Chapter 10 Ancient Martial Arts Examination
After being vaccinated with the ninth-level X virus, twenty of the remaining fifty people were eliminated, and the remaining thirty students understood that today's comprehensive test was of great significance, and the results of the test would determine whether they could enter the bottom ten.
For the thirty of them, after nearly a year of training, it is not easy to get to this point, as long as they pass today's hurdle and enter the top ten of the most rear, even if they fail to become the winner of the most rear, they will also get quite generous rewards and benefits.
The content of this comprehensive test is the content of their usual training, mainly in the adaptability training subjects of the time and space shuttle and the historical and humanistic content of the Bright Moon Continent two thousand years ago, and the ancient martial arts exam that Shi Xiaoling is quite looking forward to is placed at the bottom of the list.
Because Shi Xiaoling has devoted a lot of time and energy to the study and cultivation of ancient martial arts, especially recently, he has spent all his energy on calculating and practicing to prevent the outbreak risk of the ultimate virus, and he is somewhat absent-minded about the study of the other two major subjects.
After the two categories of exams were over, Shi Xiaoling's results were really mediocre. Looking at the confident smiles on the faces of the other students, Shi Xiaoling was secretly anxious in his heart, determined to turn the situation back in the most difficult ancient martial arts exam.
The final ancient martial arts exam is arranged in this way, and the thirty students will have a one-on-one duel with the instructors of the base, and the situation is determined by random drawing.
For some reason, Shi Xiaoling was arranged to be the last one to play, and none of the twenty-nine students who played before him could hold on for five rounds in the hands of the instructors at the training base, and many students with very good athletic talent fell to the ground after being quickly knocked down by the instructors, so they had to admit defeat in frustration.
Shi Xiaoling was not surprised at all, he had already learned from Tang Zhishu that most of these training instructors were the top twenty or even top ten among the finalists in previous years, and their physical talents were not inferior to the current batch of students.
In addition, these instructors have been practicing Zhenyuan for a long time, and Zhenyuan's cultivation is naturally deeper than that of the current batch of students, and it is completely reasonable to lose in the hands of this group of instructors.
Shi Xiaoling didn't dare to expect to win this match against the instructor, he just hoped that he wouldn't be knocked down soon, and if he could hold on for ten rounds and lose on points, it would be a victory for him.
After it was his turn to play, he first went to the multimedia computer and pressed the lottery button, and then went to the center of the arena to wait for the selected instructor to play.
Shi Xiaoling felt that the results of the first two categories of exams today were not too ideal, and he was determined to fight to the end in this duel to save some points for himself.
But when he saw the instructor on the field, he was still taken aback, and the opponent instructor he drew was actually Zhou Jie.
Zhou Jie has been the indiscriminate fighting champion of the Star Continent for many years, and he is also the strongest special training instructor in the training base, Shi Xiaoling couldn't help frowning when he saw that he had actually drawn him.
Three years ago, Shi Xiaoling met Zhou Jie in a fight tournament and was knocked out and defeated in the second round. At that time, he guessed whether Zhou Jie had already practiced the true element in the ancient martial arts, otherwise how could he have such a strong strength.
Unexpectedly, two years later, today, the two stood in the competition field again in the secret training base in Ganquanzhou.
As a special training instructor at the base, Zhou Jie rarely participates in the daily training of students, but only demonstrates ancient martial arts for everyone in some large-scale public classes.
After he came on the field, he nodded slightly at Shi Xiaoling, and said: "Shi Xiaoling is you, I heard that you are the most obsessed with ancient martial arts among all the students, and it means that you must work hard to persist until now and have not been eliminated, but I will not accept mercy." ”
Shi Xiaoling was a little surprised, he only had a brief fight with Zhou Jie three years ago, and he didn't have much contact with Zhou Jie after entering the training base, but he only asked him a question about Zhenyuan in an open class, but Zhou Jie didn't answer it clearly.
"I didn't expect Instructor Zhou to remember me. Shi Xiaoling said.
"Of course I remember, in that fight tournament three years ago, you were the only one who managed to make it to the second round before losing, so how could I not remember. Zhou Jie said expressionlessly.
The other students watching the battle on the sidelines whispered for a while, they all knew that Zhou Jie was the special training instructor with the strongest martial arts attainments in the base in the Middle Ages, and listening to the meaning of his words, it was already great that someone could hold on to the second round under his hands before being defeated.
Everyone couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh, and they all felt that Shi Xiaoling was really unlucky enough to draw Zhou Jie by lot.
Shi Xiaoling naturally understood that today's battle was not optimistic, but he was not timid. As a lover of ancient martial arts for many years, Shi Xiaoling knows that the first element of a duel is to be strong. No matter how powerful your opponent is, you must not be overwhelmed by your opponent's momentum.
If your momentum is not strong enough, under the pressure of your opponent, you will not be able to give full play to your full strength, and if your strength may be weaker than your opponent, it will be useless.
Three years ago, Shi Xiaoling did not have a trace of true yuan in his body, but he still held the first round in the duel with Zhou Jie, relying on his indomitable momentum. Today, he has been cultivating Zhenyuan for more than half a year, and he has practiced almost all the ancient martial arts techniques he can learn, although his attainments may not be as profound as the other party, Shi Xiaoling is confident that he can withstand at least five rounds.
"Although you may still lose at the end of the day, if you can hold on for 10 rounds without being knocked down, you should also get extra points in the comprehensive test. ”
Shi Xiaoling silently encouraged himself in his heart.
In the instructor's office of the training base, Cai Haohua kept staring at the big surveillance screen in front of him, paying attention to the duel between Shi Xiaoling and Zhou Jie in the competition room.
Although Shi Xiaoling's qualities are not bad, they are indeed not outstanding among all the students, only the ability to adapt to the virus is not bad. The only thing that stands out is his obsession and enthusiasm for ancient martial arts, which makes Cai Haohua often think of the genius "Changsheng No. 1" sent out ten years ago.
Today, Shi Xiaoling was arranged to appear at the end of the ancient martial arts exam, and let him play against Zhou Jie, the strongest among the special training instructors, all of which were arranged by Cai Haohua, in order to see how much potential this Shi Xiaoling had.
"I hope I'm not mistaken. Cai Haohua thought to himself.
Shi Xiaoling bowed to Zhou Jie in front of him, and said without humility or arrogance: "Please ask Instructor Zhou for more advice." Then he made a steady swing.
Zhou Jie's eyes were blazing and staring at Shi Xiaoling, but he saw that Shi Xiaoling also returned to him with the same sharp gaze, there was no timidity in his eyes, and he was slightly surprised in his heart.
As Zhou Jie's former subordinate, he thought that Shi Xiaoling, who didn't have much athletic talent, would be eliminated soon, but who knew that he had insisted until now.
I heard that it was because the chief instructor Cai Haohua was quite optimistic about Shi Xiaoling's potential in ancient martial arts, but Zhou Jie was very unimpressed.
In Zhou Jie's opinion, the one with the most potential in ancient martial arts should be him, the fighting champion, but three years ago, he had successfully entered the top ten, but he was won by a woman who didn't know anything about ancient martial arts, and he, the undifferentiated fighting champion for many years, had to stay as a special training instructor.
But Zhou Jie has always been unwilling, and every year he is applying to participate in the selection of this "National Longevity Improvement Plan" again, but he was ruthlessly rejected by the chief instructor Cai Haohua.
Zhou Jie has always been worried about this. And the Shi Xiaoling in front of him is a player who Chief Instructor Cai is quite optimistic about, which makes Zhou Jie even more unconvinced.
Surprisingly, Cai Haohua specially arranged for him to face off against Shi Xiaoling today, I don't know what the intention is. Zhou Jie made up his mind early in his heart that he must knock Shi Xiaoling down in front of everyone, so that Cai Haohua can see clearly how vulnerable the candidate he is optimistic about is.
Zhou Jie deliberately mentioned the martial arts competition three years ago just now, just to put psychological pressure on Shi Xiaoling, hoping to suppress his momentum. Zhou Jie, who is well versed in the art of fighting, knows very well the importance of the strength of momentum in the duel.
As long as Shi Xiaoling showed a little timidity, Zhou Jie would immediately take advantage of the situation to give the opponent strong pressure, so as to defeat Shi Xiaoling in one fell swoop.
But Shi Xiaoling's performance was a little unexpected, not only did his eyes not show the slightest fear, on the contrary, Zhou Jie also saw an increasingly strong fighting spirit, which somewhat surprised him.
It has only been less than a year since Shi Xiaoling entered the training base, and he should have really started cultivating the True Yuan after receiving the virus in the fourth month, and it has only been a little more than half a year now, no matter how hard he tries, his True Yuan cultivation will not be able to surpass Zhou Jie's.
What's more, in terms of innate physical fitness and athletic talent, Zhou Jie has also been an outstanding figure on the Star Continent for many years, and he is obviously superior to Shi Xiaoling.
"So where did this Shi Xiaoling's confidence come from?" Zhou Jie flashed a trace of doubt in his heart.
Shi Xiaoling looked at Zhou Jie fearlessly, although he understood that Zhou Jie was too strong an opponent, but Shi Xiaoling still had confidence in his own strength.
Three years ago, he was defeated by Zhou Jie in the knockout round of a fighting match, but at that time he had not yet practiced a trace of true yuan, and the ancient martial arts that he had studied for many years were only in vain, without any inner power, and relied more on physical strength to fight.
But now his self-confidence is very different from three years ago, although Zhou Jie's True Yuan cultivation may be more profound, but the distance between him and Shi Xiaoling is not far away, because they are all vaccinated with the ninth-level X virus.
Shi Xiaoling knew that only when he was inoculated with the tenth level of the ultimate virus and successfully survived the crisis of the virus outbreak would Zhenyuan cultivation get a qualitative leap. In addition, the true level of people who have been vaccinated with the level 9 virus is only in a horizontal range.
Zhou Jie's cultivation may be more mellow because of time, but it is impossible to have a qualitative improvement and breakthrough. In other words, Zhou Jie's true yuan may be stronger than Shi Xiaoling, but there is no overwhelming advantage.
In this regard, Shi Xiaoling firmly believes in his heart, no matter how strong Zhou Jie is, compared with his current self, it is only a grade after all, and the gap between the two will never be as big as three years ago.
"There's nothing to be afraid of, I'm going to get through 10 rounds in order to get into the bottom 10. ”
Shi Xiaoling encouraged himself over and over again in his heart, for his dream he persevered until now, if he doesn't fight at this time, when will he wait!
Seeing a hint of surprise flashing in Zhou Jie's eyes, Shi Xiaoling intuitively felt that there was a slight fluctuation in the other party's psychology, and his mustered momentum immediately gave birth to an induction, and he suddenly shouted, made progress, and slammed his palm into a knife to hit Zhou Jie's face.
Zhou Jie's eyes flashed, Shi Xiaoling's reaction was indeed beyond his expectations, he actually caught a small fluctuation in his heart in an instant, and took advantage of the gap to launch a strong attack.
Although the opponent slightly grabbed the opportunity, Zhou Jie relied on his deep strength, he did not dodge or dodge, his body squatted slightly, exhaled and let out a low shout, and raised his palm to meet the hand knife that Shi Xiaoling was slashing at the front.
Although Shi Xiaoling knew that the opponent was strong, he was determined to fight with the opponent, and with the advantage of taking the advantage of half a move, the knife slashed heavily into Zhou Jie's palm.
Their palms intersected, and both of them shook their bodies, and each took a step back.
Zhou Jie's heart froze, he had already used all his strength to make this palm, but he didn't get the upper hand, it turned out that both sides took a step back. Although Shi Xiaoling took a slight advantage because of the opportunity, the result of this hard fight still surprised Zhou Jie.
Unexpectedly, in just over half a year, Shi Xiaoling's True Yuan cultivation has reached such a point, and there is no rookie jerkiness in the palm wave, but the True Yuan is extremely smoothly promoted to the palm power.
Shi Xiaoling's confidence increased greatly, and sure enough, as he expected, although Zhou Jie's True Yuan cultivation was still slightly stronger than him, he no longer had the overwhelming advantage he had three years ago. With a half-move to take the lead, the two actually fought to a close match.
Shi Xiaoling's momentum suddenly flourished, and he unfolded the most familiar set of minds, and the Six Palms cooperated with the Five Elements Gong to launch a fierce attack on Zhou Jie.
Zhou Jie frowned slightly, he first lost the first move, and then he didn't take advantage of the hard fight, and he originally thought that he would be able to catch the game with a heavy setback, and his momentum inevitably fell behind.
Under Shi Xiaoling's repeated attacks, Zhou Jie had to temporarily take the defensive, hoping to wait for Shi Xiaoling's momentum to weaken before taking the opportunity to counterattack.
The onlookers next to the martial arts arena were dumbfounded, no one could have imagined that Zhou Jie, the strongest special training instructor in the training base, would fall behind as soon as he came up, and only three or four of the ten moves were sporadic counterattacks, and most of the time they were firmly suppressed by Shi Xiaoling and had to be on the defensive.
How did this Shi Xiaoling do it? They are all also students, and they started to be vaccinated at the same time, why can Shi Xiaoling's true yuan run so smoothly? Will it be so compatible with the palm technique? Everyone watching the battle on the sidelines watched Shi Xiaoling's moves intently.
With a crisp bell, the referee loudly announced the end of the first round.
In the five-minute-long first round, Shi Xiaoling was like a rainbow, dominating most of the offensive and surprisingly gaining the upper hand.