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

Chapter 197 Styx Crossing

"It's so lively!"

Mutsuki stopped in front of the commentary booth.

She didn't continue towards the ring, but instead turned slightly to the side, raised her head, and looked over the railing at the snow-white-haired girl in the commentary booth.

The audience noticed this detail, and the cheers gradually subsided, replaced by whispers.

Mutsuki wore a half-smile on her face, her eyes filled with undisguised provocation. She stood with her hands behind her back, tilting her head slightly as if examining an interesting toy.

"Miss Shirayuki."

Mutsuki spoke, her voice not loud, but exceptionally clear because the arena had quieted down: "I thought you would be like the last game, a deserter, hiding in the stands watching others fight for you."

Upon hearing this, a collective gasp rippled through the audience.

Bao Xiaoxing's expression changed slightly. She subconsciously looked at Xue Youyou beside her, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something to smooth things over.

But Mutsuki didn't give her that chance.

"I never expected you would dare to return to the competition."

Mutsuki continued, her tone tinged with deliberate regret: "It would have been better to just desert, why did you have to overestimate yourself and come back to the arena to humiliate yourself?"

These words were extremely impolite, and the tension was palpable. Fans from Lanzhiyuan in the audience began to boo in dissatisfaction, while fans from Yueyaoyuan cheered even louder.

However, Xue Youyou's expression remained completely unchanged.

She didn't even show any anger; she simply turned slightly to look down at Mutsuki. The faint smile at the corner of her lips didn't disappear; instead, it deepened.

"Are you done talking?"

Xue Youyou's voice was as calm as the surface of a lake, without a ripple, and her tone was as casual as if she were chatting with an old friend: "If you want to challenge me, you'll have to beat last year's champion first."

She paused, a hint of mockery in her smile.

"If Mutsuki suffers a setback here..."

Xue Youyou drew out the last syllable of her sentence, her tone carrying a nonchalant air that made one's teeth itch: "I'll be very disappointed."

Mutsuki's eyes narrowed slightly. She had only intended to test Xue Youyou's abilities with words, but she hadn't expected Xue Youyou to show such confidence.

But she quickly regained her composure and gave a soft hum.

She raised her hand and casually pointed towards the direction of the Ghost Institute, who were entering the arena on the other side behind her, and said in the same nonchalant tone.

"You mean hitting Manluo?"

Mutsuki withdrew her hand, put it behind her back again, raised her chin slightly, and smiled with an air of self-righteous arrogance: "To me, it's as simple as a mother hitting her daughter."

Not only could the audience hear this, but the people from Yūkiin who were entering the arena across from them could also hear it clearly.

Manlu paused for a moment.

She raised her head, her gaze passing through the arena and landing on Mutsuki.

Those pure eyes held no anger or shame, but rather a unique emotion.

She glanced at Mutsuki for two seconds, then looked away and continued walking toward the arena, her steps still unhurried.

However, the other members of the Yuukiin team did not have such calm expressions, and they all glared angrily at Mutsuki.

Mutsuki nonchalantly withdrew her gaze and looked back at Yuki Yuuyu.

The two, one tall and one short, stared at each other, their gazes colliding in the air as if invisible sparks were crackling.

A few seconds later, Mutsuki gave a light snort, turned around, and strode towards the arena. The members of the Gekiyouin team quickly followed, and the group's figures soon passed through the light blue battle barriers that rose around the arena and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Meanwhile, the Ghost Institute's team had already entered the barrier.

The moment both teams were in position, the big screen suddenly lit up, and a huge map selection interface appeared before everyone's eyes.

Bao Xiaoxing finally found a chance to interject. She took a deep breath, patted her chest with an exaggerated expression, and exclaimed to the camera, "Wow—ladies and gentlemen! The first match of the semi-finals hasn't even officially started yet, and Mutsuki has already issued a challenge to Lady Shirayuki in the other half of the bracket!"

She turned to look at Xue Youyou, her eyes gleaming with gossip: "Lady Shirayuki, what are your thoughts on Mutsuki's provocation just now?"

Xue Youyou thought for a moment, then chuckled softly.

"What do you think?"

Her gaze fell on the scrolling map list on the big screen, and her tone carried a hint of anticipation: "My feeling is—I sincerely hope she doesn't mess things up."

Bao Xiaoxing blinked: "Why do you say that?"

"because."

Xue Youyou's lips curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile: "If she crashes out in the semi-finals, then the anger she has stirred up in my heart will be vented on the innocent victims."

He said it casually and easily, but the confidence he conveyed made Bao Xiaoxing and the entire audience take notice.

The subtext is self-evident. Xue Youyou believes she can definitely reach the finals and is confident she can defeat Muyue, who is currently considered by many to have the highest probability of winning the championship.

Bao Xiaoxing's eyes lit up as if he had discovered a treasure: "Does Lady Shirayuki mean... you can stop the seemingly unstoppable Mutsuki?"

Xue Youyou turned her head and glanced at Bao Xiaoxing, but did not answer directly. She just chuckled softly.

That smile was more convincing than any answer.

Just then, a flash of gold appeared on the big screen—the results of the map selection appeared, attracting attention.

Bao Xiaoxing's spirits lifted, and he turned to look at the big screen. Shocked, he announced loudly, "The map selection results are in! The battle map for this match is—Nether River Crossing!"

A clamor erupted throughout the hall.

The Styx Crossing, a black river separating life and death, spanned only by a narrow stone bridge, its banks lined with deathly spider lilies. Any non-cursed pet that comes into contact with the river's waters will be afflicted with the "Curse Corruption" negative status effect.

This is an extreme environment map that is extremely favorable to cursed pets.

On this map, Manluo, as the chief of the Ten Heavenly Kings, can even unleash 200% of her strength.

Gekyouin had the opportunity to remove it, but instead chose to remove a trivial map, and simply handed over the Styx Ferry map to Yūkiin.

Bao Xiaoxing's voice trembled slightly: "The Styx Ferry... isn't this map too advantageous for the Ghost Academy?"

It has to be said that Mutsuki's behavior can only be described with one word: madness!!!