CHAPTER 91: CHAPTER 86: STRONGEST COMBINED SKILL

Xiaobai stood still, its four hooves like pillars, followed by a bellow, its front hooves lifted, scattering dust.

The next moment, it charged forward with a speed even surpassing that of the Windborne Serpent.

But before it could get close, the Windborne Serpent opened its mouth, preparing to unleash the Void Vortex Storm.

However, Xiaobai anticipated this, its front hooves stomped, causing the ground to quake.

Soul-Calming Hoof!

The shockwave flew out, causing the Windborne Serpent to cancel its skill immediately.

Although it could still release the skill, its reaction would slow, making it unable to dodge the Soul-Calming Hoof, and Xiaobai would seize this opportunity to deal a heavy blow.

Xiaobai intended to use a Combined Skill during this chance, but the opponent’s quick adaptation disrupted its rhythm.

Nevertheless, it charged forward, its horns glowing, a Residual Shadow Appearance.

But before it could get close, the Windborne Serpent activated skill 3, and a Void Spirit Horn rapidly emerged from its head.

In an instant, Xiaobai’s horns aimed at the Windborne Serpent’s abdomen.

The Windborne Serpent briefly gained immense power, enduring the attack, and its tail swept with force, laced with swift wind, directly striking Xiaobai’s body.

The enormous force caused Xiaobai to stumble back several dozen steps, but it soon steadied itself again.

The Windborne Serpent was not in a good shape either, having been struck by the horns, it felt the pain.

The initial clash in this high-profile battle ended in a draw.

.....

"So strong!"

"Indeed, both are monsters."

"Their care for the Spirit Beasts is incredible, this level of battle awareness..."

The students were deeply astonished.

Though both sides had certainly held back, the first clash already showed some real skill.

Both Spirit Beasts felt the other’s strength, and they were both excited.

The Windborne Serpent rarely went to battle because there were few in the Inner Courtyard who could fight Ning Tian, and now meeting a rival, it was naturally thrilled.

Xiaobai, on the other hand, was different...

Lin Chen said that after leveling up, it’s best to fight to hone itself.

Xiaobai wanted to become stronger, to make its Beastmaster proud.

Four eyes locked, both sides prepared for the second round of battle, and unexpectedly, Lin Chen and Ning Tian spoke almost simultaneously...

"Go!"

This shout made the students below have goosebumps all over.

Are these two going to command directly?

After all, Spirit Beasts are not human and have many combat flaws. As an observer, the Beastmaster would have better control over the situation.

Therefore, the Beast Taming Treasure Manual suggests that in non-essential situations, let the Spirit Beasts fight on their own, and only when they are in trouble or at crucial moments should the Beastmaster give instructions and participate.

Of course, there are counterexamples, where some Beastmasters, not fully understanding the situation, may give contrary instructions.

Zhang Shi, the "Stone Man," is one of them, otherwise, Ning Tian wouldn’t treat him as his lapdog.

Both Beastmasters entered the fray, which revitalized the two Spirit Beasts.

"Iron Horn Impact!"

Lin Chen gave the order, and Xiaobai began to run fast.

Ning Tian, seeing Xiaobai’s intention, decided to make a prediction.

"Don’t let it interrupt your skill again!"

The Windborne Serpent immediately launched the Void Vortex Storm as Xiaobai started running.

Just as Xiaobai was starting, it saw a tornado sweeping up dirt, rapidly closing in.

It directly avoided it, but its speed decreased, and as it was about to restart, Ning Tian didn’t give it another chance.

"Activate Annihilation Vortex!"

The second skill activated, two tornadoes emerged from the air, closing in on Xiaobai from left and right.

Lin Chen realized that without the speed of Unifying the Three Oxen, it was impossible to escape.

He immediately gave the order to let Xiaobai activate Unifying the Three Oxen.

In the end, it managed to escape successfully.

However, the situation had begun to shift in Ning Tian’s favor.

Because...

The Windborne Serpent’s skill 3, Spiritual Horn Power, was about to be ready again.

Ning Tian didn’t plan to give Lin Chen more opportunities and intended to end the battle in one move.

....

"By the way, what is the third skill of Lin Chen’s Spirit Beast?"

"Huh?" The one questioned was Qin Hao, and the one asking was a student from the Inner Courtyard.

"You don’t know either?"

Qin Hao shook his head.

"It seems your relationship isn’t great either."

"You ask, why sow discord?" Qin Hao was angry.

He never thought that way; everyone has their secrets, and doesn’t he know how Lin Chen treats him?

The two didn’t argue further, as the third round of battle was about to begin on the field.

"Windborne Serpent!"

"Activate Spiritual Horn Power!"

"Unleash Annihilation Vortex!"

The Windborne Serpent sprouted its spiritual horn again, then opened its mouth, unleashing two more tornadoes.

This time, the two tornadoes were twice as large as before, and their speed was also twice as fast.

Lin Chen frowned tightly.

Lin Chen had planned to use the Combined Skill of Unifying the Three Oxen and Soul-Calming Hoof to end the match.

Clearly, it’s not possible now...

Unifying the Three Oxen can’t pass through these tornadoes.

Lin Chen understood very well that to defeat the Windborne Serpent, he had to let the two tornadoes come, then at the last moment before they exploded, dash out with immense speed, and use Soul-Calming Hoof to disrupt the opponent; otherwise, the Windborne Serpent would surely escape.

Finally, close in on the Windborne Serpent for a "counter-kill."

But now it seemed that the likelihood of losing was greater.

"Give it a try." Lin Chen murmured softly, giving Xiaobai instructructions.

"Moo~"

Xiaobai understood Lin Chen’s thoughts through Mind Communication, and this bellow wasn’t an agreement.

It was...

Consultation.

"Are you planning to fully execute the Combined Skill of Unifying the Four Oxen and Soul-Calming Hoof?" Lin Chen realized, also surprised.

It’s not that Xiaobai wasn’t strong enough, but that it couldn’t use the third skill.

If the "Mad Bull Bloodline" could be used, it would easily annihilate the Windborne Serpent.

Now, Ox Skill was cornered...

Unifying the Four Oxen combined with Soul-Calming Hoof mastery level was evidently very difficult.

Xiaobai had tried countless times, but never succeeded.

The success rate of Unifying the Three Oxen combined with Soul-Calming Hoof, however, was increasing.

"Alright then." Lin Chen finally nodded.

Xiaobai had leveled up, which should increase its success probability as well.

As for the probability, it was certainly slim.

But if the kid wasn’t one to give up easily and was willing to try, Lin Chen, as a parent, wouldn’t object.

"Go ahead, Xiaobai!"

Lin Chen gave the final command.

Xiaobai followed with a bellow, and in an instant, its horns lit up.

"Is it going to use its third skill?" Some students were looking forward to it.

They were really curious about what Xiaobai’s third skill was.

However, this time, Xiaobai showed no changes, instead, it ran at full speed.

Residual Shadow...

Unifying the Three Oxen.

The speed continued to increase.

Ning Tian knew, Xiaobai intended to use Unifying the Four Oxen and immediately ordered the Windborne Serpent to retreat.

He understood clearly that Xiaobai was aiming to breach the tornadoes for a close-range attack.

As three residual shadows appeared, the two small tornadoes flanked Xiaobai aggressively.

The audience’s eyes lit up.

If Xiaobai couldn’t surpass these whirlpools, it would lose all its combat power in the explosion of the tornadoes.

By then, the victor would be clear!