164: Humanoid figure of blue phoenix

Huaqing's team members were already standing on the arena.

Gu Xiaoyue looked at Zhuang Yanxin.

"You don't need to fight today, take a rest."

Zhuang Yanxin was a bit puzzled, but nodded obediently and sat down in the front row of the spectator stands.

Gu Xiaoyue, leading her Nanya teammates, also stepped onto the arena.

Before they had even stood still, Pei Ran said with hostility.

"Gu Xiaoyue, don't think that because you helped—"

He gave a tactical cough, nearly blurting out the fact that she had healed their pet beasts.

"—helped them before, I'll go easy on you! We will give it our all!"

Gu Xiaoyue pursed her lips and smiled: "I wouldn't have it any other way!"

The referee blew the whistle to start the match, and the Huaqing side summoned their pet beasts one after another, the lineup being the same as when they fought Duan Yao.

Gu Xiaoyue said to Ye Wanrou and the others: "Ye Wanrou, Yixuan, Fang Xiaoyu, you guys retreat to the edge of the arena."

After saying this, Gu Xiaoyue, along with Chu Li and Charlie, took a few steps forward.

Vincent was anxious; so far, Charlie's record in the finals was undefeated.

He was just about to urge Gu Xiaoyue and her team to summon their pet beasts to start the fight, when he saw them unhurriedly summon several pet beasts.

"Mature Stage Rank 8!"

"It's not just Gu Xiaoyue's pet beasts that are Mature Stage Rank 8; Chu Li's and this exchange student's are too!"

Gu Xiaoyue summoned Qingqing and Little Bear, Chu Li summoned Fire Phoenix, and Charlie summoned the Three-Headed Dog and Hydra.

The audience below, seeing the rank of these pet beasts, couldn't help but scream repeatedly!

"And both Qingluan and Fire Phoenix have taken human form; what kind of divine appearance is this!"

"Little Bear is also so cute! Who could tell that this is a Mature Stage Rank 8 pet beast?"

Fire Phoenix wore a fire-red robe, his black hair tied up simply and loosely, and the red eyeshadow added a touch of allure to his fair face.

Qingluan wore a cyan waist-length ru-skirt, her hair neatly braided into a plait, with two jade hairpins inserted in her head, decorating her perfectly.

Little Bear was transformed by Gu Xiaoyue into a plush doll less than half a meter tall.

Its two round eyes blinked innocently.

Gu Xiaoyue held it directly in her arms; since they were all magic-based skills anyway, Little Bear didn't need to tank damage.

Vincent's eyes widened; how could this be?!

The information he had received was that Charlie and Chu Li's pet beasts were only Mature Stage Rank 6; how could they summon Mature Stage Rank 8 ones?

Gu Xiaoyue was very satisfied with Vincent's shocked expression.

"I've disappointed you, Lord Howard. Although it's not very important information, I just like seeing people's surprised expressions."

She turned her head, her gaze sweeping over Zhuang Yanxin's face, which also held surprise and—guilt.

Gu Xiaoyue was good at conserving her strength, especially this year in the National Competition, where the struggle for noble titles and the Xiao Family were all involved.

She didn't have absolute certainty of victory, so she naturally had to hide her strength.

Especially since she had several times seen jealousy and unnatural expressions on Zhuang Yanxin's face, even if they were fleeting.

All of this made Gu Xiaoyue have to be more guarded against her.

However, she hadn't been certain that the news about their pet beasts' levels had been leaked by Zhuang Yanxin.

Until just now, when Gu Xiaoyue's gaze swept over her expression, did she confirm this in her mind.

"So what if there are five Mature Stage Rank 8 pet beasts? We have fourteen pet beasts here!"

Pei Ran was very stubborn; he didn't think Huaqing's fourteen pet beasts would lose to Nanya's five, even if the levels were a bit different.

"Then didn't you fail to beat Duan Yao's four pet beasts?"

Chu Li didn't think much of Pei Ran's arrogant appearance and couldn't help but retort.

Mentioning Duan Yao, Pei Ran's expression changed immediately, turning red then white, which was quite a sight.

Lv Hao and Su Anxi exchanged glances; this would likely be another tough battle.

"Since classmate Pei feels that my pet beasts have no advantage, how could I let you down?"

Gu Xiaoyue pretended to draw a summoning circle again and summoned Xiao Jiu, Xiao Lü, and Xiao Mo.

Chu Li also summoned the Lihuo Red-Eyed Beast.

The audience erupted again.

"Gu Xiaoyue can summon five pet beasts, and they've all taken human form!"

"Amazing! I declare that from today on, I am a die-hard fan of Gu Xiaoyue!"

"With this strength going to the World Championships, it wouldn't be too easy for the Dragon Kingdom to take the top three!"

Don't know which audience member's words provoked Pei Ran; he ordered the man-eating flower to release poison mist towards Nanya's side.

Then he roared, "What are you all standing there for? Attack!"

Before, Lv Hao and Ye Junhe were not in a hurry to attack, still mindful that Gu Xiaoyue had indeed helped them.

Since Pei Ran had already made a move, then let the battle begin!

Although the fourteen pet beasts attacked in three waves, they were trapped in the center of the arena by the fire ring of the Lihuo Red-Eyed Beast.

"No rush, no rush."

Gu Xiaoyue waved her hand, and the poison mist of the man-eating flower was blown away by the wind.

Xiao Qi's Wind Control had been mastered a while ago; her need for the heavenly crafting stone for healing was naturally for a reason.

Now Gu Xiaoyue could not only conceal her figure, but also fly low using the wind.

Little Bear erected Earth Shields around Huaqing's pet beasts, except for the three flying pet beasts already in the sky.

The others were all on the ground, being centrally controlled.

Huaqing's pet beasts had no water-type skills and could not extinguish the fire ring.

They had to release skills within the fire ring, but because they were in a controlled state, the skills couldn't unleash their true power and lacked accuracy.

They were all blocked by Gu Xiaoyue's Earth Shield.

"Xiao Lü, Xiao Mo, you go!"

Gu Xiaoyue raised an eyebrow; she really wanted to see if Xiao Mo would level up faster by absorbing pet beasts of a similar level.

Xiao Lü's vines flew out, tying the eleven pet beasts in the fire ring into zongzi.

Xiao Mo licked its lips, moved closer, and used the Yuan Absorption skill.

How could the three in the sky be let off?

Gu Xiaoyue raised her hand, and a few lightning strikes descended.

The Shallow Red Golden Crane and Feilian dodged, but the Green-Winged Thunder Dragon's wing was injured, forcing it to land.

Just as the Thunder Dragon was about to land, she raised her hand again and threw out a few vines, tying the Green-Winged Thunder Dragon up tightly as well.

"Can you absorb it?"

Gu Xiaoyue looked at the Thunder Dragon's position; it was a bit far from the other pet beasts.

Xiao Mo silently shuffled towards the Thunder Dragon's position.

"If you ask me, since they're all trapped there, we might as well just burn them all!"

Fire Phoenix's clear voice rang out, with a playful tone.

"Wow, wow, wow! Fire Phoenix can actually talk!"

"It sounds so good! If we could intermarry with pet beasts, I would marry Fire Phoenix!"

"Give it a rest, are you as good-looking as Qingluan? What are you dreaming about!"

Qingqing chuckled upon hearing this and then said: "We still have to listen to Master's arrangements."

"Qingluan's voice is so gentle, I love it, I love it!"

"Last year Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li brought Qingluan and Fire Phoenix to shoot posters, why aren't they doing it this year?"

"Ten thousand people petition, begging for Qingluan and Fire Phoenix to debut!"

Gu Xiaoyue awkwardly covered her forehead; how did this battlefield turn into a fan-gathering event?

Charlie, unconvinced, said: "Aren't my Three-Headed Dog and Hydra cool? What kind of aesthetic do you people have?"

Charlie didn't give the Hell Three-Headed Dog and Hydra human forms; he felt that pet beasts should be full of wildness to be cool enough.

And in the Dragon Kingdom, the clothing and styling Gu Xiaoyue gave to her several humanoid pet beasts contained Dragon Kingdom elements, which naturally fit the aesthetics of the Dragon Kingdom people better.