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Given the Lightning Field, Lubao is still the most suitable for battle... Qiao Sang looked up at the sky, which showed signs of impending thunder once more, and decided not to recall Lubao into the Beast Codex.
If she remembered correctly, the opponent’s remaining King-level pet was the Four-Poison Algae Flower...
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Ye Xiangting looked up at the Lightning Field that had yet to dissipate and said, puzzled, "Aren't they afraid the lightning will strike their own pet? That Capybara Overlord had Breath Control to lock in the scent, but what about the remaining one? Does it have Breath Control too?"
Mikayla didn't pay much attention to the other contestants, but she provided an answer based on her vast knowledge: "The remaining pet likely has the scent left by the Thunder-Numb Spirit as well. As long as the scent is there, the lightning will avoid it."
She then asked, "What is the opponent's other King-level pet?"
Ye Xiangting answered without hesitation, "Four-Poison Algae Flower."
Mikayla mused, "That is a triple-attribute pet: Ground, Grass, and Poison. Ground-types naturally resist Electric-types. Furthermore, the pet that cast this Lightning Field is only General-level, even if it strikes the Algae Flower, the damage would be limited. If it knows the Ingrain skill at the Perfection level, it can channel the lightning damage into the ground. In that case, the field would have zero impact on it."
Ingrain is a recovery skill, yet it can conduct electricity? Ye Xiangting suppressed the urge to ask more. She didn't want to leave Mikayla with the impression that she was a poor student, even if most of what she learned in school had long been returned to her teachers.
Beside her, Little Treasure sat motionless. His shadow, which should have been in front of him, appeared behind him and began to stretch further back.
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The countdown reached "1." Qiao Sang had not recalled Lubao.
"Qiao Sang has chosen not to recall Ice Emperor Ram!" Tian Yiwan exclaimed.
"She's letting her continue the fight!"
Tang Xueran was equally surprised. "Ice Emperor Ram must have consumed a lot of energy in the last round. Facing another King-level pet will be difficult. Her Healing Light only restores health and status, not energy."
In the stands, everyone was bewildered.
"Why didn't she switch?"
"Is she just trying to stall until the Lightning Field ends?"
"Ice Emperor Ram's Ice Armor can handle lightning, but Blazing Divine Lion defense is mediocre."
On the official livestream: [Ahhh! Qiao God didn't take Lubao back!]
[Who's Lubao?]
[Ice Emperor Ram's nickname. Qiao Sang called her that before.]
[I was about to leave, but I'm back now that Lubao is still out!]
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The countdown ended. Wu Tianjiao performed her hand seals, and a massive crimson star array lit up.
A twelve-meter-long pet appeared. It had a turtle-like structure, a green body covered in vines, and four giant flowers of different colors on its back: white, purple, red, and black.
Four-Poison Algae Flower. Ground, Grass, and Poison. Its white flower causes blindness; purple causes loss of smell, red causes loss of hearing; black causes loss of touch. It's said that upon reaching Emperor-level, it grows a fifth flower that removes the sense of taste, leaving the target with zero senses... Qiao Sang didn't dare lower her guard.
Given Yabao's aggressive style, he would inevitably inhale those toxic pollens. Without sight, hearing, or smell, his combat effectiveness would plummet. Only Lubao was a perfect counter.
"Restore." Qiao Sang commanded.
As the Algae Flower appeared, Lubao condensed her exquisite Ice Armor again, covering her entire body, including her nose. Beneath the armor, a blue light pulsed.
"Is that Healing Light?" Tian Yiwan asked.
"I don't recall Ice Emperor Ram being injured."
"It's not Healing Light." Tang Xueran said, her eyes wide with shock.
"That is Energy Regeneration."
The arena erupted.
"Energy Regeneration?!"
"Combined with Healing Light, she can fight forever!"
"No wonder she stayed in!"
"Calm down." Someone argued in the stands.
"Energy Regeneration can be interrupted and takes seconds to take effect. Qiao Sang probably thinks the Ice Armor can buy those few seconds."
On the field, Wu Tianjiao’s pupils constricted. So that's why!
"Sunny Beam!" Wu Tianjiao shouted. If the lightning wasn't doing damage, she would replace it. She couldn't wait for Yabao anymore; she had to take down Ram now.
"Four-Poison!" The Algae Flower roared. The flickering lightning vanished. The dark clouds cleared, replaced by a scorching, brilliant sun.
Sunny Beam... she's using the combo of Sunny Day and Solar Beam. Qiao Sang noted. So, a pet with enough energy can indeed overwrite a conflicting weather field. Knowledge really does come from practice.
The Algae Flower opened its mouth, aiming at Lubao.
"Melt." Qiao Sang predicted.
A magnificent white beam of light shot toward Lubao with crushing force. Lubao's body instantly distorted and shrank. The beam passed through where her upper body had been, hitting nothing. She vanished.
"Four-Poison Algae Flower used Sunny Day to replace the Lightning Field!" Tian Yiwan narrated rapidly.
"Solar Beam missed! Ice Emperor Ram used her Melting Water trait to dodge!"
"But,"
Tang Xueran added, "That interrupted her Energy Regeneration."
Wu Tianjiao, with her sharp vision, spotted a drop of blue-tinted water on the ground. A bad premonition hit her: Can Ice Emperor Ram use Energy Regeneration while liquified?
"Fissure!" Wu Tianjiao commanded.
The Algae Flower slammed its front leg down. The ground split open, the crack racing toward the blue water droplet. Just before it hit, the water leaped up and transformed back into Ram’s head.
Cold air surged. The temperature plummeted. A thick layer of ice instantly froze the field. However, Fissure erupts from below, the ground beneath Lubao exploded. Rocks flew toward her, but they were encased in ice mid-air and fell harmlessly. Ram’s body fully reformed.
"Ice Field Domain!" Tian Yiwan cried.
"Did its energy recover that quickly?"
"Restore." Qiao Sang said again. The blue light returned to Lubao.
The domain must have drained the rest of her energy, leaving her unable to attack immediately, Wu Tianjiao analyzed. "Poison!"
Purple venom surged from the four flowers. The ice shell around the Algae Flower began to thin visibly.
"!" The pet barked as the blue light faded.
"Flowers." Qiao Sang commanded.
Lubao didn't even look up. The cold air around her shifted subtly. Huge snowflakes began to fall. The Algae Flower finally dissolved the ice around it, but Qiao Sang wasn't surprised. The domain's ice wasn't indestructible, its power lay in the entire environment.
"Four-Poison!!" The Algae Flower roared, and the four giant flowers released a cloud of four-colored toxic pollen.
"Head." Qiao Sang said calmly.
Lubao stayed still, her energy pulsing blue again. Locally, she condensed a delicate ice helmet around her head. The pollen drifted over, but with the helmet, her senses remained intact. Simultaneously, delicate ice flowers began to bloom on the Algae Flower’s body.
"Poison." Wu Tianjiao snapped. Purple venom flowed, but the ice flowers didn't dissolve as expected.
Qiao Sang smiled. Lubao's highest proficiency skill was never the spikes, it was the Ice Flower Seal. At the Ultimate level, under the boost of the Ice Field Domain, it was a different beast entirely.
Why is the corrosion so slow? Wu Tianjiao’s face went pale.
The blue light on Lubao vanished. Her cold aura expanded. The drifting pollen was encased in ice, looking like crystals. The falling snowflakes grew heavier, landing on the Algae Flower. The ice flowers grew larger, emitting visible frost.
In the blink of an eye, the Four-Poison Algae Flower was covered in ice flowers, frozen in place like a work of art.
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Thanks for the chapter. We finally see Energy regen again. I think she hasn't used it since the high school tourney
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