In secret, Xiao Ji strengthened his vigilance, even considering what Feng Yuan might do, especially his own habits, which became the main focus of consideration. There’s no choice; this time Feng Yuan is specifically targeting Xiao Ji’s habits, and if he acts as usual, he might fall into a trap.
Following alongside the Flame Chasing Furry Dog, Xiao Ji silently waited for the Void Time Ring’s ban to lift. Although he didn’t know what ultimate move this might be, the power of this blockage was indeed beyond Xiao Ji’s ability range.
He didn’t bother trying to break free from the blockade because Xiao Ji knew it was probably impossible to escape; it would be better to save energy to prepare for the changes ahead.
The Flame Chasing Furry Dog occasionally launched attacks against the Shadow Leopard, but without Xiao Ji’s assistance, those attacks failed to achieve much.
As for this, the Flame Chasing Furry Dog was not discouraged. What he needed to do now was suppress the Shadow Leopard before Xiao Ji recovered, as for the Shadow Turtle? He couldn’t bother with that.
The Shadow Turtle had no attack means, it could ignore the opponent, even if the shield was thick, once they resolved the Shadow Leopard, there would be plenty of time to handle it slowly.
The Flame Chasing Furry Dog didn’t expect the Shadow Leopard to have a backup move, and it was the rare ultimate move of Mutual Destruction. Xiao Ji, though not guessing it was Mutual Destruction, had already heightened his vigilance.
Whispering quietly, Xiao Ji did not explicitly state what needed to be done but hinted to the Flame Chasing Furry Dog about what he was supposed to do now, which was to temporarily suppress the opponent rather than defeat him.
The Flame Chasing Furry Dog had no intention of a strong attack, as it was indeed difficult to deal with; the Shadow Leopard was faster than him. Without Xiao Ji providing distractions, it couldn’t do anything to the leopard with the turtle’s shield.
Luckily, the combination of one turtle and one leopard couldn’t break the Flame Chasing Furry Dog’s defenses for the time being, and even the Shadow Leopard was hit several times by the Flame Chasing Furry Dog. Yet, the more this happened, the more Xiao Ji became alert.
The previous flawless defense of the Shadow Turtle wasn’t forgotten by him. Now that the Flame Chasing Furry Dog could injure the Shadow Leopard in a two-on-one situation, it could only mean there’s an issue with that turtle; what was the opponent preparing?!
"It seems Xiao Ji has detected danger."
Veronia looked at Feng Yuan with a strange expression. He had thought the Flame Chasing Furry Dog would be the one to first detect the hidden danger, but it turned out Xiao Ji was the one who became suspicious first. This seemed normal, though, as the Flame Chasing Furry Dog was fully entangled with the Shadow Leopard and had no chance to think about these things while Xiao Ji had the opportunity to review the overall situation, being temporarily unable to act.
"Oh, did he really discover something? But how will he respond?"
Feng Yuan murmured as he stroked his chin. Xiao Ji’s tense appearance showed he had found something amiss, but it’s uncertain if he could guess that the Shadow Leopard was preparing to use Mutual Destruction. After all, although the clues were apparent, it’s not common for someone to connect them timely with the rare ultimate move of Mutual Destruction.
After a while, the effect of the Void Time Ring ended, and Xiao Ji regained the ability to wield ultimate moves. This time, Xiao Ji did not transform into Black Sun, as he couldn’t assure it would resolve the current situation.
Although the Shadow Leopard was always in combat with the Flame Chasing Furry Dog, Xiao Ji focused on the constantly status-enhancing Shadow Turtle. Its abnormal behavior was a clear indication that something was about to happen.
This was not deliberately done by Feng Yuan. Even in a real battle, the opponent would act this way because the ultimate move Mutual Destruction ignores distinctions between enemy and self and can penetrate most defensive methods. To endure it, one could only rely on maximum stamina and a solid barrier to withstand it.
However, once a solid barrier is used, the enemy will certainly take action, so such defense is usually established last to maximize the chance of avoiding enemy actions.
Xiao Ji emitted a long cry, vibrating his wings as a mysterious aura entwined, then folded his wings with a profound look at the Shadow Turtle.
Veronia skeptically observed Xiao Ji, wondering what ultimate move he had just used. Although the aura was clearly death-series energy, it felt somewhat off, and she didn’t recognize this ultimate move, guessing it might be Xiao Ji’s exclusive move?
Feng Yuan also couldn’t figure out what Xiao Ji had done, but he was not bothered. Xiao Ji currently mastered all sorts of random ultimate moves, and he truly didn’t know how many and which ultimate moves Xiao Ji ultimately controlled.
The interaction between Xiao Ji and the Flame Chasing Furry Dog was no longer straightforward. Even the Flame Chasing Furry Dog needed to think to understand Xiao Ji’s true intention, making the onlooking Veronia somewhat uncomfortable.
Because she couldn’t really understand what they were saying, especially after the Flame Chasing Furry Dog launched another attack, and Xiao Ji spread his wings, with a phantom blue fire eagle rising behind him, it left her bewildered.
Flying birds can use the ultimate move Energy Dive·Appear. Although it is called a dive, it doesn’t necessarily require the spirit beast to be airborne to use it.
With Xiao Ji standing on the ground, the energy body formed by the ultimate move can ascend, but Veronia didn’t understand why Xiao Ji used this ultimate move.
Energy Dive·Appear isn’t particularly powerful but has the characteristic of penetrating energy barriers, making it a decent attack means.
However, the Flame Chasing Furry Dog was attacking simultaneously, and even though it attacked with Xiao Ji, there wasn’t an effect greater than the sum; it could potentially have the opposite effect.
After all, the Shadow Turtle’s protection of the Shadow Leopard was excellent.
As expected, the combined strike of the Flame Chasing Furry Dog and Xiao Ji didn’t achieve much effect. Although the Shadow Leopard couldn’t completely avoid the attack, it was able to endure this round of damage thanks to the Shadow Turtle’s protection and used Void Instant Kill to appear behind Xiao Ji.
A black crystal instantly condensed; Xiao Ji seemed to have anticipated the Shadow Leopard’s attack on him, shielding with his left wing as a black crystal barrier rose from the earth to block the Shadow Leopard.
In the next second, Xiao Ji’s left wing flapped, and Nether Wind forcibly blew the Shadow Leopard away. Falling to the ground, the Shadow Leopard activated Void Instant Kill again.
The Flame Chasing Furry Dog instantaneously released terrifying flames, the fire coalescing in the air into lava, continually dripping. The Shadow Leopard manifested before the magma but disappeared and flashed to Xiao Ji’s back in the next moment.
However, greeting it was an even larger chunk of black crystal pillar.
Observing Xiao Ji and the Flame Chasing Furry Dog fall into defensive positions, Veronia curiously commented:
"What are they doing? Weren’t they fighting quite well before?"
"It looks like they’ve changed their approach, but this strategy requires the support of Qi Realm Stance Defense, doesn’t it?"
Feng Yuan spoke with puzzlement while pinching his chin. According to the competition rules, Beastmasters cannot influence the beasts on the field, so Feng Yuan couldn’t offer Xiao Ji and the others a stance switch now.
Without Qi Realm Stance Defense’s support, playing defensively with counter-attacks would be difficult for them as they didn’t possess many ultimate moves for this style.
In terms of attributes, it’s the same; only under Qi Realm Stance Defense do the Flame Chasing Furry Dog’s stamina levels rise to terrifying heights. In normal stance, the Flame Chasing Furry Dog is high attack, high speed, but fragile.
This abnormal behavior left Feng Yuan at a loss. Could Xiao Ji and the others have guessed what the Shadow Leopard intends to do?
But even if they guessed, they should beat the turtle first; this way, they could at least secure a draw. Otherwise, relying on the turtle’s attributes and enhanced status, it could easily endure Mutual Destruction.
With the turtle still standing last, Xiao Ji and the others would likely be the losing side unless they can withstand the Shadow Leopard’s Mutual Destruction and still have the power to deal with the Shadow Turtle afterward—Is that possible?
Feng Yuan was skeptical, not because he doubted Xiao Ji but because he knew the Shadow Turtle’s defensive capabilities he summoned. Even after enduring one Mutual Destruction, the Shadow Turtle still possessed extreme defense ability.
Unless Xiao Ji and the others were in perfect condition, even if they worked together, it would be difficult to defeat the Shadow Turtle, let alone when the opponent also has its attack move, a damage-sharing type ultimate move that divides half of its hurt onto the enemy.
Given the Shadow Turtle’s recovery abilities, unless Xiao Ji and the others could quickly kill it, it’s hard to say if they could avoid being worn down.
Although they are slowly depleting the Shadow Leopard’s stamina, as the Shadow Leopard’s stamina decreases, the turtle’s protection of the Shadow Leopard strengthens again. However, while providing protection, it doesn’t forget to enhance its own defense, resembling a coward.
Nevertheless, neither Xiao Ji nor the Flame Chasing Furry Dog paid attention to the opponent, persistently focused on their duel with the Shadow Leopard.
As stamina continuously lowered, the Shadow Leopard’s speed decreased, and consequently, the damage it suffered rapidly increased.
"It’s coming."
Noticing the Shadow Leopard was about to be overwhelmed, Feng Yuan murmured.

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