Chapter 950: Yanwei Tata

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T/n: Again, Merry Christmas! Have fun reading, everyone! 

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"Qiao Sang! Qiao Sang!"

"Ghost Ring King! Ghost Ring King!"

"I never expected Shadow of Darkness to be able to execute a skill like Psychic Headbutt. I always thought that move was just for intimidation."

"Didn't the Shadow of Darkness use Shadow Control at the very beginning? I heard that when the proficiency of Shadow of Darkness reaches a certain level, the pet and the shadow can become one, allowing the pet to manipulate the shadow to cast skills."

"I've heard that too, but very few pets practice it. After all, the actual power of the skill doesn't change."

"Who says the power doesn't change? I saw that Shadow Control cast by the Shadow of Darkness just now was much more powerful. Look how thick that shadow was, it wrapped the Wood-whiskered Flower Monster up in just a few moves."

"This skill is very useful. If it weren't for the Shadow of Darkness acting as a shield, the Ghost Ring King's main body would definitely have been exposed."

"Whether the main body is shielded is secondary. The most important thing is that only the Shadow of Darkness can attack within the range of the powder cast by the Wood-whiskered Flower Monster. Otherwise, the Ghost Ring King couldn't even get close, and the Wood-whiskered Flower Monster would have forcibly broken the Shadow Control."

"Speaking of which, this Ghost Ring King is much cuter than any Ghost-type pet I've seen. Look at how it waves its paws, it seems to have a very nice personality."

"Hahaha, are you sure it's not just because it's small? The Shadow Control it used felt quite oppressive, you can't even associate it with its main body."

"Watching this Ghost Ring King's match makes me want to contract a Ghost-type pet..."

"Then you are truly being impulsive..."

While Little Treasure was cute and the match was exciting, the terror of Ghost-type pets remained deeply rooted in everyone's hearts. However, that didn't stop the crowd from adoring Little Treasure.

People responded to Little Treasure’s waving on the field by cheering back or pointing their phones to snap photos.

"Xun xun!"

Sensing the crowd's enthusiasm, Little Treasure’s heart swelled with excitement, and his paws waved even more cheerfully.

"The Ghost Ring King used a combination of Shadow of Darkness and Psychic Headbutt to take the first round for Qiao Sang." Tian Yiwan remarked. "It's a combination move no one saw coming."

"Exactly," Tang Xueran agreed. "Such a combination is also hard to replicate. After all, it's rare to find a pet with both Ghost and Psychic attributes."

"Contestant Qiao Sang has once again brought us a surprise." Tian Yiwan continued. 

"I wonder what pet Xiang Wenyi will send out next. Qiao Sang has no intention of recalling the Ghost Ring King, so it looks like she plans to let it stay for the second round."

As the commentary ended, the light and shadow of 10 appeared on the field.

"Xun xun!"

Little Treasure instantly retracted its paws, its expression turning serious as it looked toward the human in the distance, ready for battle at any moment.

It seems I completely cannot judge Qiao Sang's strength based on the match videos from Chaosu Star... Xiang Wenyi felt unprecedented pressure. She was no longer sure if she could even win a single round...

The countdown on the field continued.

"9, 8, 7... 3, 2, 1."

The light faded. Xiang Wenyi formed hand seals. An orange-yellow star array lit up.

Soon, a pet about six meters tall appeared. It had a red body, yellow eyes, and a rose-colored belly. It had two fingers on each hand and two toes on each foot, looking like claws. Its rose-colored tail burned like fire.

Yanwei Tata, a General-level Fire-type pet. It possesses high physical stamina, especially in explosive power, jumping ability, and tail strength. Due to its strong torso and excellent balance, it can unleash powerful tail strikes regardless of its posture. 

It likes to infuse Fire Power into various objects, turning them into fireballs to attack opponents... This pet wasn't sent out during the preliminaries... Qiao Sang observed the pet in the distance as its data surfaced in her mind.

Simultaneously, Little Treasure vanished into invisibility.

"Tata!" Xiang Wenyi shouted.

"Yanwei!"

Yanwei Tata stomped its right foot down hard. Instantly, starting from its sole, flames exploded across the ground. Heat swept out, blasting the ground ahead and sending countless fragments of stone flying upward.

"Xun xun!"

Amidst the flaming debris, Little Treasure wove through the air and appeared directly in front of Yanwei Tata, its eyes glowing with purple light.

Yanwei Tata didn't seem surprised by the opponent's eerie appearance. Its expression remained unchanged as its rose-colored tail whipped upward, striking a falling stone fragment with brute force.

The moment the tail touched the stone, it ignited instantly. The flame flared up, forming a large fireball about a meter in diameter. With extreme speed that seemed capable of burning everything nearby, it shot toward Little Treasure.

Little Treasure was forced to stop its Hypnosis and teleported to a position high in the air, a hundred meters away.

"Continuous attack!" Xiang Wenyi yelled.

"Yanwei!"

Yanwei Tata’s tail continuously whipped the surrounding debris. One stone after another turned into large fireballs, launching toward Little Treasure in the sky. Yanwei Tata’s tail strength was so immense that the flaming stones easily reached a height of a hundred meters.

"Xun xun!"

Little Treasure used Teleportation to dodge incessantly. Although the fireball attacks were relentless, to the audience, the Ghost Ring King appeared to be dodging quite easily.

"Big!" Qiao Sang issued the command.

Little Treasure teleported past an incoming fireball and appeared in the air a hundred meters from Yanwei Tata, clapping its paws together upward. Instantly, a thirty-meter-tall giant Ghost Ring King appeared on the field.

"Yanwei!"

Yanwei Tata looked wary, but its tail didn't stop. It whipped a large piece of debris with great force. The stone ignited, expanded, and continued to swell, growing faster as it traveled. In a short time, the fireball had expanded to a diameter of about five meters!

The crowd gasped at the sight. Just as they thought the giant Ghost Ring King was about to be hit and dispersed, the five-meter fireball suddenly froze in mid-air!

Xiang Wenyi’s expression changed slightly.

No way... The audience, whose attention had been on the fireball and the giant phantom, suddenly realized something and looked toward the ground.

In front of the giant Ghost Ring King, Little Treasure’s main body was standing on the ground, paws touching the earth. A tiny shadow extended forward, precisely connecting to that five-meter fireball!

"The Ghost Ring King has once again controlled the opponent's skill! This isn't the first time it's done this!" Tian Yiwan noted.

It's hard NOT to connect to it, the fireball was coming straight at it, and the shadow's surface area was so large... Qiao Sang thought to herself while saying calmly: "Counter."

"Xun xun~"

Little Treasure rotated its paws. The giant fireball in mid-air, as if controlled by an invisible thread, began to swing wildly.

"Yanwei..."

Yanwei Tata stared at the swinging fireball, its leg muscles tensed, and flames began to flicker under its feet.

The giant fireball was still swinging. Suddenly, Xiang Wenyi’s expression changed again, and she shouted: "Go!"

"Tata!"

The moment the words left her mouth, Yanwei Tata turned into a streak of fire, moving left and right at high speed, constantly changing positions as it charged forward. The second it dashed out, a tiny shadow on the ground extended to the spot where it had been standing.

"Xun xun..." Little Treasure showed a look of disappointment.

It was discovered. It seems the first match made the opponent much more alert to Little Treasure’s shadow. As expected, no one in the Regional Championships is simple... Qiao Sang mused.

Given Little Treasure’s current proficiency in Shadow Control, it could already split another shadow to control a second object while manipulating the first. Qiao Sang had hoped that while everyone’s attention was on the fireball, Little Treasure could sneakily connect to Yanwei Tata’s shadow.

Yanwei Tata continued its high-speed zig-zagging. Little Treasure manipulated the shadow to hurl the giant fireball at its opponent.

"Yanwei!"

Yanwei Tata kicked off the ground, leaping into the air, and whipped its tail hard against the giant fireball. The fireball changed trajectory and shot toward the giant Ghost Ring King at an incredible speed. With a loud "Bang," the flames exploded, and the shockwave rippled out. The giant Ghost Ring King vanished in the blast.

Yanwei Tata landed on the ground, only to find that the opponent who had been controlling the shadow from the original position had also disappeared.

At that moment, its Beast Master’s urgent voice reached its ears: "Above you!"

Yanwei Tata looked up and saw the opponent's small head condensing white light as it dove straight down.

"Tata!"

Yanwei Tata didn't dodge. It reacted quickly, flames erupting from its soles. Tensing its leg muscles, it kicked upward with great force, accurately striking the Ghost Ring King whose head was glowing white.

With a "Pop," the Ghost Ring King vanished. Yanwei Tata froze for a second. Then, it realized its leg couldn't be pulled back...

"Xun xun~"

The real Little Treasure was floating about a dozen meters away. Looking at the shadow below, it was already connected to Yanwei Tata’s.

Being small has its benefits. For example, when a Substitute appears and uses a flashy skill, people's attention naturally gravitates to it, assuming the Substitute is the main body... Of course, the fact that it's nighttime helps... Qiao Sang was very satisfied with the situation.

Finally controlled...

It's impossible to guard against! That Ghost Ring King just now was a fake! Xiang Wenyi cursed her own carelessness and quickly issued an order to try and escape the predicament: "Burst!"

Currently, Little Treasure was using the 2D mode of Shadow Control. The weakness of this move is that the user cannot move while controlling. If she could force it to move, the move would break naturally.

"Yanwei!"

Yanwei Tata bent its other knee, intending to stomp down. However, at that moment, Little Treasure’s digit flicked upward. The black shadow on the ground surged out, transforming from 2D to 3D. Because of this sudden yank, Yanwei Tata lost its balance and fell to the ground.

"Xun xun!"

Immediately after, Little Treasure clapped its paws together. The thirty-meter giant Ghost Ring King reappeared. It reached down, placing its paw on the shadow connecting Little Treasure and Yanwei Tata. When it lifted its paw, its own shadow had replaced Little Treasure’s, maintaining the connection to Yanwei Tata.

Little Treasure then teleported onto the giant phantom's head, looking down at the fallen opponent.

On the other side, the fallen Yanwei Tata took the opportunity to whip its tail downward with force. Instantly, flames erupted from the ground starting from its position, racing toward the giant Ghost Ring King.

The giant phantom ignored the attack and pulled the shadow back. Yanwei Tata was dragged toward the giant Ghost Ring King at high speed, enduring the exploding flames and flying rocks along the way.

A pet’s own skills usually won't damage it, but being dragged through the environmental destruction caused by them still felt sudden. Fortunately, Yanwei Tata managed its control in time and wasn't seriously harmed.

Little Treasure vanished with Teleportation. The giant Ghost Ring King’s head glowed with intense white light and slammed down toward Yanwei Tata’s head.

"Yanwei!" Yanwei Tata let out a sharp cry.

At the same time, the control over the ground flames failed. Fire erupted from beneath, striking both the giant phantom and Yanwei Tata. The giant Ghost Ring King dissipated. Yanwei Tata was heavily injured and cried out again.

In its daze, its Beast Master’s voice reached it: "Above!"

"Yanwei!"

Yanwei Tata looked up and saw a blurred white light diving down. It knew it couldn't dodge with its current reaction speed. Enduring the pain, it straightened its tail by instinct, condensing energy. The flames on its tail suddenly swelled several times over as it whipped upward.

With a loud "Bang," it felt the white light collapse. But behind that white light was another one.

"Bang!"

Little Treasure’s head, glowing with white light, slammed hard into Yanwei Tata’s head.

It was a tiny head, but it hit hard enough to make Yanwei Tata see stars and its body wobble.

"The Ghost Ring King hit Yanwei Tata with Psychic Headbutt again!" Tian Yiwan shouted from the commentary booth. 

"The Ghost Ring King first used a Substitute to cast Psychic Headbutt, followed immediately by its main body! It successfully baited out Yanwei Tata’s skill!"

"Having two Ghost Ring Kings on the field at once is truly deceptive." Tang Xueran remarked.

As she spoke, Yanwei Tata’s body wobbled, and its eyes closed as it crashed to the ground.

"Is the result of the second round about to come out?" Tian Yiwan asked.

Everyone’s eyes were locked on Yanwei Tata, waiting for the result. The mechanical referee appeared out of thin air, observed Yanwei Tata for a moment, and then raised the green flag toward Qiao Sang’s position.

The giant virtual screen appeared. The photo of Yanwei Tata under Xiang Wenyi’s name turned from color to black and white.

"Xun xun..."

Hearing the result, Little Treasure let out a sigh of relief and wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead. It felt like his energy was quite depleted, he might not be able to complete a clean sweep like his little brother...

As these thoughts flashed by, a wave of noise rose from all directions.

"Xun xun..."

Little Treasure stared blankly as the audience cheered excitedly for him. Suddenly, he felt like he could keep going after all.

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