“Burn!”

Golden Yuanbao's surging aura suddenly calmed.

Replaced by an aura of extreme danger.

The next second, dark red blood flames fiercely shot out from every inch of its skin, from the gaps between every feather!

It wasn't a warm firelight, but a dark red, viscous like liquid magma.

Burning madly! As if what was burning wasn't Golden Yuanbao's blood, but its very life essence.

This was not only a sacrifice of blood, but also a release of power!

“Boom!”

Heavenly Wind Seated provided compressed, ultimate energy, and Burning Blood provided explosive power, all pouring into the claws Golden Yuanbao was about to unleash.

An extremely thin, extremely deep dark red ring blade silently detached from its body.

This ring-shaped energy blade spun, and wherever it passed, light was completely erased.

It wasn't the Descent of night, but a realm of 'no light' purer than the deepest midnight.

Light, sound, and even space itself seemed to be swallowed and cut by this ring blade.

The edge of the ring blade was burning dark red bloodlines, while its interior was an absolute darkness that could imprison even firelight.

Hell Slash, born under the double enhancement, was no longer a simple slash, but a moving, circular cage of slaughter.

Carrying the resolute destruction of life and the silence that devours all, it announced its Descent to everything in front of it!

“Hiss––”

A faint, almost silent tearing sound cut through space.

“Holy moly!”

Mingxi, seeing this scene, once again contributed her meager strength to global warming.

She hadn't expected the Hell Slash in the Burning Blood state to change so much!

Just the skill effect alone, she wouldn't dare say it was on par with God Rank, but surpassing Heavenly-Rank skill was definitely a given, right?

Who supports this? Who opposes it?

“Nuo––!”

In any case, Nuo'er Gana, who directly faced a Hell Slash, would certainly not object.

Because he was almost cut in half.

He, who was maintaining End Time, certainly hadn't guarded against Golden Yuanbao having the ability to instantly teleport, and even less would he know that its Anti-Position Demon could completely replace the Main Position, even if locked by a skill, it could still replace it.

This was also the most fundamental difference between the 'Positive and Negative Demon King' trait and the Substitute skill.

The former was actually the main body, just the main body in a mirror space, so it was equally effective against all locking skills.

In Mingxi's opinion, the only drawback of 'Positive and Negative Demon King' was that after the Anti-Position Demon 'died', the mirror space needed a longer time to 'nurture' a new Anti-Position Demon.

“If only more Anti-Position Demons could be generated, then Golden Yuanbao would truly be able to destroy both gods and demons!”

Mingxi, who was greedy, thought to herself.

Because he was confident that his opponent would be hit, Nuo'er Gana was hit just like that.

Hell Slash pierced him from behind, almost cutting him in half at the waist!

Nuo'er Gana, a fairy-type pet beast that controlled time abilities, naturally couldn't compare in defensive capabilities to defense-oriented Transcendent creatures like Scarlet Jade or Bright Crystal.

Without any precautions, taking a Hell Slash 'head-on' and not directly dying was only because Golden Yuanbao didn't know where the opponent's energy core was.

At this moment, his painful groans were so real.

His intestines were ripped open.

Blood flowed all over the ground.

It was a scene from a horror dungeon!

All of this happened in a flash of lightning, not only did the audience not expect it, but even Bing Mei, who was in the thick of it, didn't have time to react.

The heroic woman on the command platform was stunned.

Mingxi, however, dared not be stunned.

She didn't think her side could rest easy yet; Nuo'er Gana was severely injured, not dead.

Who knew if he still had trump cards like 'Extraneous Time' or 'End Time'?

Who knew if he, like Golden Yuanbao, would undergo a temporary evolution?

What?!

You say he's already Venerable-level, so there's no possibility of evolving again?

I told you!

The laws of the universe are recovering!!

Who can guarantee that this unfortunate Nuo'er Gana won't luckily become the first Transcendent creature to 'eat the crab'?

Even the silly author wouldn't dare guarantee it!

“Golden Yuanbao, try to use your Shadow Abyss?”

After Hell Slash was released, Mingxi almost instantly added a second command to Golden Yuanbao.

Golden Yuanbao didn't even look at the performance of Hell Slash, quickly raised its body a bit, fixed itself in Cross Sky, and fully spread its wings.

The shadows beneath its wings outlined a beautiful silhouette interwoven with gilded and dark gold, clearly different from a normal shadow.

It even looked somewhat beautiful.

But Nuo'er Gana, who was in it, didn't feel that it was beautiful at all.

Already severely wounded, he now felt a terrifying energy entanglement; his body was like being stuck in a quagmire, not only unable to move, but even more terrifyingly, his energy, stamina, and even skill comprehension and proficiency were being... devoured?

How is this possible?!

Just as Nuo'er Gana was doubting his life, Golden Yuanbao, on the other hand, was more energetic than ever!

It felt various forms of power pouring in.

Energy, stamina, understanding of various skills it was completely unfamiliar with... “Thunder!”

The steady and proud big brother showed its unsteadiness for the first time during a match.

It excitedly let out a low cry towards Mingxi; although its cry only contained emotion and no content, for Mingxi, who was almost telepathically connected with it, it was enough.

Mingxi roughly deduced the effect of Golden Yuanbao's skill, combining it with Guangguang's off-field assistance.

Evil Shadow Devour, a God Rank skill of the four psychic types.

Within the range of the shadow it could form, all non-living matter that could be captured by the naked eye would transform into evil shadows, including but not limited to ground, ice, and rock surfaces.

And they would possess strong stickiness and devouring properties.

Life forms that touched these would not only find it difficult to move, but their physical strength, energy, talents, and skill abilities would be slowly and continuously absorbed and devoured by the evil shadows, and immediately fed back to Golden Yuanbao.

It is worth noting that this devouring is permanent for the devoured object!

ԅ(≖‿≖ԅ)

Isn't that exaggerated?

That's right, it's that exaggerated!

Mingxi, who was as steady as her pet, felt her heart race!

“This is not a skill that should appear on a Venerable-level Transcendent creature!”

Guangguang, shocked for three hundred years, said so.

It shouldn't have appeared, but it did.

Golden Yuanbao couldn't help it either.

(ง ˃ ̀ ꄃ ˂ ́) ۶

However, this skill wasn't so outrageous that it could devour indefinitely; to achieve the goal of Evil Shadow Devour and feedback to oneself, two prerequisites had to be met.

Condition one: The life form stuck to the evil shadow must possess psychic attributes.

In other words, if Golden Yuanbao had faced Odonadoro in this round, Evil Shadow Devour could at most make him struggle to move.

Condition two: The life form stuck to the evil shadow must be in a 'bleeding' state; the more severe the 'bleeding', the better the devouring effect.

That's why Nuo'er Gana felt the loss of his own power so clearly; his injuries were simply too severe!

Evidently, this was a skill full of malice towards the four psychic types.

And Golden Yuanbao, who was in charge of the devouring, received real feedback, which meant it was also permanent; energy, physique, skill comprehension, and skill proficiency would all be permanently retained!

“Isn't this the Star Sucking Great Law, oh no, the North Profound Divine Art?”

Mingxi was shocked, and couldn't help but wonder if Golden Yuanbao's 'unlucky' physique was still genuine.

This wasn't even in the Abyss Secret Realm.

“Awesome!”

The awesomeness of the Evil Shadow Devour skill didn't lie in its lethality, but in its ability to devour and provide feedback!

Energy, stamina, and talents were fine; Golden Yuanbao itself wasn't lacking.

But this skill could even devour and provide feedback on the opponent's skill comprehension and proficiency!

This was equivalent to Golden Yuanbao gaining a method to learn and comprehend psychic-type skills and improve skill proficiency, and it was without any loss.

Oh my goodness!

“I don't think Nuo'er Gana is injured enough! Bao, what do you think?”

Mingxi blinked frantically, wildly using the power of their bond to exchange glances with Golden Yuanbao.

Nuo'er Gana's skills!

End Time!

Extraneous Time!

Finger Gun!

Bring them all over!

And Nuo'er Gana's fairy-type Heavenly-Rank skill that he hadn't used in this match—Mind Catcher.

Alright, Demon-type Golden Yuanbao couldn't absorb light energy!

So that skill was out.

“Thunder!”

Get!

٩('ω')و

As expected of Mingxi's little brother, Golden Yuanbao's comprehension ability was perfect.

Self-taught, self-satisfied without practice, while maintaining Evil Shadow Devour, it once again condensed Hell Slash!

It wasn't that Divine Demon Lightning or Anti-Energy Lightning Attraction were bad, but in terms of 'bleeding' effect, Hell Slash, a skill that could cause large-area cutting wounds, ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) was more cost-effective.

Although one person and one beast were communicating through their bond, Bing Mei wasn't a fool; she felt an unprecedented deep malice.

A chill ran down her spine.

Goosebumps covered her body.

Something's wrong!

One hundred percent wrong!

Her own pet beast was wrong, that pet beast that had evolved to Venerable-level, whose name she didn't know now, and who was called Abyss Force Roaring Feather a few minutes ago, was wrong.

Mingxi was even more wrong.

Those bright eyes were glowing green!

No!

This couldn't continue!

She didn't care if she would receive another red card, and without thinking, she recalled the bleeding Nuo'er Gana into her Pet Space.

She always felt that even if she actively conceded, it could still be a devastating blow to Nuo'er Gana.

Half a second late meant one more minute of crisis.

When the sixth sense takes over, it's just that unreasonable.

“Mingxi's pet beast has been illegally recalled by Bing Mei, red card warning once.”

“Due to Bing Mei receiving a second red card warning, this match is automatically forfeited.”

The moment Nuo'er Gana disappeared from the battle stage, the voice of the intelligent referee sounded.

At the same time, Mingxi and Golden Yuanbao sighed.

“Alas~~~”

An endless stream of regrets.

An endless stream of mixed emotions.

One person and one Transcendent 'deeply' looked at Bing Mei, who had a lingering fear on her face, full of resentment.

Bing Mei couldn't help but shiver.

Silence.

That second of silence enveloped the entire Starsea Cup stadium.

Everyone opened their mouths wide, eyes wide, staring incredulously at the center of the arena.

The development of the final round could be said to be full of surprises. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

From Nuo'er Gana being suppressed by Abyss Force Roaring Feather, to Nuo'er Gana's skill outburst, then to Abyss Force Roaring Feather evolving to Venerable-level in crisis, then Nuo'er Gana's double skill outburst again... the original Abyss Force Roaring Feather counter-killing... and finally Bing Mei forcibly recalling Nuo'er Gana!

This chain of events, one after another, was more intense than a high-energy plot twist!

“Awesome!”

“Too amazing!”

“What skill did Golden Yuanbao use at the end? A body-type skill? Nuo'er Gana and Bing Mei seemed very scared just now.”

“More than just scared, how do I feel like they were more like... in terror?!”

“So what exactly is the skill? A shadow formed by the body, Sky Shadow Coordination? Shadow Abyss Assimilation?”

Skills or traits formed by shadows were not uncommon.

More well-known examples included the Flight-type trait 'Sky Shadow Coordination' and the Ghost-type 'Shadow Abyss Assimilation'.

“Clearly neither!”

Sky Shadow Coordination allowed a pet beast to integrate its senses with shadows on the ground and connect its energy.

For example, Transcendent creatures like the Speed Fish Hawk naturally possessed the racial trait 'Sky Shadow Coordination', allowing them to merge into their shadow domain like fish and move freely within it.

It was somewhat similar to Black Pearl's Myriad Realms Travel.

And Shadow Abyss Assimilation, on the other hand, was a Heavenly-Rank skill that could vitalize an opponent's shadow and make that shadow its helper, meaning 'assimilation'; the assimilated shadow possessed one-third of the main body's energy value and could use most of the main body's skills.

More importantly, this skill could assimilate more than one shadow.

There were many discerning people. “Indeed, neither.”

The audience discussing Golden Yuanbao's new skill was still a minority; most people were cheering at this moment.

For Mingxi's victory.

“Congratulations to Mingxi, advancing to the finals!!!”

“Ahhh! Ming Shen is awesome! Golden Yuanbao is the best!”

In the commentary booth, Xie An Yan was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes, speaking incoherently.

And Samuel, the commentator known for his calmness and sophistry, was now completely speechless.

His eyes were blank, like a lost puppy.

Finally, it turned into a long sigh, full of complex meaning.

Damn genius!

Truly makes people... envious, jealous, and hateful.

Mingxi defeated Bing Mei, and it was a clean sweep!

This result was not only unexpected but also somewhat outrageous.

After all, Bing Mei was widely recognized as the strongest contestant in this Starsea Cup, yet she was swept by Mingxi, the youngest contestant.

“How strong is Mingxi exactly?”

“How strong must Abyss Force Roaring Feather be?”

A Saint-level pet beast swept two Venerable-level pet beasts and one Saint-level pet beast, and even underwent a temporary evolution during the process.

The outrageousness of this event was comparable to a carjacking and jailbreak incident in a certain place (referencing the Swedish helicopter jailbreak incident).

Because the finals were scheduled for the afternoon, Mingxi did not relax due to winning this match.

Golden Yuanbao's sudden evolution meant that both she and Golden Yuanbao needed to quickly grasp the changes after its evolution.

So she returned to the hotel at noon, 'consumed' the reward duration to enter the Time Realm once, to conduct tests on Golden Yuanbao.

“Thunder Demon Heaven?”

Looking at the test report in her hand, Mingxi was a bit confused.

Are the racial names of Venerable-level pet beasts these days so... back to basics?

Thunder Demon Bird, Thunder Demon Heaven.

Suddenly transitioning from Abyss Force Roaring Feather to Thunder Demon Heaven... was it because of the rule text 'Heaven'?

Or was Golden Yuanbao reminiscing about his Thunder Demon Bird days?

Oh my God!

Mingxi silently looked at the bird brother on her shoulder.

“Hey, Big Brother Thunder Demon Heaven?”

PS: Originally, I should have added more updates for National Day, but I have to celebrate someone's birthday tonight, and typing on my phone is a bit tiring.

See? It's all messed up!

Happy National Day everyone!

Love you (˘ ³˘)♡

Love our country (*￣3￣)╭♡