Chapter 764 - 762: Overwhelming Power
"Alright, you two, please prepare. The competition will start in two minutes."
Zhang Jie said, then looked at the audience below and said, "Dear audience friends, where are your applause and cheers? Let’s add some passion to this match."
"Woah!"
The audience suddenly erupted; it wasn’t that they lacked enthusiasm, they were just stunned.
Because in their eyes, Yang Xinru merely lifted her leg lightly, and the next moment, that Jackie fell down, crying in pain. They wondered if it was acting or an actual match.
"The match here is absolutely real and reliable. If anyone doesn’t believe it, they can come up and watch from close range, then tell their friends the truth after returning."
Referee Zhang Jie noticed many queries from the audience, so he shouted to the audience below, "Is anyone willing to come up and verify? Let’s have two people watch from close range."
At this moment, many raised their hands, and after scanning the crowd for a while, Zhang Jie’s sight focused on the two at the front, one with glasses and one who looked relatively fashionable.
Why did Zhang Jie choose the nearest two? He had his reasons. Firstly, they were close and wouldn’t affect the timing. If people from the back wanted to come on stage, they’d have to go through many barricades, which would be troublesome.
Secondly, these two appeared quite unique and didn’t seem to know any martial arts, so choosing two ordinary people to watch represents the majority.
"This handsome guy and this beauty, why don’t you two come up and watch closely?" Zhang Jie pointed at the two at the front and said.
The two didn’t delay any longer, smiled briefly and walked over directly, standing about five meters from the stage, watching.
After Zhang Jie arranged everything, he returned to his original position and said to Yang Xinru and Shi Kekuang, "Alright, the time is up. Are you ready?"
"Ok."
"Ready."
One spoke in English, the other in Huaxia language, but both meant they were ready.
Received the signal, referee Zhang Jie took two steps back and said, "Alright, let’s begin. But I reiterate, stop when necessary; friendship first, competition second."
Despite that, Zhang Jie knew that it won’t be friendship first. The South Sea city government came to watch nervously, indicating that these foreigners came harboring ill intentions, mocking and insulting the high school students’ cowardice and inability to withstand a blow.
If this is the first round, everyone might not know the nature of these people, but they have been challenging their way across Huaxia in other places. Every time they passed, they behaved extremely arrogantly.
Initially, everyone watched with a ’let’s see’ attitude without much confidence, but seeing Yang Xinru defeat Jackie, they suddenly gained interest and began watching seriously.
Otherwise, they would continue playing with their phones just like when the previous two were being smashed.
But Yang Xinru’s victory clearly made the match worth watching; there still seemed to be chances for the nation to win.
As the first high school student to defeat a foreign expert, Yang Xinru received much attention from the leaders below. Even if she couldn’t win all rounds, from the moment she defeated Jackie, she was already a national hero.
"Yang Xinru, go for it!"
A person who still admired Yang Xinru suddenly shouted with excitement, followed by continuous cheers echoing throughout the indoor stadium.
Yang Xinru nodded to the crowd, clenched her right fist, bent her arm, and made a gesture of encouragement. That adorable instant melted all the boys.
No one expected such a powerful young lady would sell the adorable look, and her beauty skyrocketed to the highest point.
At the moment the cheers stopped, the two started to gaze at each other for a while. Suddenly Shi Kekuang moved; he couldn’t let Yang Xinru take the initiative to attack and had to avenge Jackie.
Thus, he deliberately circled around Yang Xinru, attempting to attack while moving, preventing her from intentionally ambushing.
Yang Xinru hesitated a bit, unsure of what Shi Kekuang intended, as he circled her once, doing nothing.
However, Yang Xinru dared not to relax, seeing he was completely dark-skinned, indicating no good intentions. Yang Xinru often watched TV, noting those Black people from the United States seemed vigorous and daring.
But this Tai Capital Black appeared about 1.85 meters tall, stunningly built, with two bulging pectoral muscles on his chest, larger than hers, feeling quite intimidating.
Shi Kekuang then started to move; with a quick sprint, he rushed forward, launching a deadly elbow strike toward Yang Xinru.
How could Yang Xinru be ignorant of the power of this move, so she didn’t accept the challenge and swiftly dodged away.
Facing such a tall and powerful Black figure, Yang Xinru thought about it, deciding not to attack from the front, but instead, to use her agile tactics to launch a sneak attack.
She wanted to test Shi Kekuang’s defense, knowing they were both of Yellow Dao five stars; they should be quite comparable, leaving strength as the primary contest.
And seeing the strength of an 18-year-old female high school student, how could she possibly compete with this steel giant-like man?
Thus, she definitely shouldn’t fight head-on but cunningly.
Then comes the question of how to cunningly fight; it depends on finding the opportunity.
After dodging, Shi Kekuang seemed a bit frustrated and extremely angry because he was eager to avenge Jackie, only wanting to severely beat the woman in front of him; after all, she crippled his brother.
"Trying to run? Not that easy."
Shi Kekuang saw it; Yang Xinru simply refused to face him directly in confrontation, so he had to seize the opportunity. If she avoided face-to-face, he could initiate an attack, creating a chance for direct confrontation, leaving her no time to dodge.
With a cold smile, Shi Kekuang leaped towards Yang Xinru, curling his knee in mid-air, then crashing towards her.
"Knee strike?"
Yang Xinru recognized this skill; it had massive destructive power. If faced directly, she would undoubtedly be kicked away, possibly breaking bones. But Yang Xinru decided not to dodge again and must show him a blow, or he would continue to chase and hit.
In this way, her assertiveness would be suppressed, and within the rest of the time, Shi Kekuang would keep chasing her, as if she seemed scared of him.
So, to prevent such a thing from happening, Yang Xinru decided to use her ace in the hole, her Divine Weapon, the Crystal Stick.
"Boom..."
A muffled sound, as Yang Xinru took the knee strike directly with her Crystal Stick, while retreating quickly under the powerful impact, she reached the edge of the stage, stretched her leg backward, slid a small distance, and finally came to a halt five centimeters from the edge.