This made Principal Yu very uncomfortable.
His elementary school classmate, who was also his arch-rival in his youth, was the current principal of Imperial Capital University. Moreover, the woman he had a crush on was snatched away by his rival.
Although Principal Yu didn't usually manage affairs, he absolutely would not allow the Modu University Battle Club to lose this time, so he personally called Zheng Dong.
"Zheng Dong, as long as you defeat Bai Wenxuan of the Imperial Capital Battle Club, I will reward you with 500 campus points!"
This was no small amount; 500 campus points were equivalent to resources worth fifteen to sixteen million.
Furthermore, using campus points to purchase resources through Modu University was cheaper than buying them elsewhere.
"Heh heh, don't worry, it's all on me!" Zheng Dong chuckled.
As long as the opponent was not a Master-level Beast Tamer, Zheng Dong was confident he could win.
After all, Youyou had already grown into a General-level pet.
However, Zheng Dong was currently lacking an identity.
Although he was in the battle department, he had not joined the Battle Club.
This was not something he needed to worry about.
Meng Xuan, the president of the Battle Club, also quickly contacted Zheng Dong and swiftly arranged for Fang Qin to handle Zheng Dong's application to join the club.
By the time Zheng Dong arrived at the Modu University Battle Arena, Fang Qin had not only completed his application to join the Battle Club but also prepared an identity badge symbolizing the Modu Battle Club and the club's emblem.
Fang Qin, wearing her school uniform, hurried to Zheng Dong and handed him the identity badge and emblem.
"Zheng Dong, do you have confidence?
Bai Wenxuan has won another match. Not to mention freshmen, even many senior students are no match for him. He is an Advanced Beast Tamer and has contracted four pet beasts. He is currently using a Lord-level Fire Phoenix, and his strength is formidable!" Fang Qin said worriedly.
As a member of the Modu University Battle Club, she did not want Zheng Dong to lose.
Zheng Dong did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at Bai Wenxuan in the arena. Bai Wenxuan was refined and wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses. He did not use his beast-taming talent, allowing his Fire Phoenix to fight freely.
His opponent, a senior student from Modu University, was using a water-element pet, the Water Ghost Monkey, which was also Lord-level.
However, even with his beast-taming talent, he was still no match for Bai Wenxuan. It seemed he wouldn't last long before being defeated.
Moreover, Bai Wenxuan was not the only one from the Imperial Capital University Battle Club who came to challenge them. It was a team of freshmen, ten people in total. Zheng Dong also saw Cao Teng, whom he had encountered during the selection competition.
As for Cao Teng and the others, they had not yet stepped onto the stage to challenge. Bai Wenxuan alone had pushed the Modu University Battle Club to this point, which was truly embarrassing.
These inter-university Battle Club challenges happened every semester. The university also aimed to improve students' combat abilities and stimulate their enthusiasm for cultivation through such events.
The Modu University Battle Club also formed teams to challenge other universities' Battle Clubs, but this year, the Imperial Capital University had taken the initiative to confront them on their home turf.
However, what puzzled Zheng Dong was why Bai Wenxuan, who was so powerful, had not participated in the genius selection competition.
Was it a conflict of time, or did he not want to participate, or was there some other reason?
At this moment, Bai Wenxuan won again.
The Water Ghost Monkey was almost burned to death by the Fire Phoenix.
Bai Wenxuan said indifferently:
"The eighteenth. Is the Modu University Battle Club out of people? Sending trash of this caliber, are you looking down on me, or is the Modu University Battle Club inherently trash?"
These words immediately drew a burst of mockery from the other members of the Imperial Capital University Battle Club.
On the other hand, although everyone in the Modu University Battle Club was angry, no one stepped forward to retort.
None of them were a match for Bai Wenxuan.
Meng Xuan, the president of the Modu University Battle Club, was furious. He couldn't possibly step up to deal with a freshman from Imperial Capital University; even if he won, it wouldn't be glorious.
"I'll do it!" Zheng Dong said.
His voice was not loud, but all eyes turned to him.
Seeing Zheng Dong, Cao Teng felt a sense of fear.
He still remembered how badly Zheng Dong had taught him a lesson last time.
Bai Wenxuan narrowed his eyes. Although he didn't recognize Zheng Dong, he had heard from Cao Teng that Zheng Dong had won first place in the selection competition. He was eager to witness Zheng Dong's abilities.
"You are Zheng Dong? Cao Teng and the others were injured by you, weren't they?" Bai Wenxuan said.
"What? Do you want to avenge them?" Zheng Dong replied dismissively.
As he spoke, he walked onto the battle stage.
"No, that's their own business. I just want to tell you that I will also beat you into the same state as them, or even worse!" Bai Wenxuan said confidently.
"You'd better pray you don't end up like them!" Zheng Dong chuckled.
Unknowingly, he had already arrived on the battle stage, only about ten meters away from Bai Wenxuan.
Then, he continued:
"Are there any rules for the battle?"
"One-on-one, no-rules match. You can use any means! Of course, if you lose, you can summon a second pet to continue fighting," Bai Wenxuan said.
Zheng Dong understood Bai Wenxuan's meaning: if one pet lost, another could be swapped in until all contracted pets were defeated.
This was somewhat like a fight to the death.
No-rules matches meant that all auxiliary means could be used, including legendary or even mythical resources.
Although Zheng Dong couldn't figure out Bai Wenxuan's trump cards, this rule definitely benefited the side with deeper pockets.
Zheng Dong had no resources left that could be used for auxiliary combat.
However, he was not intimidated at all.
Xiao Zi and Youyou both had Quasi-Divine racial levels and high growth levels; there was nothing to fear.
Thus, Zheng Dong summoned Xiao Zi.
Xiao Zi was quite excited. It hadn't fought since its evolution!
It was eager to try out a few new skills.
At this moment, Xiao Zi had shrunk its body to the size of a fist and stood on Zheng Dong's shoulder, chirping.
Bai Wenxuan did not underestimate Xiao Zi, as he knew about Xiao Zi's combat power from Cao Teng.
On the contrary, many students from the Modu Battle Club were not very familiar with Zheng Dong's strength and looked worried.
Many even began to complain about Zheng Dong.
Another conceited fellow! Is he not satisfied until he completely disgracesthe Modu University Battle Club?
...
Zheng Dong ignored the surrounding voices and looked at Bai Wenxuan, saying:
"Do you want to rest for a while? I don't want to take advantage of you!"
"No need. My Fire Phoenix has just warmed up, and it's perfectly fine to deal with you!" Bai Wenxuan said confidently.
Then, the battle began.
The miniaturized Xiao Zi jumped down from Zheng Dong's shoulder, took a few steps forward, and provocatively looked at the Fire Phoenix in the air.
The Fire Phoenix glared at Xiao Zi disdainfully, then spat out a blazing fireball towards Xiao Zi.
The fireball, burning with phoenix flames, was ten times more powerful than a normal fireball.
Moreover, the fireball spat out by the Fire Phoenix was exceptionally large, nearly twenty times the size of Xiao Zi's shrunken body.
This showed the Fire Phoenix's high mastery of the fireball, at least at the Perfect level.
Bai Wenxuan also raised his head proudly.
He wanted to see how Zheng Dong's Xiao Zi would handle it.
As the fireball got closer, Xiao Zi showed no intention of dodging.
This made many students from the surrounding Battle Club anxious.
"Hurry up and dodge, what are you doing?"
However, in the next second, everyone was stunned.
Xiao Zi opened its mouth wide and swallowed the entire fireball.
Infinite Devour, capable of devouring anything.
After evolving, Xiao Zi no longer had to worry about its body being unable to withstand attacks. It could completely swallow attacks of the same level.
Bai Wenxuan immediately lost face and quickly commanded the Fire Phoenix to continue its attack.
The Fire Phoenix used the high-level skill, Flame Slash.
An arc of flame, like a large saber, descended from the sky, slashing towards Xiao Zi.
But it was still useless.
Xiao Zi stood in place, opened its mouth, and directly sucked in the Flame Slash.
This forced the Fire Phoenix to use the ultimate skill, Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens.
However, Xiao Zi was not polite either and directly used Gravity Control.
Suddenly, the gravity in the entire arena increased tenfold, almost causing the Fire Phoenix to fall from the sky.
Fortunately, the Fire Phoenix reacted quickly and stabilized itself in time.
But in the next second, the gravity changed again, suddenly decreasing tenfold.
The referee at the edge of the arena almost got blown away by the wind due to being too thin.
This was not the end. The gravity continued to change like a heartbeat.
The Fire Phoenix, flying in the air, was almost driven to have a heart attack.
Just as it finally adapted to the constant changes in gravity, Xiao Zi suddenly disappeared from its spot.
Immediately after, Xiao Zi appeared high in the sky and grew incredibly large.
Then, it used Mount Tai's Pressure and Gravity Control, falling like a meteor and smashing onto the Fire Phoenix.
The Fire Phoenix was smashed into the ground, almost suffocating and losing consciousness.
Afterward, Xiao Zi shrunk its body back to the size of a fist.
Seeing this, Bai Wenxuan was furious.
The Fire Phoenix was equivalent to his pride. Now that it was sitting on the ground, unconscious, after being hit by Xiao Zi, it was simply slapping his face.
"Good job, Zheng Dong. You have guts. Don't blame me for not holding back next!" Bai Wenxuan said.
"Whatever. Besides, were you holding back just now?" Zheng Dong retorted dismissively.
Enraged, Bai Wenxuan was depressed and quickly summoned his second pet, the Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon.
This was a pet with advanced mental power, proficient in both fire and spirit element skills.
As soon as it appeared, it used Dragon's Might.
Unfortunately, it couldn't scare Xiao Zi at all.
Xiao Zi's mastery of intimidation skills had long reached the Proficient level, and Xiao Zi's racial level was much higher than the Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon's.
The Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon's racial level was only High Overlord, which could look down on most pets, but Xiao Zi, with its Quasi-Divine racial level, was something it had to look up to.
The dragon's might, which was like a tangible force, spread outwards. Many pets of the students in the audience were so frightened that they trembled.
Xiao Zi, however, let out a couple of disdainful chirps and disappeared from its spot.
Immediately after, Xiao Zi appeared above the Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon and attacked using Space Cutting.
Space Cutting was like an invisible knife, constantly slashing at the Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon.
Although the Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon had strong defenses, it couldn't withstand the Proficient-level Space Cutting. In a blink of an eye, it had hundreds of cuts, and fresh dragon blood continuously flowed out, causing it to cry out in pain.
Bai Wenxuan's brow furrowed immediately.
He hadn't expected Zheng Dong's pet to be so fierce, with its skills almost all reaching the Proficient level.
What was this guy's beast-taming talent?
Bai Wenxuan looked at Zheng Dong curiously.
Publicly available information indicated that Zheng Dong's beast-taming talent was Skill Sharing.
But he also knew that Zheng Dong had obtained the inheritance of Infinite Evolution from Emperor Qin. When he heard this news, he initially thought it was fake, but later, after obtaining accurate information, he became envious, even jealous of Zheng Dong.
He had originally planned to participate in the genius selection competition, but there was a time conflict because he had entered a relic space left by the Empress.
As a member of the Bai family of Wudu, their family controlled numerous cultivation resources and several relic sites from the Empress's era.
These relic spaces were not handed over but were the private property of their family. Moreover, there were many families like theirs in Yanhuang.
This was also the reason why he could win more than ten consecutive matches.
His starting point was the endpoint for many others.
In addition, his own beast-taming talent was also good; he had dual talents, possessing Flame Enhancement and Spirit Enhancement.
His Flame Enhancement talent could rapidly increase the destructive power of his pet's flames.
Seeing the Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon falling into a disadvantage, he immediately used his Flame Enhancement talent.
Instantly, the Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon's aura doubled, and its entire body was engulfed in blazing flames, spreading outwards like boiling water vapor.
The Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon glared at Xiao Zi furiously and used the ultimate skill, Fire Dragon Boiling Sea.
Giant dragons formed by flames lunged towards Xiao Zi.
Strengthened by Bai Wenxuan's beast-taming talent, the Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon's attacks were comparable to ultimate skills used by General-level pets.
This also made many students from the Modu Battle Club nervous, worrying that Zheng Dong might lose.
However, Zheng Dong seemed unfazed and made no move, letting Xiao Zi act on its own.
Xiao Zi did not dodge. It attempted to use the Quasi-Divine skill, Starry Sky Black Hole.
A terrifying black hole appeared in the sky.
The moment the black hole appeared, the surroundings seemed to plunge into darkness. Although it was brief and quickly returned to normal, it astonished everyone.
What kind of skill was this?
Bai Wenxuan, who had seen much, did not recognize the Starry Sky Black Hole and watched the scene in shock.
The giant dragons formed by flames were sucked into the black hole before they could even get close to Xiao Zi, leaving nothing behind, not even a sound of explosion.
Even the Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon was uncontrollably sucked towards the black hole, struggling furiously.
But it was useless.
Xiao Zi used Gravity Control again, altering the surrounding gravity.
The Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon, reacting a beat too late, had half its body sucked in.
If Zheng Dong hadn't stopped Xiao Zi in time, the Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon would have been completely finished.
Xiao Zi withdrew the Starry Sky Black Hole, and the severely injured Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon fell to the ground, unconscious.
Many people were stunned.
They had never expected the Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon to be defeated so suddenly.
Cao Teng, who had been taught a lesson by Zheng Dong before, couldn't help but swallow.
This monster's pet was even stronger than before!
The other students from the Imperial Capital University Battle Club were also shocked.
If it were their pets, they wouldn't fare any better against the Starry Sky Black Hole than the Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon.
Bai Wenxuan's expression turned grim.
Losing twice in a row, and so miserably, was a first in his life.
He felt somewhat humiliated.
He said angrily:
"Good, you have guts. How dare you injure my Twin-Pupil Flame Dragon like this? Don't blame me for not being polite."
Although angry, he did not explode.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he couldn't. His family upbringing dictated it; he had never cursed anyone.
Then, he summoned another pet, the Netherfire Banshee.
The Netherfire Banshee was a humanoid pet, with only a cluster of black flames swirling around a few key parts of its body. Its growth level was General-level.
Bai Wenxuan had used special family means to contract the Netherfire Banshee beyond his level.
As soon as the Netherfire Banshee appeared, it displayed a captivating charm that drew everyone's attention. With a sweet smile, it could make people lose their senses.
This was a pet with innate魅惑 (charm/bewitchment) abilities.