For a moment, the entire arena fell into an eerie silence.
Immediately afterwards, the audience erupted in a tsunami-like uproar.
"Holy crap! Did the Underworld Lord borrow Huo Xixing's life?"
"No way, is this really that outrageous? With so many people and pets in the audience, how could they so precisely borrow life from Huo Xixing?"
"Ah! Little treasure hunter! Little treasure hunter!"
"Hahahaha! This is too dramatic. I originally thought that the Netherworld Lord hadn't been able to activate his life-borrowing ability this time. It turns out he was waiting for Fire Star to activate its raging fire before borrowing his life from it."
"Poor Huo Xixing, hahahahaha..."
"My God, we finally managed to ignite the raging fire, but then it was used to steal our lives. Huo Xixing's luck is just too bad."
"Ahhh! Lord of the Underworld Rings! Lord of the Underworld Rings!"
"My God, I thought the Dark Ring Monarch would win with the Mutual Destruction and Life-Borrowing abilities, but I never imagined that both of these abilities would affect Fire Star..."
"Hahaha, Huo Xixing is so unlucky! I really don't want to laugh, but I just can't help it, hahaha..."
"Didn't Qiao Sang issue the 'curse' command before? Did the Underworld Lord curse Huo Xixing?"
"Yes, I remember, Yin Zhongsi also mentioned this."
To ensure that the audience members could understand the explanations given by the pet guests, a virtual screen appeared above the commentary stage. The mechanical pets in the background then translated the guests' words into subtitles in real time. Some audience members would watch the screen to see what the pet guests were saying.
"My God, Qiao Sang's foresight is incredible! He knew that Huo Xixing would rise again through the flames, so he had the Underworld Lord curse it! It's terrifying to have someone like that as an opponent!"
"What kind of curse is so powerful? How could it allow the life-borrowing technique to hit so accurately?"
"I feel it's a curse that brings bad luck to the target, like a curse of misfortune. Anyway, when I saw Huo Xixing burn fiercely and then fall down, my first thought was that it was really unlucky."
"Oh my god, I also think it's so pitiful. The fierce fire was ignited and then its life was taken away. If it was cursed with bad luck, then it would make sense."
"I hereby declare that the Netherworld Lord is absolutely the most powerful pet in this year's Master Challenge!"
"I agree. Even if a raging fire is unleashed, it will be used to kill the enemy, and there's no chance of winning."
"Yes, even if some pets have the same special effects as Fierce Fire, they will still be used to steal life, so it's better not to activate them. When Huo Xixing stood up again just now, I was really excited and was about to take a picture, but I fell down again before I could even take out my phone."
"The matter of borrowing a life depends on probability. It's not certain that you'll be able to borrow a life just because you've stood up again."
"It depends on probability, but the Lord of the Underworld can maximize that probability! Casting a curse before attacking and borrowing life is equivalent to locking onto the target. Who can withstand that?"
"It might not be possible to lock on, but the probability of being borrowed is higher. If it could be locked on, the Netherworld Lord would truly be invincible among his peers..."
“I also think that even the most powerful pet will find a nemesis among pets of the same level, but I feel that no matter what type or attribute of pet comes, it will be useless.”
"Originally, I thought that the best way for other contestants to beat Qiao Sang was to avoid having their ace fight against the Dark Ring Monarch. But now it seems that it would be the luckiest if the ace could fight alongside the Dark Ring Monarch, because the Dark Ring Monarch is definitely Qiao Sang's most difficult pet to deal with. It's worth the trade."
"It's definitely worth it, they're all top-tier players."
"I used to be a staunch Ya Bao supporter, but after watching today's match, I've decided to switch from being a Ya Bao fan to a Joe-san fan, because both Ya Bao and Little Treasure Hunter are incredibly strong!"
"Do you think Xia Huo will get shut out in this match...?"
"You know what, it's actually possible! I feel like Qiao Sang's remaining royal-level pets could handle Nu Shi Zhe!"
"If Xia Huo gets shut out by Qiao Sang, Yantian University might lose face. I remember another Yantian University student, Jerome, was also shut out by Qiao Sang."
"Some pets are quite strong even when they have just evolved, especially those genius pets, which are basically perfectly evolved. Once they evolve, they are much stronger than pets of the same level."
"That's compared to ordinary pets. Qiao Sang's pets must all be perfectly evolved."
"I can already picture Xia Huo getting shut out."
"A beast tamer with five royal-level pets being defeated by a beast tamer with four royal-level pets is unprecedented in the history of the Master Challenge..."
"It's all because the Netherworld Lord is too strong. It took care of four royal-level pet beasts all by itself."
"I think it's too early to talk about it. Xia Huo still has two pet beasts."
"Hahaha, a newly evolved Stone Eater and a King-level pet beast?"
Jerome's face was unusually grim amidst the crowd. He looked at the figure on the distant platform with an expression of "disappointment at his lack of ambition."
They even mocked him for being shut out. Why don't you win a game yourself!
...
VIP room.
"Beautiful!" Michaela couldn't help but exclaim, then quickly picked up her phone and opened the group chat.
As expected, the discussion revolved around how Xiao Xunbao ultimately borrowed Huo Xixing's life.
Michaela smiled and typed:
I never expected that Qiao Sang could win four consecutive games against the Flame Class students using the Netherworld Ring Monarch.
The old guys in the group replied one after another, without any sarcasm or ridicule, all of them were words of praise. Only a few people were a bit sour about Michaela, saying that anyone who taught Josang would have the same result.
"You're so sour..." Michaela chuckled, about to reply.
Suddenly, an ID that had never sent a message in the group popped up:
[Dean: Well done, @Michael]
The group went silent immediately, as if everyone had been muted.
Michaela was flattered.
Before she could reply, the old guys had already chimed in, enthusiastically discussing Josan's excellence and praising Michaela in the process.
Only the old guy who previously posted "Anyone who teaches Josan will end up like this" has stopped popping up.
Michaela felt refreshed and invigorated, all the turbidity in his body dissipated, and he began to chat happily in the group.
...
"Fire Star has unleashed a raging inferno! It has risen!" On the commentary stage, Nefertis exclaimed excitedly, "But the next second it collapsed again! The Netherworld Lord has risen once more; it has successfully borrowed life!"
"The Lord of the Underworld has borrowed the life force of Fire Star!" Auror exclaimed excitedly in disbelief. "Unprecedented! Absolutely unprecedented! This life-borrowing by the Lord of the Underworld has directly determined the outcome of this round of the competition!"
"The Yin Bell".
Yin Zhongsi exclaimed with a sigh, indicating that Huo Xixing's fierce fire had been wasted, and it seemed that the curse cast by the Underworld Lord earlier had played a crucial role.
Nephthys also lamented, "Xia Huo actually foresaw from the beginning of the match that Huo Xi Xing would be engulfed in flames due to the mutual destruction property of the Underworld Lord, but unfortunately, Qiao Sang also foresaw this, even further than she had predicted, which led to the Underworld Lord casting the curse."
"It is obvious that Qiao Sang's judgment was accurate. The power of the curse caused Huo Xixing, who had been enraged by the raging fire, to fall again."
Auror thought of something and said:
"Some experienced professional beast tamers can predict two or three steps ahead of their pets at the very beginning of the competition, when the pets are first summoned. No matter how you make your pets act, your opponent can predict it."
“I feel that Qiao Sang’s predictive ability is higher than theirs. She saw the result directly and then changed it.”
"The Yin Bell".
Yin Zhongsi nodded in agreement.
During the conversation, the pet wearing the referee's badge came to Huo Xixing's side to observe for a while, and then waved a green flag in the direction of Qiao Sang.
A giant virtual screen appeared out of thin air, and below Xia Huo's photo, Huo Xixing's portrait changed from color to black and white.
The entire venue erupted in thunderous cheers and screams, with almost everyone and their pets calling out the names of Qiao Sang and Xiao Xunbao.
Countless streams of white energy poured into Little Treasure Hunter's body, as if to completely engulf it.
"Looking around~"
"Looking around~"
Hearing the cheers and screams from all directions, Little Treasure quickly lowered his hand from his bottom, pretending he had never covered it before, and proudly greeted the audience.
Xia Huo stared at the figure in the distance, which looked like a black dot, his face ashen and his eyes filled with confusion.
Even with Huo Xixing and four other royal-level pet beasts, they still couldn't defeat the Netherworld Lord?
Huo Xixing unleashed a fierce fire and was even robbed of her life. Was she just unlucky, or was her strength just so-so?
For the first time since birth, Xia Huo has experienced self-doubt.
She looked at the Dark Ring Monarch in the distance, feeling its size grow larger and larger before her eyes, and it was emitting an evil "hehehe" laugh.
It wasn't until the mechanical-type pet wearing the referee's badge came to the side and reminded him that Xia Huo's image of the Underworld Lord returned. With a wave of his hand, he recalled the unconscious Huo Xixing into the Beast Taming Manual.
She had initially thought that Xiao Xunbao's curse of bad luck would prevent Huo Xixing's raging fire from being activated, but she hadn't expected it to directly borrow Huo Xixing's life force. It really scared her to death; she almost thought that Xiao Xunbao's life-borrowing hadn't been activated at all... But then again, why hadn't she thought before that the curse of bad luck would increase the probability of the cursed person having their life force borrowed... If Xiao Xunbao were to cast a curse on a target before training with Ya Bao in the future, wouldn't the probability of her own life force being borrowed be greatly reduced...? A variety of thoughts flashed through Qiao Sang's mind in an instant, but on the surface, she maintained a calm demeanor as if she had known this would happen.
However, she soon lost her composure and revealed a look of shock and astonishment.
Holy crap! So much white energy!
As Qiao Sang stared in shock at the white energy that almost covered the entire audience, her heart began to race uncontrollably.
If Little Treasure Hunter absorbs all this white energy, he doesn't know how much more energy he will gain!
Thinking this way, she felt a little reluctant to summon Little Treasure Hunter back.
"Is Jossan planning to let Lord of the Underworld play another game?!" Aurore exclaimed in shock on the commentary stage.
The entire audience was excited, but there were still many voices questioning whether the Lord of the Underworld could play another round.
You should know that borrowing a life has a time limit.
Amidst heated discussions, the venue change was completed.
"Looking around~"
Little Treasure Hunter was getting anxious when he saw that his Beast Tamer hadn't put him back into the Beast Taming Manual yet. While waving enthusiastically to the audience, he secretly gave his Beast Tamer a meaningful look: "Put me back! Put me back!"
Having fought against Tooth Treasure during this time, Little Treasure knows all too well what will happen to it after the life-borrowing effect wears off. It remembers that its life-borrowing time is not long, and it will probably fall down as soon as the referee blows the whistle.
Qiao Sang gave it a look: Don't rush.
Little Treasure Hunter continued to signal with his eyes: I'm in a hurry, I'm in a hurry!
What's the rush? Do you even know how much white energy there is right now? Qiao Sang pretended not to see Xiao Xunbao's gaze.
"Looking around~"
Seeing that his beast tamer was ignoring him, Little Treasure Hunter couldn't help but wave his hand and float closer to his beast tamer, desperately trying to make eye contact with him face to face.
Josan turned his head to the left, and it floated to the left as well.
Its head turned to the right, and it followed, as if afraid its beast tamer wouldn't see it.
At this moment, the mechanical-type pet wearing the referee's badge picked up the whistle.
Qiao Sang then waved his hand and put it back into the Beast Taming Manual.
Little Treasure's life-borrowing ability has a time limit. Having finally displayed her divine power and won four consecutive games, she naturally couldn't let Little Treasure suddenly collapse. She just wanted to absorb more white energy on the field.
"Joseph has retrieved the Netherworld Lord from the Beast Taming Codex." On the commentary stage, Nefertis said, "As expected, the Netherworld Lord, who has risen again by borrowing life, can no longer participate in the next match."
The audience was abuzz with discussion, and many of the initially excited viewers turned to disappointment.
"What? I thought the Lord of the Underworld was going to fight another battle."
"Anyone with a brain knows it's impossible; they've already come up with the idea of borrowing lives."
"After watching the match of the Underworld Lord, I feel that watching any other match is a bit boring."
"Think about Qiao Sang's other pets: the Golden Flame Emperor, the Winged Steel Power Emperor, the stunningly beautiful Ice Saint, and the legendary pet Qingfeng Yunren."
"I feel it again!"
Amidst the murmurs, the mechanical-type pet wearing a referee's badge blew its whistle.
The number "10" appeared on the field, changing continuously accompanied by mechanical sounds:
"9, 8, 7... 3, 2, 1".
The light and shadow disappeared.
Qiao Sang and Xia Huo simultaneously formed hand seals.
Two deep, mysterious purple star arrays lit up on the field.
Before long, two figures of vastly different sizes appeared in the star array.
"Nunu".
"Steel Power".
Nushizhe and Gangbao exchanged a glance. Then, one of them forcefully flung the brick in his claws, while the other flapped his wings and flew into the sky.
Nushi, a Rock-type Royal-level pet, possesses astonishing defensive capabilities. Its entire body is composed of hard rock, maximizing its defensive strength, but it is relatively slow. It carries two bricks as companion items, which it can use to attack flying-type pets that are otherwise out of its reach… Qiao Sang looked at the pet in the distance, which was only about three meters tall, with a body outline close to humanoid, and whose torso and limbs were composed of gray rock. Information about it surfaced in his mind. (End of Chapter)
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