Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 735 - 736 Victory and Defeat_1

Chapter 735: Chapter 736 Victory and Defeat_1

Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan with irritation and said,

"You are all about brute force, no skill whatsoever, so naturally, you can’t teach him anything."

"Hmph!"

Feng Yuan crossed his arms over his chest, turning away with a look of discontent. Now it was Dou Yanlan’s turn to compete. She gently patted Qi Chen’s back, smiling as she said,

"Trust me."

Cotton moved like an elegant hunter on the field, deftly maneuvering so that the opponent’s ultimate moves couldn’t hit the constantly moving Cotton. Although Dou Yanlan trained Cotton more as a support in battles, this didn’t mean that Cotton had no ability to fight on its own.

"He’s going to lose."

A girl wearing glasses in the team of visitors from Shangjing pushed her glasses up and whispered, while a boy next to her, looking puzzled, said,

"Really? He seems to be pressing step by step, whereas that Brocade Fur Spirit Cat looks like it’s about to collapse."

The girl with glasses glanced sideways at the boy and scoffed,

"Can’t you see? The trap is already set, just waiting for the prey to take the bait."

As soon as the girl finished speaking, the situation in the arena changed abruptly. Chains of dark purple runes emerged from the void, and Cotton stopped running away. Instead, it turned to face the aggressively advancing tiger-shaped Spirit Beast, revealing a sinister smile on its little face.

"That’s merciless..."

Feng Yuan exclaimed in surprise as Qi Chen asked in confusion,

"What did it do?"

"While dodging the attacks, it secretly set up the Chains of the Netherworld. Is it time to tighten the net now? But such play... I didn’t summon Nagna..."

Feng Yuan said, rubbing his head with a headache. Just as the tiger-shaped Spirit Beast was about to break through the barrier and reach Cotton, those dark purple chains quickly contracted and tightly bound the beast. Cotton let out a ’meow’ and flashed a cute smile, its small paw gently tapping the ground.

An archaic and worn wooden boat burst forth from the ground. The dark purple chains were firmly attached to the boat, which carried the chained tiger-shaped Spirit Beast. The boat soared up into the sky with its prow tilted upwards.

Sitting at the prow, Cotton meowed again and waved its paw as a dark blue Space Gate opened ahead. The boat, bearing Cotton and dragging the tiger-shaped Spirit Beast, rushed into the Space Gate and vanished from sight.

"What have you done!"

Seeing the Space Gate slowly close, Dou Yanlan’s opponent shouted in panic. Dou Yanlan brushed through her hair and looked at her opponent expressionlessly,

"This attack method isn’t against the rules, it’s just a variant of a tactic once used by General Chang."

"What do you mean?"

The opponent’s face turned ugly. Of course, he was aware of General Chang’s reputation as the highest commander responsible for battle deployment in Great Xia. He couldn’t fathom her attack strategies.

"I won."

Dou Yanlan said calmly. The Space Gate opened again and the wooden boat, bearing Cotton, shot out, with the emaciated tiger-shaped Spirit Beast being dragged behind. Cotton jumped from the boat and landed securely in Dou Yanlan’s arms, letting out a lazy meow. As Cotton left, the boat dissolved in the air, the chains broke one by one, and the Spirit Beast, dragged by the chains, smashed heavily onto the rocky ground, raising a cloud of dust.

"This..."

The man below stared in horror at the emaciated tiger-shaped Spirit Beast and dumbfoundedly turned to the girl beside him, saying,

"How did you know?"

"She’s best at using the powers of various special spaces to harm her enemies. This should have been clear when we saw that her opponent was a female Beast Tamer with a more unique, support-type Spirit Beast."

"After all, she is the one we are all chasing after."

The boy shrank back, not daring to ask further. The girl pushed her glasses up with interest, eyeing Dou Yanlan,

"It’s not about rigidly copying her moves, but adapting and using them according to one’s own situation. What a pity my opponent today wasn’t her..."

The boy shivered slightly and said in fear,

"What are you planning to do?"

"I’m not planning anything, but you, it’s your turn to go up now."

The girl seemed to regret this, her gaze still resting on Dou Yanlan. Meanwhile, the male competitor cradling the tiger-shaped Spirit Beast was calling desperately for something. Feng Yuan, covering his forehead helplessly, said,

"Agunas, Rain of Life."

Agunas flicked his tail and tossed the book in his hand into the air, and a verdant Rain of Life gently fell, nourishing the tiger-shaped Spirit Beast. After a while, the Spirit Beast slowly recovered. Although it still looked a bit thinner than before, it at least didn’t seem as pitiful.

Seeing Dou Yanlan return, Qi Chen quickly went to check on Cotton. Looking at Qi Chen, Dou Yanlan smiled and said,

"It’s fine. But what about you, did you understand?"

"Understand... what?"

Qi Chen, who had just finished checking on Cotton, scratched his head in confusion as Feng Yuan came over with a helpless expression and said,

"You’re being too harsh, actually drawing a creature into the Netherworld. Although, strictly speaking, it’s not against the rules, if it causes any serious hidden injuries, there still might be penalties."

Looking at Cotton in her arms, Dou Yanlan calmly said,

"That’s her style of fighting, and Cotton can only do so much in single combat."

"That’s why I’m not really keen on participating in solo competitions."

"Come on~"

Just then, it was Zhong Liuyan’s turn to compete. Feng Yuan and the others couldn’t help but stop their conversation to cheer for Zhong Liuyan, who said with a smile,

"I won’t lose!"

"She seems to be... But that’s not surprising, after all, they dote on her so much. It’s quite normal for them not to leave her in Shangjing."

The girl with glasses murmured thoughtfully as she saw Zhong Liuyan take the stage. At this point, she didn’t really have high hopes for the boy to win, and the outcome was not unexpected. Zhong Liuyan’s Xiao Bai might not be particularly strong, but it was relentless with its special moves.

The various messy special moves were not exactly second nature, but they were enough to steadily overpower the boy’s Spirit Beast. Shaking her head, the girl with glasses muttered to herself with a sense of resignation,

"What a waste of resources, having only that much strength. She’s even less remarkable than the first competitor. They spoil her too much."

"Jealous?"

A boy who was preparing nearby curiously looked at the girl with glasses but seemed reluctant to approach her.

"No, maybe a bit envious, but there’s no need to be jealous of her. After all, it seems her strength isn’t likely to reach the topmost echelon."

"I’m off to prepare."

"Aren’t you going to watch?"

The boy looked puzzled as the girl with glasses turned to leave, and without turning back, she said,

"No need. You and he are probably on par in strength; winning or losing is too much reliant on luck."

"You don’t have much faith in me?"

The boy said somewhat speechlessly, while she had already reached her Spirit Beast and began the pre-match preparations.

After Zhong Liuyan won her match, Pei Yu was defeated due to a small blunder by his opponent, just as the girl had said. Pei Yu and his male opponent were evenly matched, and the contest was deadlocked from the very beginning, until Pei Yu made that mistake and the scales of victory slowly tilted.

"It’s just you left, feeling the pressure?"

Qi Chen asked Feng Yuan, who looked at Xiao Ji with a lazy smile and said,

"You should ask Xiao Ji. I don’t mind either way."

"If you lose, we’ll lose the solo competition without external assistance."

Pei Yu, somewhat unwilling to accept defeat, reminded him. Feng Yuan, who was very frustrated by losing the match due to a minor mistake, shrugged and said,

"Xiao Ji is my only Beast Tamer; what else can I do? I can’t use my powers yet, I can’t cheat by borrowing strength, can I?"

"Now you think it’s cheating?"

Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan skeptically and said, to which Feng Yuan smiled and replied,

"Because I believe in Xiao Ji’s strength now~"

"You’d better be careful, don’t underestimate the opponent."

Dou Yanlan warned, looking at the girl with glasses on the opposite side with an alert expression. She had detected a similar aura on her; if Dou Yanlan was right, Feng Yuan relying solely on Xiao Ji’s own strength may not ensure a sure win against her.

"You know her?"

Qi Chen said, surprised. Shaking her head, Dou Yanlan said,

"No, but the impression she gives me... It’s very similar to those who follow in General Chang’s footsteps..."

"General Chang..."

"Good at strategy? That’s exactly the kind of opponent this guy hates the most," Agunas commented, glancing at Feng Yuan.