7: Great Xia Spirit Guard

"Little girl, I just saw you contract a Gold-rank beast, didn't I? Jie jie jie—you're quite pretty, but what a pity you're about to meet your end!"

When that Fusang Dark Guard was chased into the association, he happened to see the crowd's amazement as Xu Yao stepped down from the testing platform.

His identity had already been exposed. Even if the Great Xia Spirit Guard chasing him couldn't do anything to him, he would still surely die once Great Xia's powerhouses stepped in.

Thus, while being pursued, he intentionally ran into the Beast Tamer Association.

He wanted to kill one of Great Xia's geniuses to take with him to the grave, using his life to weaken Great Xia's future strength.

Everyone only felt a gust of wind sweep past them; before they could even react, the man had arrived in front of Xu Yao.

"Jie jie, die!"

His entire body was covered in a set of silver-white armor, and a short sword extended from the gauntlet on his right hand, stabbing directly at Xu Yao's throat!

But with a dull "Clang!", Su Ze blocked in front of Xu Yao, and a light blue shield firmly stopped the thrust.

It was the Void Spirit Turtle's talent skill, void spirit shield!

Even though more than half of the thick light shield was penetrated due to the vast difference in levels, it still firmly blocked the strike.

Because of Su Ze's interference, the Great Xia Spirit Guard behind him finally caught up.

Failing to land the blow, the Fusang Dark Guard could only give up and retreat to the side.

"Tsk, is that a talent skill? Another fellow who contracted a Gold-rank beast!"

That Great Xia Spirit Guard now stood in front of everyone. He looked to be in his early twenties, wearing light armor and holding a Bright Silver Spear, focused intently on his opponent.

The weapon in his hand was transformed from his demon beast, a technique called Beast Spirit Weaponization.

It allowed a beast to be turned into a specific weapon, depending on the demon beast's characteristics.

For example, if Su Ze's Void Spirit Turtle were to undergo weaponization, it would undoubtedly become a shield.

Meanwhile, the silver armor used by the Fusang Dark Guard employed a similar technique called Beast Spirit Armorization.

Unlike Beast Spirit Weaponization, where different beasts become different weapons, Beast Spirit Armorization uniformly transforms into a complete set of wearable armor.

The difference between the two is that after Beast Spirit Armorization, the Beast Tamer's overall abilities—such as attack power, defense, and speed—are enhanced across the board.

Beast Spirit Weaponization, on the other hand, provides a one-sided boost to a specific attribute, but the magnitude of the increase is far greater than that of armorization.

For high-level Beast Tamers with many beasts, using different Beast Spirit Weaponizations to assemble a full set of beast taming armor and weapons is the correct way to do it.

Since the Fusang Dark Guard was stronger than this Great Xia Spirit Guard, the latter chose an attack-specialized Beast Spirit Weaponization to contend with him.

While remaining wary of the enemy before him, he said, "You have nowhere left to run. To think you tried to sneak in while the high-level Beast Tamers are away clearing the Beast Taming College Entrance Examination venues."

"When they return, it will be the day you die!"

Everyone could feel several powerful auras rapidly approaching from the distance.

But the Fusang Dark Guard's mind was set on death. He said without fear, "So what? I'll kill you right now, and then take these two genius brats with me!"

He lunged forward, relying on his beast taming armor to tank the Spirit Guard Army's Bright Silver Spear. His attacks never ceased, and he even pulled Su Ze and Xu Yao into his range of attack.

For every one of his attacks, the Spirit Guard had to dodge, or else every move would be fatal.

Su Ze tried to pull Xu Yao away to escape several times, but they were forced back each time by the Fusang Dark Guard's onslaught.

Even the void spirit shield was shattered, and Su Ze suffered significant internal injuries.

"This can't... go on!" Su Ze swallowed the metallic taste of blood in his mouth.

"We have to help him, or we'll die here before those high-level Beast Tamers return!"

Xu Yao's clothes were also torn in many places. Leaning against Su Ze, she frowned. "How can we help? There's at least a dozen levels of difference between us."

Su Ze quickly leaned in and whispered a few words into Xu Yao's ear.

At this moment, feeling the powerhouses' auras getting closer, the Fusang Dark Guard completely unleashed his strength: "All of you, go to hell together!"

The Spirit Guard's expression turned solemn. He stopped retreating and instead met the attack with his body, thrusting the Bright Silver Spear toward his opponent without wavering.

"Great Xia Spirit Guards shall be the first to die! Kill!"

Just as their attacks were about to collide, Xu Yao's Azure Phoenix Butterfly flapped its wings nearby. A breeze mixed with paralyzing scales blew directly at the Fusang Dark Guard, entering through his mouth, nose, and wounds.

Even if he was paralyzed for only a split second, it was enough for Su Ze to find the holes pierced into his body by the spear.

Although the wounds weren't deep, they were all bleeding.

"Void Spirit Turtle, Darting Water Spear!"

A high-pressure jet of water immediately shot out, while the Fusang Dark Guard was currently facing the threat of the Spirit Guard's desperate strike.

"Just a jet of water. At most, it'll wash away the blood on my body. What threat could it pose to me in my beast taming armor?"

So, he ignored it.

Finally, the two attacks met. Because of that split second of paralysis, although the Spirit Guard was heavily injured and sent flying, his vital points were spared.

Meanwhile, the Fusang Dark Guard only had one arm disabled. He continued walking toward Su Ze and Xu Yao, still possessing combat capability.

He didn't forget to mock them. "That poisonous powder earlier did have some effect, but is your water jet a joke? It's fine for a water fight, but it doesn't have a shred of power for killing."

Facing the approaching Fusang Dark Guard, Su Ze looked quite relaxed as he said, "The power of a simple Darting Water Spear is indeed insufficient. But did you know? High water pressure can be used to launch things!"

The Fusang Dark Guard suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked down with a contorted face.

On his chest was the most dangerous injury left from his previous fight with the Spirit Guard—a spear wound.

Although it had pierced the beast taming armor, it had only gone half an inch into the flesh and wasn't fatal.

But now, a sharp dagger was lodged in it, with more than half of the blade deeply embedded.

He murmured in disbelief, "You... when did this..."

"Just now. That Darting Water Spear you ignored had this dagger hidden inside."

"While water is soft and hard to wound with, a blade propelled by water is a different story."

"Even if it can't pierce armor, it's effortless to sink it into flesh."

The Fusang Dark Guard took a deep breath. "So what...? Even with only one breath left, I can still easily kill you!"

Su Ze laughed outright at those words. "Still acting tough at a time like this? If you could really kill me, would you still be standing there motionless like that?"

"The Phoenix Tail of the Azure Phoenix Butterfly hides a lethal poison. It's a powder that can even kill a Gold-rank Demon Beast, a talent skill unique to the Azure Phoenix Butterfly. And my dagger was coated in that very poison!"

Just moments ago, he had scraped the dagger hard against the Azure Phoenix Butterfly's Phoenix Tail.

Then, he used the water jet to launch it, hitting the wound over the opponent's heart.

The poison had already reached the Fusang Dark Guard's heart; he was now nothing more than a corpse that could still utter a few words.

Sure enough, after finishing those words, he collapsed with eyes full of resentment, his breathing stopped.

"Bullying my Great Xia? You're not worthy!"