“However, the Book Spirit is a type of Spirit Beast.”
“From what I understand, it can only serve as a logistical assistant for daily life; its combat power is generally not strong.”
Kyoko stared at Wan Wan and murmured, “I’m a beauty-over-strength person, but I’m also a data-and-combat-power person.”
As a referee, Kyoko was clearly unqualified.
No referee would comment on the Spirit Beasts in a match.
However, this wasn’t a formal match, just a casual sparring session in a roadside park, so no one would care.
Lin Chuan heard this and replied with a light chuckle:
“Ordinary Book Spirits indeed don’t have strong combat power.”
“However, your big brother here, I’m quite lucky; I’ve had a small fortuitous encounter.”
Keeping it hidden forever isn’t a solution.
Wan Wan would have to participate in battles sooner or later.
Her unusual situation would eventually be noticed by others.
Now, she just had a wonderful encounter with a Light Unicorn and even accepted a commission from the Light Unicorn.
This was an excellent excuse for concealment.
If anyone asked, he would just say she gained a fortuitous encounter from the Light Unicorn.
As for the specific nature of the encounter, that would not be convenient to disclose.
Anyway, the Light Unicorn was definitely taking the blame for this!
It wasn’t just Lin Chuan, Kyoko, and Jian Tai.
Many other ordinary pedestrians and tourists in the street-side park also stopped to watch the match.
Some even called friends to come out and watch.
From this, one could grasp the basic situation of Huye Plain.
Although the Beast Master circle was still quite closed off, it wasn't like Kyoto City, where it was almost completely isolated from the mundane world.
The attitude of the common people in Huye Plain towards Beast Masters perplexed Lin Chuan somewhat.
How should he put it?
The way these ordinary people looked at Beast Masters was with a kind of worship and admiration that exceeded normal bounds.
He temporarily set aside the questions in his mind.
After the match with Kyoko and Jian Tai ended, he should be able to find out by asking them.
The match officially began.
“Qiuchiu, use Roar.”
Though he didn’t seem very serious, Jian Tai’s command was still quite decent.
But it was only decent; in detail, it was still a bit immature.
This command seemed fine on the surface, but a detailed analysis revealed significant problems.
Roar.
This was a non-elemental skill that, by condensing energy and aura, intimidated opponents, causing them to cower and comprehensively lowering their various abilities.
Its principle was similar to Dragon's Might, considered a simplified, weakened version of it.
Roar was generally used against low-intelligence Spirit Beasts or Demonic Beasts with higher bestial instincts.
It had little effect on high-intelligence Spirit Beasts or Demonic Beasts.
High-intelligence Spirit Beasts often assessed the situation themselves and discerned the strength differences between allies and enemies.
If the opponent was weaker than them, even if they shouted until their throats were hoarse, it wouldn't have any impact.
Clearly, Jian Tai must have frequently battled against those commoner Beast Masters from Dongyang.
The pets of commoner Beast Masters were all Demonic Beasts enslaved by contracts, their spiritual intelligence erased, leaving only bestial instincts.
Even if their levels were similar and the power gap wasn't large, they could easily be startled by a sudden Roar and be dominated by the instinct of fear.
If his opponent was a commoner Beast Master from Dongyang, then Jian Tai’s opening Roar would have been fine.
Unfortunately, Lin Chuan was not a commoner Beast Master from Dongyang.
Wan Wan was an even higher-intelligence Spirit Beast; it was impossible for her to be intimidated.
The opponent was only level 14, while he was level 20, his spell list was full of Expert Grade and Master Grade spells, and he had newly mastered the Five Elements Spirit Shield. Even a third-tier Demonic Beast could be challenged by Wan Wan, so how could she be intimidated by a level 14 little skinny dog?
Lin Chuan was very calm internally.
Then, the next second, Lin Chuan was dumbfounded.
He saw that, facing the Qiufeng Hound’s Roar, a hint of fear flashed in Wan Wan’s eyes. She shrank her neck, her body involuntarily trembled, she silently retreated half a step, then cautiously glanced at him, clenched her fists, and bravely mustered her courage.
Wan Wan perfectly displayed the look of being very scared, but unable to retreat for her master.
What’s going on?
Wan Wan was bluffed?
By a little skinny dog?
No!
Lin Chuan instantly reacted.
Through the contract, Lin Chuan didn’t feel any fear from Wan Wan.
The only emotions he could sense from Wan Wan were excitement for her first battle and immense caution.
Looking at Wan Wan’s trembling little back.
Lin Chuan wanted to say, is it necessary?
It’s just a little skinny dog that can be easily knocked over; is she acting now?
For a moment, Lin Chuan was speechless, but at the same time, he found it very interesting.
Silently.
Lin Chuan activated the mobile phone recording function of his Pet Space Device watch.
Little Teacher Wan Wan’s first battle (crossed out), first performance! The Actor’s Self-Cultivation, Practical Lesson! Begin!
Seeing Wan Wan scared, reacting just like the pets of other Dongyang Beast Masters in regular battles, Jian Tai immediately became excited. He felt he had gained the initiative.
“Very good! Qiuchiu, press the advantage, use Gale Blade.”
Jian Tai shouted.
The Qiufeng Hound also seemed particularly excited about having bluffed Wan Wan, thinking it was another easy, crushing victory, and that it could easily win again.
Immediately, the Qiufeng Hound spat out a stream of green wind blades.
Wan Wan awkwardly responded, retreating repeatedly.
At the most critical moment, Wan Wan seemed to remember something, raised her hands, and with almost extreme effort, conjured a verdant Spirit Shield.
Fairy Art - Wood Spirit Shield.
That’s fine, but the problem is this Wood Spirit Shield is as thin as paper!
By estimation, it was barely Common Grade.
The green wind blade struck the verdant Spirit Shield.
The Wood Spirit Shield flickered on and off, constantly shimmering, with ripples continuously spreading.
Crack, crack, crack, accompanied by soft, faint sounds, countless cracks rapidly spread across it.
Finally, both the Gale Blade and the Wood Spirit Shield dissipated simultaneously.
Seeing this, Jian Tai secretly sighed in regret, but his fighting spirit grew even higher; just a little more! He could win!
Wan Wan, on the other hand, was filled with lingering fear and surprise.
She repeatedly patted her small chest, showing an expression of “that was close, I almost didn’t block it.”
“Darn it, so strong, but don’t underestimate me!”
“Fairy Art - Small Fireball!”
Lin Chuan didn’t give a command; this was Wan Wan’s own voice-over, fully expressing her immense pressure and nervous, uneasy state.
Wan Wan exerted all her strength.
A red fireball the size of a washbasin was laboriously condensed.
Skilled Grade!
Fairy Art - Little Fireball!
Lin Chuan was already beyond complaining; it was hard for Wan Wan to act to this extent.
With her two jade-like hands, using all her might, Wan Wan pushed the washbasin-sized fireball forward towards the Qiufeng Hound.
“Good, but an attack of this level won’t hit Qiuchiu.”
“Qiuchiu, run, high-speed movement!”
Following Qiuchiu’s command, the Qiufeng Hound immediately began to run.
Easily dodging Wan Wan’s Little Fireball, the Qiufeng Hound’s speed grew faster and faster, gradually turning into a faint yellow blur.
The surrounding onlookers could no longer clearly see the Qiufeng Hound, but it didn’t stop them from discussing, all saying that Lin Chuan, this foreign young man, was probably done for in this match, and that the Dongyang Beast Master adult was indeed stronger, and Jian Tai would definitely become the strongest and greatest Beast Master adult in the future.
Even Kyoko didn’t seem to notice anything unusual, after all, her skill level wasn’t much higher than Jian Tai’s.
Wan Wan frantically turned her head, following the Qiufeng Hound’s movements.
However, each time, Wan Wan’s gaze and line of sight lagged behind the Qiufeng Hound’s movement trajectory by a beat.
“Qiuchiu, very good, the opponent’s mindset is completely in disarray.”
“Now’s the time, with the wind, charge!!”
Woof!!!
Believing it was about to win the match, the Qiufeng Hound let out an extremely excited bark.
With a faint green aura swirling around its body, the Qiufeng Hound’s speed surged again, and the surrounding dust was blown aside.
The Qiufeng Hound charged frantically towards Wan Wan.
Wan Wan at this moment looked like she couldn’t react, her face pale with fright.
And it was at this moment!
The Qiufeng Hound, in its frantic charge, just as it was about to leap up and unleash its final charge!
Its hind paw got caught on a small pebble that had unknowingly risen from the ground.
Due to inertia, the Qiufeng Hound fell heavily to the ground, in a perfect face-plant posture.
Similarly, under the immense force of inertia, it slid along the ground in a most pathetic head-first manner, just perfectly stopping right in front of Wan Wan.
“Master, stop watching the show and cooperate!”
Wan Wan communicated to Lin Chuan through the contract in her mind.
His mouth twitched, and he secretly sighed, not expecting that he would have to perform too. His reputation was at stake, but fortunately, he was only a small supporting role.
Lin Chuan cooperated, shouting excitedly:
“Good opportunity!!”
“Wan Wan, take advantage of this moment, use Fairy Art - Chain Fireball!”
“Yes, I, I understand, Master, watch me.”
Wan Wan answered nervously and hastily.
Then, a total of three fireballs were condensed by Wan Wan with great difficulty, as if draining all her energy, finally managing to create them.
Beginner Grade!
Fairy Art - Chain Fireball!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three fireballs, each a bit larger than a fist, accurately and consecutively hit the Qiufeng Hound’s nose, bursting into flames.
For canine Spirit Beasts, with a few special exceptions, most canine noses are a weakness.
The Qiufeng Hound let out an extremely miserable howl.
Its two paws covered its burned nose, rolling on the ground in pain.
It could still fight, but clearly, this Qiufeng Hound had lost its will to fight.
This! This was the combat style of the Book Spirit: according to the match environment, use the least amount of energy, the simplest skills, and the most effortless method to target the opponent’s weakness and deliver the most effective attack!
It was her first battle, but Wan Wan gave herself a score of 90 points!
To this, Lin Chuan only wanted to say, why bother?
Wouldn’t the simplest way be to just directly smash an Expert Grade Little Fireball at the start?
However, as long as Wan Wan was happy, that was good.
Presumably, it was also to enjoy this tense and exciting first battle.
“I, I won!”
Wan Wan’s face was filled with an expression of disbelief and pleasant surprise.
“Master, I, I won!!”
Wan Wan floated to Lin Chuan’s side, overjoyed.
Lin Chuan smiled dotingly and stroked Wan Wan’s little head as a reward.
“You worked hard.”
Lin Chuan said this on the surface.
But through the contract, Lin Chuan said to Wan Wan in his mind:
“The acting was brilliant. I recorded the whole process. I’ll show it to Guoguo and Sakura later so they can learn from Little Teacher Wan Wan’s wonderful acting.”
Instantly.
Wan Wan’s smile froze on her face.
Visibly, Wan Wan’s little face turned fiery red, and smoke practically started coming off her.
“Nooo!!”
“Master, please, please delete the recording!”
