bioinnovel Chapter 227 The Strongest, Unbeatable!
Chapter 227 The Strongest, Unbeatable!
"Chief, you, Lei Ying, and Mu Yue—among the three of you... who is the strongest?"
As soon as Lin Yueyao finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Xue Youyou.
In that burning gaze, the thirst for knowledge was almost overflowing, far more intense than when he had just questioned Xue Youyou about how the Heavenly Tribulation Princess of Ten Thousand Thunders was immune to the Flower of Death, and even carried a hint of undisguised hunger.
They were incredibly eager for the answer to this question.
Without a doubt, in this league, Xue Youyou, Lei Ying, and Mu Yue have already left the other Beast Tamers far behind, leaving them far behind. It is precisely because the gap between them is so vast that, with the current level of the Lan Zhiyuan members, they have no way of judging just how strong they are, let alone measuring even the slightest difference in skill between the three.
After weathering so many storms, while their raw strength may not have improved much, their vision and knowledge are now vastly different. The filter of the so-called "ultimate form" has been completely shattered. Now, they would no longer judge the strength of a pet based solely on superficial labels like "whether it is an ultimate form or not."
Meng Yanqing understands this best.
Even though she had just been promoted to the ultimate Beastmaster, after witnessing Lei Ying and Man Luo's battle, she could only draw one very clear conclusion—the strength of all three of them far surpassed her own.
To her, any one of those three people was an insurmountable mountain. But to ask which mountain was higher was completely beyond her ability to judge.
"YuYu, just tell us~"
Meng Yanqing gently shook Xue Youyou's arm, her tone carrying a hint of affectionate coquetry.
Xue Youyou hadn't expected that everyone would ask her such a question at this time.
The final showdown between Lanzhi Academy and Yueyao Academy is about to begin, and we'll soon witness the answer firsthand, won't we?
However, upon further reflection—since Lin Yueyao was the one who spoke first, everything suddenly made perfect sense.
In Xue Youyou's memory, this guy had a "criminal record".
She clearly remembered that it was Lin Yueyao who came to find her in the middle of the night, talking seriously about the strongest beast tamer in Yuelan Prefecture, back when they were on the airship.
At the time, she thought Lin Yueyao was just deliberately bringing up the topic to persuade her to join the Moon Worship Cult. Now it seems that it was probably not just for a purpose, but that the person herself had a deep-seated obsession and curiosity about the topic of "who is stronger and who is weaker".
However, what's even more interesting is—
Xue Youyou couldn't help but have a mischievous thought: Lin Yueyao probably still doesn't know that the Muyue in front of her is the leader of the Moon Worship Cult whom she once admired so much.
Thinking of this, Xue Youyou couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, revealing a smile that was hard to decipher.
She slowly closed her eyes, as if she were just resting, her expression languid and composed.
Immediately afterwards, a slow and unhurried voice, tinged with a hint of nonchalance, rang out.
"There are never any surprises in this world. Whether it was due to carelessness or not, a loss is a loss, and any reason is just an excuse. Lei Ying lost to Yan Qing and won against Man Luo, so she is third."
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback and pondered the words in their hearts.
They soon discovered that Xue Youyou's words, though seemingly philosophical, did not provide the answers they truly sought.
What they wanted to know was, setting aside victory and defeat, and disregarding chance, how the three were truly ranked in terms of their fundamental strength. Such a perfunctory and ambiguous answer clearly failed to satisfy their burning curiosity.
Lu Yuan, the oldest among them, was the first to react.
She clapped her hands and laughed, saying, "I see. Our questions were rather unnecessary."
Seeing everyone looking at her with puzzled expressions, Lu Yuan smiled and explained, "I think what Youyou meant was that whoever wins the championship in the end will be the strongest beast tamer."
"Right, Yuyu?"
Xue Youyou nodded first, then gently shook her head. She slowly opened her bright, icy eyes, her gaze clear as water, but her voice was firm and resolute: "Win or lose, I am the strongest beast tamer."
Everyone was taken aback by her words. They were about to ask, "Why is it that no matter who wins or loses, you are always the strongest? They couldn't agree with that," but Xue Youyou had already shut down all their questions with a single sentence.
Her voice wasn't loud, but every word was firm and resonant, carrying a confidence and pride that came from the very core of her being.
"It's not about winning battles to become the strongest beast tamer. It's about—as the strongest beast tamer, I will not lose!"
The moment the words fell, everyone present trembled, and they all silently pondered those words in their hearts—I, the strongest beast tamer, will not lose!
Immediately afterward, as they looked at Xue Youyou, who had her chin slightly raised and looked arrogantly self-righteous, a thought almost simultaneously surged in their minds: Damn! She's really good at showing off!
However, it must be said that hearing Xue Youyou's bold and firm declaration just before the finals were about to begin was indeed a powerful reassurance for the four members of Lan Zhiyuan's team.
Meng Yanqing, Su Wanrou, Cui Yelan, and Lu Yutang, who had initially felt some lingering worries and pre-match anxiety, now quietly relaxed, feeling a sense of peace and confidence.
Ancient plains.
After Manro fell, the leaderless Ghost Institute's remaining fighting spirit was quickly extinguished like a candle in the wind.
Although Yu Guiwan, Cen Muxue, Luo Zhaoyan, and Yun Mengci did not give up the fight, all their struggles were in vain in the face of the overwhelming offensive of the four from Leiming Academy, whose morale had soared, and they were eliminated one after another.
As the notification sound of the last member of Ghost House being eliminated echoed across the Bone Plains, the large screen finally displayed those bright and eye-catching words—
[Thunder Courtyard I Wins]
Bao Xiaoxing's voice rang out from the commentary booth almost simultaneously: "Congratulations to Leiming Academy! They defeated last year's champion, Yougui Academy, in the loser's bracket final, successfully advancing... oh no, I mean successfully securing third place! And Yougui Academy will take fourth place in this league!"
A thunderous roar of cheers and sighs erupted from the audience.
The purple flags of the Thunder Academy were waving wildly, while the support area of the Ghost Academy was silent. Many girls had tears in their eyes and their hearts were broken.
Bao Xiaoxing took a deep breath and raised her hand to signal the audience to quiet down. Her gaze swept across the entire venue before she slowly spoke, each word resounding: "Ladies and gentlemen, the penultimate match of this year's Lanzhou College League has now concluded."
"And the final match—the Moonlight Academy versus the Blue Lotus Academy—will officially begin in fifteen minutes!"
Bao Xiaoxing's tone carried an almost sacred solemnity: "Please, everyone, don't leave. Take a short break, and let's all look forward to the final battle of this league!"
The entire venue erupted in cheers.
However, amidst this deafening clamor, the atmosphere on the podium was completely at odds with the surrounding fervor.