Global Evolution: I Super Double Up on my evolution-Chapter 413 - 201: Demon City’s Top Scholar? Instant Kill!_3
Due to the limited time for the competition, after consuming the Restorative Pills provided by the school, the eight advancing contestants quickly began the next round of matches.
This was the third round of the competition: the quarterfinals.
The excitement of the duels was steadily increasing, a welcome change from the dullness of the first two rounds.
"The first match of the third round will be between Student Li Changxiao and Student An Shihua!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, the two contestants in the waiting area swiftly climbed onto the stage.
Then, at the referee’s command, they both pressed their ready buttons simultaneously.
When the countdown ended, the battle was about to begin.
One was a scion of Jingdou’s Li Family; the other, the only female among the eight advancing contestants.
This highly anticipated duel, rife with talking points, had captured everyone’s full attention.
Every spectator below the stage was on high alert, afraid of missing even the slightest exciting moment.
A few students, positioned particularly close to the stage, wished they could squat down in front of everyone to admire An Shihua’s "sexy" fighting stance from a "gentleman’s" perspective.
Just like that, under intense public scrutiny, what everyone thought would be a closely matched duel ended abruptly. Li Changxiao fell to an Illusion Technique right from the start, unable to break free.
The entire match lasted less than ten seconds—ridiculously fast.
"Useless thing!"
Seeing Li Changxiao defeated so quickly, several Li family elders who had come specifically to watch the match couldn’t help but curse aloud.
They then rose and left in a hurry, wanting to avoid becoming a laughingstock in the viewing area.
In the three subsequent matches, two ended with one opponent defeating the other in seconds.
The remaining match ended with an opponent forfeiting.
So, the third round of the competition concluded in under two minutes from start to finish.
Some people who had rushed to the restroom midway returned to find the competition already in its mid-round break, leaving them utterly bewildered.
After a ten-minute intermission, the fourth round of the competition, also known as the semifinals, began with the host’s announcement.
The first match was Su Yan versus An Shihua, his old rival from the college entrance examination.
The second match featured Chen Ziyao against a male student from the Institute of Derivation.
With all eyes on them, Su Yan and An Shihua stepped onto the stage together.
"Su Yan, I didn’t expect we’d meet again in the semifinals. It seems like fate, doesn’t it?" An Shihua said with a slight smile.
Su Yan also smiled and replied, "So, would you say this is the work of destiny, or a fate arranged by human hands?"
Su Yan’s words seemed to carry a deeper meaning, hinting at something profound.
An Shihua’s delicate brows furrowed slightly. Suspicion stirred within her; Did Su Yan suddenly say this because he’s discovered something?
Soon enough, following the referee’s command, the first match of the semifinals got underway.
Before the final second of the countdown even ticked away, An Shihua, on the stage, stated directly, "Referee, I forfeit."
After speaking, she walked off the stage under everyone’s gaze.
Su Yan: "..."
Watching An Shihua’s graceful figure recede as she left the stage, Su Yan was rendered speechless.
Unbelievable! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
In this freshmen tournament, out of the four opponents I’ve faced so far, only Zhang Fei, that stubborn kid, actually fought. The other three all forfeited directly.
Are they all such cowards? This is ridiculous! Give me a break!
After grumbling to himself, Su Yan swiftly descended from the stage.
Then, the second match of the semifinals immediately kicked off.
This second match also ended very quickly.
The male student from the Institute of Derivation couldn’t even withstand a single punch from Chen Ziyao.
The moment the countdown ended, he was blasted off the stage with a single punch, defeated in an instant.
After another ten-minute intermission, the host on the stage proclaimed with great enthusiasm:
"After nearly two hours and four rounds of competition, we have finally reached the grand final!"
"The two finalists are Student Su Yan from the Institute of Beast Taming and Student Chen Ziyao from the Institute of Qi and Blood!"
"Let’s welcome these two finalists to the stage with a round of applause!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, the crowd below readily broke into applause.
CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!
Accompanied by this burst of enthusiastic applause, Su Yan and Chen Ziyao stepped onto the stage together.
Meanwhile, the spectators below began discussing the potential outcome of the match.
"The final is finally starting! Who do you think has a better chance of winning between these two powerhouses?"
"No need to guess. It’s definitely Su Yan."
"You can’t be so sure. I think Chen Ziyao still has a pretty good chance."
Initially, during the first round of the competition, most people believed Su Yan would win the championship, and by a landslide.
This was because Su Yan had previously defeated Chen Ziyao in an internal competition at the Institute of Qi and Blood.
However, after watching the four rounds of matches just now, many people had changed their initial opinions.
They had seen Chen Ziyao advance by defeating opponents in seconds each round, leading them to believe he might be evenly matched with Su Yan.
After all, the strength of one’s HP external release doesn’t necessarily reflect overall combat ability.
In a battle, many factors can determine victory or defeat.
For instance, the intensity of one’s spiritual power, the level of their Qi and Blood Value, and practical combat experience, among other aspects.
Therefore, Chen Ziyao, even though his HP external release wasn’t as strong as Su Yan’s, still had a considerable chance of winning the championship.
Soon enough, amidst the murmurs of the crowd below, Su Yan and Chen Ziyao simultaneously pressed the ready buttons behind them.
During the ten-second countdown, Chen Ziyao squinted at Su Yan, smiled, and said,
"Su Yan, do you think I’m weak? That you’re guaranteed to beat me?"
"I never said that," Su Yan denied without hesitation.
Chen Ziyao chuckled upon hearing this, then his expression shifted slightly. "You didn’t say it, but I sensed it."
"Su Yan, let me tell you, HP external release is actually my weakest point."
"My true strength lies in the explosive potential I unleash during actual combat!"
As Chen Ziyao finished speaking, the countdown on the large screen hanging above the stage also reached zero.
In that instant!
Chen Ziyao chose to strike first. He instantly unleashed terrifying speed, charging towards Su Yan like a bolt of lightning.
His speed was so extreme that it created a deafening sonic boom, making the heads of the audience members throb and their scalps tingle.
Just as the crowd thought Su Yan was about to be overwhelmed, they saw him casually raise a fist the size of a clay pot and nonchalantly punch towards a point southwest of him, at a 77-degree angle.
Immediately, a loud BANG! resounded.
Chen Ziyao, who had just vanished into an afterimage, was solidly struck by that punch in the next instant. He crashed to the floor with a THUD.
Half of his face was embedded in the ground, and he instantly lay motionless.
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