Chapter 988: Master of Mimicry

Two dazzling red star arrays lit up on the arena.

Soon, two pet beasts of different sizes appeared within the star arrays.

"Contestant Qiao Sang and Contestant Yu Zhenyi have respectively sent out Yan Yan Jia Ou and the Master of Mimicry." On the commentary stage, Tian Yiwan began:

"It is another duel between King-tier pet beasts."

Tang Xueran chimed in: "I wonder to whom the victory of this match will belong."

The Master of Mimicry, a Normal-type King-tier pet beast. Unlike ordinary Masters of Mimicry, Yu Zhenyi's Master of Mimicry was a variant pet beast; its body size was a circle smaller than the ordinary ones, and its Mimicry trait had reached an astonishing A-rank. It was adept at learning basic skills of other elements and could use moves of various types... Qiao Sang looked at the pet beast in the distance, which was about five meters tall, with grayish-yellow skin all over, pink patterns on its body, a slightly protruding forehead, and a head that looked as if it were wearing a pink headscarf. Information related to it surfaced in her mind.

Her gaze fell involuntarily on those pink patterns.

The patterns on an ordinary Master of Mimicry and the spot on its head were yellow, while this one was pink.

It is said that because it is a variant, it learns skills of other elements faster.

However, they were all just basic moves.

But it was precisely these basic moves that made its mimicry more successful in competitions.

"Yaya!"

Like Ya Bao looked at the opponent in the distance, excitement flashing in its eyes.

Immediately after, it vanished from where it stood.

"Harden!" Yu Zhenyi spoke without a second's delay.

Yan Yan Jia Ou, a dual Psychic and Fire-type pet beast, basically always strikes first and likes to be the aggressor. Because it can teleport, it especially likes to teleport to positions other than the front to perform close-range Fire Fang attacks.

"Mimicry!"

The Master of Mimicry let out a high-pitched cry, and its entire body suddenly became incomparably hard, revealing a silvery-white luster.

This was the luster only present in an ultimate-level Harden.

It seems Like Ya Bao's habit of using Fire Fang at the start of a match has become deeply ingrained in people's minds; it started defending before it even vanished and officially attacked... I knew it would be like this, it's a good thing I specifically told Like Ya Bao about it... Qiao Sang felt a bit amused inside, her expression calm.

The scene she imagined, where Yan Yan Jia Ou appeared behind the Master of Mimicry and directly used Fire Fang to bite down, did not happen.

An unexpected scene occurred: Like Ya Bao teleported high into the sky, lifted its head slightly, opened its mouth, and a red energy ball containing terrifying power was sprayed out from its mouth, rising straight upward.

It actually started with Meteor Shower... Yu Zhenyi revealed a look of astonishment and quickly changed his command:

"Mimic!"

Yan Yan Jia Ou's Meteor Shower is definitely at the ultimate level. Although the Master of Mimicry's Harden has also reached the ultimate level, Harden is only a mid-tier skill; he dared not let the Master of Mimicry take it head-on.

"Mimicry!"

The Master of Mimicry cried out, dissolving like cement, and vanished from sight.

The red energy ball exploded in the high sky with a "Bang."

Fire rain fell from the sky.

The entire sky was instantly dyed red.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Destructive fire rain fell, the explosive loud noises sounding as if they were right by the ears, and the arena was filled with a terrifying, scorching aura.

Soil and gravel splashed everywhere, full of holes and pits.

Tongues of fire danced wantonly, quickly turning the arena into a scorched earth of red flames; it looked as if there wasn't a single intact place left.

Yet, under such dense and terrifying attacks, the figure of the Master of Mimicry never appeared.

The audience in the stands couldn't help but start discussing:

"What did the Master of Mimicry turn into? It wasn't even hit by the attack."

"It should be sand."

"With this attack, even sand wouldn't be spared."

"Not necessarily, the arena is so big, there are always some places that will be missed and not attacked."

"Could it have taken the opportunity to mimic fire when the fire rain fell?"

"Even if it mimics fire, it would still fear Fire-type attacks; it's impossible for it to really become the same as fire."

Family area.

Ye Xiangting watched for a long time, and remembering that there was a teacher from the Imperial Beast Taming Academy nearby, she couldn't help but humbly ask: "Teacher, what do you think the Master of Mimicry turned into?"

Liu Yao silently pricked up his ears.

"It turned into sand," Teacher Mi Jiala said.

Her five senses were enough to allow her to see the process of the Master of Mimicry's mimicry, as well as some of the details within it.

Ye Xiangting frowned slightly: "Where did it hide? Is it that lucky, that it wasn't hit by such a dense Meteor Shower?"

Teacher Mi Jiala explained: "Because when it mimicked, it still maintained the Harden skill."

Ye Xiangting: "???"

What?

Does that mean that the pet beast called the Master of Mimicry can still use Harden to defend while turned into sand?

Ye Xiangting revealed an expression of shock and astonishment.

She had watched many regional competitions, but this was the first time she had heard that a pet beast could use such a method.

A trace of surprise flashed in Liu Yao's eyes.

Wanting to maintain the use of a skill while in a state of mimicking a non-living object is basically an impossible thing.

At most, basic defensive skills like Harden might be maintained.

However, this is something only a very small number of pet beasts can do.

He didn't expect to see one in this regional competition.

The Mimicry trait of this Master of Mimicry must be of a very high rank... Liu Yao reached a conclusion, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

Not to mention anything else, just based on this method, Like Ya Bao would probably have to use a major move to force it out, while the opponent only used a trait and a mid-tier skill; if the energy gap here is dragged to the late stage, it will probably be at a disadvantage.

Liu Yao looked with slight worry at the majestic and domineering figure under the fire rain.

When he saw Like Ya Bao's increasingly excited expression, his heart relaxed, and the worry vanished instantly; he knew his concern might be superfluous.

Qiao Sang and Like Ya Bao will not let this match drag on to the late stage.

The "sand" with Harden, even if slightly affected by the Meteor Shower's attack, can still resist it... Yu Zhenyi sensed the state of the Master of Mimicry, his heart satisfied.

The sand it mimicked into is only that small, and it has ultimate-level Harden defending it; it won't be like the main body, which because of its large size, can't even dodge and can only passively endure the attack.

Although sand is also passively enduring the attack, it will at most be hit a few times, and it won't be like the main body, which is continuously being attacked.

At this moment, Qiao Sang raised her hand and snapped her fingers.

Is it going to use Meteor Shower again? No, it could also be Solar Impact... Yu Zhenyi's heart tightened.

Then he remembered the former's words: the Master of Mimicry will resist it, the opponent will waste a large amount of energy again; if it's the latter, the opponent definitely won't find the Master of Mimicry's current position, and it will also be a waste of a large amount of energy.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhenyi's expression remained unchanged, and he did not issue any commands.

"Yaya!"

Like Ya Bao did not lift its head or open its mouth, nor did it rise to a higher position, but instead rushed toward the ground.

It's not Meteor Shower, and it's not Solar Impact! Yu Zhenyi remembered Yan Yan Jia Ou's other major move, his pupils shrinking slightly, and he shouted:

"Mimic Fly!"

Silvery-white sand rose up, quickly twisting and changing into a bird-type pet beast about one centimeter in size, also gleaming with a silvery-white luster.

So it can also maintain the Harden skill while mimicking... With just one glance, Qiao Sang understood why the Meteor Shower hadn't forced the Master of Mimicry out before.

As thoughts flashed, Like Ya Bao landed on the ground.

At the same time it touched the ground, with it as the center, the ground sank violently.

The next second, incomparably terrifying flame power suddenly erupted from beneath the ground.

Flames swept wantonly, lifting the ground in front one by one.

The Master of Mimicry, which had mimicked into a bird-type pet beast with a silvery-white luster, was ultimately affected by the erupting flames on its wings, causing its speed to slow down suddenly.

The dense fire rain was still falling, hitting the Master of Mimicry, which had mimicked into a bird-type pet beast.

"Mimicry!"

The Master of Mimicry let out a miserable cry, but it still endured the pain, flapping its wings and quickly weaving through the Meteor Shower.

The rhythm is back in Yan Yan Jia Ou's hands; no, I must counterattack... Yu Zhenyi felt the disadvantageous start and said:

"Hit!"

The "bird-type pet beast" with a silvery-white luster yawned while moving quickly.

Invisible fluctuations spread out.

Like Ya Bao felt sleepiness strike and yawned uncontrollably.

Yawn, a Normal-type mid-tier skill; yawning causes the target to feel sleepy, making the target fall into a sleep state.

I thought it was an offensive skill; I didn't expect it to be Yawn... Qiao Sang felt her own carelessness.

Clearly, in the last round, she knew clearly that she couldn't completely follow the opponent's commands to respond, but she still habitually listened to the opponent's commands.

However, she couldn't block the Yawn move even if she knew about it beforehand, especially for a pet beast like Like Ya Bao with excellent hearing; it basically hits 100% of the time, unless it has a skill that isolates sound or maintains clarity through willpower.

It hit... Sure enough, skills don't depend on how high the level is; as long as the proficiency is high, sometimes they are better to use than high-tier skills... Yu Zhenyi's face showed joy, and he issued a command:

"Heavy Slam!"

"Mimicry!"

At this time, the fire rain had stopped, and the "bird-type pet beast" with a silvery-white luster flew high into the sky.

In the process of rising, its form began to twist and grow crazily, mimicking into a Yan Yan Jia Ou with a body size of over ten meters.

"The Master of Mimicry mimicked into Yan Yan Jia Ou!" On the commentary stage, Tian Yiwan exclaimed: "It seems it wants to use Heavy Slam; Yan Yan Jia Ou is now in a drowsy state; can it dodge it!"

Everyone's gaze followed subconsciously.

"Yan Yan Jia Ou" turned sharply downward, turning into a white light and falling precisely toward the direction where Like Ya Bao was, like a meteorite.

Qiao Sang remained calm and shouted:

"You're going to lose!"

"Yaya?!"

Like Ya Bao gave a start, its eyelids, which were somewhat drooping, suddenly opened, and it became instantly clear-headed, vanishing from where it stood.

"Bang!"

With a heaven-shaking loud noise, the white light collided with the ground full of flames.

The ground was instantly hit into a giant pit, with sparks and stones splashing everywhere.

Yu Zhenyi: "!!!"

What the hell?

Just three words made Yan Yan Jia Ou wake up from an ultimate-level Yawn?

"Yan Yan Jia Ou dodged it!" Tang Xueran said in a passionate tone: "Contestant Qiao Sang only used three words to wake up Yan Yan Jia Ou; it seems winning or losing is very important to Yan Yan Jia Ou."

"Mimicry..."

The Master of Mimicry turned back into its own appearance and stood up in the deep pit.

What was the same as before was that its body was still gleaming with a silvery-white luster.

"Mimic Fly!" Yu Zhenyi shouted.

However, it was already too late; Like Ya Bao, which had teleported and vanished earlier, appeared on the ground a hundred meters away, exactly at a position outside the giant pit.

It stomped its left front claw downward.

Instantly, incomparably wild flame power suddenly erupted from the giant pit, attacking the Master of Mimicry completely.

"Mimicry!!!"

The Master of Mimicry let out a miserable cry, and raging flames burned and exploded on its body.

I remember the information Rong Yuhua gave said that the Master of Mimicry's Harden skill is at the late ultimate level... Qiao Sang recalled the information, and to be safe, she said:

"Melt."

Like Ya Bao opened its mouth, and a rotating flame was instantly sprayed out.

It maintained the action of opening its mouth.

Immediately after, the rotating red flame became visibly twisted.

A red light beam with gold in it was sprayed out from Like Ya Bao's mouth, piercing into the twisted rotating flame.

The flame power suddenly increased in intensity, expanding several times, and hit the Master of Mimicry, which was still crying out in misery.

"Bang!!!"

"Mimicry!!!"

Amidst the mountain-like loud noise, the Master of Mimicry let out another miserable cry, flying backward, dragging a trail a hundred meters long before it stopped.

Yu Zhenyi sensed the state of the Master of Mimicry, his face changing.

The movement on the arena disappeared.

In the gully dragged out, the Master of Mimicry had already closed its eyes and fainted.

"Yan Yan Jia Ou used a combination skill of Fire Vortex and Blast Bomb, increasing the power of the flames, and hit the Master of Mimicry, which had just been seriously injured by Hellfire, in one fell swoop!" On the commentary stage, Tian Yiwan explained the scene just now: "Is the second match coming to an end!"

Tang Xueran helped supplement:

"After Yan Yan Jia Ou used Fire Vortex, the flames clearly twisted; it looks like it added another Fire-type skill. If I'm not mistaken, it should be Ghost Flame. The fusion of three Fire-type skills, plus Hellfire, the Master of Mimicry should not be able to stand up."

During the commentary, the Mechanical-type pet beast referee appeared beside the Master of Mimicry, observed for a moment, and then waved a green flag toward the direction where Qiao Sang was.

"Yaya!"

Like Ya Bao had competed in so many matches that it already knew the meaning of waving the green flag, and instantly flicked its tail, holding its head high and chest out.

A giant virtual screen appeared.

The photo of the Master of Mimicry under Yu Zhenyi turned from color to black and white.

"Let us congratulate Contestant Qiao Sang on her two consecutive victories! She has won the second match!" Tian Yiwan said in a passionate tone.

The whole arena cheered and boiled over.

"Ahhh! Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!"

"Yan Yan Jia Ou! Yan Yan Jia Ou!"

"Top four! Top four!"

"There's still one match left to compete."

"The strongest of Yu Zhenyi's remaining pet beasts is only General-tier; what's the difference between this and entering the top four in advance."

"My god, three different flames fused together? This is too high-difficulty!"

"To be honest, what I admire most is that Yan Yan Jia Ou could wake up so quickly from the drowsy effect of Yawn; if it had woken up a bit slower, the result of this match might not have been like this."

"Hahaha! Private money! My private money is saved! Qiao Sang, come on! I bet on your 3:0!"

Area A, row 6.

"God Qiao! God Qiao!" The boy couldn't control his excited emotions, waving his arms and shouting.

After shouting several times, he turned his head to look and saw his brother staring at the arena with a tense expression, so he couldn't help but say:

"I said it earlier, Brother Yu is no match for God Qiao."

The man with a handsome low ponytail stared fixedly at the arena and did not refute: "I know."

The boy was a bit surprised and asked:

"Then why do you have that expression."

It was like a tense expression at some critical moment where there was still hope.

"You're just a kid, you don't understand." The man said in a deep voice.

He bet 3:1.

Qiao Sang 3, Yu Zhenyi 1.

As long as Qiao Sang takes Yan Yan Jia Ou back and summons a General-tier pet beast, he has hope of winning.

Amidst the cheers and boiling sounds, Qiao Sang waved her hand and took Like Ya Bao back into the Beast Taming Tome. ===== CHAPTER 989 =====