Battle with Chi Yu: Burn Your Life! (Part 2)

The three-stage Chi Yu that I forgot in the last chapter~

—The main feature begins—

When the sacred beasts heed the call of the chosen one and unite their bodies into one, a perfectly balanced and battle-hardened Elf King is born.

The GaoRed Lion, who commands the beasts, forms the torso; the hardworking GaoBlack Bull forms the hips and legs; the ferocious GaoBlue Shark and the powerful GaoWhite Tiger form the arms; the GaoYellow Eagle, soaring high in the sky, forms the head; GaoElephant, charging into battle, serves as the sword and shield.

All-Purpose GaoKing - Sword and Shield Armor, complete.

P. S.: This is to give the initial GaoKing a nicer name, since there are later Gargoyle like Prairie GaoKing and Egyptian GaoKing... It would be awkward if the initial unit was just called GaoKing. Ordinary Power Beast don't have a clear distinction between strong and weak; they just have different strengths.

When the wild beasts that dwell in the forest heed the call of the chosen one, merging their massive, powerful bodies into one, the mighty and destructive Elf King is born.

The largest of the three GaoMoon Bear, flips its body to serve as its torso and legs; the GaoPolar Bear and GaoBlack Bear brothers, wielding the power of ice and fire, act as its left and right arms; the quick-thinking GaoPanda serves as its brain; and the explosively powerful Gao Kangaroo Mother and Child serve as its shooting backpack and hand-held shooting weapons.

Magnum GaoGiant Bear King, is complete.

P. S.: The kangaroo mother and son from the scrapped design are the official name and have absolutely nothing to do with the Fox Knight. The combination process is that the mother becomes a backpack with two large shoulder cannons and is worn on her back, while the son is split in the middle, with the front half becoming a shooting gun on his right hand and the back half serving as a gauntlet on his left hand.

(What are you looking at? Isn't it common sense that archers should play melee combat?)

When hunters lurking in nature obey the commands of their chosen ones, their long-suffering bodies unite as one, and a powerful Elf King, capable of capturing enemies, descends.

The ferocious GaoAlligator forms the body and legs, the terrifying GaoHammerhead Shark and the naturally solitary GaoSilver Wolf serve as the arms, the GaoBat circling the night sky act as wings and backpacks, and the alligator's long tail and the hammerhead shark's tail fin connect end to end as a double-edged weapon—

GaoHunter: Phantom, complete.

P. S.: For those familiar with Beasts, our GaoHunter has a single horn on its head and a human face; it's neither entirely good nor evil. By the way, this GaoHunter Phantom is also from the abandoned Beasts case.

When the sacred beasts dwelling on the grasslands meet the chosen one, their separated hearts unite as one, and the Elf King, skilled in both offense and defense, and adept at manipulating his enemies, makes his appearance.

The agile duo of the grasslands— the GaoAntelope and the GaoLeopard— serve as legs; the GaoJackal and the GaoCoyote as arms; the GaoFox, the brains of the prairie, forms the torso and head; and the elegant and magnificent GaoPeacock serves as the weapon backpack.

Prairie GaoKing - Sword Master, complete.

PS: In the case of the Hundred Beasts Abandoned, the Power Beast's tail can be disassembled into four types of weapons: double short swords, single long sword, three-section staff, and scythe.

Original fusion process: The limbs of the GaoFox are joined together, and its thick tail splits in the middle to form the crotch and thighs after fusion. The beast's head is lowered to its chest, and the human-shaped head pops out. The limbs of the GaoLeopard and GaoAntelope are joined together, and their heads are flipped back to form legs. Their buttocks connect to the separated tail of the GaoFox. The GaoCoyote and GaoJackal are self-explanatory. The GaoPeacock simply lowers its head and lies on its back to complete the fusion, adding a back swing.

You might say that it looks better if a peacock's tail is spread out and hangs down as a skirt, but the problem is that peacocks use their tails as weapons, not as skirts.

When the raging war beasts that roar between heaven and earth pledge their loyalty to the chosen one, their fervent fighting spirits merge into one, and a powerful, valiant, and loyal knight descends.

The legs of the Gao Gorilla fold backward to serve as small shoulder cannons, while its arms are brought together in front of its chest. Its original back becomes the breastplate after fusion. The head of the Fang GaoHorse, with its beautiful, fang-like body, stretches forward and separates from its neck to serve as the hip decoration after fusion, forming the lower body of the fused form. The GaoSwordfish and GaoTurtle serve as its hands.

P. S.: To avoid clashing colors with the lion, I kicked the red Barking Kong, hehe~

(The swordfish has its tail removed and attached to serve as its right hand. The GaoTurtle has its hind limbs fused together and its forelimbs extended forward to form a shield-like weapon. Since this wasn't explicitly stated in the scrapped design, I've tentatively set the GaoTurtle's forelimbs, which act as blades, as if they could grip things like crab claws.)

(By the way, can you imagine it? It's very important to use your imagination while reading this book; posting pictures one by one would exceed the limit.)

Gao Knight, enter!

(What kind of knight is he without a horse? My revision makes perfect sense!)

(I'm talking about you, Anmishiu! PS: This is a reference to the AOTU anime/manga series. Readers who don't understand this can ignore it.)

Boom!!!

As the girl chanted, the five towering Gao Giant landed one after another, standing in front of her in battle stances, fearlessly facing Gao Icarus and Gao Phoenix, as well as the Chi Yu hovering above them.

"Interesting..." A voice clearly not belonging to Chi Yu emanated from her mouth, and the black-purple crystals spreading across her body shone with a captivating light, forcing Chi Yu to issue commands to the two Power Beasts. Black mist swirled and invaded the bodies of the two Power Beasts, and Gao Icarus and Gao Phoenix began to fuse.

"Ahem, before the battle begins..." While Chi Yu's side was still combining, knowing that her side couldn't interrupt the combination, Luming issued a new command, "Let's apply a buff first!"

Note: The colors below are based on the Gaobeasts that forms the body.

All-Purpose GaoKing solemnly raised his sword and slashed down, striking a cool pose.

"The crimson and fiery Elf King— the All-Purpose GaoKing!"

The GaoGiant Bear King raised the long shooting gun in his right hand and swung it around like a stick a few times.

"The dark and powerful Elf King— the GaoGiant Bear King!"

The GaoHunter, carrying his sword, slowly walked forward, raised his head, and looked at the camera with disdain.

"The purple and terrifying Elf King— GaoHunter!"

The King of the Barking Plains stretched his limbs like a boxer about to enter the ring.

"The golden and confident Elf King— the Prairie GaoKing!"

The Gao Knight galloped wildly on his horse, longsword in his right hand and shield blade in his left, looking just like a majestic general!

"The emerald green and innocent Elf King— Gao Knight!"

The five Gao Giant stood in unison, maintaining a safe distance and striking a pose. Luming, wielding her five-star weapon/ Starry Sky Soundwave, shouted at the top of her lungs, "Where there is life, there is a roar from the heart—"

"Hundred Beast Squadron Gaorangers!!!"

Boom!!!

"Ah!"

For an unknown reason, two big Chinese characters suddenly appeared behind the Barking Giants: [Yar Barking], followed by several strong explosions, and the rising mushroom cloud was the perfect ending to the roll call. Unfortunately, it accidentally blew up Lumeng-chan who was behind...

The Elf Kings scrambled to catch her, but thankfully, in her Magical Girl form, she had a protective shield to shield her from the damage. She only cried out instinctively when she was blasted away, but she had recovered by now and landed on the shoulder of All-Purpose GaoKing. Seeing that the other side had almost fully merged, they quickly gave the order, "Quickly create distance! We can't let Icarus's ability immobilize us all, or we can practically declare Barbie Q dead!"

Icarus's strength lies in the almost bug-like immobilization ability it has when it opens the eyes on its wings, along with its overwhelming numerical superiority. It can combine with any other unit to achieve the power of an ultimate mobile suit. Not to mention that it now has the added power of Gao Phoenix, which is only stronger and not weaker. Luming so excited she could cry.

Stardust, why aren't you here yet? I've been so good to you all this time!

Over at the Luming's Courtyard—

Haiyi picked up his knife and fork, his mouth watering as he looked at the fragrant turkey in front of him. Just as he was about to cut into it, the image of Chi Yu suddenly appeared before his eyes, and he immediately lost his appetite.

She looked up at the others and found that Stardust and the others had the same reaction. She then looked at the empty seat and completely lost her appetite.

The little jellyfish angrily threw down her knife and fork. "Hasn't Luming come back yet? Did we not answer her calls earlier and make her angry?"

"Um..." Chen Bao blushed as she looked at the 99+ missed calls on her phone. "She's probably really just being stubborn. When I called her, it said she was out of service area. I guess she ran off to a faraway place in a fit of anger. I wonder if Sister Qiong has any leads. After all, nothing stays secret forever. But with the Fang Dog that Shi An gave us, we should be able to find her without even using Sister Qiong's abilities. Compared to that, Shi An... Shi An?"

Seeing his younger sister lost in thought, Xingchen called out to wake the dazed little girl. Shi'an stared intently at the spare Beast Emperor Sword in her hand, her face suddenly turning pale.

"Oh no, Sister Stardust! The GaoPangolin on duty just told me that Luming summoned a lot of Power Beast at once. Is she in danger?!"

"What?! ×2"

Stardust and Haiyi were both startled. Could it be that Luming wasn't answering the phone because she was angry, but because she couldn't answer it?

Damn it! If only we hadn't been so busy playing, we should have gone to find her right now!!!

Suddenly losing their appetite, the three hurriedly left through the wormhole, leaving Brother Jie alone to stare at the untouched food on the table, lost in thought.

"Um, happy birthday?"

He brought out the cake and tentatively called out to Griseo, who was sitting in the main seat. The little cutie lay forlornly on the table, wondering when Luming Sister and the others would return...

P. S.: Griseo's birthday is December 21st.

——Divider——

When the legendary Power Beast dwelling in the volcano was awakened by the flames of destruction, a sky elf Supreme King, consumed by rage, yearning to incinerate everything, and wielding the power of fire, was born.

PS: This was written by Luming.

Gao Icarus's neck contracted, its legs rose and came together in front of its chest, forming a breastplate together with its head. Its two large wings opened and merged in front of its body, resembling a solid and heavy shield.

The body of the Gao Phoenix separated into several pieces. Its tail, along with a part of its body, detached, and the tail feathers converged to form a longsword. The part with wings and claws became the lower body after the combination, and the head and neck were elongated to serve as the muzzle of a cannon. Immediately afterwards, the separated body parts flew quickly towards the transformed Icarus and merged with it.

Phoenix's legs became the feet of the combined body, a pair of wings burning with flames hung at its waist, a longsword made of tail feathers served as its right hand, and a cannon barrel extended from its open beak.

The crimson-red Gao Giant spread its wings, its humanoid head protruding, and its originally emerald green eyes glowed with an ominous purple. Its crimson body was also covered with blackish-purple crystals, indicating that it was currently under control.

Chi Yu himself transformed into a beam of red light and merged into its interior, further expanding its size to the point where it could trample the five Gao Giants on the opposite side.

PS: It's not that exaggerated; it's more like the size difference between an adult and a child.

Completed— Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God!

"Holy crap... what the hell are we fighting for?!" Luming gasped, but still encouraged the All-Purpose GaoKing to fight with all their might.

After all, you probably don't want to admit defeat so easily, right?

"Roar!!! x5"

The battle officially began, with the Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God launching the first attack. Its left-hand cannon unleashed a barrage of fireballs that swept across the ground, and the All-Purpose GaoKing either dodged or parried using their own defensive abilities.

Our only flying unit, the GaoHunter Phantom, quickly took off when the first wave of attacks hit, circled around to the back of the Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God, and launched a sneak attack, while the others launched a feint attack from the front to draw attention.

Power Severed, Evil Crushed!

The sword blade formed from the trunk of the GaoElephant Fang suddenly lengthened, slashing straight at the Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God.

Frost Thrust - Heavy Strike Blast!

The GaoGiant Bear King raised its cannon, GaoPolar Bear infused it with the power of ice. The gun, transformed from the Barking Kangaroo, fired crystalline freezing rays, while the Barking Kangaroo's shoulder cannon and its own cannon also fired simultaneously.

All things under heaven - a powerful end!

The Gao Knight spurred his horse and charged straight for the lower path of the Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God, a cold light flashing on the swordfish blade in his right hand.

Swords and blades unparalleled, a whirlwind of chaos!

The Prairie GaoKing drew two short swords from behind and rushed to the front of the Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God like the wind. Then, it leaped high into the air and headed straight for its face, willingly drawing the enemy's attention for its companions.

Beast Strike - Sky-Splitting Explosive Slash!

The GaoHunter flapped his bat wings and wielded his thick sword, swiftly attacking the back of the Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God. This strike was bound to succeed!

A simultaneous attack from five sides, in a normal battle, might instantly wipe out all enemies, but—

This is Icarus, and this is Phoenix.

The Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God swiftly merged its wings with its chest to form a protective shield. Then, it rapidly spun in place, creating a tornado that easily blocked all the attacks from the Gao Giant. It also sent the Gao Knight, the Prairie GaoKing, and the GaoHunter, who were attacking from the front, flying far away and crashing heavily to the ground, temporarily losing their ability to move.

Having temporarily dealt with three enemies, the Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God stopped spinning, folded its wings, fired a flaming cannon at the All-Purpose GaoKing, and then slashed at the GaoGiant Bear King.

Even with the All-Purpose GaoKing holding the Elephant Head Shield to defend against the attack, GaoGiant Bear King unleashing its full power, it still couldn't stop the attack and was severely injured. The huge impact caused the Power Beast in its hand to be severely overloaded, and its main body flew straight out and lay on the ground with its other companions.

"So strong..." Witnessing all this, Luming felt a chill in her heart and involuntarily gripped the Beast Emperor Sword in her hand. Please, Stardust, Haiyi, Shian, Cang Qiong, come quickly and give me the summoning authority for your companion Power Beast. Otherwise, relying on the GaoRed Lion and the others will only lead to our deaths!

"Oh? Are you praying that someone will come to save you?" The Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God did not rush to continue the attack, but lowered his head and stared straight at the child who was as small as an ant. A voice that was clearly not from the Chi Yu God came out.

"What's the meaning?"

"It's very simple. Due to the influence of my power—" the unknown voice sounded very proud. "No distress signals can be transmitted from here, and no one else can find this place. I have even blocked this place into another space. Even if those people find this place, they cannot enter without removing the power that I have attached to them."

P. S.: Direct teleportation is a different story, otherwise how did the Power Beast get here?

"Do you understand? The hope you had at the beginning simply didn't exist!"

Luming's inner monologue: No wonder there was such a commotion. The World Serpent of Schicksal Anti-Entropy was like it had gone offline and wasn't responding at all.

"Oh, right, I remember you. The human with the magical powers." The voice seemed to sniff around, then perked up. "The power I possessed on the Cang Qiong last time, you were the one who erased it, weren't you? For a human, you did a pretty good job. You seem to know others too? How about we make a deal? You lure Stardust and the others here, and I'll let you..."

"Don't joke around! Who do you think you are?!" Before the voice could finish speaking, Luming raised her head and mercilessly berated her. "I have faced kings consumed by desire, heroic spirits resurrected after death, dueling kings who unify dimensions, otherworldly demon kings who wield the power of time and space, and countless enemies of unimaginable strength... And who do you think you are?!"

PS: In the Ultraman crossover episode, I was fortunate enough to fight Neo Zetton.

The voice was clearly stunned, obviously not expecting anyone to speak to her like that, and her anger surged instantly. Before she could retaliate, a passionate and unrestrained voice rang out, interrupting their conversation:

"Hahaha... cough cough, sorry, I just couldn't hold it in. That little girl, although I don't know if you really did those things, your aura is certainly impressive, much stronger than my good-for-nothing fourth sister. Hey, what are you waiting for? I'll hold Icarus and Phoenix back, attack now!!!"

"You actually still have the strength to resist me? I must say, you truly are Zero's strongest clone..."

"Shut up! You bastard, I'll definitely fuck you when I get out of here..."

Seeing that Chi Yu had temporarily regained control of her body, Luming quickly scanned the fallen Gao Giant, counted the Power Beast that could still move, and waved her hand to give the order.

The GaoBat detached from the back of the GaoHunter, who was still recovering, and flew towards the All-Purpose GaoKing, who was in the best condition. The All-Purpose GaoKing barely stood up, replaced his severely strained arm, and performed a new beast fusion with the GaoGiraffe and GaoDeer summoned by Luming.

"Completed! Phantom GaoKing - Gun and Crosshairs!"

Before the brand-new Phantom GaoKing could even strike a cool entrance pose, it hurriedly flew towards the Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God GaoBat flew as fast as it could, and the Phantom GaoKing, having calculated the distance, launched its first attack under Luming's instructions.

Demon's Penetration - Long Neck Thrust!

A sharp metal hood appeared on the head of the GaoGiraffe, which then shot out like a streak of light towards the enemy's chest. The powerful penetrating force forced open a small gap in the chest of the Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God.

"Now! Use your purification ability, GaoDeer!"

Yes, sir!

Phantom GaoKing swiftly extended his left arm, and the pair of antlers of the GaoDeer clamped straight into the chest of the Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God like surgical forceps, continuously channeling emerald green purifying energy into it.

The purple in the eyes of the Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God gradually disappeared, and the blackish-purple crystals spreading across its body also crumbled and disappeared bit by bit, but the darkness at its core had not yet disappeared.

Boom!!!

The two energies collided violently within the body of the Crimson Flame Gao Giant Feather God, and the resulting impact blasted the two Gao Giant apart. Neither of them could maintain their fusion, and the enemy's size instantly returned to normal. Gao Phoenix and Gao Icarus also separated and fell from the sky in two different directions.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

After suppressing Chi Yu's consciousness again, the voice manipulated Gao Phoenix to stand up again, its murderous gaze undisguisedly fixed on Luming, "It's all because of you, you damned human!"

"So what?" Luming tenderly stroked the GaoRed Lion, glaring back defiantly. "Hey, Icarus, can you understand me? If you want to save Chi Yu, lend me your power!"

Falcon hesitated for a moment, glanced at Gao Phoenix still wrapped in black armor, and resolutely flew over to Luming, letting out a clear cry.

"It must be a one-hit kill..." Luming muttered to herself, taking out the cracked Soul Eye, a hint of hesitation flashing in her eyes, before painfully tossing it towards the GaoRed Lion. "Please accept this, the will of humanity!"

Seemingly sensing Luming's determination, the GaoRed Lion opened its blood-red maw and swallowed the Soul of the Fighting Spirit. It roared to the sky, its entire body bursting with blazing flames, and its body continued to expand, even its posture changing slightly.

Luming raised the Beast Emperor Sword high and shouted, "Super Beast Fusion!"

[With the Megamorph GaoRed Lion as its lower body, Gao Icarus as its torso, the GaoBlue Shark and GaoWhite Tiger (restored by the Soul of War) as its arms, and the Black Elephant providing its sword and shield, the ultimate Elf King has descended.]

"Divine Eagle Lion King Combination! Completed— Beast Knight King!"

P. S.: Personally, I think this translation sounds better than "Barking Centaur".

Seeing childhood memories appear before one's eyes is a wonderful thing, but Luming has no mood to think about those things at the moment. She just urges the Beast Knight King to finish the battle quickly.

Icarus Bind & Ultimate Sword Technique: Dance of the Beast King!

Icarus spread its large wings, and the smaller wings on them opened as well, revealing a pair of blue eyes. Then the blue turned gold, the pupils turned vertical, and an unknown energy spread out, freezing the still resisting Gao Phoenix in place.

Beast Knight King charged forward, brandishing his sword. A dazzling sword technique severely injured Gao Phoenix. The remaining Power Beast barely managed to get up, gathering their energy to launch a final attack with Beast Knight King.

"Beast God Unity - Fierce Burst Wave!"

A barrage of colorful beams of light struck the Gao Phoenix, the unprecedentedly powerful impact washing away its power while simultaneously destroying its body—don't worry, it's an immortal bird, it'll respawn in a bit.

And along with that, naturally, also...

——Divider——

"Where? Where? Where?!"

Stardust was going crazy with worry. After finally reuniting with Cang Qiong, who had stayed outside to search for Luming, she learned that her sister had also found nothing. Her anxiety almost drove her insane. Haiyi and the others were also very anxious, but there were too few clues, and no matter how anxious they were, they were powerless to help.

"Next time, we need to add a location tracking function to the Beast Emperor Sword..." Shi An took out his notebook and wrote this down.

Cang Qiong sighed, "We should also add the function of detecting the teleportation location of the Beast Emperor Sword, so that we can directly find the holder."

"But it's no use saying all this now, is it? Where did Luming go?!" Little Jellyfish wilted like an eggplant, and bad thoughts surfaced in her mind.

The others also thought of the same possibility, and their spirits sank. These were friends they had finally met, friends who could accompany them forever.

It was late at night, and the four sisters stood alone on the deserted street, with only a street lamp illuminating their figures.

"If only I had gone with Luming when she first came back today..." Xingchen said regretfully.

"There are no 'what ifs.' All we can do now is pray for her." Cang Qiong patted her shoulder. She knew in her heart that Luming was probably in grave danger, but she still held onto a sliver of hope.

"Hey, look! A shooting star!" Perhaps guided by fate, Haiyi looked up and pointed in surprise at the red shooting star rushing towards them in the sky.

The little jellyfish clasped its hands together and said devoutly, "Shooting star, shooting star, I wish that Luming could appear before me immediately, and it would be best if she could bring that red-grass chicken back with her, since she picked up all four of us from outside..."

Before she could finish speaking, Stardust, clearly noticing something was wrong, quickly opened a wormhole to take her sisters away, moving them to a place some distance away from where they had just been.

The red meteor crashed straight into the spot where they had just been standing, creating a large crater in the ground. Before the group could even go forward to investigate, Chi Yu, now back to normal, stormed out carrying the unconscious Luming.

"Wow, it works so well!" Haiyi's eyes widened in surprise, while the other three were instantly petrified. Could it be that Haiyi has recently developed the superpower of making her words come true?

Just as the little jellyfish was about to rush over and give her long-lost second sister a loving hug, Chi Yu questioned, "You're all here! It saved me the trouble of looking for you one by one. This child made countless calls before she was blocked there, why didn't you answer?!"

"And you, Haiyi!" Chi Yu, her anger reaching its peak, pointed at the bewildered little jellyfish. "It's all because of you! Otherwise, I wouldn't be so angry!"

"Injustice... No, what did I do wrong!" Haiyi, feeling guilty, was about to make excuses when she suddenly remembered her dinner for dinner and her face turned deathly pale.

"Don't any of you run away! I'm going to have a serious talk with you all today! Especially you, Haiyi, are you ready to get a beating?!"

Author's Note—

Ahem, the temporary instance is over. Now, let's officially enter the Movie Version instance!

Don't forget to wish Griseo, the adorable character in the book, a happy birthday!

Ahem, due to space limitations, the author has cut back on the battle scenes in this chapter, which may result in a less than ideal reading experience. Please forgive me.