NOVEL WEB Chapter 87 What's going on? I'm dumbfounded!_2
The host immediately shut his mouth, not daring to speak recklessly again.
Watching from the platform, Su Yan felt somewhat speechless. The male host, Zhao Lei, looked quite serious at first glance, yet unexpectedly, his personality turned out to be so lively. He seems to have the potential to become a clown, Su Yan mused.
After leaving the Martial Arts Platform, Su Yan followed his usual routine and went to the logistics area to receive an Advanced Level HP Pill to replenish his HP and boost his Attributes. It wasn't long before he returned to the plaza to watch the matches. This time, he was very vigilant, intentionally choosing a secluded corner to watch the matches secretly to avoid being harassed by a group of journalists again.
「By this time.」
There were only nine matches left on the Martial Arts Platforms. Almost half of them had already ended.
Su Yan glanced over and noticed that Li Changxiao was still competing on Martial Arts Platform Number 15, and his opponent was a candidate from Narrow State City named Wang Teng. Su Yan had taken a peek at this candidate's creature information panel before. The Creature Level was Rare, with no Creature Skills. His abilities were quite good, but not top-notch.
However, what was strange was that Li Changxiao, a Half-step Legendary Level Being, was actually exchanging blows with him equally.
This made Su Yan's mouth twitch, and he couldn't help but make a sarcastic comment in his mind. Li Changxiao is really damn sneaky. Pretending off the platform is bad enough, but he's continuing to pretend on the platform as well. Just aiming for a fifty-fifty fight? Then struggling to win in the end, right? Always playing the old 'wolf in sheep's clothing' trick.
Finding it dull after a few looks, Su Yan shifted his gaze elsewhere. His gaze wandered, finally landing on Martial Arts Platform Number 9.
「At this moment.」
The battle on Martial Arts Platform Number 9 was an exciting male versus female face-off. The female was a top student from a small city, outstanding in both looks and figure, and could be considered one of the most beautiful among over 6,000 candidates. The male was also a top student from the education powerhouse of Shenzhen, broad and burly, exuding an air of dependable strength.
Logically speaking, in male-female bouts, males should usually have an advantage, but the situation on Martial Arts Platform Number 9 was somewhat unexpected. The tall and strong male top student was being suppressed by the female throughout the match. This extreme reversal of circumstances caused the audience to exclaim in surprise continuously, mixed with quite a few angry curses. They probably bet on the wrong person and are about to lose everything, Su Yan guessed.
Two minutes later, as the contests in the plaza were nearly finished, the referee's declaration from Martial Arts Platform Number 9 could be heard.
"The winner, Shen Yingying!"
As soon as the referee's words fell, the spectator stands erupted in a chorus of shouts, among which the voices of women were particularly loud. Another female candidate had advanced. This showed that in the early stages of evolution, females were not necessarily much weaker than males. As long as they were good enough, they could still shatter those self-important males.
「As time kept passing.」
「Very soon.」
The second round of competition had ended.
At the same time, the central screen in the plaza updated with the list of winners.
Martial Arts Platform Number 1: Fang Pingyuan wins!
Martial Arts Platform Number 2: Qin Hansheng wins!
Martial Arts Platform Number 3: An Shihua wins!
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Martial Arts Platform Number 15: Li Changxiao wins!
Martial Arts Platform Number 16: Su Yan wins!
...
The moment the list appeared, the spectators erupted in cheers as usual, with audiences from various places cheering and shouting for their local candidates. Among them, leaders from various cities' education bureaus, seated in the designated area, began to converse.
"Sigh, just like in previous years, when it gets down to the top 16, the remaining candidates are mostly from the four big cities."
"There's no helping it. Students from small cities like ours really do have a gap in strength, and it's already quite good to have made it into the knockout rounds."
"But to be fair, having two dark horses in this year's college entrance examination makes it feel very unpredictable."
"Yes, especially that student from Luo City. His strength is truly frightening; he directly eliminated Yang Jianming."
"The other dark horse, An Shihua, is also strong. She has dominated all the way here with overwhelming strength."
A few education bureau directors from the smaller cities chatted, all surprised by Su Yan's and An Shihua's performances. Meanwhile, several education bureau directors from the larger cities were slightly frowning. The emergence of Su Yan and An Shihua posed a threat to them. The monopoly on top scholars held by the four major cities might be ruthlessly broken this year.
While the leaders were chatting, the large screen had already updated the list for the third round of competition.
Martial Arts Platform Number 1: Qin Hansheng vs Chen Yibin
Martial Arts Platform Number 2: An Shihua vs Liu Mingkai
Martial Arts Platform Number 3: Fang Pingyuan vs Zhang Zihao
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Martial Arts Platform Number 7: Li Changxiao vs Deng Guihao
Martial Arts Platform Number 8: Su Yan vs Shen Yingying
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When the female student named Shen Yingying saw the third-round matchup on the screen, she clearly froze for a moment. But very quickly, her expression returned to normal, and for no apparent reason, she let out a little laugh.
At this time, Li Changxiao, who had just "narrowly" won his match, came over to Su Yan to chat.
"Ah, that was close! Just now, I almost lost."
"Fortunately, in the last moment, Lady Luck was on my side and made that guy make a mistake."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't be here chatting with you. I'd probably have to join the audience to cheer you on."
"You, Student Su Yan, are awesome, always finishing off your opponents in seconds, the first to win."