In the tournament venue.
Peter watched in disbelief.
Cracks began to appear on the ice that had frozen the King Kong Beast. Then, it began to crack inch by inch before finally exploding.
Roar!
The King Kong Beast broke free from its frozen state and hammered its chest a few times while letting out a series of roars.
The King Kong Beast felt a little embarrassed to have been frozen by the other party.
This was extraordinary shame and humiliation.
It roared and charged towards the Ice Bird.
Peter was indeed someone who deserved to advance to the Top Eight. He quickly reacted.
So what if the other party can escape his control? He merely needed to command the Ice Bird to take charge of the air control and then continuously attack the King Kong Beast from a distance. It would be invincible.
The Ice Bird immediately executed Peter's will and began to circle in the air. Then, it continuously used long-range attacks such as freezing and cold wind to harass the King Kong Beast.
"Giles, I admit that your spirit beast is terrifyingly strong, but it can't even get close to my spirit beast."
"I'm definitely going to win this match!" Peter said through clenched teeth.
"That may not be true."
"King Kong Beast, display your true strength."
Giles smiled, then looked ahead at the King Kong Beast.
Hearing those words, the King Kong Beast froze on the spot.
The next moment, its ten-meter body continued to expand. It slowly reached about fifteen meters. The aura it emitted was about to break through to the Legend rank.
Seeing this, Peter's eyes narrowed.
Even the audience also held their breath as they quietly watched this scene.
After a while, there was a flurry of discussion.
"What the hell? Giles' spirit beast can become even stronger?"
"God, what kind of spirit beast is this? Its strength is nearly breaking through to the Legend rank."
"But even so, what chance does it have? It still can't do anything to that Ice Bird in the sky."
…
Peter, who was in the arena, was also shocked. He then reacted.
So what if it became stronger again?
However, what happened next completely dumbfounded him.
The King Kong Beast bolted forward and leapt into the air at a speed that did not match its size, charging straight towards the Ice Bird.
"Ice Bird, use your 'Icy Wind' to stall for time and then dodge!" Peter quickly commanded.
The Ice Bird condensed a gust of cold wind that swept towards the King Kong Beast.
However, this gust of wind wasn't able to stop the King Kong Beast at all. The Ice Bird had also lost its chance to escape because of the deployment of its skill.
The next moment, the King Kong Beast threw a punch at the Ice Bird.
With a shrill cry, the Ice Bird collapsed onto the arena and lost its ability to fight.
Peter turned pale at the sight.
He recalled the Ice Bird and summoned another Epic-rank spirit beast, the Golden-Eyed Bat.
"Giles, I admit I underestimated you."
"But you will definitely lose this round!"
Peter took a deep breath, then stared hard at Giles.
After which, he commanded the Golden-Eyed Bat to attack.
"Golden-Eyed Bat, use ultrasonic waves to attack."
Instantly, an invisible sound wave shot towards the King Kong Beast.
Seeing this scene, the spectators began to discuss amongst themselves.
"Do you think Giles can win? I don't even dare to talk drivel anymore."
"He's definitely going to lose. That spirit beast of Giles' won't be able to withstand a long-distance sonic attack."
"Yeah, Giles is going to lose."
…
In the arena, Giles looked at the King Kong Beast with confidence.
So what if it's a sonic attack?
After the King Kong Beast used its innate skill 'Giantize', its various abilities were greatly enhanced. Now, it was almost at the Legend rank.
The next moment, the Golden-Eyed Bat's attack arrived.
The King Kong Beast was not affected at all. It jumped towards the Golden-Eyed Bat with all its might.
Seeing this, Peter's eyes were full of disbelief.
"How is this possible?!"
The next moment, the King Kong Beast charged into the air at a speed that did not match his body and locked onto the Golden-Eyed Bat.
One punch!
Just like the Ice Bird that it had defeated previously.
It was the same scene again.
The Golden-Eyed Bat was sent flying by the King Kong Beast's punch. It collapsed in the arena and lost its ability to fight.
Seeing this scene, Peter couldn't believe it.
"I… actually lost?"
Giles glanced at him.
"I told you not to underestimate my spirit beast."
Then, he left the arena.
When the spectators saw the final outcome, they could not believe it.
"Are you kidding? It's fine if Giles' King Kong Beast has a lot of strength, but why is its speed so fast too?"
"This spirit beast is an all-rounder. It doesn't even fear flying spirit beasts. Could it be that it can really become the champion?"
"What are you thinking? Have you forgotten about Jameson's Shadow Ghoul? How is Giles supposed to fight that thing?"
"Yeah, it's impossible for him to win the championship. Giles' results now are also very impressive. Who would have expected it in the beginning?"
…
This time, Giles wasn't the first to end the battle.
However, it still drew the attention of quite a number of spectators.
Entering the semi-finals as a Gold-rank Beast Tamer?
No one would believe it if word got out, but Giles managed to do that.
The audience couldn't help but wonder where Giles' finishing point was.
However, no matter how they thought about it, they didn't think that Giles could win.
This was because the18-year-old Epic-rank Beast Tamer, Jameson, could be said to be the internally designated champion in everyone's eyes.
At that moment, the semi-finals advancement matches had already ended.
There was Giles, Jameson, Robert, and Anna.
Apart from Giles, the other three contestants were within the audience's expectations.
It was only Giles whom nobody expected to enter the Top Four.
After a heated commentary, the semi-finals began!
A randomized list appeared on the screen.
Starlux Gym vs Flange Gym.
Bruce Hall vs Frank Hall.
Under the fervent gazes of the audience, the four of them entered their respective arenas.
Giles' opponent was a muscular, short-haired youth.
Robert was the Epic-rank Beast Tamer from Flange Gym and was also the pride of the city.
In the previous tournament, he was the one who represented the Flange Gym to participate in the Gym Tournament and also won the championship in the end.
He was still the one participating in this year's tournament.
However, he was definitely much stronger than before.
Giles studied him, feeling like he couldn't let his guard down.
The remaining contestants were not simple.
Just then, Robert smiled at Giles.
"As expected of a disciple of the Starlux Gym. I almost lost to Alice in the previous tournament."
"I didn't expect her disciple to advance to the semi-finals as a Gold-rank Beast Tamer this year. That's not simple."
Giles started momentarily, then he smiled.
"You flatter me."
Robert continued, "I only have one spirit beast. If you win, this battle will end."
With that, he summoned his Epic-rank spirit beast, the Green-Vine Treant.
Giles summoned the King Kong Beast as well.
The battle was about to begin.