Chapter 2736 - 2737: Victory or Defeat

The Flame Chasing Furry Dog, crazily absorbing flames, emitted a dazzling firelight. This was a manifestation of uncontrollable power due to too many flames being devoured. Naturally, the effect of this would make the power of Release·Annihilation Fire terrifying.

"Please be extra careful."

Looking at Veronia and Tamur, Feng Yuan nervously clutched the Ancient Black Book and said. He had no choice since the ultimate move the Flame Chasing Furry Dog was about to release was incredibly powerful. Feng Yuan couldn’t guarantee they could safely and timely relocate Cotton and the others.

They couldn’t transfer them in advance because Cotton and the others hadn’t conceded. If they happened to have a way to block Flame Chasing Furry Dog’s killer move, doing so would be highly unfair to them. However, once the attack arrived, the reaction time left for them was very short.

"Should we let Cotton and the others retreat?"

Qi Chen, worried, cautiously asked Dou Yanlan. After staring at Qi Chen for a while, Dou Yanlan shook her head and said,

"No, they haven’t given up. I can only trust them, trust Feng Yuan and Veronia."

Even Dou Yanlan wasn’t completely sure of Cotton and the others’ ability to dodge or withstand the upcoming attack.

Since Flame Chasing Furry Dog had already blocked off Cotton and the others’ retreat in advance, probably the only thing they could do now was to forcibly withstand this attack from the opponent.

Although Release·Annihilation Fire was an ultimate move that required charging, its release speed itself wasn’t particularly slow. Naturally, Flame Chasing Furry Dog couldn’t slowly accumulate power, not to mention that it had already filled the amplifying flame power to the brim, almost out of control. It also didn’t dare to give Cotton and the others too much time to respond.

Being too familiar with them, Flame Chasing Furry Dog knew very well that if given enough time, Cotton and the others would definitely find a way to counter its killer move.

Thus, when Flame Chasing Furry Dog sensed an opportunity, it launched a fierce attack without hesitation at the fastest speed.

A crimson pillar of fire shot out, roaring towards Cotton and the others. The highly concentrated flame power made the fire pillar appear so ordinary that it even made people doubt its threat.

However, faced with the fire pillar, Cotton and Xing Bo felt as if they were being intensely watched by some terrifying presence. That dreadful entity was approaching them at a speed that seemed unchanging yet extremely fast.

Barriers, spatial distance alteration, invincible effects—nearly every defensive measure was utilized. However, facing these obstacles, the speed of the fire pillar remained unchanged as it passed through each obstruction.

As the fiery tornado rose to the sky, Veronia sighed, waved her small hand, and Cotton and the others, temporarily removed from the Mirror Space, returned to the Mirror Space. Only this time, they appeared beside Dou Yanlan.

"As expected, we lost."

Sighing, Dou Yanlan wasn’t too surprised. There was no way around it; Feng Yuan’s Beast Tamers, though rarely trained, were indeed stronger than theirs. Sometimes, Dou Yanlan even suspected whether Feng Yuan secretly trained Xiao Ji and the others in anticipation of scaring them at the right moment.

However, thinking about Feng Yuan’s personality, she felt it was unlikely. Feng Yuan wasn’t that kind of person, or rather, he didn’t have an interest in playing the role of a tiger in sheep’s clothing.

With Cotton and Xing Bo’s defeat, the eventual loss of Ah Mu and the others to the joint efforts of Xiao Ji and the Flame Chasing Furry Dog seemed just a matter of time.

Yet, despite this, they hadn’t thought of giving up. Perhaps they couldn’t win, but they could show their strongest side.

The time for Forest Domain Awakening hadn’t passed. Hao Chun Bird overlapped Domain Battlefield onto Forest Domain Awakening. Meanwhile, Ah Mu wasn’t idle. It unleashed power, continuously strengthening the forest materialized by the combination of Forest Domain Awakening and Domain Battlefield while resisting Xiao Ji’s attack.

As a mysterious aura emerged in this pseudo-forest, the duo’s final strike they prepared together was about to be completed.

Flame Chasing Furry Dog, sensing something was wrong, tucked its tail and moved aside. Xiao Ji might withstand this attack, but it couldn’t. Not to mention that this strike was likely terrifying in power, Flame Chasing Furry Dog itself had low defense and stamina growth. Cotton and the others couldn’t handle Flame Chasing Furry Dog because they weren’t skilled at attacking, but not Ah Mu and the others.

Needless to say, the powerful ultimate moves usually used, if Flame Chasing Furry Dog were hit, it would likely be severely injured.

Xiao Ji folded its wings together, with Netherworld Crows standing as guardians on its left and right.

Feng Yuan couldn’t quite understand why Xiao Ji chose to take on Ah Mu and Hao Chun Bird’s combined attack head-on. With Xiao Ji’s abilities, without mentioning forceful disengagement to cause the opponent’s attack to lose target, at least it had a chance to neutralize them before Ah Mu and the others completed their combined strike.

Whether Ah Mu and the others could break Xiao Ji’s defense, not only Feng Yuan but also Qi Chen had no certainty. After all, Xiao Ji’s strength was even more unreasonable than Flame Chasing Furry Dog. Xiao Ji’s performance in battles was always unpredictable, suddenly bursting forth unexpectedly.

"Hmm? This is a Qi Realm Stance Defense method. Although the power source is different, it’s a similar approach."

Watching the Rune Chain released by the Netherworld Crow, Veronia murmured in amazement. With her insight, she could naturally see what the Netherworld Crow was doing.

Simple defense was executed by Xiao Ji itself, while the two Netherworld Crows, instead of releasing divine decrees, were assisting in strengthening Xiao Ji’s defense state. Judging by the effect, it was somewhat similar to the Black Sun under Xiao Ji’s Qi Realm Stance Defense.

However, the biggest weakness of this counter-defensive tactic was that it required enduring the attack first to launch a powerful counterattack using the opponent’s attack force.

Of course, the mere existence of this insurmountable flaw meant that the lower limit of this type of tactic was high. As long as it was successfully executed, the power was quite commendable.

Ah Mu and Hao Chun Bird’s combined attack was simple, yet practical. Natural Fury originated from the power of the natural environment. If they used methods to enhance the power of the natural environment during this process, it would directly impact Natural Fury.

Though called Natural Fury, this method itself didn’t carry specific attributes. In other words, it calculated attributes based on the environment forming the Natural Fury.

The Forest Domain provided the most enormous Wood Attribute Power. Although their location was a Mirror Space, it was also outdoors, so Earth Attribute and Water Attribute Powers were also present. Furthermore, due to Flame Chasing Furry Dog and Xiao Ji joining forces to set fire, this time, Natural Fury also contained Fire Attribute Power.

Of course, this was merely its auxiliary attribute. During the attack, unless the target could be immune to all attributes accompanying Natural Fury, it would convert into the type of attribute that could generate the most considerable power when causing damage.

Whether Natural Fury could overpower Xiao Ji’s defense, no one could say for sure.

If Ah Mu and the others’ combined strike couldn’t shatter Xiao Ji’s defense, considering the attack intensity of Natural Fury, the counterattack launched in return would be immensely terrifying, and Ah Mu and the others would have no chance of withstanding it.

As a green phantasm floated, an almost invisible force slammed towards Xiao Ji. The golden Rune Chain surrounding Xiao Ji resonated continuously, seemingly on the verge of breaking at any moment.

Even the black flames burning on the enclosing wings of Xiao Ji flickered, like a candle in the wind, ready to extinguish.

Yet, as the formless power gradually waned, the golden Rune Chain still didn’t fracture, let alone breach Xiao Ji’s defensive state.

The inability to break Xiao Ji’s defense had severe consequences. The Black Sun rose, scorching black flames crazily licking the ground. Although Ah Mu and the others held out for a while, they were eventually moved out by Veronia and the others.

"Such a devious tactic, indeed."

Gazing at Tamur, who joined hands to enhance the defense of the Mirror Space, Veronia couldn’t help but sigh. Xiao Ji’s counterattack included parts of the Divine Beast Technique’s power, making its attack possess a highly penetrating effect.

Ah Mu and the others could hold off at first, simply because Xiao Ji’s counterattack involved widespread destruction. The entire area illuminated by the Black Sun was engulfed by the attack, so the damage at a single point wasn’t particularly high.

But this didn’t mean Ah Mu and the others could endure continuously because the power released by the Black Sun was intensifying. Now, even Veronia alone could no longer maintain the Mirror Space without it being breached.

To prevent serious damage and misunderstanding caused by attack overflow to the outside world after the Mirror Space was broken, Tamur also joined the ranks of supporting the Mirror Space. However, he didn’t directly add his power to the Mirror Space. Instead, he embedded an era projection within it to consume part of the attack through space.

"Xiao Ji, indeed, though this wasn’t entirely out of control, it’s close enough."

Covering his head, Feng Yuan looked helpless.