Electric Mouse could say it had a bitter time without being able to voice it. The moment it bit down on the spine of Blazing Flame Fox, it felt that something was off.
The feeling of biting down was like gnawing on a piece of hard steel, incredibly tough, and its own teeth were about to shatter.
Could this Blazing Flame Fox be transformed from a giant steel snake?
Moreover, the flames wrapped around its teeth couldn't inflict any damage on the Blazing Flame Fox at all!
Then the next second, it felt intense pain coming from its back.
"After being attacked by Electric Mouse's Flame Teeth, the Blazing Flame Fox did not lose its combat capability, instead, it started to counterattack using Thunderclaw!"
The game announcer raised his voice.
While slashing out, three bloody marks appeared, and purple lightning burst out, a terrifying current instantly passed through Electric Mouse's body, immobilizing it!
Under the dual boost of [Underdog Triumph]+[Food Hunter], the power of this Thunderclaw strike had reached a Transcendent intensity.
Electric Mouse was blown several meters away, and as it struggled to stand up, the previously dazed Blazing Flame Fox now transformed into the most agile hunter, appeared right in front of it, delivering another merciless Thunderclaw.
"You lost."
Chen Mo said calmly.
After a silence of 2 seconds, the audience erupted into fervent cheers and applause.
Before the match, no one expected that the Awakening 7th Rank Blazing Flame Fox could defeat the Transcendent 1-stage Electric Mouse.
But in less than 2 minutes, they were proven wrong.
In the audience seats, two girls in JK uniforms were whispering to each other.
"This Blazing Flame Fox is using electric type moves, it must be an Awakened Spiritual Beast, no wonder it can defeat higher-tier opponents."
One girl in black JK uniform whispered.
"Awakened Spiritual Beasts just have high potential, their early-stage combat power can't be this exaggerated! Senior, didn't you notice that this Blazing Flame Fox didn't suffer any harm after being bitten by Electric Mouse's Flame Teeth? That's almost impossible!"
The girl in white JK uniform responded, puzzled.
"Forget about that, Qianqian, the Blazing Flame Fox's Spirit Master looks really young, must also be a high school student, right? How come I haven't heard of such a handsome guy at this level?"
"Senior, he... he seems to be from our school, and he's in the same grade as me, his name is Chen Mo, I remember him because he's handsome."
"From our school? How have I never heard about such an amazing junior in our school before!"
The black-stockinged senior with round glasses said, a bit regretfully.
He's handsome, his Spiritual Beast is also good-looking, and importantly, he's strong. It's a pity that I haven't discovered this gem of a junior brother earlier to have a sweet romance.
Wait, it seems... it's not too late!
Watching her senior's heart flutter, Qianqian was a bit speechless, but she was also a bit curious inside.
If she remembered correctly, this boy named Chen Mo was a student from the key class, and he hadn't even opened his Spiritual Space before the summer vacation.
So she posted the video of the match she just recorded into the class group...
After the match ended, Chen Mo didn't leave. Instead, he took his Blazing Flame Fox to watch other contestants' matches, wanting to see if there were any formidable opponents.
Then, after watching most of the matches, Chen Mo realized that his dreams of winning the championship were basically shattered.
So frustrating!
In his view, there were a total of 3 seeded contestants in this competition.
Two of them were graduates who just finished high school this year, their Spiritual Beasts were respectively the Extraordinary 4th Rank Poison Powder Butterfly and the Transcendent 3-tier Dawn Feather Crow.
Another was a university student who decided to participate in the match while on his summer holiday rest back home, his Spiritual Beast was an Extraordinary 5th Rank Wind Hunting Falcon.
Extraordinary 5th Rank, this kind of strength among elite Spirit University students is not weak.
Damn, a university student still participating in the "Baby Cup", that's really shameless!
"Since there's no hope for the championship, I hope my luck will improve, getting weaker opponents, then mix my way to the finals and getting the 100k consolation prize wouldn't be too bad."
"Chirp~"
But knowing that the championship was out of reach made Chen Mo feel a lot more relaxed.
After watching a round of matches, when he was ready to go to eat, he found that there were many unread messages on his phone.
"Chen Mo, is this really you? (video)"
"Brother Mo, your Blazing Flame Fox is just too awesome!"
"Brother Mo, where did you contract your Blazing Flame Fox?"
...
Most were Chen Mo's high school classmates, it seems someone recorded the Blazing Flame Fox's battle video and shared it to the class group chat. Then it spread around, and pretty much the whole school knew about it.
Chen Mo didn't plan on replying.
Originally, he was a loner in the class, busy with part-time jobs and meditation, hardly interacting with other classmates.
Reject meaningless social interactions.
However, due to his mild OCD, he still meticulously cleared the little red notification dots.
During the process of clearing the notification dots, he came across a message from his homeroom teacher—
"Chen Mo, if you have already established your Spiritual Space and contracted a Spiritual Beast, please try to fill out the form to join the experimental class in advance. At the beginning of next semester, the experimental class will have a Spirit Realm training activity."
The homeroom teacher also considerately attached a transfer application form.
In today's Spirit Era, all high school students in Dongxia face the choice of tracks in their second year: either the academic track or the Spirit Manipulation track.
Students who are unwilling or hopeless in pursuing the path of a Spirit Master would choose the academic track, where they rarely touch on knowledge related to Spiritual Beasts, essentially cutting off the path of becoming a Spirit Master.
In the Spirit Manipulation Department, like most other high schools, Shenghai City No. 1 High has divided the classes into three levels based on students' performance.
The experimental class is the best, where students not only need to pass all academic subjects, but their Spiritual Beasts also generally are at the Awakened 4th Rank or above.
The preference class is next, for students who have just established their Spiritual Space and contracted their Spiritual Beasts.
The focal class is for those yet to establish their Spiritual Space but are determined to pursue the path of a Spirit Master or related careers in the future.
Chen Mo was previously a student in the focal class.
"Thank you, teacher, I will fill it out as soon as possible."
Chen Mo replied.
Naturally, he would not refuse to enter the experimental class.
Not just for the opportunity to train in the Spirit Realm, but also because, it is said that after joining the experimental class, the tuition fee is waived, and the school also provides some additional resource support.
Why refuse something you can freeload?
In the afternoon's top 16 match, Chen Mo was lucky, his opponent was an Awakened 9th Rank Electric Mouse.
This kind of Spiritual Beast that flares up when irritated, Chen Mo had seen many times in the Thunderbolt Daoist School, their combat power is not particularly strong.
And Xiao Jiu, equipped with the "Thunderbolt King" trait, is least afraid of Electric Type Spiritual Beasts.
Even if Electric Mouse unleashed its strongest attack, to Blazing Flame Fox it was like tickling, unable to cause any damage at all. Finally, it could only despairingly admit defeat.
Just like that, Chen Mo successfully advanced to tomorrow's top 8.
He is also the only one among the top 8 contestants whose Spiritual Beast is at an Awakened Stage.
After the afternoon match ended while there was still time, Chen Mo returned to Thunderbolt Daoist School, planning to practice a bit more.
At the entrance, he happened to meet She Pili.
"Junior Brother Chen, you're back so early, how was the match?"
She Pili asked.
"Made it to the top 16, tomorrow is the top 8 competition."
"It's alright, young people should experience more. Wait, did you say you made it to the top 8?"
She Pili was about to comfort his junior a bit, then realized Chen Mo was talking about advancing to the top 8.
"Isn't your Xiao Jiu only at Awakened 7th Rank? Is this year's Eagle Cup less competitive?"
The Eagle Cup is held every year, he participated last year, and after a tough fight, he only got second place, at that time his Thunder Qilin Turtle was already at Extraordinary 4th Rank.
The quality of the top 8 is still commendable, mostly composed of Daoist School successors or descendants of Spirit Masters.
"Maybe… Jiu Bao has a bit of combat talent?"
Chen Mo uncertainly stated.