Li Shaokang was about 1.6 meters tall, skinny, and had dark skin. He had the looks of a typical Southern Zheng person, except that he looked slightly older, not like he was in his early twenties. His eyes were dark and deep, as if they could drown in a person's heart.
He had a strong psychic supernatural ability that allowed him to hypnotize his opponent during a match, disrupting his opponent's emotions and triggering fear and other negative feelings. He could achieve an effect similar to the "Army" Formula or the Lion's Roar. He didn't even need to visualize to complement it. He was a very dangerous fighter, as evidenced by the fact that he was the eighth seed of the tournament.
After watching Peng Leyun leave for the arena, Ann Chaoyang took off his earphones and looked at Lou Cheng with interest.
"How do you think he will fight?"
Lou Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "Psychic supernatural abilities are troublesome. If I were him, I would definitely use a move like" Thunder from a Clear Sky, Cloudless Thunder Blade "at the start of the match. Shock followed by damage and paralysis. Heh heh, if I hadn't expected it, Li Shaokang wouldn't have been able to effectively avoid it. Then, without giving him a chance to use his psychic supernatural ability, I would have attacked and completely suppressed him. With Peng Leyun's strength, I would have finished the match in less than ten seconds."
"That is indeed the best way to fight." Ann Chaoyang nodded in agreement. Then, as if recalling the past, he shook his head and laughed bitterly. "But that wouldn't be Peng Leyun … He would definitely want to see the wonders of a combination of psychic supernatural ability and Southern Zheng's assassin style martial arts …"
Hearing this, Lou Cheng suddenly remembered his first official fight with Peng Leyun. He sighed empathetically and said,
"Yes, that is what Peng Leyun would do."
As he spoke, he turned to look at Ann Chaoyang. Both of them laughed in unison.
They were both people who had been tortured by the "Big Devil"!
"That can't be …" Ren Li heard their discussion and rebutted with uncertainty.
My impression of Peng Leyun had always been that he would give it his all!
Lou Cheng and Ann Chaoyang looked at each other again and replied in unison,
"You don't understand."
Peng Leyun was not an evenly matched opponent. Although he seemed to be going all out, he obviously left some leeway in the choice of moves and changes of rhythm to fully mobilize the enemy, allowing him to play to his heart's content and satisfy his martial arts fanatic mentality.
At this moment, Peng Leyun and Li Shaokang stepped into the arena and stood opposite each other. The referee waited for a while, then raised his right hand.
"Begin!"
As his voice echoed, Peng Leyun's waist sank and swung, and he "floated" out in the obvious shaking of the arena. In an instant, the distance between the two sides was shortened.
"Flash Strike!"
As expected … Lou Cheng and Ann Chaoyang looked at each other, sighing and amused at the same time.
As expected, Peng Leyun did not use a move like "Thunder from a Clear Sky, Cloudless Thunder Blade" at the beginning of the match!
Boldness comes from skill!
Compared to before the metamorphosis, the biggest difference between Peng Leyun now was that when the Dan stage erupted, every move of his was imbued with the Heavenly Punishment Force. Between his fists and feet, purple lightning curled up and sizzled, like a cluster of dragons. Even if Li Shaokang tried his best to counter, it was as if he was caught in waves of paralysis, each higher than the last, and it was very difficult for him to defend.
During this process, he kept looking for openings to influence his opponent with his mental supernatural ability in an attempt to change the situation. However, every time he created an opportunity and saw hope, Peng Leyun would "timely" neutralize it before it succeeded.
Time ticked by. Li Shaokang fully demonstrated his strengths and utilized his mental supernatural ability to the fullest. He felt that if it were any other situation or opponent, he would be able to make his opponent kneel down and admit defeat. However, the Chinese Martial Artist before him seemed to be at ease. His performance was unfathomable, as though no matter how hard he tried, he could neutralize it with ease.
The more Li Shaokang fought, the more desperate he felt. He began to take risks, trying to force his opponent to his limits.
However, the risks failed quickly, and the plan was quickly ruined. The referee announced the results of the match.
"Peng Leyun wins!"
"Very strong …" At the Japanese representative's side, Mouko Yamashita, who was focused on the center arena, suddenly heard a female voice exclaim.
He turned his head and saw Kaori Karasawa, who had a solemn expression on her face.
After that, Ren Li easily defeated her opponent, while Ann Chaoyang defeated his opponent with a clear advantage. The second round of the double-elimination tournament was coming to an end. After tonight's matches, a total of thirteen contestants had accumulated two losses and were eliminated. There were twenty-three contestants left vying for the final sixteen spots.
Only the top sixteen contestants would get the prize money!
…
The next morning, Lou Cheng woke up on time. After a short chat with Yan Zheke, he eagerly began the day's training. He wanted to grasp the essence and charm of the Emperor Yan Diagram as soon as possible and upgrade his Zhurong Force in the shortest time possible.
Holding the diagram, he immersed his mind and carefully comprehended it. However, the "heavy suction" and "explosive flames" interfered with his mind, causing his senses to be intermittent. He couldn't grasp the occasional flash of inspiration. Compared to the past few days, his understanding of the Emperor Yan Diagram had improved a lot, but he was still lacking a little.
Sensing the increasing impatience in his heart, Lou Cheng retracted his mind and vision. He exhaled and visualized the Ice Mirror to calm his emotions.
After another round of punching, he waited until his mind and body were calm before he stopped. He thought seriously for a while and decided to try to comprehend by analogy.
This time, he didn't look at the Emperor Yan Diagram. Instead, he adjusted the state of his muscles, fascia, and organs according to the Prairie Fire Diagram. Then, he visualized the Fire God Zhurong, who had the head of a beast and the body of a human standing on a red dragon. This allowed him to control the surging flames in his body.
Since the Zhurong Force could be upgraded to the Emperor Yan Force, he should be able to gain some insight from this aspect as a guide!
Based on his understanding of the Emperor Yan Diagram, Lou Cheng carefully controlled the Zhurong Force and merged them together strand by strand. He pinched them together tightly in order to achieve maximum changes.
After an unknown period of time, when the two streams of 'Zhu Rong power', which had become much denser than before, were slowly compressed by Ji Hao and squeezed into a ball, a strong suction force suddenly burst out from the core of the two streams of 'Zhu Rong power', which made the outer layer of the two streams of 'Zhu Rong power' quickly condense inwards.
Lou Cheng's body trembled. The Fire God Zhurong Form in his mind almost collapsed. He controlled it with great difficulty and hurriedly released the mutated Fire Force.
Boom!
Flames rose in front of him. Smoke expanded and filled the air, scaring a few pedestrians in the distance into covering their heads and scurrying away, thinking that they were being attacked by terrorists.
"Seems like I'm getting some insight …" Lou Cheng couldn't hide his joy at the sight.
A few minutes later, he heard the sirens of police cars and saw a squad of military police rushing in front of him. For a moment, he was dumbfounded.
After negotiating with the leader, Zhong Ningtao, and a call from the embassy, the military police gave Lou Cheng a few reminders before finally retreating from the scene.
"Ahem. Be careful when you practice martial arts. After all, you're overseas. You have to be mindful of the consequences," Zhong Ningtao reminded him, both physically and mentally exhausted.
He thought that Ren Li was the only troublesome one. He didn't expect that the most reliable and stable Lou Cheng would also almost cause trouble …
None of them are easy to deal with!
Under the gazes of Peng Leyun, Ren Li, and Ann Chaoyang, who couldn't help but laugh, Lou Cheng gave them a promise. He turned around and found a more secluded place. Using the little insight he had from before, he started to observe and understand the Emperor Yan Diagram again.
The dust accumulated and swirled into a vortex. When it reached a limit, it suddenly collapsed, "squeezing" out heat from the heaviness, igniting itself and spewing out flames that illuminated the darkness … Even with a guide, Lou Cheng still experienced failure after failure before he barely grasped the subtle charm.
The flames were controlled and turned into a crown and robe. In his mind, a solemn and dignified Emperor Yan Statue was faintly formed. However, just as it was about to become clear, it suddenly collapsed.
Lou Cheng panted heavily. He wasn't annoyed but happy.
Although he had failed just now, it meant that he really did have some insight. He had pushed open the door and found the right path. Now, it was just a matter of patience.
This was due to the catalysis of the change in method and also the accumulation of gains over time!
Phew … He almost shouted out loud. He quickly took out his phone and reported the good news to his wife.
"I have some idea of the Emperor Yan Force! I was almost arrested by the Shengxiang police because of this … "
"Pfft, is it because you were too happy and shouted too loudly that you scared the little kids?" Yan Zheke happened to be in between classes. She sent a "kissing from afar" emoji in surprise and delight. "Brother Cheng, you're the best!"
"Are you praising me for making a breakthrough in the Emperor Yan Force or for scaring the little kids?" Lou Cheng snickered happily.
"Understand the spirit of your coach ~!" Yan Zheke's dimples appeared at the corner of her mouth. She asked about the details, happy that Lou Cheng had comprehended the Emperor Yan Diagram and happy that he had accidentally attracted the police.
For the rest of the day, Lou Cheng didn't practice with Peng Leyun, Ren Li and Ann Chaoyang. Using the excuse that he was about to make a breakthrough, he neglected sleep and forgot to eat to deeply understand the Emperor Yan Diagram. When he was tired and resting, he chatted with Ke to ease his mood.
At three in the afternoon, he sat cross-legged and finally outlined a solemn, dignified and scorching Emperor Yan Statue in his mind.
The flow of fire in his body surged, condensed and gradually stabilized.
Lou Cheng opened his eyes and smiled tiredly. He picked up his phone and sent a message to Yan Zheke.
"I did it!"
He had mastered the Emperor Yan Diagram! The next step would be the sublimation process. It wouldn't take long!
Only then did he feel sleepy. He hurriedly added to the girl, "Ke, I'll send you a message.
If I don't hear from you when you wake up, call me and wake me up. "
He felt that with his current condition, he might not be able to wake up on time. If he missed the competition because he overslept and was disqualified, that would be a huge mistake!
It was currently midnight in America.
After sending the message, Lou Cheng fell asleep immediately. His sleep was filled with dreams. It was dark and groggy.
Suddenly, he heard knocking on the door. He struggled out of his drowsiness and woke up.
He picked up his phone and saw that it wasn't even six o 'clock. Ke obviously hadn't woken up yet. Shaking his head, he walked to the door in his wrinkled clothes and opened it.
Outside, Peng Leyun had one hand in his pocket. He didn't seem to be in a hurry.
He smiled and said, "The leader asked me to call you. We'll be gathering in ten minutes."
"Okay." Lou Cheng was still in a daze after waking up.
Peng Leyun smiled and said,
"You're about to transform, aren't you? Yeah, you can try breaking through underwater. The results are pretty good. "
"Thank you." Lou Cheng smiled. He wouldn't tell him that his master had already warned him.
After sending Peng Leyun off, he walked into the bathroom. He splashed his face with cold water and combed his hair. He felt his tiredness disappear completely and he felt refreshed.
With a smile on his face, Lou Cheng took out his phone and sent a message to Yan Zheke.
"I'm awake. I feel like I'm full of energy!"
After clicking send, he looked at himself in the mirror in high spirits and muttered silently,
The third round of the competition, here I come!
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