Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"Of course!" Bubble stepped forward confidently, a smile curving his lips.

"Bubble is the strongest chimera!"

Seeing this, Apophis thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Now that we have obtained the consent of all three parties, we will make an exception and temporarily change the contestants so that everyone can have a good time!"

After Yan Huan and the Thief Spirit took their respective battle positions, Apophis announced:

"After a minor setback, we are back in the knockout stage. Standing on either side of the pool are—the infamous Thief Spirit Bartrus and Yan Huan, the strongest guardian of the Holy City!"

"Heh." Thief Spirit glanced at Yan Huan with disdain.

"You guys don't think I entered this competition unprepared, do you?"

"Look!"

Summoned by the thief spirit, a small, dark purple seal slowly jumped into the pool and lay down on the swimming ring.

"ヽ(°▽、°)ノ Look, everything pales in comparison to darkness." The blackened seal was equally confident.

The thief introduced Yan Huan to:

"It was originally an ordinary baby seal, but now it has succumbed to its desires and [transformed] into a melanistic seal!"

"Leopard transformation?" Yan Huan blinked; the term was quite novel.

"Could you elaborate on the process? I don't mean anything by it, I'm just being meticulous..."

"Hehehe, the little seal's corruption happened in an instant, there was no process!" Thief Spirit explained calmly.

"Haven't you heard of the last straw that breaks the camel's back? When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent!"

At the same time, the blackened seal also started to provoke Bubble:

"(???) Bubble, do you believe in darkness?"

"(???)? Our encounter will end with me devouring you..."

"Awoo~" Bubble was not afraid at all.

"A baby seal whose soul is bound by darkness will never understand the meaning of a head-on collision!"

"Staying here will only pollute the field. Watch me send you flying!"

"Well said!" Yan Huan raised both hands and encouraged, "Krishna, destroy it!"

Less than ten minutes.

The clever little seals were defeated one after another.

Seeing the baby seals swaying and staggering, Thief was shocked:

"Such an all-consuming power is so perfectly suited to the greed deep within my heart, how could I possibly be utterly defeated?!"

The blackened seal lay sprawled on the ground, whimpering.

"(T^T) Leopard inhaled too much wind, can't swim anymore..."

Thief Spirit: "..."

"Damn, I almost fell in love with the feeling of the game."

It pointed at Yan Huan and began to curse:

"It's all your fault, veteran players, for giving newbies such a heavy blow!"

"Is it my fault?" Yan Huan shrugged. "Darian must be out of his mind. He himself didn't think he had a chance of winning, yet he still let a newbie fight me."

"Do you know how valuable my Bubble is? This is my strongest Chimera!"

Hearing Yan Huan's praise, Bubble's tail perked up, looking incredibly proud.

"Hmph~ While Bubble was helping kids with their advanced math homework and reciting the 'Memorial to the Throne,' you little seals were still drinking your milk!"

Apophis was very excited as he watched the thief spirit leave, seemingly unsatisfied.

"Even the thief spirit has fallen in love with the Leopard Bumper Battle, I declare Yan Huan the winner!"

"Yan Huan, do you want to proceed directly to the next round? Your opponent is ready."

"Oh? Who is my final opponent?" Yan Huan thought for a moment.

Besides Wan Di, it seems that Tinin and the halo-wearing Tin have also entered the knockout stage.

"It's Lord Tian!" Apophis exclaimed, beaming with excitement.

"To be honest, in previous years, Lord Tian has always been a strong contender for the Leopard Bumper Battle championship, and this year he has also made it to the final round of eliminations."

"Yan Huan, do you still have confidence in victory?!"

"Absolutely." Yan Huan said confidently.

"I have faith in my son Bubble, he's..."

"Alright, please don't repeat it." Apophis waved his hand.

"Although this title of '[Strongest Chimera]' is suspected of being self-proclaimed, Bubble's performance is evident to all."

"To be honest, some contestants have already started complaining to us, demanding that Bubble be disqualified from the competition."

"?"

"Why?" Bubble looked confused. "Is being too strong a mistake?"

“No, it’s because Bubble isn’t a baby seal.” Apophis picked up the documents and showed them to everyone:

"Unlike previous years, this year only Bubble is participating in the Leopard Bumper Battle Chimera."

"Not only the players, but also many off-site viewers believe that the presence of bubbles has greatly affected the balance of the Leopard Bumper Battle."

"Then they should use a chimera in the competition too," Yan Huan said, frowning.

"What's going on this year? Using chimera is no longer in compliance with regulations? Why didn't you say that last year and the year before?"

"That's right, Lord Yan Huan," Apophis explained.

“In the past two years, chimeras have accepted commissions to participate in competitions, but they are not accepting any this year.”

"why?"

"It's tiring, time-consuming, and yields little reward," Apophis sighed.

Chapter 1412 I’m going to charge now!

"No, that's impossible!"

How can we abandon Bubble to fight?

Yan Huan's current tactics rely entirely on Bubble's ability to move again in the Leopard Bumper Battle.

If we change the bubbles, we'll need to rethink the pairings for the other seals.

“Since that’s the case, then I won’t say anything more,” Apophis offered a slight reminder.

“Mr. Yan Huan, please pay attention to the sales volume of your shop window... that is the only way for citizens to express their opinions.”

"It doesn't matter." Yan Huan didn't seem to care much.

It's just that old man's cider. Does it mean it won't sell just because I put a chimera on the menu?

Although I always have high bubble-blowing stats, I always compete in the Leopard Bumper Battle while sitting on a swimming ring.

Regarding the balance issue, it's alright...

"Administrator, perhaps I should leave for now?" Bubble looked somewhat worried.

"It would be a loss if my actions affected our business."

"Besides, the administrator's ability to coordinate is so great that it's no problem to temporarily assemble another team."

"Emmm..." Looking at the worried bubble, Yan Huan comforted it:

"Don't worry, it's just some troublemakers who incited the crowd."

"I'm going to go and beat those bastards up right now."

As she spoke, Yan Huan looked around, trying to find a brick.

Bubble was deeply moved to see how much he cared about her.

"Administrator, Bubble is serious. Since someone is questioning your abilities, then we'll prove them right."

"Why should I?" Yan Huan was very unhappy. "They question me, so I have to prove them right. Do you think my time is free?"

"You can spread rumors with your mouth, but you will lose your legs if you refute them."

"If you ask me, we're giving them face."

"Brother Yan Huan, you can't say that." At this moment, he couldn't hold back any longer and quickly spoke up:

"Do you remember why Ms. Aglaia provoked public outrage at Dawn Cloud Cliff last time? It was precisely because..."

"Alright," Tibo said softly as she approached the two of them.

"Isn't the mission of the Golden Bloodline to protect its citizens?"

"Xiao Huan, let's prove them wrong this once."

"..." Yan Huan glanced at Ti Bao and shrugged.

After a long silence, he finally spoke:

"Fine, I don't care anyway."

"But it's somewhat disgusting that these troublemakers can be so easily incited."

If the Golden Generation is so easily swayed by the voice of the people, what if the people are then manipulated by the Senate?

What if they turn against us at the last minute and decide to overturn the Fire Chasing Journey?

If I hadn't been prepared beforehand, I'm afraid Katniss would have gotten away with it again at Dawn Cloud Cliff.

Now that a change in personnel is needed, the pairing of the baby seals needs to be even more carefully considered.