Chapter 57: Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger
It didn't take long for the rest of the contestants to complete the test, and the results were very unoptimistic, and only Li Changsheng, Li Tianyu and Li Jingyi qualified to advance to the semifinals.
In addition to these three, the rest of the players will have to compete for the remaining five places, as long as they successfully advance to the semi-finals, it also means that they will get a place in the university.
Of course, there are also good and bad schools, the higher the ranking of the clan ratio, the better the number of recommended places in the school, and at the same time, the family will also give certain additional rewards.
The knockout round can be described as quite cruel, as long as you lose one, you will be eliminated, but compared with the battle of life and death, it is undoubtedly much milder, at least there is no worry about your life.
At the beginning of the knockout round, Li Changsheng and the three did not choose to leave, after all, no one can say for sure whether there will be players with hidden strength, or the existence of no traces on the obsidian due to carelessness, these may happen.
Similar to the test, the elders of the housekeeping clan began to roll call and began to enter the competition. He will arrange his opponents according to the strength of the test, avoid the occurrence of strong duels as much as possible, and eliminate the weak, so that the stronger players can 'survive' to the end.
Since it's not a battle of life and death, it's the same race, so the nature is similar to that of the competition, and the demon pet can't attack the demon master, nor can it kill the opponent's demon pet.
In addition, the number of demon pets played in each person in the knockout round is limited to one, which also effectively avoids wasting time.
Under such rules, the demon master who hides his strength will often choose the strongest demon pet to avoid the possibility of overturning the boat in the gutter, even if they try their best to hide it in the knockout round, they may be able to hide it from others, but how can they hide it from Li Changsheng.
The next moment, the two named entered the ring, they quickly released the demon pet, and started a fierce battle, trying their best to defeat their opponents.
Their strength is equal, and the demon pets have no attribute advantages, and for a while, you come and go, and no one can help the other party.
Time passed slowly, and in the end, the No. 1 player seized the opportunity and successfully defeated the No. 2 player to qualify for the next round of elimination.
Even if he wins, the No. 1 Player's Demon Pet is scarred and must recover from his injuries as soon as possible to prepare for the next knockout match.
"The sacred water produced by the Median Bird of Paradise has an excellent healing effect, as long as there are three lower-rank demon cores, you can exchange it for an altar!" Suddenly, Li Changsheng took the initiative to approach the No. 1 player.
After the Bird of Paradise was equipped with the Light Artifact, the efficacy of the Divine Water was slightly increased, which also caused the price of the Divine Water to increase from one Demon Core to two.
Now, Li Changsheng took advantage of the clan comparison to sell the Sacred Water, and temporarily raised the price to three, and he was not afraid that no one would buy it.
"Give me one, no, two!" Player No. 1 endured the pain in his flesh, knowing that now was not the time to be stingy, and that if he wanted to go further, he had to recover from the Demon Pet's injuries as soon as possible.
In addition to the No. 1 contestant, several more people gathered around, and they were afraid that the number of sacred waters would be limited, so they generously donated money.
"Changsheng, you are really a little clever ghost!" Li Jianren complained, but his movements were not slow, assisting Li Changsheng in selling the sacred water.
When Li Changsheng and the two were busy, the old man of the internal affairs clan couldn't help but glance at them and frowned slightly, but he didn't stop them, and continued to shout: "Please come to the stage on the third and fourth levels!"
Unlike the previous game, there was a clear gap in the strength of the two sides in this game, the third player sent a lower 6th order demon pet, while the fourth player was a lower 9th order demon pet.
In the case of the same race, unless the number four makes a fatal mistake, there is basically no possibility that the third will defeat the strong with the weak.
The No. 4 player's tactical style is quite steady, even if his strength is obviously superior, he still adopts a steady and steady approach, and does not give the opponent a chance to turn the tables.
"I admit defeat!" Seeing that his demon pet was beaten all over his body, he had no power to fight back, and seeing that there was no hope of victory, the No. 3 player had no choice but to give up.
While they were fighting, the patriarchs and clan elders were also observing the players on the field and analyzing their strength.
As long as the potential is acceptable, even if it does not win the recommended place of the university, the family is willing to spend resources to cultivate.
After the No. 3 player conceded defeat, a clan elder frowned and couldn't help but shake his head, full of disappointment for the No. 3 player.
In order to advance to a higher level, and even to explore the ethereal supreme path, to be reborn and become a life existence of a higher meaning, many demon masters are keen to fight, competing for every resource.
Excellent demon masters, even if the opponent's strength is stronger, but as long as the gap is not too large, they often will not give up easily. Because until the last moment, no one can say that they will not have a chance to turn defeat into victory. If you give up early, you will give up the last hope.
This is just a competition nature, there is no danger to life, but if there is a life-and-death duel, you can't admit defeat.
As the top of the family, they prefer the children of the family who are bloody, dare to act, and have the courage to fight, even if the chance of winning is slim, but as long as they dare to face it and have the spirit of the bright sword, even if they don't change the result, at least they can make themselves feel at ease, at least they have worked hard, what if they accidentally win?
Not only that, if the family is facing a life-and-death crisis, if the elite of the family or even the high-level escapes, this will undoubtedly greatly reduce the morale and cohesion of the family, and it is very likely to bury the last hope of the family.
In the following time, under the organization of the old internal affairs clan, more and more players came to the stage, some of them have similar strength, and it is difficult to solve the fight; there are also those who have a huge disparity in strength, and most of the weak will choose to try, if they feel that there is no chance of winning, most of them will choose to give up, because the result of stubborn resistance is often the demon pet is seriously injured.
Of course, there are examples of a comeback from defeat to victory, where a weaker player seized a fleeting opportunity to turn the tide and eventually turn the tide into victory.
After about an hour, most of the contestants had decided the winners, and at this time, two more contestants were in the ring.
"It's a little boring!" Li Changsheng yawned, and for an hour, he was observing the players on the court, hoping to find the players who hid their strength, but as a result, nothing was found.
At this moment, the two people on the field released the demon pets together, and Li Changsheng subconsciously released his spiritual power, and when he saw the information of one of the demon pets, he was obviously stunned.
[Fairy Name]: Ice Sparrow (Maturity)
[Fairy Realm]: Median 2nd Order
[Fairy Race]: Superior Servant
[Fairy quality]: medium grade
[Fairy Blood]: Ice Crystal Phoenix (Inferior)
[Fairy Attribute]: Ice type
[Fairy Status]: Healthy
[Fairy Weakness]: Wind
Medium-grade ice sparrow, and has the blood of the ice crystal phoenix, although it only has inferior blood, but in the end it is the bloodline of the divine beast, which not only strengthens its three measurements, but also may even obtain the bloodline inheritance and comprehend an exclusive skill of the ice crystal phoenix.
The strange thing is that I don't know what's going on, this Ice Sparrow's aura is extremely restrained, and it is obviously a mid-level demon pet, but it controls its momentum at the level of the lower 9th order. If you don't look closely, even a powerful demon master is likely to be eye-catching.
At this time, Li Changsheng looked at the owner of the Ice Sparrow, this was a thin young man, giving people a feeling of weakness, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.
"Li Runfeng!" Li Changsheng silently remembered his name to avoid the possibility of capsizing in the gutter.
Of course, Li Changsheng didn't have the kindness to remind others of his great sentiments. Everyone is an opponent, and if Li Runfeng brings them trouble, it will naturally be the best.
At this time, the battle on the field finally began, even if the Ice Sparrow suppressed its strength, its three measurements belonged to the median demon pet level after all, and his opponent could not have any hope of victory.
What is speechless is that Li Runfeng is very insidious, not to mention that Han Bingque has reined in his strength, even he is hiding himself, posing as a novice, and finally winning the game by a slight advantage under a period of 'rushed' operation.
Thanks to the feedback of his mental power, Li Changsheng 'looked' very clearly, the cold ice bird seemed to be seriously injured, but on its status bar, it clearly said that it was slightly injured, and it would not take long to recover.
"In this competition, Li Runfeng won!"
When announcing the results of the game, the old man of the internal affairs clan glanced at Li Runfeng deeply with his eyes full of meaning, because the distance was too close, the reality of the cold ice bird did not hide from his eyes.
However, the housekeepers have no idea of making a noise, after all, hiding clumsiness is also a tactic.
Soon, the first round of knockout rounds was over, and a total of 10 people made the cut, but they still had to play another knockout round in the afternoon to advance to the semi-finals and get a place recommended by the university.