91: Shadow Binding Spider, Spider Emperor's Heavenly Net Formation!

At 1 PM, the competition officially began!

The betting odds were the first to make waves!

After a morning of warm-up, the capital pool for both contestants soared to over 200 million! No matter who won or lost, this round was set to be a huge profit.

"Lu Yuan vs. Zhou Bufan! My heavens! This is absolutely the most anticipated match in the quarterfinals!"

"I've already gone all-in on Lu Yuan. If he loses, I'm jumping off the rooftop."

"Damn it! I've gone all-in on Zhou Bufan. Looks like one of us is doomed today."

"Get lost!"

"The dark horse against the villain, who do you think has a better chance of winning? I feel that while Lu Yuan is monstrous, Zhou Bufan's three Shadow Binding Spiders are too much of a counter to speed-type beast masters!"

"Hard to say. Lu Yuan still has a second gold card. You can check out the edits on the short video site; that gold card is even stronger!"

"Really...?"

In the VIP section, Yao Tianbi sat in the main seat today, replacing Yao Tianqi. He looked at Zhou Wanxiong beside him, who was smiling and chatting with the people around him, seemingly very pleased with this arrangement.

"Hmph, old fox." Yao Tianbi snorted coldly in his heart. "Be careful not to capsize in a ditch!"

The pre-match preparation area was a bit empty at this time.

It was their turn to prepare.

Zhou Bufan specifically walked up to Lu Yuan.

"Kid, you're lucky to have climbed this far with a second-tier level."

"Too bad, your good luck has run out."

"Some people are destined to only be stepping stones for the strong!"

He pointed a finger at Lu Yuan, his eyes full of mockery.

"When you can't fight, hurry up and shout surrender. I'm afraid I won't be able to resist killing you."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan didn't even lift an eyelid and walked forward first:

"I'm really curious, what kind of people are the sons of the Card Master Association president?"

"First Lin Dong, then you. You're all psychologically twisted, antisocial personalities."

"Disabling you guys is truly eliminating a menace for the people."

The smile on Zhou Bufan's face instantly froze.

"You sharp-tongued little bastard! You'll be crying later!"

"Contestants, please enter the arena!"

As the referee's booming voice rang out, Lu Yuan and Zhou Bufan walked onto the huge competition stage, one after another.

The two faced each other from a distance, their gazes meeting in the air.

"Match start!"

The referee's arm swung down sharply!

Lu Yuan still maintained his calm demeanor. With a thought, gold light burst from his card slot!

"Caw—!"

The loud, piercing cry of the eagle once again echoed through the sky!

The Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon, as usual, locked onto the Card Master.

Zhou Bufan, however, let out a sinister laugh.

"little bastard, today I'll show you what despair is!"

A flash of light in his card slot, and a cold, dark aura rushed forward!

"Hiss, hiss—!"

Accompanied by a spine-chilling hiss, a giant spider, over three meters tall, completely black, with eight legs as vicious as blades, appeared on the arena!

The spider's compound eyes flickered with a cold, ghostly green light. As its mouthparts opened and closed, viscous, dark green liquid constantly dripped, not only corroding the alloy floor but also emitting a nauseating stench.

It was one of Zhou Bufan's Origin Cards, the purple five-star Shadow Binding Spider!

"It's the Shadow Binding Spider! One of Zhou Bufan's three cards!"

"What a terrifying aura! This spider looks incredibly poisonous!"

"Little Zhou, kill Lu Yuan!"

"Kill him! Kill him!"

Loud cheers erupted from the audience.

This Zhou Bufan also had some popularity.

Seeing this, Zhou Bufan's smugness grew even stronger.

He suddenly waved his hand and shouted sharply: "Shadow Binding Spider, attack! Use your web to entangle that feathered bird to death!"

Upon receiving the command, the Shadow Binding Spider's eight legs stomped heavily on the ground, and its massive body shot out like a cannonball!

At the same time, its abdomen arched high, and it suddenly sprayed several thick, dark green spider webs, covering the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon in mid-air like a net from heaven and earth!

These spider webs were not only huge in scope, but also emitted a strong corrosive aura. Once entangled, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Not only that, at the moment the spider webs were sprayed, several small but extremely fast black phantom venomous spiders also emerged from the Shadow Binding Spider's carapace crevices, coordinating with the main body's attack, pouncing on the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon from various tricky angles!

Facing this overwhelming offensive, the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon let out an angry cry!

It flapped its wings fiercely, and golden lightning surged. Its extreme speed was displayed to the fullest at this moment!

It transformed into blurry golden afterimages, weaving through the gaps in the sky-filling spider webs, narrowly avoiding one deadly web after another.

At the same time, its sharp claws swiped, shooting out condensed arcs of lightning, precisely blasting the small phantom venomous spiders attempting to approach, one by one!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Lightning and poisonous mist intertwined, erupting in bursts of energy impact.

Zhou Bufan's tactics were indeed extremely insidious.

He not only commanded the main body of the Shadow Binding Spider to continuously spit out webs, suppressing the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon's movement space.

Those small phantom venomous spiders were even more elusive, occasionally abandoning attacks on the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon and instead launching sneak attacks on Lu Yuan's main body from various unexpected angles.

What's more, the Shadow Binding Spider, during its movement, would silently lay down hidden pools of venom traps on the ground.

These venom traps were similar in color to the ground, making them extremely difficult to detect. Once stepped on, one would not only suffer from severe poison corrosion but also fall into a state of paralysis.

For a time, Lu Yuan had no choice but to command the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon to contend with the Shadow Binding Spider while constantly paying attention to his feet and surroundings, continuously changing his position to avoid those insidious sneak attacks and traps.

"This Zhou Bufan is indeed worthy of his reputation; his fighting style is truly dirty and venomous!"

"Lu Yuan is being heavily suppressed! The Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon's speed advantage can't be fully utilized!"

"Yeah, the Shadow Binding Spider's webs are too dense, and those small spiders are harassing him. It's so damn disgusting!"

The audience watched with bated breath, and many gamblers supporting Lu Yuan held their breath for him.

Lu Yuan's chances this round looked a bit grim!

However, Lu Yuan, in the center of the battle, although seemingly in a sorry state, actually didn't expend much Source Power.

The Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon, under his precise command, merely kept dodging.

And every dodge, every counterattack, was perfectly timed.

Several times, it seemed to have anticipated the Shadow Binding Spider's attack trajectory and the landing points of its webs, completing evasions with the smallest movements.

The intricate lightning arcs surrounding its body were not just for show; the poisonous mist and tiny venomous insects attempting to approach, once they touched these arcs, would immediately be purified and dispersed!

Overall, it was controllable!

However, at this moment, Lu Yuan felt the Winter Frostflame Phoenix card in his card slot emitting a restless eagerness.

Phoenix fire has a strong suppressive effect on cold-attributed creatures like spiders and their webs.

If he summoned the Winter Frostflame Phoenix, the current predicament might be easily resolved.

But he temporarily suppressed this thought.

Now was not the time to expose this trump card.

To deal with a mere Zhou Bufan, if he still needed to use his trump card, it would be giving him too much credit.

Moreover, revealing all his trump cards too early would be extremely detrimental to the subsequent matches and the more distant goal—the Lost Water Realm.

In the arena, Zhou Bufan, seeing that his offensive had not been effective for a long time, also showed a hint of impatience. The spider silk sprayed by the Shadow Binding Spider consumed his Source Power.

He had originally thought that with the Shadow Binding Spider's characteristics, he could easily crush Lu Yuan's Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon, but he didn't expect the opponent to be so difficult to deal with, making no progress for a long time!

"little bastard, let's see how long you can last!"

Zhou Bufan roared angrily, his eyes filled with murderous intent!

He no longer hesitated, and the lights of his other two Shadow Binding Spider cards lit up simultaneously!

"Hiss, hiss!" "Hiss, hiss!"

Two more Shadow Binding Spiders appeared on the arena!

The three Shadow Binding Spiders formed a triangular shape, subtly surrounding the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon.

The leading Shadow Binding Spider suddenly raised its head and let out a sharp hiss!

Immediately after, the eight vicious long legs of the three Shadow Binding Spiders simultaneously plunged fiercely into the hard arena ground!

"Buzz—!"

A powerful energy fluctuation suddenly erupted!

"Combination Battle Skill—Spider Emperor Heavenly Net Formation!"

Zhou Bufan let out a roar!

As his voice fell, countless dark shadow spider silks, thicker and tougher than before, rose from beneath the ground as if alive!

These spider silks rapidly spread, intertwined, and woven upwards!

In the blink of an eye, a gigantic dark shadow spider silk cage, over thirty meters in diameter, completely enveloping the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon, was fully formed!

Above the cage, a dark Source Power light flickered, emitting a power of confinement.

The Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon dashed left and right within the cage, lightning constantly flashing around its body. Bolts of lightning struck the thick spider silks, but could only make the silks tremble slightly, emitting wisps of black smoke, completely unable to break them!

These spider silks were not only exceptionally tough, far exceeding the previous ordinary spider webs, but also had a peculiar characteristic attached to them that could continuously weaken Source Power and corrode the body.

With each impact from the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon, the lightning around its body would dim a little.

"Hahahahaha! It's over! Lu Yuan! Die for me!"

Zhou Bufan, seeing this, let out a triumphant roar of laughter. It should have been like this long ago!

He suddenly waved his hand, commanding the three Shadow Binding Spiders to launch a deadly pounce on Lu Yuan's main body simultaneously from three different directions of the cage!

At the critical moment!

Lu Yuan, however, curled his lips into a sneer.

"Is this all you've got?"

"You've disappointed me too much!"

"Come out!"

"Raging Waves Sea Soul!"

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