Chapter 99: Phoenix Chick Cup (Part 1)

In order to welcome the city-level Phoenix Chick Cup, Zhang Lingxue specially changed into a small black suit.

Her black silk stockings wrapped around her slender, long legs.

Zhang Lingxue put on a pair of red-rimmed glasses.

She was the team leader, as the principal, Liu Hang, had urgent business; he received a phone call and ran off in a hurry.

"Everyone, this time, just do your best."

"The teacher believes that you will have no problems."

"The city-level competition has both a team event and an individual event."

"The team event will be held first, followed by the individual event."

"The top three contestants in the individual event will automatically advance to the provincial competition."

"Your opponents this time are quite strong, so be careful."

"Don't push yourselves too hard; remember, as long as the Pet Beast is alive, there is still hope."

The contestants participating from Shenshan Middle School this time are Ye Bai, Li Chen, and Zhang Yiyi.

The remaining few are all alternates.

Baibian Can sat in the front row, crunching away at a Diamond Fig; each of these figs costs one hundred thousand Alliance Coins.

The stem part of the fig is made of diamond.

It requires a very special Cut method to be able to remove the fig's flesh.

This flesh has a faint fragrance of mangosteen, pineapple, and raspberry.

Baibian Can had a white napkin tied around its neck, and a fierce-looking Boxing Rabbit was fawningly feeding it.

The Boxing Rabbit's waist was slightly bent, and the menacing, street-smart rabbit now wore a fawning smile, looking exactly like a procuress from an ancient brothel.

The Fluorescent Jellyfish drifted down onto Baibian Can's head, its body emitting a faint green light.

Li Chen handed a thick stack of intelligence to Ye Bai.

"Take a look; this is intelligence on our opponents."

"We are opponents in the individual event, but we are partners in the team event."

Ye Bai flipped through it quickly, page by page.

"The contestants participating in the Phoenix Chick Cup this time are all very strong; their Pet Beasts have basically broken through to the second rank, and they have more than one Pet Beast."

"Ye Bai, you don't just have this Baibian Can, do you?"

Li Chen asked tentatively.

"I have also contracted a Small Charcoal Dog."

"But it hasn't broken through to the second rank yet; it is currently at the peak of the first rank."

"However, it is more than enough to deal with second-rank Pet Beasts."

"What about you? Besides the Boxing Rabbit, what other Pet Beasts do you have? Come clean about them too."

Li Chen summoned a black silkworm; this silkworm had a red cloth strip tied around its head.

Its tongue had transformed into a fist, and the muscles all over its body were bulging out.

"So it's a Fighting Silkworm."

"This Insect Type + Fighting Type Exotic Beast is not simple."

"Are you planning to go down the Fighting Type route?"

Ye Bai had a sudden realization.

Li Chen shrugged his shoulders: "It depends on fate; I also spent a long time choosing my second Pet Beast."

"Besides, the Fighting Silkworm and the Boxing Rabbit are always fighting at home; I'm annoyed to death!"

The evolved form of the Fighting Silkworm is the Fighting Pupa, and once it successfully breaks out of its cocoon, it becomes a Battle Beetle.

This Battle Beetle is very handsome and possesses a pair of wings, allowing it to fly in the air.

It has a sharp horn, two red fists, and its combat power is quite astonishing.

"Your family was actually able to find you such a precious Pet Beast as a Fighting Silkworm."

"It seems your dad really dotes on you."

Li Chen snorted and didn't say anything more.

At this moment, Zhang Yiyi also summoned her second Pet Beast.

The second Pet Beast was a Fire Sparrow.

This sparrow, only the size of a palm, can spit out multiple fireballs from its mouth.

All three had contracted a second Pet Beast, which proved that everyone was already a second-rank Pet Beast Master.

"Everyone, pay attention later; during the competition, you can only drink the water you brought yourselves."

"Even if the water is handed to you by staff from the Phoenix Chick Cup Zuoweihui, don't drink it."

"If you leave halfway, you cannot drink your water, regardless of whether it has been opened or not."

"There have been several incidents before where people were framed by having mental stimulants slipped into their drinks."

"You are all aiming for the championship."

"Don't let yourselves be sabotaged over such small details, do you understand?"

Zhang Lingxue urged them repeatedly.

The city-level Phoenix Chick Cup is held at the city-level sports center.

In previous years, the Phoenix Chick Cup was always later than the Young Qilin Cup because the preparation cycle for the Young Qilin Cup is long, but this year the Phoenix Chick Cup was moved up instead.

After checking their tickets and passing through security one by one, the three of them arrived at the contestants' lounge.

"Ye Bai, let's discuss how we will proceed with the upcoming team event."

"Who among us will lead the charge?"

The team competition adopts a one-on-one battle format, meaning each person can only send out one Pet Beast to fight.

If you lose, you step down and replace yourself with a teammate, until all members have lost the match.

"Let's do this: Li Chen goes first."

"Zhang Yiyi next, and I'll go last."

"I'm just afraid that if I go up, I'll crush the other people's self-confidence."

Ye Bai's words were heard by the contestants nearby, and they snorted with laughter.

"Haha, I've never seen someone so arrogant."

"Kid, you're from Shenshan Middle School, right?"

"Every year at the Phoenix Cup, Shenshan Middle School can't even make it into the top three in the city-level competition."

"Every year, the students of Shenshan Middle School swear that they can enter the top three."

"In the end, it all becomes a joke."

A student with a crew cut stood up and said with a sneer.

"That's because I hadn't come yet."

Ye Bai said calmly.

"Fine, if your Shenshan Middle School can enter the top three, I'll perform a handstand while washing my hair."

"If you lose, you must shout loudly at the big screen that the students of Shenshan Middle School are inferior to the students of Jiaying No. 2 Middle School."

Ye Bai nodded and agreed.

Just then, a group of people in crisp suits wearing Identity Cards walked in.

"Hello everyone, I am a staff member of this city-level Phoenix Cup Organizing Committee."

"Next, we will proceed with the grouping."

"We have a total of sixteen middle schools this time, with forty-eight people participating."

"We are now conducting the draw for the team competition."

"For the individual competition, we will conduct the draw after the team competition ends."

The staff member handed the box in their hand to the students, and the students pulled out spheres from the box, each with a number written on it.

"Groups with the same number are opposing pairs."

Ye Bai looked down and saw that the sphere in his hand was 1.

"Haha, it seems even the heavens can't stand you acting so cool."

"Very well, let me, Jiang Ran, take you down."

After the draw is finished, the opening ceremony of the Phoenix Cup must still be held.

The major leaders of the city attended one after another.

Ye Bai saw Wang Jinyin, who was smiling like a chrysanthemum, at a glance.

He was standing in the center position at this moment, and the camera was filming him non-stop.

The group Ye Bai was in was the first to appear.

A host wearing a red suit walked out.

"Hello everyone, I am the host, Xiao Ni."

"I am very happy to be the host of the city-level Phoenix Cup."

"Next, please allow me to solemnly introduce the contestants from both sides."

"Coming from my left is the student team from Shenshan Middle School."

"And coming from my right is the student team from Jiaying No. 2 Middle School; Jiaying No. 2 Middle School achieved the good result of second place in the team competition at the last city-level Phoenix Cup."

"Now, the competition officially begins; please welcome the first contestant."

Li Chen led the charge.

They had discussed it, and the three of them would take turns leading the charge.

Anyway, with sixteen groups, it was only four rounds of competition.

Whoever wants to lead the charge in the last match can go.

Li Chen took the Boxing Rabbit onto the Arena.

And that crew-cut student also walked up; his Pet Beast was a Baobaoshi.

"My name is Wang Yan, from Shenshan No. 2 Middle School, and my goal is to become an Earth Type master."

Wang Yan introduced himself.

"My name is Li Chen, my family is just a little bit wealthy, and my Pet Beast is also very ordinary—it's a Boxing Rabbit."

At this time, both sides looked at the host, Xiao Ni.

"Very well, both sides have sent their contestants and are in position."

"Phoenix Cup, Group 1, Match 1, officially begins."

Li Chen patted the Boxing Rabbit on the shoulder.

"Little brother, I won't command you; just do your own thing."

Wang Yan's Baobaoshi was about the size of a basketball, and wisps of flame emerged from the cracks in its body.

It had a pair of strong and powerful hands, and its two feet were much shorter than its hands, almost invisible, so Baobaoshi usually attack by rolling.

"Baobaoshi, get close to the Boxing Rabbit."

Wang Yan's gaze fell upon this Boxing Rabbit, which had a green dragon tattooed on the left, a white tiger on the right, and a Guan Gong with closed eyes tattooed on its back.

At this moment, this Boxing Rabbit had actually closed its eyes, and its ears were standing high up.

"Fool, in a Pet Beast battle, you actually dare to close your eyes."

Wang Yan felt a burst of wild joy in his heart.

"Baobaoshi, charge up and Self-Destruct."

Baobaoshi rolled faster and faster, trailing sparks and Xianghuo along the way; just as it was about to hit the Boxing Rabbit, the Boxing Rabbit suddenly opened its eyes.

Its fists glowed with a faint white light, and the Boxing Rabbit sent Baobaoshi flying with a single punch.

Bang.

Baobaoshi exploded in mid-air, emitting a large amount of black smoke, and stones scattered everywhere.

Wang Yan's eyes were wide open, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Damn it, my Baobaoshi weighs over forty kilograms; how did your Boxing Rabbit blast it into the sky with one punch?"

At this moment, Li Chen looked up at the sky, his hands behind his back: "Nothing else, just practice makes perfect."

This guy is really good at acting cool. (▼へ▼メ)

Wang Yan hadn't even lasted one move before being taken out by Li Chen.

The second contestant from Jiaying No. 2 Middle School was a girl.

"My name is Zhang Jiajia, and my Pet Beast is a Sea Grass."

Zhang Jiajia clapped her hands, and the ground immediately cracked open as countless green grasses wrapped the Boxing Rabbit tightly.

"Every leaf of my Sea Grass can withstand ten kilograms of weight."

"Your Boxing Rabbit simply cannot break free; you should just surrender."

No sooner had Zhang Jiajia finished speaking than a 'pop' was heard; the Boxing Rabbit, its muscles having undergone Expansion several times over, tore the Sea Grass apart.

Her Sea Grass fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

"Sea Grass, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me."

The city-level Phoenix Cup was being broadcast live, and the audience in front of their televisions had changed their views on the Boxing Rabbit.

Especially Li Chen's father, Li Fugui; seeing his son take out two opponents so effortlessly, he gently wiped the tears from his eyes.

"Butler, my Chen'er has become so outstanding."

The butler nodded: "Indeed, ever since the young master contracted the Boxing Rabbit, he has become much more confident; this is all the credit of the Boxing Rabbit."

"I think we should order more delicious food for the Boxing Rabbit, such as vegetables from the Sky Vegetable Garden, to reward it."

At the competition venue, the third match.

Li Chen saw a bespectacled nerd typing away on a laptop.

"I am Zheng Guang."

"As you can see, my strength is very high."

"I can use modeling to calculate the strength of your Pet Beast and estimate your Pet Beast's movements."

The nerd's Pet Beast was a Tier 2 Night Bat.

Its wings were strong and powerful, and four sharp fangs were exposed at the corners of its mouth.

"Moreover, my Wind Type Pet Beast also counters your Boxing Rabbit."

"Go, Night Bat."

The nerd's laptop had several cameras, all aimed at the Boxing Rabbit.

He was conducting a modeling analysis.

Before long, beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead.

His face turned pale in an instant.

"Impossible, how is this possible?"

"This Boxing Rabbit, how can its physical strength be so strong?"

"Be careful, Night Bat."

The Night Bat flapped its wings gently, making almost no sound at all.

However, the Boxing Rabbit's ears pricked up; it listened to the wind to determine the position.

At the same time, it picked up two stones from the ground.

These stones had fallen off Baobaoshi's body and were about the size of a thumbnail.

The Boxing Rabbit balanced the stones on its thumbnails.

The Boxing Rabbit flicked them suddenly, and two sounds of breaking air rang out as the stones flew out and struck the Night Bat's wings.

The Night Bat fell in response, slamming headfirst into the ground.

"Zheng Guang, I'll tell you a truth."

"In the face of absolute strength, relying on external objects is useless."

"My Boxing Rabbit relies on its own hard work (and money power) to have become so outstanding."

"I hope you take this as a warning."

Li Chen walked down with a swagger.

He was met head-on by Ye Bai's half-smiling expression.

Ye Bai gave Li Chen a thumbs-up: "You acted cool very well today; if it weren't for the fact that the Boxing Rabbit eats Sapphire Carrot, Ruby Carrot, and Nen Yu Lettuce every day, I would have almost believed your nonsense."

"Very well, for the next match, Zhang Yiyi will lead the charge."

Soon, the top eight were born.

The Zuoweihui did not rest and went straight into the second round.

Zhang Yiyi successfully defeated three opponents in a row to enter the top four.

Finally, it was Ye Bai's turn to take the stage.

Ye Bai had just wanted to summon the Little Charcoal Dog, but it was the Myriad-Change Silkworm that ran over instead.

Having eaten and drunk its fill, the Myriad-Change Silkworm had a round, bulging belly, and it kept yawning.

Hey, hey, hey, Myriad-Change Silkworm, don't you go to sleep on me; you're going to make me lose face in front of so many people.

Once I get back to the Breeding House, I'll have Dahui properly spar with you.

Through the contract, Ye Bai conveyed his words to the Myriad-Change Silkworm.

Upon hearing that performing poorly meant having to spar with Dahui, the Myriad-Change Silkworm successfully chased away its sleepiness.

It revealed a spirited expression and looked toward its opponent with a fierce gaze.

Seeking votes.

(End of this chapter)