Inside the Fate State realm, the Little Skeleton, accompanied by the Inferno Dragon and the Dark Dragon Hound, walked to the top of the magnificent mountain like a king ascending to the throne.
Most of the wild beasts they encountered along the way avoided them.
Occasionally, some of the more violent ones would try to stop the Inferno Dragon, but before the Little Skeleton could do anything, the Inferno Dragon would smash them into pieces and send them rolling down the mountain.
The Little Skeleton soon reached the top of the mountain.
The flags it had plundered along the way were as many as the hairs on a cow. Hundreds of flags were floating in the air behind it, like thousands of arrows waiting to be shot.
Countless battle pets in the realm looked up at the top of the mountain.
Those flags were flying, but nobody dared to take them.
The three figures standing there looked down from above, two tall and one short, overlooking the entire Divine Mountain.
"All the flags in here have been snatched away. Don't tell me that in the end, only the three of them will advance?"
"Only three of them passed the first round?"
"Well …"
Everybody in the city was speechless after seeing that, not knowing what to say.
A roar suddenly echoed at this moment.
The voice came from the second Void State seal.
Everybody was dumbfounded again when they looked over.
A Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon with white scales was flapping its wings and galloping inside that relatively small realm. It had absorbed dozens of flags with its astral power, which were flying on its back like erected scales!
Those flags had all been enhanced by the power of laws; they couldn't be destroyed without the power of laws.
As the Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon swooped down, all the flags on the mountain were uprooted and moved to its back.
The battle pets that wanted to compete with Su Ping moved forward. Lightning bolts exploded in the sky and all the battle pets were knocked back.
"M-my Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon!"
"My Asura Demonic Scythe!"
"What kind of mutant dragon is that? It's so horrifying!"
The previously quiet city burst into an uproar again after seeing that.
Filius and Mia were both dumbfounded. Their battle pets had been defeated by Su Ping's battle pet, too, and in an extremely easy and thorough manner!
They weren't on the same level at all!
It had to be noted that their battle pets had been trained in Su Ping's shop and were of the best quality. Plus, they had a rare bloodline, but they had been crushed like straws!
There was no difference!
A lot of battle pets charged forward, but they were easily crushed by the white-scaled Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon with the power of lightning.
"One against a hundred?!"
"Not even a Fate State pet could do that. Is this dragon a super pet with an S aptitude?"
"I don't think an S aptitude is that terrifying. All the participants were excellent pets of a high quality, but they couldn't even defeat them in a group attack!"
"It's so strong. It's simply unstoppable!"
"This dragon seems to have the same master as that Little Skeleton."
As the battle inside the Void State boundary escalated, everyone became more and more appalled. In the end, they were too stunned to say anything.
It was as if a Void State warrior were beating a ninth-rank apprentice, even though they were two major levels lower!
The pets that had been placed as bets were easily defeated on the battlefield. None of their skills could hurt the white-scaled Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon at all.
In the meantime —
Very soon, someone discovered that the same thing was happening in the Ocean State's barrier.
A giant serpent was wandering in the middle, as if it were swallowing the sky. It unleashed a horrifying aura and whipped away all the battle pets it encountered on its way. It then climbed straight to the divine mountain.
All the flags it saw on its way were picked up and attached to the serpent's back like spikes.
Within the three Void Enchantments, the intense battle that was like a hundred schools of thought contending for supremacy instantly turned into a one-sided battle.
In the Ocean State, the giant serpent was the unique protagonist. It swept through all the powerful skills and resisted them with its own body, demonstrating an astounding defense.
In the Void State, the mutated white-scaled Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon revealed the true majesty of a dragon, suppressing all the pets!
"Mr. Su, is Mr. Su going to give all the spots to his battle pets?"
In the crowd, Mia stared blankly at this scene. She was a little confused.
She had never thought that she would see such a scene. Even though she was knowledgeable and a student of the Amir Royal Academy, she was still shocked.
On the other hand, Filius was almost in tears. His pet, which he had trained several times in Su Ping's place, simply gave in and ran away after seeing the white-scaled Vast Sky Thunderous Dragon. It didn't even have the courage to fight the dragon.
He remembered that his battle pet had never been so cowardly after the training!
It had always been aggressive and violent, but it was acting like a coward at the moment.
He had been hoping to compete for the top three or five spots in the district, but it seemed that he couldn't even make it through the first round!
The entire Woffett City was dumbfounded by the scene inside the three barriers. They had never seen such a thing in a Pet Contest before.
The contestants on the square, who had planned to take action at the last moment, were rendered speechless after seeing the scene.
All the flags had been looted; they would only be enjoying the show even if they sent their battle pets in.
Time went by.
The three enchantments gradually quieted down. The three mountains had all been occupied.
The flags inside the barriers had been looted and gathered around the three battle pets.
The other battle pets looked at each other and the top of the mountain, but none of them dared to go up.
Some of the battle pets couldn't hold themselves back and charged to the top of the mountain, only to be knocked down miserably.
The fierce preliminary round had instantly turned into a silent confrontation.
The city lord's office in Woffett City, which was responsible for the Pet Contest selection, had received countless complaints and protests.
They were all sent anonymously by other contestants to protest the dominance inside the barriers.
All the flags had been taken, and their Class A battle pets hadn't even made it to the preliminary round. That was too much!
"Lord City Lord, what, what should we do?"
The person in charge of the office panicked, as he had never encountered such a situation. They had thought of all the problems that could happen in the competition and had taken precautions, but they didn't expect that a battle pet would dominate the barriers and take all the flags.
In the past, there had never been a limit on the number of flags that battle pets could take.
Those who were capable could take them.
Those who were strong could take more flags, and those who weren't convinced could fight for them with their own abilities.
But now … a few ridiculously strong ones had popped up out of nowhere. What could they do?
"…"
The city lord looked at the anxious and panicked director in front of him and didn't know what to say. He looked at the three barriers above his head. He had expected that the Pet Contest in Woffett City would be extremely fierce this year.
After all, so many Class A battle pets had been born recently, and it was very likely that there would be an earth-shattering battle.
However, all those Class A battle pets had been suppressed and couldn't even pass the preliminary round!
Judging from the current situation, only a few of them would pass the preliminary round in the end.
After the preliminary round, it would be the city selection battle.
How were they going to select those few? Was there even a need for a selection?
He had a feeling that those pets, who had taken over the mountains, could compete for the championship of each rank in the global finals!
"Mili, go and find out who the owners of those pets are," said the city lord in a low voice.
Beside him, a beautiful woman with an enchanting figure nodded slightly before disappearing into thin air.
Time was still passing slowly outside. There was a commotion everywhere as people discussed how to solve the situation.
Someone said that those pets were too domineering. It was unfair that they could pass the preliminary round and steal someone else's place.
But someone objected. There was never a rule about the number of flags that could be taken. Who said that they couldn't take all the flags?
When it was almost midnight, a person returned to the city lord and said, "My lord, according to the information we just received and my own investigation, those pets … all belong to the same person, and that person is the boss of the Pixie Pet Store!"
At this point, her beautiful eyes flickered. Her gaze was somewhat strange as she raised her head to look at the old man before her.
The city lord was stunned.
All of them belong to the same person?
And they belong to that guy?
Isn't he the Star State bigshot who captured Garland alive? How can he have such low-level pets?
He turned around and looked at the woman. "Are you sure?"
"Absolutely."
"…"
The city lord fell silent.
All of a sudden, Su Ping remembered that Su Ping ran a pet store. Could it be that Su Ping had specially trained this battle pet to win the global championship?
Was she after the Transcendence Fruit?
He realized what was going on and secretly sighed.
It was a tricky issue!
He would have to give up on the countermeasures he had come up with earlier if the target was that woman.
He had to admit it.
He couldn't afford to piss off the Star State bigshot if he changed the rules. Even the Ryan family might not be able to afford to piss off him!
The rumors about the grandmaster trainer that had been spreading recently had already scared him. Woffett City was under his jurisdiction. He hadn't been sleeping well for days, fearing that someone would piss off the grandmaster trainer in that shop.
If the grandmaster trainer was infuriated, not just him, even the entire planet could be affected!
"Set up a new rule for the preliminaries. If no more than ten pets pass, the preliminaries will be canceled and the candidates will enter the global finals," instructed the mayor.
The representative of the office was stunned to hear that, but he immediately realized what the mayor meant. He was both relieved and had mixed feelings.
Those without strength had to obey the rules.
Those with strength could bend the rules!
…
It was midnight.
The preliminaries were finally over.
In the last five minutes, there was a commotion in the three void barriers. Some pets joined hands, ready to fight to the top of the mountain and claim the flags.
However, they failed miserably; they couldn't even cause a ripple.
They crushed all the pets and claimed all the flags in an invincible manner. The preliminaries were over.
Su Ping was both speechless and forced a smile. It was his fault that he hadn't made himself clear. He had been too arrogant …
Still, he felt comforted to see the Little Skeleton and the Purple Python standing at the top of the mountain, looking down at the popular pets of the Federation.
Once upon a time.
The Dark Dragon Hound was just a Moon Chasing Hound that had been abandoned by its master, a low-rank pet.
The Little Skeleton was just a second-rank skeleton!
It could only reach the second-rank for the rest of its life.
The Inferno Dragon had a powerful bloodline, but it was only limited to the Ocean State; its bloodline wasn't even at the king level!
But now … they had grown up.
Even in this vast universe, in the vast territory of the Federation, they would be able to stand out and become the best among their peers!
Su Ping felt as if he were watching his own children grow up.
At the same time, outside the void barriers, the judges of the preliminaries were ready to count the pets that had won flags and put them on the list.
