Such an intense battle was fought only by the two captains' non-main spirit beasts.

Qin Ming looked at the two team captains, Luo Yunchuan and Zhao Lie, who were talking on the stage.

Their demeanor was calm, as if what they had just done was merely a warm-up. They might not have held back, but their innate abilities, which were enough to determine the outcome of the battle, were not activated from beginning to end.

All I can say is that this was a very impressive opening performance.

On the stage, Luo Yunchuan seemed to sense Qin Ming's gaze and turned his head to look at him.

The captain of the Shanghai school team has a young face, but his eyes reveal a composure far beyond that of his peers.

He nodded slightly as a gesture of greeting.

Zhao Lie also looked over, his gaze lingering on Qin Ming for a moment before turning to the referee's table beside him and whispering something.

A moment later, the referee's voice came from the amplified spirit array: "The next match schedule has been adjusted. At the request of Canglong Academy, an additional individual exchange match has been temporarily added. Magic City Academy, Qin Ming; Canglong Academy, He Fuke."

The room fell silent for a moment, then erupted into an even more heated discussion than before.

"Qin Ming? The one from yesterday..."

"The turtle that defeated the dragon?"

"Although they're both freshmen, they're both formidable; this is going to be interesting!"

"Yes, when he didn't show up, we thought the fight wasn't going to happen!"

In the stands, members of the Shanghai school team exchanged glances. Many recognized Qin Ming, a first-year student who had risen to fame upon entering the school but rarely set foot in the competition zone.

His information was two pages long in the school team's intelligence database, but most of it was vague terms like "suspected" or "possibly".

But that turtle's recent record is undeniable.

Amidst the murmurs of the audience, He Fuke was the first to step onto the stage. He walked steadily, pausing for a moment as he reached the edge of the platform to allow Yun Jiao to stretch its body from the spirit beast space before leaping onto it.

He Fuke stared intently at the fat turtle at Qin Ming's feet.

Its round body, half-closed eyelids, and adorable appearance with only its two front paws showing as it huddled by the shell matched the image that kept him tossing and turning in his memory.

But he was already prepared, reviewing the match no less than thirty times last night, scrutinizing every frame.

He knew every movement rhythm, the frequency of spiritual energy fluctuations, and even the extent to which his eyelids drooped when he blinked.

Given the pride of dragon-type spirit beasts, losing to a tortoise, even in an informal sparring match, would be enough to make the Cloud Dragon find it hard to swallow its food.

Today, he's going to get it all back, with interest.

"Bring it on, I won't be careless this time!"

Qin Ming silently stroked his chin.

"Keda, let's go!"

"Gah~"

He Fuke: !?

His pupils suddenly contracted, and his fingers, which were resting on the dorsal fin of the cloud dragon, tightened involuntarily.

The cloud dragon's beard fluttered, and its eyes churned with mist. Why had its opponent changed?

All night of targeted training, thirty replays of the video, countless sleepless nights... They had anticipated all the variables, but they never expected Qin Ming to change his spirit beast.

Seeing the sudden change in the other party's expression, Qin Ming guessed that he thought he could fight Little Fatty again, and had even made special preparations. Now that he had to announce that it was useless, he naturally looked unhappy.

Although Qin Ming understood these principles, he hadn't agreed to them beforehand!

Although another match would be interesting, whether it's a winning streak or a draw, Little Fatty isn't in form today and doesn't seem to have much fighting spirit.

And ever since he was banned from using the universal version of rock-paper-scissors cheating, he has truly lost to Keda.

For both reason and emotion, Xiao Pang will not start today.

The cloud dragon's eyes glared angrily, its whiskers fluttering. He Fuke took a deep breath and pressed his fingertips hard against the cloud dragon's scales.

"...Once you win, the opponent you want can't stay hidden forever!"

He wasn't worried about the cloud dragon's energy reserves. Dragon-type spirit beasts were known for their profound foundations; although their growth was slow, they took solid steps at every turn.

Yun Jiao is still at least two years away from adulthood, but at this moment his energy reserves are enough to support multiple battles of the same intensity.

He hadn't considered whether Qin Ming had a third spirit beast that could be used, because at their age, the formation level wasn't high enough to cultivate so many spirit beasts at the same time.

If it all comes down to rare and precious natural materials, that would be too extravagant and not something that ordinary people can afford.

Qin Ming's Cangxuan was too composed, and recently he had been engrossed in his experiments with the multicolored black, so his few moments of public attention were overshadowed by Keda and Xiaopang.

This inadvertently became another loophole in He Fuke's investigation.

Of course, if they could access the confidential internal documents of the "Creation Spirit" project in the cultivation system, they would find Cang Xuan's name prominently listed alongside the spirit beasts of several mentors.

But how can they manage so much in such a short time? They're exchanging combat-related information!

"Cloud Dragon, raise the fog!"

He Fuke no longer hesitated. Even though most of the tactical plans were no longer valid, his past combat experience was not idle.

The cloud dragon roared, and the reverse scale under its jaws shone with a ghostly blue light.

In an instant, a thick cloud of mist surged out from his body, spreading rapidly like a living thing and engulfing the entire arena.

This mist is not ordinary water vapor, but a product of fusion with the aura of a dragon, capable of isolating an opponent's spiritual power perception and blurring spatial orientation.

The cloud dragon's body slowly merged into the mist, its scales resonating with the mist and creating very faint ripples.

At this moment, Qin Ming stood at the command post, all he could see was a vast expanse of white fog.

He could not see where Keda and Yunjiao were, and he could not get a full picture of them based on just a few movements.

But he didn't panic.

"Kedavi, you've seen through it!"

Enveloped in mist, Keda raised his head, and in that instant, a golden light shone deep within his pupils.

The golden light was extremely faint, like a candle flame lit in the dead of night, but the mist began to dissipate in his eyes.

Soon after using the Pure Lotus, Keda mastered the skill "Insight".

The purification skills that may exclude different types of energy can be of the same origin, and the proficiency of "Seeing Through" can be improved extremely quickly.

Therefore, although those eyes were still quite immature at this moment, they were enough to see through the fog laid out by the dragon.

Keda spotted the cloud dragon, just ten steps to his left, its body coiled up in a poised-to-pounce pose, its tail fin gathering energy.

Every flow of spiritual energy and every trajectory of mist was clearly visible to him.

Golden light continued to flow in his eyes, firmly locking onto the figure that was moving stealthily in the fog.

He Fuke's brow twitched.

Because Yun Jiao just sent feedback: his movements seem to have been locked, and the fog that had always worked was no longer effective!

How could that be?

Even if this phoenix has the skill of seeing through things, its proficiency should not exceed that of the cloud dragon's innate talent skill!

He didn't have time to investigate the reasons, nor did he dare to gamble on unknown luck. Instead, he chose to activate his own talent—to enhance the spirit beast's condition according to the percentage of compatibility with the spirit beast.

If it were blessed by the Azure Dragon Stele, the power of all of Yun Jiao's skills would be doubled, but the current increase of only 50% is still not small!

The fog in the arena thickened even more.

And he stopped testing the waters, seizing the opportunity while Keda was still adjusting, and launched a "Waterline Assault!"

The cloud dragon flicked its tail.

Some of the fog condensed and intertwined into a net, covering the area from all directions.

Because the water lines and fog originate from the same source, they are easily overlooked in perception, and each water line is highly compressed, so its power is not simple.

Seeing He Fuke's caution, Qin Ming was also influenced by it.

He quietly activated the golden bead's energy and transferred it to Keda. Although Keda didn't call for help, what if...?

Or perhaps they called for help, but the energy from the golden bead wasn't transmitted in time?

With that in mind, Qin Ming no longer hesitated.

Anyway, he has enough gold and pearls in stock, so he can hold out!

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