A Yan was panting heavily.
Clouds of white vapor billowed from its mouth and nostrils, while its once glossy black head had turned as red as heated iron, distorting the air around it with the intense heat.
After observing for a moment, Bai Qiu quickly understood what was going on.
Its opponent had driven it into a rage.
A Yan’s opponent was a fly.
That’s right—a gigantic fly whose rank had somehow reached the Monarch level.
There was no question that it couldn’t break through A Yan’s defenses.
But by the same token, A Yan couldn’t lay a finger on it.
The fly’s strategy was simple.
It circled endlessly above A Yan’s head, then, whenever A Yan let its guard down, it would suddenly dive and slash at the weakest parts of A Yan’s body with its sharp legs.
A Yan clamped its tail tightly between its legs and roared furiously at the giant fly.
The fly, however, wasn’t the least bit anxious.
Its entire strategy revolved around wearing A Yan down—pushing it into a mental breakdown until it voluntarily admitted defeat.
I have to admit, it’s working, Bai Qiu thought.
Judging from his assessment, this fly possessed B-rank Agility.
In terms of speed, it completely outclassed A Yan.
Even more troublesome were its compound eyes, which granted it nearly 360-degree dynamic vision, allowing it to detect attacks from every direction.
As a result, no attack could escape its notice.
The battle had clearly been dragging on for quite some time.
Against an opponent that refused to give even the slightest opening, A Yan had no effective countermeasure.
Its mentality had already collapsed.
Unless it awakened some new offensive technique, the fight would devolve into a pure battle of endurance.
Whichever side ran out of stamina first would lose.
But Bai Qiu had no intention of letting things continue like this.
Using telepathy, he said, “[A Yan, surround yourself with an Earth Wall.]”
A Yan was confused.
But knowing the order had come from Bai Qiu, it obediently summoned an Earth Wall that completely enclosed its body without leaving the slightest gap.
Bai Qiu continued, “[Calm down. Ignore your opponent’s provocations. Instead, think about yourself. Think about how you can use your mastery over the earth element to create an attack capable of defeating it.]”
“[You don’t need to be angry, nor do you need to be afraid. You can make countless mistakes, but your opponent only needs to make one.]”
“[Picture the strongest version of yourself, and make full use of the authority you possess over the earth itself.]”
“[The one who will emerge victorious… will be you!]”
Hearing Bai Qiu’s words, A Yan gradually calmed down from its burning rage.
That’s right… why am I angry?
It’s just a fly.
Even when it stings my backside, I can’t even feel any pain.
Why should I let myself get so worked up?
The strongest version of myself…
A Yan recalled that battle.
The day Bai Qiu had pierced its eye with a single spear thrust.
The memory of being beaten to tears by its master—a human far smaller and physically weaker than itself—remained vividly etched into its mind.
That confidence.
That overwhelming dominance that looked down upon everything.
That spear, fragile enough to be snapped in half, yet one that had nearly taken its life…
As enlightenment dawned upon it, subtle changes began spreading across A Yan’s shell and body.
Meanwhile, the giant fly that had been buzzing noisily through the air suddenly felt its heart skip a beat.
A deep sense of unease welled up from the depths of its soul.
Bai Qiu’s eyes narrowed.
He had noticed the changes as well.
No way…
Did a few words of encouragement really push it into a moment of enlightenment?
Time slowly passed.
The fly continued buzzing overhead, but it was becoming increasingly restless.
Several times, it deliberately exposed an opening, hovering just above the Earth Wall while making an irritating buzzing noise.
It even used telepathy to taunt A Yan.
Yet A Yan remained hidden within the Earth Wall the entire time, seemingly preparing something.
This development had completely exceeded the fly’s expectations.
It became so anxious that it scratched at its head with its forelegs, rubbing its fuzzy fly head over and over until flakes of debris fell to the ground.
More than ten minutes later…
Without warning, the earth began to tremble.
The Earth Wall gradually crumbled away.
The fly’s crimson compound eyes immediately lit up.
It rubbed its forelegs together excitedly, eagerly awaiting the moment A Yan emerged.
This time…
I’m definitely going to land a vicious strike right up its backside!
But instead— The entire arena rippled like waves upon the sea.
Magnificent golden energy surged from A Yan’s body.
Moments later, enormous golden rock spears erupted from beneath the ground, covering nearly the entire arena.
“ROOOAAAR—!”
As A Yan released a long, resonant roar, countless stone spears shot skyward simultaneously.
The fly reacted instantly.
Thanks to its compound eyes, its extraordinary dynamic vision allowed it to weave effortlessly through the forest of spears.
No matter how narrow the gaps were, it slipped through every single one.
A Yan, however, sneered.
“[Omae wa… mou shindeiru.]”
Then it slammed one massive foot into the ground.
Instantly, pillar after pillar of stone burst upward from beneath the arena.
“[Who are you trying to sca—]”
The fly had been about to mock A Yan, convinced it could dodge these attacks just as easily…
Then the fly suddenly realized that the rock spears suspended in the sky had all turned around.
They were now hurtling downward.
Even worse, they aligned perfectly with the stone pillars rising from below, fitting together seamlessly without leaving the slightest gap.
Looking toward the edge of the arena, the fly saw that the first descending rock spears had already interlocked perfectly with the first stone pillars to emerge.
Its only remaining escape route had been straight upward.
But now, the gaps had shrunk so much that there was no longer enough space for it to squeeze through.
The fly instantly realized it had nowhere left to run.
It hurriedly sent out a telepathic message.
“[Stop! I surren—!]”
Before it could finish transmitting its thoughts, several razor-sharp rock spears mercilessly pierced through its body, locking together perfectly with the stone pillars below.
Foul-smelling bodily fluid slowly seeped from hair-thin cracks between the interlocking stone pillars and spears.
The spectators beneath the arena all sucked in sharp breaths.
A chill ran down their spines, their fur stood on end, and they instinctively backed away while crying out in shock.
Meanwhile, members of the fly’s species gathered around the arena, buzzing furiously as they cursed and wailed in grief.
“[No fair!]”
“[That guy definitely cheated!]”
A Yan withdrew its power.
The massive stone structure, which had fused into a single solid wall, instantly crumbled apart.
With its source of power gone, it disintegrated into particles so fine they were nearly invisible to the naked eye, drifting gently onto the ground like dust.
As for the Monarch-class fly…
It was unquestionably dead.
The Blood Crystals scattered across the arena were proof enough.
Having secured its tenth consecutive victory, A Yan proudly raised its head high.
Faced with the jeers of the weaker beasts, it simply looked down on them with utter disdain.
It lifted both forelegs and gently pushed them forward.
A powerful telepathic wave spread across the arena, carrying its mocking voice into the minds of every monster present.
Even Bai Qiu heard it.
“[If you’re weak, then train harder!]”
“[If you can’t handle losing, then don’t play!]”
Seeing A Yan finally vent the frustration it had been bottling up, Bai Qiu couldn’t help smiling.
He was genuinely happy for it.
It was gratifying to see that even a laid-back turtle like A Yan could grow so rapidly in the Bloodmoon Beast Arena and awaken a brand-new skill.
This Bloodmoon Beast Arena really is an incredible place, Bai Qiu thought.
After celebrating its victory with the spectators for a while, A Yan carried the Blood Crystals it had earned from defeating its opponent back to Bai Qiu.
Good grief.
He had just spent 120,000 Blood Crystals during his shopping trip.
Yet not long after returning, he’d already earned 150,000 Blood Crystals back.
In other words, after one round trip, not only had he recovered every Blood Crystal he’d spent…
He had even made a profit of 30,000 Blood Crystals.
— The end of the Chapter–
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