I’m Surrounded by My Own Pets! 234

Chapter 234: Forcibly Becoming a Married Pet Beast Before Trillions of Viewers

At the center of the Lunar Divine Festival battlefield, the fiery eggshell surrounding Lian Xing shimmered, two blazing phoenix wings burning on either side.

Red and purple flames danced around her, forming a vivid image of a hundred birds paying homage to a phoenix.

Meanwhile, Lian Xing’s Pet Beast panel rapidly changed.

[Evolving→]

[LV4000]

[LV5000]

[LV6000]

[LV7000]

[LV7642]

The little phoenix’s level skyrocketed, slowing only after reaching over seven thousand, becoming one of Lian Xing’s highest-level Pet Beasts, surpassed only by the Ancient Moonlight Rabbit and the reversed Star Sand.

Then, as Inverse Time strained, the little red bird’s level finally settled at [LV7999].

“I can’t hold on any longer. This is the limit…” Inverse Time said hoarsely.

Forcibly pushing a Fallen Species’ evolution was incredibly taxing.

Lian Xing, satisfied, had Unbreakable Heaven’s Ring lock the little phoenix’s level, just as she had done with Star Sand.

Just like that, she had gained a Fallen Emperor!

Almost instantly, Lian Xing realized the unique nature of this [Red-Crowned Annihilation].

Normally, a Pet Beast’s aura emanated outwards from its body in a circular, flame-like pattern.

There were a few exceptions.

For example, the Ancient Moonlight Rabbit’s aura was fan-shaped, while Snow Flower’s was cubic. Though their shapes differed, their range and area of effect weren’t drastically different.

However…

The little phoenix’s case was absurd.

Her aura was linear!

Lian Xing saw a thin, red line extending from the little phoenix’s body, piercing through the endless distance beyond her vision.

As the new Fallen Species was born, the silver-winged eagle woman’s expression turned strange and bewildered.

Storm had never encountered a being capable of dodging her attacks. This was a first…

Even Sharp Edge Seven King Mother and the Ancient Moonlight Rabbit had to brace for her attacks!

After observing for a moment, Storm, in disbelief, swooped down again, her eagle talons bared.

How could a mere eggshell dodge her attack!?

Her body pierced through the Lunar Divine Festival arena like a sword, the storm winds scattering everything in her path.

“Swish!!!”

Under everyone’s gaze, before Unbreakable Heaven’s Ring could react, the two phoenix wings flapped gently, and the eggshell blurred amidst the boiling heat. Just as the silver talons pierced through it—

“Whoosh—”

Sparks flew, flames surged.

The shattered eggshell, instead of vanishing, reformed intact at another point along its linear aura.

Storm’s attack had connected, but it hadn’t taken effect.

Witnessing this strange scene, not only Storm, but the other participants and spectators began to realize…

This newly born Fallen Species hadn’t fully hatched…?

Already an Emperor, yet still incomplete? How was that possible…?

Only Lian Xing, who could see the Pet Beast panel, understood.

The golden-haired girl stared at the translucent panel, her starry eyes flickering with surprise.

[Talent: Undying Nova]

[Trait 1: Each of Red-Crowned Annihilation’s attacks is treated as a separate life stage, evolving with the duration of the attack and reverting to its initial form afterwards.]

[Trait 2: Before hatching, Red-Crowned Annihilation is immune to 99% of enemy attack damage, but cannot receive attack commands, only move within its aura’s range.]

[Trait 3: Upon death, automatically consumes a large amount of Pet Essence to revert to its initial form.]

“…”

“…”

“Each attack is treated as a separate life stage?”

Lian Xing had never seen such a bizarre trait.

Its effect was unclear from the description, even difficult to comprehend.

The second trait was more straightforward, a protective mechanism for newborns, preventing them from being killed before fully developing.

But to understand its true strength, she had to test it on an enemy.

Lian Xing looked at the bewildered silver-winged eagle woman and issued an attack command to Red-Crowned Annihilation.

She finally understood how the Fallen phoenix’s linear aura was used for attacks.

The flames on the eggshell intensified, extending along the linear aura towards Storm.

“BOOM!!!!!”

An explosive pillar of fire erupted along the aura, transforming into a red beam of energy that incinerated everything in a straight line for trillions of kilometers.

Storm, facing a linear aura attack for the first time, couldn’t react, her body and the surrounding terrain swept away by the beam.

Using her talons to block the head of the beam, she was sent flying uncontrollably, crashing through stars and eventually being thrown out of the Lunar Divine Festival arena.

But Red-Crowned Annihilation’s beam continued, intensifying, turning everything within its path into a scorching inferno.

Then…

The illusory eggshell cracked open.

A small, blood-red chick with a phoenix crown emerged.

Though her body was only the size of a Low-Tier newborn, the massive phoenix wings behind her radiated devastating power.

A terrifying heat emanated from her as she opened and closed her beak repeatedly.

The destructive red beam was emanating from her mouth.

After ten seconds of continuous firing, the Red-Crowned Annihilation’s chick form began to transform, growing rapidly, her wings expanding and flames intensifying as she took the shape of a phoenix.

Her linear aura’s width and firing rate increased.

Within three seconds, the beam from her mouth became a devastating pillar of fire, its width expanding from a line to a cylinder, the scorching heat dyeing the entire Moon Soul World red.

Everyone sensed the terrifying power. Even though the beam extended beyond the Lunar Divine Festival arena, it showed no signs of weakening, relentlessly pushing Storm back.

Just as it was about to pierce through the Moon Soul World’s map, Storm managed to stop her retreat, dodging the beam with a flap of her wings.

But the moment she swooped down, her expression changed drastically.

The red beam, defying all logic, caught up to her, striking her side.

Storm’s speed was indeed incredible, few in the Moon Soul World could track her movements.

But…

A human could spin 360 degrees in less than a second.

An Emperor-Tier Pet Beast’s 360-degree spin was practically instantaneous.

But Storm couldn’t cross the entire Moon Soul World instantaneously, not even in ten seconds.

Therefore, Red-Crowned Annihilation only needed a slight adjustment to her aim. The scorching red beam, after sweeping across the Moon Soul World, struck Storm again, sending her flying.

It compressed the vast, star-like auras of other Pet Beasts into a single, endless line.

This was…

The linear aura of the Fallen Emperor, Red-Crowned Annihilation!!!

“Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!!”

Under the horrified gazes of countless viewers, after several seconds, the red beam that had pushed Storm across the Moon Soul World expanded from a thin line to a massive, star-like beam, dragging a devastating tail of energy as it blasted Storm through several subordinate Soul Worlds, passing by the two Shining Species’ battle.

Sharp Edge Seven King Mother and the Shining Moonlight Rabbit paused, staring in surprise at the retreating Storm.

This single attack had affected an unimaginable number of beings, but as part of the Lunar Divine Festival, it couldn’t truly kill the Moon Soul World inhabitants forced to share the vision, who were unable to even move.

This was a rule set by the Twelve Moons.

Meanwhile…

At the center of the Lunar Divine Festival battlefield, Flood and Volcano remained motionless, showing no signs of concern or anxiety as they watched the devastating beam.

After all, that was Storm, the highest-level being in the Moon Soul World. There was no need for them to worry yet.

Besides, the entire area was engulfed in Red-Crowned Annihilation’s fiery aura, obscuring their vision. Even though the little phoenix’s attack was a straight line, making her vulnerable from behind, it was also difficult for other enemies to approach from different angles.

Within the destructive, sun-like aura…

Lian Xing, as the master, was unharmed, only drenched in sweat from the intense heat.

She had witnessed Red-Crowned Annihilation’s entire evolution.

From a small chick to a giant phoenix, and finally…

After a minute of continuous firing, Red-Crowned Annihilation reached her final, fourth form.

Bathed in flames, a phoenix woman with flowing fiery hair emerged.

Her skin was as smooth and white as jade, her eyebrows and hair ablaze, a magnificent crimson tail trailing behind her, like a mythical phoenix empress.

While her previous forms had fired the beam from their mouths, in this final, humanoid form, the beam emanated from the crown on her head.

The flaming phoenix empress, while firing the beam, walked towards the golden-bunned, starry-eyed girl with her long, slender legs.

Lian Xing, still studying the little phoenix’s panel, was caught off guard as the phoenix empress slapped her on the butt.

“Slap!”

“Thud!”

Lian Xing’s knees buckled, and she fell to the ground. A wave of numbness coursed through her lower back as she looked up at the beautiful phoenix woman in disbelief.

What was going on? Why would a Pet Beast attack its master during a battle…?

Her opponent was Storm, the most powerful and terrifying being in the Moon Soul World!

And this was being broadcast live across the Lunar Divine Festival!

Though the participants couldn’t see it, Lian Xing knew the trillions upon trillions of viewers in the Moon Soul World could clearly see her embarrassing, pathetic state.

“Give me the third Married Pet Beast slot, or I can’t guarantee what I’ll do.”

“Master, you wouldn’t want to be humiliated in front of so many people, would you?” Red-Crowned Annihilation threatened.