Emperor of Soul Pets

Chapter 58: Rao Wu vs. Lunzi Brooks

Lunzi Brooks walked into the arena grounds with a grim expression. The young child frowned as he glared at the strange youth opposite him. Brooks did not know where this peculiar 'Rao Wu' came from, but he had to admit that he underestimated the Jungle Boy. Rao Wu had exposed a level of power that Brooks never expected.

Intriguingly, despite his grim expression, there was no sense of loss or defeat in Brook's eyes. It was a remarkable temperament for an eleven-year-old child.

"I must apologize, Jungle Boy," Lunzi Brooks stated as he stopped at his designated spot. He drew his dagger, and his gaze narrowed as he added, "I underestimated you. You are strong enough to warrant my full attention."

Rao Wu smiled as he leaned against his spear. "Aren't you going to summon your soul pets?"

Shockingly, Lunzi Brooks shook his head. "My soul pets exist only to kill. I will not bring them out in such a trivial competition."

"What did you say?" Rao Wu's smile immediately dipped. "Soul pets are our companions and friends, in and out of battle. Are you saying you only let your soul pets out when it's time to kill?"

"Soul pets are friends? What kind of drivel have you been fed in the wild?" Lunzi Brooks' brow rose in ridicule. "Soul pets are tools. Humans utilize them to achieve our goals. Nothing more. Just like any good tool, we only bring them out when they have their uses, whether for entertainment or murder. And like any bad tool, we swap them out for better upgrades as we grow. Are you yet to realize this reality? You really are a jungle brat."

"Soul monsters are not tools!" Rao Wu's brows furrowed even deeper as a wave of deep-seated anger blazed in his chest. He brandished his spear and pointed it at Brooks. "I'll have you take that back!"

Brooks grunted as he tied his hair in a high ponytail. "Not only are you a traitor to humanity, but you are also an ungrateful fool who hasn't learned the royalty you were born into." A dense, black aura burst out of the child as he raised his dagger. "Today, I will correct your erroneous path. Try not to die."

"Again, with this nonsense." Brooks' words fully ignited Rao Wu's battle intent. The child gritted his teeth in anger. "It's always humans this, humans that." Rao Wu had seen enough to know that the three species: humans, hybrids, and beastkin, had their issues and differences of opinion.

There were good and bad people on all sides, but humans had the largest camp of zealots in Rao Wu's little experience and were often the aggressors. He had always wanted to knock some sense into these people but often lacked the strength to do so.

Today, Rao Wu had strength. He would begin with fixing this child's twisted mentality. "Ju Tu, Xian Da, stand back for a bit. I'll handle this one."

Xian Da hesitated. "Are you sure? He looks strong."

Rao Wu, however, winked at Xian Da. "Don't worry. I'm pretty strong too."

"Alright, then." Xian Da smirked and then took a few steps back.

"Be careful," Ju Tu said as he also stepped back with his staff.

Brooks grinned as he noticed the strange movement. "Heh. So you do have some human pride in you after all."

"Shut up." Rao Wu could not be bothered to correct him. Instead, he turned to the referee and stated, "I'm ready."

The referee, who had been listening to the children's banter, smiled as he turned to Brooks. When Brooks nodded, he waved his hand and shouted, "Fight!"

Boom! Boom!

Rao Wu and Brooks exploded out of the blocks in tandem, displaying unbelievable speed as their weapons clashed at the center.