Chapter 284: I Have a Not-So-Mature Idea
The originally hot favorite team, Jiangnan Says It All!
No one expected them to lose the match in such a way!
The trio went to the medical room to check on Wu Liang!
They fed him a Vitality Ginseng, and he finally recovered!
At the moment, Wu Liang was filled with guilt: "Nan Ge! I..."
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "You what you? We'll win it back in the ranking round!"
"Just remember, don't go full taunt next time. Losing is the least of our worries!"
"The main thing is, I'm afraid you'll get yourself killed!"
Wu Liang covered his face while spitting blood.
Don't mess with me! That was way too intense!
Though they lost the match, Jiangnan took it in stride!
He carried little Mila on his lap and watched the rest of the competition from the stands.
Qin Shou's team made it to the second tier but stopped there.
As for Shen Miao and her team, they had lost the day before, but it wasn't a shame.
For them, being able to enter the Spirit Pool for cultivation was already a huge blessing.
"Ha ha ha! Trash! Little trash! Still calling yourself Nan Shen? I puke~"
"Didn't even make it into the first tier? How pathetic are you?"
Chu Tianba walked out of the player tunnel, seizing the opportunity to taunt while holding his waist and laughing wildly.
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao's faces darkened. Wu Liang's face turned black.
Jiangnan ignored him.
Chu Tianba wanted to insult him one more time to avenge yesterday's grudge.
"Ba! The match is about to start. People of this level aren't worth our time. It's beneath us..."
"Die! You're right! Beneath us! Hmph!"
With that, he turned and walked forward.
A slight smirk curled on Jiangnan's lips.
Suddenly, Chu Tianba stepped into thin air, and his entire lower leg vanished into nothingness!
Then it emerged from behind Su Die's butt!
Just like that!
Su Die was kicked forward and fell flat on her face! A huge shoe print on her butt was extremely conspicuous!
Chu Tianba also lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Su Die turned back in shame and anger: "Ba! Why did you kick me?"
Chu Tianba stammered: "I... I..."
Jiangnan chimed in: "Kicking even your Die? How can you bear to do that?"
Chu Tianba got up, his eyes blazing with fury: "I f*cking..."
"Tianba Team players! Please enter the arena immediately!"
[From Chu Tianba: Resentment +1000!]
Xia Yao couldn't hold back her laughter: "Do you have to be so mean?"
Jiangnan said, "Sorry! I never put off revenge till the next day!"
Zhong Yingxue: "Pfft..."
In the arena, the pent-up fire in Chu Tianba finally exploded!
He stomped his foot, and the ground instantly turned into a swamp of mud!
Almost instantly, he restricted his opponents' movements. Endless mud surged forward, completely engulfing the opposing team!
No matter how hard they blasted the mud flying inside, more mud kept filling in.
Three minutes later, all four opponents lost consciousness!
Tianba Team wins!
Jiangnan was surprised: "That ability is interesting. Mud? Has the properties of both water and earth elements?"
"No wonder they wanted to study it!"
Chu Tianba smirked proudly and made a throat-slitting gesture at Jiangnan.
"Ranking rounds! You're in for it!"
Jiangnan watched every subsequent match attentively.
After all, at the national level, no team was truly garbage.
Take the Qingning Team, for example—Jiangnan had taken a huge loss against them.
He didn't want to lose again in the ranking rounds.
During this time, Jiangnan also spotted several noteworthy opponents.
Lu Yao, captain of the Tianxin Team. Silver Four Stars!
His ability was controlling his own shadow, which he could extend at will and even create a shadow clone!
For a moment, Jiangnan felt like he was watching the Chunin Exams.
Then there was Qi Yu, captain of the Xiongfeng Team!
He had a crew cut and a red headband tied around his forehead, looking very fresh and clean!
As it turned out, he had a pure strength-type ability! Three spiritual skills, two of which were strength boosters!
He held it in for three minutes!
Then he threw a punch that sent arena rubble flying! Quite fierce!
If someone got hit by that, even a Gold-rank would be half dead!
Jiangnan felt that one bottle of Extra Strength 2.0 would make this kid complete his ultimate evolution!
And then there was Ling Hua, vice-captain of the Qinling Team!
Her ability was the rare giantification!
Fists the size of cauldrons were child's play!
Have you ever seen fists as big as an excavator bucket?
However, the girl didn't dare fully giantify during the match—because... her clothes couldn't handle it!
If she transformed into her complete form,
she would really be giving the live audience a free show!
Jiangnan's eyes lit up, and he shouted over the railing: "Hey, Sister Ling Hua! Want to buy a pair of shorts?"
"My Hulk Brand Shorts! They're practically tailor-made for you!"
Ling Hua: ???
She was in the middle of fighting and almost choked on her own blood!
In front of so many people,
how did you have the guts to try selling me shorts?!
"Pfft! Shameless!"
[From Ling Hua: Resentment +1000!]
Then her pretty face flushed red.
"Add me on WeChat! We'll talk later..."
Jiangnan chuckled happily. Satisfied.
Business is something you have to fight for!
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao beside him rubbed their foreheads, feeling a headache coming.
As expected, Ye Xinghe went half-dragon as soon as he stepped on stage!
Still extremely violent and relentless!
After the match, he didn't forget to invite Jiangnan: "Brother! Eight o'clock tonight! Don't forget the party!"
Jiangnan smiled and nodded.
Leng Yan of the Baihua Team made her moves clean and decisive, like a rose with thorns, poisoning her opponents into submission!
Afterwards, she looked up at Jiangnan in the stands and reached out her small hand!
The meaning was obvious!
Jiangnan rolled his eyes.
Xia Yao: "Give it to her! She's asking for it!"
"This... isn't this a bit inappropriate? So many people are watching!"
"What are you afraid of? She has the nerve to ask, so why should you be embarrassed?"
Jiangnan said shyly, "Well... alright then!"
With that, he opened a Space Wormhole,
stuck his hand through, and slapped Leng Yan's palm!
"Smack!"
Leng Yan stared blankly at her own hand!
???
Jiangnan pouted: "How old are you? Still playing high-five games? So childish! Aren't you embarrassed?"
Xia Yao: 눈~눈
Are you sure she wanted a high-five? And not her butterfly knife back?
Leng Yan stood dumbfounded for a long time before reacting!
She was practically furious, her pretty face flushed crimson!
What kind of weird brain circuit is this?
High-five? Who the hell wants to high-five you?!
And you slapped so hard!
It's all red now!
[From Leng Yan: Resentment +1000!]
Then she stomped her little foot and stormed off angrily once again!
The audience was dumbfounded. What kind of game were you two playing?
"Tsk tsk tsk! Nan Shen really has a way!"
"A must-learn skill for picking up girls!"
A girl asked, "What do you mean? I don't understand?"
"Don't you know the trick called playing hard to get? The more you want to get close, the more you cold-shoulder them!"
The girl said, "Really? Then last night my crush texted me saying, 'Get as far away from me as possible.' Does that mean he wants to get closer to me?"
The guy glanced at the girl, shuddered in fright, and said,
"Um, sis... your crush probably meant it literally..."
And so the National All-Star Tournament qualification rounds came to an end, dividing the teams into three tiers, preparing for the subsequent Spirit Pool cultivation.
Jiangnan and his group returned to the hotel. Exhausted from the day, they wanted to go back and sleep soundly.
But then they remembered Ye Xinghe's invitation, so they had to make the trip.
After all, the Ye family had helped him before. He owed them that much face.
As soon as Xia the Big Wolfmie heard they were going to a party,
her eyes sparkled, and all sleepiness vanished. She rushed downstairs to Jiangnan's room,
threw an arm around his shoulder, and said with great seriousness, "Xiao Nan! I have a not-so-mature idea!"
Jiangnan said, "Then wait until it matures, then tell me!"
Xia Yao got anxious: "It's mature! It's already fully ripe!"
"Oh, come on! Xiao Nan! Just listen to me!"