Hunting God Era

Chapter 57: The Floodgates Open!
"Ren Xu, the former second-ranked main player of Wuyu Middle School, is also a Six Dragon Gate player like Hua Zihang, and is also following the path of breaking through the gate."

Gu Yang said, "Although it's a good thing for us, it's such a pity that we suddenly have to go abroad. I don't know what caused it."

It got whipped around like a spinning top.

Li Ye shook his head and smiled, continuing to look at the center of the playground, where preparations for the first match had already begun.

Of the three students from No. 2 Middle School and No. 7 Middle School, the most skilled one of them had taken the route of breaking through the barriers, either at the fourth or fifth level.

The rest either went through half the gate or went to the martial arts school.

However, the order in which they entered the game was quite interesting; they were all trying their best to play the "Tian Ji Horse Racing" strategy.

The order in which the strongest players appear is not fixed. The strongest player from No. 2 Middle School went first and defeated the second-place player from No. 7 Middle School. The strongest player from No. 7 Middle School also went second and defeated the second-place player from No. 2 Middle School.

As a result, the final deciding factor was placed on the third-place finisher, who was the last to appear in the competition.

They were all from the Four Dragons Sect, and they all learned martial arts from the martial arts school. The Second Middle School student practiced the same "Hammer Breaking the City Skill" as Deng Hao, wielding two large hammers. The attack was slow but powerful.

Qi Zhong and Li Ye were practically from the same school, as Qi Zhong practiced the "Seventy-Two Styles of Thunderclap Kick" from the Thunderclap Martial Arts School, which emphasized explosiveness and speed.

Although both are from the Four Dragon Gates, the one wielding double hammers is powerful, swinging the weapon with great force on the training ground, and even stirring up dust when it hits the ground, it is difficult to hit the one training legs.

Using their speed, the seventh martial artist dodged left and right, and in doing so, kicked the second martial artist, making him stagger.

However, the second-class martial artist seemed to possess some hard skills. This martial art originally had the ability to withstand blows, and combined with hard skills, it allowed him to withstand the attacks of the seventh-class martial artist without falling down. In fact, he managed to strike the seventh-class martial artist a few times during the long entanglement.

The opponent seemed to have only practiced one martial art. After being hit by two hammer blows, his movements were restricted and his speed was obviously slowed down. Finally, the second martial artist seized the opportunity and hit him in the chest with a hammer, knocking him unconscious.

No. 2 Middle School advanced.

The teacher, Mr. Li, who had greeted Gu Yang before and was known for his composure, clearly smiled happily.

As students on the playground were carried away or left, Yang Jie braced himself against the railing in front of him with one hand and jumped down.

"I went first!"

As he walked onto the playground, someone from the opposite No. 10 Middle School also came out. When Gu Yang saw this person, he clearly showed joy.

"Stable!"

That person was third in the tenth middle school and a member of the Four Dragons Sect who practiced martial arts at the martial arts hall. He was no match for Yang Jie!

The martial artist who was sent also saw the newcomer, his expression changed, and he subconsciously turned to look at the teacher in the seat.

The instructor from No. 10 Middle School sighed and waved his hand. The martial artist immediately raised his hand and shouted, "I concede!"

The teacher from No. 7 Middle School, who was standing next to No. 10 Middle School, glared at him angrily upon hearing this, saying, "You're being a bit despicable!"

"A soldier never tires of deceit."

The teacher from No. 10 Middle School chuckled: "Even if we can't get into the top three, fourth place is better than fifth."

Since Fu Chuxue arrived at No. 14 Middle School, the entire martial arts competition in Ningjiang City has been doomed to fail. Only by pitting the weakest player against Fu Chuxue can they have a chance to win.

If an unexpected event occurs, defeat is inevitable.

It would be better to just admit defeat and conserve your strength to try and finish in the top four.

The school said he was despicable, but they did the same thing last year.

There was no need for Fu Chuxue to play; after conceding defeat, the entire No. 10 Middle School team conceded.

The third match was between Wuyu Middle School and two other middle schools, who competed in the order drawn by lot.

Unsurprisingly, both high schools conceded defeat without even playing, choosing to conserve their strength to secure a top-four finish.

However, in the end, the tenth team proved to be superior and defeated the seventh team, which had suffered losses due to the battle, thus eliminating the seventh team first.

After the top four teams are determined, they will be divided into groups.

Gu Yang stepped forward to draw lots again, handed the lot to a staff member, and showed it to the mayor. The mayor then picked up the microphone and said:

"The group stage begins with the semi-finals. In the first group, Wuyu Middle School will face Ningjiang No. 14 Middle School. In the second group, Ningjiang No. 2 Middle School will face Ningjiang No. 10 Middle School."

Upon hearing this, students from No. 2 Middle School and No. 10 Middle School burst into laughter, their faces showing excitement.

Because of Fu Chuxue's presence, No. 14 Middle School has always been criticized and resented, but now things are different. Against Wu Yu, they are sure to lose!
On the contrary, if we win, we can get second place!
On the viewing platform, the principal of No. 2 Middle School smiled at the principal of No. 14 Middle School and said, "We haven't had much luck this year."

The principal of No. 14 Middle School smiled slightly: "That's not necessarily true."

"Oh? You have extra trump cards?"

Upon hearing this, the principal of No. 10 Middle School laughed and said, "You can't expect another 'friend' to suddenly appear out of nowhere, who happens to have a child of the right age who is also a martial arts prodigy, and then join your school, can you?"

The principal of Wuyu Middle School joked, "That's hard to say. Our principal is incredibly powerful; he can even make phone calls to the front-line command post of the Demon Realm. It wouldn't be surprising if he took in another genius."

"It's a pity that we can only train our own local martial artists."

His words, laced with barbs, made everyone burst into laughter.

The principal of No. 14 Middle School remained expressionless and said with a smile, "There's nothing we can do. Unlike some schools that don't care about ordinary people and only value martial artists, we can't help but think of other ways to get a ranking."

"However, my relationship isn't that complicated. Our newly promoted main player has always been a student at No. 14 Middle School. This is his first time playing. If he doesn't play well later, please forgive him."

Upon hearing this, apart from Principal Wu Yu's face darkening, everyone else sat up straight and remained silent.

You can't just jump into their conversation; they're a public school, representing the country.

If your buttocks are crooked and someone notices, it's easy for trouble to get into.

It was the president of Ningjiang University, who was on the viewing platform at the back, who spoke.

"These rankings are all for better training. Whether you focus on cultivating martial artists or wholeheartedly nurture grassroots workers, it's all for making contributions in the future."

He laughed and said, "I think this guy named Li Ye is pretty good. We can chat after the match."

The information on the main players of the martial arts competition had already been distributed to various universities. Although he came for the sake of Wuyu Middle School, as the president of Ningjiang University, he had to pay attention to the local students.

I'd never heard of Li Ye before. He's the one who fought in the martial arts competition. It's like he broke through the Four Dragon Gates this year, and it's very likely that he mainly focuses on Foundation Building Techniques.

But it's still one of the Four Dragons Sect, and Ningjiang University really wants it. If the offer is good, they might be able to sign a contract. After all, it's better to be a top performer here than a bottom performer at a top martial arts university.

After Gu Yang returned, he thought for a while and said, "Same setup, Yang Jie, you continue to lead the charge. You can admit defeat."

Based on Wuyu Middle School's past practice, they definitely don't want Hua Zihang to run into Fu Chuxue. The most likely scenario is that he will be placed in the first or second round, because they used to put Fu Chuxue last.

Now, let's change it. As long as Fu Chuxue meets Hua Zihang in the second round, they will definitely win. It doesn't matter if they don't meet, as long as Hua Zihang doesn't meet Li Ye.

Yang Jie nodded and went onto the playground as the competition began.

The opponent sent out Lei Yu, ranked third, from the Five Dragons Sect. He practiced martial arts that directly opened up the Qi Meridians, was skilled in palm techniques, and focused on endurance.

Both sides were head-on clashing, but Yang Jie was at a disadvantage. Although they were at the same level of cultivation, Yang Jie's martial arts strength was inferior.

Not only was his palm technique outstanding, but he also possessed lightness skill. Yang Jie had no energy to practice anything other than his physical body training. He couldn't touch him or win the fight. Ten minutes later, his physical body training was broken by Lei Yu, and he fell to the ground and admitted defeat.

However, when Gu Yang went on stage for the second match, his expression changed drastically.

It wasn't Hua Zihang, but Gong Zhongda, who took the Po Jun Pass route. After encountering Fu Chuxue, he immediately admitted defeat and didn't even fight.

"The third match is between Hua Zihang from Wuyu Middle School and Li Ye from Ningjiang No. 14 Middle School!"

After the district head, who was in charge of the event, made his remarks, everyone burst into laughter.

"I lost."

Teacher Li from No. 2 Middle School shook his head: "Old Gu guessed wrong. I didn't expect Hua Zihang to be the last one to appear."

They knew Li Ye's name, after all, he was a key player. But a newly promoted member of the Four Dragons Sect, no matter how strong he was, was still just a martial arts school member; otherwise, he would have been famous long ago.

How could they possibly deal with Hua Zihang, who had passed two trials and was also from the Six Dragons Gate? Gu Yang's expression shifted between light and dark as he looked at Li Ye and advised, "Actually, I wanted you to just admit defeat. There's still plenty of time. We still have the city martial arts competition. Let's avoid his sharp edge for now."

Although those who take the three-pass route are strong, they are still only at the Four Dragon Gate. They are still somewhat inferior to those who take the two-pass Six Dragon Gate route.

If it really comes down to a fight, it doesn't matter if Li Ye loses, but if he gets seriously injured and can't play anymore, they might not even be able to hold on for third place.

Only by securing a top-three finish can they qualify for the city's martial arts competition.

"Should I avoid his edge?"

Li Ye laughed, stepped onto the railing and jumped down, not even looking at Gu Yang, and walked straight towards the front of the playground.

"Brother Li! Keep it up!"

Yao Ledan encouraged Li Ye, saying, "No matter what, show your spirit!"

"That's right, Brother Ye, let's slap him in the face!"

Deng Hao and Jia Dong shouted, "Let him see the true value of our martial arts class's only Brother Li!"

"A newcomer, huh?"

On the Wuyu Middle School side, Gong Zhongda and Lei Yu, one with both hands on the railing and the other with his hands on his hips, looked out with disdain.

Gong Zhongda said, "Why bother going on stage now? Just admit defeat."

"We should let him show his face too. After all, it's a rare opportunity to spar with Boss Hua. Let's give a newbie some consideration," Lei Yu said with a smile.

Gong Zhongda shook his head: "It's a pity. This time, our teacher listened carefully to Hua Laoda's advice and let him stay until the end to meet Fu Chuxue. Now it's out of the question."

With a newcomer, and a member of the Four Dragons Sect, they are guaranteed to win. They don't even need to guess the order of the opponents. As usual, they will leave Fu Chuxue, who has the highest probability of being left until the end, to Hua Zihang.

This was also Hua Zihang's own request.

Unexpectedly, the other party changed their mind, and we still missed the opportunity.

"Boss Hua, you..."

Before Gong Zhongda could say anything more, he noticed Lei Yu quietly nudged him, and then he saw that Hua Zihang's expression was very unpleasant.

With a single step, he seemed to leap through the air, landing gracefully and swiftly in the center of the playground. Facing Li Ye, who was walking towards him, he pointed and coldly said:

"Admit defeat and get lost. I don't have time to deal with you. Just showing your face on stage is enough!"

The No. 14 Middle School had a weak opponent this time. Even if he met Fu Chuxue, they could still win. He was even thinking of taking advantage of the competition to chat with Fu Chuxue, but the opponent did not play by the rules and ruined his expectations.

He certainly didn't give him a friendly look.

Li Ye?

He's just a newcomer; I don't take him seriously at all.

Such a group of four could only share the stage with him in high school. Once they went to university, these people were no longer in the same world as him.

Click!

Li Ye twisted his neck and swung his arms, but did not answer.

But judging from this, they definitely aren't leaving.

Seeing this, Hua Zihang's expression grew even colder.

"Why did you have to show your face like this? I'm angry right now, and I don't have time to play house with you. The competition hasn't even started yet, so you'd better admit defeat, or it won't be as simple as just losing later. Go for third place, or I guarantee you won't even make it to the next city martial arts competition."

Hua Zihang can still manage to keep someone in the hospital for months or even half a year.

"You are indeed quite arrogant."

Li Ye grinned and said, "I'm not as arrogant as you. Watch out, being stubborn won't help."

Hua Zihang was taken aback, then suddenly laughed in anger, drawing his sword from his waist and letting out a clear sound, "Fine! I'll show you who's really tough!"

"Both sides are in position. Begin!"

As the district chief spoke through the microphone, Hua Zihang moved instantly, his body leaving a blur in the low sky, the blade flashing coldly as it stabbed straight towards Li Ye's mouth.

The speed was very fast, and the force of the sword thrust caused Li Ye's hair to fly backward even before it got very close.

How dare a novice who hasn't even learned weapons and seems to only practice fist and foot techniques speak to him like that?

Hard-spoken?

If you're stubborn, I'll slap you!
First, poke out all those teeth!

when!
Just as the sword tip was inches from Li Ye's mouth, a sound rang out, and a hand steadily reached out and grabbed the blade full of energy.

But as soon as he grasped it, Li Ye immediately released his grip on the blade, transforming it into a palm and slapping the blade away.

This sudden turn of events stunned Hua Zihang, who immediately refrained from continuing his attack.

"External training?"

Hua Zihang sized Li Ye up and down. "So you're trying to break through the barrier? No wonder you're so stubborn. But you're only at the Fourth Dragon Gate. What's the use of just physical training? If I'm going to slap you in the face, I'll definitely slap you in the face!"

"A shooting star!"

He flashed and appeared above Li Ye in mid-air, his sword blade falling like a meteor, turning into a cold light that pierced straight towards Li Ye's lips.

"Watch out!" Gu Yang shouted from behind.

If you can't avoid it in time, not only will your teeth be pierced, but your chin might also be pierced.

Li Ye, however, merely glanced at the bloodstains flowing from his palm and frowned slightly.

It is much stronger than Wu Yongnian in terms of power, and its momentum is also very good. According to this power, he can also block it. In the end, it should be a draw. The outcome is unknown. It is highly likely that Li Ye will win by relying on his endurance.

But that would be too slow, and it wouldn't establish your value.

so.
boom!
A thunderous sound erupted from Li Ye's body, followed by a burst of sound, causing him to exhale a white breath from his nostrils.

laugh! !

Just as the sword light was about to approach, white mist, like long dragon whiskers, danced and swayed, spreading across the ground.

"Open the floodgates!!"

Li Ye shouted, his left hand flashed out, pressed down the incoming sword blade, firmly grasped it, and pulled it down even faster, dragging the figure above him down with him.

"Golden Dragon Protrudes Its Claw."

His right hand first formed a claw shape, but then immediately changed into a fist, and as Hua Zihang fell, it slammed into his chest.

"Shatter Heaven and Earth!"

Bang! !

Like a resounding bell, or as if the air itself had been shattered, Li Ye's punch landed squarely, unleashing a shockwave that sent Hua Zihang flying backward. He crashed into the stands behind him at an even greater speed, smashing through the railing and slamming into a seat.

boom!
After overturning several seats, a hole was smashed open, and Hua Zihang lay inside, closing his eyes.

Gong Zhongda and Lei Yu were still smiling, completely unaware of what was happening.

It was as if the sound of that fist striking a bell had also struck everyone's hearts, leaving them speechless.

The whole place was in complete silence.

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