Chapter 487: Eight Treasures Style · Good Baby Healthy Gymnastics
Cheng Tian suddenly stood up from his seat, staring intently at Baobaofan, who was unleashing her skill.
At this very moment, the Ring Blade in Baobaofan's hand was like a fully-powered water pump, frantically drawing fighting qi from Iori Yagami!
Almost visibly, Iori Yagami himself began to wilt, his maniacal grin completely unsustainable.
In contrast, Baobaofan, who was absorbing Iori's fighting qi through her Ring Blade, was rapidly growing larger at a visible rate.
It wasn't the kind of physical enlargement from a multiplication jutsu, but rather a natural growth in physique, as if the entire puberty from 12 to 18 years old had been condensed into a few seconds.
The original little pudding, in the blink of an eye, transformed into a figure comparable to Mai Shiranui!
She was actually a female player!?
However, because the size of her 'children's clothing' remained unchanged, the current Baobaofan looked quite... well, stimulating!
"Eight Treasures Ring Kill! I didn't expect contestant Baobaofan to be the disciple of that perverted master, Happosai!
Contestant Baobaofan, who successfully withstood the frenzy of the Eight Maidens, not only can drain Iori's energy through the Eight Treasures Ring Kill but also use that energy to force her body to grow to adult proportions!
Contestant Iori Yagami is in an unprecedented crisis!"
Cheng Tian was struggling to control his excitement.
Just seeing Xiao Zi's strange combination of spiritual possession and Gastly had already made him rediscover the infinite possibilities of players, and the ability system on Baobaofan was even more of a pleasant surprise.
Abaddon's ultimate ability 'Borrowed Time' from the Dota worldview naturally goes without saying—a life-saving divine skill. Most people find it difficult to stop at a critical moment; as soon as it automatically triggers, it grants at least 4 seconds of safe time, and even provides a large amount of healing and the possibility of a counter-kill.
However, the origin of this Eight Treasures Ring Kill was a bit peculiar.
To be precise, the full name of this skill was 'Eight Treasures Style Good Baby Healthy Gymnastics', a martial art created by a powerful perverted old man named Happosai from the Ranma ½ worldview.
As the skill name suggests, this skill was originally used to help frail and sickly children absorb qi dispersed from nature to replenish themselves, achieving self-healing as a rehabilitation exercise.
But Happosai, that perverted old man who constantly plotted to steal other people's underwear and take advantage of girls, always had an indescribable wickedness about him. Many skills, if they came from his hands, would always go astray.
And this Good Baby Healthy Gymnastics, originally used to absorb diffused energy from nature, once the target was switched to living beings, the situation suddenly became different.
Fighting qi, battle intent, rage—these were all within the absorption range of the Healthy Gymnastics, provided a perfectly circular, transparent ring-shaped object was used as a casting medium.
Size didn't matter, as long as it was round and transparent on both sides.
For example, hula hoops, bracelets, the hard core of toilet paper, etc., all met the casting medium conditions, and what Baobaofan chose was this Ring Blade.
As for the source of the skill, it was also relatively easy to guess: it should be from 'Ranma ½: Chougi Ranbu Hen' on the SFC platform.
Because of the fighting craze ignited by Street Fighter back then, many games inevitably tried to get a piece of the action in this fighting genre, and Ranma was no exception.
Two proper fighting games were released on the SFC platform: 'Machizumi Gekitou Hen' and 'Chougi Ranbu Hen'. In 'Chougi Ranbu Hen', 'Hinako Ninomiya', who knew Good Baby Healthy Gymnastics, appeared as a playable character.
Hinako Ninomiya, with her child-like physique, could absorb fighting qi through the small circular hole in the middle of a Japanese coin, temporarily growing into an adult woman.
This was exactly what contestant Baobaofan was doing at this moment.
Iori Yagami, who had a large amount of fighting qi and rage forcefully drained due to his skill's rigidity, suddenly lost the desire to continue fighting. He felt a post-event calm and emptiness.
Meanwhile, Baobaofan herself, whose body had surged in size, causing cheers and whistles from the audience, was drenched in cold sweat.
The injuries from the Eight Maidens remaining on her were not severe. The Cangyan she had taken from Borrowed Time had transformed into a considerable healing effect, instantly clotting many bloody wounds.
But all these physical pains combined couldn't compare to Cheng Tian's one 'unboxing' comment.
She hadn't felt much when she saw Xiao Zi being 'unboxed' in the previous match, but now that it was her turn, she was truly sweating buckets, my dears.
She was already regretting continuing to compete... but it was too late to say anything, having been 'unboxed' to this extent.
Operating on the principle that she shouldn't be the only one unlucky, Baobaofan's gaze inadvertently flickered towards her team's standby area. At this moment, her two remaining teammates, Ren Xiaoyao and Jack, were pushing each other.
"You go!" "I'm not going! You go!"
"Damn it, if you don't go, I'll steal your e-wallet!" "Bullshit! I'm still not going!"
And Xiao Zi, who had already been 'unboxed', seemed completely detached, even subtly showing a smug, schadenfreude-filled attitude... These unreliable dog men!
Baobaofan, who had originally planned to surrender directly, seeing how unreliable her own people were, still softened and redirected her gaze back to Iori.
Although the opponent's fighting qi and rage had been forcefully drained by her, she had only drained the surging part, not as exaggerated as Aoko claimed, to completely drain the opponent in one go. Also, this didn't mean the opponent would become a punching bag; it just meant their battle intent would be lower, giving them the appearance of someone who had just woken up and was in a state of hypoglycemia.
Looking at her not-so-healthy health bar, Baobaofan took a deep breath, preparing to deliver a harsh blow to the opponent before surrendering.
Good Baby Healthy Gymnastics could absorb fighting qi, and naturally, it could also release fighting qi. This high fighting qi and rage, entirely from Iori Yagami, should be able to transform into a considerably powerful energy blast.
The absorption aspect still had the restriction of the ring, but releasing it was relatively simple. It only required making a standard Tien Shinhan Ki Blast hand gesture and having previously absorbed fighting qi to meet the release conditions of 'Eight Treasures Coin Return'.
Using this simple release condition, she planned to use the Ring Blade in her hand as a disguise, making everyone mistakenly believe she could only release it with the Ring Blade, and then find an opportunity to directly fire.
Baobaofan's idea was excellent, but she couldn't foresee what kind of abnormality would occur in the body of an Orochi bloodline owner whose fighting qi and rage had been drained.
Thump-thump! Thump-thump!
An abnormal heartbeat, as if resonating with the entire venue, came from Iori Yagami, who had been hanging his head motionless since his fighting qi was drained.
Oh no!
Kagura Chizuru and Kyo Kusanagi, both wielders of the Three Sacred Treasures, immediately noticed Iori Yagami's abnormality.
And when Iori Yagami slowly raised his head, the eyes revealed from beneath his emo bangs had completely lost all human emotion and color. If one had to use a descriptive word, it would be... beast!
A blood-red aura, as if about to materialize, enveloped the entire arena at that moment.
Because his fighting qi and emotions had been drained, causing his bloodline instincts to take over, Iori Yagami spread his arms and let out a long howl to the sky.
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!!!~~~~"
At the same time, all players in the entire arena received an identical spatial notification.
"Iori Yagami, Riot!"