Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1426

Chapters 1426 and 1421: The Invisible Rain of Fire (Combined)

The temperature on the field soared.

Invisible streams of energy, distorting the surrounding air, rained down from the sky.

Wherever they landed, the floating crystals in the air evaporated and vanished.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!!!”

Explosions rang out one after another, the ice shell shattered, shards of ice flew everywhere, and craters were blasted into the ground.

The entire arena was plunged into a distorted and intensely hot state.

“Snowy Bud!”

Snowy Bud suddenly let out a pitiful cry.

Its body was also in a distorted state; the ice armor on its face and tail had been shattered by the invisible energy.

What was this? In the stands, everyone and their pets wore expressions of shock and astonishment.

The audience members who had managed to snag tickets to watch the Master Challenge live couldn’t compare to professional Beast Tamers in terms of Beast Taming expertise, but they had seen everything from small-scale neighborhood battles to large-scale interstellar competitions. They could at least vaguely recall any skill a pet used, even if they couldn’t immediately name it.

But the skill on the field was completely unfamiliar to them!

On the commentary stage, Auror exclaimed in shock,

“Fen Di Duo has unleashed an invisible flame skill!”

“Heart,” Heart chirped after a moment’s thought, indicating that it only knew about the illusory flame skill.

Illusory flame? Nefertis, as if struck by lightning, went from astonishment to delight, exclaiming,

“The invisible flames are falling like rain! Fen Di Duo has fused the spark rain with the illusory flame! He’s unleashed an invisible spark rain!”

This announcement immediately sparked a clamor. Many spectators showed expressions of sudden understanding, surprise, and excitement, pulling out their phones to take pictures.

They had seen many combination techniques. In Beast Taming competitions, many combination techniques were based on predecessors; only a few renowned professional Beast Tamers had developed their own unique combinations.

Sometimes, the standard for judging whether a professional Beast Tamer was qualified to be a Beast Taming Master was whether they had developed their own combination techniques, so that when others saw these techniques in major competitions, they would immediately associate them with Beast Taming Masters.

It was certain that the combination of Phantom Flame and Spark Rain was unprecedented.

“Phantom Flame and Spark Rain! Josan has unveiled a combination technique that’s never appeared in any major tournament before!” Nefertis exclaimed excitedly from the commentary booth.

“Truly amazing talent,” Auror remarked. “To think of combining Phantom Flame and Spark Rain together—invisible fire rain—this will give Serana a headache.”

“Heart,”

Heart called out, indicating that besides being invisible, it remembered that highly proficient Phantom Flames would burn indefinitely, impossible to extinguish.

After speaking, it looked at the scene on the field with an amazed expression and called out again,

“Heart.”

If that’s the case, the fact that these fire rains can’t be extinguished is terrifying; no wonder it could directly break through Snowdrop Palace’s Winter World.

Nefertis said, “Some high-level skill combinations can be even more terrifying than some super-level skills. The combination technique that Fen Di Duo is currently using is such a combination.”

“However, this also depends on the proficiency of the combined skills and the proficiency of the super-level skills,” Auror said. “Judging from the current situation, the proficiency of the Winter World is not enough to completely extinguish these fire rains.”

Nefertis asked curiously, “I wonder if Josang has named this combination technique.”

Generally speaking, the beast tamer who first develops a combination technique has the right to name it, and even if subsequent beast tamers learn the combination technique, they will still call it that name.

…

Meanwhile.

VIP room.

“Xia Xia!”

“Xia Xia!”

Xia Lala stood by the French windows, calling excitedly.

“I didn’t expect Ya Bao to successfully use this move!” Michaela was overjoyed.

During this time, she knew that Josang had been helping Ya Bao train this combination technique, but it was still in practice. It was only yesterday that he successfully used it during the final training session. She didn’t expect that he would successfully use it again in the competition.

The inextinguishable rain of fire, even if Snowdrop Palace manages to extinguish it in the end, will definitely suffer a severe injury, if not serious.

In her opinion, Ya Bao’s performance in this match has been a complete success.

“Mo Mo,”

the Dragon King called out, indicating that Ya Bao’s combat talent is truly strong; even after being poisoned so much, he can still fight like this.

…

On the field.

Sera’s pupils shrank slightly as she looked at the almost distorted space in front of her and the surrounding high temperature, and quickly made a judgment:

the spark rain, it’s an invisible spark rain!

Falling into the Frostworld, it didn’t extinguish directly, but instead shattered the ice armor that Snowdrop Palace automatically formed on her body.

It’s illusory flames, a spark rain formed by illusory flames!

To extinguish illusory flames, one must either isolate them from the air or suppress them with absolute power. The Burning Emperor has now unleashed a golden raging fire, and with the blessing of the sun’s power, Snowdrop Palace may not be able to match its energy. However, Snowdrop Palace’s main attribute is ice, so extinguishing most of the illusory flames shouldn’t be a problem.

“Almost there, the raging flames of the Burning Emperor should be extinguished soon…”

Sera gathered her thoughts and issued the command: “Lower defense!”

Xue Lei Palace, enduring the pain, circulated her energy, and a visible chill spread from her body, causing countless ice crystals to reappear.

In the air, the invisible phantom flames vanished by more than half.

At the same time, the chill around Xue Lei Palace rapidly condensed into exquisite ice armor, enveloping her.

However, before the ice armor could fully solidify, a magnificent golden beam of light struck.

Xue Lei Palace teleported away.

“Bang bang bang!!!”

The rain of fire continued to fall.

Some of the fire rain extinguished, but some continued to fall, bombarding Xue Lei Palace.

The ice armor that hadn’t yet solidified shattered by more than half.

Just as Xue Lei Palace was preparing to re-condense the ice armor for defense, another golden beam of light struck.

Xue Lei Palace teleported away.

But at that moment, the immense gravity suddenly decreased.

The reappearing Xue Lei Palace was caught off guard and was directly “slammed” to the ground.

With a deafening crash, the ice shell shattered, and the ground cracked.

An opportunity had arrived! Seeing this, Josang’s eyes lit up, but he restrained the urge to issue a command.

His command now might interfere with Ya Bao’s instinctive attack.

High in the sky, Ya Bao, whose golden flames had weakened considerably, looked down at Xue Lei Dian on the ground and opened its mouth.

The raging fire on Fen Di Duo’s body was almost gone, and the power of his skills would be relatively weakened; now was a good time to attack… Serana also sensed the opportunity and issued the command:

“Freeze!”

“Xue Lei!”

Xue Lei Dian was pressed down by immense gravity, unable to move immediately, and could only lie flat on the ground, circulating her energy.

The next second, all the remaining ice fragments in the entire arena seemed to come alive, suspending themselves, rapidly gathering, and frantically swirling around Xue Lei Dian, forming an ice storm tens of meters long.

“Xue Lei Dian has unleashed a super-tier skill, Ice Crystal Storm!” Nefertis shouted from the commentary platform.

Just as it opened its mouth, a golden flame shot out from Tooth Treasure’s mouth.

The flame was incredibly warm, entirely golden, only about a meter thick, and did not feel hot at all.

“Bang!!!”

Golden flames shot down, slamming into the newly formed, upward-reaching storm of shattered ice. The storm offered no resistance and exploded instantly!

Another deafening “Bang!” followed as the golden flames shattered the ice storm and struck Xue Lei.

A shockwave, accompanied by a burst of golden light, exploded.

The light was so dazzling it almost burned the eyes of the audience, who instinctively raised their hands to shield their eyes. It felt

like sunlight exploding, yet without the suffocating heat one might expect.

“Xue Lei!!!”

Amidst the holy golden light, Xue Lei let out a bloodcurdling scream.

“Bang!”

At the same time, Ya Bao, high in the sky, seemed to have burned out, its flames extinguished, and it crashed to the ground.

“Xue Lei!”

“Xue Lei!”

The golden light vanished, but Xue Lei didn’t faint. Instead, she rolled around, screaming in agony, as if still enduring unbearable pain. Silence fell

over the entire arena.

After a brief silence, a clamor arose like dust.

“What, what kind of skill is this? I’ve never seen anything like it before!”

“Wait, what kind of flame is this? Is it that powerful?”

“Ice Crystal Storm is a super-tier skill, right? This flame, apart from its color, doesn’t look particularly special, yet it can directly crush Ice Crystal Storm?”

“My god, did Fen Di Duo have so many trump cards up his sleeve…”

“Fen Di Duo’s Fierce Fire is gone. Although Xue Lei Dian didn’t fall, she looks seriously injured. She probably can’t win the next round. Fen Di Duo traded one for two, Qiao Sang’s chances of winning seem to have increased.”

“Who said Xue Lei Dian can’t win the next round? She’s just seriously injured. She can rest in the Beast Taming Manual for a while, and her condition will recover. Then she can continue…”

The noise suddenly subsided.

On the field, Xue Lei Dian, who was rolling and screaming in pain, seemed to have finally reached her limit and stopped, her eyes glazed over.

Not far away, Ya Bao moved its paws, struggling to get up.

The flames on its body were gone, revealing a purplish-black body, looking like it was severely poisoned.

What kind of skill was that just now…? Serana looked at the fallen Snowdrop, then at the struggling Fire Emperor, her brows furrowed.

Toothbear… Josang felt both excited and moved.

Excited that Toothbear had defeated Snowdrop without its own commands and while poisoned; moved that even so severely injured, it still wanted to stand up again. On

the commentary stage, Nefertis suppressed her astonishment, took a deep breath, and announced loudly:

“Fire Emperor has unleashed a mysterious fire skill that struck Snowdrop! Is the outcome of this match about to be decided?”

As soon as she finished speaking, the mechanical-type pet wearing the referee’s badge glanced at Toothbear, whose paws could still move, and then went to Snowdrop’s side to observe it.

It didn’t immediately blow the whistle to signal the end of the match or raise the flag, but instead went to Toothbear’s side.

At this moment, Toothbear’s paws were pressed against the ground, struggling to get up, but it couldn’t.

According to the rules of the match, when a pet falls to the ground, is still conscious, but cannot stand up again, it is still considered defeated.

The pet wearing the referee’s badge began the countdown.

Toothless’s vision was blurry.

It looked at its fallen opponent not far away, feeling it hadn’t won yet, but couldn’t remember why.

Its opponent was already down…

Toothless struggled to stand, but the continuous damage left it completely powerless.

“Tooth…”

It should have won, its opponent was already down…

Toothless stopped struggling and slowly closed its eyes.

But just then, its Beastmaster’s voice reached its ears: “Stand up! You haven’t won yet!”

Toothless: “!”

“Tooth Tooth…”

Under the watchful eyes of everyone and all the pets, Toothless reopened its eyes, struggled, and stood up.

At that moment, the entire arena erupted in cheers.

“Burning Emperor! Burning Emperor!”

“Josang! Josang!”

The pet wearing the referee’s badge blew the whistle signaling the end of the match and waved a green flag in the direction of Josang and Toothless.

A giant virtual screen appeared out of thin air.

Below Serana’s photo, the photo of Snowdrop Palace changed from color to black and white.

“Josang has won another match!” From the commentary booth, Auror shouted, “The score is now 0-2!”

The cheers and shouts from the audience were deafening.

“Josang! Josang!”

“Fendi Duo! Fendi Duo!”

“This match is over, but it’s not over yet. I’m already looking forward to the next match,” Nefertis said.

“Heart,”

the beloved cat cried, eager to know what Fendi Duo’s final fire attack was.

“It looks like Yang Fire, but judging from its power, it’s definitely not Yang Fire,” Nefertis analyzed.

During her commentary, Serana raised her hand, intending to recall Snowdrop to the Beast Taming Codex.

At this moment, Josang spoke up, “Wait.”

Serana looked over.

The audience fell silent, everyone wanting to hear what Josang had to say.

After all, in these kinds of matches, professional Beast Tamers rarely said anything other than commands.

“The last move Ya Bao used was Holy Fire, a skill that burns the soul. I suggest we get Xue Lei to heal her immediately,” Qiao Sang said, waving his hand to recall Ya Bao to the Beast Taming Manual.

Holy Fire can burn the soul; not just any skill can heal it, and even the Beast Taming Manual won’t restore it. The match has only just finished its second round. If it drags on until the entire match is over, Xue Lei might suffer lifelong damage and never be able to compete professionally again.

Holy Fire? Burns the soul? Serana was stunned for a moment, then her expression changed drastically. She cried out urgently,

“Where’s the healer! Quick, a healer!”

The medical team in white coats quickly appeared beside Xue Lei and took her away from the arena.

On the commentary booth, the two commentators and guest speakers stood frozen in place, not uttering a sound immediately.

The audience fell silent; the scene was utterly still. (End of Chapter)