"Dragon Hatchling, True Dragon Dance!"
As the battle began, Jiang Xing opened with his standard move, first refreshing his buff state—otherwise, the duration would run out.
At the same time, Dr. Ail issued his command.
"Bodhi Sprout, Purifying Pulse."
Just as the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling was about to act, an invisible wave of psychic energy spread outward.
Under that wave, the dragon-type power it had accumulated through repeated uses of True Dragon Dance was forcibly dispersed, its strength and speed dropping sharply.
On top of that, already fatigued, it flew toward Bodhi Sprout at an almost sluggish pace.
"Bodhi Sprout, Psychic Barrier!"
Bodhi Sprout already had a high attack speed, and with the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling's speed reduced, the gap only widened. It immediately unleashed its second move.
An invisible wall formed in front of it, and the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling slammed straight into it.
With a loud bang, the Psychic Barrier shattered, but Bodhi Sprout remained unharmed.
The moment the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling's move ended, Jiang Xing quickly gave another order.
"Dragon Hatchling, Refraction!"
Refraction was a light-type move. By forming a layer of light membrane over the body, it could reflect incoming attacks. Against multiple enemies, it could even achieve a full redirection effect.
Jiang Xing had predicted Dr. Ail's attack and prepared a defense in advance—but he was still a step too slow—
"Bodhi Sprout, Psychic Force!"
Bodhi Sprout erupted with terrifying, surging telekinetic power, forming a powerful shockwave that slammed heavily into the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling.
Although Refraction weakened most of the damage, a portion of the psychic impact still struck its body, blasting it away.
Already at its limit, the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling's aura rapidly weakened after taking the hit.
Seeing this, many spectators felt disappointment and regret—
Dr. Ail had already taken out a Life Bean, so why not let the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling use it?
If it were at full strength, it wouldn't have been defeated so easily, right?
Dr. Ail, however, did not relax. Instead, he watched the falling Rainbow Dragon Hatchling intently… He trusted that Dr. Xu's student wasn't a fool. If he refused to use recovery items, there had to be a reason.
Sure enough, Jiang Xing showed no frustration. Instead, he raised his voice.
"The Rainbow Dragon Hatchling is a true dragon Pet Beast born from surpassing its limits through repeated failures."
"Failure won't bring it down—it will make it shine—"
"Show them your true power, Dragon Hatchling!"
What?!
Hearing Jiang Xing's words, Dr. Ail froze slightly, and the audience below the stage widened their eyes in shock.
Had they heard that right?
"Mu!!" (I'm back!)
Under countless gazes, a soaring dragon's roar echoed throughout the arena.
The Rainbow Dragon Hatchling's body burst with radiant light, its aura climbing steadily. In an instant, it reversed from weakness to overwhelming power, returning to its peak state!
Then, at even greater speed, it shot into the sky!
"Dragon Hatchling, Outrage!"
Light-type energy was not effective against wood-type.
So, taking advantage of everyone's shock, Jiang Xing directly commanded the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling to unleash a dragon-type ultimate move.
Its eyes turned blood-red as it charged forward in fury, wrapped in surging dragon energy, striking fiercely at Bodhi Sprout.
Dragon-type energy was highly effective against wood-type.
Bodhi Sprout's hastily erected Psychic Barrier was instantly shattered. A follow-up tail strike sent it flying into the air!
The spectators were completely stunned by the astonishing reversal.
Jiang Xing had been telling the truth—the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling had really restored itself to full condition!
You had to understand, fully restorative items like Life Beans were extremely rare, usually only appearing in high-level competitions, and even then, their usage was restricted.
Yet this Rainbow Dragon Hatchling seemed to come with its own built-in Life Bean. That was just absurd!
On the stage, the battle entered its most intense phase.
After using Outrage, the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling's attack power surged explosively, but it also fell into a berserk state, relentlessly pursuing Bodhi Sprout with continuous attacks.
Bodhi Sprout's talent, meanwhile, was the classic psychic-type ability: Danger Premonition. When faced with powerful attacks, it could sense danger in advance and increase its evasion rate.
Combined with Dr. Ail's commands, it managed to hold on under the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling's relentless assault.
Of course, the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling did not hold a complete advantage.
Due to its berserk state, its inclination to dodge dropped significantly. Meanwhile, psychic-type attacks were inherently invisible and highly accurate.
Its injuries continued to accumulate, and its condition steadily declined.
Finally, seeing that Bodhi Sprout was nearing its limit, Dr. Ail gave the command.
"Bodhi Sprout, Psychic Surge!"
This was Bodhi Sprout's ultimate move. It had a long wind-up, requiring it to remain stationary while gathering psychic energy, and it also reduced its own defense.
Once released, it was essentially a mutual-destruction attack.
Sure enough, at the moment Bodhi Sprout unleashed the move, the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling's attack had already struck it.
As the intense psychic wave erupted, the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling's body trembled. Its aura weakened, and it fell toward the ground.
Bodhi Sprout was also sent flying, bouncing twice on the ground before its eyes turned into spirals.
Seeing this, the audience had already raised their hands, ready to applaud—
Although the battle ended in a double knockout, considering that the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling had started at critically low condition—essentially giving up a life—
The victory was beyond doubt—it belonged to the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling!
"A splendid battle…" Dr. Ail was already about to offer his congratulations.
But halfway through his sentence, he stopped, his gaze freezing.
Because the falling Rainbow Dragon Hatchling suddenly lit up again with that familiar glow.
"Mu!!"
With another resounding dragon's roar, the young dragon soared into the air once more, fully restored, radiating rainbow light!
At that moment, the entire audience—including Dr. Ail—fell into stunned silence.
What the hell?!
Reviving once was already outrageous—how could it revive a second time?!
Was this Pet Beast even legal?
Are you sure this isn't some hacked monster?
"This is the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling's talent—Unceasing Heart."
"As long as its fighting spirit remains, it can rise again and again!"
Seeing the Beast Tamers staring in shock, Jiang Xing smiled.
A combat-type Pet Beast had to prove its strength through battle—that was what made it feel right.
"This is the evolution of the Golden-Patterned Koi—the undying true dragon that has leapt through the Dragon Gate. I hope you all like it."
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After the battle, Dr. Ail fed Bodhi Sprout a Life Bean to restore it, then expressed his anticipation for Jiang Xing's academic lecture before leaving in shock.
Once he was gone, the crowd erupted into complete frenzy—
Light and dragon dual attributes aside, it even had a talent like Unceasing Heart. This Pet Beast's power was absolutely outrageous.
If this were a card game, people would already be shouting that it was a fake card.
No wonder Jiang Xing claimed it could become any Beast Tamer's ace!
Now, not just ordinary Beast Tamers—even those from wealthy backgrounds, with access to Overlord-tier species, were tempted.
While Overlord species had high ceilings, reaching that potential required relatively long evolution chains.
Before completing their final evolution, many Overlord species weren't necessarily stronger than some Monarch or even Commander species.
A Pet Beast like the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling—high potential, early power spike—was incredibly rare, often monopolized by major factions.
Better to just raise a Golden-Patterned Koi—easy to maintain and powerful.
'Damn… is the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling going to become a banned Pet Beast in the future? The kind that's prohibited in low-level competitions…'
'Otherwise, finals would just turn into a fitness contest—whoever's dragonling can do more sit-ups wins…'
Jiang Xing clicked his tongue inwardly. Fortunately, that had nothing to do with him.
As for competition balance—that was the Beast Tamer Association's problem.
He was only responsible for evolution.
The stronger, the better.
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