The next day.
Autumn winds lingered around the Luo Yu Research Institute.
Mirror Moon Island is no longer as hot as it was a few months ago.
Yu Xiang arrived here, and before even entering, he was filled with questions.
We spotted a Thunderbolt Shrimp sweeping up dust and fallen leaves outside.
He rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was still half asleep. This place... they have Thunderbolt Shrimp as the cleaner?
"Clang!" Seeing that a guest had arrived, the Great General looked over sharply, but just then, the window on the second floor opened.
"Come in directly, Luo Yu is already waiting for you." Yu Wan called out and then went downstairs to greet Yu Xiang.
"Sister Wan... what happened to that Thunderbolt Shrimp just now?"
As he followed the enemy towards the battlefield, Yu Xiang muttered to himself.
"It's another employee's pet at the research institute. Don't let its size fool you; it cleans more meticulously than a person." Yu Wan admired it.
Yu Xiang: "Alright..." Soon, he arrived at the battlefield. On the way, he encountered a penguin carrying a fishing rod and a bucket, hurrying out of the house.
It seems to be Luo Yu's?
Whether it was true or not, the entire research institute exuded an eerie atmosphere, leaving Yu Xiang feeling disoriented.
On the battlefield.
Luo Yu was doing his morning exercise here early in the morning, studying various tactics with the Bee Empress.
With the Bee Empress attracting Luo Yu's attention, July was much happier. Luo Yu gave it a break so it could go fishing to its heart's content. After all, July had worked hard for a long time to prepare for the Mirror Moon Celebration, and deserved a few days off.
"Is this the Ghost Honey Water Bee?" Upon arriving at the battlefield, Yu Xiang immediately spotted the Honey Water Bee Ghost flying beside Luo Yu. Apart from its slightly transparent shape, it wasn't much different from a normal Honey Water Bee.
He was genuinely afraid that such a small ghost pet beast could be destroyed by a single gust of wind from Gale Eagle.
"Luo Yu!" Yu Wan called out, "I've brought him to you."
"Alright!" Luo Yu responded, then patted the Empress's head beside him and said, "Your Empress, your next opponent has arrived. Perform well, and don't lose."
Buzzing...
The Empress's gaze was firm. "Hello, I am Luo Yu. You must be Yu Xiang. I've heard so much about you, the top student at Mirror Moon High School, a genius with a good chance of getting into Canglan Ocean University." Luo Yu walked over with a smile.
"No, no..." Yu Xiang said, "The entrance exam for Azure Billows University is so difficult, it's not even certain."
Luo Yu laughed, "Shall we start right away?"
"After the match, it was time to go for lunch, but unfortunately our chef is on leave and hasn't returned yet, so we'll have to eat pre-made meals today."
"Alright." Since they weren't familiar with each other and there wasn't much to talk about, Beast Taming could make friends through battle. After the fight, they'd understand everything. The two headed to the battlefield, with Yu Wan naturally acting as the referee. She wanted to see how well Luo Yu had raised this Ghost Honey Water Bee. "Gale Eagle!"
The expanded area of Luo Yu Research Institute is also a standard water-based arena, but for this battle, the pool and the ground are not very useful, since both pets can fly.
On one side of the field, under the chanting of the Yu Xiang Spirit, a contract appeared, and a giant bird, pure white with long crest feathers and broad, sickle-like wings, flew out! "Chirp!!!" A gust of wind flowed between its feathers, the giant bird's blue eyes were sharp as a blade, and the air whistled when it flapped its wings.
[Race]: Gale Eagle
[Attribute]: Wind
[Racial Rank]: Upper-Tier Common Species
[HP Level]: 14
[Racial Ability]: Wind Control, Arrow Feather [Individual Talent]: Diligence (Normal Talent...)
Buzzing...
Beside Luo Yu, the Bee Empress saw her opponent and felt a strange emotion rising within her.
"Go." As soon as Luo Yu finished speaking, the Empress's Water-Patterned Bee Wings fluttered lightly, Entanglement a mist of soul energy, and flew over. Compared to the Gale Eagle, its size was far too small.
"You go first," Yu Xiang said politely, taking advantage of his level.
"Then we'll attack first," Luo Yu said. "Your Empress, feel free to act."
He had no intention of intervening in the battle, leaving it to the Empress to handle. Upon hearing this, a sharp glint flashed in the Empress's bright eyes. Whoosh!!!
It flew straight toward the Gale Eagle, its Poison Sting flashing with a ghostly blue light, as if they could pierce the soul, locking onto the Gale Eagle!
So arrogant...?
Yu Xiang was taken aback; he hadn't expected this Honey Water Bee to choose a direct confrontation...
Without Yu Xiang even needing to speak, the Gale Eagle suddenly flapped its wings, creating a gust of wind!
In an instant, the field was engulfed in a whirlwind of wind, with materialized wind blades whistling incessantly. Under this gale, not only could a bee not be uprooted, but even a giant tree could be ripped from the spot! However!
What happened next made Yu Xiang's pupils shrink sharply.
The Bee Empress didn't flinch or dodge; she simply plunged headlong into the raging wind as if it were nothing, completely unaffected, as if she and the wind existed in two dimensions, in different spaces.
No matter how fierce the wind, it cannot stop its progress.
"This!" Yu Xiang exclaimed, but as the top student of Mirror Moon High School, he quickly came to an outrageous conclusion.
"Spatial ability?!" He and Yu Wan was in the distance, exclaimed almost simultaneously, somewhat surprised. Luo Yu's Honey Water Bee actually possessed spatial abilities?!
[Intangibility]!
When Intangibility, the Honey Water Bee is invincible; this is the power of spatial abilities, and for this reason, spatial abilities are considered the second strongest among all mutated beast attributes.
Even though this is the water-based version, the ocean era, no one thinks that water-based is stronger than space-based. But... obviously, space-based is too rare, and space abilities are too difficult to master, so most people have never seen them, only heard of them.
In fact, even the Bee Empress herself did not master spatial skills. However, since her familiar, the Void Knight, did, it made little difference whether she or the Bee Queen mastered them.
"Don't be afraid, don't panic..." Yu Xiang broke out in a cold sweat. Although he had already taken Luo Yu very seriously, he still hadn't expected the other party's pet beast to be so outrageous...
"The Intangibility skill grants invincibility but also prevents attacks. Any attack will dispel the Intangibility, and it must consume a tremendous amount of stamina..." Yu Xiang calmed himself and instantly transmitted his thoughts through mental communication, instructing the Gale Eagle to find an opportunity. Whoosh!!!
The Gale Eagle turned and ran; it was faster than the Honey Water Bee, taking off in a sharp turn, and the Bee Empress couldn't catch up at all.
Seeing this, the Bee Empress hovered in mid-air, watching the fleeing Gale Eagle with a strange feeling that she couldn't quite explain... Once upon a time, such a behemoth was an existence that she and her clan could not contend with.
Now, facing its direct attack, the opponent... has actually chosen to flee, to buy time?
This feeling, this sense of the reversal of power between hunter and prey, filled the Bee Empress with immense excitement.
run?
Can they escape?
Buzzing...
The Bee Empress remained in her Intangibility state and continued to chase the Gale Eagle, much to the amazement of Yu Wan, who was watching from the sidelines.
Look what she saw... Honey Water Bee chasing after Gale Eagle!
However, after a while, Luo Yu and the Bee Empress realized that they really couldn't deal with the Gale Eagle if things continued like this. It seemed that they would have to find a way to get the Void Knight to develop [Spatial Movement] in the future.
After all, the Honey Water Bee clan's flight speed is indeed not advantageous. Relying solely on a Intangibility form to deal with the Gale Eagle is still too much of a stretch.
This kind of exchange and learning... is for identifying and addressing weaknesses and shortcomings.
"Don't blame us, it's part of the tactics." Luo Yu hadn't noticed before that Yu Xiang was actually a bit cheeky. Seeing the Gale Eagle leave the Intangibility Honey Water Bee behind, he couldn't help but grin at Luo Yu.
Although Yu Xiang believed that under normal circumstances, even if the Gale Eagle took a Poison Sting needle head-on and then retaliated, nothing would happen; the Honey Water Bee would definitely suffer more damage.
However, Luo Yu's Honey Water Bee even know spatial abilities, so who knows if their Poison Sting needles will be even more powerful? He didn't dare to gamble and preferred to use a kite tactic to exhaust the opponent's stamina first!
"That's pretty good, you know how to assess the situation." Luo Yu smiled, giving his approval.
but...
Is there no other way to Empress?
The Bee Empress looked at the Gale Eagle, which was confronting her in the distance and unable to get close, and suddenly stretched out her hand, as if giving a Empress command... suddenly revealing the majesty of Empress.
Upon seeing that seemingly effortless flick of the finger, both Gale Eagle and Yu Xiang had a bad feeling...
Really!
In the next instant, a surge of soul energy erupted from the Bee Empress, creating ripples around her. From these ripples flew an even larger phantom—it was the Knight Bee, wielding five spears! Wherever its spears pointed, its battle intent solidified as if it were a tangible substance!
"... Yu Xiang was dazed."
What the hell is this?!
Buzzing!!!
No one answered.
At the Empress's Command, the Knight Bee 'Knight's Soul was activated, and its speed was simultaneously enhanced by the Empress's Power. Its five Spear of the King swung around simultaneously, their cold light converging, aimed directly at the Gale Eagle!!!
Whoosh!!!
The next instant, it hurtled forward like a falling meteor!
Yu Xiang and Gale Eagle were shocked to discover that this summoned, unidentified thing could actually Intangibility! The Knight Bee's only disadvantage was its low level; however, being Superior Species and enhanced in speed, it was still extraordinary. Moreover, the Bee Empress's sole purpose in sending it out wasn't to kill enemies...
Instead...
Double team!
Facing yet another opponent, the Gale Eagle, relying on its path, instinctively dodged. However, this time, it forgot that it had to face two enemies at the same time... It successfully dodged the Knight Bee's meteor strike, but when it realized there was another enemy, the Bee Empress had already silently descended upon it with her upper attack!
The icy blue venomous stinger pierced directly into the back of the Gale Eagle's neck, causing it to become dizzy and injecting it with mental toxins!!!
"Chirp!!!"
The Gale Eagle screeched, struggling to regain its mobility, but the next moment, the Knight Bee returned, its five spears plunging simultaneously into the Gale Eagle's abdomen!!!
There were no wounds, no blood, but the damage was so severe that it affected the spirit and soul, instantly weakening the Gale Eagle.
"Gale Eagle!!" Seeing this, Yu Xiang shouted in panic, but it was too late. Six streams of mental poison entered its body, Gale Eagle immediately became unconscious, unable to maintain its fighting will, and crashed heavily from the sky!
Yu Xiang looked incredulous. What? He lost?
"This... is this even fair?!" He was starting to panic; how could he have lost?
We lost completely and inexplicably!
Spatial abilities, two against one...
He looked at the Bee Empress, the Knight Bee, and his clanswoman who was acting as the referee, and was about to say something...
"This is legal, that's a soul Cloning." Luo Yu spoke up first, naturally too lazy to explain what Soul Dependent was. The battle ended, and the Knight Bee flew back into the Soul Hive within the Bee Empress's body, just like a skill. Seeing the "Sky Prince" fall before her eyes, the Bee Empress was momentarily dazed, as if she had completed a stage of her Obsession, and her soul power suddenly surged!