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Chapter 396 - 363: The Match Turned into a Movie

Chapter 396: Chapter 363: The Match Turned into a Movie

"The second round, Thailand Team wins!"

The score on the big screen changed to 0:2. Some cheered while others were dismayed. Many Hua Country spectators in the venue felt uncomfortable, some even flew in from other states just to support the Hua Country Team, only to see them lose two rounds straight away.

Wang Kehan pursed her lips, her expression complex as she walked down from the ring towards the Hua Country Team’s preparation area.

The first to meet her were Wu Li and Li Tongyun. Looking at them, she clenched her teeth and lowered her head, "I’m sorry, coach. I’m sorry, captain."

Li Tongyun grunted in response, not saying much, while Wu Li nodded, "Go back and train hard, this is just the first match."

As Wang Kehan moved towards the team’s seats, the looks others gave her were also somewhat complicated. Everyone knew the tactics Li Tongyun had arranged for Wang Kehan, they had all seen her loudly remind Wang Kehan to change her style during the fight, but Wang Kehan had neither followed Li Tongyun’s strategy nor heeded her warnings.

If she had won, it might have been okay, but having lost made the atmosphere somewhat awkward.

Wang Kehan was somewhat aloof by nature and hardly interacted with the other team members during training. Now this incident made it even more difficult for others to console her, and she didn’t seem to care, sitting down at the edge on her own, letting the team’s medical staff treat her wounds.

Wu Li glanced at the situation behind him and sighed internally. However, now was not the time to deal with these issues, as it was almost his turn to compete.

"The third round, lightweight competition, please have both contestants come to the stage."

As the referee’s voice sounded, Wu Li took off his jacket and trousers, casually warming up his body.

He had been injured in April, and now after almost six months, with Sun Yiquan’s health-preserving boxing, Wu Li’s injury had healed, and he had made considerable progress:

[Fan Value: 240,000

Items: S-level Virtual Battle Card X1 (64 minutes), S-level Virtual Battle Card X1 (107 minutes), A-level Virtual Battle Card X1 (120 minutes), Master-level Experience Card X1

Skill: Xingyi Fist (Master Level), Golden Bell Shield (Master Level), Eagle Claw Fist (Master Level), Tai Chi Fist (Master Level), Bagua Palm (Master Level), Ground Fist (Master Level)

Overall Score: S (86%)

Spirit: 137 (Agility)

Power: 98 (Innate)

Body: 94 (Thunder Sound)

Ultimate Move: 68%]

These were Wu Li’s current stats. In these six months, while busy with Yanhuang Technique, he hadn’t stopped strengthening himself for a moment.

He had used more than a dozen Master-level Experience Cards! His Divine Value had increased to 137. Then there were the S-level Experience Cards, also spent on several occasions, to continually simulate his fight with Habu that night, repeating the process of releasing the ’mutated’ Tiger Hugging Head and refining his Ultimate Move. As the progress of his Ultimate Move soared, his Power Value also increased a lot, almost reaching the critical point.

Only his Body Value lagged slightly behind due to the injury preventing him from performing Bone Marrow Body Training.

Of course, the price of rapid progress was the rapid consumption of Fan Value. The few million Fan Value earned from the recent premiere of the eighth season of Seeking Martial Arts was also spent by Wu Li to exchange for Master-level Experience Cards and A-level Virtual Battle Cards.

As his injury had healed and he was about to begin Bone Marrow Training, so the A-level Virtual Battle Cards would come in handy.

"Go on, you don’t need my reminder, do you?" said Li Tongyun to Wu Li.

Wu Li laughed, "Don’t say that, reminders are still necessary."

He then turned to look at the player from the Thailand Team approaching the check-in area and paused, frowning slightly, "It’s not Siti."

Siti was the captain of the Thailand Team and the best fighter on the team, having won the lightweight championships in Thailand’s RJ and LP, the top Muay Thai competitions, making him a two-time champion!

There were less than ten people in Thailand’s history who had earned the title of two-time champion, and of those still active and in their prime, Siti was the only one.

Many believed that if Siti competed in the UFC, he had a great chance to challenge ’The Eagle’ Habu, and take the lightweight championship. The UFC had also invited Siti, but he declined.

Wu Li had planned to personally take on such an opponent, hence he specifically signed up for the lightweight category. But to his surprise, the person stepping up to the ring was not Siti, which was unexpected for the Hua Country Team.

Before the match began, the participating teams needed to submit their registered contestant lists for each weight category. They could make last-minute changes, but they had to match the list. For example, both Wu Li and Zhao Lixin were registered for the lightweight category. Come match time, either Wu Li or Zhao Lixin could compete, but both could only fight in the lightweight category and not in any other matches.

Shaking his head, since the list had already been submitted and couldn’t be changed now, Wu Li stopped thinking about it and headed towards the check-in area.

As Wu Li entered the stage, the audience instantly erupted.

"Wu Li!"

"Wu Li!"

"Wu Li!"

All the Chinese spectators in the venue were loudly chanting Wu Li’s name, their spirits greatly lifted, sweeping away the previous dejection!

"This round is secure!"

"We can finally score!"

"As expected, it’s Wu Li who will take the first point!"

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The Chinese netizens watching the live broadcast also commented one after another, all full of confidence in Wu Li.

This confidence was earned through one victory after another. Throughout his journey, Wu Li had never been defeated and had become invincible in many fans’ hearts.

After passing the weigh-in, Wu Li stepped onto the square ring, and the opponent from the Thailand Team also came forward.

Wen Tai, his best record was third place in the lightweight division of Muay Thai RJ.

[Muay Thai (Master Level)]

[Overall Score: A- (18%)]

These were Wen Tai’s stats, actually not weak, but compared to Wu Li, the difference was still very clear.

In the Thailand Team’s preparation area, Siti watched the stage with flickering eyes, his expression somewhat displeased.

"Don’t take personal victory or defeat too seriously, remember our purpose for coming here!"

Beside Siti, a man in his fifties, gaunt and lean, spoke.

He was the head coach of the Thailand Team for this Combat World Cup, also a once-renowned Muay Thai King, like Siti, had taken championships in RJ and LP, a double champion.

Not letting Siti fight in the lightweight category was his decision because he guessed that the Hua Country Team would most likely have Wu Li target Siti, so he simply avoided the strongest point of the opponent. With his qualifications, reputation, and status as head coach, even if Siti was discontented, he could only comply.

On stage, the referee waved his hand to signal the start of the match!

"Ha!"

Wen Tai roared, exploding in a burst of energy, a flying knee aiming towards Wu Li.

Before he went on stage, the coach’s instructions to him were: to fight as hard as possible, to hit as much as he could.

Clearly, they hadn’t thought he could win.

For this, Wen Tai felt very frustrated, but admittedly there was indeed a gap in strength.

Wu Li had defeated Habu even with an injured arm; such strength was terrifying. Even if Siti faced Habu, at best it would be an even match, and Wen Tai couldn’t even beat Siti, let alone the gap with Wu Li.

Facing Wen Tai’s flying knee, Wu Li pushed forward with his left hand, blocking the strike.

Wen Tai, without a moment’s pause, kicked out with his right leg, the air exploding with the sound.

However, Wu Li, as if he had foreseen it, sidestepped in advance and struck Wen Tai’s chest with a palm, pushing him away.

Wen Tai’s center of gravity was broken, but he didn’t panic; instead, he rolled with it and turned, raising his elbow—a Turning Elbow aimed at Wu Li.

Wu Li stretched out his right hand to grab Wen Tai’s incoming elbow, pulling and leading it, casually neutralizing Wen Tai’s attack.

Wen Tai roared again, kicking up like a battle-axe slashing down.

Wu Li stepped back, raising his leg to intercept Wen Tai’s incoming kick, then hooked his toes upward, snagging Wen Tai’s leg and pulling it towards him.

Wen Tai’s balance was again compromised, but he had his own unique approach—if he could not adjust his center of gravity as fluidly as mercury, pulling it back at will, then he would simply seize the opportunity to attack, using the reaction force to adjust his balance.

For example, as Wen Tai leaned forward, he pounced with the momentum, his double elbows leading forward—if Wu Li couldn’t dodge instantly, Wen Tai could use the momentum to adjust his center of gravity.

This fighting style did resemble Drunken Fist from Hua Country’s Kung Fu, probably a technique Wen Tai had developed through integrating it with Muay Thai.

With a different opponent, Wen Tai’s method might cause discomfort, making the attacks seem unending; but unfortunately for him, he faced Wu Li.

Wu Li wasn’t in a hurry to counterattack, he just kept using Tai Chi to dissolve Wen Tai’s attacks, constantly shifting his opponent’s balance.

So to the bystanders: Wen Tai was fiercely offensive, while Wu Li fought with ease, always giving off an effortless feel, devoid of any brute force.

Guo Dongyang, watching this from below, found it very familiar; it reminded him of when he and Li San sparred, with all his strength but nowhere to apply it, which was extremely vexing.

Li San, watching the two on stage, smiled slightly. In the past half year, since Wu Li had been recovering from his injury, the two hadn’t sparred much. Li San hadn’t expected Wu Li’s mastery in Tai Chi to have reached such a level, much stronger than when he first learned it.

"This guy, he could win quickly—why fight like this?" Guo Dongyang suddenly remarked.

Wu Li’s style of fighting reminded him of unpleasant experiences, souring his mood.

Guo Dongyang’s comment also sparked curiosity in others:

Xu Chuan: "Yeah, I also feel like if Master went all out, overwhelming the opponent, he could end the fight in less than a minute."

Gao Jianping: "Is this guy just showing off?"

"Li Coach, what do you think?" Zhang Weili asked Li Tongyun beside her.

Li Tongyun looked at the stage: "Wu Li is trying to break the morale of the Thailand Team."

"Hm?" Zhang Weili pondered, and the others also turned their attention.

Li Tongyun: "Originally our plan was for Wu Li to face Siti from the Thailand Team, but they deliberately avoided Wu Li, clearly the Thailand Team intended to give up this round, in other words, they were prepared to lose."

"If Wu Li just went in aggressively and took out the opponent quickly, it would be satisfying for us indeed, but it wouldn’t really impact the opponent, since such an outcome is within their expectations. So Wu Li deliberately chose this method to drag it out."

"First, the Thailand Team had just won two consecutive matches, their morale was high, and by grinding them down like this Wu Li could interrupt that momentum. Second, by winning in this manner, he could better showcase his strength and apply pressure on the opponents."

Hearing Li Tongyun’s explanation, everyone suddenly understood.

Wang Ruojun looked at Wu Li on stage with admiration: "It’s like watching a movie."

PS: We’ve hit the big feature recommendation, and although the impact may not be as strong as before, it is still an honor for a book, and I personally feel very privileged.

Thank you all for the support along the way, and gratitude to my editor, Qilin, for the continuous recommendations.

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