156: Huaqing VS Anhuai

As soon as Lv Hao finished speaking, his gaze swept over to the audience seats, landing on Qian Mingyu, whose expression was rather unsightly.

And Chu Li, who had said the exact same thing last year.

Gu Xiaoyue couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Cao Yuyang's schemes were so obvious they were practically hitting her in the face.

Calling it a one-on-one duel, he was definitely just pushing Duan Yao out to fight.

Even though Qian Mingyu was rejected last year, at least he had stepped out to fight himself.

"Since that's the case, then let's prepare to start the battle!"

Duan Yao walked up to Cao Yuyang, her burning gaze fixed on the several participating members from Huaqing.

Cao Yuyang retreated two more steps in embarrassment.

Inner monologue: "I really don't want to get beaten up, my dear lady!"

The whistle blew, and the match began.

Instantly, the Black Tortoise and White Tiger appeared beside Duan Yao.

However, she was in no hurry to make a move, watching the Huaqing group opposite her with calm composure.

Cao Yuyang and the other An Huai members silently retreated two more steps, nervously summoning their pets.

Lv Hao made a gesture, and the Huaqing members, including Vincent, also summoned their pets.

Besides the five pets they used to fight Gu Xiaoyue last year, Lv Hao and Su Anxi each summoned an additional one, and their ranks were not low.

[Name]: Azure-Winged Thunder Dragon

[Rank]: Demon Tier Mid-Grade

[Attribute]: Thunder Attribute

[Skills]: Lightning Strike (Advanced), Thunderbolt Spell (Proficient), Thunder Shield (Advanced)

[Level]: Mature Tier 6 Early Stage

[Name]: Ice Soul Nine-Tailed Fox

[Rank]: Immortal Tier Top-Grade

[Attribute]: Ice Attribute

[Skills]: Ice Shield (Proficient), Ice Seal (Advanced), Ice Spike (Advanced)

[Level]: Mature Tier 6 Early Stage

Gu Xiaoyue looked at Lv Hao and Su Anxi's pets; they hadn't seen each other for half a year, and the two of them had become significantly stronger!

During last year's National Competition, she had mocked them for having single attributes and no defense.

Attributes could not be changed.

But now, by using Ice Shield and Thunder Shield in combination, the defensive bonus was significant.

Furthermore, their pets had all risen to Mature Tier 6.

There were late-stage and mid-stage ones; they must have spent a fortune on heavenly treasures.

Besides the Mature Tier 5 Mid-Stage Feilian, Ye Junhe also summoned an additional Immortal Tier Wind Attribute pet at Mature Tier 5 Early Stage.

Lin Zhiyi had a Mature Tier 6 Early Stage Thunder-Patterned Winged Tiger, and another Mature Tier 5 Heaven Tier Top-Grade pet.

Only Pei Ran summoned just one pet.

[Name]: Dark Domain Man-Eating Flower

[Rank]: Mad Demon Mid-Grade

[Attribute]: Wood Attribute, Dark Attribute

[Skills]: poison mist (Advanced), Poison Spike (Advanced), Devour (Proficient)

[Level]: Mature Tier 7 Early Stage

This was the first time she had seen someone bring a plant-type pet, and it was actually Mad Demon Mid-Grade!

The giant colorful man-eating flower twisted its body beside Pei Ran.

Its mouth was slightly open, revealing sharp teeth reflecting a cold light.

Pei Ran didn't fight last year; did he encounter some fortuitous opportunity during this past year?

Interesting!

It was just that they didn't seem to customize the appearance of their pets; Gu Xiaoyue wondered if she was the only one with this hobby.

Vincent's two Mature Tier 3 pets were completely outclassed among the pile of Mature Tier 5+ pets belonging to the Huaqing members!

Looking at An Huai's side again, besides Duan Yao, the pets of the other members were only around Mature Tier 2.

The difference in strength was immediately apparent.

Lv Hao didn't get arrogant either; he pointed at the members who were quite far from Duan Yao and asked: "Are you all hiding too far back?"

Duan Yao looked back and saw that her teammates were almost at the edge of the arena.

This was no different from her fighting Huaqing one-on-one!

Duan Yao frowned slightly and rolled her eyes at Cao Yuyang.

She then commanded the White Tiger and Black Tortoise to launch an attack.

Lv Hao and Su Anxi immediately used Thunder Shield and Ice Shield to block most of the damage.

Even with Duan Yao's God-Rank Pet, fighting against fourteen pets was a case of being outnumbered.

Even if there was a slight advantage in rank, there was none in terms of quantity and level.

After a few rounds of battle, Duan Yao felt quite overwhelmed.

With a thought, a giant cyan dragon, fifty to sixty meters long, appeared in the sky.

[Name]: Azure Dragon

[Rank]: God Rank

[Attribute]: Water Attribute, Thunder Attribute

[Skills]: Water Column (Advanced), Overturning Seas (Advanced), Thunderbolt Spell (Advanced), Lightning Strike (Proficient)

[Level]: Mature Tier 6 Late Stage

Gu Xiaoyue's eyes lit up; she really hadn't guessed wrong!

Now, Duan Yao had one less trump card in her hand!

Wonder if Lv Hao and the others could force out the Vermilion Bird as well?

"I originally thought you weren't enough to make me summon the Azure Dragon, but I underestimated you!"

Duan Yao said quietly, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes.

A flying pet!

The brain couldn't scan its attributes, but just by looking at its size, one could tell its level was not low!

And on Huaqing's side, there were only three flying pets.

Lv Hao's Thunder Dragon, Ye Junhe's Feilian, and Su Anxi's Shallow Red Golden Crane.

The Ice Crystal Butterfly could only fly low and could not fight at high altitudes, so it didn't count.

The Azure Dragon lured these three flying pets from Huaqing into the sky to fight.

The Black Tortoise and White Tiger on the ground got some breathing room, but they couldn't reverse the decline.

Even while the Azure Dragon was fighting three against one, it could still use gaps in the battle to attack the eleven pets on the ground.

It had only barely injured Vincent's two pets and lightly wounded the man-eating flower.

"Vincent, your pets are injured; go to the side and rest for a while!"

Lv Hao said to Vincent, his fists clenched unconsciously.

This Duan Yao was truly difficult to deal with.

The only other person who had made him this anxious before was Gu Xiaoyue.

But if this was all Duan Yao had, the remaining pets of Huaqing would be enough to wear her pets down to exhaustion!

Even though his pets were injured and unable to fight, Vincent still maintained a proud demeanor.

He held his head high, nodded slightly, and retreated to the side.

Duan Yao looked calm and indifferent on the surface, but she couldn't help but worry inside.

If this continued, she would likely still lose the match!

She glanced at her teammates out of the corner of her eye; not only did her teammates not dare to move forward...

...but the Mad Demon Tier man-eating flower on the opposite side was making their pets tremble with its mere presence, leaving them with no will to fight!

They were all useless teammates!

Duan Yao cursed inwardly.

Just in that 0.1 seconds that Duan Yao was distracted, the White Tiger was hit by the man-eating flower's poisonous spike.

The White Tiger, which was already struggling in the fight, saw its attack power weaken more and more, until it collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

"White Tiger!"

Duan Yao was behind the White Tiger and hadn't noticed that it had been hit by the poisonous spike.

The White Tiger was also stubborn and didn't convey the information about being poisoned to Duan Yao.

She instantly recalled the White Tiger into her Yu Beast Space.

Her beautiful eyes stared fiercely at Pei Ran, and her aura rose sharply.

"How dare you hurt my White Tiger!"

Pei Ran replied coldly, "In an arena match, injuries are unavoidable. Since you already perceive that you are not a match, if you admit defeat, we will naturally stop."

Duan Yao pursed her lips and said with a determined look: "Is that it? You want me to admit defeat?"

The mindless fans off the stage cheered for Duan Yao, screaming at the top of their lungs.

"Big sister is so cool, I love her so much!"

"Duan Yao baby, come on, beat Huaqing to the ground!"

Gu Xiaoyue also sat up straight, looking forward to Duan Yao's next move.