Chapter 1399: Chapter 676: Poisonous Fungus Fern!

The Dragon Rising Federation is one of the few federations in the Human World that possesses the Battle Network, and Fang Mu has often participated in exhibition matches on the Battle Network, being a regular in these exhibition events, having experienced the enthusiastic baptism of the audience multiple times.

Yet, the audience from the exhibition matches of the Silver Palace and Gold Palace of the Battle Network paled in comparison to the audience currently in the Battle Hall of the Second World!

Fang Mu looked up, seeing the seated audience everywhere his gaze landed.

Fang Mu found it hard to imagine just how many people were waiting for the upcoming battle, but his previous experiences allowed him to quickly regain his composure.

However, Lu Ye, who was Fang Mu’s first opponent in this exhibition match, was not so lucky – he had never seen such a scene before.

Hearing the audience’s voices roar like a tsunami, Lu Ye felt as though even his breathing was beginning to be obstructed.

His heart thumped incessantly, as if it could leap out from his chest at any moment.

Lu Ye subconsciously focused on Yan Luo, his opponent, realizing that Yan Luo seemed unaffected by the uproar as if not the slightest bit bothered.

This made Lu Ye subconsciously think that either Yan Luo was an idiot or had grown accustomed to such grand scenes.

It was clear that an idiot could not possibly fight their way up to the Hall Stage advancement tournament.

Regardless of whether Yan Luo could complete the advancement in rank, Yan Luo was bound to be a historic figure in the Second World.

The Battle Hall in front of him was opened for Yan Luo!

While trembling with nervousness, Lu Ye felt a great deal of pressure from his unruffled opponent.

Before Lu Ye could react, he heard a clear, cold male voice rise.

“The duel in the Arena has already started; don’t you plan to summon your beasts first?”

This cold male voice reminded Lu Ye that he had been dazed by the atmosphere on the scene for too long, which was unbecoming of a duelist.

Lu Ye felt a bit embarrassed. During his moment of distraction, his opponent, Yan Luo, could have taken the opportunity to summon his beasts and launch an attack on him.

Had Yan Luo launched a rash attack, Lu Ye would have been caught off guard at that moment.

But Yan Luo’s words just now didn’t spare any face for him!

Lu Ye hastily summoned his own beasts. The first to appear at his feet was a tender young plant, which immediately spat out a large amount of gray-green liquid.

The plant itself also began to propagate rapidly, forming a green space over five square meters around Lu Ye’s feet.

Following this tender young plant was a giant eight-meter tall cactus covered in thorns.

Under normal circumstances, plant-type beastmasters would evolve fairy-like Flower Spirits, but this giant cactus had clearly mutated during its evolution into a humanoid creature capable of moving freely!

On Fang Mu’s side, as usual, he first summoned the Fusion Tyrant and the Restrained Heart Maggot Girl, sparking passionate discussions among the audience in the Battle Hall about the duel between Fang Mu and Lu Ye.

“I didn’t expect young Yan Luo to be such a gentleman, even knowing to give his opponent the courtesy of not launching a surprise attack! If I were to face an opponent who is older and much stronger than me, I would definitely go for a preemptive strike!”

“Please, this is an exhibition match, do you even understand what that means!? Attacking the opponent while they are distracted, do you even want any popularity?”

“Judging by the strength of the beasts from both sides, Lu Ye’s beasts are clearly much stronger in aura than Yan Luo’s beasts, I think Yan Luo has no chance of winning this match! The Hall Stage advancement tournament is really too tough!”

As they say, laymen enjoy the show, while experts observe the skills; those who understood combat and had discernment all realized that Yan Luo’s combat cultivation was far higher than Lu Ye’s.

By now, the number of people in the Battle Hall has definitely surpassed tens of millions, all connecting to the Second World through Dream Beasts. There are no so-called spatial restrictions within the Second World.

The audience who had just teleported to the Battle Hall seats felt immense pressure, requiring some time to adapt to the pressure.

As a duelist, standing at the center of the Battle Hall, surrounded by tens of millions of eyes, any normal seventeen or eighteen-year-old would have likely been weak in the knees by now!

Yan Luo’s two dead creatures, though only at Diamond Phase Level One, are undoubtedly more meticulously cultivated than Lu Ye’s cultivation of his beasts.

Moreover, the quality of both of Yan Luo’s beasts has reached Legendary Quality!

Lu Ye’s beasts might rank higher, but their quality is only of Epic Quality, falling short of Yan Luo’s.

However, the disparity in ranks cannot be made up by quality, so Yan Luo’s calm demeanor in the face of his opponent must be due to some assurance or trump card, right?

Fang Mu has already investigated Lu Ye’s two beasts through his Innate Divine Skill [Eye of Omniscience] of Fool’s Shadow.

[Beast Name]: Poisonous Fungus Fern

[Beast Species]: Fungus Fern Family/Spore Fern Species

[Beast Level]: Diamond (7/10)

[Beast Element]: Wood

[Beast Potential]: Diamond

[Beast Quality]: Epic

Skills:

[Fungal Mist]: The leaves emit a fog rich in a special type of fungi, which when coming into contact with an object, generates slippery and tough mycelium to bind and secure the target.

[Fungal Thorn]: This special type of fungus can adhere to the surface of an object for if the target contains energy, it absorbs the energy and grows thorns inversely into the target, with the thorns having certain blood-sucking effects.