bioinnovel Chapter 119 The Snow White That Infiltrates the World
Chapter 119 The Snow White That Infiltrates the World
Meng Yanqing had to admit that the eighth seat of the Ten Heavenly Kings—Zhenyue Ant Beichen Peak—was much stronger than she had imagined, far exceeding her expectations.
At this moment, faced with the terrifying aura emanating from the massive Zhenyue Ant, her body involuntarily began to tremble, a chill running down her spine to her fingertips.
Very competitive.
The feeling this Mountain-Suppressing Ant gave her was almost no less than that of Lin Feiyan in her sheathed state. That unfathomable, profound weight made her feel as if she were swallowing knives as she breathed.
Most of the time, a beast tamer's intuition is quite accurate.
When you already feel you can't win, then you can't win. This has been repeatedly proven in countless life-or-death trials.
Meng Yanqing began to consider withdrawing.
Rationally speaking, as the deputy captain, she should have ordered a retreat without hesitation. Preserving manpower and waiting for another opportunity to fight is the judgment a qualified battlefield commander should have.
But the thought of slinking back like this and being stared at by Xue Youyou with the eyes of someone looking at a nobody—that slightly upturned, ambiguous smile full of mockery—made Meng Yanqing feel a rush of blood to her head. She'd rather die in battle.
Just as Meng Yanqing was struggling with an internal conflict, Su Wanrou asked in a low voice, "How do we fight?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Cui Yelan and Lu Yutang both looked at Meng Yanqing, their eyes meeting as they awaited her final decision.
In truth, as outstanding elite beast tamers of Lanzhi Academy, the group's assessment of combat strength was roughly the same. They all had their own sense of what they could and couldn't fight.
The Zhenyue Ant in front of us, with its extremely abundant petal essence, clearly belongs to the latter category.
Meng Yanqing understood that Su Wanrou's question wasn't a genuine inquiry about attack plans, but rather a subtle suggestion to retreat. Saving a few survivors was better than losing everyone here.
But to desert in front of billions of viewers—she couldn't bear the shame.
Not to mention her grandmother was sitting on the stage, watching her every move through the live stream.
Moreover... she even made a solemn pledge to Xue Youyou.
In a flash, Meng Yanqing gritted her teeth and forced herself to say, word by word, "I'll risk it!"
Upon hearing this, Su Wanrou and the other two immediately understood.
The old captain is about to start delivering spicy food!
After Meng Yanqing finished speaking, the hesitation and struggle in her eyes vanished, and her gaze became incredibly resolute.
In this situation, she suddenly remembered what Xue Youyou had said on the airship—as a beast tamer, under any circumstances, as long as there is even the slightest possibility of success, one should not lose the courage to move forward!
And—believe that every pet has unlimited potential. As long as we, as beast tamers, do not give up and wholeheartedly believe in our pets, they will do their best to meet our expectations!
That kind of power that transcends limits is often born in desperate situations.
Xue Youyou has already proven this.
So she couldn't back down!
Fight!
"Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus, answer my expectations!!" Meng Yanqing shouted, her voice hoarse and strained, her clear voice filled with resolute ferocity.
Without hesitation, she issued the attack command to Chiba Slayer Lotus, unleashing her strongest attack.
[Ultimate Skill: Green Wood Poison] + [Ultimate Skill: Flower Withering]
Lotus Burial
In an instant, the lotus leaves disintegrated into whistling sword blades, and the twelve lotus petals shattered into a rain of swords that blanketed the sky. A verdant killing intent wove a dense, impenetrable net of death in the air.
Not only that, even the last remaining organ of the Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus—the exquisite stamen composed of hundreds of silver needle-like stamens—resolutely exploded amidst the bone-chilling, soul-stirring blue mist. Hundreds upon hundreds of silver threads, gleaming with a chilling light, mingled with the rain of swords and shot towards the massive, iron-gray body of the Mountain-Suppressing Ant.
"Flower Withers" is a one-time ultimate technique activated at the cost of the pet's self-destruction. This self-destructive move means that the pet converts all of its life essence into destructive power.
Its damage bonus per single attack is even more terrifying than many legendary ultimate techniques, enough to make opponents of the same level tremble with fear.
However, regardless of the outcome, the Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus will wither completely after blooming, losing all its combat capabilities.
It's a big gamble.
This was Meng Yanqing's all-out attack, her last gamble with all her dignity and beliefs at stake.
Perhaps inspired by Meng Yanqing's burning fighting spirit, Qianye Zhanxianlian's final attack was a complete and extraordinary outburst.
Each lotus petal and each silver thread is imbued with an indomitable will, its power far exceeding its usual limits.
The attacks of the Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus rained down on the massive Zhenyue Ant, striking the flowing crimson-gold aura on its body and producing a piercing, tooth-grinding metallic clang, like thousands of swords striking an impenetrable wall.
At the same time, Su Wanrou commanded the Dream Weaver Fox to release the Illusion Technique: Dream Weaver towards the Zhenyue Ant. Pink spiritual energy fluctuations spread out like ripples on water, attempting to invade the Zhenyue Ant's will from a spiritual level.
Cui Yelan also commanded the Deathly Feather Master to unleash a ranged attack—the Black Feather Cursed Blade, its jet-black cursed feathers whistling as they pierced the air.
Just as Meng Yanqing clenched her fists, eagerly awaiting the outcome of this all-out attack, the blue poisonous mist gradually dissipated, and the imposing iron-gray figure reappeared before her eyes.
The scene before her was like a bucket of ice water poured over her head, completely unexpected by Meng Yanqing.
Meng Yanqing stared in disbelief, her pupils contracting sharply. The Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus's devastating attack, capable of dismembering any fully-formed pet, had failed to leave a single wound on the Zhenyue Ant, not even the slightest scratch.
Not only that, but not even a trace of white mark was left. The iron-gray carapace remained as clean as new, gleaming with a calm and cold metallic luster.
Even when you're scrubbing someone in the bath, you can at least remove a layer of black grime. If you scrub harder, you can even leave a red mark on their skin.
The disdain in Zhenyue Ant's eyes seemed to say—this level of attack doesn't even qualify as scraping; it's like scratching an itch from a hidden spot, not satisfying at all!
At this moment, the expression on the face of the Ten Heavenly Kings, Beichenfeng, was quite difficult to maintain.
Her lips twitched twice; she was just a hair's breadth away from completely losing control.
She quickly wiped out her four teammates. She had initially thought they were some powerful characters hiding their strength, which made her fully focused and on high alert.
After all that effort, this is all it's capable of. It feels like even without Gaia's power, Zhenyue Ants could easily defeat it without breaking a sweat.
I should have continued absorbing the earth's vein power while fighting.
Despite her serious approach, Zhenyue Ant completely switched to battle mode.
As for the other three hiding behind Meng Yanqing, who were just following along and throwing out skills, they were clearly the weakest of the weak.
The illusions and feathers that struck the Zhenyue Ant felt like a gentle breeze on its face.
Bei Chenfeng didn't care at all, and didn't even bother to glance at him.
However, she wasn't too happy. She knew in her heart that the opponent's true ace, their strongest fighter, hadn't yet made their move. That girl named Xue Youyou was the only variable in this match.
"Suppressing Ants, use the power of the earth to get rid of them." Bei Chenfeng waved his hand casually and gave the order, his tone light and indifferent, as if he were just instructing someone to deal with a few troublesome flying insects.
Upon receiving the command, the Zhenyue Ant let out a deep hiss, its roar like thunder. It suddenly exerted force in its abdomen, its six legs plunging deep into the ground. From its mouthparts, a violent, crimson-gold energy rapidly gathered, forming an ever-expanding energy sphere. Rolling heat waves raged outwards, causing the ground to tremble violently, cracks spreading like a spiderweb.
Even in the energy storage phase, it possesses an astonishing aura that makes it impregnable, as if the earth element in the world is bowing down to it.
Anyone with eyes could see that this was not even in the same league as Meng Yanqing's Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus. If the Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus was a mountain waterfall, then the attack from the Mountain-Suppressing Ant was a cataclysmic flood that caused the collapse of an entire dam.
The four-person team could clearly feel that they had been firmly locked onto by the aura of the Zhenyue Ant, and the sense of despair with nowhere to escape gripped the hearts of each of them.
No one doubted that this attack would wipe out the four-man squad in an instant.
As for resistance, it's utterly pointless.
The all-out attack unleashed by the Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus, fueled by the burning of its own power, and the illusionary magic unleashed by the Dream-Weaving Fox with all its might, both had no effect on the opponent. Clearly, the Mountain-Suppressing Ant was a super pet beast with excellent offense and defense, and even its resistance to illusion magic was maxed out.
Faced with such an overwhelming presence, devoid of any obvious flaws and suffocatingly powerful, the four of them, filled with despair, closed their eyes and awaited death. The shadow of death loomed over them, and their minds even began to race with images.
However, several breaths passed, and the anticipated cataclysmic attack did not arrive.
Not only that, but even the terrifying pressure that had been enough to crush bones had dissipated, vanishing without a trace as if it were a gust of wind.
Meng Yanqing opened her eyes in surprise, her expression one of bewilderment and uncertainty. She saw the crimson-gold energy ball gathered in the mouthparts of the Zhenyue Ant slowly shrinking, its light growing dimmer, until it finally vanished completely.
What's going on? Did the skill fail to cast?
Even a pet beast of the Zhenyue Ant caliber can fail to cast its spells?
Not only were Meng Yanqing and the other three completely dumbfounded, but Bei Chenfeng himself was also utterly bewildered, his brows furrowed into a knot.
Missing a skill is normal; everyone misses sometimes. But this situation where a fully charged skill suddenly weakens is something she's never seen before; it's simply unbelievable.
What does that mean? The earth's energy can't be absorbed anymore? How is that possible?
The next second—
Everyone's pupils contracted sharply, and their expressions froze on their faces.
It happened so fast, so fast that no one could react. In the blink of an eye, it was as if an invisible hand swept across the heavens and earth.
The entire world transformed from a kaleidoscope of colors into a uniform, pure white. It was a white so pure it was almost blinding, swallowing up all other colors and shadows.
The ground, crystal pillars, vegetation, fresh soil turned up by the battle... everything was turned into a uniform white, as if its existence had been fundamentally altered by some force beyond reason.
Visibly, the aura of the Zhenyue Ant suddenly weakened, like a deflated balloon. The oppressive feeling of its massive body shrank dramatically, and its once unfathomable and calm eyes now showed panic.
It let out a restless roar, for it realized with horror that it had severed its connection with the earth, with which it had just forged a deep bond, a connection completely severed. The panic it felt, like a fish out of water or a tree with its roots severed, was something it had never experienced before.
What's going on here?!
Bei Chenfeng's mouth dropped open, his face showing astonishment.
It's one thing for the skills to be weakened, but how come even the ultimate skill is weakened?
Is there a bug in the map?
But no referee came out to announce a timeout?