Chapter 811

This feeling of loss is something many people have experienced.

When you finish a game or finish reading a novel.

You are quickly surrounded by a sense of emptiness, feeling lost and not knowing what to do.

During this time, the joy *Overwatch* brought everyone was absolutely incomparable; whether playing it yourself or watching others stream it, it provided a quite good experience.

Now that it's suddenly going away, it's estimated that there will be a long period of not being able to adapt.

In medicine, this is also called withdrawal symptoms.

Of course, using it for game addiction might be a bit of an exaggeration.

With the first beta of *Overwatch* coming to an end, major gaming content creators have basically reached a consensus on the quality of the game.

This is a game with a high degree of completion and almost no major flaws.

As long as the game balance can be maintained well, it will become one of the most popular online games in the world.

This is the unanimous view in the industry.

Before the game came out, although the gameplay combining shooting and MOBA was very novel, whether it could be accepted by players was still an unknown.

Now that the first beta is nearing its end, the market response can only be described as explosive. After the official launch, it's just a matter of time before it sweeps the entire internet.

On the other side, Tencent has already started gathering planners, preparing to organize *Overwatch*-related competitions.

For a game destined to be a hit, if you want to continuously expand its influence, hosting competitions is the best choice.

Tencent can be said to be quite experienced in this regard, starting from the domestic market and then promoting it to the whole world.

If the luck is good enough, then creating a second *League of Legends* is not impossible.

The only pity is that Blizzard Studio, which made *Overwatch*, is not in Tencent's hands, so they cannot control it completely like Riot Games.

An even more uncomfortable point is that Luo Quan, as the boss, doesn't even plan to take the company public.

Clearly, whether it's the A-shares or the US stock market, the prospects of Springwater Entertainment are highly regarded. As long as it goes public, the shares won't be hard to sell, and the first batch of investors would definitely make a fortune.

But Luo Quan has thought it through very clearly.

After the company goes public, with the dilution of shares in hand, other shareholders will participate in the company's decision-making.

And her desire for control is actually very strong; she does not allow anyone to interfere with things that belong to her.

This can be seen from her acting and music production; if it's not something she absolutely can't do, she usually handles it herself.

On one hand, it's because the effect is indeed best when she does it herself; on the other hand, it's also because she doesn't want outsiders to get involved.

Company management is even more so.

In the current state, if she wants to release a game, she releases it; if she doesn't want to, she slacks off, and no one can criticize her.

But if it went public, perhaps it wouldn't be so relaxed.

Therefore, Luo Quan does not intend to go public.

Earning a little less doesn't matter; anyway, the entire company is completely in her hands, and with the current momentum, it definitely won't lose money.

So those investors can only watch such a good project and worry in vain.

Over the next three days, the matches for the round of 31 to 16 concluded one after another, without any upsets.

Luo Quan's next opponent was a samurai from a German noble family. Upon seeing that his opponent was Luo Quan, he shook his head with a bitter smile and said directly that there was no way to fight, appearing to choose to forfeit just like Sir Flare.

And Daoist Yu Ting was quite unlucky, running into Vanovm Weiqi, who was the expert sent by the Yekaterina family.

The Yekaterina family is currently the number one noble family in Russia, said to be the descendants of Empress Yekaterina.

Confirmed by the British and French sides, this is indeed true.

Although it is unknown how this family escaped the initial great purge.

But since there is no problem with the lineage, they have been recognized by European nobles.

However, the heirs of this family are quite low-key and rarely show their faces, letting the servants in the family handle everything, so many people have actually never seen the members of this family.

As for Vanovm Weiqi, there is very little information about him.

It is only known that he was formerly a special forces soldier, served as a mercenary in many countries, has superb combat skills, and is burly and immensely strong, said to have once fought an adult polar bear with a knife.

Such a record is already at the top level for humans, second only to Wu Erlang who killed a tiger with his bare hands back in the day.

Facing such an opponent, Daoist Yu Ting's expression was quite solemn.

Because he cast a divination, and it was ominous.

"It seems I will lose this time."

Daoist Yu Ting sighed softly, feeling that he had ultimately failed his master's instructions: "The matter of retrieving the Celestial Master's sword this time can only trouble you, Miss Luo Quan."

Luo Quan looked worried: "Why is the Daoist so pessimistic? The fight hasn't even started yet, why have you lost your fighting spirit?"

"Miss Luo Quan, one must know that heaven's will is hard to defy."

Daoist Yu Ting's eyes were calm, as if he had accepted all of this very naturally.

Luo Quan moved her lips, but in the end, she said nothing.

People like Daoist Yu Ting are extremely stubborn in their hearts.

Once they decide on something, ten cows couldn't pull them back, so she didn't need to waste her breath.

She only hoped that Daoist Yu Ting wouldn't surrender directly tomorrow and would try to force Vanovm Weiqi to reveal more of his skills, so that if she encountered him later, she would have a way to deal with him.

The next day, the match between Daoist Yu Ting and Vanovm Weiqi was arranged as the first one.

Because of their nationalities, neither of them was particularly popular in Europe.

Daoist Yu Ting was even slightly better off; Vanovm Weiqi was even less liked by the London audience than the Chinese.

There was very little applause when the two appeared, and the host's voice was also listless.

The reason it was arranged as the first match was probably to let them finish fighting quickly and clear the spot for the following contestants.

"It seems we are not very welcome." Vanovm Weiqi looked up at the audience and said in Chinese.

"A practitioner of the Dao does not care about these things." Daoist Yu Ting shook his head gently.

"Weak personality, that's why you get bullied."

Vanovm Weiqi didn't name names, but it was obvious who he was talking about: "In the next match, if I encounter a European, I will make the audience on the scene open their mouths and scream loudly."

A cruel look appeared on his face, and his eyes were full of malice.

"The lay practitioner's temper seems quite fiery. Actually, why care about the eyes of others?" Daoist Yu Ting advised.

"Our values are different. There's no point in talking more, let's start fighting."

Vanovm Weiqi smiled disdainfully and assumed a combat stance.

"Since that is the case, then excuse me."

Daoist Yu Ting smiled, took out a yellow talisman, and stuck it on his crown.

"I respectfully invite the True Lord of the Nine Heavens!"

A loud shout was like a thunderclap on flat ground. In an instant, a strong wind blew in the arena, and Daoist Yu Ting's hair fluttered, as if he had become a different person.

Luo Quan was shocked in the box. Didn't he say heaven's will is hard to defy? Why did he use his ultimate move right from the start?

Although she didn't know what technique Daoist Yu Ting was using, being able to show such an obvious change was definitely a secret technique from Long Hushan.

And Daoist Yu Ting's heart was also not very calm.

Although he had already known the outcome in advance and accepted his fate.

But that didn't mean he would obediently admit defeat.

As a disciple of Long Hushan, surrendering abroad without throwing a single punch—wouldn't that bring shame to his sect?

So, even if he knew he would lose, he had to go all out.

As for the move he was using now, it was a very common technique in Long Hushan or Daoism, which is inviting a deity to possess the body.

However, in the concepts of orthodox Daoism, a true god does not possess the body; if something possesses the body, it is not a true god.

So he shouted for the True Lord of the Nine Heavens, which is the Great Emperor Zhenwu.

But who exactly came, that is unknown.

A greater probability is that the spiritual energy wandering in the surrounding heaven and earth all surged into his body through the yellow talisman.

These powers would be used by him for a short time, but if it lasted too long, a backlash might occur.

This is also the reason why many Daoists who invite deities to possess their bodies end up severely injured.

But he had already known these consequences, yet his fierce personality made him choose to do so without hesitation.

His master would certainly not agree.

But now he was not just fighting for himself or purely for Long Hushan.

"Finally, it's a bit interesting." Vanovm Weiqi smiled, and then his huge body erupted with astonishing speed, pouncing toward Daoist Yu Ting.

Daoist Yu Ting's gaze focused, and he raised his iron ruler to sweep forward.

Unexpectedly, the opponent didn't care at all, letting the ruler, which was enough to cut down a large tree, sink into his waist, and then he landed a swing punch on Daoist Yu Ting's arm.

With a muffled "bang," Daoist Yu Ting retreated three steps.

And the indentation on Vanovm Weiqi's body was actually rebounding at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"What kind of monster physique is this?" Daoist Yu Ting's expression became solemn.

A normal person's body would probably have been broken in two after taking such a hit.

Even a martial arts expert would probably have at least a fracture.

And although Vanovm Weiqi looked affected, it was actually just some skin and flesh wounds.

His ruler only left a red mark.

"The one who should say that should be me." Vanovm Weiqi smiled, "No one has ever been able to take a punch from me without their expression changing. Your strength is truly not bad!"

After a brief mutual praise, the two rushed toward each other again.

They traded blows, almost without dodging, every punch aimed directly at the other's vital points.

Before long, Vanovm Weiqi's body was covered in red ruler marks, and even in some deeper marks, blood flowed out.

But Daoist Yu Ting had no injuries, appearing as if he had the upper hand.

Actually, this was because of the spiritual energy protecting his body; the deity-inviting secret technique gathered a large amount of spiritual energy for him in a short time.

But this is a one-time deal and cannot be used a second time in a short period.

Through analysis, Daoist Yu Ting believed he couldn't fight a war of attrition with Vanovm Weiqi because this monster's recovery ability seemed extremely excellent.

So he planned to end the battle in a short time.

But Vanovm Weiqi's recovery ability far exceeded his imagination.

It felt just like an earthworm, no matter how you cut it, it wouldn't die.

And as the spiritual energy in his body gradually consumed, his speed also gradually became slow.

Vanovm Weiqi's attacks also became heavier, even making him feel pain.

At the same time, the side effects of the deity-inviting possession also followed.

Great fatigue surged into his heart, and his spirit gradually became a bit blurry.

It was this momentary distraction that Vanovm Weiqi found an opportunity, swinging a punch that landed right in the center of his chest.

Daoist Yu Ting's spiritual energy was completely exhausted at this moment, and his whole body flew out, not even having time to say he surrendered.

And Vanovm Weiqi obviously wouldn't let go of this great opportunity to follow up, rushing directly toward Daoist Yu Ting who was still in the air, preparing to hit him again.

If this hit landed, Daoist Yu Ting would probably be crippled if not severely injured.

At this time, Luo Quan had already arrived outside the arena, preparing to save him.

However, someone moved even faster than her, and that was the referee of this match.

This white-bearded old man flew out, opened his hands, and pushed Vanovm Weiqi back, though he himself also retreated several steps.

"What do you mean by this?" Vanovm Weiqi was both angry and shocked.

Angry that someone interfered with his match, shocked that this old man had such great strength.

"I am the referee. I judge that contestant Yu Ting has lost the ability to continue fighting. You won this match."

The referee said calmly.

The entire audience stood up and cheered for his fairness.

The audience in the livestream was also exclaiming, saying this old man was so fierce.

Vanovm Weiqi was now covered in wounds and looked a bit disheveled.

And Daoist Yu Ting had already stood up from the ground, having no issues other than exhaustion.

Originally, he could have had a good revenge, but he didn't expect this referee to intervene.

Vanovm Weiqi was so angry his face turned red, and the blood from his wounds flowed even faster.

"I won't forget this."

It was unknown whether he was saying this to the referee or Daoist Yu Ting, but Vanovm Weiqi threw out a harsh threat and then turned and left.

The referee just smiled; would I be afraid of your threats?

Without some skills, how could I be the referee for people like you?

After the match ended, Daoist Yu Ting returned to the backstage and pressed his chest.

Although he used his last bit of spiritual power to resist that punch from Vanovm Weiqi, it was ultimately not quite enough.

The punch force rushed into his chest; although there was no major problem, it was enough to make him recuperate for half a month.

At this time, his junior sister sent a message asking about his situation.

Daoist Yu Ting replied with a smile: "It's fine, just minor injuries, I'll be better after resting for a few days."

"That's good." Zhang Daozhen replied, "I will go find Luo Quan for help later, Senior Brother, just rest and recover."

"Sorry, I let you down."

"Don't say that, Senior Brother, you have done your best. The deity-inviting secret technique is extremely unstable; it's best to use it less in the future."

"I know."

After typing, Daoist Yu Ting lowered his head and sighed.

Sure enough, heaven's will is hard to defy.

And the gap between him and these experts is indeed quite large.

He didn't even last ten minutes before being defeated.

I don't know if Luo Quan can win if she encounters this Vanovm Weiqi later.

Daoist Yu Ting looked forward to it in his heart, very much wanting to see what kind of performance Luo Quan would have.