Chapter 282

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    Chapter 282

    No one had expected such a dramatic reversal.

    Everyone knew Bai Jingzhong's trump card would be powerful.

    But no one imagined it would be this overwhelming.

    It had completely surpassed everything they understood.

    The strange metallic substance covering the arena looked neither fully liquid nor completely solid, yet it flowed and changed shape at Yashan's command.

    Even more unbelievable...

    It crackled with countless arcs of lightning.

    Where had the electricity come from?

    Could Bai Jingzhong have secretly coordinated with the city's power station and buried high-voltage cables beneath the arena?

    Before anyone could voice those doubts...

    Yashan took a third step.

    Boom!

    The ground exploded beneath his feet.

    His massive body vanished.

    Only a black blur flashed across the battlefield.

    The twin blades in his hands alternated continuously.

    Clang! Clang! Clang!

    Clear metallic sounds echoed throughout the arena.

    Only after streaking past more than a dozen steel monuments did Yashan finally come to a stop.

    Behind him...

    Every steel monument he had passed slowly split apart.

    The upper halves slid sideways...

    Then crashed heavily onto the ground.

    Bang! Bang! Bang!

    Along with the falling steel...

    Half the bodies of more than a dozen summoned beasts dropped onto the arena.

    Blood sprayed everywhere.

    In an instant, the shining steel was stained crimson.

    More than a dozen powerful summoned beasts...

    Had all been slaughtered within only a few seconds.

    The audience collectively sucked in a cold breath.

    Many felt as though everything they knew about summoned beasts was collapsing before their eyes.


    ---

    Hua Shaosun stood frozen.

    His mind was completely blank.

    Just moments ago...

    More than a dozen mental connections had snapped simultaneously.

    The violent backlash almost split his head apart.

    But that pain...

    Was nothing compared to the despair of defeat.

    He had possessed an overwhelming advantage.

    How...

    Had he suddenly lost everything?

    "No!"

    "I still have five summoned beasts!"

    "I can still win!"

    His face turned crimson as he roared at Su Hao.

    He tore the thermal monocular from his face and crushed it in one hand.

    The shattered lenses sliced open his palm.

    Blood flowed freely...

    Yet he seemed completely unaware.

    With an enraged roar...

    He ordered the remaining five flying summoned beasts to dive toward Yashan.


    ---

    The Super Fire Elemental Beast opened its jaws.

    A torrent of blazing fire engulfed Yashan.

    The outer layer of his armor rapidly melted away...

    Only for fresh armor to immediately regenerate.

    Yashan grinned.

    "You want to play with fire?"

    "Super Fire Dragon—Lightning-Piercing Inferno Vortex!"

    He swung both enormous blades.

    A gigantic tornado woven from lightning and flames roared into the sky.

    The five flying summoned beasts were swallowed whole.

    Lightning ravaged them.

    Fire scorched them.

    The violent vortex threw every one of them completely off balance.

    Unable to maintain flight...

    They crashed toward the arena one after another.

    The Transformation Steel surged upward.

    Before they could recover, all five summoned beasts were tightly wrapped inside it.

    Yashan calmly walked over.

    One after another...

    He executed every trapped summoned beast.

    Only after the final one died...

    Did Hua Shaosun finally remember to press the surrender button.


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    Both of Hua Shaosun's hands gripped the railing tightly.

    His eyes had completely lost their focus.

    "...It's over..."

    "...I'm finished..."

    Even after obtaining five Super Summoned Beasts...

    He had still lost.

    From this day onward...

    He would never again have such an opportunity.

    He could only remain an ordinary summoner.


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    Yashan quietly spoke through the Marble Space.

    "Boss Jingzhong."

    "It's done."

    "What now?"

    Su Hao calmly replied,

    "Return to where you appeared."

    "Withdraw the Transformation Steel."

    "Then burrow underground and head back to the spectator stands."

    Yashan immediately complied.

    Carrying the two giant blades on his shoulders, he swaggered back confidently.

    The endless sea of Transformation Steel flowed back beneath the earth.

    Within moments...

    The arena had returned to ordinary ground.

    Su Hao casually waved his hand.

    To everyone else...

    It looked like he was recalling his final summoned beast.

    The enormous dog-headed steel ape slowly sank beneath the earth.

    It disappeared under countless reluctant gazes.


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    Silence.

    Complete silence.


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    Then...

    The host's excited voice erupted across the entire arena.

    "Congratulations!"

    "The champion of this World Summoner All-Star Tournament..."

    "Summoner No. 13661..."

    "Bai Jingzhong!!"

    The entire stadium exploded.

    Cheers.

    Applause.

    Shouts.

    Cries.

    Laughter.

    Tears.

    Every emotion mixed together beneath the open sky.

    No matter who they had supported...

    Everyone had witnessed history.

    The champion of this year's World Summoner All-Star Tournament...

    Was a boy barely ten years old.

    If someone had predicted that before the tournament began...

    No one would have believed it.


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    Among the audience...

    Sister Bai jumped so high she nearly lost her balance.

    Her face was bright red.

    After shouting herself hoarse...

    She suddenly slapped her forehead.

    "Xiaotian!"

    "Where's the banner I prepared?"

    Xiaotian and everyone from Morning Sun Courtyard looked at one another speechlessly.

    Sister Bai immediately turned toward Hu Sheng.

    "Hurry!"

    "I left the banner at Molly's house!"

    "Go get it!"

    Hu Sheng sighed helplessly before running off.


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    Inside the VIP room...

    Chen Chufeng and the middle-aged man stared at one another in silence.

    Neither had expected this outcome.

    What interested them most...

    Was naturally Bai Jingzhong's final summoned beast.

    Chen Chufeng slowly muttered,

    "It controls lightning..."

    "Fire..."

    "And that strange metal..."

    "Completely unbelievable."

    The middle-aged man's eyes shone brightly.

    "The value hidden inside that summoned beast..."

    "Is immeasurable."

    Chen Chufeng slowly nodded.

    "...Who exactly is Bai Jingzhong?"

    The middle-aged man asked,

    "What are you planning to do?"

    The two exchanged a glance.

    Neither continued the conversation.


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    News of Bai Jingzhong's victory spread across the world almost immediately.

    The people of Yongxin City celebrated the hardest.

    Their city had produced the champion.

    It was an honor shared by every resident.

    Everyone eagerly awaited Bai Jingzhong's triumphant return.


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    Among those who were most stunned...

    Was Master Fu Leyi.

    She stared blankly at the television.

    Her mouth hung open.

    Her large eyes were filled with disbelief.

    Even her gold-rimmed glasses had slipped halfway down her nose...

    Yet she never noticed.


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    After receiving the championship prize—

    The Titan Behemoth—

    Su Hao declined every interview and invitation.

    He immediately found Sister Bai and the others.

    "Sister Bai."

    "Book plane tickets for the day after tomorrow."

    "Fly back."

    "Don't take the bus."

    "And don't buy one for me."

    "I'll remain in Shengshi City for a few more days."

    Sister Bai was startled.

    "You're not coming back with us?"

    "What about Jingyi?"

    Su Hao replied calmly,

    "Jingyi will return with you."

    "Don't worry."

    "I know what I'm doing."

    Sister Bai wanted to persuade him...

    But ultimately said nothing.

    She and Yashan returned to pack their belongings.


    ---

    Meanwhile...

    Su Hao quietly stood beside a busy street.

    Watching the endless traffic.

    Watching countless pedestrians come and go.

    After a long while...

    He randomly chose a direction and began walking.

    Without any destination.

    Slowly...

    His heart settled.

    His thoughts became clear once more.

    As he walked...

    He silently organized everything that had happened and planned his future.

    The purpose of entering the World Summoner All-Star Tournament had been to establish contact with the upper levels of the Summoned Beast Management Agency and secure a stable channel for acquiring advanced technology.

    That objective had now been achieved.

    Next...

    He would continue cultivating the Genesis Sovereign.

    Once it matured, he would infiltrate the Management Agency and quietly turn its top researchers into hosts of the Genesis Sovereign.

    Through them...

    He would acquire every technology he wanted.

    If everything progressed smoothly...

    It should take around five years.

    The nature of space also remained one of his greatest mysteries.

    There appeared to be a close relationship between spatial travel and spiritual power...

    Yet no direct connection had been confirmed.

    Why could summoned beasts freely travel between the Primary Star and the Secondary Star, while humans could not?

    The Summoned Beast Resistance Association appeared to possess the relevant technology.

    His current plan was to first absorb everything the Management Agency knew...

    Then seek out the Resistance Association.

    Yashan happened to be interested in that organization as well.

    He could leave that investigation to him.

    The tournament had also exposed several weaknesses.

    For example...

    How could he defend himself against increasingly advanced firearms and high-tech assassination methods?

    And in a world where nearly everyone appeared ordinary...

    How could he accurately distinguish enemies from harmless civilians?

    These issues required immediate solutions.

    Finally...

    It was time to leave Morning Sun Courtyard.

    Neither he nor Yashan could continue living there.

    They needed a place entirely their own.

    A hidden base.

    A laboratory concealed from the world.

    One that could eventually grow into their own high-tech research center.

    (End of Chapter 282)
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