“Rip—!”

A teeth-grating tearing sound rang out, mixed with the crunch of shattered ice armor and clashing energy.

Odonadoro, still blinded, let out another pained roar, its massive body staggering.

A deep gash appeared on the left side of its dragon spine.

In the commentary booth, Xie An Yan excitedly stood up:

“Incredible! Mingxi and Golden Yuanbao actually turned the tide in an instant!”

Samuel frowned subtly, but his eyes were calm.

“Turn the tide? I wouldn't say so.

In the face of absolute power and strength, this small injury won't have much of an Impact on Odonadoro.”

He chuckled, then continued, “But honestly, Gu Guai Zhen Guan really has something special. If my deduction is correct, once the eye on its forehead opens, its eyes will evolve from Transcendent to Transcendent God!

Each eye might be able to release rule-based skills.”

He paused, looking at Xie An Yan with a half-smile.

Xie An Yan suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu, like being stared at by a ghoul!

She was numb.

Sensing Xie An Yan's tension, Samuel, like a cat successfully toying with a mouse, twisted his round beard and continued:

“Does that sound impressive?

It is impressive, in fact, but skills that arise from physical mutation usually have great limitations. They can't be used like regular skills, which only consume energy or mental power.

I personally believe that frequent use of these three eyes' skills is highly likely to cause immense damage to Gu Guai Zhen Guan itself.

What do you think?”

One could only say that,

‘Silver Fox’ truly lived up to his name, he was really formidable.

At least his analysis of the Divine Eyes was almost 100% accurate.

But that was before yesterday!

Xie An Yan felt his gaze pressing in again, knowing he was testing her, trying to get her to reveal Golden Yuanbao's ocular abilities.

Ugly on the outside, but dreaming pretty dreams.

She suddenly calmed down.

She looked directly into his eyes with composure: “Is that so? I think what you think is very much the kind of thought that everyone else thinks.”

Samuel: “...”

(´◔‸◔`)

What the hell is this? I don't think at all!

Samuel, you old geezer, you're dumbfounded, aren't you!

You've never witnessed the power of nonsense literature, have you!

You think I think?

The sect leader hasn't come to you for copyright fees, has he!

On the battle stage, Bing Mei's expression had already darkened.

“Dragon Star Break.”

Odonadoro shrieked, tilting its head skyward as countless meteorites condensed in the heavens.

“Invalid.”

As the word fell.

The vast and imposing roar in the sky dissipated almost instantly.

Skill invalid!

As a skill without rank, the ability of Invalid had no upper limit, completely depending on the skill proficiency and the Beast Tamers' mental power.

And for Golden Yuanbao, a 'roll king' driven by a 'roll god', its life did not permit the existence of any skill below 'Great Accomplishment' proficiency.

Even newly awakened or newly learned skills!

It would bring them up to par in a short amount of time.

And Invalid's current proficiency was 'Divine Minute'!

Even when facing the Venerable-level Beast Tamers Odonadoro, Invalid could still nullify the opponent's skills.

After all, not everyone had a cheat like Time Realm, which allowed Beast Tamers to easily grind proficiency.

Even 'pay-to-win players' could basically only rely on corresponding Skill Stones to quickly improve.

But Skill Stones... if you know, you know!

So even for some Beast Tamers that had lived for hundreds of years, their skill proficiency rarely reached 'Divine Power'; the highest was 'Divine Mystery'.

Why was Mingxi so certain?

Of course, it was because she had specifically asked Shen Najia.

As a top-tier expert among experts, Shen Najia was absolutely the most hardcore Beast Tamers she knew, with the strongest background and backing.

But even his Beast Tamers had only one skill trained to 'Divine Power', and it wasn't a Heavenly-Rank skill, but a more common high-level skill.

So, with 'Divine Mystery' proficiency, Invalid was enough for Golden Yuanbao to leave Odonadoro with no usable skills.

Of course, Golden Yuanbao couldn't keep using Invalid to wear down the opponent.

Odonadoro was, after all, Venerable-level, with ten times its energy value. If it purely canceled the opponent's skills, it would definitely be the one to be exhausted first.

Therefore, Invalid could only serve as an auxiliary.

“Fiery Blight Thunder, Spiral Pierce!”

Seizing the moment the opponent's skill failed, Mingxi's command landed, and Golden Yuanbao had no problem with skill connection.

In an instant, the skill was released.

“Boom—!”

Heavenly Wind Seated, thunder and fire energy compressed greatly!

The Fiery Blight Thunder was like a giant electric drill, fiercely piercing through Odonadoro's chest and abdomen!

“Rip—!”

Ice armor shattered, dragon blood splattered!

Odonadoro was pinned to the ground like a small crawling insect!

In the commentary box, Samuel's previous composed expression could not be maintained; the smile on his face instantly froze, his mouth under the round beard slightly agape, and for the first time, an expression of disbelief appeared in his eyes.

“This...how is this possible?!”

Xie An Yan, however, cried out in joyous surprise, “Good!”

“A perfect counter-kill!”

“After this strike, looking at Odonadoro's injuries, it will be very difficult for it to have any chance of a comeback.”

She smiled sweetly at the slightly cold-faced Samuel beside her, “Mr. Hill, I said your prediction was too rash. Before the match ends, no one knows who will win.

Oh, that's not quite right.

If you could contract the legendary Transcendent creature, the Celestial Mystery Nine Radiance Python, then no one would question any of your predictions.

But, can you?”

What does it mean to either die in Silence or erupt in Silence?

Xie An Yan had made a name for herself.

Not only did she dare to speak nonsense to fool Samuel, but she also dared to be sarcastic towards him.

The audience watching the live commentary was stunned.

“Sister 666, you truly understand how to kill someone's spirit!”

“Hahaha, contract a Celestial Mystery Nine Radiance Python? Hillfrey can't even contract a continuous scabies worm!”

“I think commentator Xie's commentary is too good! I'm willing to call her the strongest commentator!”

“Since the rise of Silver Fox, he seems to have never been so stifled, right? Xie An Yan is truly too daring.”

“Xie, that bitch, deserves to die! How can she use 'awakening' to mock my great Silver Fox? Isn't this just deliberately rubbing salt in someone's wounds! This is clearly commoner's humiliation!”

“The person upstairs has the nerve to curse Xie? You guys don't say anything about what Samuel Fox has done! Double standard dog!”

“Our Silver Fox is just reasonably commenting!”

“Heh heh.”

“...”

For a time, the live commentary room was filled with unsightly profanity.

Moderator: Blacklist, blacklist, blacklist! Blacklist them all! Block, block, block, block them all!

While the artillery fire roared, in the commentary booth, Samuel had already adjusted his expression, appearing not to be angered by Xie An Yan's overt and covert sarcasm.

Xie An Yan's sarcasm, while detestable to him, was less unbearable than Gu Guai Zhen Guan's victory.

Useless. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Odonadoro was clearly Venerable-level, yet it couldn't even defeat the Saint-level Gu Guai Zhen Guan.

If it couldn't win, why didn't it take them both down?

Useless!

Samuel mentally cursed Mingxi, Xie An Yan, and even Bing Mei's ancestors for eighteen generations.

He slowly took off his glasses, wiped them vigorously, using this to conceal his emotions.

After a while, a complex expression appeared on his face.

There was shock, there was frustration.

But in the end, it transformed into a subtle appreciation for true strength and the excitement of meeting a worthy opponent.

He took a deep breath, put his glasses back on, and with a restored calm and composed expression, but still with a slightly fluctuating tone, he said:

“It was indeed my mistake. At the beginning of this match, I failed to make an objective judgment, and there was some bias.

And I also underestimated Mingxi and Gu Guai Zhen Guan.

However, as Miss Xie said, we are just commentators, {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} not prophets. Making a wrong prediction during commentary is not shameful. Don't you think... what do you say, Miss Xie?”

Although Bing Mei lost the first round, the atmosphere he had created by pressing hard had not shattered. He had not yet failed in this invisible confrontation at the commentary booth!

Perhaps having decided to go all out, Xie An Yan felt much more relaxed.

She rolled her eyes casually.

“I, for one, never make wild predictions. If you have the same hobby as you, why don't you ask them?”

Samuel: “...”

Is this woman crazy?

Is this how a commentator acts?!

As Samuel was somewhat flustered by Xie An Yan, Mingxi and Bing Mei's second round had already begun.

Mingxi naturally did not swap out Golden Yuanbao.

Its consumption was not significant, let alone any injuries.

Playing another round would not be a problem.

Despite losing the first round, Bing Mei's expression hadn't changed much, but her gaze towards Mingxi was like ten thousand years of cold ice, sharp and focused.

She silently recalled Odonadoro.

...“Second round, begin!”

Bing Mei immediately summoned her second Beast Tamers, “Crush it!”

A flash of light, and a uniquely shaped Ice-type Transcendent creature landed with a thud.

It was not a traditional beast or dragon form, but rather resembled a giant composed of countless sharp ice crystals, thick ice, and a faintly visible, glowing blue energy skeleton within.

Standing about eight meters tall, its physique was robust and angular.

Its name was Frost Steel Bone!

A Saint-level Ice and Ghost-type legendary Beast Tamers.

It was born in the ruins of an ancient battlefield beneath the polar region's ten-thousand-year-old ice layer.

It absorbed large amounts of dormant steel wreckage and the Chill of unwilling battle souls, nurtured through the secret arts of the Bing Mei clan.

Its racial characteristic, 【Permafrost Armor】, could significantly reduce physical damage and apply a freezing effect to opponents who disengaged from it.

It also had 【Steel Shatter Power】, which amplified damage against opponents with defensive characteristics like 'Hard' or 'Carapace', and its attacks had a chance to ignore partial defense.

Its combat style was very unique, earning it the title of 'Demolition Expert'.

It could often, in an extremely short time, use the most extreme and violent methods to dismantle the battle stage until there was no place left to stand.

In the commentary booth, Samuel had already recovered from the previous round's defeat.

That all-knowing smile once again adorned his face.

“Bing Mei has sent out her siege-fortress type Beast Tamers, Frost Steel Bone!

This Transcendent creature, like Mingxi's Gu Guai Zhen Guan, is unique.

Its cultivation is extremely difficult and complex.

It also made it, despite being a Ghost-type, an embodiment of power...”

He spoke eloquently, a torrent of words.

He made Frost Steel Bone sound like the greatest being in the world.

“...Golden Yuanbao is a Flight-type, so the demolition playstyle won't work on it.” Xie An Yan's tone was calm, carrying a hint of imperceptible sharpness.

Samuel smiled, “Is that so?

You seem to have forgotten that it is also a Ghost-type. Although its Float speed is slow, as long as it's not a purely ground unit, there's a possibility of it executing a demolition playstyle in the sky.”

Xie An Yan: “Oh? Then I'm very much looking forward to seeing a sky demolition playstyle!”

On the battle stage, Frost Steel Bone let out a muffled roar.

Its fists clashed, emitting an ice-blue Impact wave.

The 【Permafrost Armor】 characteristic unfolded, and the Chill was bone-piercing; tiny ice crystals, like diamond stardust, even began to condense in the air.

“Thunder Radiation.”

Mingxi still adopted a cautious opening.

Golden Yuanbao flapped its wings and soared high, thunder flowers blooming.

However, Frost Steel Bone didn't dodge or evade; its giant fist, covered in thick ice armor, directly smashed into the blooming giant thunder flower!

Bing Mei coldly shouted, “Ice Skeleton Heavy Cannon.”

Highly compressed Ice-type energy instantly gathered on Frost Steel Bone's fist, shooting out like a cannonball, but not directly hitting the thunder flower.

Instead, it exploded in mid-air, transforming into a huge net composed of countless sharp ice skeletons, which not only devoured the radiating thunder flower.

But also enveloped Golden Yuanbao!

At the same time, the exploded ice skeleton net emitted an extremely strong Chill, causing the temperature of the surrounding space to plummet, making even the airflow viscous.

Golden Yuanbao narrowly avoided the center of the net with the speed of Thunderbolt, but its wingtip was still grazed by the Chill on the edge.

It was instantly covered with a layer of white frost, and its speed noticeably slowed.

“I guess...”

Samuel emphasized with an excited tone: “Next, Frost Steel Bone should continuously use Ice Skeleton Heavy Cannon, utilizing large-scale Ice-type skills to change the environment, limiting or even depriving Flight-type Beast Tamers of their mobility advantage!

Then, the sky will no longer be a domain where Gu Guai Zhen Guan can operate!”

Indeed, Frost Steel Bone continuously swung its fists, and Ice Skeleton Heavy Cannons exploded in the air, constantly scattering extreme cold ice crystals and freezing energy.

The entire upper part of the battle arena gradually formed a low-temperature airspace, filled with ice crystals, as if covered by a layer of deadly ice fog.

Ice rocks spread from the ground to the sky!

The space was significantly reduced.

Golden Yuanbao's Flight became exceptionally difficult, and it also had to constantly dodge the falling icicles and the increasingly dense Chill clusters.

Seeing this frozen world forming at an exaggerated speed.

Ground, sky.

Jagged and sharp icicles!

This was an ice arena paved with ice as stone!

Demolition style?

“Thunderbird, destroy!”

Mingxi commanded.

Golden Yuanbao followed the command, and a large number of Thunderbirds flew out in all directions.

High-speed moving Thunderbirds swept across the sky.

Their target was not Frost Steel Bone, but those menacingly climbing ice rocks!

“Crack, crack, crack—!”

Although the Thunderbirds' attacks were not strong enough to harm Frost Steel Bone, they could certainly pulverize some ice rocks created by skills.

Moreover, Golden Yuanbao deeply understood the principle of breaking a surface with a point.

The Thunderbirds' numerous and concentrated Impacts struck the same spot.

Ice rocks, icicles, and ice crystals continuously cracked and fell.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The Thunderbirds did clear out some space, but Frost Steel Bone's energy seemed inexhaustible.

New ice rocks, icicles, and ice crystals quickly re-condensed!