Dao Yuan Chong was arrogant.
He had the capital for his arrogance.
His beast-taming talent was rare, known as Corrosive Contract.
Any pet beast contracted with him would have its explosive attack power imbued with corrosive power, capable of corroding the opponent’s vitality, mental power, and even soul.
This further amplified the pet beast’s explosive attack power, reaching five to ten times its own.
In addition, Dao Yuan Chong himself mastered corrosive power, capable of rapidly corroding all life forms and non-living matter.
However, the side effects were also severe. If he continuously used his beast-taming talent, Corrosive Contract, he himself would suffer corrosion, enduring the pain of corrosion and dying a tragic death.
Of course, the beast-taming talent Corrosive Contract alone was not enough.
Most importantly, although he was an intermediate beast tamer, he had contracted a General-level Abyss Serpent, surpassing his own level.
However, his contract relationship with the Abyss Serpent was different from normal contracts; it was centered around the Abyss Serpent.
This meant that without the Abyss Serpent’s consent, he could not contract a second pet beast.
The Abyss Serpent was a unique pet beast of the Snow Island Nation, capable of transforming into human form. Its true form was a monstrous serpent with multiple heads.
The one Dao Yuan Chong contracted was a descendant of a Overlord-level Abyss Serpent. It had eight heads, each with independent thought and its own attributes.
In other words, this Abyss Serpent was equivalent to a stitched-together entity of eight serpent pet beasts with different attributes. Therefore, even most advanced beast tamers were not its match.
As his words fell, Dao Yuan Chong also summoned his Abyss Serpent.
A colossal Abyss Serpent, dozens of meters long, with eight massive heads, each mastering the attributes of Ice, Undead, Wind, Earth, Poison, Water, Lightning, and Darkness, exuded a terrifying, evil aura.
Among them, the two heads in the center, mastering Ice and Undead attributes, were the most powerful.
Pang Jian, who had initially been spurred by Dao Yuan Chong's words, instantly lost his fighting spirit upon seeing the Abyss Serpent.
Damn it, how could he fight this?
If it were an ordinary General-level pet beast, he would still have some confidence to try and fight it. But this Abyss Serpent before him had a combat power comparable to five or six ordinary General-level pet beasts. He had no hope at all.
At the same time, on the spectator stands on both sides of the battle arena, Cao Teng and others also fell silent.
Even if they were to step up, they wouldn't have the slightest chance of winning.
It wasn't that their talents were inferior to Dao Yuan Chong's, but that Dao Yuan Chong’s Abyss Serpent was too formidable.
On the presidential platform, Legendary Li Yang's expression grew even more grim.
He had never expected the Snow Island Nation to resort to such despicable means to win.
Of course, it wasn't that cross-level contracting was impossible. However, contracts centered around pet beasts primarily occurred in the Totem Nation. Such beast tamers lacked any dignity and were more like tools for nurturing the growth of extraordinary beings.
But Legendary Watanabe, standing beside him, was unfazed and even looked smug.
“This child Dao Yuan Chong has an extraordinary physique from birth. After his beast-taming space was reinforced with resources, contracting a General-level Abyss Serpent was entirely possible.
Now, let’s see who is the real deal!” Legendary Watanabe said with a smile.
These words infuriated Legendary Li Yang and the others, making them wish they could rip Watanabe's mouth apart.
Unfortunately, the other party hadn't violated any rules. They could only worry anxiously, hoping Pang Jian wouldn't lose too miserably.
Pang Jian knew he couldn't win, so he took the initiative to attack first.
His three pet beasts unleashed their ultimate skills one after another.
However, Dao Yuan Chong had no intention of giving Pang Jian any opportunity. His Abyss Serpent directly used its ultimate skill, Eternal Freeze.
Eternal Freeze was a dual-attribute skill of Ice and Time, capable of even freezing time itself.
In an instant, Pang Jian and his three pet beasts were frozen. Even the ultimate skills that had not been fully unleashed were forcefully interrupted.
Many people were stunned.
This… Damn it, this is too powerful!
Dao Yuan Chong glanced at Pang Jian and said indifferently:
“One minute, exactly!
Who is next? Hurry up and come on stage, don’t waste my cultivation time!”
His one minute referred to the total time from summoning his pet beast to the end of the battle, not the time the Abyss Serpent spent attacking.
Immediately, Shen Xue couldn't help but clench her fist, wanting to go and beat up Dao Yuan Chong.
Shen Bing quickly reminded her:
“Shen Xue, you are no match for him either. If it’s impossible, just surrender!”
Shen Xue pouted. How could she surrender? The word surrender didn't exist in her dictionary. At worst, she’d be injured and bedridden for a few days, and she’d get her revenge later.
Therefore, she walked towards the battle arena without hesitation.
Shen Bing frowned, knowing she couldn’t persuade Shen Xue, so she didn’t dwell on it.
She was considering how she should deal with Dao Yuan Chong next.
If she fought desperately, perhaps by using the bloodline power of the Undying Nether Phoenix, she might be able to inflict mutual damage on Dao Yuan Chong.
But this was a competition, not a battlefield.
Using too much of the Undying Nether Phoenix’s bloodline power would be unbearable for her body.
She then turned to Zheng Dong beside her and asked:
“Zheng Dong, do you have confidence in winning against him?”
Zheng Dong had also been closely following the situation on the battle arena. This Dao Yuan Chong was indeed a bit too arrogant, and he also really wanted to go up and teach him a lesson.
Unfortunately, according to the rules, he was the last to go on stage.
As for confidence?
Dao Yuan Chong’s Abyss Serpent, unfortunately, mastered the Undead attribute, which was precisely countered by Youyou. This could be used as a breakthrough point to deal with it.
Moreover, the challenge match was a no-rules competition. This meant that the undead puppets controlled by Youyou could also participate.
With that, dealing with Dao Yuan Chong would be as easy as a flick of the Nine-Tailed Ghost Fox’s paw.
However, Zheng Dong would only bring out the Nine-Tailed Ghost Fox as a trump card in a life-or-death situation.
Thus, Zheng Dong smiled and said:
“It shouldn’t be too much of a problem!”
Shen Bing couldn't help but roll her eyes. As expected, asking him was useless.
She actually wanted to know from Zheng Dong how to deal with the Abyss Serpent, to get some advice for her upcoming battle.
However, Zheng Dong was not on the same wavelength as her at all.
As for Wang Hao, who sat between them, he completely ignored their conversation, staring intently at the battle arena.
As a genius recommended by the Beast Tamer Corps, his sense of honor was stronger.
Even though he knew he was no match for Dao Yuan Chong, he still wanted to find a way to defeat him.
Unfortunately, he was too honest and didn't ask Zheng Dong and the others for any good advice.
At this moment, Shen Xue also summoned her pet beasts: the Abyss Brute Bear, the Purgatory Titan, the Night Giant, and the Mountain-Shattering Hammer and the Dark Emperor Armor.
The Dark Emperor Armor was the second heroic spirit Shen Xue awakened with Shen Bing’s help.
Facing Dao Yuan Chong, Shen Xue held nothing back. She wielded the Mountain-Shattering Hammer, clad in the Dark Emperor Armor, preparing to unleash her strongest attack along with her pet beasts.
Dao Yuan Chong, however, showed no surprise. He glanced at Shen Xue’s pet beasts and said proudly:
“Three minutes, battle over!”
Before his words even finished, Shen Xue, her face flushed with anger, cursed back:
“Get lost, you bastard!”
Then, Shen Xue launched her attack.
She used her beast-taming talent, Undead Fusion. Her three pet beasts quickly merged, transforming into a giant Undead Chimera, its strength reaching the General level.
Unfortunately, it was still a struggle to deal with the Abyss Serpent.
Before long, it was defeated by the Abyss Serpent.
Shen Xue herself also suffered severe injuries and was defeated.
“You bastard, I’ll remember you. If my pet beasts grow to the General level, you definitely won’t be my opponent. By then, I’ll beat you so badly that even your mother won’t recognize you!” Shen Xue finally cursed.
Afterward, Shen Bing took the stage, but she also couldn't avenge Shen Xue and lost.
Of course, she did not use the bloodline power of the Undying Nether Phoenix.
After that, it was Wang Hao’s turn.
Wang Hao’s beast-taming talent was a special fusion talent, known as the King of War Body.
Ordinary fusion talents required continuous development of one’s beast-taming talent potential to fuse with one pet beast, then gradually with multiple pet beasts.
However, Wang Hao could directly fuse with multiple pet beasts.
Furthermore, after fusion, he grew stronger in battle, capable of continuously unleashing greater combat power.
It was said that a commander in the Beast Tamer Corps also possessed the King of War Body. In a major battle against the Totem Nation, he even unleashed a hundredfold increase in combat power, killing his opponent by surpassing his level.
Wang Hao’s eyes were resolute; he wanted to defeat Dao Yuan Chong.
He stepped onto the battle arena without hesitation and summoned his pet beasts: the Earth Titan, the Flame Vajra, and the Heavy Armor Brute Bear.
All three pet beasts were at the Lord level, very close to the General level, making cross-level challenges perfectly feasible.
Next, Wang Hao used his beast-taming talent to fuse with the three pet beasts.
Instantly, Wang Hao transformed into a giant. His right hand was formed by the Earth Titan, his left hand by the Flame Vajra, and his body was the Heavy Armor Brute Bear.
After the fusion was complete, even splitting mountains and diverting rivers would be no problem for him.
Facing Wang Hao in this state, Dao Yuan Chong remained unfazed.
However, this time, he did not say how many minutes it would take to defeat Wang Hao.
As the referee gave the signal, the battle commenced.
The Abyss Serpent unleashed multiple ultimate skills such as Eternal Freeze, Absolute Darkness, Fatal Poison Mist, and Thunderstorm.
Wang Hao also used ultimate skills like Earth Guard, Blazing Shield, and Invincible Heavy Armor for defense, intending to withstand a wave of attacks from the Abyss Serpent before rushing up to smash its heads.
Unfortunately, he underestimated the Abyss Serpent’s strength.
The Abyss Serpent’s eight heads could simultaneously unleash eight ultimate skills. Three of them provided support, while five were for all-out offense, which Wang Hao struggled to handle.
Although this meant the Abyss Serpent consumed a lot of energy, don't forget that the heads using support skills could continuously replenish its consumption.
Wang Hao was injured, but he quickly got up and continued fighting, becoming more resilient with each setback, his combat power growing stronger.
Unfortunately, although the King of War Body beast-taming talent was powerful, Wang Hao’s mastery of it had not yet reached the point where he could unleash a hundredfold attack.
Therefore, Wang Hao also lost.
However, this battle earned everyone’s admiration. Even Cao Teng felt that he might not be able to defeat Wang Hao.
Wang Hao lost and was carried off the stage with severe injuries.
Next, Zheng Dong stepped onto the stage.
He had been eager to teach the arrogant Dao Yuan Chong a lesson for a while now.
Xiao Zi, who had used the Amplification skill to shrink, also excitedly emerged from Zheng Dong’s shirt pocket.
Wasn’t it just a long worm? Let the future King of Treasure Hunters deal with it!
However, just as Zheng Dong was about to walk towards the battle arena, Dao Yuan Chong’s Abyss Serpent suddenly transformed into human form and snuggled affectionately into Dao Yuan Chong’s embrace.
The Abyss Serpent was highly intelligent and had its own name, not just one, but eight. When it transformed into human form, its eight heads with independent thoughts would appear in rotation, comparable to a person’s eight personalities.
Immediately, Dao Yuan Chong was seen affectionately embracing the Abyss Serpent.
“Bing Bing, are you tired?”
The Abyss Serpent, She Bing Bing, rolled its eyes. It wasn't tired; it seemed to just want to end the battle quickly.
Dao Yuan Chong quickly understood She Bing Bing’s meaning and shouted loudly:
“Who’s next? Hurry up and come on stage, don’t delay my cultivation time with Bing Bing!”
Zheng Dong was stunned for a moment.
Then, he quickened his pace.
He didn’t care if Dao Yuan Chong truly wanted to cultivate; he just wanted Dao Yuan Chong to shut up as soon as possible.
As Zheng Dong arrived on the competition grounds, Legendary Li Yang and the others focused their gazes on Zheng Dong.
If Zheng Dong lost.
Yan Huang would truly be ridiculed by Snow Island.
Facing Dao Yuan Chong, Zheng Dong did not intend to use the undead puppets.
If he was going to win, he wanted to win decisively, leaving Watanabe and Dao Yuan Chong speechless.
Zheng Dong summoned Xiao Zi and Youyou.
Youyou then used the Possession skill, possessing Zheng Dong and preparing for the battle.
Upon seeing Zheng Dong’s pet beasts, Dao Yuan Chong and his Abyss Serpent did not underestimate them, as they had previously reviewed Zheng Dong’s information.
Therefore, the Abyss Serpent no longer transformed into human form. It reverted to its massive serpent form, its eight colossal heads glaring ferociously at Zheng Dong and Xiao Zi, ready to attack at any moment.
Dao Yuan Chong also prepared to use his beast-taming talent, Corrosive Contract, to enhance the Abyss Serpent’s attack power.
As the referee gave the signal, the Abyss Serpent launched its attack first.
Eternal Freeze, Fatal Poison Mist, Thunderstorm, and other ultimate skills erupted, madly attacking Zheng Dong and Xiao Zi.
But Zheng Dong seemed to have predicted their attack, using the low-level skill Phantom to leave behind an illusion of himself and Xiao Zi.
Phantoms were faster than condensed clones and consumed less energy.
Zheng Dong did this merely to confuse Dao Yuan Chong and the Abyss Serpent.
He then used Earth Vein Leap, dodging the Abyss Serpent’s attacks along with Xiao Zi.
The next second, he appeared behind Dao Yuan Chong and the Abyss Serpent.
Xiao Zi, meanwhile, burrowed underground, continuously condensing clones.
Dao Yuan Chong was quite vigilant and quickly discovered that the figure in place was an illusion, not Zheng Dong himself.
“Don’t bother with such petty tricks to embarrass yourself!” Dao Yuan Chong mocked.
His Abyss Serpent also turned around and launched another attack at Zheng Dong, who had just emerged from the ground.
Zheng Dong, however, paid no mind to the illusion being seen through. With a mix of truth and falsehood, Dao Yuan Chong would eventually be confused.
Facing the Abyss Serpent’s renewed attack, he dodged using Spatial Shift while simultaneously employing the Quasi-Divine Skill, Lord of the Undead.
Lord of the Undead did not produce obvious attack phenomena, making it difficult for Legendary Li Yang and others to detect. They did not realize Zheng Dong had launched an attack.
However, the Abyss Serpent clearly felt itself being suppressed, as if an invisible shackle had been placed upon it.
Of course, the Abyss Serpent’s Undead head, and the body it shared, felt this more acutely. The other heads were slightly better off.
However, due to the shared body, the attack power the other heads could unleash had also significantly weakened compared to before.
The Abyss Serpent felt extremely stifled and roared in anger, unleashing even fiercer attacks with all eight heads.
But, in the next second, Zheng Dong disappeared again.
With Earth Vein Leap, a combined skill he had mastered, Zheng Dong could move freely on the ground as if he were in his element.
This rendered all of the Abyss Serpent’s attacks futile.
It became even more stifled and frustrated.
This also made Dao Yuan Chong furious.
“Do the beast tamers of your Yan Huang only know how to run around like mice, constantly fleeing?” Dao Yuan Chong shouted.
Zheng Dong did not come out to respond.
His response came from Xiao Zi, who, after condensing numerous clones, unleashed the combined-level ultimate skill, Clay Golem.
The ground transformed into a muddy swamp, and clay golems crawled out of it, attempting to suppress the Abyss Serpent like stubborn barnacles.
Unfortunately, the Abyss Serpent possessed immense strength, and the clay golems struggled to hold it down.
However, this was only the beginning.