Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1451

Chapter 1451. Mirror Spirit VS Steel Treasure (Chapter 1446)

“The Mirror World can be considered the domain of the Mirror Spirit,” Auror said. “At the same level, even the strongest opponent won’t be as powerful as the Mirror Spirit once they enter the Mirror World.”

Nephthys added, “Unless the pet entering the Mirror World can find the Mirror Spirit’s true form and inflict serious damage, it will basically be unable to leave.”

“That’s right,” Auror said. “It’s even possible to lose oneself in the illusions created by the Mirror World.”

After saying that, he realized that Geriloka hadn’t spoken and was even lost in thought, so he couldn’t help but ask:

“Do you think Steel Emperor is very likely to break through the Mirror Spirit’s Mirror World?”

“Geriloka.”

Geriloka came back to her senses, regained her elegant posture, and called out, indicating that they would find out soon enough.

In the audience, those who supported Josang and their pets were very worried, and a clamor arose.

“Oh no, oh no! The fight hasn’t even really started, how did it get dragged into the Mirror World so quickly?”

“Steel Authority Emperor is considered slow among Emperor-level pets. The Mirror Spirit wants to drag it into the Mirror World; it can’t possibly dodge.”

“Dragging it into the Mirror World isn’t considered an attack, so even if Steel Authority Emperor has Absolute Defense, it’s useless.”

“Will Steel Authority Emperor’s defense be weakened in the Mirror World?”

“Definitely! Once inside the Mirror World, it’ll either be toyed with by the Mirror Spirit or completely overwhelmed.”

The Mirror World is practically the Mirror Spirit’s signature move; in nine out of ten matches, the Mirror Spirit wins by pulling its opponent into the Mirror World.

It feels a bit like the last match where Steel Scale Dragon was hit by Ice Saint Asia’s Absolute Zero. Even though the result isn’t out yet, it already feels like it’s lost by more than half.

While everyone was discussing this, Qiao Sang asked in his mind:

“Steel Treasure, can you hear me?”

“Steel Authority,” Steel Treasure’s voice replied.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Gangbao could still communicate with her through the power of their bond, Gangbao wouldn’t fall into the illusion created by the mirror world.

Without wasting time, she quickly became serious and said in her mind, “Just like I told you before, you can pretend to be confused by the illusion, and then take the opportunity to find the Mirror Spirit’s true form. As long as your mind isn’t confused, it will definitely weaken your abilities and attack you if it wants to completely defeat you.”

“Gangquan?”

Gangbao called out in her mind.

Had the Mirror Spirit entered?

“It entered,” Qiao Sang replied. “It’s in the space above you that you can’t see. It should be like when Little Treasure Hypnotized the Echo Spirit Master last time; you have to break the illusion it created to see it.”

In the magnified mirror, Gangbao was in the middle area, facing an endless sea and a super-magnified version of the Mirror Spirit, while above, the real Mirror Spirit looked down like a creator.

The mirror world.

Steel Treasure stared at the Mirror Spirit, three times its own size, its mind racing:

This scene was clearly an illusion; the other party couldn’t be so foolish as to create an illusion so obviously real.

Just then, its Beastmaster’s idea popped into its head:

“Right, the mirror world also needs energy to maintain. The other party definitely wants you to lose your way as quickly as possible, and the fastest way to do so is like Little Treasure’s nightmare last time, making the other party think they’ve broken through the illusion, when in reality it’s still an illusion.”

While listening to its Beastmaster’s voice, Steel Treasure flapped its wings downwards.

Instantly, countless purple-glowing feathers transformed into purple blades, attacking the colossal Mirror Spirit simultaneously.

The mirror on the colossal Mirror Spirit’s body suddenly lit up with a blinding white light.

All the purple-glowing blades changed direction, attacking Steel Treasure with even greater speed and force.

Steel Treasure flapped its wings downwards again, and two giant white blades suddenly appeared, slashing down at the Mirror Spirit whose mirror surface glowed white.

This time, the Mirror Spirit didn’t move.

“Bang!”

All the purple-glowing blades struck Steel Treasure’s body faster than the others.

“Steel Power!”

Steel Treasure cried out in agony.

At the same time, in reality, Qiao Sang, who felt no pain at all, thought to herself that Steel Treasure’s acting was really good.

Then, as if she had thought of something, she put on a pained expression.

Seeing this, Leifeld’s eyes narrowed slightly.

If he remembered correctly, in the previous match, Steel Power Emperor had suffered even more serious injuries than this, and Qiao Sang hadn’t shown such an expression

; it must have been faking it. In less than a second, Leifeld had made his judgment.

He didn’t issue any commands. Right now, the Mirror Spirit’s spiritual body was in the mirror world, so even if he said something, it wouldn’t hear him.

The Mirror Spirit’s mirror world was only at the Great Completion level; only a Perfected level mirror world could allow the Mirror Spirit to hear its own voice within it.

On the commentary stage, Nefertis said, “In the Mirror World, Steel Emperor’s abilities are indeed greatly weakened. However, the damage caused by the illusion is limited. More importantly, the illusion amplifies the pain for Steel Emperor. As long as the illusion is broken, the pain will return to normal.”

Auror remarked,

“The bond between Jossan and Steel Emperor seems very deep. I didn’t expect that the amplified pain from the illusion would be felt by Jossan as well.”

“Geri.”

Geriloka elegantly took a sip of water and called out, indicating that all of Steel Emperor’s evolutionary stages were achieved through the power of their bond, so their connection would naturally be very strong.

Nefertis suddenly thought of something and said,

“It’s said that when the bond between a Beastmaster and their pet reaches a certain level, they can communicate even if the pet is under hypnosis or in an illusion. Could it be that Josang and Steel Emperor are communicating right now?”

Auror chimed in, “I think so. If we’re talking about the bond between a Beastmaster and their pet, I believe very few Beastmasters and their pets can compare to Josang and Steel Emperor.”

In the mirror world, Steel Bao screamed and flew backward, about to crash into the sea. Its wings spread, transforming into sharp blades.

The seawater was brilliantly sliced open, waves dozens of meters high erupting on either side, leaving two long trails in its backward flight.

The colossal Mirror Spirit opened its mouth, and a thick white beam of light instantly shot out in the direction Steel Bao was flying backward.

Steel Bao reacted quickly, flying diagonally upward into the air.

“Boom!!!”

The thick white beam of light missed its target, crashing into the seawater, causing it to explode and waves to surge hundreds of meters high.

Steelball soared into the sky, its wings flapping forward, transforming into enormous, holy-white curved blades that pierced through the hundreds of meters of splashing waves, hurtling towards the colossal Mirror Spirit!

The mirrors on the colossal Mirror Spirit glowed white.

However, this seemed to have no effect; the two enormous, holy-white curved blades crossed in front of it, and with a “crack,” the colossal Mirror Spirit shattered like a mirror.

Immediately afterward, the surrounding scenery shattered and vanished, just like broken mirrors.

In the mirror world, the scene around Steelball suddenly transformed into a stadium, with a normal-sized Mirror Spirit hovering in front of it, and Lyfeld and Josan standing on platforms on either side.

It was almost identical to the real-world scene.

In reality, when the audience saw the magnified mirror world, they were initially stunned, then realized what was happening and erupted into a tidal wave of exclamations.

“Holy crap! I didn’t expect the Mirror Spirit to be so good at creating illusions!”

“Amazing! It made Steel Emperor mistakenly believe he had shattered the illusion, when in fact he was still within it!”

“My god, an illusion within an illusion! Who can tell if this is an illusion or not!”

“If Qiao Sang could really communicate with Steel Emperor within the illusion through the power of bonds, then he should be able to tell, right?”

“But Steel Emperor doesn’t look like he can tell.”

In the mirror world, Steel Emperor appeared momentarily confused, then swiftly raised its left wing and plunged it into its right.

Steel Emperor showed obvious pain, then breathed a sigh of relief, as if confirming it was in reality.

In reality, the onlookers, witnessing this scene, began to murmur amongst themselves.

“Steel Emperor has clearly been deceived.”

“It seems the bond between Qiao Sang and Steel Emperor isn’t strong enough to communicate directly across the illusion.”

“That shouldn’t be the case. Logically, Steel Emperor’s evolution through all stages should be bond-based evolution; the bond between Qiao Sang and it should be very deep.”

“Could it be because this isn’t a simple illusion, but rather within a mirror world, another space, so the bond’s power has no effect?”

“Eh! That’s very possible!”

“Mirror Spirit is truly amazing; it can even create this illusion within an illusion.”

“Steel Emperor is actually quite clever, knowing to prick itself and use pain to determine if it’s an illusion. Unfortunately, it might not realize that in the mirror world, its body is real, and pain is felt when injured.”

“The mirror world created by Mirror Spirit is indeed too powerful. If it were me, even knowing it’s an illusion within an illusion, I might still be confused.”

VIP Room.

Echo Spirit Master sat on the sofa, looking at the view outside the floor-to-ceiling window. Lost in thought, she suddenly shed two tears.

Serana, standing nearby, didn’t ask why, but silently handed over a tissue.

The Echo Spirit took the tissue and wiped away her tears.

“Steel Power Emperor has broken through the illusion! But it’s immediately met with another illusion!” Auror exclaimed from the commentary platform.

Nefertis guessed,

“Perhaps the Mirror Spirit deliberately let Steel Power Emperor break through the previous illusion, then placed it in a more realistic one.”

“Heri.”

Heriroka put down her water glass and called out with emotion, indicating that the illusion created by the Mirror Spirit was quite realistic.

In the mirror world, Heriroka on the commentary platform was elegantly drinking water.

Steel Treasure transformed into a white light and rushed straight towards the Mirror Spirit.

At the same time, its voice rang in Josang’s mind:

“Steel Power?”

Is this the Mirror Spirit’s spiritual form?

“No.” Josang responded in his mind.

In reality, it was clear that in the mirror world within the mirror, the Mirror Spirit was still in the upper area, looking down at the illusion below.

Suddenly, the Mirror Spirit in the upper area disappeared.

Qiao Sang’s pupils contracted slightly, and she quickly thought, “It’s gone!”

Steel Treasure didn’t respond, because the Mirror Spirit in front of it had already launched its attack.

The mirror on its body flickered.

Instantly, a crystal-clear mirror barrier, tens of meters in size, appeared before it.

“Bang!”

With a loud crash, the mirror barrier didn’t shatter, but a powerful force erupted from it, striking Steel Treasure and sending it flying backward.

The Mirror Spirit’s eyes glowed blue.

A mirror barrier, tens of meters in size, appeared out of thin air where Steel Treasure was about to be thrown.

“Bang!” Steel Treasure crashed into it, and a powerful force suddenly erupted from the mirror barrier, sending it flying backward again.

Almost the instant Steel Treasure was thrown backward, another mirror barrier, tens of meters in size, appeared in the path it had taken.

“Steel Power!”

Steel Treasure cried out in pain, calling out calmly in its mind,

“Steel Power?

Can you see where the real Mirror Spirit is? “

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, then thought to herself, “I suspect that the one you’re fighting right now is the real Mirror Spirit.”

In the mirror world, Mirror Spirits can project their spiritual bodies into battle, and possess even greater power than in reality.

In previous matches involving Mirror Spirits, if their spiritual bodies weren’t fighting, they would generally appear in the audience’s view, instead of disappearing like this.

Most importantly, she felt significant pain from these consecutive attacks.

The damage Steelbao had previously suffered was from its wing blades being super-reflected by the mirror’s reflection.

The damage caused by a super-reflection of an S-rank Sharpness trait combined with an ultimate-level wing blade would definitely be greater than this.

Yet, the damage she felt before wasn’t as intense as this time.

This indicated that the damage Steelbao suffered this time was more real.

She couldn’t think of any other reason besides the Mirror Spirit fighting Steelbao being a spiritual body.

“Steel Power.”

Just as she was thinking, Steelbao responded in her mind, indicating that it understood.

In the mirror world, Steelbao was being bounced back and sent flying by the constantly appearing mirror barriers.

In reality, Nefertis remarked, “It seems Steel Power’s power has indeed been weakened considerably. In the real world, it would certainly have many ways to neutralize the Multiple Counterattack Barriers.”

A Counterattack Barrier, a high-level superpower skill, is composed of mirrors that can block attacks and reflect them back at the target.

Multiple Counterattack Barriers, however, involve simultaneously deploying numerous counterattack barriers to form an array.

This way, even if the target stops attacking, the force that previously propelled it against the barriers will still affect the target, causing it to be repeatedly propelled backward within the barriers, suffering attacks. In

the mirror world, dozens of mirror barriers had already appeared in the air.

“Steel Power!”

Within the numerous mirror barriers, the backward-propelled Steel Power suddenly unleashed a burst of power, its entire body transforming into white light as it surged upwards.

“Bang!”

At that moment, the Mirror Spirit appeared face down in the sky, its mirrors suddenly flashing with intense white light. Steel Power crashed into it, creating a deafening roar.

Immediately afterward, a tremendous force appeared within the mirror.

Steel Power plummeted downwards. (End of Chapter)