"Wait for me a second."
She Pili, perking up for once, did some operations on his phone, then sent a folder to Chen Mo.
"Done. This is the information on the top 8 contestants that Senior Brother used his connections to find for you. Go for it!"
Chen Mo opened the folder and found detailed information on the other 7 contestants of the top 8 competition as well as their Spiritual Beasts.
He was somewhat touched by this.
The Senior Brother She in front of him really treated him as his junior brother.
"Thank you, Senior Brother!"
"What for, don't feel pressured, just think of it as accumulating real combat experience."
After saying this, She Pili patted Chen Mo's shoulder, stretched, and left leisurely.
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The next day, after buying a portion of steamed dumplings and sweet soy milk, Chen Mo ate while heading to the stadium.
As soon as he reached the competition venue, he noticed that there seemed to be a lot of spectators today!
Moreover, there were many familiar faces, mostly his high school classmates.
What he didn't know was that because of his outstanding performance in the previous rounds, he had also become one of the seeded contestants. His Spiritual Beast, suspected to be an awakened one, naturally became the center of media attention.
Soon after the draw, Chen Mo saw the information of his top 8 competitor.
[Spirit Master: Shen Jun]
[Spiritual Beast: Fiery Flame Monkey]
[Spirit Beast Growth Level: Transcendent 2-stage]
[Competition Venue: Field No. 1]
[Competition Time: Starts at 10:00]
"As expected, the competition gets tougher the further you go, but luckily I'm not up against those three seeded players. Xiao Jiu, are you confident?"
"Chirp!" (No problem!)
"If I remember correctly, Fiery Flame Monkey is the evolved form of a little fire monkey. Evolving the Spiritual Beast so soon?"
Sitting on a chair, Chen Mo and Xiao Jiu were looking at the contestant information sent by Senior Brother She.
Evolution is a process by which a Spiritual Beast moves towards a more perfect form, requiring special items or learning special moves to catalyze it. After evolution, the life form of the Spiritual Beast and its potential will undergo a qualitative change.
Ordinary Spiritual Beasts have a chance to evolve at the Transcendent stage, but most Spirit Masters wait until the Spiritual Power in the Spirit Beast Crystal Core is almost at its limit before preparing for evolution.
Because the more perfect the evolution process, the higher the potential of the Spiritual Beast, and the further it can go in the future.
Few Spirit Masters would be willing to overspend the potential of a Spiritual Beast in exchange for combat power, unless they only regard it as a transitional Spiritual Beast.
For a Fiery Flame Monkey that evolved so early, its potential must be impacted.
"The Spirit Master's talent is fierce fire, an enhancement talent that can increase fire-type skills..."
"He has mastered Spark, Flame Fist, Fiery Flame Fist moves..."
"His combat style is very aggressive, likes close-quarters fighting, and has a certain foundation in martial arts..."
The information from Senior Brother She was quite detailed, and Chen Mo silently gave it a thumbs up.
Before entering the field, Xiao Jiu, as usual, ate dozens of honey milk candies to boost his condition to the max.
This scene was seen by a female reporter in the audience who had been paying attention to Chen Mo; the reporter took out a camera and captured the moment.
Not that she suspected the Blazing Flame Fox of doping.
To ensure fairness in the competition, prior to the match, both sides' Spiritual Beasts would be inspected by the Spirit Type Spiritual Beast book of fairness, "Spirit Eye". If any doping behavior were found, the contestant would face at least a 5-year suspension.
And who would dope so openly anyway!?
"Looking at the packaging, it seems to be... honey milk candies? Maybe there's a story behind it..."
The female reporter mused thoughtfully.
Both parties entered the field, and after some "friendly" exchanges, the match officially began!
Since Xiao Jiu's specialty in defensive power had already been exposed, Chen Mo didn't hide it anymore.
After the match started, he let Xiao Jiu stand still and watched the opposing Fiery Flame Monkey with a very arrogant look.
The message was clear—come at me if you dare!
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Anyway, the Fiery Flame Monkey's main method of attack is physical, so sooner or later it would have to fight the Blazing Flame Fox up close.
Might as well stay put and save some energy.
As expected, the Fiery Flame Monkey sprinted forward and in a blink of an eye, approached the Blazing Flame Fox.
"Fiery Flame Fist!"
Shen Jun shouted.
Fiery Flame Fist, an intermediate-level move!
Knowing the Blazing Flame Fox's defensive power was outstanding, the Fiery Flame Monkey started off with its strongest move.
Swoosh!
A trace of flame suddenly ignited on the fist of the Fiery Flame Monkey, which in the blink of an eye expanded into a raging blaze.
To everyone's surprise—facing the oncoming Fiery Flame Fist, the Blazing Flame Fox did not dodge; instead, its claws flickered with purple electric arcs, crackling with the appearance of a gathering force for a counterattack?
"Still trying to trade damage with your defensive power? Then you're mistaken."
Seeing that the Blazing Flame Fox showed no intention of dodging, Shen Jun thought to himself.
The moment the Fiery Flame Monkey swung its fist, the flame thereon suddenly intensified, burning like a miniature sun and radiating astonishing heat.
"Think I can't break through your defense? Fiery Flame Monkey, break it for me!"
Shen Jun said with a smile. His Spirit Master gift was Blazing Fire, which could enhance the power of a Spiritual Beast's fire-based skills!
He hadn't used it in the previous battles, all for this moment!
Can you take this punch?
Seeing the Fiery Flame Monkey's sudden increase in ferocity, Xiao Jiu started to panic a little, but soon it heard Chen Mo's voice inside its heart.
"Thorny Thunder Spur, then immediately use Thunderclaw."
The familiar voice calmed Xiao Jiu down.
With gusts of fist wind, just as the Fiery Flame Fist was about to hit the Blazing Flame Fox, the fox's body suddenly "grew" spikes of deep purple light, assembled entirely from electricity.
Since it was an incomplete version, the thunder spurs on the Blazing Flame Fox's body were not as dense as those on the Thunder Qilin Turtle.
However, they were sufficient for the current situation!
This move was designed specifically to counter melee attacks, similar to a counter-barb.
The Fiery Flame Monkey's pupils dilated at the sight, subconsciously holding back some of its strength.
If it hit, wouldn't it be agonizingly painful?
But given its previous forceful and decisive punch, now it was too late to stop!
Boom!
Electricity clashed with flame!
A loud explosion erupted in the center of the arena, and at the moment of collision, the Fiery Flame Monkey's face contorted, its facial muscles twitching.
The pain! It was too painful!
At the same time, the Blazing Flame Fox's Thunderclaw had also hit the Fiery Flame Monkey. Struck by the double blow of lightning, the monkey was sent flying, leaving a long black trail along the ground.
The Fiery Flame Monkey's body was charred, occasionally twitching.
In simple terms, it was paralyzed by the electric shock.
The Blazing Flame Fox also did not have it easy. Although its defensive power had reached an astonishing level with the support of numerous effects, the Fiery Flame Monkey's punch was also buffed, and the fur that was hit by the Fiery Flame Fist was singed.
Looking at the fox that resembled an electric hedgehog, Shen Jun couldn't help but fall into thought.
How could there be such bizarre Spirit Masters and Spiritual Beasts!
"Thunder Ball!"
"I concede!"
The Fiery Flame Monkey had basically lost its ability to continue fighting, and seeing the Blazing Flame Fox about to attack again, Shen Jun quickly conceded.
The fight ended, and two glowing dandelions entered the field, casting healing light moves to treat the injuries of both Spiritual Beasts.
A few minutes later, the singed fur of the Blazing Flame Fox was restored to its original condition.
This let Xiao Jiu, who thought it had been "disfigured," breathe a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, its fur was fine.
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