Chapter 968: Can or Can't Hold On

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Zeng Feitian’s expression was equally solemn. He clearly felt the difference between the pet before him and Ice Emperor Ram.

Warlike, aggressive, it possessed every iconic trait a Fire-type pet should have. Even after encountering a counterattack, it only grew more excited as the battle progressed. 

Even more terrifying was that according to the data, the Blazing Divine Lion had the Blaze characteristic. Although this characteristic wasn't 100% guaranteed to trigger, it would make the pet's offensive power significantly more ferocious in a short period.

Zeng Feitian had to consider every factor. In this match, he could no longer afford to lose.

"Wind Dance!" Zeng Feitian collected his thoughts and issued a command.

"Flying."

The Flying Radium King gave a little hop in the sky. Suddenly, it began to cross its wings and rotate at high speed, spinning faster and faster. Gradually, circles of chaotic gales formed, spreading outward with it as the center. 

As it spun, the silver-white feathers on its body glowed with a white light, and soft white feathers drifted out, spreading extensively with the wind to form a massive gale of feathers.

"The Flying Radium King has used a combination of Gale and Feather Dance." Tian Yiwan said from the commentary platform. 

"It’s using the gale to expand the range of Feather Dance. Even if the Blazing Divine Lion teleports, it will definitely be touched."

"Exactly." Tang Xueran cooperated. 

"The Flying Radium King is rotating using the choreography of Feather Dance. This way, it can blow the gale into every corner while simultaneously casting the dance."

Tian Yiwan added, "The Blazing Divine Lion seems to rely primarily on offensive power. If it gets enveloped by this feather gale, it will likely be in trouble for the rest of the fight."

Feather Dance, a high-level Flying-type skill. It scatters feathers to surround the opponent, significantly reducing their attack power for a period of time... Using gale to expand its reach, this combination is clever... Qiao Sang recalled the data and snapped her fingers.

Unfortunately, few people knew that Yabao possessed Moonlight Power. With this characteristic, even if Yabao was affected by Feather Dance, his combat strength remained terrifyingly high.

Hearing the snap, Yabao’s thoughts shifted. Before the feather gale could reach him, he teleported and reappeared high in the sky.

"The Blazing Divine Lion has teleported out of the range of Feather Dance." Tang Xueran narrated.

"It does have the Psychic attribute, after all." Tian Yiwan offered his view. 

"It can rely on teleportation to dodge at first, but once the gale expands further, it will eventually be affected."

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Beneath the moon, moonlight draped over Yabao, making it look as though he were wearing a layer of silver light. Many spectators with Fairy-type pets seemed to sense something and showed looks of surprise.

Yabao looked up and opened his mouth. A sphere of crimson energy containing terrifying power instantly condensed and shot further into the sky.

"Upper Slash!" Zeng Feitian shouted quickly.

The Flying Radium King stopped spinning and looked up. It raised its left wing and swung it forcefully. A silver curved blade, the same size as its wing, formed instantly and slashed toward the crimson energy sphere. The blade was so fast it was a blur, reaching Yabao in less than a second and brushing past him.

However, in that instant, Yabao turned his head and bit the silver moon-blade with incredible precision. Boiling flames ignited in his mouth.

After a sharp CRACK, a thunderous explosion followed. Smoke shook and scattered under the shockwave. Yabao’s head emerged, revealing fangs still burning with fire, looking down at the Flying Radium King with excitement.

"Flying..."

The Flying Radium King's expression grew more grave. It felt as though its momentum was being suppressed. As these thoughts flickered, the feather gale expanded, finally reaching Yabao and enveloping his figure.

At that moment: BOOM!

Like the sound of a firework, the crimson energy sphere exploded at its highest point. A rain of fire descended from the heavens. The entire sky above the arena was instantly dyed a brilliant red.

Yabao might be enveloped by the feather gale, but his Meteor Rain was cast outside of it. Combined with the Moonlight Power, this move will be hard for the Flying Radium King to block... Qiao Sang’s pupils reflected the red glow as she looked at the opponent. The Flying Radium King was a King-level pet, but its defense was nowhere near as high as the Iron Battle Dragon’s.

"Feather Guard!" Zeng Feitian’s face paled at the apocalyptic scene above.

"Flying!"

The Flying Radium King sensed the intense crisis. Without a second's delay, it flapped its wings and began rotating at high speed. Simultaneously, its feathers glowed silver-white and shot outward, wrapping around it to form a giant silver spherical defense spinning clockwise.

Using Wing Blades for defense... Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up. I should have Gangbao try that later. Then a second thought occurred to her: That silver sphere is so big; the Flying Radium King probably shot out all its feathers. Not bad, even if it's bald now, it has a 360-degree defense with no blind spots.

Meteor Rain blotted out the sky and moon. Everyone in the stands watched with mouths agape. They had seen Meteor Rain before, but they had never seen one this shocking, as if a cluster of stars were falling!

PANG! PANG! PANG!

The deafening roars sounded as if they were right in their ears. The fire rain carried a scorching aura that felt capable of destroying everything. Stones on the ground were sent flying along with sparks as craters were blasted into the earth. The feather gale in the air was shattered almost instantly.

The fire rain continued to strike the silver sphere, exploding repeatedly. At first, the silver wing-blades were rotating at high speed, providing excellent defense. But as the rain persisted, the rotation slowed. Finally, the silver defense could no longer hold; charred feathers scattered and fell.

It revealed the Flying Radium King inside, mostly bald with only a few feathers remaining.

"Flying!"

Without defense, the fire rain struck the Flying Radium King directly. One explosion after another went off on its body. The bird screamed as it plummeted. During the fall, it suddenly remembered something. It forced its eyes open through the pain, and they glowed silver-white.

The falling silver feathers were suddenly controlled by a force. They stopped falling and shot back toward the Flying Radium King, plugging themselves back into its body. With a massive THUD, the bird crashed into the ground.

This Blazing Divine Lion is definitely not a pet that just evolved to King-level! Zeng Feitian’s face was incredibly ugly as he watched the scene. Not only is it not newly evolved, it might not even be at the initial King-level!

A panic he hadn't felt before surfaced in his eyes. As a Beast Master who had nurtured two King-level pets, he knew their power levels intimately. If this lion were a new King-level or even one at the peak of the initial stage, it could never push a high-level skill to such a terrifying state!

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The stands erupted in a tide of clamor.

"Holy crap! This Meteor Rain is too terrifying! It’s impossible to block!"

"I’ve seen King-level pets use this move before, but it wasn't even half this powerful!"

"Could it be that this Meteor Rain has reached the Ultimate level?"

"Did you see the moonlight on the lion earlier? I suspect it has Moonlight Power! Pets with that trait have double the stats and attack power at night!"

"I know that trait, but isn't it a Fairy-type trait?"

"The bird is also King-level, but it feels a level weaker than the lion. Is the lion not at the initial King-level?"

Meanwhile, the official livestream was flooded with comments: [The power of this Meteor Rain is simply insane!]

[From now on, when Qiao God snaps her fingers, it means the Meteor Rain is coming.]

[I want to learn that, it looks so cool.]

[First, you need a Fire-type pet that knows Meteor Rain.]

[The Blazing Divine Lion is so cool it’s making me cry! I'm going to get a Fire Fang Dog for my kid when I get home!]

[Hurry! Before the news reaches the Yuhua region and the price of Fire Fang Dog goes up!]

[Wait, can you just buy this species?]

[The market rate is about 700,000 right now. First-time contracts get a discount.]

[Are you Yuhua people crazy? A dual Fire and Psychic pet is that cheap?!]

[I miss the days when a Fire Fang Dog was only 100,000.]

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The fire rain ended. The ground was pitted and scarred, the air filled with sparks and the smell of burning. On the commentary platform, Tian Yiwan took a deep breath. 

"The Blazing Divine Lion’s Meteor Rain was incredibly effective! It successfully broke the Flying Radium King's defense!"

Tang Xueran marveled, "It was a visual feast of a skill." 

She paused, her voice turning to surprised delight: "The Flying Radium King is standing up! It managed to get back up so quickly after such a fierce assault!"

"Flying..."

The bird stood up shakily, its claws gripping the ground to steady itself.

It was forced to use Endure... Zeng Feitian’s expression did not improve. Others might have been distracted by the fire rain, but he knew exactly what had happened: The Flying Radium King had used Endure the moment it hit the ground.

Endure, a mid-tier Normal-type skill. Even when hit by a fatal attack, it allows the pet to survive with a sliver of health and energy to stand again. However, it cannot be used repeatedly, as successive attempts are likely to fail.

"Strike back." Zeng Feitian ordered.

The Flying Radium King flapped its wings into the air, a black light glowing on its body. Yabao opened his mouth, and a beam of light, red tinged with gold, shot across the sky.

The effect of the feather gale is still there... With one glance, Qiao Sang saw that Yabao's Explosive Flame Bullet wasn't as powerful as his usual nighttime training. The black light on the bird vanished as it flew upward, dodging the attack.

At that moment, Yabao appeared out of thin air above it. He opened his mouth, revealing fangs that instantly ignited. The giant flame-head of the Blazing Divine Lion mirrored the move, biting down hard.

"Sky Slash!" Zeng Feitian shouted, his eyes sharp.

The lion was strong, but its defense wasn't. The bird had just used the Dark-type move Payback, which allows it to charge energy and double the power of its attack if it strikes after the opponent. With Yabao still weakened by Feather Dance, this slash would surely break the lion's defense!

"Flying!"

The bird raised its right wing, and the air currents converged. In an instant, a wing-blade larger than its own wing condensed!

"Flash!" Qiao Sang said.

She knew Payback. The Flying Radium King had used it back when it was a High-level pet. Since Yabao was currently under the attack-reduction of the feathers, she saw no reason to play along with the opponent’s strategy. The black glow earlier was a clear sign they wanted to use Payback to seriously injure Yabao.

The giant wing-blade slashed the flame-head in half. The fire scattered. But there was no sign of Yabao behind it.

The Flying Radium King sensed something and turned its head. As it did, a streak of fire slammed directly into it from that direction.

With a BANG, the bird screamed and was sent flying.

"Endure!" Zeng Feitian could only pin his hopes on that move now.

A faint white light glowed on the bird and then vanished. It crashed to the ground, but soon its wings twitched, and it struggled to stand again.

However, at that moment, with a loud THUD, Yabao descended from the sky and landed heavily. The ground sank violently beneath him.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

In the next instant, a wild, uncontrollable fire energy erupted from beneath the ground. The Flying Radium King had no time to react as the earth beneath it exploded with gushing flames.

"Flying!!!"

The bird was blasted away by the fire energy. The explosions finally ceased. Raging flames covered the already ruined arena, looking as if it had just survived a catastrophe.

The arena was silent. Spectators swallowed hard.

One second, two seconds, three seconds... The Flying Radium King’s eyes remained closed. It did not move again.

The Mechanical Referee appeared beside the bird, observed for a few seconds, and then waved the green flag toward Qiao Sang’s position.

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