Upon hearing his own name, Zhou Bai’s eyes burst with intense light.
"It’s my turn already?"
Christina, who resided within Zhou Bai’s consciousness, suddenly became alert as well, her Sword Qi brimming with anticipation.
"Finally, it’s time for Christina to take action, and let you mortals see what a true genius is."
Christina was thrilled inside: ’Hehe, having a teammate with hacks is awesome.’
As Zhou Bai walked step by step toward the arena, from the crowd opposite, a girl with a voluptuous figure and enticing lips also approached the arena.
She was Yun Kong, ranked 14th in the admission test, and had a fairly good relationship with Liu Xian.
Seeing Yun Kong approaching, Liu Xian advised, "Don’t hold back, just eliminate this guy. He’s too much of an eyesore in this assessment."
Yun Kong smiled faintly, her body shot forward, and she was already on the arena.
Step by step, Zhou Bai reached the arena and stood firm, repeatedly reminding himself: ’Hold steady, must hold steady. From here, I can’t simply obliterate the opponent instantly. To score high on actual combat, everyone must understand the disparity between me and my opponent. It’s time to show the demeanor of a master.’
His mind was filled with various tactics he had devised.
Christina couldn’t help but ask, "What are you planning?"
Zhou Bai, "Hmph, I’m obviously thinking about how to make a sleek performance."
Christina, "Why not just defeat her instantly?"
Zhou Bai, "How would that be enough? In combat, the outcome is one aspect, and the process is equally significant. A master can make others vastly overestimate his combat strength through words, actions, and expressions. That’s what I intend to do next."
Christina tilted her head in confusion, "Huh?"
"Sigh, with your intelligence, it’s hard to grasp such complicated matters. Just watch me."
Meanwhile, as the top 16 round of the arena contest officially began, the surrounding audience gradually started to get excited.
After all, compared to the previous battle involving six hundred students, the current top sixteen, one-on-one battles were naturally more eye-catching.
"Zhou Bai…" Yun Kong looked at the man in front of her with some disgust, shaking her finger, "Skipping classes, wasting points on dogs, and even scoring last in the theoretical exam of our batch, someone like you shouldn’t even be in this school."
Zhou Bai remained calm, hearing Yun Kong’s words, just looked at her lightly, a face of disappointment, he said, "Too weak…"
Yun Kong, "Huh?"
Zhou Bai, while coldly staring at her, slowly sat down and then reclined on the ground, supporting his cheek with one hand, his gaze faintly sweeping towards Yun Kong.
Yun Kong was even more speechless, unable to restrain herself from asking, "Why are you lying down? Are you surrendering directly?"
Zhou Bai with an unfazed look, "Standing, you wouldn’t even have the chance to make a move."
"So arrogant," Yun Kong’s forehead veins throbbed at his words, but she stopped talking, just scoffed looking towards Zhou Bai, waiting for the match to start, ready to thrash her opponent severely.
’Hmph, he really thinks he can fight me lying down? By giving up mobility and evasion, he has already lost half before it even starts, what a fool.’
Christina, experiencing such a high-profile audience for the first time, asked somewhat nervously and shyly, "Zhou Bai, starting off by lying down, isn’t that a bit too much?"
Zhou Bai, "By lying down, I am giving my full effort in fighting the opponent, showing my respect."
Christina, "But the opponent doesn’t know that."
Zhou Bai, "Respect is something harbored in the heart, why must the opponent know about it?"
Seeing Zhou Bai’s actions, the other students, the audience, and even the teachers were all taken aback.
"Why is he lying down?"
"Is he trying to surrender?"
"It seems there’s no rule that lying down counts as surrender, right?"
Xia Li looked at Zhou Bai lying down, unable to refrain from shouting, "What is this guy up to? Giving up without even fighting?"
Qian Wangsun’s face showed a strange expression, and he thought to himself, "Zhou Bai, this guy, he’s voluntarily lain on the ground several times. Could it be that this guy..."
Liu Xian snorted coldly, "Playing tricks."
The other students also had varied expressions, not understanding what Zhou Bai was up to.
From the teachers’ area, Zhou Shan frowned, not liking Zhou Bai’s unconventional behavior at all: ’It was supposed to be a spirited tournament, but as soon as this guy steps up, he turns the whole competition into something else.’
Beside him, Lv Chongyang let out a bitter smile; this Zhou Bai really didn’t let him worry at ease.
In midair, monitoring the entire arena, Sun Yuzhen pursed her lips, shook the air directly with her voice, and transmitted it across the entire arena, "The first match, Zhou Bai versus Yun Kong, begin."
Whoosh!
Yun Kong, who had been waiting, swooped in front of Zhou Bai almost the instant the match started.
With a trace of anger, Yun Kong’s 160-point Primordial Spirit power mixed with the strength of her legs, accompanied by the sound of thunder and wind, viciously kicked towards Zhou Bai lying on the ground.
With a loud bang, Yun Kong’s eyes widened dramatically, and with a muffled snort, she swiftly retreated dozens of meters, her recently kicked right leg continuously trembling.
Watching Yun Kong, who had leapt back tens of meters in one go and still lying on his side, Zhou Bai remained motionless, merely blinking, "You practice with the blade diagram, right? To enter the path through martial arts, shouldn’t you get close to me, trying to engage in close combat with me?"
"Or are you saying, you deliberately created distance because you’re afraid of me?"
Yun Kong’s complexion changed upon hearing this, with her right leg still throbbing painfully. Zhou Bai in front of her seemed unfathomably profound.
Because just as she had tried to kick Zhou Bai away, the impact on his waist felt like kicking a mountain. Not only did he not move at all, but the backlash was terrifyingly severe, causing intense pain at that moment.
’My little toe is broken...’ Yun Kong clenched her teeth, a grim look on her face as she stared at Zhou Bai, "What’s the deal with this guy? Why is he so tough? Is he using a body refinement technique?"
Zhou Bai looked at her nervous demeanor and smiled faintly, "Don’t be nervous, and don’t be afraid. The concept of fighting distance matters when you are fighting an opponent of the same level. There’s no point in creating distance when you fight me."
As he spoke, Zhou Bai opened his mouth and spit out, and a pink Sword Qi soared into the sky, circled overhead, and then returned to his body.
Yun Kong’s complexion changed, right, he cultivated the sword diagram, and she cultivated the blade diagram.
Theoretically, creating distance should have been his strategy to adopt.
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And thinking about how despite being a practitioner of sword diagram, he could enhance his physical strength to this extent, how powerful then must his Sword Qi be?
Seeming to guess Yun Kong’s thoughts, Zhou Bai spoke lightly, "My Sword Qi is too strong; once I draw my sword, it’s either death or injury. So, rest assured, I won’t use Sword Qi in this battle."
Yun Kong’s expression grew even more solemn: ’This Zhou Bai is not simple.’
Christina spoke in Zhou Bai’s mind, "How was it? Wasn’t my Sword Qi combination good?"
"Not bad at all," Zhou Bai replied. "How about me? Don’t I seem strong?"
Christina: "Impressive, impressive. It feels great to see her completely suppressed by you. I’m starting to enjoy this sensation of showing off."
Zhou Bai: "Getting excited over such a small scene? It’s just the beginning."
The man and the cat mutually complimented each other in their minds.
Meanwhile, Yun Kong felt Zhou Bai’s aura growing stronger before her eyes, unwilling to continue being suppressed, she shouted angrily, stomped her foot, and ignoring the discomfort in her left foot, she began to move at high speed, circling Zhou Bai back and forth.
Zhou Bai spread his arms, laughed heartily, and called out, "Dance around, strike with all your might!"
Yun Kong clenched her teeth, her Primordial Spirit power covering her hands, creating multiple afterimages, her feet never stopping as she bombarded Zhou Bai, who lay on the ground, from every direction.
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Another day persisting with three updates, updated three times this morning, and no more tonight.
Speaking of which, a new week has arrived, this poor author is begging for recommendation tickets again, I’ve fallen to the hundreds rank, it’s too tragic.