Chapter 903: Heavenly Thunder
Chapter 903: Heavenly Thunder (Combined)
A terrifying purple hurricane swept toward Lulu.
"Aurora Curtain!" Qiao Sang immediately called out.
Ice skills couldn't freeze wind or light, so using Frost Haven would be ineffective. The only option was to defend.
"Ice Emperor."
Lulu, facing the storm that seemed capable of destroying everything, firmly planted her front paws on the ground, anchoring her body.
As her paws dug into the ground, she let out a serious cry, and a dazzling light erupted around her, enveloping her in a brilliant glow.
The purple storm struck, its powerful force slicing through Lulu's body like blades.
Before long, her body was covered in numerous small cuts.
Lulu's expression remained resolute as she controlled her body and endured the pain without a sound.
At the same time, the Toxic Serratedbird in the sky began to grow Ice Blossoms rapidly.
The Ice Blossoms, beautiful like works of art, bloomed and spread.
In the blink of an eye, they covered the entire body of the Toxic Serratedbird.
When Ice Blossoms bloomed on its wings, the Toxic Serratedbird let out a pained scream and fell from the sky.
Frostflower Seal—this move had been cast while the Toxic Serratedbird was using Toxic Storm, perfectly hidden by the Snowfall Trait. It seemed the strategy had been planned from the beginning. The middle-aged man, seeing the Toxic Serratedbird fall from the sky, was momentarily taken aback but quickly regained his composure and issued an order:
"Use poison!"
Toxin seeped from the Toxic Serratedbird's body, turning the white Ice Blossoms purple. They began to corrode and rapidly dissolve.
A drop of toxin fell to the ground, causing purple corrosive smoke to rise from the spot it landed.
Just before the Toxic Serratedbird hit the ground, most of the Ice Blossoms on its body had already disappeared.
With a powerful flap of its wings, it stabilized itself and landed on the ground.
Snow continued to fall.
New Ice Blossoms grew on the Toxic Serratedbird's body, but each one was quickly corroded and dissolved by the toxin oozing from its body.
"Destructive Beam!" the middle-aged man ordered.
The Toxic Serratedbird opened its mouth, and a shocking white beam shot out, piercing through the purple hurricane and heading toward Lulu!
"Melt!" Qiao Sang's pupils dilated, and she shouted.
Lulu quickly used Water Fusion and vanished from the spot.
A dazzling light appeared within the hurricane.
The white beam struck nothing but air.
Even after using Water Fusion, the effects of Aurora Curtain still remained. Qiao Sang, seeing the brilliant light within the hurricane, immediately understood what had happened and felt a wave of relief.
With Lulu's Healing Light, she wasn't worried about her falling, but minimizing the damage was always better.
Initially, she had considered having Lulu use Ice Armor for defense, but since Ice Armor's proficiency was lower than Aurora Curtain's, she ultimately chose Aurora Curtain.
Now, she was glad she had.
Water Fusion? The middle-aged man glanced at the ground where some of the snow had turned to water and quickly understood what had happened.
As his thoughts raced, the purple hurricane gradually shrank, and Qiao Sang realized the opportunity had arrived.
The familiar that had used Destructive Beam would be immobilized for a few seconds.
"Domain!" Qiao Sang seized the moment and called out.
Domain? He was taken aback by the command, realizing the situation might be slipping out of his control.
A drop of water fell from the purple hurricane.
The moment Lulu used Water Fusion, she had been swept into the hurricane.
Fortunately, Hurricane's power had diminished, and the effects of Aurora Curtain were still in place.
At this moment, Hurricane couldn't impede Lulu's movements.
The slightly purple water droplets twisted and transformed back into Lulu.
"Ice Emperor."
Lulu took a step forward with its left front paw, and a visible chill aura emanated from its scarred body.
In an instant, the temperature plummeted, and the ground froze over with an ice shell.
At the same time, the immobilized Toxic Serratedbird Wings suddenly regained movement.
"Slash!" The middle-aged man timed his command perfectly.
Toxic Serratedbird had honed its Destructive Beam to the point where it could recover and act again after just 3.5 seconds.
In the rapidly changing dynamics of a high-level battle, 3.5 seconds was not a short time. However, the opponent had just been bombarded with a Toxic Storm, and even if they could still attack, their overall strength would be significantly diminished. This was why he dared to use the Destructive Beam.
Toxic Serratedbird spread its wings.
But just as the wings lifted, a thick ice shell condensed on its surface, rapidly spreading and instantly turning it into an ice sculpture, freezing it in place.
The arena became a world of ice in that moment.
"Ice Emperor!"
Lulu lifted its head and let out a loud call.
One after another, massive Gigantic Ice Spire rose vertically from the sky, plummeting forcefully toward the location of the Toxic Serratedbird.
Damn, it's a domain! Truly a domain-type skill! The middle-aged man's pupils dilated in shock.
However, his combat awareness took over, and he didn't have time to think. He shouted:
"Poison!"
As soon as he spoke, the massive Gigantic Ice Spire began to rain down on the Toxic Serratedbird.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The "Ice Mountain" collapsed, ice shards scattering everywhere.
The rolling ice chunks crashed down, and within a few moments, the Toxic Serratedbird was completely buried beneath them.
When the Gigantic Ice Spire stopped appearing, the All-Seeing Judge in the sky began the countdown:
"10, 9, 8, 7... 3, 2, 1, battle ended."
Qiao Sang let out a sigh of relief.
To be honest, the evaluation was more challenging than she had expected, especially with the opponent using a combination technique like the Toxic Storm right from the start.
Skills like Hurricane, especially when wielded by a Royal Beast, were almost impossible to avoid in an arena of this size.
The opponent had also added toxins to the Hurricane. Even if some familiars used their skills or relied on their defensive strength to withstand the Hurricane, the toxic gas carried by the wind would definitely be inhaled.
Fortunately, Lulu knew Frost Haven and Healing Light. Otherwise, the combination technique would have caused her psychological pressure, and the outcome of the battle would have been uncertain.
"Ice Emperor."
Lulu, hearing the evaluation result, instinctively flicked its three tails.
"Healing", Qiao Sang reminded.
Lulu then remembered its injuries. The gem on its forehead glowed, and a Cobalt Blue Light enveloped it.
When the Blue Light dissipated, all its small wounds had vanished.
Qiao Sang waved her hand, and Lulu returned to the Beastmaster Codex.
"Was that Frost Haven just now?" The middle-aged man finally found his voice and looked at the distant girl, unable to resist asking.
As evaluators for B-Class Beastmaster careers, their strength naturally went beyond that of a B-Class Beastmaster.
Once they confirmed that the examinee met the B-Class Beastmaster standards, they would typically let them pass.
Only a few examinees truly defeated the evaluators.
The girl before him clearly belonged to the latter category.
Logically, as evaluators, once an evaluation was over, there was no need to ask questions; it was usually the examinees who did the asking.
The middle-aged man couldn’t hold back his shock.
Frost Haven, how could it be Frost Haven?
That’s an Epic Skill!
Another person was left stunned by Frost Haven… Qiao Sang hummed in response.
It really was Frost Haven… The middle-aged man was dumbfounded, bewildered, and questioning his very existence.
He couldn’t understand why a Royal Beast would have an Epic Skill!
This state of confusion lasted for about ten minutes.
When the All-Seeing Judge announced that the second evaluation was about to begin, the middle-aged man finally snapped out of it and took his position on the field.
Qiao Sang stood on the other side, her gaze fixed on the distant Examiners as a long-lost sense of tension washed over her.
She knew that the upcoming match would be a true test of strength.
“The second evaluation begins,” the All-Seeing Judge declared. “Please summon two familiars simultaneously, 3, 2, 1!”
Qiao Sang quickly formed the seals with her hands.
Two crimson Star Arrays lit up simultaneously.
“Fangy!”
“Xunxun!”
Fangy and Treasure Seeker appeared within the Star Arrays.
At the same time, a familiar about ten meters tall, with a nearly reddish-brown body, a white band and a blue band at the end of its tail feathers, and massive, powerful legs and claws, and another familiar about five meters tall, with a predominantly yellow body and some purple markings, and a broad head with a prominent crest, appeared in the purple Star Arrays.
Royal Beast Sky Challenger, General-Class Beast Companion Thunderhead… Qiao Sang’s mind flashed with the names of the familiars in the distant Star Arrays.
Flame Kiru and Ghost Ring King… The middle-aged man recognized the two familiars Qiao Sang had summoned.
Too bad, both are General-Class. Otherwise, she might have passed this evaluation.
The requirement for registering as a B-Class Beastmaster is 50% brain domain, five familiars, and one of them must be at the Royal Tier.
However, in reality, very few people pass the evaluation with these conditions.
This is because the Examiners, whether in a 1v1 or 2v2 evaluation, will always dispatch a Royal Beast.
This is why some people, even though they meet the conditions for registering for a B-Class Beastmaster evaluation, spend years or even decades without passing.
The first to attack was Fangy.
Almost as soon as Fangy appeared in the Star Array, it transformed into a flame and charged forward.
Sky Challenger flapped its wings and soared into the sky.
Thunderhead’s body was enveloped in yellow lightning arcs, and it forcefully stomped its front claws down.
Instantly, lightning erupted from the ground, causing it to explode and rush toward the oncoming flame.
Fangy’s figure flickered, disappearing from its original spot.
It then reappeared behind Thunderhead.
“Chirp!”
Sky Challenger, high in the sky, flapped its wings forcefully, and hundreds of Wind Blades condensed and shot toward Fangy’s location.
However, at that moment, Thunderhead vanished from its spot and reappeared above Fangy, right where the hundreds of Wind Blades were about to strike.
Thunderhead: ‘!!’
Middle-aged man: ‘!!’
There was no time to give any commands; the Wind Blades hit Thunderhead all at once.
Treasure Seeker, with its eyes glowing blue, covered its mouth and giggled.
Double battles were tough, not only because the opponent would always field a Royal Beast but also because a General-Class Beast Companion could provide support at any moment.
If the General-Class Beast Companion could be taken out first, the battle would go much more smoothly.
By letting Fangy take the lead, drawing all the attention and attacks, and then having Treasure Seeker move the opponent’s General-Class Beast Companion into the Royal Beast’s attack range, the plan was to have Thunderhead take the brunt of Sky Challenger’s attack. Even if it didn’t fall, it would at least be severely injured… So far, everything was going according to plan. The opening was smooth… Qiao Sang watched the scene before her but didn’t relax just yet.
A flash of white light shot through the sky, lifting Thunderhead to the high heavens.
Qiao Sang looked up, seeing the Sky Challenger, which had Thunderhead perched on its back, soaring high above.
The Sky Challenger, a Dark and Flying dual-type Royal Beast, was known for its aggressive nature and its habit of observing the ground from the air before launching attacks.
Spatial Shift—how could the Ghost Ring King use Spatial Shift...? The middle-aged man slowly exhaled, his expression turning serious as he issued a command:
"Heavenly Thunder."
Damn, Heavenly Thunder? Such a powerful skill name? Qiao Sang's heart sank, a bad feeling settling in. He immediately shouted:
"Attack!"
Without hesitation, Fangy opened its mouth and a beam of light, tinged with red and gold, shot toward the Sky Challenger and Thunderhead.
"Xunxun!"
At the same time, Treasure Seeker's eyes glowed blue, and an invisible force began to control the Sky Challenger.
"Strike the small one!" the middle-aged man responded.
Yellow lightning instantly shot from Thunderhead, targeting Treasure Seeker.
Treasure Seeker was startled and quickly dodged.
The invisible force vanished, and with a flap of its wings, the Sky Challenger soared to a higher altitude, easily evading the golden-red beam.
"Chirp!"
As it ascended, the Sky Challenger tilted its head back and let out a loud cry.
Instantly, the sky darkened, and the air grew dim.
Meanwhile, Thunderhead struggled to stand on the Sky Challenger's back.
"Thunder Roar!"
Yellow currents surged from its body as it roared into the sky.
Immediately, arcs of yellow lightning concentrated and shot upward.
"Boom!"
A deafening thunderclap echoed across the entire Beastmaster Center, startling almost everyone who looked up.
Residential Area.
Migala, from inside her room, gazed through the window at the golden lightning dancing above the Outdoor Training Ground, her expression grave.
...
The combination of Rain and Thunder techniques... This rain was at least torrential, and with the true power of lightning unleashed under such conditions... no wonder it's called Heavenly Thunder... Qiao Sang looked up at the torrential rain and the continuous appearance of thunderclouds and lightning serpents, his expression heavy.
"Rumble!"
"Rumble!"
In the high sky, the sound of thunder continued to rumble.
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy fixed its gaze on the two shadows in the sky, its excitement growing.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker, sensing the increasingly terrifying lightning power, silently teleported to Fangy's side.
Stay calm; this is an opportunity. When the lightning power descends, control Thunderhead to block it, just like before. Although Thunderhead is an Electric Beast, it won't be able to withstand such overwhelming lightning power. Plus, it has already been hit by so many Wind Blades from the Sky Challenger. This might be the chance to finish it off... Qiao Sang quickly formulated the next battle plan.
(End of Chapter)
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