Chapter 144 - Inferno Dragon Onward (1/2)

Chapter 144 Inferno Dragon Onward

Meanwhile, Fei Yanbo found it difficult to accept the realization that just hit his mind.

A t.i.tled battle pet warrior? THIS little b.a.s.t.a.r.d??

As someone who had been stuck at the seventh rank for a decade, he knew more than anyone how difficult it was to breach the bottleneck and reach the eighth rank. Still, this teenlike man standing in front of him was a ninth-rank t.i.tled warrior?

More importantly, did he just challenge a young t.i.tled warrior being a seasoned adult?

Fei Yanbo’s cheeks twitched uncontrollably due to both embarra.s.sment and panic.

Surrender?

Apologize?

He immediately chased those thoughts away as soon they crossed his mind. Since a student like Ye Hao could risk his life fighting for the glory of the Phoenix Peak Academy, he as a honored professor had no reason to back out.

Besides, this was supposed to be a spar between two teachers. In other words, they weren’t going after each other’s lives.

… Right?

Aside from Fei Yanbo, Luo Fengtian just felt his body going numb upon comprehending what was going on. Just then, he still thought that the Inferno Dragon was the only thing that set him and Su Ping apart, which was… manageable. But no. There were several decisive ranks setting them apart!

During Luo Fengtian’s years, everyone around him had been claiming what a top genius he was, and he had been trying to live up to his name. But all the glory came cras.h.i.+ng down on him hard as soon as he recognized Su Ping’s true level.

*Gulp*

Shock, frustration, painful sadness. Overflowing emotions collided in his mind.

Su Ping checked the looks of those present and quickly understood what kind of impact he was causing. This wasn’t his intention, though he wasn’t going to explain himself, either. He meant to show up in front of everyone in simple means. It would be even better if people didn’t question him about various things to save him some time. “Let’s start, eh?” Su Ping offered.

Fei Yanbo recovered from his depressing thoughts and took a deep breath.

“You two, get out of here.” He signaled Luo Fengtian and Ye Hao to leave.

Ye Hao realized that the coming fight was not a joke and decided to remind Su Ping, “Be careful, man. Give up if you can’t take it.”

Fei Yanbo heard those words as his lips twitched again.

“I trust you, professor, as I always have,” Luo Fengtian said to his teacher and also stepped off.

Deep down, Luo Fengtian still believed that what Su Ping had shown was superficial; perhaps Su Ping had been solely focusing on improving his astral power. There was no way he could possess much combat experience at that age, which meant Fei Yanbo could still win by exploiting such an advantage.

Fei Yanbo was having a similar train of thought. He nodded to his student, then summoned his pet s.p.a.ce to release an eighth-rank Purple Fox onto the arena, which made a grand entrance by unleas.h.i.+ng a shrilling howl inside a colorful energy vortex.

This purple-furred creature had seven tails flailing behind its rear and was almost a dozen meters tall when standing on all fours. While obediently waiting beside Fei Yanbo, it growled at Su Ping’s direction threateningly.

Many spectators flinched on their seats when looking at the fox’s sharp teeth.

“An adult Purple Fox… It’s at the eighth rank.”

At such a high rank, the strength gap between a seventh-rank pet and an eighth-rank one was no longer a.s.sessed with numbers. The advantage of being a rank higher was absolute; even a dragon-type seventh-rank pet would have it hard when fighting against an eighth-rank common pet, not to mention that a Purple Fox was not a common species.

Su Ping glanced at his opponent and opened his pet s.p.a.ce as well.

Roar!

The distinct and recognizable sound of a dragon silenced everyone. Even though most people couldn’t tell the difference between the cries of dragon-type Astral Pets, knowing that they were dealing with a dragon-type was enough for them to tremble.