Chapter 302: You're Still the Same, Guotown Tian

Chapter 302: You're Still the Same, Guotown Tian

After the previous two matches, the doubts surrounding Guotown Tian had vanished. Even the haters had to admit that Guotown Tian was indeed making a triumphant return.

At this moment, Guotown Tian's focus shifted to Li Wu.

"It's your turn next!" Guotown Tian exclaimed, trying to suppress his excitement but failing to hide his emotions.

The atmosphere in the arena reached its peak, reminiscent of the events that had unfolded months ago at the Phoenix Nest Training Ground.

Once again, the arena was dominated by the referee, with the only difference being the change in the protagonist's identity. The former contestant had become the referee, and the former referee had stepped into the contestant's shoes.

Everyone eagerly anticipated the upcoming match. Would Guotown Tian, in his triumphant return, overwhelm Li Wu? Or would Li Wu, the Great Demon, continue to reign supreme?

The spectators waited with bated breath.

Guotown Tian was brimming with excitement, while Li Wu seemed a bit resigned. He turned to Guotown Tian and suggested, "I thought we'd have lunch before the match, but it seems we're starting now. Old Gu, you've already fought two matches. Why don't you take a break and we can fight after lunch?"

"I don't need a rest!" Guotown Tian replied firmly.

He couldn't wait any longer.

It had been seven months and ten days since the last time he was shut down by Li Wu at the Phoenix Nest. Finally, he had made it to this point.

As he stood before Li Wu again, he couldn't contain his eagerness.

Li Wu, seeing the situation, had no choice. "Alright, if we're fighting, let's do it. But wait for me a moment!"

Li Wu turned to his side and instructed Li Kai, who then went off to attend to some tasks.

Li Wu, holding his partner Dudu's hand, made their way towards the arena.

The audience was stunned, including Guotown Tian, when they saw Li Wu bringing Dudu with him.

A chorus of boos erupted from the stands.

They felt that Li Wu's decision to bring Dudu along lacked dignity. This highly anticipated battle, filled with a sense of destiny, should not involve an outsider.

Someone shouted for Li Wu to send Dudu away.

Even some of Guotown Tian's die-hard fanboys, in their enthusiasm, had started to doubt Li Wu. They believed that bringing someone along was a sign of Li Wu's lack of confidence in facing Guotown Tian on equal terms.

Li Wu was visibly displeased.

"Why are you shouting nonsense? He said he wanted to fight ten opponents, and now I bring two, and it's a problem?" Li Wu turned to Guotown Tian and added, "Old Gu, say something!"

Guotown Tian snapped out of his thoughts.

After a moment, Guotown Tian spoke, his words carrying a sense of gravity. "First, there's something I need to explain. The reason I'm standing on this stage today is entirely because of you."

This statement didn't surprise anyone; those who understood knew that it was only natural for Guotown Tian to seek revenge after being so harshly criticized by Li Wu that he had shut down.

However, what he said next was less comprehensible.

"But don't get the wrong idea. Although I'm here because of you, it's not to defeat or humiliate you. I don't harbor any resentment towards you; in fact, I'm grateful.

All this time, I thought I was an all-rounder, capable of both breeding and summoning. But you made me realize that it was just arrogance.

My so-called talent in breeding is only slightly better than average, far from genius, or I wouldn't have been so easily overwhelmed by you.

Compared to my breeding talent, summoning is where my true talent lies.

Thank you for helping me recognize my true talent and preventing me from straying further down the wrong path.

I'm here today to show you the new me.

The mediocre breeder Guotown Tian is no more.

I will return as the strongest summoner of the future!"

As Guotown Tian finished his speech, the arena echoed with thunderous applause from his fanboys.

Li Wu, standing before him, was utterly confused.

He didn't quite grasp Guotown Tian's words, nor did he understand why the audience was applauding.

Was Guotown Tian implying that his breeding skills had been shut down, and now he wanted to show off in a different way? How could such a speech, after being so harshly treated, receive such enthusiastic applause?

With this applause, Guotown Tian seemed even more pitiful.

Li Wu was at a loss for words and could only pat Guotown Tian's shoulder, saying, "Work hard, I believe in you!"

Guotown Tian's expression turned serious.

"It seems you still don't understand me. As I thought, words alone won't be enough. To make you understand the new me, I'll have to take action..."

"Sorry, just wait a moment!"

Before Guotown Tian could finish, Li Wu suddenly interrupted him and scurried to the edge of the arena.

At the edge of the arena, Li Kai had already brought over the items Lu Wu had instructed him to get.

Two chairs, a table, a barbecue grill, a pot, a gas stove, and a large bag of ingredients.

These were all placed in the rest room.

Lu Wu had originally prepared these for lunch, but now that he had to compete, he had no choice but to eat on the arena.

As Guotown Tian and the audience looked on in confusion, Lu Wu, along with Little Skeleton and Dudu, set up everything in one corner of the arena.

After finishing the preparations, Lu Wu took inventory and realized there were no bowls or chopsticks, so he quickly asked Li Kai to fetch some.

"Oh, and Old Gu, do you want to eat? If you do, I'll get you an extra set of bowls and chopsticks!"

Lu Wu was so polite, even remembering to turn and ask Guotown Tian, fully displaying the warm hospitality of the people from Zone 1.

However, Guotown Tian's temper seemed to be flaring up.

Despite Lu Wu's kind invitation, he seemed angry, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot.

In a stern voice, he said, "This is a competition!"

"Exactly, so I'm eating on the arena. Ah, competitions are indeed exhausting."

Lu Wu nodded, and beside him, Dudu skillfully lit the stove and started cooking.

Meanwhile, Li Kai brought over the bowls and chopsticks, along with a few bottles of soda. Lu Wu stuck a can of soda to Dudu's body and then slapped him, activating the passive ability of his Ice Body, turning the soda into an ice pellet.

"All set, we can start eating soon."

Lu Wu was very satisfied.

As he was busy cooking, he suddenly noticed that Guotown Tian had gone silent. Turning his head, he said, "Old Gu, what are you doing? You don't actually want to eat, do you?

I didn't prepare any food for you, so you should focus on your competition."

"Are you sure you want to fight me like this?"

Guotown Tian tried to keep his tone calm, but the anger in his voice was hard to suppress. However, Lu Wu seemed not to hear him.

"Of course! The body is the foundation of revolution, and one must eat on time, no matter what. Isn't that right, Dudu?"

Dudu eagerly nodded his small head.

Yes, yes, everything Lu Wu said was right!

Guotown Tian's anger had reached its peak.

"In that case, I declare the challenge begins!"

With Guotown Tian's shout, the third round of the Top 32 challenges finally commenced.

Unlike the previous two rounds, this time, Guotown Tian made the first move instead of his opponent.

His imitation Monkey King's staff extended, and he swung it towards Lu Wu's team, attempting to sweep away their food.

How could Tuantuan bear this? Usually the laziest, he reacted the fastest, effortlessly blocking the imitation Monkey's staff with his enlarged body.

The imitation Monkey's offense didn't stop there; he swung again, but this time, Little Skeleton's bone staff transformed into a spear, easily blocking the second strike.

The imitation Monkey's staff skills were quite clever. After being blocked by Little Skeleton, he managed to launch a third attack, but Dudu braced himself and endured it.

Guotown Tian's three consecutive staff strikes from above caused no damage to Lu Wu's food setup.

It was a perfect display of Lu Wu's skills!

As Lu Wu grilled the meat, he cheered on Little Skeleton and the others, "It's up to you guys now. You need to take the competition seriously, but don't worry, I'll save some food for you."

Lu Wu's casual attitude deeply irritated Guotown Tian.

He couldn't forgive Lu Wu for displaying such an attitude in a competition that was so important to him.

If Lu Wu continued like this, what would be the difference between this match and the one seven months ago?

"It seems I need to straighten out your attitude and posture!"

As Guotown Tian's voice grew colder, the imitation Monkey's staff shortened, and he raised it above his head, performing the standard opening move of Skyward Strike.

Lu Wu, busy grilling the meat, witnessed this scene, his eyes lighting up with admiration.

"Old Gu, your Monkey's Skyward Strike is impressive!

No wonder it's master-level quality. It just struck once, and now it can swing again. Judging by its posture, it should be able to strike a third time without issue. It's much stronger than our team's Old Wu."

As Lu Wu praised their staff skills, the imitation Monkey's violent Skyward Strike descended.

This strike was even more terrifying than the previous one.

Although many in the audience were Guotown Tian's fans, there were also those who felt anxious for Lu Wu.

However, Lu Wu's side showed no signs of tension.

"Oh, this piece of meat seems ready. Let me taste it. Mmm, delicious. Come, come, Dudu."

Lu Wu sweetly fed Dudu a piece of the meat he had just bitten into.

"Mmm, it's good!"

Dudu nodded his small head, completely carefree.

These two gave the impression that they weren't here to compete but rather to enjoy a picnic and watch the excitement.

The audience wondered what gave them such confidence.

Soon, they would find out.

As the imitation Monkey swung down with Skyward Strike, Lu Wu's side already had three summoned beasts on the field.

Tuantuan drooled over the grilled meat, Little Skeleton watched Lu Wu feed Dudu, and among the three summoned beasts, Dudu was particularly excited about the staff strike, eagerly rushing forward to meet it.

Taking a beating was something it loved the most.

However, despite enjoying the beating, Dullahan was clearly aware of the terrifying power of the staff, so he uncharacteristically assumed a defensive stance.

As the Mountain Monkey's staff descended, Dullahan's defensive posture was instantly shattered.

Dullahan's talent, Thorn Shield, passively triggered, frantically absorbing damage.

The damage from the staff was also terrifying, instantly filling the Thorn Shield's energy storage, triggering its counter-attack, and a force equal to 120% of Skyward Strike's power surged towards him.

The two forces clashed, and the Mountain Monkey, caught off guard, retreated several steps, while Dullahan was smashed away, flying towards Li Wu's side.

Just as the foolish bird was about to smash Li Wu's food stand, a little dragon emerged from Li Wu's heart, and with a flick of its tail, Dullahan was flung to the side.

Poor Dullahan, whose once magnificent feathers were now in disarray, and whose mouth was bleeding from the corner.

Li Wu was also startled.

"That was close, I almost had my food stand smashed."

Afterwards, Li Wu complained to Guotown Tian on the other side.

"Old Gu, watch where you're hitting! It's not easy for me to eat during a match."

"I'm smashing your food stand!"

Guotown Tian could no longer maintain his composure, and with a roar of anger, his Mountain Monkey used its Clone Talent, pulling out a monkey hair and blowing gently, hundreds of Mountain Monkey clones appeared out of thin air.

Although these Mountain Monkeys were quite ordinary, with only Leader or even Chief-level strength, their numbers were massive, and their target was clear - Li Wu's food stand.

This made Li Wu unhappy.

"That's too much!"

He then gave his Little Skeleton a signal, but it didn't understand and looked confused.

Li Wu was helpless and had to explain, "Why are you dazed? Call for help!"

This time, Little Skeleton finally understood and took out his phone, summoning all his subordinates.

15 subordinates formed a circle around Li Wu's food stand, protecting it.

At the same time, they called for the Lolita Dragon.

When the Lolita Dragon emerged, she looked around, a bit bewildered by the situation, and just as a large group of chaotic monkeys rushed towards her, she was about to open her mouth, but Li Wu, quick as lightning, stuffed a piece of roasted meat into her mouth.

It was a close call, as the battle was almost over.

Guotown Tian had worked hard for half a year to stand before Li Wu and prove himself.

It would be cruel if the Lolita Dragon had sprayed at that moment.

Li Wu felt that he should let Guotown Tian have a chance to show his skills.

Coincidentally, Li Wu's three summoned beasts were all at the Leader 3-Star Peak, and they could advance to Lord Rank at any time. Perhaps they could even advance during the fight with Guotown Tian.

The Lolita Dragon, forced to eat a piece of meat, was initially angry, but after taking a bite, she found it delicious and set aside the monkeys, sitting by Li Wu's food stand, waiting for more food.

Meanwhile, the group of monkeys was isolated by Little Skeleton's subordinates, unable to approach the food stand.

Thus, the most eccentric and unusual match in the history of the University League began.

The match was divided into two parts:

On one side, two people, a dragon, and a pig sat and ate roasted meat and hot pot.

As they ate, they also watched the battle on the other side, with Li Wu occasionally commenting and applauding.

When he saw an impressive move, he would even pause his roasting to clap.

This match reminded the referee, Guotown Tian, of the Breeding Championship arena from last September, dominated by the Great Demon, Li Wu.

Those who had just held hope for Guotown Tian, believing he could make a triumphant return, believing he could teach Li Wu a lesson, those who thought Li Wu brought Pang Dudu along due to a lack of confidence against Guotown Tian, now had a clear view.

Even after seven months.

Even though Guotown Tian had grown.

Even though the competition had changed, Li Wu was still Li Wu.

He was still the same, the one who overwhelmed and dominated everything, the Great Demon.

Seven months ago, Guotown Tian's breeding skills were a joke to Li Wu.

Now, this triumphant return, with two overwhelming matches, proved that Guotown Tian was still a joke in front of Li Wu.

However, it was clear that Guotown Tian did not acknowledge this.

He did not believe he was inferior to Li Wu, even though his Mountain Monkey was restrained by Li Wu's Little Skeleton and Dullahan, and the clones were blocked by Little Skeleton's subordinates, with a Little Dragon watching the defense circle of the subordinates and keeping an eye on him.

The current situation was extremely unfavorable for him, but Guotown Tian still had the upper hand.

"After seven months, you're still so arrogant!

It seems I need to teach you a terrible lesson!

Do you think you're the only one with three summoned beasts?"

As he spoke, Guotown Tian waved his hand, and another summoned beast emerged from his heart.

Immediately after, a third summoned beast appeared.

With two Leader 3-Star summoned beasts, Guotown Tian was confident. "Now, the match officially begins!"

(End of Chapter)

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