Chu Chen took out a palm-sized porcelain bottle from his pocket, carefully pulled out the stopper, and poured a Star Power Pill into Lei Yao's mouth.
Although Lei Yao won this battle, the consumption of star power was still considerable. Restoring to peak status in a short time was obviously impossible, but fully refining this Star Power Pill could recover about eighty percent, barely enough to face the upcoming final battle.
By this time, Fang Tao was already on the platform, looking at his opponent with a scornful expression in his eyes.
Fang Tao's opponent was Qujing, one of Chu Chen's clients.
Seeing Fang Tao's demeanor, Qujing couldn't help but feel irritated. He was a consumer after all, didn't he understand the principle that the customer is king? It seemed necessary to file a complaint against him.
As Zhou Ying's words fell, Fang Tao and Qujing summoned their Guardian Beasts.
Fang Tao's Guardian Beast was a Thunder Ant at the Eighth Rank Slave Level, barely reaching Ordinary Level Upper Grade. However, this Thunder Ant had already reached maturity, with a body length of two meters and a height of one meter, its black insect armor looking very tough, while its antennae and insect legs were blue, and the hard giant jaws resembled huge iron clamps.
Qujing's Guardian Beast was a Wind and Thunder Leopard at the Sixth Rank Slave Level, with quality reaching Elite Level Upper Grade, higher than Lei Yao. The Wind and Thunder Leopard was a dual attribute Guardian Beast of wind and thunder, its price reaching as high as a million, and Qujing's cultivation talent also reached Yellow Rank Upper Grade, which explained his rapid cultivation speed.
The Wind and Thunder Leopard was still in the juvenile stage, with a body length of only one meter and a height of half a meter, its fur was white with blue spots densely covering it, its limbs were slender, and its body was streamlined. Just from a visual perspective, the Wind and Thunder Leopard's appearance completely outshone Fang Tao's Thunder Ant.
Seeing Qujing summon the Wind and Thunder Leopard, the flames of jealousy in Fang Tao's heart could not help but burn fiercely.
Although Fang Tao's cultivation talent was only Red Rank Upper Grade, if he could contract a Guardian Beast of the quality of the Wind and Thunder Leopard, he should have already broken through to Soul Master Level.
Thinking of this, Fang Tao's expression suddenly turned colder, and he kicked the Thunder Ant in front of him and said coldly, "Go fix it properly for me."
The Thunder Ant, upon hearing this, happily wiggled its antennae a few times, and its insect legs quickly crawled towards the Wind and Thunder Leopard.
Faced with such a large opponent, the Wind and Thunder Leopard naturally would not be foolish enough to face it head-on.
It utilized its own speed to easily dodge its opponent's attacks, simultaneously launching its own attacks during the dodging intervals.
Unfortunately, there was a significant gap in size and realm between the two, and the Wind and Thunder Leopard's attacks could not cause any substantial harm to the Thunder Ant.
After several probing attacks, Fang Tao already had a rough understanding of the Wind and Thunder Leopard's strength.
He immediately commanded the Thunder Ant to corner the Wind and Thunder Leopard for the final showdown.
Of course, the Wind and Thunder Leopard would not allow itself to be butchered, it let out a low growl as the wind element rapidly gathered towards its limbs.
With a flicker of its figure, it dashed to the side, its speed increased by at least twenty percent.
The Thunder Ant attempted to block it, but its speed was somewhat lacking, having no choice but to watch the Wind and Thunder Leopard escape.
Upon seeing this, Fang Tao's expression turned colder, and he stared at Qujing, saying coldly, "Did you learn to run away from Chu Chen?"
Qujing did not get angry upon hearing this; instead, he sneered, "How ridiculous, is it that in battle one should confront the enemy's strengths with their own weaknesses? If that's the case, why not have your Thunder Ant race with my Wind and Thunder Leopard in speed? The loser immediately surrenders, wouldn't that be better?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Tao's face immediately turned red, naturally understanding this logic. His previous words were merely intended to mock Chu Chen, but Qujing's retort was unexpectedly sharp.
The crowd laughed mockingly, their eyes filled with disdain as they looked at Fang Tao.
Seeing this, Qujing continued to taunt, "No wonder you're still at the Soul Pupil Level at this age; turns out you don't understand even the simplest combat techniques."
Unsettling an opponent's mindset can be considered a tactic, as trash talk has long been a norm in certain competitions.
Qujing's cultivation talent was akin to Chu Chen's, and judging by the price of the Wind and Thunder Leopard, it wasn't hard to see that this guy was from a wealthy family, choosing to cultivate at the Thunder Daoist School simply because he lived nearby.
Therefore, Qujing's dislike for Fang Tao was unconcealed, and he ruthlessly attacked Fang Tao's weak spots with his words.
The crowd burst into laughter again, pointing at Fang Tao occasionally with chuckling.
Fang Tao observed this, his face darkening as if water could drip from it, shouting angrily, "You're courting death, kid!"
Zhou Ying glanced at Fang Tao upon hearing him and said, "Coach Fang, watch your attitude."
Upon hearing Zhou Ying, Fang Tao's face turned even darker. He glared maliciously at Qujing and said coldly, "Thunder Ant, use Thunder Jaw Clamp."
The Thunder Ant seemed to sense its master's fury, lifting its head and issuing a low roar, as the thunder element quickly gathered towards it.
Seeing this, Qujing's smile instantly faded. Although he detested Fang Tao, the opponent's strength was beyond his current capability to resist.
"Wind and Thunder Leopard, use Wind Barrier," Qujing desperately ordered.
The Wind and Thunder Leopard let out a low growl as the dense wind elements gathered around it, forming a hemispherical wind barrier about a meter tall in front of it in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, the Thunder Ant had already launched its attack, its giant jaws shimmering with thunder light crashing towards the wind barrier.
"Boom"
With a muffled sound, the Thunder Jaw Clamp struck directly against the wind barrier, which shattered immediately after just a brief resistance.
The Entry Realm wind barrier was fundamentally incapable of resisting the Skilled Realm Thunder Jaw Clamp attack.
Seeing the approaching Thunder Jaw Clamp, Qujing did not choose to surrender, quickly commanding, "Use Wind Shadow Step."
The Wind and Thunder Leopard obeyed without delay, just successfully utilizing Wind Shadow Step as the Thunder Jaw Clamp was about to hit.
With a flicker of its form, it dodged the Thunder Jaw Clamp's attack, but the impact wave caused by the Thunder Jaw Clamp hitting the arena flung it several meters away.
The Wind and Thunder Leopard slowly stood up, shaking its somewhat dizzy head, letting out a low roar, its gaze sharp as a blade locked onto the Thunder Ant not far away.
Seeing this, Fang Tao sneered, "Kid, won't you surrender yet? In the face of absolute power, resistance will only result in more severe defeat."
Qujing coldly replied, "At such an age, is this little strength worthy of your pride?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Tao was immediately enraged; this kid had repeatedly humiliated him, and this time, he intended to severely injure his opponent's Guardian Beast.
Thinking that, Fang Tao was about to issue a battle command to the Thunder Ant, but Qujing first commanded his Wind and Thunder Leopard to rush at the Thunder Ant.
With a flicker of its form, the Wind and Thunder Leopard appeared on the left side of the Thunder Ant, its sharp leopard claw glowing with dazzling thunder light aimed at the Thunder Ant's middle insect leg.
Everything happened so suddenly that even the Thunder Ant did not react.
With a loud "crack," the Wind and Thunder Leopard's sharp claw precisely struck the joint of the insect leg, causing the Thunder Ant's insect leg to break with a scream.
The insect legs are the weakest part of the Thunder Ant's body, and the joints are especially fragile.
The pain from the broken insect leg made the Thunder Ant cry out in pain, swinging its giant jaws toward the Wind and Thunder Leopard.
Seeing this, the Wind and Thunder Leopard dared not hesitate, using its limbs to leap backward and easily dodge the opponent's attack.
Fang Tao was suddenly surprised and angry upon witnessing this, pointing at the Wind and Thunder Leopard and roaring, "Use Thunder Jaw Clamp."
Now, the Thunder Ant was already enraged, and upon hearing its master's command, it did not falter, as the dense thunder elements sped towards it.
Seeing this, Qujing not only lacked any panic but instead revealed a trace of that his strategy had succeeded.
As the Thunder Ant condensed its Thunder Jaw Clamp, Qujing quickly exclaimed, "I surrender."
Upon hearing Qujing's words, Fang Tao felt extremely uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. It was evident that the opponent was intentionally disgusting him, but under the constraints of the rules, he dared not let the Thunder Ant continue its attack, or else the consequences would be more than he could bear.
Thinking of this, Qujing's expression became extremely unsightly as he looked at Chu Chen below the arena, his gaze full of resentment.
He had clearly blamed all his anger on Chu Chen.