Chapter 997: Toxiflora
Chapter 997: Toxiflora (Combined)
With the Thunderfield still active, Lulu was better suited for battle... Qiao Sang glanced up at the sky, which was once again showing signs of an impending thunderstorm, and decided not to return Lulu to the Beastmaster Codex.
She remembered that the opponent's remaining King-level familiar was Toxiflora...
In the family section, Ye Xiangting looked up at the Thunderfield still lingering above the arena and asked, puzzled, "Doesn't the opponent worry about the lightning striking their familiars? The Water Boar Tyrant has Stealth Breath, which can lock down the thunder spirit's aura. But what about the other familiars? Do they have Stealth Breath too?"
Migala, who paid little attention to the other contestants besides Qiao Sang, still provided an answer based on her extensive knowledge:
"The remaining familiar likely has the thunder spirit's aura on it as well. As long as the aura is present, the lightning will avoid it."
She then inquired, "What is the opponent's other King-level familiar?"
Without hesitation, Ye Xiangting replied, "Toxiflora."
Although she wasn't very familiar with the Beastmasters and familiars from the Hollow Plains, the opponent had made it to the semi-finals, so she naturally remembered them.
Migala pondered for a moment and said, "Toxiflora is a Ground, Grass, and Toxic-type familiar. Ground-type familiars inherently have some resistance to Electric-type attacks. Additionally, the familiar casting the Thunderfield is only General-Class. Even if it does hit Toxiflora, the damage will be minimal. If Toxiflora has the Root Down skill at Perfect Level, it can channel the lightning damage into the ground, making the Thunderfield essentially ineffective against it."
Root Down is a recovery skill, and it can also conduct electricity... Ye Xiangting suppressed her urge to ask more questions. She didn't want to give the impression of being a slacker.
Although she had indeed forgotten most of what she learned in school...
"Xunxun..."
Beside her, the Treasure Seeker remained motionless. The shadow that should have been in front of it now appeared behind it and extended backward.
At the same time, the number "10" appeared in the arena.
Lulu continued to stand in the field.
In the commentator booth, Tian Yiyi sounded surprised, "Contestant Qiao Sang has not chosen to return the Ice Emperor Ram to the Beastmaster Codex! She is letting the Ice Emperor Ram continue the match!"
Tang Xueran was equally surprised, "The Ice Emperor Ram must have expended a lot of energy in the previous match. Battling another Royal Tier familiar will be very challenging. Its healing skill, Healing Light, can only heal injuries and status conditions."
The audience in the stands exchanged puzzled looks, all equally confused.
"Why didn't Qiao Sang return the Ice Emperor Ram?"
"The Ice Emperor Ram maintained Frost Haven for so long and was covered in Ice Armor. It must have used up a lot of energy."
"I think it's to buy time until the Thunderfield ends. The Ice Emperor Ram has Ice Armor and isn't afraid of lightning, but Yan Jiaou doesn't have strong defenses and lacks defensive skills."
"That makes sense. The Ice Emperor Ram has Healing Light, so even if it keeps taking damage, it can heal itself and prolong the match."
"But Healing Light is an Advanced Skill; it also requires energy."
"Actually, if the Ice Emperor Ram were at full status, it would be quite effective against Toxiflora. Just the Healing Light skill alone would counter its Toxic-type attacks."
Meanwhile.
On the Authorities' Live Stream.
【Ah! Qiao Sang didn't return Lulu to the Beastmaster Codex!】
Who is Lulu?
Ice Emperor Lam's name was given by Qiao Sang; she had called it before, and someone recorded it.
I was about to leave, but when I saw Lulu still on the field, I immediately came back.
Although I really want to watch Ice Emperor Ram's match, it must have used up too much energy in the previous one...
Believe in Qiao Sang! Support Qiao Sang!
No, I want to see Yan Jiaou's match!
...
On the field.
Wu Tianjiao saw that Ice Emperor Ram hadn't been recalled... She looked at the magnificent shadow in the distance without the slightest relaxation.
It's not wise to celebrate before the battle starts. After the first match with Steel Sword Falcon, she had a profound understanding of this.
The opponent must have some unknown trick up their sleeve, which is why Ice Emperor Ram is still in the fight.
"Ice Emperor..."
Seeing that Lulu hadn't returned to the Beastmaster Codex, she was momentarily stunned and turned to look at her Beastmaster.
You can do it... Qiao Sang nodded at it.
Lulu was stunned again, her heart skipped a beat, feeling a sense of trust. She turned back to the opponent, her eyes filled with determination.
At that moment, with the mechanical voice, the light had already reached "1."
The light vanished.
Wu Tianjiao formed the hand seals.
A massive Crimson Star Array lit up in front of her.
Soon, a familiar about twelve meters tall, with a body structure similar to a turtle, mostly green, covered with Vine Whips, and four enormous flowers of different colors—white, purple, red, and black—appeared in the Star Array. Its eyes were yellow.
Toxiflora, a Ground-type, Grass-type, Toxic-type King-level familiar, continuously spreads toxic powder. The white flower produces a powder that can blind the target, the purple flower's pollen can make the target lose their sense of smell, the red flower's pollen can make the target lose their sense of hearing, and the black flower's pollen can make the target lose their sense of touch. It is said that upon evolving to the Imperial Tier, it will grow a fifth flower, whose pollen can make the target lose their sense of taste. With all five flowers, the target would lose all five senses... Qiao Sang watched the turtle-like familiar in the distance, not daring to be careless.
Given Fangy's aggressive battle style, it would be difficult to avoid inhaling the toxic powder. For a familiar to react quickly, it needs its senses of smell, hearing, and sight. If Fangy lost these senses, it would no longer be able to perform at its full potential. Only Lulu is the best match for Toxiflora... Qiao Sang said:
"Restore."
As soon as Toxiflora's shadow appeared, Lulu's body was once again covered in a delicate Ice Armor, including the area around its nose.
At the same time, a blue light shone from beneath the Ice Armor.
"Is Ice Emperor Ram using Healing Light?" Tian Yiyi asked, puzzled, from the commentator's booth. "I remember Ice Emperor Ram didn't seem injured in the previous match."
Although the final moments of the previous match, with the Torrential Rain and Thunderfield increasing the lightning's power, had left Master-level Ice Armor with only cracks, the lightning strikes hadn't broken through to hit Ice Emperor Ram.
"It's not Healing Light", Tang Xueran said, her eyes showing surprise. "This is Energy Regeneration."
The audience stands erupted in a wave of murmurs.
"Energy regeneration?" Tian Yiyi was taken aback.
"Yes, the Healing Light Ice Emperor Ram used earlier was dark blue, but the light now is a bright blue", Tang Xueran explained. "Remember the Water Elemental Familiar's Energy Regeneration? It was this color."
The previously quiet audience stands erupted in a wave of murmurs again.
"Damn, Ice Emperor Ram actually knows Energy Regeneration!"
"Energy regeneration plus Healing Light, my God, it can keep fighting indefinitely!"
"Is it really Energy Regeneration?"
"I don't know, but if the commentator said so, it must be true."
"Turns out the Ice Emperor Ram had this move hidden all along!"
"No wonder Qiao Sang insisted on another match. With Energy Regeneration, it wouldn't be afraid of the energy it had already expended!"
"Stay calm. My Nick Grass can use Energy Regeneration, and it's not as impressive as you think. It can be interrupted, and it doesn't take effect immediately. It takes a few seconds, and for those with low proficiency, it can even take over ten seconds. In a match, who would wait a few seconds for you to recover? Qiao Sang probably thinks that the Ice Emperor Ram's Ice Armor can withstand attacks for a while, which is why she decided to let the Ice Emperor Ram use Energy Regeneration and continue the match."
"But what if Toxiflora has an Ultimate Move with explosive attack power that breaks through the Ice Armor? Wouldn't it just be an instant kill?"
"Theoretically, yes. We'll have to see if Toxiflora has such an Ultimate Move."
On the field.
It wasn't Healing Light, but Energy Regeneration! Wu Tianjiao's pupils narrowed.
No wonder, no wonder Qiao Sang still wanted the Ice Emperor Ram to continue the match despite the energy it had expended!
"Sunny Beam!" Wu Tianjiao shouted.
Since Thunderfield wasn't causing much damage to the Ice Emperor Ram, she decided to forgo it. She couldn't wait for Yan Jiaou anymore; her top priority now was to defeat the Ice Emperor Ram!
"Four Poisons!"
Toxiflora called out to the sky, and the lightning that had been flickering around it instantly dissipated.
The weather shifted from overcast to clear.
The once dark sky became bright and sunny, with the sunlight blazing and glaring, making Qiao Sang feel a wave of heat.
Looking up at the sky, an inappropriate thought flashed through her mind:
It turns out that as long as the energy for weather-based skills is high enough, it can replace conflicting weather arena skills.
Indeed, some knowledge comes from practice...
Sunny Beam. The opponent must be planning to use a combination of Sunny Day and Sunbeam.
As this thought flashed through her mind, Toxiflora lowered its head and aimed at Lulu, opening its mouth.
"Absorb", Qiao Sang said, predicting the move.
As soon as she finished speaking, a magnificent white beam, carrying an overwhelming force, shot directly toward Lulu.
Lulu's body quickly distorted and shrank.
The white beam shot through the spot where Lulu's upper body had been, missing its target.
Lulu vanished.
"Toxiflora used Sunny Day to replace Thunderfield!" Tian Yiyi in the commentator booth spoke rapidly, describing the situation on the field:
"It used Sunbeam! If Sunny Day and Sunbeam hit the Ice Emperor Ram, it would definitely break its defenses! The Sunbeam attack failed! The Ice Emperor Ram dodged! It used the Water Fusion trait to avoid the attack!"
Tang Xueran added, "But this also interrupted the Ice Emperor Ram's Energy Regeneration."
Tian Yiyi said, "We don't know how much energy the Ice Emperor Ram recovered just now."
On the field, Wu Tianjiao, with her keen eyesight, stared at a spot on the ground where a water droplet was glowing blue. A sense of unease washed over her.
Could the Ice Emperor Ram still use Energy Regeneration while in the Water Fusion state?
She decided quickly and said, "Ground Split!"
"Four Poisons!"
Toxiflora called out again and stomped its right front foot hard on the ground.
"Bang!!!"
Starting from Toxiflora's right front foot, the ground suddenly cracked and rapidly spread forward in all directions.
Huge fissures tore through the surface, reaching the other half of the arena in the blink of an eye.
Just as the cracks were about to reach the blue-glowing water droplet, the droplet suddenly shot up, twisting into Lulu's head.
A visible chill aura emanated from Lulu's head.
In the next second, the temperature of the arena plummeted, and everything was instantly covered in a thick layer of ice.
However, the skill Ground Split causes energy to burst from the underground, and the spot where it's about to crack explodes from the bottom.
Rocks splattered out, and just as they were about to make contact with Lulu's head, they were encased in ice shells and fell to the ground.
The underground remained still.
Behind Lulu's head, a distorted shape rapidly expanded and grew into a complete body, steadily standing on the ground.
"Ice Emperor Ram has unleashed Frost Haven!" Tian Yiyi exclaimed from the commentator booth.
"Its energy has recovered so quickly!"
In the audience stands, everyone showed looks of surprise.
Could it be that Ice Emperor Ram's Energy Regeneration proficiency is also incredibly high?
On the field, Qiao Sang said:
"Recover."
Blue light immediately emanated from Lulu's body.
It seemed that this time, Frost Haven had consumed most of Ice Emperor Ram's energy, making it temporarily unable to use other attack skills. Otherwise, Qiao Sang wouldn't have missed this opportunity to counterattack. Wu Tianjiao quickly analyzed the situation and issued a command:
"Poison!"
As soon as the words were spoken, purple toxin instantly surged from the four flowers of Toxiflora.
The ice shell around Toxiflora visibly thinned.
"Ice Emperor!"
At this moment, the blue light around Lulu dissipated, and it called out.
Qiao Sang spoke up:
"Flower."
Lulu didn't raise its head, but a subtle chill aura rippled around it.
The weather suddenly turned much colder.
Large snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
The ice shell around Toxiflora quickly disappeared under the corrosion of the toxin.
This toxin is really powerful... Qiao Sang reflected, but he wasn't particularly surprised.
Frost Haven is a domain-type skill. The ice it creates isn't unbreakable; its true power lies in affecting the entire domain.
As long as Lulu is willing, Toxiflora's body could be refrozen in the next second, but it would require energy.
"Four Poisons!" Wu Tianjiao shouted.
"Four Poisons!!" Toxiflora echoed, and the four giant flowers on its back instantly released four different colored toxins.
"Head", Qiao Sang calmly said.
Condensing Ice Armor locally under Frost Haven consumes much less energy than refreezing Toxiflora's entire body.
At this moment, blue light was emanating from Lulu's body again.
It watched its opponent's movements without moving. In the blue light, a delicate ice helmet formed around its head.
The four different colored toxins drifted over.
With the protection of the ice helmet, Lulu's senses remained intact.
At the same time, delicate Ice Blossoms grew on Toxiflora's body.
"Poison", Wu Tianjiao quickly said.
Purple toxin flowed from Toxiflora's body, but the Ice Blossoms didn't immediately corrode and disappear.
Qiao Sang smiled. Lulu's highest-proficiency skill was never Colossal Ice Spike, but Frostflower Seal.
Master-level skills are also divided into early, late, and perfect stages.
Before, other familiars easily broke through because, one, the strongest Frostflower Seal wasn't used, and two, it wasn't used under Frost Haven.
This time is different.
Why is it corroding so slowly... Wu Tianjiao's face turned grim.
The blue light around Lulu disappeared.
Then, the chill aura around its body spread.
The remaining toxins instantly formed ice shells, resembling ice crystals.
Toxiflora's body didn't immediately refreeze.
The falling snowflakes grew colder as they landed on Toxiflora's body.
Ice Blossoms instantly grew, the same size as before, but this time, all the Ice Blossoms emitted a visible chill aura.
In the blink of an eye, Toxiflora's entire body was covered in Ice Blossoms, frozen in place like a work of art. (End of Chapter)
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