Chapter 459: Prestige

At this moment, no one would question Li Hao's strength anymore. When they defeated Langwu, Langwu became the target of public criticism, condemned by all, and overwhelmed by public opinion, yet they did not know what kind of powerful team they were facing.

It is just that people are always very good at forgetting such things.

The Hailong Team also displayed dominance when defeating North Caro, even more terrifying and exaggerated than this semifinal match. One must know that it was a four-to-zero sweep; no team had ever been swept in the semifinals, let alone North Caro. If Chao Qinglong hadn't ended up in the ICU after the match, he probably would have been roasted to death by the Earth reporters.

The highlight of this interview was naturally the captain of Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team, Li Hao.

However, the one who showed up was the Vice Captain, Zhou Naiyi.

While the reporters were surprised, the Earth reporters couldn't help but worry: had he been injured in the battle against Maxis?

Zhou Naiyi sat down with a smile, "I know that everyone didn't come to see me, but Captain Li Hao is extremely exhausted and is still undergoing treatment. Of course, please rest assured, it will not affect the finals."

Zhou Naiyi had no choice; Li Hao said he had stage fright, and his heart rate would skyrocket every time he saw a camera. Usually, it would be fine, but since a major battle had just ended, it would be troublesome if he accidentally developed sequelae, which would make it impossible for him to perform in the finals.

This reason was paramount; what else could Zhou Naiyi do but step up?

At a time like this, Ma Laoshi, who usually likes to show off, was also keeping his head down very modestly. As for Zuo Xiaotang and Cheng Konghai, there was no point in counting on them; the two couldn't even finish a sentence if they went up.

"Contestant Zhou Naiyi, congratulations on entering the finals. Your performance was also stunning. How are you feeling right now?"

"Very happy, and full of anticipation for the finals."

"Did you think you could defeat the Galaxy Team before the match?"

"We have already won." Zhou Naiyi hadn't fully come down from the excitement; at this moment, everyone already possessed a powerful conviction.

"What kind of person is Captain Li Hao? How does he train in his daily life to possess such powerful strength?"

"The captain... is very hardworking and leads by example. He trains the earliest and leaves the latest, and he has his own unique way of training," Zhou Naiyi said, biting the bullet.

The people in the tactical group were about to burst out laughing. Hardworking? Leads by example? Trains the latest and leaves the earliest?

To describe Li Hao's daily routine, it was like a leaf falling into a river, relying entirely on the momentum of the waves.

"Can we know what his unique training method is?"

Everyone was curious about how such powerful strength was obtained.

Zhou Naiyi was stunned for a moment, pondering for a while.

"It is a unique method of mobilizing the strength of the entire body's cells, using certain tools to create high-speed friction in the air, maintaining a high-spirited mental state, reaching the other shore, and obtaining the harvest."

After a pause, Zhou Naiyi was still afraid of teaching the children bad habits, "I suggest everyone not to learn from him; what is suitable is the best. Everyone should find their own training method."

"Contestant Zhou."

"Vice Captain Zhou Naiyi, I have here..."

Countless questions were thrown at her, and Zhou Naiyi's head was buzzing a bit too. She had just finished fighting as well; this guy Li Hao.

Fortunately, the host controlled the scene, knowing that the contestants were all exhausted, "How do you view the finals in six days?"

Zhou Naiyi's expression became serious, "The Hailong Team is very powerful. We will go all out. Regarding the finals, we are full of confidence because we have the most powerful captain!"

At this moment, Zhou Naiyi's eyes were filled with confidence and conviction, flickering with a strong light.

The press conference ended, and the semifinals came to an end. Six days were enough for the members of both teams to reach their peak state to welcome the strongest S Tournament in history.

Sea King Xilian, Puppet Li Hao—who will be crowned? This is what the entire Solar System wants to know.

The members of Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team did not celebrate. After a fierce battle, especially when all related matters were over, the fatigue suppressed by emotions surged in, and everyone went back to sleep, not waking up until noon.

After Ma Long woke up, he had been looking in the mirror for over half an hour. He had fallen asleep the moment his head hit the pillow yesterday, and waking up, he still felt like he was dreaming. They had really won; they were now in the finals.

"Damn, I am truly too handsome. How can you be so handsome!" Ma Long pointed at himself in the mirror.

Nailong Wang narcissistically admired himself for a good while before starting to browse his personal page; it was another beautiful day.

After waking up, Zuo Xiaotang tidied up and began recovery training. After arriving, he found that Wuzang was already there. Wuzang was very dissatisfied with his performance in the semifinals: one loss in singles, one draw in team battles—not a passing grade. The good news was that he had indeed gained some insight, and the feeling of that blade was getting better and better.

Zhou Naiyi had gotten up early and was already preparing opponent data with Tan Ziyuan and others. The Hailong Team, a terrifying team that could crush North Caro—judging from the semifinal battle, North Caro and the Galaxy Team were equal in strength, but Hailong won too easily. In terms of overall team strength, Hailong was in a league of its own.

Li Hao also woke up, having just finished a phone call with A Youyou. Basically, the competition was not within the scope of their conversation. After eating, Li Hao suddenly thought of something.

"Wang Laoban, how is business lately?"

"Boss Li, business is very good. It would be even better if you could take home the championship."

Wang Laoban was also grinning from ear to ear, having almost lost his daughter's dowry. Who would have thought that the situation would turn around, and Li Hao would actually cut through the thorns and break through the barriers all the way? In principle, military academy students of the Four Great Federations were not allowed to take commercial endorsements during their studies, except for official S Tournament prize money and EMP income. But Li Hao's case was quite special; he was originally an employee of Colorful Pizza and was now also a shareholder. Coincidentally, quite a few people in Tianjing had eaten the pizza he delivered, and that was enough. With Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team's victories, sales of Colorful Pizza had increased more than twenty-fold, even bringing fire to the surrounding cities.

After an in-depth exchange with the boss, Li Hao was also very satisfied, feeling that the future was promising.

At this time, the Skycom rang again, "Li Hao, shouldn't you Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts people thank me and treat me to a meal?"

Dita's voice sounded, "Also, the tournament is imminent, stop chatting!"

Zhou Naiyi's key Prediction Ability in the team battle came from Dita. One must know that if it weren't for this ability, Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts would have been completely at a disadvantage tactically. Once the Galaxy members gathered at the Red Flag Base, the battle would have been a different scene. Zola's Prediction Ability would have been unsolvable, which was also a trump card for the Galaxy Team, just happened to be broken by Dita.

"That is only right. What do you want to eat?" Li Hao laughed, "Inviting one more person is also fine."

Dita rolled her eyes, "Just me and Arths, the two of us!"

"Is that so? I feel there's no need to call others. Zhou Naiyi and I can just come; I'll thank you on their behalf."

"In your dreams. Call Ma Long, Zuo Xiaotang, and Wuzang too. There is a very low-key Titan Cuisine restaurant in the Galaxy Center!" Dita saw through Li Hao's desire to save money at a glance.

Li Hao's heart twitched, "Dita, we are so familiar with each other. This kind of strange food is actually meaningless; it's better to find something down-to-earth."

"No, I want to eat Titan Cuisine. It's already booked, six o'clock in the evening, don't be late!"

Looking at the Skycom, Li Hao wanted to blacklist Dita, but after pondering, he endured it. Impulse is the devil; although he was a small boss now, Dita was a big boss after all. One must have vision and foresight; he was, after all, a top student in the Financial Management preparatory class.

The S Tournament zone was also a place where countless streamers showed their skills. One streamer stood out after the semifinals ended.

That was Kuangwu Daren from the Earth War Zone.

One of his long-ago tournament predictions was dug up.

The nine great experts of the S Tournament: 1. Puppet God, 2. Xilian, 3. Maxis, 4. Basta, 5. Anlita, 6. Chao Qinglong, 7. Romero, 8. Cheng Konghai, 9. Klein.

The three great teams of the S Tournament: 1. Tianjing Mecha Martial Arts Team, 2. Hailong Team, 3. Galaxy Team.

Without a doubt, this was absolutely the most accurate prediction during the entire S Tournament. Whether the Galaxy Team or North Caro ranked third might still be a bit controversial, but it no longer mattered. Based on the match scores, the Galaxy Team was indeed ranked third, but who would dare to predict that before the match? At the time, because of this prediction, Kuangwu Daren also "blew up" for a while and was mocked by peers from all walks of life.

If one said he was a fan of Puppet and it was a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse, then the prediction of the nine great experts was a bit miraculous.

Li Hao and Xilian were undoubtedly the two peerless prides of this S Tournament. The predictions for Anlita, Cheng Konghai, and Klein were quite something; before the match, no one knew who these three were, and now their performance was definitely that of the nine great experts. And daring to exclude Fan Liweite at the time also caused dissatisfaction among the Moon People, but now it seemed a bit too correct.

The only one with a slightly lower ranking is Romero; during the competition, Li Hao's words also sparked heated discussion, which was that he considered Romero the opponent who left the deepest impression on him all the way to the finals, which definitely meant he felt Romero was the strongest.

Then Romero is surely going to suppress Basta and Maxis; minor flaws cannot obscure the virtues, this is definitely a Prediction master.

Kuangwu Daren himself is an outer sect disciple from an Ancient Martial Arts Family and is also an Ancient Martial Arts enthusiast, directly igniting a wave of Ancient Martial Arts fever.

In the evening, at the Infinite Colorful restaurant, this Titan Cuisine place is quite famous and is usually very lively, but today it is deserted.

Li Hao and the others arrived, and as soon as he entered the door, Li Hao smelled the scent of danger.

"Huh, why is there no one here?" Usually, if a restaurant has no one, it's either because the food is bad or it's too expensive, especially during meal times, "If it's too terrible, we'll change to another one."

"Ah, that can't be right, the food reviews say this place is the ceiling of Titan Cuisine, and you usually can't even get a reservation."

A waiter had already stepped forward and bowed, "Welcome, distinguished guests, welcome, Lord Li Hao, today is your private booking."

Advancing to the finals, the famous Puppet God, there is no one left in the Galaxy Center who doesn't know him.

Li Hao's mouth twisted instantly; does Dita have some misunderstanding about treating people to a meal?

But he is a person of some standing after all, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it; if it really doesn't work out, he'll just borrow some from Dita first.

Zhou Naiyi and the others looked at Li Hao as if they were looking at an alien; Li Hao booking the whole place to treat people, this is impossible.

Li Hao shrugged helplessly, "It's definitely Dita acting on her own initiative."

The waiter did not interrupt, wearing a smile; not just anyone can book the whole place, there must be someone of great standing among today's guests.