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On the battlefield, the six-fold imperial pattern summoning formation lit up again in front of Mu Chuyue.

When the glow faded, the tall nightmare warhorse appeared in everyone's sight, its jet-black mane burning with faint blue flames, and its tail was a half-solid black smoke that seemed to exist between reality and illusion at the same time.

The one riding the nightmare warhorse is a headless knight wearing ancient armor. The area above the neck is empty, and a faint blue soul flame is burning inside the armor.

He held the chain and reins in one hand and held his head with the other, standing there calmly.

This was the first time that a pet of the imperial race appeared in this national competition. The audience was excited about it, and the contestants backstage were also closely following the movements of this pet. Everyone's eyes were focused here.

However, the Nightmare Knight seemed to be different from what everyone imagined.

For a long time, when talking about the extraordinary creatures of the imperial race, the most distinctive feature is their [Imperial Domain].

In the domain they open up, the extraordinary creatures of the imperial race are the rulers and masters of the domain, possessing an overwhelming aura of power that far exceeds the "deterrence" of the monarch race period.

Everyone was prepared for the Nightmare Knight to appear on the scene and sweep across the entire place with his powerful dark domain space, making everyone's hair stand on end, but the reality was just the opposite.

The presence of the Nightmare Knight is even lower than that of ordinary monarch race pets.

The tall body seemed to merge into the invisible shadows, becoming flickering and erratic.

The battlefield was shrouded in black fog at some point, and the Nightmare Knight seemed to have turned into a real nightmare. He was indeed there, but it seemed as if he would disappear at any time.

The black fog on the battlefield seemed to be blown away a little, and the new challenger walked onto the stage as the path became clear again.

The audience all looked at the challenger, wanting to know who was the first person who had the courage to fight against the imperial race.

A young man wearing the Hongzhou University team uniform appeared on the stage and looked silently at Mu Liuyue on the other side.

Mu Liuyue has seen this challenger before, he is the main force of Hongzhou University team, the captain of the senior year of the combat department, Yang Lei.

A summoning array with seven layers of imperial patterns lit up in front of Yang Lei.

When the light faded, a strange creature in the shape of a long, thin rivet appeared in its place, with an ink-like dark aura lingering around it.

This is not the [Accompanying Death Mist] of undead creatures, but a unique substance released by the [Ink Soul Attraction] of the Ten-Direction Ink Mandrill's racial characteristic.

Mu Huoyue's investigator bracelet displayed the illustrated information of this pet.

【Name】：Ten-Direction Ink Mandala

[Attributes]: Dark, Divine Mind

[Racial Level]: High Monarch

[Growth Level]: Complete Stage 1

[Talent Core]: Shadow Binding Mandrill (Dark A-level)

[Introduction to the Race]: A dark supernatural creature born from a strong obsession within the soul. It is the evolved form of the Shadow Ink Soul. It has the ability to bind all visible and invisible things in the world under the Xiao Nail. The Ink Soul secreted from the Xiao Nail can outline the things that intelligent creatures fear, causing them to indulge in panic for a long time.

[Normal hidden energy value]: 110wP

Seeing the information on the bracelet, Mu Liuyue couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

She was quite familiar with both Yang Lei and Shifang Moxiao, and had watched a lot of their past battle videos.

The Shifang Moxiao who appeared at the academic exchange conference not long ago has not yet broken through to the mature stage, and Yang Lei has not yet advanced to a level 7 beastmaster.

And now the Ten Directions Moxiao has reached the complete form of a high-level monarch race.

The normal latent energy value of over 110wP is more than 300,000P higher than that of Ellen at the seventh stage of maturity. Although this is not an insurmountable gap, combined with the troublesome characteristics of the Ten Directions Ink Mandrill, the danger to the dark supernatural creatures increases sharply.

Seeing Yang Lei walk onto the stage, the audience was also boiling with excitement.

This highly-anticipated competitive talent has long been a familiar face at national tournaments.

Since taking over as captain of the Hongzhou University team two years ago, Yang Lei has led Hongzhou University to win two national championships in a row. His [Shadow Ink Soul] even evolved into [Ten Directions Ink Goblin] on the eve of the second championship final, bringing about an unprecedented and exciting decisive battle.

Last year, due to the sudden rise of the [Armored] intelligent pet, Xingzhou University was invincible in both the team competition and the doubles match. Hongzhou University missed the championship as a result, but still contributed a wonderful final battle as the runner-up.

Yang Lei is the absolute trump card of Hongzhou University. The audience thought that he would enter the team competition like last year, but unexpectedly he would appear in the challenge stage in advance.

However, the nature of [Ten Directions Ink Monkey] is unruly and difficult to tame, and it is indeed more suitable for fighting alone, especially when facing a powerful enemy that can shock the entire audience.

Yang Lei even waited until Mu Chuyue sent out the Nightmare Knight before stepping onto the stage.

He has the confidence and the ability to let this junior girl from the Combat Department who is entering the national competition for the first time experience the battlefield of a true champion-level Combat Department ace.

In the memorable tenth ring match, Mu Shuyue, who had lost nine games in a row, and her ace pet beast won the cheers of the whole audience.

This is the most suitable way for champion Yang Lei to appear.

It is indeed amazing that Mu Chuyue can cultivate a pet of the imperial race at her age, but Yang Lei's prediction is correct. No matter how fast Mu Chuyue grows, it is impossible for her to be promoted to a level 7 beastmaster and have a complete pet within just over a year of awakening.

Then, the [Ten-Direction Ink Mandrill] who enters the complete form first will definitely win the battle by completely restraining the [Shadow-Binding Mandrill Spike] which is the core of the Nightmare Knight's talent.

Cheers of encouragement continued to rang out from the audience, and everyone at the scene was looking forward to the next confrontation.

The Emperor race, the mature stage of Nightmare Knight, and the Monarch race, the complete form of Ten-Direction Ink Mandala.

The differences in racial levels are eliminated by the growth levels. What needs to be tested in the battle is the pet's own combat awareness and the quality of the pet master.

Is it better, the supernova Mu Huiyue who is participating in the national competition for the first time, or is Yang Lei, the two-time champion, better?

The referee came forward to confirm the status of both sides, and then announced the official start of the match.

"Ellen, shadow collapse!" Mu Huiyue took the lead in launching the attack.

The Nightmare Knight did not move, but three flickering shadows appeared around the Ten Directions Ink Goblin.

The collapse of the shadow caused a violent energy shock in the subspace, which was projected into the real world, forming a collapse phenomenon like a miniature black hole, leaving Shifang Moxiao nowhere to hide.

"Shadow Binding Spikes!" Yang Lei said.

The rivet-shaped body of Shifang Moxiao floated up, and several identical translucent rivets scattered from the spot.

These Xiao spikes were not aimed at the location where the shadow collapsed, but were instead released towards the location where Shifang Mo Xiao himself was, interactively pulling out the same number of ink marks.

These ink marks spread in all directions, binding the target, the Ten-Directions Ink Goblin, tightly in place.

No matter how the energy of the collapse phenomenon tears this space apart, the Ten-Directions Black Xiao bound by the Xiao Nail remains motionless. It actually stabilizes its state in the collapse of the shadow!

Mu Liuyue frowned slightly, and soon understood.

[Shadow Binding Mandrill Spike] is a special skill unique to the Ten-Direction Black Mandrill, and it can also be said to be the root of its birth as a supernatural creature.

The extraordinary creatures and extraordinary skills that emerged from the strong obsession of "binding" and are applicable to both tangible and intangible objects are no longer just simple "binding" but are closer to the [concept of rules].

If a Ten-Directions Moxiao that has advanced to the monarch race and completed its form wants to [trap] itself, it will be difficult for any natural force to [take away] the Ten-Directions Moxiao that is the [trap] target, unless it is a skill that touches upon the [rule concept] of the same level. Originally, it was a skill to bind the enemy, but Yang Lei did the opposite and used [Shadow Binding Spikes] as a defensive skill that would have miraculous effects in special situations.

Mu Yuyue smiled slightly.

He is worthy of being the ace who led Hongzhou University to win two championships. His tactical ideas are completely on a different level from those of previous challengers.

Yang Lei did not waste the gap left by this attack, and waved his hand and shouted: "Take advantage of this moment, Shadow Flash Attack!"

The B-level dark attack skill [Shadow Flash] is Youlingque Chaoxi's specialty, but Shifang Moxiao can use it even faster.

When the shadow collapsed and had not yet completely dissipated, the phantom of [Shadow Binding Goblin Spike] remained in place, and the real Ten-Directions Ink Goblin had already shot towards the Nightmare Knight, leaving a sharp ink mark in the air.

However, this unexpected [Shadow Flash Attack] completely missed.

The Ten-Direction Ink Goblin penetrated the Nightmare Knight's body without any hindrance, as if it was passing through a non-existent shadow.

It sensed something was wrong the moment it touched the Nightmare Knight, and used its telekinesis to make an emergency U-turn and curb its forward momentum, but it was still a step too late.

This was the moment Mu Huoyue was waiting for.

"Eren, Phantom Flame Sword!"

The figure of the Nightmare Knight disappeared instantly. All the spectators and contestants present, even Yang Lei on the battlefield, could not see clearly where he disappeared to.

The next second, the Nightmare Warhorse stood lightly on the ink soul sprayed out by the Ten Directions Ink Goblin with a movement that was completely beyond the common sense of physics.

Those black souls were clearly misty smoke, but at this moment they miraculously supported the tall and huge body of the Nightmare Knight.

A long sword burning with dark blue flames fell from the sky, making a sharp sound of breaking through the air, and attacked the body of Shifang Moxiao with lightning speed.

[Phantom Flame Sword] is an S-level slashing skill. Even if Shifang Moxiao releases [Shadow Binding Nail] again to bind himself, he cannot withstand this thundering blow.

Zheng——

The ear-piercing sound of clashing swords echoed on the battlefield. The Nightmare Knight's [Phantom Flame Sword] had undoubtedly hit its target. Ellen retracted the sword, and the soul flame spurted out from his empty neck again. He rode the Nightmare Warhorse back to the ground.

Although it hit, the feeling was very strange, and Shifang Moxiao did not lose its combat ability.

Yang Lei swallowed nervously, and only relaxed slightly when he saw the figure of his contracted pet reappear on the battlefield.

The effect of the unique characteristic of the Ten-Direction Ink Goblin [Ink Soul Attraction].

In the Shadow Ink Soul period, these strange secretions could only be used as an aid to the illusions of the divine mind system to create scenes that would scare and terrify the opponent.

When one reaches the stage of Ten-Directions Ink Goblin, he can allow himself to be covered by the [Ink Soul], and by confusing the stability of his existence, produce a certain [virtualization] phenomenon.

To put it simply, it means to turn one's own existence into a part of the virtual scene constructed by Mo Hun in a short period of time.

This feature can be used for offense, and it can also be used for defense in extremely dangerous emergencies like the one just now.

The pitch-black rivets staggered and floated up, and there were signs of freezing at its tail, which was the aftermath of the [Phantom Flame Sword].

The burning damage of the Nether Fire was directly engraved on the soul level and could not be extinguished easily. Shifang Moxiao once again released [Shadow Binding Nail] on himself, binding a small piece of the frozen soul.

Yang Lei subconsciously clenched his fists. The opponents of the imperial race were indeed difficult to deal with. If they revealed the slightest flaw, they would face a life-and-death crisis.

Fortunately, his fighting style is cautious enough, and his contracted pet also has sufficient defensive means.

Although Shifang Moxiao seemed to be at a disadvantage in the two rounds of confrontation, he did not gain nothing.

At least it allowed Yang Lei to confirm the most crucial information about Nightmare Knight.

He attended the academic exchange meeting held at Xingzhou University, and knew that Mu Huiyue's Nightmare Knight was unique. His core talent skill was the high-level emperor domain of the dark system, the S-level [Subspace].

As a beastmaster who has contracted a dark-type pet, Yang Lei understands dark-type skills better than anyone else, and is particularly concerned about the imperial races that he may encounter in future world competitions.

The national championship is not his ultimate goal. He has already set his sights on a broader stage and a longer-term direction.

The domain skills of the imperial race are divided into two major categories, the natural imperial domain and the special imperial domain.

The imperial domains released by most imperial races are [Natural Imperial Domains], which change the environment according to the attributes of the entity, suppressing the target opponent while also bringing powerful gains to themselves.

The natural monarch domain is relatively easier to master, and can sometimes be released by the monarch race's pets.

For example, the [Ice and Snow] that Hanbing Gusong had mastered in advance, and the [Burning Field] that was performed in advance by the beastmaster from the Hela University exchange group who had contracted Yangyan Pegasus and used his beastmaster talent to perform.

However, a very small number of high-level imperial races possess different types of [Special Imperial Domains].

For example, the [Burning Embers Seal] of the Vermilion Flame Bird, combined with the spells of the witch priest clan, can achieve the effect of sealing the barrier in the area.

The dark imperial domain [Subspace] is also a [special imperial domain].

But the main venue for performing this skill is actually the projection surface of the real world, in the [Shadow Space].

This results in an effect of falling into the real world, which is closer to the projection of the [Shadow Space].

Simply put, the Nightmare Knight who possesses the [Subspace] is a completely dominated shadow realm in the real world, and no realm or law can shake his existence.

If the opponent is of the same imperial race, [Subspace] will undoubtedly have a huge advantage. No matter how the venue changes or what attributes of the imperial domain are formed, the Nightmare Knight projected in [Subspace] will not be affected at all.

Facing the Shifang Moxiao who has no domain skills, this is a once-in-a-lifetime good news.

This means that Nightmare Knight will not completely transform the battlefield into his own domain like he did when he released the [Natural Emperor's Domain]. His power is embodied in the shadow space.

Thinking of this, Yang Lei had completely understood.

In the previous confrontation, the reason why Shifang Moxiao's [Shadow Flash] failed to hit was because the Nightmare Knight at the original location was a projection of [Subspace].

But when he used the [Ghost Flame Sword], he still had a physical body, which should be the effect created by skills such as [Undead Fantasy].

It has to be said that Mu Huoyue's tactics were indeed very clever. He allowed the Nightmare Knight to move in the form of a [Subspace] projection, which was equivalent to making him immune to all offensive skills, but he still possessed the energy of the imperial race, allowing him to take the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

However, Shifang Moxiao happens to be the type of dark pet that is not so bound by the power of [Shadow].

Not only that, it also has the skill [Shadow Binding Spike] which can capture and bind Nightmare Knight's body.

As long as he is careful not to fall into the shadow area of ​​the [Subspace], and takes the opportunity to bind the Nightmare Knight's body and let him fall into the evil realm of [Ink Soul], the balance of victory will tilt towards him.

In a flash, Yang Lei had already figured out the next strategy.

No matter how much the outside world admired and praised Mu Chuyue, he never took this little girl seriously. The biggest reason was that she only contracted dark-type pets.

As the beastmaster of Shifang Moxiao, what he is best at is defeating opponents with the same dark attribute.

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