Chapter 496: Chapter 368: Rock Type Monarch, Violent Ghost Monarch
Outer Court Battlefield
Chu Mu, led by Jia Jing, entered the s.p.a.cious battlefield set up by the Outer Court.
At this moment, Luo Peng of the Hunting a.s.sociation stood in the center of the battlefield. When he saw Chu Mu appear, his eyes lit up, and a confident smile appeared on his lips.
“Finally, he’s here; I thought he would just want to hide in the Soul Hall.” A Hunting a.s.sociation Level 7 t.i.tled member, who came to cheer for Luo Peng, said with a smile.
There were a total of four Hunting a.s.sociation members who came to watch the battle. Three of them were young experts from the Hunting a.s.sociation who were on good terms with Luo Peng. They were powerful contenders for the third-tier glory, and in fact, partic.i.p.ated in the World Decree compet.i.tion as Luo Peng’s teammates this time.
Among the four, one of them was w.a.n.g Xu, the second-tier pinnacle young expert of the Hunting a.s.sociation that Chu Mu had seen before. w.a.n.g Xu had come to the Soul Hall for other matters, and just happened to hear that Chu Chen, who had beaten Luo Peng before, had returned to the Soul Hall. With nothing else to do, w.a.n.g Xu sat outside the court, watching this matchup.
“Luo Peng has entered the Seventh-level Mysterious Realm twice in the past three months, and his soul pets have greatly improved in strength. It’s completely different from when he was in Dun City; this time, the kid from the Soul Hall will definitely suffer.” one of Luo Peng’s teammates said.
“Indeed, Luo Peng’s recent experience has shown some progress. I hope he can win.” w.a.n.g Xu nodded. Luo Peng was a promising contender for the third-tier in the Hunting a.s.sociation. It was rare for someone his age to reach this level of strength, and the top level of the Hunting a.s.sociation paid close attention to him.
As w.a.n.g Xu glanced over, he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be another man beside Chu Mu. For some reason, the man looked familiar to him.
The man had entered the battlefield with Chu Mu and as they walked into the arena, he slowly walked towards the audience seats. This man seemed to dislike contact with strangers, sitting alone in an empty seat, completely ignoring everyone present.
“It seems… it seems to be Li Hen from the Soul Hall,” one of the t.i.tled members gasped in surprise as he looked at the man, who took a long time to speak.
w.a.n.g Xu of the Hunting a.s.sociation was also stunned. After a moment, he got up and walked towards the seat of the Soul Hall expert.
This man was Li Hen, a trusted aide of Palace Master Yu. Li Hen was sent by Palace Master Yu to inquire if Chu Mu would represent the Soul Hall in the World Decree. Hearing that someone wanted to challenge Chu Mu, he had come along with great interest, wanting to see Young Master Chu’s battle.
“Senior Li Hen.” w.a.n.g Xu stood in front of Li Hen, maintaining an extremely respectful demeanor.
w.a.n.g Xu was a mad training fanatic, displaying an arrogant and domineering att.i.tude in front of anyone. Those beast-like eyes of his would never show any respect. However, in the presence of Li Hen, the man exhibited a never-before-seen respect, reining in his innate wildness.
“Oh, it’s w.a.n.g Xu from the Hunting a.s.sociation. What brings you here to the Soul Hall for trouble today?” Li Hen sat in his seat, only casting a casual glance at w.a.n.g Xu.
“Of course not; I just happened to be here…” w.a.n.g Xu forced a smile.
“Never seen that young expert from your Hunting a.s.sociation’s third-tier before,” Li Hen stared at Luo Peng and asked.
“He’s our Hunting Rookie King – Luo Peng, a true third-tier expert,” w.a.n.g Xu nodded, then pointed to Chu Mu, “senior Li Hen, is Chu Chen your disciple?”
“Disciple? I’m not worthy of such a student.” Li Hen laughed heartily.
A person in his early twenties who had survived the most dangerous areas of the Eighth-level Mysterious Realm, Li Hen felt he was not qualified to be the teacher of such a monstrous young expert.
Li Hen’s words made w.a.n.g Xu somewhat surprised, knowing that Li Hen’s position in the Soul Hall was far from ordinary. If even he wasn’t qualified to accept this young man as a disciple, it meant that Chu Chen was either someone of extremely high status or very powerful.
“Everyone knows that you are the mentor of the Soul Hall’s third-tier members, and even the eighth young master of the Soul Hall admires you. If I hadn’t already received the grace of the Hunting a.s.sociation, I, w.a.n.g Xu, would willingly submit to you…” w.a.n.g Xu said.
Li Hen didn’t care about w.a.n.g Xu’s flattering words. Instead, he turned his head and noticed the elegant young woman slowly entering the court.
The lady was dressed elegantly, exuding a warm and n.o.ble temperament. It was hard for any man to see her and not be moved.
“Oh, it’s Ting Lan. I was just thinking which beauty in the Soul Hall had such charm,” Li Hen saw this famous beauty of the Soul Hall and a smile appeared on his face.
“Senior Li Hen.” Ting Lan simply performed a courtesy.
At first, Ting Lan was puzzled as to why the highly positioned Li Hen would be here. However, upon careful thought, she realized that Li Hen, who had been appointed as the overall mentor of the Soul Hall’s third-tier experts, must have been present to watch his disciple Chu Mu, and that was why he had come to watch the fight.
Regulars to World City know that Li Hen was once the first-tier expert of the Soul Hall in the World Decree compet.i.tion. All the first-tier pinnacle experts from the Hunting a.s.sociation, Business a.s.sociation, Elemental Gate, Luo Region Gate, and other top Earth Realms were defeated by him. For such a strong expert, even the arrogant w.a.n.g Xu wouldn’t dare to show any disrespect in front of him.
What’s more, Li Hen is the mentor for all the third-tier young experts of the Soul Hall! This is the main reason why w.a.n.g Xu would think that Chu Mu was Li Hen’s disciple.
After the pleasantries were exchanged, everyone’s attention fell on the battlefield.
Chu Mu had already stepped into the center of the battlefield. His deep black eyes, seasoned by countless battles, were fixed on Luo Peng, and his face was expressionless.
Standing twenty meters away from Chu Mu, Luo Peng intentionally glanced at the girl he fancied in the high place, and a confident smile appeared on his face.
It was only meaningful for her to come to this battle. Luo Peng, among his peers, had lost only to Chu Mu. As Ting Lan said, failure was a setback that every Soul Pet Master would experience, but if they didn’t have the courage to stand up and challenge again, they would be considered weak.
Luo Peng had honed his skills continuously over the past few months in preparation for this battle, significantly increasing his strength. Now, he felt it was time to regain his honor!
“The glory of the third tier belongs to me. I won’t let anyone, especially you, stand in my way. Last time I lost to you only because I was careless. This time, I’ll show you that my strength is much more than what it was before!” Luo Peng pointed at Chu Mu and said.
“I won’t compete with you for the glory of the third tier.” Chu Mu said calmly.
For the third tier, Chu Mu would feel ashamed if he aimed only for it. To win the World Throne, one must have bold ambitions – Chu Mu desired the glory of the second tier!
Grinning, Luo Peng completely misunderstood Chu Mu’s meaning behind not competing for the third-tier glory. He challenged Chu Mu with a provocative tone, “Choose how you want to compete, then.”
“Just like last time,” Chu Mu responded.
“Fine. Summon your first pet!” Luo Peng commanded.
As the spell was recited, the soul contract halo swirled around Luo Peng and gradually formed a soul contract pattern, branded beneath his feet.
Within the pattern, a strong gust swept across the battlefield. At its center, a murky airflow slowly coalesced, morphing into a spirit-like elemental creature.
Luo Peng’s first summoned Soul Pet was none other than the Storm Season Elf, just like last time!
However, a few months had pa.s.sed, and the Storm Season Elf’s strength had noticeably improved. The moment it appeared, it gained complete control of the airflow in the entire battlefield!
At the same time when Luo Peng summoned his first pet, Chu Mu had completed his summoning as well.
Thick darkness enveloped Chu Mu, and the faint shadows blocked out the sunlight, creating an unknown s.p.a.ce. Within this special s.p.a.ce, the Night Dream Beast seemed to race from another world, appearing gracefully and enigmatically on the battlefield!
Ting Lan’s gaze quickly fell on Chu Mu’s Night Thunder Dream Beast. Her face showed a hint of surprise, as she hadn’t expected to make out the stage of this beast that could hide its strength through the darkness!
“It seems that the strength of this Night Thunder Dream Beast has increased significantly,” Ting Lan muttered to herself after a while.
Li Hen sat there, stroking his chin and staring at Chu Mu’s Night Thunder Dream Beast. His Soul Sense was much stronger than Ting Lan’s, and he was the only person on the field who could clearly see the beast’s stage.
Li Hen understood why Young Master Chu dared to venture into the most dangerous area of the Eighth-level Mysterious Realm with the Night Dream Beast.
“It’s that Demon Spirit again. No matter how powerful its restricting ability is!” Luo Peng sneered with a hint of a smile on his face.
The Storm Season Elf’s Wind Power Crystal had reached the Chaos Wind’s primary level, greatly increasing its destructive power. Luo Peng was confident that the Night Thunder Dream Beast wouldn’t be able to get within a hundred meters of his Soul Pet!
This time, Luo Peng didn’t intend to focus on just one control. He once again recited a summoning spell, directly calling out his second pet!
The soul contract pattern slowly appeared, and the brown rock sand wrapped around Luo Peng’s body. As the giant brown pattern became clearer and more vivid, the rock sand flew quickly into the pattern, swiftly forming a huge Soul Pet’s body…
It was the Rock Type Soul Pet Centipede-tailed Giant Rock Demon that Luo Peng had previously summoned!
Long-range Storm Season Elf and close-range defensive Centipede-tailed Giant Rock Demon – this was the traditional elemental Soul Pet battle strategy!
“A Rock Type Centipede-tailed Giant Rock Demon, perfect…” Seeing Luo Peng’s second pet, the Centipede-tailed Giant Rock Demon, appear at the very beginning of the battle, a smile appeared on Chu Mu’s face.
Inside the Soul Pet s.p.a.ce, the eerie Ghost Monarch slowly opened its sleeping eyes, and its majestic Ghost Eyes instantly emitted a strange light!
The second pet that Chu Mu wanted to summon was the supreme monarch of the Rock Type – the Ghost Dome King! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to ReadNovelFull () and cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation!)