Chapter 133: Predicting the Attack?
Chapter 133: Predicting the Attack?
“Is this all?”
“You two lost to him?”
“You’re so weak!”
“You two are supposed to be the elites of my Star Glory Academy.”
“And you were defeated by a Green Caterpillar?”
Second round, second day. On the viewing platform.
Zhou Yan and Chen He exchanged glances, looking at the handsome young man in front of them who seemed quite proud.
“Yes, we were defeated by this Green Caterpillar.” Zhou Yan sighed. “We were so close! Hey, Boss Cui, it’s up to you to help our Star Glory Academy save face.”
“Yeah, yeah!” Chen He immediately agreed. “Boss Cui, don’t mind me saying this, but this Green Caterpillar is really strong. Of course, with your Soul Pet, your chances of winning are definitely high.”
“Nonsense. I, Cui Ao, am one of the top students in the senior year of Star Glory Academy. How could I lose to a Green Caterpillar?”
Cui Ao waved his hand, scrolling through the battle records on his Communicator. “Wow, right at the start of the second round, you lost two matches. You couldn’t even defeat two second-stage Rockback Pigs with over five hundred years of Soul Power Cultivation. After the second round, this little bug just couldn’t keep up.”
“It’s already falling apart.”
“You’re absolutely right.” Zhou Yan nodded seriously.
“You’re correct.” Chen He also agreed.
“You two weaklings.” Cui Ao glanced at them with disdain. “I’m ashamed to be in the same class as you. Get lost, the match is about to start. When I return victorious, I’ll teach you two a thing or two.”
“I’ll show you what a real Soul Pet Battle is.”
After saying that, Cui Ao left with his head held high, accompanied by his Soul Pet—a fully Third Stage Evolved Flame Sparrow with six hundred and eighty years of Soul Power Cultivation.
Seeing this, Zhou Yan and Chen He exchanged another glance.
They nodded in silent understanding.
“Cui Ao is way too arrogant.” Zhou Yan said. “I wanted to remind him that the Great God’s Green Caterpillar is no ordinary opponent, but he just mocked me. With such an attitude, I think the Great God can teach him a lesson.”
“Same here.” Chen He shrugged. “I tried to warn him out of kindness, but he directly mocked me. So, we can’t be blamed.”
“I watched those two matches yesterday. It’s clear the Great God is still holding back. He’s too strong.”
“Not just strong—it’s almost unbelievable. Facing a Rockback Pig with over five hundred years of cultivation and still controlling the match… that’s insane.”
“Tell me, should we wait at the Soul Pet Recovery Center or go watch the match?”
“Obviously, we should watch the match. Cui Ao’s Flame Sparrow has both Sky Type and Fire-Type attributes, both of which counter Bug Type. That’s why Cui Ao is so arrogant. I want to see what the Great God will do this time.”
“Cui Ao might be arrogant, but his strength is real. It’s bound to be an intense battle! I can already picture Cui Ao fighting fiercely, only to be defeated by the Great God in the end… and then we’ll be there at the Soul Pet Recovery Center… you get it, right?”
“I get it, you sly fox… that’s exactly how you tricked me back then.”
…
Second round, Combat Platform 8.
With the start of the second round, the number of Combat Platforms had been reduced from thirty-three to ten.
Wang Che arrived at Combat Platform 8.
There were even more spectators around!
“Huh? Have your fans increased again?”
Wang Che couldn’t help but glance at the Green Caterpillar.
After the previous battles, the Green Caterpillar had gained a lot of fans.
Of course, most of them were fans drawn by Wang Che’s good looks.
Many spectators were waving Green Caterpillar glow sticks and holding large fan signs.
They cheered for their favorite Soul Pet and contestant.
“Sii wuu!”
The Green Caterpillar lifted its head, feeling a little proud.
Wang Che smiled and took another look at the match information.
“A dual-type Soul Pet with Sky Type and Fire-Type attributes. Good, double counter against you. It seems your first real challenge is against a very powerful Soul Pet.”
Wang Che said with a laugh.
Flame Sparrow, an Ultra-Rare Soul Pet, close to Peerless Grade.
Fully evolved to the Third Stage, its Racial Potential might not be considered very high.
But its actual combat prowess was strong—Fire-Type plus Sky Type, fighting from the sky with flames, it was a nightmare for many Soul Pets.
Its only fear was the Mountain Rock Type.
But it could fly, and it was very fast.
Most Mountain Rock Type Soul Pets were slow and clumsy, making it hard for them to hit a Flame Sparrow in the air.
So… in the early stages, this kind of Soul Pet was very powerful.
It could hold its own even against many Supreme Soul Pets.
There was no helping it—being able to fly naturally in the early stages was a huge advantage.
“Sii wuu?”
The Green Caterpillar puffed out its chest, as if saying, “Would I be afraid?”
“Alright, go on, finish the battle quickly.”
Wang Che nodded with a smile.
On the scene.
“Green Caterpillar! Green Caterpillar!”
“I feel like Little Worm is in trouble today. The opponent is too strong. Do your best!”
“Ah, it’s the second round. I wonder how far Little Worm can go…”
“Flame Sparrow? Why such an annoying Soul Pet…”
“One more loss, and there’s no hope of advancing in the second round.”
“… Little Worm is stepping onto the platform… I don’t know why, but I feel like Little Worm is different today…”
The atmosphere was very lively.
Cui Ao walked onto the platform with a calm and confident smile.
“Go, Flame Sparrow.”
…
The commentator for Combat Platform 8 today was a young man.
“The randomly selected terrain for this match is a standard Combat Platform.”
“Contestants, exchange glances and get into position.”
The platform gradually rose—no special terrain had been selected.
The young commentator didn’t say much, simply and directly introducing the Soul Pets of both sides.
Cui Ao looked at his opponent, feeling a little jealous inside.
How could there be someone even handsomer than me?
It’s fine, my Soul Pet is stronger than his.
The young commentator looked at the referee.
The referee gave a slight nod and said:
“The match begins!”
As soon as the words fell.
“Flame Sparrow, take to the skies! Aim at the Green Caterpillar’s position, use Blazing Storm!”
Cui Ao shouted loudly and immediately commanded, “Don’t get too close to it at low altitude!”
At the same time, Wang Che also gave his command:
“Use Silk Spitting.”
Both sides issued their commands at the same time.
However.
Zhou Yan and Chen He on the spectator stands were stunned for a moment before they couldn’t help but curse:
“Damn, this Cui Ao, acting all arrogant on the surface but actually being super cautious! He must know something… He directly made Flame Sparrow use its strongest move, Blazing Storm!”
“That bastard probably knew we wanted to see him fail, and was pretending earlier too.”
The two couldn’t help but sigh.
Cui Ao was a seeded contestant from Xingyao Middle School.
There were many middle schools in Rongdu, but the seeded contestants from each school were all extremely strong.
None of them were simple.
Blazing Storm was a powerful dual-type Soul Skill.
This dual-type Soul Skill could only be learned by Soul Pets of the Sky Type and Fire-Type.
The conditions were very strict, and its power was naturally very strong.
The essence of Blazing Storm was the combination of two Soul Skills: Flame Turbine and Gale.
It was definitely a powerful move that could be used as a trump card.
Cui Ao immediately had Flame Sparrow fly into the air, giving no chance at all, and directly used this move.
Clearly, he wanted to defeat the Green Caterpillar in one strike.
At this moment.
As soon as Cui Ao gave his command, the young commentator reacted quickly. Before Flame Sparrow even performed the move,
he had already finished his commentary in just two seconds:
“Blazing Storm is a dual-type Soul Skill. Theoretically, it has an extremely strong counter against Insect Element Soul Pets, and the damage dealt can be directly quadrupled.”
“Meanwhile, Green Caterpillar used Silk Spitting. But Contestant Cui Ao is very cautious; Flame Sparrow took off directly, so Silk Spitting probably won’t be very effective… The coverage area of Blazing Storm is very large. Once it’s unleashed, Green Caterpillar will have a hard time escaping.”
“Based on my experience, if an ordinary Green Caterpillar gets hit by this move, the match will be over. But as we all know, this contestant’s Green Caterpillar is very strong, and its physique is especially tough, so it might not immediately lose its fighting ability.”
He spat out over a hundred words in two seconds.
His speech speed was very fast.
The audience couldn’t even catch it all.
Flame Sparrow took off like a javelin, stirring up a fierce gust of wind!
It soared dozens of meters into the air in an instant, and its takeoff speed was astonishing.
A Soul Power Cultivation of over six hundred years was very terrifying.
As it flew, its wings began to glow intensely with a scorching light.
This was the prelude to the activation of Blazing Storm.
It flew high into the air while gathering energy for Blazing Storm.
However, at that very moment.
Swish!
A streak of white light was already shooting out from below at an extreme speed.
“Huh, what’s that…”
This time, even the young commentator didn’t react in time.
It was too fast!
That white light!
It shot through the air!
Its intense speed created a whistling sound in the air.
Almost at the exact moment Flame Sparrow’s wings were at their brightest, the white light directly struck its wings!
“That’s Silk Spitting! It’s Silk Spitting! Such strong and fast Silk Spitting!”
The young commentator was shocked; he was genuinely surprised. “I’ve never seen Silk Spitting this fast, this long, and this accurate! And Flame Sparrow is already at a height of over sixty meters!”
As a professional commentator, he had some understanding of both sides’ previous matches.
That Green Caterpillar’s Silk Spitting had been used before.
But… it had never been this strong!
All the spectators at the scene were also stunned because their eyes couldn’t even follow it.
Flame Sparrow’s wings were already entangled by the silk.
Dual-type Soul Skills were very powerful.
But they also had drawbacks. They required the fusion of two types of Life Energy, and there was a time limit when using them.
The higher the Proficiency Level, the shorter the time.
Only if it reached an S-level Proficiency Level could it be close to an instant cast.
But obviously, it wasn’t easy for a dual-type Soul Skill to reach that level of proficiency.
As soon as the silk wrapped around Flame Sparrow’s wings, it directly interrupted its cast.
The young commentator knew it could be interrupted.
But Flame Sparrow’s takeoff speed was very fast, and it was already gathering energy during the takeoff. The casting speed was already very quick.
To interrupt it so precisely… was nearly impossible…
Unless…
“It’s a prediction attack!”
The young commentator exclaimed loudly, “Contestant Wang Che predicted the Soul Skill Flame Sparrow was going to use! Green Caterpillar’s Silk Spitting was aimed at the air from the very beginning! He predicted the exact point in the air where Flame Sparrow would take off! What an exquisite judgment!”
Many spectators gasped in surprise upon hearing this.
A prediction attack was equivalent to seeing through the opponent completely.
It was also a psychological battle!
Without extremely rich battle experience, neither the Soul Pact Master nor the Soul Pet could achieve it!
At that moment, in midair.
At the same time, the powerful adhesive substance covered Flame Sparrow’s wings, making it extremely difficult to fly and hard to break free!
Cui Ao was also stunned.
He had already been trying to estimate that Green Caterpillar’s strength, but he never expected he still underestimated it.
He not only underestimated the Green Caterpillar but also underestimated the contestant.
“Pull it down and use Rattler Tail Strike.”
Wang Che said skillfully.
Even without Wang Che’s command, and without Telepathy, the Green Caterpillar, which already had rich battle experience, had already started moving.
Green Caterpillar bit the silk thread with its mouth and was about to pull.
“Steady!”
At the critical moment, Cui Ao shouted loudly, “Use Fire Breath to burn the silk thread!”
His reaction was also very fast.
It was just Silk Spitting; burning it would solve the problem.
As long as Flame Sparrow remained in the sky and wasn’t pulled down, Green Caterpillar would have no chance to hit it.
Flame Sparrow immediately spat out a burst of scorching flames from its mouth.
Fire Breath was the most basic Soul Skill for Fire-Type Soul Pets.
It was also the most familiar and easiest move for all Fire-Type Soul Pets to master.
The scorching flames shot out from Flame Sparrow’s mouth, instantly enveloping and burning the silk thread.
Seeing this, everyone instinctively sighed in disappointment.
After all, it was a counter.
No matter how strong the silk was, against fire, it would burn and break in a second or two.
However…
Once again, something unexpected happened.
Under the intense flames, the strong silk did not break immediately.
Amid the scorching fire, the silk still maintained its power.
Flame Sparrow was stunned.
My fire has no effect?
The audience was stunned.
Cui Ao was also stunned.
The young commentator was stunned as well.
“Heat resistance…”
Cui Ao seemed to realize something, “Could it be that its silk can resist high temperatures? No… no… how could that be…”
Green Caterpillar’s silk could naturally resist high temperatures.
This time’s silk was different from the usual one.