Chapter 944: Gangbao vs. Burning Fire Phython

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"Contestant Qiao Sang did not recall Steel Sword Falcon." Tian Yiwan said. 

"It seems she intends to let Steel Sword Falcon stay on the field for the third match as well. Is she trying to test the strength of Lü Fengba's third pet, or is she preparing to complete the feat of a one-versus-three sweep?"

"If Steel Sword Falcon wins this round as well, then contestant Qiao Sang will become the first contestant in this Regional Championship to achieve a one-versus-three sweep to take the match and successfully advance!" Tang Xueran said with a hint of excitement in her voice.

"However, if Qiao Sang wants to win again, it may not be as simple as the first two rounds." Tian Yiwan analyzed calmly. 

"Steel Sword Falcon has now entered a poisoned state, and the previous two rounds have drained a lot of its energy. Meanwhile, Lü Fengba's third pet hasn't fought a single match yet and is at full strength."

"That may be true, but looking at Qiao Sang's gesture of smoothing her hair just now, her confidence seems very high." Tang Xueran noted.

"Lü Fengba achieved a Top 100 finish in the last Regional Championship; his strength should have improved since then. I think the outcome of this third round is hard to call." Tian Yiwan remained cautious. 

"After all, Steel Sword Falcon has fought two matches in a row."

As the commentary continued, the audience in the stands broke into heated discussion: "Qiao Sang actually didn't recall Steel Sword Falcon. Is she really going for a sweep?"

"Steel Sword Falcon is poisoned now. Lü Fengba reached the Top 100 before, after all. If he brings out another General-level pet, a sweep might not be realistic."

"Does Lü Fengba have another General-level pet?"

"Not sure, I didn't follow him much before. Even if he didn't have one then, it doesn't mean he doesn't have one this year. Maybe Qiao Sang just wants to use Steel Sword Falcon to scout his third pet and pave the way for her next one."

"Pave what way? She’s a B-rank Beast Master; she’d win instantly the moment she sends out a King-level pet. Did you see that hair-flipping move? That’s pure confidence. She isn't taking Lü Fengba seriously at all; she’s going for the sweep."

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On the field.

To be this confident, planning a direct sweep... Lü Fengba stared at Qiao Sang's hair-smoothing gesture, his expression grim.

As a B-rank Beast Master, it was understandable to be confident against a C-rank opponent. But Qiao Sang had sent out a General-level pet, not a King-level one. In a situation where she had already won two rounds, the fact that she hadn't even considered recalling her pet to send out another was a blatant sign of looking down on him.

Arrogant. Too arrogant... Is this the confidence of a B-rank Beast Master?

Feeling the gaze of over a hundred thousand people, Lü Fengba’s eyes grew determined. If this were the previous tournament, he might have truly been swept because he only had two General-level pets then. But this year, he was no longer the man he used to be. This time, no matter what, he had to win at least one round!

In the center of the field, the light-shadow of 10 began to manifest. The mechanical voice broadcast simultaneously: 9, 8, 7... 3, 2, 1!

The numbers vanished. Lü Fengba formed hand seals. At the same time, Gangbao quickly flew to the ground, her claws touching the earth.

Roost, a mid-tier Flying-type skill. When a pet with this skill lands on the ground to rest, it can recover half of its peak condition.

According to the rules, if a pet continues to fight after a round, it cannot use any skills, including healing ones, during the interval. If a Beast Master wants a pet to recover, they must recall it into the Beast Tome. Since Gangbao was continuing, she had to seize the brief window of her opponent's hand-sealing to recover.

A faint white light appeared on Gangbao's body. Beneath the white glow, the purple light belonging to the Poison-type appeared intermittently.

Tian Yiwan noticed this and said, "Roost. Steel Sword Falcon is using Roost to recover its state. However, while condition can be restored, energy cannot. The heavy poison left by the Poison Night Bird in the last round is also constantly weakening its state. The effect of this Roost is likely quite limited."

"Contestant Lü Fengba's pet for the third match has appeared!" Tang Xueran said, looking at the creature emerging from the orange-yellow star array. 

"It's a Burning Fire Python! Lü Fengba has sent out a third General-level pet! It seems his strength has grown significantly since the last Regional Championship."

Tian Yiwan remarked, "If he hadn't encountered Qiao Sang in the preliminaries, Lü Fengba probably could have achieved a very good result in this tournament."

Burning Fire Python, a Fire-type General-level pet. It can ferment what it eats inside its body to generate flammable gas and burn it using a heating organ in its abdomen. The flames even spread from its antennae and tail. It has a bellicose personality; it will attack anyone who approaches it except its contracted Beast Master... 

Qiao Sang gazed at the serpent pet in the distance. It was entirely red, six meters long, with triangular patterns on its body and flames constantly erupting from its antennae and tail. The relevant data surfaced in her mind.

Seeing the pet Lü Fengba summoned, some spectators couldn't help but feel sorry for him. With three General-level pets, his strength already exceeded most C-rank Beast Masters. If it weren't for Qiao Sang, he would have definitely performed well.

Even if he won this round, so what? Once her King-level pet appeared, he would still lose. Thinking of this, the crowd felt a faint anticipation, wanting to see what kind of King-level pet a 17-year-old B-rank Beast Master had cultivated.

For a moment, many people even started cheering for Lü Fengba. 

"Lü Fengba! Keep it up!" 

"Go for it, Lü Fengba!"

Hearing the cheers, Lü Fengba’s desire to win surged. Looking at the Steel Sword Falcon still recovering on the ground, he shouted: "Hellfire!"

"Fen-fen!"

The Burning Fire Python gave a high-pitched cry and slammed its long tail heavily onto the ground. Instantly, the ground exploded. Horrific bursts of fire erupted from the impact point, sweeping through the earth and flipping the heavy ground as they roared toward Gangbao's position.

Gangbao flapped her wings, interrupting her Roost, and flew into the high sky.

"Whip!" Lü Fengba had been waiting for this moment and quickly issued the command.

"Fen-fen!"

The Burning Fire Python slammed its tail into the ground once more. Dozens of long whips formed from fire burst from the earth, lashing toward Gangbao. The competition field was large enough that although there were many fire whips, they didn't seem too dense on the field. Gangbao flapped her wings, darting between two fire whips and flying higher to evade the attack.

"Wheel!" Lü Fengba immediately followed with the next command.

"Fen-fen!"

The Burning Fire Python rolled forward, fierce flames suddenly erupting across its body. Its entire frame seemed to transform into a giant wheel of fire, rolling toward the position of the fire whips. As it rolled onto a whip, there was no energy conflict; instead, the fire whip bent downward and launched the fiery wheel high into the sky.

The audience's eyes lit up, their excitement piqued by this combo move.

"The Burning Fire Python first used Hellfire to interrupt the Roost, then deployed Fire Whip, and finally used Fire Wheel, leveraging the Fire Whip to attack Steel Sword Falcon at high altitude!" Tian Yiwan spoke rapidly. 

"Lü Fengba's offensive is very fierce!"

"I wonder what kind of attack Qiao Sang will use to respond." Tang Xueran said. 

"The Fire Wheel gets faster and more powerful the longer it rolls. With Steel Sword Falcon still poisoned, the situation will only get worse as time goes on."

Tian Yiwan added, "Steel Sword Falcon has been dodging this whole time. It looks like it's avoiding combat. Is Qiao Sang's strategy to use Steel Sword Falcon just to wear down the Burning Fire Python?"

Gangbao's energy is limited, we must end this quickly... Fire-types counter Steel-types. In her current state, if Gangbao takes a hit from the Burning Fire Python, she'll be severely damaged. If I waited for it to get close and used Air Absorption, I might end this fast, but her condition is poor and she needs to keep moving to dodge. It's not suitable, and there's no time to cast it. The opponent probably calculated this, which is why they dared to go for a melee attack in this round... Qiao Sang analyzed the situation rapidly, seeking a solution.

"Gang Zhan."

At that moment, Gangbao's voice rang in her head, signaling that she could do it. Almost instantly, Qiao Sang understood what she meant. Her heart tightened, remembering Gangbao's previous words, but in the end, she didn't stop her.

The Fire Wheel continued to chase Gangbao. Every time she changed positions or flew higher, the wheel would roll onto a fire whip to change direction. The eye-catching wheel of fire used the whips as launch pads, pursuing Gangbao relentlessly.

The audience's gaze shifted back and forth, following the wheel and the bird. Just as everyone thought the wheel would eventually catch up or that Gangbao would fly higher to counter-attack, the dodging bird suddenly turned around and stopped. Her entire body glowed with a luminous iron-gray color.

With a thunderous crash, the Fire Wheel slammed violently into Gangbao's body!

The expected scene of the bird falling didn't happen. Instead, the flames on the Burning Fire Python abruptly vanished. It opened its mouth wide in an expression of agony, its body wrapped within Gangbao’s two wings as they plummeted together toward the ground!

Air Absorption again! Lü Fengba realized what had happened with a single glance. He was utterly aghast. He never imagined that Steel Sword Falcon would be willing to take the damage from a Fire-type skill while poisoned just to execute this move!

"Fire Wheel!" Lü Fengba kept a clear head and responded quickly.

The drawback of Air Absorption is that it can only briefly absorb the surrounding air because air will constantly rush in to replenish the vacuum. During a fall at this speed, Air Absorption couldn't possibly keep the surrounding area a vacuum. Steel Sword Falcon had only used the move to seize the Burning Fire Python!

What did it want to do? Body Slam? Or was it planning a final explosion of power to deal massive damage?

Various thoughts flashed through Lü Fengba's mind, but he knew one thing: He could not just stand by and watch Steel Sword Falcon accomplish whatever it was planning!

"Fen-fen!"

During the rapid descent, the Burning Fire Python was already able to breathe again. It gave a high-pitched cry, and fierce flames suddenly erupted from its body.

At the same time, Qiao Sang spoke the first command heard by the audience in all three matches: "Holy Sword."

Whether it was the audience, the commentators, or those watching on TV, everyone was completely stunned.

Holy Sword? Holy Sword?!

Flames continued to burn across Gangbao's body. The Burning Fire Python tried to coil and roll, but it was held in a death grip by Gangbao, so it could only erupt with even greater fire power to try and force her to let go. The fire was so intense it completely enveloped Gangbao's frame.

"GANG ZHAN!!!"

Enveloped in fire, Gangbao let out a pained but determined cry. Simultaneously, an abnormally terrifying light sword, a full ten meters long, abruptly condensed and hovered high in the sky!

Staring at the sword of light appearing above the field, the crowd's eyes widened in unison.

"This... this..." Lü Fengba's gaze shifted from the two pets to the sword of light, his mind going completely blank.

"Holy Sword! The Super-tier skill, Holy Sword!" 

At the commentary desk, after his initial shock, Tian Yiwan stood up abruptly and shouted in disbelief, "As a General-level pet, Steel Sword Falcon actually knows a Super-tier skill!"

Tang Xueran also stood up excitedly. 

"The light of the Holy Sword illuminates the stadium! This will be the most brilliant stroke of tonight's matches!"

Amidst the commentary, there was a massive crash. Amidst the fire and shadows, Gangbao and the Burning Fire Python slammed into the ground together.

Almost at the exact moment of the impact, the light sword stabbed downward, striking both Gangbao and the Burning Fire Python at once!

Blinding light exploded. Without even a cry, the flames vanished and the light sword shattered into fragments. At the bottom of a deep sword-shaped crater, Gangbao, blackened and covered in wounds, and the Burning Fire Python both lay with their eyes closed, defeated.

The stadium fell into total silence. The crowd hadn't yet recovered from the shock of a mere General-level pet unleashing a Super-tier skill like Holy Sword.

This time, Tian Yiwan didn't wait for the referee to announce the result. He was so excited he directly shouted: "Let's congratulate contestant Qiao Sang for completing the one-versus-three sweep! She has won this match and successfully moved on to the next round!"

"The two contestants truly brought us a spectacular battle." Tang Xueran said excitedly.

"As for how to make a General-level pet learn a Super-tier skill, I really hope a reporter can interview contestant Qiao Sang tonight!"

Tian Yiwan remarked with emotion: "Thinking that contestant Qiao Sang is only 17 years old, is already a B-rank Beast Master, and has taught a General-level pet a Super-tier skill... I feel like all my perceptions have been completely refreshed..."

By now, the Mechanical referee had appeared on the field. It glanced at Gangbao and the Burning Fire Python in the crater, raised the green flag, waved it once, and vanished.

Immediately, a virtual screen appeared in the center of the field. It showed photos of Qiao Sang, Lü Fengba, and their respective pets. The next second, Lü Fengba's photo vanished, leaving only Qiao Sang's photo in the center. Then, light-shadow fireworks erupted briefly over her photo, signifying victory.

With a wave of her hand, Qiao Sang recalled the unconscious Gangbao into the Beast Codex. It was only then that the audience finally seemed to react, erupting into a complete frenzy.

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