363: I lost, but I won't admit defeat.

Lu Zhi looked at Chen Qingwei and Little Fire Fox rushing towards him. Originally, he thought that by possessing two pet beasts, he could crush Chen Qingwei!

After all, Chen Qingwei only had one pet beast, and even if she possessed it, the gap between her and him was still huge!

However, reality slapped him hard in the face.

Chen Qingwei didn't even need to possess a pet beast to fight him, and her Little Fire Fox was incredibly strong!

Now, with his double possession, he was 1, and he had to fight two against Chen Qingwei and her Little Fire Fox!

Both of them could beat him!

Little Fire Fox used its old trick again, once more employing [Blazing Charge].

Meanwhile, Chen Qingwei performed a “physical impact,” charging directly towards Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi secretly swallowed his saliva.

The power of the Rock type was useful.

[Rock Barrier]

Two Rock Barriers appeared, blocking Little Fire Fox and Chen Qingwei.

Boom!!!

Little Fire Fox directly shattered this layer of Rock Barrier with a headbutt, but Lu Zhi's strength was indeed not weak; although it was shattered, Little Fire Fox also stopped.

And Chen Qingwei truly was like a human Tyrannosaurus Rex, directly shattering the Rock Barrier, then continuing to charge towards Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi roared, using a Fighting-type skill.

[Explosive Hammer]

Fighting-type power swirled around Lu Zhi's hands as he smashed them down fiercely towards Chen Qingwei.

Chen Qingwei was also very fierce. Due to [Connection Enhancement], she directly used the [Impact] move.

A faint white light flickered around her body.

Bang!

Chen Qingwei and Lu Zhi collided.

A muffled sound exploded, and Chen Qingwei staggered back three or four steps.

But Lu Zhi was directly sent flying by Chen Qingwei's impact.

Thump!

Lu Zhi fell heavily to the ground, rolling several times. He lay on the ground, slowly propped himself up, and looked up at Chen Qingwei, his eyes full of shock.

This... this...

Wuwu! Mom! You were right, the prettier a woman is, the more she lies!

She even said she only had one pet beast! But look! Just look!!! The light on her body just now! That was the light of a move!

What else could it be if not possession?!

Damn it! How can there be such a “dog-like” person?!

So strong, yet still pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger!

Lu Zhi's eyes were filled with humiliation!

The beautiful and cute girl in front of him was now a demon in Lu Zhi's eyes!

The kind that's completely black when you cut her open!

“I surrender!” Lu Zhi felt that he should stop asking for trouble and cut his losses in time! To avoid getting beaten.

“Surrendered? No way, no way? Is someone surrendering after just two hits?” Chen Qingwei looked at Lu Zhi with a sarcastic, very surprised expression.

...Lu Zhi took a deep breath: “Yes, I surrender. I really can't beat you! But I will continue to work hard on my cultivation. Just you wait!”

“I still liked your unyielding look at the beginning~ Xiao Zhi, you must maintain it!” Chen Qingwei sighed, speaking to Lu Zhi with an expression of disappointment, as if he were a piece of iron that couldn't be forged into steel.

...Lu Zhi was silent for a moment, then released the pet beast's possession. He didn't let the pet beast out; it returned directly to its pet beast space upon release.

Chen Qingwei looked at Lu Zhi, who had already given up fighting, feeling very regretful and disappointed.

Sigh, I didn't get to beat him up properly! It's too frustrating!

Lu Zhi looked at Chen Qingwei's expression and his mouth twitched instantly.

You're actually disappointed! Oh, come on! You just want to abuse me, don't you? It must be! You just want to beat me up badly!

Hmph hmph! Good thing I'm smart! Cut my losses in time, surrender if I can't win! It's no big deal!

Just you wait! I will cultivate well! When I'm Tier 3, Tier 4, and have several pet beasts, at that time, you, who don't have Yu Beast User talent, are destined to be left far behind by me...

Wait, she said she was only a Tier 1 Yu Beast User, but why did the light of a move just light up on her body?!

Lu Zhi suddenly felt a tingling in his scalp.

Could it be that she was also a Tier 2 Yu Beast User, but had secretly possessed a pet beast without him knowing?

“Um, I want to ask you, are you really a Tier 1 Yu Beast User?” Lu Zhi looked at Chen Qingwei and asked, “Do you only have one pet beast?”

??? Chen Qingwei looked at Lu Zhi, still at it? You're still at it! Is your mouth the only hard part of you?

Haven't you been beaten enough?

Lu Zhi saw that Chen Qingwei's gaze was a bit off, and quickly said, “I'm just asking, and I just saw the light of a move light up on your body... You said you don't have a second pet beast... Then you...”

Chen Qingwei also suddenly realized this problem.

Eh? Looking at it this way, although I am a Tier 1 Yu Beast User, counting myself, that's two pet beasts!

With [Connection Enhancement], I can also use pet beast moves... It seems it would be quite good if I properly trained Little Fire Fox!

And even though my Yu Beast User talent is low, it doesn't mean I can't level up.

It's just that others might reach Tier 3 or even Tier 4 while I'm only at Tier 2... But it doesn't matter! As long as I'm strong enough! As long as Little Fire Fox is strong enough! Even if I reach Tier 2, with [Connection Enhancement]... I wonder if I can connect three, four, or more together... If it's possible...

Hiss! Chen Qingwei could imagine how powerful she would be in the future!

The strength of numerous pet beasts integrated, and they would even enhance each other!

Each one could be worth N others!

Chen Qingwei's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

...Lu Zhi looked at Chen Qingwei's expression, feeling a bit scared... as if her whole person was about to become “abnormal.”

“Cough cough! That's enough for now! I'm going to cultivate! I'll strive to win the second gym badge as soon as possible! Oh, by the way, you'll be participating in this year's Rookie Champion Cup, right? I hope to fight you again then!” Lu Zhi quickly threw out a sentence to Chen Qingwei, then turned and ran.

...Chen Qingwei looked at Lu Zhi, who ran away as if avoiding a plague. Was she that scary?

Hmm... I'll make another note about him in my grudge notebook...

Next time I encounter him, I'll have to give him a good beating.

After moving around a bit, Chen Qingwei felt that she had digested things pretty well. She needed to eat another meal, and then she could go train and cultivate!

In the afternoon, she would go to the gym and try challenging it to test the waters.

However, Chen Qingwei felt that with how much she had already “enhanced” herself, the difficulty of the second badge should be very easy for her to overcome.

Based on Lu Zhi's level and the levels of the Yu Beast Users in the surrounding battlegrounds, she felt that she should be considered one of the best among her peers.

Among rookie Yu Beast Users, her strength should not be bad.

So, the difficulty of the second gym badge shouldn't be a problem for her; she could give it a try.

The sooner she obtained the gym badge, the sooner she could set off for the next city.

Similarly, the sooner she obtained more badges, the more time she would have for training.

After all, the Rookie Champion Cup is held at a fixed time every year.

It's always in September, and it's already March.

There are still six months left. Within these six months, she needed to obtain eight badges to qualify for the competition.

She had to hurry! The sooner she obtained the eight badges, the more time she would have left to focus on targeted cultivation and training.