Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1406

Chapter 1406. Chapter 1401 Positioning and Rebound (Two-in-One)

In a flash of thought, the Niantian Mudman appeared behind the Netherworld Ring Monarch on the ground.

Its eyes glowed blue.

A torrent of mud suddenly surged up, threatening to engulf the Netherworld Ring Monarch.

Suddenly, the Netherworld Ring Monarch vanished.

Sensing something, the Niantian Mudman raised its head.

High in the sky, two identical Netherworld Ring Monarchs stared at it, simultaneously raising their paws, one pulling down its left eyelid, the other its right, making a face together.

“Niantian…”

Suddenly, several bubbles rose from the mud on the Niantian Mudman’s body, as if the mud were boiling.

“Xunxun…”

“Xunxun…”

High in the sky, the two Netherworld Ring Monarchs simultaneously showed expressions of disgust.

The bubbles rising from the Niantian Mudman’s body immediately increased at a visible rate.

“The Niantian Mudman seems very angry at being provoked by the Netherworld Ring Monarchs; its body is even boiling and bubbling,” Nefertis said from the commentary platform.

“The bubbling and boiling on its body is a sign that the Nian Tian Mudman is angry. The more bubbles, the angrier it is. Right now, the Nian Tian Mudman is almost completely bubbling and boiling,” Auror said. “Hopefully, it can calm down soon.”

“Huo Tian,”

Huo Tianqi exclaimed, indicating that it couldn’t be blamed for the Nian Tian Mudman’s anger; the Netherworld Lord’s

behavior was quite infuriating. “Although the Nian Tian Mudman is angry, its attack power will also increase,” Nefertis said. “I remember the Nian Tian Mudman has the Boiling Mud Body trait.”

Boiling Mud Body—pets with this trait will have their mud boil like slurry when angry, and at the same time, their attack power will increase.

“Huo Tian?”

Huo Tianqi looked puzzled and exclaimed, indicating that if it would increase its attack power, then why would the Netherworld Lord deliberately provoke the Nian Tian Mudman?

“With the Nether Ring Monarch’s abilities, it’s not afraid of how strong its opponent’s attack power is,” Nefertis analyzed. “Sometimes, the stronger the opponent’s attack power, the more beneficial it is. In battles between royal-level pets, attack power doesn’t necessarily represent everything. A calm mind is needed to control this powerful attack power to achieve the desired effect. The angrier the Nian Tian Mudman gets, the less calm it is. Even if its attack power increases, it won’t have the desired effect.”

She paused, then added,

“Especially when facing an opponent like the Nether Ring Monarch.”

“Pull.”

Gaston issued the command during the conversation.

“Nian Tian!”

The Nian Tian Mudman opened its mouth and shouted, its body glowing yellow.

The entire ground suddenly turned into a muddy ground.

“Glug glug~”

The mud on the ground boiled and bubbled like the Nian Tian Mudman’s body.

“Seeking…”

High in the sky, two identical little treasure hunters saw this and seemed to understand something, disappearing at the same time.

Just then, the mud on the ground suddenly exploded, a tsunami-like surge of mud billowing up and sweeping towards the direction where the two little treasure hunters had been standing. The

mud tsunami missed its target, but an unbearable stench quickly filled the entire arena.

Spectators in the front rows covered their mouths and noses.

But soon, a refreshing scent spread, instantly eliminating the stench that had reached the stands.

At the same time, a transparent barrier enveloped the arena, completely isolating the odor.

To prevent spectators from being affected by poisonous gas or other skills, the organizers had specially equipped pets and devices with odor-eliminating abilities.

The stench in the stands was gone, but the stench in the arena remained.

The little treasure hunters, seemingly unable to bear it any longer, appeared, covering their mouths and noses, looking utterly disgusted.

Almost the instant the little treasure hunters appeared, the Nian Tian Mudman vanished, reappearing behind them, opening its mouth, and a thick white beam of light shot out.

Just as the white beam was about to strike the little treasure hunters’ back, a deep black hole appeared out of nowhere.

A white beam of light plunged into it.

At the same time, a black hole of the same size appeared on the back of the Nian Tian Mudman .

“Bang!”

With a loud bang, the white beam shot out from it, striking the Nian Tian Mudman precisely.

“Nian Tian!”

A powerful shockwave exploded, and the Nian Tian Mudman let out a miserable cry.

“Xun Xun~”

Little Xun Bao turned around, covering its mouth and chuckling, its disgust gone.

“The mental beam was penetrated and swallowed by the shadow! It retaliated against the Nian Tian Mudman itself!” Nefertis shouted from the commentary platform.

“It seems the Nian Tian Mudman didn’t foresee the danger this time,” Auror said.

“Huo Tian!”

Huo Tian Qilin showed a look of sudden realization, calling out, indicating that it knew why the Underworld Lord had provoked the Nian Tian Mudman earlier! It was to reduce the chance of the danger prediction trait being activated!

Danger Foresight is a powerful premonition that arises when an opponent is about to unleash a move that can be extremely effective or even a fatal blow. The higher the level of this ability, the more accurate the foresight becomes, potentially even detecting moves that aren’t intended to be lethal. However, the probability of triggering Danger Foresight decreases when the pet with this ability is in a state of extreme anger or emotional instability… It really did decrease… Josang looked at the situation on the field, satisfied. He thought to himself, “As expected, no pet can tolerate Little Treasure Hunter’s provocations.”

The previous provocation from the Underworld Lord was to reduce the probability of Netherworld Mudman triggering Danger Foresight… Gaston suddenly realized this, and a chill ran down his spine.

If things continued like this, even with his utmost caution, he might still lose the match. Netherworld Mudman’s moves could be easily countered by Shadow Penetration…

Gaston’s mind raced.

The Nian Tian Mudman’s anger couldn’t be calmed down with just a few words. However, its increased attack power presented an opportunity. Since the Netherworld Lord could use Shadow Penetration to redirect attacks, the Nian Tian Mudman could naturally redirect incoming skills as well…

as long as the opponent wasn’t prepared…

Thinking this, Gaston said,

“Light Mind Barrage.”

“Nian Tian!”

In the still-lingering shockwave, the Nian Tian Mudman roared.

Instantly, the still-boiling mud bubbles on its body burst open, unleashing beams of terrifyingly powerful white light that rapidly attacked in all directions!

“Bang bang bang!!!”

Some white beams of light crashed to the ground, splashing mud and shattering the entire arena. Some beams shot into the sky, while others hurtled towards the audience, but all were blocked by the barriers surrounding the arena.

Little Treasure posed amidst the beams of light, teleporting to dodge them. It changed its pose every time it moved, appearing completely at ease.

“Truly worthy of being my idol! It’s not even flustered by the barrage of light beams.” In the audience, watching this scene, everyone began to discuss.

“Not only is it not flustered, it’s like the Underworld Lord is just playing around.”

“The Underworld Lord is so good at posing! Has it ever been in a magazine? I want to buy it.”

“It doesn’t exist on Flame Star, but you can check on interstellar websites; maybe it’s available on Blue Star.”

Although the skills used by the Nian Tian Mudman were incredibly powerful, Little Treasure seemed completely at ease, so most of the fans weren’t nervous and even started chatting.

Amidst the murmurs, Qiao Sang spoke:

“Put it on.”

“Xun Xun~”

Little Xun Bao stopped posing, its eyes glowing purple. Then, countless abyss-like black holes appeared out of thin air on the field.

Beams of white light shot into them and disappeared.

“The Underworld Lord has unleashed multiple Shadow Penetrations.” On the commentary platform, Auror said, “I wonder if these random beams of light will hit the Nian Tian Mudman.”

“Huo Tian.”

Huo Tian Qi exclaimed with emotion, indicating that a high level of Shadow Penetration was truly useful, capable of transferring so many of the opponent’s attack skills simultaneously.

After saying that, it seemed to remember something and called out again:

“Huo Tian.”

It felt somewhat like some kind of counterattack skill.

Finally… On the high platform, Gaston shouted: “Counter!”

“Nian Tian!”

Nian Tian Mudman roared, its eyes glowing blue, glancing at Little Xun Bao, and then a thick white light membrane appeared on its body.

This light membrane was quite peculiar. Beams of white light shot out from the boiling mud bubbles, passing directly through the membrane without being destroyed.

Simultaneously, a white beam pierced through a black hole and struck the Nian Tian Mudman.

“Bang!”

With a loud crash, the white beam struck the Nian Tian Mudman’s light membrane, as if hitting a barrier, and was blocked.

The membrane rippled with light.

Then, the white beam refracted at a strange angle, precisely striking the direction where Xiao Xunbao was.

A black hole appeared in front of Xiao Xunbao; the white beam passed through it, disappeared, and then shot out from another black hole, striking the Nian Tian Mudman.

The white beam was blocked by the light membrane, refracted at another strange angle, and precisely struck the direction where Xiao Xunbao was.

This repeated itself.

Everyone looked up, their gazes following the constantly shifting white beams, unable to keep up.

On the field, streaks of white light weaved through the air, changing direction, shockwaves exploding continuously, and white lines flying everywhere.

Little Treasure Hunter and Nian Tian Mudman stood unharmed amidst countless white lines.

“Nian Tian Mudman’s positioning reflection is truly powerful. Not only can it reflect attacks from super-tier skills, but it can also precisely locate the position of the Netherworld Lord for attack,” Aurol exclaimed on the commentary stage. “

Positioning reflection is also a super-tier skill,” Nefertiscop said. “To use this move, you need to first locate the target. Then, no matter how the target moves, the skill will reflect the target’s position.”

“Huo Tian!”

Huo Tianqi called out, indicating that he had long heard that Nian Tian Mudman knew many reflection-type skills, but he didn’t expect it to even have positioning reflection.

Aurol said, “The Netherworld Lord uses Shadow Penetration to deflect the Light Spirit Shot attack, and Nian Tian Mudman uses positioning reflection to counterattack. At this rate, it’s estimated that neither of them can hit the other. Could this match end with who runs out of energy?”

“Huo Tian!”

Huo Tianqi called out, indicating that it would definitely be Nian Tian Mudman who ran out of energy first. The Netherworld Lord only used Shadow Penetration, while Nian Tian Mudman used two super-tier skills simultaneously.

“Too much energy has been used up; the opponent probably won’t continue like this forever…” Qiao Sang thought to herself.

Sure enough, the Nian Tian Mudman’s eyes glowed blue again.

An invisible gravity suddenly dropped.

Little Xunbao, caught off guard, plummeted straight down like a blur.

At the same time, several white beams of light shot through the black hole and struck the Nian Tian Mudman.

The next moment, the light membrane rippled with light waves, and several white beams of light veered downwards, accurately striking the falling Little Xunbao.

“Bang!!!”

“Xunxun!!!”

Several white beams struck precisely, and Little Xunbao let out a miserable cry. The air vibrated violently, and a terrifying shockwave raged in all directions, momentarily obscuring Little Xunbao’s figure.

“No way…” Many viewers’ hearts clenched.

The Nian Tian Mudman stopped emitting white beams of light, and the light membrane disappeared.

Mud bubbles rose from its body, and it eagerly raised its claws, which glowed yellow.

A torrent of mud surged from the ground, transforming into a giant hand that fiercely squeezed towards the direction of the shockwave explosion.

Something’s not right! The Clay Figure felt no pain! It wasn’t affected by the mutual destruction! That Netherworld Lord wasn’t the real one! Gaston realized something, his pupils contracted sharply, and he shouted,

“Counter!”

However, it was too late. The white beams of light shooting outwards from the Clay Figure disappeared, but more than a dozen of the previously emitted white beams remained.

The shadow penetration in the air did not disappear.

Beams of white light passed through the black holes, thus avoiding hitting the ground or the barrier.

“The Clay Figure has successfully hit the Netherworld Lord!” Aurore shouted from the commentary platform.

“No, that’s not the real Netherworld Lord!” Nefertis looked at the scene on the field, suddenly stood up, and exclaimed excitedly.

On the field, more than a dozen black holes appeared simultaneously around the Clay Figure.

In an instant, the Clay Figure felt a chill run down its spine.

But the danger prediction was far too slow compared to before, and more than a dozen white beams shot out from them, all hitting the Clay Figure.

At the same time, the shockwave generated by hitting the Little Treasure Hunter dissipated, and there was no one inside.

“Nian Tian!!!”

Dozens of white beams of light exploded, utterly destroying everything around them. The Nian Tian Mudman let out a miserable scream. The

newly formed giant mud hand turned back into mud and rained down.

Amidst the terrifying explosive force, a figure fell from the mud and crashed heavily to the ground.

The camera zoomed in, revealing the Nian Tian Mudman.

Its eyes were tightly closed, and it had fallen into a daze.

“Xun Xun…”

High in the sky, Xiao Xunbao appeared, glanced down, saw its opponent with its eyes closed, breathed a sigh of relief, and wiped non-existent sweat from its forehead.

“Xun Xun~”

But soon, it realized something, puffed out its chest, and curled its lips into a “nothing special” expression.

The mechanical-type pet wearing the referee’s badge approached Nymphal Clayman, observed him briefly, and then raised a green flag and waved it in the direction of Josang.

A virtual screen appeared out of thin air on the field; below Gaston’s photo, Nymphal Clayman’s image changed from color to black and white. (End of Chapter)