Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 782 - 783: Duel_1

Chapter 782: Chapter 783: Duel_1

"I want to know, can the Guardian Beast of the City still be bestowed now?"

Startled, Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan and said

"What are you up to?"

"What do you say if we get a Guardian Beast of the City for every town?"

"Don’t even think about it, It won’t agree."

Agunas said speechlessly, not even knowing how the Guardian Beast of the City came into being. Since only a limited number of ancient cities had one, it indicated that It probably wouldn’t allow such things to proliferate.

"How will we know if we don’t try~"

"If you want to try, do it yourself; don’t drag me into it."

Agunas said irritably and, closing his eyes, fell silent for a moment before Feng Yuan helplessly said

"It really won’t work..."

"Those guys..."

"Xiao Yi, are you sure it’s them?"

The man who had followed the staff member frowned and looked at Feng Yuan and the other two with dissatisfaction, saying. The man called Xiao Yi smiled and said

"Yes, although they might just be here to practice, he has a Divine Beast following him. If you can get on good terms with him, maybe it could have a good fight with Hagu."

"Divine Beast? Divine Pact Maker? But Hagu is no match for a Divine Beast."

The man was still dissatisfied; he wasn’t arrogant enough to think his Fierce Water Elephant could win against a Divine Beast. Xiao Yi said somewhat helplessly,

"This is already not bad. You don’t really want to win a fight; you just want to let Hagu vent some excess energy."

"But..."

"Now we are seriously short of people, and even if we go on waiting, I estimate it will be difficult to find the right person to come. Besides, at this time, you understand, the Conscription Order could come at any moment, and they won’t allow you to be too active."

If Xiao Yi didn’t esteem him highly and wasn’t trying to help Liantang Town, he wouldn’t even bother discussing this. In fact, almost all the stronger Beastmasters were preparing, even those who originally planned to explore the wilderness had canceled their plans because of the potential Conscription Order.

"It shouldn’t be... Nobody would be that unobservant at this time..."

The man said apprehensively; he knew well that as a Beast Tamer who had joined Great Xia not long ago, he would definitely not receive the Conscription Order. If the Conscription Order was issued, those Beastmasters like him who had recently joined Great Xia and possessed not inconsiderable strength would become key targets to be monitored.

Seeing the man, Xiao Yi didn’t continue to explain. Even if they were on good terms, he would not go into too much detail, after all, no one knew what others were really thinking.

"Alright, I hope they can give Hagu a good time."

The man sighed and said helplessly. Everything was fine here, except his recent joining of Great Xia still brought many inconveniences.

"Then, the three-on-three... the sparring match begins now!"

After a brief exchange, Xiao Yi, acting as the referee, stood aside and shouted loudly. As the sound of the start rose, Cotton took the lead. A mist enveloped the field and instantly obscured everyone’s sight. After the recent discussion, everyone had learned each other’s names. Wu Chenghan shook his head and said,

"That move is ineffective against anyone with slightly higher strength."

"Hagu, Giant Wave!"

Through his spiritual power, Wu Chenghan could clearly sense the situation on the field. Upon receiving the command, Hagu, squinting his eyes, took a mighty leap and crashed a large orb of water to the ground. The earth shook, and a colossal wave swept out in all directions. Agunas waved his paw, and a Spatial Barrier rose around them, blocking the wave within the marked combat zone.

"Interesting, what kind of ultimate move is that?"

Wu Chenghan exclaimed in surprise. At that moment, an ancient Stele twisted around the crown of the Amu Tree, and robust vines lifted the Amu Tree into the air, avoiding the giant wave and the trembling ground. Cotton stood atop the tree crown, eyeing the giant elephant below, while Xiao Ji flew in the air, suddenly igniting in an eerie blue flame and charged toward Hagu.

"That flame is filled with the Breath of Death? A Death Series flame? Hagu, dodge!"

Although the Fierce Water Elephant had high stamina, the most disgusting thing about the Death Series’ signature moves was that once hit, apart from Death and Life Series Shields, no other close-range energy shields could completely negate the damage from Death Series’ moves, with some of the force penetrating the energy shields.

Physical shields fared even worse, those had no defensive effect at all. Hagu, although somewhat puzzled by the order, still managed to dodge with agility that belied his size.

"Ah Mu, vine entanglement!"

"Useless."

Wu Chenghan shook his head, he had realized that these three seemed to have little real combat experience, or it was merely superficial at best. If it weren’t for his desire to let Hagu have a good vent, they likely would have been defeated swiftly.

Hagu, who dodged Xiao Ji’s attack, didn’t wait for Wu Chenghan’s command and with an agility that belied his size, he swung his trunk towards the vines underneath Ah Mu’s feet. Cotton began to sing a strange song, watching Hagu. The song was eerie but did not affect Hagu’s actions. Noticing Dou Yanlan’s movements, Feng Yuan said somewhat helplessly,

"Small tricks like that are meaningless."

Though Dou Yanlan didn’t speak, she still used hand signals to command Cotton. This move had worked well among the students during their battles, as most would not remember all of the Spirit Beasts’ signature moves, and without a vocal cue, it was difficult for the opponent to guess what was being used.

Such an unexpected attack would normally be very effective, but Feng Yuan had already noticed the thin layer of azure barrier that flashed on Hagu. The barrier was too thin to defend against physical attacks, but it was an excellent means of resisting those control-type moves.

"Ineffective? Is the power gap too great?"

Dou Yanlan was somewhat surprised, but Feng Yuan shook his head and said,

"Not exactly. Cotton’s Song of Resentment isn’t completely nullified. It’s just that there is a water barrier on it, which means control-type moves with no damage cannot attach themselves to it."

"Since when..."

"Right before the attack was launched. That’s why I said your little trick is useless. They are veterans of countless battles, instinctively prepared to prevent being affected by control-type moves."

Xiao Ji’s body ignited again with the pale blue flames. Hagu, having knocked down the vines, turned and trumpeted fiercely into the sky, which began to rain gradually. The flame on Xiao Ji’s body became increasingly intense. Hesitating for a moment, Feng Yuan said,

"If you don’t get rid of the Poison Rain’s effect soon, they won’t last much longer."

"What?!"

"Ah Mu! Forest Barrier! Light of Restoration!"

The just-risen barrier was directly shattered by Hagu, and the effects of the Poison Rain began to manifest. Ah Mu and Cotton started to show signs of exhaustion.

"This is..."

"Adding something extra to the rain is a common tactic on their side. They are experts in this area."

Feng Yuan explained to Dou Yanlan, saying that while it was relatively okay for Fanjia, entering during the rain in Chenyue was common sense not to, because you never knew what that rain might contain. Unlike normal Poison Rain, what Chenyue added to the rain could be such that not even their own people would be able to discern.

Even rain that looked completely normal might contain a variety of control-type moves. So seeing Ah Mu and Cotton struggling with the rain without much recourse, Feng Yuan realized that the battle was likely over.

As for Xiao Ji? Though it was enveloped in pale blue flames and unaffected by the rain, for Hagu, who was now free, defeating Xiao Ji should not be very challenging—assuming Xiao Ji didn’t resort to unpredictable moves. If it used Incarnation of Power or Crimson Judgement, that would be a different story.

Just when Feng Yuan thought the battle was coming to an end, Xiao Ji emitted a long cry, and a massive sea of pale blue flame swept over the sky, burning the rainclouds to nothing.

"What move is that?"

Wu Chenghan was amazed, realizing that these three Beastmasters’ creatures had some tricks up their sleeves—those signature moves were almost unheard of by him.

"Fire release and dispersal? Is this a combination move? When did it learn that?"

Feng Yuan was also surprised. Xiao Ji’s move was similar to Hagu’s Poison Rain, combining several signature moves to create an extraordinary effect. Xiao Ji’s method was to amplify its pale blue Death flame with fire release, then immediately use the amplification move to expand the area, burning off the entire raincloud in an instant.

After all, Death Series flame dealt special damage to spiritual power, and although the raincloud was made up of accumulated water, its persistence relied on Hagu’s spiritual power. Consumed by the Death flame, the effect was similar to interrupting a move.

"Is that bird actually a Fire-Attribute Spirit Beast?"

Xiao Ji’s peculiar situation inevitably led Wu Chenghan to some misjudgments.