71: Chapter 71 Mud People Don't Take Pressure
Two more days passed.
The team competition of the Campus Championship concluded successfully, becoming the talk of the town for Nanyuan City's citizens, making it even livelier than the New Year.
—"I never thought the champion would be Jianghai Second Middle School!"
—"A pity, Qinghu City stopped at third place."
—"After all, Qinghu City's consumption was too great."
—"Nonsense, the consumption of First Middle School was also huge!"
Pedestrians discussed in small groups as they walked in unison toward the Beast Taming Field. The tens of thousands of spectators hadn't left much despite the end of the team competition, still full of anticipation for the individual competition.
Many teams from the team competition also met here.
Qin Xiyue shrugged helplessly: "Sigh, what a pity we met your championship team. In the end, we stopped at fourth place."
Dragon-type Pet Beasts are naturally stronger than other Pet Beasts.
If not for Jianghai Second Middle School, the dark horse, the Yunhe First Middle School team led by her would have very likely entered the top three.
She leaned in, raised her arm to poke Yue Yun lightly, stretched her snow-white swan neck, and pointed her chin toward several contestants.
"Hey, look at the one in black, and that chubby fellow, and the one with long hair behind them... They all came from the Imperial Capital. You need to be careful."
Yue Yun and Xu Qingfang looked in the direction Qin Xiyue pointed.
Those people all had arrogant expressions, their eyes filled with confidence in their own strength.
"No need to worry too much."
Jiang Hanqiu's voice suddenly rang out.
Unbeknownst to them, he and Wen Guyu had quietly approached, eavesdropping on the intelligence shared by this daughter of the Imperial Capital.
Jiang Hanqiu explained: "Because there are too many people signed up for the individual competition, it uses the Beast Taming Talent ranking, then breaks up the groups according to the ranking sequence.
Each group has at most two people with A-rank Beast Taming Talents. There are more B-rank Beast Taming Talents, and the lower the Beast Taming Talent, the more people there are. This makes it more interesting to watch.
However, there aren't even many C-rank Beast Taming Talents, so most of it is a confrontation between B-rank Beast Taming Talents."
Jiang Hanqiu seemed to remember something.
He said with some uncertainty: "If I remember correctly, you seem to have the E-rank Beast Taming Talent, Blood-Qi Sharing?"
Yue Yun nodded with a smile: "Good memory."
Jiang Hanqiu and the other two looked at Yue Yun with strange expressions.
They had seen many who cherished their lives, but those who didn't care for their lives were truly rare...
Yue Yun frowned in confusion: "Let's see your numbers."
Jiang Hanqiu showed the number 1 tag in his hand.
Wen Guyu also showed her number 2 tag.
Qin Xiyue and Xu Qingfang also had tags, number 16 and 18 respectively. They wouldn't meet each other in the short term.
"Strange, why don't I have a tag?"
Yue Yun was very confused about this.
Last night, a staff member went to the hotel to deliver the group numbers to Xu Qingfang, but only skipped Yue Yun. They even avoided him the whole way, fearing they would be stopped.
"I think the number isn't important anymore." Qin Xiyue suddenly spoke up, pointing her finger at the large screen in the sky.
On the large screen were the avatars of Chen Hu and Yue Yun.
The cheers from the stands boiled over once again.
—"Yue Yun, Yue Yun!"
—"Mudman, invincible!"
—"Yue Yun, you're the best!"
The voices supporting Yue Yun drowned out everything else, echoing in the Beast Taming Field. Almost no support for Chen Hu could be heard.
Standing on the battle platform, Chen Hu only felt it was sharp and piercing. His already unsightly expression grew even gloomier as he cursed under his breath.
"Is that guy Yan an idiot?"
Seeing his opponent was Yue Yun, Chen Hu couldn't help but feel like retreating: "I must suppress Yue Yun quickly and use the new skill Lingshan Elephant Guard learned, otherwise I won't be able to win."
He cursed Official Yan in his heart again for his poor handling of matters.
Yue Yun was also somewhat at a loss.
Amidst the support of Xu Qingfang and the others, he ascended the battle platform, politely gesturing to the spectators supporting him, which drew cheers and shouts from everyone.
"I didn't expect the first match would be Student Yue from our championship team. We get to see Student Yue's wonderful battle again!"
The host chuckled softly, with a hidden meaning.
Clang—!
The match bell rang right after the host finished.
The Lingshan Elephant Guard raised its heavy hooves and slammed them into the ground. The ground seemed to come alive, arching up and thrusting out sharp Rock Spikes to block its front.
"What's the meaning of this?"
Yue Yun's brows knitted together.
He hadn't moved yet, but the Lingshan Elephant Guard had released such a powerful skill. Its purpose was surprisingly not to harm but to intercept.
Rock Spikes lay horizontally between Yue Yun and the Lingshan Elephant Guard.
Ensuring it wouldn't be interrupted, the Lingshan Elephant Guard immediately began absorbing rock elements on a large scale, brewing a powerful killing move.
Yue Yun's intuition told him this wasn't a good thing.
But the Martial Artist's potential didn't react, treating it as a common occurrence that didn't require any worry.
"Could it be a skill that lowers vigilance?"
Yue Yun thought of the Prison-Suppressing Vajra, and his expression immediately became solemn.
The Lingshan Elephant Guard continued to absorb rock elements.
Majestic rock elements gathered, condensing into a physical rock belt circling the Lingshan Elephant Guard, its power continuously expanding.
The audience held their breath in concentration.
Even the contestants and the guests on the judging panel stared unblinkingly at the Lingshan Elephant Guard, wanting to know what powerful skill it was performing.
The Lingshan Elephant Guard finished charging, and Chen Hu was extremely excited.
"Rise, Sandstorm!"
The Lingshan Elephant Guard released the skill Sandstorms Wrath, letting out a resonant elephant trumpet from the prairie, and a dark yellow wind barrier suddenly erupted.
Centered on the Lingshan Elephant Guard, the wind barrier rose into the sky, forming a hemispherical Sandstorm Domain that isolated the inside from the outside, carrying endless grit and dust like a violent sandstorm restrained there.
Inside the Sandstorm Domain, even light was swallowed.
Aside from the howling wind and the piercing noise of grinding sand and stone, the wind pressure inside the sandstorm suppressed everything, like a bird with broken wings, making every step difficult.
Professor Qi Yao couldn't help but nod at this sight.
To be able to cultivate a Lingshan Elephant Guard to Perfection and have it awaken a powerful skill like Sandstorms Wrath, he was indeed a junior the Chen family placed high hopes on.
Xu Qingfang's heart tightened, very worried.
However, Yue Yun, who was inside the Sandstorm Domain, laughed loudly, almost unable to catch his breath: "Is that it?"
His retort made Chen Hu feel a hint of palpitation.
Feeling uneasy, Chen Hu looked toward Yue Yun.
Yue Yun shook his head with a smile: "Grandson, you're no good!"
He pulled Miao Sang into his arms, their energy merging into one.
"Clad in armor and wielding weapons, invincible!"
Majestic golden Qi flames surged, and a divine general in the form of a Terracotta Warrior descended into the center of the battle platform, charging with a three-pronged halberd.
Facing the divine general rolling in like a chariot, the Lingshan Elephant Guard was as powerless as a toddler. The fierce wind pressure was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, having no effect on the divine general.
"How can this be?"
Chen Hu's mentality shattered, almost forgetting to resist.
The divine general gripped the three-pronged halberd and lunged forward. Breaking Thousand Armies tore through the Lingshan Elephant Guard's Rock Shield, pierced its coarse flesh, and flipped it over, followed by a sweep that dealt explosive damage with Divine Dragon Tail Swipe.
But Chen Hu gave orders like a madman.
"Hold your ground for me!"
The Lingshan Elephant Guard, filled with fear, froze in place, timidly guarding its position, trying to scare off the divine general with its massive body.
The divine general immediately twisted its body and hips, charging up for a horizontal sweep.
Rock elements condensed on the blade, and as the three-pronged halberd swept across, a terrifying power erupted, but the Lingshan Elephant Guard blocked it with its flesh.
Bang!
The Lingshan Elephant Guard's skin tore, and its flesh turned outward.
Its body, even larger than the divine general, rolled on the ground like an abandoned toy, becoming covered in dust.
"Get up and counterattack!"
Chen Hu's voice rang out again.
The Lingshan Elephant Guard struggled to its feet, turned to look at the divine general holding the three-pronged halberd, and associated its form with Yue Yun. The fear in its heart reached its peak.
The Lingshan Elephant Guard shook its head and ran off the battle platform.
Obviously, the Lingshan Elephant Guard's Obedience was close to zero!
The entire venue was silent, as if the mute button had been pressed.
A moment later, ridicule and curses poured down like a floodgate opening, drenching Chen Hu completely.
Pet Beasts are the family, partners, and comrades-in-arms of Beast Tamers.
Treating a Pet Beast as a tool is held in contempt by everyone.
Facing the ridicule and curses, Chen Hu seemed to suddenly calm down, only frowning as he left the Competition Arena.
Yue Yun deactivated his ultimate move and held Miao Sang, feeling at a loss.
"I won just like that?"