38: Attribute Fusion Skill

Amidst a deafening roar of cheers, Long Ao slowly walked onto the arena.

He let out a leisurely yawn, as if he didn't care about Bai Ye at all.

Behind him, the massive Ironclad Steel Dragon had silver metal scales that shimmered with a cold luster under the lights.

"Roar!"

The Ironclad Steel Dragon roared at the sky, waves of sound rolling outward.

In previous matches, this single dragon roar alone was enough to make other beast pets lose most of their combat capability.

"Next, we have the biggest dark horse of this year's Sacred Dragon Cup, Bai Ye from Luoxue City and his partner, Ghost Orchid."

Compared to Long Ao's entrance, Bai Ye's side seemed much more low-key.

Wearing only ordinary casual clothes, he walked onto the arena with absolute calm.

When it came down to it, he still didn't understand why Long Ao was putting on such a show.

He had Elite Rank strength himself, but did he go around telling everyone about it?

Or perhaps Long Ao really was hiding his real name, and his original name should have been Long Ao the Genius.

The audience seats erupted in equally enthusiastic cheers.

"The Sacred Dragon Cup finals, begin!"

Following the referee's command, the energy shields around the arena rose to their highest level.

"Ironclad Steel Dragon, use Dragon Intimidation."

Long Ao didn't consider Bai Ye a worthy enough opponent to take seriously at all.

Or rather, he looked down on all the contestants of the Sacred Dragon Cup; only Bai Ye, who had fought his way to the finals, could make him glance his way.

But that was as far as it went; it was impossible to make him take things completely seriously.

The Ironclad Steel Dragon turned its massive head toward Bai Ye, and from its pair of golden dragon eyes, a terrifying pressure erupted, crushing toward Bai Ye and Ghost Orchid.

Under this terrifying pressure, the air even began to tremble.

Unlike normal skills, the roaring sound could be heard even through the shield.

In the audience, many spectators even felt a sense of difficulty in breathing.

Bai Ye himself was at the Elite Rank, so mere dragon pressure was nothing to him.

Ghost Orchid often helped its Beast Tamer with training, and its willpower was far beyond that of ordinary beast pets.

"Hmm?"

Long Ao's brow furrowed for the first time. They actually ignored the Ironclad Steel Dragon's pressure?

It would be one thing if it were a Demonic Beast, but could it not even affect the Beast Tamer himself?

"Since that's the case, let's just end this."

Long Ao raised his hand.

"Steel Dragon Breath."

The Ironclad Steel Dragon opened its bloody maw, and silver-white energy gathered frantically in its throat.

A silver Dragon Breath mixed with metal fragments shot out like a torrent toward Bai Ye and Ghost Orchid!

"It's coming, the Ironclad Steel Dragon's signature skill, Steel Dragon Breath!"

Liu Yue subconsciously slammed the table and exclaimed.

The Ironclad Steel Dragon usually ate various metals, so it would store undigested metal in its body.

Steel Dragon Breath mainly consumed metal, so the drain on the Ironclad Steel Dragon was not significant.

"An Advanced skill is enough to melt special alloys instantly. Contestant Bai Ye is in danger!"

"Night Demon Strike!"

Bai Ye immediately gave the order.

An emerald-green bat barrier appeared once again, shielding them firmly.

But this time, the opponent was the Ironclad Steel Dragon!

Boom!

The silver Dragon Breath slammed fiercely into the bat barrier!

The moment they made contact, the bat barrier was partially breached.

This Night Demon Strike was released by Ghost Orchid, and it was hard to withstand the Ironclad Steel Dragon's breath.

Crack! Crack!

One by one, the bats disappeared, and the emerald-green light was fading at a visible rate.

Ghost Orchid's body trembled violently; it was clearly reaching its limit.

"Break."

Long Ao gave a cold shout, and a silver ribbon connected him to his beast pet, causing the power of the Ironclad Steel Dragon's Dragon Breath to soar once again.

Bang!

The bat barrier shattered with a bang, and the silver Dragon Breath, its momentum undiminished, engulfed toward Ghost Orchid, which had no time to dodge.

In the audience, Lin Anan let out an exclamation and covered her mouth in nervousness.

Ghost Orchid couldn't possibly withstand the Dragon Breath with its Physical Body, and at this moment, everyone present felt the finals were about to end so simply.

More condensed bats flew out from around Ghost Orchid.

No one noticed that besides being entirely green, these bats had a touch of deep purple on the insides of their wings.

[Skill]: Night Demon Strike (Advanced) (Mastery)

Yes, not long ago, Bai Ye's Night Demon Strike had finally reached the level of Mastery.

Once the proficiency was reached, he discovered that he was actually able to combine two different attribute versions of Night Demon Strike.

A new Night Demon Strike that combined the Grass attribute and the Undead System.

"Night Demon Strike?"

At the commentary desk, Liu Yue was stunned for a moment.

"Night Demon Strike clearly can't block the attack. Is Contestant Bai Ye planning to give up on defense and try to perish together with his opponent?"

Professor Hua also furrowed his brow; he completely couldn't understand Bai Ye's actions.

"No, that's not right. His goal isn't to attack."

The audience all thought Bai Ye was going to stake everything on one throw, but suddenly, a jaw-dropping scene occurred.

The bats did not rush toward the Ironclad Steel Dragon, but instead fearlessly headed toward the silver Dragon Breath.

"Continuing to use bats to block the Dragon Breath? Is he crazy?"

"How is this any different from throwing his life away?"

The audience erupted in an uproar.

The seemingly fragile energy bats did not instantly evaporate upon contact with the Dragon Breath this time.

Instead, like sharks smelling blood, they frantically lunged forward, opening their sharp fangs to greedily devour the energy within the Dragon Breath.

The silver-white torrent of Dragon Breath became thin at a visible rate.

"What is happening?!"

Liu Yue's eyes were about to pop out. He had been a commentator for so many years and had seen all kinds of big storms, but he had truly never seen what was happening before his eyes.

"The bats are absorbing the Dragon Breath."

Professor Hua also stood up abruptly from his seat, staring fixedly at the arena.

"I understand now."

He excitedly slammed the table, shouting incoherently.

"The Grass attribute Night Demon Strike absorbs not just life force, but energy. Even energy of different attributes can be absorbed."

"Although Steel Dragon Breath is a composite energy of Metal and Dragon attributes, it is essentially a form of energy."

"Advanced? Advanced my foot! If it can really absorb energy of any attribute, it could definitely be rated as a Super-Tier Skill!"

Professor Hua's words were broadcast throughout the entire arena.

Everyone looked like they had seen a ghost, watching that group of green bats frantically devouring the Dragon Breath.

Intermediate Extraordinary Level, Ghost Orchid, Super-Tier Skill.

Can these three terms even be linked together?

The expression on Long Ao's face also froze.

Steel Dragon Breath had actually been neutralized by the opponent in such an inconceivable way.

The bats didn't consume all the energy; the power of the Dragon Breath was weakened by ninety-nine percent, and after breaking through the obstruction of the bat swarm, it blasted Ghost Orchid away.

Ghost Orchid's petals only dimmed slightly in radiance, and after casting Aromatic Pollen on itself, it became full of vigor again.

"You really hid deep, actually using a Super-Tier Skill only now."

Long Ao finally felt a bit of surprise toward Bai Ye.

"But do you think you can win against me just like this?"

He sneered, the connection between him and his beast pet growing stronger, and the movements of both the man and the dragon began to synchronize.

"Ironclad Steel Dragon, use Metal Resonance."

Long Ao stomped his foot hard, and the Ironclad Steel Dragon also slammed its massive dragon claw onto the ground.

An invisible ripple spread across the entire ground of the arena.

The arena floor was paved with special metal, and under the influence of Metal Resonance, the entire venue began to shake violently.