Chapter 761: Ice Ai Pa Lu VS Fighting Cold Duck

Information on star players is easy to find — a quick search and there's plenty.

However, Qiao Sang hadn't previously known any of Super Su Xing's stars, so it was hard to tell whether the information she found was real or fake, but there was one thing the online reports all agreed on.

That was the contracted pet beasts.

Although she had already gotten a general idea of every star competitor beforehand, after clearly knowing her opponent for the day, Qiao Sang still picked up her phone and searched Ice Si Daila's name online again.

【Ice Si Daila, female, 34 years old, born in the Ninth District, C-rank Beast Tamer, pet beast performer, actress, singer, self-awakened at 14, her family spent half a year finding a purebred Gel Duck for her to contract with...】

Just as she was reading, Teacher Bilite beside her suddenly spoke up:

"When you contract pet beasts in the future, you'd best find purebreds to contract with too."

So she spotted the content on my phone... Qiao Sang muttered to herself, then said: "When I contract pet beasts, what I value more is fate."

Talent is indeed heavy important, but with a cheat ability, purebred or not doesn't matter that much anymore.

Unless a pet beast has some aspect clearly superior to other pet beasts besides being purebred — like the purebred Thunder Fragment Dragon Egg the Prop Academy Dean tempted her with back then — otherwise it's hard to make her heart stir.

Ice Flower Seal... is fine, must act before the Ice Flower Seal lands... Pan Deyan understood the battle had reached the critical moment, and said in a low voice:

It hit! Bing Ai Pa Lu's eyes lit up.

"Now it depends on how Pan Deyan chooses."

Fate? Anyone else might be fine, but your goal is the Star Cup, and you still care about this? Every big shot competing in the Star Cup, whose pet beasts aren't carefully selected... Hearing this, Teacher Bilite found it absurd, yet also felt this was exactly something Qiao Sang would do.

Fighting Heat Duck's forehead bulged with veins as it gritted its teeth and held on.

It had no idea that the water droplets that had fallen to the ground suddenly drilled out from Lubao's head!

Below the arena.

"I didn't expect Ice Si Daila to also have the Water-Melting characteristic!"

At the same time, all the muscles on Fighting Heat Duck's body swelled, condensing a layer of white energy, then its body twisted and spun.

Because Fighting Heat Duck's speed was too slow, it swept through nearly half the water droplets in one go, making those water droplets seem to freeze in mid-air.

……

Lubao immediately understood.

……

Water Surge... Pan Deyan's heart turned solemn, though she kept a polite smile on her face.

"Only now!"

The mechanical voice rang out across the arena: "3, 2, 1, match over!"

With a tremendous crash, Fighting Heat Duck slammed hard into Lubao's body.

Lubao let out a low cry, and all around, as if a celestial curtain had been drawn back, endless brilliant colors burst forth.

"Use a prop!"

To think it comes out and immediately uses its trump card — it really thinks highly of you...

"Fighting Heat!"

"Are you stupid? This is the Beast Tamer Stars match, with so many media outlets reporting. Pan Deyan has taken on a lot of product endorsements for props. She has to use all those products in front of the public; if the match ends too quickly, those props become useless."

Not bad, she's got something... Water Surge watched Fighting Heat Duck's current movements and really wanted to take out her phone to snap a photo, but she knew this wasn't the time for pictures.

"If it were just a straightforward match, that would be true, but Bing Ai Pa Lu is unlikely to let her pet beast come out and immediately unleash a big move just to end the match quickly."

Three streams of water struck the air and splashed across the ground.

"Ice Ai!"

"Fighting Heat!"

The second pillar, the third pillar, the fourth pillar...

"Ice Si Daila has used Giant Ice Cone again! Can Fighting Heat Duck still hold on!" the commentator cried out passionately.

"Below!" Bing Ai Pa Lu's voice suddenly rose.

Fighting Heat Duck, now sunk deep into the ground, had a layer of solid white light condensed on its head, and was even wearing something like a helmet.

The water droplets that had earlier splashed across the ground from Pan De's attack all floated up into the air at once!

Quick... Pan De focused entirely on the situation before her, heart pounding, not daring to be careless.

In that case, all that's left is defense!

The situation is bad... Bing Ai Pa Lu's heart sank, and she shouted:

Aurora Curtain! The lovely Aurora Curtain! Bing Ai Pa Lu's face changed, nearly spitting blood.

The seal-forming training over the past two days had indeed made her hand speed much faster, but that was only compared to her previous self — compared to the battle-experienced Pan Deyan, she was clearly still a notch behind.

Yet the next second, she saw Ice Pan Deyan slowly rise from the ground, looking as if she hadn't suffered any serious injury.

Bing Ai Pa Lu... Water Surge's gaze shifted forward, landing on the woman directly opposite wearing a leather jacket and leather pants, with naturally curly brown long hair.

Fighting Heat Duck froze for a moment.

Lubao has the Water Storage characteristic, and it's already at B-rank, so it should be able to withstand the impact from Qiao Sang just now and isn't injured... Water Surge calmly sensed Lubao's condition and location.

"Didn't you hear the commentator? It's just enduring, that's all."

"Fighting Heat Duck strikes first!" the commentator narrated the current situation in real time: "The pet beast summoned by player Water Surge is — Ice Si Daila!"

It opened its mouth, slightly raised its head, and cried out.

It cried out, and a powerful current of water suddenly swirled around its body.

Teacher Bilite thought for a moment and said: "Impact Absorption — the feathers on its head have the property of absorbing impact. Generally speaking, when attacked, it always uses its head to take the hit."

Bing Ai Pa Lu didn't give any command, yet the Fighting Heat Duck that had just entered the arena had deep blue light appear in its eyes.

Earlier, Lubao was able to melt into the water Qiao Sang had cast because that was a purely special-attack skill, but now what's spinning in the water current is Fighting Heat Duck itself — clearly special attack plus physical attack. If that hit landed, Lubao would definitely be seriously injured.

"Fighting Heat!"

Aurora Curtain can only be used when it's hailing or snowing.

At that moment, another giant ice spike abruptly appeared in midair, slamming viciously beneath the seventh ice spike.

"Below!" The instant the giant ice spike appeared, Bing Ai Pa Lu warned at once.

"Why?"

Immediately, a crisp "crack" rang out, and the ice spike was instantly covered in fractures.

You shot Lubao a look.

……

At that moment, Shuiteng asked:

Lubao was sent flying backward, stone chips scattering everywhere.

Watching the attack coming right before its eyes, Lubao's pupils contracted slightly. At that moment, it heard its own beast-tamer's voice:

"It's Bing Ai Pa Lu, right? Shuiteng is very weak, but your hand speed when forming seals is a hard weakness. As long as Bing Ai Pa Lu seizes the chance to retreat and strike first, the difference in this battle will basically be decided. After all, the victory or defeat between professional beast-tamers can very well come down to a single instant like this."

If it dodged with Water Jet like before, it would be caught up in less than a second.

The moment the two stepped onto the field, the cheers exploded.

The force of the impact made Dou Re Ya scream as it was sent shooting straight down for a considerable distance, then began to fall.

At that speed, there was no time to dodge… Pan De muttered subconsciously:

With no time to think, Lubao leaped straight up toward the oncoming water current head-on, then vanished from sight.

After both sides entered the field, part of the audience couldn't wait to start discussing:

Using Melt to dodge—at that speed, Lubao has no time to move. The moment it enters Melt, its position will be locked, then attacked.

Water droplets flew in all directions.

"Dou Re!"

"But if the opponent is Shuiteng, shouldn't you use the advantage of seal-forming to start fast? Otherwise it'll be hard to fight later, right?"

"Yes, that Ice Si Daila's Melt trait rank is either A or S. Generally speaking, beasts with the Melt trait don't melt into water this quickly, let alone when there's water-type energy inside. Even if a beast with the Melt trait melts into the water, it'll still be hit by the internal attacks from within, and then exit the Melt state."

"Bing Ai!"

In the panoramic view, a giant ice spike resembling a mountain abruptly appeared beneath Dou Re Ya!

Dou Re Ya's knees bent slightly, then it exploded with even greater force, kicking downward with all its might!

Sigh, how tragic… The scene on the field made the crowd pull out their phones one after another to take photos and record videos.

"Why didn't Ice Si Daila just use Ice Heaven Domain?"

"Bing Ai!"

Just as it was about to crash into the ground, Bing Ai Pa Lu called out:

Looking at Dou Re Ya again, it had just finished its attack, and the water currents on its body hadn't fully dissipated before they were completely covered in rough ice flowers, like a work of art placed in the snow.

When the first giant ice spike slammed beneath Dou Re Ya, its entire body sank into the ground.

"But Ice Si Daila must have also taken considerable damage, yet it didn't reveal itself. Because of this, if Dou Re Ya wants to take this chance to attack continuously, it probably won't be able to."

"Use Water Rush!"

Ice Si Daila is injured, and I don't know if it can still cast Ice Heaven Domain in its current state… But one thing I can confirm now is that the rhythm is still in my hands… Pan Deyan said without the slightest hesitation:

"Bang!"

You understand—if this strike fails to take down Ice Si Daila, then the loser of this match is you.

Just then, another giant ice spike resembling a mountain appeared above the ice spike!

"Just look at where Pan De's attack landed just now. At that distance, there's probably not even enough time to gather energy."

But there was no time at all. The instant the voice rang out, the massive "water pillar" completely struck Dou Re Ya's rear!

"Ten seconds!"

From the calm ground, three water currents suddenly burst forth, twisting their bodies like wild snakes, lashing viciously toward the not-yet-fully-revealed figure ahead.

Then it suddenly changed trajectory, charging right up to Ice Si Daila's face!

An orange-yellow star array lit up first in front of Bing Ai Pa Lu.

Dou Re Ya's head was pointing down at this moment, completely unable to see what was happening above, only knowing there was danger up there.

Dou Re Ya was only dazed for a moment before continuing to control the water currents to attack.

"Who do you guys think will win?"

On the contrary, as a professional beast-tamer, you understand better than anyone how troublesome the little girl before you is.

The instant the voice rang out, Dou Re Ya seemed to understand something, and the muscles on its swinging fist swelled to twice their size.

"Dou Re Ya has been pinned under giant ice spikes one after another! Will the match end here!" the commentator's voice rang out.

"Bang!"

"Aurora Screen!"

Half an hour later.

And it spun faster and faster downward, like a massive rotating water current.

Dou Re Ya's head pointed down, Water Gun firing.

"Next to enter is contestant Bing Ai Pa Lu! And contestant Shuiteng!"

Forget it, perhaps the bonded beasts that share fate with that person are never simple…

The temperature of the entire field plummeted.

You didn't take the opponent any less seriously just because they were a minor.

Just when Dou Re Ya's afterimage appeared at a certain spot, Pan De said in a low voice:

"Why hasn't Ice Pan Deyan exited the Melt state?"

Shuiteng asked again: "Then what's that Gel Duck's talent skill?"

Just as its head poked out, a massive stream of water instantly wrapped around it!

At the same time, its upper-limb muscles tensed, condensing a thick layer of white energy.

The beautiful scene below instantly drew gasps from the audience in the stands; one after another, they excitedly grabbed their phones and opened their cameras.

The snowflakes that had originally only stopped falling reappeared, carrying a faint chill as they drifted upward in small flakes.

"Dore!"

The conditions for casting Aurora Screen are far too harsh for the average Super Star Person; nearly ninety percent of us have seen that skill in person on the spot.

"Bang!"

Biwaite fell silent.

Hearing its beast-tamer's words, Dore raised its left upper limb, and blue energy condensed in an instant the moment it lifted.

Whether it was Water Rise or Bing Ai Pa Lu, both were low-popularity contestants.

Water-melting trait… Bing Ai Pa Lu's brow furrowed slightly.

That was an instruction only Dore knew; when its beast-tamer called out a time, it meant the match was to begin within that time.

The commentator's passionate voice rang out across the venue:

"Jump!"

Ice Flower Seal is also snow!

The brief exchange set the audience seats buzzing with discussion.

In that case, she would think of a way to attack its other parts… Pan De pondered.

Dore has the talent skill Impact Absorb, and just now Pan Deyan also called for an item, but watching Dore clearly make no move, that item should have taken effect on its head… is it a defense… Water Rise watched the action on the field and felt it might still be too early to say it had begun.

The moment the voice fell, Water Rise quickly formed hand seals.

Dore, Water and Fighting dual-attribute General-grade pet beast, the General-grade form of Gel Duck… Water Rise's hands held the final seal, gazing at the pet beast in the distance, and its basic information surfaced in his mind.

"Are pure-blooded pet beasts more likely to awaken talent skills?"

Dore's head dropped to the ground in an inverted posture, its two feet bracing against a giant ice cone like a large pillar.

A duck-type pet beast roughly eight meters tall, almost entirely deep blue, with part of the hair on its head silver-white and slanted to one side like side-swept bangs, light-blue wave-shaped patterns on its waist and above its ankles, and three exceptionally bright water-drop-shaped feathers on its tail, appeared within the star array.

She had only one thought: she absolutely could not take the attack head-on like that!

"Again!" Water Rise said in a slightly excited, raised voice.

"Bing Ai Pa Lu! Bing Ai Pa Lu!"

However, the figure she had imagined did not appear.

"Quake!"

Dore's feet moved, its speed suddenly exploding as it turned into a blurred afterimage; using both hands and feet, it struck the water droplets in midair with Fighting-type moves.

He really wanted to teach the other party that choosing a pet beast wasn't that simple, but when he saw the Chengqi Lu Water in Water Rise's arms and recalled the other's three other pet beasts.

The commentator was right; with its leg muscles taut, Dore, which had been about to rush over for a close-range attack while its target was freshly wounded, froze in place for the moment.

Then, it stomped down hard.

With a tremendous crash, the first ice cone shattered completely, and Dore's entire head sank deep into the ground.

Most had only heard of it.

Suddenly, Dore felt the area around it darken.

It continued to cast Water Gun.

"Dore…"

Biwaite gave an "Mm."

Just as everyone thought the match was about to end, a stream of water spinning at high speed suddenly rose from underground, smashing through one giant ice cone after another!

She didn't know why; clearly it was an attack form like a water-jet spray, yet Water Rise inexplicably felt that this move had an extremely high safety factor.

"Speaking of which, is Water-Melting really that easy to use? Any incoming Water-type skill can be melted away?"

With Xunxun Palu's appearance, snow began to fall from the sky.

"Water Rise! Water Rise!"

At this moment, the three streams of water were only about half a meter from Xunxun Palu, and Xunxun Palu had only just appeared.

The ground trembled.

With Water Gun slowing its descent, the speed at which it fell immediately lessened considerably.

"Bang!!!"

"Ice Si Daila has jumped into the Qiao Sang! But it wasn't sent flying by the impact force from outside! Instead, it just melted its way in and hid its form!" the commentator passionately narrated: