Chapter 33: Waterloo [Requesting first subscription upon release]

Across the arena, the Yinkai Jingang took a step forward. He did not enter the charging state like the macaque.

Perhaps it was because speed was not the giant ape's strong suit, perhaps out of modesty, or perhaps out of caution.

He stood on all fours, staring at Da Liu.

Da Liu did not stand on ceremony, immediately whipping out four Wind Blades.

The Yinkai Jingang did not dodge or evade, as if extremely confident in the strength of his defense.

He slightly raised his upper body and crossed his arms in front of him.

This truly was a contestant from a martial arts hall; the movements for receiving Wind Blades were identical.

*Pop, pop, pop, pop*—four Wind Blades struck the Jingang's arms in succession.

His defense was naturally much stronger than the macaque's; the Wind Blades left only slight marks on the Jingang's arms, not even counting as blood scratches.

Ge Bai saw this clearly, a slight sense of heaviness in her heart.

After taking the Wind Blades, the Yinkai Jingang finally moved, charging straight toward this side.

There was only one chance.

From the other side of the arena to here was only a distance of 25 meters; this was only enough for Da Liu to charge up once and unleash one skill.

Was it "Wind Weaving Domain" or "Storm Willow Blade Hammer"? Ran Caijiao and the Yinkai Jingang were guessing, and Ge Bai was also hesitating.

But the Yinkai Jingang's tactics were basically playing with open cards. Even if Ge Bai didn't know much about giant apes, she had heard of the Jingang's signature skill, "Mount Tai Fist."

As long as the Yinkai Jingang reached them, his skill would definitely be "Mount Tai Fist."

The Weeping Willow's entire tree of willow silk fluttered, shimmering slightly.

Ge Bai's hand had been pressing on Da Liu's trunk.

There was no time to hesitate; gamble on the strongest skill.

"Da Liu, Storm Willow Blade Hammer."

"Liu Gu!"

While making this decision, Ge Bai quickly mobilized her Spirit Power to help Da Liu complete the Spirit Power circulation.

Da Liu focused his heart on recalling the skill "Storm Willow Blade Hammer," charging steadily until the willow silk trembled and wind-attribute Spirit Power overflowed from the tips of the silk; it seemed one could hear faint, tiny sounds of breaking air.

At this moment, the Yinkai Jingang also reached them.

The Storm Willow Blade Hammer was swung by Da Liu with great force, smashing straight toward the Yinkai Jingang.

The Yinkai Jingang was not afraid either, meeting the Storm Willow Blade Hammer head-on, Spirit Power gathering at his right fist.

"Ou!"

Mount Tai Fist met the Storm Willow Blade Hammer.

Several willow silk strands snapped, but the momentum did not diminish; the two forces collided, wind power overlapped, and energy spilled into the surroundings.

The Storm Willow Blade Hammer was not weak in the slightest; the onlookers could feel the power of this clash.

Starting from his right fist, more than half of the Yinkai Jingang's arm was torn, covered in bloodstains.

The two were a full major tier apart; the attack power of this skill was truly arrogant.

"Ou ou."

The result of the clash clearly exceeded the Yinkai Jingang's expectations. He felt the pain, turned his body, buried his head under his arm, and subconsciously rammed his body into the Weeping Willow.

This was Mount Tai Pressing Down! In the distance, Ran Caijiao saw the Yinkai Jingang, stimulated by pain, forget the instructions to hold back, and use the skill "Mount Tai Pressing Down" again, shouting anxiously.

"Gangzi! Don't!"

The Yinkai Jingang heard the Beast Master's shout, and his Spirit Power circulation paused, but the skill's momentum could no longer be stopped.

Da Liu had no time to dodge, only lifting the roots deeply embedded in the arena and moving a small step.

*Bang*—half of the willow tree's branches were snapped off by the Yinkai Jingang.

This was a serious injury.

Da Liu could no longer stand, collapsing onto the arena.

Ge Bai lunged over, looking at Da Liu's miserable state, her eyes instantly turning red. "What are you standing there for! Where are the healers? Everyone come over!"

In the distance, Ran Caijiao had long since run over, not having time to check on her own Pet Beast, and also lunged to Da Liu's side.

The martial arts hall's healers were quick; noticing the commotion here, they rushed over from all directions.

Nimbly jumping onto the arena, six Ronghou gathered around the Weeping Willow simultaneously to cast healing spells, white light rich in life attributes wrapping around Da Liu as if it were free.

"Liu Gu."

Lying on the arena, Da Liu slowly regained consciousness under the treatment, opening his eyes to see Ge Bai's slightly red-rimmed eyes.

"It's okay, Bai Bai, it doesn't hurt much."

The voice was still very weak.

"It's all my fault; I shouldn't have agreed to the cross-tier battle." Ge Bai was almost drowned in guilt.

Da Liu quietly extended a strand of willow silk, helping Ge Bai smooth back her hair, then wrapped it around her arm.

"It really is okay, Bai Bai. It just hurt for a moment, and it's recovering very fast now."

Under the halo of the healing spell, the willow silk and branches recovered to their original state at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this scene, Ge Bai also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"When I clashed with the big Jingang's Mount Tai Fist, I felt it was especially exhilarating."

Da Liu had forgotten the pain once the wound healed. Hearing him start to reminisce about the battle just now, Ge Bai gave him a look of annoyance and didn't respond.

As soon as she looked up, she saw Ran Caijiao kneeling on the other side of Da Liu with an apologetic face, watching the healing process with concern, wanting to touch Da Liu's branches but not quite daring to.

Behind Ran Caijiao, the Yinkai Jingang was also squatting honestly, head lowered like a child who had made a mistake; his right arm was still dripping blood.

Seeing this scene, Ge Bai also felt a bit of sympathy.

They hadn't done it on purpose; getting injured in battle was completely normal.

Ge Bai softly comforted Ran Caijiao, "Don't overthink it; I don't blame you."

Hearing Ge Bai's voice, Ran Caijiao looked up abruptly.

"Ge Bai, I'm really sorry."

Ge Bai shook her head with a smile, "It was an accident. Gangzi didn't do it on purpose either. It's understandable that one can't hold back during a battle."

Seeing Ge Bai say this, Ran Caijiao let out a long sigh of relief, her gaze toward her filled with apology and even more gratitude.

"Alright, Gangzi is injured too; hurry and give him a healing spell as well."

On Da Liu's side, under the unsparing care of the six Ronghou's healing spells, he recovered quickly, almost back to his original state.

The Ronghou also withdrew their skills one by one, and two healers went straight to find the Yinkai Jingang with the Ronghou.

Ge Bai also signaled Da Liu to transform back into his mini form, took a bottle of Nutrient Solution from her bag, and stuffed it into Da Liu's arms.

Although the treatment was over, psychological comfort had to keep up.

This bottle of Nutrient Solution was just like the jar of yellow peach canned fruit from when she was sick as a child; the soothing effect was maxed out.

Da Liu accepted it happily, hugging the Nutrient Solution and jumping back onto Ge Bai's shoulder.

Ran Caijiao looked back at Gangzi, saw the treatment was keeping up, and didn't pay much attention.

"It's fine; this injury is a common occurrence for Gangzi."

The Yinkai Jingang squatting to the side honestly placed his arm under the halo of the healing spell. Hearing his Beast Master say this, he let out a few dissatisfied *aowu* sounds.

"When he fought the Liehuoniao at school, it was much worse than this." Ran Caijiao ignored him and continued to explain to Ge Bai: "Ah, I'm talking about another contestant from our Jingang No. 1 High School League team; his Liehuoniao is two tiers higher than Gangzi."

Ge Bai looked at Gangzi's torn arm and swallowed hard. This injury? Often?!

Jingang No. 1 High School had many experts, and the competition was quite fierce. She was even more looking forward to high school life.

Ran Caijiao was not a muddled person either. Seeing Da Liu's treatment was in place and Ge Bai wasn't too angry, she turned the page.

Instead, she chatted with Ge Bai about the situation of Pet Beast battles without any avoidance.

"Ge Bai, I've discovered that you can't go on like this. The Weeping Willow's attack power is unquestionable, but it's too disadvantaged in terms of movement."

Over the past two days, Da Liu had competed in three or four matches with various Pet Beasts; how could Ge Bai not have noticed this point? ===== CHAPTER 34 =====