Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1453

Chapter 1453. Chapter 1448 Nightmare Xiling (Two Chapters Combined)

With a loud crash, countless fragments of rock flew everywhere.

The camera zoomed in, revealing Mirror Spirit with its eyes closed, already unconscious.

A pet wearing a referee’s badge approached Mirror Spirit, checked on it, and then waved a green flag in the direction of Josang and Steel Treasure.

A giant virtual screen appeared out of thin air; below Lefebvre’s photo, Mirror Spirit’s image changed from color to black and white.

On the commentary stage, Nefertis took a deep breath and announced in a passionate voice, “Steel Emperor has won! Josang has taken another round! The score is now 1-4!”

A roar erupted, the scene exploding.

In the stands, the crowd and their pets screamed and cheered wildly.

“Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!”

“Steel Emperor! Steel Emperor!”

“I really didn’t expect Steel Emperor to break through the Mirror World! And win against Mirror Spirit! I thought it was doomed after being dragged into the Mirror World!”

“Holy crap, thinking back to what just happened, don’t you guys think Steel Emperor is terrifying! In the Mirror World, it clearly had the Mirror Armor ability, but pretended to be severely weakened! When it was burned by the Mirror Fire, it pretended to have no reaction at all!” “

When it was burned by the Mirror Fire, it didn’t have any reaction at all. I think Steel Emperor might have been awakened by the Mirror Fire in the end, and then pretended to be unconscious to launch a counterattack. And the Mirror Armor, it must have just not been activated before.”

“No way, did you guys see how Steel Emperor activated the Mirror Armor? The Mirror Armor looked like a materialized armor, clearly something only an S-rank would show. An S-rank Mirror Armor can even be controlled by the pet to show itself. You’re telling me Steel Emperor didn’t activate it after being attacked so many times?”

“Oh my god, I thought Steel Emperor’s final attack was a burst of power, but it was all an act before.”

“I’d heard that Steel Emperors were incredibly intelligent beasts, but I never really felt it until now. With their intelligence and acting skills, no wonder they look down on less intelligent beast tamers.”

“Steel Emperor is really good at enduring. Even though it has the Mirror Armor ability and isn’t weakened, it didn’t use any defensive skills while pretending to be weakened, enduring so much damage for so long. Amazing.”

“Wait, I don’t really understand. Since Steel Emperors aren’t weakened in the Mirror World, why pretend to be overwhelmed? Why not just fight the Mirror Spirit head-on? After all, the Mirror Armor ability can counteract the Mirror Spirit’s weakening.”

“Are you stupid? If Mirror Spirit knew that Steel Emperor wouldn’t weaken its abilities, it definitely wouldn’t have let its spiritual form directly fight Steel Emperor. Besides, Steel Emperor is top-notch in every aspect, except for its speed. If Mirror Spirit hadn’t been deceived by Steel Emperor and lowered its guard, how could Steel Emperor have attacked it?”

“My god, after listening to your analysis, I realize that Steel Emperor is really good at acting.”

“It’s already 1:4, and this is the first time I’ve seen Leifeld lose so badly.” “

The champion is definitely Josang , right?”

“I think so too. “

“No, I believe Leifeld will definitely turn the tide!” “

Leifed fans, stop talking. It’s already 1:4, what’s there to be unwilling to give up on? Don’t forget that Josang hasn’t even used his two major traits, Netherworld Monarch’s Mutual Destruction and Life Borrowing, yet.” “

…”

“Joseld has really brought us a huge surprise again.” On the commentary stage, Auror exclaimed, “This is a match I didn’t expect. I didn’t expect Steel Emperor to be faking it all along.”

“Reli.”

Reliroka put down her water glass and called out with admiration, indicating that Steel Emperor’s acting was superb, and that he could be an actor.

Nefertis said admiringly, “Besides acting skills, Steel Emperor also needs extremely strong willpower, otherwise it would be impossible to maintain such good acting skills while being burned by the Mirror Fire in a conscious state.”

Auror said, “Steel Emperor must have confirmed that he was in the Mirror World before he carried out the subsequent acting and launched an attack on the Mirror Spirit when the Mirror World shattered. Before, we were just guessing, but now we can confirm that even if Steel Emperor is in the Mirror World, Josan can communicate with it through the power of bond.”

“That’s right.” Nefertis agreed, “The power of bond between Josan and Steel Emperor is indeed so deep.”

“Reli.”

Reliroka took an elegant sip of water and called out, indicating that the benefits of the power of bond clearly outweighed the disadvantages.

Nefertis said,

“Leifide is in a bad situation now. I wonder what tactics he will employ in the upcoming match.”

Amidst the clamor, all the purple blades changed direction, flying into the air and piercing back into Steelbo.

On the high platform, Leifide waved his hand, recalling the unconscious Mirror Spirit to the Beast Taming Codex.

Josang waved his hand as well.

However, Steelbo flapped its wings in mid-air and did not disappear.

Josang was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand again.

Steelbo still did not disappear.

Josang was confused, wondering what was going on?

Steelbo turned its head, its eyes meeting those of its Beast Tamer. In that instant, both man and beast simultaneously recalled the scene from the final moments of the match, when the Mirror Spirit glowed blue as it was attacked.

Josang: “!!!”

Holy crap! So Leifide’s last “seal” meant a tight defense!

“Firm Defense,” a high-level superpower skill, despite its name, isn’t a defensive skill. If a pet using this skill is attacked while casting it, the attacking pet will be unable to use location-based movement (like spatial teleportation) or movement to other spaces (like shadow penetration) for a period of time, and may even be unable to be retrieved by the Beastmaster’s Beastmaster’s Codex. “

Why did I have to use ‘Firm Defense’ at the last moment?” Qiao Sang couldn’t help but show a look of frustration.

Originally, her plan was for Little Treasure Hunt to battle Lefebvre’s last royal-level pet. If Little Treasure Hunt won, it would naturally gain a huge amount of white energy. If the mutual destruction trait was activated, resulting in a tie, she would also have a significant victory on the scoreboard, and Little Treasure Hunt would definitely gain a continuous stream of white energy.

What a perfect plan! But she never expected that just before the battle against the last royal-level pet, the opponent would use “Firm Defense.”

This was the last royal-level pet she would face in the Master Challenge!

Even if Steel Treasure loses the battle and Little Treasure wins later, some viewers might think that Steel Treasure exhausted its opponent too much beforehand. In that case, Little Treasure wouldn’t have collected as much white energy as if it had entered the arena from the beginning.

Steel Treasure listened to the thoughts swirling in its Beastmaster’s mind, paused for a moment, and then called out in its mind:

“Steel Power.”

Maybe it should find a chance to lose the match early on.

Qiao Sang paused, “Why?”

“Steel Power,”

Steel Treasure responded in its mind, indicating that if it lost the match at the beginning, when Little Treasure wins, no one will think it’s because it consumed too much of the opponent’s energy.

“Don’t lose.” Josang looked into Steel Treasure’s eyes and said in her mind, “Don’t lose on purpose. Little Treasure will have many more opportunities to collect white energy in the future. Don’t you want to promote your race? This is a great opportunity. If you win this match, your race will surely be promoted and flourish.”

Although she initially wanted Little Treasure to have a final battle against a royal-level pet, things changed. This was a match broadcast live across the entire galaxy, and she couldn’t let Steel Treasure intentionally lose.

During this time, Steel Treasure had been training almost every spare moment for this match, and she had always remembered Steel Treasure’s dream of promoting its race.

Steel Treasure was stunned for a moment. The power of the bond made it feel that its Beastmaster was speaking from the heart, and a strong sense of emotion welled up in its heart. It turned its head, looked at Leifeld in the distance, revealed a firm gaze, and called out:

“Steel Power.”

It knew.

It didn’t say this in its mind, but called it out directly.

“Contestant Josang did not add Steel Power Royal Ultimate to the Beast Taming Codex!” On the commentary stage, Auror shouted loudly.

Nefertis analyzed, “Joseph waved twice in total. It seems she didn’t want to retract Steel Emperor’s Beast Taming Manual, but rather that she couldn’t. It appears that in the previous match, Mirror Spirit used a defensive strategy at the end.”

“Reli.”

“Reli.”

Reliroka called out elegantly twice, indicating that the Nether Ring Monarch had rested for a while and its energy had recovered somewhat. Ice Saint Asia was not only uninjured but also consumed less energy. Compared to them, Steel Emperor’s Beast Taming was injured and had consumed a lot of energy, making it the easiest to deal with.

Discussions rose and fell on the field.

Josang’s fans didn’t care, even mocking that even if Steel Emperor’s Beast Taming lost this match, Josang would still win in the end. After all, besides Steel Emperor’s Beast Taming, Josang also had the ace Nether Ring Monarch and Ice Saint Asia, while Lefebvre’s only royal-level pet was Nightmare Spirit.

Some of Lefebvre’s fans were filled with disappointment, having lost all hope for what was to come. Others, however, were somewhat relieved, happy that their idol, even in such a desperate situation, could react quickly and make the upcoming battle slightly more favorable to them.

The arena had changed.

A pet wearing a referee’s badge entered the arena and blew the whistle to signal readiness.

The number “10” appeared in the air, changing continuously with a mechanical sound.

“9, 8, 73, 2, 1.”

The light disappeared.

Lefebvre’s hands quickly formed hand seals.

A mysterious and deep purple star array lit up the arena.

Soon after, a pet about three meters tall, mostly black, with a strip-like object around its neck resembling a necklace inlaid with white gemstones, a pair of bow-like horns on its head, a pair of semi-transparent black gauze wings on its back, and red compound eyes exuding an evil aura, appeared within the star array.

Nightshade, a royal-level pet with both Dark and Ghost attributes, loves to scare others. The more afraid the target is, the happier it is. It is said to dislike people who can laugh in their sleep. If it happens to encounter someone like this, it will float into their dream and turn their pleasant dream into a nightmare. If it hears a human cursing someone on the street, it might help fulfill the curse if it’s in a good mood. It possesses an extremely rare battle form, which allows it to unleash its power and greatly increase its strength. Qiao Sang gazed at the pet in the distance, information about it flashing through his mind.

In a flash, Steel Treasure flapped its wings, and countless feathers transformed into purple blades, attacking Nightshade’s location.

Nightshade vanished.

The countless purple blades missed their target, turning around and piercing Steel Treasure’s body.

Steel Treasure cautiously observed its surroundings.

Suddenly, it sensed something, flapped its wings, and quickly flew straight into the sky.

Just as it moved, a rotating black beam of light suddenly appeared from the upper right, attacking the spot where it had been standing.

Steel Treasure glanced at the source of the black light, and with a flap of its wings, two giant white blades materialized and slashed downwards.

Seeing this, Leifeld commanded, “Catch!”

The next second, Nightshade appeared, not at the point where the white blades were about to strike, but about two meters above them.

However, an unexpected scene unfolded.

Nightshade swiftly floated down and took the attack of the two white blades!

“Bang!”

Amidst the explosion, Nightshade was sent flying, but quickly regained its footing.

The entire arena erupted in uproar.

“Nightshade actually took the attack of the air blades!” On the commentary stage, Nefertis exclaimed in astonishment.

Oh no! The opponent saw that the air blades were only a mid-level skill, and even if they reached the ultimate level, they wouldn’t cause Nightshade any serious damage. So, it deliberately accepted the attack to activate Nightshade’s special ability. It remembered that attacking Nightshade would activate that ability… Before

Qiao Sang could continue thinking, Steel Treasure’s voice rang in his mind:

“Steel Power.”

It couldn’t move.

It seems the Cursed Body has been activated. Josang inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

The Nightshade Spirit has many skills that activate upon being attacked; the Cursed Body is a relatively good outcome, considering Steel Treasure’s strong defense. Even if the Nightshade Spirit were to use a super-tier skill to attack, Steel Treasure could withstand it with absolute defense.

Just then, Leifeld spoke:

“Transform.”

“Nightshade!”

the Nightshade Spirit cried, quickly floating to Steel Treasure’s blind spot, its body enveloped in a dense black light.

The range of the black light grew larger and larger.

Terrifying air currents swept around the black light.

After a short while, the black light disappeared, revealing a beast about twenty meters tall, mostly black, with a strip-like object around its neck resembling a necklace inlaid with purple gems, a pair of bow-like horns on its head with purple markings, similar markings on its face, a pair of huge black wings, and red compound eyes exuding an aura of dominance. (End of Chapter)