Chapter 399: Belastan

Zhou Naiyi's ability seems powerful, but in reality, it has its drawbacks. Her ability is not innate; this kind of imitation is inevitably slow to activate, lacks a bit of essence, and its growth potential is also inferior. What heights she can reach still depends on certain opportunities. Of course, this kind of problem is the same for everyone.

"It seems you really want to defeat North Caro," Li Hao said with a smile.

A curve appeared at the corner of Dita's mouth, "That goes without saying. I didn't come here to lose. If I can beat them, I'll fight; if I can't, I'll still fight. What if I win!"

This was Dita's true intention. No matter who she faced, she never thought about losing, even if the opponent was North Caro. Her team members were the same; saying things like North Caro was too strong and they just shouldn't lose too miserably was merely feigning weakness to the enemy. Once on the battlefield, if you don't kill the opponent, what kind of Warrior are you?

She glanced at Li Hao, "You should also pull yourself together. Defeat the Fire God Team and let those who look down on you see. More importantly, do you want to keep being so sneaky forever!"

Facing Dita, Li Hao sighed softly, "I thought A Youyou was just A Youyou."

Seeing Li Hao's helpless expression, Dita couldn't help but laugh and shake her head, "This is the first time I've seen you with this expression. I thought Li Mo would always remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him. So, you have times when you're troubled too."

Dita laughed happily. Ever since she met Li Hao, this person had been devil-may-care, not really caring about anything, yet he could always win. It seemed nothing could stump him. However, in this world, there are always people and things that can keep one in check.

Li Hao's old face turned red, "Please, let's not talk about this chuunibyou nickname."

"Ah, I thought everyone called you that. Didn't you know? Xilian seems to be the Sun God, implying that his radiance shines into every corner of humanity. It's even more pretentious than yours," Dita laughed. "It's just that no one calls him that now. He's also interesting; he refuses to show his face even after the tournament has reached this point."

"His nickname is actually quite fitting. The overall strength of Sea Dragon is in a league of its own."

"Ah, isn't he your greatest enemy? People in the Apocalypse say you are mortal enemies, opponents who want to destroy each other from the Spirit?"

"Big sister, you've listened to too many stories. We are a society ruled by law; we reason things out," Li Hao rubbed his nose.

"Heh, you are quite good at reasoning with me. Just eat your noodles." Dita stopped at a noodle shop.

This time, Team Leader Li was very generous; he truly had money in his pocket and felt no panic, let alone just eating a bowl of noodles!

Looking at the noodles in front of him, Li Hao couldn't help but ask, "Is this a rip-off joint?"

Dita chuckled, "Humor is probably one of the few advantages you have to attract girls."

Li Hao curled his lips and looked at the menu: free noodle refills, free soup refills.

"How do you plan to help me improve my Spirit Root?" Dita finally asked the main point. It was Li Hao, who could always create the incredible, but if it were anyone else daring to propose this kind of cooperation, she would definitely smear the noodles on their face.

"The Spirit Root is actually nothing; its essence is still Flowing Heart Martial Arts, just that it magnifies the desires within the heart. The primary condition for condensing a Spirit Root is belief. Slurp... slurp... Boss, add two portions of noodles, one portion of soup... no, keep the soup," Li Hao said with a wave of his hand.

Dita stared with round eyes, "Li Hao, you aren't joking with me, are you? I believe, how could I not believe? But what does this have to do with me condensing a Spirit Root?"

Li Hao smiled, "Either you don't believe, or your desire is insufficient?"

"Desire is insufficient?" Dita was silent for a while. How much she had sacrificed for Mecha, she couldn't even remember herself. From the day she became the captain of Tianxing Martial Arts, she had given up the life of a normal girl. She was incomparably firm about this, and she had no regrets. She liked this kind of life; she was willing to fight to the end with her teammates and earn glory for herself and for Tianxing Martial Arts. She didn't know about the future, but right now, this was what she wanted most.

"It's not that; it's just not believing. What are you doubting?" Li Hao looked at Dita and said, "The Spirit Root is a projection; it can be any incredible, impractical manifestation."

Doubt.

Dita suddenly blushed and began to eat her noodles silently. Impossible, it shouldn't be.

Slurp, slurp.

"Boss, add one portion of noodles, add one portion of soup." For the first time in her life, Dita did such a shameful thing, and it actually brought a kind of strange happiness.

"Boss, I'll add two more portions of noodles," Li Hao said happily. With him, there was never such a thing as not eating back the cost. Back in the day, the all-you-can-eat restaurant at Tianjing Martial Arts had been "educated" by him and Zuo Xiaotang until they were blacklisted.

"I know the train of thought, but what's next? Don't tell me you just move your mouth and the rest is all up to me?" Dita said after finishing quickly.

"Nine o'clock tonight at the training ground." Li Hao rubbed his stomach. He was eighty percent full, and he felt the shop assistant's gaze toward him was already very strange. Such a place still had to be kept; he couldn't eat the owner into despair all at once.

"See you at nine!" Dita didn't dawdle. To confront North Caro, she had to awaken her Spirit Root, and it had to be a very powerful one to have a chance. Feynman Alzi and the others were already prepared; she had to shoulder the responsibility of a captain. Now, she could only pin her hopes on Li Hao.

Returning to the team training ground, Feynman and the others gathered around when they saw Dita return. They knew Dita had gone to find Li Hao. An S-Tournament had completely let Feynman Alzi and the others witness what Li Ge's prestige was. Most of the players on and off the field were discussing Li Hao's situation. Whether they were from the Apocalypse or not, with the return of Xilian and others, the Apocalypse was no longer a secret among these players.

The focus now was on whether Li Ge could replicate the miracles he achieved in the Apocalypse back then. Honestly, Tianjing Martial Arts really didn't possess the strength to go further. Don't look at how well Wuzang, Zhou Naiyi, Zuo Xiaotang, and the others performed; their strengths and weaknesses were very obvious. Even Cheng Konghai had a weak point. His fighting style was very popular and very fierce, but it could still be targeted.

"Boss, what did Li Ge say? Is there a way?"

"He's coming at nine tonight." Dita wasn't sure either. This kind of thing could only be tried one's best; the rest depended on luck. If she couldn't awaken a sufficiently powerful Spirit Root, then there was really no hope. If she did, and they dragged it into a team battle, her ability would be the greatest killer weapon—or more accurately, the power most suited to the rules.

Winning against the strong with the weak was never a dream.

As the opponent of Tianjing Martial Arts, the Fire God Team was not idle either. For Basta, meeting Li Hao in the finals would be perfect, and now was also good. He had been preparing for this battle for two whole years; the entire team existed for this day.

The entire Fire God Team was present, and their daily training was already completed. Due to Romero's serious injury, they lacked a powerful training opponent, and they were unwilling to find others. There must not be any trace of the team's secrets leaked.

All team members were present, and the staff were playing battle videos of the Tianjing Martial Arts members. There were almost none from before the S-Tournament, and even if there were, there was no need to watch them; watching them would only lead to misconceptions. Like Zhou Naiyi's performance in the previous session, she wasn't even qualified to stand in front of them.

Tactical targeting had long been assigned. Everyone would watch it again during training and rest, and then raise issues for discussion to ensure the tactics could be executed properly.

Not only Basta, but the entire Fire God Team knew who they were facing. They had to bring out two hundred percent of their strength for this battle. As for what came after, they weren't considering it. They already possessed the championship, and there was no pressure this session. Not only Basta, but Amituo, Walan, Mengnaluo, and Guma were the same. Only by defeating the team led by Li Hao could they complete their transcendence of themselves.

It was true that Basta longed to have a showdown with Li Hao, but that didn't mean he would ignore the glory of the Fire God Team and the glory of his teammates just to duel for the sake of dueling. The primary strategy of the Fire God Team was still to eliminate Tianjing Martial Arts in the singles matches. Wuzang's Gale Ability and technique were very solid, but this person's resilience was hesitant and lacked ruthlessness. He hadn't seen blood; although he was decisive at critical moments, he wasn't crazy enough. His Golden Zone Flowing Heart Martial Arts level was also average, and he wouldn't last long. Against Wuzang, don't grind techniques with him; focus on mental exhaustion.

Zhou Naiyi knew many things, and her ability was also strange, but she mainly relied on her brain to compete. She was very meticulous, but her own physical fitness and the insufficiency of her Golden Zone determined that she could only unleash big moves. In this aspect, she wasn't even as good as Wuzang. The people before were all too cautious, and their tactics weren't clear enough. Of course, the important thing was to guard against her fatal killing move; as long as that was put down, they could win steadily.

Zuo Xiaotang was an excellent Sniper. The previous failures had to do with his personal ability, and many people didn't take him seriously. Now his stealth and teleportation abilities had been exposed, and they were mentally prepared for defense. There was one more thing: his Golden Zone was actually very average, just having reached Burning Will. It was barely enough in a team, but in a singles match, this was also a fatal weakness.

Whether it was Eternal or Romero's Wolf Martial Arts, they actually made quite a few mistakes. Previously, Tianjing Martial Arts was in the dark, but now that they were in the light, it was impossible to win by surprise anymore.

Ma Long... this Substitute was useless and could be ignored. He had a healing hand, but he was just a little nurse. He could play a small role for minor injuries, but he was useless for serious injuries. As for him appearing on stage, he simply couldn't adapt to a competition of this intensity.

Cheng Konghai was a variable in defeating Tianjing Martial Arts. The Ant's Iron Armor Steel Fist should be stronger than what he showed in the last match, but the Fire God Team had already prepared for him.

The tactical room was very silent. Everyone watched very carefully, firmly remembering the technical movements of Wuzang and the others. It was easy for Wuzang and the others to surprise people, partly because everyone didn't understand them. The same technical movements, when used by different people, had different rhythms, force, and other details. However, as the number of matches increased and they were studied more, the response would be different.

And the Substitute, Belastan, stared at Cheng Konghai. Admittedly, he was the Supernova of this year, but he had waited two years for today. At that time, he was still in the preparatory class and was already quite famous. One day, a man stood in front of him; it was Basta, who had just won the S8 championship. He said he needed him, and a very powerful enemy was about to appear.