178: Reward Ancient Weapon

Gu Xiaoyue placed her index finger to her lips, making a shushing gesture.

“Hahahaha, it’s finally my turn to make an appearance!”

A strange cackle sounded, and Gu Xiaoyue’s pet lineup gained another fiery red humanoid pet.

“You… you can summon seven pets?”

Duan Yao was somewhat incredulous; she thought Gu Xiaoyue being able to summon five pets was already her limit!

Gu Xiaoyue’s eyes darted around; she could already summon eight pets simultaneously.

It was just that Little Black, Little Lan, and Bi Fang hadn’t taken human form yet, Yinglong couldn’t be summoned, and Xiao Lu’s level was too low, so she didn’t plan to summon them.

“Gu Xiaoyue is too rich; all seven of her pets have taken human form!”

“Not only have they taken human form, but they can also speak! Let alone the cost of the pets, these heavenly materials and earthly treasures alone must be more than two or three billion star coins!”

“If I had her strength, I wouldn’t care about star coins either!”

The spectators’ eyes all turned into ‘peach blossom’ eyes, gazing at the pets on stage, all of which had taken human form—they were truly beautiful and pleasing to the eye!

Since Xiao Qi and Hou joined the battle, Little Nine and the others, who had been slightly disadvantaged, gradually gained the upper hand.

Qinglong’s lightning-elemental skills were all devoured by Xiao Qi.

Zhuque’s fire-elemental skills were less damaging than Hou’s and would also be extinguished by Little Nine’s water.

Baihu’s ice-elemental skills were also countered by Hou and Little Nine.

Xuanwu’s defense was high enough that Little Green and Little Bear didn’t attack it; they simply controlled it, preventing it from counterattacking or moving.

Seeing her pets falling behind, Duan Yao’s expression grew increasingly grim.

“Bullying with numbers, you—”

“You didn’t say it was a one-on-one pet battle!”

Gu Xiaoyue scoffed, revealing a somewhat helpless expression.

“If you want a one-on-one, that’s fine. Which pet do you want to send out?”

Duan Yao’s expression was serious, and she was actually thinking about which pet to use for a one-on-one battle.

While she was deliberating, her four pets had already been subdued, and Little Mo began to absorb their levels!

Duan Yao received a message from Qinglong, her heart jolted, and her eyes widened as she stared at Gu Xiaoyue.

“Didn’t you say it was a one-on-one pet battle? And you’re not stopping, that’s too despicable!”

Gu Xiaoyue’s expression was indifferent, and she slightly curved her lips into a faint smile.

“Since you haven’t chosen, I naturally still need to send out everyone.”

She took a step forward and whispered, “No matter which pet you send out, I will counter you! Don’t waste your effort!”

“Awooo—”

Baihu let out a mournful howl as its level was absorbed yet again.

Qinglong and Zhuque endured, but still squeezed out intermittent groans through gritted teeth.

Duan Yao’s brows were tightly furrowed; her heart was in a fierce struggle.

Suddenly, she raised her great saber and thrust it with all her might towards Gu Xiaoyue.

Her eyes were bloodshot; this strike was what Duan Yao considered the key to victory or defeat.

As long as she injured Gu Xiaoyue, her pets would naturally be able to escape their predicament.

Gu Xiaoyue’s soft laughter echoed in Duan Yao’s ears.

Gu Xiaoyue lightly tapped her toes and performed a backflip, dodging Duan Yao’s attack.

In the brief moment of Duan Yao’s stunned, she kicked Duan Yao in the back, sending her stumbling forward several steps!

Duan Yao spun around fiercely, intending to scold Gu Xiaoyue, but the cold blade of a sword was already pressed against her throat.

“If you don’t surrender now, Baihu’s level will drop again!”

Gu Xiaoyue’s tone was calm with a hint of playfulness.

Duan Yao still wanted to struggle, but a pain shot through her neck.

Presumably, Gu Xiaoyue’s sword had already drawn a bloody line on her neck.

She looked at her pets struggling in pain, bit her lower lip, and seemed to make a great decision before shouting loudly, “I surrender!”

“That’s a good girl!”

Gu Xiaoyue put away her twin swords and then recalled her pets one by one into her Yu Beast Space.

She paused, then added.

“If you truly like Chu Li, then keep trying. I won’t force you to give him up.”

Duan Yao gave Gu Xiaoyue a meaningful look. With the crisis resolved, she immediately rushed towards her pets!

She carefully examined her pets; aside from some loss in level experience, there was no major harm.

The referee had just heard Duan Yao surrender and, seeing that they no longer had the will to fight, blew the whistle to end the match!

The audience below cheered endlessly, and Ye Wanrou also jumped onto the stage and hugged Gu Xiaoyue tightly.

“Oh my goodness, Xiao Yue, you’re so cool!”

“Nanya, Nanya! Gu Xiaoyue, Gu Xiaoyue!”

The audience below excitedly chanted slogans, with only a few of Duan Yao’s die-hard fans looking disdainful.

“Bullying with numbers, what kind of skill is that!”

“Pfft, if you’re so capable, you summon seven pets at once! I don’t think you’ll ever be able to summon them in your lifetime, why are you so sour?!”

“Your Duan Yao is so capable, with only four pets, and they haven’t even taken human form! She wishes she could summon more, but does she have them?!”

Gu Xiaoyue’s die-hard fans fiercely retorted, then began to cheer, celebrating Gu Xiaoyue’s victory.

“Xiao Yue, let’s go for a big meal tonight!”

Ye Wanrou suggested joyfully.

Last year, she also witnessed Gu Xiaoyue winning the championship. This year was different; she was also one of Nanya’s competing team members.

Although she had been mostly just making up the numbers, she was still basking in the glory!

“No problem, my greedy girl!”

Gu Xiaoyue spoke dotingly, but in her heart, she was thinking about returning to the dormitory to see what the system mission rewards were.

Last year’s mission rewards were distributed separately, but this year, the team and individual competition rewards were distributed together.

Gu Xiaoyue returned to Charlie’s private dormitory, and Charlie had also returned.

“Yue, Father informed me to take the first Albatross back to Sun Never Sets the day after tomorrow.”

Gu Xiaoyue thought for a moment and nodded.

“Hmm, tomorrow morning is the awards ceremony, and there might be a social gathering in the evening.

Then, the winning teams and individuals will go to the Lianxin Waterfall for trials, so I probably won’t be able to see you off.”

“Hmm, I know, that’s why I told you in advance.”

Charlie sounded a bit wronged, “When I return to Sun Never Sets, we must keep in touch often!”

“Of course, no matter whether you inherit the title or not, we still have our agreement!”

Gu Xiaoyue reassured him before seeing him out of the room.

She rubbed her hands, wondering what the National Competition rewards would be this year?

“Ding—Host’s National Competition Team Event First Place (Completed) detected. Do you wish to claim mission rewards?”

“Ding—Host’s National Competition Individual Event First Place (Completed) detected. Do you wish to claim mission rewards?”

Gu Xiaoyue clicked yes, holding her breath in nervous.

A fiery red saber appeared in her Yu Beast Space—the Fire Soul Golden Scale Saber.

The blade was golden with scales, and fire seemed to burn around it.

An ancient weapon, perfectly suited for Hou!

Hou’s eyes were also filled with the excitement of certain acquisition.

Before Gu Xiaoyue could decide to give the saber to Hou, the individual competition rewards were also issued.

A pair of twin swords, named Sun and Moon Frost Thunder Twin Swords, one with specks of ice frost, the other with lightning purple light.

These twin swords were suitable for Yinglong!

However—

Gu Xiaoyue was still somewhat worried; these two God-Rank Pets still had some untamed wildness.

Giving them these two weapons, she was genuinely afraid they might turn around and kill her!