88: The decisive rhubarb

From its size, Great Yellow was definitely not a match for the tiger.

The tiger looked at Great Yellow with disdain, simply wanting to swat Great Yellow off the arena with one paw.

But even though Great Yellow had just fought Ning Bian's giant wolf, it was still full of vigor, and two more Evil Qi attacks were unleashed…

Tang Tian secretly thought:

“It seems Great Yellow also has some talent.”

These two Evil Qi attacks were too familiar to the Cultivators in the stands, who one by one exclaimed in disbelief:

“Is this the Earthly Fiend Fist?! Even a dog knows it, but I don’t!”

“What kind of family trains a dog in the Earthly Fiend Fist?”

“Where did such a smart Spirit Beast come from?”

Great Yellow’s two Evil Qi attacks silenced the jeers in the stands, and everyone started shouting loudly:

“Go, Yellow Dog!”

Tang Tian: …

Tang Tian asked Zhen Qu:

“Did they place Spirit Stones on the outcome of the arena matches?”

If there really were Spirit Stones to be wagered on the arena, Tang Tian would definitely place a bet. Putting everything else aside, he had confidence in Great Yellow.

Zhen Qu said:

“No, they are betting on which of the five Sects will have the most Spirit Beasts evolve in the Spirit Pool.”

Tang Tian asked:

“So, how many Spirit Beasts from the Green Mountain Sect evolve in the Spirit Pool each year?”

Zhen Qu said:

“Roughly second.”

Tang Tian ran to the booth for betting on Sect rankings. The Enforcement Elders of the five Sects were maintaining order there, and Cultivators were coming and going in an endless stream.

The Enforcement Elders said:

“One thousand Spirit Stones per bet. Once placed, no changes.”

Tang Tian asked:

“Which Sect was first in previous years?”

A nearby Cultivator replied:

“It’s definitely the Myriad Imagery Sect.”

Tang Tian said:

“Then I’ll bet one thousand Spirit Stones on the Myriad Imagery Sect for first, and another one thousand Spirit Stones on the Green Mountain Sect for second.”

Zhen Qu heard from a distance: …

Zhen Qu said:

“Fellow Daoist, please help me place a bet like that too.”

Zhen Qu also handed over two thousand Spirit Stones.

Tang Tian said:

“And another bet like that.”

All the Enforcement Elders: …

Tang Tian didn’t dare to bet any more, as he only had these two thousand Spirit Stones left after buying armor for Great Yellow Black Lacquer.

Returning to the arena, the battle on Great Yellow’s side had reached its most perilous moment.

Great Yellow released another Evil Qi, clearly out of Spiritual Qi, and the tiger pounced towards Great Yellow…

But Great Yellow smiled, and the Evil Scale Spirit Fire sprayed out, engulfing the fierce tiger in flames.

The tiger had no choice but to jump off the arena, and its owner hurriedly extinguished the fire for it.

Now there was only one tiger left, and only the eagle remained. What was originally a very strong air combat lineup was thus dealt with by two dogs.

The whole venue was greatly shaken, and people said:

“I didn’t see wrong, did I? This Spirit Dog actually has Beast Fire!”

“Even if this Beast Fire is the most common kind, it’s worth seventeen thousand Spirit Stones! This owner really went all out!”

“The most important point is that if a Spirit Beast has Beast Fire, its owner must be an Alchemist!”

The Cultivator who extinguished the flames on the tiger’s body looked over fiercely and said:

“Indeed, quite a dog!”

The sudden change in the Low Grade venue also caught the attention of the five Sect Masters, who were stunned to see Tang Tian below the stage.

Why was it this Yu Family brat again?

Although it was rare for a Spirit Beast to be infused with Beast Fire, it wasn’t impossible, so they didn’t pay too much attention.

Tang Tian nodded with satisfaction and said:

“We won.”

Zhen Qu said:

“Indeed, you won, but there’s another match coming up immediately.”

Tang Tian was stunned and asked:

“No rest?”

Zhen Qu said:

“That’s precisely why the Low Grade venue is difficult.”

At this time, the other seven matches also determined their winners.

Surprisingly, another Spirit Beast released Beast Fire; it was a rhinoceros with a Lianqi Fifth Level cultivation.

Soon, the eight-to-four matches began…

Great Yellow and Little Spirit Rice faced a strange combination of a crane and a Spirit Insect.

Seeing that Spirit Insect, Tang Tian’s expression was a bit strange. Fortunately, Chi Daizi wasn’t here, otherwise Chi Daizi would surely have killed them.

This battle was very simple. With Great Yellow’s Beast Fire exposed, the battle quickly ended.

Then it was the four-to-two matches…

Great Yellow and that rhinoceros were lucky not to encounter each other.

Great Yellow and Little Spirit Rice then faced off against a flying mouse and a profound deer.

Little Spirit Rice still held back the flying mouse, and Great Yellow easily won the victory.

Having this Beast Fire was simply overkill in this Low Grade venue.

Spirit Beasts didn’t have the same means as Cultivators; once they touched Beast Fire, they had no Talismans or rain spells to extinguish the fire.

They either jumped off the arena themselves or were roasted into horse meat by the fire.

Tang Tian said:

“It seems this Low Grade venue isn’t that difficult.”

Zhen Qu said:

“The last match is the most thrilling. If the last match can be won, then these two Spirit Beasts will be the strongest Spirit Beasts below Lianqi Fifth Level in Jinque City this year.”

Tang Tian asked:

“Is there a reward for that?”

Zhen Qu said:

“I heard from Jinque City’s City Lord’s Mansion that the winning Spirit Beasts will receive the Luck reward for Spirit Beasts in Jinque City this year, but no one has tried it yet.”

Tang Tian secretly muttered to himself:

“Alright, a dog with Luck, isn’t that a government dog? Becoming a government dog, is that it?”

The commotion in the Medium Grade and Low Grade venues was earth-shaking, but it was almost over.

If Great Yellow and its companions won in the Low Grade venue, then it would be as Tang Tian bet: Myriad Imagery Sect first, Green Mountain Sect second.

If Great Yellow lost, then it would be Myriad Imagery Sect first, other Sects second, and Green Mountain Sect third.

Tang Tian would lose a thousand Spirit Stones heavily.

Finally, it was the two-into-one match.

Everyone’s attention was focused here, after all, those who bet on the Green Mountain Sect all hoped Great Yellow would win.

However, based on the Green Mountain Sect’s past performance, very few Cultivators bet on Green Mountain Sect for second place.

So, once they won, Tang Tian would be able to exchange one thousand Spirit Stones for two thousand Spirit Stones.

If Tang Tian had ten thousand Spirit Stones, with his trust in Great Yellow, he would definitely bet ten thousand Spirit Stones.

The fourth match began.

The rhinoceros’s teammate was a blue cicada. It seemed that among Cultivators, insects could also be considered good Spirit Beasts.

Fortunately, that cicada didn’t have Beast Fire, otherwise Great Yellow would be finished.

Tang Tian said:

“Go, Great Yellow! If you win, I’ll buy you dog food.”

Great Yellow: …

The battle began. It was still Great Yellow facing the rhinoceros, and Little Spirit Rice fighting the cicada.

Indeed, one trick was enough to conquer the world.

The rhinoceros was covered in silver armor, and it felt like its armor was worth many more Spirit Stones than Great Yellow’s armor.

Great Yellow also stopped pretending at this point.

It bit off the profound sword on its back, directly holding the profound sword in its mouth, and attacked fiercely with “clanging” sounds.

Although the rhinoceros was very agile, it was still a bit inferior compared to Great Yellow.

Great Yellow’s spiritual sword struck the rhinoceros’s armor in dense, rapid succession.

Dense spots appeared on it, but the armor could not be broken.

However, even though the armor couldn’t be broken, the rhinoceros must have been in great pain.

The rhinoceros became enraged and spat out Beast Fire to blast Great Yellow.

Great Yellow easily dodged it, and the profound sword in Great Yellow’s mouth even cut many bloody gashes on the rhinoceros’s leg.

After fighting for so long, blood was finally drawn.

The blood of this Lianqi Fifth Level rhinoceros, when it landed on the ground, instantly ignited. Lianqi Fifth Level Spirit Beasts all had such an effect.

Tang Tian nodded with great satisfaction and said:

“It seems Great Yellow will be able to participate in my battles in the future…”