A Card In Hand

Chapter 32: Nightmare Spider

Prince Jinxi decided to challenge Li Ao.

Several new trainees displayed schadenfreude on their faces.

Perhaps they were not supporters of the Prince’s faction, but they certainly did not mind enjoying the spectacle.

Whichever way it went.

It would be spectacular regardless of who defeated whom.

Although everyone had no hope for Li Ao to continue thrashing Prince Jinxi on the Unlimited Challenge platform, it would still be good if he could at least drain some of Prince Jinxi’s energy! And even if Prince Jinxi managed to defeat Li Ao today, could he completely erase the humiliation he had suffered at the hands of Li Ao before?

That record of humiliation would follow Prince Jinxi for life!

After all, he had been thrashed by Li Ao in front of everyone, and it was impossible to whitewash it!

Of course, if Prince Jinxi couldn’t defeat Li Ao on the Unlimited Challenge platform, his humiliation would only be greater…

“Do you think that guy can win?”

Cang Yue leaned over to Tie Zheng.

“It’s difficult,” replied Tie Zheng, shaking his head sparingly.

“We should support him; little Li Ao will win…”

Fuxi didn’t believe Li Ao could win either, but as a leader, he had to support his follower.

“What will he use to win?”

Cang Yue wanted to sweep this fat fool away with a claw; in fact, he was the one who most hoped that Li Ao would win.

If Li Ao won, he could then have a good, hearty fight with him on the platform.

Just thinking about it was exhilarating!

But how could Li Ao win when Prince Jinxi was adorned with treasures and his combat power was boosted to its limit?

“You don’t know, Li Ao can use my invincible luck; that’s how he won last time,” Fuxi tried hard to assert his presence in front of the two leaders.

“Get out of my sight now, I don’t want to talk to you!”

Cang Yue raged. Why not test if your invincible luck can save your face?

“So fierce!”

Fuxi dared not provoke the large-eyed beast and quickly left.

It seemed like the large-eyed beast was even younger than Li Ao.

Never mind.

He would be magnanimous. What was the point of bickering with a little brat?

Fuxi skillfully employed the Forgiveness Technique to forgive Cang Yue.

On the other side, Huo Mei was also arguing with Ling Long.

Huo Mei believed that Li Ao was doomed to lose, reasoning that his proficiency in combat skills would not suffice against Prince Jinxi, who was adorned with numerous treasures.

Ling Long, aware of this fact, still chose to argue with Huo Mei, firmly supporting Li Ao: “Li Ao, that big liar, must have some secret moves up his sleeve. I support him! Yue Sha, what about you?”

Yue Sha nodded her little head in agreement with Ling Long’s opinion.

On the platform.

Prince Jinxi began summoning his war beasts.

First, a Flaming Gold Lion engulfed in blazing flames was summoned, followed by a Silver Golem, fifteen meters tall with four arms, conjured from the realm of mechanics onto the platform, thunderously towering behind Prince Jinxi.

This Silver Golem was far more powerful than the previous Steel Golem.

Its arrival not only provided Prince Jinxi with a silver skin that gave him formidable defense against both physical and Source Energy attacks, but it also endowed him with Heat-source Vision, allowing him to detect any trace of heat emitted by his opponent, making them utterly visible under this vision. With a combat power of 1500, the Silver Golem itself was an extremely formidable war beast, tireless, immune to pain, and fearless in battle, fighting relentlessly on the battlefield according to the will of its master.

Such war beasts like the Silver Golem might lack intelligence, but they would never betray.

Once contracted.

They fought ceaselessly.

At this moment, Li Ao was still leisurely ascending the stairs.

Entering the platform required climbing several dozen steps.

Li Ao walked slowly with his legs.

“Hmph!” Prince Jinxi hated seeing Li Ao’s calm demeanor the most—how dare a mere member of a familial offshoot put on airs in front of him?

Despite his anger, Prince Jinxi did not wish to end up embarrassed as before.

This time.

He must reduce Li Ao to rubble.

A cruel, cold smile played on the lips of Prince Jinxi as he raised his hand to continue summoning.

An orange card held aloft.

Brilliance blazed like fire.

Above the arena, the image of a gigantic ancient mammoth flickered, followed by a deafening roar that exploded in the air.

A mammoth, over sixteen meters tall and as vast as a castle, was summoned to the battlefield. Standing on its hind legs, it stomped down with its ten-meter-long tusks. The Obsidian Platform shook violently, and the mammoth’s roar, accompanied by a fierce shockwave, spread across the arena, nearly destroying the ears of the new trainees.

Prince Jinxi’s arms crackled.

They doubled in thickness instantly.

Having summoned the Silver-grade Mammoth, he had gained the power of the Mammoth, his arms now possessing half the strength of the mammoth itself.

With such an insane boost, Prince Jinxi could now deliver not just another strike of Mammoth’s Rage but even the most ordinary punch, which was more than the fellow newcomers could withstand.

Ranked second, Lie Feng was a man like a lion.

His muscles swelled with boundless vitality and strength.

His long hair, like a lion’s mane, flowed back and whipped in the wind.

Seeing the mammoth that Prince Jinxi had summoned, Lie Feng, endowed with the talent of Lion’s Heart, suppressed his usual hearty smile and clenched his fists instinctively.

On another rock island, Man Huang also forgot about tearing at his leg of meat.

His eyes fixed on Prince Jinxi.

The boost from Mammoth’s Strength.

For a reinforcement summoner like him who relied more on physical prowess, this was not good news.

“Three Silvers!” Cang Yue bit his teeth in annoyance. He hadn’t expected that Prince Jinxi, not only fully equipped with treasures but had also contracted three Silver-grade battle beasts. Excluding the not-yet-mature Light-Feathered Golden Eagle, the four-armed Silver Golem and the mammoth were each more formidable than the last. Judging by the ratio of size and combat power of battle beasts, the combat power of the Silver Golem would be over 1500, and that of the mammoth even higher.

Tie Zheng took a deep breath, knowing that Li Ao’s battle would be tough. He never imagined that Prince Jinxi, in his determination to defeat Li Ao, would spare no expense and lay all his cards on the table.

Finally, Li Ao stepped onto the Obsidian Platform.

Looking at the calm demeanor of Li Ao.

A flash of vengeful satisfaction flickered in Prince Jinxi’s eyes: “You think that’s all there is? Wrong! This is just the beginning!”

Another orange card.

Between the middle and index fingers of Prince Jinxi’s right hand, he deftly held an orange card.

As the summoning commenced, the sky suddenly darkened inexplicably.

It was as if a black curtain had enveloped the entire space.

It was unclear how much time had passed.

The light within this small world gradually returned to normal.

Unlike the dramatic appearances of the Silver Golem and the Mammoth, this newly summoned war beast arrived without a sound…

“Why isn’t it on the platform?” Fuxi’s eyes widened, but he couldn’t locate where Prince Jinxi’s new summoned beast was. Could it be transparent or capable of invisibility?

“Fool, look up!” Huo Mei pointed at the sky above the platform.

At the same time.

On the crystal wall formed by the Crystal Rainbow Phantom Butterfly, the true form of Prince Jinxi’s summoned beast was reflected.

It was a bizarre spider that had already quietly woven its web at the zenith of the sky. Its body was vividly colorful, and its patterns formed an intricate and thrilling magical formation. This gigantic spider, stretching over eighteen meters, possessed a terrifying ability: fear intimidation. When people laid eyes on it, they instinctively looked away, unable to face its presence directly.

The weaker and less resolute newcomers.

Didn’t even have the courage to look at it once.

“Nightmare Spider…” Not just the ordinary newcomers, even the assistant referees in the preparation area felt a chill, all of them swallowing hard with a gulp.

Lei Bao remained calm.

Seated unmoved.

Dou Guang and Chang Chi quietly exchanged glances.

If it were them, handling the Silver Golem and Mammoth would be manageable, but dealing with this Nightmare Spider would be tricky.

With a smile, Prince Jinxi was in high spirits as he greeted Li Ao across from him: “Classmate Li Ao, are you ready? If not, I can give you some time to prepare…”

“I haven’t passed away yet, and you’re already plotting to usurp the throne? Someone come… Protect me!”