Chapter 763

"Our Power King contestant isn't just a professional star—he's also a weightlifting champion. Those powerful muscles are the symbol of his strength!"

"Facing a top-ranked Power King in the very first match—looks like our contestant Bai Jing isn't having much luck!"

That's what he said, but the host muttered to himself: an Esper is extraordinary—maybe this match will be quite exciting!

"Hehehe~ kid, got the guts to come down here and arm-wrestle me?"

Bai Jing cast a disdainful glance at him and asked, "You're this big and burly—how many buckets of rice do you eat a day?"

"I eat a day…"

Power King froze for a moment, then snapped angrily, "How dare you call me a rice bucket!"

"I didn't say that—you said it yourself!"

Don't laugh—unless you can't hold it in!

The audience burst into laughter!

Power King glared at Bai Jing. "Careful, or I'll crush you to death!"

"Ahem~ please send out your Spirits!"

"Go, my Hercules!"

Fitting his style, though—Hercules is famous for its monstrous strength.

"Come out, Axe Mantis!"

The moment Axe Mantis appeared, the audience immediately exploded!

"What kind of Spirit is that?"

"I've never seen it before!"

"A brand-new species?"

The host shrieked, "Oh my god, it's actually this kind of Spirit—far too precious!"

"I'm sure many of you don't recognize it, because it's a brand-new species only discovered in the past two years—another evolved form of Scyther—and… and…"

The host stared at Bai Jing in astonishment. "And as of now, there is only one in the entire world!"

Yes—even though the method of evolution is known, the world simply cannot find a second piece of obsidian, which left Bai Jing utterly baffled!

The audience erupted. Only one in the whole world—everyone could well imagine how precious this one must be!

One by one, they stared at Axe Mantis on the field, blazing heat flaring in their eyes—and worse, many gazes full of ill intent kept drifting toward Bai Jing.

"Hey~ kid, you dare to bring out such a precious Spirit—aren't you afraid of causing trouble?"

Bai Jing glanced at Power King in surprise. This big dumb oaf had a decent heart after all!

"It's fine. I can't just keep it hidden forever, can I? That would be far too pitiful—it needs a stage of its own! And since I dared to bring it out, I naturally have the confidence to protect it!"

Bai Jing grinned. "Anyone who dares harbor crooked thoughts—I'll send them to meet God!"

"You're not bad—a responsible Trainer!"

The host muttered to himself: his confidence must come from being an Esper. Espers are the last people you want to provoke—everyone in the world knows that.

"The match begins!"

"Go!"

"Hercules, use Megahorn!"

Hercules charged forward furiously with its massive horn!

Axe Mantis stood perfectly still until the opponent drew near—Stealth Rock activated!

Stones suddenly shot out from all around, slamming into Hercules.

Power King cried out in shock, "When did he—?"

At the same time, Bai Jing's command rang out: "Stone Axe!"

Axe Mantis spun once and brought its axe down hard on Hercules, sending it flying back.

"Quick Guard—X-Scissor!"

Axe Mantis turned into a bolt of lightning and rock-fire as it pursued, its two great axes crossing in a slash across Hercules, finishing the job!

Gazing at his beloved fighter that had crashed back at his feet, Power King praised, "Impressive—I've never seen such a powerful rookie!"

"Hercules, we can't keep dragging our feet—this is a real opponent. Give it everything we've got!"

Power King pulled out the Evolution Keystone and shouted: "Mega Evolve!"

But the Hercules that rose to its feet wore an expression of pure agony—the evolution had failed!

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

No one knew what was going on—not even the well-traveled host!

Bai Jing explained, "This is a brand-new condition called Fragment status. Like burn and the rest, it deals continuous damage."

Fragment status?

The crowd all cried out that they'd learned something new!

"Just look closely at Hercules's joints and you'll understand!"

The camera zoomed in. The crowd looked carefully and saw stone fragments wedged in Hercules's joints. Enlightenment dawned on them—so that was what Fragment status was.

"Is it from Axe Mantis's attack?"

"Exactly!"

"Alright, lesson over!"

"Axe Mantis, attack!"

"Stone Axe!"

Power King's face changed!