Chapter 80: Star Sand Awakens, Facing Tian Quan!! p2
At this moment, as the two teams entered the virtual map, the livestream chat exploded.
“Woo, Silver Dragon baby, please show your face! Don’t hide anymore! We all saw you being carried into the battle room by your teammate’s pet beast!!”
“Aurora, you green tea bitch, stop pretending to be a country girl. Everyone knows you’re the daughter of the White Maple Chamber of Commerce!!!”
“Sigh, I wonder if Aurora has improved this year. If her lineup hasn’t changed, she’ll be instantly killed by Silver Dragon…”
“No suspense. Silver Dragon was the only one who forced Tian Quan to fight in the previous league. White Maple Academy has no chance. Just go play in the loser’s bracket~~~”
“Lady Silver Dragon always wears that abstinent mask…I can’t take it anymore! But I’m only 11 years old. I still have three or four years before I can enroll in Wind God Academy. I’ll probably never see Silver Dragon…wuwuwu, I don’t want to live anymore!!!”
Among the league participants, Silver Dragon’s popularity was second only to Tian Quan, her girlfriend fans… incredibly numerous.
Among star players, there were two main types of popular girls.
One, like Moon Rabbit Lian Xing and Yaoxian of Yinji Academy, who seemed weak and easy to bully, making the audience want to ravage them.
And the other, like Tian Quan and Silver Dragon, who were cold and aloof, making some delusional girls fantasize about being taken by them.
At this moment, both teams’ virtual characters had loaded.
Aurora, the captain of White Maple Academy, with her chestnut brown braids, glanced at the surrounding crystal cave environment, then frowned slightly.
“Silver Dragon…”
“We meet again…” she muttered, her tone unfriendly.
She remembered that when she had been training with Xiao Kui in the virtual battle space, they had encountered Silver Dragon and Moon Rabbit duo queuing together. She had been utterly humiliated by Silver Dragon, who was smurfing…
That battle had made her realize her own shortcomings, and she had been training relentlessly for the past month, finally reaching a new level of strength!!
This time, she wouldn’t lose so pathetically!!!
Thinking of this, Aurora, without coordinating with her teammates, summoned her pet beast.
“Whoosh!” A burst of golden light.
A golden mask appeared, floating in mid-air. Seeing this, many viewers held their breath, anticipating…
The appearance of Aurora’s unique pet beast, the one that had made her famous last year!!!
Commander-Tier — Mechanical Species — Light Armament!!!
“Boom!!!!”
In the next second, as Aurora put on the glowing mask, a deafening explosion sent her teammates flying, unable to even stand, tumbling through the crystal cave. Under everyone’s gaze, Aurora’s ordinary chestnut brown hair turned a brilliant gold, her eyes and eyebrows also changing color. Then, a dazzling golden aura erupted from her body, like a Super Saiyan transformation.
“Boom!!!!!”
Before Xiao Kui and the others could react, Aurora, transformed into a golden beam of light, vanished from sight. A blinding golden meteor, shaking the entire crystal cave, shot forward like an arrow.
This breathtaking display excited the livestream viewers.
A gene-modified Mechanical Species…a rare sight!!
Aurora was only in her second year. If she continued to grow at this rate, she might even become a top-ranked Ten Greats member in her final year!!!
However, the fact that she was in the same year as Silver Dragon was a bit unfortunate…
“Boom!!!!!”
Before the viewers could even react…
Aurora, transformed into a golden blur, had already crossed several kilometers, crashing into Wind God Academy’s spawn point. The Commander-Tier aura erupted, a golden whirlwind sending the other four Wind God Academy members flying.
However, the silver-haired girl with a mask remained motionless, standing within a swirling silver barrier, her expression calm.
“Hmm? She didn’t summon the Silver Wing Dimension…?”
“And what is this…wind…?” Aurora, transformed into a golden meteor, frowned slightly.
For some reason, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t break through this strange, swirling barrier.
Could this be a new combat skill of the Silver Wing Dimension…?
Of course not…
This was a pet beast that only a true exhibitionist could control, a pet beast that only favored those who disliked clothing…
The evolved form of the Wind Caller, the Wind Elemental Species —
Commander-Tier · Heavenly Windless Clothes!!!
Under Aurora’s incredulous gaze, a spiral-shaped wind barrier erupted from Silver Dragon’s body, blowing against her face like a category five hurricane.
“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”
In the next second, as if struck by a missile, Aurora was sent flying backward, a trail of golden flames following her. Even the golden glow surrounding her body and the Light Armament mask on her face began to crack and shatter, her expression filled with horror.
A few seconds later, Aurora crashed back into her team’s spawn point, her speed even faster than before. Her genetically enhanced body collided with her teammates, sending them flying, their bodies mangled. Then, she crashed through several crystal walls, finally impaling herself on a sharp, blade-shaped crystal.
[Battle concluded]
[Wind God Academy wins, advancing to the top 16. White Maple Academy falls into the loser’s bracket.]
As the results were announced…
After a dozen seconds of silence, the entire league venue erupted in cheers, Silver Dragon’s fanatic fans celebrating as if it were a holiday.
“What the…? Am I seeing things? A second Commander-Tier!?”
“Silver Dragon also trained a second Commander-Tier pet beast!!!”
“Tian Quan, Yaoxian, and now Silver Dragon also has a second pet beast. And there’s Moon Rabbit, who can instantly kill two Commander-Tier pet beasts, and the mysterious Ice Palace Academy captain…what’s going on with this league? Is Baiyue Province finally rising?”
“There are already four Commander-Tier Beast Tamers in the loser’s bracket: Yaoxian, Aurora, Zi Wutong, and Purgatory. This year’s competition is insane!!”
“Wuwuwu, Silver Dragon wife is so cool! I can’t take it anymore! Come and take me!!!”
“…”
“…”
Even the Dean of Wind God Academy hadn’t known that Silver Dragon had trained a second pet beast, and it was the even rarer and more powerful Heavenly Windless Clothes.
Balanced offense and defense, no weaknesses!!
But the cost of training Heavenly Windless Clothes was a bit high…
From now on, Silver Dragon could only wear clothes for less than an hour per day, but she could choose when to wear them. This considerate condition gave Silver Dragon a sliver of comfort.
She wasn’t a pervert, she just had no choice…
After leaving the battle room, Silver Dragon casually opened her phone. Her inbox was overflowing with messages, over fifty from the Dean of Wind God Academy alone. The latest one read: “Mommy, you’re my mommy! Lady Silver Dragon, what do you want to eat when you get back? Your useless daughter, who only knows how to lie around and beg, will cook it for you personally!!”
Silver Dragon ignored the Dean’s messages and immediately called Lian Xing.
Lian Xing: “Darling, you were amazing! ??”
Lian Xing: “By the way, darling, can you do me a small favor? ??”
Beast Tamer Association Headquarters, President’s Office.
The little fox with golden fur stared at the message on her phone, her expression troubled. She, the guardian and president of the Baiyue Province Beast Tamer Association, was being threatened by a mere student.
Lian Xing: “Little Newborn, help me… adjust…the tournament schedule. I want to fight Phantom Sea Academy in the first match tomorrow, and then have Wind God Academy fight Ice Palace Academy in the second match. And hurry up and fulfill the rest of my requests. You’re still missing half of them!!”
Lian Xing: “Oh, and if you can’t change the schedule, then I won’t be able to help you with that Royal-Tier pet beast~~~”
After reading the message, the fox’s face contorted in anger.
This Moon Rabbit Lian Xing…how dare she call her “Little Newborn”!!!
And her tone was so demanding.
Couldn’t she be nicer?
It wasn’t like she had refused…
Thinking of this, the fox wiped away a tear, feeling utterly wronged. She had never been treated like this before.
Changing the schedule…of course, she could do it.
But what she didn’t understand was why Lian Xing was so eager to fight Phantom Sea Academy. Did she really not take Tian Quan seriously!?
And why have Wind God Academy fight Ice Palace Academy? Did she have a grudge against those two academies?
After pondering for a while, the fox replied.
Little Newborn: “The Gold Quality Sand Toss will be delivered soon, but the Gold Quality Elemental Species combat skill and the Dark Gold Quality combat skill are too valuable. We don’t have them in stock in Baiyue Province. Can you wait a few more days?”
“Also, the request for a throwing-type Juvenile Species is too difficult. I’ve already submitted a request to the 8th-level region, Qingyao Sea. It might take half a month to get a response…”
To be fair, Lian Xing hadn’t meant to insult the fox. She had simply saved the fox’s contact as “Little Newborn” and had forgotten about it, subconsciously assuming that was her actual name.
A few seconds later, Lian Xing replied.
Lian Xing: “Fine, but hurry up!!”
Seeing the reply, the fox sighed sadly.
Show some respect for your guardian…
Meanwhile, in the Youlan Academy resting room, Lian Xing put away her phone, sighing helplessly.
It seemed the remaining conditions wouldn’t be fulfilled anytime soon.
After tomorrow, whether the Baiyue Province Beast Tamer Association even existed was uncertain.
But no matter what, Lian Xing wouldn’t leave her fate in the hands of others. She didn’t believe that Baoyu Shuitianliang and the golden fox, even working together, could defeat that mutated Royal-Tier pet beast.
And she wouldn’t reveal the fact that a Royal-Tier pet beast was participating in the league.
That would only make her expendable, and the fox would definitely try to intercept it, potentially exposing the situation prematurely.
After all, for those high and mighty people, compared to the casualties of civilians and participants, quickly eliminating the remnants of the Cycle of Calamity was the best way to ensure the safety of Baiyue Province, a permanent solution!!
“But since I can’t get a throwing-type Rare Species right now, I can only choose a characteristic from the recordings…”
After pondering for a while, Lian Xing connected to her device and entered the virtual battle space.
Inside her private training space, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer was still intently watching the throwing-type battle recordings. At this moment, among its six new ears, two were paw-shaped, and two were banana fan-shaped.
And the last two had transformed from their mace-like form into a single, giant, fleshy spore sac…
Since there were only two throwing-type Commander-Tier pet beasts in the recordings the little fox had sent, the two mace-like ears had been temporarily equipped with High-Tier characteristics, naturally useless in battle.
But now, having extracted a new Commander-Tier characteristic from the Qingyao Sea battle recordings, she would overwrite the previous placeholders.
Finally, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s Six Ears had taken shape.
Three characteristics, from top to bottom:
Two rabbit paws: Enhanced throwing power when using a grasping motion, suitable for wide-range attacks with sand and gravel.
Two banana fans: Enhanced throwing power during instant throws, blocking ranged attacks, and swinging, suitable for Moon’s Grace and Raging Wind.
And…
The giant spore sac.
After inflating, it could envelop all its throwing appendages, focusing their power into a single, devastating attack, but with only half the combined power of all the appendages.
This characteristic was perfect for throwing Weapon Species pet beasts…
But the Red Prison Palace Master had two rings. If it could only throw one, the power would be halved again, not yet achieving the effect Lian Xing desired.
However, even so, being able to instantly combine half the power of eight ears and a cloak was still a powerful surprise attack.
Everything was ready.
Just waiting for tomorrow.
The dust was about to settle…
Baiyue Province Academy League, top 16 elimination round, officially began.
The league venue was still packed, the audience even more excited than yesterday. After the first day’s matches and upsets, the power rankings were clear.
The first tier: Tian Quan of Phantom Sea Academy, still the undisputed champion, her dominance unmatched. It was hard to imagine anyone defeating this monster.
The second tier: Silver Dragon of Wind God Academy, Xinghong of Lingkong Academy, Moon Rabbit of Youlan Academy, and… the mysterious captain of Ice Palace Academy!!!
The star players of the second tier were all gathered here today. There was a high chance they would clash, determining their true strength.
The billions of fans who had been arguing online all night…weren’t they just waiting to see who would ultimately prevail?
As for Lei Ji of Xiyu Academy…
Although she was also in the winner’s bracket, considering the Lightning Princess’s pathetic performance last year, being instantly killed by the Blazing Earth Crimson Poison, it was safe to assume that she wasn’t a match for Moon Rabbit Lian Xing or the Ice Palace Academy captain.
At this moment, under everyone’s gaze, Baoyu Shuitianliang appeared on stage again. A competition of this level…Mochi, the former Ten Greats, wasn’t qualified to host anymore…
Meanwhile, in the Wind God Academy spectator section…
Remembering Lian Xing’s request from yesterday, Silver Dragon clenched her fists, her heart pounding.
Was she…afraid…?
No, it was…excitement!!!
Because she knew that Lian Xing would turn this league upside down…
A few minutes later, as Baoyu Shuitianliang finished listing all the sponsors of the Baiyue Province Academy League, she looked at the match schedule and her expression turned strange.
“Winner’s bracket, top 16, first round, Phantom Sea Academy versus…”
“Youlan Academy!?”
“…”
“…”
The moment Shuitianliang’s surprised voice echoed, the entire venue erupted in gasps. Under the panicked gazes of the Youlan Academy team members, the golden-haired girl with buns and starry eyes, as if she had anticipated this, stood up from her seat a second early and walked towards the battle arena with a smile.
The timing…it was almost too perfect.
At this moment, a few faint strands of golden sand drifted out from the golden-haired girl’s delicate features.
The legendary Star Sand had finally awakened!!!
The star patterns in Lian Xing’s eyes twinkled with joy.
Honestly, she had been impatient…
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