A Big Slap

Unlike the fire tongue or ice arrows, this time, the elemental attack was upgraded once again—golden daggers.

Hundreds of small golden daggers shot through the air like a torrential downpour of needles, covering Kent in an instant.

These golden daggers were formed from sharp gold energy, without any physical form, but their power was just as great, even more cutting and faster.

"Try this golden dagger kill," Ye Qiugao sneered confidently.

Kent's eyes sharpened. He had to admit that Ye Qiugao had timed his attack well. As soon as Kent leaped into the air, Ye Qiugao immediately launched the golden daggers. With the limited height inside the hall, the daggers were almost upon him in the blink of an eye, and Kent knew the danger was imminent.

"Hmph."

Kent, who had the ability to scan and read systems, clearly understood the strengths of Ye Qiugao's two beasts—Mountain-pressing Giant Ape and Roaring Dark Bird. He knew that taking risks in this situation wasn't his style. Since he knew Ye Qiugao's attacks were chained together, he decided to play along.

Kent severed Garfield's ability-sharing and quickly connected to Wukong's.

"Ascend."

Without any place to gain leverage, Kent used sheer force to shift his body sideways in midair, dodging the daggers as they fell harmlessly to the ground.

Having evaded the danger, Kent fell from the sky. At this height, his body could easily withstand the impact. Plus, with Wukong's ability shared, his thick skin and immense strength allowed him to land with a thunderous crash.

The ground shook as Kent performed a quick roll to absorb the impact. By the time he stopped, he was five meters away from Ye Qiugao.

Ye Qiugao didn't expect Kent to break through his siege, and he grew even more cautious, now wary of Kent's close combat abilities.

"Wukong, entangle the Mountain-pressing Giant Ape. Garfield, prepare for a pincer attack."

With a thought, Kent's two beasts quickly split up. One charged toward the Mountain-pressing Giant Ape, while the other became a blur, approaching Ye Qiugao's back.

Kent issued his command in a split second, and within two seconds, Wukong and Garfield followed it precisely.

Ye Qiugao was shocked. In the blink of an eye, the positioning had shifted against him. Though he had one person and two beasts, Kent's single combat abilities and execution were far superior.

Feeling a sense of unease, Ye Qiugao still didn't want to admit defeat. The Mountain-pressing Giant Ape was his shield, and if it was entangled, so be it. He didn't believe Kent's beasts could actually form a successful pincer attack.

"Fire tongue."

Ye Qiugao gave the command, and Roaring Dark Bird released another massive fire tongue aimed directly at Kent.

Kent sneered and quickly evaded the fire attack with a few swift steps, avoiding it effortlessly.

At the same time, Garfield lunged from behind Ye Qiugao, slashing with its claws, sending several high-level wind blades toward Ye Qiugao. If they connected, just the force of the wind blades would send him flying, let alone the slicing power they carried.

Ye Qiugao dared not underestimate Garfield. After all, Garfield was a top-tier Heavenly Beast. If he didn't protect himself, the wind blades would easily rip him apart.

So he quickly commanded again, "Ice arrows."

Roaring Dark Bird screeched, launching five ice arrows that gleamed coldly. The first four arrows met the wind blades head-on.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Four loud collisions rang out, shattering the ice arrows and scattering the wind blades.

The fifth ice arrow, however, was aimed directly at Garfield, but Garfield was even harder to deal with than Kent. Its body twisted and avoided the arrow with ease, maintaining its speed as it continued its charge toward Ye Qiugao.

At that moment, Ye Qiugao realized things were going wrong. He slapped the Roaring Dark Bird's back twice in quick succession.

The bird understood and released the fourth set of roars, "Quack quack~!"

From its mouth, three long weapons formed from different elemental powers shot out. One was a huge hook formed of sharp gold energy, another was a fiery red whip, and the third was a binding rope made from cold ice energy.

The fiery red whip was the first to lash toward Garfield, its length reaching twenty meters and thick as a thigh, exuding an overwhelming pressure.

Garfield's eyes glinted with cold light as it leaped to the side, narrowly avoiding the whip's strike.

Just then, the ice rope fell from above, seemingly with a will of its own, trying to bind Garfield.

With an angry yowl, Garfield, now grown to ten meters in size, was momentarily slowed by the icy rope. Its movements became sluggish, and the rope seemed to freeze it in place.

However, Garfield possessed the ability to transform. Before the rope could fully bind it, Garfield shrank to just one meter in length, easily escaping the ice rope's effects. Its body vibrated, gathering strength, and in an instant, it became large again, launching itself toward the sharp golden hook.

Taking advantage of its increased speed and smaller form, Garfield narrowly avoided the golden hook's edge, charging straight toward Ye Qiugao.

Ye Qiugao's face turned pale. He didn't have time to wonder how Garfield managed to break through the barrage of attacks—he was too busy trying to defend himself as the beast charged toward him, with Kent right behind.

Trapped in a pincer, Ye Qiugao's thoughts became disarrayed. His ability to react suddenly seemed to vanish, and he froze in place.

Roaring Dark Bird, realizing it had no more time to launch another elemental attack, flapped its wings in a desperate attempt to create a strong gust of wind to send Garfield flying.

However, Garfield twisted its body and landed behind the Roaring Dark Bird. Its claws slashed down and dug into the bird's neck, leaving deep gashes.

Then Garfield grew even larger.

In the blink of an eye, it became ten meters long again, its heavy body making the Roaring Dark Bird unstable. Its claws dug deeper into the bird's flesh, nearly reaching its throat.

Ye Qiugao could no longer worry about his injured beast. His situation was growing increasingly dire.

Kent, in a swift motion, landed next to him, grabbing his shoulder with immense force, almost making him lose his balance. However, with his Mountain-pressing Giant Ape's power shared, Ye Qiugao's thick skin and strength prevented him from falling.

But in front of Kent, he had no ability to fight back—he was only left with the option of taking the hits.

Slap!

Kent raised his right hand and slapped Ye Qiugao hard across the face. The sound of the slap echoed, and Ye Qiugao's left cheek instantly turned bright red and swollen. A bloodied tooth flew from his mouth, rolling on the ground with red saliva still clinging to it.