Everyone Tames Beasts, So Why Are You Taming Goddesses? - Chapter 29

The audience erupted in gasps of astonishment.

“Isn’t Alia supposed to be sequence no. 99? How is she completely dominating sequence no. 16?”

“It must be a mutation. That’s the only explanation.”

“Li Mu has found an opening! Su Yu is in trouble now!”

“Just a moment ago, I thought Li Mu was about to lose. As expected of the Potential List’s third rank—he still has cards up his sleeve!”

Li Mu’s desperate counterattack instilled renewed hope among the spectators. Su Yu had indeed been injured, and Alia seemed temporarily unable to deal with the Shadow Dance Wraithcrow. Everything appeared to be turning in Li Mu’s favor.

However, Li Mu remained cautious. Alia’s strength had far exceeded his expectations; even the berserk Wraithcrow, which should have been an unstoppable force, was little more than a punching bag in front of her.

He needed to defeat Su Yu while the Wraithcrow’s berserk state could still be maintained!

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“Crimson Flame!”

The Crimson Flame Demon compressed its massive body into a humanoid form, spitting wave after wave of roaring magma under the control of Spatial Intersect threads.

But suddenly—

A wall of blood erupted from the ground, and Alia abruptly appeared in front of the Crimson Flame Demon!

Li Mu’s face paled in shock. How was she here? Wasn’t she supposed to be occupied with the Shadow Dance Wraithcrow?

Scanning the battlefield, he realized what had happened.

When Alia was fighting the Wraithcrow earlier, the blood dripping from Su Yu’s injured arm had triggered the Wraithcrow’s berserk instincts. Drawn by the “Lethal Allure” of Su Yu’s blood, the Wraithcrow abandoned its duty to block Alia and instead pursued Su Yu.

“It switched targets!”

In the brief window created by this shift, Alia closed in on the Crimson Flame Demon. Using her Blood Queen ability, she seized full control of the demon!

Meanwhile, Su Yu, following the trajectory of his Twilight Longbow arrow, charged directly at Li Mu!

Li Mu, anticipating the move, had prepared countermeasures for the Twilight Longbow with Ghost-Grade weaponry and didn’t lose his composure.

But with the Crimson Flame Demon under Alia’s control and the Wraithcrow suddenly turning toward Su Yu’s blood, his confidence wavered for a moment.

Though alarmed, Li Mu saw an opportunity. Su Yu’s reckless charge reignited his hopes of victory.

“Su Yu, you dare rush at me head-on? You’re courting death!”

The threads of Spatial Intersect surged forward, and by the time Su Yu flapped his Screeching Dragon Wings and closed in on Li Mu, the threads had already enveloped him.

“Shnk!”

Victory was within reach!

But then—

A strange and chilling sight unfolded.

Scarlet-red light points flared across Su Yu’s body. The threads of Spatial Intersect, which should have sliced him apart effortlessly, instead seemed to be pierced through as if they were nothing. Su Yu’s body became an unstoppable arrow, breaking through Spatial Intersect completely.

He had turned himself into a living projectile!

Alia’s Immortality had enveloped Su Yu, transforming him into an indestructible force.

Not only could the threads not cut him—

Even if Li Mu had mustered enough strength to wound him, Immortality would immediately heal Su Yu’s injuries. Any blood that spilled would only serve to activate “Crown of Blood” and “Lethal Allure.”

Before Li Mu’s stunned gaze, Alia manipulated the blood dripping from Su Yu’s arm into a fine needle, which she shot directly into Li Mu’s body.

In an instant,

Li Mu’s mind was overtaken by a powerful force. In the spiritual sea of his consciousness, he saw a blood-red crown shimmering with an oppressive, kingly aura.

The overwhelming presence of the King left his spirit trembling in submission.

Dazed, Li Mu stared blankly at Su Yu.

Su Yu issued the King’s command:

“It’s over. Fulfill my promise.”

The promise he had made before the match.

To dig out Li Mu’s kneecaps.

Li Mu pressed his right hand against his chest, his expression serene and reverent. “Yes, all glory to my King!”

It was only then that Lin Tang realized something was wrong and moved to intervene.

But it was too late.

Using his own Spatial Intersect ability, Li Mu severed his kneecaps with the threads!

“Bang!”

Blood mist erupted as Li Mu fell to his knees, trembling, his kneecaps destroyed.

Both the Crimson Flame Demon and the Shadow Dance Wraithcrow faded, returning to their pet beast spaces.

The battle ended in an outcome no one could have foreseen.

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A hush fell over the arena. Silence reigned.

Few could comprehend what had just transpired.

In the blink of an eye,

When Su Yu appeared vulnerable, like a lone boat in a storm about to be swallowed by the Crimson Flame Demon’s magma, everything flipped within three seconds.

The Shadow Dance Wraithcrow abruptly ceased its battle with Alia. Spatial Intersect failed to harm Su Yu, and Li Mu suddenly stopped resisting and cut off his own kneecaps.

Lin Tang rushed to Li Mu’s side, urgently summoning a crystalline magic plant that released life-giving droplets of dew.

Su Yu spoke softly. “I held back. He’s not in any life-threatening condition.”

In this world, losing an arm or a leg was considered a minor injury.

Lin Tang exhaled deeply, relieved.

Li Mu would recover in less than half a month.

But the psychological trauma of injuring himself with his own ability might rival Lei He’s experience of betrayal by his pet beast.

What a terrifying talent.

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Lin Tang announced loudly, “Li Mu is confirmed defeated. The first student to advance in the preliminaries is—”

“Su Yu!”

—

The crowd erupted in a frenzy!

Of course, not everyone was thrilled.

“He won? How did he win? I didn’t understand the end at all!”

“So just by making them bleed, they’re under his control? It’s like he’s the ruler of blood.”

“Li Mu actually lost. Damn, I bet ten tickets on him!”

“Ten? Why’d you bet so much?”

“Because that damn ‘expert’ was so sure Li Mu would win! I’ve lost everything! Su Yu and Alia must have been holding back in their previous matches!”

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Meanwhile, updates to Great Xia’s Potential List came in:

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Great Xia Potential List Update:
Rank 3: Su Yu (Rising from Rank 9)
Rank 9: Li Mu (Dropping from Rank 3)

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“Not first? Is there anyone stronger than this?”

“The top two are monsters too. It’s hard to say…”

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In the stands, Wang Yue’s face turned a sickly shade of green, alternating between pale and purple like a bruised liver.

Li Mu had lost!

What on earth was with that vampire?

This would undoubtedly provoke the Sakura Nation collaborators even further.

And now that Xia Tingen himself had attended the match, Su Yu and Alia would surely attract even more attention. Targeting them was only going to become more difficult.

Perhaps… targeting his family would be the next viable option.

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In the VIP section, Xia Tingen stood and said, “Principal Ning, that was quite an interesting match. It seems I’ll have to fulfill my promise.”

Ning Hanwen raised an eyebrow. “Oh? What promise?”

Xia Tingen sighed. “Su Yu said before the match that if he won, I’d advance him 40 drops of Life Essence. He claimed it would guarantee his victory in the tournament’s freshman category. And now… this… this is God-Tier…”

“Shh. Are you backing out now?”

Xia Tingen chuckled. “Of course not.”

“This year, there’s more than one God-Tier Sequence.”

“I’m looking forward to his showdown with Kong Huanyuan.”

Ning Hanwen mused, “The half-human, half-demon girl from Imperial Capital University with the bloodline of the Void Witch? Haha, if that’s the case, old Jiang is going to be in for some frustration this time.”

Xia Tingen cast Ning Hanwen a curious glance, wondering what schemes the old man might be planning.

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Meanwhile, in the conference room of Imperial Capital Beastmaster University.

Principal Jiang Huairen and several other mentors had been watching the match in its entirety.

Star-Badged Mentor Wang Jing remarked, “So he had more tricks up his sleeve! I didn’t expect him to actually beat Li Mu.”

“Does this mean…?”

The other mentors exchanged knowing glances, then turned their eyes toward a young woman sitting in the corner.

If anyone in Imperial Capital University’s freshman class could defeat Su Yu, it would be her—the university’s campus belle, a half-human, half-demon who had inherited the bloodline of the Void Witch.

Beneath the Eternal Calamity Lair, the Void Clan (sequence no. 100) birthed a God-Tier Sequence every hundred years: sequence no. 009, the Void Witch.

The calamity known as the Witch’s Night was one of the ten great disasters of the lairs.

In the corner, she rested her chin on her hand, gazing at the screen. Her long, wavy hair shimmered between platinum and silver, cascading over her shoulders. A delicate beauty mark adorned her flawless, jade-like face, while her serene blue eyes resembled a still lake. A single glance or subtle expression could captivate any man’s heart.

Kong Huanyuan softly murmured, “I’ll win.”