66: Chapter 66 The All-Powerful Noblewoman

"Nanyuan First Middle School VS Jianghai Second Middle School!"

The scrolling images on the large screen in the air slowly froze, and the falling light curtain reflected the figures of the eight contestants.

"Wow, I didn't expect to reach the match point so soon!" The host's voice remained enthusiastic and high-pitched. "Will Jianghai Second Middle School win the championship with strength, or will Nanyuan First Middle School take another step closer to the title? Let's wait and see!"

The enthusiasm of the Beast Taming Field surged again, as waves of applause and cheers made the ten-thousand-person venue tremble.

—"Nanyuan City, go for it!"

—"Jianghai Second Middle School, you are the best!"

—"Jianghai Second Middle School, charge!"

Amidst the shouts of tens of thousands of spectators, the eight contestants walked out of the brightly lit corridor, looking excited and confident.

"Jiang Hanqiu, Two-Star Beast Tamer, Pet Beast: Steel Guardian!"

Jiang Hanqiu greeted everyone like a gentleman, and a rainbow-colored Pet Beast contract bloomed in front of him, rising like a magic circle.

A five-meter-tall robot appeared in everyone's sight.

It was bright silver overall, with a round head wearing a sci-fi helmet and a square body; mechanical parts could be seen connecting its flexible joints.

The appearance of the Steel Guardian caused another wave of excitement.

Jiang Hanqiu's three teammates were long accustomed to such scenes and immediately summoned their own Pet Beasts.

"Zhang Xiaotang, Two-Star Beast Tamer, Pet Beast: Light Element Sprite!"

"Yun Qingrang, Two-Star Beast Tamer, Pet Beast: Dreamy Jellyfish!"

"Huo Ying, Two-Star Beast Tamer, Pet Beast: Prison-Suppressing Vajra!"

A pure light sphere twenty centimeters in diameter expanded, stretching and deforming into a blurry humanoid figure holding a Light-Forged Baton, with elegant bands of light wrapped around its body.

A translucent jellyfish floating in the air displayed a constantly flowing luster; its umbrella cap was nearly three meters in diameter, with dozens of slender, illusory tentacles hanging down.

The Prison-Suppressing Vajra was far from reaching its mature stage.

Its broad body was only a little over four meters tall, with obsidian armor covering its arms and shoulders, lacking the wear and tear of battle.

The four from Jianghai Second Middle School also met the challenge enthusiastically.

"Xu Qingfang, Two-Star Beast Tamer, Pet Beast: Thunderwing Griffin!"

"Su Lixia, Two-Star Beast Tamer, Pet Beast: Ice Crystal Sparrow!"

"Xue Qin, Two-Star Beast Tamer, Pet Beast: Heart-Confusing Fox!"

"Yue Yun, Two-Star Beast Tamer, Pet Beast: Earth Spirit Cat!"

The Thunderwing Griffin's golden fur was even more dazzling, with azure lightning constantly dancing on its wings, emitting a terrifying ferocity.

The Ice Crystal Sparrow's body became increasingly translucent, and the Heart-Confusing Fox's eyes showed more cunning, as if it had been waiting for a long time.

"Did you guys not use your full strength before?"

Yue Yun recalled the two girls' previous battles.

Their commanding ability was indeed good, but other aspects were just average, making it hard to see their hidden strength.

Su Lixia smiled faintly: "Xiao Bing and Xiao Zi's talents are quite special; they need a long period of rest to recover after using them."

"Hey, what's with that look?"

Xue Qin slapped Yue Yun's shoulder hard: "Before you came to Beast Taming Class 1, Su Su and I were ranked second and third. Just relax and watch!"

Yue Yun nodded slightly and no longer doubted.

All contestants except him left the battle platform.

Clang—!

The familiar match bell rang again.

Yue Yun rushed toward the Prison-Suppressing Vajra according to the plan. The Prison-Suppressing Vajra let out a roar, unwilling to show weakness, and met him with a massive fist, the wind from the punch kicking up surging waves of air.

The Light Element Sprite faced off against the Ice Crystal Sparrow.

Through previous matches, Zhang Xiaotang had categorized the Ice Crystal Sparrow as a crowd-control support and hadn't paid much attention to this Pet Beast.

She controlled the Light Element Sprite to wave its Light-Forged Baton. The surrounding light suddenly twisted into a beam and shot toward the Ice Crystal Sparrow.

An icy mist rose from the Ice Crystal Sparrow's increasingly translucent body, allowing the light beam to pass through its body and explode on the ground.

Zhang Xiaotang was slightly stunned.

The Light Element Sprite waved its Light-Forged Baton again, harmonizing the light spectrum like a concert conductor and drawing six strings of light in front of it.

The light strings trembled, sending six beams of light toward the Ice Crystal Sparrow.

However, these six beams still passed through the Ice Crystal Sparrow's body without causing any actual damage.

"How is that possible?"

Zhang Xiaotang gradually became serious.

The Light Element Sprite's six light strings continuously fired beams, while simultaneously condensing light elements into a powerful Element Shock that shot straight at the Ice Crystal Sparrow.

The Ice Crystal Sparrow still didn't dodge.

It flapped its wings leisurely under the impact of the light elements, as if it had no physical form, disregarding all of the Light Element Sprite's attacks.

Zhang Xiaotang frowned slightly and soon discovered the clue.

The Ice Crystal Sparrow seemed unaffected, but as it took more hits, its nearly transparent body would regain some azure color, gradually returning to its original ice sculpture state.

"I see!"

Zhang Xiaotang suddenly understood and immediately decided to give up attacking the Ice Crystal Sparrow, choosing instead to help the Prison-Suppressing Vajra, who was in the middle of a fierce battle.

Su Lixia wouldn't let her leave so easily.

The Ice Crystal Sparrow flapped its wings and let out a cry. Cold breath surged from all directions, turning into ice spikes that shot toward the Light Element Sprite.

Whoosh!

The ice spikes streaked through the sky toward the Light Element Sprite, only to be blocked by a protective shield deployed by the Light Element Sprite's Light-Forged Baton.

Zhang Xiaotang said solemnly, "Since you want to stop me, let's see whether I run out of contract power first or you can't hold on anymore!"

The Light Element Sprite rapidly waved its Light-Forged Baton.

The sky suddenly flickered; light seemed to be swallowed by the Light-Forged Baton, generating butterfly-like light blades that scattered in all directions.

Before the Ice Crystal Sparrow could react, it was surrounded by the scattered butterfly light blades, which swarmed to cut its transparent body.

The Ice Crystal Sparrow remained unmoved.

On the other side, the Dreamy Jellyfish and the Heart-Confusing Fox also stopped their mental probing and began to enter the next stage.

The Dreamy Jellyfish no longer tried to pull the Heart-Confusing Fox into a dream; instead, it raised its hanging tentacles and hooked them gently. A strange, multicolored stream of emotional light flew out from the Heart-Confusing Fox.

"A Lock-on Skill?"

Xue Qin's expression turned slightly grave.

Just as the Dreamy Jellyfish couldn't pull the Heart-Confusing Fox into a dream, the Heart-Confusing Fox couldn't pull it into an illusion either; the two sides were at a stalemate.

However, the Dreamy Jellyfish's Lock-on Skill might break the status quo.

The emotional light was stripped from the Heart-Confusing Fox and hovered between the Dreamy Jellyfish and the Heart-Confusing Fox, gradually taking shape.

It was a middle-aged woman with features similar to Xue Qin's but more mature, her stern expression carrying a great deal of authority.

"Mo... Mother?" Xue Qin was stunned.

Yun Qingrang also found it unbelievable. "This all-powerful noble lady can actually make the Heart-Confusing Fox feel afraid?"

The Dreamy Jellyfish activated its skill, Fear Illusion, which can transform into the thing the enemy fears most, causing panic and chaos.

What the Heart-Confusing Fox feared most was none other than Mother Xue.

It retreated repeatedly, curling up its body in panic, hugging its large fluffy tail and desperately trying to act cute.

The illusion of Mother Xue furrowed her brow and said sharply, "I think you've really gone too far, Xiao Qin. You even managed to lose such precious Materials for me. Your habit of being forgetful is just like your father's!"

The Heart-Confusing Fox cupped its paws and nodded repeatedly.

Xue Qin subconsciously recalled the loss of the precious Materials two years ago, and her expression gradually became unnatural.

She had thought the Materials were lost, but the Heart-Confusing Fox's behavior suggested otherwise; there was clearly more to the story.

Xue Qin clenched her fists, her silver teeth biting her lip.

"Damn it, Xiao Zi!"