Chapter 503

Yu Qian didn't linger, after chatting a few more sentences she got up and left, and after returning to her female companions, she was teased a bit.

"Invisibly, it seems I've stirred up a bit of trouble again."

Jiang Cheng noticed the gazes of the surrounding male teachers, feeling a bit helpless in his heart.

As for what Yu Qian had just said, he didn't take it to heart.

Anyone who can make it to the second round surely has some skill; if he believed it and was careless for a moment and got defeated, he would surely be mercilessly mocked by everyone around.

Ten-odd minutes passed quickly, and the teachers who had gone out to relax also returned one after another to the lounge; the indoor atmosphere, as time drew near, became tense.

Many people occasionally glanced at Yao Jun and his group; no matter what, it's best not to run into them, otherwise they'd be stopped at the second round.

It would be even better if they could meet those few people early; although this would reduce the excitement of the finals, it would still be advantageous for most participants—perhaps someone who originally could only make the top thirty might, because of this, make the top ten this time.

At that moment, the venue fell silent; Xu Juan walked onto the stage, and as the matchup chart on the screen behind her jumped, she pressed the pause button.

In the instant the picture froze, the ninety people in the lounge all received a text notification; for a moment, some were happy, some were sad.

"Is it him?"

Jiang Cheng looked at the message on his phone; his opponent in this round happened to be the same person who faced Xie Jianfeng in the previous round.

At that moment, he felt a gaze from behind; turning his head, he saw that it was indeed the person called Fangguo.

Seeing Jiang Cheng look at him, Fangguo's mouth curled into a smile, and he nodded at him.

Jiang Cheng also nodded in return, then turned away, looking at his phone, thinking to himself how truly fate plays tricks.

However, his heart also held a little anticipation.

After coming over for so long, this is still the first time I've faced a Force Master who follows the energy path.

In the spectator stands.

Xie Jianfeng was looking for Jiang Cheng's name, found it quickly, then turned his gaze to the opponent; upon seeing it, he froze.

"No way?"

"Isn't that the opponent who eliminated me?"

"And yet, in this round, I got matched with Jiang Cheng?"

"It's over……"

He slumped back into the chair all at once.

Originally I thought Jiang Cheng could last another one or two rounds and make it to the finals.

But the result was that he got matched with Fangguo.

This time, it's highly likely he'll be eliminated in the second round.

"Speaking of which, Jiang Cheng is only a First-level Spirit Master, not a match for Fangguo; it's only natural—don't expect to win, just have no regrets."

"Grandpa, Jiang Cheng seems to have run into an opponent."

Qin Yu's gaze fell on the matchup chart, and her brows furrowed.

Upon hearing that, Lin Yue's expression instantly turned tense.

"Grandpa Qin, is Jiang Cheng's opponent this time very formidable?"

Qin Lao heard this and burst out laughing, "His opponent this time is somewhat troublesome; if it were me, my chances would be slim, but Jiang Cheng isn't me—don't worry, just keep watching and you'll see."

"Mm!"

Lin Yue let out a breath of relief.

Since Grandpa Qin said that, it shows Jiang Cheng's chances of winning are quite good.

Qin Yu glanced at Qin Lao.

Jiang Cheng, is he really that formidable?

Meanwhile, on the other side, a few teachers from the Alchemy Workshop were seated.

They had also arrived not long ago.

Mainly, they had heard in the group chat that Jiang Cheng had advanced to the second round; now, seeing the matchup list, their faces all darkened.

"You guys think Director Jiang won't lose this round, right?"

"In my view, it's quite likely; Teacher Fang is a formidable character, with long-range attack means and can summon earth walls for defense; Director Jiang's Psychic Weapon probably won't work well against him."

"Yeah, he can both attack and defend, indeed troublesome; plus he's a Third-Level Master, with richer combat experience than Director Jiang, making it even harder for Director Jiang to win—sigh!"

"Everyone doesn't need to be so discouraged," a female teacher encouraged: "It's just that the chance of winning is small, not zero; besides, even if he loses it's no big deal—Director Jiang is an Alchemist, it's normal that he can't compare in combat to others, right?"

"Right, right, right."

The several people all nodded.

Moreover, even if he loses, it's only in the second round—not embarrassing!

The school leadership seats.

Sun Bo's mouth corner twitched slightly.

Just as he had guessed, in the second round, whoever it is, the probability of encountering a strong opponent greatly increases.

By the time the third round arrives, basically the weak have already been eliminated.

And Jiang Cheng will be eliminated in the second round.

Although Jiang Cheng advancing to the third round would be no harm to him, for the members of the Sun Clan who signed up to participate, it would be even less likely to have any impact.

But seeing Jiang Cheng eliminated still feels satisfying in his heart.

"It's a pity that I didn't kill that brat that day; otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to appear on this stage today."

Sun Bo thought to himself.

Fortunately, calculating it, it's almost been a month since that operation.

If he were to act again, cleaning up his hands and feet, still no one would suspect him.

"Fangguo?"

Xu Juan returned to her seat; when her gaze Sweep to Jiang Cheng's name, her eyes narrowed slightly.

It seemed that Jiang Cheng would stop here.

However, she also had a faint anticipation in her heart.

From that fight just now, she could see that Jiang Cheng had hidden some strength, and in this upcoming fight, he would probably have to bring out his hidden strength.

""Hope he can defeat his opponent and enter the third round." Xu Juan's gaze looked toward the people behind.

Not long after, the two participants of the first group went on stage; both were five-level Force Masters, evenly matched, the fight was also very exciting, and only after two or three minutes did a winner emerge.

Leaving the Virtual Storage, the defeated person's face looked awful.

This time, he had made considerable preparations, thinking that making it into the Top Ten would be no problem; with good luck, entering the Top Five was also not impossible.

Although not making the top three, the Contribution Points obtained by those behind are the same, but fame differs, just like the Top Five and the Top Ten are the same.

The result, however, was that he was eliminated in the second round.

After another ten or so matches, it finally came to Jiang Cheng's turn.

Seeing the two off as they went onto the stage, someone in the resting area asked, "What do you think, who will win between these two?"

No sooner had the words fallen than someone laughed and said, "No need to say, it must be Teacher Fang, right?"

"Exactly, could there still be any suspense?"

Even the two who had previously praised him did not speak up to refute.

They could see that Jiang Cheng had hidden strength, but just how much strength he had hidden was unknown.

Fortunately, the answer would soon be revealed.

(End of chapter)