53: Chapter 53 Everyone is busy with their own things

Three days of leisure time passed in the blink of an eye.

The early winter afternoon light was gloomy, which, combined with the fill lights of the Beast Taming Field, illuminated the eight contestants on the battle stage.

For a moment, the entire venue erupted in exclamations.

"Jianghai Second Middle School, go!"

"Martial Combat Style is awesome, Yue Yun is awesome!"

"Go, I believe in you!"

Jianghai Second Middle School had left a deep impression in the previous round of the competition, so they naturally received the support of the audience, with cheers shaking the sky.

The opponents of the four were Nanyuan Second Middle School.

"Lu Chaoyang, Two-Star Beast Tamer, Pet Beast Fate-Weaving Spider!"

"Xu Mingche, Two-Star Beast Tamer, Pet Beast Steel-feathered Eagle!"

"Zhou Yuexin, Two-Star Beast Tamer, Pet Beast Rock Giant!"

"Chu Yunsheng, Two-Star Beast Tamer, Pet Beast Jungle Behemoth!"

The Fate-Weaving Spider was not in the form of a spider found in the natural world; instead, it was shaped like an elegant, one-and-a-half-meter-tall pitch-black throne, with eight slender articulated limbs acting as the supports of the throne, firmly rooted in the ground.

The Steel-feathered Eagle had a wingspan of over three meters, its steel-like feathers possessing a bright silver metallic luster, and its posture was majestic and sharp.

The Rock Giant's towering body reached three meters, pieced together from natural ancient rocks; its stone head lacked fine facial features, having only two pitch-black, deep holes as eyes.

The Jungle Behemoth was different from the other Pet Beasts.

Its appearance was the closest to a living creature; its pale green skin could blend into a forest environment, it held a natural mace, and its size was slightly smaller than the Rock Giant.

As soon as the Jungle Behemoth appeared, its slightly dazed eyes immediately looked toward Yue Yun, making no effort to hide its excitement for the hunt.

"As expected, I'm being targeted!"

Yue Yun smiled and flicked the cold iron spear, the red tassel exploding and tumbling in the air like a blooming blood flower, stirring up surging Battle Intent.

"Hold him off!"

Xu Qingfang and Lu Chaoyang spoke almost simultaneously.

The Steel-feathered Eagle had very low resistance to thunder elements, and as they were both aerial combat units, Xu Qingfang naturally wanted to resolve it quickly.

Lu Chaoyang knew how formidable Yue Yun was, so he arranged for Chu Yunsheng to confront Yue Yun, not in a rush to win, but with the goal of pinning him down.

The contest between the two sides had already quietly unfolded.

"Clang—!"

The match bell rang, and the Jungle Behemoth took the initiative.

Heavy footsteps landed on the battle stage like an earthquake, and the spiked club swept through the air, sounding with the wailing wind.

Yue Yun's figure retreated violently to create distance.

The Jungle Behemoth kept closing in; the mace sometimes swept out in a crescent arc, and sometimes smashed heavily in front of it.

Yue Yun dodged it without any danger every time.

A smile remained on his lips, as if he had seen through the Jungle Behemoth and knew all its movements like the back of his hand.

Chu Yunsheng's expression, however, was completely different.

He seemed to be sullen because he couldn't attack Yue Yun, and he was distracted by his teammates' situation, not knowing what he was thinking.

The Thunderwing Griffin and the Steel-feathered Eagle were locked in a fierce battle.

Sharp blade-feathers cut through the air, and azure thunder light pierced through the sky, like steel needles precisely stabbing into the gaps of the Steel-feathered Eagle's steel feathers, then exploding with a boom.

The Steel-feathered Eagle cried out in pain.

The Fate-Weaving Spider's transparent spider silk shot into the sky, reflecting colorful light in the dim glow, like a fickle light curtain separating the Thunderwing Griffin and the Steel-feathered Eagle.

The Ice Crystal Sparrow exhaled a cold breath; the moment the spider silk touched the cold breath, it was frozen, turning into a thin ice film that shattered with a single poke.

"Bang!"

The Thunderwing Griffin, like a chariot, smashed straight through the ice film, rushing out fiercely with shattered ice fragments, speeding toward the Steel-feathered Eagle.

A murderous red light rose around the Steel-feathered Eagle, its blade-feathers becoming even sharper, and it flapped its wings, slashing out with an edge that tore through the sky.

Xu Qingfang's pupils contracted sharply.

"This Steel-feathered Eagle has actually learned the Void-Breaking Slash!"

As a high-powered attack skill, the Void-Breaking Slash had quite high requirements for the training of a Steel-feathered Eagle and was not a skill that could be mastered early on, which showed how well Xu Mingche trained his Pet Beast.

However, he was only slightly surprised.

The Ice Crystal Sparrow had already released the skill Frost Shield.

Unceasing cold wind swirled around the Thunderwing Griffin, condensing into a Frost Shield to block the incoming Void-Breaking Slash.

The murderous edge landed on the Frost Shield, the congealed frost was split with cracks, and then it shattered like dry twigs.

The edge was canceled out by nearly half but was still terrifying.

The Thunderwing Griffin's eyes remained untamed; born noble, it did not fear threats and forcibly withstood the terrifying Void-Breaking Slash.

"Rumble—!"

Thunder light rose in its sharp claws, fiercely swinging out and landing on the Steel-feathered Eagle, the dazzling thunderstorm illuminating the entire Beast Taming Field.

Both Pet Beasts fell to the ground, kicking up dust.

The audience exclaimed repeatedly, their eyes following closely.

The dust slowly dispersed, revealing the Steel-feathered Eagle and the Thunderwing Griffin that had fallen onto the battle stage; the Thunderwing Griffin proudly raised its head, suppressing the Steel-feathered Eagle.

However, the Steel-feathered Eagle did not yield either.

Its tough and sharp blade-feathers fell off, but it still resisted desperately, its steel claws piercing the Thunderwing Griffin's hind leg.

As both were overlords of the sky, neither would submit to the other.

Xu Mingche couldn't help but shake his head: "It's no use, the Thunderwing Griffin counters my Steel-feathered Eagle too much; there's almost no ability to resist!"

As the only aerial unit, he needed to face both the Thunderwing Griffin and the Ice Crystal Sparrow, and the pressure was undoubtedly immense.

Fortunately, his team was understanding.

"It doesn't matter, at least the Thunderwing Griffin has landed."

Lu Chaoyang comforted Xu Mingche while controlling the Fate-Weaving Spider to activate a trap skill: "Let's end it here!"

The Fate-Weaving Spider's eight legs trembled violently, and the transparent spider silk that had been laid on the ground at some unknown time lifted upwards, like a large net enveloping the Thunderwing Griffin, attempting to bind it firmly.

Xu Mingche wanted to say something but stopped.

The Thunderwing Griffin kicked the Steel-feathered Eagle away with its sturdy hind legs, its wings half-spread and flapping, like a helicopter flying backward in place.

The Fate-Weaving Spider's large net brushed past the Thunderwing Griffin.

The Thunderwing Griffin returned to the sky without any danger, ignoring its bleeding hind leg, and looked at the Fate-Weaving Spider with confusion.

Lu Chaoyang was stunned at this moment.

Xu Mingche finally seized the opportunity and said, looking a bit embarrassed: "Griffins can take off in place."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Lu Chaoyang covered his face, almost laughing out of anger.

He had naturally studied the information on Xu Qingfang and the other three, knowing clearly the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent's Pet Beasts, but the behavioral patterns of the Pet Beasts had indeed been overlooked.

Since the Griffin was also a flying Pet Beast, it was not strange that Xu Mingche could point out the Griffin's flight method.

A few small episodes were nothing to fear.

Lu Chaoyang and Xu Mingche shifted their attention back to the battle stage, readjusting their state and returning to the battle.

The Rock Giant had very high resistance, so elemental attacks against it were of little effect, but the Heart-Confusing Fox's Mental Shock could form an effective strike.

Therefore, early in the match, the Rock Giant and the Heart-Confusing Fox had begun a fierce chase, running in circles around the battle stage.

"I say, everyone is quite busy, aren't they?"

Zhou Yuexin looked back at Lu Chaoyang and the other with a fake smile.

After helping the Thunderwing Griffin gain an advantage, the Ice Crystal Sparrow turned to the Heart-Confusing Fox; it used its cold breath to create a deceleration zone, and after the already slow-moving Rock Giant stepped into it, it seemed to be slowed down several times over.

What was most infuriating was that the Ice Crystal Sparrow continued to control the field.

No matter how the Rock Giant tried to break free from the restraints, a new deceleration zone would fall upon it, continuing the inhumane torture.

Lu Chaoyang and Xu Mingche couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

"It's coming, it's coming!"