Of course, Cao Kang didn't have just one pet.
He was a Grandmaster Beast Tamer, having contracted six pets.
Besides the Primordial Thunder Dragon, he had also contracted an Emperor-tier pet beyond his own level, the Overlord Thunder God Beast.
The Overlord Thunder God Beast was a humanoid pet, with a pair of silver wings on its back, a crimson face, and a thunder eye on its forehead.
Cao Kang was also very confident.
He had only summoned the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast.
He believed these two pets were enough to deal with Zheng Dong.
He had never lost to anyone of the same level.
After summoning their pets, the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast did not attack immediately.
The Primordial Thunder Dragon coiled in the air, looking down at Zheng Dong with cold eyes.
The proud Primordial Thunder Dragon did not consider Zheng Dong a true opponent.
As for the Overlord Thunder God Beast, it hovered in the air above the Primordial Thunder Dragon.
From a distance, it looked as if it were standing on the Primordial Thunder Dragon's head.
It had not looked at Zheng Dong from beginning to end.
It was simply waiting for Cao Kang's command to attack Zheng Dong and his pets.
Zheng Dong also looked at Cao Kang and his pets, then summoned Xiao Zi, Youyou, Ling'er, and other pets.
Xiao Zi's growth level was already close to King-tier, and it would become King-tier before long.
As for Youyou, Ling'er, and Yin Xue, they were all King-tier. Xiao Qing was still Lord-tier, and Jing Jing was only General-tier.
To outsiders, compared to Cao Kang's Primordial Thunder Dragon and Overlord Thunder God Beast, Zheng Dong's pets seemed much weaker.
Because of this, many people did not have high hopes for Zheng Dong.
In the live broadcast, there were now two hosts.
In addition to the previous Di Ying, Sun Xinxin, a main city resident of Rongcheng, was added.
Several guests were also added, including Xiao Lin, the president of the Rongcheng Beast Taming Association.
When Wudu was invaded by otherworldly undead and hellish asuras, public figures like Di Ying were the first to be evacuated.
As for Wei Shi, the president of the Wudu Beast Taming Association, he participated in the battle.
However, due to his age, he did not fight for long before being asked to lead the first batch of personnel to evacuate Wudu.
Therefore, except for a few guests, the people in the entire live broadcast room had not changed.
Seeing that Zheng Dong and Cao Kang had both summoned their pets, Wudu's host Di Ying looked at the legendary Wei Shi and asked:
"President Wei, the audience online is currently speculating on who will win the championship.
Do you think Zheng Dong will continue to win and become the champion, or will he be defeated by Cao Kang?"
The legendary Wei Shi was stunned.
Why was he being asked again?
This wasn't Wudu, it was Rongcheng!
He should at least ask for Xiao Lin's opinion first.
The legendary Wei Shi did not want to be scolded again and hoped someone would answer for him.
Unfortunately, this was a live broadcast, and not only did no one help him answer, but the other guests around him were all staring at him, waiting to see what he would say.
The legendary Wei Shi thought for a moment and said:
"Seeing the pets summoned by Zheng Dong and Cao Kang, I'm sure everyone has their own opinions.
Emperor-tier pets against King-tier and General-tier pets will naturally have a higher chance of winning.
Of course, this is just a deduction based on growth levels. The specifics depend on the actual situation."
After speaking, the legendary Wei Shi paused and continued:
"However, based on Zheng Dong's previous matches, it's clear that judging Zheng Dong's pets by conventional standards is not feasible.
Zheng Dong's pets all have the ability to fight beyond their levels.
In other words, Zheng Dong's King-tier Undead Tower and Elemental Ancient God Tree can withstand the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast.
So, I think this match is fifty-fifty, it just depends on who can hold on until the end."
After the legendary Wei Shi finished speaking, he glanced at the bullet comments.
Fortunately, there weren't many people scolding him.
"This old man is really cunning, spouting nonsense again. It sounds reasonable, but when you think about it carefully, he hasn't really said anything."
"Damn it, do we need you to tell us it's fifty-fifty? We just want to know who will win."
"You guys say, if the legendary Wei Shi was thrown into the arena, who would have the highest chance of winning against him?"
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At this moment, the host Di Ying turned to the legendary Xiao Lin, president of the Rongcheng Beast Taming Association.
"President Xiao, Zheng Dong was your Rookie King of Rongcheng before. Do you think he can win the championship this time?"
The legendary Xiao Lin had been quite good to Zheng Dong before.
However, he hadn't expected Zheng Dong to become a Grandmaster Beast Tamer so quickly.
He was almost catching up to him.
In response to Di Ying's question, the legendary Xiao Lin smiled and said:
"Of course, I think Zheng Dong has a higher chance of winning.
Of course, it's not because Zheng Dong is from Rongcheng that I'm supporting him, but because Zheng Dong's pets, and Zheng Dong's own beast taming talent, are inherently very strong.
When we judge a match, we can't just look at the growth levels of the pets; we should also consider their actual combat power."
Xiao Lin's statement successfully attracted a lot of attention.
What was the difference?
Didn't higher growth levels mean higher combat power?
"Judging a pet's combat power cannot be based solely on its growth level.
Many pets, even if their growth level reaches Emperor-tier, have little combat power themselves, such as Ginseng Babies, Lingzhi Dolls, etc.
In fact, the most important factors affecting a pet's combat power are the skills it has mastered, its own energy value, and the proficiency of its mastered skills!" the legendary Xiao Lin continued to analyze.
Di Ying, Sun Xinxin, and others all nodded.
The legendary Wei Shi also agreed with this view.
He suddenly realized why Zheng Dong had been able to win all his matches so far.
So, he interjected:
"Heh heh, what the legendary Xiao Lin said is also what I wanted to say. You can look at the energy values of Zheng Dong's pets; almost every pet has broken through its limits. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
The energy value of that Elemental Ancient God Tree is even higher than that of most Emperor-tier pets.
In addition, the proficiency of every skill they have mastered has reached the 'Divine' level. I don't know how Zheng Dong trained them."
With Wei Shi's explanation, many viewers also came to their senses.
It was common for a pet to master one or two skills to the 'Divine' level, but for all skills to reach the 'Divine' level was abnormal.
Even with constant training, without eating, drinking, or resting, it would be difficult to achieve this.
Unless they were cheating.
However, the audience no longer bought Wei Shi's words.
"This old man is really cunning. He just echoes whatever others say, otherwise, he can't analyze anything useful. I don't know how he became the president of the Wudu Beast Taming Association."
"I don't know if he's doing it on purpose or if he genuinely didn't understand it himself!"
"I think we shouldn't invite the legendary Wei Shi to speak next time. When he speaks, I always feel like I'm being tricked!"
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On the battlefield, the match had begun.
Zheng Dong did not care whether Cao Kang would summon more pets; he directly ordered Xiao Zi, Youyou, and other pets to attack.
This time, all his pets would cooperate to deal with the Emperor-tier Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast.
Xiao Zi unleashed two skills: Gravity Control and Starry Sky Black Hole.
Under the effect of Gravity Control, the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast immediately felt the pain caused by hundreds of thousands of times the gravity.
It was as if the ground had turned into a giant magnet, trying to firmly pull them down.
This feeling was like carrying several mountains on their bodies, making it difficult to control themselves.
If they weren't careful, they would fall from the sky to the ground.
Gravity Control was one thing.
A giant black hole also appeared on the ground.
Starry Sky Black Hole was a quasi-divine skill, an space-element skill. As Xiao Zi's proficiency in Starry Sky Black Hole reached the 'Divine' level, it was no longer limited to appearing in the sky, but could also appear on the ground and in various dimensional spaces.
As a result, even the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast, these two rare pets, could not withstand it.
The Primordial Thunder Dragon's body suddenly dropped by a large margin, and it wobbled even while flying in the air.
The Overlord Thunder God Beast was in a slightly better condition than the Primordial Thunder Dragon; it could still flap its wings to maintain its balance.
However, it was no longer in its previous lofty posture while flying in the air.
Therefore, Xiao Zi's attack completely enraged the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast.
The Primordial Thunder Dragon unleashed its ultimate skill, Primordial Divine Thunder.
The Overlord Thunder God Beast also used Wrath of the Thunder God.
Streams of blood-colored lightning descended with a roar.
Each bolt of lightning was like a pillar of thunder and lightning that pierced the heavens and earth, looking incredibly terrifying.
When it hit the ground, the solid floor of the arena was peeled off layer by layer, exploding into a large pit, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the ground.
The power of the Primordial Divine Thunder was immense, and most Emperor-tier pets could not withstand it.
However, the Primordial Thunder Dragon's proficiency in it was not high; it had only reached the 'Proficient' level and could not control it perfectly.
This also gave Xiao Zi an opportunity to dodge.
Xiao Zi had not only mastered Earth Escape and Shadow Shift, but also Space Movement and Spatial Teleportation.
Xiao Zi used the combo skill Earth Vein Leap, dodging consecutively and avoiding the Primordial Divine Thunder.
Of course, the Overlord Thunder God Beast's Wrath of the Thunder God also erupted.
Accompanied by the rumbling sound of thunder, a massive hammer formed by lightning appeared in mid-air.
This was the Thunder God's Hammer formed by Wrath of the Thunder God.
Even before it fell, it exerted a strong suppressive and deterrent effect.
If one's mental power was not strong enough, they would momentarily fall into a daze.
Pets with weaker strength would even be intimidated, unable to use skills to dodge or counterattack.
However, this did not scare Xiao Zi.
Xiao Zi glanced at it and found it to be nothing special.
Its mental power had already reached the advanced level, and it was a Star Devourer, so it was not suppressed by the Overlord Thunder God Beast.
As the giant Thunder God's Hammer descended, Xiao Zi's figure appeared like a cute groundhog in front of the Thunder God's Hammer, about to be crushed, but it vanished from its spot.
Immediately after, Xiao Zi appeared in mid-air, above the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast.
On the other side, as the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast launched their attacks, Youyou, Ling'er, and other pets also unleashed their respective attack skills.
Youyou used Eternal Night Illusion and Karma Fire of Reincarnation.
The Eternal Night Illusion used by the King-tier Youyou was even more powerful.
Even the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast would be briefly trapped in the illusion.
Ling'er used the quasi-divine skill Annihilation Purification, releasing endless purifying flames.
Just as the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast were momentarily stunned in the illusion, the mist-like sea of flames formed by the purifying flames engulfed them.
But that wasn't all; the Karma Fire of Reincarnation released by Youyou quickly mixed with the purifying flames, causing a violent explosion.
The Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast at the center of the explosion wailed incessantly.
The intense pain also woke them up, allowing them to break free from the Eternal Night Illusion.
However, it was not easy for them to escape the sea of flames.
Xiao Zi flew above them, and its Gravity Control did not stop.
Trying to maintain flight while dragging a heavier body than usual was difficult, and finding an exit in the sea of exploding flames was even harder.
Sensing the predicament of the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast, Cao Kang frowned.
He suddenly felt a bit arrogant.
Zheng Dong was stronger than he had imagined.
He could not let the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast lose like this.
Therefore, he used his beast taming talent, Thunder God's Body, intending to merge with the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast.
However, his actions were still half a beat too slow.
The Xiao Zi at the very top suddenly became enormous.
Under the effect of the Amplification skill, Xiao Zi's body became even larger than the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast.
Afterward, Xiao Zi used Mountain Press, and with a plop, it sat down on the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast in the sea of flames, smashing them onto the ground.
Boom...
The ground shook violently, and the entire arena trembled.
The audience in the stands felt the tremor.
Everyone's eyes widened.
They wanted to see the condition of the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast under Xiao Zi's backside.
Xiao Zi's continuous attack sequence consumed a lot of energy, and its body shrunk accordingly, returning to Zheng Dong's side.
As Xiao Zi moved away, everyone could clearly see the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast trapped in the arena.
They seemed to be embedded in the arena, severely injured.
If this scene were filmed, it would likely become a lifelong shadow for the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast.
In fact, the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast had not yet understood what had happened.
They were struggling in the sea of flames, trying to escape, when they suddenly felt a violent impact and fell to the ground.
However, they quickly reacted.
They glared angrily at Xiao Zi on Zheng Dong's shoulder.
Unfortunately, seeking revenge was not that easy.
Youyou, Ling'er, and other pets were preparing to unleash their skills to eliminate them.
At this moment, Cao Kang found an opportunity, arrived in front of the severely injured Primordial Thunder Dragon and Overlord Thunder God Beast, and looked at Zheng Dong coldly.
"You are strong, but don't think I will lose just like this. The match has only just begun!"
Next, the Primordial Thunder Dragon and the Overlord Thunder God Beast merged with Cao Kang.
In the merged state, Cao Kang was like a true Thunder God.
Massive lightning dragons constantly roamed his body.
The aura he exuded was already comparable to that of a Tyrant-tier pet.
Of course, this was not Cao Kang's strongest state.
He could even merge with all his pets simultaneously.
However, the consumption would be very high, and the merged state could not be maintained for too long.
Seeing this, Zheng Dong was not intimidated.
He also did not immediately intend to have Ling'er use the Tyrant-tier Light, Dark, and Fire Element Sprites.
He felt that fighting Cao Kang could temper Xiao Zi and other pets.
After all, it was not easy to find an opponent of similar strength.
Zheng Dong did not want to miss this opportunity.
He turned to Xiao Zi on his shoulder and said, "Stop being lazy, it's time to fight."