"It left."
Watching the Shattered Jade Kite disappear into the horizon, Xu Ran let out a small sigh of relief.
Setting aside the Three Little Ones who had grown alongside him with his cheat-like advantages, this Shattered Jade Kite possessed strength rarely seen at the marshal rank.
At that final moment, Xu Ran could vaguely guess that its skill had to be something extremely crucial. If allowed to execute it successfully, even Purple Cloud might not have handled it easily.
Unfortunately, that skill happened to be countered by Purple Cloud's Thunder-Shaking Heavenly Sound. It had ended before it even began.
If its opponent had been Can Can instead of Purple Cloud, then surely this Shattered Jade Kite...
Oh, Can Can had the Land of Annihilation.
Then it looked like the Shattered Jade Kite could only beat Starlight.
Starlight: "???"
"Meow~" (I've pretty much recovered!)
Beside him, Purple Cloud was already back at full strength.
With the light membrane enveloping the area, the energy in the arena was unimaginably dense, and the Beast Emperor's special modifications made it extremely easy to absorb.
On top of that, Starlight had used Chain of Fate as soon as it appeared.
Purple Cloud, who had only expended a fair amount of energy without sustaining any injuries, soon recovered.
"Stay alert." Xu Ran paused briefly. "This light membrane should be disappearing soon, and our rest period as defenders is almost over."
"Other powerful opponents will come up shortly. We can't let our guard down."
"Meow!" (Understood!)
Purple Cloud answered and swiftly adopted a fighting stance.
"No rush." Seeing Purple Cloud's reaction, Xu Ran smiled. "We can't have you fight every match. We need to give Starlight and Can Can a chance to show what they can do."
"Cha!" (Exactly!)
Can Can nodded emphatically, its eyes full