[Eat eat eat~]

Bubble was still very naive; upon hearing these words, he took out a Fire Element Crystal from his pouch.

Earlier at the volcano's mouth, Li Pu had stored some with it and also obtained them during trades.

So, it didn't think much of this action.

"Huh?"

However, Long Ren raised an eyebrow.

He initially just wanted to ask if Li Pu had any, but the big-headed little kangaroo unexpectedly took one out directly.

He couldn't tell that there were crystals hidden in that little pouch.

At this moment, Long Ren didn't yet realize that a summoned creature could have storage space; he thought it was just ordinary storage.

With this realization, he felt there was no need to be polite anymore.

Like the senior said before, after all, this is a competitive match, and such snatching behavior is allowed.

[Give it to the dragon!]

Under telepathic command, the half-dragon approached Bubble.

Regarding Bubble's strength, Long Ren had witnessed it in the last arena match.

It was formidable, but obviously not the melee type.

Even though his fire scorpion was still in a vacuum period and couldn't be revived, with the half-dragon and his own combat power, it was enough to cope.

[Caocao!]

Caocao: You lizard head, what do you want!

Facing this situation, Caocao demonstrated the responsibility expected of Brother Cao.

It intervened in front of Bubble, shouting at the half-dragon.

"Li Pu, apologizing in advance here."

However, Long Ren didn't take Caocao seriously. He shouted toward the depths of the beheaded lava python and then smiled broadly as he issued a command to the half-dragon: "Finish it off."

[Dragon go dragon dragon!]

The half-dragon had been waiting for this command all along, and let out a roar on the spot.

Clang clang clang!

Claw nails popped out one by one from its fingers, sharp and gleaming cold.

[Cao go caocao!]

Seeing this, Caocao naturally wouldn't admit defeat.

[Eat go eat eat!]

Bubble imitated the example.

While mouthing off, Caocao initiated [Entangle] with a thought.

Rustle rustle rustle rustle!

Jade-colored vines forcibly emerged from the hard lava surface, shooting toward Long Ren and the half-dragon, aiming to bind them.

Whoosh!

But Long Ren was very alert, using[Blink]to directly evade.

However, the half-dragon didn't have teleportation means, and had its legs bound on the spot.

[Eat!]

Seeing the battle commence, Bubble quickly hopped away a distance and then attempted to provide fire support.

Buzz…

However, a translucent blue membrane instantly enveloped it.

"You just stay put for now, little kangaroo."

Long Ren smiled as he put down his hand.

What he released was a fairly ordinary Summoner skill[Barrier].

The only thing was that this ordinary skill had become not so ordinary in his hands.

Using[Barrier]to absorb impact and form a means of imprisoning the target requires a rather adept technique.

What Long Ren could do was about as much as this.

Of course, he could also apply[Barrier]to the half-dragon.

But he didn't find it necessary.

Unless facing severe situations, he wouldn't easily provide any aid to the half-dragon.

It was to let it receive adequate training, and at the same time not foster dependence on[Barrier].

When dealing with the fire scorpion, he wasn't cold-hearted in the same way.

Because the half-dragon was his first summoned beast, and also the favorite one he spent the most energy cultivating. Its expected value was not the same as the fire scorpion's.

The reality in front of him was also proving that Long Ren's efforts toward the half-dragon were worthwhile.

[Dragon!]

What seemed awfully troublesome jade vines to other summoned beasts/magic beasts were surprisingly snapped by the half-dragon's roar with a pull.

[Caocao!]

Caocao: Impressive, let's go!

This scene made Caocao understand that perhaps this enemy was of a level he'd never faced before.

[Entangle]reemerged, but this time was not to attack the enemy, but rather, to enable himself to enter the strongest state.

Rustle rustle rustle!

Several huge jade vines sprouted from Caocao's back, embedding themselves into the ground.

"Oh?!"

Seeing this scene, Long Ren finally showed a change in expression.

He had heard from his teacher about a very powerful artistry among plant-type summoned creatures/magic beasts.

That's right, artistry, not a skill.

Artistry refers to a means of using skills.

Only extremely talented summoned creatures/magic beasts were eligible to train artistry on top of possessing skills.

Among plants, a notably high-profile and famous artistry is known as Rooting.

By uniting with the earth, they unleash power surpassing their own.

The deeper the roots and the wider the extent, the greater the uplift.

1-fold, 2-fold, 5-fold, and even legends talk of tenfold or hundredfold increases.

"Now, this is getting interesting…"

This time, Long Ren genuinely smiled.

"Little kangaroo, neither of us should intervene."

"How about letting them duel fairly?"

He[Blink]ed near Bubble, tapped the[Barrier]with his hand.

[Eat!]

Bubble nodded.

"Alright, it's agreed."

Seeing the opponent agree, Long Ren removed the[Barrier].

After all, keeping this thing active would continuously consume his spiritual power and potentially affect the duel.

[Eat you eat!]

As soon as the blue light veil disappeared, Bubble gave Long Ren a massive headbutt to the stomach.

"Ah, damn it!"

Long Ren was directly toppled and rolled several meters.

[Eat humph!]

Seeing the opponent so embarrassed, Bubble then turned around contentedly.

Bubble promised not to interfere, but never promised not to hit you.

But as agreed earlier, it didn't actually interfere with the battle over there.

The agreement with Long Ren was secondary, the main reason being Caocao's telepathic message urging it to spectate.

Because Caocao remembered that this half-dragon seemed to look down on him.

So, it's necessary to let it understand why the grass is so green.

"You wretched little creature."

This side, Long Ren clutched his stomach as he got up, and also started to retreat.

The opponent's summoner not interfering meant he too wouldn't interfere with this fair duel, including issuing commands.

This meant how to fight the battle would be entirely decided by the half-dragon.

When it comes to combat, he had great confidence in the half-dragon.

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Off-field, within the venue.

At this time, the large screen was broadcasting the scene of Caocao versus the half-dragon.

Originally, due to the previous lava python battle, this was already the highest-profile live scenario here, which led to the organizers putting it on the biggest screen.

And what people didn't expect was right after defeating the lava python, another good show was about to commence.

Now through Long Ren's light sphere, they witnessed everything.

Very similarly to Long Ren's reaction, when Caocao displayed the rooting artistry, the somewhat show-savvy viewers were all shocked.

Among the audience in the arena, a few individuals had exceptionally shocked and excited expressions.

The reason is simple: they were also Caocao summoners!

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