After that, someone in the team mentioned, "Teacher, I heard that last night Zhang Chen had a match with Ye Qingzhou."

Damn, can you not mention me!

Zhang Chen huddled in the corner, his expression full of resentment. Last night's incident left him speechless, and he even regretted going out to have fun.

"What was the result?"

At this moment, Zhuang Yuan didn't pursue Zhang Chen's reckless decision, but was eager to know the opponent's strength level so he could plan the tactics.

"Okay, I did have a match with Ye Qingzhou."

Seeing that he couldn't keep it a secret, Zhang Chen had to tell the truth.

"How many moves did you exchange with him?"

Zhang Chen raised one finger.

Zhuang Yuan frowned and pondered, "Only one move?"

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly and corrected, "I made one move, but Ye Qingzhou just used one finger to flick me away."

"..."

After a long silence, the atmosphere became strangely eerie.

Zhuang Yuan felt like he couldn't breathe.

What the hell, how are we supposed to fight!

Our strongest captain here can't even contend with one of his fingers. Even if all five of us rush him on stage, we probably still can't win.

With the opponent being so overwhelmingly strong, tactics mean nothing now.

Originally, Zhuang Yuan planned to send a few people first to exhaust Ye Qingzhou, then let Zhang Chen go up, using some enhanced martial techniques to stack states, and seize the momentum of defeating Ye Qingzhou to decisively triumph over the Linjiang Team.

Now it seems he was overthinking!

"Let's forfeit the first match, just go up and test the waters, no need to risk it. Maintain your condition and hope to win in the next round."

Zhuang Yuan had a face full of helplessness. Although he didn't want to lose, knowing they couldn't win, making the most sensible decision was the only way for the Jianning Team to go further.

In the afternoon, at Arena 1 of the Competitive Center.

"Linjiang Team versus Jianning Team!"

"Jianning, Jianning, we're the best!"

Being the host, Jianning Team's home advantage was fully displayed at this moment. The stands were packed with friends and cheerleaders, and the cheers nearly drowned the entire competition site.

In contrast, the Linjiang Team seemed to lack presence.

Only Huang Liwen was waving the flag energetically, leading the Swordsmanship Club members in shouting themselves hoarse in support of their players.

Soon, both teams' match orders were announced simultaneously.

Linjiang Team: Lu Yifan, Hou Fei, Yuh Shouping, Xu Yuebing, Ye Qingzhou.

Jianning Team: Zhang Chen, Feng Wu, Liao Yucheng, Zou Yuanping, Peng Xinyue.

Seeing Ye Qingzhou's name placed last, everyone on the Jianning Team breathed a sigh of relief, as there was still a chance to win the first match.

After all, as long as Zhang Chen could defeat Lu Yifan, even if they lost the final match, it could barely count as a first victory.

Just tell me if you won!

"Zhang Chen, do your best!"

"Hmm, I will definitely win this match!"

Five minutes later, Zhang Chen was beaten to the point of doubting life, miserably losing under Lu Yifan's brilliantly shining swordsmanship attack.

As he was carried to the medical room, he gazed blankly at the sky, "It makes no sense, it's one thing I can't win against Ye Qingzhou, but how come I can't even beat an unknown person now?"

Feng Wu, who had faced Lu Yifan several times during the Cyan Wave Sword Fighting Competition, also felt it was unbelievable: "Compared to the Sword Fighting Competition, this person has undergone a transformation; what on earth happened?"

It's fair that Ye Qingzhou is strong, but how can anyone from the Linjiang Team come out so ridiculously strong, even our Jianning Team's captain hasn't won?

With a heart full of melancholy and confusion, Feng Wu stepped onto the stage, ultimately ending up in a one-for-one draw with Lu Yifan.

In the end, in the first round of the stage battle, only three members of the Linjiang Team had to appear to defeat the five members of the Jianning Team.

Yuh Shouping's Cloud Hand Six Techniques particularly amazed everyone in the match, becoming the most noticed individual.

As for Xu Yuebing and Ye Qingzhou, it was quite unfortunate that they didn't even have the chance to appear.

Ye Qingzhou naturally understood Xu Lan's intentions with such arrangements; she was clearly planning to temper the other members of the team, allowing them to gain experience from the competition.

After all, with Ye Qingzhou as the safety net, losing was unlikely, so naturally, it was essential to give others more opportunities.

Ye Qingzhou naturally had no objections to this.

At the commentary box, the two commentators were surprised by this outcome.

Hong Sen was astonished, "Didn't expect the Linjiang Team, apart from the Hidden Dragon Ye Qingzhou, the other members are also strong."

Jingyu nodded, revealing a sweet smile in front of the camera, "Yes, especially Yuh Shouping; his 'Cloud Hand Six Techniques' can leverage force and has a perfect balance of attack and defense, full of potential for growth."

Jingyu then looked at Cyan Dragon, "What do you think, Cyan Dragon Divine General?"

Cyan Dragon Divine General remained expressionless, "It's not them who are strong, it's Ye Qingzhou."

Jingyu appeared puzzled at these words, "Why do you say that?"

"Yuh Shouping's aptitude is that of an ordinary genius, what truly transformed him is the Dao Celestial Sound and the Nine Sounds of the Divine."

Cyan Dragon's tone was calm, yet his words sparked shock and envy among many around, "It's actually the Dao Celestial Sound and Nine Sounds of the Divine!"

Who wouldn't yearn for such an opportunity to enhance their inherent aptitude?

But yearning is futile because generally, those who can ring the Self-Ringing Bell no longer need that enhancement.

And for those longing to enhance themselves, they often lack the ability to ring the bell.

So unless you spend valuable favors to invite a Refining Spirit expert specializing in Spiritual Martial Techniques, don't even think about it.

Gu Minghui pushed the glasses up on his nose with a smile, "Ye Qingzhou could shake the Self-Ringing Bell with his own Martial Arts Will, with such a strong Spiritual Realm, I can assert he will surely be the champion of this year's Phoenix Cup."

"Dr. Gu, are you serious?"

Jingyu's red lips parted slightly, "But isn't Qin Haoyu ranked above Ye Qingzhou on the Hidden Dragon List?"

Cyan Dragon then turned to Gu Minghui, complimenting, "The Celestial Secret Divine Calculation truly lives up to its name."

At this moment, the data streams on Cyan Dragon's metal mask, resembling a waterfall, were flowing ceaselessly, also possessing immense calculative power.

Gu Minghui also looked at Cyan Dragon, smiling as he said, "We deserve each other."

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