108: Skeleton General (died before achieving success)

The rest period passed quickly, and more spectators poured into Luo Yang's competition venue.

It could even be said that the spectator stands for Luo Yang occupied almost half of all the viewing audience.

Luo Chen sat in the front row, feeling a sense of déjà vu, like the first day of the competition, the first time he entered the main venue of the Youth Beast Master Competition.

Luo Yang's final battle today was also the contention for 207 spots from 414 contestants.

The Beast Master Competition selected more contestants than the Breeder Competition; the top ten from the Lower City could represent their respective cities and compete in the Middle City.

The number of slots was seven more than for Breeders, but considering that the number of Beast Master participants was basically twenty times that of Breeders, the proportion for advancing to the Middle City seemed even more fiercely competitive.

Under gazes of curiosity, scrutiny, and anticipation, Luo Yang finally welcomed his third match of the day.

His opponent finally appeared on the other side of the battle stage.

However, this time, Luo Yang's opponent was a very familiar face in Luo Chen's eyes.

It was Zhang Zheng, who had repeatedly purchased Azure Nether Grass from his shop, and he was also the eldest son of Zhang Qi, a City Guard of Qingyang City.

Zhang Zheng and Luo Yang had, of course, met a few times. However, with the current distance of over two thousand meters between them, it was really inconvenient to reminisce.

He then looked around, good heavens, one would have thought this was the venue for the final competition; why were there so many spectators?

Zhang Zheng was initially stunned by the exaggerated number of spectators, but he naturally wouldn't assume these spectators were there for him.

Although his two Nether System Beasts were indeed rare in Qingyang City, his previous battles had actually been conducted conservatively.

Not only did they drag on, but each time he also 'gave his all' to defeat his opponent, so someone like him shouldn't have attracted too much attention.

However, if they were here because of the young man opposite, then it made sense; this Luo Yang seemed to be the younger brother of that shop's owner.

Could it be that the people who came were because of his Beast?

Suddenly, with this guess, Zhang Zheng felt it was very reasonable; the Beasts in that shop were all very mysterious, perhaps they had some unique characteristics that attracted so many spectators.

“Tsk.” Zhang Zheng sighed softly, “This is going to be a tough fight.”

However, he didn't think he would fail. After all, he was much older than Luo Yang, and his Beast was a very special existence.

A skeleton frame, almost as tall as him, slowly appeared beside him. This skeleton exuded a white jade luster, not making one feel terrified, but rather like a perfect work of art.

race: Skeleton General Rank: Spirit Beast Six-star Type: Nether System State: Confused Aptitude: Excellent Skills: 1. Summon Skeleton (Profound Tier): The Skeleton General can summon a limited number of Skeleton Soldiers to fight for itself. After Skeleton Soldiers are shattered, they can reassemble into their original form after a certain period of time. 2. Bone Blade Barrage (Profound Tier): The Skeleton General can continuously generate bone blades, penetrating towards the target area. 3. White Jade Bone (Earth Tier): The Skeleton General's entire body is composed of white jade bone, fearless of most energy-form attacks of the same Rank, and also possesses great resistance to physical attacks. 4. Bone Shield (Profound Tier): The Skeleton General holds a shield in its left hand; this shield possesses powerful defensive capabilities. 5. Bone Sword (Profound Tier): The Skeleton General holds a sword in its right hand; this sword is incomparably sharp, capable of even cutting through energy-form shields. 6. Bone Fire (Profound Tier): The Skeleton General can manipulate bone fire to intersperse with its attacks, posing an unpredictable threat to enemies. Evolution Path: Not yet unlocked.

Since he estimated Luo Yang might be the most threatening opponent he would face, Zhang Zheng prepared to go all out from the start.

The Skeleton General's body emitted a white, lustrous glow, and then one after another, phantom skeletons appeared around it and Zhang Zheng.

Looking at the number of those illusory figures, there were nearly fifty of them.

During the process of the Skeleton General summoning Skeleton Soldiers.

Luo Yang was already seated on Scarlet Flame, rapidly dashing towards Zhang Zheng's direction, seemingly intending to quickly close the distance between them.

When the more than fifty Skeleton Soldiers fully solidified and formed a defensive array around the Skeleton General and Zhang Zheng.

Luo Yang and Scarlet Flame had already successfully crossed half the field. He looked at Zhang Zheng, who was surrounded in the center, and broke into a wide smile.

Then, in the next instant, the sky suddenly turned dark, and Zhang Zheng and the Skeleton General's vision was covered by a curtain called 'blindness'.

A tumultuous roar erupted from below the stage.

“He's here, he's here, he's coming with the night.”

“Wow, it really is the old lights out.”

“Quick, quick, did anyone record it just now? Did you see his Beast appear?”

“Isn't this just a sneak attack?”

“This is unfair, quickly go invite a Light Type Beast Master.”

No matter how noisy it was below the stage, the two combatants on stage could not hear a thing.

Now the entire venue was pitch black, with only the faint glow from the Skeleton General's body being relatively noticeable in the darkness.

However, even with the faint light, the man and the Beast were deprived of their sight. Even if it were bright daylight now, they would still see nothing.

Then, 'whoosh whoosh' sounds of air being cut through rang out.

The Skeleton General reacted very keenly, raising the Bone Shield in its left hand to block in front of Zhang Zheng.

“Ding-dong”

A crisp clashing sound, the Bone Shield seemed to have blocked some sharp weapon.

“Puff puff”

Unfortunately, however, the Bone Shield only protected Zhang Zheng's vital parts; his arms and thighs were still cut by the sharp weapon.

Even more terrifying was that something seemed to enter Zhang Zheng's body along the injured areas.

His wounds rapidly festered outwards, and the energy within his body became stagnant and slow.

3. Shadow Erosion (Profound Tier): After the Nightshade Dark Spirit Bird inflicts effective damage on a target, the resulting wound will retain Shadow Power, continuing to cause persistent erosion to the target.

Zhang Zheng, who had originally believed he would never fail, forced a bitter smile. Luo Yang's tactics had indeed caught him off guard.

Moreover, for the time being, even if Luo Yang didn't continue to attack, as long as the battle dragged on, without a healing-Type Beast, he was bound to lose.

The feedback he received from the Skeleton General was also that it couldn't see anything; it seemed the opponent had a very powerful Skill that deprived sight.

It could even deprive a Beast like the Skeleton General, which had no eyes, of its perception of the outside world.

Now, he and the Skeleton General could only flail around like headless flies.

He hadn't expected to fail today, Zhang Zheng sighed, and before the sound of air being cut through rang out again, he shouted, “I concede.”

As the three words were spoken, the Shadow Ring Blade that had just condensed beside Luo Yang transformed back into shadow and disappeared.

The darkness in the venue slowly receded, and light returned.

Zhang Zheng and the Skeleton General's vision also returned, but unfortunately, the Skeleton General had not yet displayed its full power.

“Contestant No. 25 surrenders. Congratulations to Contestant No. 7756 for successfully advancing to the next round.

The competition will be held in three days. Please attend on time.”

The system's announcement sounded on the battle stage and in the spectator stands. There was a moment of silence below the stage, then an earth-shattering cheer erupted.

“Awesome, the match ended in less than a minute.”

“Holy cow, I've watched all of Luo Yang's matches, and the time just keeps getting shorter.”

“It was too dark, couldn't see anything. I strongly suggest the system replay the match footage under bright conditions.”

“That's a good suggestion, I agree.”

...

At this moment, Zhang Zheng did not leave the battle stage immediately. He still stood in the center of the Skeleton Soldiers, with the Skeleton General at his side, shield protecting him.

This posture was maintained for a long time, as if without Zhang Zheng's command, the Skeleton General's posture would continue indefinitely.

However, at this point, Zhang Zheng's legs already had deep, bone-visible wounds cut by a sharp weapon.

Visibly, black energy adhered to the surface of the wounds, causing the wound area to continuously expand.

Zhang Zheng's face was pale, as if he couldn't stand for another second.

He looked at Luo Yang, who was not far from him, and said, “Your Beast and talent are both very powerful.”

As Luo Yang's opponent, he could clearly feel that Luo Yang had not summoned his second Beast, but had simply used his talent.

So, even though there were many curious Breeders in the spectator stands now, after this battle, they still couldn't get any information about his Beast.

Luo Yang's face showed a touch of unnaturalness. He scratched his head and said, “You should hurry and exit the Illusion World. This wound doesn't feel good.”

Not good, indeed. There was a terrifying feeling that all five senses were gradually drifting away with time.

He nodded, said nothing more, and Zhang Zheng and his skeleton squad transformed into phantoms and disappeared from the battle arena.

Today, Luo Yang successfully advanced to the next round, or rather, the top 207, with a perfect winning record.

In just two days of competition, 13,017 people had already been eliminated; this efficiency was truly terrifying.

Although many of these Beast Masters were the kind who were just muddling through, only there to join the fun, when the numbers increased, there were still many formidable contestants.

Luo Yang looked at the bustling spectators around him, shrunk his neck, and decisively chose to go offline.

Luo Chen had exited the Illusion World even earlier than Luo Yang, after Luo Yang confirmed his advancement.

Luo Chen sent a message to Liang Jingsi on the terminal; he decided to fulfill his previous promise today.