Chapter 514: Chapter 372: Winning_2

Let two tentacles, one above and the other below, wrap around the large, round boulder like two ropes from different directions.

Finally, the ends of the tentacles knotted tightly.

This formed a massive dead knot that could now ensnare the blasted fat snail.

Excitement filled with cruelty danced in the small eyes of the Northern Sea Monster.

It seemed to envision the scene where it could squeeze and burst the seemingly sturdy shell of its foe.

When dozens of tentacles comprehensively gripped the opponent from all directions, the Northern Sea Monster’s entire body pressed onto the surface of its opponent’s body.

From a distance, it looked like a round, plump “sphere” had formed on the snail’s back, with countless tentacles holding onto the snail’s shell.

“It’s hard to tell whether the Catastrophe Ancestor Snail’s shell is harder, or whether the Northern Sea Monster’s tentacles are tougher,” Ronnie eyed the battle below, curiosity flashing in his eyes.

However… from the looks of the situation on the field, the Northern Sea Monster seemed to have the upper hand.

Because the Catastrophe Ancestor Snail was purely defensive, while the Northern Sea Monster was purely offensive.

Defense, if prolonged, must fail; continual defense will eventually lead to mistakes.

“That may not necessarily be the case,” Chen Xing narrowed his eyes, knowing from his understanding of the snail that, although it appeared foolish, it was actually sly.

It was not as simple-minded as it looked and probably was plotting something.

Sure enough, the Northern Sea Monster continued to ensnare the snail, but was yet unable to make the next move.

Meanwhile, a faint yellow glow began to emerge on the pristine, crystal surface of the snail’s shell.

Where the tentacles touched the shell, a yellow halo formed.

Intriguing.

He thought of the snail’s Passive Skill, Catastrophe Qi, which could absorb the power of catastrophes within its body, generating various disasters internally. When enough disasters were absorbed, the Catastrophe Ancestor Snail would undergo a transformation.

Catastrophe Qi was a rather mystical descriptor.

What was the power of catastrophe?

Was it external catastrophes or internal ones?

Was the light emerging on the shell’s surface the Catastrophe Qi mentioned in the Passive Skill?

Could external force exertion also count as a catastrophe? If so, that would be quite interesting.

If that was indeed the case, he might have his Beast Taming induce some external catastrophe afterward to speed up the transformation.

As time passed, the snail still casually watched the Northern Sea Monster, its two eyestalks slowly blinking.

Gurgling…

The snail carefully said, “Haven’t eaten?”

The Northern Sea Monster’s anger flared up instantly.

Countless black lines appeared on the surface of the tentacles, resembling a dense web intertwined over its entire body, looking as though it were dressed in a layer of black silk.

Surprise flickered in Chen Xing’s eyes. What were these black lines?

He had never seen the Northern Sea Monster use them in past battles; could it be that it had awakened a new skill after its Transcendence?

He casually opened the Northern Sea Monster’s panel and saw that the Status field had indeed changed.

[Species] Northern Sea Monster

[State] Magic Blood Burst (Healthy)

As the Northern Sea Monster exerted force, the shell of the snail became increasingly brighter.

It finally moved, stretching out a soft neck from the gaps in its shell. The neck kept extending, growing longer and longer, like a noodle.

It wriggled through the gaps in the Northern Sea Monster’s tentacles and finally faced the Northern Sea Monster face to face.

The Northern Sea Monster, staring at the face so close to its own, felt an inexplicable sense of danger rising within.

The next second, it saw the snail open its mouthpiece and extend a transparent, syringe-like tube towards its forehead.

The Northern Sea Monster prepared to dodge, but its body was firmly entangled with the snail’s—not only ensnaring the snail but also trapping itself.

To release its tentacles, it needed time, even if it was just a second or two. But that time was enough for the snail to insert the syringe into its forehead.

The Northern Sea Behemoth shuddered.

Then, its eyes gradually lost focus, becoming bewildered.

Some transparent, pale yellow substances were sucked into the little snail’s mouth through a transparent oral apparatus, as the snail leisurely sucked as if enjoying a buffet.

“It can end now, let your sister’s Beast Taming stop.” Hagrid suddenly spoke from the sky.

With hands clasped behind his back, Chen Xing said with a smile, “But Wayne hasn’t admitted defeat yet, perhaps he still has the ability to turn the tables. We are just referees, we can’t interfere in the fight before the contestant verbally admits defeat.”

“…”

Hagrid narrowed his eyes, looking intently at Chen Xing. “You’re right.”

Below the arena, Wayne clenched his fist, but no matter how he called out to his Beast Taming, the Northern Sea Behemoth seemed to be offline and did not respond to his calls.

“Damn!”

It was the same feeling again.

Last time it was the same, and he lost. Since his debut, he had almost never met his match in the same level, and in such public tournaments, he had only lost twice.

Once to Chen Xing, and the other time, incredibly, to Chen Xing’s sister.

Could they really be his nemesis?

After calling out to his Beast Taming again without response, Wayne helplessly chose to admit defeat.

Because no one knew what that damned snail had sucked out from his Beast Taming’s head.

Whether it was brain matter or something else, it was enough to send shivers down his spine.

After Wayne chose to admit defeat, he rushed up to Chen Lingya and said darkly, “What did your Beast Taming suck from my Northern Sea Behemoth’s head just now?”

Chen Lingya furrowed her brow, as the competition did not seem to stipulate a duty to reveal one’s methods to the opponent. “Sorry, no comment.”

After a pause, Chen Lingya added, “You should take your Beast Taming for a check-up to find out.”

“You must tell me! If my Beast Taming’s intelligence is affected, this won’t end easily.” Wayne struggled to contain his anger, “Listen, I know you have a brother who has achieved Ascension, but my teacher is also at Ascension. This is just a match, we don’t need to become enemies, right?”

Chen Lingya remained silent. She did not want to cause trouble for her family, even though her brother was capable.

But offending another Ascendant could be troublesome too.

The little snail hadn’t actually sucked anything from the opponent’s head.

Sometimes, a match doesn’t have to be decided directly by victory or defeat. Victory can also be achieved in other ways, such as… psychological warfare.

After evolving, the little snail’s oral apparatus lost the ability to extract marrow but evolved a Hallucination ability, just like the state the Northern Sea Behemoth had experienced.

Once hallucinated, the mind would slip into a confused and chaotic state.

But this Hallucination had a significant drawback: the hallucinated opponent could not sustain serious injuries, as any damage would force them to wake up abruptly.

So, the little snail hadn’t actually released any attacking Skills but used its oral apparatus to simulate the state of sucking something.

Anyone who sees their Beast Taming ignoring commands and having something sucked out from their head would naturally worry greatly about their Beast Taming’s safety!

After all, this is a competition, and using such tactics to win is perfectly normal, especially since some Illusion Element Beast Tamings almost lack offensive power. Their use of Illusion Techniques is also a means to achieve victory.

Chen Lingya’s reluctance to speak was also because she didn’t want to reveal the little snail’s tactics, as like Illusion Techniques, once others know your Illusion Techniques, the effectiveness would be greatly reduced.

Wayne, however, was persistent and prepared to continue pressing the issue.

Just then, Chen Xing’s voice came from the head referee’s seat above.

“The match is over, would both contestants from arena 45 please leave now.”

Wayne turned and glared at Chen Lingya resentfully.

After today’s match, when Chen Xing returned to Greenwood Island, “What did that Wayne ask you?”

“He asked me what the little snail had sucked from his Beast Taming’s head.” Chen Lingya shook her head.

Chen Xing understood, he had roughly guessed as much.

His sister had also told him about some of the little snail’s evolved tactics.

The tactic that the little snail exhibited in the arena was indeed one that Chen Xing had helped develop…

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