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The next day, after lunch, they arrived at the Arena. Bao Rui was right next to Liu Guanfeng. "Third Brother," Bao Rui called out to him.
Liu Guanfeng turned around and asked, "What’s up?"
"Third Brother, have you seen Hou Jinming up ahead? The six people around him are the seniors who were with him that night. They’re probably planning something today."
"Yeah, I see them. Let them come; all schemes are useless in the face of absolute strength."
After glancing at Hou Jinming and his group, Liu Guanfeng strode towards the Arena. As he passed by Hou Jinming, he noticed Hou Jinming glaring at him fiercely. Liu Guanfeng smiled inwardly: a clown is just a clown.
Once Liu Guanfeng and his companion XP reached the Arena and stood in position, he focused his attention on Hou Jinming's group. He saw that they were blocking the entrance to the Arena, preventing others from challenging.
When the referee announced that challengers could step onto the stage, one of Hou Jinming's group walked out. He was about one meter tall and had a wild boar following behind him. Once on the Arena, he didn’t say a word; as the match began, the Earth Department wild boar immediately petrified itself, turning its skin into stone and then stood still.
At this point, it was clear what their intention was. The purpose of this challenger was not to defeat Liu Guanfeng but to drain XP's energy. They must have noticed that in nearly half a month of competitions, Liu Guanfeng had never allowed any of his mounts to suffer serious injuries. That’s why they felt safe coming forward as cannon fodder.
Liu Guanfeng commanded XP, "Just play around for a bit, then knock it off the stage. Remember to inflict some damage on that boar—not too heavy, but it can’t be left unscathed."
"Leave it to me, Master. I guarantee you’ll be satisfied," XP's voice echoed in his mind.
Liu Guanfeng stood by, observing the situation below while watching the match in the Arena. At first, XP was just playing around—casting spells and occasionally poking at the wild boar—while the boar remained motionless. The crowd below, including Hou Jinming's group, laughed heartily.
At this moment, Liu Guanfeng signaled to XP that it was time to finish it off. XP immediately used the Thorny Vines Technique; thorny bushes sprouted from beneath the wild boar and wrapped around it tightly. The petrified state of the Earth Department wild boar quickly began to break down under the encirclement of the bushes.
Fortunately, due to its tough skin and thick flesh, the bushes were quickly shaken off by the wild boar. Just as the bushes fell away from its body, a massive stone pillar erupted from beneath it. The rapid emergence of the pillar sent the wild boar flying into the air. Seeing this, XP unleashed a barrage of fireball spells at the airborne boar.
If it were another beast, perhaps a Water Ball would have been used, as its attack power is far weaker than that of a Fire Ball. A flaming wild boar flew out of the Arena, and the smell of barbecue wafted through the air.
Following closely was a Metallic Hedgehog, which excels at shooting its spiky quills and wrapping itself in them. This Hedgehog immediately enveloped itself in its quills, surrounding its body with hard spikes. XP tried to attack several times but achieved no effect.
Liu Guanfeng suddenly caught the scent of barbecue in the air and felt a bit hungry. He smiled at XP and said, "XP, how about preparing me a barbecue? I remember there's a dish called Beggar's Chicken. It's wrapped in mud and roasted over charcoal."
XP clearly did not understand what he meant. "Master, where is there any mud here?"
"Without mud, don't you have bushes and vines?"
XP's eyes lit up. "Master, I understand now."
XP extended a forepaw and raised bushes from the ground to completely surround the Hedgehog, then wrapped it with a layer of vines on the outside. From a distance, it looked like a giant Plant Ball.
Seeing this massive Plant Ball, the boy on stage sneered disdainfully. For a Metallic beast, wooden attacks weren't very painful; it felt somewhat overconfident.
Liu Guanfeng communicated to XP, "XP, you can set it on fire now. I'm really hungry. Haha."
XP opened its mouth and shot out five Fire Balls in quick succession. They hit the Plant Ball, which immediately erupted in flames. Upon seeing the fire ignite, the boy across was startled and quickly told the referee, "I concede; put out the fire."
The referee shook his head because he had no ability to extinguish the fire. He could only watch as it burned out on its own. When Liu Guanfeng saw that the timing was right, he said, "XP, extinguish the fire." Only then did XP leisurely spit out several Water Balls to douse the flames.
The boy across rushed over as soon as he saw the fire extinguished and began to peel away the charred plants. When he saw the Hedgehog inside, tears streamed down his face; it was already faint from being roasted, and its back spikes were burnt black. The boy turned around and glared fiercely at Liu Guanfeng. Liu Guanfeng didn't even look at him as the boy turned back and carried the Hedgehog off the Arena.
Just after the boy left the Arena, another boy appeared. This one stood about 1.2 meters tall and was quite handsome. Accompanying him was a Metallic Lynx. The referee looked at Liu Guanfeng and asked:
"Does your Mount need to rest? If so, you can have ten minutes of rest time."
Liu Guanfeng understood that the other party was eager to come up because they wanted to prevent XP from having any rest. Liu Guanfeng inquired about XP's condition and realized that after the previous two battles, XP felt hardly any fatigue. After leveling up, XP's recovery ability had significantly improved, so the previous two fights felt almost like no consumption at all.
"After this match, act as if you're very tired, but don't overdo it. If I'm not mistaken, after this, you'll have to fight two more main characters before you can make your appearance," Liu Guanfeng communicated to XP.
"Understood, Master. I will do as you say," XP replied readily.
This time, Lynx did not come up with the same defensive strategy as in the previous two matches; instead, it launched a direct and fierce attack. After a fierce battle lasting over ten minutes, XP knocked the opponent down in the Arena.
It was evident to everyone that XP was panting heavily and seemed quite exhausted. Liu Guanfeng glanced at the audience and noticed Hou Jinming smirking at XP, seemingly oblivious to Liu Guanfeng's gaze.
Next up was a Fire Rhinoceros. Although it was still a Fourth-Stage Beast, it was noticeably stronger than the Copper Bull. After another ten minutes of intense fighting, XP managed to bring down the Fire Rhinoceros, which was emitting blue smoke.
That was the effect of XP's water sphere on the Fire Rhinoceros. After defeating it, XP appeared even more fatigued and immediately lay down on the ground to rest. Liu Guanfeng took this opportunity to request a ten-minute break from the referee. After the break, XP showed some improvement but still looked very tired.
The fifth beast to enter was an Aardvark-like creature with Earth Attribute. The Aardvark had sharp claws and immense strength, with its large tail serving as a powerful weapon. It took half an hour for XP to finally defeat this Aardvark.
All five beasts that had come up today were injured and had sustained more severe wounds than any beasts from the previous half month. Seeing the injuries on today's beasts, Liu Guanfeng felt quite satisfied; treating these injuries would cost at least one or two gold coins.
At this moment, XP could barely stand. Just then, a boy came up from the audience. The boy wasn't particularly strong but wasn't weak either; he had an oval face and small eyes that gave him a somewhat sneaky appearance.
Once on stage, he stood in the Arena with his hands clasped and disdainfully said, "It seems like the Seed Champion is already very tired. The referee should give him more time to rest; otherwise, if the Seed Champion loses, he might say I bullied him." He continued to sway his body as he spoke.
Liu Guanfeng thought as he looked at the boy who had just arrived: The main character has finally made an appearance. Little Guy, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Today I'll use you to establish my authority; do you really think I won't dare to harm your Mount?
Liu Guanfeng noticed that the boy did not reveal his Mount; it seemed he didn't want Liu Guanfeng to know about it and intended to provoke Liu Guanfeng into making XP fight without resting, hoping to surprise Liu Guanfeng. Liu Guanfeng had no intention of resting anyway and pretended not to notice the boy's intentions when the referee approached him to ask if he needed a break.
Liu Guanfeng shook his head. "No need; let's finish this last battle first. It's not good to keep our opponent waiting too long." He turned back to look at XP.
"Xp, can you continue? If not, we can just admit defeat. You've already performed very well today."
Liu Guanfeng asked, and at this moment, Xp slowly raised his head and nodded weakly. Liu Guanfeng thought to himself: Xp really has a talent for performance.
Then Liu Guanfeng looked at the referee. "Referee, let's start; we can still hold on."
The referee looked a bit reluctant and turned to the boy opposite, saying with an unfriendly expression, "Please release your Mount."
The boy smiled slightly, seemingly unconcerned about the referee's demeanor. He placed his right hand near his waistband, and a small snake crawled out from the boy's sleeve. As the snake slithered down the boy's thigh and reached the ground, it quickly grew into a nearly three-meter-long golden Python.
The Python raised its head to look at Xp, flicking its tongue. It turned out to be a Golden Python. The aura of the Golden Python was clearly stronger than that of the previous five magical beasts. It was estimated to be at the peak of Fourth Rank and would soon enter the Fifth Tier.
If this Golden Python participated in the Arena Competition, it would have no problem making it into the top five. Liu Guanfeng sensed that among the five high-level Mounts in the Arena, aside from Xp and Ma Sanbao's Leopard, the strongest magical beast in the other three Arenas was comparable to the Aardvark that had just come up; it would definitely not be a match for this Golden Python.
The opponent likely believed that if he succeeded in avenging himself this time, his Golden Python could become the Seed Champion, achieving two goals at once. However, if he failed, he still had nearly half a month until the competition to become a Seed Champion because none of the other magical beasts were as strong as the Golden Python. Even if he sustained some minor injuries in his match against Xp, resting for two or three days wouldn't be a problem; there would still be plenty of time.
Liu Guanfeng became increasingly angry: Why not just go for your Seed Champion? Why come here to cause me trouble? Since that's how it is, then I'm sorry; you initiated this. Your Mount won't participate in this year's competition.
Thinking of this, Liu Guanfeng immediately gave Xp instructions: "Hit him hard, but leave him some breath; just don't actually kill him. No need to hide your strength anymore; let me see how effective your new skills are."
Upon hearing Liu Guanfeng's command, Xp immediately responded happily: "Understood! Just watch the show, Master."
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