Shui Chunle had a grave expression. The beasts he hadn't yet sent out were weaker, and against the Blood Lotus Flame Flood Dragon, the chances of losing were very high.

"No, I absolutely can't let it wipe through all six. We must win quickly."

"The battle begins," declared the referee.

In his haste, Shui Chunle quickly commanded, "Mermaid Princess, hold it down."

The Mermaid Princess threw out the Sea King's Fork, which transformed into a golden ray, piercing into the Blood Lotus Flame Flood Dragon to immobilize it.

The Sea King's Fork, a silver weapon slightly inferior to the Sea King Trident, differed mainly in having two prongs instead of three.

Shui Chunle continued, "Mermaid Princess, use your song of despair to take it down directly."

The Mermaid Princess slightly opened her enticing cherry-like mouth, but the next second, an inexplicable flame rose in her throat, burning it and preventing her from singing.

Her mouth spewed out a large amount of water, instantly extinguishing the flame in her throat.

Though the fire was out, the song of despair was interrupted.

Who started this fire? Was it the Blood Lotus Flame Flood Dragon?

The Mermaid Princess looked up, seeing the Blood Lotus Flame Flood Dragon still fixed in place.

Wasn't it already under my control?

Seeing Li Cunxu's eerie blood-red Blood Lotus Eyes, Shui Chunle reminded, "That flame was caused by the opposing Beast Master, that's his talent Pupil Technique, the Burning Lotus Blood Fire."

Before the battle, Shui Chunle had gathered extensive information on Li Cunxu from informants, knowing about his Blood Lotus Eyes.

The Mermaid Princess also saw Li Cunxu's blood-red eyes, her face full of anger.

Dare to burn my throat, looking for trouble.

The Mermaid Princess raised her delicate hand, pointing at Li Cunxu, shooting out a stream of water capable of piercing steel.

Li Cunxu's eyes flashed red, and a ball of Burning Lotus Blood Fire blocked the water stream.

Sizzle~

The Burning Lotus Blood Fire and the water stream neutralized each other, and at their collision point, a white steam rose up.

Shui Chunle said, "Mermaid Princess, activate the Mermaid Barrier and continue with the song of despair."

With her back to Shui Chunle, the Mermaid Princess slightly shook her head.

Shui Chunle understood the message the Mermaid Princess conveyed instantly; she couldn't perform the song of despair.

Why couldn't she perform it? Shui Chunle thought of the flame in her throat just now; could it have damaged her throat, preventing her from singing.

Without the song of despair, how could she kill this extremely tough Blood Lotus Flame Flood Dragon?

Perhaps it's best to let the next Mermaid Princess sing the song of despair?

This would indeed prevent the Blood Lotus Flame Flood Dragon from wiping through all six, but it would also allow it to easily get through five.

Suddenly, Shui Chunle noticed Li Cunxu on the other side, with his eyes still glaring blood-red.

Shui Chunle slapped his own forehead, thinking, "What's wrong with me? Have I fought too many battles and forgotten that I can also attack the Beast Master! If I defeat Li Cunxu, then I've won directly."

"With the Blood Lotus Flame Flood Dragon immobilized and no beasts beside him for protection, isn't Li Cunxu vulnerable to my will?"

Shui Chunle shouted loudly, "Mermaid Princess, Wave Riding Step behind the Beast Master, give him a gentle backstab."

With the water waves shaking, the next moment, the Mermaid Princess disappeared, reappearing behind Li Cunxu, and stabbed with a razor-sharp dagger of water towards Li Cunxu's heart.

The expected scenario of the water dagger piercing, breaking the Deathless White Light protecting Li Cunxu, and him losing the match didn't happen.

Li Cunxu's right hand was enveloped in a water ball, and with a Water Ball Fist, he struck the Mermaid Princess behind him, breaking the Deathless White Light protecting her as well.

Did Li Cunxu not get eliminated, and the attacking Mermaid Princess got eliminated instead?

Shui Chunle was dumbfounded.

The Mermaid Princess flew out, crashing into the protective wall around the battleground, and the medical team quickly stepped up, using healing skills to release green light waves to stabilize her injuries while extracting her from the wall.

Li Cunxu chuckled lightly, saying, "Can you handle the Water Ball Fist evolved from Xiaoruan's water ball skill?"

The referee's urging voice pulled the absent-minded Shui Chunle back into the battle.

"Contestant Shui Chunle, please summon your pet beast quickly without delaying the time."

Shui Chunle summoned his fifth pet beast.

Another Mermaid Princess.

Many in the audience noticed something: Shui Chunle's Mermaid Princesses were not cut from the same mold; each had their own charm and temperament.

Some were cold and glamorous, some charmingly seductive, some sweet and obedient…

"Would his next pet beast also be a Mermaid Princess?"

"Most likely."

"That's simply outrageous! Having contracted five Mermaid Princesses."

"How do you know he only contracted five Mermaid Princesses? Keep in mind, sending out six is just a competition rule. How many beasts a Beast Master can contract depends on the number of contract slots. If his contract slot has twenty, he might contract nineteen Mermaid Princesses."

Shui Chunle wasn't in the mood to listen to the audience's chatter; his focus was entirely on preventing the Blood Lotus Flame Flood Dragon from wiping through all six.

Although the Mermaid Princess on the field was defeated by Li Cunxu, a Beast Master and their beasts are one entity, and this victory would still count towards the Blood Lotus Flame Flood Dragon's record.

Suddenly, Shui Chunle sighed, saying quietly to himself, "How did this happen? At first, I planned to have my Mermaid Princess wipe through all six of Li Cunxu's, but now I'm struggling to prevent Li Cunxu from wiping through mine."

The battle resumed.

Shui Chunle spoke to the Mermaid Princess in a hurried tone, "Mermaid Princess, hold it down with the Sea King's Fork, then use the Mermaid Barrier to prevent the burning throat from interrupting your skills, and finally sing the song of despair."

The Mermaid Princess threw the same Sea King's Fork from the last match, immobilizing the Blood Lotus Flame Flood Dragon, then set up the Mermaid Barrier, and began to sing.

The song of despair was finally sung.

The voice echoed through the arena, the song sorrowful yet despairing, each note seeming to tell an unspeakable story, each lyric questioning the injustice of fate.

Some audience members, upon hearing the song, even experienced hallucinations, seeing in a trance the ancient beautiful, prosperous Mermaid Empire thriving harmoniously until one day when a demon's invasion shattered their peace, committing all kinds of atrocities, and the vast Mermaid Empire collapsed with a thunderous crash.

After the disaster, a young, exquisitely beautiful Mermaid Princess crawled out from the ruins, looking at the devastated lands and her decapitated parents, tears uncontrollably rolling down her cheeks, singing the song of despair.

After the hallucination, some of the more emotionally fragile audience members couldn't help but burst into tears.

...

Eventually, the Blood Lotus Flame Flood Dragon was forced to hear the Mermaid Princess's song of despair.

Upon finishing the song of despair, the Mermaid Princess's Deathless White Light shattered as well.

Shui Chunle thought, "I just need the next Mermaid Princess to hold out until the fourth minute of the song of despair's effect, and then I'll end the Blood Lotus Flame Flood Dragon's sweep through all six."

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