Chapter 2148 — The Trial Round
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"Naturally. With so many family elders and sect masters here as witnesses, since I have brought out this spirit beast, I am fully prepared to lose it!" Master Wo was overjoyed at the sight of what Wei Zhao handed over, yet as he mulled over Wei Zhao's words, he was thoroughly contemptuous. You, Wei Zhao, think you can touch an ancient spirit beast? That is nothing but a fool's dream!
In Master Wo's view, Wei Zhao had grown swollen-headed after defeating the spirit wolf earlier, believing he could do something to the Wind-Thunder Violet Lightning Beast—utter idiocy! Even if Wei Zhao were to unleash that heaven-shaking, ghost-weeping ultimate move of his, the one that had instantly slain Ma Dashen of the Golden Bell Sect, he still would not be able to do a thing to the Wind-Thunder Violet Lightning Beast!
This Wind-Thunder Violet Lightning Beast was not called that for no reason—there was a reason for the name! Its bodily attribute transcended the Five Elements, possessing both the wind attribute and the thunder attribute!
The wind attribute manifested in speed—witness its lightning-fast pursuit—and that was why it was called the wind attribute.
The thunder attribute could not yet be displayed for now, but once the Wind-Thunder Violet Lightning Beast advanced to a certain level of strength and could unleash martial techniques, those techniques would be violet lightning—a lethal blow to any enemy!
So never mind that the Wind-Thunder Violet Lightning Beast was thick-skinned and tough to begin with and would not be harmed by Wei Zhao; even if it sensed something amiss, it could flee at wind speed. As such, in Master Wo's view, it was utterly impossible for Wei Zhao to do anything to this beast.
"Good. Since Master Wo is so magnanimous, then my spirit medicine fruit has not been given in vain!" Wei Zhao smiled faintly. It was precisely this sentence from Master Wo that he had wanted!
Otherwise, should this ancient spirit beast of his run into trouble later, he would come harping at Wei Zhao without end.
"Very well. Since everyone has reached a consensus, I shall announce the rules of the final trial round!" Elder Zhao said. "This contest is called the Spirit Beast Survival Trial! What that means is this: the contestants and the spirit beasts are placed together in one space, and whoever endures the longest is the winner; second and third places are then determined in order of duration!
Of course, although this contest is called the Spirit Beast Survival Trial, you do not necessarily have to fight the spirit beast. You may hide, you may try to curry favor with it, and of course, if you do not mind dying, you may also stand your ground and tough it out—so this contest is an all-around test of the contestants.
That said, this contest is also extraordinarily dangerous. Without a certain level of ability, losing your life on the spot would be no exaggeration! So those faint of heart may concede and need not take part!"
Though Elder Zhao said one could concede, that was merely a limit set by the rules—after all, not every disciple of the Hidden World Families and sects would wish to throw their lives away, and one could hardly forbid them from withdrawing. It was only that Elder Zhao feared Wei Zhao might also concede, and so he deliberately glanced at Wei Zhao as he spoke.
Yet seeing Wei Zhao's unruffled expression, Elder Zhao felt his heart ease. It seemed Wei Zhao would not give up—and good, for so long as Wei Zhao did not give up, he was certain to die.