I was terrified! Raising a colossal star beast in the Beast Taming World

Chapter 155 Open and Honest Encounter with the Subtle

Iron-Blooded Arena.

The moment the Twin Immortals were thrown aside, Meng Yanqing had already created distance again, with seven swords swirling around her body, the sword formation perfectly sealed.

But a thin line of blood was flowing down her fair skin from the corner of her mouth; it was the internal injury she had sustained when she took the hit from the fiery waves.

Lin Feiyan saw the line of blood.

The smile on her lips faded for a moment.

"Xiao Qing".

She called out, her voice suddenly becoming very soft, as if she were calling someone to wake them up: "Admit defeat. You are no match for me. I don't want to hurt you anymore, even if we are in a virtual space now."

Meng Yanqing did not answer.

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, raised her head, and slowly swept her gaze across Lin Feiyan's face.

In that instant, many things surged in her eyes—the first time the two met when they were five years old, arranged by their elders; the half-candy that Lin Feiyan handed her; the time she spent learning and playing with Lin Jinlan; and the incredibly bright eyes when she declared, "We will become the ultimate Beast Tamers together in the future."

And then there was more.

The day my grandmother took me away, forcing us to part ways.

Nine years of being out of contact.

And now, they stand at opposite ends of the competitive stage, each fighting their own battle.

"Crimson Flame".

Meng Yanqing spoke, her voice steady: "There's something I've been keeping from you."

Lin Feiyan's hand holding the gun paused slightly.

"Actually... the bet and all that are just excuses."

Meng Yanqing said sincerely, "I really want to beat you fair and square this time."

Lin Feiyan's pupils contracted slightly.

Meng Yanqing's lips curved slightly, as if recalling something ridiculous: "Actually, the day I ran into you in ranked matches, after losing to you, I've never been able to get over it."

"On the day you came to Lanzhi Courtyard, I regretted that I could fight you like Youyou did."

"I was so envious watching you two fight back then, do you know that feeling... like a helpless wife..."

After saying those words, Meng Yanqing felt a sense of relief, as if something had finally broken through the ice.

"Crimson Flame, I really... really... want to beat you just once!"

The moment she finished speaking, she moved.

The seven swords simultaneously emitted a deafening hum, like seven tragic farewells. The light on the swords changed from cyan to deep cyan, and then to a nearly transparent, pure reddish-cyan.

That was the color of pet essence burning to its extreme, the last glimmer of light that a pet would emit when it was overdrawing its own life force.

Lin Feiyan saw the light clearly and her gaze sharpened.

She recognized the move.

This is the strongest attack of the Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus, a fatal blow released at the cost of burning all the pet essence in its body, a deadly yet romantic ultimate technique—Flower Withering.

Once used up, regardless of victory or defeat, the Thousand Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus will be unable to continue fighting and will gracefully exit the battlefield.

Although, two days ago, this move failed to cause any damage to Beichen Peak's Shaking Ants, and he became a clown as he left the stage, becoming a laughing stock for the audience.

But things are different now. This move is now being used in its sheathed state, and its power should not be underestimated.

"Good timing!"

A faint hint of arrogance appeared in Lin Feiyan's eyes. The flames on the Scarlet Hellfire Spear surged, and she transformed into a true Flame Princess.

[Ultimate Technique: Piercing Spear] + [Legendary Ultimate Technique: Blazing Sky Spear Intent]

[Orange Skill - Azure Sky and Yellow Springs]

Without hesitation, she unleashed the strongest attack of the Crimson Flame Spear.

"Whoosh—!"

The enormous gun-shaped energy, carrying a terrifying aura of flames, soared into the sky, and with just one shot, the world paled in comparison.

Meng Yanqing's seven swords shattered simultaneously.

It wasn't broken; it shattered completely into countless tiny, reddish-blue particles, as fine as dust. Those particles floated in mid-air, like a miniature galaxy, breathtakingly beautiful.

Then, the crimson-blue starry river began to rotate.

[Ultimate Skill: Green Wood Poison] + [Ultimate Skill: Flower Withering]

"Lotus Burial"

Meng Yanqing softly read out the name of the skill.

The crimson-blue starry river and the blazing spear light collided fiercely in mid-air.

In that instant, the air in the entire arena was sucked away. There was no sound, no vibration, only an extreme beam of light exploded from the center of the collision, engulfing everything in the world into pure white.

Then, the sound caught up.

It was a deafening roar, like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting apart. The defensive light shield of the arena dome fluctuated violently, and dense cracks appeared on its surface. One after another, the array nodes that maintained the light shield overloaded and exploded, sparks flying everywhere.

Inside the energy sphere, two completely different forces are locked in a fierce struggle.

Lin Feiyan's Burning Sky Spear Intent is extremely fierce and powerful, like a divine spear that will pierce through heaven and earth. The spear tip is condensed with the essence of her thirteen years of hard training in the art of spearmanship. Every wisp of flame contains the resolute determination of the Scarlet Hell Flame Spear to burn its own origin.

Meng Yanqing's Lotus Burial was the last flower of the Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus blooming with its entire life force. The crimson and azure star river transformed into a huge lotus phantom, with petals layer upon layer, each petal being a dying sword intent, gently yet fatally enveloping her.

The spear's intent pierced the petals, and the petals shredded the spear's intent.

Pierce through one layer, and another appears. Grind one layer, and another begins.

Both of them had been engulfed by the energy storm.

In the final moments, Lin Feiyan saw Meng Yanqing's figure.

The little girl who used to follow her around was now bleeding from all seven orifices, her clothes torn to shreds by the shockwave, looking extremely disheveled, yet the corners of her mouth were curved in a smile.

"I've finally caught up with you."

Meng Yanqing's voice came through the storm, tinged with laughter, like the tone of someone who had lost half a game as a child but stubbornly refused to admit defeat.

Lin Feiyan felt a sudden pang of sadness.

Real shrimp head.

"You want to drag me down with you? Let's see if you have the guts!"

Lin Feiyan no longer suppressed the rampaging fiery energy within her body.

The Crimson Flame Spear emitted a clear, long cry, as if bidding a final farewell to its master. All its essence was poured into the spear tip without reservation, and the Blazing Sky Spear Intent surged once more in the face of despair. The spear's light turned from crimson to blazing white, and the temperature so high that even space itself began to distort.

At the same moment, the lotus phantom opposite also fully bloomed. All the petals exploded at the same time, transforming into countless hair-thin sword threads that swept across the sky, intertwining with the blazing white spear light.

The two forces became entangled to the extreme and finally lost their balance.

The energy ball suddenly collapsed to the size of a fist, and then—

It exploded completely.

The arena floor cracked inch by inch, and rubble was thrown into the air by the shockwave.

From the commentary booth, Bao Xiaoxing exclaimed excitedly, "This is—a collision of atoms! Both sides are burning their full energy; neither is holding back! Neither is backing down!"

"Perhaps this is not just a competition, but a head-on collision of two hearts!"

Bao Xiaoxing continued her nonsensical commentary style.

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

A shallow crater more than ten meters in diameter was blasted into the center of the arena. The soil and rocks at the bottom of the crater were melted by the high temperature into glass-like crystals, which refracted colorful patterns under the lights.

Lin Feiyan knelt on the east side of the pit, the Scarlet Flame Spear stuck diagonally in the ground beside her. The flames on the spear had been completely extinguished, leaving only a dull iron-colored spear shaft.

Her sheathed form had long since dissipated, her hair falling loose and obscuring half her face. Her uniform was torn in several places, revealing her bleeding skin underneath. She lowered her head, her chest heaving violently, each breath carrying a scalding breath of blood.

Meng Yanqing lay on the west side of the pit, face up, unconscious.

The Thousand-Leaf Immortal-Slaying Lotus is gone. It has exhausted all its power and automatically returned to the pet space, falling into its deepest slumber.

Just as Bao Xiaoxing was about to announce Lin Feiyan's victory—

A "snap" sound rang out.

Lin Feiyan finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground, losing consciousness.

So it turns out that in the end it was all about mutual destruction?

Bao Xiaoxing stood there stunned for a few seconds, then announced loudly, "The result of the first battle is a draw! Lin Feiyan and Meng Yanqing, as well as Feiyuyan Spear and Qianye Zhanxianlian, are all incapacitated!"

Meng Yanqing, who had already transformed into a soul form, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the result.

She truly did her best this time; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was completely open and honest with Youyou.

Moreover, her performance did not embarrass her grandmother.

With the feat of dying together with Lin Feiyan, the title of Ten Heavenly Kings should be rightfully his.

However, unlike the relaxed demeanor she displayed, Su Wanrou and the other three, who were still in the preparation area, were already feeling the pressure.

"Who's next...?"

Su Wanrou and the other three looked at each other, some of them sweating profusely.