Chapter 591: Spare the Dragon Under the Claw (Second Update, Requesting Everything)

With Adai's ability to ignore defenses, there was almost no possibility of the young White Dragon surviving.

As Adai moved, the referee on the sidelines was ready to activate the restrictions at any moment, and dozens of energy chains instantly condensed in the void.

The young White Dragon was Dou Niwan's Life-Bound Demon Pet, which was fundamentally different from a blood-contracted Demon Pet, so the referee naturally dared not take it lightly.

Not far away, Emperor Dou Zhangsheng was also watching this place at all times; even if Dou Niwan was not valued by him, she was his daughter after all.

"Spare the dragon under your claw!"

Li Zhangsheng understood this principle very well and used his Mental Power to instantly transmit a thought to Adai.

In an instant, Adai's giant claw stopped on the young White Dragon's chest.

After Adai stopped, the energy chains that had already flown to Adai's side stopped instantly, then faded and disappeared.

Although the White Dragon was a bit stupid, at this moment it not only dared not move, but didn't even dare to breathe, fearing that Adai's hand might shake; if it were crushed by this giant claw, how could it still have its life?

The White Dragon's inheritance naturally contained information about Behemoths; once approached by a Behemoth, even a strong Red Dragon would be torn to pieces, let alone a White Dragon, the 'Dragon Clan Shame'.

It was also at this time that the surging giant waves had dissipated, and the Komodo Behemoth, which could not swim, did not know how much water it had swallowed, having completely lost consciousness; if Datou hadn't carried it to the surface, it would likely have been drowned directly.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng cast his gaze toward the referee.

"The young White Dragon and the Komodo Behemoth have both lost their combat capability. This match is won by student Li Zhangsheng of Yuanling Academy. The loser leaves the arena, and the winner returns to the contestant area to wait for now!"

The referee cleared his throat and announced the result of the match.

After the referee announced the result, Dou Miwan sighed softly; she could be said to have suffered a crushing defeat in this match, not even causing the slightest injury to Li Zhangsheng's Demon Pets, but instead being defeated by the opponent with absolute superiority in just a few moves.

Dou Miwan had no resentment in her heart; she was convinced by her loss in this match, and especially when she saw Li Zhangsheng, she couldn't bring herself to be angry at all.

"Thank you!"

As the two passed each other, Dou Niwan whispered her thanks; she could see that Li Zhangsheng had already shown mercy, otherwise, if Li Zhangsheng had been ruthless, her Azure Flying Dragon and Komodo Behemoth would definitely have died.

The referee would not value the life or death of blood-contracted Demon Pets; he would only intervene to save Life-Bound Demon Pets.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

Only until this moment did the audience's applause and cheers finally erupt.

Although this match was short, lasting only a brief minute, they had watched their adrenaline skyrocket and took the initiative to cheer for Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng recalled his two Demon Pets and returned to the contestant area unhurriedly to observe the situation on the field.

Without any surprises, Zhao Shuyi was steadily suppressing her half-brother; judging from the situation on the field, it wouldn't be long before she won the match.

On the other side, Xu Xiangzhi and Jiang Jing were fighting fiercely; the two were evenly matched, and either had the possibility of winning.

Soon, Zhao Shuyi achieved the final victory at the cost of losing one Demon Pet.

Zhao Wencan's expression was livid as he returned to the Royal Academy rest area without saying a word.

Being defeated by his own half-sister in full view of everyone, anger filled Zhao Wencan's chest; this match could be said to be Zhao Shuyi stepping on his face to rise.

Yecheng was the home base of the Zhao Clan, and this match would surely be seen by many Zhao clansmen; the treatment of the two in the family would likely be swapped in the future.

On the other side, it ended in a pyrrhic victory for Xu Xiangzhi, though he only had one Demon Pet left.

However, both Xu Xiangzhi and Jiang Jing had blood flowing from the corners of their mouths and pale faces; in order to win, the two were completely risking their lives.

Following the first grade, the second grade of Yuanling Academy also achieved victory.

According to the competition convention, the third-grade contestants from the Royal Academy and Yuanling Academy began to take the stage.

Regarding the third-grade seniors, Li Zhangsheng no longer held any hope; he only hoped they wouldn't lose too miserably, as long as they could exhaust one or two, it would be a victory.

There was no help for it; among the Royal Academy third-graders was Dou Yuansheng, a Fifth-Rank student. Originally, they also had a Fourth-Rank student, Liu Cheng, but unfortunately, he fell during the exploration of the Fire Flame Secret Realm.

Liu Cheng, a direct descendant of the Langya Liu Clan, but he did not die at Li Zhangsheng's hands, and it was unknown who killed him.

After losing Liu Cheng, the Royal Academy could only send two Third-Rank third-grade students, though they were only one step away from the Fourth Rank.

Some people could quickly take this step, but most people often needed several years to advance.

There was no help for it; this was the bottleneck of transforming from a Low-tier Beastmaster to an Intermediate Beastmaster, and the difficulty of breaking through was naturally higher than rising from First Rank to Second Rank, or Second Rank to Third Rank.

The third-grade competition was still proceeding fiercely, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the third grade of Yuanling Academy was destined to face a crushing defeat.

In less than a minute, Dou Yuansheng achieved victory at the cost of almost no damage; in the face of an absolute gap in strength, even risking one's life was of no avail.

Not long after, the winner of the third grade was decided.

Among the three third-grade students of Yuanling Academy, only Wang Xinyi barely won one match, and even though he was easily defeated by Dou Yuansheng afterward, it was still much better than the previous session.

Besides that, the last remaining Third-Rank third-grade student of the Royal Academy also suffered heavy injuries.

After the match ended, the three third-grade students of Yuanling Academy returned to the rest area dejectedly.

It was also at this time that it was the turn of the fourth-grade students to compete.

At the same time, under the referee's instruction, first-grade students Qin Danxin and Luo Xiaoman of Yuanling Academy were guided to a venue, where they would face off against Dou Yuansheng and another third-grade student from the Royal Academy.

Qin Danxin was unlucky; his opponent was Dou Yuansheng, and even though he tried his best, he still could not avoid a crushing defeat.

However, if one observed carefully, one would find that Dou Yuansheng clearly held back and did not kill Qin Danxin's Demon Pet.

This is the importance of having backing!

Qin Danxin was the seventh-generation grandson of the Flame King Qin Mingqing, and his grandfather was the current Clan Leader of the Qin Clan, so even Dou Yuansheng did not want to offend him easily.

On the other side, Luo Xiaoman defeated the blood-depleted Royal Academy third-grade student, and then engaged in a duel with Dou Yuansheng.

Like Qin Danxin, Dou Yuansheng also held back against Luo Xiaoman; Luo Xiaoman's backing was the current Principal of the Royal Academy, Luo Qingning, and he would have to be a fool to offend her, lest Luo Qingning make things difficult for him.

But it was precisely because of holding back that Dou Yuansheng was successfully exploited by Luo Xiaoman, who managed to take out one of his Leader-level Demon Pets.

In this way, Dou Yuansheng only had three Demon Pet slots left, and one of them had also sustained some injuries.

On the other side, the fourth-grade battle had not yet been decided, and Luo Jing was still struggling to hold on.

According to the Finals rules, the second-grade students of Yuanling Academy would continue to duel Dou Yuansheng.

However, the second grade of Yuanling Academy was still at full strength, so logically they could implement a wheel battle.

Li Zhangsheng stopped Zhao Shuyi and Xu Xiangzhi, took the initiative to stand up, and said: "You two conserve your energy; just win me a little time for healing in a moment!"

After Li Zhangsheng entered the arena, Dou Yuansheng's expression was unusually grave.

In the previous Exchange Tournament, he and Li Zhangsheng ended in a draw, but Li Zhangsheng had gone through a gauntlet of battles at that time, and his own cultivation realm was higher than Li Zhangsheng's back then.

Dou Yuansheng was probably about the same as Liu Xudong; since Li Zhangsheng could kill Liu Xudong while at a lower realm, he could naturally defeat him as well.

The problem was, the current Li Zhangsheng was at the same realm as him! Yet he had just gone through a gauntlet of battles and was no longer in his prime, so Dou Yuansheng's heart felt icy cold.

No matter how he looked at it, Dou Yuansheng felt he had no chance of winning, so he could only try his best to exhaust Li Zhangsheng's strength, ideally causing his Demon Pets to be eliminated from the fight.

"Take your positions. The two sides of the match are Third Grade student Dou Yuansheng from the Royal Academy and Second Grade student Li Zhangsheng from the Yuanling Academy..."

The referee announced the rules as a formality, then signaled for the two to summon their Demon Pets simultaneously.

Unlike the previous choice of venue, this time the venue changed to a standard one, the kind that was mostly flat ground with a pond in the middle, suitable for the vast majority of Demon Pet battles.

It was just that, for Datou, this pond was inevitably a bit too small.

The next moment, four brilliant hexagrams began to emerge, and four Demon Pets of various forms appeared on the field.

Li Zhangsheng once again chose Adai and Datou; since they had appeared before, two of the Demon Pet slots were locked in.

Because the pond was too small and shallow, only a small part of Datou's body was submerged in the water.

On the other side, Dou Yuansheng chose a Giant Rock Golem and an Adult Silver Dragon, both of Superior Quality.

The Giant Rock Golem was relatively similar to a Titan Golem; its size was somewhat smaller than a Titan Golem of the same realm, but it still weighed several dozen tons and was world-renowned for its durability, though this Giant Rock Golem was only at the Leader 9th rank level.

The Adult Silver Dragon had naturally reached the Lord rank and was clearly more threatening than the Giant Rock Golem.

"Giant Rock Golem, block the Behemoth! Silver Dragon, attack the Giant Whale Kun from a distance!"

Dou Yuansheng used telepathy to transmit his thoughts to his two Demon Pets.

At the same time, Dou Yuansheng activated a Secret Technique to increase the Silver Dragon's damage output.

It was very clear that Dou Yuansheng's target was the immobile Datou.

In Dou Yuansheng's view, a stranded Giant Whale Kun was no different from a sitting duck and was the easiest target to deal with.

Roar—

The Silver Dragon let out a loud roar, and while radiating a Rich Dragon Might, it lunged toward Datou.

Not far away, the Giant Rock Golem gathered boulders and, accompanied by a shrill whistling sound, threw them toward Adai, wanting to buy as much time as possible for the Silver Dragon.

The Silver Dragon was quite agile; in a few moves, it appeared behind Datou, opened its mouth, and spat out beams of seven-colored light that tore through the air, striking toward Datou's back.

At the critical moment, a Rich white light enveloped Datou, and its body size underwent a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering change.

(End of chapter)