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Chapter 146 - 135: Getting Beaten is a Form of Wisdom

Bob was the first to react and the first to start cheering, but his teammates remained silent, causing him to subconsciously stop cheering. After a few seconds of realization, the other teammates finally burst into cheers, and he then began the second round of cheering.

And Blant was even more relieved.

Others might just be watching the excitement, but after years of training in boxing, he could clearly see that Li Ang had just displayed terrifying speed and powerful punches, and his fighting consciousness was absolutely top-notch.

To be able to seize an opponent’s flaw in such a short time and use it to achieve a KO, just this alone, something Blant, after several years of training, could not achieve.

So, it really was Li Ang holding back his strength in the beginning when sparring with him; otherwise, he might not have lasted a single round.

This KO was the first to occur since the start of the match, igniting everyone’s passion instantly, not to mention that it happened so quickly.

Due to the low-level competition, the strength gap between the two sides is often not too great, which is why KOs are quite rare.

Just now, some might have speculated that the fight would end within one round, but who would have thought that Li Ang would end it outright?

From that punch on, anyone with a little knowledge in the area no longer considered Li Ang a rookie.

Those who can fight in the ring, though not professional, still have practiced for some time.

And Li Ang was participating in the heavyweight championship, with each competitor’s weight being clear—had it been a real rookie, even if someone stood still and let them hit, they wouldn’t be able to KO their opponent with a single punch.

Therefore, just in terms of punching strength, Li Ang had already created a gap with ordinary people.

In the subsequent matches, influenced by Li Ang, another teammate who advanced to the top eight, coupled with good luck and a not-too-strong opponent, won another match and went straight into the semifinals.

In Li Ang’s next match, to test whether the number of Break Limit Points obtained was related to the duration of the fight, he deliberately slowed down the pace, trading blows with the opponent for two rounds before ending the fight with a punch.

[Break Limit Point]+0.5

Unexpectedly for Li Ang, this actually worked; he gained twice as many Break Limit Points from this fight as from the last one.

Another KO, this could no longer be explained by luck—Li Ang indeed had the hard power.

As for ending the match after two rounds, that was perfectly normal, even in line with most people’s expectations.

The initial three-second KO in one round was indeed shocking; people could only attribute it to Li Ang’s opponent being too weak, distracted in the ring, and lacking the ability to take hits.

In the upcoming lightweight division semifinal, strength would indeed be the deciding factor, but for the teammate to have come this far had already greatly exceeded his expectations.

Under normal circumstances, this would have been a performance worthy of the school’s promotion.

However, at the moment, the crowd was not too excited, because Li Ang’s matches were not yet over.

If at first, everyone only had expectations for Li Ang to make the final four or even the runner-up, by now, almost everyone was anticipating whether Li Ang could create history for the school by winning a heavyweight championship.

In the upcoming semifinal, Li Ang changed his strategy again.

He completely gave up on using full force, focusing on defense and dodging, occasionally scoring points with some harmless punches without knockout power.

The first few rounds were manageable, but by the fourth round, his opponent was almost out of stamina.

Li Ang didn’t even need to defend deliberately, feeling that the punches landing on him had lost their strength.

By the end of the five rounds, the opponent had worn himself out on the ground, and the outcome was clear—Li Ang successfully advanced to the final.

[Break Limit Point]+0.5

Li Ang deliberately prolonged the match to test if the Break Limit Points he gained increased with time, clearly the result was negative.

It seemed there was a limit to such fights after all.

And his teammates below the stage gained a new understanding of Li Ang’s stamina.

From the opponent’s condition, it was clear how exhausting those rounds were, but Li Ang seemed unaffected, nearly the same as when he first entered the ring, which was pretty terrifying.

The audience below was also curious why Li Ang’s time in the ring was getting longer.

At the beginning, he knocked out the opponent in a few seconds; in the second match, he finished with a two-round KO, and now in the third match, he fought a full five rounds to win by points.

This implies that Li Ang’s performance was either declining, or his initial luck was too good, encountering two weaker opponents, and as the opponents got stronger, his performance became more ordinary.

Originally, Li Ang’s final opponent was quite looking forward to the decisive battle with Li Ang, because he too had KO’d opponents twice in three matches, and although not as rapidly as Li Ang, his results were definitely splendid.

Now, seeing that Li Ang’s strength didn’t seem as imposing as he had imagined, his confidence was significantly boosted.

Before the final showdown, even Blant couldn’t help but go over and give Li Ang some detailed advice.