NOVPUBAfter retrieving Qiuqiu the same way, Lin Su walked over to Lu Ziye and began tidying up the bedding.
Lu Ziye had lost all desire to make sarcastic remarks, glanced at Lin Su, nodded, and then buried his head back into his smithing.
Only, his movements were obviously lighter than before.
...
Blue Star.
Today was the day of the wager battle between the Water Nation and the Holy Alliance.
The location of the battle was chosen to be in the Bident District where both marine magical creatures and human Beast Tamers could enter.
Waking up early in the morning, Lin Su took Qiuqiu, who had never been here before, for a stroll around the area, then followed everyone to the battle site before the wager battle began.
In the very center of the site was a combat platform spanning thousands of kilometers. This was already the largest scale combat platform, and it could withstand battles at the monarch rank.
As for the emperors taking part in this wager battle, they would be fighting above the open field.
A battle of emperor's rank was never confined to a small area but waged in the sky.
Outside the combat platform, the spectator stands filled to capacity, accommodating hundreds of thousands. Humans and oceanic magical creatures looking to spectate sat together, their eyes anxiously fixed on the center field.
As guests from the Yan Huang Federation, Lin Su and others naturally sat in the best positions of the spectator stands, accompanied by Vice President Lante.
While the wager battle had yet to officially start, Lin Su curiously asked, "Vice President Lante, what sort of order will the wager battle follow?"
"It will proceed in the order of emperor rank, monarch rank, and commander rank," Lante smiled. "Previously within the alliance, the standard for judging a Beast Tamer's strength was based on the combat power after Guardian Beast Co-operation, or the combined force of all the Beast Tamer's pets in battle."
"There has never been an assessment based on the combat power of a single pet, so these last three days have really kept us old timers busy," Lante said with a helpless shake of his head. "But it's not entirely a bad thing."
"After conducting a wide evaluation, we found that many Beast Tamers themselves are not very strong, but they have unique advantages in cultivating a certain pet."
"The previous power ranking was not sufficient to showcase these Beast Tamers' advantages, so we took this opportunity to make some adjustments to the original power rankings."
"What changes?" Lin Su asked with some curiosity.
"The original power rankings divided the same power level into non-cooperative and cooperative Beast Tamers' rankings. Now, on top of that, we have added a separate ranking for the power of single pets."
"We've just started, but results are already showing. Many Beast Tamers who weren't ranking high in other categories are now achieving high rankings in this one."
"By the way," Lante glanced at Lin Su, "after the wager battle is over and things have settled, would Researcher Lin be interested in participating in the power ranking competition?"
"Me?" Lin Su was surprised by Lante's invitation. "I'm not a Beast Tamer of the Holy Alliance; can I also participate?"
"Of course, you can," Lante said with a slight smile. "Just like the recent exchange between the four major alliances, which let the masses of the Yan Huang Federation recognize the Beast Taming system of the other three alliances, we also want our own alliance's Beast Tamers to witness the strength of a Yan Huang Federation Beast Tamer."
"After Researcher Lin achieves a ranking, you would receive the corresponding rewards just like anyone else during the settlement."
"Since that's the case, I would be remiss to decline your invitation," Lin Su said, nodding slightly.
He had no interest in the rewards; what he really wanted was to let the Holy Alliance's Beast Tamers witness the strength of the Yan Huang Federation.
As they conversed, the host announced the start of the wager battle, and the venue instantly fell silent.
The first to fight were the two emperors.
The Water Nation was represented by the Nightmare Sea Dragon that had appeared three days prior.
Or rather, it should be called the Nightmare Sea Dragon King.
As it soared into the sky and stood on the battlefield, the heavens and earth seemed to grow dimmer, its fierce aura covering the entire area, suffocating everyone present.
"Creak! (｡✪‿✪｡)" (The rule of darkness!)
Qiuqiu, seated beside Lin Su, couldn't help but stand up, eyes brightening.
Under the full display of force by the Nightmare Sea Dragon, Qiuqiu instantly felt a familiar aura emanating from it.
The Holy Alliance's President Adams slowly walked out, summoning without hesitation his most powerful pet.
It was a robust Western dragon-shaped pet with eyes of green and a body covered in golden scales.
The moment it appeared, a gentle light fell upon them, and its powerful presence swept across the heavens and earth, kicking up gusts of wind.
A mid-rank emperor of the light and wind dual elements, the Green Light Holy Dragon.
But that wasn't all.
President Adams raised his hand and threw a fist-sized alloy ball that seemingly possessed intelligence of its own as it quickly approached the Green Light Holy Dragon in mid-air, sticking tightly to its chest. Then, like a blooming flower, it unfolded, covering in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, the fist-sized alloy ball spread over the Green Light Holy Dragon's hundred-meter-long body like ivy, transforming into a full suit of external armor.
With the addition of the external armor, the Green Light Holy Dragon's presence climbed higher and higher, its ordinary energy value growing increasingly terrifying, even overshadowing the Nightmare Sea Dragon King on the other side.
"Child's play," the Nightmare Sea Dragon King remained unfazed in the face of a foe whose momentum surpassed its own.
