Chapter 136: Bald Duel? Monk Shiwu Rejoices!
Chapter 136: Bald Duel? Monk Shiwu Rejoices!
Ren Qianqian returned. She came back injured.
Principal Lu personally stepped forward to check on Ren Qianqian's injuries.
"Fortunately, there are no internal injuries. The opponent showed mercy, it's just superficial wounds. She'll recover after some rest."
Indeed, Shui Long showed mercy.
As a master of internal strength, if Shui Long had been more ruthless, with the few hits he delivered to Ren Qianqian, he could have crippled her.
He could have easily injured her internal organs using internal strength.
It can be said that, from the beginning of the competition until now, most people on the stage have been holding back.
After all, they are compatriots, there's no need to go all out.
Although Shui Long held back, the way he fought was quite humiliating.
This guy likes to hit people with his feet!
If you say his expertise is in leg techniques, there's not much to say.
But the thing is, Shui Long is also very skilled with his hands!
Ren Qianqian isn't weak, there were a few moments where she forced Shui Long to use his hands.
But once he gained the upper hand, Shui Long withdrew his hands, even putting them in his pockets.
To put it bluntly, Shui Long is arrogant, looking down on others, thinking Ren Qianqian doesn't deserve him using his hands…
"I'm sorry, I've been eliminated. I couldn't even get past the first round," Ren Qianqian said sorrowfully.
Everyone quickly comforted her.
Even Tang Zichen spoke up: "Qianqian, it's okay. Someone will lead us to achieve a good ranking!"
Everyone was stunned by her words.
Although the martial arts competition follows an elimination system, as long as one person in the team achieves a good ranking, the rewards at the end are based on the best result among the team members.
According to this rule, is it possible that as long as the most powerful person in the team competes, the others can rest?
This isn't very reliable.
During the elimination process, opponents are randomly drawn.
If you're unlucky and are matched against stronger opponents, like Qin Muyin or Ba Liming, then you're doomed.
So, it's better if everyone competes.
Even if your strength is relatively low, as long as you're lucky enough not to be matched against stronger opponents, you might still achieve a good ranking.
This is why everyone is actively participating!
…
Due to the large number of participants from the Xia Country District, the first-round elimination took a full 10 days to complete.
During these 10 days, 16 massive arenas were almost continuously hosting matches from morning till night without a break.
Originally, if all the ability users from Xia Country District had competed in a single arena, it would have been impossible to finish within 10 days!
Someone did the math.
Assuming each match takes an average of 40 seconds, one arena, running for 12 hours a day, could only host 1,080 matches, and with 16 arenas, only 17,280 people could be eliminated in one day!
Xia Country District has millions of people! With so many people, if there were only one arena, it wouldn't be possible to finish in ten days, not even in a year.
Later, people noticed that many well-known experts didn't show up, and speculated that the secret realm must have dispersed the large number of participants into many arenas, making it possible to eliminate half the participants in 10 days.
How exactly the secret realm operates is unknown to the public.
In any case, during these 10 days, there wasn't much to see in the matches...
In the first round of elimination, the weaklings were simply too many!
At least seventy percent were first or second-tier participants, just there to make up the numbers.
Many people found it exciting in the first few days, going to the rooftops to watch, but later, they lost interest, preferring to sleep in their rooms rather than watch weaklings peck at each other…
If we're talking about the most noteworthy match in the first round, it would be President Chen of the Superhero Association's fight! Because his opponent was also a well-known fifth-tier expert, the two were evenly matched, exchanging blows back and forth, even damaging the arena.
If it weren't for the time limit on the match, they probably would have fought for a while longer.
In the end, when the 10-minute match time was up, the secret realm judged that President Chen had a slight upper hand and qualified him for advancement.
That well-known fifth-tier expert, unfortunately, was eliminated.
This is what happens when you're unlucky.
As for those super top-tier experts like Qin Muyin and Ba Liming, no one has seen them compete.
Because those unfortunate enough to be randomly matched against these two would be so scared they would immediately forfeit…
…
Ten days later.
At night.
In the living room, Principal Lu and Mr. Cai were playing chess, with Old Liu and a few students watching from the side.
There weren't many entertainment options in the secret realm, not even a book to be found in the room.
There was a television, but it only played replays of the elimination matches.
The elimination matches were available to watch every day.
No need to watch them on television at night.
So, the bored Principal Lu made a Go board out of scrap paper and played a few games with Mr. Cai every night to pass the time.
At this moment...
Chen Ye walked out of the training room.
Seeing this, Old Liu frowned slightly and said, "Chen Ye, have you been training again?"
When Chen Ye nodded, Old Liu said, "Everyone has already tried it. The attributes you gain from training in the secret realm are only temporary and will disappear once you leave. There's no need to train every day. It's better to relax and conserve your energy for tomorrow's second-round elimination."
In the first-round elimination, including Tang Zichen, three people from Wuda were eliminated.
Ren Qianqian, Tang Zichen, and Shao Wenhui!
Shao Wenhui was also unlucky, encountering a fourth-tier expert and surrendering on the spot.
"I'm used to it!" Chen Ye said with a cheerful smile. "I feel uncomfortable if I don't train every day."
"In school, you weren't this diligent." Old Liu shook his head. "Forget it, do as you like."
Chen Ye shrugged and returned to his room.
Then, he opened his attribute panel:
Name: Chen Ye.
Physique: 2225 (+70).
Spirit: 654.
Strength: 2225 (+70).
Agility: 2225 (+70).
Talent: Saitama Physique.
Assignable Potential: 0.
...
These are Chen Ye's current attributes.
The numbers in parentheses are the attribute points he gained from persisting in training over the past ten days.
However, they are temporary.
Once he leaves the secret realm, these temporary attributes will disappear.
The secret realm's arrangements are indeed meticulous in maintaining confidentiality.
Even so, Chen Ye still insisted on training every day.
Anyway, the current training regimen is no longer physically challenging for him, and he can complete it easily.
With nothing else to do in the secret realm, he figured he might as well temporarily boost his strength in preparation for the global finals a month later!
The next day.
It was also the eleventh day since everyone arrived in the secret realm.
Early in the morning, everyone received a prompt from the secret realm:
The second-round elimination is about to begin!
Everyone was energized and gathered on the rooftop again.
A moment later.
A holographic projection screen appeared before everyone.
[This is the system's randomly assigned opponent for your second-round match. Do you accept the challenge?]
[Please make your choice within 30 seconds! Failure to respond will be considered a forfeiture.]
[Note: If you choose to forfeit, you will be directly eliminated.]
On the rooftop of house number "9527."
A muscular bald man's eyes lit up when he saw his opponent, and he immediately chose to accept the challenge.
Then, he laughed loudly and said, "My second-round opponent is that guy with a C-level superhero talent. Hehe, I hope the kid doesn't forfeit or surrender, so I can see what his fire tricks are all about!"
Hearing this, some people laughed along.
Others, however, looked disdainful, thinking that Monk Shiwu bullying a junior was nothing to boast about.
Deacon Jiang, who had never been one to mince words, said, "Master Shiwu, no matter what, President Chen's son is still a junior. I suggest you go easy on him. Even if you win, it wouldn't be honorable, and people might say that we in the Enforcement Team bully the weak."
Shiwu Monk was infuriated by these words. He sneered, "Fine! I'll stand still and let him have three moves! If he can make me step back even one step, I'll admit defeat myself."
After speaking, he suddenly felt that his words sounded familiar.
It seemed that he had said something similar in Daxing before, only to be taught a harsh lesson by a terrifying individual...
Shiwu Monk quickly shook his head, trying to dispel the nightmarish memory of that day.
After all, there aren't many people in the world like that, right?
He couldn't possibly encounter another one, could he?
Deacon Jiang, hearing this, looked at Shiwu Monk with disdain and decided not to bother with him any longer.
This Shiwu Monk used to be someone to reckon with.
But ever since he got injured, his personality changed dramatically, becoming overly sensitive, petty, and quick to argue, lacking any of the grace of a great figure.
Such a person was no longer worthy of being his rival.
Then, Deacon Jiang instinctively glanced at Captain Qin and couldn't help but ask, "Captain, who's your opponent in the second round?"
"The principal of Wuda," Qin Muyin replied calmly.
Everyone's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
Principal Lu of Wuda was a skilled fighter, quite powerful among fifth-tier experts, and well-known with the nickname "Mad Blade."
Everyone present had heard of him.
"Oh, it's him?"
Deacon Jiang immediately laughed, "With his skills, he should be able to make our captain exert herself a bit. We might even get to witness the captain's prowess."
Everyone else nodded in agreement.
Even Shiwu Monk said, "Captain, it seems we're really fated. Both of our second-round opponents are from Wuda. Haha, they must be having really bad luck!"
Qin Muyin remained calm despite her subordinates' flattery. "I've already received the notification. He forfeited."
Everyone was stunned.
But on reflection, it made sense.
That Principal Lu of Wuda, though not weak, was clearly no match for Qin Muyin.
Knowing he was bound to lose, it was better to forfeit than to step onto the stage and be humiliated.
Shiwu Monk immediately sneered, "What kind of 'Mad Blade' is he if he doesn't even have the courage to step onto the stage?"
"Master Shiwu, if you were drawn as our captain's opponent, would you dare to compete?" Deacon Jiang asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Shiwu Monk was speechless.
Indeed!
If he had drawn Qin Muyin as his opponent, would he dare step onto the stage and be humiliated?
Even if he hadn't been injured and was at his peak, he wouldn't have dared!
As the vice-captain of the Enforcement Team, he knew better than anyone how terrifying Qin Muyin was!
Seeing someone complain about filler content, the author feels a bit down! Isn't normal buildup necessary? Anyway, many of the big shots have given positive feedback... Alright, the author fears you all, so in the third round, I'll directly arrange for Qin Muyin to face off against the protagonist! It'll be a showstopper!!
How does that sound, everyone? Are you satisfied?
(End of the chapter)
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