All Invalid?

Chiying remained unresponsive.

It didn't even turn its head, merely adjusting its hovering height, its crimson eyes calmly fixed on the Ghost-Mask Moth, as if waiting for something.

The moment that mental wave touched Chiying, it vanished without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.

Sheng Mingxi's expression completely changed.

Soul Devour ineffective?

That's impossible!

Unless...

A terrifying thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

Unless the opponent possessed some ability to be immune to mental-type skills.

“Moth, try again! Phantom Poison Scales!” she gritted her teeth and ordered, deciding to take a gamble.

The Ghost-Mask Moth abruptly spread its wings, its gray-black wings vibrating violently. Specks of glowing hallucinogenic scale powder rained down like a storm, instantly covering a fifteen-meter radius!

These scales refracted an eerie glow under the sunlight, slowly dispersing into the air and forming a deadly poisonous mist zone.

This was one of the Ghost-Mask Moth's trump card skills. Phantom Poison Scales could not only induce hallucinations but also inflict the [Fear] status on the target, rendering them unable to act. If the target was already Poisoned, the Fear duration would double.

Sheng Mingxi stared intently at Chiying's reaction.

The area covered by the scales was expanding, and it would soon reach the dark dragon figure—

Then, she witnessed a sight she would never forget.

Chiying hovered in place, allowing the hallucinogenic scale powder to fall onto its scales.

Those toxins, which would be lethal to ordinary pets, were absorbed the moment they touched its scales, vanishing as tiny specks of light into its dark surface.

Chiying itself remained as calm as ever.

Its crimson eyes didn't even spare a glance at the scales, merely observing the Ghost-Mask Moth with indifference, as if watching an unimportant performance.

“How is this possible…” Sheng Mingxi murmured.

In the waiting area, several watching contestants erupted in chatter.

“What was that? Poison-type immunity?!”

“The Ghost-Mask Moth's Phantom Poison Scales were completely ineffective?!”

“What kind of monster is that dragon anyway…”

Liu Yi stood on her maglev skateboard, her gaze calmly sweeping across the battleground.

That's enough.

After these rounds of probing, the Ghost-Mask Moth's attack patterns were largely understood. Its primary skills were mainly Poison-type and mental-type, which happened to be perfectly countered by Chiying's Counter-Poison, True Dragon's Eye, and Scorn traits.

Next, it was time to counterattack.

“Chiying, Dragon Dance.”

“Mo!”

Chiying raised its head and let out a clear dragon’s roar, its body beginning to spin in the air. Dragon-type energy flowed around it, gradually strengthening with the rhythm of its rotation. Its speed began to increase, and the luster on its scales grew brighter.

Sheng Mingxi's expression changed.

This was a buff skill!

“Moth, don't let it finish! Shadow Scratch!” she hastily ordered.

The Ghost-Mask Moth's figure flickered, and a phantom shadow abruptly extended from Chiying's shadow, transforming into sharp claws that aimed directly for its back!

This was the C-rank skill Shadow Scratch, which attacked from the target's shadow, making it impossible to guard against.

However—

Chiying didn't even turn its head.

It merely adjusted its rotation angle slightly, allowing the Shadow Scratch to land on the thickest part of its scales on its back.

“Clang—”

The phantom shadow collided with the scales, producing a crisp, metallic sound, then vanished without a trace.

Chiying was completely unharmed.

Dragon Dance completed.

Sheng Mingxi's expression became extremely grim.

Poison-type ineffective, mental-type ineffective, and Ghost-type physical attacks couldn't break its defense... How was she supposed to fight this?

“Moth, Ghost-Mask Possession!” she gritted her teeth, making a final attempt.

The human face pattern on the Ghost-Mask Moth's wings suddenly detached, transforming into a phantom image that lunged directly at Chiying!

This was the B-rank skill Ghost-Mask Possession, which could project the human face from its wings onto the target, causing its next skill to randomly attack an ally.

Although this was a 1v1 and Chiying had no allies on the field, if hit by this skill, its attacks would become chaotic, potentially causing it to attack itself or empty air.

However, the moment the phantom image was about to touch Chiying—

Chiying turned its head.

Its crimson eyes pierced through the phantom image, staring directly at the Ghost-Mask Moth, its gaze calm and profound.

The next second, the phantom image seemed to be struck by something, instantly disintegrating into countless specks of light that vanished into the air.

Glare.

And it was definitely a Glare with Expert level proficiency or higher; otherwise, it couldn't have pierced directly through the phantom image to affect the Ghost-Mask Moth itself.

Sheng Mingxi was stunned.

All her trump cards were completely ineffective.

A silence fell over the waiting area.

Then, someone spoke first, and low murmurs began to spread.

“Just how many skills does that Moling Dragon have?”

“The Ghost-Mask Moth is completely countered. Poison-type ineffective, mental-type ineffective, and Ghost-type also ineffective…”

“How can she even fight this?”

Liu Yi watched the situation on the field, her eyes flickering slightly.

Chiying's advantage was established, and all of the Ghost-Mask Moth's attack methods were perfectly countered. Now, only a finishing move was needed to end the match.

But the question was, which skill to use?

Dragon Starfall had great power but low accuracy, and its range was too large, potentially affecting the moving floating islands and creating unpredictable variables.

Dragon's Rage was a linear attack. Given the Ghost-Mask Moth's current state, hitting it shouldn't be difficult, but what if it was blocked by that moving secondary island...

Her gaze fell on the secondary island revolving on the right.

That floating island was moving in an irregular trajectory, sometimes fast, sometimes slow.

If Chiying used Dragon's Rage, the Ghost-Mask Moth could completely use that floating island as cover to dodge the linear attack.

Death Rain was an area-of-effect attack, so there was no worry about it being blocked by the floating island. However, this skill attacked indiscriminately and could easily trigger chain reactions on complex terrain like floating islands, and besides...

Liu Yi glanced around.

So many eyes were watching in the waiting area, and the media cameras were pointed this way. If Death Rain was revealed here, data analysts would quickly strip all its skill information bare.

She recalled Wei Xiuyu's words: “For the first week of matches, neither Ziyue nor Chiying should use their A-rank skills... Later, in subsequent weeks, if you're matched against strong opponents from the second or even third year, when opponents start studying you, these hidden skills will be your unexpected trump cards.”

But even though the Ghost-Mask Moth was countered, it wasn't completely powerless.

It still had stamina, still had energy, and was still looking for an opportunity.

If they continued to wear it down with B-rank and C-rank skills, they would eventually win, but it would take a long time. And on complex terrain like floating islands, the longer the duration, the more variables would arise.

Liu Yi's gaze swept over the moving secondary island once more.

It took approximately thirty seconds to complete one revolution on its orbit. Currently, it was at its furthest point from the central main island. According to its movement pattern, it would soon begin to approach the central main island, and then...

A thought suddenly flashed through her mind.