At the point of the Spiritual Link between Jiang Chen and the Pill Fire Beast, Cyan Treasure's "Light of True Wisdom" swept over like a tidal wave.
The light wasn't searing, yet it possessed a penetrating power that could see through all illusions.
Beneath the crimson scales of the Pill Fire Beast's body, twisted, dark-red, and sinister patterns, writhing like living things, suddenly became clearly visible!
As if activated or exposed by this radiance, the Pill Fire Beast's consciousness, already unstable from its sudden surge in Power, was like ice dropped into boiling oil. It instantly began to churn, clash, and spiral out of control!
Jiang Chen's face turned deathly pale.
He could clearly feel the spiritual bond between himself, the Pill Fire Beast, and even the "Combined Refining Pill" that served as its core of Power, being violently torn apart by that pure light.
What made his heart pound even harder was an "Unknown Energy" within the Pill Fire Beast's body—an energy he himself had never fully perceived, or rather, had been desperately suppressing and believed he had under control.
Now, it was clashing disastrously with the immense Power brought by their fusion!
It felt as if foul sludge, buried deep underground for years, had suddenly found an outlet and erupted with a boom!
"This is...?"
「On the commentator's platform.」
The two professors had been about to explain how Ah Ji, a mere Three-star Pet Beast, could so exquisitely fuse and sublimate multiple Skills to form the "Blazing Shadow: Soul Shattering" strike in its Ghost Armor Form. Such Combat Techniques were already at the Peak level of student competitions.
However, the shocking change brought about by the strange Combined Techniques of Cyan Treasure and Gu Ming made them swallow every word of praise.
Professor Shen and Professor Wang shot up from their chairs at almost the same time, their eyes wide with horror.
In the eyes of others, Cyan Treasure's "Light of True Wisdom" might just be a purification-type ability that revealed truth and dispelled illusion.
But under the system's observation, deep within the glow flowing around the little green-scaled snake, there was a Power from another, displaced timeline.
It was the Power of the Time Dragon.
Unbeknownst to anyone, Cyan Treasure's power was the Catalyst, accelerating the 'contamination' process hidden within its opponent's body.
The system's bullet comments scrolled rapidly, showing that after shattering the illusion, Cyan Treasure had exposed and aggravated the deeply hidden "malady" at a rate far exceeding normal, bringing it completely into the open!
Gu Ming himself wasn't aware of this subtle mystery, nor was he looking at the bullet comments.
He only saw that under the light's glow, his opponent's Pill Fire Beast was revealing extremely ominous patterns, and its conscious link was clearly in disarray and out of control.
And now, Ah Ji's fully charged, all-out strike—carrying the interweaving of light and shadow, a dual shock of spiritual and multi-Attribute power—had already come crashing down!
BOOM!
A massive roar shook the Sports Arena!
Clad in its Ghost Armor, Ah Ji's "Blazing Shadow: Soul Shattering" fist solidly struck the area just below the fiery horn on the Pill Fire Beast's forehead—its most fragile Energy Node.
The Pill Fire Beast—which had consumed the Combined Refining Pill, swelled in size, and was erupting with brilliant flames—was struck so hard by this punch that its body shook violently. Its crimson scales shattered, and a huge gap of energy appeared out of thin air, from which multicolored flames leaked out madly!
Even more shockingly, as it reeled from this heavy blow, the dark-red Demon Patterns on the Pill Fire Beast's body, which had been illuminated by the Light of True Wisdom, lost their High-Level camouflage and suddenly became sharp and glaringly clear.
Thick plumes of black smoke-like Demonic Qi, so dense it seemed tangible, spewed out from its wounds and the gaps between its scales!
As this Demonic Qi came into contact with the residual blazing white light on Ah Ji's fist and the Power of Shadow from its Ghost Armor, it instantly made a violent "TSSSSSS—TSSSSSS—" sound, like cold water hitting boiling oil, and rapidly evaporated and dissolved!
In the center of the dueling arena, light and darkness, purity and filth, clashed violently. The energy boiled like a giant cauldron set over a raging fire!
Meanwhile, on the other side, Ah Kun's delayed "Whale Soaring: Heaven-Devouring-star Transformation" had also arrived!
The giant Kun shadow, falling from mid-air, opened its massive maw as if it were a gateway to an endless abyss.
The last vestiges of the "Seven-Turns Limit-Breaking Flame" and the chaotic Pill Fire Energy spilling uncontrollably from the Pill Fire Beast were all swallowed and absorbed in one go, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea!
"WHOA—!!!"
The crowd erupted in an instant!
The vast majority of the audience was mesmerized by the dazzling, climactic chain of combination attacks, their blood pumping with excitement. They found it incredibly thrilling, and cheers and gasps of amazement rose like ocean waves.
However, in the VIP seats and the front rows, the faces of the academy professors and High-star Beastmasters, all of whom had extremely sharp eyes and profound knowledge, changed drastically in an instant.
Suspicion, gravity, and even horror replaced their earlier appreciation.
"That black smoke... those patterns... Is that Demon Qi?!"
"Jiang Chen from Wenquxing University... his Pet Beast... is it a Demon Fiend?!"
"How is that possible? Is the Protective Array of the Royal Sports Arena just for show?!"
Stifled gasps escaped from the lips of those in the know.
Their expressions were completely different from the ordinary spectators around them, who were immersed in the popcorn-flick experience of the match.
They knew full well what the two words "Demon Fiend" signified.
It wasn't just a matter of combat; it represented the danger of corruption, erosion, and a loss of control.
For something like this to appear in the heavily guarded and crowded Royal Arena was no longer a simple oversight, but an incident significant enough to shake the entire Zhou Capital!
On the commentator's platform, Professor Shen and Professor Wang had long since shed their relaxed expressions.
They exchanged a look, each seeing the shock and gravity in the other's eyes.
Without a word, they simultaneously activated their Divine Sense. Disregarding the cost, they forcefully penetrated parts of the barrier of the competition's spatial isolation Array to conduct a deep probe of the collapsing Pill Fire Beast on the field.
「A few breaths later.」
Both professors withdrew their Divine Sense at the same time, each sucking in a sharp breath of cold air.
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