Chương 119: The Match Ends

In the morning, Zhao Rui took Qin Rui to the high-speed rail station and watched the train depart before driving back to the martial arts training base.

The competition was still in full swing.

However, the number of contestants at the base has decreased significantly. Most of the students who lost the competition have already left the base and gone home for summer vacation.

Only a small number chose to stay and continue watching the rest of the game.

Upon entering the base, Zhao Rui immediately went to the school team.

Wang Dalong's match is currently underway.

The opponent is a veteran level 10 expert with profound internal strength and extraordinary skills.

However, Wang Dalong's Dragon Subduing Palm is equally powerful and has the characteristic of becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents, making it extremely resilient.

The two were evenly matched, delivering a thrilling and exciting game for the audience.

After a hard-fought battle, Wang Dalong emerged victorious by a narrow margin.

As the number of participants decreases, the number of strong competitors increases.

The competition has naturally become more and more exciting and entertaining.

Compared to previous matches, there were noticeably more unfamiliar faces in the stands at this time.

Among these people will be some club observers and some association staff.

There were even people from the entertainment and film industries.

Those who excel in martial arts can then become actors!

The National College Student Martial Arts Competition is not only a venue for martial arts competitions, but also a place to discover future top stars in the entertainment industry, and the origin of many young men and women's fame and fortune.

The second half of the competition uses a points system, where the winners advance from the groups to the top ten, and then the champion, runner-up and third place are determined.

The champions, runners-up, and third-place winners from each province qualify directly for the national semi-finals, skipping the first round of elimination matches.

The subsequent matches were all point-based competitions. After a week of fierce competition, two students from the University of Tokyo made it into the top ten based on their points.

One was Wang Dalong, and the other was surprisingly Luo Min.

This was completely unexpected by everyone.

Cai Zhengyang, who is stronger than her, unfortunately lost to Li Ru, who is currently recognized as the strongest player in this competition, from Ocean University.

This contestant is not only exceptionally talented and possesses remarkable skills, but also advanced to the Transformation Realm at a young age.

As for Shen Xinzhu, she encountered Wang Dalong from the same group and unfortunately lost.

Although he got along well with Shen Xinzhu after the tsunami, he always felt that this woman was a bit mysterious.

Her techniques are all ordinary martial arts, but each move always unleashes tremendous power.

Zhao Rui had sparred with her, and the martial arts techniques that the system could replicate were nothing special.

But precisely because of this, Zhao Rui found this woman somewhat mysterious.

However, everyone has secrets, and as long as it doesn't involve him, he has no reason or right to delve into it.

At this stage of the competition, the overall situation is basically settled, and the remaining contestants are all those who can participate in the national competition.

With only one direct entry spot available, some people don't care about their provincial rankings in order to hide their true strength and make it to the finals to launch a surprise attack.

Some people are afraid of getting injured and will choose to play conservatively.

Just as the Martial Artist Realm competition was drawing to a close, the Grandmaster Realm competition also began.

If the contestants in the Martial Artist Realm competition are all outstanding individuals, then these students in the Grandmaster Realm are the chosen ones.

To advance to the Grandmaster realm before the senior year of college, one needs not only talent and diligence, but also a great deal of luck.

Every year, out of more than a hundred colleges and universities in the province, it's already considered quite good if three or four students advance to the Grandmaster level.

Therefore, most of the Grandmaster-level contestants who came knew each other and had sparred with each other in private.

Everyone's just here to go through the motions; the real competition will have to wait until the national or international tournaments.

Zhao Rui watched several matches from the audience below and found them rather dull, as they were far less exciting than the top ten matches of the Martial Artist Realm.

They didn't even have the fighting spirit they were expected to have.

It wasn't as impressive as his fight with Peng Yuanshan.

After watching a few matches, Zhao Rui stopped paying attention. He practiced martial arts, not for the sake of competition.

The competition was just one special experience in his climb to the pinnacle of martial arts.

It's optional!

"Don't you find it boring?"

Wang Zhanshan, who came with him, said with a smile.

"Hmm! Coach, when did you advance to the Grandmaster realm? Were you like this back then too?"

Zhao Rui asked.

"Back then? Me? I was nineteen, about the same age as you. I didn't go to university; I trained by traveling all over the country with my master."

"Later, my master passed away, and I was brought to Mingchan Academy by my grandmaster, um, that is, Elder Ge, and I have stayed there ever since."

"The competitions back then were different from now; they were real fights. Later, there were a few unexpected events, so the rules were changed, and the Grandmaster level was removed from the scope of professional competitions..."

Hearing Wang Zhanshan's nostalgic reply, Zhao Rui fell silent for a moment.

"Alright, don't think about these things too much. Just get me first place in the country next year."

Wang Zhanshan said with a smile.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to participate next year..."

"Pah, pah!"

Wang Zhanshan decisively interrupted him and strode out of the competition venue.

Three days have passed in the blink of an eye!

The provincial competition has finally come to an end, and the champion and runner-up will be determined today.

Two top martial artists will compete for the final ranking.

Surprisingly, Luo Min was among those listed.

Not to mention Zhao Rui, even Wang Zhanshan and the others would never have imagined that Luo Min would be standing at the very end.

They've trained together for so long, how could they not know Luo Min's skill level?

But in every match, even though Luo Min was far inferior to his opponent, he always managed to counterattack from desperate situations and unleash strength far exceeding his usual level.

This match attracted not only many of the players who had withdrawn from the competition, but also their family and friends, as well as some martial arts enthusiasts.

The martial arts hall, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people, was packed to capacity, with live footage projected directly onto a large screen.

There were even cheerleaders and hosts on stage.

The scale of the operation was completely different from before.

"This is the stage I've always dreamed of!"

Cai Zhengyang's eyes were filled with envy.

Good luck in the national competition!

Wang Dalong, standing to the side, wasn't much better off; the two were practically brothers in misfortune.

He was usually the most popular player in the team, but unexpectedly, he was overtaken by Luo Min in the end.

"Zhao Rui, I'm here!"

In the rest area, Zhao Rui heard a sound and turned around to see Yang Fan waving at him from the stands.

Before the match, Zhao Rui received a call from Yang Fan, who had finally persuaded his girlfriend to come to Jeju to watch Luo Min's final match after much persuasion.

Besides him, many of his high school classmates also came to support him.

Zhao Rui, in place of Luo Min, received them ahead of time.

"Am I right? Zhao Rui is an eighth-level expert. Look, he's sitting over there in the rest area. That's where the team members and coaches stay."

Yang Fan said smugly.

"He's level eight, what does that have to do with you? You're just a level three loser!"

Tian Lili said dismissively.

Yang Fan's eyelids twitched, and he immediately lost the desire to continue speaking. He slumped back into his seat, and everything before him turned gray.

"Hey handsome, you seem to know the people in the line ahead!"

Just then, a pretty young woman next to him suddenly smiled and said something to him.

"I?"

"Yes, I'm talking to you!"

The woman's charming smile was like a paintbrush, adding a layer of brilliance to Yang Fan's gloomy vision.

"Yeah, he's my high school classmate. See that girl in the ring? She's also my high school classmate..."

Yang Fan felt that the woman in front of him was the most important confidante in his life, and he had nothing to hide.

Just then, a sharp crack rang out, and Yang Fan received a hard slap across the face from Tian Lili.

After slapping her, Tian Lili stood up and stormed out of the competition venue.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know your girlfriend was next to you."

"fine!"

"How could she treat you like that? Does it hurt? I have some medicine for sprains and bruises here, let me put it on for you!"

As the woman spoke, she actually walked directly to Tian Lili's location.

Then, from his small bag, he took out a smear of ointment and gently applied it to Yang Fan's face.

Yang Fan's eyes began to become increasingly unfocused, and there was nothing else in them anymore.

Only the woman's beautiful face and gentle caresses.

After a while, this confusion slowly returned to normal.

"My name is Yoona, what's yours? Will you be my girlfriend?"

"Okay, my name is Yang Fan."

Just as Yang Fan was experiencing a romantic entanglement offstage, the competition onstage finally began as the lights came on.

Luo Min's opponent was none other than Li Ru, who was previously recognized as the number one martial artist.

"I won't go easy on you just because you're a girl."

Li Ru said coldly.

"I hate guys like you the most. Beat me first!"

The tension was palpable the moment the two stepped onto the stage.

With a mere touch of their hands, the two launched a swift and fierce attack.

Luo Min was only at level nine, a whole level below Li Ru, who was a genius like Wang Dalong.

He possesses profound martial arts skills and exceptional comprehension.

Before long, Luo Min found himself in a passive position.

"With skills like this, how did you defeat everyone else? Did you use a honey trap?"

Li Ru's name contains the character "Ru," but his speech is not very pleasant.

"You have a sharp tongue!"

Luo Min dodged the opponent's whip kick, leaped forward, and suddenly her fingers turned into afterimages, as if they were boneless fingers without flesh and blood, carrying a faint sharpness.

"This martial arts technique?"

Seeing Luo Min's sudden change in martial arts, Zhao Rui's eyes widened slightly.

"What kind of technique is this?!"

Zhao Rui was somewhat taken aback, because he had never seen such an elusive finger technique before.

"All show and no substance!"

Li Ru sneered and instantly cut into the middle, heading straight for Luo Min's vital points.

"I'll tear your mouth apart!"

Luo Min's eyes turned slightly cold. Suddenly, her figure flashed, and her hands attacked Li Ru with lightning speed.

It seemed to transform into countless phantom images.

Sizzle, sizzle!

Several tearing sounds rang out, and several tears appeared on Li Ru's sleeves and clothes.

They all looked as if they had been cut apart by a sharp weapon.

Li Rui's pupils dilated slightly; he hadn't even seen Luo Min's movements clearly just now.

If it weren't for my quick instincts, the damage would have been far more than just clothes being damaged.

"What, not so arrogant now?"

Luo Min sneered.

"Attention both teams! Any further interference with the game will result in point deductions!"

Fortunately, the referee stopped the two from trash-talking in time.

Li Ru's whole body was tense, his eyes fixed on Luo Min, not missing a single movement of hers.

Luo Min smiled, and the illusory image in her hand reappeared, suddenly attacking Li Ru.

"The speed has increased again?"

Li Ru was terrified. He strained his eyes and dodged left and right, desperately trying to avoid her unpredictable claws.

"Sizzle!"

A spray of blood erupted!

Li Ru let out a miserable cry and retreated rapidly, while simultaneously covering his mouth with his hand.

A trickle of blood slowly seeped out from between his fingers.

Upon seeing this, the referee quickly stepped forward to stop the match!

"I give up!"

Li Ru reluctantly raised his hand.

(End of this chapter)