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Farmer (Green)
Challenge Content: Within one week, cultivate a rare grade spiritual material from nothing.
Entry Effect: The spiritual materials you plant have a small chance of mutating.
"Another nearly impossible challenge. To cultivate a rare grade spiritual material within a week, a Grass-type Spiritual Beast is indispensable, and probably only a senior cultivator could achieve that, right?"
Apart from Spirit Masters, Blue Star has many professions related to spiritual beasts. There are cultivators who mainly plant spiritual materials, Spirited Chefs who focus on creating delicacies, researchers who develop new moves, Pharmacists who study potions, and Mechanics who create Mechanical Spirit Beasts, among others.
Of course, these special professionals are usually Spirit Masters as well, and they can only achieve success in these fields with the help of Spiritual Beasts.
"So I can only choose the Culinary Spirit Tracker challenge."
Culinary Spiritual Beasts are very rare, as they are most likely to be born amidst high-end spiritual materials (ingredients), and whether in the wild or in cities, high-end spiritual materials are coveted by other Spiritual Beasts or humans.
These high-end spiritual materials are often eaten before they can manifest a spirit.
However, Chen Mo knows of a place where there's definitely a high chance of encountering Culinary Spiritual Beasts.
That is the Spirit Chef Academy, a place that cultivates Spirit Chefs.
Here, whether it's teachers or students, most of them would contract one or several Culinary Spiritual Beasts.
This place is simply a paradise for foodies.
Chen Mo did some online research and found that there is no Spirit Chef Academy in Shenghai City, but the neighboring Nanluo City does have a university for Spirit Chefs—The Deity of Food Spirit Chef University.
"So, I'll compete in the morning and visit the chef's school in the afternoon; I won't go to the Daoist School for training today."
Chen Mo muttered to himself.
Today is the first day of the Young Eagle Cup preliminary competition.
Thinking about the 300,000 reward, he and Xiao Jiu are both eager to start!
The venue for the Young Eagle Cup preliminary competition was set at the Shenghai City Center Arena, one of the largest Spiritual Beast Arenas in Shenghai City.
The arena is located by the sea and is shaped like a giant cruise ship, with a maximum capacity of 300,000 spectators.
When Chen Mo arrived, he found that the stadium was already filled with many people. Apart from the competitors, there were also many tourists who came to watch the matches.
The venue was huge, and it took Chen Mo a while to find the registration desk for the competitors.
By now, a "long dragon" had formed at the registration desk, and it seems everyone had arrived early.
"Let me take a look at your Spiritual Beast info."
Standing at the end of the queue, Chen Mo leisurely took out his Spirit Master Bracelet and began scanning the Spiritual Beasts of other competitors.
Might as well, since he had nothing better to do.
Xiao Jiu lay obediently in his arms, watching the Spiritual Beast information displayed on the bracelet along with Chen Mo.
Although other than the images, it didn't understand anything, this feeling was very warm and comforting.
After scanning the crowd, Chen Mo found that most of the competitors who came to participate weren't very strong, with their Spiritual Beasts' growth levels below Awakening Level 5.
Those who have reached Awakening Level 7 are considered good, and those who have reached Transcendent Level are even fewer.
"I hope these experts haven't all withdrawn their Spiritual Beasts into the Spiritual Space."
"Tweet?" (Really?)
More than half an hour later, it was finally Chen Mo's turn.
"Hello, could you please hand me your Spirit Master Bracelet?"
"Sure."
After handing over the bracelet, the staff member scanned and confirmed the registration information, then asked:
"Would you like to start the competition right now?"
The Young Eagle Cup is divided into two stages, the preliminary competition, and the main competition.
There are 3 rounds in total for the preliminary competition, and each competitor must win 3 matches in a row to pass through the preliminary competition and enter the top 32.
The preliminary competition involves a great deal of luck. If you're matched with competitors who are just Awakened 3rd Rank or 4th Rank, coming to experience the atmosphere of a big competition, then you can easily advance to the main competition.
Of course, even if your Spiritual Beast is Transcendent 1-stage, if you're unlucky and match up with an Extraordinary High Stage Spiritual Beast, you could be eliminated early on.
Additionally, there is no time set for the preliminaries. As soon as the Spirit Master is present, the system will automatically help pair competitors until they've completed 3 rounds.
"Okay."
Chen Mo nodded.
"The match pairing has already begun. Once the pairing is successful, the competition information and your opponent's details will display on your Trainer's Bracelet. Please check it."
Within less than a minute, Chen Mo's bracelet flashed with the information of his opponent.
[Spirit Master: Gao Fan]
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[Spiritual Beast: Swamp Frog]
[Spiritual Beast Growth Level: Awakened 9th Rank]
[Competition Venue: Arena No.6]
[Competition Time: Starts at 9:30 AM, failure to arrive within 10 minutes will be considered a forfeit]
"Jiu Bao, your opponent is at the Awakened 9th Rank, do you feel confident?"
"Chirp!"
After a week of training and mastering quite a few trump cards, Xiao Jiu was brimming with confidence.
"It's better to be safe than sorry, let's eat some honey milk candies!"
Fearful of an upset, the prudent Chen Mo pulled out a few dozen honey milk candies he had prepared in advance from his pocket.
This wasn't about doping; it was simply making reasonable use of his Spiritual Talent!
After all, "Food Lover" is just one of the effects of his Spiritual Talent!
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"An Awakening Level 7 Blazing Flame Fox, Lao Gao, your luck is pretty good!"
Meanwhile, not far from the venue, a buzz-cut youth wearing a white t-shirt also received the information about his opponent.
His companion saw Chen Mo's information and chuckled while patting the buzz-cut youth's shoulder.
"The preliminary rounds are nothing, you can only talk about luck if you keep getting opponents like this."
Lao Gao laughed and scratched his head, not taking his current opponent too seriously.
His Swamp Frog was at Awakened 9th Rank and had plenty of practical experience. With an elemental advantage, how could he lose to an Awakening 7th Rank Blazing Flame Fox?
When Chen Mo arrived at Arena No.6, he found that his opponent, Gao Fan, was already there.
Seeing the pure white Blazing Flame Fox, Gao Fan couldn't help but laugh.
Still a Blazing Flame Fox with impure bloodline; someone actually contracted such a mixed-blood Spiritual Beast—it seems like today's match is going to be a complete one-sided battle.
"Both contestants, please summon your Spiritual Beasts!"
Xiao Jiu made a light leap and entered the arena.
The days of practical training had made it fearless of the stage.
A pale blue Summoning Array appeared in front of Gao Fan, and shortly after, a water-blue, slender-limbed frog-like Spiritual Beast appeared.
Swamp Frog, a Water Element Spiritual Beast, prefers moist and sticky environments, often found in swamps.
"Let the match begin!"
"Swamp Frog, use Water Gun to crush the opponent directly."
Following the referee's command, Gao Fan was ready to have his Spiritual Beast finish the opponent in one move.
"After a lightning-fast chase, use Thunderclaw!"
Chen Mo also issued his instructions in the first instant.
Swoosh!
A purple lightning gleam appeared under the Blazing Flame Fox's feet, and its speed suddenly increased drastically, turning into a white afterimage. While dodging the Swamp Frog's Water Gun, it quickly closed the distance between them.
Hey! Why is a Blazing Flame Fox using lightning-type moves?!
Gao Fan was surprised and immediately realized that damn fox must be a mutated Spiritual Beast!
He had been careless!
The next second, the Blazing Flame Fox's front paw, only inches away from the Swamp Frog, suddenly shot out a terrifying bolt of lightning!
Sizzle!
The moment the claw struck the Swamp Frog's body, the purple lightning erupted violently.
The Swamp Frog was thrown more than ten meters away, almost being forced out of the competition area.
But at that moment, it horrifyingly discovered that its body couldn't move.
Paralyzed!
"I concede!"
The outcome was no longer in doubt; Gao Fan admitted defeat straightforwardly.
It indeed was a one-sided match, only that it was his Spiritual Beast that was being crushed!
His expression was somewhat dejected, but he did not complain.
The opposing Blazing Flame Fox was far stronger than the Swamp Frog; it turns out he was the unfortunate one!