Qing Mu vs. Qing Tianfeng

"Bulbasaur, use Sleep Powder!"

At Qing Mu's Spirit Duel Arena, Qing Mu swept out a hand and commanded the Bulbasaur before him.

"Bulba!"

The next moment, pale green powder immediately sprayed from the seed on Bulbasaur's back. It rapidly spread, drifting toward Qing Tianfeng on the opposite side.

At the same time, on the other side of the Spirit Duel Arena, Qing Tianfeng's expression changed when he saw the powder.

After all, he had suffered no small amount at the hands of this Sleep Powder whenever he had fought Qing Mu in the past!

"Hmph! That disgusting move again! Do you think I'll fall for it now? Fourth Soul Skill, Poison Mud Swamp!"

Immediately afterward, Qing Tianfeng's Fourth Soul Ring lit up, and a purple swamp reeking of foul stench began to emerge beneath Qing Mu's feet.

As Qing Mu's father, and having fought Qing Mu for so long, Qing Tianfeng naturally knew exactly where Qing Mu's weakness lay.

Bulbasaur was powerful, but because it could not possess him, Qing Mu himself became the greatest weakness.

He did not need to defeat Bulbasaur. He only needed to defeat Qing Mu, the source of Bulbasaur, and Bulbasaur would collapse without a fight.

But how could Qing Mu possibly not know what Qing Tianfeng knew?

The instant Qing Tianfeng's Fourth Soul Ring lit up, Bulbasaur extended a Vine Whip and swiftly pulled Qing Mu to its side.

Bulbasaur itself used its two Vine Whips as stilts, keeping itself unaffected by the Poison Mud Swamp below.

Although Bulbasaur, as a Pokémon with the Grass Poison Attribute, would not be poisoned, it could still take damage. Unless absolutely necessary, Bulbasaur would not casually take an opponent's attack.

Of course, that was mainly because Bulbasaur currently lacked a powerful recovery move: Solar Beam!

If Bulbasaur had mastered that move, along with Ingrain and Grassy Terrain, it would not even bother moving a single step.

"Damn it, he actually dodged it!"

Seeing that Qing Mu had even evaded his Fourth Soul Skill, which covered more than half the Spirit Duel Arena, Qing Tianfeng immediately sensed that things were not good.

If even his widest-ranging attack could not do anything to Qing Mu, then he had no way of dealing with Qing Mu and Bulbasaur.

At that moment, the Sleep Powder reached him as well.

Qing Tianfeng remained extremely wary of the Sleep Powder that had caused him so much trouble. If he had a choice, he would have immediately retreated hundreds, even thousands, of meters.

But they were currently in the Spirit Duel Arena, and because of space constraints, their arena was even smaller than an ordinary one. This made avoiding the Sleep Powder even more difficult.

Helplessly, Qing Tianfeng could only use his First Soul Skill to leap high into the air, temporarily evading the Sleep Powder's attack.

At that moment, Qing Tianfeng truly hated himself for not choosing a poison-wind-type Soul Skill back then. At the very least, it could have blown away Qing Mu's ultimate Sleep Powder move and spared him this embarrassment.

"Leaf Blade!"

However, at the very instant Qing Tianfeng leaped out of the Sleep Powder's range, a large number of thick green leaves tore through the pale green powder and came pursuing him from every direction.

Watching the many green leaves chase after him, Qing Tianfeng's expression shifted slightly as his Third Soul Ring immediately lit up.

"Third Spirit Skill, Green Toad's Roar!"

After a brief charge-up, Qing Tianfeng let out a low, piercing croak. Violent soundwaves immediately collided with the Leaf Blades Bulbasaur had launched.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"...

After a brief deadlock, a large number of Leaf Blades shattered amid Qing Tianfeng's croak, but the power of his Third Spirit Skill was almost entirely spent as well.

Before Qing Tianfeng could even catch his breath, several enormous seeds glowing with pale green light burst through the Sleep Powder once more and shot rapidly toward him.

At this distance, it was already too late to use Green Toad's Roar again. Qing Tianfeng could only use his Second Soul Skill, condensing a pale purple Energy Ball to meet the several enormous glowing seeds.

But the seeds were clearly more powerful than the previous Leaf Blades. On top of that, Qing Tianfeng was using his weaker Second Soul Skill. How could he possibly stop their attack?

Just as expected, Qing Mu's attack broke through Qing Tianfeng's defenses after expending only one seed, striking Qing Tianfeng directly.

"Pfft—"

Although Soul Power protected his body, Qing Mu's attack still heavily injured Qing Tianfeng. He immediately fell from the air, and the Soul Skill on the ground was interrupted as well, returning everything to normal.

Yet just as Qing Tianfeng was about to crash into the ground, several Vine Whips shot over from afar, swiftly weaving into a large net that caught him before he could hit the floor.

Soon afterward, the Sleep Powder quickly dispersed, and Qing Mu and Bulbasaur appeared, slowly walking toward Qing Tianfeng.

"Dad, are you all right?"

After arriving beside Qing Tianfeng, Qing Mu asked.

"Bulba, Bulba~"

Bulbasaur also looked at Qing Tianfeng with concern and called out.

Hearing Qing Mu and Bulbasaur's words, Qing Tianfeng's mouth twitched. Did he look all right?

Still, Qing Tianfeng sighed and said somewhat dejectedly, "I'm old and useless now. I'm a dignified level forty-four Soul Ancestor, yet I can't even beat a level twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster like you."

"Is it possible that you aren't weak? Bulbasaur and I are just strong!"

Qing Mu stroked Bulbasaur's head and smiled at Qing Tianfeng.

Time passed swiftly, and nearly three more years had gone by since Bulbasaur evolved into Ivysaur.

Qing Mu was now ten years old, and his level had reached twenty-nine as a Soul Grandmaster, only one step away from level thirty.

Hearing Qing Mu praise himself so shamelessly, Qing Tianfeng's mouth twitched again. He had no idea who this brat had inherited such narcissism from.

However, Qing Tianfeng did not say anything more about it, because he knew Qing Mu had indeed spoken the truth.

Other than the fact that Qing Mu himself needed protection, Bulbasaur's combat strength alone was enough to rival that of an ordinary Advanced Soul Ancestor. Qing Tianfeng's recent defeat was proof enough of that.

Bulbasaur had simply mastered too many Soul Skills. Adding the Soul Skills granted by its Soul Rings, Qing Tianfeng could not imagine how opponents of Qing Mu's level were supposed to win.

After all, even a Soul Ancestor only possessed four Soul Skills.

But what about Bulbasaur? Including its Soul Ring skills, it had more than ten!

Among them were even top-tier Soul Skills such as Leech Seed, Sleep Powder, Grassy Terrain, and Growth.