Chapter 20 "Electric Turtle" Form (Please follow for updates!)

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The second day's semifinals.

Chen Mo once again arrived at the stadium early in the morning and let the little guy help him draw lots.

As it happened, he drew one of the three seed players.

[Spirit Master: Mo Feifan]

[Spiritual Beast: Dawn Feather Crow]

[Spiritual Beast Growth Level: Transcendent 3-tier]

[Match Venue: Field No. 1]

[Match Time: Starts at 10:00]

"Chirp~" (｡>ㅿ<｡)

The little fox felt a bit guilty.

"It's no big deal; we're the unlucky combination, after all. Sooner or later, we'll have to face them, and it's not certain who will win now! I think we can win!"

Chen Mo comforted, patting the soft fur of the little guy.

"Chirp!"

Sitting on the chair, he reviewed the information Senior Brother She had organized for him once more.

[Spiritual Beast Name: Dawn Feather Crow]

[Species Level: Transcendent 9th Rank]

[Growth Level: Transcendent 3-tier]

[Information: Wind Spiritual Beast, with feathers as brilliant as the evening glow. From previous matches, Mo Feifan's Dawn Feather Crow is known to treasure its feathers, truly embodying the saying "I'd rather lose my head than a feather." Known techniques include Feather Arrow, Dawn Glow, Gust, Tornado...]

"Mo Feifan also comes from a Daoist School. The techniques grasped by this Dawn Feather Crow are numerous; it looks like it's going to be a tough battle."

After a short rest, the contestants appeared on the field.

"I know your Blazing Flame Fox has insane defensive power, but my Dawn Feather Crow is a turret-type spiritual beast. With such a significant level difference, there's no way you can win!"

Mo Feifan, a punkish-looking boy with a buzz cut, launched a barrage of trash talk right out of the gate.

"Okay."

Chen Mo responded calmly, which left Mo Feifan momentarily stunned, at a loss for what to say next.

Bro, why don't you play by the rules!

However, seeing that Chen Mo was unfazed by the trash talk, Mo Feifan said no more, staying put to adjust his and his spiritual beast's state.

"The match begins!"

"Ascend, then use Feather Arrow!"

"Lightning Speed!"

The moment the referee waved the flag, both Spirit Masters simultaneously issued instructions to their spiritual beasts.

The Dawn Feather Crow, leveraging its aerial advantage, aimed to ascend to a certain height to strike at the Blazing Flame Fox from afar.

Naturally, the Blazing Flame Fox wanted to get closer to the Dawn Feather Crow.

As the Dawn Feather Crow flapped its wings, three azure Feather Arrows materialized simultaneously.

The Feather Arrows weren't crafted from the Dawn Feather Crow's own feathers, but from wind element spiritual power; otherwise, a battle could leave the Dawn Feather Crow as a "bald" crow.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Three Feather Arrows simultaneously launched attacks on the Blazing Flame Fox from different directions.

With lightning speed, the Blazing Flame Fox, having used Lightning Speed, dodged the first two Feather Arrows deftly and moved ever closer to the Dawn Feather Crow.

However, one Feather Arrow was about to hit the Blazing Flame Fox!

Clang!

But when the Feather Arrow struck the Blazing Flame Fox's back, it made a sound akin to metal clashing.

In the next moment, the Feather Arrow was deflected.

A suit of armor, completely formed by condensed lightning, appeared on the Blazing Flame Fox's torso, glowing brightly and covering most of its body.

Thunder Armor, an advanced lightning technique.

As it's an advanced lightning technique, it consumes a lot of spiritual power, so the Blazing Flame Fox summoned just an incomplete version, unable to cover the entire body, but it's sufficient.

Unlike the Thorny Thunder Spur, which counters melee attacks, this technique is specifically designed to deal with ranged techniques.

"Another high-level technique! This Blazing Flame Fox's comprehension is astonishing!"

On the judges' panel, Zhong Shan, vice president of the Shenghai City Spirit Master Association, couldn't help but exclaim.

Seeing this, Mo Feifan was somewhat perplexed.

Feather Arrow is a mid-level wind technique, and with the proficiency of the Dawn Feather Crow, even a Transcendent 3-tier spiritual beast would be severely injured when hit. Yet your Awakening Stage Blazing Flame Fox was unscathed after taking a hit from a Feather Arrow?

Previously, the Blazing Flame Fox displayed an "Electric Porcupine" form, which was already bizarre, and now there's an "Electric Turtle" form; it's just unbelievably absurd!

On the field, the Blazing Flame Fox pursued its utmost speed, creating afterimages as it raced up the vine trellis.

These vine trellises only appear in battles between flying and non-flying spiritual beasts, mainly to provide non-flying spiritual beasts some opportunity to counter.

Otherwise, in an Awakened Stage battle, a flying spiritual beast would be undefeated merely by soaring to a sufficient height.

"Tornado!"

Seeing the Blazing Flame Fox about to charge up, the Dawn Feather Crow swiftly flapped its wings, manipulating surrounding airstreams into a small tornado to sweep towards the Blazing Flame Fox.

The Blazing Flame Fox leapt lightly, narrowly dodging it at the last second. With the buffs from [Weak Against Strong] and [Food Hunter], Xiao Jiu's reflexes and speed now rivaled that of a Transcendent spiritual beast.

At the same time, a dazzling purple lightning burst from its claws.

Thunderclaw was at the ready!

"Dodge!"

The Dawn Feather Crow attempted to evade, but at the crucial moment, its body suddenly stiffened and hovered mid-air.

The [Sluggish] entry activated.

This was a white entry Chen Mo acquired two weeks ago, capable of slowing the actions of the equipped target.

Though not hugely impactful, it immediately disrupted the Dawn Feather Crow's flight rhythm!

The Blazing Flame Fox naturally wouldn't miss this chance, leaping high after a pounce, Thunderclaw struck squarely at the Dawn Feather Crow's chest, the terrifying electric surge knocking it from the sky.

"Blazing Flame Fox, wins!"

"Phew~"

The Blazing Flame Fox panted swiftly; although it seemed to win easily, its stamina and spiritual power were exhausted.

Despite the entry bonus, facing a Transcendent 3-tier spiritual beast was still somewhat strenuous.

"Great, we've advanced to the finals!"

"Chirp!" (Extra meals! Extra meals!)

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There was no suspense in the finals opponent; it was that college student hoping to earn some pocket money before heading back to school.

The next day's finals, miracles were nowhere to be seen.

The Hunting Falcon assumed aerial supremacy and began frequent assaults with ranged techniques like Wind Blade.

Unlike the Dawn Feather Crow, the Hunting Falcon's Wind Blades were fast and precise; there was no time for the Blazing Flame Fox to dodge with its reflexes, only the Thunder Armor to defend.

After exhausting its spiritual power, it lamentably lost the match.

"How frustrating! Damn college student!"

Watching the prize money shrink from 300,000 to 100,000, Chen Mo felt slightly distressed.

But with higher-level suppression, there's nothing he could do.

After the match, journalists swarmed in, showing noticeably more interest in Chen Mo than the champion.

After all, a college student winning the "Baby Cup" isn't much of a story, but there are plenty of explosive points to dig into with Chen Mo and his spiritual beast.

Chen Mo didn't want to waste time on interviews, so he declined everyone except for the provincial station's reporter.

"Provincial station reporter, you have to give some face."

"Chirp?" (Master, isn't it because this young lady is good-looking?)

Xiao Jiu tilted its head.

"No way! I'm such a righteous Spirit Master, how could I accept an interview just because a reporter lady is good-looking!"

Chen Mo "righteously" retorted.

Damn, caught red-handed by my own little fox.

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