Chapter 676 - 298: This Is Our Championship (Part 3)

Zhuang Jianbai sat on the back of the Winter Dog, his expression calm, thoughts flowing forth: "Cold Breath."

"Woof woof woof!"

The Winter Dog let out a howl, its mighty aura suddenly bursting forth, with Cold Breath surging from its mouth, precisely landing on the ground before the Red Hoof Colt.

The Cold Breath adhered to the ground, the temperature plummeting, and the ten meters of snow before the Red Hoof Colt instantly froze into a mirror-like surface.

Caught off guard, the Red Hoof Colt stepped onto the ice, its four hooves slipping and stumbling with a neigh.

The commentator’s voice followed: "The competition has just begun, Zhuang Jianbai’s Winter Dog used the Cold Breath skill to freeze the ground, hindering the progress of other contestants."

But Zhuang Jianbai’s Winter Dog was not afraid of the ice.

Its furry limbs stepped steadily on the ice, gaining speed and quickly closing the distance with the Red Hoof Colt.

But Lu Ran remained unpanicked, a confident smirk on his lips: "Flaming Trample."

The Red Hoof Colt raised its front hooves and as they landed heavily on the ground, flames spread out, instantly melting the ice ahead.

Thus, the Red Hoof Colt moved steadily forward, unaffected by the ice.

However, the initial ice still existed, hindering the contestants behind.

But this was not a problem for the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast in third place.

"Roar!"

Without Chen Yuan needing to command, the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast lifted its front hooves and stomped the ground, creating a massive impact and fracturing the ice into web-like cracks.

Crack!

With a crisp sound, the ice shattered completely.

In this way, the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast easily crossed the terrain obstacle created by the Winter Dog, closely pursuing the two Pet Beasts ahead.

As time went on, the Red Hoof Colt and Winter Dog sprinted at the forefront, racing through the snow, placed first and second.

Their gap was minuscule, only half a meter between them.

The Fallen Meteor Horned Beast was nearly ten meters behind them, in third place.

As for the other contestants, they were left far behind by these three.

In this process, contestants all used skills to alter the terrain, hindering their opponents’ progress.

Some contestants smoothly broke through obstacles, while others were delayed for a significant amount of time.

Though the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast lacked explosive power, its thick skin, and strong force allowed it to overcome opponents’ obstacles one by one.

The livestream barrage was overwhelming:

"Oh no, Advisor Chen’s championship isn’t secure!"

"Could Zhuang Jianbai actually steal this championship?"

"The Fallen Meteor Horned Beast is really struggling compared to the Red Hoof Colt and Winter Dog, with a weight equal to both and inadequate explosive power."

"Don’t worry, from my experience, Advisor Chen definitely has a hidden card."

"The Fallen Meteor Horned Beast isn’t even Advisor Chen’s Pet Beast, what’s the hidden card?"

Chen Yuan squinted his eyes, gazing into the distance, speaking softly: "We’re almost there, get ready to use that move."

"Roar..."

The eyes of the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast leaped over the Winter Dog and Red Hoof Colt, fixing on the straight uphill stretch ahead.

This was a rare straight uphill in Qinling, with only trees standing tall on either side, and no twists or turns in the middle.

And when one gazes beyond this stretch, one could clearly see the flag waving atop the mountain peak.

Once through this straight path, the finish line was within reach.

This was the final sprint section, the last chance for a surprise comeback.

As it happened, the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast mastered a straight-line sprint skill — Rock Meteor Charge.

"Fallen Meteor Horned Beast."

"Use Rock Meteor Charge." Chen Yuan stared forward, his tone calm.

"Roar!"

At the same moment,

Lu Ran and Zhuang Jianbai both realized deeply that this was the most crucial segment of the race and reacted accordingly.

Lu Ran’s face bore an unrestrained and confident smile, he stretched his arm, thoughts emerging: "Charge towards the championship."

Zhuang Jianbai straightened his body, letting the biting cold wind sweep over him, his eyes calm, whispering: "Advance."

At this moment, neither thought of using skills to hinder the opponent.

Faced with this straight uphill, an all-out sprint was the wise choice, using skills was more likely to give the opponent an opportunity to overtake.

The commentator shouted excitedly:

"The contestants are full of fighting spirit, deciding to use the purest form of speed to determine the final victor!"

"One side is the majestic Red Hoof Colt, charging forward enveloped in flames, carrying Lu Ran’s confidence in winning to advance bravely!"

"On the other side is the Winter Dog bred in ice and snow, galloping through the forests, its roar expressing Zhuang Jianbai’s belief in certain victory."

"The victor will be decided among them."

Pausing, the commentator suddenly widened his eyes, his tone brimming with astonishment: "Wait!"

"What’s going on with the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast?"

A proud and upright silhouette suddenly appeared from the wind and snow, sweeping forward with a fierce wind sound, heading straight ahead towards the finish!

Rock Meteor Charge!

The Fallen Meteor Horned Beast swept through the snow and stamped the ground, its massive body almost becoming a blurred invisible figure, in a short time catching up to and overtaking the Red Hoof Colt and Winter Dog!

Chen Yuan squinted his eyes, adjusting his goggles, letting the cold wind howl, and gradually raising the corners of his mouth.

Go, Fallen Meteor Horned Beast.

This championship belongs to you.

Before the competition, Chen Yuan had no confidence in the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast winning the championship, but when the competition began, he realized he was wrong about one thing.

If it were a pure speed race, where Pet Beasts were forbidden from using skills, the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast certainly wouldn’t match the Red Hoof Colt and Winter Dog.

But the presence of skills was a major variable.

The Fallen Meteor Horned Beast was immensely powerful, with a large body enough to handle most unexpected situations.

Whether it was the Winter Dog spewing Cold Breath to freeze the ground, or the Red Hoof Colt’s heavy trample causing roaring flames, these weren’t enough to stop the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast’s charge.

Moreover, the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast could also use [Earth Step]or [Shattered Stone Spray], the former could tread the ground to create ravines, the latter could construct a rock wall with numerous stones, temporarily altering the terrain.

In this way, the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast, with its superb endurance and adaptability, surprisingly kept up with the Red Hoof Colt and Winter Dog.

In this light, this speed competition was not purely about speed.

Meanwhile,

At the farm.

Seeing the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast suddenly overtake, excited youngsters crowded in front of the TV, heads bumping together.

"Ga ga!"

"Dian Dian!"

"Ow!"

Cheers rang continuously, and though the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast didn’t hear them, it carried the blessings and hopes of the little ones straight ahead.

At this moment, it had only the flag in front of it in sight.

"Damn?"

"What the heck?"

As the massive body of the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast suddenly emerged from the side, Lu Ran was startled.

Seeing the silhouette of the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast, he quickly patted the Red Hoof Colt: "Catch up fast."

Seeing Advisor Chen suddenly overtaking at the last moment, Zhuang Jianbai felt a complex mix of emotions, he didn’t command the Winter Dog to catch up, just quietly watched Advisor Chen’s back.

In his heart, there was no helplessness or disappointment in being overtaken, instead, he felt it was natural.

Being defeated by Advisor Chen wasn’t something shameful.

As this thought emerged, Zhuang Jianbai shook his head, smiling helplessly: "Why am I starting to get used to failure?"

But in front of Advisor Chen, failure was the norm.

When the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast touched the flag atop the mountain, the cold wind lifted snow flurries, and the distant mountains glowed like burning crimson gold under the sunset.

Chen Yuan got off, his palm resting on the Fallen Meteor Horned Beast’s rough skin, smiling up: "You did it."

"Roar..."

The Fallen Meteor Horned Beast rubbed its head against Chen Yuan’s palm, shaking its head.

No.

We did it.

"Damn!"

"Second place again!"

The Red Hoof Colt reached the finish line, and Lu Ran swore a bit, then squinted into the distance, muttering: "But the sunset is beautiful."