Lou Cheng wanted to call his master to announce the good news and report his progress in martial arts, but after thinking about it, he decided to talk about it after all his competitions were over, and then he could use the summed up experience and lessons to ask his master for advice.
While watching the game, he was still like a sponge, eagerly absorbing the essence of other people's martial arts and fighting style experience, and at the same time, during the dialogue time and break time, he leisurely scrolled through the forum posts*.
In the live broadcast post of the "Dragon Tiger Club" forum, "One Punch Invincible" posted the video link of Lou Cheng's match in the morning, and said with a sighing expression: "I feel that I can't understand him more and more. The performance of listening skills is simply beyond my reach.”
Feeling sour again, Lou Cheng scrolled down to see other replies.
For a low-level event like the "Phoenix Cup Xiaowusheng Competition", once there are no forum friends as "bait", other people are not very interested and have the energy to pay attention. The video link has been posted for more than three hours , Only a few people have seen it and commented on it, most of them just poured water on it by the way, crooked the building, teased it, got half exploded, naked, and "one punch is invincible" in the photo.
"Plumber eats mushrooms" is one of the rare altar friends who watched the video seriously. He replied: "This hand's 'listening' is amazing. I have seen many professional ninth grades. Two people with this level, if he makes up for his shortcomings, at most one year, at least half a year, he will definitely pass the qualifying competition and enter the ranks of the professional ninth rank."
Thank you for the compliment... Lou Cheng tried his best not to smile.
"The competition of the Songda Martial Arts Club is worth looking forward to, but their competition area has two big mountains, Shanbei and Sanjiang. Unless these two big martial arts clubs meet in advance, they still have no hope of entering the national competition." "The Dragon King of the World" also agreed tone way.
The moderator "Pig Rider" also commented: "Hey, maybe we have seen the first appearance of a future strong man (manually funny)."
The little girl from "Huan Fan" who had just finished her exam and was on vacation replied with staring eyes: "You played so handsome! I was still hesitating whether to ask Uncle Ring to help me get an autograph, maybe it's really like what Uncle Riding Pig said How about that? From now on, this first autograph will have a special meaning!"
"No, I can't hold back this face, and Waigang is so successful? Peng Leyun and Ren Li both stepped into the realm of alchemy when they were eighteen years old, and their careers are at the eighth rank, not to mention the one in Daxing Temple who is said to be the reincarnation of the living Buddha. Monk." "Road to the Ring" dispelled the little Huanfan girl's delusion without hesitation.
Peng Leyun...Ren Li...Since he came into contact with the University Martial Arts Association, these two names have appeared in Lou Cheng's ears and eyes again and again, which made him quite touched. Unfortunately, this year, the Songda Martial Arts Club was swept away by Xu Wannian and could not attend the event. See Peng Leyun's skills.
After reading the replies, Lou Cheng continued to put his energy into the competition. By the fifth round, strong collisions could be seen everywhere. There were even four professional ninth-rank masters who met before the group stage. It's fun.
And this also gave Lou Cheng a lot of rewards. His mind was filled with the scenes of their fighting, his heart was filled with passion, and he wished to find a secluded place to practice martial arts immediately. Unfortunately, after this round of competition, there will be a lottery for the group stage immediately. For the ceremonies and corresponding activities, the bye players could not leave, so he had no choice but to follow his temper and continue to observe and learn from other people's battles.
At the end, Lou Cheng also watched the "Road to the Ring" match. He was inseparable from the first-rank amateur fighters, and won the victory only with his explosive moves. "The rustiness between fists and kicks has disappeared, and the force is no longer awkward. It has returned to 70% to 80% of the level in its heyday, but the problem of physical strength still exists, and it was fully exposed in two matches a day. Otherwise, the rest of this fight would not be like this. anxious.
At 4:50, the fifth round of fighting came to an end, and the top thirty-two warriors of this year's Xiaowusheng arena were all decided.
These are the 32 most outstanding contestants among the 800 or 900 contestants, and Lou Cheng is among them!
The proportion of less than 5% made Lou Cheng feel very proud. Although he had the luck of the bye and the stamina provided by the golden core, what was more important was the improvement of his own martial arts step by step. It was his mentality and strength. reborn.
The staff busily arranged the central arena, placed tables and several draw boxes, and invited the host and singers and dancers to enliven the atmosphere.
After a while of excitement, the host invited out a lottery guest, a total of three, one is the mayor of Yanling City, one is the president of the Yanling Martial Arts Association, a former professional fourth-rank expert, and one is this Liu Zunyu, chairman of Yanyu Group, the sponsor of this competition, is an outer disciple of the top-level Kongtong Academy and a fanatic of martial arts. Most industries are inextricably linked with Kongtong Academy, spanning medicine, security , real estate and other fields.
According to the rules of the Xiaowusheng group arena, first of all, the eight seed players will be determined, and they will be judged comprehensively based on their grades and previous performances, so as to prevent the strongest players from colliding in advance in the group stage, so that the subsequent sixteenth, eighth The semi-finals and semi-finals were eclipsed.
Without much doubt, Huang Zhenzhong and Jiang Lan, two professional eighth-rank alchemy masters, and Ye Youting, Bai Song, Wang Ye and other professional nine-rank players became the seed players. The audience applauded and agreed, and then, the city* The leader began to draw lots, first drawing people, and then drawing groups to determine which group they are in.
"Huang Xingzhong, the second group..."
"Jiang Lan, the fifth group..."
"Ye Youting, the third group..."
"White Pine, the eighth group..."
"Wang Ye, the fourth group..."
"Li Xiaoyuan, the sixth group..."
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With the announcement of each name, the game highlights of these eight martial artists began to scroll on the big screens, so that the audience could quickly understand and increase their interest.
Lou Cheng was dazzled and amazed, and even recorded the highlights with his mobile phone.
After a period of passionate singing and dancing, the president of the Yanling Martial Arts Association came to the lottery box containing the names of the remaining nine-rank occupations. He also drew people first, and then drew groups.
There are only six Ninth-Rank Professionals remaining, that is to say, there will be two teams that belong to the weak group, and amateur fighters can compete for the spot in the top sixteen!
Lou Cheng has nothing to do with himself, hangs high, and listens leisurely and calmly to the president of the Yanling Martial Arts Association declaring one by one:
"Gu Jiajie, the third group..."
"Qi Fei, the sixth group..."
"Zhou Yuanning, the fourth group..."
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With the drawing of the remaining six professional ninth-rank players, the first group and the seventh group became a veritable weak group, making every amateur warrior pray for himself to be drawn here.
Lou Cheng also became a little nervous. He really didn't expect to be in the top 16 and get the bonus, but he has already entered the group stage. How could he not dream about it? Maybe it's good luck? Africans (black hands) and Europeans (white hands) are different!
The 5,000 yuan bonus was too tempting for him who was struggling, like a beggar who had been hungry for several days smelled the smell of meat, and his eyes glowed green—although the little money he had saved was still there, But just in case, the five thousand will be a dating fund!
The president of the Yanling Martial Arts Association drew two contestants from the last lottery box, one amateur first rank and one amateur second rank, entering the first and seventh groups respectively.
As soon as the result came out, Lou Cheng even heard someone nearby cheering in a low voice, feeling slightly disappointed.
Then there was another song and dance so that the audience could appreciate the highlights of the second batch of eight contestants. Based on the idea that they were probably his opponents, Lou Cheng took them very seriously.
The last round of lottery began. Liu Zunyu, chairman of Yanyu Group, made a speech before putting his hand into the lottery box.
Lou Cheng raised his heart a little bit, feeling more nervous than fighting.
"Number 656, Lou Cheng..." Liu Zunyu thought about the first player he drew, because the number of players who are not comparable to the professional ninth rank is small, and the audience will be more familiar with it, so he added a number on purpose.
Boom, boom, Lou Cheng's heart beat faster, he didn't expect that he would be the first one, which group would it be
As soon as his name was pronounced, warm applause erupted from the stands, and he was treated like the ninth-rank members of his previous profession.
Liu Zunyu smiled slightly, satisfied with the audience's reaction, stretched out his hand and pulled out the group from another box:
"Fourth group!"
Fourth group? Wang Ye, a young man with iron palms resting his hands flat on his knees, raised his brows, and "Road to the Arena" Zhou Yuanning's face became a bit serious.
Fourth group? Lou Cheng stared in astonishment, and couldn't believe his ears.
Doesn't this count as friends not getting together? I met my friends in the forum again!
And another contestant lived in the same hotel as me, it was simply a "fated group"!
The result of the lottery made him surprised, but also a little joyful. Although it is not as good as the first and seventh lottery, it is still considered a middle choice. Among the nine professional ranks, "Road to the Ring" is the weakest that!
"One Punch Invincible" glanced at "Road to the Ring" worriedly:
"Master Lu, Lou Cheng is not easy to deal with."
"I know, I will pay more attention to him." "Road to the Ring" Zhou Yuanning stretched his fist.
After finishing speaking, he saw that "One Punch Invincible"'s face was still dignified and full of worry, so he chuckled and said:
"Don't worry, as long as I pay more attention, Lou Cheng will not be my opponent."
On the other side, Lou Cheng resisted the urge to laugh low and send a message to Yan Zheke, and waited for the last contestant in the fourth group to be drawn, so as not to get too carried away and joy begets sadness.
One player after another was drawn out to fill each group. After a long time, Lou Cheng finally heard the words "fourth group".
"No. 245, Tang Yue..." Lou Cheng read the name of the fourth martial artist, carefully watching the game highlights and introductions of each martial artist scrolling on the big screen.
"Uh, he's an amateur first-class expert..." He whispered, put away his joy, and felt that it was quite difficult to appear in this group, so he made wedding dresses for others if he was not careful, such as himself and "the one in the arena". "Road" is a lose-lose battle.
Of course, it is much better than the other five groups.
After recording the match video of Tang Yue, Zhou Yuanning and Wang Ye, Lou Cheng sent a message to Yan Zheke and said with a snickering expression: "Your character continues to shine, I have drawn a relatively weak group , the professional ninth grade, the amateur first grade, and the professional ninth grade who hasn't played much in a few years."
After posting, he went to the service desk to ask for more detailed information on the three fighters, as well as the follow-up schedule, and found that he would face Wang Ye tomorrow afternoon, Tang Yue in the morning the day after tomorrow, and Zhou Yuanning, the "Road to the Ring" in the afternoon the day after tomorrow!
"Lou Cheng, come on! We are all optimistic that you will enter the top 16!" Several girls at the service desk made cheering gestures.
Lou Cheng smiled and said gently:
"Try not to let you down."
Yes, they have come to this point, as a warrior, how can they easily admit defeat!