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The news that Mu Huoyue and Luo Song were going to have a formal battle quickly spread throughout the school.

One is a highly-regarded competitive player who has achieved a good result of tenth place in the school selection competition. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be a seeded player who will be able to enter the national ranking competition.

The other is Mu Chuanqi's daughter, a campus celebrity who has been sitting firmly at the top of the grade since she entered school. Many people only found out today that she has finally awakened to become a beastmaster.

In the official battle between the two, if Mu Huoyue wins, he will replace Luo Song and enter the tenth place. If Luo Song wins, he can kill an invisible competitor and further improve his ranking.

Mu Huoyue has officially completed the registration for the trials today. The match between the two will be refereed by a teacher who is specifically responsible for the trials, and the results will be recorded in the files.

Many students who had already gone home from school rushed back to school upon hearing the news. The fighting hall was soon surrounded by people. In addition to the open competition between the two, there were also high school students who explained the private disputes to everyone. In the middle was also Mu Yixia, who made people sigh that Mu Chuanqi's family feud was comparable to a TV drama at eight o'clock.

However, the students' discussion was still mainly about the outcome of the match. After all, this was a key high school with one of the highest admission rates in the country, and strength was above all else. The accompanying gossip was just a spice to make the match more interesting.

"…Who do you think will win?"

"I can't say for sure."

"Luo Song, that guy's test scores are average, but he's very good at fighting. The trials have only been going on for less than three days, and he's already in the top ten."

"I'm betting on Miss Mu. Can the resources of the Mu Chuanqi family be compared with those of ordinary students?"

"I remember Mu Shuyue was the top student in the third year of high school, right?"

"What's the point of having good grades? Luo Song's giant crocodile has evolved to a higher level."

"By the way, when did Mu Shuyue awaken? I just heard the teacher lamenting that the top student in the grade couldn't participate in the trials."

"What is Mu Shuyue's contracted pet?"

"If we can get the Emperor race, we might be able to defeat Luo Song's trump card."

"I guess it's a small cloud dog. Isn't Mu Chuanqi an expert in breeding small cloud dogs..."

"What attribute does the little cloud dog have? If it has a restraining attribute, I can still beat it..."

"Haha, you don't know? This is Mu Shuyue's first contracted pet. Look what's next to her?"

"…Fuck, is that a little skeleton?"

"Little Skeleton???"

“…”

“…”

Whispers continued to be heard all around, but Mu Liuyue stood on one side of the battlefield, turning a deaf ear to the discussions outside.

The organizing committee of the selection competition approved her request for the match, and the referee teacher worked overtime to arrange the match in the school's fighting venue.

Mu Huoyue's gaze fell behind the referee teacher, and saw a girl standing in the crowd who looked very similar to her, but with a completely different expression and figure - Mu Yixia.

The "heroine" who indirectly facilitated this battle finally arrived and showed up.

Their eyes met briefly in the air, and Mu Huoyue stopped looking at her. Compared to this sister with whom she didn't have much interaction, she was more interested in the upcoming battle.

After fully understanding and running-in at the training ground in the Beast Taming Space, Mu Huoyue confirmed one thing, that is, her little skeleton possesses excellent combat awareness that far exceeds that of the same race, and even more advanced races.

The probability of a bone stick hitting a vital point and causing dizziness is usually negligible, so it is rated as an E-level skill. However, Eren can basically find the opponent's "vital point" and attack it in the second to third round of the confrontation.

The licker and the little cloud dog were like this at the beginning. Mu Huiyue originally thought it was a coincidence, but after several rounds of cooperative practice, Ellen told her that most extraordinary creatures below the warrior race could quickly observe the vital points during battle.

Faced with the C-level skills that are difficult for the elite race to master, Allen got the hang of it very quickly. He used Shadow Concealment almost as a long-term passive effect, and he would blend into Mu Huoyue's shadow whenever he had time. The hit rate of Phosphorus Fire was also increasing rapidly. After yesterday's entire practice, he could easily hit the most difficult moving targets in the air.

Even high-end techniques like using the shadow of the opponent's special move to dodge attacks were something Eren was able to use as soon as he heard the order during their first battle.

Although the pet beast in its infancy is still a cub, Mu Liuyue always has an illusion that Allen standing on the battlefield is more like a battle-hardened warrior than the usually well-behaved and obedient little skeleton.

The previous sparring match with A Yue was just a test of her skills, and she couldn't wait to challenge Eren for a formal battle.

Luo Song also arrived at the other end of the battlefield. Seeing that both sides were in position, the teacher who served as the referee looked at the two of them, raised his hands and said, "The formal competition of the selection will begin soon. The number of pets used in the competition is limited to one. When one side loses the ability to fight, the other side wins, and the results are counted into the ranking of the selection. Do you understand?"

"Understood." Mu Liuyue and Luo Song answered at the same time.

"Well, let the fight begin!" The referee waved his arms at the two of them at the same time.

"Go, my trump card--!" Luo Song shouted loudly, and a lead-gray summoning circle lit up on the battlefield.

After the light faded, an extraordinary creature taller than a human appeared on the field. It looked like a standing crocodile, with a solid skin and sharp claws, and a long snout with fangs. It suddenly opened its bloody mouth and let out a fighting roar at its opponent.

"roar--!"

Luo Song had no intention of holding back and directly sent out his ace pet.

【Name】：Giant crocodile

【Attribute】：Steel

[Racial Level]: Low-level warrior

Growth level: Childhood

[Talent Core]: Sharp Fangs (Steel C-level)

On the other side, Mu Huiyue patted Allen on the shoulder, and the little skeleton walked into the battlefield with his head held high and chest raised, clenching his fists to maintain a fighting state.

There was a huge difference in size between the two fighting parties. The giant crocodile's wide open mouth looked like it could swallow the skinny little bones in one gulp. Many of the students watching the battle showed expressions of not being able to bear to watch.

Luo Song showed contempt and waved his hand forward: "Giant crocodile, eat it with your sharp fangs!"

The huge upright crocodile roared, showing its steeled fangs and rushed towards the small skeleton.

Allen sighed silently in his heart. Why were his opponents always these species that looked like they were good at biting? He didn't like being bitten by dogs, nor did he want to be bitten by crocodiles.

However, Mu Huoyue noticed yesterday that he didn't like to deal with being bitten, so he specially prepared several coping plans for this.

Considering the size and speed of the giant crocodile, he thought he should use...

"Eren, Shadowhide!"

Mu Huoyue's order arrived almost at the same time as his thought. The tacit understanding of body and mind with the beastmaster really made him happy. Allen turned into black mist on the spot and merged into the shadow of the giant crocodile. Then he quickly moved backwards and appeared in the blind spot behind the giant crocodile while avoiding the sharp fangs.

"Hit with the bone stick!" Mu Liuyue said again.

A slender, white leg bone appeared in the little skeleton's hand. It raised the bone stick with both hands and hit the giant crocodile's leg hard.

"Roar——" The giant crocodile staggered and half of its huge body fell to the side.

The power of the bone stick's impact is small, but hitting a place like the bend of the leg can still make the upright giant crocodile unsteady. This is Ellen's judgment as he is also a supernatural creature that can walk upright.

"Now, phosphorus!"

The little skeleton took two steps back, and nine dark blue flames appeared behind him. They quickly merged into one and smashed forward.

Seeing that the giant crocodile could no longer avoid the falling flames, Luo Song gritted his teeth and said, "Giant crocodile, use heavy armor!"

The giant crocodile's thick skin glowed with an iron-colored light and turned into a toughened armor, barely blocking the falling phosphorous fire.

The Steel-type C-level skill Heavy Armor can greatly improve the pet's defense, but the timing of its use is too hasty, and its effect is limited when facing fire-type skills that restrain it.

"Giant crocodile!"

Amid the beastmaster's worried shouts, the huge upright crocodile was burned by the phosphorous fire and rolled on the ground before the fire was extinguished. There were many black mist-like burn marks on its body, and it stood up panting.

This round of confrontation happened in a flash, and even Luo Song himself didn't react, let alone the students watching.

It was not until the giant crocodile stood up that discussions began to be heard in the venue.

"What skill is that, Shadow Stealth...?"

"And phosphorus fire, a special fire skill that only undead creatures can learn. This is the first time I've seen it!"

"It's so smooth. Did you see how the little skeleton jumped onto the back of the giant crocodile?"

"How can a useless skill like Bone Stick Hitting be effective..."

"Now the little skeleton has the upper hand?..."

“…”

Intermittent whispers reached Luo Song's ears. He clenched his fists and stared at the little skeleton who seemed to be at ease.

"Giant Crocodile, missile shooting!"

The giant crocodile's skin once again glowed with iron-colored light, and sharp edges emerged and shot forward.

Under the cover of dense missiles, the giant crocodile also ran forward, with white light flashing on its sharp claws.

"Steel Claws!"

"Ellen, go meet him." Mu Liuyue was not panicked at all.

The instruction to go forward instead of dodge made Luo Song stunned. The defense of the little skeleton was not as good as that of the steel-type giant crocodile. It might fall down directly if it was hit by the steel claws or missiles head-on.

Eren leaped high into the air, facing his opponent's ultimate move without fear.

"Reorganize!"

Following the Beastmaster's instructions, the little skeleton dispersed into four large and small parts in mid-air. The shrapnel shot through the gaps in its body. As the last steel claw was about to fall, the part below its collarbone broke into smaller bones, which directly passed over the giant crocodile's claws and pieced itself back together behind the opponent.

"One more phosphorous fire!" said Mu Liuyue.

"Shoot missiles!" Luo Song's order was a little panicked.

The dark blue fireball collided with the flying shrapnel in the air, and the expanding energy exploded, raising a large amount of flying dust.

Before the aftermath had died down, the little skeleton appeared again in the blind spot of the giant crocodile's vision. It seemed to have teleported over and changed its position in the blink of an eye, and even Luo Song didn't notice it.

"Bone stick strike." Mu Huoyue's sight was closely connected with the little skeleton. With the meditation feedback from the beast taming space, she was familiar with all the combat capabilities of the little skeleton and would not miss any chance of victory on the battlefield.

The black mist swirled, and the little skeleton raised his leg bone and hit the giant crocodile's leg joint hard.

"roar--"

After the dust settled, the giant crocodile fell on its back to the ground wailing, revealing its belly without any skin protection.

Waiting for it is the little skeleton's phosphorescent fire ready to go.

boom--

The fire skill with excellent effect directly hit the giant crocodile.

The students who witnessed this scene all gasped.

"Fuck..." A student standing in the front row couldn't help but exclaimed, "Can the little skeleton learn to teleport?"

He was less than ten meters away from the battlefield, and at this distance he couldn't see clearly how the little skeleton moved to the blind spot of the giant crocodile. After thinking about it, he could only think that it was an instant movement skill using the spiritual power.

But it is impossible for the little skeletons of the Undead and Dark types to learn the special skills of the Mind type.

"It's not teleportation. It hid in the shadow cast by the phosphorescence." A gentle male voice came from the side. The classmate turned around and widened his eyes again.

"Lin Shen!"

The person who spoke was Lin Fei, who was currently ranked first in the school selection competition and was also the ace of the Changning No. 1 Beast Taming Middle School team. He was the captain who led the team to win the runner-up in the high school league.

Lin Fei is the undisputed number one in the school. There are rumors that Mu Chuyue can maintain the first place in the written test only because the captain of the school team is away for a long time competing and has little time to return to school for classes and exams.

Upon hearing this, all the students around looked over. Even the God Lin, who had not been seen for a long time, came to watch this battle?

"It moves with the shadow of the phosphorous fire, so the giant crocodile is completely unaware. It's a very interesting tactic." Lin Fei didn't seem to have any airs of being the number one person. He was wearing the school's loose sports uniform, with a smile on his face, looking completely harmless.

He looked at the Giant Crocodile who was standing up again on the field. The Steel Crocodile had a huge physical advantage. The Little Skeleton needed to attack many times to exhaust the opponent's physical strength, but the outcome of this battle was no longer in suspense.

"Mu Shuyue... has become more interesting than before."

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