Beside the lake was a large open area that just so happened to be perfect as a battle arena.
Jiang Xing walked to one side of the field. Opposite him stood eight Novice Beast Tars, including Li Lingyin.
Chang Feng, anwhile, stepped into the center to act as a temporary referee and announced excitedly, "This battle will use sparring rules: Beast Tars themselves may not participate in combat and can only command from outside the field."
"Any objections from either side?"
Both sides shook their heads.
This rule was obviously advantageous for the children.
They didn't need to worry about being attacked and could focus entirely on commanding their Pet Beasts, allowing for much finer control.
As for Jiang Xing, commanding eight Pet Beasts by himself naturally ant he couldn't issue detailed commands to every single one the way he could in a one-on-one battle.
At most, he could give vague instructions or offer reminders at critical monts.
In truth, this was exactly the style of "high-level Beast Tar battles."
In low-level battles, Pet Beast stats weren't particularly high, and the pace of combat was relatively slow, allowing Beast Tars to micromanage throughout the entire fight.
But once battles reached higher levels, Pet Beast stats skyrocketed, and combat speed beca absurdly fast. In the blink of an eye, dozens of exchanges could occur.
At that point, Pet Beasts relied primarily on the results of their daily training and the combat experience accumulated over countless battles to fight autonomously.
Beast Tars, anwhile, shifted into a behind-the-scenes role, using their spiritual power to oversee the battlefield and act more like coaches.
'They're the top eight contestants from the novice tournant. I can't look down on them just because they're "kids."'
'They're strong. Genuine Beast Tars!'
'I'm not a Beast Tar, and I can't issue precise commands. I'm at a major disadvantage when it cos to battlefield control...'
As Jiang Xing pondered this, Chang Feng continued, "Please summon your Pet Beasts onto the field."
"Rainbow Dragon Hatchling, I choose you!"
Li Lingyin spun the brim of her cap. The Rainbow Dragon Hatchling perched on her shoulder let out a cheerful cry before flying into the arena.
The other children also called out in succession. Amid flashes of white light, all kinds of Pet Beasts leapt onto the battlefield.
After raising so many Pet Beasts, Jiang Xing's eyesight and judgnt had long surpassed ordinary standards.
A single glance was enough for him to recognize every Pet Beast present. He could even estimate their corresponding Power Levels based on the presence and strength radiating from them—
As expected of the top eight contestants, every Pet Beast had already reached the High Extraordinary Level!
In fact, Li Lingyin's Rainbow Dragon Hatchling, along with another child's Flaweave Mongoose, had already broken through to the Low Commander Level!
Jiang Xing wasn't surprised. Low-level Pet Beasts naturally grew quickly. When supplied with sufficient resources and intense training, their growth speed beca even more astonishing.
Although Li Lingyin's Rainbow Dragon Hatchling had only been born recently, she could practically drain Senior Li's wallet for resources. On top of that, she fought battles every single day, constantly undergoing high-intensity combat training...
It was perfectly normal for its Power Level to catch up to Jiang Xing's own Dragon Hatchling.
After confirming her strength, Jiang Xing finally felt reassured.
In Beast Tar battles, going all out was the proper respect owed to one's opponent!
So—
"Co on, Dragon Hatchling!"
"Muu~"
The little Dragon Hatchling had been playing among the dragon flock above the lake. Hearing Jiang Xing's call, it imdiately responded excitedly, transforming into a streak of rainbow light as it flew over and landed on the battlefield.
The mont it saw the opposing Rainbow Dragon Hatchling, the rainbow radiance around its body intensified as it let out a battle-hungry cry—
"Muu!"
Wasn't this the little bro? Ca back ho to visit the family?
Looks pretty spirited. Gotta teach it who the real boss is!
"Muu!"
Li Lingyin's Rainbow Dragon Hatchling answered with a cry of its own, its fighting spirit igniting as well.
As the two Dragon Hatchlings locked eyes, Jiang Xing called out several more tis. A few Mysticfeather Peacock and Clouddown Bird erged from the lakeside and forest before taking their places on the battlefield.
Before evolving, they had only been at the Mid Extraordinary Level. However, the power of evolution had pushed them into the High Extraordinary Level, aning their stats were by no ans inferior and they were fully capable of joining the battle.
Without spreading their tails, the Mysticfeather Peacocks kept their charm restrained and weren't overly dazzling.
Even so, they were still extrely beautiful, instantly drawing the children's attention.
So these were the other two evolution forms of the Ugly Waterfowl that appeared alongside the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling? They looked amazing!
However, before the children could properly observe them, the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling spread its wings and flew into the battlefield.
The mont it descended into the arena, no longer suppressing itself and fully releasing its power—
An invisible force spread outward in an instant. Heaven and earth lost their colors, as though the entire world had been pulled into an ink-wash painting.
Everyone's gaze was irresistibly drawn toward the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling standing at the center of that painting.
Though it was ink-black, it seed to contain every color within itself, making it incomparably dazzling.
"So this is its true form?"
"There's actually a Pet Beast this beautiful in the world..."
Whether it was the children or the referee Chang Feng, all of them were stunned by the scene before them.
And when they snapped back to reality, their breathing nearly stopped—
Inside the battlefield, almost every Pet Beast had been stained by black ink, losing its original colors and transforming into ink-wash versions of themselves.
Only a handful of Pet Beasts, such as the Mysticfeather Peacock, Clouddown Bird, and Rainbow Dragon Hatchling, remained unaffected.
An environntal move?!
No...
As a Champion Beast Tar, Chang Feng possessed extrely powerful spiritual strength.
He could clearly sense that the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling wasn't using a move at all. Instead, it was "lifting a seal," revealing its true form and triggering these changes...
This was a unique environntal-type talent!
Realizing this, enormous waves crashed through Chang Feng's heart.
Everyone knew that talents were superior to moves. Unless there was an overwhelming gap in strength between Pet Beasts, when an "environnt-type talent" collided with an "environnt-type move," the forr would inevitably prevail and continue affecting the battlefield.
If two environnt-type talents appeared simultaneously, then the battlefield would split into two separate environnts according to the strength of each side.
Because of this, Pet Beasts possessing environntal talents were also known as "Domain-Type Pet Beasts."
They served as the core foundation of many single-attribute Beast Tar teams, and even at the King-Class or Champion-Class stages, they still played an incomparably important role.
Chang Feng had never expected this Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling to actually be a Domain-Type Pet Beast!!
Overlord Tier potential plus an exclusive domain...
The tactical value of the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling had now completely surpassed that of the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling!
'The question is... what exactly does this ink-wash environnt do?'
Chang Feng grew even more curious. He quickly left the battlefield and impatiently announced, "Both sides ready—battle start!"
"Seduction!"
The instant Chang Feng's words fell, Jiang Xing gave his command.
The children across from him had only just prepared to issue their own orders when they saw the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling spread its wings. Every feather on its body shimred brilliantly as its ultimate beauty, amplified by the effects of Phoenix Grace, blood completely into view, seizing everyone's attention.
At the sa ti, the Mysticfeather Peacock and Clouddown Bird behind it also spread their wings and displayed their plumage, no longer concealing their charm as they revealed breathtakingly beautiful forms.
In that instant, it felt as though the opposing side had switched from a Pet Beast battle to a Pokémon Contest.
Faced with several gorgeous birds competing in beauty, the children's attention was completely drawn away. Their minds stalled, and even their Pet Beasts froze in place alongside them.
That's right.
These stunning birds had never undergone combat training.
Although they possessed High Extraordinary Level Power Levels, they lacked combat standards to match those stats.
But true battle wasn't limited to crude "attacking" alone!
Conquering enemies through charm, reducing their desire to attack, and even forming crowd-control effects was also a valid combat thod!
Moreover, this type of move was an area-of-effect move capable of affecting all enemies—and even Beast Tars themselves!
"Dragon Hatchling!"
The Dragon Hatchling had its back turned toward the posing birds and hadn't been targeted directly, so it wasn't affected by the charming power.
At that mont, it unleashed True Dragon Dance without hesitation. Taking advantage of the enemy team being crowd-controlled, it stacked buff after buff and launched its assault!
One Pet Beast after another was sent flying, and only then did the opposing side finally snap back to their senses.
Li Lingyin hurriedly commanded her Rainbow Dragon Hatchling to intercept the little Dragon Hatchling and stop its rampage.
By now, the little Dragon Hatchling had already stacked several layers of True Dragon Dance, massively increasing both its strength and speed.
anwhile, Li Lingyin's Rainbow Dragon Hatchling had been affected by the Seduction effect. Its fighting spirit had been weakened, and its strength had dropped drastically.
With one side rising while the other fell, the Dragon Hatchling displayed utterly overwhelming dominance. By itself, it forcefully suppressed both the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling and the Flaweave Mongoose that had co to assist!
Even fighting one against two, it still held an absolute upper hand!
On the other side, the remaining children also regained their senses and commanded their Pet Beasts to launch focused attacks at the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling—
Even if they didn't understand the exact effects of the Ink Realm, they could still tell that this environnt was unfavorable to them.
They had to eliminate the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling, the source of this environnt, first!
However, the charm effect was still ongoing. Deep inside, these Pet Beasts resisted attacking such a beautiful phoenix, making it impossible for them to unleash their full power. Their accuracy also dropped dramatically.
On top of that, they were affected by Ink Realm itself. Every move they released was dyed black like ink, and its power dropped by a full third.
With all these factors stacked together, the battle practically looked rigged.
Flas beca tiny sparks. Rock spears beca little pebbles...
They completely lacked their usual power.
Faced with these attacks, the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling handled them with absurd ease—
Perhaps Inky wasn't especially skilled at attacking, but when it ca to dodging, it was an absolute expert!
Back when it was still Chickie, it had spent all day seducing wild Pet Beasts, constantly getting chased down by dozens of enraged creatures.
Compared to those horrifying scenes, this half-hearted concentrated fire felt more like backup dancers performing for it.
Inky didn't even spread its wings to fly.
It simply hopped, spun, fluttered its wings, and flicked its tail feathers while remaining on the ground.
It was still dancing!
If it were still an Ugly Waterfowl, this kind of behavior would definitely have looked like blatant mockery.
But now it was an Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling. Not only did these actions fail to provoke hostility from its opponents, they only made them even more srized.
It's so beautiful...
As they remained entranced, they were struck head-on by water cannons and blasted away.
After all, the Mysticfeather Peacocks and Clouddown Birds were still standing around idle!
All enemy firepower had been drawn toward Inky. Even if they had never undergone combat training, they still knew how to use moves.
With the enhancent provided by Ink Realm to Water-type moves, they practically turned the battlefield into target practice, continuously firing Water Cannons, Water Pillars, and other Water-type attacks to help their opponents "cool off."
For a ti, the children found themselves trapped in an unbelievably awkward situation.
If they focused on surrounding the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling, they wouldn't be able to bring it down anyti soon and would continue taking heavy damage.
But if they attacked the other Pet Beasts instead, the Abyssal Water Phoenix Fledgling's Ink Realm and charm effects would massively weaken their combat power, reducing their actual output to barely thirty percent of normal.
How were they supposed to fight this?
We surrender. The points are yours!
"The Novice Team has lost its ability to battle. The winner is Team Jiang Xing!"
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