Zhao Yanqin chuckled and replied in a low voice, "Don't provoke them. These girls are from the Bai Clan. The Bai Clan is one of the seven pure-blooded clans of the demon race. They have a huge business, and many of them have joined the 18 immortal sects. There are also some who hold high positions in the Myriad Demon Union and the four major armies. You have to think twice if you want to court the Bai Clan's girls. "
Xu Liao's forehead was covered in sweat as he hurriedly explained, "I'm not having any thoughts. I've just never seen so many female demons together."
Zhao Yanqin casually added, "All of them are so good-looking and have such great figures, right?"
Xu Liao rolled his eyes and no longer spoke to the female demons. He had nothing to say.
Xu Liao was only curious and had no intention of provoking the Bai Clan's girls. However, his argument with Zhao Yanqin had attracted the attention of the cheerleading squad of Western Pass Junior High School. A valiant girl with a ponytail left the squad and walked towards them.
She greeted Zhao Yanqin before smiling at Xu Liao. "You must be Xu Liao, right? I've heard many people mentioning you. They say that you're the most talented guy in the past decade. Three months after you awakened your bloodline, you've already reached the eighth level. "
Xu Liao blushed with shame. He wanted to say a few humble words, but he didn't know what to say. It was Zhao Yanqin who helped him out by chuckling. "In the past decade, our Xu Liao is naturally the strongest. But in the next twenty years, the most talented genius of the new generation will definitely be your Bai Clan's Big Sister Bai Juan! Right now, she's already the Big Senior Sister of the younger generation, right? "
When the ponytail girl heard Zhao Yanqin praising Bai Juan, she felt proud and her attitude became even friendlier. She grinned. "Our Bai Clan's strongest girl is no longer a demon. There's no way to make such a comparison!"
Zhao Yanqin revealed a curious expression and asked, "Big Sister Bai Juan became a Tiangang Daoist last year. She must be even more powerful now, right?"
The two girls no longer paid attention to Xu Liao. They huddled together and chatted happily.
Xu Liao was happy and relaxed. After a while, he followed the team into the stadium.
The first match of the day was between their school and No. 101 High School. The opening ceremony of the match was meaningless to Xu Liao. He almost fell asleep in the resting area. His lackadaisical performance made the other No. 101 High School players very unhappy, and they kept shooting him murderous looks.
Xu Liao didn't feel anything, but his teammates could feel the tense atmosphere.
The strength of Xu Liao's school's team was relatively weak to begin with, and four of its main players had left. Without Xu Liao, not to mention the top eight, they might have been eliminated before the top 24. Their school's team had no experience in the national competition, so every player was intimidated by the atmosphere. Now that they were being stared at by the enemy, everyone felt uncomfortable.
At this time, almost every player put their faith in Xu Liao. After all, it was Xu Liao's repeated outbursts that allowed them to fight their way out. Now, Xu Liao was the absolute core of the team. Even Hou Tao didn't dare go against him, and the coach had to spoil him.
When the whistle blew and the referee announced that the players could enter the stadium, Xu Liao felt someone nudge him from behind. He turned his head and saw Yu Qiangwei slightly clenching her fist at him. The study commissary's face was full of encouragement and expectation.
Xu Liao waved his hand. Feeling relaxed, he walked into the arena with a smile.
Winning or losing this match had nothing to do with Xu Liao. He felt less pressure than anyone else. However, his performance was a blatant provocation to the other team.
As soon as the match started, the main power forward of No. 101 High School dribbled the ball straight at Xu Liao, looking like he wanted to fight him one-on-one.
Although Xu Liao didn't have much fighting spirit, he didn't plan on acting cute in the face of this kind of provocation. He played a little trick and revealed an opening. The moment his opponent brushed past him, he successfully stole the ball with one hand. He didn't even rush towards the opponent's basket. Instead, he accelerated with large strides, leaped high, and shot a three-pointer from the middle of the court.
The guard from No. 101 High School who came to intercept didn't even touch the corner of Xu Liao's shirt. He just watched the ball fall into the basket, and it went straight through the net. It didn't even graze the rim.
Xu Liao's display of power caused the entire stadium to go wild. Countless cheers rose and fell, but the faces of the five players from No. 101 High School were slightly pale.
The national basketball tournament at the middle school level wasn't really well known. Many of the schools that sent teams to participate in the tournament didn't even know about it. For example, Qu Lei didn't care about the basketball tournament at all. She didn't even know that Xu Liao was a main player on the team. However, there were still many spectators for the quarterfinals. Most of them were basketball enthusiasts from various schools, and there were even some players from teams that had been eliminated. Among these people, Xu Liao's fame shot up like a rocket.
He almost single-handedly led his school's team to the quarterfinals. Compared to the star players of other teams, he was even more of a hero.
Basketball was a team sport. Everyone could see that the other players on Xu Liao's team weren't good enough. Many people felt that even though this team was already very good, they would definitely be stopped in the quarterfinals. So, Xu Liao played a bit of a tragic hero scene, which made his popularity soar.
Xu Liao's opening speech was so impressive that it won him over 90% of the audience's cheers and adoration.
The coach of No. 101 High School made a few hand gestures and shouted a few words from outside the court. He rearranged the strategy and also encouraged his players. This coach was very experienced and had a bit of a reputation in the country. He quickly adjusted the rhythm of his team.
Even though Xu Liao was already using cheats, he couldn't do it alone. In the next ten minutes, he actually couldn't touch the ball even once, and No. 101 High School counterattacked 20-0.
The score on the court was so ugly. Even though everyone had expected it, they still couldn't accept it. Yu Qiangwei's voice was almost hoarse from all the shouting, and her eyes were filled with tears. Even the substitutes from Xu Liao's school were shouting at the top of their lungs to encourage the team, but everyone had a look of despair in their eyes.
The power forward who had just provoked Xu Liao ran in front of Xu Liao and said with contempt, "Even if you have some skill, basketball is a team sport. Your school has come this far, and there's no way forward anymore. Get ready to go home."
Xu Liao's fighting spirit wasn't very high, and even his positioning was only doing his job. He wasn't very proactive, but he was completely enraged by these words …
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