Zhou Yu’s words essentially tossed the ball back into Elder Zhang’s court.
Did you not say Da Xiong could win the championship?
Then, let your words come true!
Elder Zhang, momentarily speechless, glared at Zhou Yu with a dark expression.
The surrounding elders also began to murmur amongst themselves.
“Look at Divine Doctor Zhou, he seems quite confident. I wonder if the disciples he taught are worthy!”
“I doubt it. This martial arts competition is for everyone to participate in.”
“Indeed. Based on the strength of the new disciples, I think the championship should be between Cheng Hong and Luo Li.”
“Divine Doctor Zhou boasts so much, isn’t he afraid of being proven wrong!”
A small fraction of people suspected that Zhou Yu had some hidden backing for saying such things.
But the majority remained skeptical of Zhou Yu.
Wanting to win the martial arts competition championship?
It wasn't that easy at all!
Zhou Yu remained silent in the face of the surrounding mockery.
These people were happy to chatter now, but they would find out later!
Da Xiong’s own strength was not bad; among this batch of new disciples, he was at least upper-middle tier.
Furthermore, he had recently undergone Zhou Yu’s hellish training.
Winning the championship of the new disciple training would be a simple matter.
It wasn't just Da Xiong; Ouyang Feng was also not bad.
If Zhou Yu were not too lazy to speak, he would have boasted about Ouyang Feng as well!
However, even though Zhou Yu didn't mention Ouyang Feng, others did.
“Right, I recall that besides that young man from the Yang family, there was also someone named Ouyang Feng studying under Divine Doctor Zhou, right?”
“Yes, he’s been studying with Divine Doctor Zhou for a month. I wonder how his progress is.”
Most of them were merely curious.
They were well aware of Ouyang Feng’s previous strength.
In just one month, to what extent could Zhou Yu train him?
Of course, some people scoffed.
“Da Xiong might be able to pass the preliminary rounds of the martial arts competition, but Ouyang Feng, forget it. He probably won’t even pass!”
“Divine Doctor Zhou, you’re not going to say Ouyang Feng can also win the championship, are you? There’s only one championship!”
As these people spoke, their words were laced with barbs, as if they wished to utterly humiliate Zhou Yu.
After all, Ouyang Feng was merely from a second-rate family. Even if he were clever, what use would it be?
This world was very realistic.
Without good cultivation techniques, no matter how hard one tried, they would only be able to reach others' toes.
Hearing these people mention Ouyang Feng, Zhou Yu merely smiled without speaking.
Zhou Yu was certain that in this martial arts competition, the first place would go to Da Xiong, and second place would definitely be Ouyang Feng!
After his hellish training, if they couldn’t achieve these rankings, it would truly have been a waste of effort!
Just as everyone was discussing animatedly.
Someone pointed at the screen and exclaimed, “Quick, look, it’s about to begin!”
The rules of the martial arts competition were very simple.
It was a draw for opponents, followed by one-on-one duels.
If someone was of upper-middle caliber but drew a top-ranked opponent in the first round, they could only consider themselves unlucky.
Of course, there would be elimination rounds in the later stages of the competition.
But by the time of the elimination rounds, everyone would be fighting with all their might to remain in the Dragon Group. The intensity would be even greater than the formal matches!
It would be difficult to advance then…
In the first round of matches, Da Xiong and Ouyang Feng’s opponents were merely two new disciples who had just entered the Houtian Body Tempering stage.
For Da Xiong and Ouyang Feng, it would be almost effortless to win.
Even on the arena, to conserve their strength, Da Xiong and the other did not give their opponents any chance to breathe.
They defeated them with a single move!
This also prevented the onlookers from getting a clear view of Da Xiong’s strength.
“That was too fast! What move did Da Xiong just use?” The new disciples watching from below couldn’t help but gasp.
Those who had reached the peak of Houtian were already quite good among the new disciples.
But under Da Xiong's hand, they were no match for him.
It was truly…
“It seems Da Xiong and Ouyang Feng don’t want to reveal their full capabilities before the finals.”
In the observation room, some family elders were also discussing Da Xiong’s performance.
There was no other way.
Zhou Yu had already boasted that Da Xiong would surely be the champion this time.
Although Da Xiong was not a favored candidate for the championship, he had still attracted the attention of many people!
Upon seeing Da Xiong defeat his opponent in a single move, everyone began to take him seriously.
Many even secretly recorded it, planning to replay it slowly later to analyze Da Xiong’s moves, so their own family disciples could learn from them.
This way, they wouldn’t be in trouble if they encountered him in the next round!
The first round was very quick.
After all, the Dragon Group wanted to select truly capable individuals.
They did not want to select those who were merely lucky.
Therefore, they had manipulated the draw.
Those who were particularly weak would be assigned to strong opponents.
Allowing them to be eliminated without much effort…
As for those whose strength was in the middle tier, they were in for a tough time.
Since their strengths were comparable, the first match was extremely grueling!
After the first round concluded, there was a ninety-minute break.
As Zhou Yu emerged from the observation room, he was accosted by Da Xiong and Ouyang Feng.
“Divine Doctor Zhou, how was my performance just now?” Da Xiong’s eyes seemed to emit light, staring intently at Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu twitched the corner of his mouth. “You knocked him out of the ring in one move. I didn’t see anything.”
Da Xiong, who had been expecting praise, was met with such a response, and his face immediately fell.
Ouyang Feng, standing beside him, immediately pushed Da Xiong aside.
He leaned in front of Zhou Yu, his face full of anticipation. “What about me?”
Zhou Yu’s gaze fell upon Ouyang Feng, he paused, and then said, “Not bad, but your boxing technique isn’t refined enough. You need more practice.”
Although Zhou Yu’s words were a mix of criticism and encouragement, Ouyang Feng still considered it very valuable.
He simply ignored the latter part of the sentence, focusing only on the three words, “not bad.”
“See, I told you my progress was fast! Even Divine Doctor Zhou praised me!” Ouyang Feng proudly showed off to Da Xiong.
After the two exchanged some bickering.
Zhou Yu then cleared his throat, signaling them to quiet down.
“Although you both won your first round easily, don’t let your guard down.”
“I’ve already boasted about you in the observation room. You must bring back the championship for me!”
As soon as Zhou Yu finished speaking, both Da Xiong and Ouyang Feng’s mouths fell open, as if they couldn’t believe what they heard!
After a long moment, Da Xiong’s mouth twitched. “No, Divine Doctor Zhou, how can you brag like that?”
Zhou Yu glanced at him. “What, no confidence?”
“The people I teach can’t even win the championship?”