115: Chapter 115 One Goal Makes Him Famous, Graduation! Legendary Skill Choice, Yu Bai's Moment of Fame

White Hart Lane was a sea of sound, like a boiling white volcano.

All the clamor at this moment converged into one word, a "meme" with legendary status that had spread widely among Tottenham fans, and even Premier League fans—

"Calling Card!"

"Calling Card!"

"Calling Card!"

This roar, uniform and powerful, carrying unmasked pride, anticipation, and the excitement of "witnessing a legend," surged like a tsunami toward the player in the white number 52 jersey, who stood behind the ball, head slightly bowed, wiping grass clippings and water droplets from the surface of the football with his jersey.

Yu Bai.

John McDermott, the Head of Youth Development, and Coach McKenna, the U18 manager, had the most to say about this "Calling Card" meme.

That distant afternoon, the boy with the stubborn gaze who made a bet with Coach McKenna on the training ground, shocked everyone with the words, "Within three years, my curveball will become the calling card of White Hart Lane."

Now, why would he need three years?

It hadn't even taken half a year!

From the moment he donned the Fox jersey and shocked the world at Old Trafford, Etihad Stadium, and Stamford Bridge with his "Yus Curve," to his return to White Hart Lane and his "Five goals in nine minutes record" in the Europa League...

His elegant, deadly, and unpredictable curveballs had long since transcended the category of a "meme," becoming the most terrifying and mesmerizing "Calling Card" at White Hart Lane, and indeed, the entire Premier League!

At this moment, he stood once again at the spot to showcase his "Calling Card."

A direct Free kick, 23 meters from the goal, in a perfect position.

"Yu Bai... stands before the ball." The voice of the on-site commentator, Martin Tyler, carried a hint of excitement. "White Hart Lane is shouting 'Calling Card'! This is the greatest recognition and expectation they have for this genius!"

"This position, this distance, it's too comfortable for Yu Bai."

Arsenal set up a five-man wall, with Per Mertesacker in the center, flanked by Gabriel, Francis Coquelin, Gibbs, and Héctor Bellerín. The goalkeeper, David Ospina, nervously directed them, trying to get the wall to block the near post as much as possible.

Yu Bai stepped back, measuring his run-up, his eyes focused intently on the top right corner of the goal.

His heartbeat was steady, his breathing even, as if the roaring "Calling Card" chants around him had transformed into background noise pushing him forward.

Just then— [Ding—] That notification sound, familiar to his very marrow, yet always ringing at the most critical moments, exploded deep within Yu Bai's mind like a clap of thunder, without any warning!

[At 32 years old, you are facing a truly pinnacle, high-stakes battle that has captured the attention of the world.]

[Over a billion viewers worldwide are watching your performance at this very moment through various channels.]

[Triggering "Fame with One Goal Challenge" (Highest Level)!]

[Mission Objective: Score a goal in this match.]

[Mission Reward: A multiple-choice question for a Legendary-level skill.]

[Mission Message: Billions of eyes are focused here. Will you become a legend, or fade into the background? Use your feet to write the answer.]

Yu Bai: "!!!"

His breath hitched, his heart pounded uncontrollably, and his clenched palms instantly broke out in a fine layer of cold sweat.

Although he had "experienced" all sorts of outrageous tasks and rewards from the system, and his mentality had long been tempered to be relatively calm, but at this moment... A Legendary-level skill?! Who could handle this?!

Legendary level! His "Demon of Dribbling" was Legendary level, and he knew its power better than anyone!

And now, a skill of the same level was right before his eyes, within reach—provided he scored!

At this critical juncture, during this Free kick opportunity, or... in the matches to come.

Pressure, like an invisible mountain, crashed down on him.

But at the same time, an even more intense, purer fighting spirit and desire erupted from the deepest part of his heart like magma!

Score! He had to score!

For the victory, and even more so for... that Legendary-level skill!

Yu Bai took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly and forcefully, as if to expel all distractions and pressure with that breath.

His eyes became sharp and clear again, his brain began to operate at high speed, analyzing the gaps in the wall, David Ospina's positioning, and... the safest way to score.

Hit a curve directly? The opponent's wall was dense, and David Ospina was clearly focusing on guarding against his curveball.

He needed a little... change.

Yu Bai looked up, his gaze sweeping over his teammate, Christian Eriksen, who was standing to the side of the wall, seemingly observing the Free kick spot.

A thought flashed like lightning.

He raised his hand and made an extremely subtle gesture to Christian Eriksen, one that only the two of them could understand—it was a Free kick tactic signal they had practiced in training.

Christian Eriksen was slightly taken aback, then nodded imperceptibly, his face devoid of any expression, as he slowly walked to the front side of the ball, setting up as if he were the main kicker, and began to step back to measure his run-up.

"Oh? Christian Eriksen is also standing by the ball? Is he... trying to take it?" the commentator wondered.

Arsenal's wall and David Ospina were also distracted by Christian Eriksen's actions, and their defensive focus showed a subtle moment of hesitation and dispersion.

Yu Bai, meanwhile, stepped back two small steps, seemingly casually, to create a longer run-up, his eyes locked firmly on the position in the wall where Harry Kane was—as an attacking player, Kane stood in the wall more for interference and to "snatch" a goal; he wouldn't stand as rigidly as a defensive player and would dodge or charge forward if necessary.

Everything was ready.

"Beep—!" The referee, Lee Mason, blew his whistle, signaling that the Free kick could be taken.

Christian Eriksen began his run-up!

His movements were realistic, his eyes fixed on the goal, as if he were really going to shoot directly!

Arsenal's wall tightened instinctively! David Ospina was also ready to make a save!

However, as Eriksen approached the ball, he did not shoot with the inside of his right foot but instead lightly and quickly tapped the ball horizontally! He tapped it into the seemingly empty area to the right of his run-up path!

A tactical Free kick! A horizontal tap!

The moment the ball was tapped—Yu Bai moved!

From further back, like a cheetah that had been coiled and waiting, he took two rapid steps, planted his left foot, and tilted his body slightly to the left, leaving maximum space for his right leg to swing!

Through the wall, he caught the fleeting, narrow channel exposed by Harry Kane, who had instinctively dodged to the side the moment Eriksen tapped the ball!

Now!

Yu Bai swung his right leg, pouring all his strength, through the violent twist of his waist and abdomen, entirely into his lower leg and instep!

The terrifying explosive power granted by Carloss Shooting Power was perfectly unleashed at this moment!

He wasn't trying to curl it! He wanted power! He wanted speed! He wanted to blast through everything from that narrow gap in the most brutal way possible!

"Bang—!!!"

A terrifying, earth-shattering explosion, like a cannonball firing, erupted over White Hart Lane!

Yu Bai's right instep struck the lower middle part of the ball solidly!

The ball had almost no spin after leaving the ground, turning into a straight beam of white light with an afterimage, moving at a terrifying speed that exceeded the human eye's ability to track, whistling precisely through the narrow gap of less than half a meter that had been "yielded" by Harry Kane, who had just dodged to the side and was still shaken!

The wall had been blasted through!

David Ospina's line of sight was blocked for a moment by the jumping wall, and by the time he saw the ball drilling through the gap like a white lightning bolt, it was half a step too late to make a full save!

He could only rely on instinct to dive desperately toward the far corner of the goal, his body fully extended...

But—

The ball speed was too fast!

The angle was too tricky!

The ball slashed fiercely into the absolute dead corner of the top right of the goal, less than ten centimeters from his fingertips, like the scythe of the Grim Reaper! The force was so great that the net trembled violently, and the goalpost even emitted a muffled "thud"!

1:0!!!

"Gooooooooooal!!!"

"A world-class goal! An unstoppable world-class goal! Yu Bai! He did it!"

"A tactical Free kick combination! Christian Eriksen with the feint, Yu Bai with the blast! The wall was fooled! David Ospina was helpless!"

"The calling card of White Hart Lane! Shining once again! Yu Bai opens the scoring for Tottenham!"

The entire White Hart Lane stadium instantly fell into a state of extreme, frenzied boiling! The sea of white stirred up a massive tidal wave! All the "Calling Card" chants, all the expectations, transformed at this moment into the wildest cheers and catharsis!

The moment the ball hit the net, Yu Bai didn't even look at the goal; he turned immediately, spread his arms, and like a king descending upon his realm, sprinted crazily toward the corner flag on the sidelines! On his face was a wild, unbridled laugh that belonged to a conqueror!

[Holy crap! This blast! So violent!]

[Kane: I moved out of the way, you're welcome! Xiao Bai: You're sensible!]

[Calling Card! Well-deserved!]

However, while sprinting to celebrate and hugging and chest-bumping his teammates, deep inside, a more "urgent" voice was shouting:

"Mission accomplished! The reward! My Legendary-level skill reward!"

Almost impatiently, with a thought, he sank into that azure system space.

["Fame with One Goal Challenge" (Highest Level) completed!]

[Reward being distributed...]

[Please choose one from the following two Legendary-level skills:]

Two options, radiating brilliant golden light and seemingly condensed from the purest rules, slowly emerged before his "eyes".

Option A: [Dipping Shot (Legendary)]

Option B: [Deceleration Ball (Legendary)]

[Note: Both belong to irregular movement trajectory skills, possessing extreme suddenness and unpredictability. The effect usually triggers suddenly when the ball speed is extremely fast, making it impossible for the defense (including the goalkeeper) to judge and respond based on conventional experience. It is one of the ultimate weapons for breaking a deadlock and creating miracles.]

The moment Yu Bai's "consciousness" saw these two options, it was as if he had been struck by a bolt of lightning, and he was completely stunned on the spot! He even forgot about the crazy celebration going on outside.

"Dipping Shot," he knew it too well! When mentioning this, one couldn't avoid that man—Cristiano Ronaldo!

The ball would suddenly have a drop that defied the laws of physics in front of the goal while flying at high speed, with a bizarre trajectory, like an elevator dropping, making the goalkeeper sigh at the ball even if they judged the direction correctly, due to the suddenness and magnitude of the drop.

This was simply a lethal weapon for Free kicks and long shots! If combined with the terrifying initial ball speed and power brought by his existing "Carloss Shooting Power"... the image was too beautiful, Yu Bai couldn't even imagine it! It was absolutely the perfect combination of violent aesthetics and bizarre trajectory, a match made in heaven!

But... "Deceleration Ball"?

Yu Bai furrowed his brows. Deceleration Ball? Unheard of. Or rather, was it common? Wouldn't the speed of most shots or passes naturally decelerate due to air resistance? What kind of skill was this?

Could it be that...

The ball suddenly and unreasonably decelerated significantly while flying at extremely high speed?

This... was it possible?

Did it comply with the laws of physics?

But the system clearly labeled it as "Legendary-level" and possessing "extreme suddenness and unpredictability." A skill that could make a super-high-speed football suddenly decelerate... Yu Bai felt a tingling sensation on his scalp just thinking about it.

Imagine: A powerful, thunderous blast heading straight for the dead corner, the goalkeeper was already in despair, the audience was ready to cheer, yet the ball suddenly "braked" in front of the goal, dropping into the net lightly and bizarrely... Or, a through pass piercing the defense, suddenly decelerating before rolling out of the end line or being collected by the goalkeeper, happening to stop at the most comfortable catching point for a teammate rushing forward...

This was not just a Shooting skill!

It could completely change his way of Passing, his breakthrough rhythm, and even his utilization of the entire match space! Its tactical value and creativity might be even more terrifying and unpredictable than the "Dipping Shot," which purely pursued extreme power!

Outside, the celebration continued.

Teammates were slapping his shoulders and back hard, Harry Kane was laughing and messing up his hair, and Christian Eriksen was shouting something excitedly in his ear.

But the expression on Yu Bai's face froze the moment he checked the system.

He stood on the spot, his eyes somewhat vacant, his brows slightly furrowed, his lips pressed into a line, as if he had fallen into some deep, incomprehensible thought, or even... struggle.

To his teammates and fans celebrating wildly around him, this look of his, combined with the world-class goal he had just scored and the "telescope" celebration, looked exactly like the superstar demeanor of someone deliberately "acting cool" after a goal, putting on an aloof air of "just a basic operation, don't be surprised"!

"Wow! Look at Yu! His expression, it's amazing!"

"Calm as the wind after scoring, this is what a big shot is!"

"He's acting cool! He's acting cool! But I like it!"

Only Yu Bai knew that he wasn't "acting cool" at all.

He was thinking.

He was facing a crucial, yet immediate, choice that could directly affect his future career trajectory, and even his football style.

Dipping Shot? Violent aesthetics, elevator Free kick, combined with a heavy cannon, an unstoppable kill move.

Deceleration Ball? Bizarre and unpredictable, endless changes, tactical nuclear weapon, imagination breaking through the sky.

The match was about to resume.

He didn't have much time to hesitate.

A Legendary-level skill, whichever he chose, would inevitably bring him immeasurable huge benefits and tactical advantages.

Which one should he choose?

Yu Bai's consciousness, in the azure system space, hovered and wavered between the two options radiating alluring golden light.

Every possibility was full of deadly temptation.

Time seemed to stretch infinitely at this moment, and yet it also seemed to be Passing by in a flash.