Chapter 965: Chapter 831: One More Outrageous Than the Other (Part 1)
Chapter 965: Chapter 831: One More Outrageous Than the Other (Part 1)
After recalling the Spotted Demon Tiger, Ye Wansheng stood there and put away his flippancy.
His expression turned solemn, no longer daring to show any contempt.
The Ghost Dome King, still as a boulder, moves like scorching thunder. That was Chu Mu’s understanding of the Ghost Dome King’s combat, and in this battle, he displayed both the defensive and fierce sides of the Ghost Dome King, giving the somewhat arrogant Ye Wansheng a lesson.
However, it was absolutely impossible for Ye Wansheng to admit defeat!
Defeat in a single battle did not mean he had lost. Looking through the mask, Ye Wansheng gazed at the person also wearing a mask and said, “This time, you win. How about we determine the winner with three summons?”
“Okay,” Chu Mu had no objections, just right for training his other soul pets as well.
With his competitive spirit piqued, Ye Wansheng didn’t waste any more words and began chanting a spell to summon his second soul pet.
Chu Mu didn’t let the Ghost Dome King continue fighting either. To train soul pets, it was naturally best when both parties were at their optimal condition; letting the Ghost Dome King exhaust himself now seemed rather meaningless.
Chu Mu and Ye Wansheng summoned their second pets at the same time. Chu Mu didn’t care what the other party summoned; he awoke the Demon Tree Warrior for battle!
The roots intertwined, slowly growing along the green summoning pattern, first outlining the body of the Demon Tree War God, followed by the head, limbs, and finally the root-like legs that sank into the gravel battlefield!
The Demon Tree Warrior is a mainstay among wood element soul pets, ranking within the top ten in terms of composite wood element abilities in the realm of Soul Warriors and Soul Masters.
However, Demon Tree Warriors are often referred to as novice god pets by Soul Lords and Soul Emperors.
This mocking term implies that while Demon Tree Warriors are extremely cost-effective soul pets in lower realms, they are nearly obsolete in higher realms.
Phasing out soul pets is not an inhumane act. As a Soul Pet Master’s strength increases, lower-ranked soul pets gradually cannot keep up and are no longer effective in battle, which also limits the soul pets themselves. Dissolving soul contracts is actually the best solution.
This phenomenon is very common, especially among Soul Emperors, who usually phase out and release soul pets they had bonded with early on.
Therefore, when Chu Mu summoned the Demon Tree Warrior, it unsurprisingly made Ye Wansheng and several people in the stands pause, feeling as if a humorous scene had suddenly disrupted the tension and excitement of the battle.
“Still… still an Intermediate Emperor rank, this Chu Fangchen is such an oddity, managing to strengthen a General-level Demon Tree Warrior to Intermediate Emperor Level!” Shen Mo finally managed to utter this bizarre statement after a while.
“This is my first time seeing a Demon Tree Warrior above the Emperor level…” Shen Yue was stunned for quite some time.
Ye Wansheng scrutinized Chu Mu’s Demon Tree carefully, unable to suppress the curiosity in his heart, he directly asked, “Friend, what breed is your wood element soul pet? It looks a lot like a Demon Tree Warrior.”
“It is a Demon Tree Warrior,” Chu Mu answered flatly.
Chu Mu acknowledged that when it comes to the species ranking of his soul pets, they were somewhat out of sync with the Soul Emperor realm. However, everyone had their own cultivation methods. As a Soul Pet Trainer, soul pets were for life; Chu Mu wouldn’t dissolve the soul contract even with a Servant-level pet, let alone a General-level one.
“…” Ye Wansheng was rendered speechless. He had indeed met an odd character today!
“Then you’re quite unfortunate.” Ye Wansheng raised his arm, and suddenly a burst of splendid flames erupted, dividing into hundreds of tongues of fire that furiously spread around!!
Within the flames, one could faintly discern the silhouette of a fierce spirit, resembling a person whose legs were merged, with a form much more elongated than a normal human’s. You could only make out the forehead and eyes on a face ablaze with flames.
What was most unusual were its hands, each clutching a long burning chain of fire, which, when supported on the ground, lent this soul pet encased in flames a somewhat demonic and sinister appearance!
“Fire Chain Demon Emperor!! This… this is a soul pet whose species ranking is already at the Medium grade Emperor level!!” Shen Mo, having seen much in his time, was the first to recognize this fire attribute Emperor rarely seen in human society!
“I’ve only seen him summon it once before. This Fire Chain Demon Emperor is already at the Tenth Rank. With its powerful species abilities, it’s nearly invincible among Intermediate Emperors,” Shen Yue said.
“Sister, the person you’ve provoked is no simple matter!” Shen Mo remarked with a sigh.
A soul pet with an inherent species ranking of Intermediate Emperor rank was quite rare. If someone could acquire such a soul pet, raise it to the Tenth Rank, and then endow it with spirit items from High-Level Emperors, its chances of stepping into the High-Level Emperor realm would be very high, possibly even reaching the Peak Emperor.
“What do you mean ‘I’ve provoked’ him!” Shen Yue glared at Shen Mo, as the statement couldn’t be more unpleasant.
On the battlefield, Chu Mu was looking at this rare Fire Chain Demon Emperor with a bit of helplessness.
From its aura alone, one could judge that the Fire Chain Demon Emperor was very close to the High-Level Emperor tier; without considering attributes, the chances of the Demon Tree Warrior winning were very slim, with the strength difference being one or two classes.
Plus, with fire’s dominance over wood, the Demon Tree Warrior stood no chance of winning.
Chu Mu frequently engaged in challenges beyond his level, but such challenges were limited to creatures without the guidance of a Soul Pet Master. It was clear the opponent was a well-versed Soul Pet Master too, making the odds of an outclassed challenge successful virtually zero.
“Forget it, let’s just consider it training to fight under conditions where attributes are at a disadvantage,” Chu Mu still didn’t withdraw his Soul Pet and decided to let the Demon Tree Warrior experience and train in this overwhelming situation.
The strongest aspect of the Flame Chain Emperor wasn’t its ability to manipulate flames, but the fire chains clutched in its hands!
The offensive power of these fire chains was nearly twice as strong as that of an ordinary medium-grade Emperor of the Fire Series. If one wasn’t careful in defense, the Demon Tree Warrior could even be killed instantly!
During the battle, Ye Wansheng occupied a position of strength and continuously forced the Flame Chain Emperor to approach Chu Mu’s Demon Tree Warrior.
The Demon Tree Warrior’s rook-like barriers were easily incinerated by the flames which would then travel along the roots into the body of the Demon Tree Warrior, burning its life force.
Although the Life Siphon skill allowed the Demon Tree Warrior to hang on a little in the fight, the difference in strength and the clash of attributes forced Chu Mu to withdraw the Demon Tree Warrior back into the Soul Pet Space.
The Fire Series is the most restraining against the Wood Type; among a dozen or so types, it just so happened that both parties summoned and faced off against the Fire Series, leaving Chu Mu to consider himself out of luck.
Withdrawing the Soul Pet meant admitting defeat in this second match for Chu Mu. For the third match, Ye Wansheng showed no intention of having the Flame Chain Emperor continue the battle. Right after Chu Mu withdrew his Soul Pet, he too withdrew the Flame Chain Emperor.
“You should just concede, there’s not much point in the next round,” Ye Wansheng said at this moment.
“Concede? Why should I concede?” Chu Mu was a bit puzzled. How could he know he would win without even fighting?
“Firstly, I don’t want to lose; secondly, I don’t have too many Soul Pets. I have a total of 2 medium-grade Emperors, so it’s definitely impossible for me to summon a low-grade Emperor for the third round. So, just concede,” said Ye Wansheng.
Chu Mu was taken aback. The implication in the young man’s words was clear, he had a High-level Emperor!
It was Chu Mu’s first visit to the Arena, and to encounter such an expert, he couldn’t help but feel that Spirit City indeed housed a plethora of experts!
“You summon it!” Chu Mu did not back down. If it was High Emperor Level, Ning and Qin could both handle it.
Ning had already reached High Emperor Level, and Qin was close to it, possessing the Ancient Will of Wind. As long as Qin didn’t encounter a conflicting type, defeat wouldn’t come too easily!
“Don’t believe me?” Ye Wansheng felt that the other party was incredulous.
Initially, in the Arena, Ye Wansheng didn’t want to reveal too much strength, as that would easily draw unnecessary attention from some people. But now, it seemed without showing his true abilities, Shen Yue from the upper echelons probably wouldn’t take an interest in him.
Moreover, the man in the mask before him was also very strong; if it weren’t for the advantage in attributes, victory or defeat in the second match would still be uncertain.
Right then, Ye Wansheng started reciting the spell!
This time, the pet Ye Wansheng summoned was his Main pet, Sword Sting!
The Spotted demon tiger was also Ye Wansheng’s main pet, but as Spirit Items became scarce, the Spotted demon tiger’s strength stagnated at the intermediate Emperor rank.
Sword Sting had only recently stepped into the High Emperor Level. The process from intermediate to High Emperor took Ye Wansheng a year and a half, facing quite a few thresholds. It wasn’t as smooth sailing as before. Partly because of Ye Qingzi’s emotional downturn leading to constant failures in concocting, and partly because Ye Wansheng spent little time in enriching experiences, mostly walking around in the city.
However, making it from intermediate to High Emperor in a year and a half would be considered a pipe dream for many Soul Pet Masters.
Grey patterns were imprinted under Ye Wansheng’s feet, and two intersecting sharp grey swords appeared instantly, followed by the figure of Sword Sting, covered in thick armor!!
Sword Sting was a genuine fully armed Soul Pet; even its armor sprouted numerous Armor Spikes that could ignore defense. If a close-combat Soul Pet engaged in melee, just the armor alone could inflict a bloody blow!
After reaching High Emperor Level, the Armor Spikes on Sword Sting became even more rampant, seemingly able to injure anyone who came too close with those terrifying barbs!!
Witnessing the barbs exuding a domineering presence and the tremendous Insect Species aura of Sword Sting, the stadium, including the Referee, was left in shock!!
High Emperor!!
The most shocked was Shen Yue, who thought that Ye Wansheng already being able to own an Intermediate Emperor was ridiculously powerful.
Yet, the Intermediate Emperor wasn’t his strongest Soul Pet; the current summoned Sword Sting was clearly a High-level Emperor!!
Shen Mo was even more astonished. He always thought there were only a few in the Wanxiang Realm who could be considered in his league, but suddenly, someone who teased his younger sister emerged as a possessor of a High Emperor-level powerhouse!
Although there’s just a thin line between Intermediate Emperor and High Emperor, even the powerful individuals of the Soul Alliance Thirty Two Traces only hover in this realm, including the Elders of the Three Great Palaces!!
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