Chapter 756: Evil Water Toad

The entire venue fell silent.

A few seconds later, a wave of noise surged through the audience.

"A high-level beast defeating a commander-level beast? Good lord, this is my first time seeing it live."

"Bai Qing'e is simply the shame of commander-level beasts…"

"You can't really say that either. Bai Qing'e does have real strength — it's not like there aren't commander-level beasts weaker than it."

"The main thing is that Steel-Slash Giant Falcon, as a high-level beast, is absurdly overpowered. The combo of Air Absorption plus Mount Tai Press — in a same-tier match, I think that single move alone could end the fight."

"Isn't that obvious? The average size of an ordinary high-level beast is around three meters, but it shot straight up to eight meters. Using Mount Tai Press gives it a natural advantage."

"Honestly, I think Bai Qing'e itself could've still fought, but when it saw its own image on the virtual screen, it looks like it just fainted from anger…"

"Hahaha! I saw that too — Steel-Slash Giant Falcon pointed it out to it."

"I get it now — Steel-Slash Giant Falcon was launching a spiritual attack!"

"Evil Water."

"Spirit Pattern…"

Even though Steel-Slash Giant Falcon's true form, strength, and intelligence all make our hearts flutter, the reputation of the Great Steel Falcon species and the matter of its new form being a bond regression still make us think twice.

Besides, with the purple mist spreading across the field and the mind occupied by the super-tier skill Ice Domain, there wasn't that much attention focused on the snow below.

"Tch, if you can't tell the difference, you'll end up like that Evil Water Toad — charging straight into the snow on your own."

"Right, and how does it still have Ice Domain up? I was waiting for that poison mist to freeze along with the Evil Water Toad."

The purple mist dispersed at that moment.

At this point, someone suddenly said: "By the way, have any of you noticed that Contestant Qiao Sang didn't issue a single command this whole match?"

After a tremendous crash, the giant ice cone appeared for the seventh time.

A stream of purple poison mist instantly spewed from its mouth, slowly spreading toward the field below.

Hand speed, one step faster than everyone else… Watching the poison mist about to spread over, Bingke felt a little deflated, but she quickly adjusted her mindset and spoke up:

As his words fell, the mechanical-system beast referee came over to observe the Evil Water Toad, then blew the whistle to end the match.

Besides, that also perfectly explains why Bingke didn't speak a single command the entire match just now.

"Bang!"

"Poison Mist!"

Qiao Sang: "…"

Quickly, the blue light faded, and Lubao was already full of vigor, as if she had just entered the field.

Calm down, it's not over yet. The poison mist hasn't fully dispersed — it should still be able to corrode the ice flowers a little. And this time, the Shi Rong I drew for the Evil Water Toad can automatically channel energy to the tongue when its condition is poor, allowing its saliva to secrete on its own…

That's way too brutal!

I never expected Spirit Pattern Tao Jun to have, besides Ice Domain, another skill — Ice Flower Seal — with such a high proficiency.

Qiao Sang's heart turned utterly cold.

Of Bingke's beasts, the one that left the deepest impression on me was Shi Rong Tao Jun.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't get too carried away. The other side is fighting across tiers — no matter how confident, they wouldn't just leave their beast to fight alone like that. This Steel-Slash Giant Falcon, like Steel Guard Falcon, also has bond regression. I heard beasts with bond regression can communicate directly through the brain domain — Bingke was probably issuing commands through the brain domain just now."

Qiao Sang: "!!!"

The audience chattered back and forth, the discussion growing louder and louder, quite animated.

"An ice flower has grown on the Evil Water Toad! Yes! In just that short time, it's already covered in ice flowers! Looks like Binghua Bingke just cast Ice Flower Seal inside the poison mist!"

Evil Water Toad — when dealing with this kind of poison-type beast, the worst thing is being hit by a poison-type skill, because even if it takes no further attacks afterward, it will continue to take damage…

Just then, a giant ice cone resembling a mountain suddenly appeared above the Evil Water Toad.

"Better go look into the reputation of the Great Steel Falcon — not many people dare to contract a beast like that."

Lubao's expression didn't change much, but inside she finally relaxed.

Honestly, that last match just now directly slashed my confidence.

Qiao Sang was dumbfounded.

Immediately after, another giant ice cone resembling a mountain appeared in the same spot.

"Why does Spirit Pattern Tao Jun feel like it hasn't made any move at all?"

"Let's congratulate Contestant Bingke! On winning this match!"

Amid the crowd's chatter, Bingke waved her hand and recalled Steel Treasure back into the Beast Codex.

"Indeed, being able to make the Great Steel Falcon undergo bond regression, and even have it happen across two tiers in a row — just thinking about it seems unrealistic."

"Toxic Surge!"

Every thought in Qiao Sang's mind cleared in an instant, and she began forming hand seals at the fastest speed of her life.

"Bang!!!"

A woman with short red hair couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up:

Next up, it's probably going to be a tough fight… Qiao Sang recalled the Great Steel Falcon into the Beast Codex while watching Shi Rong's movements, and her heart skipped a beat.

Everyone: "!!!"

The next second, yet another giant ice cone resembling a mountain appeared above the Evil Water Toad.

The crowd's topic shifted for a moment from the match to the Great Steel Falcon species.

"If it keeps staying up there, it might not be sealed this quickly — after all, the poison mist still has a corrosive effect."

Honestly, that Xunxun Palu was something I drew after I found out my opponent was Bingke.

"Croak croak croak…"

The commentator swallowed and said: "Under the continuous attacks of Giant Ice Cone, the Evil Water Toad seems to have completely fallen into a coma — has the match ended?!"

"Evil Water."

At that moment, her beast-tamer's voice rang in her ear: "Slowly heal yourself!"

"Spirit Rune…"

"Bang!!!"

"Bing'ai's player has summoned the endangered pet beast beneath the Blue Star, the Spirit Rune Shi Rong!" the commentator suddenly said excitedly. "Will it once again cast the Ice Heaven Domain and start that match directly!"

Tao Jun took a deep breath and calmed down slightly.

The camera gave it a close-up.

The surrounding people grew suspicious.

It cried out once, and the gemstone on its forehead lit up.

"What's going on with that snow?"

It was falling straight down from the air like a piece of ice-sculpture art.

It was only after someone happened to mention it that everyone one after another realized the snow in the sky seemed a little too abnormal.

Bing'ai's mind began operating on its own.

"Spirit Rune Shi Rong! Spirit Rune Tao Jun!"

Still poisoned… Seeing Lu Bao's state, Bing'ai's heart subconsciously tightened.

A super-tier skill was naturally very powerful, but now Spirit Rune Tao Jun was only a General-grade pet beast, with limited energy within its body. Relying too much on that move would actually be bad.

Snowflakes drifted down.

Purple mist swirled around the Evil Water Toad covered in ice flowers.

At the same time, the purple poisonous mist spread across the entire field, and its color grew thicker and thicker, making it impossible to see the scene outside.

The frog-type pet beast in the star array — nearly three meters tall, its body almost deep purple, with green eyes and sharp red nails growing on the claws of all four limbs — cried out once and opened its mouth.

Still had to end the match quickly…

The red short-haired woman explained:

"Ice Heaven Domain! Ice Heaven Domain!"

Ice cones smashed down.

Spirit Rune Shi Rong had healing-type skills, so it was most likely healing right now — this was the best time to attack!

The saliva touched the ice flower, which immediately melted slightly, showing signs of corrosion.

At this moment, the ice flowers on the Evil Water Toad's body had completely shattered, and it had its eyes closed, looking thoroughly unconscious.

You can't even win against a higher-grade pet beast with your General-grade pet beast — how are you going to fight the remaining three?

"Bond degradation, huh… I'm giving up. I was originally thinking of contracting a Little Steel Falcon as my next pet beast."

Hearing this, the crowd all looked toward the sky above the field.

"Actually, you can tell when that move is being cast — pet beasts all have motions when casting skills. The main thing is the poisonous mist is blocking the view."

Good thing she still had other attack moves…

A General-grade pet beast wanting to cast a super-tier skill must use up all its energy and requires a certain degree of concentration. Spirit Rune Tao Jun was still within the range of the poisonous mist, so its condition would gradually worsen and its energy would become unstable. Under such circumstances, it simply couldn't cast the super-tier skill Ice Heaven Domain… This was the chance… Thinking of this, Shi Rong couldn't wait and shouted:

"Holy crap, if you hadn't said it I really wouldn't have noticed — it really seems like she hasn't said a single word this whole time!"

……

Only then did Lu Bao realize something was off about its own condition.

The venom in front of it was about to hit the opponent, but the opponent dodged to the side and avoided the attack.

Inside the ice flower, the Evil Water Toad maintained its spitting posture, as if completely sealed in ice.

The surrounding people were stunned for a moment, then chimed in with surprised tones:

"Instant-kill Qiao Sang! Instant-kill Shi Rong!"

One giant ice cone after another smashed down.

At that moment, a spectator guessed: "Could it be that Spirit Rune Tao Jun cast a snow-related skill?"

"From the very beginning when the Steel-Slashing Giant Falcon sheared the feathers off the White Light Goose, I felt this match was definitely not simple."

Lu Bao's expression was excited, but its body was faintly emanating purple energy.

"The Snowfall trait has the heaviest snowfall within the first ten seconds of appearing — it can't possibly get heavier and heavier only later on."

The ice flower sealing the Evil Water Toad remained intact.

The Evil Water Toad's green pupils contracted from time to time, occasionally catching glimpses of the scene within the purple mist.

At that moment, a mechanical voice rang out across the field:

He was somewhat worried that Bing'ai would be affected by the audience.

The Evil Water Toad didn't hesitate. With a powerful push of its four limbs, it leaped tens of meters into the air in a single bound.

"I remember the Snowfall trait — the further forward in time, the smaller it gets, and then it disappears, right?"

"Spirit Rune…"

It didn't notice that an ice flower had suddenly grown on top of its head.

Just as it covered nearly half the field, Lu Bao appeared on the field.

"The Evil Water Toad leaped into the air after the venom impact and consecutively cast Acid Bomb!" the commentator maintained professionalism, passionately providing commentary. Suddenly, as if seeing something, he widened his eyes, revealed an excited expression, and the passion in his voice suddenly became even more genuine:

"Huh? Then isn't Spirit Rune Tao Jun in danger?!"

"Bang!!!"

……

"You guys don't understand this. For a higher-grade pet beast to cast a super-tier skill, it's not that easy — it absolutely has to be in peak condition. Now Spirit Rune Tao Jun is inside the poisonous mist, its condition is bad, it definitely can't cast Ice Heaven Domain."

"Um, haven't you guys noticed — the snow seems to have gotten a lot heavier."

Although Lu Bao knew Healing Light, if the opponent turned the entire battle field into a poison field like they were doing now, then even if the healing succeeded, as long as it breathed once, it would still fall into a poisoned state.

A small amount of cyan corrosive venom pierced through the poison mist.

Xunxun Palu didn't seize the chance to heal like she would in future battles, but let out a cry instead.

In the panoramic view, small snowflakes drifted down, and beneath the Venomous Toad that had leapt into the low air, ice flowers bloomed in full.

Xunxun Palu had to interrupt her healing. But the opponent had barely any chance to attack during that time either…

It opened its mouth and spat out green-glowing acid bombs without pause.

Hearing her beastmaster's words, Xunxun Palu pouted her mouth and held her breath.

Spirit Pattern Tao Jun's entry with the snowfall characteristic amazed us, but we'd already learned of that characteristic beforehand and were mentally prepared, so we didn't react as intensely as the audience on the first day.

……

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"3, 2, 1, the match begins!"

After an unknown amount of time, the commotion on the field finally died down.

Competitor area.

Not to mention anything else, if Shi Rong Tao Jun cast the Ice Heaven Domain at the start of every match, regardless of whether the opponent was strong or weak, Shi Rong Tao Jun could only battle one round before being exhausted, because the energy in its body only allowed it to cast the Ice Heaven Domain once, and couldn't sustain it into the next match.

"Venom."

First of all, I didn't provoke any of you… Hearing the shouts, Qiao Sang was utterly speechless.

The audience couldn't see the specific scene within the purple poison mist clearly, so they could only turn their heads and start discussing.

"That move paired with a pet beast that has the snowfall characteristic is simply a killing blow — you can't tell anything apart at a glance!"

The person beside glanced at him: "How do you know?"

During the spitting process, the Venomous Toad suddenly felt a wave of heat and its body trembled involuntarily.

"My pet beast identifier can identify what pathway caused the scanned target's current form to evolve. Steel Slash Giant Falcon evolved through Bond Evolution."

Blue light surfaced on its body.

That Xunxun Palu itself was defending against Spirit Pattern Tao Jun's ice-type skills — who would have thought it would actually come in handy......

Pitt Special Zhao Weiwei frowned slightly.

The Venomous Toad opened its large mouth and spat out a large amount of cyan corrosive venom. The toxic liquid pierced through the poison mist, contacted some snowflakes, corroded them in an instant, and sprayed toward the position directly ahead.

"Holy crap! That's why the snow was falling so heavily! So Spirit Pattern Tao Jun cast Ice Flower Seal!"

With a tremendous roar, the purple mist churned.

"Hold your breath."

The giant ice cone slammed down hard, shattering into countless flying ice fragments.

She had seen it very clearly just now — even though the opponent was sealed, the stuff flowing from its mouth still melted some of the ice flowers.

"I think those ice flowers bloomed all at once — that kind of power must be a perfected ultimate skill, right?"

As expected, when it comes to hand seal speed, I'm still faster! Qiao Sang rejoiced inwardly and said loudly:

"Could it be that Shi Rong Tao Jun's snowfall characteristic is at a high level?"

Almost everyone was hoping to witness a General-level pet beast cast a Super-tier skill live with their own eyes.

No one noticed a corrosive strand of saliva flowing from the corner of its mouth.

"It seems like only big shots who are very confident in their pet beasts' strength would issue commands like that — have I already reached that level?!"

"Seal it." Bing Ai issued the command.

"Contestant Qiao Sang's Venomous Toad took the initiative and used Poison Mist, trapping Spirit Pattern Tao Jun inside!" the commentator explained the current situation in a timely manner.

On the field.

Extremely corrosive acid rained down from the air like a downpour.

Like this, it wouldn't achieve any real training effect at all.

The audience seats were now boiling over too.

There really are pet beast identifiers with that function.

The star array before you lit up first.