64: Chapter 64 Jiang Hanqiu: What does it mean?
At this moment, even Wen Guyu's composure finally cracked.
"Is this guy ever going to stop?"
She consumed her contract power regardless of the cost.
The Elemental Spirit's aggregation speed increased, the different elements became harmonious once more, reshaping into Wen Guyu's likeness.
However, the Divine General leaped up once again and cleaved it apart.
Wen Guyu suddenly remembered something.
She stopped consuming her contract power, allowing the Elemental Spirit to aggregate slowly, while she gazed deeply at the Divine General.
She truly had no way to deal with the Divine General.
But how much longer could Yue Yun hold out?
Noticing this, the Divine General also stopped its charging action.
The Divine General's towering body disintegrated, the majestic rock elements dispersed, and the figures of Yue Yun and Miao Sang condensed.
He held Miao Sang in his arms and gave a helpless smile.
"I knew it!"
Wen Guyu beamed with joy.
While secretly praising herself, she consumed contract power to help the Elemental Spirit reshape its body and return to the battlefield.
The Elemental Spirit looked down at Yue Yun from above.
After being dispersed repeatedly, it was impossible for it not to have some temper.
It slowly extended its cyan-green arms, and the airflow on the battle stage surged frantically, condensing into Flying Swords that circled its body, carrying the swiftness and lethal intent of a natural gale.
Swish!
A massive cyan-green whirlwind sword slashed down.
Yue Yun retreated rapidly, his brow furrowing slightly as he opened up distance, feeling a vague sense of familiarity.
Swish, swish, swish!
Small whirlwind swords fell like rain, continuous and unending.
"So it's Sword Rain!" Yue Yun's expression changed abruptly, his footwork becoming ghostly as he constantly dodged within the dense rain of swords.
Yue Yun and the Elemental Spirit returned to a primal game of maneuvering.
While dodging the small swords, he also had to watch out for the massive whirlwind swords that slashed down from time to time, as getting hit by one would make him look like a complete fool.
Fortunately, his reaction speed was still sharp.
Maintaining high alertness, he burst forth with terrifying speed, pulling back and forth at the limit as if swimming through the Sword Rain, his figure moving so fast it left afterimages.
"Infinite energy, kid!"
As the last massive whirlwind sword missed, Yue Yun stomped the ground, pulled out a Rock Spear, and hurled it toward the Elemental Spirit.
The Elemental Spirit raised its hand and tapped lightly, and the Rock Spear instantly disintegrated.
Having consumed a great deal of energy, it felt somewhat helpless.
Yue Yun hadn't been hit by the Sword Rain since his ultimate move ended, and he still maintained full health, making him very difficult to deal with.
However, he must surely be close to his limit as well.
The Elemental Spirit and Yue Yun faced each other from a distance.
The two sides remained in a standoff.
After a moment, a smile appeared on Yue Yun's face.
"Is your contract power exhausted?"
The Elemental Spirit, under Wen Guyu's control, tilted its head slightly, expressing its doubt as if asking Yue Yun the same thing back.
Its own contract power was indeed almost gone.
As a fellow Two-Star Beast Tamer, Yue Yun wouldn't have much left either.
Both sides were at the end of their ropes.
Yet the smile on Yue Yun's face grew even more brilliant.
"Something's wrong!" Wen Guyu's heart pounded wildly. "Could he be..."
Intuition told Wen Guyu it was unlikely.
But that guy's system was different; treating him like an ordinary Beast Tamer would surely lead to a major loss.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Yue Yun spread his arms.
"Clad in..."
"Wait, we surrender!"
Wen Guyu surrendered with a look of horror.
She wasn't sure if Yue Yun could transform again, but she knew his health was full and he had deactivated his ultimate move voluntarily.
Furthermore, there was still a Thunderwing Griffin watching hungrily from the side.
After so much time, it must have mostly recovered.
"I'm really unreconciled!"
Wen Guyu shook her head helplessly, though she wasn't particularly resentful: "They really are a bit stronger than us."
"It's fine, we'll secure third and fight for second!"
Shen Dao finally recalled the Floating Leaf Bamboo Swordsman. Looking at his still unconscious Pet Beast, he comforted everyone with a bitter smile.
He was supposed to be the main attacker of the team.
Who would have thought that Xu Qingfang would release his ultimate move at the start, cooperating with Yue Yun to turn him into nothing more than background scenery for this match.
With so many spectators watching, he was going to become a laughingstock.
However, there were still voices of support for them in the audience.
"Let's go, prepare for the next round."
The four returned to the waiting area amidst a stadium full of applause.
Xu Qingfang and the others also returned to the waiting area.
Yue Yun took the initiative to approach: "Brother, your Floating Leaf Bamboo Swordsman is very impressive. It was an honor to fight it!"
It was likely a case of mutual respect between Martial Artists.
Yue Yun felt that the Floating Leaf Bamboo Swordsman, the Brave Fighter, and the other Pet Beasts were completely different; that tenacity was something other Pet Beasts didn't have, and that persistence was even more beyond reach.
This was a respectable opponent!
Having received Yue Yun's recognition, Shen Dao felt much better.
He shook hands with Yue Yun amicably: "Thank you for the compliment. The Bamboo Swordsman pursues the pinnacle of the Dao of the sword. What it looks forward to most is a powerful opponent like you. I'm sure it would be very happy to exchange pointers with you."
As he spoke, he took out his phone and added Yue Yun as a friend.
Wen Guyu also came over, tilting her head to ask Yue Yun: "Hey, was that last transformation of yours real or fake?"
"Half real, half fake."
Yue Yun shook hands with Wen Guyu: "I could indeed use Thousand Army Parting one more time, but I wouldn't have been able to sustain a fight."
Everyone realized the truth upon hearing this.
Wen Guyu was now completely convinced by Yue Yun.
She indeed lacked the courage to gamble.
Even if she hadn't surrendered early, if she had seen Yue Yun successfully transform into the Divine General, she would have surrendered without hesitation.
She turned to shake hands with Xu Qingfang: "I think your griffin should have recovered quite a bit too, enough to finish the match!"
"Your intuition is very sharp!"
Xu Qingfang looked a bit elated.
The Thunderwing Griffin using its talent as soon as it appeared was both a test of the strength of the talent 'Thunderous Body' and a way to lower its presence on the field after being weakened.
Pet Beast battles were like that.
They didn't just rely on the Pet Beasts' stats on paper, but also on the tactical game between Beast Tamers and a competition of all aspects.
The four from Qinghu First Middle School looked at each other.
Their loss was justifiable, and they were truly convinced.
"Good luck in the upcoming matches!"
Wen Guyu said with a smile: "If you can defeat that guy Jiang Hanqiu, I'll tell everyone that I lost to the strongest team in this year's Campus Championship."
The strongest team in this year's Campus Championship?!
Hearing this title, even Su Lixia's eyes glazed over slightly, the honor within reach stirring her heart.
Only Xu Qingfang noticed the key point in her words.
"Are you very familiar with Jiang Hanqiu?"
Wen Guyu spoke with feigned depth: "I came to Nanyuan City during a previous exchange program and competed with that guy."
She gave a sly smile.
When it came to tripping up Jiang Hanqiu, Wen Guyu didn't hesitate for a second, spilling Jiang Hanqiu's secrets without reservation.
"Jiang Hanqiu's Pet Beast, Steel Guardian, is very tough—extremely tough just like you. Its combat power is comparable to your griffin, but its endurance is even stronger."
Wen Guyu looked at Yue Yun and Xu Qingfang respectively.
After a pause, her gaze shifted to Su Lixia.
"Ice elements are particularly effective against the Steel Guardian. If it uses its talent, Thermal System, it won't be as effective, but I'm not quite sure what Jiang Hanqiu's Beast Taming Talent is..."
Wen Guyu said all this without any psychological burden.
Jiang Hanqiu, who had just walked out of the Beast Taming Field, suddenly stopped in his tracks. For some reason, his nose felt itchy, and he couldn't stop sneezing.
"Strange, why do I have a bad premonition?"