Beast Taming Starts from Zero

Chapter 1449 Malicious Penetration

On the commentary stand, Nefertis, watching the scene unfold on the field, suddenly brightened up and exclaimed:

"Nightmare has transformed into its battle form!"

Auror remarked, "It seems that Leifeld deliberately let Nightshade take the hit of Steel Emperor's skill to trigger its curse-related characteristics, so that Nightshade could smoothly transform into its battle form."

In a match, a pet's battle form, unlike evolution, cannot be interrupted. Therefore, to avoid being attacked while transforming forms, you must create an opportunity where you won't be disturbed.

Of course, even if disturbed, the pet can still transform its form, but it may have to pay the price of injury.

"Reli?"

Jereroca elegantly took a sip of water and exclaimed, "Does the Nightmare Spirit have many characteristics related to curses?"

As a guest who appeared out of nowhere, it didn't know much about the contestants or their pets.

Nephthys replied, "Four of Nightshade's curse-type traits have already been demonstrated in this year's Master Challenge."

"Reli".

Reliroka put down his water glass and called out, indicating that among so many curse-type characteristics, Steel Power Emperor was only affected by the Cursed Body, and felt that he was quite lucky.

The staff nearby noticed that the water in the cup was almost empty and kindly helped to refill it.

Auror said, "The Cursed Body can render the Steel Emperor unable to move. If Nightshade takes the opportunity to unleash an offensive attack, it will likely be severely injured."

“Although Steel Power Emperor cannot move, its energy can still circulate,” Nephthys analyzed. “Even if Nightshade unleashes its ultimate move, it may be blocked by Steel Power Emperor’s absolute defense. The absolute defense does not require movement, so taking the opportunity to transform into battle form is definitely a better choice.”

In the audience, everyone and their pets took out their phones and pointed them at the Nightshade Spirit, which had already transformed. Even those who weren't fans of Lefebvre did the same.

Pets with battle forms are extremely rare. In this year's Master Challenge, all the contestants only had one pet, the Nightshade Spirit, and everyone wanted to record this moment.

Nightshade's battle form. Qiao Sang looked at the pet beast in the distance, whose size had drastically changed, and his expression became solemn.

The main attribute of the Nightshade is Dark, but once it transforms into battle form, the Ghost-type energy in its body will increase rapidly and become balanced with the Dark-type energy. It can even use some skills that cannot be used in its normal form.

In the blink of an eye, the drastically changed Nightshade revealed a wicked smile, and its red compound eyes suddenly turned into black without pupils.

The next second, the entire venue was instantly shrouded in black, and even the surrounding lights did not illuminate the ground in the slightest.

"Nightmare has cast Evil Field!" On the commentary stage, Nefertis exclaimed at lightning speed, "It seems that player Lefebvre wants to win this game as soon as possible!"

Evil Field is a super-tier skill with both Dark and Ghost types. Whether it's a Ghost-type or Dark-type Pokémon, the skill's power will be increased as long as it's in this field. Moreover, clones of the Pokémon that used this skill will appear from time to time, and these clones are stronger than the normally used clones.

It is said that when the proficiency of the evil spirit field reaches a certain level, if there are evil spirits in the area, they may even appear to help attack, although they have no offensive capabilities, but they are truly frightening.

Logically speaking, the abilities of the Evil Spirit Field did not actually meet the standards of a super-tier skill. However, this skill was extremely difficult to learn, and coupled with the ability to summon evil spirits, it narrowly won in the Beast Taming Alliance by a minority of votes and became a super-tier skill.

Furthermore, the evaluation of the Evil Spirit Field is quite polarized. This mainly depends on the pet that uses the skill. Some pets with relatively ordinary aptitude use the skill but do not feel the power of the super-level skill. However, some pets use the skill and everyone can truly feel that it is a super-level skill.

Leifeld's Nightmare Spirit is the latter.

"Reli".

For some reason, Geriloka called out, indicating that it was fortunate that it wasn't the Nether Ring Lord fighting against the Nightshade Spirit, otherwise, given the Nether Ring Lord's dark appearance and the location, it would be even harder to see it.

Auror chimed in, "If it were a battle against the Lord of the Underworld, I don't think Nightshade would use this skill."

"It's a place haunted by evil spirits!" Qiao Sang thought to himself as the host and guests were talking.

"Steel Power." Steel Treasure called out in its mind, indicating that it could move. Should it pretend that it couldn't move yet, so that it could attack Nightshade Spirit later?

“The duration of any level of cursed body is recorded. Once the immobilization effect wears off, the other party will definitely know,” Qiao Sang said.

Steel Treasure did not respond further; it transformed into a streak of white light and rapidly flew straight into the sky.

At the same time, from the black ground, figures that looked exactly like E'xi Ling quickly floated out and drifted toward the Steel Treasure in the air.

Steel Bao's figure disappeared into the horizon first.

Immediately afterwards, countless identical Steel Power Emperors charged straight down.

Undeterred, the clones of Evil Spirit continued to float upwards.

Suddenly, as all the Steel Power Emperors charged downwards, they flapped their wings, and countless purple feathers shot out, transforming into purple blades that, like a rain of knives, slashed at the bodies of the Nightmare Spirits.

Some of the Nightmare Spirits vanished with a "bang," but others did not disappear; instead, they passed through the bodies of the Steel Emperors.

The moment they were pierced, the Steel Power Emperors disappeared one after another.

This was a malicious penetration technique. Jossan immediately understood what the clones of Nightshade were doing.

Malice Penetration is a high-level skill with both Dark and Ghost attributes. It can ignore some defensive skills and pass directly through the target's body. When a pet with this skill passes through the target's body, it will not only cause damage, but also greatly reduce the target's ability in one of the random aspects such as attack, defense, or movement.

"The malicious penetration effect of the clone will have limited impact on you. After the opponent confirms your main body, they will definitely use their main body mixed in with the clone to maliciously penetrate you. That will be the best time to attack," Qiao Sang thought to himself.

“Steel Power,” Steel Treasure responded.

Suddenly, among the remaining Steel Power Emperors, one of them emitted an iron-gray light.

After all the Steel Power Emperors unleashed their wing blades, the Steel Power Emperor, whose body gleamed with an iron-gray luster, became exceptionally conspicuous.

A Nightmare Spirit happened to be heading upwards and went straight through.

An iron wall cannot prevent malicious penetration.

The Nightmare Spirit passed through successfully.

The Iron Power of the Imperial Guard, which wielded an iron wall, did not disappear.

Lefeb narrowed his eyes and gave a wink to a Nightmare Spirit in the air that was about to take action.

Nightshade didn't receive the look, but it shared the same thought as Leifeld.

The other party must have recognized Steel Treasure's true form. Qiao Sang thought to himself, "Suck!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Steel Power Emperor, its entire body gleaming with an iron-gray luster, opened its mouth. Instantly, the surrounding air rushed into its mouth, and at the same time, the purple blade that had been shot out earlier changed direction and plunged back into its body.

Centered on Steel Treasure, all the Nightshade Spirits within a hundred meters of him vanished, leaving not a single one behind.

Oh no, the true form of the Nightshade Spirit hasn't gotten close to Steel Treasure! Realizing something was wrong, Qiao Sang shouted in his mind, "Go!"

However, it was too late. A dense black beam of light descended at an unusually rapid speed.

"Top right!" Qiao Sang realized this and shouted in his mind. The attack came unexpectedly. Steel Treasure was slow to begin with, but fortunately, it reacted quickly. It twisted its body, raised its wings high, and transformed into a silver steel blade, slashing fiercely at the black beam of light.

The expected violent explosion did not occur; the black beam of light was easily cleaved in two, producing only a very small explosion before dissipating.

We've been tricked! The one who used this skill wasn't Nightshade's true form, but a clone! Qiao Sang's pupils contracted slightly.

Although countless blades and air absorption had previously destroyed all the clones that Nightshade had previously created, the clones continued to be generated in the Evil Spirit Field. Unless the Evil Spirit Field disappeared, they could not be completely eliminated.

Just as Qiao Sang's pupils shrank, a Nightmare Spirit suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of Gang Bao and passed straight through Gang Bao's body!

As Gangbao watched the Nightshade pass in front of him, he endured the chilling sensation that enveloped his body and immediately opened his mouth again, with the surrounding air continuously flowing into it.

Instead of showing any sign of pain, E'xi Ling turned and gave Gangbao's back a wicked smile before disappearing into the shadows.

How could this be? Qiao Sang's brain worked quickly, and she came to a conclusion in no time.

The opponent has figured out all of Steel Treasure's skills, so when he used his close-range attack skill, he held his breath!

This Nightmare Spirit is probably even more difficult to deal with than the Mirror Spirit.

"The true form of Nightshade has successfully unleashed a malicious penetration on Steel Emperor!" Nephthys announced loudly from the commentary booth.

Unlike a substitute, a clone cannot display a lifelike expression. When Evil Spirit reveals a wicked smile, it can be confirmed that it is the original body.

Auror said, "I wonder which aspect of Steel Power Emperor's abilities will be weakened next."

On the field, a continuous stream of Nightmare Spirits continued to emerge from the black ground.

"We must destroy this evil spirit's territory first," Jossan thought to himself.

As a pet with the Ghost type, Nightshade is already elusive, and with its constant appearance of clones, attacking the main body becomes even more difficult.

"Steel Power".

Gangbao called out in his mind, then opened his mouth, and a pale energy quickly condensed deep in his throat!

Just as its pale energy was gathering, several Nightmare Spirits rapidly drifted towards Steel Treasure.

Steel Treasure shook its head, and at the same time, a pale beam of light shot out, sweeping away all the Nightshade Spirits in front of it with the arc of its rotating head.

The pale beam of light did not stop after dealing with the Nightshade Spirits, but continued to sweep across and bombard the black ground.

"boom!!!"

The black venue exploded completely!

The pale light was dazzling, illuminating the venue for a fleeting moment.

The energy swept wildly, overturning the entire venue.

In the pale light, the shattered black stones transformed into the color of ordinary stones.

"Steel Emperor has broken through the Evil Spirit Field with the Steel Guide Ray!" Aurore shouted from the commentary booth.

“There’s a drawback to destroying the Evil Field,” Nephthys said. “That is, the pet that destroys the Evil Field will randomly trigger one of the traits of the pet that casts the Evil Field.”

"Reli".

Geriloka exclaimed, indicating that he didn't know what characteristics the Nightmare Spirit would unleash this time.

High in the sky, the Nightshade Spirits disappeared one after another, while Steel Treasure stood with its mouth agape, maintaining the sweeping motion of its pale beam of light.

Suddenly, a Nightmare Spirit appeared more than a hundred meters behind it.

Through the bond with its beast tamer, Steelbao sensed the danger behind it and activated its energy, causing a black light, almost tangible, to appear on its body.

As Nightshade opened its mouth, a thick black beam of light containing terrifying energy blasted down.

"boom!!!"

The shockwave, enveloped in black energy, exploded within the steel structure, raging wildly in all directions.

Amidst the raging shockwave, the pale beam of light continued to bombard downwards, though it no longer swept across the area.

Steel Treasure's head was no longer able to move; it had once again fallen into a frozen state.

The Nightshade above did not stop attacking; with its mouth agape, beams of black light continuously shot from its air onto Steel Treasure.

"Bang Bang Bang!!!"

Shockwaves, carrying black energy, exploded one after another on Steel Treasure's body without stopping.

"It's preparing to keep attacking, to see if your defense can last longer or its attacks can. It's also more than a hundred meters above you, just avoiding the air absorption range. Even though Leifeld didn't give any orders, this Nightshade Spirit can do this. It's not simple," Josang thought to himself.

Her tone was both solemn and admiring.

Steel Treasure's absolute defense cannot be maintained for long. If Nightshade continues to attack like this, the absolute defense will definitely be the first to disappear.

Qiao Sang looked at the scene high in the sky, calculated the duration of the absolute defense, and then sensed something, asking, "Can you move now?"

“Steel Power,” Steel Treasure responded.

can.

“Turn.” Qiao Sang said without the slightest hesitation.

Steel Treasure moves slowly, so even if you try to move and dodge, the opponent can still keep attacking, and the chance of hitting Steel Treasure is very high. The best approach is to counterattack directly.

Within the shockwave carrying black energy, Steel Treasure's figure was completely obscured, with only pale beams of light visible shooting downwards from it.

Suddenly, the pale beam of light drew a delicate arc in the air and spun upwards!

In the audience, many people's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Steel Power!"

However, just as the pale beam was about to strike Nightshade, Steelboat suddenly let out a miserable cry and fell downwards, and the pale beam disappeared.

The audience members who had previously been excited were now completely bewildered.

“Nightmare.”

As E'xi Ling watched the massive figure fall, a flicker of fear and relief crossed her eyes.

How could this be! It shouldn't be like this, Absolute Defense should still be able to be maintained! E'xi Ling is a pet beast of the same level as Gang Bao, why is the Absolute Defense maintained for so much shorter than usual? And even if it was hit, Gang Bao shouldn't be in this much pain. Qiao Sang felt the sudden pain and his face turned pale, but he still quickly thought about it.

She quickly realized something and, despite the pain, began to grimace uncontrollably.

The previous malicious penetration only weakened Steel Treasure's defensive capabilities! (End of Chapter)