Chapter 1421: Invisible Fire Rain

The temperature on the field plummeted.

Energy, invisible yet distorting the surrounding air, fell from the high altitude.

Wherever it landed, the crystals floating in the air evaporated entirely and vanished.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!!!"

Explosions rang out one after another; the ice shells shattered, ice fragments splattered everywhere, and the ground was blasted into one crater after another.

The entire field fell into a distorted, high-temperature state.

"Xuelei!"

Xuelei Wang Dian suddenly let out a miserable cry.

It could be seen that its entire body was also in a distorted state, and the ice armor on its face and tail collided with the invisible energy, all exploding and shattering.

What is this? In the spectator stands, the crowd and their pet beasts revealed expressions of shock and astonishment.

The spectators who managed to grab tickets to watch the Master Challenge in person couldn't compare to professional Beast Tamers in terms of professional knowledge about beast taming, but they had seen everything from neighborhood street beast battles to interstellar-class matches. Basically, as long as a pet beast used a skill, even if they couldn't name it immediately, they would have some impression of it.

But the skill on the field right now, they could say they had absolutely no impression of it!

At the commentary desk, Aoluoer said in shock:

"Fendiduo has unleashed an invisible fire skill!"

"Xinxin." Zhi'ai Xinxin pondered for a moment, then let out a cry, indicating that regarding invisible fire skills, it only knew of Void Flame.

Void Flame? Neifutisi felt as if she had been enlightened; her expression of astonishment turned into pleasant surprise as she said:

"Invisible fire falling like rain—Fendiduo has fused Fire Spark Rain and Void Flame together! It has unleashed an invisible Fire Spark Rain!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the clamor rose instantly. Many spectators revealed expressions of sudden realization, surprise, and excitement, pulling out their phones and aiming them at the field to take pictures.

They had seen plenty of combo skills. Since the start of beast taming competitions, many combo skills were referenced from predecessors; only individual famous professional Beast Tamers would research combo skills that belonged to them.

Sometimes, identifying whether a professional Beast Tamer is qualified to become a Beast Master depends on whether they have researched their own combo skill, so that when others see this combo skill in major competitions, they will immediately associate it with them.

What was certain was that the combo skill of Void Flame plus Fire Spark Rain had never appeared before.

"Void Flame plus Fire Spark Rain! In this Master Challenge, contestant Qiao Sang has debuted a combo skill that has appeared for the first time in major competitions!" At the commentary desk, Neifutisi said excitedly.

"What a truly astonishing talent," Auror sighed. "To think of combining Phantom Flame with Meteor Shower—invisible fire rain. Player Serana is going to have a headache now."

"Xin-xin."

Beloved Xin-xin let out a cry, indicating that besides being invisible, it remembered that high-proficiency Phantom Flame would burn continuously and was impossible to extinguish.

After saying this, it looked at the scene on the field, revealed an expression of amazement, and called out again:

"Xin-xin."

If that were the case, these fire rains would be impossible to put out, which was somewhat terrifying. No wonder it could directly break through the Winter World of the Xuelei Palace.

Nephthys said, "When some high-tier skills are combined, the power they unleash is even more terrifying than some super-tier skills. The combination skill Fendiduo is currently using is exactly that kind."

"However, this also depends on the proficiency of the combined skills and the proficiency of the super-tier skill," Auror said. "Judging by the current situation, the proficiency of Winter World is not enough to completely extinguish these fire rains."

Nephthys asked curiously, "I wonder if Qiao Sang has named this combination skill."

Generally speaking, the Beast Tamer who first researches a combination skill has the naming rights, and even if subsequent Beast Tamers learn this combination skill, they will all call it by that name.

……

At the same time.

VIP room.

"Xia-xia!"

"Xia-xia!"

Xia Xia Lala stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, calling out excitedly.

"I didn't expect Like Ya Bao to successfully pull off this move!" Teacher Mi Mi Jiala was pleasantly surprised.

During this period, she knew Qiao Sang had been helping Like Ya Bao train this combination skill, but it was still in practice; it was only yesterday during the final training session that it was successfully executed. She didn't expect it to be successfully executed again in the match this time.

Fire rain that cannot be extinguished—even if Xuelei Palace could eventually put it out, it would definitely lose a layer of skin, if not suffer heavy injuries.

In her view, Like Ya Bao's performance in this match was already a complete success.

"Mo-mo."

Long Dawang let out a cry, indicating that Like Ya Bao's combat talent was truly strong; even after being poisoned so many times, it could still fight like this.

……

On the field.

Serana's pupils constricted slightly. Looking at the space before her that was almost distorted and the high temperature all around, she quickly made a judgment:

Meteor Shower—it was an invisible Meteor Shower!

It didn't extinguish directly upon falling into the Winter World; instead, it blasted through the ice armor that had automatically formed on Xuelei Palace.

It was Phantom Flame—it was a Meteor Shower formed by Phantom Flame!

To extinguish Phantom Flame, one must either cut off the air or suppress it with absolute power. Fendiduo had now stimulated its Golden Fierce Fire, and with the addition of Solar Power, Xuelei Palace might not necessarily be able to outmatch it in terms of energy. However, Xuelei Palace's main element was ice, so extinguishing most of the Phantom Flame was still not a problem.

Soon—Fendiduo's Fierce Fire should be about to disappear...

Serana gathered her thoughts and issued a command: "Lower defense!"

Xuelei Palace endured the pain and circulated its energy. Visible cold air diffused from its body, and countless ice crystals emerged once again.

In the air, the invisible phantom fire suddenly disappeared by more than half.

At the same time, the cold air around Xuelei Palace rapidly condensed into exquisite ice armor, wrapping around its body.

However, before the ice armor could fully condense, a magnificent, golden-bright beam of light struck instantly.

Xuelei Palace teleported and disappeared.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!!!"

The fire rain was still falling.

Some of the fire rain was extinguished, but other parts continued to fall, bombarding Xuelei Palace.

The ice armor that hadn't had time to fully condense earlier was directly shattered by more than half.

Just as Xuelei Palace prepared to re-condense its ice armor for defense, another golden-bright beam of light struck.

Xuelei Palace teleported and disappeared.

Yet at this moment, a massive gravitational force suddenly descended.

The reappearing Xuelei Palace was caught off guard and was directly "slapped" onto the ground.

With a loud "bang," the ice shell shattered, and the ground cracked in four directions.

The opportunity had arrived! Seeing this, Qiao Sang's eyes lit up, but she still restrained the urge to issue a command.

The command she issued now might affect Like Ya Bao's instinctual attack.

High in the air, Like Ya Bao, whose golden-bright flames had weakened by more than half, looked down at Xuelei Palace on the ground and opened its mouth.

Fendiduo's Fierce Fire was about to disappear, and the skill's power would also relatively weaken. Now was a good time to attack... Serana also sensed the opportunity and issued a command:

"Condense ice!"

"Xuelei!"

Xuelei Palace was pressed down by the massive gravitational force and could not move immediately; it could only lie flat on the ground and circulate its energy.

The next second, all the remaining ice fragments on the entire field suddenly seemed to come to life; they floated up, rapidly gathered, and crazily swirled around Xuelei Palace, forming an ice fragment storm that was dozens of meters tall.

"Xuelei Palace has unleashed a super-tier skill, Ice Crystal Storm!" On the commentary stage, Nephthys said loudly.

Just as she spoke, the golden-bright flames in Like Ya Bao's mouth sprayed out.

This flame was extremely warm, entirely golden-bright, only about a meter thick, and had no feeling of scorching heat at all.

"Bang!!!"

The golden-bright flames sprayed down, bombarding the ice fragment storm that had just condensed upward. The ice fragment storm had no ability to resist and directly exploded!

With another loud "bang," the golden-bright flames crushed the ice fragment storm and bombarded Xuelei Palace.

A shockwave accompanied by golden light suddenly exploded.

This light was so dazzling that it almost scorched the eyes of the audience present, and everyone subconsciously raised their hands to shield their eyes.

It was as if sunlight had exploded, yet there was no suffocating sense of high temperature as imagined.

"Xuelei!!!"

In the holy, golden-bright light, Xuelei Palace let out a miserable cry.

"Bang!"

At the same time, Like Ya Bao, high in the air, seemed as if it had burned out; the flames on its body extinguished, and it fell to the ground.

"Xuelei!"

"Xuelei!"

The golden-bright light disappeared. Xuelei Palace did not faint; instead, it kept rolling on the ground while screaming in agony, as if it were still experiencing some unbearable pain.

The whole stadium was silent.

After a brief silence, the noise of the crowd rose like dust.

"This, what skill is this? I've never seen it before!"

"No, what kind of flame is this? Is it that powerful?"

"Ice Crystal Storm is a super-tier skill, right? Besides the color, this flame doesn't look particularly strange, yet it could directly crush the Ice Crystal Storm?"

"Oh my, does Fendiduo actually have so many trump cards..."

"Fendiduo's Fierce Fire is gone. Although Xuelei Palace hasn't fallen, it looks heavily injured. It probably won't be able to compete in the next round. Fendiduo trading one for two—I feel Qiao Sang's winning percentage has increased."

"Who said Xuelei Palace can't compete in the next round? Isn't it just heavily injured? Go to the Beast Taming Code to rest for a while, and its state will recover a bit. By then, it can continue..."

The noisy sounds suddenly quieted down.

On the field, Xuelei Palace, which had been rolling and screaming, seemed to have finally reached its limit; it stopped and fainted with its eyes closed.

And not far away, Like Ya Bao's claws moved, and it struggled to climb up.

The flames on its body were gone, revealing a purple-black body, looking like it was deeply poisoned.

What exactly was that skill just now... Serana looked at the fallen Xuelei Palace, then at Fendiduo, who was trying to climb up, her brows furrowed tightly.

Like Ya Bao... Qiao Sang felt both excited and moved inside.

What excited her was that Like Ya Bao had defeated Xuelei Palace without her command and while poisoned; what moved her was that even though it was heavily injured like this, it still wanted to stand up again.

On the commentary stage, Nephthys put away her expression of astonishment, took a deep breath, and said loudly:

"Fendiduo unleashed a mysterious flame skill and hit Xuelei Palace! Is the outcome of this match about to be decided!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the mechanical pet wearing the referee's badge took a look at Like Ya Bao, whose claws could still move, and then came to Xuelei Palace's side to observe.

It didn't immediately blow the whistle representing the end of the match or raise the flag, but instead came to Like Ya Bao's side.

At this moment, Like Ya Bao's claws were pressing against the ground, struggling to climb up, but it hadn't succeeded yet.

According to the match rules, when a pet beast falls to the ground, is still conscious, but cannot stand up again, it is still judged as a defeat.

The pet beast wearing the referee's badge began the countdown.

Like Ya Bao's vision was blurry.

It looked at its fallen opponent not far away and felt like it hadn't won yet, but it couldn't remember why.

Clearly, the opponent had already fallen...

Like Ya Bao struggled to stand up, but the continuous damage on its body left it with absolutely no strength.

"Ya..."

It should have won, right? The opponent had already fallen...

Like Ya Bao stopped struggling and slowly closed its eyes.

However, at this moment, its own Beast Tamer's voice entered its ears: "Stand up! You haven't won yet!"

Like Ya Bao: "!"

"Ya-ya..."

Amidst the gaze of the crowd and the pet beasts, Like Ya Bao reopened its eyes, struggled, and stood up.

At this moment, the whole stadium was boiling.

"Fendiduo! Fendiduo!"

"Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!"

The pet beast wearing the referee's badge blew the whistle representing the end of the match, raised the green flag, and waved it in the direction of Qiao Sang and Like Ya Bao.

A giant virtual screen appeared out of thin air in the sky.

Below Serana's photo, the photo of Xuelei Palace turned from color to black and white.

"Player Qiao Sang has taken another match!" On the commentary stage, Auror said loudly: "The score has reached 0:2!"

The cheers and noise in the audience were enough to break through the clouds.

"Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!"

"Fendiduo! Fendiduo!"

"This match is over, but the competition isn't over yet. I'm already looking forward to the next match," Nephthys said.

"Xin-xin."

Beloved Xin-xin let out a cry, indicating that it really wanted to know what the last flame skill Fendiduo unleashed was.

"It looks like Solar Fire, but judging by the power, it's definitely not Solar Fire," Nephthys analyzed.

During her commentary, Serana raised her hand, wanting to recall Xuelei Palace into the Beast Taming Code.

At this time, Qiao Sang spoke up: "Wait."

Serana looked over.

The audience also quieted down; everyone wanted to hear what Qiao Sang had to say.

After all, in this type of match, professional Beast Tamers rarely say anything other than commands.

"The move Like Ya Bao just unleashed is Holy Fire. This skill burns the soul. I suggest you have Xuelei Palace treated immediately." As Qiao Sang said this, she waved her hand and recalled Like Ya Bao into the Beast Taming Code.

Holy Fire can burn the soul; not just any skill can treat it, and entering the Beast Taming Code won't recover it at all. The match has only just finished the second round; if it drags on until the entire match is over, Xuelei Palace might suffer lifelong ailments and never be able to participate in professional battles again.

Holy Fire? Burning the soul? Serana was stunned for a moment, and then her expression changed drastically; she shouted urgently:

"Where are the healers! Get the healers here quickly!"

The medical team in white coats quickly appeared out of thin air beside Xuelei Palace and took it away from the field.

On the commentary stage, the two commentators and the guest were stunned in place and didn't speak immediately.

In the audience, everyone collectively lost their voices, and the scene was silent.