For the first time since January, the sky in Yanling City cleared up, the gloom faded, the warm sun hung high, and the light shone down on the earth, making people's mood unconsciously brighter.
Lou Cheng was humming, wearing a down jacket and a loose martial arts outfit with a white background and black borders. He stepped briskly into the venue and came to the big screen, looking for his number and name.
The fourth knockout round will be the biggest test to determine whether you can advance to the group stage!
All the way here, after three tests, I have transformed bit by bit. If I say that my mentality towards the group stage has not changed, I must be deceiving myself.
At the beginning, the group stage competition itself was like a elusive hope, there was only a glimmer of possibility, and the accommodation date was booked until the end of the group stage just in case of good luck, and the weaker was drawn and got a bye Woolen cloth? If you have a good character, even gods and Buddhas can't stop it!
But now, the group stage is only one door away from me, and I can touch it with my hand. The hope is so great that people can't help but start to imagine, start to pin their desires, start to be excited and excited, and start to worry about gains and losses.
Don't be in the fourth round of the draft to win the strong player of the ninth rank of the profession...
Lou Cheng silently prayed in his heart, and his gaze was fixed on the number "656".
"The first ring, the sixth match, No. 656, Lou Cheng, 18 years old, rankless, No. 18, Wu Shitong, 17 years old, amateur second rank."
The character is not bad... Lou Cheng felt joy in his heart, and immediately came back to his senses, the first ring? Isn't this the central arena
This means that one's own game will be truly revealed in front of most of the audience!
Even if it is not the group stage and the top 16, the audience will not exceed 2,000 people, but the gaze of hundreds of thousands of eyes will still make people fear and tremble. The focus of the crowd is always so beautiful and so difficult to digest.
Taking a deep breath, Lou Cheng was both a little nervous and a little excited. He pressed the phone and unlocked the screen. Just as he was about to "report" the lottery result to Yan Zheke, he saw her send a message three minutes ago, clasping his hands together. road:
"It's not a professional ninth rank, it's not a professional ninth rank, it's not a professional ninth rank..."
Lou Cheng was amused, warm and joy echoed in his heart, and he replied with a smile: "I just said how lucky you are today! It turns out that your character shines! When school starts back, I must treat you to dinner!"
This is called hitting the snake with the stick, trying to get Yan Zheke out privately at the beginning of the next semester!
Yan Zheke sent a drooling emoji: "I won't be polite! Did you get the amateur second rank or third rank?"
Seeing her reply, Lou Cheng couldn't help but clenched his fists and whispered "YES". After two tragedies of being unable to keep up with the changes, Lou Cheng finally found a chance to ask Yan Zheke!
Sure enough, we still have to experience some things together, so that the topic can naturally evolve to appointments for dinner and movies.
"Amateur second grade, much better than I expected." Lou Cheng replied with a big laugh.
Yan Zheke replied with a proud expression of pushing her sunglasses: "Yes, I will pray for you, but you can't be careless, those who can make it to the fourth knockout round will not be the real weak, and at least they are second-class amateurs." , There are too many things capsized in the gutter."
"Thank you, Coach Yan, for your advice!" Lou Cheng replied with a smile.
Talking and laughing, he got to the front of the line. Before he could speak, Ning Ling, the girl at the service desk, smiled and said, "Be careful of your opponent today, but I believe you can win~"
Her ending sound rose slightly, revealing a bit of liveliness.
Be careful? This opponent is not easy? Lou Cheng replied with a smile: "What's so special about him?"
"He is a lay disciple of Daxing Temple!" Ning Ling said while printing out Wu Shitong's detailed information and handing it to Lou Cheng.
A layman disciple of Dahang Temple? Lou Cheng was stunned for a moment, and unconsciously he became a little dignified, and reached out to take the documents.
Daxing Temple is one of the top 12 powers along with Shangqingzong, Shushanzhai, Yanzhaotang, Wuyuehui, Dragon and Tiger Club, Xinghai Club, etc. The true essence of Buddhism is synonymous with ancient times.
How can its lay disciples be imagined!
"Wu Shitong, from Yanling City, seventeen years old, a lay disciple of Daxing Temple..." Lou Cheng read the contents of the information silently. It didn't reveal the martial arts Wu Shitong was good at, but since he was eliminated in the first round of seventh-rank amateurs, he was eliminated in the second round. The third rank, the second amateur rank was eliminated in the third round, it can be clearly seen that he has a stable level of performance, and he is not an ordinary amateur second rank, he should have something like a unique move.
He took a deep breath, stepped aside, and sent this content to Yan Zheke.
Yan Zheke returned the stunned expression: "It turned out to be a lay disciple of Daxing Temple, but how did he get so miserable that he was only a second-rank amateur..."
Amused by her last words, the seriousness in Lou Cheng's heart dissipated a bit: "Maybe it's because he's young, or maybe it's because he was unlucky during the qualifying competition."
This is not a joke, the fixed product competition is quite a test of luck, because each year the number of people who are below the fourth level of the profession is fixed, usually 10 to 15% of the applicants, and then divided into a certain number according to this ratio In the same group, confrontation within the group, the top two enter the final round of knockout rounds, if the character is not good, they are assigned to the strong group, and when they meet two warriors who happen to be stronger than themselves, they can only watch helplessly because they are assigned to the weaker group. The defeated generals who were promoted by the team cheered happily.
Therefore, Lou Cheng has already begun to treat Wu Shitong as a real first-class amateur.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Wu Shitong only participated in the amateur competition once, and has never been there since. The current strength cannot be calculated based on the rank.
Yan Zheke sent a petting expression: "No matter what, he should not be at a professional level. If you beat Jin Tao yesterday, you can hope to beat him today."
If it's a professional level, then participation is the main thing... Lou Cheng sneered, and returned a chest-slapping expression: "Coach Yan, don't worry, after yesterday's battle, I'm very confident and I won't be afraid!"
Yan Zheke immediately sent an "angry" expression: "...Daxing Temple has a lot of martial arts, and I don't know which style he is good at, so I can't make targeted arrangements."
This is common sense in martial arts, and Lou Cheng knows it without searching. Daxing Temple has "Buddha said the Great Light Sutra" and "Tai Zang" and "King Kong". Physical exercises such as bad and golden bell jars, Zen martial arts such as Luohanquan and other Zen martial arts derived from the wisdom fist seal of "King Kong Realm", the mighty unique skills such as Sakyamuni Throwing Kungfu derived from the secret method of Dawei De, and Dakaibeishou and Dakaishou There is too much room for lay disciples to choose from external hard skills such as stele throwing hands. Without seeing it with their own eyes, it is impossible to guess which skill Wu Shitong is good at and what style he is good at.
"And my match highlights were replayed on the big screen today..." Lou Cheng replied with a trembling expression, which meant that the opponent knew that he was good at it, but he knew almost nothing about his style of play.
Yan Zheke replied immediately, with a useless expression: "Then check to see if there are any highlights of his games on the big screen. I'll look for it on the official website."
After a while, when it was almost nine o'clock, Yan Zheke sent a dazed expression: "There is no similar martial arts in the competition highlights on the official website. Is it too easy for him to win, or is it too simple..."
Seeing her devote herself to finding information for him, Lou Cheng felt very sweet from the bottom of his heart. Not only did his martial arts and mentality undergo a radical change during this trip to Yanling, but also there seemed to be some gratifying changes in getting along with Yan Zheke. progress.
When her own affairs successfully involve her, she will always accumulate input, care and concern little by little, not just limited to lip-synch chitchat.
Of course, "Love Saint" Cai Zongming said that "feeling that she likes me a little bit" is the first of the three major illusions in life, and we should not be too blindly optimistic.
"The big screens that broadcast the game don't have any highlights similar to the Daxing Temple disciples." Lou Cheng replied, but then sent a smiley expression, "Forget it, just take it as another kind of experience in the game, and life will inevitably encounter It will be a test for my on-the-spot judgment and performance when I meet an enemy that I don’t know but the other side knows myself and the enemy.”
Thanks to the transformation in the past few days, he quickly adjusted his mentality, and actually comforted Yan Zheke.
Yan Zheke returned with a nodding expression: "Yeah, that's it, but even if we don't know exactly what martial arts Wu Shitong is good at, we can still classify the martial arts of Dahang Temple's lay disciples and make certain plans for different styles , the more prepared you are, the more calm you will be when encountering."
"Wisdom Coach Yan!" Lou Cheng praised sincerely.
The two quickly started collecting and discussing information on this issue. During this process, Lou Cheng also asked the girls at the service desk, and found that they were not clear about the exercises Wu Shitong was good at.
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At the seat near the central arena, Liu Yinglong came to watch Lou Cheng's match again, and seemed to regard him as a continuation of his goal in the competition. Losing to the top 32 is better than losing to someone who has never made it to the previous knockout rounds. what!
Sitting next to him were the disciples of the White Ape Martial Arts Academy. In the fourth round, they were completely wiped out.
"Wu Shitong, it's not easy..." Qin Zhilin sighed. He is also from Yanling, but the other party is only seventeen years old and is a lay disciple of Daxing Temple, a second-rank amateur. Every time he thinks of it, he is envious to death.
Liu Yinglong nodded: "This is a fight between dragons and tigers..."
...
Not far from them, a robust young man wearing a red and yellow layman's uniform of Daxing Temple was staring at the big screen intently, and whispered after a long time:
"Blizzard twenty-four blows..."
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When the fourth match in the central arena started, Lou Cheng initially categorized Daxing Temple body training and alchemy exercises, and had a corresponding rough plan.
"I have to go to calm down." Lou Cheng waved his hands.
Yan Zheke responded with a clenched fist and an encouraging expression: "I have already lent you my wisdom and character~"
Then, she took the initiative to send a voice message.
With a smile on his face, Lou Cheng pressed the button to listen, and a familiar voice came to his ears:
"Let's go, boy! To victory!"
Unable to stop laughing, Lou Cheng lost all anxiety in his heart, and saved this voice again.
The third refueling was no longer the surprise of the previous two, but it was more tacit and warm, just like the feeling when returning home every time, plain and meaningful.
He put away his mobile phone, stood up, and walked towards the central ring, facing the eyes of hundreds of thousands of spectators, his heart was full of fighting spirit.
So what about the lay disciples of Daxing Temple!