The competition continued, and before we knew it, we entered the semi-final stage.
The students who can win at this stage will enter the finals. After multiple competitions, the judges organized by the college will rank them based on their individual victory and defeat and actual performance.
And this ranking will become the strength ranking list for the next whole year.
After all, the college's exams are mainly theoretical exams. Doing well in the exam can only show that you have learned theory well, but cannot prove your strong practical ability.
Everyone only recognizes the actual combat ability in the annual competition.
"Yu Xueyao will definitely make it to the finals."
"Does this need to be said? I dare say she might be able to take first place."
"..."
The martial arts arena was filled with whispers and discussions. At this time, most people's focus was on Yu Xueyao.
Everyone is speculating on what ranking she can achieve.
Some people even started to bet privately, using money or physical objects to bet on how far Yu Xueyao could go.
Of course, there are not no people who pay attention to Lin Yu.
Except for people within the college such as Long Fang and Xiao Meirong, a certain official on the rostrum only paid attention to Lin Yu the whole time.
The reason is simple. This official was specially responsible for assassinating Lin Yu.
Not many people in the Haihe Prefecture government knew about the assassination of Lin Yu, and he was one of them.
At this time, he was frowning and felt very puzzled by Lin Yu's strength.
In addition to this, he was still thinking about Lin Yu's intentions, guessing whether Lin Yu was preparing to use this competition to gain the qualification to be admitted to Taixue University.
Although this was unlikely, the matter was not trivial and he had to consider the worst-case scenario.
"If he really wants to do this and is really capable of doing it, then I can only stop him at any cost!"
He looked at Lin Yu quietly with gloomy eyes.
On the other side, in the game waiting area.
After so many battles, Yu Xueyao has discovered something is wrong.
If you say that the first two games were due to your eagerness to win and your potential was unleashed, then how can you explain that your performance has been so stable since then?
In particular, the opponent at the back was much stronger than the one at the front, yet he actually won so easily.
Yu Xueyao is well aware of her own strength and her approximate position in the academy, so she knows very well that those opponents are impossible for her to defeat. If she can defeat them now, there is definitely something wrong with her.
"Xue Yao, don't think too much and prepare for the next battle."
When Lin Yu saw Yu Xueyao looking distracted, he reminded her.
"Um."
Yu Xueyao nodded slightly, retracted her thoughts, and looked towards the arena ahead.
Soon, under the guidance of the staff, they entered the ring again for the first match of the semi-finals.
In this competition, Lin Yu's opponent happened to be Xiao Meirong.
"Brother Lin, congratulations." Xiao Meirong cupped her fists towards Lin Yu.
There is no grudge between him and Lin Yu. The only grudge is that he likes Yu Xueyao, but Yu Xueyao likes Lin Yu, which makes him feel grudge.
So this congratulation is quite sincere.
Of course, he congratulated him, but he still found it difficult to accept that Lin Yu could reach the semifinals all the way.
Because all this completely exceeded his previous expectations, he was completely defenseless.
"Brother Lin, in fact, I have wanted to fight you for a long time. Unfortunately, you were too weak before and you are definitely no match for me. I believe you know this very well."
Xiao Meirong thought to herself and said, "But now you have the qualification, so congratulations again."
After saying that, he asked softly: "Brother Lin, you were able to improve so much in a short period of time, is it because Xueyao helped you?"
At this point in the competition, he no longer had any doubts about Yu Xueyao's strength and had completely accepted it.
After all, Yu Xueyao was able to overpower her opponents in every game, leaving them unable to fight back. Therefore, he felt that Yu Xueyao must have deliberately hidden her strength when she entered the academy and only showed it now.
The reason for hiding his strength must be to avoid embarrassing Lin Yu.
Xiao Meirong felt that this was the only way to explain it.
He had even simulated the causes and consequences of the whole thing in his mind.
According to what he thought, things would probably go like this. Yu Xueyao fell in love with Lin Yu, a handsome man, at first sight and wanted to get close to him. However, Lin Yu's strength was low, so she deliberately hid her strength in order to prevent Lin Yu from feeling inferior.
After being in contact with Lin Yu for a period of time, Yu Xueyao let Lin Yu know her true strength, and then helped him improve together, allowing Lin Yu to win all the way and successfully reach the semi-finals.
Of course, after thinking about this, Xiao Meirong felt extremely jealous.
Originally, he had indeed forgotten about Yu Xueyao, but that was because he felt that Yu Xueyao was average in strength and talent, but now it turned out that this was not the case, so the possessiveness in his heart took over again.
Now he just wants to defeat Lin Yu and feel at ease.
"Brother Lin, there is no shame in admitting this." Seeing that Lin Yu did not answer his question, Xiao Meirong couldn't help but said: "There are so many talented and beautiful women who like you and help you. I don't know how many people envy you. You should
feel happy."
"However, in the end, you have to rely on yourself to practice martial arts, and you can't just improvise."
After saying that, his expression suddenly became extremely cold.
In the next battle, he will never hold back.
"start!"
At this time, the referee instructors from the eight arenas simultaneously announced the start of the competition.
Xiao Meirong shouted: "Brother Lin, watch out!"
call!
He took action decisively and rushed towards Lin Yu like a tiger, blowing a strong wind.
However, in Lin Yu's eyes, his move seemed to be in slow motion, and there were flaws everywhere.
In just a short moment, Lin Yu had countless ways to deal with it, but in the end he chose the trick that made Xiao Meirong lose more honorably.
After all, he still needs to confuse the government official on the stage who has been secretly watching him and make him make wrong judgments.
The finals that are waiting for him will be the moment when he will truly make a name for himself and gain the qualification to be recommended to Taipei University.
Bang!
Lin Yu lowered his head, moved a small step to the right, then turned around and slapped Xiao Meirong on the back, using the force to push him forward and staggering forward, and fell head-on to the edge of the ring only more than a foot away.
The place.
"how come?"
Xiao Meirong was secretly shocked and quickly turned over to look at Lin Yu.
I saw Lin Yu retreating several steps in the opposite direction at this time, which seemed to be caused by the force of the shock.
Seeing this, Xiao Meirong was about to get up, but Lin Yu was still a little faster than him. Before he could get up, he suddenly rushed over, suppressed his upper body and raised his fist to hit him.
The referee instructor immediately came over to stop it, and then announced that Lin Yu won the first game.
"I actually lost a game right after I came up?!"
Xiao Meirong took several breaths before finally accepting this fact, but he did not lose confidence because of this, because in his opinion, Lin Yu just predicted it in advance, and his real strength was no better than him.
As for how the other party knew the prediction, it must have been taught temporarily by Yu Xueyao.
"This time, you won't have such good luck!"
When the referee instructor announced the start of the second round, Xiao Meirong shouted loudly and then suddenly took action.
He had enough assurance and confidence to beat Lin Yu in this game.
But he soon became disappointed because he was once again defeated humiliatingly.
This time it seemed that it was because Lin Yu had made predictions in advance.
"you?!"
Xiao Meirong never expected that she would be defeated by Lin Yu and lose the qualification to enter the finals.
"Brother Xiao, don't forget your original intention of practicing martial arts." Lin Yu looked at Xiao Meirong who looked embarrassed and painful, and advised: "Don't waste your time pursuing vanity. No matter how many outstanding students you meet, it won't help.
If you want to improve, you still have to calm down and practice more."
He knew the thoughts in Xiao Meirong's heart, but he had no prejudice against Xiao Meirong.
In his eyes, Xiao Meirong was just a passer-by in life who was destined to meet him once.
Therefore, the advice given is all from the heart. Of course, it is up to Xiao Meirong whether he is willing to listen to it or not.
"You are not qualified to lecture me. I know what I want to do."
Xiao Meirong felt that Lin Yu was teaching him a lesson as a victor, and he felt extremely unhappy and became angry with shame.
"Brother Xiao, you will soon know whether I am qualified to give you this advice. You can think about it carefully then."
Lin Yu didn't ask Xiao Meirong to agree with him now, but as long as he won the first place in this competition, Xiao Meirong would definitely reflect on it.
Because Xiao Meirong is a person who admires strength, he can only listen to what strong people say.
At this time, the winners and losers were also determined among the people in other arenas, and Lin Yu and Xiao Meirong walked off the arena under the arrangements of the staff.
The rest of the game went on smoothly, and soon it was time for the finals that everyone had been waiting for.