Chapter 174: Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Shui Bing'er
"Brother Lin Mo," Feng Xiaotian began, "Charizard went easy on me just now, didn't it?"
Lin Mo walked up to him and nodded.
"Yes," he answered frankly. "Charizard restrained some of its power. Otherwise, your self-created Spirit Skill would not even have completed its first slash, and that would have defeated the purpose of our spar."
Feng Xiaotian gave a bitter smile.
Just as he had expected.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the frustration in his heart, and asked again, "Then does Charizard truly possess the wind attribute?"
"That's right." Lin Mo nodded again. "After Charmeleon evolved into Charizard, it gained the wind attribute as its secondary attribute in addition to its primary fire attribute."
"The wind blades you saw just now came from Air Slash, a wind attribute self-created Spirit Skill mastered by Charizard."
There was no need to conceal something that anyone with discerning eyes could already see.
Hearing this, a complicated look flashed through Feng Xiaotian's eyes, but it quickly turned into admiration.
"So that's how it is. I truly did not lose unjustly."
He smiled bitterly before continuing, "Still, I have to thank you. After using the Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes three times in succession, my mastery of this self-created Spirit Skill has become much more refined."
Lin Mo nodded slightly without saying much.
He also felt somewhat helpless.
If Charizard did not restrain its power, the spar would end in an instant.
Such a one-sided battle would benefit neither side.
What Charizard needed was to familiarize itself with the use of different elemental powers while sparring against different opponents and attempt to comprehend what it needed from those encounters, rather than simply pursuing victory.
Restraining its power was also a helpless choice.
Otherwise, Lin Mo and Charizard would have to seek out the teachers from the Four Element Academies as sparring partners. However, doing so would inevitably expose the true extent of their strength, which would not be worth the risk.
After all, Lin Mo was currently only a Spirit King.
In the eyes of outsiders, a twelve-year-old Spirit King was already shocking enough. But if he displayed combat power comparable to a Spirit Saint or even a Spirit Douluo, even the Titled Douluos of the continent might be unable to remain calm.
To assassinate a Spirit King, sending assassins at the Spirit Saint or Spirit Douluo level would already be considered taking the target extremely seriously.
But if Lin Mo revealed strength capable of threatening a Spirit Saint, the gazes hidden in the shadows would undoubtedly become even more dangerous.
At that moment, a figure walked out from the group of students from the Four Element Academies.
The young man was tall, and his appearance somewhat resembled Yu Tianheng's. He was none other than the captain of Leiting Academy, Yu Tianxin.
He walked up to Lin Mo and cupped his hands.
"Lin Mo, I would like to ask, is Yu Tianheng still at Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
Lin Mo glanced at him and replied calmly, "He has already left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and joined Shrek Academy."
Yu Tianxin's expression froze, and clear disappointment flashed through his eyes.
"As I thought. So that's how it is."
He muttered to himself, his fists involuntarily clenching.
Unlike the students from the other three academies, his primary purpose for coming on this trip was not Lin Mo, but Yu Tianheng.
Among the younger generation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he and Yu Tianheng were known as its two most outstanding stars.
Their strength had always been roughly equal, but because Yu Tianheng was younger, he received greater attention from the clan.
This had caused Yu Tianxin to hold back a fierce determination in his heart.
He wanted to have a fair and open duel with Yu Tianheng, determine who was truly superior, and prove to everyone that he was the best candidate to become the clan's future heir.
But now, Yu Tianheng had already left Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Yu Tianxin remained silent for a moment before finally nodding. He asked no further questions and turned to walk back toward Leiting Academy's group.
Lin Mo did not say anything more. Instead, he turned toward the other students from the Four Element Academies standing at the edge of the grounds.
"Does anyone else want to spar?" he asked.
As Lin Mo's voice fell, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu from Chihuo Academy exchanged glances and stood up at the same time.
"We would like to try," Huo Wushuang said.
Huo Wu stood beside him. She was the only female student among the seven members of Chihuo Academy's team and was an exceptionally beautiful young woman.
On the other side, Shui Bing'er from Tianshui Academy slowly stood up.
"I would also like to ask for some guidance."
Shui Bing'er was the eldest sister among Tianshui Academy's seven students.
She was about 1.65 meters tall, with a well-proportioned figure. Her long, water-blue hair fell behind her back, and she possessed a cool and aloof temperament. Her sky-blue eyes were as clear as ice and snow.
However, the rankings among Tianshui Academy's seven students were not determined by age, but by strength.
Judging by age alone, apart from her half-sister Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er was actually the youngest among them.
After watching Lin Mo's previous spar with Feng Xiaotian, everyone had already understood several things.
When Charizard fought Feng Xiaotian, it had clearly restrained its power.
Otherwise, with the strength displayed by those wind blades, it would have been impossible for Feng Xiaotian to perform the Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes three times in succession.
This meant that the situation would likely be similar when they fought Charizard.
Charizard would not strike too heavily, allowing them to use the opportunity to hone their own abilities through combat.
This was a rare opportunity.
They could accumulate practical combat experience by sparring with a genius like Lin Mo without facing excessive danger.
Charizard, standing to the side, let out a low growl.
Excitement flashed through its dragon eyes, and the flame at the tip of its tail burned even more vigorously. It clearly looked eager to continue.
Charizard was naturally fond of battle, but because Lin Mo had been keeping a low profile on the continent during this period, it had remained at Dugu Manor and rarely had opportunities to fight.
To avoid unnecessary risks, Lin Mo had not even visited the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for some time.
Dugu Bo could not remain with him at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for extended periods, and far too many people in the outside world were watching Lin Mo.
First, there was the risk of exposing the existence of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Second, the area was sparsely populated. If someone waited there to ambush him, dealing with the situation would be extremely troublesome.
Lin Mo nodded.
"Then come."
Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu walked onto the field.
The two did not waste any words and immediately released their Spirits.
Huo Wushuang's Spirit was the One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon. Judging solely by its appearance, it bore some resemblance to Liu Erlong's Fire Dragon.
However, the flames controlled by Liu Erlong's Fire Dragon Spirit leaned toward Yin fire, while Huo Wushuang's One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon followed a path of pure explosive power.
As for Huo Wu, her Spirit was a rather unusual fire attribute Spirit.
It took the form of a shadow based on her own body and was known as Fire Shadow.
The battle began quickly and ended even faster.
Even with Charizard deliberately restraining its power, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu only barely managed to last three minutes by joining forces.
However, compared with the difference in spirit power rank, the disparity in the quality of their fire attributes left Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang feeling deeply disappointed.
Shui Bing'er's situation on the field was not much better.
Her Spirit was the Ice Phoenix, a top-tier ice attribute Beast Spirit.
With a spirit ring configuration of two yellow and two purple, along with her cultivation as a four-ring Spirit Ancestor, she could be regarded as a stunning genius among her peers.
However, when facing the flames released by Charizard, the ice wall she condensed for defense failed to provide even the slightest obstruction.
The wall was easily burned through by Charizard's flames.
Even when Shui Bing'er used her second Spirit Ability, Ice Ring Armor, to reinforce her defenses, it proved futile.
The moment the flames touched the ice armor, it began melting at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Shui Bing'er was forced to retreat repeatedly. Eventually, after being driven to the edge of the field, she had no choice but to concede.
The entire spar lasted less than two minutes.
Shui Bing'er's expression was no better than that of Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang.
This was the first time she had been so completely suppressed by another person in terms of attributes.