"Karon Karman versus Mingxi, singles match, first round, begin!"

The battle stage was no place for chatter, and the emotionless intelligent referee wouldn't give them the chance.

Mingxi and Karon Karman immediately entered their respective roles.

Two beams of light flashed.

Mingxi summoned Red Jade.

On Karon Karman's side was a Steel-Winged Dragon: massive in size, with ferocious wings and claws, entirely covered in bright silver alloy armor, and exuding a cold, powerful aura.

Kurkan, Saint-tier Steel and Flight dual-type pet beast.

"Kurkan! It's the Flash Steel Dragon Kurkan!"

The male commentator beside Xie An Yan excitedly exclaimed, "Kurkan is one of Kaman's ace pet beasts, renowned for its unparalleled penetration and aerial maneuverability."

"And Mingxi has sent out her Sky-Splitting Valkyrie, also Saint-tier.

It's very interesting that these two pet beasts are of comparable rank and are both top-tier Transcendent creatures of the Steel-type, with even a deep history between them.

However, Kurkan has the Flight-type, giving it an advantage in maneuverability, and judging by its size and energy fluctuations, Kurkan's strength is clearly a bit greater!"

Hearing the commentator's words, Xie An Yan rolled her eyes.

"Mr. Xinzhuang, I don't agree with that. Even a child knows that a pet beast's attribute doesn't represent its combat power. If attribute types directly represented strength, then wouldn't our Golden Yuanbao be invincible?"

Xinzhuang: "..."

Kurkan and Red Jade's original species, the Cat-Riding Steel Hawk, also have a story that must be told.

Kurkan's initial form, Kuroli, the first Kuroli in the world, was actually the offspring of a Cat-Riding Steel Hawk and a Dragon-type Transcendent creature, Areca.

Like Lan Yue, it had a mutated bloodline.

So it not only possessed Steel and Flight attributes but also retained the form of a dragon, and even had a chance to awaken Dragon-type skills.

But it was different from Lan Yue; it was determined to be a positive mutation from birth, with astonishing talent.

And so, this species continued to exist under the name Kuroli.

After the Fire Her Vakili tribe disappeared and was presumed extinct, it even replaced their title of 'Steel Knight' and became highly sought after by the people of Green Field Star.

When Mingxi summoned and contracted Red Jade with the Phantom Color Key, proving that the Fire Her Vakili tribe still had bloodline descendants, the Kuroli species even fell into a public opinion storm because of it.

Some believed that the Kuroli tribe was no longer qualified to bear the title of 'Steel Knight,' deeming it disrespectful to the Fire Her Vakili.

Others held the opposite view, believing that the Fire Her Vakili, lost in the river of history, was the one that should be eliminated, and that the genetically and bloodline superior Kuroli should be the rightful Steel Knight.

In short, there were many people arguing over this.

They even divided into {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} 'conservatives' and 'reformists,' with each side having supporters, but neither would yield.

Unexpectedly, in the Starsea Cup competition, Mingxi's Red Jade actually faced off against a Kurkan.

"A fated showdown?!"

"Interesting! Who is more qualified to be called 'Steel Knight,' will this battle decide the outcome?"

"Who do you think will win?"

"It's hard to say. Kurkan has advantages, but they're not obvious, and as for the Sky-Splitting Valkyrie, simply the fact that it's Mingxi's pet beast makes it impossible to judge accurately."

After all, Mingxi even took down the formidable Lu Meiti.

This young new god cannot be viewed with common sense.

"Let's wait and see. After this battle, neither the conservatives nor the reformists should have anything more to say."

"That makes sense."

On the battle stage, both sides had already initiated their first contact.

Karon Karman gave the command first: "Steel-Winged Storm."

It was a powerful move right from the start.

Kurkan violently flapped its wings, not simply diving, but rotating at high speed, transforming into a Metal Storm composed of countless sharp steel feathers, crushing towards Red Jade with a terrifying momentum that threatened to tear everything apart!

The Steel-Winged Storm had an enormous area of effect, almost completely sealing off all evasion space!

Mingxi's eyes narrowed, and she calmly responded: "Steel Body, localized reinforcement of both arms, Honeycomb Barrier."

Red Jade's arms crossed in front of its body, its forearms' dark red carapace instantly becoming thicker and deeper, with metallic luster flowing, as if transforming into two indestructible giant shields!

At the same time, the air in front of it rippled, instantly deploying a honeycomb-like barrier composed of countless hexagonal energy segments.

"Rumble rumble rumble—!!!"

The Metal Storm violently crashed into the Honeycomb Barrier.

The piercing cutting sound made one's scalp tingle.

The Honeycomb Barrier vibrated intensely, countless hexagons flickering on and off, successfully withstanding the first, most violent Impact!

But Kurkan's offensive was continuous, and soon a large number of cracks appeared on the Honeycomb Barrier!

Although Karon Karman was a big idiot, his beast-taming ability was very strong; otherwise, he wouldn't have made it to the group stage and maintained a close points lead, with a chance to enter the top 16 in the top two.

His excellence wasn't entirely due to his family background.

He was indeed a genius.

Hmm, one can't deny he's a genius just because he's stupid and foolish.

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"Dragon Breath, followed by Wing Slash," Karon ordered.

Kurkan suddenly stopped rotating, opened its mouth, and spewed out an incredibly condensed Dragon Breath with strong penetrating properties, accurately hitting the center of the already cracked Honeycomb Barrier!

See, this was also Kurkan's advantage.

Although Kurkan's Dragon Breath couldn't compare to that of a proper Dragon-type Transcendent creature due to the lack of Dragon-type energy to sustain it.

It still possessed extremely strong penetration.

"Crack!"

"Bang!" The Honeycomb Barrier finally shattered completely!

But just as the Bulwark shattered, Mingxi's command followed immediately: "Same Frequency Resonance."

Red Jade's eyes flashed red, its arms still in a defensive Bulwark stance, but an invisible vibration wave spread out from its center, instantly capturing and simulating the energy vibration frequency of Kurkan's special alloy armor. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Kurkan's Dragon Breath and subsequent slash also landed on Red Jade's locally Steel-bodied arms.

A deafening clang of metal erupted.

Sparks flew!

However, to everyone's surprise, Red Jade was only pushed back a few meters by the immense Impact, its feet plowing two deep grooves in the ground.

But on those dark red arm guards, only shallow white marks remained.

Same Frequency Resonance not only had destructive power but also could greatly weaken the effect of Kurkan's attack through frequency changes.

In fact, even without using Same Frequency Resonance to weaken it, Red Jade itself could have blocked this attack.

The reason was simple: its Steel-type attribute level was Yuanjing-tier, and after evolving to Saint-tier, its 【Steel Body】 characteristic was directly Supreme.

Nothing else; unless there was a way to directly find and destroy its energy core, its main body had almost reached an indestructible level!

What's more, it was currently in a state of localized reinforcement.

Karon Karman looked incredulous, "How could its defense be so strong?!"

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