Wei Tan'an summoned her second pet.
It was an Azure Blade Mantis, about 60cm long, with a vibrant green carapace. Its forelegs were two curved bone blades, their edges covered in serrated, miniature barbs. Its translucent wings, when still, folded like a cloak, and when in flight, vibrated at high frequency, emitting a buzzing sound.
Liu Yi, on the other hand, sent Chiying into the arena.
Chiying coiled on the battle arena, its crimson eyes fixed on the Azure Blade Mantis opposite.
The Azure Blade Mantis slightly lowered its body, its foreleg bone blades rubbing together, emitting a faint “shusha” sound.
“The battle begins!”
Wei Tan'an was the first to give an order: “Azure Blade Mantis, Winged Flash Strike!”
The Azure Blade Mantis's wings suddenly unfurled, and with a high-frequency vibration, its figure instantly transformed into an emerald green afterimage, charging straight at Chiying!
Chiying's eyes flashed, and it used Glare, an invisible mental deterrent spreading out and rushing towards the Azure Blade Mantis.
However—
“Buzz!”
The Azure Blade Mantis's speed didn't decrease at all, and the impact force of its Winged Flash Strike directly slammed into Chiying!
“Bang!”
Chiying was knocked back a few steps, but it didn't sustain much damage.
Liu Yi raised an eyebrow.
It seemed Wei Tan'an had challenged the tenth floor before. At such extreme speed, Chiying's Glare couldn't currently achieve a 100% lock on the opponent's eyes to be effective.
Liu Yi: “Venom Spray.”
Chiying swung its tail, and a glob of purple venom accurately shot towards the Azure Blade Mantis.
Wei Tan'an immediately shouted, “Dodge!”
The Azure Blade Mantis leaped sideways, the venom grazing its wing and leaving a trace of corrosive residue, but it didn't fully hit.
“The Azure Blade Mantis is too fast! Venom Spray is really hard to hit!”
“But the Moling Dragon's defense is too outrageous, isn't it? The Winged Flash Strike didn't even cause any damage?”
Ouyang Qin crossed her arms: “Although the Azure Blade Mantis's Winged Flash Strike is fast, its attack power isn't particularly high; it's a skill that boosts the power of the next skill. Moreover, Dragon-types naturally have extremely strong defenses.”
Gao Xue nodded: “The key is whether Liu Yi and the Moling Dragon can seize an opening in the Azure Blade Mantis's defenses.”
Li Chengying excitedly clenched her fists: “Go! Go!”
In the arena, Wei Tan'an ordered again: “Wind Blade!”
The Azure Blade Mantis's wings flapped violently, and several sharp Wind Blades whistled out, blocking Chiying's escape routes.
Liu Yi calmly said, “Chiying, direct Poison Fang.”
“Whoosh—”
The Wind Blades sliced across Chiying's scales, emitting a harsh scraping sound, but caused no substantial damage.
Chiying charged forward, its Poison Fang aimed directly at the Azure Blade Mantis.
Wei Tan'an's lips curved slightly: “Winged Flash Strike, flank from behind!”
The Azure Blade Mantis once again became an afterimage, instantly circling behind Chiying.
However, Liu Yi's lips also curved slightly upward: “Venom Spray, left.”
Chiying's tail suddenly whipped out venom, and the Azure Blade Mantis's Winged Flash Strike path was coincidentally to the left.
“Sizzle!”
The venom hit the Azure Blade Mantis's wing directly!
A gasp erupted from the second-year School Team members.
“What?! She predicted it?!”
“The Azure Blade Mantis got hit!”
“How is that possible!”
Wei Xiuyu nodded slightly: “Excellent tactical awareness.”
The Azure Blade Mantis's wing was corroded by the venom, and its movements slowed down.
Wei Tan'an gritted her teeth: “Azure Blade Mantis, Chain Slash!”
The Azure Blade Mantis endured the venom's assault, its foreleg bone blades glowing with a faint green light, triggering its Blade Armor Resonance Trait.
“Swish! Swish! Swish!”
Three fierce slashes bore down on Chiying!
Liu Yi's gaze sharpened: “Chiying, Poison Scales to resist.”
Chiying didn't retreat but advanced, directly meeting the slashes.
“Clang! Clang! Clang!”
The Azure Blade Mantis's bone blades fiercely chopped at Chiying's scales, but the expected cutting effect didn't occur.
“What?” Wei Tan'an's pupils constricted, “The Poison Scales Trait? This trait wasn't demonstrated in the Tower of Trials!”
Chiying's scales were not only tough, but also imbued with a layer of venom when its Poison Scales Trait was activated.
Although the Azure Blade Mantis's bone blades were sharp, the moment they made contact, the venom seeped into its forelegs along the edges.
The second-year School Team members were once again shocked.
“This defense is just too absurd?!”
“Wait, doesn't the Azure Blade Mantis's Blade Armor Resonance Trait have a certain chance to ignore defense for cutting and slashing skills?”
“Is this a Dragon-type? It can't even break through its defenses at the same rank? The Azure Blade Mantis is at least in the late Junior stage.”
Ouyang Qin narrowed her eyes: “It seems the projections generated by the Tower of Trials don't fully replicate the pet's original skills and traits. The Poison Scales Trait has a chance to inflict the [Poisoned] status on opponents who make contact. Judging by the Azure Blade Mantis, it must have been affected.”
Gao Xue added: “The previous Venom Spray probably also triggered [Poisoned], and with two layers stacked, its stamina should be dropping very quickly now.”
Sure enough, the Azure Blade Mantis's movements became increasingly sluggish, the corrosive venom making it difficult to maintain high-speed combat.
Cold sweat beaded on Wei Tan'an's forehead: “No, we have to finish this quickly! Azure Blade Mantis, Continuous Winged Flash Strike.”
The Azure Blade Mantis mustered its last strength, once again turning into an afterimage and rushing towards Chiying!
Liu Yi's gaze sharpened: “Chiying, Dragon Starfall!”
Chiying threw its head back and let out a dragon's roar, as meteorites burning with fierce flames suddenly appeared like shooting stars, crashing down upon the Azure Blade Mantis below.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
The shockwaves from the explosions swept across the arena, and the Azure Blade Mantis was directly hit, sent flying backward!
The entire arena fell silent for a moment.
Wei Xiuyu: “Azure Blade Mantis is incapacitated, Moling Dragon wins!”
The second-year School Team members stared at each other, dumbfounded.
“Dragon Starfall?! Another A-rank skill?”
“Huh... what does that mean? Can all Junior pets contracted by Liu Yi learn A-rank skills?”
“Is there something out there that guarantees learning A-rank skills, and they just didn't tell us?”
Li Chengying jumped up excitedly: “So cool!”
Ouyang Qin stared intently at Liu Yi, saying nothing.
Gao Xue glanced at Li Chengying's goofy grin and shook her head.
She walked behind Ouyang Qin, also looking at Liu Yi, and asked, “Feeling a sense of crisis yet?”
“...”
After a moment, Ouyang Qin didn't turn around, only chuckled twice: “A sense of crisis provides motivation, doesn't it?”
Wei Xiuyu walked into the arena and said lightly, “Two battles, Liu Yi with a perfect victory.”
She looked around, then said, “This concludes today's training. Everyone, go back and summarize your shortcomings based on today's two battles.”
The second-year School Team members nodded one after another, a hint of awe added to their gazes towards Liu Yi.
This first-year new student could even defeat Wei Tan'an, so those among them who were not as strong as Wei Tan'an stood no chance.
The second-year School Team members left one after another, leaving only Ouyang Qin, Gao Xue, Li Chengying, and two other third-year members, Chu Qian and Xie Jing.
And Liu Yi, whom Wei Xiuyu had called out by name.
Wei Xiuyu's gaze swept over them: “Do any of you have special plans for the weekend?”
Li Chengying immediately raised her hand: “No! Senior Qin told me to train, so I'll definitely train obediently!”
Gao Xue sighed helplessly: “...Me neither.”
Ouyang Qin: “It can be adjusted at any time.”
Chu Qian and Xie Jing exchanged glances, also shaking their heads to indicate no issues.
Wei Xiuyu looked at Liu Yi: “What about you?”
Liu Yi: “Besides training, I have no other plans.”
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