Chapter 324 - The Showdown (1/2)

At the staging areaSu Lingyue sensed the look Qin Shaotian had cast her way. She knew that the most difficult time was at hand.

She took a deep breath.

She tried to calm herself down and focus her mind.

She remembered what Su Ping had told her: Keep absolute calmness on the stage at all times!

The other way to interpret his words was: Do not panic. Stay calm and we will win!

She stood up.

At this moment, everyone s.h.i.+fted their gazes from Qin Shaotian to her.

The audience and the other partic.i.p.ants in the staging area were all focusing their attention on the two.

Everyone was aware that this would be the main showdown in Group D.

Both of the partic.i.p.ants had demonstrated strong abilities; terrifying even. If they had been in different groups, they would have won first place in their respective groups. And yet, since they were in the same group, only one of them could win!

Su Yanying looked at the girl and said encouraging words, “Su Lingyue, good luck.” Su Yanying could feel that Su Lingyue was standing under the spotlight. She could feel the pressure even by merely sitting next to her. Luo Fengtian wore a serious look and kept his voice low. “Good luck!” Yu Weihan bit her teeth to make up her mind before she said to Su Lingyue, “You defeated me easily. Don’t lose to anyone else!”

Ye Hao—who had been sitting somewhere else sulking over his argument with Luo Fengtian —came over. “Good luck to you,” he said to Su Lingyue.

Xu Kuang also walked over from the area where the students of the Ares Academy were sitting. “I wish you the best of luck!”

Touched by those words of encouragement, Su Lingyue bit her lips and clenched her fists. “I will win. I will!”

The second “I will” seemed to have been squeezed out of her teeth. Having said so, she turned around to where the family members were sitting

There, he was gazing at her with his crystal-clear eyes. He was smiling and giving her an encouraging look. All of a sudden, he winked at her in a playful way.

The clouds of worry over her mind were suddenly dispersed. She could understand what he was telling her with his eyes. He was asking her to go for it! She smiled at him and turned around. After she said goodbye to Su Yanying and the others, Su Lingyue left the staging area.

Amid all the intent eyes, she stepped onto the stage.

Once she was there, the volume of the cheering increased yet again. Everyone in the venue was excited about the upcoming battle. The other partic.i.p.ants in the staging area held their breaths and waited.

That battle would be as important as a match among the last ten!

Unaffected by the audiences’ emotions, Su Lingyue went to her area confidently and without haste.

The judge had yet to announce the beginning of the match. She summoned the Moonfrost Dragon as soon as she stepped behind the red line. At the same time, she summoned the Phantom Flame Beast and had it stay close to her.

The fact that she would summon her pets so quickly made people think that she was nervous and under much pressure.

Differently from before, she had summoned a second pet. Many people had seen the Phantom Flame Beast before and they understood why she had done so. But those who had never seen her Phantom Flame Beast were definitely curious. Compared to the Moonfrost Dragon, the Phantom Flame Beast was not strong enough. In this critical battle, she should have summoned a pet stronger than the Moonfrost Dragon if she were to summon a second one.

So, the Moonfrost Dragon should be her strongest pet, right?

Many people had the same thought. Although disappointed, they found it understandable. After all, the Moonfrost Dragon was strong enough!

It was a dragon that seemed to have just reached adulthood but was already able to use ninth-rank skills and mobilize rich energy. The dragon was qualified to be her major pet!

The audience was eager to see what pets Qin Shaotian would summon.

Su Lingyue’s performance was much better than the two people that Qin Shaotian had defeated. It should be about time for him to use his major pet.

“I heard that someone promised you were going to win first place. You’re not telling me that the dragon is your strongest pet, are you?” Qin Shaotian asked Su Lingyue after he checked the mutated dragon with both golden and silver scales. Su Lingyue was surprised that he would say anything to her. “You got a problem with that?” She frowned.

This rude language took Qin Shaotian by surprise. In his entire life, no one had ever slighted him. After a momentary daze, he chuckled. “No, I don’t have a problem with that. If so, let me see the true power of your dragon!”

Su Lingyue wore a concerned look. The fact that he could tell the dragon was hiding some skills was unexpected.

Of course, that was nothing strange since the Moonfrost Dragon had been able to defeat her opponents within one move.

“Sure.”