Chapter 200
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Chapter 200: Who Has the Brightest Smile?
Looking at Xiao Chen before him, Fang Yu narrowed his eyes and asked, “Do you need something from me?”
Xiao Chen’s expression remained indifferent as he said, “Have we met before?”
Fang Yu raised an eyebrow and asked in return, “Do you think we’ve met before?”
“I have no impression of you,” said Xiao Chen.
“Then we haven’t met before, have we?” Fang Yu said with a slight smile.
“But I want to know,” Xiao Chen paused, his eyes flashing with a sharp glint, and said, “If we’ve never met before, why do you harbor killing intent towards me?”
He actually noticed it?
Good observation.
Fang Yu maintained his composure and said, “If we have the chance to face each other tomorrow, I’ll tell you the reason.”
Xiao Chen gave a cold smile, stepped forward, and brushed past Fang Yu.
“I hope to see you tomorrow… don’t expect me to show mercy, I won’t spare anyone who shows hostility towards me.”
After saying this, Xiao Chen walked straight down from the stage towards the seating area.
“How was it, old man? I’ve had a close encounter with him now. Have you remembered where you’ve seen him before?” Xiao Chen asked in his mind.
“…I still can’t remember. This is strange, it’s never happened before,” the old man’s tone was puzzled.
“If you can’t remember, then forget it. If he really is someone you know… that would be interesting indeed,” Xiao Chen said, his eyes flickering.
“Could it be that he also has a revived soul like me?” the old man muttered to himself.
“Never mind, if he really has the strength, I’ll face him tomorrow. Then, we’ll know everything,” Xiao Chen said coldly.
…
After the draw was completed, the mobilization meeting came to an end.
After dinner, each participating team returned to their respective rest areas.
When Fang Yu returned to the rest area, he was met with many hostile glares.
The Swift Dragon team members were very unhappy.
Fang Yu’s speech on stage had made their Swift Dragon team become a laughingstock in others’ eyes.
During dinner, the surrounding tables were all discussing the Swift Dragon team’s strength, with undisguised mockery and contempt.
It was too embarrassing, too shameful!
And the culprit behind all this was Fang Yu!
Seeing these people’s expressions and gazes, Fang Yu knew what they were thinking.
But Fang Yu didn’t care to address it.
For him, he had merely spoken his mind.
Tomorrow’s competition held no pressure for him at all.
Earlier at the venue, he had already known the strength levels of tomorrow’s opponents.
Most were half-step masters, a few were masters, the so-called elite team members.
And the only Martial Lord present was Xiao Chen.
Fang Yu’s main target tomorrow was only Xiao Chen.
The night passed quickly.
At nine o’clock the next morning, the Dragon Might Platform of the Central Military Region was packed with crowds.
Besides the participating team members, others were spectators, mostly from the Central Military Region. This was an advantage of being the host location, able to receive support from their own people.
The first group match began quickly.
The Central Military Region faced off against the Southwest Military Region.
On paper, these two military regions’ strengths were evenly matched.
But from the first 1v1 match, the difference in strength became apparent.
The Central Military Region sent out their captain Gao Zhengqing, while the Southwest Military Region also sent out their captain Ge Xingwang.
Starting with an ace showdown created great anticipation.
However, the exchange between the two was simpler than imagined.
After about a dozen exchanges, Ge Xingwang gradually couldn’t hold on and was quickly defeated.
Amidst the thunderous cheers, Ge Xingwang chose to concede.
In the following two matches, Gao Zhengqing didn’t appear again.
The Southwest Military Region had no counter, ultimately losing zero to three.
Amid enthusiastic cheers, the Central Military Region team members walked down from the Dragon Might Platform.
“This is the drawback of the changed competition format… once the ace showdown is decided, the other two matches become meaningless,” Xia Xiaoying frowned and said from below the platform.
She still didn’t understand why the format was changed to this.
“This format change is good for us,” Xia Heguang, standing beside her, said.
He glanced at Fang Yu in the waiting area and said, “You should be very clear about Captain Fang’s strength. We drew the Long River Military Region as our opponent. With the current format and Captain Fang, we can at least advance to the second round and enter the top four.”
“If we’re lucky after entering the top four and draw anyone except the Divine Team, we might even get second place!”
Xia Xiaoying also looked at Fang Yu in the distance, her expression complicated.
From her observations of Fang Yu over these days, she knew he was an extremely unreliable person.
She was worried that Fang Yu might do something shocking again.
The second group match began quickly.
The Huaibei Military Region versus the Northwest Military Region.
This match had even fewer highlights than the previous one.
From the first match, it was completely one-sided.
The Silver Blade team’s captain Wei Zhan showed extremely powerful strength. After appearing in the first match, he never left the stage, easily helping the Huaibei Military Region secure victory and advance to the second round.
“No wonder they had the courage to challenge the Divine Team, they’re really strong!” Many people exclaimed after witnessing the Silver Blade team’s strength.
The third group match was between the Jiangnan Military Region and the Long River Military Region.
Fang Yu glanced at the opponent and directly sent out Huang Xiaolong.
“You should be able to win against him, barring accidents,” Fang Yu said.
“I will definitely win!” Huang Xiaolong said firmly.
He knew his opponent, Song Wenyang, ranked twenty-eighth on the military rankings.
Huang Xiaolong was very confident he could easily defeat Song Wenyang.
“The opponent is Song Wenyang, ranked twenty-eighth on the military rankings. Huang Xiaolong should be able to defeat him,” Xia Xiaoying said, looking at the materials in her hand.
Xia Heguang nodded, his expression somewhat nervous.
He had thought Fang Yu would go up directly, but unexpectedly he sent Huang Xiaolong instead.
Beside them, Xia Weiyu showed excitement.
She admired Huang Xiaolong the most, and now being able to see him compete made her very excited.
“Brother Long, go for it!” Xia Weiyu cheered.
The duel between the two began quickly.
Huang Xiaolong’s movement techniques and combat skills were both top-notch.
Against Song Wenyang, he appeared completely at ease, achieving victory after about a dozen exchanges without sustaining any injuries.
Standing on the Dragon Might Platform, feeling the various gazes from below, Huang Xiaolong felt proud.
His dream had always been to receive such attention from thousands of people in such an occasion.
In the following second and third matches, the Swift Dragon team also achieved victory.
The result of this match surprised most people.
Everyone had thought the Swift Dragon team, ranked last on paper, would definitely lose, and lose badly.
But unexpectedly, today’s Swift Dragon team not only won three to zero against their opponent, but the process was also quite easy and clean.
While walking down from the Dragon Might Platform, these team members could hardly believe it.
During the fights, they felt their opponents’ movements were very slow while their own speed was very fast, almost at will.
What was going on? Were the opponents too weak, or had they become stronger?
The Swift Dragon team members walked down from the platform with great joy.
“Captain Fang’s special training really showed significant results,” Xia Heguang said with satisfaction in his eyes.
He knew very well what level these team members were at.
Being able to easily defeat the Long River Military Region’s opponents now definitely had everything to do with Fang Yu’s special training.
Xia Xiaoying had initially also thought Fang Yu’s so-called body techniques were a waste of time.
But after seeing the team members’ performance on the field, she was amazed.
The current Swift Dragon team members were completely different from what she had known before.
These team members’ strength seemed to have truly risen by a level.
“Fang Yu…” Xia Xiaoying looked at Fang Yu’s figure in the distance, her eyes sparkling with wonder.
The fourth group match was the most predictable match.
The Capital Military Region versus the Northeast Military Region.
The Divine Team truly lived up to their name of being divine.
In all three matches, they achieved victory at extremely fast speeds.
Their attacks were fierce and swift, giving their opponents no chance.
Three to zero.
After the first round results came out, the draw for the second round began immediately.
The rules were the same as the previous draw.
The results came out quickly, causing an uproar below the platform.
“Huaibei Military Region versus Central Military Region!”
“Jiangnan Military Region versus Capital Military Region!”
This was getting interesting!
The weakest team on paper, the Jiangnan Military Region, was facing the strongest, the Capital Military Region!
Xiao Chen stood on the platform, looking at Fang Yu, a cold smile appearing on his face.
But at this moment, Fang Yu was smiling even more brightly than him.
