A violent Space explosion echoed through the arena, muffled yet soul-shaking, as if a Star had been annihilated right above Cyan Treasure’s head.
Terrifying spatial turbulence instantly raged forth. Cyan Treasure, only at the Three-star level, had forcefully erected a miniature sea of trees with the Origin Power of its "Life Seed," layering protection above its head.
However, in the face of this absolute Space Power, the trees, as hard as steel, were like paper mâché—easily torn apart, shattered, and reduced to dust!
It raised its head and saw the verdant light of life being mercilessly devoured by purple-black spatial rifts.
Cyan Treasure couldn’t even let out a cry of pain before its entire body was viciously slammed into the ground by the explosion’s shockwave, carving a shallow crater into the specially-made platform.
Its serpentine body was charred black, and its Life Breath, like a candle in the wind, instantly grew extremely faint. It had clearly lost all ability to fight.
The excitement in the entire Royal Sports Arena, already like a boiling volcano, instantly rocketed to a whole new level.
Some cheered, others gasped in amazement, but most were simply in disbelief. Had the academic rising star’s main Pet Beast really been defeated?
Everyone stared dumbfounded at the reversal that had happened in a flash, their minds completely blank.
One second, Gu Ming had turned the tables; the next, his Pet Beast was on the brink of death, and the referee was about to blow the whistle to end the match.
Mu Lan couldn’t help but let out a soft snort. For her, defeating Gu Ming would earn her a level of prestige far beyond what she currently possessed.
In the future, even when giving academic presentations, she would have an impressive title to her name.
She looked at Gu Ming, whose face had instantly gone pale, and at Ah Kun, who was frozen in a stupor on the field after Cyan Treasure’s sudden defeat. She spoke coolly:
"If that sea of trees was your trump card, then this fight is over."
The surviving Crystal Core Chimera and the Void Jellyfish formed a pincer, locking onto the isolated Ah Kun.
Time to press the advantage!
Without needing further commands from Mu Lan, the White Jade Crystal Core on the Crystal Core Chimera’s forehead flashed. Despite its crystal body being covered in cracks, its Power of Space was still being mobilized.
With a beat of its wings, countless tiny crystal shards shot toward Ah Kun like a torrential downpour, sealing off any room to evade.
Meanwhile, the Void Jellyfish once again waved its tentacles, its form gradually fading as it prepared to Escape into the void to launch a fatal blow from an angle Ah Kun couldn’t defend.
Ah Kun snapped out of its immense shock and grief, a glint of determination flashing in its huge, fish-like eyes.
It knew Cyan Treasure was down; now, it could only rely on itself.
Facing the overwhelming storm of crystal shards and the formidable enemy that was about to vanish, Ah Kun let out a deep, muffled roar as its massive body began to churn violently!
"WHOOSH—!!!"
The remaining water on the platform, along with its own vast Water Element Energy, was instantly mobilized, forming a huge, rapidly spinning Water Wave Tornado that securely protected its body at the center!
The "Wave-Swallowing Technique" wasn’t just for attacking—using it for defense was its true strength!
"PFFT! PFFT! PFFT—!"
The dense barrage of crystal shards flew into the Water Wave Tornado, where they were deflected and worn down by the rushing currents, their power greatly reduced.
But maintaining such a powerful defense took a huge toll on Ah Kun, and its breathing became visibly more rapid.
The Void Jellyfish’s figure vanished completely.
The pressure mounted instantly!
Ah Kun could only focus all its energy on maintaining the Water Wave Tornado, remaining wary of an attack that could come from anywhere.
The referee’s hand was already raised, ready to declare the result the moment Ah Kun fell.
Mu Lan’s expression was calm; victory was in her grasp.
However, at that very moment, Gu Ming, his face pale as he stared intently at the battlefield, was communicating with his two Pet Beasts via his Divine Sense.
Through their Soul Contract, he could clearly perceive that deep within Cyan Treasure’s flickering Life Breath, a source-less and even more profound Power was being ignited!
That wasn’t the power of an ordinary Life Seed. It was... the Grass Seed of the Rootless Wood.
’Cyan Treasure!’ Gu Ming said in his mind. ’There’s no other choice. Use the Rootless Wood!’
As if in response to his call, back on the platform, in the shallow crater Cyan Treasure had made, a barely perceptible point of verdant green light suddenly flared upon its charred serpentine body!
This light didn’t expand outward. Instead... it collapsed inward!
Immediately after, a scene that left everyone dumbfounded unfolded:
With Cyan Treasure’s body as the epicenter, the Space around it—including the area near the Water Wave Tornado that Ah Kun was struggling to maintain, and even the chaotic region torn apart by the spatial explosion—Space itself began to "grow" something!
No soil, no water, nothing to anchor it.
Right there in the empty air, right on the edges of the warped spatial rifts, slender yet incredibly tough verdant sprouts burst forth from nothing!
They defied the laws of physics, as if Space itself were their most fertile soil.
They appeared faster and faster; the sprouts rapidly grew branches, sprouted leaves, and thickened!
’New trees born from Mastery of Wood Escape?’
No!
This was far more bizarre and domineering than Mastery of Wood Escape!
This was Rootless Wood—using Space as soil, a conceptual growth!
"What?!"
For the first time, Mu Lan cried out in shock, the composure on her face instantly freezing.
She sensed a fluctuation of Power that was completely beyond her comprehension.
The Void Jellyfish, which had just Escaped into the void to prepare an attack, felt it most clearly and terrifyingly!
Within the void dimension where it dwelled, the once stable and empty environment was suddenly sprouting with countless verdant roots and branches!
These bizarre trees were not only growing in the Space of the real world, but had also directly pierced the dimensional barrier to sprout within the void itself!
The Void Jellyfish felt as if it had fallen into a rapidly shrinking wooden cage.
The very void it relied on for survival and Concealment was being madly devoured, assimilated, and occupied by this illogical plant!
It tried to struggle, waving its tentacles to tear apart the branches in the void. But as soon as it tore an opening, more branches surged forward at an even faster rate. They even wrapped around its tentacles, and a powerful suction force emanated from them, beginning to absorb its own spatial energy!
"WUUU—!"
The Void Jellyfish let out a wretched cry that only Mu Lan could perceive through their contract as it was forcibly "squeezed" out of the void.
Countless roots radiating a verdant green light were wrapped around its translucent body. These roots were frantically draining its Power, causing it to grow dim and its aura to weaken rapidly!
The counterattack happened in an instant!
The explosive growth of the Rootless Wood didn’t stop. Spreading rapidly outward from Cyan Treasure, it not only neutralized the threat of the Void Jellyfish in an instant but also snaked toward the Crystal Core Chimera in the air!
The Chimera discovered in horror that using its Space Skills had become incredibly sluggish. The surrounding Space felt like thick sap, making it difficult to even teleport!
"Impossible! What is this Power?!"
Mu Lan’s face was deathly pale. She stumbled backward, her eyes filled with utter disbelief.
’That kind of Power... is that something a Basic Type Pet Beast like a Little Cyan Snake can control?’
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