Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 773: The Final Match of the Tournament

Chapter 773: The Final Match of the Tournament

The combo move of Blaze Step plus Flame Detonation…

Qiao Sang’s heart was in turmoil.

She had spent her rest time yesterday and today studying Apollon and had also watched several highlight reels of Bimo Fox’s matches. None of them had ever showcased this combo move. So the attack just now had completely caught her off guard.

Even though she couldn’t see how Little Treasure responded under the shockwave and flames, she could still sense Little Treasure’s condition clearly.

It was obvious that at the exact moment of the explosion, the defensive armor had played a crucial role. That was because only Little Treasure’s left claw had suffered severe injury.

It was also during the brief window when the defensive equipment was still holding that Little Treasure had activated Substitute.

If either the defensive equipment or the Substitute skill had been missing, Little Treasure would likely have been defeated outright by this devastating combo just now…

The opponent was hiding too deep… Qiao Sang couldn’t help glancing toward Apollon in the distance.

Unlike her with her golden finger (special advantage), others couldn’t possibly raise the proficiency of two skills to high levels in a short time, let alone combine them.

To master such a powerful combo move, it would definitely take a huge amount of time.

Yet somehow, there wasn’t a single leak of news about Bimo Fox knowing this combo of Blaze Step and Flame Detonation.

This was unbelievable for a celebrity contestant like Apollon, whose personal life and training routines were frequently captured by the media…

As her thoughts raced, she suddenly caught sight of Bimo Fox bending down to pick something up.

Opportunity!

All of Qiao Sang’s stray thoughts abruptly stopped, and she instinctively shouted: “Control!

“Xun Xun!”

The moment her voice fell, Little Treasure vanished from midair, instantly teleporting to the ground, placing his right claw precisely over Bimo Fox’s shadow.

“Bimo!”

Bimo Fox’s gaze sharpened as it swiftly swung its paw.

The Fire Coin instantly ignited into flames, transforming into a streak of fire that shot straight ahead.

However, just as the Fire Coin came within two meters of Little Treasure, it suddenly froze midair!

The commentator was stunned by the sudden twist on the field.

His first reaction was to think that the Ghost Ring King was using Psychic Control to stop the Fire Coin, but the Ghost Ring King’s eyes hadn’t turned blue at all.

Then, the commentator seemed to realize something and quickly looked toward the ground.

His eyes lit up as he began passionately narrating: “The Ghost Ring King used Shadow Control to stop Bimo Fox’s attack! What incredible speed and reaction time!”

The still-confused audience members quickly turned their gazes to the shadows connecting the Ghost Ring King and Bimo Fox on the ground.

To their shock, they saw another thin shadow branching out from the connected shadows, now linked with the Fire Coin’s shadow!

“Whoa!” A collective gasp erupted from the audience, everyone stunned by the maneuver.

“The Ghost Ring King actually used Shadow Control to seize control of the incoming Fire Coin?!”

“So Shadow Control can be used like that?!”

“You guys really haven’t watched enough matches. Ghost-type pets using Shadow Control to manipulate opponents’ tools isn’t that rare in competitions. But to control a tool while it’s already attacking, like the Ghost Ring King just did, especially in high-level matches like this, this is the first time I’ve seen it.”

“Tools are easier to control, sure, but to manipulate something like the Fire Coin, which is speeding toward its target, is no easy feat. Sure, its trajectory is straightforward, it’s a linear attack, but predicting the exact timing and connection point is insanely difficult. A slight mistake and the shadows wouldn’t connect at all.”

“If you ask me, the Ghost Ring King was really daring to even try! If it failed to take control, dodging would’ve been impossible with that kind of speed.”

“Explode!”

While the crowd was buzzing, Apollon shouted loudly.

“Xun Xun!”

Little Treasure’s ears perked up, and with a slight move of its short toes, the shadow connected to the Fire Coin immediately shot toward Bimo Fox’s location.

At the same moment, with a loud Bang!, the Fire Coin suddenly exploded midair.

“Bimo!”

The shockwave, mixed with flames, surged outward, and Bimo Fox let out a pained, miserable cry as it was struck.

Apollon’s pupils contracted sharply.

He hadn’t expected the Ghost Ring King to react so quickly, or to have such terrifyingly accurate judgment of the battlefield.

Normally, in pet battles, besides responding to their own beastmaster’s commands, pets would react according to their opponents’ movements.

But just now, Bimo Fox hadn’t even detonated the Fire Coin yet, it had only let out a shout.

And yet, before Bimo Fox could even trigger the Fire Coin’s explosion, the Ghost Ring King had already redirected the Fire Coin toward Bimo Fox.

The Ghost Ring King had anticipated his command in advance…

Honestly, this was the first time since becoming a beastmaster that Apollon had encountered a situation where an opponent’s pet responded preemptively to his command.

Well done!

Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up. She seized the moment and gave another order: “Three-Dimensional!”

Instantly, shadows from the ground shot out, rapidly swelling and fiercely coiling toward Bimo Fox’s position.

Still in pain, Bimo Fox barely struggled before being completely bound.

Then, two of the shadow tendrils stretched upward and suddenly pried open Bimo Fox’s eyelids.

“Bimo?”

Bimo Fox instantly forgot its pain, staring ahead with a confused expression.

“Oh! The Ghost Ring King used Shadow Control to pry open Bimo Fox’s eyelids! What’s it planning to do now?” The commentator’s voice rang out at the perfect moment.

Such a familiar tactic…

In the audience, Liu Yao couldn’t help but laugh.

On the field.

Bimo Fox found itself staring into a pair of purple eyes.

Although Apollon could only see the Ghost Ring King’s back at that moment, from Bimo Fox’s gradually drowsy expression, he immediately realized that the Ghost Ring King was using Hypnosis.

“Explosive Awakening!”

Hearing its own beastmaster’s voice, Bimo Fox, relying on its astonishing willpower, gathered its energy and opened its mouth.

Blazing hot flames immediately began to condense inside its mouth.

But just then, a shadow suddenly wrapped tightly around its mouth.

Bimo Fox instantly understood what was happening, but it still chose to continue gathering energy.

Boom!

The flames exploded.

Only this time, it exploded inside Bimo Fox’s own mouth.

Crimson flames leaked out from between its tightly bound jaws.

“Bimo!”

The intense pain immediately cleared Bimo Fox’s mind, causing its body to struggle violently.

The burst of strength at that instant actually made the shadow binding Bimo Fox show signs of loosening.

“Xun Xun!”

Little Treasure’s expression turned serious. Enduring the pain, he raised his now-charred left paw.

A new shadow swiftly bound Bimo Fox tightly again.

“Bimo Fox actually caused the flames to explode inside its own mouth!” The commentator passionately narrated the current situation.

“But that also woke it up completely!”

“Hiss…”

The audience fell silent, all showing expressions of pity.

“So ruthless to itself…” Qiao Sang’s heart shuddered.

The pain inside the mouth would last quite a while. If Little Treasure tried to use Hypnosis again, Bimo Fox could likely bite its own tongue or just move it slightly to trigger the pain again and break free from hypnosis.

Right now, Little Treasure was also injured. His Shadow Control probably wasn’t as strong as usual.

She had to deal a heavy blow to Bimo Fox while it was still restrained.

Th𝗂ṡ 𝗰hⱥpƚ𝘦r ɩ𝙨 p𝙤𝓈†℮∂ bƴ 𝘬𝘪τє𝗇◎𝐯ᥱ𝑙

“Aim for the head!”

Bimo Fox had taken damage to its head earlier, both from attacks and its self-inflicted injury. Since that was the case, she might as well focus on the already injured spot!

“Xun Xun!”

Following her command, Little Treasure let out a cry.

In an instant, over a hundred eerie, ghostly green flames appeared around Bimo Fox, all targeting its head!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ghostly green flames exploded continuously, engulfing Bimo Fox’s head along with its screams.

That Will-o’-the-wisp proficiency must be either Mastered or an Ultimate Skill…

Everyone had this thought simultaneously.

Ultimate-level Will-o’-the-wisp… Apollon’s heart sank, a bit of anxiety creeping in.

He hadn’t expected the Ghost Ring King to bring defensive items into this battle. Otherwise, this match might’ve been over long ago.

Now with those Ultimate-level Will-o’-the-wisp aimed straight at Bimo Fox’s head, there was no doubt it would suffer even more.

However, if Bimo Fox could endure it…

This might be his chance to turn the tables!

With that thought, Apollon stared intently at Bimo Fox’s every move.

Soon, his eyes lit up, and with an excited tone, he shouted: “It’s our turn now!”

“Bimo!!!”

From the wide-angle view, Bimo Fox suddenly burst into blazing red flames under the continuous explosions of ghostly green fire. Even its eyes seemed to burn with flames!

It roared ferociously, releasing waves of scarlet fire outward.

In an instant, the shadow restraints around its body were blown apart!

Blaze Trait… Qiao Sang’s face changed, cursing in her heart, Damn it!

Finally pushed the opponent to near defeat, yet they triggered Blaze Trait to strengthen themselves, what the hell!

The feeling of seeing another pet trigger Blaze Trait was nothing like seeing her own pet Yabao trigger it, it was worlds apart.

As the raging flames surrounded Bimo Fox, the audience erupted in cheers.

“Blaze! It’s Blaze! I almost forgot Bimo Fox had that trait!”

“Me too! Now that I think about it, even though Bimo Fox hasn’t battled much in the last couple of years, every time it appears, it wins!”

“Exactly! Bimo Fox is just too strong. No one’s ever pushed it hard enough to activate Blaze Trait, so we all forgot it had that trait!”

“Ahhhh! Go for it!”

Sometimes, the sudden reversal of a battle’s momentum could really ignite the audience’s passion.

Bimo Fox, now radiating a ferocious aura, turned into a streak of fire and charged straight at Little Treasure after breaking free.

“Xun Xun…”

Little Treasure was about to teleport away but suddenly thought of something. He clenched his jaw and stayed put with a determined expression.

Boom!

The fire struck head-on, sending Little Treasure flying across the field. Just before he was about to crash into the edge, he extended his uninjured right paw, dug it deep into the ground, and scraped out a long gash, barely managing to stop himself!

“Bimo Fox landed a direct hit on the Ghost Ring King!” The commentator shouted excitedly.

The whole arena erupted.

Everyone knew that throughout this match, the Ghost Ring King’s speed, reflexes, and elusive movements had been astounding.

Even when it had been hit earlier, that was only because the Blaze Step + Flame Detonation combo covered the entire battlefield, it was nothing like this direct hit.

Even with Blaze activated, nobody had expected Bimo Fox to strike the Ghost Ring King head-on with just a Flame Charge.

It landed!

Apollon’s face flushed with excitement.

The Ghost Ring King could teleport. He had expected Bimo Fox to need a series of relentless attacks to land a hit even after activating Blaze Trait. He hadn’t expected it to strike this fast!

It seemed the Ghost Ring King’s condition had significantly deteriorated!

Little Treasure…

Qiao Sang gazed at Little Treasure, lying on the ground with his armor faintly glowing with purple light, and let out a complicated sigh.

Little Treasure had deliberately taken the hit.

He was gambling on his Cursed Body and Accursed Body traits…

Seriously now… he’s giving hi everything…

“Xun Xun…”

Little Treasure pushed himself up with difficulty.

“Attack!” Apollon shouted.

But Bimo Fox didn’t move.

Seeing the Ghost Ring King fully standing again, Apollon’s expression changed slightly as he shouted again, “Attack!”

“Bimo…”

Bimo Fox stood stiffly in place, its face going from confused to utterly desperate.

It wanted to move!

But it couldn’t!

Apollon’s heart suddenly sank as he realized something was wrong.

Don’t tell me… Bimo Fox is unable to move…

The entire arena was buzzing with confusion.

No one understood why, at such a crucial moment, Bimo Fox wasn’t attacking.

Especially Apollon’s fans, who looked increasingly anxious and kept yelling for Bimo Fox to attack.

“Bimo Fox remains in place, not taking advantage of the chance to attack! Even under its beastmaster’s command, it seems unwilling or unable to strike!”

The commentator immediately caught the issue with his sharp eye: “Could it be that Bimo Fox is paralyzed? Is this due to the Ghost Ring King’s Cursed Body?!”

Cursed Body? The crowd was stunned.

Cursed Body, when hit, there was a 30% chance of paralyzing the attacker. And that 30% chance just happened here! Such luck…

Qiao Sang took a deep breath, her gaze suddenly sharpening: “Psychic Headbutt!”

“Xun Xun…”

Little Treasure was too weak to respond loudly to his beastmaster. He simply kept his eyes locked on his opponent, slowly raising his armored right paw and removing his helmet, tossing it aside.

Then, his head gathered a concentrated beam of white light, charging at Bimo Fox like a white flash!

In the blink of an eye, it brutally struck Bimo Fox right on the head.

“Bimo!”

Bimo Fox let out a miserable cry.

Then, at some unknown moment, Little Treasure appeared above it. He raised his right paw again, instantly forming a black shadow sphere a full meter in diameter, and smashed it down hard on Bimo Fox’s head!

“Bimo!!!”

Bimo Fox shrieked even more desperately than before.

“Explode!” Apollon gritted his teeth and roared.

Blaze wouldn’t last much longer. And now, Bimo Fox couldn’t move. After taking those two brutal hits from the Ghost Ring King, it was likely about to collapse.

But right now, the Ghost Ring King was only about 1.5 meters above Bimo Fox, if Bimo Fox exploded its surrounding flames outward, there was still a chance to strike back!

It couldn’t use mouth- or limb-based moves anymore, but it could use Flame Detonation!

Against a fragile Ghost-type pet, he believed Bimo Fox would be the last one standing!

Almost at the very next moment after Apollon’s command, Qiao Sang shouted loudly: “Seal!”

Bimo Fox’s head had just taken two devastating blows, leaving its reactions much slower than before.

Before it could gather energy and trigger Flame Detonation, an invisible barrier suddenly formed around its body, completely sealing it within.

Even so, Bimo Fox, enduring the excruciating pain, still managed to gather its energy with terrifying willpower.

Immediately, flames began exploding all around it!

But in the first two seconds, everyone was shocked to see that the flames seemed to form a crimson rectangular box! As if blocked by something, the flames kept creating ripples at certain points, unable to explode outward!

Two seconds later, that barrier-like structure finally shattered under the force of the flames.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Deafening explosions erupted, with scorching heatwaves ravaging the battlefield.

But during those two seconds, Little Treasure had teleported a hundred meters into the air.

When the flames and shockwaves finally cleared, Bimo Fox lay unconscious on the ground, eyes closed.

Soon, a mechanical-type referee pet flew over, inspected Bimo Fox, and blew the whistle that signaled the end of the match.

The commentator took a deep breath and shouted with great passion: “The final match of this tournament has ended! Congratulations to contestant Qiao Sang for winning the Beast Tamer Star Tournament!”

“Xun Xun…”

Upon hearing the result, Little Treasure didn’t wave to the audience like he usually did. Instead, itheurned to look at his beastmaster, grinned faintly, then closed his eyes and plummeted from the sky.