Zheng Dong was dismissive.
He didn't need anyone's charity to win.
Besides, he wanted to see just how strong this Hu Maoxue really was.
Jing Jing also lifted her proud head.
It was just a mechanical spider, what was so great about it!
Under Hu Maoxue's command, the Mechanical Asura Spider launched its attack.
Instantly, illusions proliferated, and a dense swarm of Mechanical Asura Spiders appeared before their eyes.
Ordinary illusions were useless against mechanical spirit beasts.
However, the Mechanical Asura Spider unleashed its ultimate skill, Asura Illusion Realm.
Asura Illusion Realm not only spawned countless illusions but also generated psychic shockwaves, confusing Jing Jing's perception.
This made Jing Jing perceive every illusion before her as real.
Zheng Dong also suffered the attack of the Asura Illusion Realm. His vision went black, and when he opened his eyes again, he was surrounded by a dense mass of Mechanical Asura Spiders.
Looking around, the entire arena, including the spectator stands, wherever his eyes could reach, was occupied by Mechanical Asura Spiders.
Facing such a situation, if one's heart panicked and lost its composure, it would be a sure defeat.
However, Jing Jing didn't give the Mechanical Asura Spider any chance.
Jing Jing directly unleashed its ultimate skill, Energy Convergence Space Cannon.
The Energy Convergence Space Cannon had immense attack power, and ordinary mechanical spirit beasts could not master this skill.
Even if they mastered it, it was difficult to use.
This was because the Energy Convergence Space Cannon consumed a significant amount of elemental energy.
Jing Jing had mastered Super Power Conversion, which allowed her to bear such consumption.
Instantly, Jing Jing transformed, and a massive black mechanical cannon appeared before everyone.
The colossal cannon barrel was large enough to accommodate seven or eight people.
The cannon barrel began to emit a silver light, so bright that it made it impossible to open one's eyes.
Hu Maoxue was also startled.
He hurriedly ordered the Mechanical Asura Spider to dodge.
If it were hit, it would be crippled at best, and the repair costs would be substantial.
With a thunderous roar, a silver beam of light shot out from the cannon barrel.
All the illusions that came near the beam of light vanished.
Before the Mechanical Asura Spider could even dodge, it was blasted away.
Its eight sharp claws were shattered inch by inch.
In the blink of an eye, the once invincible Mechanical Asura Spider was rendered crippled.
Hu Maoxue frowned.
This one would cost at least tens of millions to repair.
But it wasn't over yet.
After one shot, another followed.
This time, it nearly destroyed the Mechanical Asura Spider.
Seeing the Mechanical Asura Spider's nearly scrapped body, Hu Maoxue's heart bled. This was all money!
"Damn it, I don't believe your mechanical spirit beast can keep firing Energy Convergence Space Cannons!"
Hu Maoxue summoned his second spirit beast, the Mechanical Asura Wolf.
The Mechanical Asura Wolf had a black body and a red tail. It didn't act alone but combined with the Mechanical Asura Spider.
Instantly, the combined Mechanical Asura Wolf Spider reached the Monarch level in growth.
This was practically armed evolution.
This was also the reason for Hu Maoxue's prowess.
His mechanical spirit beasts could combine arbitrarily, unleashing greater combat power.
After combining, the Mechanical Asura Wolf Spider took on a werewolf-like form, with a terrifying spider mouth on its chest and eight red scythes protruding from its back, resembling spider legs.
Immediately, this Mechanical Asura Wolf Spider unleashed its ultimate skill, Energy Convergence Lava Cannon.
Unlike Jing Jing's direct transformation, they needed to retrieve the corresponding equipment from the mechanical space.
However, the combination was completed in an instant.
A massive cannon appeared on the Mechanical Asura Wolf Spider's back, and the eight red scythes appeared in its hands. The cannon barrel was dark red, as if molten lava was surging within.
The next second, the Mechanical Asura Wolf Spider crouched low on the ground, and the cannon barrel erupted like a volcano, spewing out scorching lava.
Its power was no less than that of the Energy Convergence Space Cannon.
If Jing Jing were hit, the Mechanical Asura Wolf Spider would immediately swing its scythes to finish it off.
Jing Jing did not foolishly endure the opponent's attack.
Using the combined ultimate skill of Spatial Teleportation and Void Concealment, Spatial Stealth, it vanished from its original position.
Spatial Stealth allowed Jing Jing to move continuously while maintaining the Void Concealed state, making it difficult to be perceived.
As a result, the scorching lava sprayed onto the arena's defensive barrier.
The defensive barrier, like glass, developed countless cracks.
Several beast tamers who had set up the barrier quickly summoned their spirit beasts to reinforce it.
Hu Maoxue frowned.
His mechanical spirit beasts couldn't sense the location of Zheng Dong's mechanical spirit beast.
A combined ultimate skill?
As expected, it was extraordinary!
No wonder the higher-ups valued him so much.
Hu Maoxue felt a pang of jealousy.
In fact, he wished he could participate in the God Creation Experiment.
Humans themselves were not transcendent beings. Although becoming beast tamers allowed them to gain immense power through their spirit beasts,
since the first beast tamer was born, not a single one had become a God-tier Beast Tamer.
Becoming a god, even the lowest rank of a Lesser God, was extremely difficult.
The remarkably talented Emperor Qin and the incredibly powerful Flame Emperor had not become God-tier Beast Tamers.
Based on the extensive experience of the Fire God Cult's research,
the reason human beast tamers could not become gods was their inability to form a divine spark.
Therefore, the Fire God Cult hoped to find an alternative path by researching half-breeds, allowing human beast tamers to gain god-tier power.
Of course, this power would come from their bloodline.
Upon gaining god-tier power, their realm, strength, and life level would all be elevated.
It would then be easier to solve the problem of human beast tamers becoming gods.
Unfortunately, relying on the bloodline power of various divine creatures to gain god-tier power was also not easy.
However, the Fire God Cult had never given up.
In the early stages of human civilization, fire brought hope, and the establishment of the Fire God Cult by the Flame Emperor was also a hope for humanity's future.
Of course, the Fire God Cult acted accordingly.
However, the Fire God Cult would resort to any means to achieve its goals.
In secret, countless people had been harmed for this purpose.
Fortunately, the Fire God Cult had only contacted Hu Maoxue to approach Zheng Dong so far, without resorting to coercive measures.
Of course, if Zheng Dong continued to refuse, they would take forceful action.
Hu Maoxue looked at Zheng Dong again, frowning, and said:
"Stop hiding your spirit beast. This is a battle, not a game of hide-and-seek!"
Zheng Dong ignored him.
Hu Maoxue's response was the sudden appearance of mechanical insects.
A dense swarm of mechanical insects appeared behind the Mechanical Asura Wolf Spider.
In the blink of an eye, they decomposed the giant cannon that was about to unleash the Energy Convergence Lava Cannon.
This scene also startled the Mechanical Asura Wolf Spider.
It had absolutely no idea that mechanical insects would appear behind them stealthily.
Before they could even dodge,
Jing Jing's mechanical clones also appeared.
Eighty-one mechanical clones unleashed the ultimate skill Spatial Cut, slicing the Mechanical Asura Wolf Spider into dozens of mechanical fragments of varying sizes.
The Mechanical Asura Spider was also forced to separate from the Mechanical Asura Wolf.
Instantly, its growth level dropped back down.
Seeing this, Hu Maoxue had no choice but to summon his third spirit beast, the Mechanical Asura King.
This was Hu Maoxue's most powerful mechanical spirit beast.
Of course, besides this, he had also contracted two non-mechanical spirit beasts, but he had not publicly summoned them yet.
No one knew what kind of spirit beasts they were.
The Mechanical Asura King was a humanoid spirit beast, with a Overlord-tier Hell Asura King's Heart as its core driving force.
It was precisely because of this that the Mechanical Asura King mastered many skills of the Hell Asura King.
However, the Mechanical Asura King's growth level remained at the General level.
But Hu Maoxue had great confidence in the Mechanical Asura King.
The Mechanical Asura King quickly combined with the Mechanical Asura Wolf and Spider.
After the combination of the three mechanical spirit beasts, their growth level reached the peak of the Monarch level.
The Mechanical Asura King's energy value also soared to over 10 million.
This was the standard for an Emperor-tier spirit beast.
Instantly, all the spectators supporting Hu Maoxue erupted in cheers.
Not only the spectators but even the several Legendary-tier beast tamers invited to the live broadcast believed that Hu Maoxue had secured the victory.
Zheng Dong remained unfazed.
For this battle competition, he had specifically taught Jing Jing many combined ultimate skills.
Jing Jing had also prepared a large number of mechanical insects.
Just as the Mechanical Asura King had finished combining and before it could launch an attack, Jing Jing appeared and directly unleashed the combined ultimate skill, Swarm Annihilation.
Swarm Annihilation consumed a significant amount of elemental energy and was an ultimate skill formed by the combination of Swarm Control, Spatial Teleportation, Spatial Cut, and Spatial Shatter.
A dense swarm of insects, forming a black insect fog, appeared like rolling waves and quickly engulfed the Mechanical Asura King.
The Mechanical Asura King's body rapidly disappeared and collapsed, as if subjected to hyper-corrosion.
Even the space where the Mechanical Asura King was located shattered like glass.
All of this happened in an instant.
After the mechanical insects released by Jing Jing emerged from the mechanical space, they appeared beside the Mechanical Asura King through Spatial Teleportation.
Under Swarm Control, each mechanical insect appeared in its designated position, launching the most ferocious attack on the Mechanical Asura King.
By the time the Mechanical Asura King reacted, more than half of its body was already damaged.
The enraged Mechanical Asura King also unleashed its ultimate skill, Crimson Slaughter.
Eerie blood rain appeared out of thin air, falling like a torrential downpour.
Any mechanical insect touched by the blood rain melted and disappeared.
However, Jing Jing's attack was not over yet.
More mechanical clones appeared, a total of 365, all using Energy Convergence Space Cannon to bombard the Mechanical Asura King.
Streaks of silver light beams punched hundreds of holes of various sizes into the already severely damaged body of the Mechanical Asura King.
In the blink of an eye, the Mechanical Asura King's body turned into a sieve.
This series of continuous attacks was both fast and fierce.
By the time Hu Maoxue reacted, his Mechanical Asura King had already suffered severe damage and could no longer fight.
He was dumbfounded.
His Mechanical Asura King hadn't even fully unleashed its power, and it was already over?
The battle arena fell silent.
After a moment, someone realized that Hu Maoxue had lost.
Those who had bet on Zheng Dong's victory also reacted and cheered.
They had won a lot of money.
But Zheng Dong had earned even more.
After multiple bets, Zheng Dong had earned over a billion Dragon Yuan.
The host, after a moment of stunned silence, picked up the microphone and announced Zheng Dong's victory.
Hu Maoxue's expression was a mixture of anger and disbelief.
Damn it, he had actually lost!
He had originally intended to use this match to prove to the higher-ups that he was superior to Zheng Dong.
But throughout the entire match, he had been on the defensive.
He hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zheng Dong and continued to communicate with him using mental power.
This method of communication stemmed from the bloodline power he possessed.
Under normal circumstances, one had to reach the Legendary tier to freely communicate with others using mental power,
or possess the telepathy talent themselves.
"Zheng Dong, we will meet again. You cannot escape your destined path; you will inevitably participate in the God Creation Experiment.
Also, here's some news for you: your parents are also half-breeds. Half-breeds are naturally intelligent but have difficulty conceiving offspring, which is why you had an incurable illness from a young age.
If you want to know if your parents are alive or dead, come to Kyoto University and find me!"
Hu Maoxue was currently a student in the Mechanical Department of Kyoto University. He participated in various club competitions to earn funds for purchasing resources to cultivate and modify his mechanical spirit beasts.
Zheng Dong frowned.
He desperately wanted to pry open Hu Maoxue's mouth and question him about the whereabouts of his parents.
But this was a live-streamed battle competition.
He would have to find another way later.
There were still six more matches.
If he won all of them, his points would be the highest.
Furthermore, his popularity had surged significantly with the efforts of the Bison Club.
Naturally, the Bison Club also gained fame and attracted more sponsors.
Returning to the lounge, Zheng Dong waited for his next match.
Ning Wei, along with Yan Han, also rushed over.
"Holy crap, Brother Dong, you're amazing! Tell me honestly, did your mechanical spirit beast use a Mimicry Crystal Stone?"
Mechanical spirit beasts that used Mimicry Crystal Stones could transform into various forms without limit, and most importantly, they could directly transform into various mechanical weapons.
As long as Zheng Dong wished, Jing Jing could transform into a submachine gun or a sniper rifle at any time.
As for the bullets, they were energy rounds that could be fired continuously.
But Ning Wei's mechanical spirit beast couldn't do that.
Mechanical spirit beasts that did not use Mimicry Crystal Stones generally used All-Transforming Alloy. Their transformations were fixed, and they wouldn't waste a transformation slot to turn into mechanical weapons.
As Zheng Dong was about to respond to Ning Wei, his phone vibrated. It was Legendary Zeng Zuo from the Special Affairs Bureau.
He signaled Ning Wei to be quiet and answered the call.
"Zheng Dong, you're participating in a competition, right? After the competition, there's a mission for you to complete."
A mission?
Weren't there no missions before graduation?
Zheng Dong was a bit confused about what mission required his participation.
"You're a Master-tier Beast Tamer now, so it's time for you to participate in Special Affairs Bureau missions. Of course, all missions from our bureau come with rewards.
After your competition, come to the Special Affairs Bureau headquarters, and I'll explain everything in detail.
This mission involves the surrounding Totem Country.
Also, the trouble you caused in Star Leaf Country last time, it was Legendary Jin Heng who cleaned up your mess. Don't think that just because you did it covertly, others don't know. The reason no one bothered you was that Legendary Jin Heng intervened." Legendary Zeng Zuo said.
His words were unclear, making it difficult for Zheng Dong to ascertain which incident Legendary Zeng Zuo was referring to – the matter with Ye Xue'er and Lei Tianqi, or the Mythical-tier relic space.
However, he was too lazy to clarify.
He planned to discuss it when he got to the Special Affairs Bureau headquarters.
After hanging up the phone, he continued with the competition.
In the subsequent matches, there were no surprises. Zheng Dong won consecutively, ultimately securing the championship of the Master Cup Club Competition.
Of course, this was for the individual competition. The team competition was yet to come.
The team competition was scheduled to start three days after the individual matches concluded.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zheng Dong eagerly had Jing Jing create a magnetic field capture device and headed for Sea Elephant Island.