ATPnovel Chapter 1148 - 695: High-Stakes Gamble, Journey, and Battle for National Destiny! (Part 3)
Chapter 1148 - 695: High-Stakes Gamble, Journey, and Battle for National Destiny! (Part 3)
"Because, even if some of you achieve the [First Generation], if others give up completely, we’ll still lose the bet."Zhou Yun added.
Everyone patted their chests, promising to fight to the death and give their all!
At this moment, one participant ’got emotional’ and immediately called out someone by name:
"Wudang’s Golden Turtle Lu Xiaoyao! Make an oath now, don’t give up!"
Lu Xiaoyao stood up abruptly, glaring angrily at the one who just called his name:
"To heck with you, I’ll fight to the death and won’t fade!"
"..."
The room suddenly became chaotic, Zhou Yun and Cui Yunyu exchanged a smile and shook their heads helplessly.
After all, they’re young, full of energy and vigor...
An invisible ripple, like a wave, spread out, immediately calming everyone, who sat quietly in their seats without speaking.
Cui Yunyu retracted her perception and continued:
"Let me finish first, then you can make a fuss. There are several Martial Arts Family competition venues downstairs, you can have a match if you want."
Everyone showed embarrassed smiles and shook their heads repeatedly.
Even Meng Chuan smiled lightly, finding this "Female Dragon King" quite interesting.
"Better than Old Lu..."
He could clearly sense that if Lu Ang was like a hundred-foot-tall volcano simmering, Cui Yunyu was a thousand-foot volcano.
This is the difference among Celestial Kings, the gap between newcomers and peak ones is particularly large and evident.
But no matter who they are, none is someone he can provoke at the moment.
Meng Chuan put aside other thoughts, listening to the Dragon King explain clearly.
"Listen well to the arrangement of the competition schedule, and how victory points can be obtained and accumulated.
In this tournament, we employ the [Round Robin System], losing a match doesn’t mean elimination. You have a chance to take revenge on the opponent who defeated you, as long as you have a heart that refuses to lose.
Winning a match adds +1 victory point, but losing a match halves your victory point! Remember, it halves, not -1.
The entire tournament is managed by the [Smart Brain], which independently phases out the group with the least victory points until the [First Generation] is decided, then the tournament ends.
So the finals won’t be brief; the venue is a randomly selected Spirit World. Each of you must be mentally prepared for a long battle.
Apart from everyone here, there are five thousand participants from over a hundred countries, and each of you has a unique [Preparation Room] in the [Phoenix Nest Pavilion]. Each match isn’t chosen by the Smart Brain but rather by your own decision on the frequency of joining matches.
Enter the match queue; upon successful matching, enter the Spirit World to compete. This is the entire [Pre-Match Process].
Yet if a participant doesn’t enter the match queue for over 12 hours, the Smart Brain will forcibly match them, and they cannot cancel it themselves."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaoyao secretly clicked his tongue:
"Round Robin System...this format is a bit perverse, won’t it mean ’dying’ many times..."
Death in the Spirit World isn’t safe or painless...
Even though he was muttering softly, not many heard him, but certainly, Cui Yunyu was among those who did...
Lu Xiaoyao underestimated the hearing of a Celestial King...
"Considering this, we’ve added a [Surrender] function in the Spirit Battle Space. You can preset a [Safe Word] to trigger it.
But if the opponent is overwhelmingly strong, leaving no chance to speak and trigger the safe word, then good luck to you."
Cui Yunyu said in exasperation.
At the Beijing Tournament, although Lu Xiaoyao showed promise during the second round of the positioning match, his appearance in the Overlord Challenge was quite disappointing...
Seeing this, Lu Xiaoyao shrank his neck, realizing the Dragon King didn’t hold him in high regard, and dared not speak further.
A participant raised a question:
"Dragon King, can you tell us the elimination frequency of the Smart Brain?"
Winning a match yields only +1 victory point.
If one faces a closely matched opponent all day, managing to win with great effort, they earn just 1 victory point.
Meanwhile, others may amass multiple victory points in a day, leading to their elimination by Smart Brain, unable to justify the loss...
Facing such a situation, conceding isn’t a viable option.
Who would willingly do so, knowing a loss halves their victory points...
Cui Yunyu nodded:
"There’s no human intervention, hence I can’t specify accurately, but I can assure you that unexpected scenarios you’ve imagined won’t happen under Smart Brain’s control; a strong challenger can’t be eliminated by a weaker one through ’rule kill’."
"Understood."
Including Meng Chuan, everyone nodded, comprehending internally.
"Overall, the tournament duration is indeed long, posing a significant test on your personal energy and stamina. You need to arrange the frequency of matching opponents yourself.
Don’t do it too frequently, or you’ll drain yourself and affect subsequent matches. You all know a loss halves your victory points."
Zhou Yun further added:
"In the Phoenix Nest Pavilion, there’s a team of large-scale medical Martial Arts Family and nutritionists available 24/7 for support. You can call them anytime if needed.
Then think about any other questions, you can raise them now."
Giving everyone enough time to think, the meeting room fell into silence.
Sitting aside, Meng Chuan understood.
It seems this time, they can truly have a thrilling battle...
To face off against such a multitude of top young fighters worldwide is indeed a rare opportunity.
Clearly, Great Chu and other countries wish to leverage this chance to swiftly develop their most talented young fighters’ combat capabilities.
The pace of progress faced with life and death is far swifter than just practicing on one’s own at home.
Furthermore, frequent life-and-death struggles will cultivate everyone’s temperament.
After all, no participant is over thirty; they are young, their temperament shallow, requiring much honing.
A Spirit World without true death is the ideal training ground.
Lu Xiaoyao is not an exception, so this [World Youth Tournament] is also the best opportunity for polishing.
Zhou Yun saw that no one else had questions, and warmly explained the organizers’ purpose for this schedule, enlightening the rest.
Meng Chuan nodded quietly, his thoughts proving accurate as expected.
When Zhou Yun finished, he saw Cui Yunyu’s expression tighten, emphasizing:
"The tournament won’t end quickly, and Spirit World death comes at a cost; it necessitates balancing rest and effort. But I don’t want anyone delaying for 12 hours every time, only to be forcibly matched by Smart Brain!
It’s wasting resources, squandering opportunities! If anyone thinks like this, speak now, withdraw early; I won’t blame you. I’ll let eliminated Beijing Tournament participants fill the spots—Great Chu wants young martial artists ready to fight and take action!
We, the organizers, can view Smart Brain’s backstage data, so if you decide to slack off after the tournament starts, you’ll be in trouble..."
Cui Yunyu’s words made everyone tense, but at this moment, including Lu Xiaoyao, everyone’s gaze was particularly resolute.
Silent and still, for a full ten breaths, not one person chose to quit.
Don’t overthink, just do it!
Opportunity and challenge coexist.
With six Overlord brothers present, beat Meili Jian, and divide the huge special battle achievements!
Being a coward at this time would absolutely be the lamest.
Thinking ahead, when they mature, they’re destined to be new pillar figures of Great Chu.
To be a coward now would mark them on Great Chu’s highest pillar of shame, ridiculed for a lifetime...
Seeing this scene, Cui Yunyu smiled satisfactorily.
Her gaze swept across, noticing among the crowd that youngster’s fighting spirit was the fiercest!
Who?
Meng Chuan!
"Good kid, quite energetic!"
Cui Yunyu couldn’t help but feel more pleased with Meng Chuan...
Of course, among the hundred present, Meng Chuan’s fighting spirit was undoubtedly the strongest.
Others enter with just their soul, with victory or defeat yielding only memories and experience.
While he enters whole-bodied, mind and physique, making the gains from each battle incomparable.
Just like in the Beijing Tournament, even crushing opponents means juicing them entirely and absorbing it with immense wisdom...
The endless confrontations, this [Round Robin System], suits him perfectly!