"Keep it up..."

Jiang Yu clenched her fists nervously, silently cheering for Shen Yanxin in her heart.

"whispering sound……"

Li Junyang frowned. He had long regarded Shen Yanxin as his woman, and now that he saw the two of them locked in a fierce battle, he was filled with displeasure.

"Since you're at a disadvantage, just admit defeat... What's the point of struggling?"

Li Junyang let out a deep breath, his brows furrowed in gloom.

At the beginning, Shen Yanxin had the upper hand.

As she put it, she is a skill-based person.

Moreover, achieving the third dan black belt is enough to prove Shen Yanxin's strength.

Although Wang Yue had an impressive record, she didn't know much about karate. The students watching the match were well aware of Wang Yue's intention in participating in the women's karate competition.

They simply knew that Wang Yue was ruthless and that ordinary students were no match for her, so they wanted to exploit a loophole in the rules to win another gold medal for Linchuan.

This approach is despicable, but it must be said that Wang Yue seems to be more skilled in combat.

One is a skill-based genius, and the other is Wang Yue, who has extensive experience in street fighting.

The balance of victory on the field began to become somewhat unpredictable.

...

"Huff... huff..."

Shen Yanxin bent down slightly, taking advantage of the rare break to catch her breath and rest.

Standing opposite her, Wang Yue, who appeared to be a dark-skinned tomboy, shared the same thought.

The two women didn't fight to the very last moment; that would have been too foolish. Waiting for their strength to recover before striking the enemy in one fell swoop was the best course of action.

Now, the competition is about who can recover their stamina faster.

"This woman is so difficult to deal with... Although I can gain a slight advantage over her in terms of technique and take advantage of her lack of karate knowledge, her physique is much stronger than mine. All the harassment I did before was completely ineffective and only drained my energy."

A strand of hair fell down, partially obscuring Shen Yanxin's stunningly beautiful face. The cheers from the audience were automatically filtered out, leaving only her pounding heartbeat.

Under normal circumstances, a karate match doesn't last long, usually only about ten minutes to determine the winner.

The fight between the two had already lasted for more than twenty minutes, and was about to reach half an hour.

As time goes on, the most direct impact is on their physical strength.

Although they were able to catch their breath during this rare break, both of them knew that their physical strength had reached its limit.

Next...

This is probably the final moment to determine the winner.

"What an amazing woman..."

Wang Yue, sitting opposite, wiped the sweat from her forehead, took a deep breath, and looked shocked.

At first, she looked down on the other contestants, thinking that their so-called competition was just playing house and could not compare to her, who had real-world experience.

As Wang Yue had predicted, after watching the previous contestants' matches, she felt that if she were to compete, she would win much more easily.

This made Wang Yue feel a sense of contempt.

When the competition with Shen Yanxin began, Wang Yue's contempt for her deepened instantly upon seeing that the person on stage was a delicate and beautiful woman, and she almost burst out laughing.

—This is a competition, not a talent show. How come just anyone can come up here?

Are they here to compete in looks?

Looking at Shen Yanxin's slender arms and legs, it seemed that as long as she exerted her strength, she could break her legs. With this thought in mind, the two women began their first fight.

Shen Yanxin rushed towards her, delivering a direct thrust.

Wang Yue initially underestimated Shen Yanxin. Although Shen Yanxin's posture was very standard, she thought it was just for show and could be dealt with in no time.

I need to get rid of Chen Yanxin quickly so I don't miss my meal.

The food at Weiyang Cafeteria is pretty good...

This thought flashed through Wang Yue's mind for only a moment, but it caused her great trouble.

The hand, which had only intended to offer a casual defense, was suddenly struck by a piercing pain under Shen Yanxin's sudden attack, without much force being used.

At that moment, Wang Yue was stunned.

Fortunately, she was experienced in combat and managed to escape quickly.

She suffered a great loss in just one encounter.

In karate, if you suffer a disadvantage from the start, your opponent will snowball their advantage until it becomes unbearable.

This is why Wang Yue was at a disadvantage.

If you lose at the start, it's very difficult to catch up later.

"You're quite impressive, but... it seems you're not very lucky. A master like you should be facing me in the finals."

After this period of recovery, Wang Yue felt that her strength had returned a little, and said with a cold smile.

"There is still a chance. The women's karate competition uses a double-elimination system. You only truly lose when you lose two matches."

Shen Yanxin didn't catch the sarcasm in Wang Yue's tone, assuming she didn't understand the rules, and explained earnestly.

"Naive and innocent..."

Wang Yue was both amused and exasperated.

She's already participating in the competition, surely she knows that women's karate uses a double-elimination system?

This girl is just as I initially thought—a naive and innocent girl…

But its strength is quite terrifying.

If I don't reveal some of my trump cards, I might really have to use up one of my attempts today.

The double-elimination mechanism only gives each participant one chance to lose.

Wang Yue didn't know if there would be any stronger experts than Shen Yanxin later on, so using up this only chance in the preliminaries would be quite detrimental to the later stages of the competition.

I can't be lazy anymore...

Wang Yue's gaze gradually hardened, and a chilling glint appeared in her eyes.

She's lost her patience.

Let's end this game right here!

Wang Yue gathered her strength, slammed her foot onto the competition platform, and used the recoil to transform herself into a high-speed missile, heading straight for Chen Yanxin.

Immediately, her knee rose rapidly during the sprint and slammed down hard in a thrusting motion.

This is a tactic Wang Yue frequently uses when fighting for territory with other thugs on the street.

Given the hardness of the knee and the acceleration of a sprint, hitting an opponent could result in anything from minor injuries to being knocked down and unable to get up, or even hospitalization.

Wang Yue gave this move a name; she saw it on a tokusatsu show when she was bored.

Sky-Piercing Peak!

Is it coming?

Shen Yanxin's eyes sharpened.

Wang Yue wasn't using karate techniques, something she was already used to.

The opponent doesn't know karate, but every move he uses is very difficult to deal with.

This move is the same.

"I have to dodge... If I get hit, I'm afraid I'll really lose."

Shen Yan's mind raced, and he didn't care about his image anymore, retreating rapidly with both legs.

In that instant, Wang Yue flew over with her knee raised, brushing past Shen Yanxin.

They narrowly avoided the attack.