Chapter 404: Green Demon Poison! The Top Twelve!

Chapter 404: Green Demon Poison! The Top Twelve!

One Sword!

Zhou Yuan's face instantly turned deathly pale.

The abundant sword energy, the momentary eruption of absolute sharpness, made him finally understand. In the secret realm of the provincial exam in Jiang Hai Province, when Su Ping faced countless opponents, he fought with overwhelming dominance, taking on a hundred foes alone!

What was he thinking, wanting to compare the power of stored skills with this person?

Zhou Yuan sighed.

However, he had nothing to regret.

He was a carefree person, and there was nothing anyone could do about bad luck.

Moreover, this wasn't just a matter of bad luck.

In the end, it was a matter of insufficient strength.

"I concede!"

At this moment, it wasn't just Zhou Yuan conceding, but also the cold realization of the majority of the Beastmasters.

No matter what!

No matter what, they couldn't allow this origami creature to complete its charge!

Otherwise, defeat was certain!

This sword contained almost no technique, only an absolute outpouring of energy, a sharp edge wrapped in golden elements.

Unmatched!

The Beastmaster and Beast relationship is a matter of life and death, with each realm representing a significant leap.

The gap between realms was evident.

And the energy value unleashed by this origami creature was simply too high.

So high that it far exceeded the limits of its realm.

This battle shattered everyone's illusions.

When facing this opponent, there was only one battle plan: an all-out assault!

Only by breaking through this defense and interrupting the origami creature's charge would there be a chance to truly defeat the opponent!

"Impressive."

Su Ping stepped down from the arena, ignoring the roaring cheers from the audience.

He glanced at Ye Zhou, who was walking towards him, still carrying the hourglass as before.

Here he comes again? But just as Su Ping was about to speak, Ye Zhou walked onto the arena with a mischievous smile.

Instinctively, Su Ping turned his head to look at the large screen in the center of the arena, and as expected, it was this guy's turn to fight.

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

However, he didn't pay it much mind.

When the enemy comes, you defend; when the water comes, you block with earth.

He took a look at the four battles, including his own, that had just concluded.

These four battles involved three previous undefeated winners, including himself.

And indeed, as expected, Qu Zhen from Tianfu Academy and Shen Fu from Qi Lu Province both emerged victorious.

As for Qin Xiaoxue's friend Ling Xiaoxiao's battle against Situ Yan from the Imperial Capital Academy, it was somewhat unexpected, and in the end, Situ Yan emerged as the winner!

Ling Xiaoxiao was defeated.

That Earth Dragon had something special.

Most importantly, Situ Yan had hidden his abilities well.

Initially, not many people had paid much attention to Situ Yan.

Currently, there were about three known Dragonmasters.

Two were from the Imperial Capital: Chen Zhan and his Azure Dragon.

There was also a Bone Dragon named Xie Qiong from the Imperial Capital.

Among them, Situ Yan was the most inconspicuous.

After all, he was only a subspecies, despite being called a Dragonmaster.

Not to mention, although it had a pair of wings, it couldn't even fly. Even such a dragon could be considered a Dragonmaster.

Su Ping didn't know much about this Earth Dragon.

However, after visiting Dragon City and even interacting with the Dragon Gate, Su Ping gained a basic understanding.

It was simply a dragon species that had evolved to a certain extent.

These companion beasts, even though they hadn't fully transformed into dragons, retained some of their reproductive instincts.

Although it was very difficult, a portion of these instincts remained.

It was just that these subspecies were controlled by the Dragon Gate.

This Earth Dragon of Situ Yan was a large, pitch-black lizard.

It had two wings on its back, but the only difference was the absence of dragon horns, which represented the dragon species.

However, the two bumps on its forehead clearly indicated that this creature's bloodline was very close to that of the true dragon species.

The strength demonstrated by this large lizard had always been primarily focused on charging and crashing, with extremely high defense, clearly indicating its earth-based nature.

But in the battle against Ling Xiaoxiao, it unexpectedly revealed a hidden secondary attribute!

Poison!

Indeed, Situ Yan's Earth Dragon possessed the poison attribute.

Before this, Situ Yan had almost never used it.

This was why, in the original battle, the victory scale had already tilted towards Ling Xiaoxiao's Beastmaster battle, only to be stolen by Situ Yan.

Su Ping glanced at the medical room in the distance, where Qin Xiaoxue and Lu Xiaolu were comforting a disheartened Ling Xiaoxiao, and he shook his head.

Beastmaster battles were like this.

On paper, Ling Xiaoxiao was actually a bit stronger than Situ Yan.

As the president of the Capital City Battle Society, Ling Xiaoxiao had extensive experience in arena battles.

Moreover, as the fourth-ranked in the Capital City Provincial Exam, she was second only to Qin Xiaoxue.

However, on the arena, a single mistake could lead to a complete defeat.

However, fortunately, with Ling Xiaoxiao as a cautionary tale, Qin Xiaoxue was clearly more serious in the upcoming battle.

The process was not without its dangers.

Together with Su Ping, they successfully advanced to the top twenty-four.

However, after a half-hour break in the afternoon, the second round of the twelve-to-six elimination began.

The first round of eight participants caused Su Ping's heart to stir slightly.

Ye Zhou, Dong Muchuan, and Qin Xiaoxue, the top three from Capital City Academy, were all surprisingly present! However, the three of them were not pitted against each other.

Dong Muchuan, who might have been a nuisance even to Su Ping as a hypothetical rival, was eliminated in the twelve-to-six round.

And his opponent from South Sea Academy was none other than Pan Xiaoyu, the academy's top student.

At the same time, this final trial also revealed the second young beastmaster to exhibit a super-tier skill among the remaining participants, excluding Su Ping.

Boundless Ocean!

A water-type super-tier skill! Not only can it rapidly thicken the water molecules in the air, but with such control, each drop of water can become heavier, triggering the arena's protective alarm energy shield.

Dong Muchuan, who primarily specializes in space-type assassination, was already in a losing position.

Su Ping rarely comforted this guy.

However, Dong Muchuan didn't show any signs of dejection. Instead, he waved his hand encouragingly at Su Ping, implying that if he were to face Pan Xiaoyu, it might be a challenging encounter.

When Mu Hanchan took the stage in the next round, Su Ping still hadn't appeared on the arena, indicating that he wouldn't encounter these two in the upcoming rounds.

Regardless, it would only be in the six-to-twelve round that he would face them.

Finally, as the day drew to a close and the last four pairs of contestants were announced, their names appeared on the arena!

"Xijing Academy's Xie Qiong vs Capital City Academy's Lu Xiaolu"

"Huaiyang Province's Yang Mumu vs Yunnan-Tibet Province's Lu Chan"

"Tianfu Academy's Qu Zhen vs Beiyuan Province's Shi Jinao"

"Jiang Hai Province's Su Ping vs Imperial Capital Academy's Situ Yan"

Indeed.

It must be said that Su Ping's luck was quite good.

To advance to the top twenty-four, most were already among the top few in the provincial exams of various provinces and academies.

There might be one or two surprises, but in the twelve-to-six elimination round, encountering Situ Yan, who was actually not highly ranked in Imperial Capital Academy, Su Ping truly believed that this was a lucky draw.

However, if we were to question Situ Yan's strength before, as an Earth Dragon, he might be a bit lacking.

But now, facing the equally rare poison-type Little Green, this battle was undoubtedly captivating.

In fact, it was exactly as expected.

Before even stepping onto the stage, Qin Xiaoxue and Ling Xiaoxiao approached, with the former clenching her fist and saying:

"Go, Su Ping! Defeat the guy who eliminated Ling Xiaoxiao!"

Ling Xiaoxiao quickly added, "Su Ping, you must not be careless. I was careless, and this guy got the better of me. His Earth Dragon is really troublesome!"

Su Ping chuckled and nodded without saying anything more.

Regardless of Ling Xiaoxiao's strained relationship with Qin Xiaoxiao and himself, they were still considered acquaintances. There was no need to gloat over a win or loss in the elimination round.

However, regardless of the situation, he still needed to win convincingly. He truly didn't believe that any companion beast could surpass Little Green's Green Demon Poison in terms of poison-type skills among peers.

Situ Yan was a bespectacled young man with a slightly melancholic air. However, upon seeing Su Ping's arrival, he revealed a smile.

He didn't seem to mind Qin Xiaoxiao's fist-clenching gesture below the stage.

Both sides didn't waste time with unnecessary words.

The referee quickly spoke up, "Random Terrain: Foggy Jungle! Countdown starts now, 10, 9..."

The countdown ended in an instant.

The world before their eyes transformed once more.

Clearly, the random terrain was determined based on the attributes of both parties' companion beasts.

This time, Su Ping's luck was good.

However, just as everyone thought that Su Ping would continue to employ his usual tactics...

This time, there was a change.

The summoned strange green wolf didn't defend anything but instead howled towards the sky and then charged forward.

As the arena transformed into a foggy jungle, Su Ping rushed towards his opponent.

In full view of everyone, Situ Yan, having summoned his three Companion Beasts, charged at Su Ping's position with equal speed.

Both sides moved at incredible velocities! On the vast arena, if this were a game of hide-and-seek, prolonging the time would be effortless.

However, the terrifying speed of their mutual charge meant that in less than a minute, they had crossed the dense fog and jungle, and the two parties met.

The only difference was that on one side, Situ Yan led his three Companion Beasts, while on the other, not even Su Ping himself was present, only a peculiar, seemingly frail, ancient green wolf.

No one could identify the exact evolution of this creature.

All they knew was that it was an evolved form of a forest wolf.

Most people were aware that this forest wolf was unique, but...

"Su Shen, do you think you can stop me or even eliminate me with just one Companion Beast? Didn't the senior from Capital City Academy tell you that you should never underestimate your opponent in the arena?" Situ Yan adjusted his black-framed glasses and spoke calmly, then waved his hand.

"Stone!"

The massive black lizard, Earth Dragon, named Stone, understood his master's command. Instead of paying attention to Xiao Qing, it headed straight for Xiao Qing's back.

Under no circumstances could they let that origami man complete his charging attack!

This was the common understanding of everyone present. Therefore, this forest wolf and his other two Companion Beasts would be enough to handle.

However, the charging Earth Dragon, swaying its massive body, smashed through the jungle trees, but in the next second, it came to a halt.

On its originally pitch-black body, a faint greenish-purple glow seemed to light up.

This was the first impression everyone had of Xiao Qing, and it was also the most terrifying aspect—this poisonous wolf was impossible to guard against!

But Situ Yan was unafraid. Although the Earth Dragon wasn't a true dragon, it was only half a step away.

Its body also possessed the powerful bloodline power of the dragon race.

This strength, combined with the Earth Dragon's natural resistance to toxins, made it highly resistant to poison.

This was the primary reason Situ Yan dared to let Stone charge head-on!

However, he had miscalculated.

Not to mention a mere Earth Dragon, even a real dragon, a dragon hatchling, if its level wasn't too far above Xiao Qing's, would still be unable to ignore Xiao Qing's poison.

When Xiao Qing evolved, one of the Green Demon Ginseng's tendrils, along with the residual toxins from the Green Demon Ginseng's shed skin at birth, contributed to Xiao Qing's poison, which was derived from a legendary Green Demon Ginseng.

There was no need to elaborate further on this.

This time, Xiao Qing's poison displayed its uniqueness. Previously, the Green Demon Poison seemed no different from other poison-type skills in effect.

It weakened life force, reduced energy power, and immobilized its target, but the power of the 'Demon Spring' was extraordinary.

Before, when faced with other poison-type skills, he felt helpless.

The nearby Yellow Rock General and Purple Jasmine Bee Queen hadn't even made their moves yet, but in just three seconds, the Earth Dragon, Stone, suddenly turned around.

Situ Yan was stunned. "Stone?"

"Hiss..."

The black lizard emitted a series of unintelligible hisses.

It seemed to be resisting something, fighting against something, but in this resistance, it couldn't even carry out its master's command.

The next moment, a spike erupted from its foot, piercing its master and the other two Companion Beasts!

"What the hell?!"

Even the usually calm Situ Yan instinctively cursed, his body instantly turning into hard stone.

It became extremely rigid, blocking the attack from his own Companion Beast.

But in the next instant, the green wolf moved. In a flash of green shadow, within the foggy jungle, created a series of toxic shadows, completely binding Situ Yan and his three Companion Beasts. Even the origami man didn't get a chance to act, and they lost all their fighting ability, resulting in a defeat by default.

Everyone then realized that this poisonous wolf seemed rather extraordinary as well.

Even the three commentators in the stands, the most experienced among them, couldn't help but mutter to themselves:

"What kind of poison is this?"

But it was evident that this poisonous wolf was no ordinary creature.

Su Ping, with just this one Companion Beast, had thoroughly restrained Situ Yan and his three Companion Beasts, and even the origami man hadn't needed to take action.

As a result, Su Ping was included in the list of the top twelve in the final trial of the professional exam!

(End of Chapter)

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