Chapter 150: 130: Trump Card
After Situ Xiaoqing left, Tian Xuechuan came over, his face filled with astonishment, "Junior, how do you know Situ Xiaoqing?"
"Is she famous?" Chen Xing was surprised.
Tian Xuechuan lamented deeply, "She was a member of the champion team of the high school cup two sessions ago!"
"That is quite impressive," Chen Xing nodded.
Seeing the expression on Chen Xing's face, Tian Xuechuan felt helpless, but decided not to dwell on it since it seemed pointless to continue this topic.
After a moment of hesitation, Tian Xuechuan said to Chen Xing, "The competition is tomorrow, don't put too much pressure on yourself, just play as normal. I know a lot of people might be expecting you to win the championship..."
"I understand what you mean," Chen Xing said, clenching his fist and gently thumping Tian Xuechuan's chest.
Tian Xuechuan felt as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders and he let out a sigh of relief.
Chen Xing teased, "Only you don't want me to win the championship."
"???" Tian Xuechuan immediately widened his eyes. "I didn't! That's not what I meant! You're slandering me!"
"Hahaha." Chen Xing couldn't help but laugh heartily.
Tian Xuechuan said annoyedly, "I just don't want you to be too tired, taking all the pressure on yourself. If I had known you felt this way, I would have left you alone."
Just then, Chen Xing's phone vibrated, it was a text message from his sister, Chen Lingya: "Are you free?"
Chen Xing didn't ask further and directly replied, "I'm free."
He knew his sister must have something important if she was looking for him, and she never bothered him for no reason.
Soon, his sister sent over an address, which showed it was near the Dragon Pavilion Residence, at a private arena. Chen Xing frowned slightly, feeling puzzled, but still decided to go and check it out.
Before leaving, he made a video call to his sister.
The call connected quickly, and on the other end of the video, his sister was sitting in a huge venue, with faint lights on around, giving off a somewhat dim atmosphere.
She lifted her phone and circled the surrounding area, Chen Xing saw it was desolate, with only his sister there.
Although still somewhat confused, Chen Xing nevertheless decided to go and see for himself.
After telling his coach, he took a car and headed straight to the private arena.
Twenty minutes later, Chen Xing arrived at the destination.
The spacious venue, with its wide field, felt rather desolate.
Chen Lingya sat alone in the center of the venue, looking somewhat solitary.
When she heard footsteps entering the venue, she turned her head and when she saw her brother, a charming smile spread across her face.
"Why did you choose this place?" Chen Xing asked as he approached his sister, wondering.
"I want you to help me with some practical training," Chen Lingya said to her brother, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
"What kind of training?" Chen Xing looked around, asking with some confusion, "Training now, if your Beast Taming gets injured, that will affect tomorrow's competition, won't it?"
"Don't worry, there's a dedicated doctor," Chen Lingya explained.
But Chen Xing wasn't so easily convinced,
"Where's the doctor?"
He looked around but still didn't see any sign of a doctor.
Just then, footsteps came from a corner.
A girl and a man in a white lab coat and a mask walked out from a dark area.
Chen Xing's gaze scrutinized the two, wondering if they were from the Apostle Organization.
"Tomorrow, my opponent is from Haimen Hanhai, and his ace Beast Taming is also a Thunder Element Beast. Have Sìxiàng use all its power," she said.
Chen Xing frowned, "But... although his Thunder Dragon and Sìxiàng are both of Thunder Attribute, their fighting styles are different. Aside from the attribute, its close-combat style is a bit like Taotie."
"Then let both of your beasts spar with Chi Yu," Chen Lingya said as she summoned her Beast Taming.
"Alright," Chen Xing summoned Sìxiàng.
After explaining the battle scenario to Sìxiàng, it nodded in understanding.
Then it flew into the sky.
Surrounded by thunder light...
An hour later, the training was over.
The field was covered with scorched marks from lightning strikes.
The ground pitted and uneven, not a single spot left whole.
"Did you get it?" Chen Lingya suddenly asked.
"What?"
"The pace of battle against high-agility assassin type Beast Tamings, your opponent tomorrow has a similar fighting style," Chen Lingya looked at her brother.
Chen Xing pondered for a moment, recalling the details of the previous battle.
Chi Yu was extremely fast, especially when casting blizzard, its body disappearing into the thick snow, moving silently.
Its white body blended into the white snow seamlessly like a ghost in the snow.
This type of opponent was difficult to deal with; one careless moment could mean losing track of it.
To fight this kind of opponent, Taotie could only wait for the chance for a one-hit kill.
Because if the opponent was prepared, Taotie would struggle to hit them.
It seemed the opponent tomorrow would be similar.
With this in mind, Chen Xing nodded, "I've learned something."
"As long as you've gained something," Chen Lingya nodded with satisfaction, "Go back and rest well, we have a tough fight tomorrow. Does your Beast Taming need healing?"
Chen Xing refused, "No need, Taotie can heal itself, and Sìxiàng isn't injured, just a bit drained of Magic Power."
After Chen Xing left, Wan Ning came over, saying helplessly, "Are you training your Beast Taming, or your brother?"
Chen Lingya didn't explain, instead she asked, "Didn't you say you could find a suitable opponent?"
"Of course, we can't find a Thunder Dragon, but we can find a Beast Taming with a similar Attribute and fighting style for you," he replied.
"Then find me another one for more training," Chen Lingya said.
"Hey, what time do you think it is now!" Wan Ning said helplessly.
Chen Lingya calmly said, "I trust you."
Wan Ning sighed softly, "Alright."
...
Before you knew it, the next day's competition began.
The four rounds of the top eight progressing to the semi-finals officially started.
With only three days left until the end of the competition, the final day will take place at the Peak Arena.
The matches today and tomorrow will be held in the B01 arena.
Perhaps due to the high intensity of the competition this year, even though it was only for the top eight, the enthusiasm for the event had already picked up.
Opinions spread widely on the internet.
Even while browsing videos, Chen Xing came across a high-octane edited clip of his competition.
And it has to be said, it looked quite interesting.
In the video, Sìxiàng hovered high above the sky, with lightning flashing all around, its claws raised high, seemingly supporting a wheel of thunder, accompanied by a voiceover—"Shatter the darkness with thunderbolts!"
"Yo, watching your own highlights?" Kuang Shiyi's voice suddenly rang out behind Chen Xing, startling him.
He swiftly swiped his finger to the right, switching to the next video, while grumbling to himself that Coach Kuang walked as silently as a ghost.
Chen Xing turned around and saw Kuang Shiyi watching him with a smile, so he asked, "You walk without making a sound?"
"It's an old habit from being a scout," laughed Kuang Shiyi. "As soon as they finish up this match, it's our turn. Are you ready?"
"Hmm..." Chen Xing responded, his gaze shifting to the only large TV in the resting room.
On stage, the battle between the two teams was drawing to a close, with Guandong Distinguished High School and Jinzhou No. 1 High School nearing the end of their match.
Jinzhou No. 1 High School, as this year's dark horse, had performed remarkably well, cutting a swathe through their opponents to make it into the top eight.
However, when facing Guandong Distinguished High School, they were ultimately outmatched and defeated.
Chen Xing watched the competition unfold on the TV screen, his mind instinctively starting to strategize for the upcoming match.
He knew that the next match would be the clash between Wanhai High School and Haimen Hanhai.
Chen Xing watched his sister entering the stage on the TV, as well as the four-person team from Haimen Hanhai.
He couldn't help but worry silently for his sister; this match would not be an easy one.
On the command platform, Chen Lingya shifted her gaze to the camera beside her, then looked away.
Following the referee's signal,
The match officially began.
Chi Yu started off by unleashing an Ice Attribute Advanced Skill—Blizzard.
In an instant, the entire arena was engulfed in a blinding snowstorm.
Snowflakes cascaded down like a waterfall, turning the world into a pristine white.
Within the raging blizzard, Chi Yu's silhouette vanished like a phantom.
On the other side, the corners of Song Yanming's mouth tilted upwards as he pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose.
He had already seen through the opposing team's combat style before the match began.
In his view, of all the remaining teams, only Wanhai High School and Azure Dragon Eighth High School had the most obvious weaknesses.
Both teams were carried into the top eight by a single player dragging the rest of the team along.
Their teammates were basically ineffective, making them the easiest to target.
"Tyrannical."
Song Yanming uttered two words.
The next second, the body of the Thunder Element Dragon erupted with strands of electric arcs.
The fierce electric arcs, like countless thunder serpents, swiftly spread across the ground in all directions.
Tyrannical Thunder Net!
In the moment of contact with the thunder net, Chen Lingya's other three team members' Beast Tamings were instantly killed and eliminated.
At the same time, the gaze of the Thunder Element Dragon pierced through the layers of blizzard, locking onto a certain direction.
"Found you."
The corners of Song Yanming's mouth lifted.
The Thunder Element Dragon opened its wide maw, and a plume of lightning plasma, thick as a bucket, surged toward its target!
Countless thunder serpents exploded with crackling sounds.
The falling blizzard from the sky seemed to pause for a moment, with the snowfall slowing down near the lightning plasma column.
Bang!!!
A distant, violent explosion was heard from where the plasma had struck.
Song Yanming's eyes behind his glasses narrowed, like a venomous snake that had struck its prey.
"Seems like I hit the target."
The Thunder Element Dragon's powerful hind legs suddenly leapt, its explosive force pulling up long afterimages as it charged towards the area hit by the plasma column.
Amidst the heavy snow, Chi Yu's back was charred black, and his clear eyes stared fixedly at the approaching Thunder Element Dragon from mid-air.
In the moment when the Thunder Element Dragon was about to collide with him, Chen Lingya decisively ordered from the high platform, "Release!"
"Blue Hell!"
Around the space that the Thunder Element Dragon was charging towards suddenly emerged a blue ocean, as if it were a waiting trap.
The ground, the void, the sky above—all at once erupted with countless afterimages of blue ice spears.
Bang!!!
The Thunder Element Dragon cried out in pain.
An unparalleled blue explosion occurred.
The extreme cold combined with the explosive force of the ice blast engulfed the Thunder Element Dragon entirely.
Amidst the rising dust, a silhouette abruptly appeared.
The body of the Thunder Element Dragon was covered in blood, with large patches of scales shattered, and one of its eyes on the front had turned into a gaping wound, bleeding incessantly.
But at this moment, the body of the Thunder Element Dragon was covered in terrifying golden thunderbolts.
In front of the TV, countless people were stunned.
The Thunder Element Dragon still had a hidden skill!
Including the skills previously used, that was thirteen skills! The Energy Level of the Thunder Element Dragon must be above sixty-five!
This level of Energy would be enough to place it among the top five of any historical high school cup champion teams.
Bracing against Blue Hell, the Thunder Element Dragon, having withstood an Advanced Ice Attribute Skill, stormed towards Chi Yu with a ferocious momentum.
"I concede," came Chen Lingya's cool voice from afar.
Bang!!!
The Thunder Element Dragon's attack missed its mark.
Chi Yu was taken away from the field by the referee group's Beast Taming.
Looking at the now empty arena, and despite having won the match, the Thunder Element Dragon, battered and bruised, felt a surge of frustration and let out a heaven-shaking howl in the arena.
Chen Lingya walked slowly down from the command platform and entered the arena.
Out of sight of the crowd, a deep weariness finally appeared in Chen Lingya's eyes.
It's a pity that she still couldn't win the match, the difference in Energy Level between them was too great, and the opponent was also a Dragon Breed Beast Tamer with solid base Attributes.
But at least she had forced out his trump card; she wondered if her brother had seen it.