"Aw aw~"
The little ice fox softly called out.
Asher raised his eyebrows.
'A Tier 5 low-level little ice fox?'
"Logically speaking, it should've evolved by now."
A magical beast, Fox-Fox.
This was Asher's first time seeing an ice attribute one.
But Asher still immediately searched his mind for relevant information, and the evolutionary path of the little ice fox.
Frost Heavenly Fox.
Generally speaking, it evolves between the Tier 4 and 5 of strength, of course, other essential conditions must also be met.
For Beast Tamers who can afford to raise a little ice fox, these aren't difficult things.
"My little ice fox is a bit special," Donna smiled and said, "In a moment, be careful."
"I'm not going to underestimate the opponent right off the bat like that guy Jacob."
Whether Asher listened to Donna's trash talk was hard to say.
But Jacob in the lounge definitely heard it.
If the current situation wasn't inappropriate, Jacob would've already rushed onto the battle arena and fought three hundred rounds with Donna.
Anyway, his thoughts weren't of much importance to Asher and Donna currently on the battlefield.
Seeing that both had released their pet beasts.
The referee waved the small flag in his hand.
"Battle start!"
"Little Snake, Constrict!"
"Little Ice Fox, Snowfield!"
The Jade Silver Snake approached the little ice fox with extreme speed, the sound of wind howling could even be heard as it moved. In an instant, it closed in on the little ice fox.
But the little ice fox was even faster.
It suddenly jumped, its large tail not hindering its movement at all. A chilling aura gathered in its mouth.
Ice-blue energy waves sprinkled down onto the field.
In the blink of an eye, the entire field was covered in a thick layer of ice.
And all this action was completed in just a moment.
———
"So fast!"
Aria, seeing the little white snake's speed for the first time, couldn't help but exclaim.
"This Jade Silver Snake must have undergone speed training."
'Otherwise, it can't possibly be this fast.'
Aria imagined herself in the situation.
If she were standing opposite Asher, and the Jade Silver Snake's opponent wasn't the little ice fox, but her own pet beast…
Aria simply couldn't imagine how her beast would dodge the constriction attack from the Jade Silver Snake.
When she saw the little ice fox leap and dodge, then change the field environment, Aria's eyes widened round.
Wishing she could engrave every frame she saw into her mind.
'Just this dodging and skill connection move alone will take me two years to master!'
'If I can learn this kind of speed, I can be called a genius.'
"Big sis, be quiet," Luna said calmly, not feeling guilty at all.
———
Donna gave Asher a slight smile.
"Field established."
"In this kind of environment, I wonder how long your Jade Silver Snake can hold on."
Unlike Jacob who just rushed into the fight, Donna preferred saying a few more words, leaning toward a teaching style that synchronizes theory and practice.
"You should understand what I mean, right?"
"High-speed movement," Her tone shifted, Donna launched her attack.
Asher had no intention of being fooled, "Tail Whip."
The two pet beasts were extremely close in distance.
Asher didn't dodge, a bit of seriousness in his eyes.
Indeed.
He was at a disadvantage now.
The two pet beasts had a type disadvantage.
Not only that.
Due to the environmental change, the temperature on the field was continuously dropping.
In just a few minutes, the temperature had already dropped below zero and was still decreasing.
And snakes… even extraordinary ones, couldn't completely rid themselves of the hibernation instinct.
"Awoo."
"This is hard for Asher to fight, huh."
Not only Asher realized this.
Aria, also an ice and water attribute Beast Tamer, realized this too.
She subconsciously twirled a strand of hair around her finger, unable to take her eyes off the screen.
"In terms of strength, the little ice fox is stronger."
"In terms of attribute, the little ice fox has the advantage."
"Even the field has now become the opponent's home turf… hiss!"
"Asher losing, honestly, I wouldn't find that surprising!"
Aria declared confidently.
Then she curled her lips into a smile, "But I'm still quite interested in what Asher's going to do next."
"After all, among our peers, Asher is seriously scary strong."
Listening to Aria's chatter.
Her younger sister Luna finally gave her a glance, "Still too early to call win or lose."
Aria waved her hand, "Just tell me where Asher has the advantage? In this battle?"
Luna shrugged, "Just the fact that he's Asher."
Aria: "..."
Aria went silent.
Aria touched her chin.
Mhm… no good.
In her heart, the scales of victory still leaned toward the little ice fox.
Seeing this, Luna didn't say more.
She too was curious. In such an almost absolute disadvantage, what kind of counterattack would Asher make?
———
'A counterattack from the brink?'
A ray of light flashed through Asher's eyes.
He didn't know that there were people in the other lounge watching his match.
Nor did he know they held unrealistic expectations for him.
Even Asher himself thought—
This idea of hoping to see him turn the tables was unrealistic.
If Little White Snake could break through in such absolute disadvantage, why would he spend money on training?
Did they think fifty thousand yuan an hour was just for fun?
The Tail Whip attack missed.
The little ice fox was petite.
Its tail, nearly half its body size, wasn't a hindrance at all, and even made it seem agile and swift.
The Tail Whip hit the ice, punching a medium-sized hole.
Then shortly after, it was repaired by the cold air emitted from the little ice fox.
The ice returned to being slick and smooth.
"Little Ice Fox, Ice Pillar."
"Aw aw~"
The little ice fox nimbly jumped into the air, its slightly long fox mouth opened, blue energy gathered in its mouth, Breath attack.
Boom!
It charged straight toward Little White Snake.
"Dodge!", Asher shouted deeply.
Though the ice field made the temperature drop rapidly, the slippery ground gave Little White Snake a certain advantage, allowing it to move even faster.
It was like gravity and friction had disappeared.
Little White Snake had to control its body a little to avoid overshooting.
"Looks like your Jade Silver Snake can't hold out much longer," Watching Little White Snake's movements, Donna gently pushed her glasses and smiled.
It was easy to observe.
"Little Ice Fox, Freezing Ray. Let's end the battle early,"
After several rounds of back-and-forth, Donna felt it was time.
She didn't intentionally hold back.
Asher's Jade Silver Snake had decent strength.
But without absolute power and overwhelming ability, it couldn't overcome these various disadvantages.
Looking at the little ice fox raising its big tail, the tip of its tail gathering dazzling ice-blue energy, Asher took a deep breath: "Dragon Impact."
Donna: "?"
The Leonheart sisters watching: "?"
Felter and Jacob: "?"
'Wait, what?'
'Did we just hear something strange?'
Before their brains could process the information, the Little White Snake also raised its tail high.
Brilliant golden energy also gathered at the tip of its tail.
Then—
They simultaneously launched their strongest attacks at each other.
BOOM! BANG!
A huge, dazzling burst of light erupted in the center of the field.
White smoke billowed.
As the smoke cleared.
As expected.
The Jade Silver Snake lay stiff in the center of the field like a piece of spicy dried tofu.
What was surprising was that the little ice fox didn't look much better.
Its beautiful blue-white fur with snowflake patterns was half-charred.
Although it could still stand, but…
Little Ice Fox: QAQ
"Aw aw~ aw aw aw~"
The little ice fox looked at Donna with teary eyes, big eyes brimming with tears.
Asher, who understood what it was complaining about: "..."
Didn't dare delay a moment.
Hurried forward.
Picked up Little White Snake and ran.
Little Ice Fox: "Aw aw aw~"
'How hateful!'
'Don't run!'
'Fo-Fox's beautiful fur!'
'Wuwuuwu!'
Asher waved his hand, "I'm heading back to the lounge first!"
After speaking, Asher disappeared without a trace.
What? The referee announcing the result? What's the point now.
Donna and the referee exchanged glances, both wearing the same helpless expression.
This really was…
Donna bent down to pick up the little ice fox.
"Alright, alright, I'll take you back now, see if your fur can still be saved…"
"Aw aw aw!"
"Aw aw!"
"Mm mm mm! Alright alright alright! I'll listen to you!"
Asher put Little White Snake into the healing pod, ignoring Donna's resentful gaze from behind.
Resentful? Didn't the little ice fox win?
"This isn't about winning or not," Donna said annoyedly.
"Pet beasts like the little ice fox, who are high in appearance, care a lot about the condition of their fur. Especially foxes, cats, and birds."
"Fur is like their second face."
"If the second face is in poor condition, it'll indirectly affect their battle performance later," After saying that, Donna looked at three straight-faced men.
"Pretty? What use is that?", Jacob said carelessly.
Felter stroked his chin, "Shiny gold is good looking!"
Asher said nothing.
He understood this principle.
Donna looked at Jacob and Felter, then at Asher, her gaze full of distrust.
Asher: "..."
'No need to lump me in like that, okay?'
Donna snorted lightly.
She could see that Asher was indeed different from those two.
"Then let's review the previous battle first, and then continue later?", Donna asked Asher.
Jacob also looked at Asher.
After thinking, Asher nodded in agreement.
Later he planned to go for a full 5 vs 5 battle.
Asher stated his intention directly.
Jacob and Donna looked at Asher with surprise.
"A full match? Professor Asher, are you sure?", Donna was the first to ask.
Asher blinked, as if he didn't quite understand Donna's surprise, "What's the problem?"
Jacob said firmly, "Professor Asher, you've definitely never done a full match before."
"Full battles not only test pet strength but also the Beast Tamer's condition."
Seeing Asher's inexperience, both Jacob and Donna patiently explained.
"I want to try."
"I'm preparing to enter next year's National Beast Tamer Tournament."
Asher revealed his plan.
Jacob and Donna went silent again, their gazes at Asher now carrying unspeakable complexity.
The National Beast Tamer Tournament?
Seriously?
"Professor Asher, you… you…", Jacob stammered for a long time, wanting to say something, but not knowing how.
Frustrated, he reached up and messed up his already short hair.
Finally, he shouted, "I suggest you think it over again!"
"That's the National Beast Tamer Tournament!"
"It's not a joke!"
"You might get eliminated during the qualifiers!"
"I'm really not looking down on you or trying to strike you down by saying this!"
Jacob spoke straightforwardly and unpleasantly.
Between the lines, it was just short of outright saying that Asher was definitely going to lose.
Unlike Jacob, Donna showed Asher a confident smile: "Professor Asher, you do indeed have some strength in pet beast training, this point can't be denied by anyone."
Just by looking at the strength of the Jade Silver Snake, Donna and Jacob had a rough idea of Asher's level of cultivation.
Right after that, Donna remembered that speechless moment on the battlefield.
'Jade Silver Snake, Dragon Impact.'
'Wasn't it?'
Did Asher really not feel something was off?
Because of the little ice fox matter, Donna almost forgot to ask.
"Professor Asher, how did the Jade Silver Snake learn the dragon attribute skill Dragon Impact?", Donna looked at Asher with some curiosity and asked.
"Mm? Is there a problem?", Asher said quite naturally, "Didn't you all see Little White Snake use Dragon Tail Whip before?"
Donna: "..."
Seriously, if it weren't for the fact that Asher was temporarily her sponsor, Donna would've already rolled her eyes at him.
'Professor Asher!'
'Does Professor Asher not know that Dragon Tail Whip and Dragon Impact are not the same thing?
Though they are both dragon attribute skills, it was still understandable that the Jade Silver Snake could use Dragon Tail Whip. After all, the Jade Silver Snake's Tail Whip skill and Dragon Tail Whip are somewhat similar, and to some extent there's a learning foundation.
But Dragon Impact…
That's not something you can learn just because you want to.
That's already a skill that only extraordinary dragon-type creatures can learn.
"Probably because my Jade Silver Snake is a bit special," There's nothing that couldn't be said.
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