My starting summon is a small skeleton-Chapter 182 - 180 Victory

Arena.

The moment the silver-white spear smashed into the shadow, bursts of electricity and fire erupted.

The arena reached its most dazzling moment, and the tension also peaked.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes—even if slightly irritated by the bright light—still fixed on the stage, their hearts pounding with anticipation.

Who won this battle after all?

Was it Little Skeleton or Fire Chick?

Even Zhang Wentao, who had said he wanted Lu Wu to taste defeat, was now clenching his fists tight.

Obviously, what he said and what he hoped for regarding Lu Wu winning the championship were completely different.

However, one person knew the outcome the instant the Little Skeleton’s spear struck.

Because the moment that bone staff transformed, she knew what was inside it.

Yet, she was not pleased at all; her face immediately darkened as it meant the possibility she didn’t want to accept had greatly increased.

So now, her eyes fixed on Lu Wu, she wondered many things.

Her face kept changing expressions.

Elsewhere, the two types of light on the stage held each other in a stalemate before finally breaking.

Eventually, the electricity proved more dominant, and in less than a few seconds, the phantom of the Fire Chick shattered, its fire light dimmed instantly, and the electricity peaked, completely overtaking the stage, sweeping the Fire Chick right off.

This battle was decided in that instant.

Little Skeleton defeated Fire Chick, and Team 042 had triumphed over Team 044 to become the first champion from Jiangnan in recent years.

At that moment, filled with years of Jiangnan people’s expectations, joyful cheers erupted loudly, and the arena boiled over once again.

Millions watching the live network broadcast also erupted in excitement.

This surge of joy was difficult to contain; it was the perfect moment for advertising.

Knowing this, Lu Wu quickly rushed to the edge of the stage, shouting at Little Skeleton, "Quick, quick, quick, switch to the advertisement!"

Caught up in inspecting his spear, Little Skeleton snapped out of it and immediately played the advertisement with the background music.

"Being invincible is so, so lonely."

During the advertisement, Lu Wu took the moment to examine the silver spear in Little Skeleton’s hand.

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Name: Mysterious Bone Staff (Silver Spear Form)

Quality: Silver (suspected)

Side effect: Increases the "[Charging]" skill effect by fifty percent.

Skill: Thunder Dragon Strike (condenses all Thunder Attribute energy to deliver a must-kill strike. As strong as Little Skeleton, currently able to inflict Boss 3 Star damage. Cooldown 3 days)

Description: It seems it has many positions yet to be unlocked.

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Well, this form of the bone staff really was strong.

But Lu Wu was a bit dumbfounded.

"Doesn’t make sense, how can the bone staff transform like this?

It’s illogical! And how can the companion equipment quality upgrade out of nowhere?

What’s the principle here?"

As Lu Wu puzzled over the silver spear, Captain Wang Jun from Team 044 came over, holding a chicken that had returned to 20 centimeters in size, looking utterly exhausted and seemingly powerless.

His face somewhat showed the gloom of defeat.

"I thought I had definitely won, but you had such a trick up your sleeve. Truly fitting of a Cultivation Master!"

Lu Wu didn’t take kindly to that.

Blaming their cultivation masters again?

Seeing the look on Lu Wu’s face, Wang Jun quickly said sincerely, "I didn’t mean you are sneaky; I truly admire you!"

Lu Wu couldn’t help but roll his eyes, "What? Are you sure you’re not here to pick a fight?"

"Look at it, if I came over, it would just be to get beaten up."

Wang Jun’s comment eased the tension, and Lu Wu’s gaze then shifted to the chicken in his arms, sincerely admiring it.

"I have to say, your little chicken is really good!"

Indeed, it was good; if it weren’t for Little Skeleton’s cheating, it would have been unbeatable.

But when Lu Wu called it a little chicken, the already exhausted chicken suddenly got excited, stretching its neck and aiming to peck at Lu Wu.

"What’s going on with it?"

"Don’t call it little chicken, it gets angry!"

"Eh?"

Lu Wu was startled, took another look at the chicken’s state, and realized this chicken was truly odd.

Angry: I’m not a chicken, I am a Phoenix, a very beautiful, very big one that can fly!!!

So, me eating chicken stewed with mushrooms is fine!

What a story!

But Lu Wu didn’t have the chance to listen to this story.

They hadn’t talked for two sentences when the staff came over to have Lu Wu and the others prepare for the award ceremony.

Well, the high school league’s award ceremonies were always especially simple.

Who wouldn’t keep the championship simple since it was always someone else’s win; just a brief ceremony was enough for Jiangnan side before.

Today was different. After being suppressed for several years, Jiangnan finally had their moment, taking two of the top three spots.

Of course, Jiangnan took the opportunity to really hype up this award ceremony.

The staff even specifically asked Lu Wu and his team 042 to take a shower and change clothes. Yes, this was Zhang Wentao’s request, who also personally delivered three sets of Jiangnan University uniforms to them.

This old man clearly learned from Lu Wu how to seize an opportunity for publicity.

And he wasn’t the only shrewd one.

While Lu Wu and his team were preparing backstage, about a dozen Jiangnan businesses, somehow having obtained Lu Wu’s contact, all wanted to hitch a ride on this wave of popularity.

Under normal circumstances, Lu Wu might have been interested.

But now, as soon as he heard their offers, he immediately lost interest.

After all, almost none of these enterprises related to the summoner industry, and what they could offer was just money.

But Lu Wu wasn’t interested in money. Moreover, with the award ceremony schedule being tight, he simply rejected them all.

After some hustle, Lu Wu, leading Dudu and accompanied by Lin Jianying and the staff, went to receive the award.

Initially, Lu Wu was quite joyful.

However, upon arriving at the venue, that joy vanished, replaced by the chilling sensation he often felt during May and June.

At the same time, the people around him all focused their gaze, specifically on the now-slimmed Dudu.

This made Lu Wu quite upset; his wife was pretty, but not for others to ogle at.

Besides, they were wearing masks and conservative uniforms. Lu Wu had checked before coming out to ensure that not a single inch of skin was exposed. To still be staring at them, wasn’t that a bit too depraved?

Lu Wu was obviously being narrow-minded, assuming everyone was lusting after his wife.

In reality, the attention on Dudu was partly because she now indeed looked great, but that wasn’t the main reason.

The main thing was, Dudu was now slim instead of plump.

Her appearance in this context was problematic; this was supposed to be Team 042’s award ceremony, so what did slim Dudu have to do with it?

Why was she holding the Earth Spirit Pig, which belonged to plump Dudu?

Was it that this scoundrel had discarded the old for the new?

During the competition, he called her his sweet plump Dudu, but no sooner had it ended, he switched to a slim version to bask in the glory?

Considering this possibility, the audience’s look towards Lu Wu turned rather menacing.

Just then, a sequence of steady footsteps approached Lu Wu, and the crowd in front of him parted, allowing Jiang Yuexing with an expressionless face to walk up to Lu Wu.

Before Lu Wu could react, she pointed at Dudu huddled by his side, looking timid under the scrutiny.

"Who is she?"

"My wife!"

Lu Wu blurted out unconsciously, causing Dudu, holding onto his arm, to stiffen up and then heat flushed to her head.

On Lu Wu’s side, he noticed that Jiang Yuexing’s gaze on him seemed fraught with much more danger.

Lu Wu even felt like she wasn’t really looking at him.

But that wasn’t the point. The point was, Lu Wu realized he was about to freeze to death and also snapped back to what he had just blurted out.

"She’s my teammate!"

"Your teammate? Which one? Take off her mask and let me have a look!"

"No!" Lu Wu unhesitatingly refused.

He wasn’t about to let others see his wife.

Everyone outside was no good, the whole audience was eyeing his wife, what if he took off the mask? That’d be asking for trouble.

No, absolutely not. Even if it killed him, he wouldn’t remove the mask.

But as soon as Lu Wu spoke, he noticed Jiang Yuexing looking even more dangerously at him, feeling colder, and even Dudu started shivering slightly.

Fortunately, at that moment, Zhao Kai Ming gathered his courage to come forward.

"Uh, Governor, the one beside Xiao Lu should be his teammate, Pang Duddu.

Although I don’t know why she slimmed down so much in such a short time, it’s indisputable that she is Pang Duddu, otherwise, the Earth Spirit Pig wouldn’t let her hold it.

Also, I think, Dudu’s drastic weight loss must be related to the recent eruption by the Earth Spirit Pig."

With this explanation from Zhao Kai Ming, Jiang Yuexing paused, took a closer look at Dudu and the pig in her arms.

After confirming it was as Zhao Kai Ming said, Lu Wu felt suddenly not so cold anymore, and Jiang Yuexing’s look at him lost much of its danger and even seemed a bit relieved, though he couldn’t tell what she was feeling relieved about.

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Zhao Kai Ming, on the other hand, was puzzled.

Actually, what he just said was obvious to anyone with a bit of insight.

Logically, Jiang Yuexing, being a bigwig, should have seen through it, he thought she was trying to clear things for Lu Wu, but now it seemed she genuinely had not noticed before.

That was quite improper!

Then, Zhao Kai Ming suddenly remembered.

Jiang Yuexing, though publicly claiming to be married and asking everyone to call her Mrs. Jiang.

But no one had ever seen her husband, supposedly exploring new worlds in some secret realm. Originally, Zhao Kai Ming hadn’t pondered much, but now, considering the situation, a daring thought surged in his mind.

"Could it be…"

Zhao Kai Ming’s musings were cut short when Jiang Yuexing suddenly glanced at him, sending a chill through him, turning his face pale.

Done for, he seemed to know something he shouldn’t have, would he be silenced?

…

Well, about that missing chapter, let me ponder on it.

Actually, the day before yesterday, I went on a blind date, and these past two days I was chatting with the girl.

But don’t worry, she has already rejected me, so I can heal from this and make up the missing chapter.

Yep, that’s it, going to have a cry now!