53 - I’m Surrounded by My Own Pets!

Being defeated by someone of the same rank was merely a matter of slight embarrassment, but losing to someone of a higher tier was no laughing matter, and it couldn't be brushed off with just a flimsy excuse of party synergy mismatches! In no time, as the main players finished loading in, the dozen or so substitutes and Tianmu present saw it... The overwhelming leaderboard for the challenge mode appeared. [1. Wind Academy Silver Dragon, Clear Record— None, Challenge Attempts: 3,639,944 times] [2. Evening Rain Academy Raikage, Clear Record— None, Challenge Attempts: 3,175,687 times] [4. Baifeng Academy Aurora, Clear Record— None, Challenge Attempts: 2,151,651 times] [5. Super Golden Wheel, Clear Record— None, Challenge Attempts: 104,229 times] In just one night, the Super Golden Wheel had been challenged over 100,000 times across the internet! Surviving a hundred thousand battles without a single loss, it genuinely had some impressive credentials. However, it was uncertain whether the netizens were trying to test its strength or simply hoping to get lucky. One of the players, after gathering his focus, clicked into the thousands of comments, hoping to find some information or strategies, only to stumble upon a notice from the virtual battle's official account. [Due to receiving numerous reports, we have forcibly altered the Beastmaster's avatar.] Below this official notice, the comments were filled uniformly with emoji expressions, leaving everyone wondering what peculiar event had transpired. [????????????] [????????????] [????????????] [????????????] [Thank goodness I already downloaded Xiaochusheng's livestream recording to enjoy later or use as needed??] [Files requested] [Files requested x999] [Requesting files, can offer personal gifts in exchange] Disbelieving, one of Tiexue Academy’s players scrolled down hundreds more comments and finally found some useful ones. "Beware of the first strike; if you block the first strike, there might be a chance. Such a large-scale attack couldn't possibly sustain indefinitely!!" "The sense of oppression is too strong. It doesn't feel like a high-tier pet beast; did the officials really not mess up the data?" "It's barely acceptable to call it a high-tier, but that mid-tier one's power is ridiculously exaggerated!!?" "..." "......" Within Tiexue Academy's training room, amidst an eerie and stifling atmosphere, several main players initiated the battle, counting down to their final preparations. Based on the comments, it was clear that their opponent wasn't using some mechanical species hack or relying on elemental superiority. Super Golden Wheel, had truly achieved a hundred thousand consecutive victories!! Entering the battle, everyone saw the opposing pet beast lineup and the Beastmaster herself. The girl, whose features were blurred, had luxurious, silky golden hair cascading down to her waist, and she wore the standard initial robe provided by the officials, covering even her knees, with only her slender and pale calves exposed. Though her graceful demeanor and figure looked quite fine, the lack of a clear view of her face left everyone puzzled about the comments filled with question marks and laughter. Exactly which part of her appearance did the officials forcibly alter? Surely, they hadn't previously reduced her to perform an authentic human art show? [Countdown ended] [Battle begins] Finally, one player initiated the phase-out of the countdown. Under the watchful gaze of the entire Tiexue Academy team, she promptly launched her pet beast's defensive technique without hesitation. According to the comments, the first strike from the opponent should be exceptionally powerful!! As long as they withstood the first strike, they might seize the opportunity while the opponent was on cooldown to counterattack and win!! No matter how strong the opponent was, in the end, it was just a high-tier pet beast, falling short of a true ruler-tier in terms of formation deficiencies. “BOOM???!” The next second, a deafening thunder cracked and boomed. As the swirling golden lightning slowly dissipated from view, both the battling team member and all the others at Tiexue Academy were left stunned. Under the eyes growing increasingly vacant across the whole team, the entire training space scene was pierced from the center of the battle to the farthest backdrop by an arc of shimmering light. Then, torrenting air waves engulfed and swept everything surrounding into chaos. “......” “......” If it had been Lian Xing, who just defeated Tianmu, she might likely have had a catastrophic once-in-a-lifetime failure. However, after an emergency reinforcement again, even Lian Xing was unaware that this virtual battle had recorded her lineup's brand new ultimate secret. [Wild Throw: Significantly increases the flight speed of thrown objects] [Lightning (Mutation): Every throw of the Golden Wheel (Huangyu) now features three bursts instead of one] With the boost from Wild Throw, the mutated Huangyu Sun Wheel had now evolved to an unimaginably terrifying extent. As everyone stared in complete shock, an unmistakably prominent pop-up notification appeared. [Battle lost, remaining challenge attempts: 2] A few seconds later, the player exited the virtual battle. She quickly stood up from the device, sweat beading across her forehead, glancing around the room with a look of astonishment. "You, you all saw that, right?" "There was absolutely no room for reaction..." "The speed of that Sun Wheel is just outrageous!!!" “......” “......” "Okay, it's alright, it's not your fault—" The elegant beauty, Tianmu, adorned with a verdant hairpin, gently patted the player's shoulder for comfort. She then cast a serious look at the dissipating Moon Hammer and the golden-haired girl on the combat screen. That kind of explosive speed and power wasn’t something the average student could handle easily... With the academy league approaching, such an inexplicable incident mustn’t affect the morale of Tiexue Academy!! As one of the Ten Titans, since they had been defeated, they must reclaim victory!! "In that case, let me handle it personally this time...!!!" —— —— —— A ten-thousand-word mega-chapter update, are you impressed, dear readers? I've been sleeping only five to six hours for three consecutive days, almost on the brink of collapse, please support with some monthly votes to keep me going!!! If today’s monthly votes exceed 700 again, the next chapter will still be nearly ten thousand words!!!! If today’s monthly votes exceed 700 again, the next chapter will still be nearly ten thousand words!!!! Chapter 50: High-Tier Evolution of the Golden Wheel!! [9000 words] In the virtual battle space, under the attentive eyes of the Tiexue Academy, Captain Tianmu opened the ranking challenge interface. In just a brief half-day, the "Super Golden Wheel" had been challenged 110,000 times across the internet. Achieving undefeated status with merely a high-tier and a mid-tier pet beast... This was way beyond having "something special." Without a doubt, she was genuinely strong!!! No ruler-tier players had commented yet; perhaps they were too disinterested, or maybe they had already lost and were pretending nothing happened... “Here we go—” The elegant beauty with a verdant hairpin took a deep breath, adjusted her mindset, and gently pressed the challenge button. The next second, a virtual image shimmered, revealing the girl with silky, shimmering golden hair, her figure youthful and slightly immature, in the battle space. Behind her stood an astonishingly oppressive pet beast, the "Moonlight Rabbit" evolved into the high-tier Moon Hammer!!! Its lush, spiraled emerald ears gracefully touched the ground, while a giant eerie-green full moon symbol adorned its belly. "Seven Stars Mark!!" "Rusty Bronze Coffin!!!" As the countdown ticked away, without hesitation, Tianmu summoned her pet beast lineup. But this time, it wasn’t only the Rusty Bronze Coffin that took the field!! With a gargantuan bronze coffin, marred with iron streaks, descending from the sky and sealing her body completely inside, seven meticulously crafted rectangular wooden pieces suddenly protruded from within, intertwining like a complex cube lock. [High-tier—Weapon Class—Seven Stars Mark] "This time, I’ll include my newly raised second pet beast. Any more failures, as one of the Ten Titans, would be utterly disgraceful..."