285: Chapter 144: The Grand Finale!
The Strongest of Second Grade!_3 285: Chapter 144: The Grand Finale!
The Strongest of Second Grade!_3 Cheng Xin and the others’ expressions all changed.
It feels almost comparable to the pressure of a Third Grade Expert!
Fortunately, Xu Zhou soon retracted his aura, standing still like a tree.
Chen Dongnan also breathed a sigh of relief, the overwhelming pressure just now was too intense, if it continued, he might really have been unable to bear it.
Once he collected himself, he looked at Xu Zhou with shock: “Weren’t you still at the peak of First Grade yesterday?
How did you suddenly reach the late Second Grade?”
Cheng Xin also looked at Xu Zhou with a face full of shock.
She knew Xu Zhou went back to break through yesterday.
But at this speed, even sitting on a rocket wouldn’t be this fast, right?
Xu Zhou smiled slightly and said, “I laid a pretty solid foundation at the First Grade Realm, so breaking through was just a bit faster.”
Everyone was speechless!
Who doesn’t know that Xu Zhou is a freshman?
Breaking through to the Second Grade as a freshman, you call that having a solid foundation?
The other freshmen are all still struggling at mid First Grade!
But this matter can only be explained this way.
Otherwise, can’t just say this guy is cheating, right?
“Xu Zhou, you really are…
I, Chen Dongnan, admit defeat!”
Chen Dongnan shook his head and sighed; this time, he was completely convinced.
Giving the position to such a genius like Xu Zhou, he had no objections!
Cheng Xin stepped forward, her fair and delicate face carrying a hint of joy: “Xu Zhou, welcome to the Second Grade team.”
“With you here, we have a better grasp of the upcoming matches.”
The other members nodded one after another.
With a genius like Xu Zhou, plus Cheng Xin, the True Martial Department’s odds of winning increased slightly!
Beside them, Shen Wanchen reminded, “Do not be careless.
After losing the First Grade match, the Divine Martial Department will surely go all out today, doing whatever it takes to win the match.”
Hearing this, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
Indeed, the disastrous defeat of the Divine Martial Department yesterday would surely lead to a counterattack today, and they must be cautious.
At nine in the morning.
The Central Square was bustling with noise.
Kui Mu, Qi Huo, and some Eighth Rank Experts had already arrived on stage.
Soon, the Second Grade team led by Cheng Xin and Yang Tiandou entered the arena.
Why is he also in the team?”
“What’s going on, is Xu Zhou also going to participate in the Second Grade competition?
Many sharp-eyed students spotted Xu Zhou, causing a commotion.
Fighting at First Grade peak yesterday, now battling at Second Grade peak today?
Is this some kind of strategy?
Are you going to participate in the Third Grade peak competition too?
In the crowd, Li Ruoxi also saw Xu Zhou, her pretty face slightly changing: “Wasn’t he at First Grade peak?
Why is he participating in the Second Grade competition?”
In the audience seats, Kui Mu and others remained expressionless, clearly already informed in advance.
Xu Zhou followed behind Cheng Xin, glancing in the direction of the Divine Martial Department.
“Wang Kai isn’t here, was he replaced?”
Xu Zhou pondered, as expected, the Divine Martial Department has many experts.
If someone from the True Martial Department was seriously injured, they might not be able to find a suitable replacement in time.
Cheng Xin insisted on competing despite her previous injuries, not only due to her own desire but also because the True Martial Department had no choice.
Their numbers are few!
On the Divine Martial side, several team members were also watching Xu Zhou, but they showed no surprise, clearly having been told by Yang Tiandou earlier.
Yang Tiandou looked at Xu Zhou, his eyes showing a hint of icy coldness.
He really didn’t expect that the guy he saw as an ant yesterday would now stand on the same stage as him.
This was indeed a bit humiliating for him.
Xu Zhou noticed Yang Tiandou’s gaze and turned to look.
Yang Tiandou smiled, but his smile was cold: “Xu Zhou, I’m looking forward to meeting you on the stage.”
Xu Zhou also smiled, coldly saying: “Then you better be ready.”
“Alright, I want to see how you’ll avenge your senior sister.”
Yang Tiandou said slowly, his eyes swirling with cold intent.
There was another sentence he didn’t say.
The way he cut off Cheng Xin’s limbs the other day, today, he’ll do the same to Xu Zhou.
No, not just cutting off limbs; today, he’ll cripple Xu Zhou completely.
Yang Tiandou looked at Xu Zhou with eyes that held the aloofness of someone overlooking all beings, as if looking at a dead man.
Xu Zhou ignored him, not bothering to guess what Yang Tiandou was thinking, after all, today, he would completely disable this person.
As the teams from both sides entered the arena, Wu Qingshan immediately stood up from the audience.
“I announce, the Second Grade competition between the two departments begins now!”
Among Martial Artists, competitions require no opening remarks.
Wu Qingshan got straight to the point, his deep voice reaching everyone’s ears: “The Second Grade competition adopts a round-robin system!”
“Starting from the weakest, challenge onward by turns!
If you win twice consecutively, you can choose to step down!”
“I will announce the order of competition!”
Xu Zhou and the others were a bit surprised.
The Second Grade competition method is different from that of the First Grade.
The round-robin system means that the scenario of crushing at First Grade won’t occur again.
Weak against weak, strong against strong!
“The competition method is more reasonable.” Xu Zhou said.
Cheng Xin shook her head, “During the First Grade competition, with Wan Changkong present, the gap was so large that it necessitated that method, otherwise the True Martial Department’s chances of winning were too low.
She paused, giving Xu Zhou a glance.
Xu Zhou understood; even Kui Mu and those Ninth Grade Experts didn’t anticipate an anomaly like Xu Zhou would appear at the First Grade Realm.
If they had known how strong he was, the First Grade competition might not have used that method.
Xu Zhou realized, no wonder after yesterday’s competition, those experts in the audience left quickly.
Now it seemed, they were probably discussing the format of this Second Grade competition.
At this moment, Wu Qingshan on stage spoke again.
“Divine Martial Department’s entering order: Zhang Lei, Wang Qiang…
Zhao Ting, Yang Tiandou!”
“True Martial Department’s entering order: Shen Fei, Jiang Qiang…
With Wu Qingshan finishing the announcement of the order.
The two teams hadn’t reacted much, but the surrounding audience was in an uproar.
“True Martial Department, Xu Zhou is actually last?”
“Could it be said that Xu Zhou is the strongest in the team?”
“Xu Zhou is the finale?
The True Martial Department’s Second Grade team isn’t that weak, right?”
According to the competition rules Wu Qingshan mentioned earlier, the later you appear, the stronger you are!
But now this situation left many people confused.
In the crowd, Li Ruoxi was a bit stunned: “Xu Zhou…
the strongest in the Second Grade?”
Yesterday he was still at the First Grade peak, and today he’s the strongest in the Second Grade?
Isn’t that a mistake?