Fight, Huohuo!

Chapter 50: Fight, Huohuo! (Wuwuwu~! Please follow!)

Ruined! My entire plan is ruined!

Song Shao's heart was filled with rage.

From the moment Zhou Lu challenged him under the guise of stopping his bullying, he had already lost, regardless of the outcome of this beast taming duel.

This cause was too righteous.

And he wasn't clean himself.

Even if he won against Zhou Lu today, it would be of no use.

Since that's the case, then I'll destroy you!

Song Shao's eyes were already filled with killing intent.

He didn't dare to kill people yet.

But under the guise of a duel, he had the guts to ravage the opponent's spirit beast to death!

At worst, his dad could just pay some money afterward.

"Be careful, Zhou Lu." Xu Wuhu, while supporting Zhou Lu's actions, knew Zhou Lu wasn't at an advantage in this challenge. "His Purple Lightning Demon Lion is not easy to deal with."

"It's too late!" As he spoke, Song Shao had already released his spirit beast.

A first-tier electric-type spirit beast, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion.

When the majestic lion appeared, everyone present gasped in amazement.

"Is this the legendary rare spirit beast, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion?" An Xin, temporarily serving as the referee, stood outside the arena, looking at the tall lion in the center and murmuring to himself.

Song Shao's Song family was more than just a technology company; they had completely mastered the evolutionary path of the Purple Lightning Demon Lion from tier one to the fifth-tier Heavenly Tribulation Divine Lion, making them a rare divine beast family in the world.

Of course, the Song family's "divine beast family" status was semi-dormant. Although the evolutionary path was clear, the key evolutionary material for the Heavenly Tribulation Divine Lion, the Heavenly Dao Soursop Fruit, had not appeared for hundreds of years.

Let alone the Heavenly Dao Soursop Tree, even its second-tier form, the Thunder Pattern Soursop Tree, had not been sighted for over a decade, with only sporadic fruits appearing, and those were found by chance.

A true "divine beast family" either possessed existing divine beasts or their evolutionary materials were not extinct and could be obtained normally.

Compared to them, the Song family was still a bit weaker.

However, even so, possessing the complete evolutionary path made them seem unreachable to ordinary beast tamers.

"You can still surrender now if you want." Song Shao laughed heartily, patting his lion proudly. "Otherwise, if your little grass gets torn to shreds by the demon lion later, don't blame me for not holding back!"

Zhou Lu always treated these people's words as nonsense.

He picked up Huohuo from his head and placed it on the ground.

As soon as Huohuo landed, it proudly raised its shell.

It wanted to prove itself as a plant spirit beast through today's battle!

The glory of plant spirit beasts would be restored today!

"Are you okay, Huohuo?"

Huohuo immediately struck a battle-ready pose, even managing to give Zhou Lu a thumbs-up with its vines.

Zhou Lu chuckled at Huohuo's actions and patted its shell. "Then go! Let them see the results of your training these past few days."

Huohuo proudly lifted its "head": I'm going in!

Huohuo extended its vines and walked into the designated beast taming duel circle.

An Xin, as the referee, began to explain the rules of the beast taming duel.

The victory conditions for a beast taming duel were simple: surrender, stepping out of the circle, or losing consciousness.

This was Zhou Lu's first time participating in such a duel.

It was a bit of a shame that one couldn't attack the beast tamer in this beast taming duel. It was precisely because of this rule that Zhou Lu was curious how Xu Wuhu conducted these duels; he guessed that the Silver Armor Rat probably had an independent combat form.

Inside the duel circle, the contrast between the miniaturized Huohuo and the towering Purple Lightning Demon Lion was stark, causing the students of Xin'an Beast Taming Academy to worry about Zhou Lu.

Although some of them felt Zhou Lu was being nosy by accusing Song Shao, everyone was in the same boat, and students from the same academy would naturally stand together against outsiders.

"Go, kid!" Someone in the crowd had already started cheering for Zhou Lu.

"I'll make you regret your decision today," Song Shao sneered at Zhou Lu.

"Duel begins!" An Xin shouted, declaring the official start of the beast taming duel.

"Demon Lion! Use Flash Strike!"

Song Shao showed no mercy, immediately wanting to utilize the Purple Lightning Demon Lion's greatest advantage.

A purple light flashed, and in an instant, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion appeared before Huohuo, opening its massive maw as if to swallow Huohuo whole.

Huohuo's reaction wasn't slow; countless vines sprang from the ground, but at that moment, Song Shao's second command was already issued:

"Demon Lion! Use Shock!"

Purple-red lightning instantly erupted from the Purple Lightning Demon Lion's body.

Grass-type spirit beasts had a certain damage reduction against such electric attacks, but they would still suffer from the paralysis effect.

Huohuo's vines were paralyzed by the electric shock, momentarily freezing in mid-air. Seizing this opportunity, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion's fangs sank into Huohuo's body.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Song Shao, being the captain of the second-year school team, wasn't just due to his family background.

Victory!

Seeing this, a smile spread across Song Shao's lips.

I thought you were supposed to be that strong.

Right. Just a Plant Spirit Beast...

However, in the next second, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion let out a howl of pain.

Its teeth had bitten firmly into Huohuo's White Jade Snail Shell.

As expected, it's one of the most cost-effective natural hardening materials.

Without any skill buffs, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion couldn't break through Huohuo's defense.

At that moment, Zhou Lu commanded Huohuo to release [Lilliput]. The suddenly expanding snail shell forced the Demon Lion to open its jaw wider, and it instinctively let go.

As the Demon Lion was stunned by the pain, Huohuo's vines recovered from their paralysis. Numerous vines wrapped around the dazed Demon Lion.

Seeing the situation turn dire, Song Shao decisively ordered his spirit beast to use its ultimate move: "Demon Lion! Use Lightning Fire!"

The Purple Lightning Demon Lion promptly used the skill.

Accompanied by crackling electricity, the vines covering the Demon Lion gradually turned black and brittle. As the vines snapped, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion used its speed to break free from the subsequent vine entanglement and leaped to a safe position.

It let out a low growl at Huohuo.

From their brief contact, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion could already sense Huohuo's threat.

"It seems you do have some skill," Song Shao said coldly. "Unfortunately, it's not enough!"

"Oh? Is that really so?" Zhou Lu's voice was calm with a hint of mockery.

"What?!" Song Shao was slightly taken aback, then saw countless green sprouts emerging from the Purple Lightning Demon Lion's body.

Small grass instantly grew from its paws, mouth, eyes, ears, and nose – any area not covered by [Lightning Fire].

Vines shot out from within the grass.

These vines, growing from its own body, were impossible for the Purple Lightning Demon Lion to escape with its speed and agility.

"When did that happen?" Song Shao exclaimed in shock.

Zhou Lu's lips curved upwards: "The rules never said you have to shout out the move name when using a skill, right?"

As he spoke, the Purple Lightning Demon Lion was firmly entangled by the vines growing from its body, and the cooldown for the [Lightning Fire] skill was still some time away.

Huohuo unhesitatingly used [Entangling Vines] on the immobilized Purple Lightning Demon Lion.

"Huohuo! Use [Headbutt Grass Assault]!" Zhou Lu gave the final command.

[Headbutt Grass Assault]: Innate Skill. Retracts vine legs to headbutt the target, dealing damage. If the target's movement is restricted, the skill's damage is doubled.

Huohuo excitedly pulled back its vine legs, which had followed the vines.

Huohuo politely greeted the Purple Lightning Demon Lion with a summon:

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As [Mad Growth] retracted, Huohuo, along with its snail shell, flew towards the restrained Purple Lightning Demon Lion.

The poor lion could only watch Huohuo fly towards it, letting out unwilling and terrified roars.

Bang!

Huohuo slammed hard into the Purple Lightning Demon Lion's head.

The Purple Lightning Demon Lion was immediately knocked unconscious.

After the impact, Huohuo, flying high, spun a few times in the air before landing steadily on top of the Purple Lightning Demon Lion's head.

Huohuo waved its vines to declare victory, even taking the time to make a victory gesture:

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