Beast Taming Starts from Zero

Chapter 1450 Battle Against the Nightmare Xiling

"The pure evil beam of Nightshade has finally broken through the defense of Steel Emperor! The effect is remarkable!" Auror exclaimed from the commentary booth.

“The power of the Pure Evil Beam is absolutely insufficient to break through the absolute defense,” Nephthys analyzed. “It seems that the absolute defense of the Steel Power Emperor should be the first to disappear.”

"Reli".

Reliroka exclaimed with a sigh, indicating that Steel Power Emperor's luck was not very good. At the critical moment, the absolute defense failed, otherwise it felt like it could have attacked Nightshade Spirit.

“Any moment in a match is unpredictable, but that’s precisely the charm of Beast Taming Battles,” Auror said.

Nephthys suddenly thought of something and pondered, "Any professional beastmaster should have a precise grasp of how long their pet can maintain its skills. It's impossible that Josang would allow Steel Power Emperor to attack Nightshade under the bombardment of the Pure Evil Beam when Absolute Defense was about to disappear."

"You mean the absolute defense suddenly disappeared under the influence of some kind of ability?" Auror asked in cooperation.

“That’s right,” Nephthys said. “I remember that the Steel Emperor was attacked by malicious penetration before, so its ability to defend against this has probably decreased significantly.”

Malicious penetration not only damages the target but also significantly reduces one of their random abilities. The higher the proficiency level, the stronger it becomes in reducing abilities.

If you reach the ultimate level, when you hit a target, if the ability reduction is an attack, then the opponent's own power attack, attack skills, and even characteristics that enhance attack ability will be greatly reduced.

"Reli?"

Reliroka took a graceful sip of water and barked, indicating that it remembered that Steel Power Emperor had the Mirror Armor ability. Its previous Mirror Armor form should have been S-rank, so why didn't it activate this time?

Auror said, "Skills and traits have a priority level. Mirror Armor is also a defensive trait. It's possible that the ability to maliciously penetrate is prioritized, which reduces the ability of Mirror Armor. That's why Steel Power Emperor's Mirror Armor was not successfully activated."

As the two hosts and guests were talking, a deafening "boom" resounded across the venue. Steel Treasure crashed heavily to the ground, and black energy exploded outwards, with terrifying shockwaves accompanied by black light spreading rapidly in all directions.

The moment Nephthys saw the black energy, she suddenly realized something and said:

"Perhaps it's not that the Nightshade's malicious penetration is the priority, but rather that when the Steel Power Emperor attacked the Evil Spirit Field, it activated another characteristic of the Nightshade while simultaneously triggering its cursed body."

"When the proficiency of the Evil Field is high enough, the pet that destroys the Evil Field will randomly trigger two or more of the characteristics of the pet that uses the Evil Field."

Auror exclaimed in shock, "I remember that to randomly activate the two traits of a pet that can use Malicious Field, the Malicious Field must be at the Perfect level! Is Nightshade's Malicious Field already at the Perfect level?!"

“These are all just speculations,” Nephthys said. “But if that’s the case, another characteristic that Nightshade has triggered should be malicious blocking.”

Malice Blocking is a trait possessed only by evil-type pets. When this trait is activated, the pet with this trait can block all traits that are detrimental to itself for a certain period of time.

In the scenario just described, malicious blocking is clearly more likely to be triggered than malicious penetration.

"Reli".

Gerrilova exclaimed in dismay, indicating that Steel Power Emperor's luck was truly terrible.

As the host and guests explained, the audience erupted in noise.

"No way, Nightshade's Evil Spirit Field has already reached the Perfect level! I remember that when Leifeld was interviewed last time, he revealed that Nightshade's Evil Spirit Field had only just reached the Great Perfection level."

"You believe the contestants' own revelations? You've really stole this one life."

"Did Nightshade just activate the Cursed Body? I didn't see it at all. Could it just be a malicious block?"

"When Steel Power Emperor used Steel Guide Ray, it was obvious that it couldn't move. Otherwise, how could it remain still and still use Absolute Defense? Don't you know what kind of attacks Steel Power Emperor used to use Absolute Defense against? It just couldn't move. I wonder what kind of skill Nightshade Spirit will use to attack it, that made it directly use its strongest defense."

"What a pity. If the Absolute Defense hadn't disappeared, the Steel Guided Ray would definitely have hit Nightmare Spirit."

How long will the effect of malicious penetration reducing capabilities last?

"I don't know. The main problem is that we don't know how proficient Nightshade is at using Malicious Penetration. However, when Nightshade's Malicious Penetration hits the opponent before, it usually lasts until the end of the match."

"This ability reduction effect is lasting way too long!"

"That's not it. It's mainly because as long as the opponent reduces a certain aspect of their ability, E'xiling can usually end the match very quickly."

"It's over. Steel Power Emperor feels that its strongest ability has been reduced. Qiao Sang still has a bond with it and can feel pain together. Look at how much pain Qiao Sang is in now. She can't even control her expression. How can she command the battle like this?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter if we lose. Doesn't Josang still have the Underworld Lord and Ice Saint Asia?"

Amidst the clamor, E'shiling transformed into a streak of black light, hurtling vertically downwards at incredible speed.

"Attack from above!" Qiao Sang thought quickly in her mind, enduring the pain.

With Steel Treasure's defense reduced, it might not be able to withstand Nightshade's attacks. There's simply not enough time to move; only by attacking can it block the next onslaught!

"Steel Power."

Just as Steel Treasure crashed to the ground, the shockwave carrying black energy was still exploding around it. Despite this, the voice of its Beastmaster immediately appeared in its mind.

Despite the pain, Gangbao circulated his energy.

Amidst the terrifying shockwave, a magnificent pale beam of light pierced through the black light and shot straight upwards!

However, the expected clash of skills did not occur. The moment the pale beam was fired, the "black light" suddenly changed direction, dodging the attack and continuing to fall at an extremely fast speed.

"boom!!!"

The pale beam of light missed its target, exploding high in the sky. The blinding light tore through the heavens, and with a deafening explosion, the entire area above was engulfed by a terrifying shockwave.

Nightfall is approaching.

At the same time, the "black light" crashed onto the ground where the shockwave was still spreading, carrying with it the black light.

No explosion occurred. At the instant the "black light" made contact with the ground, only dust rose up. Centered on it, dense black energy rapidly spread and wildly covered the entire area.

"Nightmare has cast Evil Field again!" Nephthys exclaimed from the commentary booth.

It was another place haunted by evil spirits, and Qiao Sang's heart sank.

When she watched E'xi Ling fight against other pets before, she only felt that it was a bit difficult to deal with, but now that she was fighting against it herself, she felt that it was quite troublesome.

Nightshade's combat awareness is significantly stronger than that of Lefed's other pets. Even if Lefed does not issue any commands, it often makes the most correct choice and response in the first instant.

Besides combat awareness, the Evil Field skill is also a troublesome and powerful ability. When it exists, it can provide a significant boost to the Nightmare Spirit, but even if it is destroyed, it will still have unknown effects on the user.

Steel Treasure is unable to move, and its defense has been reduced, which clearly indicates that the opponent has triggered its malicious blocking ability.

The proficiency level in the Evil Spirit Arena is at least at the Perfect level.

If it's damaged again, Steelbao could very well end up like it just did.

Based on Nightmare's past combat habits, after a certain ability of its opponent is reduced, it will launch a series of attacks, then use Malice Penetration multiple times, and after reducing all aspects of the opponent's abilities, it will use its final move to end the match.

It's unclear how long the effects of malicious blocking will last.

A variety of thoughts flashed through Qiao Sang's mind, but finally settled down, and she asked in her mind:

"are you OK?"

"Steel Power."

As Steelball responded, "It's alright," it flapped its wings and flew up from the black crater, its body covered in wounds. The instant it took flight, countless Nightshade Spirits emerged from the ground, surging wildly towards Steelball's location!

If one of Evil Spirit's clones wanted to use Malice Penetration, it wouldn't have much effect on Steel Treasure. But if so many clones all passed through Steel Treasure's body, aside from the damage, the reduced power effect would definitely be triggered! Steel Treasure's speed was already slow, and now that it was injured, it definitely couldn't dodge. Qiao Sang quickly thought to himself:

"Iron Wind!"

Almost as soon as Qiao Sang's thoughts flashed through his mind, countless Nightshade Spirits surrounded Steel Treasure.

Suddenly, a gust of wind arose, scattering the Nightmare Spirits huddled together.

In the raging wind, the Nightshade spirits vanished.

But from the black ground, a steady stream of Nightmare Spirits continued to emerge.

Steel Treasure's entire body glowed with a gleaming iron-gray color. It flapped its wings and flew into the sky.

It was at this moment that Lefebvre issued the command:

"Pat."

“Nightmare”.

The figure of the Nightshade Spirit appeared at the edge of the arena. It raised its claws, which glowed with a dense black light, and pressed down hard.

At the same time, the starlight in the night sky disappeared, and the entire sky seemed to be blocked by something.

Everyone seemed to realize something and looked up.

Suddenly, a colossal black claw, almost covering the entire area, appeared out of thin air, identical to the claw of the Nightshade Spirit! Synchronized with the Nightshade Spirit's movements, it slammed downwards with terrifyingly powerful air currents!

At the same time, black energy continuously surged from the black arena, replenishing it upwards.

Whether it was because the colossal black claw was getting closer to the ground or because it was being replenished by black energy, it appeared to be expanding at a visible rate.

This is…! Everyone and their pets stared wide-eyed, their expressions filled with astonishment.

"Nightmare has unleashed the Fallen Claw!" On the commentary stage, Nephthys, watching the scene unfold, instinctively stood up and exclaimed in shock, "Starry Moon Obscuring! This is definitely an ultimate-level Fallen Claw! Otherwise, even with the blessing of the Evil Spirit Field, it couldn't possibly be this powerful!"

Fallen Claw, a Dark-type Mega-level move, allows a giant claw imbued with Dark-type energy to descend from the sky, inflicting devastating damage on the opponent.

Auror exclaimed in astonishment and delight, "Leifide really has a hidden trump card! I remember that the Fallen Claw that Nightshade used before was at most a hundred meters in size, but this one is a thousand meters! It's definitely a thousand meters!"

"Reli".

Geriloka exclaimed in amazement, indicating that even if Steel Power Emperor's defense hadn't decreased, he felt he wouldn't be able to withstand this attack.

How could that Fallen Claw be so big! Has Steelball's defense recovered? No, it hasn't. It can't withstand it, it simply can't withstand it! A storm raged within Qiao Sang, but he quickly steadied himself, his eyes flashing, and he issued the first command he'd uttered since Steelball's appearance:

"Let's give it our all!"

"Steel Power!"

Steel Treasure's eyes sharpened, and it roared loudly before spinning rapidly upwards, soaring upwards as if in a dance. As it ascended, the iron-gray luster around its body transformed into a solidified black.

Immediately, it spread its wings and swung them forcefully. Two giant wings instantly detached from its arms and transformed into two huge curved blades that shone with holy white light, slashing fiercely at the black giant claws descending from the sky!

However, just as they were about to make contact, countless surging black energies on the ground suddenly transformed into numerous Nightmare Spirits, rushing towards Steel Treasure's body!

"boom!!!"

The deafening roar nearly shattered everyone's eardrums.

The barriers surrounding the venue instantly rose up.

Within the barrier, the entire space was violently shaking, and terrifying shockwaves spread wildly. Light exploded, and everyone and their pets clearly saw that as the colossal claw and the massive curved blade clashed, the entire ground was affected and exploded! Countless rocks turned into dust!

The materialized black energy on Gang Quan Huangji's body disappeared.

Purple armor materialized around E'xi Ling.

Just as everyone was trying to get a closer look, the shockwave, carrying tremendous energy, swept across the entire arena, completely obscuring the figures of E'xi Ling and Gang Quan Huang Ji.

A sharp pain shot through him, and Qiao Sang clutched his head.

Steelbao

Qiao Sang realized something, his face turned pale, and he slowly lowered his hand, staring with worry at the area in front of him that was occupied by shockwaves and energy.

Not long after, the violent shockwave dissipated, and on the apocalyptic site, Steel Bao lay on the ground covered in wounds.

At the edge of the arena, the shattered purple armor around Ye Xiling disappeared, revealing her slightly injured body.

The shockwave from the recent skill collision clearly affected it as well, but the impact was nothing compared to that of the Steel Treasure at the center of the explosion.

"Steel Emperor has fallen!" On the commentary stage, Nephthys took a deep breath and exclaimed, "What terrifying power!"

Auror exclaimed with deep emotion, "The Nightshade Spirit is truly hiding its strength. I even think it is the most powerful of all of Leifeld's pets."

"Reli".

Gerril Roca nodded in agreement.

“Steel Emperor has done its best,” Nephthys said, “but there’s really nothing it can do; its defense has been weakened too much.”

The entire stadium fell silent, followed by deafening screams and cheers.

Lefebvre's fans were ecstatic, while Josang's fans looked rather grim, already worried about the upcoming match, as Evil Spirit's abilities far exceeded their previous expectations.

In the next round, there is a high probability that Josan will send out the Lord of the Underworld. On the high platform, Lefebvre did not show any joy, but had already begun to consider the strategy for the next round.

At that moment, Steel Treasure's wings twitched on the field.

Lefebvre was multitasking when he saw this scene. He instantly snapped out of his reverie and said, "Evil."

The Nightshade opened its mouth, and dense black energy condensed deep in its throat.

Steel Treasure is still conscious, it can still move. If it were to use Absolute Defense now, it might be able to withstand the attack from Nightshade Spirit. Steel Treasure is already injured like this; even if it manages to defend against the attack, what can it do next? No, the live interstellar match is currently underway, and everyone who follows the Little Steel Falcon race is watching. As long as it can still move, it shouldn't give up, and Steel Treasure won't give up either. Josang, amidst excruciating pain, shouted at the top of its lungs:

"Steelbao!!!"

A thick, black beam of light shot out.

Gangbao struggled to open one eye, hearing his Beastmaster's words in his mind and the voice calling his name.

"Steel Power."

A blinding white light suddenly shone on it.

The light was so dazzling that it seemed to pierce through the thick night sky.

The venue was brightly lit. (End of Chapter)