Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 339 A Body of Thorns

boom!

A gust of wind emanated from the center of the arena, striking the spatial barrier and causing ripples.

"That was a very strong attack."

Bai Qiucha's eyes narrowed upon seeing this. This seemingly casual strike had actually been brewing for a long time, waiting for the Dark Night Poison Lizard to approach on its own. If nothing unexpected happened, it might also have been imbued with the power of moonlight.

"Lin Mu should lose."

Bai Qi glanced at the arena, which was still shrouded in smoke, and sighed.

The "no harm from smoke" rule doesn't always apply. Judging from the force of Baiyue Muling's attack just now, the Dark Night Poison Lizard should be gone.

Sure enough, as the smoke on the arena gradually dissipated, the onlookers could see the outcome of the battle between the two king-like creatures.

Despite being a king-level creature, the Dark Night Poison Lizard had its combat power crippled by a single strike from the Moon Worship Wood Spirit.

"Hey, even if Guan Qing is powerful, this is too exaggerated. The opponent is a king-level creature."

"As expected, didn't you see that the Dark Night Poison Lizard's feet were entangled in vines? The Moon Worship Wood Spirit had already set up a trap, just waiting to strike and win."

"But, a single strike to win is possible at lower levels, but is it even possible at higher levels?"

"I don't know about the others, but Guan Qing can definitely do it. His talent 'Rage' can make a pet unleash 500% more destructive power than usual in an instant."

The crowd was buzzing with discussion, and Wen Ruoshui announced the results of the competition.

"Guan Qing wins the first match."

The Wuhou Martial Arts Academy suffered a defeat in its first match, and the surrounding audience became increasingly noisy, with even the students below making some noise.

The initial defeat has indeed had a significant impact on morale.

Seeing this, Bai Qi felt somewhat helpless, and suddenly realized that Duan Meng and Zhuge Xu's gazes had all locked onto him at the same time.

"Bai Qi, get ready to go on stage."

Duan Meng walked to Bai Qi's side, patted Bai Qi's shoulder, and said, "Guan Qing has been a fifth-level beast tamer for much longer than you, so as long as you can force out Guan Qing's pet's force field skill, you'll have completed the mission."

"Uh, I understand."

Bai Qi nodded slightly, glanced at Zhuge Xu, who had a smile on his face but a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and understood.

They were prepared to be suppressed long ago.

Amidst the curious and expectant gazes of the crowd, Bai Qi slowly walked onto the arena. Looking at Guan Qing, who stood calmly opposite him, he said, "Um, Senior Guan Qing, would you like to rest for a while or perhaps have someone else take your place?"

"unnecessary."

Guan Qing glanced at Bai Qi and said, "Let's finish this quickly. I don't like wasting time."

He's still an impatient person.

"Oh well."

Bai Qi shrugged, and with a flash of the rune array, Gamma appeared on the arena.

"Bai Qi, a fifth-tier beast tamer, a twin devourer of pet beast lord creatures."

"A lord-level creature?"

Duan Meng frowned slightly upon seeing this. The reason he had Bai Qi keep an eye on him was because of Bai Qi's king-level Death Sword Lord. With the special nature of the power of death, it could definitely shorten the gap in growth level between him and Guan Ping.

However, Bai Qi's decision to give up these advantages and instead choose to fight against a lord-level pet beast was rather unwise.

Moreover, the Wuhou Dojo is mostly run by undead, so what's the point of bringing out an alien?

"Hmm, is this not okay?"

Bai Qi was puzzled. In this day and age, are there still people who can't use lord-level creatures to kill king-level beings? Could it be that the king-level ferocious beasts that Bai Heguang chose for him were too weak?

Seeing Bai Qi's expression, Wen Ruoshui shook her head helplessly and said, "Of course, are you sure?"

"It's confirmed."

"Then, let the competition begin!"

The second match started again, but the surrounding audience showed little interest.

A battle between a King-level and a Lord-level opponent—the outcome is predictable.

Click-clack?

(Master, its aura seems to be that of Epsilon. Is it one of our own?)

"It seems so? Is it because of Yuehua? But this isn't one of our own, she's your rival. What will you do later..."

Click-clack.

(Gamma understands.)

Gamma nodded, then hopped and skipped toward the Moon Worshiping Wood Spirit. With each landing, a bright red halo emanated from Gamma's body.

"Aura-type skills?"

Guan Qing's expression changed upon seeing this. Aura-type skills, as the prototype of domain skills, could be said to have already broken half of the shackles that prevented this pet from breaking through to the Emperor-level creature.

This is why aura-type skills are significantly more powerful than other skills of the same level.

"Moon Worship Wood Spirit, attack quickly."

Upon receiving the order, the Moon Worshiping Wood Spirit immediately charged towards Gamma at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary plant-type creatures, its wooden sword slashing straight at Gamma like a crescent moon falling to the ground.

Faced with such a surprise attack from the enemy, Gamma remained calm. The white light instantly dispelled the original green color, and her jelly-like body gradually transformed into a diamond shape.

Ding!

Amidst the flashing blades, Gamma was slammed into the ground by the wooden sword with a sharp crack, but he was unharmed. On the contrary, the Moon Worshiping Wood Spirit who launched the attack suffered some damage, starting with the wooden sword.

"Is this a splash damage skill?"

Guan Qing frowned slightly and immediately ordered the Moon Worshiping Wood Spirit to create distance. The moonlight above the Wood Spirit reappeared and fell onto the wooden sword. With a powerful slash from the Moon Worshiping Wood Spirit, a blade of light attacked Gamma once again.

Ding!

The blade flashed and struck Gamma, who had just stood up, but then reflected back as if it were sunlight hitting a mirror.

"It can even reflect energy attacks?"

Although it looked much smaller, it was indeed the moon slash light that Baiyue Muling had just emitted, which made Guan Qing even more surprised.

Snap snap snap!

(Master, this skill is really powerful!)

Seeing that he had easily defended against and deflected the Moon Worship Wood Spirit's attack, Gamma was somewhat excited.

"It's really good, but I didn't expect it could even reflect energy attacks."

Bai Qi grinned.

After obtaining the Golden Vine Thorn, Bai Qi originally wanted to hold another team battle, but the other four pets collectively expressed their intention to give up the competition and directly reserve it for Gamma. Bai Qi had no choice but to give it to Gamma.

Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with the pets' underhanded tactics, Bai Qi stopped talking after seeing the skill's effect.

[Skill Name]: Thorn Body

[Skill Level]: Super

[Skill Introduction]: Enhanced by the Diamond Body, it possesses stronger reflective capabilities, effectively reflecting both energy and physical attacks.

Note: Can only be used in Holy Light form.

……

The Thorn Aura, which was originally thought to be the same as the Diamond Body, unexpectedly merged with it to form a new skill. It not only has the super strong defense of the Diamond Body, but also has the function of reflecting splash damage.

This combination made Bai Qi extremely satisfied.

"Similar to a thorn aura, but capable of reflecting both energy and physical attacks."

Guan Qing took a deep look at the unharmed Gamma, the runes on his forehead lit up again, and the entire body of the Moon Worshiping Wood Spirit suddenly swelled up, attacking Gamma at a speed far exceeding that before.

Seeing this, Gamma still didn't dodge, maximizing the effects of his Thorn Body and Vampiric Aura, clearly intending to wage a war of attrition against his opponent.

In an instant, sword light flashed everywhere. Eight or nine out of ten of Baiyue Muling's attacks were reflected back by gamma, but Baiyue Muling nimbly dodged them all, and the sword light all fell on the surrounding spatial barrier.

The two sides were thus locked in a stalemate.

"I've long heard that Bai Chuanqi has taken in a genius disciple, and it's true! He can even cultivate a lord-level creature to this level. If he breaks through to the monarch level, Guan Qing probably won't be able to hold on."

"What a pity. If it could have been cultivated into a monarch-level spirit earlier, there might have been some hope in this battle. Fighting a war of attrition with the Moon Worshiping Wood Spirit is a huge disadvantage."

Sun Tian sighed, clearly having high hopes for Baiyue Wood Spirit.

I don't think so.

Cao Bin shook his head and said, "As far as I know, when Bai Chuanqi took Bai Qi as his disciple, Bai Qi was already a third-tier beast tamer. This pet beast must have been obtained by Bai Qi himself. As for resources... if Bai Chuanqi really helped, he shouldn't only be a lord-level beast tamer now, right?"

The two fell silent upon hearing this. Indeed, if Bai and Guang were to take action, creating a monarch-like creature would be relatively easy.

Moreover, as far as they knew, Bai and Guang were not that kind of people.

"Furthermore, didn't you notice that the lord-like creature's energy level was unusually high?"

Upon hearing Cao Bin's words, the two finally realized what was happening.

Although it has a vampiric aura that absorbs energy, how much energy can a lord-level creature absorb from a monarch-level creature? Being able to maintain that for a minute or two is already considered a remarkable talent.

But this guy in front of me, after being beaten by Baiyue Muling for so long, showed no signs of fatigue at all; on the contrary, he seemed to be getting more and more energetic.

"This gym battle is going to be interesting."

Cao Bin's lips curled up slightly, and his gaze toward Bai Qi became increasingly curious.

……

"Can plants run that fast?"

Bai Qi smacked his lips, looking at the Baiyue Wood Spirit who could move easily on the ground without any running movements, and suddenly thought of something.

"Gamma, transform."

Snap snap snap!

(Gamma understands!)

Upon receiving Bai Qi's command, Gamma deliberately avoided the Moon Worship Wood Spirit's attack for the first time. Its originally pure white body suddenly turned into an evil green, and at the same time, a scorching aura instantly spread out from its surroundings, gradually covering the entire arena.

At the same time, Baiyue Muling cautiously distanced herself from Gama, but her movements were noticeably slower than before, and she even started running for the first time.

"As expected, they're using underground plants to help them move."

Within the scorched earth, plant roots and stems absolutely cannot survive, rendering the Moon Worshiping Wood Spirit's previous method of movement useless.

"We've been attacked for so long, it's time for us to take the initiative."

Watching Gamma gradually transform into its demonic form, Bai Qi grinned. Gamma immediately understood and walked heavily toward Baiyue Wood Spirit. Baiyue Wood Spirit seemed extremely wary of evil energy and unconsciously took a step back.

"Holy crap, the lord-level creatures drove back the king-level creatures? Am I going crazy, or has the world changed?"

"You must be blind, otherwise I probably would be too."

"Someone, quickly give me the best eye drops!"

(End of this chapter)