Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

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Things didn't go as Zhao Chuanyu expected. The audience erupted into a commotion, but no one was mocking him for being foolish.

"Damn it! The Venomous Starfish is way too toxic! Look at what it did to Ice Xilu!"

"Ah! My poor Ice Xilu! Its scales are corroded, imagine how much pain it's in!"

"Hey, hey, you people from the Ancient Guwu Region, don’t go too far. This is a competition, and even the Yuhua Region contestants haven’t complained."

"Hah, Zhao Chuanyu should be glad this isn’t happening in the Ancient Guwu Region."

"Do all Water-type beasts have such good breath control? Or did Ice Xilu train for this specifically?"

"Looking at this, Zhao Chuanyu is in a tough spot."

"The Ice Flower Seal doesn’t seem as powerful as people said online. It's been half a match, and it hasn't done much at all."

"That’s because the air is filled with poison. The Ice Flower Seal’s energy is affected, and the Venomous Starfish absorbs the poison, replenishing itself."

"Well, after all that, Ice Xilu just used a single Healing Light and fully recovered."

"No worries, the Venomous Starfish still hasn’t used its ultimate move."

Despite how disadvantageous the situation looked for Zhao Chuanyu, some spectators from the Central Hollow (Zhongkong) Region, who were familiar with his strength, didn’t believe Qiao Sang would win so easily.

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On the battlefield.

"Ao... Ao...."

The Venomous Starfish struggled to rise, delicate ice flowers blooming all over its body.

Its eyes glowed blue, and a Light Wall reformed above its head.

The Ice Flower Seal had a rather obvious flaw, it only worked if it directly touched the opponent’s body. But snow took time to fall, and if the opponent knew in advance that the falling snow contained Ice Flower Seal energy, they could prepare accordingly, using a skill to shield their head from the first wave, which contained the most sealing energy.

As the snowfall continued, the sealing energy would weaken, slowing the bloom of ice flowers. If the opponent had a strong physique, at most, it would only slightly affect their movements.

Qiao Sang analyzed the situation instinctively as she observed the Venomous Starfish.

If the Ice Flower Seal were more effective, the opponent wouldn’t have dared to dispel its Light Wall just now to use a Venom Impact against Lubao...

At that moment, the blue glow around Lubao faded.

Qiao Sang immediately snapped out of her thoughts and called out loudly:

"Ice Flower Seal!"

If one wave wasn’t enough, then another!

The Venomous Starfish was currently maintaining its Light Wall, if it dared to remove it again to interrupt the Ice Flower Seal, then let’s see who would last longer!

Lubao lifted her head and opened her mouth, unleashing an invisible chill that quickly spread through the area.

Many poisonous fumes drifted into her mouth.

Zhao Chuanyu squinted at the scene without making a move.

When Lubao finished casting the Ice Flower Seal and closed her mouth, her body clearly stiffened, surrounded by a dark mist.

Then, she took a deep breath, and blue light flared around her once more.

Zhao Chuanyu finally understood: This Ice Xilu, which could hold its breath, was no longer playing by his original plan.

His initial strategy was to drain Ice Xilu’s energy with constant poison exposure, so that the Venomous Starfish could advance to the next round and weaken Blazing Star Canine before going down, maximizing its contribution.

But now, that plan was no longer viable.

Since that was the case, he might as well go all in before the Venomous Starfish collapsed, it would use up all its energy to create a Toxic Battlefield!

With that thought, Zhao Chuanyu didn’t hesitate and commanded:

"Poison Sludge, everything!"

"Ao!"

Hearing its trainer’s command, the Venomous Starfish let out a cry, dispelled its Light Wall, and immediately released a vast amount of thick, sticky poison from its five corners.

Snowflakes landed on its body, and the cold slowly formed ice flowers.

The Venomous Starfish shivered but remained intensely focused.

Dark purple poison continuously poured onto the battlefield.

The blue glow surrounding Lubao disappeared as she warily eyed the expanding pool of poison, swiftly retreating to a part of the field that had not yet been contaminated.

Poison Sludge, a high-tier Poison-type skill that reduced the opponent’s attack and speed. Normally, it wouldn’t produce this much sludge... This guy was trying to cover the entire field in poison!

No way, this had to be stopped!

If this continued, the whole battlefield both ground and air would become a death trap of poison!

Qiao Sang’s expression turned sharp as she looked at Lubao, now fully recovered. Without hesitation, she ordered:

"Water Gun!"

Although Water Gun wasn’t powerful, it was an instant-cast skill, perfect for disrupting an opponent!

"Hold your ground! Keep using Poison Sludge!" Zhao Chuanyu immediately countered.

Lubao opened her mouth, shooting a powerful blue jet of water at the Venomous Starfish.

Just as the command reached its ears, the Venomous Starfish, which had instinctively tried to dodge, suddenly steeled itself. Instead of evading, it lowered its head and continued spewing toxic sludge onto the battlefield.

Bang!

The Water Gun struck the Venomous Starfish head-on, knocking it backward several meters.

Even as it stumbled, it gritted its teeth, still expelling poison.

At that moment, a fresh wave of snowflakes fell.

In an instant, ice flowers rapidly bloomed across the Venomous Starfish’s body.

Within seconds, it froze into an ice sculpture, its five corners still positioned as if releasing poison.

"Qu!"

The referee's whistle blew.

Qiao Sang furrowed her brows, not letting her guard down despite winning the first match.

Her expression grew serious as she observed the battlefield.

The air was thick with black poison gas, and the ground was nearly entirely covered in sludge due to the Venomous Starfish’s persistence in releasing poison even while being attacked.

The air and ground, both completely toxic.

Lubao lifted her tail stiffly and raised one of her front paws, shaking it with a disgusted expression.

Qiao Sang took a deep breath and waved her hand, recalling Lubao into her Beast Codex.

At the same time, the audience erupted in waves of cheers.

"Ahhh! Ice Xilu is amazing! Qiao Sang is amazing!"

"What? I thought Zhao Chuanyu was supposed to be strong, he still lost, didn’t he?"

"You don’t get it. Zhao Chuanyu had a solid strategy. Look at the battlefield, it’s now a Toxic Field. No matter who Qiao Sang sends out next, they’ll be at a disadvantage. That means Crimson Rush Dragon can dominate the next round!"

"The battlefield is this contaminated, isn’t it supposed to be reset?" Jin Feifan, who had been excited, suddenly calmed down and hesitantly asked.

"Of course not! Do you even know what a 2v2 battle is? The first beast can set up the battlefield to benefit the second one."

"But in past matches, when the battlefield got too damaged, wasn’t it reset?" Jin Feifan, no longer shy, pressed on.

The person next to him shrugged.

"That was for field destruction, this is field setup. Completely different."

"But Zhao Chuanyu’s next beast, the Crimson Rush Dragon, isn’t even a Poison-type. Won’t this poison affect it too?" Jin Feifan asked in confusion.

The person smirked.

"Zhao Chuanyu’s Crimson Rush Dragon... has the Immunity Trait."

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