Chapter 48: The Final Battle

The purple spots on Agumon's body looked rather frightening, but in truth, they merely hampered his movement a little. After a visit to the infirmary, Agumon was back to his usual self.

"Agumon, you were amazing!"

The afternoon arrived, and the first match was the battle for third place: Veemon, who had been defeated by the Spirit Beast, faced off against Lala Beast, who had lost to Agumon.

Veemon lacked the perseverance that Agumon possessed, and under the barrage of Lala Beast's Nut Shots, soon lost the ability to fight.

Thus, Lala Beast claimed third place.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come for the championship match of our Newcomer's Cup! Let us welcome Hua Feihua from Shashi and her Spirit Beast!"

Amidst enthusiastic applause, Hua Feihua stepped onto the stage with her Spirit Beast.

"The match is about to begin. Hua, do you have any words for your opponent?" The host energetically tried to liven up the atmosphere, addressing Hua Feihua.

"I will take the championship. He should go back to where he came from." Hua Feihua, who had originally intended to say nothing, remembered the photo of Master Zhang and Agumon's words, so she still uttered some trash talk.

Today, I must turn that Agumon into Master Zhang.

"Haha, it seems our Hua from Shashi is quite welcoming. Now, let us invite Zhao Jie from Wuling City and his digital partner, Agumon."

"In the previous matches, Agumon has demonstrated his strength and courage. What surprises will he bring us in today's final?"

Zhao Jie appeared on the stage with Agumon, and the host introduced him at length, soon arriving at the previous segment.

"Zhao, just now Hua said she will take the championship. What do you have to say?"

With a smile, the host looked at Zhao Jie.

"I'm sorry, the championship can only belong to me and Agumon. Now that she's facing us, it's time for her daydream to end."

Applause thundered through the audience.

Compared to the Spirit Beast who had crushed opponents all the way, most spectators hoped Agumon, who had overcome strong enemies, would perform miracles.

"It seems both competitors are full of confidence. Please prepare yourselves—the final of the Newcomer's Cup is about to begin. Before the match, let's thank the sponsors of today's tournament..."

After a string of sponsor names was read out, Zhao Jie and Hua Feihua were ready. The Spirit Beast and Agumon stood at opposite ends of the ring, gazing at each other from afar.

"Let the match begin."

The whistle sounded on the stage, signaling that the champion of this Newcomer's Cup would soon be decided.

Swish!

At the moment the whistle blew, Agumon darted in a zigzag pattern, pressing toward the Spirit Beast.

Earth Spears.

A cluster of earth spears formed beside the Spirit Beast and thrust at Agumon, their rapid movement slicing through the air.

Charged Small Flame.

After dodging several earth spears, Agumon was left with nowhere to escape and had to use his special move; flames erupted from Agumon's mouth.

Boom...

The flames collided with the earth spears, devouring them, but did not stop, surging onward toward the Spirit Beast.

Earth Wall.

As Agumon unleashed his special attack, an earth wall rose before the Spirit Beast, blocking the lingering force of the flames.

"Whoosh."

The ground trembled, and another earth wall surged up from beneath Agumon's feet with lightning speed, sending him flying.

"Ah!"

Seeing this, many people cried out in surprise. It was the Spirit Beast's signature move: earth walls continuously rose from the ground, relentlessly attacking Agumon.

Veemon had been forced into a dead corner by this move in the previous match, resulting in his defeat.

Bang!

Agumon quickly fired a small flame, but it failed to destroy the earth wall, which continued to appear at his landing spot.

"Swish!"

Under everyone's gaze, Agumon used his physical strength to firmly grab the protruding earth wall, refusing to be thrown again.

Earth wall dissipates, earth spear strikes.

The Spirit Beast's combat instincts were sharp; realizing the earth wall tactic was failing, it swiftly dissolved the wall and launched a massive earth spear at Agumon.

Bang!

The earth spear struck the ground, and Agumon narrowly dodged, glaring at the Spirit Beast. Did the opponent's digital energy never run out?

"Keys are one yuan for three—how many are you worthy of?" As he advanced, Agumon used the trash talk Zhao Jie had taught him, but disappointingly, the opponent ignored him entirely.

There was no intention to engage with him.

"Small Flame!"

"Double Burst!"

In the heat of battle, Agumon finally seized an opportunity, unleashing flames toward the Spirit Beast.

Bang...

The earth wall shattered, forming anew!

The hard-won opening was easily neutralized by the Spirit Beast.

The fight had reached a stalemate; neither Spirit Beast nor Agumon had found a chance to defeat the other.

"A splendid match."

Master Feng nodded approvingly. This duel was top-tier for the growth stage; both their combat awareness and the physical conditioning of their digital beasts had been cultivated superbly.

He remembered when they had just contracted their digital beasts—there were no such dazzling battles, just a few special moves and it was over.

Such thrilling matches were what he wanted to see.

Times must progress; if things always remained as they were in his era, it would be a tragedy of the times.

"Master Feng is right. I thought Agumon would soon be defeated, but I didn't expect him to last so long against my daughter's Spirit Beast." Hua Manlou looked at the two digital beasts on stage with amazement.

After all, Hua Feihua's Spirit Beast had received superb training, yet it couldn't easily overcome the unknown Agumon.

"Your Agumon is strong. I admit I underestimated you. But the gap between us is too great; this time, the championship will be mine."

Hua Feihua's voice suddenly sounded in Zhao Jie's ear.

Hearing this, Zhao Jie instinctively turned to look at Hua Feihua.

"What is this?!"

His eyes widened in shock.

Digital energy, which only a Digimon Tamer could sense, was constantly spilling from the center of Hua Feihua's brow, streaming toward her Spirit Beast in the ring.

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