It was ruined! All his plans were ruined!
Song Shao's heart was filled with fury.
From the moment Zhou Lu challenged him on the grounds of stopping his campus bullying, regardless of who won or lost this Beast Taming Duel, he had already lost.
That righteous cause was simply too unassailable.
And his own hands were not clean.
Even if he defeated Zhou Lu today, it would be of no use.
If that was the case, then I'll destroy you!
Song Shao's eyes were already brimming with killing intent.
He still did not dare kill someone.
But under the name of a duel, he certainly dared to torture the other party's spirit pet to death!
At worst, he would have his father pay some money afterward.
"Be careful, Zhou Lu." Although Xu Wuhu supported Zhou Lu's actions, Zhou Lu held no advantage in a challenge like this. "His Purple Lightning Demon Lion isn't easy to deal with."
"You're already too late!" As he spoke, Song Shao had already released his spirit pet.
A first-rank Electric-Type Spirit Beast, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion.
The moment the mighty and imposing lion appeared, everyone present cried out in astonishment.
"So this is the legendary rare spirit beast, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion?" An Xin, temporarily acting as the referee, stood outside the arena and muttered to himself as he looked at the tall lion in the field.
The Song Family Song Shao belonged to was far more than just a technology company. They had fully mastered the evolution route from the first-rank Purple Lightning Demon Lion to the fifth-rank Heavenly Tribulation Divine Lion, making them one of the rare Divine Beast Families in the world.
Of course, the Song Family's status as a "Divine Beast Family" was half-crippled. Although the evolution route was clear, the Heavenly Dao Soursop Fruit, the key evolution material for the Heavenly Tribulation Divine Lion, had not appeared in hundreds of years.
Forget the Heavenly Dao Soursop Tree—even sightings of its second-rank form, the Thunder Pattern Soursop Tree, had not been reported for over a decade. Only scattered fruits had appeared in the world, and those had all been found by chance.
A true "Divine Beast Family" either possessed an existing divine beast or had evolution materials for divine beasts that had not gone extinct and could be obtained normally.
Compared to those families, the Song Family was still somewhat lacking.
But even so, a family that possessed a complete evolution route was still far beyond the reach of ordinary Beast Tamers.
"If you surrender now, it might still not be too late." Song Shao laughed loudly, smugly stroking his lion. "Otherwise, when your little grass gets torn apart by my demon lion, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
Zhou Lu had always treated the words of people like this as farts.
He took Huohuo down from atop his head and placed it on the ground.
The moment Huohuo landed, it proudly raised its snail shell.
Through today's battle, it would prove the worth of Plant Spirit Beasts!
The glory of Plant Spirit Beasts would be restored today!
"No problem, Huohuo?"
Huohuo immediately put on an expression full of fighting spirit. It even remembered to use a vine to give Zhou Lu a thumbs-up.
Huohuo's actions made Zhou Lu laugh. He raised a hand and patted Huohuo's shell. "Then go! Let them see the results of your training these past few days."
Huohuo proudly raised its "head." I'm going!
Huohuo extended its vines and entered the marked Beast Taming Duel circle.
As the referee, An Xin began explaining the rules of the Beast Taming Duel.
Victory or defeat in a Beast Taming Duel was determined by nothing more than one side surrendering, leaving the circle, or losing consciousness.
It was Zhou Lu's first time participating in this kind of duel.
Beast Tamers were not allowed to attack in this Beast Taming Duel. What a pity. It was precisely because of this rule that Zhou Lu was curious how Xu Wuhu fought such duels. The Silver Armor Rat probably had an independent combat form.
Within the duel circle, Huohuo, shrunken down with Lilliput, formed a stark contrast with the towering Purple Lightning Demon Lion. This could not help but make the students of Xin'an Beast Taming Academy worry for Zhou Lu.
Although some of them felt that Zhou Lu had been meddling in other people's business by calling out Song Shao's actions, when they were away from home, students of the same academy still shared a common hatred for their enemy.
"Go get him, kid!" Someone in the crowd had already begun cheering Zhou Lu on.
"I'll make you regret today's decision." Song Shao sneered at Zhou Lu.
"The duel begins!" With An Xin's command, this Beast Taming Duel officially began.
"Demon Lion! Use Flash Strike!"
Song Shao had no intention of holding back. From the start, he wanted to exploit the Purple Lightning Demon Lion's greatest advantage.
A streak of purple light flashed by, and in the blink of an eye, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion had appeared before Huohuo. It opened its gaping, blood-filled maw, intending to swallow Huohuo off the ground in a single bite.
Huohuo's reaction was not slow. Countless vines burst from the ground, but at that very moment, Song Shao's second command had already been issued:
"Demon Lion! Use Electric Shock!"
Purple-red lightning immediately erupted from the Purple Lightning Demon Lion's body.
Grass-Type Spirit Beasts had a certain degree of damage reduction against this kind of electric shock, but they still had to suffer the paralysis effect that came with it.
Huohuo's vines were paralyzed by the electric shock and briefly froze in midair. Seizing that moment, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion's sharp fangs had already bitten down on Huohuo.
Everything happened in the space between lightning and flint.
Song Shao had become the second-year captain of the School Team for more than just his family background.
I've won!
Seeing this, a smile appeared at the corner of Song Shao's lips.
I thought you were something special.
Right. You're only a Plant Spirit Beast...
But in the next second, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion let out a mournful howl.
Its teeth had bitten firmly into Huohuo's White Jade Snail Shell.
It truly was one of the most cost-effective naturally sturdy materials.
Without the support of a skill, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion simply could not bite through Huohuo's defenses.
In that instant, Zhou Lu ordered Huohuo to cancel Lilliput. The suddenly expanding snail shell put the demon lion's jaw-opening capacity to the test, forcing it to loosen its mouth instinctively.
And in the instant the demon lion was distracted by pain, Huohuo's vines had already recovered somewhat from the paralysis. Countless vines wrapped around the demon lion, which had frozen in pain.
Seeing that the situation was bad, Song Shao decisively ordered his spirit pet to use its ultimate move. "Demon Lion! Use Lightning Fire!"
The Purple Lightning Demon Lion decisively used the skill.
Along with crackling lightning, the vines wrapped around the demon lion gradually became charred, brittle, and fragile. As the vines snapped, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion relied on its speed to leap free of the subsequent Entangling Vines and reach a safe position.
It let out a low growl at Huohuo.
Through their brief contact just now, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion had already sensed Huohuo's threat.
"Looks like you do have some ability." Song Shao said coldly. "Unfortunately, this alone isn't enough!"
"Oh? Is that really so?" Zhou Lu's voice was calm, carrying a trace of mockery.
"What?!" Song Shao froze slightly, only to see countless green buds sprout from the Purple Lightning Demon Lion's body.
Grass grew in an instant from its four paws, its mouth, its eyes, its ears, and its nose—every place not covered by Lightning Fire.
Vines shot out from amidst the grass.
There was no way the Purple Lightning Demon Lion could escape vines growing directly from its own body through speed and footwork.
"When did this happen?" Song Shao's face changed drastically.
The corners of Zhou Lu's lips rose. "The rules never said you had to call out a skill's name when using it, did they?"
As he spoke, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion had already been tightly bound by the vines sprouting from its body, while Lightning Fire still had some time left on its cooldown.
Without hesitation, Huohuo used Entangling Vines on the Purple Lightning Demon Lion, which was wrapped in vines and unable to move.
"Huohuo! Use Headbutt Grass Assault!" Zhou Lu gave the final command.
Headbutt Grass Assault: Innate Skill. Retracts Vine Step to headbutt the target, dealing damage. If the target's movement is restricted, this skill's damage is doubled.
Huohuo excitedly pulled up the Vine Step that had extended along with its vines.
Huohuo politely called out to the Purple Lightning Demon Lion:
As Mad Growth retracted, Huohuo and its snail shell flew toward the bound Purple Lightning Demon Lion.
The poor lion could only watch helplessly as Huohuo flew toward it, letting out an unwilling and terrified roar.
Bang!
Huohuo smashed viciously into the Purple Lightning Demon Lion's head.
The Purple Lightning Demon Lion was knocked unconscious on the spot.
After soaring high into the air from the impact, Huohuo spun several times in midair before landing steadily atop the Purple Lightning Demon Lion's head.
Huohuo waved its vines to declare its victory, not forgetting to make a victory expression:
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