"Lin Xiaozhi! Lin Xiaozhi!"
The silence of the audiences was broken by scattered trumpet, followed by a burst of thunderous cheers and shouts.
They knew Lin Xiaozhi could defeat Sun Jian but no one saw that coming so fast like an easy game. And it seemed she had just achieved something new and amazing.
What a spirit-lifting fight!
At the home team seating area, Jin Dali and several bench members stood up, swinging their towel with excitement.
"Holy cow! Why is it me? Why do such nice things always happen to me?" thought Sun Jian in the ring with a wry smile, trying to cease the dizziness and gather his qi and blood by shaking his head.
"Luckily I've got a good attitude!" He turned around without delay and met the offensive Lin Que halfway down the flight of stairs.
"She's aroused the Tremor force!" whispered Sun Jian while reaching out his fist.
Lin Que nodded coldly and gave Sun Jian a fist bump as they passed each other.
Watching him coming up in an awe-inspiring manner, Lin Xiaozhi exhaled and visualized pale clouds and a little breeze to calm herself down.
To confront Liu Que, her only strategy is to exhaust him. The more Dan stage explosions she could make him perform, the greater victory for her.
She never hoped to defeat a Dan stage Professional Eighth Pin fighter. Aggressive and fierce as Lin Que and Lou Cheng, together they barely knocked out Wei Shengtian who didn't have any special power.
With waves of screams and shouts echoing in his ears, Lin Que remained calm and introverted. When he reached his position next to the referee, Lin Xiaozhi suddenly felt overwhelmed as if he was a towering mountain or a surging river.
"Is this the pressure from the Dan stage fighters?" She took a deep breath, trying to pull herself out of it.
"Cheng, how many bouts do you think Lin Que needs to score a victory?" asked Cai Zongming leisurely.
Lou Cheng glared at him, "You don't have the moral integrity to gamble anyway."
The number of bouts his brother-in-law needs to defeat the rival completely depends on his strategy and how much strength he wants to save for the next round if not the third round.
"I have a feeling. He'll try to finish her quickly. Within three or maximum five bouts." Cai Zongming didn't seem to care about Lou Cheng's tone at all and continued with a sneer, "Don't you think those Shannan University students' martial arts style can be described with one line? The eye of an eagle, the speed of a leopard, and the strength of a bear!"
He noticed the confusion on Lou Cheng's face and realized he didn't get this one.
"Haven't you watched that cartoon?" sneered Cai Zongming.
Lou Cheng tilted his head as he turned to Yan Zheke. She looked just as puzzled, shaking her head to signal that she couldn't get it.
"It must be a really old cartoon..." She rolled her eyes and made a conclusion.
"Got it!" Lou Cheng nodded seriously and turned to Cai Zongming. "Uncle, please excuse us. We are too young for such an old cartoon."
"Damn you!" Ming was almost chocked by his words.
Their relaxing attitude eased Li Xiang and Wang Dali from the Lin Xiaozhi's new achievement of the tremor force.
Right. What is so impressive about the tremor force?
The two leading fighters of our club both can do it!
The referee waved down his right hand and gave an announcement over the noises from the stands.
"Round Two. Fight!"
His voice was still sounding in the stadium when Lin Que suddenly inhaled and exhaled to perform a Dan stage explosion.
Bam!
The ground under his feet exploded, shooting countless shards out. His body seemed to expand as he threw himself at Lin Xiaozhi.
The distance of a few meters between them was gone at once. Lin Xiaozhi's head was just about to think when her rival came so close to her face as if a meteor falling from heaven or the Mountain Taishan smashing down on her head.
So fast! So powerful! So direct! In a split second, she stayed calm and made up her mind to draw her body backward and sway her hips to take a few steps back.
She moved like an elegant antelope, steady and stable. Blending the heaviness of the elephant style in was not easy.
Realizing her intention to jump out of the predicament and keep the distance, Lin Que suddenly came to a stop and gathered his qi and strength before stamping and plowing.
Boom!
The ground under Lin Xiaozhi's feet split open as if a stream of energy was shooting out, raising her left leg and causing her loss of balance.
The 16th move of the Fighting Sect, Earth Cracking!
"This!" Lin Xiaozhi was stunned and showed some panic, her spines moving up and down to stabilize her body. Lin Que seized this opportunity to take one stride forth to her face again while visualizing a scene of meteors piercing open the sky, swelling his temples and swinging his right arm to launch a thunderous punch.
Lin Xiaozhi responded in a rush with a blast punch, her body still wobbling.
Bam! She felt her body hit by a meteor when the shock waves from his punch arrived, her blood and qi boiling hard which gave her an intense feeling of vomiting and her Five Viscera and Six Bowels close to jumping out of their place.
A low but continuous rumble of explosion sounded in her stomach. Lin Que swung back his right hand and leaned the left half of his body while visualizing to throw another punch.
Lin Xiaozhi had just relieved the vibration with her Internal Training Methods and had to deal with another strike immediately. She blocked her lower stomach with both hands, attempting to confront his meteor force with the Eagle Claws.
Bam!
Her head was buzzing, her muscles and tendons shivering, and her entire body freezing as her five fingers failed to lock Lin Que's fist which stopped right by her stomach.
The referee stood still and called,
"Round two, Lin Que wins!"
In a flash, the fight was set. Students of the Shannan University opened their eyes wide, covered their mouth, or froze the expression on their face. The stadium fell into a dead silence.
Like the last round, they knew Lin Xiaozhi would very likely lose to Lin Que but didn't expect such a crispy, helpless defeat. The top Professional Ninth Pin fighter lost her shine from the victory over Sun Jian.
Lin Xiaozhi barely managed to recover with the Inner Training Method and hold back the urge to vomit. She took a look at Lin Que with fear before walking down the stairs, her head recalling what had just happened.
I'm defeated?
I'm defeated just like this?
She considered herself at the same level with Lou Cheng back when he had defeated Wei Shengtian. She thought she could handle Lin Que's two explosions in a row. She expected to make him perform the force concentration three times. She planned to hang on there for more bouts to put down a solid foundation for Jin Dali. However, she lost it within one minute!
[Is this the talented Dan stage fighter with a long family tradition?]
[Is this the crush of the absolute strength?]
At the foot of the flight of the stone stairs, she met the hippie looking Jin Dali and forced herself to buck up.
"Jin, he just performed two eruptions in a row. It must be pretty wearing. Do your best and exhaust him as much as possible."
"Yes!" Jin Dali put away his usual cynicism and hurried up into the ring to save time.
Lin Xiaozhi closed her eyes for a second and retched, walking back to the home team's seating area with her shaking legs.
If Jin could completely exhaust Lin Que, the chief in his best form has a 50/50 chance defeating Lou Cheng.
"Chief?" All of a sudden fear appeared in her eyes. Despite her awful health condition, she ran back to the ring and reached her hand out to the supervisor with a smile.
"Master, my things!"
"Don't believe in these. Useless," Tsaid the senior supervisor amiably.
Lin Xiaozhi winked and put on a grievous smile. "Master, you don't understand."
At the visiting team's seating area, Cai Zongming looked about, self-satisfied.
"As I said, Lin Que got it done quickly. Within three bouts!"
Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke whispered to each other sweetly, ignoring his words, delighted and relaxed.
Lin Que came so strong. We can set our mind at rest now.
Until this moment students on the stands finally came back from the defeat and pulled themselves together to cheer for Jin Dali.
Inspired by rounds of cheers, Jin Dali shook his body and reached his best form.
Taking the last few seconds, he quickly deliberated his strategy.
Lin Que just dealt Sister Xiaozhi a bitter rout in a flash with two explosions in a row and one miraculous strike. His body must be pretty drained. I bet he will play it safe in this round, aiming at defeating me with the lowest consumption of his physical strength so he can save more of himself to confront the chief.
In this case... I...
Before he could finish this scenario, the referee fairly raised his right hand after one glance at the heavily panting Lin Que.
"Round Three. Fight!"
Jin Dali instantly made up his mind to move swiftly with the Crane steps, take the preemptive to attack with the Tiger style first and follow up with the Eagle Claw and the Alligator Bite. Suddenly he saw Lin Que concentrating his strength and once again breaking out his danqi.
Again?
He's not saving up at all?
Lin Que transformed into a heavy truck, galloping towards Jin Dali.
He moved at the speed of the wind, brewing some horrible strikes.
With plenty actual battle experiences, Jin Dali suddenly stretched his body like a giant bear instead of ducking like an antelope.
He swelled his muscles and turned his body sideways, advancing forth to throw himself into Lin Que.
The Giant Bear Hitting the Tree move of the Bear Style!
Bam! Jin Dali in the giant bear form was knocked away into the air. He stumbled and struggled to regain his balance rashly.
Lin Que's next move was interrupted. His eyes shone abruptly as he performed another Force Concentration. No mercy!
Boom! Like a bullet fired out of a barrel, he reached Jin Dali in no time.
His feet paused, forcing his body to a stop. Accompanied by loud friction sounds, he threw out his expanded right arm.
Move 127 of the Fighting Sect, Meteor Blast!
Roar! Jin Dali had barely stabilized his body when a brutal shock wave charged at him so aggressively like an exploded bomb that he was almost blown away and his flesh felt torn.
With no time to think thoroughly, he leaned backward and got down on the ground rolling to avoid his sharpness.
Lin Que had just performed his second double explosions. He's gotta be tired and need a moment to recover. This is my opportunity to get back in the game with the Carp Jumping Move.
Lin Que's eyes became darker and deeper, his qi, blood, strength and spirit were all gathered together.
Triple Explosions!
"Triple explosions..." Lou Cheng blurted out as his eyes lit up.
Boom! With this Danqi explosion, Lin Que slid forward, scratching one line on the ground, and reached Jin Dali before he could get up. His right low kick stopped at Jin Dali's temple.
"Round Three, Lin Que wins!"
The referee's announcement was received by the audience with silence. Mu Yu rose and took a deep breath, taking off a Taoist amulet from his neck.