Unlike some Ghost-type Transcendent creatures with more 'prominent' psychological traits, the Night Demon Spirit species is generally timid and shy.

They often use their lanterns to illuminate their path and to create small-scale illusions to scare people.

Their speed is relatively slow, but their stealth and interference abilities are extremely strong.

Ji Lan's Night Patrol Zenith was encountered by him when he was young, traveling abroad, in an abandoned ancient castle.

At that time, it was very weak, bullied by other Ghost-type Transcendent creatures, and its lantern was almost extinguished.

Ji Lan, who was wandering and training with his Beast Tamers, happened upon it and helped the poor little fellow out.

He even temporarily stayed in that ancient castle.

During that period, Ji Lan often sought out the Night Demon Spirit to chat, soothing it with his gentle aura, and even used an S-grade healing potion, which was extremely precious to him at the time, to repair the Night Demon Spirit's lantern.

Over time, the Night Demon Spirit was attracted by Ji Lan's gentleness and sincerity, and did not hesitate to destroy its own lantern, allowing itself to assimilate with darkness, thereby achieving absolute stealth, and secretly followed Ji Lan to Dragonflower Country.

A year later, Ji Lan discovered that the Night Demon Spirit had been following him all along, and also found that it was on the verge of perishing due to the loss of its lantern, feeling both helpless and heartbroken.

To save its little life, Ji Lan deliberated repeatedly and finally chose to contract it, then tried every possible method, delving into various secret realms and dangerous places to reconstruct the Night Demon Spirit's lantern.

Perhaps because of such a warm and special experience, the current Night Patrol Zenith has not only overcome its timid nature, but its lantern is no longer just a tool to scare people.

Instead, it is a powerful weapon that condenses the Night Patrol Zenith's intense love for Ji Lan and Ji Lan's selfless gentleness!

"Serenity."

Ji Lan's voice became very soft, as if afraid of disturbing the serenity of the night.

The candlelight in the Night Patrol Zenith's lantern flickered gently, emitting a faint hum.

Mingxi on the command platform felt an invisible chill descend.

She warned, "Beware of illusions and mental interference."

Serenity is just a Ghost-type intermediate skill, which in itself only serves to calm the mind and spirit, generally used to soothe restless people or Beast Tamers.

Massage parlors, foot bath shops, spa centers, hospitals, etc., often employ Beast Tamers or Beast Tamers skilled in this ability.

In short, in popular perception, Serenity is not a skill suitable for Beast Tamer battles.

But the Night Patrol Zenith's Serenity is not an ordinary Serenity, but a mutated Serenity.

It comes with illusions and strong mental attacks.

Emerald Green naturally understood its opponent.

Its eyes, interwoven with light and darkness, fixed on the lantern, its Belief Perception fully activated.

Although it also knew that this was not a skill it could avoid simply by being vigilant and paying attention.

From a certain perspective, Serenity is an absolute control-type skill.

"Brocade."

Emerald Green saw the image appearing before its eyes, and its emotions gradually became uncontrollable; its Descent into Lost was approaching.

"Hiss!"

Sharp barbs pierced into its hidden abdomen.

Forcibly awakening its affected mind.

"Strange Light!"

Ji Lan was clearly quite wary of Emerald Green, and without waiting for the Serenity skill to wear off, he issued another command.

The candlelight in the Night Patrol Zenith's lantern flickered violently, shooting out several dazzling and unsettling strange beams of light, their trajectories erratic.

Emerald Green immediately activated its Plant Barrier for protection, and simultaneously used Belief Perception again.

Its Little Human had said, when in doubt, rely on metaphysics; it's always right!

"White."

Unknown, huh.

That won't do.

Emerald Green immediately changed its strategy.

"Still white."

Change again.

"White!"

Change yet again!

"...Where's white."

I refuse to believe this.

"! Still white!!"

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Mysterious!

This is f***ing mysterious!

Old Emerald and the flower on its head are at odds!

Then the audience saw the Brocade Life Asura on the battle stage dodging the Night Patrol Zenith's attacks with precise but illogical movements, while listening intently as its Beast Tamer repeatedly shouted 'white'.

One listened tirelessly, its eyes as cold as a demonic fiend, the other shouted numbly, its eyes as vacant as a walking corpse.

"What are Mingxi and Brocade Life Asura doing?"

"Haven't you figured it out yet? The flower on Brocade Life Asura's head should be an manifestation of its Destiny Perception.

Its color changes according to the predicted perception.

Because the flower has always been white, Ming Shen keeps shouting 'white'."

In the previous round, many viewers who were good at using Baidu or social media had already deduced the true nature of the flower on Emerald Green's head.

"What does a white flower represent?"

"It seems to be unknown, uncertain, unable to judge."

"So Brocade Life Asura is determined to get a good perception? Is it that persistent?"

"I never would have thought, Emerald Green, such a gloomy and beautiful Transcendent creature, actually has such stubbornness in it."

"I feel like Ming Shen is already a bit dead inside."

"She's broken, my Ming Shen, she's broken!"

Mingxi was indeed numb.

Beast Tamers who have raised Beast Tamers that make and refine potions know that these types of Beast Tamers are actually sick; once they get stuck on something, they can't get out until they solve it!

Emerald Green is one such Beast Tamer.

For example, with the Awakening Potion, even though it has already created a precious SSS-grade potion, it still feels it's not perfect enough and is always dedicated to improving it!

Even though Mingxi felt that both of her major constitutions were already quite good.

It doesn't matter if You Wiong (Boundless Roaming/Infinite Travel) is out of control, who cares, it's awesome enough!

But Emerald {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} Green refused, absolutely refused, no matter what!

The Awakening Potion has always been its daily task to diligently research!

Mingxi also couldn't change its decision.

But she didn't expect that it would 'trigger' its stubborn temper because it used Destiny Perception in battle.

"Ah, Emerald Green, how about we just give up?"

She really wanted to say that.

But in the end, she didn't... "Spirit Ambush."

Although Ji Lan was also bewildered and troubled by Mingxi and her Beast Tamer's actions, his commands remained consistently delivered and smoothly connected.

He was incredibly steady!

The Night Patrol Zenith's figure quickly merged into the shadows and disappeared.

"White, Root."

Numb Mingxi tried to prove that she wasn't just a narrator who could only 'recite white'.

Emerald Green maintained Belief Perception while extending its roots deep underground, its mental power spreading.

But the Night Patrol Zenith's stealth ability was extremely strong, its aura almost completely vanishing.

Suddenly, several Shadow Balls attacked simultaneously from multiple angles behind, above, and to the left of Emerald Green!

It was as if multiple Night Patrol Zeniths were attacking!

"Ah, white, ah, Leaf Storm."

Emerald Green, highly focused on the battle stage, precisely unleashed countless sharp leaves.

They shot out like a storm in all directions, seemingly indiscriminately, attempting to intercept all Shadow Balls and force the Night Patrol Zenith to reveal itself.

The air was filled with the sound of wind being torn apart.

"Thud, thud, thud!"

Most of the Shadow Balls were intercepted and shattered by the Leaf Storm, but one Shadow Ball, at an extremely tricky angle, penetrated the gaps between the leaves and hit Emerald Green's back!

"Brocade!"

Emerald Green grunted, the coldness and corrosive sensation brought by the Ghost-type energy made it... feel nothing much!

Huh?

"Hypnosis."

Ji Lan didn't know that Emerald Green was somewhat immune to the Night Patrol Zenith's attacks.

Seeing the attack land, he immediately seized the opportunity to pursue.

The Night Patrol Zenith emerged from another shadow, its huge eyes emitting a drowsy fluctuation.

"White, Light and Dark Conversion."

Mingxi's weak and powerless voice sounded again.

The space, which was dim due to weather and other reasons, instantly brightened, and the light of day, like 360° searchlights, forcibly dispelled the surrounding shadows.

Even Emerald Green itself used Leaf Repair to simulate broken stones.

This way, it wouldn't create a large amount of shadows for the enemy.

So, if the Night Patrol Zenith wanted to continue using shadow stealth to hide, it could only rely on its own body to create shadows.

But in that case, it wouldn't need to stealth anymore.

Then, to release Hypnosis, it would have to reveal itself.

After Mingxi 'whited' once, she shouted again, "Spore Release."

Ji Lan secretly thought, 'This is bad.'

He quickly changed his command, "Soul Burn."

He had developed PTSD from the previous two rounds; he would tremble at the mention of 'spore'.

Even though he had always been very vigilant, and the Night Patrol Zenith had always hidden extremely well, he hadn't given the opponent a chance to use Spore Parasitism.

Nor had he been able to relieve the pressure that the Spore Parasitism skill brought him.

The flame within the Night Patrol Zenith's lantern flickered slightly, beginning to spread throughout its body.

Soul Burn is the Night Patrol Zenith's innate skill, meaning, as the name suggests, burning the soul.

It not only stimulates its own mental power, forcibly enhancing its will and combat strength, but the ghostly fire spreading throughout its body from within the lantern also has the effect of countering Grass-type skills.

However, Emerald Green did not release spores.

Just as Ji Lan judged, it had not found an opportunity for parasitism during the previous battle.

In other words, this was Mingxi's feint.

The "Wolf! Wolf!" tactic!

Emerald Green used Hypnotic Powder.

If the opponent throws it a papaya, it returns a beautiful jade.

No problem, right?

"Grass!"

Although Ji Lan was not of the gentle and courteous faction, he was certainly not of the rude and barbaric faction.

Swearing during a battle was something that would almost never happen to him.

But facing Mingxi and Emerald Green, this pair of master and Beast Tamer, and seeing his own Beast Tamer directly hit by Hypnotic Powder, he broke his composure.

Mingxi heard him and smiled shyly at him.

Tactic.

It's all tactics.

Ji Lan cursed under his breath, but he also knew that he couldn't really blame Mingxi.

He had jumped into the trap himself!

"Substitute!"

Ji Lan took a deep breath.

After the Night Patrol Zenith endured a wave of attacks and the Hypnotic Powder effect wore off, he regained his composure and responded.

The Night Patrol Zenith's figure flickered, and a Substitute identical to it appeared in its original spot, while its real body became invisible again.

The battle fell into a strange tug-of-war.

The Night Patrol Zenith continuously used skills like Spirit Ambush, Shadow Clone, Hypnosis, and Strange Light to harass and wear down, occasionally ambushing with Shadow Ball.

Its attack power was not actually very strong, lacking explosive force, but it was extremely annoying.

Every time it appeared, its position and timing were incredibly tricky, showcasing the Ghost-type's cunning and difficulty to deal with to the fullest.

Ji Lan's command was steady and meticulous, every instruction perfectly timed, maximizing the Night Patrol Zenith's characteristics, continuously wearing down Emerald Green's stamina and energy, which had been depleted from fighting three consecutive rounds.

Emerald Green, on the other hand, relied on skills like Pluck Leaf and Flying Flower, Beat Grass Knot, Hypnotic Powder, and Paralysis Powder for control and counterattack, occasionally attempting to capture with Death Entanglement, but the Night Patrol Zenith was too slippery, always managing to evade at crucial moments.

Emerald Green's usually unfailing control ability seemed to have met its match.

"Troubles never come singly."

Mingxi felt Emerald Green's aura drop, but its eyes were even colder and sharper than before.

Mingxi took a deep breath.

"Second Form."

Emerald Green, which had been in a defensive state, narrowed its eyes, receiving its Little Human's hint.

Its body suddenly trembled!

It decisively took off the mask hanging from the tip of its wing and covered its face with it.

Switching to Second Form!

The next second, the balanced aura of energy around its body was instantly shattered, and an extremely cold, violent energy filled with despair and pain erupted from its body like a volcano!

Its figure grew taller, becoming more gaunt and ferocious.

The original balanced features of plant and Asura were replaced by pure netherworld and darkness, and the vines around its body transformed into twisted shadowy tentacles.

Its lower body completely turned into a ghostly green fire!

A terrifying mental pressure instantly enveloped the entire arena!

"Thousand! Spirits!"

Venerable-level, Thousand Spirits Demon Venerable!

Manifest!

At this moment, Emerald Green was like an energy body condensed from pain, sorrow, rage, and despair, with a bizarre mask exuding a hellish aura firmly covering its face!

Bloomed an eerie and beautiful Soul Flower!

"Holy crap! Brocade Life Asura's Second Form has also evolved?! Is this the Venerable-level Thousand Spirits Demon Venerable?!"

Ji Lan's face drastically changed.

He felt an unprecedented sense of suppression and threat from that aura!

The previous Brocade Life Asura was already strong enough, but now... it was indescribably stronger!

And this feeling was even more pronounced for the Night Patrol Zenith, being of the same Ghost-type!

It was suppressed by the Beast Tamer's aura on the opposite side.

Both being Ghost-type and Venerable-level, it was at a disadvantage.

The Night Patrol Zenith's lantern flame flickered violently, almost extinguishing!

It instinctively wanted to dive into the shadows, but found that the surrounding shadows seemed to be controlled by the opponent!

"White, Dark Forest!"

Mingxi's command remained unchanged.

Yes.

Even after switching to Second Form, Emerald Green still insisted on Belief Perception.

The flower on its head also stubbornly remained unchanged in color, much like a loyal, unrepentant, sulfuric-acid-brained sycophant.

Loving white.

Enduring eye rolls.

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The battle stage was instantly enveloped by an endless phantom of a dark forest, with twisted trees filled with whispers and fear!

In the Dark Forest, the Night Patrol Zenith could not only not become invisible, but even shadow stealth was difficult to achieve.

Because this entire darkness was within Emerald Green's perception.

"Shadow Stitch!"

Emerald Green pointed a finger.

The shadow beneath the Night Patrol Zenith's feet suddenly came alive, wrapping around its body like black thread, firmly pinning it in place and preventing it from diving into the shadows!

"Nightmare!"

Mingxi's commands became much denser.

Powerful mental energy forcibly invaded the mind of the fixed Night Patrol Zenith, attempting to drag it into the deepest nightmare.

Of course, the Night Patrol Zenith was not a cute little thing that could be kneaded and flattened at will; it was a genuine Venerable-level Beast Tamer.

Its powerful strength naturally meant it wouldn't be abused without resistance.

The Night Patrol Zenith let out a low hiss, the flame in its lantern flickering wildly, and a gloomy, cold light spread out.

"Nine Netherworld Light!"