A battle of strength

Wei Liuyun never expected that Gu Xiaoyue would use the summoning skill of the Azure Phoenix to bring Chu Li directly onto the arena!

It was not the first time she had used this move.

It does not matter if the move is old, as long as it works!

Gu Xiaoyue and Chu Li, the Azure Phoenix and the Fire Phoenix, stood on the other side of the arena looking at Wei Liuyun, exuding a sense of overwhelming pressure.

"Referee, she is breaking the rules! This is exploiting a bug, this is cheating!" Wei Liuyun protested.

Gu Xiaoyue raised her hand to explain, "Referee, this is my summoning skill. Using my own skill does not count as a foul, right?"

The referee pondered for a moment and dismissed Wei Liuyun's protest.

Since there were no restrictions placed on using any specific skill beforehand, it was unfair to raise objections after someone had already used it!

Wei Liuyun ground his teeth so hard he almost broke them; he had specifically invited so many people to watch, only to end up in an extremely embarrassing situation himself.

He felt just like the first time he was challenged by Chu Li; if he advanced, he couldn't win, and if he retreated, he would lose all face.

"Didn't you say I rely on Chu Li to climb up? I am just confirming what you said so that you won't feel wronged!"

Gu Xiaoyue said arrogantly, while Qingqing circled around her master twice, as if showing off on Gu Xiaoyue's behalf.

After waiting for a while, the situation remained deadlocked; Wei Liuyun neither attacked nor conceded.

Gu Xiaoyue then added, "You even know to challenge the number one on the Freshman Ranking; after all, losing to them is not embarrassing!"

Others might not have understood the specific meaning of Gu Xiaoyue's words, assuming she was just mocking Wei Liuyun.

Wei Liuyun knew that she was simply throwing the words he had said to her that morning back at him!

"I—concede!"

Wei Liuyun turned and stepped off the arena, but he could not leave; he still had to watch the battle between Gu Xiaoyue and Fang Xiaoyu.

If Fang Xiaoyu were smart, he would forbid Gu Xiaoyue from using her summoning skill before the battle.

Fang Xiaoyu subsequently stepped onto the arena; he glanced at Chu Li, who had not yet left the stage, and his expression became slightly unnatural.

Gu Xiaoyue spoke a few words softly to Chu Li, and Chu Li smiled before stepping off the arena as well.

The referee asked if the two could begin, and Gu Xiaoyue said yes.

Everyone thought that Fang Xiaoyu would propose banning Gu Xiaoyue from using the Azure Phoenix's skill, but surprisingly, Fang Xiaoyu also said it was fine.

The referee's whistle blew, and Fang Xiaoyu summoned his pet beast: the Devouring Golden Claw Leopard.

【Name】: Devouring Golden Claw Leopard 【Grade】: Heaven Level Mid-Grade 【Attribute】: Metal Attribute, Dark Attribute 【Skills】: Devour (Intermediate), Rage Claw (Advanced), Wild Blade (Advanced) 【Level】: Young life stage 9

There was a muffled commotion from the audience; if Gu Xiaoyue used that move again to summon Chu Li, Fang Xiaoyu would still have no chance of winning.

This battle seemed to have no suspense or appeal, and some people were already preparing to leave.

Then Gu Xiaoyue said loudly, "Classmate Fang, I have watched your battle with Chu Li before, and including your behavior this morning and just now, I think you have good character."

The audience below was stunned; what was going on? Was Gu Xiaoyue having a change of heart and setting her sights on Fang Xiaoyu?

Fang Xiaoyu on the stage was also confused; he had only spoken up for Gu Xiaoyue and did not forbid her from using her skill—wasn't that a normal thing to do?

"Therefore, I am going to battle you with my real strength!"

Gu Xiaoyue immediately summoned Little Bear, which stood guard by her side along with Qingqing, one on the left and one on the right.

By this time, Little Bear was no longer the cute little bear it once was; its stature was 1.5 times the size of a normal bear.

By the time it reached maturity, it would probably be the size of three normal bears.

Now the students were in an uproar again!

"She, she, she can also summon two pet beasts at the same time!"

"One at Young life stage 10, and one at Young life stage 9! Gu Xiaoyue is even more monstrous than Chu Li!"

"Who could possibly win against this? Even if Fang Xiaoyu and I teamed up, we wouldn't be a match!"

Before, when Chu Li battled Fang Xiaoyu, only releasing one pet beast was a sign of respect.

Now, Gu Xiaoyue releasing two pet beasts to let him know her true strength was also a sign of respect.

Although it was not her absolute true strength, this was already enough to shock the vast majority of students.

Fang Xiaoyu, understanding Gu Xiaoyue's intention, shifted from a state of confusion to one of determination.

He commanded his leopard to pounce toward Gu Xiaoyue.

Suddenly, an Earth Shield rose in front of Gu Xiaoyue, and then a cloud of sand kicked up in the center of the arena, with green poison mist mixed into the sand.

The Devouring Golden Claw Leopard let out a whimper in the sand; its eyes were clouded by the sand, and it could not distinguish the direction.

The poison also made it uncomfortable, and it whined to its master to report the situation.

Fang Xiaoyu knew that although Gu Xiaoyue had summoned two pet beasts, the one actually fighting was that mud-yellow bear.

The gap in their strength was still too great!

To stop the spread of the poison, Fang Xiaoyu immediately called out his concession and recalled the Devouring Golden Claw Leopard into his Yu Beast Space.

"I did not use a very strong poison, so it shouldn't be a major issue, but it is best to have a healing teacher take a look."

Gu Xiaoyue was telling the truth; she had let Little Bear use the mildest poison.

It was just that she hadn't battled for a long time, and what she thought was the mildest poison still injured Fang Xiaoyu's pet beast.

Fang Xiaoyu nodded; he knew that in arena battles, injuries were unavoidable.

He did not blame Gu Xiaoyue; as a battle junkie, he was willing to fight many battles to temper himself, and his leopard had suffered plenty of times.

Gu Xiaoyue still felt a bit bad, so she took out a piece of lanzhi grass and several packs of pet beast snacks and handed them to Fang Xiaoyu, "Please accept this as compensation."

Fang Xiaoyu was extremely surprised; he did need lanzhi grass, but when he went to the Beast Association to look, he found that all the previously listed lanzhi grass had been sold out.

Gu Xiaoyue had casually taken out a piece just because she had slightly injured his leopard.

She had even thoughtfully brought several bags of snacks for it.

The leopard didn't know; if the leopard knew, would it want to change masters!

Fang Xiaoyu did not act coy; he thanked her and accepted it directly, thinking about returning the favor to Gu Xiaoyue later.

Gu Xiaoyue actually appreciated his straightforward personality even more; he was much better than those hypocrites who acted coy and said they wouldn't accept it, when in reality they wanted it badly!

The crowd of onlookers, having seen all of this, fell silent. Who exactly was this Gu Xiaoyue?

Wasn't it said she had trash attributes?

Wasn't it said she had Human Level talent?

Not to mention her monstrously leveled pet beasts, she was just giving away millions worth of lanzhi grass so casually; she was someone not to be trifled with, definitely not to be trifled with.

Consequently, the next day, and even many days later, no one challenged Gu Xiaoyue again.

Not two days later, the Fire Phoenix's summoning skill finally upgraded to the advanced level.

Even if the two were one kilometer apart, they could summon each other.

However, Chu Li was still not satisfied; it seemed he insisted on practicing until it reached perfection, and he still dragged Gu Xiaoyue to practice every day.

Just one day when the two were practicing their skills, Gu Xiaoyue felt some changes occurring in her body.

She felt heat spreading little by little from her head to her chest, then to her abdomen, and then extending to her limbs and bones.

Accompanied by a slight pain in her muscles and bones, she directed her consciousness into her Yu Beast Space.

It turned out—Xiao Qi's level had changed, reaching the early stage of the first level of maturity.