Chapter 759: Ladybug of Stillness

"Tooth!"

Tooth Treasure was currently facing its own Beastmaster. Seeing the gesture, it immediately showed an excited expression and raised its head.

A scorching red energy ball abruptly condensed in its mouth and shot skyward.

"Cheng Yanqi Lu has used Meteor Rain!" the commentator announced excitedly. "How will Magic Ding Ding respond! Under the assault of Meteor Rain, even teleportation won't make dodging easy!"

Meteor Rain… Eron's mindset remained fairly steady.

The spirit pattern he had someone paint on Magic Ding Ding's body was designed to unleash its latent energy in a short burst.

Once the spirit pattern activated, the energy Magic Ding Ding could wield would be about a third higher than usual, drawing infinitely close to the late stage of a General-rank pet beast.

With that level of energy, combined with Mirror Reflection already trained to the initial stage of its ultimate technique, he was confident Magic Ding Ding could block Meteor Rain.

Just as he was thinking this, a loud "bang" rang out high in the sky.

Eron subconsciously looked up, and the scene before him made his pupils contract sharply.

Ladybug of Stillness… Jingjing recognized the pet beast the opponent had summoned.

The arena was especially chaotic.

"It seems Aoyi wants Ladybug of Stillness to use ultrasonic waves to force Ghost Ring King out directly!" the commentator explained in a timely manner.

The crowd stared at the scene before them, their minds blank.

Big Treasure Hunt appeared, teleporting instantly into the opponent's star array, its purple eyes gleaming.

Ladybug of Stillness tried to scream, but unfortunately its mouth was covered, unable to make a sound at all.

"Too awesome! Simply too awesome! This is the first time I've seen such an awesome competitor!"

"Spirit pattern~" Big Treasure Hunt retracted its White Dark Shadow Control.

Hou Si: "!!!"

The sky-obscuring rain of fire was gorgeous yet filled with a destructive, scorching aura.

"Honestly, the way Jingjing just snapped her fingers was so cool, I kind of want to be your fan…"

"Eron!"

Ladybug of Stillness opened its mouth.

Isn't that a student from the Beastmaster Department of Yulian Dun Elementary School…

"If Aoyi were a professional Beastmaster it might be a bit worse. I'm an appraiser, and my commands are too straightforward, making it easy for the opponent to see through them."

"Ladybug of Stillness dodged Ghost Ring King's Shadow Ball!" the commentator dutifully narrated.

Below the spectator stands, the crowd buzzed with discussion:

"Dodge!" Aoyi saw the situation was bad and issued a command.

The command really is too straightforward… Jingjing sighed inwardly.

At that moment, the rain of fire carrying an aura of destruction fell to the position of the barrier.

"Speaking of which, the equipment Ladybug of Stillness is wearing, Qiao Sang you know, just like Magic Ding Ding's, also boosts energy, but where is its prop? You remember Aoyi has Qiao Sang and the prop equipped together in every match."

"Having a pet beast close its eyes is an instinctive reaction, right? Who would know that Jingjing's Ghost Ring King has such a high proficiency in Hypnosis—one cast and it hits."

On the field.

"Competitor Aoyi directly had Ladybug of Stillness close its eyes, and Ghost Ring King seized the chance to use Brick Break—the effect was remarkable!"

The Shadow Ball hit the ground with a tremendous crash.

"My actual combat ability itself is just so-so. Sometimes I feel that when I command in battle, I might as well just let the pet beast do its own thing."

"Spirit pattern~"

As long as Ghost Ring King enters a state of confusion, it might not be able to maintain its invisibility!

"A peak low-tier skill… feels like it's not much different from some super skills…"

The next second, she clicked her tongue inwardly, thinking that this opponent truly had no real combat experience whatsoever, daring to have her own pet beast close its eyes directly during battle.

Big Treasure Hunt endured the chaos in its head and vanished from sight.

"Use Destruction Ray on the shadow!" Aoyi changed her command.

"Bang bang bang!!!"

Aoyi took a deep breath, trying to steady her mindset.

Now Ghost Ring King was right at her fingertips; switching to another move to attack would be utterly easy!

"Exactly."

"Cheng Yanqi Lu opened the match with a single Meteor Rain! Meteor Rain, a low-tier fire skill! I've been in this business for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen a Meteor Rain with such terrifying power live!"

"See, this match Jingjing is definitely going to win. Aoyi's only advantage was her hand speed in forming seals, and now she can't even match her in hand speed."

A flash of light suddenly swept across the semi-transparent barrier, seeming to have solidified considerably.

Tooth Treasure ran down from the sky and came to its Beastmaster's side.

Having the pet beast appear first might have given an advantage at the start, but now, that sole advantage was probably gone too…

"Bang!"

"Eron!"

Only the entire field was pitted and scarred, the scorched white ground still carrying lingering flames, and the air was thick with the smell of blazing fire.

Time's up… Jingjing said urgently:

"Spirit pattern~"

In an instant, a semi-transparent barrier about eight meters in diameter appeared above its head.

"Enough." Jingjing spoke up.

They had clearly never seen a more brutal battle scene before, yet the scene before them somehow made them unable to bear continuing to watch.

"Spirit pattern?"

It wasn't long before the crimson sky finally regained its ferocity.

"Magic!"

"Close your eyes!"

"Elang!"

"Magic!!!"

"Hou Si~"

Ultrasonic Wave, an intermediate Psychic-type skill, emits psychic sound waves from the body to confuse the opponent. Even pets with low spiritual power have somewhat poor resistance, so it takes longer to shake off the confusion... Treasure Hunt had many Psychic-type skills, and the telekinesis-type ones directly tied to spiritual power were practiced to the Ordinary level, so it should recover from the abnormality fairly quickly... Hou Si sensed Treasure Hunt's condition in his mind and felt that another second or two should be about enough.

"Holy crap! A peak Ordinary-level Meteor Rain — is there a single contestant in this match who can resist it?!"

After speaking, he waved his hand and recalled Tooth Treasure back into the Beast Codex.

Treasure Hunt moved its claws slightly, and the shadow that had been connected beneath the ground immediately burrowed up from the surface, calmly winding itself toward the Staring Ladybug.

"The response to the ultimate move was fine, but how could you let your pet close its eyes during battle?"

I forgot — Jingjing still has a recently very popular Ice Ai Pa Lu.

"Looks like he's really my fan. Just now you were completely drawn in by the Meteor Rain and didn't notice at all that Hou Si, who was beneath Magic Chime Chime, also used..."

Before the piercing sound wave could even be emitted, its entire body suddenly began shaking in small, uncontrollable movements.

"Ultrasonic Wave!" Seeing this, Aoyi felt a slight relief in his heart and quickly issued the command.

"Seven dimensions."

The rain of fire continued to fall without stopping.

The commentator grew more and more excited, spraying saliva everywhere by the end:

"Going first doesn't throw people off their rhythm — Aoyi must have been affected by the last match. In the past few days, his hand seals haven't been that fast; he's almost always been the one going first in recent matches."

Treasure Hunt, just about to launch its attack, heard that noise and felt its head go "buzz," becoming somewhat dizzy. It couldn't help but clutch its head.

"Eight dimensions!"

"Really, it feels like a complete stomp. Although the pets are the same level, in terms of combat power, they're simply not on the same tier at all."

The Staring Ladybug opened its mouth, and a piercing buzzing sound instantly rang out across the field.

"Ahhhh! I want Cheng Yanqi! I want to contract with Cheng Yanqi!"

The terrifying power of the fire rain continuously struck Magic Chime Chime's body, knocking it to the ground.

"Spirit Pattern~"

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and urgently shouted in a low voice: "Strengthen Mirror Reflection!"

Treasure Hunt moved its claws slightly, found that it couldn't turn, and looked at the several hundred threads with a puzzled expression.

The silkworm-thread-like lines moved along with the Staring Ladybug's body as it shook.

At this moment, the Staring Ladybug was in a dazed state. It shook its body, and just as it was about to maintain its flight in the air, the white shadow frantically wrapped around its entire body.

Although he tried hard to steady his mindset, he had to admit he was still somewhat affected. Otherwise his palms wouldn't be covered in sweat, and his hand-seal speed was also a bit faster than in the first match.

That's... Aoyi was startled, then thought of something and instinctively said in a low voice:

"Look at its wings — the patterns on them aren't actually patterns, they're props." said one of Aoyi's fans.

"Toothy!"

"Spirit Pattern!"

"Invisibility."

"Use the prop!" Hou Si said in a low voice.

"Qiao, contestant Jingjing has won this match!" The commentator seemed to have not yet fully recovered from the scene before his eyes, so much so that he was still a bit stuttering at the very end of his announcement. However, his professionalism was unquestionable, and he immediately began passionately commentating on the just-concluded match:

Treasure Hunt saw the opponent's state, chuckled for a moment, then raised its claws. A white, thick light instantly condensed, and then it viciously slashed down at the Staring Ladybug's head.

In the panoramic view, Treasure Hunt stood on the ground beside the Staring Ladybug's shadow, its own shadow connected to it. It spun its short toes, faster and faster.

"Magic Chime Chime is so miserable — that Mirror Reflection shattered in one second, and all that Meteor Rain afterward landed on it..."

"Ghost Ring King controlled the opponent after the Staring Ladybug used Ultrasonic Wave!" the commentator passionately narrated the current situation.

……

Magic Chime Chime heard its beast master's voice, snapped out of its shock, and hurriedly raised both claws.

The purple energy ball seemed to magnify many times over in the Staring Ladybug's eyes. It reflexively flapped its wings, transforming into a white light that swiftly flashed into the air.

What kind of prop is that? It feels a lot like the silk of an Insect-type pet, but much stickier and tougher... Jingjing gathered her thoughts and decided decisively:

The moment the rain of fire came into contact with the translucent barrier, it instantly shattered it completely!

Several hundred threads were still stuck to the ground, but the highest point the Staring Ladybug was flung to was only a dozen or so meters, so it was completely unaffected.

Fire tongues devoured, the ground trembled.

"Ultrasonic Wave!" Aoyi issued the command again.

At that moment, her beast master's voice rang out:

"Oh my god! That's Meteor Rain? How can Meteor Rain be that powerful?!"

The Staring Ladybug clutched its head, fell to the ground, and let out a miserable cry.

But when it was flung to the ground, several hundred threads stuck to it, and it just stayed there motionless.

"Nicely done." Jingjing praised.

After Magic Chime Chime's miserable cry, it never got up again.

"Jing, yue..." The Staring Ladybug endured the nausea with all its might and channeled energy into its wings.

It's over... Aoyi's heart turned cold.

The Staring Ladybug endured the dizziness and opened its mouth.

On the field, Aoyi stood stiff, feeling a layer of cold sweat had seeped out across his back just now.

That time, it was the star array behind you that lit up first.

"Brother, if I doubted you, it would absolutely be at the Ordinary level. You're a fan of Aoyi. My Magic Chime Chime you don't know much about — Mirror Coat was practiced to the Hou Si level a year ago, and the Qiao Sang on its body today can erupt with even more latent energy within. Just now when Magic Chime Chime used Mirror Coat, Hou Si couldn't even hold on for one second, so Yan Qilu's Fire Rain will only be weaker than you imagine."

Big Treasure grinned, then swung its short toes.

Even if Death Light would pause its actions for a few seconds after breaking through, that was still better than being tied up the whole time!

Countless flames rained from the sky, reflected in his pupils until they were entirely filled with fire.

The Staring Ladybug was immediately flung left and right across the ground like a half-arc loop, controlled without pause, and swung faster and faster.

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

To be honest, I'm an appraiser. I usually sit, and rarely encounter situations where I have to battle myself.

"You dare to assert! That is absolutely Ordinary-level Fire Rain! No, it's Ordinary-peak-level Fire Rain!"

For an instant, Elan forgot to think.

"Bug-type and Flying-type against Ghost-type and Psychic-type have no chance of winning at all."

After being flung for a full minute or so, the Staring Ladybug finally showed some movement.

While the crowd discussed, Big Treasure raised its claw, and a purple energy ball instantly condensed and was thrown at the fallen Staring Ladybug.

Staring Ladybug: "!!!"

That made the Staring Ladybug, which had just been about to take the chance to attack, suddenly lose its target.

At the same time, the white Qiao Sang on its body shimmered with a faint Bai Guang.

There are plenty of ways to deal with Hypnosis; there's no need to close your eyes.

If this were when I had just become a Beast Tamer, I might think there's something wrong with that command, but now after so many battles, I clearly understand how huge the flaw in issuing a command like that is.

My thought was complicated — since the Staring Ladybug's wings were bound, then use its mouth to launch an attack skill!

But the next second, the white shadow suddenly extended and wrapped around its mouth.

The Fire Rain before made me feel my own greatness for the first time.

The entire sky seemed to turn into a magnificent curtain of fire rain at this moment.

The moment those words left his mouth, Aoyi regretted it.

The brief clash made the audience sigh.

"Really don't know how they trained… a low-level skill reaching Hou Si-peak level, I feel only Beast Tamers over 40 could do it…"

Jingjing didn't dare delay at all, quickly forming hand seals with both hands.

"I think it should be divided into Hou Si level. Wouldn't Ordinary-peak level be too exaggerated? You know, Ordinary level and Ordinary peak are completely different in meaning."

After a few seconds, the Mechanical-type pet referee flew into the field, came beside the fainted Magic Chime Chime to observe, then blew the whistle to end the match.

"3, 2, 1, match over."

……

I wanted to change the command, but it was already too late. Just appearing in the star array, a bug-type pet beast about two meters in size, roughly rose-red in body color, with a pair of white antennae, beige limbs and neck area painted with brown Hou Si patterns, and translucent wings covered in white dots, heard its Beast Tamer's voice and instinctively closed its eyes.

The white shadow disappeared from the Staring Ladybug's body.

The Staring Ladybug's eyes were closed; it had completely fainted.

A few seconds later, a wave of noise like a tide suddenly erupted from the audience.

"The commentator already said it — that's Ordinary-peak Fire Rain!"

"Contestant Jingjing launched the first attack this time!" the commentator passionately narrated the situation just now: "Ghost Ring King teleported in front of the Staring Ladybug. From the look of it, it should be trying to use Hypnosis."

In an instant, the hundreds of fine lines on the wings, like veins, seemed to come alive, began to wriggle, then extended downward, suddenly growing to dozens of meters in length.