A flash of white light, and Liu Yi, Ziyue, and Chiying appeared on the second floor.
Unlike the pure white space of the first floor, this area had transformed into a rocky arena with a Little Rock Monster standing in the center.
【Second Floor Guardian: Little Rock Monster (Junior stage 20%)】
【Challenge Goal: Defeat the Guardian】
【Bonus Challenge: Fastest Breakthrough Record - Current Record Holder: Ouyang Qin - Steel-Armored Bear - 7 seconds】
Liu Yi looked at Ziyue, “Ziyue, you go first.”
“Bingbing!”
“Ice Blade.”
Seven Ice Blades instantly formed, precisely hitting the Little Rock Monster’s vital points, but this time, the Little Rock Monster didn't fall immediately.
“The difficulty has indeed increased,” Liu Yi said, unsurprised. “Ice Spike.”
Eight Ice Spikes rained down, pinning the Little Rock Monster in place. Ziyue seized the opportunity, pouncing forward and ending the battle with a Frozen Bite.
【Challenge Successful! Time taken: 5 seconds】
【Record Updated: Liu Yi - Silver Snow Fox - 5 seconds】
Liu Yi wasn't in a hurry to proceed to the next floor. Instead, she chose to re-challenge, deploying Chiying this time.
When the Little Rock Monster reappeared.
Liu Yi: “Venom Spray.”
Chiying flung a ball of purple venom, hitting the Little Rock Monster's face precisely. The venom quickly seeped into its body, and the Little Rock Monster painfully flailed its arms.
“Now, Poison Fang!”
Chiying bit down hard on the struggling Little Rock Monster. Its flailing arms struck Chiying, but failed to harm it in the slightest.
The Little Rock Monster then crashed to the ground, its body gradually turning purple from the poison.
【Challenge Successful! Time taken: 8 seconds】
Liu Yi pondered for a moment, then chose to re-challenge, deploying Chiying again.
【Fastest Breakthrough Record Holder for Current Floor: Liu Yi - Silver Snow Fox - 5 seconds; Moling Dragon - 6 seconds】
After several repeated challenges, and reducing Chiying's challenge time to within 7 seconds, Liu Yi chose to proceed to the next floor.
The third floor was a water area, and the guardian was a Water-type Big-Mouth Frog.
“Chiying, you go first this time.” Liu Yi, having an idea, decided to change her strategy. “Dragon Starfall.”
Poison Fang and Venom Spray could still be practiced in the backyard training ground, but the backyard probably couldn't withstand a few Dragon Starfalls.
Chiying tilted its head back and let out a childish dragon's roar. Suddenly, several burning mini-meteors appeared in the sky, crashing onto the water surface.
The Big-Mouth Frog didn't even have time to dodge and was overturned by the explosion's shockwave.
【Challenge Successful! Time taken: 4 seconds】
【Record Updated: Liu Yi - Moling Dragon - 4 seconds】
Liu Yi felt a little bad for the Big-Mouth Frog at Junior stage 30%. She glanced at the disappearing Big-Mouth Frog, even though it was just a generated entity.
When challenging again, Ziyue instantly froze the reappearing Big-Mouth Frog with an Extreme Cold Storm, ending the battle in 3 seconds.
In this manner, Liu Yi advanced floor by floor with her two pets, having each of them set the fastest record on every level.
When the fifth floor was cleared, a prompt appeared.
【Congratulations on clearing the fifth floor!】
【The rest area is now open. You can choose: 1. Continue challenge 2. Temporarily exit 3. Enter rest area】
Liu Yi chose the rest area.
A flash of white light, and they appeared in a circular room with comfortable sofas in the center, and food and water available on a table.
“Let’s rest for a bit.” Liu Yi picked a sofa and sat down, and Ziyue immediately jumped onto her lap.
Chiying ran to the table, took a disposable cup, placed it under the water dispenser, nudged the dispense button with its dragon horn, and then pushed the cup towards Liu Yi.
“Moling.”
Drink water.
Ziyue sprayed a small puff of Ice Mist into the cup, turning it into a cold drink.
Liu Yi smiled, patting both of them. “Thank you.”
She drank the water, then took out energy liquid to replenish them.
After resting for about ten minutes, Liu Yi stood up. “Let’s continue.”
The guardian of the sixth floor was a Lightning-type Thunderbolt Steed, at Junior stage 60%.
Liu Yi still sent Chiying first. Dragon-types had resistance to Lightning-types, and Chiying’s scales could directly withstand the Thunderbolt Steed’s preemptive attacks, allowing it to cast Dragon Starfall and end the battle.
However, at its current stage, Chiying needed another replenishment of energy liquid after using an A-rank skill.
But it didn't matter; Liu Yi had no shortage of energy liquid.
Ziyue, on the other hand, used Frost Path to restrict the Thunderbolt Steed's movement while increasing her own movement speed, then closed in with a Frozen Bite and an Ice Blade to knock out the opponent.
The seventh floor featured a Ghost-type Little Phantom, at Junior stage 70%.
Liu Yi immediately had Ziyue open with Extreme Cold Storm to cover the entire arena, thereby restricting the Ghost-type's potential stealth state.
Chiying's performance was even more surprising; it was completely immune to the Little Phantom's Fear Scream, then shattered the Little Phantom with a Dragon Starfall.
The eighth floor...
The ninth floor...
Finally, the tenth floor.
As the white light faded, Liu Yi found herself standing in a standard battle arena.
The guardian on the opposite side slowly appeared: a purple crow with a hooked beak, possessing Dark and Flying attributes. It was a Deceitful Crow.
【Tenth Floor Guardian: Deceitful Crow (Junior stage 100%)】
【Challenge Goal: Defeat the Guardian】
【Bonus Challenge: Fastest Breakthrough Record - Current Record Holder: Ouyang Qin - Steel-Armored Bear - 70 seconds】
Liu Yi’s gaze lingered on the Deceitful Crow for a moment. “A Deceitful Crow at Junior peak. Ziyue has a type advantage against it, so Ziyue will go first.”
She paused, a slight smile playing on her lips, and turned to Ziyue beside her. “Ziyue, want to try a challenge? Fight on your own, and finish the battle within 70 seconds without using Extreme Cold Storm or Snowfall, your two A-rank skills.”
“Bingbing!”
Ziyue, full of fighting spirit, leaped to the center of the arena, indicating with her actions that she accepted the challenge.
Liu Yi retreated to the side of the arena.
“Moling?”
Chiying tilted its head.
Liu Yi understood its question. “The Deceitful Crow has Dark and Flying attributes. Ziyue’s Ice-type skills have a type advantage against Flying-types.”
Speaking of which, Ice-type also has an advantage against Dragon-type.
She smiled and tapped Chiying’s dragon horn. “Chiying, observe Ziyue’s battle carefully.”
The Deceitful Crow was the first to attack. It flapped its wings, flying up and carving a purple trajectory in the air.
With a piercing cry, the Deceitful Crow’s figure suddenly split into two. Two identical crows circled in the air, their movements so synchronized it was hard to tell them apart.
“Bingbing.”
Ziyue cautiously perked her ears, her gaze sweeping back and forth between the two Deceitful Crows.
Liu Yi analyzed softly, “Illusion of Lies. The duplicates can only perform simple actions and are far less agile than the main body. A small skill is all it takes to distinguish them.”
No sooner had she spoken than Ziyue sprang into action.
Instead of attacking blindly, she suddenly lowered her body, and seven Ice Blades condensed around her.
The Ice Blades shot out in different directions, covering the airspace where the two Deceitful Crows were.
One of them was grazed by an Ice Blade, and ice crystals immediately formed on its feathers.
The other, however, twisted its body flexibly, perfectly dodging all attacks.
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