Chapter 44 Three Minutes of Preparation, Three Seconds of Victory

Jiang Xiao chatted with Xiao Jin for nearly three minutes, leaving the teachers and students on the field completely dumbfounded.

Li Liang finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted, "The match begins!"

"Alright, alright, what's with all the nagging?" Jiang Xiao waved his hand impatiently and glanced at Li Liang with a look of disdain.

Unexpectedly, this scene stunned Qin Wangchuan, who was hiding in the back row of the audience.

That tone, that demeanor, it was exactly the same as Xia Yan!?

Irresistibly, Qin Wangchuan recalled the way he was scorned by Yan Shen a few weeks ago...

Xiao Jin also couldn't bear it anymore. He was going crazy. He was single-mindedly focused on fighting Jiang Xiao, but Jiang Xiao kept dragging him on about the Fangtian Halberd + how much martial force it had, and even how much movement speed the Red Hare horse + had...

As soon as he heard Teacher Li Liang's words, Xiao Jin immediately gripped his Fangtian Halberd and shouted, "Battle!"

Jiang Xiao nodded reluctantly, looking as if they were having a pleasant conversation and were not yet finished. "Alright, you retreat. Go back to your half of the field."

Xiao Jin: "What did you say?"

Jiang Xiao blinked and said matter-of-factly, "Go back, the match officially begins!"

Xiao Jin: "Can't we just fight directly?"

"Nonsense! Did you eat the opening distance between us? That's my only advantage!" Jiang Xiao stomped his foot in anger. "You don't have any instant-movement Star Techniques. Your attack speed is definitely not as fast as mine. You'll definitely be hit by my Silence of Voices as you run to kill me, right? I can seal your Star Techniques!"

Xiao Jin: "..."

The audience was also speechless. What Jiu Xing Du Nai said was right and made sense, but who would be so blunt with their opponent?

Jiang Xiao said with a clear conscience, "And if you're preparing to make the first move, and my Silence hits just right, interrupting your use of Star Techniques, I can also make your aura unstable, your steps disordered, and interrupt your rhythm!"

Xiao Jin almost laughed in anger. He nodded fiercely, picked up his Fangtian Halberd, and quickly walked back to his half of the field...

Li Liang on the stage had veins popping on his forehead. Seeing the two of them acting as if they were playing a game, he slammed the table and shouted angrily, "The match begins!"

In an instant, Xiao Jin, holding the Fangtian Halberd, dragged the sharp halberd tip across the turf, drawing lines of dirt. His slender figure rushed forward rapidly.

Jiang Xiao suddenly raised his hand!

Xiao Jin's eyes were bloodshot. He had been waiting for this final battle for so long!

He knew he couldn't avoid such a large area of effect, so he simply didn't dodge! He charged straight in with his Fangtian Halberd.

Impatient!

Anxious!

Character, in the end, determines destiny.

Jiang Xiao suddenly raised his hand, but what he threw out wasn't Silence of Voices, but... Blessing!

Having been blocked again and again, Xiao Jin, red-eyed with anxiety, was prepared to endure a hit of Silence, but what he received was a pillar of Blessing light.

A pillar of light... that he could have dodged.

Whoosh!

The pillar of Blessing light instantly enveloped Xiao Jin's body.

"Ah~" Xiao Jin's excited and impatient expression instantly froze!

His body stiffened, his steps disordered, he felt dizzy, but he was incredibly comfortable.

The pores all over his body opened up comfortably, as if enjoying the warmth and beauty of the fourth month of spring.

The next moment,

Jiang Xiao's figure flashed abruptly, appearing half a meter in front of Xiao Jin. He extended his right leg, tripping the rampaging Xiao Jin to the ground.

Exclamations of surprise immediately rang out from the audience:

"Ah! No way?"

"Don't!"

"Damn..."

Jiang Xiao's movements were incredibly smooth. First, he tripped Xiao Jin, then his sweeping leg followed through in a circular motion, from top to bottom, kicking Xiao Jin, who was about to fly away, onto the ground.

The next moment, amidst the gasps of the crowd, a sharp giant blade grazed Xiao Jin's cheek and plunged deeply into the ground!

Surprise upon surprise, danger upon danger.

Jiu Xing Du Nai stopped again!

The ending was decided, the victory was determined!

Three minutes of preparation, three seconds of victory!

"Good!!!" Li Liang roared, startling the teachers beside him. The sound, amplified by the microphone, silenced the entire stadium.

Li Liang actually praised someone?

And with such simple and straightforward words!?

Wasn't he just barely suppressing his anger? How did he suddenly become like this?

Many people reacted the same way as Li Liang, including Zhao Wenlong in the east stands.

"Whoa!" He even stood up excitedly, his tiger eyes burning with a fiery light, his gaze fixed on Jiang Xiao, as if carefully examining this suddenly emerging powerful warrior from head to toe.

Hou Mingming raised an eyebrow and said, "He's advanced. You can't fight him."

Zhao Wenlong clenched his fist and said, "This kid is really strong!"

Hou Mingming's crystal lips pursed slightly. "Three seconds to decide the winner?"

"Absolutely not three seconds!" Zhao Wenlong said seriously, looking at Jiang Xiao with admiration. "This competition started long ago, from the moment he discovered Xiao Jin's weakness."

Zhao Wenlong continued, "The best strategy is to attack the mind."

Hou Mingming finally nodded with a smile. Clearly, she and Zhao Wenlong were on the same level, not only in fighting skills but also in fighting intelligence. They were a level above most of the other contestants.

Hou Mingming agreed, "He's shown this kind of fighting intelligence before. During the National Competition, he used a special method to find the hidden Yuan Qinghua. That method was extremely absurd, but also extremely effective."

Any battle, when it rises from the level of physical competition to the level of psychological competition, to the level of targeting the enemy's weaknesses, that is a high-quality battle.

The easier the victory, the less bloodshed, the more successful the strategy.

Was Xiao Jin strong?

Of course, he was strong. He was a top-tier one-on-one fighter at the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy, and the official rankings were very reliable.

But he lost so cleanly. What did that mean? It could only mean that his opponent was even stronger!

Xiao Jin, lying on the ground, slowly came back to his senses but didn't get up. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the giant blade stained with blood beside his face.

The blood on the blade was still showing that Jiang Xiao had overthrown the third-ranked student in the school, and now his situation told everyone that Jiu Xing Du Nai had also overthrown the fourth-ranked student.

Clean and swift!

Xiao Jin stared blankly at the giant blade for almost half a minute before slowly regaining his senses.

"Heh." Xiao Jin rolled over, lying on his back on the grass, and laughed very freely. "Is that why you babbled nonsense with me for more than three minutes?"

Jiang Xiao shrugged. "So, how much martial force does the Seven-Star Knife add?"

Xiao Jin lay on the grass, looked up at Jiang Xiao, and said, "Many practical training teachers have scolded me, telling me to get rid of my impetuousness in battle. They always said that one day, I would die because of my temper.

The students also always say that I'm impatient and useless, but I used my impatience to defeat them one by one, leaving them in disarray. I didn't expect to be defeated by you today."

Jiang Xiao leaned down and extended his hand to Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin grabbed Jiang Xiao's hand and slowly stood up. "When did your conspiracy start? From when I showed my impatience?"

Jiang Xiao shook his head and said, "Wearing character on your body, holding attitude in your hand. Heh?"

Xiao Jin walked towards his Fangtian Halberd, which had fallen not far away, his brow furrowed. "Did it start from that sentence?"

Jiang Xiao pulled out his blade and said, "You seem like an extreme person, switching from life to battle, from laziness to excitement in an instant. I don't know how you switch back and forth between the two styles, but... your desire for battle is indeed too high."

"Sigh, I've been seen through, my mentality is broken..." Xiao Jin put his Fangtian Halberd on his shoulder, raised his right hand to the judge's seat, and said, "I concede."

The audience erupted in an uproar:

"Damn!? He just conceded like that?"

"Although... uh, but... um... how should I put it?"

"Are these two acting with me here?"

"That blade was clear and obvious. What's there to question? If Jiang Xiaopi hadn't stopped, Xiao Jin wouldn't even have a head right now, okay!"

......

Xiao Jin turned to look at Jiang Xiao and said, "I'll be waiting for you in the next round. Remember to choose me."

Jiang Xiao's answer was unusually decisive: "I won't fight."

Xiao Jin's expression changed, and he said dissatisfied, "Give me a chance."

Jiang Xiao, carrying his giant blade, looked at Xiao Jin while walking backward out of the arena, and laughed, "I still like Fang Xiao."

Xiao Jin: "#@￥#@*!!!"

Li Liang looked at Jiang Xiao walking into the audience with rare appreciation and said, "The first place to advance to the next round: Jiang Xiaopi."

"Hooray~"

"Yay!" Jiang Xiao's fan club cheered. Liu Yang was clearly too excited and actually jumped onto Jiang Xiao's body, holding his neck with his left arm and raising his right hand, cheering madly as if he was the one who had won.

Cai Yao hastily pulled Liu Yang down. With the first match as a foundation, Jiang Xiao's combat power had risen infinitely in Liu Yang's mind, and this match further confirmed this fact.

Ranked last, but the first to advance?

From last in the first round to first in the second round!

I went up, one hit each, what's there to say?

From this moment on, the Thug had made up his mind that he would never miss a match in the future. He wanted to watch how the Bandit would step onto the World Cup stage step by step.

The next round was an elimination round, and Jiang Xiao, as the first-place qualifier, had the right to choose his opponent first, which was undoubtedly a huge advantage for Jiang Xiao.

First of all, Jiang Xiao could ensure that he wouldn't be selected by Hou Mingming or Zhao Wenlong.

Secondly, if Fang Xiao lived up to expectations, Jiang Xiao could fight that lackey again...

Advance and vent his anger,

Life ah,

Is really wonderful.

Jiang Xiao sat back in his chair, suddenly put an arm around Xia Yan's shoulder, and whispered in Xia Yan's ear, "Did you learn it?"

Xia Yan looked delighted and was still excited about Jiang Xiao's advancement. Hearing this, she asked, puzzled, "What?"

Jiang Xiao whispered, "Xia Family Blade Technique, Thirteenth Style: Dong La Xi Che (Rambling)."

Xia Yan looked puzzled. "What are you talking about?"

Jiang Xiao whispered, "Luo Li Luo Suo (Long-winded) is also good. These two idioms are both good. I haven't decided which one to use as the name yet."

It appeared!

The Idiom King Jiang Xiaopi!

Xia Yan picked up Jiang Xiao's giant blade and said angrily, "Shut up!"

Jiang Xiao quickly grabbed Xia Yan's wrist, comforting her violent mood: "Hey! Hey! There are so many people watching. You have thousands of anonymous disciples. You have to maintain your image as a famous teacher."

"Now you are my master. In the future, you teach me! I also want to play the giant blade like a close-fitting dagger!" Xia Yan demanded of Jiang Xiao.

"No problem!" Jiang Xiao immediately responded without any hesitation. A drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring.

He just stroked his chin and thought to himself that he had to quickly complete the last nine styles of the Xia Family Blade Technique.

She taught him nine styles, and he had to return her nine styles.

Yes, that's the logic,

I'm really a polite Jiu Xing Du Nai.