Celestial Beast Taming

Chapter 311: Chapter 188: Rule: Touch Energy Burst

Bo Xun had a wealth of combat experience, with over 500 matches on the Soul Fighting Platform.

He immediately adjusted his mindset.

The Guardian Beast Master had been subjected to the Gravity from his Pupil Pattern, and Bo Xun refused to believe that a Guardian Beast Master could possess more than half his own strength.

The applied Gravity, equivalent to more than half his own strength, should have been enough to pin the Guardian Beast Master firmly to the ground.

’All I have to do is break through his two Guardian Beasts and kill him.’

Just as Bo Xun was thinking this, he saw Zhong Yi retreat with astonishing speed.

Meanwhile, the female Guardian Beast, who bore a striking resemblance to his opponent, was already charging toward him.

The scene before him made Bo Xun’s eyelids twitch violently.

’What!?’

’How can a Guardian Beast Master, who can’t even practice any Secret Techniques, possess such immense strength?’

’Damn it! With that kind of Talent for strength, why would he even be a Guardian Beast Master?’

Ever since Zhong Yi had crossed over into the Guardian Beast World, he’d had few opportunities to fight.

Besides, Guardian Beast Masters weren’t required to fight personally, so Zhong Yi had never had a clear grasp of his own physical fitness and strength.

However, Zhong Yi knew that as the Soul-Controlling Flower absorbed Life and Soul Energy, it would in turn nourish his body.

The moment Bo Xun used his Pupil Pattern Stasis to apply Gravity to his body, Zhong Yi discovered that the force, equivalent to three-fifths of Bo Xun’s strength, wasn’t enough to restrict his movements.

It was only after retreating some distance that Zhong Yi’s breathing became a little ragged.

Zhong Yi was still quite wary of Bo Xun’s Contact Explosion Ability.

If the gel secreted from Bo Xun’s body were to get on him, it would carry the power of the Blast Rule when it detonated.

It could trigger the Energy in his own body to cause a secondary explosion.

If the gel stuck to him, he would be severely injured, even if not killed outright.

’I absolutely cannot let Bo Xun get close!’

At that moment, Zhong Yi suddenly felt that it wasn’t just Shen Xuan who needed a Defensive Guardian Beast; he should Contract a Defensive Guardian Beast with protective abilities for himself as well.

The parts of Hong Ji’s body that she specialized for combat were composed of various materials.

Even if Bo Xun’s gel landed on Hong Ji and its detonation triggered a secondary explosion using the Energy in her body, it would only detonate the stacked materials. The Energy of each material was independent, so the explosion of one material in contact with the gel wouldn’t have a major impact on Hong Ji.

In a way, Hong Ji’s abilities were a fairly good counter to Bo Xun’s.

But Bo Xun was unaware of these details. Zhong Yi, on the other hand, had already synchronized what he knew with Hong Ji.

This time, Hong Ji didn’t fight Bo Xun with tentacles extended from her body.

Instead, just as Bo Xun was about to enter her attack range, four tentacles shot out from her back and burrowed into the yellow sand beneath her feet.

Hoisted high by her tentacles, Hong Ji spread her arms and legs toward Bo Xun. Immediately, large amounts of purplish-red Cardiac Muscle specialized from her forearms and shins.

Previously, when Hong Ji fought the Wing Melting Demon in the Horned Demon Secret Realm, she had used the Cardiac Muscle of Mortal Beast Tier Horned Demons and still easily blasted the Extraordinary Tier Wing Melting Demon to death.

The Cardiac Muscle now attached to her hands and feet came almost entirely from Extraordinary Tier Demons.

Hong Ji’s specialization was complete in an instant. Her current appearance sent a chill down Bo Xun’s spine.

From the moment he first saw Hong Ji, Bo Xun had been captivated by her beauty.

If this weren’t a Soul of Battle and he had met Hong Ji on the Virtual Source Network instead, Bo Xun would have definitely added her as a friend with his Soul Fighting Bracelet.

Even if they were from different worlds, Bo Xun would have been eager to start a cross-world online romance.

But now, this beautiful girl had transformed into a terrifying monster.

’At least her face is still the same!’

Bo Xun had no intention of getting entangled with Hong Ji. Fighting to the death with an opponent’s Guardian Beast during a match was a foolish thing to do.

Now that Hong Ji had fixed herself in place, Bo Xun prepared to use his gel to adhere to and control the flowing sand to get around her.

Just then, a sharp sonic boom ripped through the air as a volley of long horns, sharp teeth, and even pointed Bone Spikes shot out from Hong Ji’s specialized limbs.

The dense barrage was impossible for Bo Xun to evade.

Bo Xun didn’t dare to be careless. Fortunately, his Bloodline had reached the level of Half Body Gelation, allowing him to convert half his body into gel.

A large sheet of gel sprayed out. Instantly, Bo Xun’s left arm grew noticeably thinner, and his five fingers fused into two.

The gel, flung from the majority of his arm, came into contact with the various materials Hong Ji had fired—the sharp teeth of Giant Horror Demons, the pointed horns of giant Horned Demons, and more.

Relying on his Basic Explosion Ability, he instantly detonated the materials.

Although the shockwaves from the explosions still reached Bo Xun, they didn’t cause him any serious injuries.

Hong Ji snorted coldly at the sight, and the sharp sound of ripping air was heard once more.

If Hong Ji’s previous assault was a gentle spring shower, her current one was a raging thunderstorm.

Thunderstorms usually don’t last long, but Hong Ji’s ferocious offensive continued for nearly five full minutes.

During that time, much of the specialized Cardiac Muscle on her limbs was destroyed by the violent contractions, turning to ash.

Hong Ji would replace this damaged Cardiac Muscle, specializing new tissue every moment to take its place.

During her previous explorations in Secret Realms, Hong Ji had never had the chance for such an exhilarating battle.

Compared to close-quarters combat, Hong Ji much preferred to unleash a barrage of ranged firepower.

However, in a Secret Realm, Zhong Yi always restricted her from using such a firepower-heavy fighting style unless absolutely necessary.

Unleashing this barrage consumed materials, and the materials Hong Ji could use as weapons were extremely expensive.

A single tooth from a Giant Horror Demon cost around 15,000 Federation Coins.

The sharp horn of a giant Horned Demon, the evolved form of a Horned Demon, sold for 18,000 Federation Coins apiece.

If measured in Federation Coins, the cost of Hong Ji’s five-minute barrage had definitely surpassed 500 million!

Fortunately, the losses incurred from battling on the Virtual Source Network had no bearing on reality.

In a Soul of Battle duel, every combatant could use their trump cards and life-saving techniques to their fullest potential.

After five minutes of Hong Ji’s barrage, the swirling yellow sand in Bo Xun’s area completely obscured his figure.

But Hong Ji knew Bo Xun was still within that area.

This was because she could still control the materials even after they left her body.

Hong Ji could feel him resisting the entire time; his resistance had only started to weaken about a minute ago.

While Hong Ji was attacking, Zhong Yi had summoned Ice Glaze.

He had Ice Glaze use her Exclusive Trait, Extreme Ice Force Field, to infuse the yellow sand beneath his feet with a large amount of Ice Element.

This was to prevent Bo Xun, who could turn into gel, from using some method to approach him through the sand and launch a surprise attack.

But Zhong Yi had clearly overestimated Bo Xun.

Under Hong Ji’s frenzied barrage, Bo Xun never even had a chance to get close.

Even with his mastery of the Blast Rule, he had only been able to use it for constant defense; he hadn’t managed a single attack.

Slumped on the ground, Bo Xun raised his left hand—now no thicker than a noodle—and pressed it to his chest.

Bo Xun had been constantly healing his injuries with Regenerative Adhesive and producing massive amounts of gel from his Glue Core to withstand Hong Ji’s barrage.

The five-minute-long war of attrition had completely exhausted the Glue Core he had always been so proud of.

Now, Bo Xun could no longer produce any more gel.

His body was embedded with countless shattered materials, and his consciousness began to fade.

Vaguely, Bo Xun heard a pleasant female voice from the distance.

"Master, he doesn’t have any combat techniques worth learning."

"This battle wasn’t even as interesting as the last one. Weren’t the opponents in the Ranking Competition supposed to get stronger?"

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