Chapter 1021: Shadow Penetration

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Witch Mystic Demon, a King-level Ghost-type pet and the King-level form of Baowuwu. Normally, its beard should be yellow, but this one's was white. Is it because it's too old, or is it a variant pet... Qiao Sang instinctively began to wonder.

If it were a variant pet, it might have tricks up its sleeve other than just Ghost-type moves...

Seeing that the young girl in the distance did not answer, the young man’s expression flickered between shadow and light. Eventually, he let out a frustrated laugh and commanded: "Go!"

In addition to the Witch Mystic Demon, the Dream Ghost, Fanged Dragon, and Arrow-Blade Swallow King began to channel their energy almost simultaneously.

The crowd below looked up at the sky, their hearts heavy as they discussed fervently: "Should we go up and help?"

"Are you crazy? You're just a C-level Tamer, that guy is A-level!"

"It's not a matter of whether to help or not. Look at us, do we even have the ability? We can't even handle these wild pets."

"I saw that the Emperor-level pets were taken away. I wonder what level the remaining Tamer is. Will she be okay?"

An old man with white hair wearing a black martial arts suit stepped forward. Looking up at the sky, he spoke with an air of authority:

"Someone risked their life to expose this villainy so the truth could be known. How can we sit idly by? I have been a Tamer to this day to uphold justice. Besides, I don't have many days left to live. Rather than let this person's scheme succeed in absorbing our negative energy and Death Qi, I would rather fight him to the death!"

His eyes were firm and his expression resolute, carrying a hint of tragic determination to go down in flames.

The crowd listened, their blood boiling.

"Yeah, so what if he's an A-level Tamer? There are so many of us, should we be afraid of him? His Emperor-level pets were taken away anyway."

"Most of us don't have long to live anyway. Rather than being sucked dry by wild Ghost-types, we might as well go out with a bang in a glorious fight!"

"Exactly! This person used news of the Spirit-Passing Cat to trick us here; his heart is truly sinister. The reputation of Ghost-type pets is ruined by people like him!"

The old man in the black martial arts suit stepped onto the open claw of a nine-meter-tall Ghost-type pet beside him and shouted: "Let me blaze the trail for you! Old partner, let’s go!"

The nine-meter-tall Ghost-type pet also shared a resolute gaze. It transformed into a streak of purple light and charged toward the young man in the sky.

Bapan Clown, a King-level Ghost-type pet that loves gambling and absorbing the aura of greed from gamblers... The crowd recognized the pet charging upward.

Just moments ago, this Bapan Clown had helped deal with a group of wild Ghost-type pets, saving many lives.

The crowd instinctively held their breath, clenching their fists with looks of tension and anticipation.

The purple light was incredibly fast and fierce. In the blink of an eye, it was only about a hundred meters away from the opponent.

"Phantom Force!" The old man shouted.

Phantom Force, a high-tier Ghost-type skill. It involves disappearing briefly to approach the opponent for a surprise attack, bypassing moves like Protect. 

The disappearance here doesn't just mean invisibility, it means entering an alternate dimension to gather power... Data on Phantom Force flashed through many people's minds, and the anticipation in their eyes grew even stronger.

High in the sky, the purple light vanished.

Then, it abruptly reappeared several dozen meters behind the young man, charging toward him with a terrifying whistling sound.

Just as the Bapan Clown appeared, the Witch Mystic Demon turned its head. Its expression remained unchanged as it calmly opened its mouth.

A thick black beam erupted from its mouth, accurately striking the Bapan Clown.

"Bapan!"

The Bapan Clown let out a miserable cry, falling from the sky along with the old man.

The crowd: ...

At that moment, a massive purple figure dived down, steadily catching the old man.

"Gang Zhan."

Gangbao safely placed the old man on the ground, flapped her wings, and flew back up.

The crowd exchanged glances, and everyone saw the urge to retreat in each other's eyes.

"Maybe we should just forget it. No matter what, he's an A-level Tamer. Even without his Emperor-level pets, his strength isn't something we can contend with."

"The Bapan Clown was insta-killed. What can we do by going up there..."

"Exactly. We'd just be in the way."

"Let's just see if the Tamer up there can handle it."

"I don't want to die here. I clearly have half a year left to live..."

"Who wants to die here? I'm only 27!"

"I thought you just looked young... then why are you here?"

"I have an incurable disease and not much time left. I wanted to find the Spirit-Passing Cat and then be reincarnated back into my mother's womb."

"...Sorry."

A heavy mood spread, and the eyes of the crowd once again filled with pessimism and despair.

Suddenly, someone shouted: "Get out of the way!"

Startled, the crowd looked up to see a massive figure falling from the sky. Terrified, they scrambled to scatter.

Bang!

A split second later, a loud crash echoed as the figure slammed heavily into the ground, causing the earth to crack and crater.

Once the dust settled a bit, the crowd gathered around the giant pit to look.

Someone shouted in surprise: "It's the Fanged Dragon! It's that guy's Fanged Dragon!"

The others also recognized the pet in the pit. After a moment of shock, their tense expressions relaxed into joy, and they all looked up at the figures in the sky.

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High in the sky.

The young man’s face was grim. With a wave of his hand, he recalled the Fanged Dragon and the Dream Ghost, which had fainted directly under the pressure, into his Beast Codex.

The Arrow-Blade Swallow King split from one to two, two to four, and four to countless, transforming into a massive swarm of white lights that charged straight at Qiao Sang, Yabao, and the others.

"Lu Di."

Lubao stood on Yabao’s head, the cold air on her body diffusing.

The surrounding temperature plummeted.

Bone-chilling icy air spread rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, all the charging Arrow-Blade Swallow Kings were turned into ice sculptures, frozen in mid-air.

Then, all the frozen swallows shattered into ice crystals, leaving only a single ice-sculpted Arrow-Blade Swallow King remaining in the sky.

Yabao opened his mouth, and a red-and-gold beam instantly condensed and shot toward it.

Just then, a thick black wave surged from behind the Arrow-Blade Swallow King, clashing head-on with the red-and-gold beam.

Boom!

Flames and heatwaves rolled as terrifying energy exploded, the shockwave causing space itself to tremble.

The frozen Arrow-Blade Swallow King nearby was caught in the impact; its ice shell shattered instantly, and it was sent flying backward amidst the violent explosion.

"Lubao." Qiao Sang said.

Lubao said nothing, only continuing to diffuse the cold air from her body.

The next second, the falling Arrow-Blade Swallow King, along with the distant young man and the Witch Mystic Demon, were all covered in a thick layer of ice with a "ka-ka" sound, turning into ice sculptures on the spot.

Seeing this, the crowd was first stunned, then a wave of excited cheers erupted: "It's a total shutdown!"

"They're going to win! They're actually going to win!"

"Holy crap, even an A-level Tamer is being suppressed. What level is this big shot!"

"She must be A-level too! She probably saw that the villain's Emperor-level pets weren't around, but out of concern for us, she didn't summon an Emperor-level pet to fight."

"That's right. If it were an Emperor-level fight, we would definitely be caught in the crossfire."

"I didn't expect so many big shots to come to Lost Town this time."

"Good thing it was news about the Spirit-Passing Cat, or these big shots wouldn't have come."

"This big shot has maintained herself so well, she looks like she's only in her teens. I didn't expect her life to be near its end too..."

"When I think about how I cursed her pet earlier, I really feel like I deserve to die!"

Many people expressed wild joy or even agitation.

They had thought they were doomed today, destined to be fuel for someone's Ghost-type pet. They hadn't expected a capable person to expose the truth, and even less did they expect this person to be even more powerful than they imagined, actually suppressing an A-level Tamer in battle!

Qiao Sang raised her hand, about to snap her fingers, but then remembered the crowd below and quietly lowered it, saying: "Burst."

Yabao opened his mouth, and the red-and-gold beam shot out once more.

No one noticed that inside the ice shell, the Witch Mystic Demon’s eyes shifted.

Boom!

The red-and-gold beam struck the Arrow-Blade Swallow King head-on.

Under the powerful shockwave, the ice shell on the Arrow-Blade Swallow King shattered, and it fell downward.

At the same time, a black hole about a meter in diameter abruptly appeared behind Qiao Sang.

A purple claw with three short toes slowly reached out from within.

"Watch out!"

Before the crowd could celebrate the fall of the Arrow-Blade Swallow King, they saw this eerie sight and shouted in alarm, their faces changing drastically.

Qiao Sang was used to automatically blocking out surrounding noise during battle and did not hear the shouts from below. However, she still felt a chill down her spine and a mysterious sense of crisis. She instinctively turned her head.

At the same time, Yabao opened his mouth and fired a red-and-gold beam directly at the Witch Mystic Demon.

With a "bang," the ice shell shattered, and the Witch Mystic Demon was pierced through, vanishing instantly.

"Xun xun!"

At that moment, Little Treasure gave a loud cry.

Immediately after, before Qiao Sang could see what was behind her, her vision went black. When light returned, she found herself sitting on Yabao’s back several hundred meters away.

At her previous location, a black hole had appeared with a claw sticking out.

"Xun xun..." Little Treasure breathed a sigh of relief.

Good thing he had moved them in time...

That's the Witch Mystic Demon’s claw... Qiao Sang recognized the claw, and then it hit her, making her nearly break into a cold sweat.

This scene reminded her of an Interstellar Cup match she had once seen on TV. Back then, a humanoid Emperor-level pet had also suddenly emerged from a black hole.

Don't panic. One is a King-level Ghost-type, and the other was an Emperor-level Psychic-type, they aren't comparable at all. They just have similar skills... Qiao Sang steadied her emotions and instinctively began to analyze:

It looks like that Witch Mystic Demon used a substitute earlier. The move Ghost-type pets use to achieve this kind of ability is called Shadow Penetration. It allows them to enter the Spirit World, shortening distances in reality and appearing eerily at a desired location...

This situation is actually easy to solve. Lubao's Ice Field Domain can't freeze the Spirit World, but she can freeze the Witch Mystic Demon the moment it appears. This isn't a match,  the simplest way to force a hidden pet out is...

As she was thinking, Gangbao flapped her wings forcefully, and a barrage of purple-glowing feathers shot like ten thousand arrows toward the young man, who had been thawed out because of Lubao’s spatial movement.

A black hole appeared out of thin air in front of the young man. All the purple blades heading that way flew into it and vanished.

Shadow Penetration, a Ghost-type Super-tier skill. If proficiency is high enough, it can suck all incoming attacks into the black hole. For a King-level Ghost-type pet to have trained this move to such an extent without a cheat... Qiao Sang’s heart sank, and she couldn't help but glance down at the crowd fighting the wild Ghost-type pets.

If it weren't for all these people, Yabao’s Meteor Rain or Radiant Impact, or Lubao’s Ice Field Domain combined with a super-sized Gigantic Ice Spike, could have dealt with the opponent smoothly...

Stay calm. No matter how strong the Witch Mystic Demon is, there's only one. It's impossible for it to be strong enough to have black holes appear in different directions simultaneously... Thinking of this, Qiao Sang said loudly: "Together from different positions!"

"Xun xun!"

Little Treasure teleported above the young man and waved his claws. Shadow-silk-like darkness erupted from his fingertips, racing downward frantically.

Gangbao turned into purple light and arrived at the young man's left side, flapping her wings forcefully as hundreds of purple blades shot out again.

Yabao opened his mouth, terrifying energy condensing within.

A visible cold air began to radiate from Lubao.

The young man’s eyes sharpened as he shouted: "Don't worry about me!"

Almost the instant he shouted this, Qiao Sang felt a cold sensation on her head.

She looked up and saw a claw resting on her head. The Witch Mystic Demon’s head was still hidden inside the black hole, not even its eyes were visible.

"Wuwu." A calm yet aged voice drifted from the black hole.

Yabao and the others froze, stopping their movements simultaneously.

"Hahaha..." The young man burst out laughing.

Just then, a dazzling crimson star array lit up above him.

"Qing qing!"

A violent and angry voice rang out, and a fierce gale poured down from above.

The gale, with the momentum of breaking through everything, swept the young man down from high altitude.

...Qiao Sang was utterly bewildered, a single thought echoing in her mind: I didn't even form a seal, how did Qingbao appear!

Then, a second thought arose: Holy crap! How did I not notice just now, Luminsora is gone, so how has this guy been hovering in the air this whole time?

Even though the Witch Mystic Demon’s claw was still pressed against her head, the scene before her was so shocking that Qiao Sang temporarily forgot her own crisis.

In the flash of these thoughts, the cold sensation on her head vanished.

"Wuwu!"

A black hole appeared where the young man was falling. The Witch Mystic Demon finally lost its composure, emerging from the black hole with a worried face and reaching out its claws to catch its Tamer.

"Xun xun!"

"Gang Zhan!"

"Yap yap!"

"Lu Di!"

Yabao and the others showed expressions of rage, channeling their energy one after another.

Shadow Balls, purple blades, red-and-gold beams, and hill-sized Gigantic Ice Spikes all converged and attacked downward.

The Witch Mystic Demon sensed the crisis. It pulled its entire body out of the black hole and turned to shield its Tamer in its embrace.

BOOM!!!

Every single attack struck its body.

"Wuwu!"

The Witch Mystic Demon let out a scream.

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