Chapter 721: Just a Useless Creature

A suffocating sensation surged forth.

Fortunately, Qiao Sang had already prepared for it, taking a deep breath and holding it in advance.

At the same time, although Little Treasure's face twisted in pain from the suffocation, he did not forget his beastmaster’s earlier command. HIs eyes, glowing with blue light, suddenly darkened in hue.

“Sand Land!”

Suddenly, a roar laced with overwhelming wildness echoed from beyond the still-dissipating barrier.

The mountain beneath them trembled violently.

The heart-pounding roar seemed to rumble right beside their ears.

With the roar, an overwhelming pressure, so immense it felt like a tangible mountain, descended upon Yabao and the others.

“Xun xun!”

Little Treasure's body sank as though burdened with a weight of ten thousand jin. He lost his footing and fell to the ground, the blue glow in his eyes fading back to their original golden hue.

---

Elsewhere.

Wild pet beasts of all kinds were fleeing in a panic, including several massive ones.

Charles pulled a spherical device about five centimeters in diameter from his bag. He pressed the red button on top, and an invisible barrier instantly enveloped both him and Caro.

The trembling Feeling Ghost finally let out a sigh of relief.

Caro felt the weight lift off her shoulders, all negative effects vanishing.

Charles spoke solemnly: “The oppressive pressure is reaching us even here. Looks like the Sand Land Dragon isn’t far from us.”

Caro hesitated.

“Maybe we should take a different route…”

Charles glanced at the display in his hand and said in a deep voice, “I don’t know why, but most of the wild pet beasts aren’t sleeping tonight. It’s best to take the shortest route and find Qiao Sang quickly.”

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he guessed aloud: “You think the Sand Land Dragon might have found Qiao Sang’s trail? From the looks of it, her current location aligns with the direction the roar came from.”

Caro’s expression froze. After a moment of contemplation, her face turned grim.

“It’s possible. That roar just now was very excited, like it had found prey. And it even used its oppressive aura on purpose, it clearly wanted to show dominance.”

“If the Sand Land Dragon really confronted Qiao Sang…” She looked at Charles.

“Should we still go there?”

Charles, fully aware of their limits, replied: “Out of the three of us, Qiao Sang has the strongest combat power. If the Sand Land Dragon is really near her, we’d just be dead weight.”

“Her Ghost Ring King can teleport. If she times it right, she should be able to escape.”

“To be safe, let’s wait here and assess the situation before deciding.”

Caro nodded.

“I’ll send Bashi Ball to scout ahead.”

She formed a hand seal.

A green star array lit up.

Soon, a pet beast about six meters long appeared in the array. It looked like a yellow balloon with cloud-like hair on its head.

“Bashi Ball, scout ahead but quietly. Don’t draw attention.” Caro instructed, pointing toward their original path.

“Bashi,” Bashi Ball nodded. Its body shrank to about twenty centimeters and floated into the air.

---

The barrier completely shattered.

The ground shook. Qiao Sang could clearly sense a massive beast charging rapidly toward them.

The leaves trembled.

Suddenly, a huge figure crashed through the trees ahead.

Qiao Sang looked up and saw a colossal beast with dark brown fur, black hair around its neck, two rows of black markings on its belly, and red pupils.

Sand Land Dragon…

Qiao Sang’s pupils contracted sharply at the sight.

With the spatial lockdown lifted, Araknis King and Aurorima gasped heavily, quickly returning to normal.

Yabao and the others, however, were still disoriented from the suffocation and sudden targeted pressure.

“Yap!”

Yabao dug his sharp claws into the ground, fur standing on end, baring his teeth at the clearly hostile trio of beasts before them.

“Gang Slice.”

Gangbao’s claws trembled, her expression grave.

“Lu…”

Lubao stared at the Sand Land Dragon and its companions, frozen stiff, overwhelmed by an intense sense of insignificance.

Little Treasure lay motionless on the ground, his eyes blinking once before the blue glow returned.

“Xun xun?”

In the next second, he looked up in surprise.

A translucent film had enveloped him.

Little Treasure began to float, gazing at Aurorima in the sky.

“Chao chao.”

The blue light faded from Aurorima’s eyes as it gave Little Treasure a provocative smile.

It’s over, completely over… Two king-level beasts, one general-level, and Little Treasure is isolated in a spatial lockdown…

Qiao Sang, whose attention had partly been focused on Little Treasure, broke into a cold sweat.

She sensed an unprecedented crisis.

To be honest, the only reason she dared to venture out alone at night was because of Lubao’s healing light and Little Treasure's spatial shift.

With those two abilities, nothing too dangerous should happen.

But she hadn’t expected to be targeted by a king-level beast.

That wouldn’t have been too bad either, except this king-level beast was clearly intelligent.

It had brought a pet that could specifically counter teleportation. Even its oppressive aura had deliberately avoided affecting Aurorima…

Qiao Sang took a deep breath to stay calm and secretly waved her hand, trying to summon Little Treasure back.

No response from her Beast Codex.

Sure enough, the spatial lockdown had cut her off from Little Treasure…

Just as this thought formed, the Sand Land Dragon raised its claw and approached Little Treasure.

“Yap!”

Yabao suddenly leapt up, his flaming claws slashing down hard on the Sand Land Dragon’s claw.

The powerful flame strike left a deep mark on the dragon.

“Sand Land!”

The Sand Land Dragon turned his furious gaze on Yabao.

“Yap!”

Yabao bristled but didn’t back down an inch.

“Chao chao.”

Aurorima shook its head, as if saying

still too young

.

The Sand Land Dragon opened its mouth, white light gathering and transforming into a light beam that blasted toward Yabao.

“Clone!”

Just then, Qiao Sang’s voice rang out.

“Yap!”

At her command, Yabao’s expression sharpened. He let out a cry.

In an instant, the sky and ground were filled with identical Fire Qilu clones.

The white beam pierced through many of them, clearing its path.

The remaining clones bared their fangs and swarmed the Sand Land Dragon in unison.

“Attack Aurorima!” Qiao Sang mentally commanded Gangbao.

To escape two king-level beasts, Aurorima was the key weak point!

Without hesitation, Gangbao’s body shook, firing hundreds of purple-glowing feather blades toward Aurorima.

They rained down like a purple storm.

“Chao chao!”

Aurorima tried to teleport, only to fail again!

Realization struck, it looked down in disbelief at Little Treasure within the spatial lockdown.

“Xun xun~”

Little Treasure smiled back provocatively.

Aurorima: !!!

The feather blades closed in, about to strike Aurorima.

Araknis King stepped forward.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

All the blades slammed into it.

The Araknis King didn’t flinch or cry out. It raised a leg, glowing white.

Despite the slow lift, the leg came crashing down with terrifying speed toward Gangbao.

Even the attacking Fire Qilu clones seemed slowed in comparison.

Only when the leg was ten meters away did Gangbao react and start flapping her wings.

Too late.

The leg crossed the ten meters in a flash, striking Gangbao squarely.

BOOM!!!

The ground shattered, a crater forming.

The glowing leg drove deep into the earth.

“Hehe.”

Seeing the empty ground, the Araknis King turned to Qiao Sang.

At that moment, her hand trembled, heart pounding wildly.

The Araknis King withdrew its leg and raised it again, glowing white.

It’s coming for me…

Qiao Sang’s adrenaline surged, she understood perfectly.

She stood frozen, thoughts racing.

This is the chance.

Sand Land Dragon is held off by clones. The Araknis King’s focus is on her, it’s the best time to attack Aurorima!

If she could just escape elsewhere, even if heavily wounded, she still had Lubao…

“Yabao, attack the white one!” She shouted, avoiding calling Aurorima’s species name just in case Yabao didn’t recognize it.

As soon as she spoke, white light blazed from above.

It’s over. Wild pets really are ruthless… hopefully Yabao can finish off Aurorima, and Little Treasure can teleport away, then her death wouldn’t be in vain…

Qiao Sang shut her eyes, hands covering her head.

But the pain never came.

What…?

Qiao Sang opened her eyes.

She saw the glowing leg stomping down on Lubao, who was covered in icy spikes.

Qiao Sang: !!!

When did Lubao get in front of her?!

She was stunned.

To be honest, she never even considered having Lubao attack or defend.

Lubao’s Healing Light was crucial. It absolutely couldn’t be noticed by the Sand Land Dragon.

But now...

Boom!

A massive energy exploded from the center of Lubao’s body.

Qiao Sang was directly blasted away by the force of the explosion.

The ground shattered.

Lubao’s body, over three meters long, was completely driven into the earth!

"Lu!"

Hearing Lubao’s pained cry, Qiao Sang’s heart clenched. She gritted her teeth and tried to wave her hand to return her to the Beast’s Codex.

But just then, a stronger surge of energy struck again, blasting her over ten meters away and interrupting her movement.

A curse word flashed through her mind.

She struggled to lift her head.

The next second, her heart sank.

Not far away, a murky vortex of air had formed beneath the feet of the Sand Land Dragon, and all of Yabao’s clones had disappeared.

"Chao Chao!"

At that moment, a miserable cry from Aurorima echoed.

Qiao Sang looked toward the voice, eyes suddenly lighting up.

She saw Yabao unleash his Fire Fang and bite down on Aurorima’s neck from behind!

"Little Treasure!" Qiao Sang turned to where Little Treasure was.

Aurorima had suffered a serious blow, its spatial lockdown definitely couldn’t hold up! Now was the perfect moment for a spatial shift!

But just as she turned, her pupils suddenly contracted.

A long leg, glowing with white light and several meters in length, was stomping down right on the spot where Little Treasure had just been trapped.

The leg sank deep into the ground and even ground down twice.

Little Treasure...

Qiao Sang stared at the sunken ground, her mind going blank.

"Hehe?"

The Araknis King ground its leg down and then suddenly looked puzzled.

"Xun Xun..."

A moment later, Little Treasure’s voice rang out beside them

Qiao Sang turned her head to see Little Treasure perfectly fine, using his paw to wipe nonexistent sweat from his forehead, visibly relieved.

Boom!

An explosion sounded from the sky.

A shockwave filled with flames followed.

Yabao swung his head, flinging the charred, unconscious Aurorima downward.

The Sand Land Dragon’s gaze locked tightly onto Yabao.

"Sand Land!"

It roared, and a fierce storm of yellow sand spread outward from it.

Countless grains of sand rose like a storm.

In an instant, the entire area was enveloped in terrifying sand.

Little Treasure, whose eyes had just begun glowing blue, froze.

He had always transferred targets within his line of sight. This was the first time his vision had been obstructed.

"Xun Xun..."

Little Treasure covered his mouth and nose with his paws, his expression serious. Then he closed his eyes.

In an instant, half the mountain range's terrain appeared in his mind like a 3D image.

Just as the image formed, the ground rumbled violently.

With the tremors, the sand gathered and swirled toward one location.

In the midst of the storm, sand surged toward where Yabao stood.

"Yap!"

Though Yabao couldn’t see clearly, he sensed the danger.

HIs eyes lit up blue, and he vanished from his original spot, reappearing dozens of meters away.

"Xun Xun!"

Just after locking onto a position for a group transfer, Little Treasure’s eyes widened. He sighed wearily and closed his eyes again to search for Yabao’s new location.

Is he... trying to relocate Yabao and the others?

Qiao Sang noticed that Little Treasure hadn't initiated the transfer after all this time and realized something was wrong.

She waved her hand, about to recall Yabao into the Beast’s Codex.

At that moment, two tough white threads shot over and quickly bound her and Little Treasure.

Little Treasure, caught off guard mid-lock-on, instinctively blinked away. The blue glow in his eyes shimmered, and he disappeared from the white threads.

He was just about to teleport his Beast master too, when the threads suddenly retracted, dragging Qiao Sang into the yellow sand.

"Xun Xun!"

---

Meanwhile, blue light flickered in a deep pit.

Moments later, Lubao leapt out completely unscathed.

"Lu..."

Lubao showed a disgusted look at the thick yellow sand around her and held her breath.

Puffing her cheeks, she glanced around, but couldn’t see anything clearly. She then raised her head and slightly opened her mouth.

About three seconds later, a light drizzle began to fall.

But the rain seemed insignificant in the midst of the storm.

It only dispersed some of the sand, making visibility slightly better.

Through the haze, Lubao vaguely saw the towering figure of the Araknis King, and a figure hanging upside down in front of it.

"Lu..."

Lubao’s pupils shrank, and she instinctively stepped forward, trying to see more clearly.

---

“Big guy, let’s talk this out… Seriously, you're amazing. So much sand, and yet you still grabbed me so precisely…”

Qiao Sang looked up at the Araknis King, who was so close, her heart pounding wildly.

No wonder bug-type beast masters were rare.

Besides being generally weaker than other types at the same level, their appearance was also a huge deterrent.

Seeing this thing up close… it was honestly hard to look at.

While mentally complaining, Qiao Sang quietly began forming hand seals behind her back.

Though the white silk had bound her arms and body, fortunately, it hadn’t restrained her hands.

This was the difference between wild beasts and tamed ones.

If it had been a trained beast, in a wild battle, it would have gone for her hands first.

"Hehe."

The Araknis King found her chatter annoying and extended its silk to bind her mouth.

Qiao Sang: …

As long as her hands were free, everything was still workable...

Her hands continued sealing. An orange-yellow star formation lit up beneath her.

"Hehe."

The Araknis King glanced down and noticed her small movements.

So troublesome…

it thought as it raised one of its long legs.

White light instantly gathered on it.

---

At that moment, Lubao saw everything clearly.

Her own beast master was bound.

The Araknis King.

And that long leg, raised high, aiming for her head.

"LU!!!"

Lubao let out a heartbreaking roar, her eyes filled with despair and fury.

A massive surge of water engulfed her body, shooting up like a geyser, majestically crashing toward the Araknis King.

Just before impact-

The Araknis King shifted its aim.

The glowing white leg kicked directly into the

water pillar.

Lubao was launched like a cannonball.

Sand filled the air.

"Lu..."

Lubao opened her eyes with difficulty. Her vision was blurry.

It was all her fault.

If she hadn’t insisted on going out tonight, none of this would’ve happened…

As expected, she was useless… worse than everyone else...

Lubao closed her eyes.

Elsewhere.

Dozens of Fire Qilu scattered around the Sand Land Dragon.

The Sand Land Dragon grew more and more irritated.

Every time it destroyed some, more would appear.

"Sand Land!"

It roared, stomping its left forelimb onto the ground.

Sand flew. The storm expanded, further muddying the entire region.

At the same time, in the center of the sandstorm, a faint white glow began to shine.