The Red Flame Flood Dragon, having been tricked by Cyan Treasure, hastily opened its mouth to breathe fire downward.

The Sub-Flame Dragon Cannon brewing in its belly was already prepared. The moment it opened its mouth, it drove its Core Inner Elixir to stimulate the power of its Fire Seed Source.

A massive, highly condensed pillar of red flame shot downward. Amidst the RUMBLE, the steam from the previous explosion was instantly vaporized, and the large crater in the ground was blasted even deeper.

Just then, Cyan Treasure once again used its Breathing Technique and Earth Shifting Technique to launch a second Storm Ball.

With its newfound experience, it deliberately adjusted its position, aiming the Storm Ball’s final impact point to the Red Flame Flood Dragon’s left rear.

This Storm Ball, enhanced by its Origin Power, launched at an incredible initial velocity, hurtling toward its target like a heavy cannonball.

During its flight, the Storm Ball bobbed up and down, its path in constant flux, making its final impact point impossible to predict.

Akagi Shu had been watching Cyan Treasure intently, waiting for its next move. The moment Cyan Treasure attacked, he immediately told the Red Flame Flood Dragon to use its Flame Curtain to block.

However, the Red Flame Flood Dragon had very little experience dealing with such a fast and unpredictable long-range attack. Among Same-star Level Pet Beasts, almost none could achieve such a flexible and varied bombardment.

The Storm Ball was incredibly fast. A direct shot would take only a second. A curving shot would be slightly slower but would still arrive within two seconds, leaving the dragon little time to think.

It could only rely on instinct, blocking based on the direction of the incoming projectile.

The ball flew at a steep angle, heading straight for the sky above the dragon. With such a terrifying initial velocity, a normal shot would have certainly flown out of the arena.

But this Storm Ball was different. It could change direction mid-flight!

Therefore, based on the previous Storm Ball’s trajectory, it fanned out a Flame Curtain above its head.

Sure enough.

The Storm Ball continued to ascend until it was level with the sun, then suddenly plummeted straight down, hurtling toward the dragon’s head.

It thought it had predicted the move and revealed a knowing smile.

Down below, however, Akagi Shu saw Cyan Treasure use Earth Escape again after launching the projectile and disappear. He immediately grew wary.

"Watch out! Cyan Treasure is gone!"

Hearing its master’s cry, the Red Flame Flood Dragon instinctively started to look down at the ground.

But the Storm Ball was still falling; it couldn’t afford to be distracted.

Just then, the crowd of onlookers gasped in astonishment.

The plummeting Storm Ball’s trajectory shifted erratically in mid-air. Spinning as it fell at high speed, it veered toward an impact point behind the Flood Dragon’s rear.

It was this mid-descent curve that caused it to deviate from its trajectory, letting it scrape past the edge of the Flame Curtain as it came down.

With lightning-fast reflexes, it immediately fanned out a second Flame Curtain, swatting it backward.

But creating another curtain at this point was a little too slow.

However, the curtain had already been sent out. Even though it had just formed, it could still provide some cover.

At this very moment.

Cyan Treasure used its Earth Escape Body Technique to move at top speed, surfacing below the Red Flame Flood Dragon at a distance of seven or eight meters.

Its appearance put Akagi Shu on high alert, and he quickly warned the Red Flame Flood Dragon to watch out for a third attack.

Having blocked the path to its rear, the Red Flame Flood Dragon assumed it no longer needed to defend from that direction and looked down.

Cyan Treasure didn’t have a Storm Ball in its mouth. Instead, it was staring intently at the dragon’s rear.

’Why isn’t it looking at me? Why is it looking behind me?’

A shiver ran through both the Red Flame Flood Dragon and Akagi Shu at the same time.

"Whoa!"

"It turned a third time!"

The students cried out in amazement again as they saw the Storm Ball change direction once more, veering toward another spot.

Those with sharp eyes could already sense the power of the Earth Element at work high in the sky.

It was the Earth Shifting Technique.

Cyan Treasure was using its Earth Shifting Technique to exert control for a second time, remotely manipulating the earth mixed within the Storm Ball to provide a new directional force.

The Storm Ball turned for a third time, suddenly veering to the left—an area unprotected by a Flame Curtain.

The Red Flame Flood Dragon had no time to react at all.

Even if it could have turned, it couldn’t have summoned another Flame Curtain.

After using the technique with such high frequency in a short time, its two pairs of underdeveloped wings were already exhausted. Its meridians were spasming, and it needed to rest. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

It could only watch as the Storm Ball—which had slowed from its turn—veered to its left, struck it head-on, and exploded with a BOOM.

A fierce wind mixed with Light Attribute poison rained down like a shower of stars, splattering all over its skin.

"Quick! Use the Wandering Dragon Soaring Body Technique and ignite yourself!" Akagi Shu shouted urgently.

The Red Flame Flood Dragon had a Combined Technique that allowed it to channel the Pill Fire within its body to the surface. Then, by using the Wandering Dragon Soaring Body Technique to create friction with the air, it could engulf its entire body in flames, which would rapidly burn away the poison on its skin.

This time, however, Cyan Treasure gave it no such chance.

After using the Earth Shifting Technique, Cyan Treasure immediately followed up with its ultimate trump card.

It opened its mouth and unleashed an extremely concentrated Plant Life Light Wave, which carried a deadly aura.

"This is bad! Dodge, quick!"

Akagi Shu had just issued his previous command, and now he was frantically ordering his Pet Beast to dodge again.

But the pace of battle between Pet Beasts was extremely fast.

The efficiency of verbal commands had been pushed to its absolute limit.

Without having cultivated Divine Sense, relying solely on the Mental Suggestion of the Pet Beast Contract inevitably resulted in a delay.

The Red Flame Flood Dragon had sensed its master’s suggestion and knew it had to dodge.

But this wasn’t a warning given in anticipation; it came only after Cyan Treasure had already fired.

A laser beam moves faster than sound.

The instant it saw the light flare, the laser had already struck the Red Flame Flood Dragon.

The Red Flame Flood Dragon didn’t even have a chance to flee. All the Light Element Poison on its skin began to boil, erupting in a sacred radiance.

It was as if time had skipped a beat, fast-forwarding directly to the stage of the poison’s violent eruption.

The Red Flame Flood Dragon let out a pained wail. Its skin burned, as if it were being purged as a heretic by a Bright Holy Dragon.

The Pill Fire within its body rushed to the surface, but instead of evaporating the poison, it turned against the dragon itself, attempting to "purify" its own body.

It let out a series of pained roars, unable to understand why its own Pill Fire would turn against it.

In less than two seconds, overcome with unbearable pain, it plummeted from the sky.

At the same time, Cyan Treasure quickly retreated, wary of a desperate counterattack.

It took deep breaths, greedily gulping the Spiritual Qi from the air into its belly, and quickly readied a third Storm Ball.

At this, Gu Ming said in a deep voice, "You’ve lost."

He gestured toward the Storm Ball hovering, ready but un-fired, in Cyan Treasure’s mouth, and then pointed to the side.

The Red Flame Flood Dragon lay on the ground, writhing madly. But no matter how it rubbed its body against the sand and grass, it couldn’t scrub off the mass of intermingling white and red flames—the Purifying Fire produced by the Heterodox Holy Dragon Poison.

Because the dragon also had flame power within its body, its own Pill Fire had been "infected." It, in turn, began to pass judgment on its own body, believing its flames were impure and needed to be "purified."

This was the reason its own power had turned against it.

Nearby, Akagi Shu’s scalp tingled with numbness, his eyes vacant.

Seeing the Red Flame Flood Dragon’s agonized state, he still gritted his teeth, unwilling to admit defeat.

He clung to a sliver of hope, thinking that the Red Flame Flood Dragon was a High-star Potential Pet Beast. It had thick skin and extremely high fire resistance; its foundation wouldn’t necessarily be harmed.