"Alright, Chen Shu, put away the slime."
Shen Wushuang stepped forward to stop him, otherwise, with Chen Shu's silver tongue, he could have made Sun Ziyang cry on the spot.
There were twenty-four people in the class, paired up for combat. Four rounds of matches would determine the rankings.
Second match! Xu Xiaoyu versus Liu Ming!
Chen Shu and the other two sat in another direction, watching the matches while eating breakfast.
Xu Xiaoyu was still a Level Seven Beastmaster. Her Flame Bird's combat power was extremely formidable, winning the match with almost overwhelming force.
Shen Wushuang sighed. The students in the class were at least Level Six Beastmasters.
Over the summer break, the original Level Five Beastmasters had all advanced. Nowadays, all industries were fiercely competitive.
He had initially expected a closely matched contest, as the difference between a single tier wasn't significant, but he hadn't anticipated this.
Clearly, while the contracted spirits had gained strength, the students still lacked combat awareness.
Following that, several more matches passed.
Among them, Tang Lie, Wang Qinghan, and Du Long all displayed formidable strength, winning with almost overwhelming advantages.
Although these were initial matches, a clear gap in strength was already evident among the students in the class.
Next match! Xu Xingxing versus Hong Ming!
As these words were spoken, Hong Ming's expression became serious. He hadn't expected to encounter Xu Xingxing.
Unlike Xie Sunan's B-rank contracted spirit, Xu Xingxing possessed an A-rank mutated thunderbird, which was likely to be extremely powerful.
Moreover, his contracted spirit was terrestrial, putting him at a natural disadvantage against a thunderbird.
Xu Xingxing walked forward with a spirited demeanor. Those who didn't know him would genuinely believe he was a strong individual.
"Let's get this over with."
Xu Xingxing summoned his mutated thunderbird.
The thunderbird was enormous, with lightning flowing in its eyes. Its mere appearance exuded power.
Hong Ming stepped forward and summoned his own contracted spirit.
A black ape, two meters tall, appeared. It was the B-rank Berserker Ape!
"Hong Ming will likely suffer a crushing defeat."
Everyone thought this. One was aerial, the other terrestrial; it would basically be a beating.
The two contracted spirits stared at each other, the battle on the verge of erupting.
Then, the mutated thunderbird remained motionless, calmly grooming its feathers, appearing incredibly elegant.
The Berserker Ape could only roar on the ground, unable to attack the thunderbird.
The battle hadn't even begun, yet it had entered a bizarre stalemate.
Shen Wushuang looked at Xu Xingxing. As the class advisor, he understood the strength of the student's mutated thunderbird.
Apart from speed, it was utterly lacking in other aspects, likely only equivalent to a D-rank contracted spirit.
Time ticked by, second by second.
Many in the audience started yawning. They had expected a spectacular battle, but it turned out to be so boring.
"Are you going to fight or not?"
Hong Ming was beginning to find it tiresome.
Xu Xingxing said, "My contracted spirit is a mutated thunderbird! Do you understand what 'mutated' means? You're no match for me, surrender!"
Hong Ming's expression turned angry, and he retorted, "Surrender my foot! At least fight me once!"
"You're the one courting death. The moment the thunderbird attacks, it'll beat you like a dog!"
The thunderbird on the platform, its eyes flowing with lightning, instantly unleashed its aura.
The next moment, the thunderbird suddenly opened its beak. Everyone assumed it was about to spit out a ball of lightning.
*Plop!*
A stream of liquid was directly spat onto the Berserker Ape's head.
This scene stunned everyone.
"What was that?"
"Was that a skill? Has the mutated thunderbird become water-attribute?"
"It felt like it didn't do much damage, like saliva."
Hong Ming's eyes also widened, not understanding what skill the opponent had used.
Chen Shu watched the mutated thunderbird on the platform with interest. He also wanted to see how Xu Xingxing would win.
From his understanding, the mutated thunderbird wouldn't be able to break the Berserker Ape's defenses.
The next moment, the thunderbird, after spitting, lowered its flying altitude, almost level with the Berserker Ape.
"Don't act rashly!" The cautious Hong Ming didn't charge forward. He wanted to see what the opponent's next move would be.
"Heehee~~"
The thunderbird actually stuck out its tongue and made a provocative gesture.
Then, it turned around and wagged its backside vigorously at the Berserker Ape.
The scene on the platform left everyone bewildered.
"What is this move?"
The Berserker Ape's eyes instantly flared with rage. It pounded its chest with its fists and charged towards the mutated thunderbird.
This blatant provocation was unbearable for the hot-tempered ape.
The thunderbird flapped its wings, its speed truly like lightning, incredibly fast.
The Berserker Ape could only trail behind its backside, kicking up dust.
More importantly, the thunderbird would stop and wag its rear end every so often.
This demeanor was incredibly infuriating!
The mutated thunderbird completely shattered everyone's preconceived notions of contracted spirits.
"Stop chasing!"
Hong Ming reacted quickly, having a sudden realization.
The mutated thunderbird had speed but lacked powerful offensive capabilities, hence it was deliberately provoking his contracted spirit.
The Berserker Ape slowly stopped, suppressing its anger for the moment.
Xu Xingxing grinned, "Let's see how long that monkey of yours can hold back!"
With a flap of its wings, the mutated thunderbird instantly appeared above the Berserker Ape.
It wagged its backside again, as if taunting and dominating from above!
"Roar!"
The Berserker Ape could no longer stand it. It stomped forward, then dove, lunging directly at the thunderbird.
As expected, it smoothly tripped and fell below the platform.
The mutated thunderbird, meanwhile, calmly preened its feathers.
Elegance is eternal!
Hong Ming roared, "Damn it! You're cheating!"
Xu Xingxing wins!
Shen Wushuang, however, stepped forward and shook his head, saying, "Your contracted spirit has too low obedience."
If the Berserker Ape had higher obedience, would such a comical situation have occurred?
Everyone watched, dumbfounded. It could win like this?!
Chen Shu was also shocked. The mutated thunderbird's lightning attribute was probably just its secondary attribute; its primary attribute was clearly its 'annoyance' factor!
Shen Wushuang continued to use his pen to record the strengths and weaknesses of each student, preparing to provide targeted instruction.
Simultaneously, he announced, "Next match, Xie Sunan versus Wang Yun!"