295: Star Dew

The next day was the six-on-six team match between Dragon Country and Lüfei Country.

Lüfei Country is a very small country surrounding Dragon Country, so its strength is naturally weaker.

When they experienced beast tides, Dragon Country often extended a helping hand.

However, Lüfei Country's king always felt that Dragon Country wanted to annex them, and instead befriended Lijian Country even more.

Many leaders in Dragon Country scoffed at their ungrateful behavior, only offering some humanitarian aid to demonstrate the demeanor of a major power.

Knowing they were not good people, Gu Xiaoyue naturally disdained giving the Lüfei Country players a proper look.

As the two teams stood on the arena, Mo Zibai, the captain of Lüfei Country, immediately demanded a change of venue.

This scene felt familiar, and Duan Yao couldn't help but look at Gu Xiaoyue, blinking her eyes.

Gu Xiaoyue, on the other hand, shrugged and agreed to the other party's proposal.

She wanted to see what kind of tricks they could pull!

"The organizers agree to Lüfei Country's proposal, but we issue a warning to you!

The competition rules clearly state that venue changes must be notified to the organizers at least two hours in advance!"

The supervisor in charge of the competition venue for the organizers was a blonde middle-aged woman, who stared at Lüfei Country's team with a grim expression.

It seemed that Lüfei Country's last-minute request to change the venue disrupted her work arrangements, making her very displeased.

However, allocating suitable venues for contestants from various countries was precisely her job.

And since there happened to be an available venue, she could not reject Lüfei Country's request, only offer a verbal warning.

Everyone was arranged into a venue several times larger, and Mo Zibai's expression remained sour because of the organizer's two reprimands.

"With this kind of mental fortitude, why even bother changing venues? Dealing with you guys is just a matter of two pet beasts!

I don't know what you're stirring up!"

Duan Yao crossed her arms and rolled her eyes at Mo Zibai.

The taunting words reached his ears, making his face alternate between red and white, a truly spectacular sight.

It wasn't until the whistle blew for the match that Mo Zibai gritted his teeth and, with an unfriendly gaze, spoke a harsh warning.

"Dragon Country's undefeated record in this World Championships should end today!"

His voice was not loud, just enough for Gu Xiaoyue and the others to hear clearly.

Duan Yao snorted coldly and summoned Xuanwu, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird.

Lv Hao and Su Anxi also summoned their pet beasts.

The players from Lüfei Country also summoned their pet beasts, but they were all mature fourth or fifth-tier Heaven-rank pet beasts, and the strength gap between the two sides was immediately apparent.

Gu Xiaoyue couldn't help but feel confused; with such a strength disparity, how could Mo Zibai utter such harsh words?

She silently retreated a few steps.

Duan Yao coldly swept her gaze over Lüfei Country's pet beasts and couldn't help but mock them.

"With just these few Heaven-rank mature fourth and fifth—"

Before she could finish her sentence, several of Lüfei Country's pet beasts began to rapidly ascend in rank; some rose by one major rank, some by two major ranks, and most surprisingly, two of them actually rose by three major ranks!

A mature fifth-tier Heaven-rank Thunder Horned Deer directly ascended to mature eighth-tier!

This is—

Gu Xiaoyue frowned slightly; they were actually using medicine!

Looking at the ranks their pet beasts gained, it should be purified Chenxing Dew!

chenxing stone can increase a pet beast's leveling speed, while Chenxing Dew can instantly increase a pet beast's rank, but it has severe side effects!

The duration of the boost is only two hours; purified versions can extend it to three hours.

However, after the time is up, the pet beast will return to its original rank, and its future leveling speed will be greatly reduced.

The temporary rank increase is directly related to future leveling speed.

The higher the temporary rank increase, the slower the future leveling speed, and it slows down exponentially!

A temporary increase of one rank means the leveling speed will be only one-third of the original.

If it's a temporary increase of three ranks, the future leveling speed will be less than one-tenth of the original!

This is nothing short of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs; generally, Chenxing Dew is locked away in the National Treasury of major countries.

Only when facing beast tides that are truly impossible to defeat will the military allow soldiers' pet beasts to consume it, with the attitude of perishing together with the fierce beasts.

Although the World Championships did not specifically list Chenxing Dew as a banned substance, aside from its rarity, the main reason is that after consuming it, a pet beast's leveling speed becomes incredibly slow.

Not only will future matches after this one be affected, but there's a high probability they won't be able to participate in the next World Championships.

How many people would do such a foolish thing?

"Hmph, merely mature eighth-tier!

I thought you had some real trump card, but it's just some crooked methods! You deserve to never rise!"

Duan Yao made no attempt to conceal her contempt for Mo Zibai and his group, directing the White Tiger to attack the opposing side.

The frost on the ground visibly spread from beneath the White Tiger's feet, like countless crystalline vines extending.

Duan Yao didn't care whether Mo Zibai and their pet beasts had fully absorbed the Chenxing Dew; she only wanted a quick victory to slap the face of this arrogant ingrate.

Even though Lv Hao and Su Anxi had already summoned their pet beasts, they did not make a move.

All the Dragon Country players present believed that Duan Yao alone could control the battle.

"Xiao Yue, something seems off."

Chu Li and Shui Lingyu also retreated to Gu Xiaoyue's side; they too sensed something peculiar.

Gu Xiaoyue did not reply, only cautiously observing Lüfei Country's response to Duan Yao's offensive.

Mo Zibai directed three fire-attribute pet beasts from two players to delay Duan Yao's White Tiger's ice-attribute attack.

The other pet beasts waited for an opportunity, but she did not feel an intense fighting spirit from them.

Since they had already consumed the Chenxing Dew, yet there was no fighting spirit—

If it was just about not wanting to lose too badly, why would Mo Zibai have uttered such harsh words!

Could there be a hidden move?

Duan Yao continued to command the Vermilion Bird to use fire-attribute attacks.

Just two pet beasts were enough to make Lüfei Country's players flustered.

She also seemed to truly enjoy this one-sided suppression, walking step by step towards Mo Zibai.

"Didn't you just utter harsh words? Is this all you've got?"

Unexpectedly, Mo Zibai did not retreat.

Even though he continued to direct his team members to resist with a face full of malice, a Mental Power pet beast with higher defense actually pushed forward.

"A Mental Power pet beast, I—"

Duan Yao was about to show off her exceptional Mental Power, not putting this pet beast in her eyes at all.

But before she could finish her sentence, in the very next moment—

Duan Yao's heart pounded heavily, her pupils dilated, and she collapsed to the ground, drained of strength.

Even the pet beasts she had just summoned disappeared, returning to her Yu Beast Space.

"How could this happen?"

Su Anxi blurted out, exchanged a glance with Lv Hao, and then went forward, wanting to pull Duan Yao back.

But as soon as they pulled Duan Yao back a few meters, they too collapsed to the ground, drained of strength!

Mo Zibai let out a chilling laugh.

"Hehehe, arrogant Dragon Country people, I told you I would end your undefeated record today!"