Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1452

Chapter 1452. Chapter 1447 Steel Treasure’s Acting Skills (Part 2)

“Bang!!!”

The ground trembled violently, and centered on Steel Treasure, the ground within a radius of several hundred meters suddenly sank, creating a giant crater.

“Steel Power!”

Steel Treasure let out an extremely miserable scream.

High in the sky, Mirror Spirit opened its mouth, and a thick white beam of light shot out instantly, slamming down and striking Steel Treasure precisely.

A deafening “boom” resounded, and the shockwave, accompanied by white explosive energy, spread in all directions.

This time, the commotion was so intense that it even drowned out Steel Treasure’s screams.

In reality, many of Qiao Sang’s fans looked away, some unable to bear watching any longer.

“Steel Emperor has been weakened quite a bit,” Nefertis remarked from the commentary booth. “It seems that in the Mirror World, it has absolutely no power to fight back.”

“A large part of the damage Steel Emperor suffers in the Mirror World is an illusion created by the illusion itself,” Auror explained. “However, if Steel Emperor feels it can no longer fight, it will collapse, falling into true defeat, and will no longer be able to break free of the illusion.”

“Geri,”

Geriloka elegantly took a sip of water and called out, indicating that although a large part of the damage in the Mirror World was an illusion, the damage was still real, especially since the one currently fighting Steel Emperor was the spirit form of the Mirror Spirit.

Nefertis asked, “How are you sure that the one currently fighting Steel Emperor is the spirit form of the Mirror Spirit?”

“Geri,”

Geriloka set down her water glass and called out gracefully.

(A feeling.)

Nefertis: “…”

Auror sighed, “If the one fighting Steel Power Emperor was the Mirror Spirit’s spiritual form, then a large part of the damage it suffered was real.”

On the high platform, Josang endured the pain and quickly said in his mind, “If I was just suspicious before, I’m now certain that the one fighting you was the Mirror Spirit’s spiritual form!”

“Steel Power.”

Steel Treasure called out in its mind, its voice calm but slightly trembling, indicating that it understood.

Although its defense was extremely high, it had definitely suffered damage without using any defensive skills, and the pain was even more intense in the illusion.

In the mirror world, the shockwave from the arena dissipated.

“Steel Power.”

Steel Treasure struggled to stand up, supporting itself on one wing.

But before it could fully stand up, another thick white beam of light shot out from the Mirror Spirit’s mouth, crashing down.

Steel Treasure showed a panicked expression, and a very textured black light emanated from its body, but something seemed to have gone wrong, and the black light disappeared after only a moment.

“Bang!!!”

A powerful shockwave, accompanied by the white energy from the explosion, swept outwards.

The entire arena trembled violently.

When the shockwave subsided and everything returned to calm, Steelball lay wounded in the giant crater, his eyes closed and motionless.

In reality, a clamor erupted in the stands.

“No way? Steel Emperor has fallen just like that?”

“That shouldn’t be the case, what happened to its Absolute Defense? Why couldn’t it even be used?”

“Steel Emperor did use it, but then it suddenly disappeared. It seems like it failed.”

“That’s so unlucky! It failed at such a crucial moment!”

“The Mirror World weakened Steel Emperor’s abilities, which might have reduced its success rate in using super-tier skills.”

“Sigh, will Qiao Sang lose this match?”

“Losing isn’t a big deal, her Netherworld Lord and Ice Saint are unharmed, they can still fight.”

“But then, the advantage is gone. I feel like even if Steel Emperor couldn’t break through the Mirror World, it should have held on a little longer and consumed more of the Mirror Spirit’s energy.”

“It even failed to use Absolute Defense, how can it hold on?”

“Steel Emperor has fallen!” On the commentary stage, Nefertis shouted, “With its abilities weakened! Steel Emperor has no ability to resist! It even failed to use Absolute Defense! Has the Mirror Spirit won?”

“We’ll only know for sure once Steel Emperor emerges from the Mirror World,” Auror said.

A failure in the Mirror World isn’t a complete failure, because the pet’s body is trapped within it and must emerge. Only after emerging and being confirmed by the referee will it be a true failure.

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“Xiaxia.”

Sharala stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, a worried expression on her face.

“Don’t worry.” Michaela, who had already put down her phone, stood beside her, comforting her, “With the bond between Josan and Steel, even if one of them is in the Mirror World, they can still communicate. Steel definitely knows it’s in an illusion.”

“Momo.”

Dragon King nodded in agreement, calling out, indicating that Steel was very clever.

Although it didn’t communicate much with Steel, as an experienced pet, it understood Steel’s personality perfectly.

“Xiaxia.”

Sharala, hearing this, looked at the slender figure on the field, still worried.

But Qiao Sang looked very uncomfortable.

On the high platform, Qiao Sang took a step back, appearing to be severely injured, her face pale. In reality, she was rapidly communicating with Gang Bao in her mind:

“If the Mirror Spirit thinks you’ve fallen, it should take you out of the Mirror World. However, once you stand up again in reality, it will definitely take you back into the Mirror World quickly. I think it’s best to seriously injure the Mirror Spirit while it’s off guard in the Mirror World. Right now, its vigilance should be at its lowest.”

“Gang Quan,”

Gang Bao’s voice rang in her mind.

It understood.

In the Mirror World.

The pet wearing the referee’s badge came to Gang Bao’s side, checked it, and then raised the green flag and waved it in the direction of Leifeld.

The whole audience cheered.

Gang Bao closed its eyes and didn’t react.

High in the sky, the Mirror Spirit glanced at Gang Bao a few times, then suddenly the mirror on its body flashed and pointed at Gang Bao.

The light from the mirror shone on Gang Bao like sunlight.

In reality, Qiao Sang maintained a pained expression on her face, her mind racing.

The Mirror Spirit seemed to be using a discernment ability, but she remembered that such a discernment ability shouldn’t be able to determine whether the target was feigning unconsciousness. Then

, something occurred to her, and her pupils contracted slightly.

This wasn’t discernment! This was another attack on Steelball! Testing whether it was truly unconscious!

Steelball Jossan couldn’t help but feel worried.

In the mirror world, under the reflection of the mirror, Steelball’s body suddenly burst into flames!

Despite the flames, it remained motionless, still in a state of unconsciousness.

“It seems the Mirror Spirit is very cautious,” Nefertis remarked from the commentary booth in reality. “Even with Steelball Emperor in this state, it still needs to confirm.”

“If Steelball Emperor’s unconsciousness isn’t thorough enough, it might be awakened by the Mirror Fire,” Auror said.

Mirror Fire, a dual-attribute skill of Fire and Psychic types, can ignite a flame through a mirror in the presence of sunlight, and the flame will continue to burn as long as sunlight exists.

“Reli.”

Reliroka glanced at Josang on the platform and called out gracefully, indicating that it suddenly felt the bond between Beastmaster and pet wasn’t all good.

On the platform, Josang wore an expression of extreme discomfort, even sweating on her forehead. She was indeed in pain, but not as much as she appeared.

Thanks to Ya Bao’s continuous feeding, she had developed excellent resistance to fire, feeling no pain even when engulfed in flames.

However, Steel Bao was different; fire skills could harm it, and if Steel Bao felt pain, she would naturally feel it too.

If a pet was unconscious, its consciousness would be gone, but its senses would remain. As a Beastmaster with the bond, she could definitely sense her pet’s physical condition, so she still had to act a little.

“The flames are burning now, and the Mirror Spirit can’t see your body color. You can actually use Iron Wall for defense,” Josang said in her mind.

“Steel Bao?”

Steel Bao’s voice echoed in her mind, indicating, “Are you in pain?”

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then answered honestly, “It’s alright.”

“Gang Quan,”

Gang Bao called out, indicating that it didn’t know when the flames would disappear, and that doing nothing was the safest course of action.

Qiao Sang fell silent. She naturally understood this principle, but seeing Gang Bao being burned while doing nothing still felt very different.

“Gang Quan,”

Gang Bao realized its Beastmaster’s thoughts, its heart softened, and it called out, indicating that it was fine and felt no pain.

*Lying, I’m in pain, how can you not be?* Qiao Sang thought to herself.

“Gang Quan,”

Gang Bao called out, indicating that the pain it felt wasn’t too bad.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Qiao Sang thought of something and said, “The other side must have studied your defenses. If you just keep burning without moving, it’ll look fake. I think you’d better wait and pretend you’re about to be burned awake; the other side will be more likely to believe you.”

Gang Bao didn’t respond further.

In the mirror world, Gang Bao, burning in the flames, suddenly showed an expression of painful struggle, as if it was about to wake up.

The mirror spirit in the high sky seemed to have finally confirmed its presence, and the light from the mirror on its body disappeared.

At the same time, the flames burning on Steelboom’s body disappeared, its eyes closed, and its expression returned to calm.

Mirror Spirit clasped its hands together.

The next second, everything around them shattered with a “crack,” as if a mirror had broken.

Almost simultaneously, Steelboom suddenly opened its eyes and forcefully swung its left wing upwards.

The enormous wing suddenly transformed into a huge curved blade surrounded by floating purple feathers and radiating a holy white light! It shot towards Mirror Spirit’s location.

“!!!” In reality, the entire audience’s eyes widened instantly.

Leifeld: “!!!”

In the mirror world, Mirror Spirit’s pupils shrank as it watched the huge curved blade hurtling towards it.

The huge curved blade was terrifyingly fast; it flashed past in an instant, the holy white light slicing through its path.

“Mirror Spirit!!!”

Mirror Spirit was caught off guard and was directly hit, screaming as it flew backwards.

The mirror world instantly collapsed even faster.

“Combine!”

Leifeld shouted at this moment.

At this time, the mirror world was already in a shattered state, and sounds from the outside world could enter it.

Hearing its Beastmaster’s voice, the Mirror Spirit gritted its teeth and clasped its claws together as it flew backward, channeling its energy.

The next moment, the surrounding world seemed to reverse time, piecing itself back together as if it had never been broken.

Seeing this, Leifeld breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the mirror world could be restored, Steel Emperor’s power would be greatly weakened, so there was nothing to fear.

In a flash, Steel Emperor in the mirror opened its mouth, and a pale beam of light instantly formed deep within its throat, shooting towards the Mirror Spirit at incredible speed.

This was the Steel Guide Ray. Leifeld recognized this skill immediately.

He didn’t panic; in the mirror world, the power of an opponent’s super-tier skill could be completely weakened to only high-tier level.

The mirror on the Mirror Spirit’s body emitted a dense white light.

The imagined scene of the pale beam of light being absorbed and super-reflected back at Steel Emperor did not occur.

With a deafening crash, the pale beam of light exploded upon striking the Mirror Spirit, illuminating the entire arena.

Shockwaves raged

around them. Simultaneously, a cracking sound echoed as everything shattered like broken mirrors.

“!!!”

Lefebvre suddenly realized something, looking at Steel Emperor amidst the countless shattered mirrors. Sure enough, it was radiating an unusual light, as if wearing translucent, crystalline armor!

Mirror Armor!

It had the Mirror Armor ability! Was

Steel Emperor’s previous state all an act? Or was he truly unlucky, allowing Steel Emperor to activate the Mirror Armor ability at the crucial moment?

Various thoughts raced through Lefebvre’s mind.

The entire world disintegrated and vanished.

“Mirror!!!”

In reality, the Mirror Spirit screamed as it was sent flying backward.

The mirror on its body flashed for a moment, and Steel Emperor appeared out of thin air on the field, flapping its wings. The unusual light it had radiated earlier had vanished, and it hovered in mid-air.

A moment of silence fell, followed by deafening screams and cheers. Many people and their pets even stood up in excitement.

On the commentary stage, Nefertis reacted immediately, her eyes lighting up as she exclaimed,

“Mirror Armor! Steel Emperor has successfully activated the Mirror Armor ability! Its power wasn’t weakened! Instead, it rebounded onto Mirror Spirit! So, with its Steel Guide Ray, it directly broke through Mirror Spirit’s mirror reflection! It struck Mirror Spirit’s spirit body! It disintegrated the Mirror World!”

Auror exclaimed, “I didn’t expect Steel Emperor to have the Mirror Armor ability! This perfectly counters the weakening ability in Mirror World!”

“Geri…”

Geriloka put down his water glass, equally impressed.

Steel Emperor’s acting was truly superb.

Amidst the clamor, Steel Treasure flapped its wings downwards.

Countless feathers glowed with purple light, transforming into countless purple blades that shot towards the flying Mirror Spirit.

The Mirror Spirit was no longer able to fight. Based on his extensive combat experience and the Mirror Spirit’s condition, Leifeld made a judgment. Without hesitation, he shouted, “Seal!”

“Mirror Spirit…”

The Mirror Spirit, enduring excruciating pain, channeled its energy, its entire body glowing blue.

“Bang!”

All the purple blades struck it.

In an explosion, the Mirror Spirit crashed to the ground. (End of Chapter)