Chapter 213 - Clash Between Beast Tamers! (1/2)

”Ye, Xing, let's go,” Hei said to his little sisters. This time, they would fight all three together.

'Wait, big brother. We have to coordinate first about our entry. ' (Xing)

'Right. Yesterday it was your turn to fight so we didn't say anything. But today, it's our turn to be in the spotlight. We need to shine and let everyone know how terrifying we are.' (Ye)

”Terrifying?” Hei asked before smiling at his little sisters' words. As always, they managed to keep their playful side even during a serious moment like this.

”Okay, if you have something in mind, tell me, and I'll help you.” Hei finally answered, making Ye and Xing happy.

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On the fighting stage, Pablo Cortés had already taken his seat and was waiting for his opponent.

'What is happening? Why doesn't he come out? He doesn't have changed his mind, I hope. Yet, he didn't seem like the type. You didn't want to show up after talking so big yesterday? '

Screech!

A loud hiss and a huge dark shadow came forward - it was a dark purple spider with silver patterns. Sitting on the spider was a young man with long, pitch-black hair, around whom a long black snake with golden patterns waved. The snake's tail held a dark purple spear on its tail that followed the snake's movement. With each step of the spider, the young human would generate an incomprehensible yet at the same time audible hiss throughout the stadium.

They were Hei, Ye, and Xing.

As wanted by the two divine beasts, they made their entrance attracting the whole stadium's attention. Those who watched couldn't help but admire and at the same time be horrified by the terrifying appearance of the two creatures.

”You came. I thought you weren't showing up anymore.” Pablo Cortés said with a smile. He then opened the leather bags tied on his belt and summoned his four spirit beasts - Sea Lamprey, Giant Pangolin, Luciferase Tree, and his Condor Pasa.

”Since it's a fight between beast tamers and Hei is the one with the fewest spirit beasts, Pablo Cortés, you will have to choose two of your four spirit beasts to fight with.” Song Yazhu warned, remembering the rules regarding beast tamers.

”What do you want to do? You said yesterday that your two spirit beasts could beat all my four ones. Are you willing to verify it?” mocked Pablo Cortés. Even though Hei was superior to him in a 1 vs. 1, he didn't believe he would lose if he could use all four of his spirit beasts.

Hei didn't reply directly to his opponent but turned to Song Yazhu. ”Teacher Song Yazhu. Yesterday, Pablo Cortés and I agreed on a 3 vs. 5, me and my two spirit beasts against him and his four spirit beasts. I hope the teacher can make an exception to the rule.”

At Hei's request, Song Yazhu raised an eyebrow. Normally he would have warned the young man not to be presumptuous and not to underestimate the enemy, but he knew Hei's character. He wasn't the type to make such a mistake.

”Why do you want to put yourself at a disadvantage of your own free will?” Song Yazhu asked.

”To defend the honor of my spirit beasts. I want to show him and everyone that my spirit beasts are inferior to none.” Hei quickly replied, arousing the surprise of the spectators.

Put yourself at a disadvantage to demonstrate your talent. This wasn't something too unusual; after all, those who were called geniuses or defined themselves as such had to prove it with facts by facing increasingly difficult trials. Yet, it was rare to see someone willing to put themselves at a disadvantage during an event as important as this for someone else, let alone for the honor of two spirit beasts.

”Defend the honor of his spirit beasts? Interesting.” Eska commented from the VIP stand. As the head and member of the Ice Wolf Beast Family, he appreciated the reason behind Hei's choice.

'Those spirit beasts… there's something strange about them.' thought the Ice Wolves' pack leader, Amarok, to himself. Yet something inside him kept him from reporting his thoughts to Eska, despite being lifelong companions.

Meanwhile, Song Yazhu, at Hei's response, quickly turned his head towards Dean Long Jiang. The latter nodded his head, giving his consent.

”Alright. Pablo Cortés, you are allowed to use all four of your spirit beasts. Now start the fight,” Song Yazhu announced as if nothing had happened.

Pablo Cortés was stunned by all this; he didn't believe Hei would have had the courage to fight under those conditions. But soon, his bewilderment turned to anger.

”Do you think you're cool by throwing a statement like that in front of everyone? You wanted it. My spirit beasts and I will crush you and your spirit beasts. You signed your sentence.” threatened Pablo Cortés before addressing his Condor, ”Pasa! Let's go up! ”

Pablo Cortés positioned himself on the head of Pasa, his Condor, and together they took off. Meanwhile, the Luciferase Tree began to insert its roots inside the tiles' cracks that made up the combat stage. At the same time, it began to move its branches, ready to engage.

Stomp! Stomp!

The Giant Pangolin stomped the ground ferociously with its paws, ready to charge. The Sea Lamprey rested upon the Pangolin, and it too opened its mouth as if to intimidate the enemy.

Ye and Xing responded the same way. They opened their mouths and showed their fangs, making screeching hisses. Their fighting intent was at its peak.

”Ye, Xing. Let's start.” Hei said to her little sisters.

Let's start—a simple command but which contained a myriad of words.

Hiss!

Xing advanced on her eight legs with Hei and Ye still on her back. Waiting for them were the Giant Pangolin and the Sea Lamprey. Further back the Luciferase Tree and above them, Pablo Cortés and his Condor.

”Ye.”

Hearing her name, Ye wrapped the tip of her tail around Hei's waist. She then waved it, throwing Hei at the opponents above them.

”What?!” exclaimed Pablo Cortés, who didn't expect such a move. However, he quickly composed himself and prepared to welcome Hei.

”Pasa, get ready to pierce him with your beak.” commanded the beast tamer to his flying spirit beast. The Condor responded by shaking its head and directed its pointed beak along Hei's path of ascent.

Meanwhile, immediately after throwing Hei, Ye lunged forward, sliding off Xing's back. As planned, her targets were the Giant Pangolin and the Sea Lamprey. With her mouth wide open and her teeth in plain sight, she tried to bite the latter's body as she pinned the former with her tail.

Xing instead leaped into the air to get past the three spirit beasts entangled in a writhing struggle and headed for her target - the Luciferase Tree. The latter waved its mighty branches to crush the approaching purple spider while moving its roots simultaneously.

However, Xing was too fast to be trapped by the branches and roots. She had eight legs, each of which could become support and propel her body at high speed. Not to mention her spider sensing ability - the hair that covered her body. Thanks to these, she could detect each branch or root in advance even without seeing them directly.

Ye was doing fine as well. She had failed to sink her bite into the Sea Lamprey's body, but she had slightly injured the latter. At the moment, she was in a violent vice on the Giant Pangolin as the Sea Lamprey attempted to hit her in the flanks using the Pangolin as a shield. However, Ye's scales were stronger than expected, and the Sea Lamprey found it hard to dent them.

Hei finally, after being thrown high, was greeted by the pointed beak of the falling Condor. Even if he were a talent like Hei, such an impact would consume much of his spirit power. Therefore, it was considered a suicide move, similar to what Pablo Cortés' previous opponent did in the previous round.

”Spider Run, Two-Legged Mode, Aerial Mode.”