elemental aura and enter an elementalized state to dodge most attacks. Moreover, their attack range was almost as long as Mechanical Species, and their AOE attacks had inherent penetration, making them incredibly difficult to deal with. Not to mention their flying speed, rivaling that of bird-type Biological Species.
Their few weaknesses were their casting time and the lack of suitable Weapon Species support…
Sounded perfect, right?
It was…
Because 99% of the pre-evolution requirements for the Shining Species path involved Elemental Species!!!
“Whoosh——!!!!!”
As the Star Priestess died, a deep blue vortex appeared in the center of the altar. This was originally the portal the Star Priestess would use to escape when low on health, but now that it was dead, it became a one-way ticket to the third stage.
Under Forever 16’s horrified gaze, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer, carrying the golden-haired girl, stepped into the portal.
The second stage…completed in just half a minute…
Third stage, Star Graveyard, the resting place of Royal-Tier Beast Tamers.
Because the Star Priestess had been killed early, Lian Xing only had to face the remaining two bosses in this final stage: the Moon-Attracting Celestial Maiden and the Star Guardian.
“Buzzzz—”
In the hazy graveyard, a beautiful, elemental female figure, wearing a translucent white dress and a halo above her head, descended from the sky.
The Moon-Attracting Celestial Maiden, the second most annoying boss after the Star Priestess, appeared in a fully elementalized state.
A giant, golden, spherical elemental creature rolled over, the terrifying energy within it like a ticking time bomb.
The Star Guardian, the only boss that wasn’t a bitch, with normal difficulty. However, if someone died to the Star Guardian’s map-wide attack, it meant the player assigned to distract it hadn’t warned the team in time, likely leading to internal conflicts.
Facing the remaining two bosses, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer raised its ears, spinning the two Red Prison Palace Masters like blazing stars, creating a scorching wave of air.
Seeing this pre-throw stance, Forever 16 knew…the instance was over…
Because compared to this final throw, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s previous throws seemed like…child’s play…
This was its true power!!!
[Sand Toss, Flurry, Power Throw, Combo X0, Combo X1]
[Limit Heavy Metal, Red Amber, Crimson Barrage]
“Buzz!!!!”
As the spring-loaded firing pins activated, a scorching cloud of steam blew away the structures behind the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer. At the same time, the two launched Red Prison Palace Masters vanished from sight, not even leaving afterimages.
Then—
The fully elementalized Moon-Attracting Celestial Maiden and the Star Guardian, charging its map-wide attack…
Both Commander-Tier Elemental Species froze simultaneously.
A moment later, two straight red beams of light, intersecting at their positions, sliced through the center of the graveyard, extending from the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s location to the edge of the map.
“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!”
In the next second, a deafening shockwave erupted, sweeping away all the structures and environment in the graveyard. In less than the blink of an eye, the two Red Prison Palace Masters crashed into the invisible wall at the edge of the map, creating rippling shockwaves.
And along their flight path, the entire map had been obliterated!!!
[Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer: 39→40]
[Red Prison Palace Master: 30→31]
“…”
“…”
Forever 16, in the spectator mode, stared at the scene blankly. She was no longer thinking about trivial things like the instance record. She remembered Strongest Moonlight Rabbit saying that she was a freshman this year.
This meant…
Youlan Academy would have a new Ten Greats this year!!!
[Instance cleared, time elapsed: 17 minutes 52 seconds]
[First time clearing this instance, reward: one High-Tier crystal]
[New instance record, reward: one High-Tier crystal]
[Do you wish to make your lineup and recording public?]
[No]
Seeing the options, Lian Xing chose “No” without hesitation. She didn’t want everyone to see her lineup.
If she could charge a fee for watching the recording, that would be a different story~~~~
After exiting the instance and returning to the training space, Lian Xing casually glanced at the unread messages on her phone.
“Hmm?”
Seeing a red notification from the Youlan Academy official account, Lian Xing blinked in confusion.
Could the official account send private messages to students!?
Who was abusing their power to send her spam messages using the official account?
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