Chapter 336: Battle Against the Emperor Rank! (2-in-1) (Part 2)
The live broadcast began replaying some of the match footage that wasn't shown earlier due to time constraints. Song Luo also started his professional commentary.
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"Phew."
Almost in sync with the live stream, after hearing Xie Venerate explain the rules of the sixth round, Lin Su exhaled a deep breath.
This sixth round was even more brutal than he had imagined.
"Jie!" (This round should be left to the third sister!)
The ghost who just helped Lin Su smoothly advance through the fifth round proactively spoke.
Its strength was strong, but if in the upcoming sixth round it got grouped with epic and emperor-tier opponents, even it couldn't help Lin Su secure victory.
As the number of contestants dwindled, the chances of being matched with epic and emperor-tier opponents became increasingly higher.
"No rush," Lin Su chuckled softly, "There's still half an hour, and the next round is just like the third round; the Beast Tamer can choose the beast after confirming the opponent."
As he spoke, he summoned both Qiuqiu and Youyou from the Beast Taming Space.
With a half-hour waiting time, his eyes were fixed on the seventh-level ladder from the fourth round earlier.
That seventh-level ladder was actually seven domains of rules, and it would never be so simple.
Among them, one domain of rules was ice-type, just perfect for Qiuqiu to explore some more.
He wasn't sure if that ice-type domain of rules originated from the Icefield King, the Snow Bear, or the Sky Emperor.
After the demise of the Dark Scale and Abyss Phantom, Blue Star had not yet seen a new dark-type immortal, so there was no dark-type domain among the seven. The space type was also impossible, but there was a spirit-type domain where the ghost could try its luck and see if it could gain anything.
Youyou, on the other hand, was the most convenient; it could visit all seven domains.
At Lin Su's urging, the three little ones quickly headed to the seventh-level ladder below the stone platform, enthusiastically diving in to comprehend.
Time was tight, so they had to take advantage of every opportunity!
Other contestants were busy recovering, trying to elevate their strength to the peak before the sixth round started.
So Lin Su's actions naturally drew the attention of quite a few contestants.
Lin Su paid them no mind. He even pulled out a Space Heart and began meditating right in front of the other contestants.
This sense of calm and composure made the other contestants wear peculiar expressions.
Those who didn't know any better might even think this human Beast Tamer was of epic tier.
Wasn't he worried at all about being matched against epic and emperor-tier opponents in the upcoming sixth round?
Quickly, the half-hour rest period came to an end.
With a call of telepathy, the three little ones returned to Lin Su's side, each with a satisfied smile on their face, evidently having gained something.
"Return to the Beast Taming Space first. I'll decide who will fight based on the opponent's strength later," Lin Su said, smiling as he returned the three little ones to the Beast Taming Space.
Xie Venerate's voice resonated in everyone's minds timely.
"Next, you will be divided into twenty thousand groups, each consisting of three contestants fighting until two are eliminated, leaving only one to advance."
With these words, Xing Yi, who was responsible for drawing lots earlier, once again projected countless brilliant rays of light that flew toward the crowd in the arena.
Then, Hong Shan, who was constructing the six thousand stone platforms in the field with her tentacles, merged the stone platforms of the three contestants with the same color, quickly expanding them into a battle arena.
This process didn't take too long, and soon Rainbow Venerate completed the expansion and construction of twenty thousand battlefield arenas, finalizing the grouping results.
Once grouping was finished, the first thing contestants did was to observe and understand their opponents.
Lin Su glanced around and then shook his head helplessly.
This time, luck wasn't on his side.
Among the two opponents in front of him, one was a monarch-tier beast that could be ignored, but the other was an emperor-tier beast.
It was a massive continental turtle with a cracked lava shell, strong and powerful limbs, radiating an astonishing heat, exuding an overwhelming presence.
A high-level fire-based emperor race, the Prison Flame Turtle.
Notably, this was indeed Yan Rong's race.
As a race that had produced immortals, the strength of the Prison Flame Turtle was indisputable.
Given this matching outcome, there wasn't much choice for the beast Lin Su should send out to fight.
A light purple glow interwove at Lin Su's feet, and soon Youyou appeared, closely trailing behind Lin Su, staring intently at the Prison Flame Turtle, eyes filled with battle intent.
Finally matched with an emperor-tier!
Youyou had been secretly looking forward to this moment for a long time!
After completing its evolution and acquiring new abilities, it hadn't had the chance to go all out in a fight!
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The grouping situation of the sixth round was also closely watched by various immortals.
Shen Yunshan immediately noticed the situation on Lin Su's side, his expression slightly changing.
This time, Lin Su was in a bit of a dilemma.
The preferential treatment for epic and emperor-tier competitors in the preliminary stage still existed in the sixth round. Under Xing Yi's deliberate control, no epic or emperor-tier was placed in the same group.
But the hall-tier and monarch-tier did not fall under such preferential treatment.
Although Lin Su had a special status, at this moment, he was only regarded as a hall-tier Beast Tamer and did not receive any extra favor. The current situation was indeed him being grouped with an emperor-tier.
Other immortals also noticed Lin Su's circumstance in succession.
After all, Shen Yunshan had just mentioned Lin Su, regarding him as a junior with a tone of significance.