Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 399: The Dragon's Roar Resounded Throughout the Arena!

The referee's pronouncement was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, which, after a brief silence, stirred up a huge uproar.

In the center of the field, Egg floated gracefully in the gradually diminishing rain.

The azure, crystal-clear dragon's body was made even more translucent by the rain. The cold raindrops fell on its scales, splashing up tiny water droplets, adding to its sacredness and majesty.

Egg lowered its proud dragon head slightly, its dragon eyes, which held a deep light like the starry sea, sweeping disdainfully over the Wildfire Giant lying paralyzed on the ground below.

There was no contempt or mockery in his eyes, but rather an innate, superior calm, like a king surveying his defeated subjects.

Then, it raised its head, its long dragon neck drawing a graceful arc, its gaze sweeping over the bustling, circular stands.

In that instant, tens of thousands of shocked, curious, and fervent gazes focused on its tiny body. This feeling of being the center of attention caused the proud dragon bloodline within Egg to boil completely!
"hold head high!!!!"

It let out a high-pitched dragon roar, which pierced through the rain and noise, and echoed clearly in every corner of the arena.

It is your honor to be defeated by me.

"Ouch~~"

Kele, who was staying by Chen Yuan's side, was so anxious that she kept spinning around when she saw Dandan stealing the spotlight.

Damn, damn, damn!

It was obviously me who came first!
Before the echo of the dragon's roar had faded, Egg's gaze shifted to the command post opposite, fixed on the beast tamer who seemed to have lost all his strength in an instant, looking utterly dejected.

At this moment, Egg's eyes no longer held the composure he had shown during the previous battle; instead, they were filled with the burning flames of victory and the urgency of not having had enough.

Next!
I will conquer the next one!
Meanwhile, the discussion in the stands had reached its peak.

"They won already? That was fast!"

"A second-tier being able to defeat a third-tier being? That's ridiculous!"

"The key is the quality of the Bright Moon. The Wildfire Giant only has the quality of the Commander. The difference between the two is the Morning Star."

"If high quality can easily allow you to advance to a higher level, are we ordinary beast tamers supposed to survive?"

In the live stream, the moment Lü Hao saw Egg defeat the Wildfire Giant, he slammed his hand on the table, nearly jumping out of his chair in excitement, and shouted at the camera, spitting as he spoke:

"See? What did I tell you? Always trust Consultant Chen's judgment!" His face flushed with excitement. "What Blazing Sky Falcon, what Dog General, what Morning and Evening Flower Fairy, the anchor doesn't know any of them!"

He suddenly leaned closer to the camera, his eyebrows dancing with excitement: "All I know is how someone with second-tier strength could easily defeat a third-tier Wildfire Giant by defeating an opponent of higher rank."

He suddenly stopped, frozen in place as if a pair of large hands had grabbed his throat, and then uttered a few words: "What's the name of this pet again?"

Huang Li stood blankly on the sidelines, seemingly oblivious to the commotion around him.

His dazed gaze was fixed on the charred crater in the field, where wisps of smoke were rising, and on the unconscious Wildfire Giant who had fallen into the crater.

The cold rain had already soaked his hair and clothes, but he was completely unaware.

"So, he wasn't underestimating his opponent."

An indescribable bitterness welled up in my heart.

He initially thought that Chen Yuan's decision to send out a new pet beast was an overconfidence and a sign of underestimating him, and that he might have a slight chance of winning.

But now, cruel reality has completely crushed his pitiful glimmer of hope.

The opponent may not have even used their true strength, relying solely on a new pet and two simple skills to so easily defeat him and the Wildfire Giant.

Even though this pet's quality is as high as the Bright Moon, it cannot hide the fact that it is only at the second tier.

"Please have both players come to the center of the field to shake hands."

The referee's voice rang in his ears. Huang Li took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and walked heavily towards the center of the field.

Chen Yuan also calmly walked out from the command seat, and the two stood in the center of the field under the gaze of countless cameras and eyes.

Huang Li reached out and shook hands with Chen Yuan; his palms were a little cold from nervousness and disappointment.

He looked up into Chen Yuan's calm, unwavering eyes, and finally couldn't help but ask the question that everyone present was incredibly curious about:

"Advisor Chen." His voice was slightly hoarse and trembled almost imperceptibly. "May I ask, what is the name of your dragon-like pet?"

"hold head high!"

Before Chen Yuan could answer, the egg floating above his shoulder let out a proud and majestic dragon roar.

It suddenly raised its dragon head, its glass-like horns shimmering with an eerie luster in the light after the rain, its eyes sweeping over Huang Li and the audience with disdain, as if proclaiming an incomparably noble title.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "It said it wants everyone to remember its name."

"Its name is Cangming Spirit Lord."

The opening match of the eleventh venue ended quickly. As the two walked off the stage, they were greeted by deafening cheers and applause, and the next two players took to the stage.

Hearing such enthusiastic cheers, they immediately puffed out their chests, their faces beaming with pride: "Looks like I'm quite popular in the capital!"

After a while,
A dedicated lounge for the players.

Compared to the hustle and bustle outside, it was unusually quiet here.

The well-insulated glass curtain wall filtered the noise of tens of thousands of spectators into a low background sound. The interior was softly lit, with thick carpets and several comfortable leather sofas scattered throughout.

Chen Yuan sat alone on a sofa in the corner, his back slightly sunken into the soft cushions, with a cup of steaming tea beside him.

Yumi, now revealed, held a cup of piping hot tea, pretended to take a sip, then coughed and spat out the tea, frowning repeatedly and muttering, "Gulp!"

Bitter, bitter, bitter!
Hot, hot, hot!
Chen Yuan remained calm, his focused gaze fixed on the huge LCD screen hanging on the wall, which was displaying the next match in real time via split-screen.

Time passed gradually, and the matches came to an end one after another. Chen Yuan sighed, "As expected of the Donghuang Tournament, these contestants are indeed very strong."

The intensity of competition in the Donghuang Tournament's qualifying rounds is roughly equivalent to that of the Dafeng Cup finals.

Each contestant was at least a high-level beast tamer, and all the beasts they sent out were at least level three. The intense battles kept the audience entertained.

Chen Yuan watched very carefully; even he couldn't underestimate these contestants.

The reason for sending Egg in the opening match was that I had promised Egg to play in the points stage, so that it could be used to hone its skills.
Secondly, the points-based system allows each player to participate in a total of fourteen matches, which provides a very high margin for error.

If Egg loses in the next match, Chen Yuan will not hesitate to send out the other three little guys to ensure that they advance to the knockout stage.

Before they knew it, the loudspeaker in the lounge made a soft "ding-dong" sound, followed by a clear announcement: "Chen Yuan, contestant from Qin Province, please proceed to the entrance passage immediately to prepare."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan calmly finished the remaining tea in his cup.

He stood up, straightened the slightly wrinkled hem of his clothes from sitting for so long, and glanced at the screen one last time, letting the information about the contestants he had just acquired settle in his mind.

He then strode confidently toward the players' tunnel.

The light inside the passageway was dim, but the thunderous cheers outside could be heard growing louder and louder.

Meanwhile, at a farm in Xuanhe Town, Qin Province.

"quack!"

Runrun Duck used its flat beak to laboriously carry Electric Flying Cat's tail, dragging and pulling this wretched fellow who had overslept and missed the farmer's first game all the way to the lobby.

It flapped its wings, jumped onto the coffee table, and skillfully pressed the TV switch with its paws.

"Electricity!"

Electric Flying Cat grumbled in dissatisfaction and shook its ruffled tail fur, but soon its attention was drawn to the live broadcast of the Donghuang Tournament that was switching on the screen.

Hearing the commotion, the farm's little creatures gradually gathered around.

The massive body of the Fallen Horned Beast blocked the doorway, its large head poking into the room, its gentle eyes fixed on the screen.

Sprite, the dog, was so excited that it couldn't stop running around in the spacious living room. Every now and then, it would stand up on its hind legs, grab the edge of the coffee table, and bark at the TV screen, wagging its tail like a whirlwind.

Bean Chicken led a group of chicks, clucking and squeezing in front of the carpet. They craned their necks in curiosity, their feathers flying everywhere, only to be quickly cleaned up by the Wood Spirit Mouse family.

On the screen, the camera is focused on the entrance to the contestants' passage.

Chen Yuan's figure quickly appeared at the end of the passage. He walked into the venue with steady steps. To his left was the majestic Coca-Cola, and to his right was a golden-red bird on his shoulder, both bathed in the cheers of tens of thousands of spectators and the dazzling lights.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

"quack!"

"Cuckoo!"

In an instant, cheers erupted in the farm's living room. All the little ones got excited, and Sprite even rolled on the ground, exposing her belly and kicking her legs excitedly.

On the playing field.

Chen Yuan walked to the command seat and stood there. His opponent, Xiang Tao, was a burly, dark-skinned young man with a buzz cut.

The two looked at each other across the distance and nodded to one another.

Xiang Tao's eyes were sharp and full of fighting spirit, clearly indicating he had heard the rumors from that morning, but he showed no fear. "Both players are in position!" The referee raised his flag. "The match begins!"

"Egg," Chen Yuan called softly.

The blue summoning circle lit up again, and Egg's noble blue dragon body appeared in mid-air, accompanied by a clear dragon roar.

"Wow!!!"

The audience erupted in cheers and applause once again, clearly showing that many were eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Cangming Spirit Master.

"It really is this pet beast."

Upon seeing the appearance of the Cangming Spirit Lord, Xiang Tao narrowed his eyes slightly, clearly having anticipated it.

Then, with a thought, a giant ape with a lithe body and bulging muscles appeared from the dazzling summoning array.

The four-armed leaf monkey is entirely emerald green, with four thick, powerful arms covered in tough, woody skin growing from its shoulder blades.

When it roars in fury, its four hands clench into fists, instantly exuding a powerful sense of vitality and strength.

"Wow, you have good taste. The pet you contracted is the same as the streamer's, a four-armed leaf ape."

Looking at the summoned four-armed leaf ape, Lü Hao nodded in satisfaction, then changed the subject with worry, saying, "I just don't know if this four-armed leaf ape is as powerful as mine. If it is, then the Cangming Spirit Lord might be in trouble."

As soon as these words were spoken, the live stream chat exploded with comments.

"Don't laugh at the challenge? Then I admit defeat."

"This four-armed leaf ape should be able to knock the streamer's kind flying with one punch."

On the field, Chen Yuan's eyes flickered slightly: "Wood-type pet."

According to the contestant information, Xiang Tao's ace pet is actually a Steel-type pet, but he did not choose to send it out. Instead, he sent out the Four-Armed Leaf Ape, clearly intending to win by using type advantage.

For a moment, the two contestants stared at each other, and the two pets confronted each other, a fierce battle was about to break out.

"Struck by a heavy blow to the grass and trees."

A cold wind swept across the field, and Xiang Tao's eyes shone brightly as a thought arose.

"Roar!"

The four-armed leaf ape raised its four arms backwards simultaneously, and emerald green wood-elemental energy frantically converged into its fists, forming four constantly rotating, enlarging energy phantoms that resembled giant wooden stakes.

The next moment, it unleashed four punches simultaneously, howling out a fierce wind that tore through the air, and smashed it fiercely towards the Cangming Spirit Lord in mid-air, its attack swift and violent.

Egg Dragon's eyes narrowed, its tail swayed slightly, and its body drew a graceful arc in the air, narrowly escaping through the gap between the four powerful energy strikes.

Energy waves grazed its scales as they flew past, creating wind pressure that stirred up the swirling clouds around it.

"Make way, the sea of ​​clouds stands tall," Chen Yuan calmly ordered.

As a crowd control skill with a buff effect, Egg can establish an initial advantage as long as it can successfully use [Cloud Sea Stands Tall].

Egg understood and immediately flew upwards, its dragon horns glowing, preparing to summon rain clouds once more!
Seeing this, Xiang Tao's eyes flashed. He seemed to have been prepared all along, and a thought arose: "I've been waiting for you to use this move. Four-Armed Leaf Ape, use Corrupting Roots."

Upon hearing this, the four-armed leaf ape slammed its four arms down onto the ground.

Rumble——!
In an instant, countless thick, jet-black vines burst forth from the ground beneath the egg.

These vines were not only incredibly tough, but also carried a strong corrosive aura. They wove together to form a huge cage, frantically wrapping around Egg, who was using a skill in the air.

Upon seeing this, Lü Hao shouted excitedly, "Oh no! The heavy blow from the grass and trees was just a feint. Xiang Tao's real purpose is to restrict the Cangming Spirit Lord's movements by corrupting the root prison!"

"The Lord of Cangming is in danger!"

Chen Yuan's expression remained unchanged, and a barely perceptible smile even appeared at the corner of his mouth as a thought crossed his mind: "Egg, a mirage."

As soon as the command was given, Egg's eyes, which were as bright as a starry river, suddenly burst forth with a dazzling blue light, which then rippled outwards like water.

Om-!
In that instant, ripples spread through the space, and Egg's body multiplied from one to two, from two to four, and from four to eight.
In a mere instant, its form transformed into dozens of identical, lifelike blue dragon clones, much like cells splitting.

These clones were not stationary; rather, they seemed to possess life, flying and hovering aimlessly in the air.

For a moment, the entire arena seemed to be filled with a kaleidoscope of blue dragons, dazzling the eyes and making it impossible to distinguish which one was the real entity.

The dozens of corrupted vines that shot upwards suddenly lost their clear target and could only blindly wrap around the flying dragon shadows in the air.

puff!puff!puff!
Each clone shattered like a bubble the moment it was touched by the vines, turning into specks of blue light that vanished.

Through Egg's diligent research, two ways of using [Mirror Flower Water Moon] were developed.

First, it can instantly create dozens of harmless avatars that can be mistaken for the real thing and confuse the opponent's judgment.

Secondly, it creates an avatar with some of the original body's strength to help the original body attack the opponent.

Lu Hao shouted loudly in the live broadcast room: "It is the mental skill Mirror Flower Water Moon. So the Cangming Spirit Lord is a pet with water and mental attributes. It is a very good attribute combination."

"The host is saying this out loud: at most one minute left, the Cangming Spirit Lord will win!"

At the same moment, Egg's true form, under the cover of its clone, silently circled around to an extremely tricky angle and quickly approached the four-armed leaf ape who was concentrating on controlling the vines.

"Now's the time, unleash the Water Bomb!"

Chen Yuan seized the opportunity and issued the order at the right time.

As the Egg Dragon opened its mouth, a highly compressed, deep blue water sphere, with rapidly rotating internal water and radiating terrifying energy fluctuations, instantly condensed and took shape within it.

The water sphere rapidly expanded, causing the surrounding air to hum under its strain.

Whoosh-!
The water bomb streaked across the sky at a speed beyond visual perception, striking the four-armed leaf ape's unsuspecting side with perfect accuracy.

"Oh no! Hide!"

Xiang Tao's expression changed drastically, and a thought arose in his mind.

But it was too late. The four-armed leaf ape had just recovered from the spell's aftercast delay of [Corrupted Roots] and had no time to make an effective dodge.

boom!
The water bomb struck the four-armed leaf ape squarely, but instead of a deafening explosion, a muffled, thunderous sound, like the beating of a giant drum, rang out.

"Roar--!"

The four-armed leaf ape let out a shrill scream as its seemingly tough and sturdy body was easily torn apart like paper.

The massive body was blasted off the ground by the crushing force, tumbling several times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground some distance away.

On its waist and abdomen, a shocking, sunken scar was clearly visible.

The entire room fell silent.

However, as a third-tier wood-type pet, the four-armed leaf ape did not lose its combat ability even after being suddenly attacked by Egg.

It struggled to its feet, its body aching, and roared, pounding its chest: "Roar!"

In an instant, wood-type energy surged wildly around the four-armed leaf ape, brewing an even more ferocious attack.

But for Chen Yuan and Dan Dan, victory was already assured, and all they needed to do was press their advantage.

Chen Yuan smiled, a thought forming in his mind: "Egg, let's finish this battle quickly, Water Surge."

After a while,
"hold head high!!"

Egg was surrounded by clouds and mist, its slender and exquisite body appearing and disappearing. It raised its head and let out a long howl, its disdainful gaze sweeping across the entire scene.

Below it lies a four-armed leaf monkey with its eyes closed and its body covered in wounds.

The referee quickly stepped forward to check and then decisively waved the flag: "The four-armed leaf ape is unable to fight, therefore the winner is contestant Chen Yuan."

In an instant, cheers erupted both inside and outside the venue.

"Dragon! Dragon! Dragon!"

"A third-tier wood-type can't beat a second-tier water-type. The four-armed leaf ape should just leave the wood-type pet chat group as soon as possible."

"It's not shameful to be defeated by Consultant Chen's other three pet beasts, but it would be shameful to be defeated by a second-tier Cangming Spirit Lord."

The audience was buzzing with discussion, and the farm's living room erupted with excited shouts from the little ones.

Sprite barked loudly at the TV, then bounced around the sofa.

"Gah!"

Runrun Duck rolled its eyes, flapped its wings, and quickly made an important decision that defied the farm's orders.

To celebrate today's victory, let's eat spirit fish!

Even if the farmer knew, he wouldn't criticize us!
Upon hearing this, Electric Flying Cat nodded in agreement, Scarface Rat dragged the other three Wood Spirit Rats away from the living room, Sprite Dog barked in agreement, and Fallen Horned Beast remained unmoved.

Thus, a feast of spirit fish soon began.

(End of this chapter)