area51novel Chapter 80 Taking Action
Chapter 80 Taking Action
Xiao Yan stared at the list of his opponents in the semi-finals and fell into deep thought.
Zhu Zhuqing, a woman who should have been at Shrek Academy, was studying at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The only thing Xiao Yan could think of was that Ning Rongrong had dragged her along.
With the introduction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it wasn't difficult, but throughout the preliminary rounds, I hadn't seen or heard of Ning Rongrong's name.
However, if Zhu Zhuqing is involved, it's no wonder that Dai Mubai panicked when he fought her last year, and became even more furious after his defeat. That would explain everything.
"I'll take the lead in this semi-final."
"Brother, why are you suddenly interested? I thought you wouldn't need to make a move without Yu Tianheng."
Xiao Yan nodded. The power of his flames was such that it would either kill or injure. Although he could control fire, if it wasn't powerful enough to kill like it was in his last battle against Ma Hongjun, his opponent might be dissatisfied. So Xiao Yan simply didn't bother to go on stage. Anyway, in the individual competition, winning two out of three rounds would give him the maximum points, and winning the team competition would also give him points.
With Tang San and Xiao Wu having already consumed the immortal herb, he was happy not to lift a finger.
It wasn't that he was overly arrogant or looked down on his opponents, as the rumors suggested. After all, he had already demonstrated his strength in the match against Shrek Academy, and no one considered him a slacker in the team.
However, it seems he can't shake off this reputation for arrogance and aloofness.
"When you see an old friend, you should always have a proper chat with him."
Xiao Yan's nonsensical words aroused Tang San's extreme curiosity, causing him to look at the list of people again and again, but he still couldn't figure out which one was his elder brother's old friend.
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The semifinals began the following day. After all, the qualifying rounds were nearing their end, and apart from the four teams that made it to the semifinals, the other students from Tiandou Academy had already resigned themselves to their fate. Now, at the semifinals of the "Little Three Five" team, there were more people there not to gather intelligence, but simply to watch the excitement.
Ye Lingling sat in the stands as usual, watching every match of Xiao Yan's team.
But Xiao Yan never intervened as she wished. At first, he at least showed up to deal with things, but later he simply handed the battlefield over to his two teammates, and no one knew where he went.
They initially thought Xiao Yan was the biggest threat, but Xiao Wu, the rabbit spirit in their team, actually had impressive physical skills and extremely high explosive power.
As a result, the "Xiao San Wu" team accumulated a full score along the way and entered the semi-finals without their third member even making a move.
Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the stands, with the crowd chattering about something. Ye Lingling looked in the direction of the sound out of curiosity and saw Yu Tianheng leading Dugu Yan towards her not far away.
"Captain, aren't you uninterested in this kind of battle? Besides, Xiao Yan never lifts a finger."
Suddenly, all eyes were on her, making Ye Lingling feel a little uncomfortable. She still preferred to stay quietly in a corner by herself.
Yu Tianheng sighed helplessly, "Since Yan Yan wanted to see it, I had no choice but to come. Let's just say it's to pass the time. Even if Xiao Yan makes a move, there's nothing to see. We've already seen his methods last time."
Dugu Yan snuggled up to Yu Tianheng in a slightly coquettish tone: "You're always so focused on cultivation. Wouldn't it be nice if you took a break once in a while?"
"But Xiao Yan is really lucky. If he had run into us in the semifinals, I would have made sure he didn't even make it to the finals." Clearly, Yu Tianheng still harbored some resentment about his uncle and Xiao Yan.
The rules after the semifinals are different from the previous competitions. Almost every team has to play the full match. They only need to win against their semifinal opponent and then they can prepare for the final.
"Tianheng, don't underestimate Xiao Yan. My grandfather..." Dugu Yan stopped mid-sentence.
At that time, Dugu Bo brought her an unfamiliar herb that was extremely suitable for her to absorb. She didn't know where her grandfather had found it, but after absorbing it, she actually leveled up three times, and her cultivation level directly surpassed Yu Tianheng's. Very confident, she directly declared that her grandfather would come to watch her win the championship in the finals. However, after hesitating, Dugu Bo told her that if she faced Xiao Yan in a one-on-one match, she should surrender immediately.
Dugu Yan was very dissatisfied with this.
"What about Senior Poison Douluo? Do you think that since we are both Soul Masters, we are no match for Xiao Yan?" Dai Mubai was unable to deal with Xiao Yan because he underestimated him and his cultivation level was not high enough. But I am a Soul Master. The difference in Soul Skills given by a Soul Ring is something Xiao Yan could not overcome.
"Of course not. My grandfather just said that Xiao Yan is very strange and we should be careful... Hmm, why is Xiao Yan here today? I heard that he was too lazy to even participate in the contestant meeting." As Dugu Yan replied, she saw the Xiao San Wu team slowly walking onto the stage. This time, there were actually three of them.
"Indeed." Ye Lingling nodded. It was rare to see Xiao Yan come to the Soul Battle arena, even though he looked like he couldn't muster any energy.
"Brother, are we really going to do it this way?"
On the battle stage, Tang San and Xiao Wu seemed a little confused, because Xiao Yan's instructions to them were that if they encountered Zhu Zhuqing in the individual competition, they should immediately concede defeat and then he would go up.
It's worth noting that before this, their team, like Yu Tianheng's team, hadn't lost a single match.
Although there was an element of drawing lots involved, in Xiao Wu's words, it was her good luck that allowed everyone to avoid her.
But now, he actually has to admit defeat in the singles competition.
"Don't worry, I'll also play in the team competition. We should definitely advance to the finals," Xiao Yan assured him.
Xiao Yan had considered contacting Zhu Zhuqing after the competition and even asked Xiao Wu to do so. However, Xiao Wu told him that the girl was very aloof, and when Xiao Wu went to her dormitory, she refused to even meet her. She advised her older brother to find someone else to pursue.
Xiao Yan could only hold the conversation at the competition venue, since he considered the selection competition to be nothing more than a game.
And so, to the delight of the audience, Xiao Yan's team encountered an unprecedented situation in the individual competition.
Xiao Wu won first, but surrendered immediately upon seeing her opponent. Then Tang San went up and defeated his opponent. When Zhu Zhuqing, the last member of the opposing team, came up, she also surrendered immediately.
The score was tied at 2-2. Although there were many matches that went the distance in the qualifiers, this was Xiao Yan's team, and they had never lost before.
"What are they doing? When they're competing with each other, they're just as decisive as when they admit defeat, without any hesitation."
"This tense and exciting match scene has been made quite ridiculous by them." Yu Tianheng said disdainfully. Before Xiao Yan entered the game, Tang San and the other fought cleanly and efficiently. The current situation was obviously at Xiao Yan's behest, but no one understood what he was up to.
"So you really want to have a chat with me?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at Xiao Yan, who was walking up to her, with a puzzled expression.