Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1380

Chapter 1380. Chapter 1375 Little Treasure Hunter VS Shui Xixing (Two-in-One)

Everyone: “!!!”

Sure enough, it was a spirit body swap that transferred Little Treasure Hunt into the water barrier at the last moment… Qiao Sang looked at the scene before her, not shocked, but her eyes lit up, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Spirit body swapping can only be performed after the attribute is determined in the beginner stage.

Xia Huo’s Shui Xixing has determined its spirit body attribute to water, information that can be found online.

Logically, it shouldn’t be able to swap positions with Little Treasure Hunt, who doesn’t have the water attribute, but after learning that Shui Xixing could use spirit body swapping, she studied the skill in detail.

The book records in detail that when spirit body swapping reaches the profound level, it can imbue items of the same attribute with energy. If that item is currently in contact with a creature or object, it can transfer that creature or object along with it, regardless of the attribute of the creature or object being transferred.

It was raining outside the barrier, and the rain was in contact with Little Treasure Hunt. As long as Shui Xixing’s proficiency in spirit body swapping reaches the profound level, it can swap positions with the rain along with Little Treasure Hunt, who still has rain on her.

Fortunately, he thought of this at the last moment and hinted at the command given to Xiao Xunbao, so that when it moved, the substitute would reappear in front of everyone. Otherwise,

if Shui Xixing had successfully transferred it, Xiao Xunbao would probably have activated the Mutual Destruction and Life Borrowing abilities.

After the last match, he had just said that if he wanted Xiao Xunbao to activate these two abilities, the opponent’s ace would have to come and exchange them. If it wasn’t the ace Shui Xixing who activated these two abilities at the same time, he and Xiao Xunbao would probably be laughed at for a while, not to mention wanting to absorb more white energy.

“Shui Xixing and the Netherworld Lord have swapped positions!” On the commentary stage, Nefertis, after her initial shock, immediately realized the key point and said, “It’s an ultimate-level spirit body swap. With the help of the rain falling on the Netherworld Lord, Shui Xixing successfully performed a spirit body swap, transferring the Netherworld Lord to the water barrier!”

Auror exclaimed, “Xia Huo really has a good card hidden.”

“Yin Zhong?”

Yin Zhongsi looked at the Netherworld Lord that appeared in the water barrier and called out.

“Do you think it’s possible that the Netherworld Lord within the water barrier is just a substitute?”

The two hosts, listening to the live translation on their headsets, were both stunned.

In the audience, everyone and their pets stared intently at the scene unfolding on stage; some even covered their ears, awaiting the impending explosion.

However, the anticipated explosion didn’t occur.

High in the sky, Shui Xixing disregarded its Beastmaster’s commands. Instead, its ears twitched, it suddenly turned around, and its eyes glowed blue.

Instantly, all the rain fell in slow motion.

It clearly saw a gap appear in the falling rain—a phenomenon that only occurs when something is present in the rain.

“Shui Xi.”

The blue light in Shui Xixing’s eyes intensified, and the immense gravity suddenly decreased.

“Xun Xun!”

At the location of the gap, Little Xunbao appeared, plummeting downwards like a black afterimage.

At the same time, within the water barrier, the Netherworld Lord’s figure vanished.

Xia Huo: “!!!”

Qiao Sang: “!!!”

The crowd fell silent for a moment, then erupted into a tidal wave of clamor.

“Holy crap! The one transferred into the water barrier was actually a substitute!”

“Oh my god, I’ve been tricked again!”

“Shui Xixing is amazing! She actually figured out the location of the Netherworld Lord’s real body!”

“If it weren’t for Shui Xixing’s quick thinking, Xia Huo would probably have lost this match just now.”

“Not necessarily. Even if Shui Xixing followed Xia Huo’s instructions and exploded the water barrier, it would only consume energy and wouldn’t cause any injury. But losing was definitely inevitable.”

“Actually, you can’t blame Xia Huo. The Netherworld Lord’s substitute looks so real. Even I’ve been fooled every time.”

“Thanks to Shui Xixing…”

“How come Xia Huo gets tricked every time?” “

Compared to Qiao Sang, Xia Huo’s brain seems like that of an 18-year-old.”

“Shui Xixing is incredible! How did she even find out that the Netherworld Lord’s real body was outside?”

“After being tricked so many times, it’s normal to be a little wary. Only Xia Huo gets tricked every time.”

“Why blame Xia Huo? I don’t believe you haven’t been tricked.”

“Others are A-rank professional beast tamers, but I’m not.”

“Xia Huo’s fighting style is like this; she basically crushes her opponents with strength. Situations like Qiao Sang’s are rare. Even when she gets carried away in battle, her pet will pull her back on track at crucial moments.”

On Yan Tian Star, beast tamers and pets are equal. Even during battle, pets have their own ideas and will make judgments different from their tamers based on the situation.

And often, these judgments are almost always correct.

This is one of the reasons why most beast tamers on Yan Tian Star can defeat beast tamers from other planets, so everyone is familiar with pets suddenly acting on their own.

However, this rarely happens at the A-level professional beast tamer stage, because the judgments made by beast tamers at this level are almost always correct.

Therefore, when Shui Xi Xing made an action completely different from her tamer’s instructions, it still sparked a heated discussion among the audience.

Of course, more importantly, it attacked the true Netherworld Lord based on its own judgment.

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“Xia Xia…”

Xia Lala showed a worried expression.

“Mo Mo.”

The Dragon King looked at the scene on the field, frowned, and called out, indicating that this guy was quite cautious.

“This might be a good thing,” Michael said in a deep voice. “In future interstellar competitions, Josan will face more and more opponents like this. Only by truly experiencing it will he be able to avoid being thrown off balance when encountering similar situations again.”

“MoMo,”

Dragon King nodded in agreement.

“XiaXia…”

Xia Lala watched Xiao Xunbao fall, her expression still somewhat worried.

“Shui Xixing has used gravity! The figure of the Netherworld Lord has appeared outside the barrier!” On the commentary stage, Nefertis excitedly stood up abruptly and shouted:

“The Netherworld Lord in the water barrier has disappeared! It turns out that the Netherworld Lord that was transferred earlier was a substitute!”

Auror was equally excited: “Shui Xixing was not misled by the substitute or Xia Huo’s instructions! She stuck to her choice! What strong insight and judgment!”

“Yin Zhong…”

Yin Zhong Si cried out, indicating that what had been transferred earlier was a substitute for the Netherworld Lord…

and they’d been fooled again… Xia Huo felt like she’d been struck by lightning, her whole body stiffening, her face burning with shame. She clenched and unclenched her fists repeatedly, watching the falling Netherworld Lord with a sense of relief.

Thankfully, Shui Xi Xing had seen through the problem…

She hadn’t issued any commands because she knew that after Shui Xi Xing had forced out the Netherworld Lord’s true form, it no longer trusted its own judgment in this match. In this situation, letting Shui Xi Xing attack according to its own rhythm was the right choice.

“Move!” Qiao Sang quickly suppressed her “Holy crap!” emotions.

However, before Xiao Xun Bao could move, Shui Xi Xing appeared just centimeters above it, moving at the same speed as its descent.

Simultaneously, a semi-transparent barrier rapidly formed, enveloping both of them.

The teleportation failed.

With a “bang,” Shui Xi Xing and Xiao Xun Bao fell into the water barrier together.

She’s fallen in… Qiao Sang’s eyelids twitched.

Compared to Xia Huo, whose expressions were outward and whose commands reminded her what to do next, Shui Xixing, who didn’t follow instructions and reacted quickly, was obviously more difficult to deal with.

“The Netherworld Lord has fallen into the water barrier!” On the commentary stage, Nefertis exclaimed excitedly, “I guarantee this time it’s definitely the real Netherworld Lord!”

In the audience, everyone and their pets stared intently at the scene inside the water barrier, afraid of missing anything that would happen next.

It was a spatial blockade… Seeing that Little Treasure hadn’t moved out immediately after falling into the water, Qiao Sang deduced that Shui Xixing had used a skill.

There were ways to escape the current predicament.

One was to use a seal to block the spatial blockade skill, thus breaking Shui Xixing’s spatial seal.

However, even if they escaped the spatial seal, Little Treasure would still be inside the water barrier. The water in the water barrier was different from ordinary water; it was filled with water-based energy. Explosions, boiling, and compression were all within Shui Xixing’s control.

Moreover, besides Shui Xixing, any pet inside would be affected by the surrounding water-based energy when using skills, and there was even a chance it wouldn’t be able to use its skills.

In this situation, staying inside the spatial blockade was actually safer.

The second option was to break the spatial blockade with absolute power.

If Xiao Xunbao were to unleash its Demon Armor and then attack, it might be able to break through the spatial barrier, but it would also find itself directly inside the water barrier.

A third option is to use Shadow Penetration for teleportation.

Shadow Penetration might not be possible inside the water barrier, but with the spatial barrier in place, this tactic might work…

Thinking this, Qiao Sang no longer hesitated and immediately shouted,

“Pierce!”

Inside the water barrier, Shui Xixing, with its claws restraining Xiao Xunbao, was glowing blue.

“When Shui Xixing unleashes the water barrier and its entire body glows blue, or its claws clasp together and glow blue, you must be careful, because in these two situations, it’s preparing to detonate the entire water barrier…” Xiao Xunbao recalled its Beastmaster’s words before the competition, and its sense of crisis surged.

At the same time, its Beastmaster’s command entered its ears.

Almost instinctively, Xiao Xunbao sensed that the opponent would detonate the water barrier faster than it could use Shadow Penetration.

Seeing the surrounding water surging upwards, its water-based energy growing increasingly concentrated, threatening to explode at any moment, Little Treasure’s heart raced, a flurry of thoughts flashing through its mind.

Was it going to lose?

No, it remembered that Shui Xixing wasn’t the ace. They

were still live-streaming in space; if it were to trigger the Mutual Destruction and Life-Borrowing abilities, it would be ridiculed online, let alone liked by anyone!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck. Little Treasure stuck out its tongue and licked Shui Xixing, who was right next to it, hard.

Shui Xixing’s calm and collected expression instantly froze, as if petrified.

The boiling energy within the water barrier stopped for a moment.

Little Treasure grinned.

A deep abyss several meters wide suddenly appeared in the direction the spatial barrier had fallen.

Shui Xixing realized something, its face darkening.

The surrounding barrier vanished.

“Bang!!!”

Like ten thousand thunderbolts ringing in their ears simultaneously, the azure water exploded violently within the barrier. The shockwave, like an invisible giant hand, continuously churned and churned the water, forming destructive rings of waves.

The air vibrated incessantly.

And all of this happened within the barrier.

To amplify the power of the explosion and ensure the target had no chance of escape, the explosion of the water barrier wouldn’t cause it to disappear.

But at this moment, everyone and their pets saw a column of water containing destructive power erupt from a black hole high in the sky outside the barrier, bursting open and shooting straight into the clouds.

The water splashed out like a giant abyss beast churning in the sea.

Xia Huo: “!!!” “

Xunxun…”

High in the sky, Xiao Xunbao, outside the blast radius of the water column, hugged Shui Xixing, showing a “scared me to death” expression.

Shui Xixing looked at it, veins bulging on her forehead.

“Xunxun!”

Xiao Xunbao seemed to realize something only then, quickly teleporting away and reappearing a hundred meters away in the sky.

“The water barrier exploded!” On the commentary stage, Nefertis suddenly stood up, excitedly exclaiming, “But the Netherworld Lord escaped the blast radius of the water barrier in time thanks to Shadow Penetration!”

Auror was equally excited: “What godlike reaction speed! The Netherworld Lord paralyzed Water Star for a moment with its lick! It seized the opportunity to use Shadow Penetration! It successfully escaped danger!”

“Yin Zhong.”

Yin Zhong Si called out thoughtfully, indicating that Water Star’s momentary pause wasn’t due to paralysis, but rather disgust.

“Water Star!”

Water Star roared angrily.

The next second, the water from the explosion instantly condensed into a giant Water Star about thirty meters long, forcefully swinging its fist towards the direction of Little Treasure Hunt.

However, at the very moment of swinging its fist, Water Star’s expression suddenly changed.

The giant Water Star, formed from water, stopped moving, then collapsed back into water.

At the same time, the barrier below suddenly shattered, and a massive torrent of water rushed out, instantly covering the entire area.

Transparent barriers rose around the arena, keeping the water inside and preventing it from affecting the audience.

“Water in!” Xia Huo shouted as well.

Shui Xixing’s energy was about to run out and needed to be replenished immediately. It possessed the property of a moisturizing body, allowing it to recover energy simply by staying in water. Although its level wasn’t high and the recovery speed wasn’t fast, there was no better method at this moment!

Its energy was about to run out! Qiao Sang was overjoyed at the sight and quickly shouted, “Seal!”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes flashed blue.

Shui Xixing, who was about to teleport into the water, suddenly realized the changes within its body, and its expression changed drastically.

“Xun Xun~”

Xiao Xunbao called out, and a Netherworld Lord, whose body was a full sixty meters in size, appeared behind Shui Xixing wearing armor condensed from black energy.

It raised its claws, and an enormous black shadow sphere instantly condensed on its claws.

Shui Xixing moved quickly while trying to use spatial teleportation.

However, spatial teleportation required much more energy than teleportation, and with its current energy, it couldn’t use it immediately.

However, relying solely on its own movement, Shui Xixing couldn’t evade the attack range of the giant Netherworld Lord.

“Bang!!!”

A colossal black shadow sphere slammed into Mizuhiko.

“Mizuhiko!”

Amidst the powerful shockwave, Mizuhiko screamed in agony as she plummeted downwards.

Qiao Sang, looking at the sea-like arena below, suddenly realized something and quickly shouted,

“Hang!”

Two black, silken shadows instantly spread from Xiao Xunbao’s fingertips, binding the falling Mizuhiko and suspending her in mid-air.

Within the shadows, Mizuhiko lay head down, eyes closed, already unconscious. (End of Chapter)