'This is unexpected. I didn't expect that the four kids would fight the Wooden Monkey first.'
Wang Shòu thought as he watched the four kids clumsily fight the six Wooden Monkeys.
'What is the spirit elder thinking? Well, no matter, the four kids are no match for the Wooden Monkeys, so I don't need to worry. I just need to watch until that spirit elder makes his move...'
Wang Shòu then quickly used Nasty Plot three times in succession. However, at the same time, he quickly felt tired too.
'It seems that buff moves cost more stamina than usual moves... but I wonder how strong my special attack is now?'
If he remember correctly, the increase or decrease in stages is determined by a multiplier. An increase by six stages should be around four times, while a decrease by six stages results in 1/4. Meaning that his special attack has increased by four times!
'Hey, system. Since my special attack increased by 6 stages, making it four times stronger, how potent is my special attack now?'
[It is judged that your special attack is comparable to around level 20, which is 500 years old.]
'W-woah, that is strong... if I use Growl and Tail Whip, then this should put me and the Spirit Elder on equal ground!'
Feeling pumped up and confident, Wang Shòu continues to watch secretly, waiting for the opportunity, like a eagle watching its prey.
After a while, the four kids have become tired and are at a huge disadvantage against the six Wooden Monkeys.
Without any surprise, Rio Xi, who has the weakest attack martial spirit beside Zhang Wei and is the most tired of the four kids, is the first one to make a mistake.
"K-kyah!" Ruo Xi, who just dodged one of the Wooden Monkey's spears, steps on a rocky dent on the ground and trips over.
"Grook!" Not letting go of this advantage, the Wooden Monkey nearest the girl immediately advances with a spear made out of branch, ready to stab her.
"Eeep!" Ruo Xi tightly closes her eyes, waiting for the almost inevitable ending.
Whoosh!
But after a whooshing sound, she slowly opens her eyes to find herself somehow standing with Zhang Wei and Su Yuntao, who is standing in front of her.
While the Wooden Monkey, who was about to hit Ruo Xi with the spear, is confused when the spear hits nothing but air.
"Are you okay?" Su Yuntao asks, brushing the dust off his clothes. Ruo Xi quickly realized that Su Yuntao is the one who saved her.
"Y-yes, thank you!" Ruo Xi says, thanking Su Yuntao while thinking in awe, 'Is this the power of the spirit elder?'
'Fast! Far faster than I thought,' Wang Shòu thinks in surprise. Hiding, he saw the whole picture, but even he barely saw the speed at which Su Yuntao moved.
'...It seems that the Douluo world is far stronger than I remember...' Wang Shòu ponders.
Initially, he thought that the Douluo world wasn't too powerful. At most, Dragon God who was the Supreme-God Kind and the strongest, can destroy the world if given enough time. But the speed of what that spirit elder moved... If it were in the Douluo book, it would be comparable to a Spirit Saint!
'Hey, system. Just a question, is this world far stronger than the book? And if that is the case, how strong do you need to be to affect the world?'
[Yes, the Douluo world you are in right now is far stronger than the Douluo book you read. Limit Douluo, the pinnacle of humanity, can cause tsunamis and earthquakes with just its aura alone, while a God Officer can easily change and destroy the world.]
'F**k! You're kidding me! God Officer can destroy a world?! Ooh boy... does that mean a Supreme God-King can, I don't know, affect the galaxy?...'
Realizing this, Wang Shòu shudders... it doesn't feel pleasant knowing that a casual move of a God can destroy the world that he lives on.
Thank goodness that the God Realm is caught in a space turbulence and would take 10,000 years to come back... otherwise, he will never feel safe until he becomes a God too.
'For now, let's not think about it. It will only distract me...'
Wang Shòu shakes his head, and with this intel, he now knows that he had made a mistake and that this spirit elder is far stronger than what he calculated.
But he forgot that while spirit masters are far stronger than depicted in the book, spirit beasts are also far stronger than depicted in the book, and Wang Shòu, who is a Pokemon and also a spirit beast, is no exception to this.
"Hey, Yi Han, Pai Wei, and Hao Yu! Come back, you've done enough!" Su Yuntao calls.
Hearing this, the three kids obediently follow and quickly retreat to the side of Zhang Wei and Ruo Xi.
"You all did well enough. Now it is time for me to demonstrate and show you the true power of a spirit master," Su Yuntao says and strides forward, releasing his spirit power as a spirit elder.
"Grook! Grook!" Screeching, the six Wooden Monkeys quickly group together, as their instincts warn them that the man in front of them is very dangerous.
"Lone Wolf Possession!"
Su Yuntao bellows. An enormous purplish-colored wolf appears in the air behind Su Yuntao and howls to the sky, showing off its domineering strength. Then it slowly sinks into Su Yuntao's body, fusing with his body and boosting his strength and speed even further.
'Now!'
Suddenly, at a critical moment when the Lone Wolf was fusing with Su Yuntao and his guard was down, Wang Shòu seizes the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
'Thunder Wave!'
From behind Su Yuntao's back, a small jolt of electricity quickly went toward Su Yuntao's body.
"Su Yuntao!"
The five kids scream in surprise, as they were the first ones to see this since they were behind Su Yuntao, but it was too late.
"What?" Su Yuntao, who hears the sound, turns his head back but gets hit with Thunder Wave instead. "Gaah!"
Feeling pain all over his body, Su Yuntao's body is now paralyzed and unable to move or use his martial spirit temporarily.
'Good! It's successful! Now, use this chance to use Growl and Tail Whip!'
Feeling it is no longer necessary to hide, Wang Shòu quickly jumps out of hiding from the bushes.