novelkee Chapter 690 - 490: [Powerful Leap] (2)
Chapter 690 - 490: [Powerful Leap] (2)
It seems like Xidu University is quite generous towards its own compared to Imperial University.
"What about multiple tracks, can we participate?"
So he asked the question he was really concerned about.
"Are you from Xidu University, junior? The Huazhong Cup is different from the Southwest Star Cup."
"Everyone is only allowed one track."
Mumu explained.
This left Li Pu with no choice.
Looks like he can only opt for the singles track in the battle arena.
Because he promised Guan Heshi to defeat a top ten fourth-year contestant in public.
Even though he has money now, the 5 million promised by Principal Cha is still substantial.
"But junior, with your current situation, you might not gain much advantage."
At this moment, Quan Shuren’s expression was somewhat solemn.
"Many tracks are divided based on the number of contracts, like in your case you can only join the highest-level five-contract group."
He said thusly.
"Hahaha, what foolishness are you talking about?"
"Isn’t the junior only with three summoned beasts, where’s the five contracts?"
"I think you’ve lost your mind."
Hu Hu laughed and slapped Quan Shuren’s back forcefully.
"Actually, I heard that junior Li seems to have a strawman and a kangaroo summoned beast..."
At this point, Mumu was also hesitant.
She initially thought it was just a mere rumor after seeing that the strawman and Bubu were not present.
Now after Quan Shuren’s words...
"No way?!"
Hu Hu looked at Li Pu, mouth agape.
"Cough cough, taking three into this dungeon is enough."
"So the other two are on vacation."
Wu Guinan quickly replied, not missing the opportunity.
"Ah!"
The puzzled finally got solved, making Mumu cover her mouth.
First-year, five-contract summoner?!
There seems to be no more than five such people in the history of Imperial University!
Beside him, Hu Hu was already too shocked to speak.
This, this feeling...
For some reason, Quan Shuren felt a warmth in his heart watching their reactions.
Then he realized a hand was naturally and kindly placed on his shoulder, it was Wu Guinan.
"If it’s the five-contract group, there should be relatively few people."
Discovering this news, Li Pu’s face didn’t look too optimistic either.
He knew he was still far from a real five-contract summoner team.
Indeed, a five-contract summoner could be considered a team on their own.
Luckily, the Huazhong Cup is still a student competition, so the number of five-contract summoners should be small, meaning fewer competitors for him.
"Well... there are indeed relatively few."
"Across the entire Huazhong region’s universities, there were only about 100 five-contract summoners in the last session."
"Most of them are masters or PhD students, or senior undergraduate students nearing graduation."
After Quan Shuren said this, Li Pu was even more dumbfounded.
Masters and PhDs also participate, which he hadn’t anticipated at all.
"Among them, there’s one person who deserves particular attention."
"That’s our school’s senior, Liu Jisheng."
However, what Quan Shuren said was contrary to Li Pu.
"The one most deserving attention... is a senior?"
This left him a bit confused.
"I’ve heard of this person, Ah Quan, it seems you have some relationship with him, right."
"I’ve heard as well, he seems to have been a champion of the five-contract group for several years."
Thinking of Quan Shuren, Mumu and Hu Hu suddenly remembered something.
The age limit for the five-contract group is high, up to 30 years old.
Liu Jisheng is 29 this year, meaning this Huazhong Cup will be his last session.
For some unknown reason, he has never graduated, instead opting to retake the year voluntarily.
His summoned beast combinations reached a terrifying level of 6+5+4+4+4 reincarnations.
"This level, isn’t it way over the top?"
"Are we sure he’s just a senior, not a school teacher?"
Wu Guinan was indeed freaked out after Quan Shuren’s introduction.
"So powerful..."
Li Pu mentally prepared to face five-turn summoned beasts.
Now encountering this repeating student, there’s even one with six turns, truly excessive.
On his side 0(?) +3 +3 +0 +2, the gap is far beyond just one or two levels.
Missing the 5 million can be earned back, but points are harder to acquire.
By the time he accumulates enough, the inscriptions might have been swapped away already.
"Wait, something doesn’t seem right."
However, just as Li Pu was deep in thought, Wu Guinan suddenly pointed to a spot to alert everyone.
During their conversation, the Rolling Turtle hadn’t slowed its pace.
Now they were more than a kilometer away from where they encountered the Laughing Frog.
On the swamp surface about 50 meters away, a large number of bubbles were rapidly surfacing.
"What is that..."
Even though they had been here once, Hu Hu and the others had never seen such a phenomenon.
The group exchanged glances, and the Tree Men took the initiative to step forward.
[Bro!]
Following his indication, the Bro Tree struck a muscular pose.
[Bro Bro!] x2
Two smaller Bro-like trees were summoned forth by it.
The two mini muscular tree beings trudged through the mud and made their way to the bubbles.
However, before they could investigate, a large mouth suddenly lunged from beneath the water, swallowing both tree beings whole.
"There really is a magical beast!"
"What kind of beast is it this time?"
"Anyway, we need to be cautious."
Everyone’s expressions changed.
[Elephant Trunk~]
With a call, a huge creature emerged.
It was a giant shell, several times larger than the Rolling Turtle.
The shell had circular patterns and a row of stegosaurus-like spines, clearly identifying it as a beast.
Just from visual observation, one could see the shell was thick and robust.
At this moment, the shell left a small opening with a blue glow seeping out, indicating it had already chewed up the two tree beings.
"I heard about this creature called the Savage Trunk from my senior,"
"It’s quite formidable, essentially the boss of this area."
Seeing this sight and hearing that call, Mumu became serious.
"Indeed, it’s going to be tough to handle."
Li Pu immediately realized his [Gravity Sand] was ineffective.
[Silence!]
Beside him, White Fufu activated its red eyes, able to spot several red outlined weak points, but they were all shielded by the shell, leaving no opening for attack.
[Elephant Trunk~]
Just then, five elephant trunk-like appendages suddenly extended from the shell’s slit.
The long trunks were thick yet nimble, aiming in their direction from afar.
"Careful! Dodge quickly!"
Seeing the danger, Mumu grabbed Hu Hu with one hand and Wu Guinan with the other, leaping off the turtle’s back to use it as cover.
[Bro!]
The Bro Tree stood in front of the Tree Men, taking a defensive stance.
[Whip Whip!]
The Whip Tree released vines, forming a sturdy vine shield around it.
[Roar Bo Roar!]
The Little Wolf wanted to transform and blast the beast, but Li Pu firmly held its head down.
His plan was to save it for later, as he was eager to see Fufu in action.
[Silence!]
Under his indication, Black Fufu took the stage instantly.
Shoo! x5
Five high-pressure water jets shot towards them at this moment.
Clang Clang!
Two of these were blocked by Black Fufu’s activated metallization, only costing it a few feathers.
The remaining three pierced the vine shield, causing Bro Tree to cough up blood.
The last two struck the Rolling Turtle’s shell, leaving noticeable dents.
This clearly highlighted Black Fufu’s impressive defense.
After leveling up to maximum, its metallization hardness was comparable to the Rolling Turtle’s shell.
"Not bad,"
Li Pu nodded, visibly satisfied.
With a glance, buoyancy was applied to Fufu.
[Ooo Ooo?!]
Experiencing this wondrous sensation for the first time, Fufu let out a joyful cry.
It transformed into a white form, leaping directly towards the Savage Trunk.
"Wow! What’s it doing?"
"So fast!"
The combined speed of [Strong Leap Ability] and [Gravity Field] made the group exclaim.
However, they quickly became puzzled, for the Savage Trunk’s defense was formidable—could this pudgy child-like owl really handle it?
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