novelraw Chapter 56 – I've never seen such an arrogant contestant in my life
Chapter 56 – I've never seen such an arrogant contestant in my life
Even the weakest Longying Martial Academy hadn't been defeated in a clean sweep. If Qingyun Martial Academy were to be completely beaten, it would be a monumental disgrace!
Watching the battle just now, it was clear that the turtle was doing everything it could to protect Su Bai.
From this perspective, Su Bai himself was the biggest flaw!
As long as they could defeat Su Bai, they could win!
However, the Qingyun Martial Academy principal was helpless because the remaining three contestants weren't as strong as the first two. Even if they understood the situation, what could they do?
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In the face of absolute strength, strategy was nothing but a joke.
The principal of Qingyun Martial Academy sighed deeply, sending one student after another into the arena, only to watch them be carried into the medical room one by one.
"Gulp, gulp~"
After defeating the five contestants from Qingyun Martial Academy, Su Bai finished his last sip of cola, casually stored Little Eight and his chair into his Beast Taming Space, and walked back to his seat with a carefree pat on his backside.
Jiangzhou Martial Academy vs. Qingshan Martial Academy, Su Bai took down five opponents single-handedly!
In an instant, the crowd's cheers erupted like a tidal wave.
"Holy crap, Su Bai munched on peanuts the whole time, relying on a turtle to fight, and still won?"
"I've never seen such an arrogant contestant in my life, but damn, it was satisfying to watch!"
"Su Bai is awesome! The turtle is awesome!"
"Su Bai! Five in a row, turtle, five in a row!"
Originally calculating how much money he could make from this match, Su Bai felt a headache coming on as he heard the crowd's cheers.
Why do they have to praise me and Little Eight together?
It always sounds weird, like they're saying I'm the turtle.
Can't they just praise me alone?
On the host podium, Zhang Kai's right eyelid twitched uncontrollably. Although Su Bai had won against Qingyun Martial Academy for Jiangzhou Martial Academy, he couldn't feel happy at all.
The Old Principal, with his sharp eyes, seemed to have grasped some understanding of Su Bai's tactics:
The turtle wasn't fast, so Su Bai used himself as bait, luring opponents to approach him and his beast, thus playing to his strengths and avoiding weaknesses.
This move was truly ingenious, but... it was too unsightly!
In the VIP section, Lin Yanran seemed to sense Su Bai's awkwardness and covered her mouth with a light laugh.
Mr. Wenyuan's lips curled slightly, shaking his head with a chuckle, "This kid really knows how to stir things up."
After Su Bai left the arena, the fourth match quickly began.
Once Jiangzhou Martial Academy's five matches were over, without watching the fourth match, the Old Principal led everyone to the lounge.
"This morning's match, Su Bai performed... unexpectedly, single-handedly defeating the not-so-weak Qingshan Martial Academy."
The Old Principal originally wanted to praise Su Bai's performance, but thinking of how he munched on peanuts and drank cola on stage, he found the words hard to say, so he changed it to "unexpectedly."
However, the other contestants in the lounge all looked at Su Bai with extremely strange and peculiar eyes!
The atmosphere in the room became awkward!
After a pause, the Old Principal continued:
"Ahem... but for the afternoon match, I think other schools will likely devise strategies against Su Bai. Su Bai, what do you think?"
A smile appeared on Su Bai's lips as he shrugged and said:
"Their strategies against me are probably to bypass my beast and see defeating my main body as their hope for victory."
"But what they don't know is that I have Origin Convergence. At the Bronze Tier, their attacks are nothing to worry about."
It's undeniable that Su Bai deliberately portrayed himself as lacking combat power on stage, needing Little Eight's protection, and he did it well.
Whether other academies would see through the ruse, Su Bai didn't know, but at least Qingshan Martial Academy's strategy was entirely focused on Su Bai's main body, only to be blocked by Little Eight.
Su Bai didn't bother explaining his main body's combat power to the Old Principal but instead mentioned the Heaven Tier Technique's Origin Convergence, saving a lot of explanation.
When his main body's strength erupted in the regional league or finals, the Old Principal and others would understand his well-intentioned efforts.
After all, Su Bai was still wholeheartedly striving for the academy's glory!
Thinking about it, Su Bai almost convinced himself.
Seeing Su Bai's confidence, the Old Principal nodded and said:
"Good, but don't be careless. Jiangzhou Martial Academy is a provincial-level academy. Winning is expected, but losing would be disgraceful."
Su Bai nodded and joked, "Don't worry, Old Principal. This is just the provincial preliminaries. I can handle it alone!"
While Jiangzhou was discussing, none of the other competing teams had the heart to watch the fourth match.
They gathered to discuss what to do if they faced Su Bai.
Especially the two academies that had won their first matches, they had a one-third chance of facing Su Bai!
......
In the exclusive lounge of Fuchuan Martial Academy.
The principal looked solemnly at the ten contestants, making arrangements:
"If our next match is against Jiangzhou Martial Academy, it's likely they'll send Su Bai again."
"Based on Su Bai's performance in the last match, his beast is almost invincible in close combat."
"But we're slightly better off than Qingshan Martial Academy because our captain, Mao Kai, has a poison attribute ability, which doesn't require close combat and can attack from a distance."
"However, given the turtle's extremely strong physique, the poison might not be very effective, so Mao Kai, when you use your ability, make sure to target Su Bai directly!
"Don't waste it on that turtle, understand?"
Mao Kai took the principal's words to heart, nodded, and said, "Understood, I'll follow the plan."
......
In the exclusive lounge of Xinmin Martial Academy.
Initially pleased with their four-in-a-row victory over Longying Martial Academy, Xinmin Martial Academy now had to worry about the upcoming matches after seeing Su Bai's performance.
Facing other academies, even if Xinmin Martial Academy wasn't a match, they would at most be defeated.
But if they faced Su Bai from Jiangzhou Martial Academy, they had to consider how not to be swept five in a row!
Qingshan Martial Academy was stronger than Xinmin Martial Academy, and they were beaten like this!
The principal of Xinmin Martial Academy spoke gravely:
"Su Bai is indeed strong, but his weakness is also obvious.
"Qingshan Martial Academy's strategy was correct. Find the right opportunity, break through the turtle's defense, and defeat Su Bai as the only way to win!"
"If we face Jiangzhou's Su Bai, Li Feng, you'll go first. You're an agile attack-type martial artist with combat skills that enhance your speed. Follow the strategy used by Qingshan Martial Academy's Zhang Xuan."
"Slowly circle to the turtle's rear. With your speed, a sudden attack should defeat Su Bai before the turtle can react!"
"Watch out for the turtle's tail!"
"If Li Feng's surprise attack fails, Wang Dang, Zhang Han, and Zhou Tai, you three focus on exhausting the turtle's stamina and patience to set the stage for Ye Lan."
"Ye Lan's weapon is a bow and arrow. If you can avoid the turtle and hit Su Bai, there's a good chance of winning."
The five contestants below responded in unison, "Yes!"
The principals of the martial academies were generally at the Gold Tier level, and their advice was spot-on for these Bronze Tier students.
If Su Bai's strength was only what he'd shown so far, he might indeed be defeated.
But what they didn't know was that not only had Su Bai's true strength not been revealed, but even Little Eight's three major abilities hadn't been used!
They didn't realize they were facing the biggest boss of this Hundred Schools League!
Soon, the fourth match ended. After a morning of competition, four winners and four losers were determined. The afternoon matches would pit winners against winners and losers against losers.
The afternoon would be the showdown between winners and winners, losers and losers.