Chapter 346 - 212: True Flame Mode – Heart-Burning Fire Control Debut
After they appeared, they immediately transformed.
Seeing the First Spirit Beast lose, they indeed became much more obedient.
The referee, seeing this scene, spoke again:
[Beast Fighting Conference]
[Final Challenge Match]
[Start of the competition!]
With the command to start the match, the arena instantly became tense.
The Crimson Spirit Bird flapped its wings, letting out a sharp cry. A dazzling energy ball quickly formed in its beak and shot towards the Little Fox like a meteor, launching a ranged attack.
The Abyss Shadow Beast, on the other hand, suddenly leapt off the ground with all four limbs, charging towards the Little Fox like an arrow, preparing for close combat.
This coordination of near and far attacks was executed extremely well, without any overlap.
The Abyss Shadow Beast’s speed was astonishingly fast, with each step on the ground kicking up clouds of dust.
Once it entered hunting mode, all its fur stood on end, and its eyes gleamed with a ghostly green light, like two will-o’-the-wisps. Then, it activated its second skill:
[Prey Locking].
No matter how the Little Fox dodged or fled, the Abyss Shadow Beast could precisely track its position and continue to leap towards it.
With fireballs in the sky and a beast charging ahead, the Little Fox’s situation suddenly became extremely difficult, causing the spectators below to sweat nervously for the Little Fox.
"Its situation is even tougher than Niu Niu’s."
"You bet."
"And they’ve learned from their mistakes, they definitely won’t give it another chance."
...
For a moment, the atmosphere in the whole arena was tense to the extreme.
The spectators supporting Cangling Ancient Country were on edge, with their eyes tightly fixed on the Little Fox in the arena, continuously whispering "Come on" while unconsciously gripping the corners of their clothes.
Meanwhile, on Tyler’s side, their brows were furrowed, and their eyes showed urgency and unease. They knew the importance of this match, and every second of delay could bring unknown variables.
Just as the two Spirit Beasts’ attacks were about to descend like lightning, the Little Fox finally moved.
Its fluffy fox tail rose high, and its lively eyes shone with a determined glow.
To everyone’s surprise, it did not activate its trademark True Flame Mode, but instead quickly gathered five Super Fireballs at the tips of its five tails, each exuding intense heat.
The flames on the surface of the fireballs kept flickering, as if they could explode at any moment.
Everyone originally thought the Little Fox would gather a powerful Super Flame Bomb, but instead, they saw it unhesitatingly hurl the five Super Fireballs to the ground.
Where the fireballs landed, there was an instant explosion with a deafening roar, as if the earth itself was trembling.
Billowing smoke surged skyward, completely obscuring the figures of the Little Fox and the two Spirit Beasts, making it impossible to see what was happening inside the arena.
The moment the immense smoke and fire appeared, the Crimson Spirit Bird and the two Spirit Beasts lost their target, and the first to react was Gray.
He suddenly understood what the Little Fox’s tactic was.
That was to cover everything with the traces of the explosion.
But luckily, it was him they encountered.
A ruthless glint flashed in Gray’s eyes as he issued a rapid command to the Abyss Shadow Beast.
The Abyss Shadow Beast’s body instantly tensed up without any hesitation, charging into the billowing smoke and skyward flames like a black lightning bolt.
The shockwave from the Super Fireball explosion slammed into it, and the flames scorched its fur, but it gritted its teeth, enduring the piercing pain.
It knew that if the Little Fox managed to condense a True Fire Nuclear Bomb, the consequences would be unimaginable.
In the swirling smoke, the Abyss Shadow Beast’s eyes emitted a ghostly green light, like two bright lamps. With its second skill, its vision seemed to pierce through the thick obstacles, precisely locking onto the Little Fox’s position.
Once it identified the target, the Abyss Shadow Beast pushed off the ground vigorously with its four limbs, leaping high into the air, raising a cloud of dust.
It sprinted towards the Little Fox at an extremely fast speed.
When it got close, it saw the Little Fox exuding intense light all over its body, muttering words as it focused intently on condensing Heart-Burning Fire Control.
The flames in its mouth rolled and jumped as if they had a life of their own, about to enter the fusion stage.
Seeing this scene made the Abyss Shadow Beast terrified.
It was well aware of the power of Heart-Burning Fire Control. If the Little Fox successfully condensed this flame, the consequences would be unimaginable.
It charged right in, quickly advancing to attack the Little Fox.
The Little Fox sensed the Abyss Shadow Beast’s attack, and a flash of decisiveness crossed its lively eyes. It knew its fragile body could not directly withstand the Abyss Shadow Beast’s attack, so it made a quick decision, throwing a partially condensed Flaming Storm onto the ground.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the Flaming Storm exploded on the ground, and raging flames spread instantaneously, forming a blazing barrier that blocked the Abyss Shadow Beast’s momentum of attack. The flames and smoke intertwined, and everything around was once again enveloped in a hazy mist.
The crowd had just managed to see the state of the battle clearly, only to get confused again.
They all understood that Little Fox was trying to use the cover of the smoke to condense the Demon Fire Nuclear Bomb.
However, this time, Little Fox encountered a nemesis.
Although the Abyss Shadow Beast was temporarily held back by the Flaming Storm, it did not retreat.
...
"It’s over, this time Heart-Burning Fire Control can’t be used."
"Yes, the Abyss Shadow Beast can track, it perfectly counteracts it."
The audience was anxious.
Heart-Burning Fire Control, although powerful, also has a drawback, which is the fusion process.
The Abyss Shadow Beast stood in place, its ghostly green eyes gleaming with ferocity and caution, firmly locking onto the faint position of Little Fox within the smoke.
Beneath the platform, Gray frowned deeply, a hint of tension reflected in his eyes.
He was well aware of the horrifying consequences if Little Fox succeeded in condensing.
Thus, he issued another command to the Abyss Shadow Beast: "Absolutely do not let Little Fox succeed in condensing!"
The Abyss Shadow Beast received the command, its body crouching slightly, ready to launch an attack at any moment.
In the smoke, the silhouette of Little Fox was dim and hazy, as it proceeded with a second condensation.
The Abyss Shadow Beast keenly sensed Little Fox’s movements, letting out a low growl, and charged toward Little Fox like a bolt of black lightning.
Its speed was incredibly fast, stirring up fierce winds that rolled the surrounding smoke.
However, just as it was about to close in on Little Fox, a strong sense of danger assaulted it.
The Abyss Shadow Beast was shocked, its eyes widened, as it saw a massive fireball hurtling toward it like a burning meteor.
The fireball emitted a scorching brilliance, twisting and deforming the air around it with heat.
It was the Super Flame Bomb in True Flame Mode.
The Abyss Shadow Beast hurriedly attempted to dodge, its body desperately tilting to one side, limbs moving swiftly.
But it was already too late.
The fireball, with tremendous impact, crashed heavily into the Abyss Shadow Beast’s body.
In an instant, the Abyss Shadow Beast was engulfed in flames, letting out a cry of agony.
The flames ravaged its body, scorching its fur and skin.
Gray saw this scene, his face turning deathly pale, and couldn’t help but shout:
"It’s a trap!"
Actually, Little Fox deliberately showed signs of condensing to attract the Abyss Shadow Beast’s attack, aiming to unleash this lethal fireball attack.
At this moment, as the smoke gradually dissipated, Little Fox slowly walked out from within it.
A trace of cunning and triumph gleamed in its eyes, while the Abyss Shadow Beast writhed in agony on the ground, the flames still burning on it.
Everyone suddenly awoke as if from a dream.
Little Fox’s Heart-Burning Fire Control was indeed the most powerful, but its World-Purifying True Flame had reached the red-gold phase, the level of Two-Flavored True Fire.
With just this skill alone, it could end the competition.
"What are you waiting for?" Gray shouted at Dick.
At this moment, Dick and the Crimson Spirit Bird snapped back to reality, the Crimson Spirit Bird letting out a cry and unleashing its fourth skill:
[Red Beak Piercing the Sun]
It flapped its wings, spitting out a rapidly piercing Flaming Stone from its mouth.
At the same time, the Abyss Shadow Beast, struggling, sturdy itself with a trembling body, and roared towards the sky, followed by a gust of black wind forming a black energy vortex in its mouth.
This was its fourth skill:
[Dark Star Vortex]
Immediately in the sky above, the two skills hurled toward Little Fox.
Looking at Little Fox again, it was currently in the Five-Tailed Flame Fox state, its high-raised tails in a pure golden hue.
At its tail tip was a Super Fireball, and in its mouth was a swirling storm!
The colors of both skills were red-gold.
Under Little Fox’s control, the two skills quickly collided together!
Someone had discerned the crux of the situation and exclaimed.
"The... the Heart-Burning Fire Control in True Flame Mode!"