Chapter 275 The Beginning of the Challenge_1
You... weak?
"Quit that act!"
Bai Qi naturally didn't believe Fang Yuan's nonsense. The last person who did was already pushing up daisies.
With Fang Yuan's strength, even if he had made no progress, he was not someone that the newer trainers with lower rankings in the Battle Society could defeat...
Most importantly, Bai Qi didn't believe that Fang Yuan hadn't grown at all.
After a brief silence, Bai Qi stepped out himself, intending to battle Fang Yuan.
If I don't enter hell, then who will? Win or lose, I'll reveal Fang someone's true nature first.
"Hey!" Du Yishan tried to stop Bai Qi but hesitated to speak.
"Sister Du, leave it to me," Bai Qi turned and said.
Facing Bai Qi's determination, Du Yishan's complexion turned bitter, unsure how to begin. Could she say that even she, ranked fifth in the Battle Society's newcomers' final assessment, stood no chance against Fang Yuan?
If you go... it's like throwing your life away.
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As Fang Yuan and Bai Qi initiated a duel in an arena, the nine people from Magic City University naturally turned their attention towards Fang Yuan, no longer focusing on the students from Imperial City University.
"All about showing off, that guy," Shi Yiming muttered, but he couldn't help wanting to see Fang Yuan's battle.
In the battle arenas of Magic City University or some small school-organized competitions, it was rare to see Fang Yuan. The number of times Fang Yuan had shown up for a battle could be counted on one hand.
The members of Magic University Combat Club only knew that Fang Yuan was very strong; otherwise, he wouldn't have left an "S" grade record in the Gravity Trial. But just how strong was he, and whether he could rival the members of the university's team, they had no convincing reference.
"Interesting," Tang Sheng said with a grin spreading across his face as he saw Fang Yuan arriving and swiftly tricking someone into battling him.
He glanced at Teacher Hu from Imperial City University next to him and invited him with a smile, "Let's go watch the battle between these two kids, shall we?"
"Um," Old Hu was puzzled.
Meanwhile, in the arena, as Fang Yuan and Bai Qi took their positions on either side of the field, a young referee naturally assumed his position in the referee's spot.
Soon, a crowd of sixty people gathered around, with more still arriving.
Before a battle started, order might be chaotic, but once a duel commenced, everyone's eagerness to watch arose immediately. There was plenty of time in the day, so why not spectate a little first?
"How do you two plan to battle?"
The referee, seeing both trainers ready, suddenly asked.
Free battling; the rules are for the trainers to decide. His job was merely to maintain order and enforce the rules.
"One on one, is that okay?" Fang Yuan asked.
"Whatever," Bai Qi frowned. After the novice period, two-on-two battles were more common, but since Fang Yuan had asked, he didn't care either way.
"One on one, a single round to determine the winner," the referee repeated, confirming the rule. He then began to guide them to release their Pokemon.
Facing Fang Yuan, Bai Qi didn't dare to be negligent and directly summoned his ace, Magmar.
"Roar!" With Magmar's entry, the area immediately sweltered with heat as countless scorching hot vapors erupted from within its body!
"It's actually a Magmar. Such a Pokemon is quite rare..."
"Yeah, they only live in the Volcano Secret Realm. This couldn't be the opponent's beginner elf, could it?"
The nine members of Demon Capital University were discussing; if a beginner elf could get their hands on Magmar, Bai Qi's background must be extraordinary!
"With this temperature change... what do you think of the strength of this Magmar?" Shen Shiyu walked up to Xu Lan and asked with a smile.
Xu Lan, who came from Winter Dojo and was an Ice-type Trainer, should have a good understanding of Fire-type Spirits.
"We'll only know when the battle begins..." Xu Lan shook her head, although she was the one who... Fang Yuan, this latecomer, actually started the battle before her.
However, Xu Lan could tell that the Magmar had formidable strength; its flames could definitely pose a threat to her Ice Elves!
Which Pokemon would Fang Yuan choose to respond with?
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"It's that one again..."
Seeing Bai Qi directly choose his trump card, Fang Yuan laughed, thought for a moment, and still sent out the Trio Magnet Monsters.
"What's this, you looking down on me?"
As soon as the Trio Magnet Monsters appeared, Bai Qi's expression suddenly changed.
"Magnemite??" The Trio Magnet Monsters took offense, you saying that, you looking down on me?
"Nope..." Fang Yuan also shook his head.
To outsiders, Fang Yuan sending the Trio Magnet Monsters to face Bai Qi's Magmar definitely looked like an underestimation of the opponent.
But Du Yishan didn't see it that way.
"Ah!!" Du Yishan was getting extremely worried for Bai Qi, don't you understand this Fang Yuan very well??
It was at this moment that Du Yishan suddenly realized a terrifying thought, the Trio Magnet Monsters were indeed very powerful... so powerful her Lizard King couldn't beat them... but these Trio Magnet Monsters... were certainly not the beginner elf as described by Bai Qi and the others belonging to Fang Yuan!
"Sister Xiaoyun, the person battling Bai Qi..." Du Yishan ran quickly to the president of the Athletic Society, Yan Xiaoyun.
"I already know," Yan Xiaoyun said solemnly, because the battle between Fang Yuan and Bai Qi had already begun.
With discontent on his face, Bai Qi ordered Magmar to condense a blazing Fire Vortex, intending to give the Trio Magnet Monsters a taste of its power, but as soon as his command was issued, both Bai Qi and Magmar's expressions instantly froze.
A beam adorned with a massive electric current shot through, directly blasting Magmar away!
Bang~
The trajectory where Magmar was blasted off left behind a radiant trail of a Magnet Bomb friction-heating the air, incredibly dazzling!
Meanwhile, the Trio Magnet Monsters, controlling the formidable Electromagnetic Force, almost materialized, directed another Magnet Bomb to Lock On to Magmar!
"Why are the Trio Magnet Monsters' moves so fast!" The freshman from Emperor Capital University Athletic Society was shocked.
Teacher Hu Guanxiong, who was also watching the match with Tang Sheng, was startled, how could the construction of this magnetic field happen so fast... what level had the Trio Magnet Monsters' energy concentration speed reached? And the strength of the Electromagnetic Force was very strong too, otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to accelerate the Magnet Bomb this fast, fast enough that Magmar couldn't react!
"Using Electromagnetic Force to speed up Steel System Moves..." Old Hu's expression looked a bit unpleasant, this Trio Magnet Monsters, their strength was a bit outrageous, not at all like what a university freshman could have cultivated!
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"...Bai Qi's end-of-term ranking is 19th, right?" Yan Xiaoyun looked towards Du Yishan, not expecting this latecomer from Magic University to be so formidable, making Bai Qi no match at all.
"Sister Xiaoyun... what I want to say is... I've battled with this Fang Yuan before, and even my Lizard King was no match for that Trio Magnet Monsters." Du Yishan took a deep breath and said.
"You've battled him too??" Yan Xiaoyun suddenly fell silent.