Everyone Tames Beasts, So Why Are You Taming Goddesses? - Chapter 39

The thorns proliferating from the Snowheart Rose lashed against the shell of the Heaven’s Mandate Black Tortoise without leaving the slightest mark.

Kong Huanyuan furrowed her brows slightly. The hardness of the tortoise’s shell was beyond expectation.

Combined with Shi Shaolong’s Piercing Edge, this was a remarkable pairing of the strongest spear and the strongest shield.

Even Alia’s hymn could not affect the Black Tortoise.

With a sequence ranking of 14, the Heaven’s Mandate Black Tortoise was even closer to the God-Tier Sequence than the Shadow Dance Wraithcrow. Without the boost of Immortality, its defenses were completely unaffected by Alia’s abilities.

This was only a test.

Alia spread her wings and raised her hands toward the two opponents.

Blood Queen!

Despite having prepared demonic lair weaponry to counter Alia’s abilities, both Shi Shaolong and Kong Huanyuan’s bodily movements were slightly delayed as the blood within them was momentarily manipulated.

In that split-second opening, Su Yu nocked an arrow and drew his bow.

Twilight Longbow—

A blood arrow shot forth at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye!

“Bang!”

The Black Tortoise’s shell was too tough—even the piercing power of the Twilight Longbow failed to penetrate it.

On Kong Huanyuan’s side, the scene was even more bizarre. The blood arrow slowed dramatically when it came within ten centimeters of her, and finally, it shattered and disintegrated amidst a wave of spatial distortions.

Counting on the blood arrow to secure victory was clearly impossible.

Its purpose was to analyze their abilities.

Shi Shaolong and his pet’s abilities were straightforward and brutal, but the full range of the Black Tortoise’s special skills had yet to be revealed, hinting at hidden traps.

Meanwhile, Kong Huanyuan’s Snowheart Rose used its infinitely proliferating roses and thorns as its main offensive force.

In Alia’s understanding, the Void Witch’s SSS-rank talent was the calamity itself: Witch’s Night.

However, the Void Witch’s two abilities varied with each generation.

The Void Clan specialized in both spatial and mental attributes.

Kong Huanyuan’s earlier performance aligned with this. The ability that shattered Su Yu’s blood arrow and Shi Shaolong’s Piercing Edge was most likely her power to distort space.

As for her second ability, it needed further probing.

—

Kong Huanyuan’s upper lip curled slightly. Her S-rank talent, Phantom Void Mirage, allowed her to twist space across three areas, each with a radius of ten centimeters.

The growth potential of this skill was immense, but if her opponents figured it out, concentrated bombardments could overwhelm her.

This was why Kong Huanyuan had chosen the Snowheart Rose as her pet beast—it filled the gap in defense against such overwhelming attacks.

No matter what, she couldn’t allow the other two to dictate the battle’s flow.

Just as Su Yu had his plans,

Kong Huanyuan had her own.

—

Her spiritual power was a rank higher than Su Yu’s, at the Spirit Lake Realm. Yet she still hadn’t contracted a third pet beast, holding out for either a God-Tier Sequence beast or one of the most advanced upper-tier sequences.

With such an opportunity now in front of her, Kong Huanyuan had specifically contracted a second magical plant to prepare for capturing her prize.

She needed to wait.

First, she had to eliminate Shi Shaolong, then activate Witch’s Night.

If she used it prematurely, the other two might join forces against her, and the incomplete Witch’s Night wouldn’t be enough to trap them both.

—

The three-way confrontation, though fierce, remained relatively restrained.

—

Outside the simulation field, in Rose Plaza, Star-Badged Mentor Zhuang Qu commented:

“Su Yu is holding his own against these two without falling behind at all.”

“Whoever gets targeted by the other two will likely lose their chance at the tournament championship.”

Yu Cheng chuckled. “Really?”

“Not necessarily. Don’t forget, Shi Shaolong isn’t fighting alone—he still has two teammates waiting in the wings.”

—

The spectators finally noticed that, while the three prodigies clashed intensely, Yan Ling’er and another Jianghe student were setting up a spiritual array.

“No wonder Shi Shaolong was the first to attack—they’ve already prepared something!”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“I was wondering why Jianghe University brought along a B-rank talent weakling. Turns out his pet specializes in setting up teleportation arrays!”

“Jianghe University’s going all-in on this round!”

“I see now! Yan Ling’er’s talent is Spirit Projection—she can split her spiritual body to locate others’ positions!”

“What looked like a 1v1v1 battle is about to turn into a Jianghe University gang-up!”

—

Inside the simulation field,

Su Yu noticed Yan Ling’er setting something up on the other side.

His reinforcements—five beasts attracted by the scent of his blood—were still about fifteen minutes away, climbing the Snowy Path.

Could it be…

“Alia!”

“Target them first!”

—

Su Yu’s Screeching Dragon Wings flapped as he took to the air, drawing his bow and firing a blood arrow at Yan Ling’er.

Kong Huanyuan noticed the same movement from Yan Ling’er and the other student, who seemed to be secretly finalizing a teleportation array.

The Snowheart Rose rapidly sprouted thorns and vines, trying to disrupt the array’s foundation.

Shi Shaolong smirked.

“It’s already too late.”

“The moment I made my move, your chances disappeared.”

“Unfortunately, you won’t be able to break through my defenses.”

“Black Tortoise!”

“Heaven’s Mandate Barrier!”

—

The Black Tortoise’s shell floated into the air, radiating golden light. A brilliantly shining energy shield formed in front of Yan Ling’er.

No matter how strong the piercing power of Su Yu’s blood arrow or how quickly the Snowheart Rose proliferated, neither could breach the barrier.

Absolute defense!

Clapping her hands together, Yan Ling’er declared, “It’s done!”

—

Su Yu, Alia, and Kong Huanyuan watched as a pale blue radiance shot into the sky. Yan Ling’er’s spiritual body had already located all eight Jianghe University participants and replicated the teleportation array at their respective locations.

Teleportation arrays were ill-suited for combat—they were slow to construct, easily disrupted, and limited to one-way transport. They also required precise positioning for all targets to enter the array at the same time.

But these limitations were perfect for Yan Ling’er. Her Spirit Projection talent allowed safe communication and transportation within the lair.

—

One after another, glowing figures began to appear.

Within the snowy mountain,

Students who had been fighting beasts or dueling other participants all stepped into the prearranged teleportation arrays simultaneously.

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Light after light descended upon the mountaintop.

From his cloak, Shi Shaolong pulled out a peculiar, bowl-shaped object and declared confidently:

“It looks like it’s time to end this.”

“You two never stood a chance!”

—

This was the Thousand Lakes Bowl, a Dragon-Grade artifact discovered by Jianghe University’s principal in the Thousand Lakes Lair.

Though low-ranking Beastmasters couldn’t use Dragon-Grade weaponry, the Thousand Lakes Bowl was a natural God-Tier artifact. Known as a relic of the gods, it didn’t need to be reforged into weaponry. It caused no side effects and had no usage restrictions based on the wielder’s rank.

It was one of the most coveted treasures in the lairs.

To crush Su Yu and Kong Huanyuan, Shi Shaolong and Jianghe University had gone all-in on this first trial round!

In the extreme conditions of the Blizzard Calamity, the Thousand Lakes Bowl would unleash torrents of water capable of triggering avalanches and snowquakes, swallowing Su Yu and Kong Huanyuan completely.

Meanwhile, Jianghe University, holding the high ground, would remain unscathed and secure all the elimination-stage slots for their team!