Chapter 431: Yekesuolu
Chapter 431: Yekesuolu
Qiao Sang didn't respond.
Because Yi Ao had already started setting the stage for the contestants to enter the arena.
The procedure was all too familiar.
After announcing the first group of contestants, a light would shine, and she would appear on the field.
Qiao Sang quickly waved her hand, recalling the Treasure Seeker into the Beastmaster Codex.
"I'm going!" As Qiao Sang spoke, a beam of blue light shone down.
At the same time, a white light landed on Ma Zongji.
The audience erupted into cheers as they saw the two contestants suddenly appear on the field.
Based on the gathered information, Ma Zongji didn't have any special habits, and the chances of summoning either of his two familiars in the first match were about fifty-fifty... Qiao Sang thought for a moment and decided which familiar to summon.
At this moment, Ma Zongji's face was filled with excitement as he shouted, "Qiao Sang, summon Icechill! I'm sending out Yekesuolu for the first match!"
The audience stands immediately burst into applause:
"Great! No wonder you're from the Ancient Fog Region! Announcing your familiar right away, no holding back at all!"
"Exactly! You should fight Icechill! Even if you lose, it'll be worth it!"
"Anyway, you're going to lose, might as well declare it openly and fight Icechill! I get it!"
"Icechill! Icechill!"
For a moment, the entire audience was chanting "Icechill."
"Really?" Qiao Sang asked.
The audience's cheers were so loud that Ma Zongji only saw Qiao Sang's lips move but couldn't hear what she said.
He shouted, "What did you say!"
Seeing this, Qiao Sang raised her hand, and the audience obediently fell silent.
"Really?" Qiao Sang asked again.
Ma Zongji was instantly filled with excitement, "Of course it's real!"
Qiao Sang looked at him and felt that his expression was very sincere, so she nodded, indicating that she understood.
The audience also became excited, interpreting Qiao Sang's nod as an agreement to summon Icechill!
For a moment, they looked at Ma Zongji as if he were their own accomplished child, finding him utterly charming.
The energetic background music started playing.
As the audience counted down, Qiao Sang and Ma Zongji simultaneously formed hand seals.
A green and gray star array lit up.
The next second, a familiar with a mostly gray body and a hairstyle that resembled Ghost Flame, flowing backward, appeared in everyone's view.
"Seek~"
As soon as Treasure Seeker appeared, it heard the very energetic background music and happily spun to the rhythm.
However, the music abruptly stopped.
"Seek..."
Treasure Seeker stopped and saw its opponent in the distance, its expression gradually becoming serious.
It had to revert to its second form!
"What, it's just Treasure Seeker?"
After the first round of matches, most of the spectators had become familiar with this ghost familiar from the Yuhua Region.
"Just now, when I saw Qiao Sang nod, I thought she agreed to summon Icechill..."
"Me too..."
"Now that I think about it, if Ma Zongji hadn't announced which familiar he was summoning, Qiao Sang might have had some reservations and might not have summoned Icechill."
"Exactly!"
The audience sighed, and their gazes toward Ma Zongji changed from admiration to disappointment, as if he were their own disappointing child.
...
On the field.
Not Icechill... The moment Ma Zongji saw Treasure Seeker summoned by Qiao Sang, he felt as if an arrow had pierced his heart.
Such a dramatic rise and fall in life.
It was too painful!
At this moment, the mechanical voice signaling the start of the match sounded.
"Root Down!" Ma Zongji's expression immediately turned serious, as if he hadn't just been heartbroken.
Qiao Sang had watched many of his matches and concluded that the key was to act first! Otherwise, the rhythm would definitely be controlled by her!
"Yek."
Yekesuolu looked like a personified flower, with the lower part of its body resembling stems and leaves. It called out, and its lower body instantly sprouted a gray-brown root that drilled into the ground.
The Grass-type Companion entered the Root Down state, restoring its energy at regular intervals. Most importantly, Treasure Seeker's Shadow Control would be somewhat hindered, but just staying in one place wasn't a good idea... Qiao Sang observed Yekesuolu's actions and analyzed the situation in her mind.
At this point, Treasure Seeker had already become accustomed to using Invisibility.
A black Shadow Orb suddenly appeared about a meter above Yekesuolu's head.
"Vine Whip!" Ma Zongji said decisively.
Two Vine Whips quickly emerged from either side of Yekesuolu, but instead of attacking, they wrapped around it, forming a protective circle.
From the size of the circle formed by the Vine Whips, it was clear that there was still some empty space between the center and Yekesuolu.
No wonder he dared to stay still, Qiao Sang thought to himself. He must have planned to use the Vine Whips as a defense from the start.
The black Shadow Orb hit the defensive circle formed by the Vine Whips.
Once the Vine Whips retreated, Yekesuolu was unharmed.
At this moment, Qiao Sang spoke up:
"Burn it."
Burn it? Ma Zongji's heart skipped a beat.
The collected data didn't mention that Qiao Sang's Treasure Seeker had used any Fire-Type Skills!
He didn't dare to bet and hastily said, "Leaf Blade!"
"Yek."
Yekesuolu waved its arms forward, and green, slightly glowing leaves appeared, circling around it.
At the same time, several icy, ghostly green Ghost Flames emerged from behind Yekesuolu and rushed toward the leaves.
The Ghost Flames collided with the leaves and instantly burned to ashes.
Seeing this, the audience above began to chatter.
"Ma Zongji is really something. Yekesuolu doesn't have any defensive Skills, so he modified its existing Skills to create a defense. He even made the Vine Whip's protective circle larger, so even if the Vine Whips can't handle the damage, they can act as a buffer to prevent Yekesuolu from taking a direct hit."
"Look at you, getting so excited. He used this trick during the Group Stage."
"I wasn't here for that!"
"Seriously, I never thought this Treasure Seeker could use Ghost Flame. That means it can use Skills from three different attributes, right?"
"Clearly, you haven't done your homework. I'll tell you, in the Yuhua Region, Treasure Seekers with two yellow Rings can use Ghost Flame. Look at it, one Ring on its head and another on its ears."
"Wow, I thought those were just decorations..."
"Think again. In a match like this, familiars wouldn't be allowed to wear anything like that."
"That makes sense..."
...
While the audience was discussing, the match continued.
As the Ghost Flames and Leaf Blades collided, Ma Zongji's mind raced.
Damn! It really has a Fire-Type Skill. Calm down, it's just a match. Treasure Seeker, whether using Shadow Orb or Ghost Flame, always casts its Skills close to Yekesuolu. It must be nearby; this is a good time to attack! With that thought, he quickly said, "Paralyzing Powder!"
Paralyzing Powder is a Grass-Type Intermediate Skill that can paralyze the target.
As Ma Zongji spoke, Qiao Sang said, "Come back."
At the same time, Yekesuolu opened its mouth, and a brown powder spewed out, slowly spreading around.
Although Treasure Seeker was invisible, Qiao Sang, as its Beastmaster, could clearly sense its position.
At this moment, Treasure Seeker had teleported to a spot about three meters in front of her.
"Shadow Orb", Qiao Sang said calmly.
A Shadow Orb suddenly appeared and shot toward Yekesuolu.
"Yek."
Yekesuolu, with its rich combat experience, quickly used Vine Whip to surround itself upon seeing the Shadow Orb approaching.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang's lips curled into a smile.
"Go in."
"Seek~"
Treasure Seeker instantly understood its Beastmaster's intent, let out a joyful cry, and vanished from its spot.
Go in?
Into where?
Ma Zongji was momentarily confused.
At the same time, inside the Vine Whip's protective circle, Yekesuolu met a pair of purple eyes.
(End of Chapter)
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