Chapter 187: Sabotaging Teammates (4th update, bonus for 400 monthly votes)

Accompanied by the emergence of a blood-colored hexagram, a large fire-red bird appeared on the field. Its wingspan reached seven or eight meters, and its body was covered in fire-red feathers, yet fragile areas such as its belly and neck were covered in fine dragon scales.

In his selection, Li Zhangsheng chose a steady and solid tactic, sending out the Flamingo first, while Aixi was used to hold the line.

Zhang Yi said with great interest: "This is a Flamingo; rumor has it they possess a Phoenix Bloodline, but ordinary Flamingos don't have scales! Huh, its aura—this is a High-Rank Beast. Brother Li is hiding his strength deep!"

"Now we're in for a good show. Even if the Flamingo is no match for the Three-Tailed Snow Fox, if you add the Savage Saber-Toothed Tiger, it will definitely be enough to give the Three-Tailed Snow Fox a hard time!"

Luo Jie's attention was immediately diverted. He gave a self-deprecating laugh; although the Red Sparrow and the Flamingo looked somewhat similar, how could such an astonishing change occur? Moreover, this Flamingo was covered in dragon scales, which made it feel like an entirely different species to him.

Unfortunately, Luo Jie did not know that this Flamingo was indeed his former Red Sparrow, only that it had been picked up by Li Zhangsheng. After completing its Bloodline Metamorphosis and absorbing the Red Dragon Essence Blood, it was almost impossible to recognize the original Red Sparrow.

When Li Zhangsheng sent out the Flamingo, the Three-Tailed Snow Fox in Zhao Shuyi's arms also arrived on the field. It had already torn off its Camouflage, revealing three fluffy tails.

Seeing the change in the Three-Tailed Snow Fox, Li Zhangsheng felt no surprise, but it was different for many uninformed freshmen. They had originally thought it was a harmless white fox, but who knew it was actually a Three-Tailed Snow Fox.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Three-Tailed Snow Fox (Growth Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Upper 3rd Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: Low-level Commander

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Top-grade

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Nine-Tailed Demon Fox (Pure)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Ice

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Wind

"Damn you, Xu Xiangzhi, you are completely sabotaging your teammate! You said before that the 'Nature Spirit' wouldn't pose a threat to me, but she ended up taking out two of my Spirit Beasts. You also guaranteed me that his Flamingo hadn't reached the Upper Realm, so what is this!"

Looking at the Flamingo above the field, Zhao Shuyi was nearly going crazy. She now wanted to grab Xu Xiangzhi by the collar and demand to know if he was a savior sent by monkeys, specifically here to sabotage his teammates.

"Flame Pillar!"

"Ice Breath!"

The two voices rang out almost simultaneously; they chose to test each other.

Chirp~

Accompanied by a loud cry, the Flamingo opened its sharp Bird Beak, and countless fire-red light spots converged, spraying a Flame Pillar as thick as a water barrel from its mouth.

Compared to the Red-Armored Earth Dragon's Flame Pillar, the Flamingo's temperature was even more astonishing.

At the same time, the three tails behind the Three-Tailed Snow Fox stood up, ice-blue brilliance condensed, and in the blink of an eye, it collided with the Flame Pillar.

The two stalemated for a moment, then the Ice Breath began to suppress the Flame Pillar, slowly pushing forward toward the Flamingo.

"Flamingo, maximum power!"

Under Li Zhangsheng's command, the Flamingo went all out, spraying more flames from its mouth to contend with the Ice Breath.

Boom~

Suddenly, the two exploded, and a wave of wind pressure spread in all directions.

Because the explosion was closer, the Flamingo was affected and retreated a short distance.

The Three-Tailed Snow Fox was unaffected. Taking advantage of the Flamingo's retreat, its three fluffy tails lashed out wantonly, and waves of icy aura spread rapidly, causing the temperature on the field to drop at an extremely fast rate.

Crack! Crack!

The small pond on the field began to freeze, the ground was covered in frost, hail the size of a baby's fist fell from the sky, and the entire field turned into a world of Ice and Snow.

This was a weather-type skill—Ice and Snow. In this harsh climate, the stamina of non-Ice Attribute Spirit Beasts would slowly drain, while the power of Ice Attribute skills would be greatly enhanced.

Flame Charge!

Just as the Ice and Snow formed, a large amount of flames suddenly appeared on the Flamingo's body. Driven by the flames, its speed increased significantly, as if it had transformed into a fire bird, launching a charge toward the Three-Tailed Snow Fox below.

Compared to the Three-Tailed Snow Fox, which was better at long-range attacks, the Flamingo was capable of both long and short-range combat, so it naturally wanted to widen the distance from the Three-Tailed Snow Fox to better utilize its advantages.

Although there was only a one-character difference, compared to the Flame Charge, the power of the Flame Charge was stronger.

"Three-Tailed Snow Fox, Lightning Flash!"

Under Zhao Shuyi's command, the Three-Tailed Snow Fox seemed to turn into a bolt of lightning, increasing its speed to the limit, narrowly avoiding the Flamingo's offensive, and taking the opportunity to put some distance between itself and the Flamingo.

"Very good, take this chance to use Aurora Beam!"

Just as the Flamingo continued to chase, the Three-Tailed Snow Fox sprayed a seven-colored beam from its mouth, and one could see light rings of different colors appearing, rushing toward the Flamingo at an extremely fast speed.

The power of the Aurora Beam was average, but it excelled in its extremely fast attack speed, appearing in front of the Flamingo in the blink of an eye.

"Quick, use Dragon Breath!"

At the critical moment, the Flamingo's belly sank slightly, and it sprayed an extremely scorching Flame Pillar from its Bird Beak.

Compared to the Flame Pillar skill, the Dragon Breath was thicker, more scorching, and more powerful.

In an instant, the Dragon Breath and the Aurora Beam collided. Even though the Three-Tailed Snow Fox had higher quality and a stronger race, the Dragon Breath still easily suppressed the Aurora Beam, rapidly pushing toward the Three-Tailed Snow Fox.

"What!" Zhao Shuyi was clearly taken aback, and before she could react, the Three-Tailed Snow Fox was hit head-on by the Dragon Breath, submerged in the scorching flames.

Under the erosion of the Dragon Breath, a sharp, miserable cry from the Three-Tailed Snow Fox came from within the flames, and then a somewhat disheveled figure rushed out of the fire.

The Three-Tailed Snow Fox's originally snow-white fur was badly scorched, and some areas were even still burning; it hurriedly released a burst of icy aura, easily extinguishing the remaining flames.

At this moment in the spectator stands, the vast majority of people showed expressions of surprise.

Luo Jie looked at Zhang Yi in confusion and asked: "Dragon Breath! Are you sure this is a Flamingo? Why do I feel like it's a Fire Dragon Bird possessing a giant dragon's bloodline!"

Zhang Yi rubbed his head and said: "Don't ask me, my head is a mess right now too. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a Flamingo. Fire Dragon Birds don't have feathers, their bodies are covered in scales, and their Bird Beaks are very short, not to mention the tail feathers!"

"Have you considered this possibility? It might be a hybrid of a Fire Dragon Bird and a Flamingo. Look at its belly and neck, they both have scales. How could an ordinary Flamingo have scales! The more I look at it, the more I feel that's the case, otherwise why would it be able to spray Dragon Breath!"

"Although I think this reason is a bit far-fetched, what you said makes a lot of sense!" Zhang Yi nodded in deep agreement; it seemed that was the only way to understand it.

On the field, the two Spirit Beasts were pitted against each other; the Flamingo wanted to close the distance for melee combat, while the Three-Tailed Snow Fox wanted to widen the distance to kite.

Both were very fast, but the Flamingo never caught up to the Three-Tailed Snow Fox. Due to the Ice and Snow weather, its speed had a subtle tendency to slow down.

This was the hidden effect of the Ice and Snow weather.

"Three-Tailed Snow Fox, take this chance to use Ice Storm!"

After putting some distance between them, ice-blue radiance flickered on the Three-Tailed Snow Fox's fluffy tail, whipping a violent Ice Storm toward the Flamingo.

The Ice Storm can effectively reduce an opponent's speed and has a small probability of causing the opponent to fall into a frozen state.

Due to the Ice and Snow weather, the range of the Ice Storm expanded significantly.

"Flamingo, Flame Barrier!"

At the critical moment, the Flamingo released scorching flames; under its control, the raging flames transformed into a wall of fire, blocking the path of the Ice Storm.

The two stalemated for a moment, but eventually, the Ice Storm successfully broke through the Flame Barrier, enveloping the Flamingo within it.

The next moment, a layer of frost covered the Flamingo's body, and it began to fall from the sky.

"Well done, continue using Ice Breath!" Zhao Shuyi revealed a smile, wanting to expand the victory.

The ice-blue radiance flickered once more, rushing toward the falling Flamingo.

If it were hit by Ice Breath again, the Flamingo would likely suffer heavy damage, which would be unfavorable for the subsequent battle.

Sacred Shine!

Seeing that the Ice Breath was about to hit, the Flamingo finally regained its senses; it did not immediately stop its descent, but instead utilized a Phoenix Inheritance skill to instantly shift a distance of about a zhang, narrowly brushing past the Ice Breath.

Taking advantage of the fall, the distance between the Flamingo and the Three-Tailed Snow Fox closed significantly.

Li Zhangsheng seized this fleeting opportunity, taking the chance to activate the Mental Acceleration Secret Technique Imprint, instantly buffing the Flamingo and enhancing its speed.

Rapid Gale and Rain!

By the time the Three-Tailed Snow Fox reacted, the Flamingo had already appeared before it, frantically using its wings, Bird Beak, and claws to launch a fierce assault on the Three-Tailed Snow Fox.

Under the onslaught of the Rapid Gale and Rain, even though the Three-Tailed Snow Fox tried its best to dodge, it still appeared very disheveled; after being struck by the Flamingo's wing by mistake and tumbling, it hurriedly stood up from the ground.

The Flamingo continued to charge toward the Three-Tailed Snow Fox, not wanting to give it a chance to create distance.

"Three-Tailed Snow Fox, Aurora Curtain!"

Before the Flamingo could catch up, a layer of seven-colored light curtain appeared on the Three-Tailed Snow Fox's body, and it was immediately submerged by the Flamingo's frantic assault.

Unfortunately, with the bonus from the Ice and Snow weather, the defense of the Aurora Curtain was clearly strengthened, and the Flamingo was unable to break through for a time.

"Flamingo, Dragon Breath!"

Li Zhangsheng's voice rang out, the Flamingo's belly suddenly caved in slightly, and it once again sprayed an extremely scorching Flame Pillar from its Bird Beak.

"Ignore it, use Cold Ice Storm!!"

As Zhao Shuyi's voice sounded, the Three-Tailed Snow Fox's fur glowed with a rich ice-blue halo, its three fluffy tails fluttering wantonly, releasing countless icy auras.

Before the Cold Ice Storm could take shape, the Dragon Breath landed on the Aurora Curtain.

Crack—crack—

A sound similar to ice sheets breaking rang out; in the blink of an eye, dense cracks began to appear on the Aurora Curtain, and it finally shattered with a boom, turning into a pile of broken ice on the ground.

The Dragon Breath did not lose momentum, submerging the Three-Tailed Snow Fox in scorching flames.

It was also at this moment that the biting Cold Ice Storm formed; due to the hail weather bonus, it swept across almost the entire arena.

The Flamingo had no time to dodge, nor could it dodge, and was swept into the Cold Ice Storm; its body spun continuously with the storm, the frost on its body rapidly thickening, and countless ice chunks, ice crystals, and icicles pelted its body.

When the Cold Ice Storm stopped, an iceberg appeared on the spot, and the Flamingo was frozen motionless inside the iceberg—how could it continue to fight?

"The Flamingo has lost its combat ability. Please, contestant Li Zhangsheng, switch to your next Demon Pet!" Only then did the referee announce the result.

"You've worked hard, Flamingo!" Li Zhangsheng could sense the Flamingo's aura; although it had suffered heavy damage, there was no danger to its life, at least it was much better than Kailan's injuries.

The next moment, the frozen Flamingo turned into a streak of light, drilling into Li Zhangsheng's Yintang acupoint and returning to the Demon Pet Space.

After the Flamingo was defeated, Li Zhangsheng only had one Demon Pet slot left, but the situation was relatively favorable for him, because in the clash with the Flamingo, the Three-Tailed Snow Fox had also suffered non-trivial injuries.

"So strong!"

"As expected of the legendary top-grade Three-Tailed Snow Fox, it really is too strong!"

"Actually, the Flamingo isn't bad either, it's just that it encountered an even stronger Three-Tailed Snow Fox!"

"This is good, both of them only have their last slots left, but given the strength of the Three-Tailed Snow Fox, I think Zhao Shuyi has a better chance of winning!"

In the spectator stands, the freshmen were discussing animatedly; this match was truly a battle between dragons and tigers, clearly more intense than the Dormitory Challenge between Li Zhangsheng and Luo Jie.

Xu Xiangzhi, Zhang Yi, and Luo Jie, however, had exceptionally solemn expressions; they asked themselves and felt that they were no match for these two on the field.

"Li Zhangsheng, your final slot must be the Savage Saber-Toothed Tiger, right? My Three-Tailed Snow Fox has long been looking forward to a decisive battle with it!"

After dealing with the Flamingo, there was clearly more of a smile on Zhao Shuyi's face, but she was still wary in her heart; after all, who knew if Li Zhangsheng's Savage Saber-Toothed Tiger had become a High-Rank Beast.

"I am also looking forward to this battle!" Li Zhangsheng revealed a confident smile; with the Three-Tailed Snow Fox's current state, Aixi had a high chance of winning.

The next moment, intense purple radiance flickered, and a Purple Hexagram appeared on the arena.

Roar—

Accompanied by a heart-palpitating roar, an increasingly intense fishy wind swept through the surroundings, blowing up countless dust, withered grass, and ice crystals, swirling across the ground.

Aixi held its head high, and an invisible Pressure began to permeate, oppressing the Three-Tailed Snow Fox.

Under this Pressure, the Three-Tailed Snow Fox felt quite terrified, and a look of panic appeared in its pupils; the Pressure trait was successfully activated, the Three-Tailed Snow Fox's various abilities dropped by 10%, and its combat power undoubtedly fell by a grade.

Zhao Shuyi stared at Aixi; she was not surprised by Aixi's realm, because she had once seen Aixi in the swamp in the Green Wild Forest, and at that time, Aixi had already reached the Upper Realm.

I'm writing three chapters today. If I can't write them, I'm a pig; all readers are my witnesses. Something happened yesterday, and I almost became a pig, but fortunately, I finished before midnight...

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