Chapter 226 | My Beast Taming Space Hides a Gacha Pool

Where the shockwave passed, the air tore apart with a sharp shriek.

Ziyue had no time to dodge and was hit head-on by the shockwave.

“Bang!”

The silver-blue figure was sent flying by the immense impact, tumbling several times in the air before barely stabilizing herself. Several fine cracks appeared on her Ice Armor, with some areas even shattering, revealing the silver-blue fur beneath.

Liu Yi's gaze sharpened.

Sonic Burst, an A-rank Rock-type skill, was immensely powerful, but its use reduced the user's own speed.

“Ziyue, Frost Path, create distance.”

Ziyue rapidly retreated along the Frost Path, sliding from in front of the Rockwing Giant Lizard to the right secondary island, then ascending to the floating island above, carving a complex zigzag trajectory through the air.

Her breathing was much more rapid than before. The cracks in her Ice Armor slowly repaired themselves in the Snowfall environment, but the repair speed was far from keeping up with the Rockwing Giant Lizard's attack frequency.

Ji Hongyuan didn't give Ziyue a moment to breathe.

“Rockwing Giant Lizard, Rock Cannon, continuous fire!”

The Rockwing Giant Lizard opened its mouth, and Rock Cannons fired one after another like a barrage, blasting towards Ziyue. Each shot carried an earthy yellow glow, carving intersecting trajectories in the air.

Ziyue dodged left and right on the Frost Path. Rock Cannons whistled past her sides; some grazed her Ice Armor, leaving scorch marks, while others hit the floating island behind her, blasting craters into the rock face.

But the Rock Cannons were too numerous and too fast.

The third Rock Cannon struck Ziyue's left flank.

“Bang!”

Ice flakes scattered, and a large hole appeared on the left side of her Ice Armor.

Ziyue's body swayed, and she nearly fell from the Frost Path. She forcefully stabilized herself and continued to weave among the floating islands.

The Rockwing Giant Lizard's offensive was too fierce; Ziyue's defense was being torn apart bit by bit.

Although the Ice Armor could slowly repair itself in the Snowfall environment, its repair speed couldn't keep up with the Rockwing Giant Lizard's attack frequency.

At this rate, Ziyue wouldn't last long.

She had to find a way to break the Rockwing Giant Lizard's attack rhythm.

“Ziyue, Mirror Flower Water Moon.”

A glint flashed in Ziyue's eyes.

She sped out along the Frost Path, and just as she was about to meet the Rockwing Giant Lizard head-on, a silver-blue figure emerged from her side.

It was a Silver Snow Fox identical to Ziyue in every way—fur, eyes, tail, and even its energy fluctuations were exactly the same.

The two Silver Snow Foxes simultaneously sped along the Frost Path, one to the left and one to the right, rushing in two different directions.

Ji Hongyuan's pupils sharply contracted.

“This is... a doppelganger?!”

Another skill he hadn't seen before? How much had this person been hiding?

The Rockwing Giant Lizard was also stunned.

Its gaze rapidly switched between the two silver-blue figures, but it couldn't distinguish which was the main body and which was the doppelganger. Both Silver Snow Foxes moved in perfect sync, and their energy fluctuations were identical.

“Rockwing Giant Lizard, Rock Cannon, the one on the left!” Ji Hongyuan made his decision at the last moment.

An earthy yellow glow appeared in the Rockwing Giant Lizard's mouth as a Rock Cannonball condensed within it.

But Ziyue wouldn't give it that chance.

The doppelganger abruptly accelerated in mid-air, rushing towards the Rockwing Giant Lizard, and spat out a Frost Breath. The extremely cold ice mist assailed it, and the Rockwing Giant Lizard instinctively closed its eyes. The Rock Cannon's aim went awry, flying past Ziyue's main body's shoulder.

Ziyue's main body seized this opportunity, cutting in from the side along the Frost Path, and activated Frozen Bite again!

This time, she aimed not for the wing, but for the Rockwing Giant Lizard's right hind leg.

“Crunch—!”

Icy fangs bit fiercely into the Rockwing Giant Lizard's leg joint, and frost rapidly spread, stacking the [Frostbite] status once more.

The Rockwing Giant Lizard let out a pained growl as its right hind leg stiffened from the cold, and its entire body's balance began to waver.

Ji Hongyuan gritted his teeth.

They couldn't drag this out any longer.

“Rockwing Giant Lizard, Rock Cannon, don't aim for the Silver Snow Fox, aim for the Frost Path beneath its feet!”

The Rockwing Giant Lizard understood Ji Hongyuan's intention and once again condensed a Rock Cannon in its mouth. This time, the target was neither Ziyue's main body nor the doppelganger, but the Frost Path beneath Ziyue's feet.

“Boom!”

The Rock Cannon struck the Frost Path, shattering the ice surface. Ziyue's support beneath her feet instantly vanished, and her body lost balance in mid-air.

“Now! Sonic Burst!” Ji Hongyuan commanded, seizing the opportunity.

The Rockwing Giant Lizard's wings folded in again, and a white halo circulated across its scales.

But this time, its movements were noticeably slower than before. The side effect of Sonic Burst—reduced self-speed—combined with the slowing effect of Snowfall and the stiffness from [Frostbite], made its charging time nearly double the normal duration.

Ziyue lost her balance in mid-air, but she didn't panic.

She glanced in the direction of her doppelganger.

The doppelganger understood and charged towards the Rockwing Giant Lizard from the side, its body's mirrored sheen erupting.

The doppelganger shattered.

Countless tiny mirrored fragments exploded in the air, each fragment reflecting dazzling light that illuminated the entire battle zone as if it were day. These lights were a disorienting visual effect accompanied by a mental shock.

Confusion status, triggered.

The Rockwing Giant Lizard's vision went white from the sudden intense light, and its charging Sonic Burst was interrupted. The white halo dissipated from its body, and it only managed to release a small shockwave, far weaker than the previous one.

Ziyue took the opportunity to stabilize herself in mid-air. The Frost Path reformed beneath her feet, and she rapidly ascended along it, putting distance between herself and the Rockwing Giant Lizard.

Liu Yi stood on her maglev skateboard, her gaze rapidly shifting between Ziyue and the Rockwing Giant Lizard.

Ziyue's condition wasn't good; her Ice Armor was severely damaged, and both her stamina and energy were more than half depleted.

However, the Rockwing Giant Lizard wasn't faring much better. The base of its left wing and its right hind leg had both been struck by Frozen Bite, stacking the Frostbite status. The subsequent Ice-type skill damage bonus made each of Ziyue's attacks more threatening.

Moreover, the Confusion status was still active.

The Rockwing Giant Lizard flapped its wings wildly in the air, swaying erratically, completely unable to fly normally.

Ji Hongyuan gritted his teeth.

The Confusion status wouldn't last long. The Rockwing Giant Lizard's rank meant its resistance to such mental negative statuses was far stronger than an Intermediate pet's.

At most, it would recover in a few more seconds.

But a few seconds, in a battle, was enough to do many things.

Ziyue sped out along the Frost Path, and twelve Ice Blades shot from around her body, carving intersecting trajectories in the air, heading straight for the Rockwing Giant Lizard.

The Rockwing Giant Lizard was still in confusion, completely unable to defend effectively.

The Ice Blades hit its body without suspense, bursting into ice-blue flowers on its gray-brown scales. Ice flakes scattered, cold air permeated, and a thin layer of frost quickly formed on the Rockwing Giant Lizard's scales.