Chapter 668: National Tournament Finals (Second Update, requesting all)

In the sky, Kailan did not look at the result; an exceptionally rich green radiance surged over her body once more, and under her control, it transformed into a massive beam of light nearly ten meters thick, swarming toward the dust.

Rumble—

Not only did the Grass Field tremble violently, but the shockwave spread to the entire arena; the audience watched this scene with trepidation, fearing that the arena might collapse.

Fortunately, the arena finally stabilized, and the audience breathed a sigh of relief, watching the Grass Field with lingering fear.

In the sky, Kailan held one hand high, and the rich green light gathered continuously, rapidly condensing into a green energy ball several tens of meters in diameter, keeping a constant watch on the dust.

If the Dragon Python were still able to continue fighting, it would definitely be hit by Kailan's charged strike.

When the dust settled, the Grass Field had changed its appearance; not only was it covered in pits and bumps, but a massive crater nearly a hundred meters in diameter and several tens of meters deep had appeared in the center of the field.

The Dragon Python lay motionless in the crater, its body torn and mangled, muscles severed and bones broken, and the blood flowing out formed a pool of blood; its appearance could not have been more miserable.

If not for the fact that the Dragon Python's chest and abdomen were still trembling slightly, those who didn't know better would have thought this was a dead Dragon Python.

It was also at this moment that the Dragon Python turned into a ray of light and instantly surged into Liu Xuguang's Yin-Tang acupoint; the changes on the battlefield were too fast, and Liu Xuguang was deeply mired in a state of mental shock, taking a full seven or eight seconds to recall the Dragon Python.

Not until the Dragon Python was recalled did Liu Xuguang breathe a sigh of relief with lingering fear; he was truly afraid that Kailan would continue to attack the Dragon Python, otherwise, how could the Dragon Python still be alive.

Unless one possesses targeted Alchemical Pills, even if Liu Xuguang belongs to the Pseudo-King rank, there are still only two possibilities for the powerful backlash caused by the death of a Life-Bound Demon Pet: either death or becoming a vegetable.

After the Dragon Python was recalled, Kailan flicked her hand, and the green energy ball suddenly turned into countless green light spots and vanished.

Sun Min looked deeply at Li Changsheng, then shouted: "The Dragon Python has lost its combat ability; contestant Liu Xuguang, please switch to your next Demon Pet!"

Looking at the unscathed Kailan on the field, Liu Xuguang suddenly felt discouraged and filled with a sense of powerlessness; he no longer had any Demon King-level Demon Pets in his hand, and as for his other main Demon Pets, he feared they would meet the same fate as the Diamond Long-Armed Ape—being killed in seconds.

As for using Temporary Spirit Pets to make up the numbers, Liu Xuguang happened not to have any.

In utter desperation, Liu Xuguang chose to forfeit.

Even though forfeiting and admitting defeat was very shameful, it was still much better than losing another main Demon Pet.

In Liu Xuguang's current state, it would likely take years of recuperation to completely eliminate the aftereffects of the death of four main Demon Pets.

Originally, the death of one main Demon Pet could be recovered from in two or three months, but the cumulative aftereffects of four deaths caused a much more severe backlash.

Before completely eliminating the aftereffects, not only would Liu Xuguang be unable to contract new Demon Pets, but it would also have a certain negative impact on combat; for example, he would need part of his Mental Power to suppress the backlash, and at the same time, the speed of summoning Demon Pets, recalling Demon Pets, and casting Secret Techniques would become sluggish.

Additionally, these four main Demon Pets were all cultivated by Liu Xuguang over many years, forming a very high level of tacit understanding with him; coupled with these years of training, if he were to contract new Demon Pets, it would take a long time to build synergy.

Although with Liu Xuguang's rank as a Monster Tamer, he could contract those Demon Pets that are easily at the Leader or Overlord level, these Demon Pets no longer have much potential to speak of; even if their quality, Bloodline, and species were the same, there would still be a significant gap in strength compared to the Demon Pets he had trained hard for years.

"In view of contestant Liu Xuguang's forfeiture, the winner of this match is contestant Li Changsheng; let us congratulate contestant Li Changsheng on qualifying for the Finals!"

After Sun Min announced the match result, an exceptionally intense wave of sound erupted from the audience, and some spectators even spontaneously formed a human wave.

Their cheers and applause lasted for a full few minutes before slowly subsiding.

In this way, Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen both advanced to the Finals.

Li Changsheng took the opportunity to collect the blood lost by the Dragon Python, couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Liu Xuguang, and left the field lightly, meeting up with Ning Bizhen, Xu Wenhua, and Zhang Kaishuo to leave the arena together.

Liu Xuguang stared at Li Changsheng through gritted teeth; his expression was almost cut from the same cloth as Dou Yuanbin's yesterday, filled with hatred for Li Changsheng.

However, in terms of losses, Liu Xuguang's loss far exceeded Dou Yuanbin's, because he had lost a Demon King-level Demon Pet.

After leaving the arena, Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen went to the Player Village Office to start drawing lots for the Finals match field.

As for Xu Wenhua and Zhang Kaishuo, they lived near the Player Village; if Li Changsheng encountered an accident, they could provide support in a short time.

"Eliminate the Water Field!"

"Eliminate the Ice Field!"

After the two finished eliminating, the staff member pressed the button, and suddenly, two light rings appeared on the screen, rapidly rotating continuously over the remaining four fields.

Soon, the two light rings gradually slowed down and finally stopped on the Rock Field and the Sun Field.

Shortly after leaving the arena, Dou Yuanhua and the gloomy-faced Liu Xuguang also drew lots for the field to decide the third and fourth place.

When drawing the field, Dou Yuanhua actually wanted to laugh; he felt he was truly lucky.

In this National Tournament, a total of five Pseudo-Kings gathered; Dou Yuanhua considered his own strength to be the worst, yet he not only luckily broke into the final round but also had a great chance of becoming the third-place winner.

Although Liu Xuguang still had the Epic Dragon Python, given the Dragon Python's severe injuries, unless he had top-tier recovery Alchemical Pills, it would be impossible to fully recover within a few hours, and it might even fall into a weakened state; it was likely no match for his Thunder Spirit.

After returning to the temporary courtyard, Li Changsheng rearranged the Restrictions, adding a wide-range sensing Restriction to avoid Dou Yuanbin and Liu Xuguang from showing their true colors, and incidentally to guard against the Emperor, Dou Zhangsheng.

However, according to Li Changsheng's speculation, before the National Tournament ended, even if Dou Zhangsheng had designs on him, he would not make a move at this time.

While waiting, time quickly reached the afternoon.

In the Yecheng Arena, the battle for third place was currently underway.

Dou Yuanhua and Liu Xuguang had already taken the stage to compete, warming up for the upcoming Finals; only Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen remained in the lounge.

The battle for third place was in full swing; although there was only one rank difference between third and fourth place, the rewards were not just one grade apart, and fourth place did not even have a trophy.

For the proud Liu Xuguang, Li Changsheng defeating him was one thing, but if he were to be trampled underfoot by Dou Yuanhua, it would simply be a humiliation.

Under these circumstances, Dou Yuanhua and Liu Xuguang fought like dogs, and the battlefield was in a stalemate.

Liu Xuguang had been a Pseudo-King for a year; even with his strength severely damaged, his foundation was still no worse than Dou Yuanhua's.

Time passed slowly; in the exceptionally intense battle, the Demon Pets of both sides were constantly lost as if they were trading pieces, but both had reservations and did not kill the other's Demon Pets.

Liu Xuguang ultimately suffered a slight disadvantage, being the first to lose five Demon Pet slots, while Dou Yuanhua still had two Demon Pet slots remaining.

Liu Xuguang had no other choice but to summon the Dragon Python.

To no surprise of Dou Yuanhua, due to the heavy injuries and excessive blood loss, the Dragon Python appeared shaky, and the scales and Dragon Skin on its body were missing in many places; it no longer possessed its previous might.

On the other side, Dou Yuanhua did not immediately summon the Thunder Spirit, but instead summoned the Fire Phoenix Eagle.

Although the Fire Phoenix Eagle had not reached the Demon King level, it possessed top-tier quality and was a Medium Monarch species; against the weakened Dragon Python, at the very least it would not be killed in seconds, and with good luck, it could even fight for a while.

Due to falling into a weakened state, the Dragon Python's strength was significantly reduced, and it could not exert its full power.

Dou Yuanhua adopted a hit-and-run tactic, and the Fire Phoenix Eagle managed to entangle it for a while; although it eventually lost, it still added a few more injuries to the Dragon Python.

After the Fire Phoenix Eagle was defeated, Dou Yuanhua then summoned the Thunder Spirit.

The strength of the Thunder Spirit was not much worse than the Dragon Python in its prime; facing the Dragon Python currently in a weakened state, it naturally possessed a significant advantage.

From the very beginning, the Thunder Spirit suppressed the Dragon Python.

This time, Dou Yuanhua still adopted a steady and solid tactical approach, steadily utilizing the advantages of the Thunder Spirit to exhaust the Dragon Python's stamina bit by bit.

Under Dou Yuanhua's steady and solid approach, Liu Xuguang's Dragon Python gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Liu Xuguang became increasingly anxious, but no matter how he racked his brains, it was still of no use, and he could only watch helplessly as the Dragon Python was defeated by the Thunder Spirit.

In this way, Dou Yuanhua successfully became the third-place winner.

Whoosh, whoosh~

After Dou Yuanhua achieved victory, the atmosphere inside the arena became increasingly fanatical.

The audience was not only celebrating for Dou Yuanhua, but also feeling impatient for the upcoming Finals.

As a loser, Liu Xuguang's expression was very unpleasant; if it weren't for the award ceremony later, he would not have continued to stay here and suffer this indignity.

After the match to decide third place ended, the National Tournament Finals finally arrived.

Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen left the lounge and walked straight into the contestant tunnel.

"The National Tournament Finals are about to begin. This match will determine the champion of this year's National Tournament, and its importance goes without saying. It must be said that these two contestants also have an important commonality: they both come from the Yuanling Academy in Yuan Province, which surely makes everyone look forward to this final match even more. Alright, no more nonsense; let us wait and see what kind of duel will unfold between the two sides!"

Before the Finals began, the commentator used an extremely fast speaking speed, striving to warm up the scene.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

When the two arrived on the field, crazy applause and cheers suddenly erupted inside the arena; the fanatical atmosphere seemed as if it would blow the roof off.

(End of this chapter)