108: Chapter 108 A direct, blatant taunt, and more barking?!

Hearing this,

Fang Qing and the other two all nodded, killing intent flashing in their eyes.

Before the country of Sakura Country sank into the sea, its relationship with Great Xia was irreconcilable, and it had provoked Great Xia more than once.

Therefore, they held no favorable impression of the Awakened Ones from the country of Sakura Country.

Since they dared to provoke, they must be prepared to accept the consequences of that provocation!

And very soon.

After the two factions met, the leaders of both sides exchanged some flowery words, and the friendly competition officially began.

Following the drawing of lots by the faction leaders,

the personnel for the first round of defending the arena for each faction were determined.

Di Yun, Liu Ling, Lin Youwei, and Ye Tianxue became the first batch of arena defenders.

As for the opposing faction,

they drew two Awakened Ones from the country of Sakura Country and two locals from the USA, whose auras looked quite extraordinary.

This draw result was truly not very good for Great Xia's opening.

Because among the four drawn, three were newcomers who had only been at the base for about a month.

If they drew some stronger Transcendent individuals from the other side, they would likely suffer defeat.

If the start resulted in a crushing defeat, it would inevitably affect the morale of their respective factions.

However, since the draw was made, there was nothing they could do.

"It's fine, don't feel pressured."

"If you can win, win. If you can't, you have us."

Li Fan patted Di Yun and Lin Youwei on the shoulder, encouraging them calmly.

Hearing this,

both of them couldn't help but nod, and the tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

It was impossible for the first group to compete without feeling any pressure.

But with Li Fan's words, they truly felt much more at ease.

Since Li Fan emerged from seclusion, the aura emanating from him had become even more terrifying; they vaguely felt that Li Fan could contend with a Quasi-Saint.

Calculating like this, Great Xia side had a full four Quasi-Saint level combat powers, so their chances of winning were indeed much greater.

Even if they lost, it wouldn't have much impact.

Soon,

the eight chosen leaped up and went onto their respective arenas.

Next was the segment to draw opponents.

This segment was very brief, lasting only a blink of an eye, and the opponents for the eight were selected.

Unfortunately,

the opponents for Di Yun, Lin Youwei, and Ye Tianxue, all three New Students, were formidable, generally around the Mid-grade Transcendent level.

The current combat strength of the three generally only reached the Lower-grade Transcendent level.

Therefore, naturally, the three did not have much chance of winning.

The platforms of the three did not hold for long before they were successively defeated.

Thus, among the defending side, only Liu Ling successfully held his ground.

In the challenging side, Great Xia managed to capture two arenas in total.

So, in this first round, the Western faction successfully secured five arenas, while Great Xia only had three.

This situation,

truly made the two Western commentators above excited beyond measure.

"Oh my god! A great victory! Our side achieved a great victory!"

"As expected of Xidis, his fight was the most swift, defeating his opponent in just two moves!"

"Contestant Nishitōran is also very strong; her water magic is already wielded with consummate skill!"

"This is the foundation of our USA!"

"Exactly, we are the nation of geniuses!"

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The passionate speech from the commentators also sent the wealthy and powerful watching the live broadcast in the West into a frenzy.

"Hahahaha, I told you, we couldn't possibly lose!"

"I must retract my previous high evaluation of Great Xia! As expected, we are stronger!"

"The young people on Great Xia's side aren't up to par either; is their strength really just this? We still have many truly capable geniuses who haven't even competed yet!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, the strength of these young generations naturalized from the country of Sakura Country is quite impressive. Out of our five spots, they occupy three. If it weren't for Xidis and the others holding the line, all the faces might have been Eastern."

"Who cares what face it is, as long as it belongs to our USA!"

Clearly,

the great victory in the first round greatly energized them.

Some even lost their composure at home and cheered loudly.

As for the Western faction present at the scene, there was an uproar of cheers, and everyone's face was filled with mockery and provocation.

In contrast, on Great Xia's side.

"We're sorry everyone, we couldn't defend it."

Di Yun and the others looked towards their companions with self-reproach, their faces full of unwillingness.

In terms of talent, they were definitely not weaker than those opponents; what they lacked was only time.

Regarding their self-reproach,

everyone else offered encouragement.

As New Students, achieving what they did was already quite good.

Moreover, due to the high spirits of the Western commentators,

the morale of the Great Xia group had not diminished; instead, it had risen even higher.

Although they remained silent, their eyes were all burning with immense fighting spirit.

Soon,

the drawing for the second round officially began.

This time,

those drawn from the Great Xia faction were all relatively older Senior Students, comparable to Liu Ling's group, and their strength was very profound.

After a series of battles,

the situation on the stage was completely reversed.

Great Xia directly secured six spots, leaving only two for the Western faction.

Faced with this outcome, the people in the Great Xia faction instantly repaid the earlier provocations with double the cheers.

"Awesome!"

"Well done!"

"Bark! You like barking, right!"

"Didn't you like dog-barking? Keep barking!"

"What? Not awesome anymore? Not shouting 'Oh my god' anymore?"

...

Fierce cheers immediately echoed throughout the venue.

Meanwhile, in the opposing faction, everyone's faces were gloomy, their jaws clenched tightly.

The two commentators above also instantly had grim expressions.

However, as professional commentators, they quickly attributed this crushing defeat to the luck of the draw, frantically hinting that the Western faction would win the subsequent battles.

And the wealthy and powerful watching on screen also successfully believed the commentators' nonsense, holding their breath and looking forward to the next match.

However,

in the next match that took place,

the Western faction once again suffered an unprecedented major defeat.

Seven people from Great Xia stood on the stage, only one from the Western faction, and he wasn't a pure local but someone from the country of Sakura Country.

Such a blow undoubtedly slightly broke the psychological defense of the Western powerful elite.

"Fuck! What's going on? Are the geniuses on our side not fighting seriously?"

"We can't afford to lose anymore!"

"Shit! What are they doing? They clearly had a chance to win, what exactly are they doing?"

"I can't watch anymore; the gap in strength isn't that big, but they just can't keep their composure!"

"Tom definitely wasn't serious; that's not his level!"

...

If one had God's perspective, one would clearly see these people in their impotent rage.

Even without it, one could see a reflection of it on the faces of the Western faction members present.

"Fuck! If you dare to lose like this again in the next round, you will receive the severest punishment!"

The blond, bearded officer turned to look at the younger generation of the West, his face extremely unsightly.

Hearing this,

the young people of the West couldn't help but look solemn, feeling immense pressure.

In contrast, the Great Xia faction,

was currently extremely happy.

Almost everyone's face was beaming with smiles.

Li Fan was the same.

Originally, he hadn't cared much about this friendly competition because, in his view, Great Xia was guaranteed to win.

But unknowingly, he was still infected by the atmosphere at the scene.

He almost wished he was drawn next so he could completely crush the Western younger generation on stage!

And soon,

the drawing for the next round began again.