Strong Ranking Tournament Begins, Yang Shan's Little Fangirl?

After ten days (game time) of competition.

After the preliminary rounds, the main competition, and the semi-finals.

The highly anticipated "Strong Ranking Tournament" has finally arrived! All one hundred participants of the Strong Ranking Tournament are now standing in front of the Martial Arts Practice Square in the Inner Courtyard.

On the high platform directly in front, all the elders of the Inner Courtyard had already appeared.

Great Elder Su Qian, who was at the head of the group, looked at the hundred Strong Ranking students below the platform and was overjoyed. "This year's students are much stronger than in previous years!"

According to the game's background, in the past, it was already quite good if each graduating class produced one or two Dou Wang.

But today, there are ten Dou Wang among the top 100 on the Strong Ranking!

It's important to know that the elders of the Jia Nan Academy are generally only at the Dou Wang level! In fact, the description of the "elder configuration" at the Jia Nan Academy in the original work is different.

When Xiao Yan Outer Courtyard, he actually saw more than just Hu Dou Emperor Hu Qian.

Even in the Outer Courtyard, there are two guardians of the library. Even if Hu Qian sees them, he has to say, "Thank you for your help, elders."

However, after entering the Inner Courtyard, even when Han Feng attacked Jia Nan Academy, these powerful figures did not reappear.

In the game, Tian Yao Company supplemented and unified the background and current settings of the Jia Nan Academy.

First of all, the current guardians of the Jia Nan Academy are the "Thousand-Hundred Two Elders". Both of them are currently in seclusion trying to break through to the Dou Zun, and they will absolutely not appear unless the survival of the Jia Nan Academy is at stake.

Then there's the only Dou Zong) in the open, the Inner Courtyard's Great Elder Su Qian.

After that, the strongest was Hu Qian, the dean of the Outer Courtyard, Dou Huang Peak.

In addition, Fire Elder, who oversees the Alchemy Department and Weaponry Department departments, and Elder Xing, the head of the Enforcement Team, are both Dou Emperor level experts! The remaining elders of the inner and outer academies are Dou Wang level experts.

Of course, thanks to its unique teaching model and the Heavenly Flame Training Tower, Jia Nan Academy has cultivated many talents, and many of them have chosen to become elders of the Jia Nan Academy after graduation.

However, when their cultivation reaches a bottleneck, they will choose to leave the academy to travel and seek an opportunity to break through.

Among the elders who traveled abroad, there were also those who had reached the level of Dou Emperor or even Dou Zong.

Of course, when these elders will return to the academy is unknown.

Therefore, in the game, the current "high-level configuration" of the Jia Nan Academy is one Dou Zong, three Dou Emperor, and nearly sixty Dou Wang.

Moreover, their panels are all Purple Word Seal.

Not only Jia Nan Academy, but the personnel configurations of all forces in the entire Black-Corner Region have been adjusted.

In particular, the Dou Wang Green Word Seal is far greater than that described in the original work.

Otherwise, if a large number of players come to the Black-Corner Region in the future, they will probably be at a loss, and they will have to rely on fighting to level up and defeat NPCs!

Great Elder Su Qian is announcing the competition rules and rewards on the high platform.

Yang Shan's gaze, however, was fixed on the Heavenly Flame Training Tower.

The Fallen Heart Flame was not actually within Yang Shan's development plan.

Of course, Yang Shan would not let go of any opportunity to refine the Fallen Heart Flame.

At worst, we'll just have to compete with Xiao Aotian again.

The main point is that refining the Heaven and Earth Oddities generally requires triggering the relevant "opportunity" first, and then following the opportunity to find all the necessary preparations before refining, plus a suitable refining opportunity.

Yang Shan has not yet received any hints about the opportunities presented by the Fallen Heart Flame.

Since it wasn't part of the plan anyway, if it triggers an opportunity, that would be a pleasant surprise; if it doesn't, Yang Shan won't force it.

Yang Shan looked at the Heavenly Flame Training Tower, not just pondering the matter of opportunity.

More importantly, the Fallen Heart Flame suppressed by the Heavenly Flame Training Tower is about to break free! "Now, in the name of the Great Elder of the Inner Courtyard, I hereby announce that this year's Inner Courtyard Strong Ranking Tournament has officially begun!"

For formal competitions like these, the rules are quite traditional.

100 people, paired up, the winners advance.

After a loss, the loser has one challenge right and can challenge any student ranked higher than themselves.

Of course, the loser's right to challenge has many limitations, such as the challenged person having the right to subsequent immunity, and the rules alone have more than thirty detailed provisions.

Whether you're participating in the competition or watching it, you'll receive a detailed explanation of the rules from the system.

Ultimately, however, this Strong Ranking Tournament still comes down to strength!

Of the top 100 players on this Strong Ranking, 72 are NPCs, who make up less than 30% of the total. They are the lowest level players, but all of them have Seven-Star Dou Ling!

He's a top-tier player no matter where you put him.

The top-tier players are aiming for the title of Dou Wang, while the Top Player have already surpassed Dou Wang hurdle.

This roughly describes the current level division of players at different stages of the game.

In the first round, 100 were narrowed down to 50.

Yang Shan quickly received his number: Number 1! Great!

This number is very auspicious!

Yang Shan wanted to see who was so foolish, and he ran into him in the first round.

"Great God Yang! Great God! Wow, I'm so lucky!"

Looking at the Mei Yangyang "Poor Peak Little Beauty" across the ring, Yang Shan was speechless:

Are you sure it was just good luck?

Mei Yangyang: "Oh dear, I'm lucky to have made it into the Strong Ranking. I won't go far anyway. Meeting you is the luckiest thing ever! After all, it's like sharing the stage with my idol!"

After not seeing her for several days, Mei Yangyang didn't seem as impulsive as before.

The Strong Ranking competition is also broadcast live across the entire server, and many players who did not choose to enter Jia Nan Academy will take the time to watch it.

The system shows that the number of viewers watching this match in real time is 12,580,533.

It's important to know that this Strong Ranking Tournament has a total of eleven arenas. Before the top twenty are selected, ten arenas are used for the competition at the same time.

With the other nine arenas offering separate matches, Yang Shan's arena still has over ten million viewers.

This shows that Yang Shan's reputation as the number one player in the entire server is still very high!

Mei Yangyang kept chattering like a sparrow, and even the referee couldn't stand it anymore. He urged, "This student, you can say whatever you want after the competition. Otherwise, I'll consider it as you deliberately wasting time and you'll lose."

Mei Yangyang said disdainfully:

"Pshaw, so what if I lost? I just want to talk to Great God Yang a bit more."

The referee's face darkened.

"Your reward will be cancelled because of the penalty for violating the rules."

The arrogant Mei Yangyang from a moment ago immediately bowed at a ninety-degree angle:

"I'm sorry, referee, I was wrong!"

Referee: "The match begins!"

Mei Yangyang straightened up and said some harsh words to Yang Shan:

"Great God Yang! Although I know I can't beat you, I won't give up. I'll fight you in my best condition, as a sign of respect!"

Yang Shan drew his Thunderbolt Blade and said with a faint smile:

"Okay, I won't hold back. Good luck!"

Mei Yangyang immediately drew her longsword and attacked.

It has to be said that Mei Yangyang is quite capable to have made it into the top 100 of the Strong Ranking.

Compared to the previous version 1.1 Jia Nan Academy recruitment competition, the technology has improved significantly.

Yang Shan spotted Mei Yangyang's sword trajectory, sidestepped, and unleashed Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning! The Thunderbolt Blade slashed across Mei Yangyang's waist and abdomen.

Mei Yangyang's Dou Qi Armor shattered instantly!

"My God! Could you be any more outrageous?"

Mei Yangyang knew that Yang Shan's attack power was very high, so she used half of her own Dou Qi qi to condense the Dou Qi Armor at the beginning.

A full seven thousand points of Vitality Shield!

Unexpectedly, it was shattered by Yang Shan's single strike.

Before Mei Yangyang could react further, Yang Shan 'Mei Yangyang knife was already at her throat.

Yang Shan smiled and said:

"You flatter me."

Mei Yangyang wasn't disappointed at all; on the contrary, she exclaimed excitedly:

"Great God Yang, you've become even more monstrous than before!"

Yang Shan felt he should retract his earlier assessment of Mei Yangyang.

This girl is as outspoken as ever! Even if you kill an NPC student in this competition, the other person won't be considered dead; they'll just be eliminated.

The same goes for players.

Therefore, Yang Shan could act recklessly.

But Yang Shan is still a kind person, and Mei Yangyang has his friends, so let Mei Yangyang lose with some dignity.

Mei Yangyang spoke very quickly, as if she had been saving up all her thoughts for a month to tell Yang Shan.

So she was forcibly pulled off the field by the referee! The second round, 50 to 25.

Another girl walked up to Yang Shan! This female player was at least two levels prettier than Mei Yangyang in terms of looks.

And he knows him too!

The future goddess of wealth who will establish the Meteor Association is Yu Feifei!

Compared to Mei Yangyang, Yu Feifei appears much more gentle and refined, possessing the demeanor of a well-bred young lady.

She waved to Yang Shan: "Brother Yang Shan, we meet again!"

Yang Shan was also friendly:

"Well, you weren't very lucky. If you had a different opponent, you might have made it to the next round."

Yu Feifei's level has reached the Nine Star Dou Ling, which is at least in the upper-middle level among the top 100 Strong Ranking! Yu Feifei's face and figure are both remarkable, and she has great taste in clothing. Her purple silk outfit is quite eye-catching.

The girl in the purple dress is indeed very charming!

Yu Feifei's appearance caused the number of comments on the live stream to skyrocket! "Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!"

"Such a beautiful girl, why isn't there any gossip about her on the forum?"

"I love it, Yu Feifei, the name is so nice too."

"This is the style I like!"

"One minute! I need all her information within one minute! Especially her measurements!"

Just as the comments section was buzzing with discussion, Yu Feifei made a startling remark:

"Young Master Yang Shan, are you really not going to consider marrying me? I did some calculations when I went back last time. Two villas, two large apartments, plus ten years' rent in the commercial center, I can give them to you right away."

Yang Shan: Uh

Yang Shan was at a loss for words.

Is this really just about idol worship?

Before Yang Shan could answer, the live chat exploded. "What the hell did I just hear? Yu Feifei asking Yang Shan to marry him?"

"Let Yang Shan become a live-in son-in-law? Wow! Yu Feifei is actually a rich woman?"

"How much? How much is the bride price? Two villas and two large apartments? A shopping center? Calculator, give me a calculator!"

"Sister Yu Feifei, look at me! Look at me! Even though I'm only seventeen, I can do it! I can do it!"

"Yu Feifei, don't look for Yang Shan anymore. Uncle has been through this, and he knows how to take care of people!"

"Damn it, it's Yang Shan again? That scumbag, he's got NPCs to go after, and now he's even after female players?"

"When will the master start teaching again? I just added two rich women as friends at the gym. Although they're getting a bit old, I don't want to work hard anymore."

"Why don't you guys say Yang Shan really deserves to die? Then I'll be the one to start this trend!"

"I'll swear at you! You silenced Yang Shan with your insults, and now you're going to teach us a lesson?"

"Which bastard dares to insult our Great God Yang? Screw you! My happiness depends entirely on Great God's classes. Anyone who criticizes Great God Yang is just trying to ruin my life!"

"The more and prettier the girls that Great God Yang dates, isn't that proof of Great God Yang's skill?"

Fortunately, Yang Shan, as a contestant during the competition, couldn't see the live chat comments, otherwise the expression on his face would have been quite interesting!

However, the expression on his face isn't much worse now.

Because he saw that Su Yitang had arrived at the edge of the ring at some point.

It seems she dealt with her opponent immediately and came specifically to see him.

As a result, I witnessed this shocking scene as soon as I arrived.

My boss is going to be completely overwhelmed by the shopping center across the street!

Su Yitang's eyes were watery, like a bullied kitten, staring at Yang Shan with such a wronged expression.

It seems to be saying:

"Boss, don't you want to treat your lowly employees any longer?"

Yang Shan's expression immediately turned serious. "Beautiful Yu Feifei, you'd better not mention the matter of marrying into my family again. I'm not interested in money."

Yu Feifei a bit of a headache. "Not interested in money? Then are you interested in me? I'm a 34C!"

Yang Shan was certain that Su Yitang, who was watching from below the stage, must have heard Yu Feifei's words clearly.

So, I'm sorry, Yu Feifei, you'll have to be my wingman this time!

Using other girls as bait is one of the most skillful and advanced techniques in the Soul Hall’s First Player!

Yang Shan immediately sent a message to Su Yitang: "How much is the rent for a commercial center for ten years?"

Ten seconds later, Su Yitang sent a long message: "Wow! Boss, don't fall for other people's sweet talk! You're so rich and don't need money, don't sell your body for money. What will we do if you marry into the family? Are we supposed to change our contracts and call Yu Feifei Boss? I don't care, I only recognize you as my boss!"

Seeing Su Yitang's answer, Yang Shan knew that the groundwork was laid and it was time to ask the key question:

"And, your bust size?"

More words are not necessarily better; as long as the other party can understand them, that's fine.

And it's best to understand it fairly well, leaving some blanks for the other person to make their own connections! Yang Shan clearly saw the head below the arena tilt slightly.

They were probably startled by those three words Yang Shan posted.

But Yang Shan quickly received the news:

"I'm 36D and I have an eight-head-tall figure!"

Actually, even if Su Yitang didn't say it, Yang Shan already knew.

"Nine-head body" refers to a total height that is nine times the length of the head.

This is the golden ratio of the human body, discovered by an ancient Greek sculptor.

Since the 20th century, the anime industry has often used a nine-head-tall proportion to create female characters, giving them a stunning visual appeal.

However, in reality, a nine-head-tall figure is mostly unattractive, and can even be somewhat frightening.

An eight-head-tall body is the golden ratio that conforms to the beauty of the human body in reality!

However, due to Constitution and genetics, an eight-head-tall figure can still appear slightly disproportionate to Asian women.

But Su Yitang is different! Su Yitang's figure is closer to "slightly chubby in the eyes of boys", that is, except for her face, arms, shoulders, waist, belly, and calves, other places are slightly chubby. Of course, Yu Feifei definitely belongs to the top beauty category.

But let's assume that Yu Feifei wants to have a catwalk competition with Su Yitang.

As long as the judges are male, their aesthetic sense isn't bizarre.

Yu Feifei has virtually no chance of beating Su Yitang.

Because Yu Feifei looks good in any clothes.

But no matter what clothes Su Yitang wears, men will say, "Wow, that's amazing!" That's why Yu Feifei is half a level below Su Yitang!

Business center?

I am Yang Shan!

"I'm not interested in money!" The elderly referee standing nearby was speechless.

Back in the day, when he was young, he was a handsome young man in the Inner Courtyard.

Why don't we receive this kind of treatment?

Referee: "The match begins!"

Seeing Yang Shan draw his sword, Yu Feifei was still unwilling to give up:

"Great God Yang, even if you don't agree for now, can you give me a friend slot? I need a lot of resources to build a guild in the future, so we can do business together, right?"

Yang Shan had already raised his knife, lowered it again:

"Good."

Although he wasn't interested in money, he was still very dedicated to his "career"! Yu Feifei, who had added Yang Shan as a friend, seemed particularly happy. "Come on, Great God Yang, I really want to see just how strong I am now, and how much of your strength I can force out!"

Very good!

Yang Shan likes to make friends with players who are energetic and courageous.

Yu Feifei took a deep breath.

With a flash, the Side Blade in his hand was drawn!

Ding! The two swords clashed, triggering a parry.

Yu Feifei lost more than two thousand drops of blood in an instant!

However, Yang Shan did not choose to counterattack during the gaps in Yu Feifei's attacks.

The main reason is that he was amazed by that last strike!

Fast, accurate, and ruthless.

From gripping the hilt to striking, there was not a single unnecessary movement, neither in terms of angle nor footwork.

It has 70% of his strength when he draws his sword!

But Yang Shan remembered that in his previous life, Yu Feifei used a sword! "Great God Yang, how was that strike just now?"

Yu Feifei seemed to be showing off:

"To learn your 'Drawing Sword Flash, I watched all your videos and practiced it whenever I had a spare moment! Oh, 'Drawing Sword Flash' is a name I came up with myself."

Yang Shan murmured:

"Drawing Sword Flash?"

Yang Shan's swordsmanship was inspired by his past life when he was forced to study techniques, after repeatedly watching combat videos of many ancient martial arts masters wielding swords.

But the person who inspired him the most was not the swordsman, but the late Master Yu Chenghui, who was hailed as the last sword saint of China in the early 21st century! He devoted his life to martial arts and had a wide range of knowledge. He had extremely profound attainments in sword, knife, staff and internal martial arts.

In his later years, through extensive reading of numerous classic texts and his own understanding of swordsmanship, he revived the "ancient swordsmanship" that had been lost since the Song Dynasty! Based on this, he created the "Double Hands Praying Mantis Sword." It can be said that Master Yu Chenghui's contribution to martial arts is no less than that of Bruce Lee, who created Jeet Kune Do in the 1960s and 70s! Master Yu Chenghui's double-handed sword has many moves that are similar to those of a saber. Yang Shan used a long saber to constantly imitate some of Master Yu Chenghui's moves.

He then replaced the long sword with a shorter Side Blade to improve the speed and accuracy of his strikes, constantly researching and improving.

Perhaps in reality, Yang Shan Shan's slightly better-than-average health wouldn't be able to replicate the swordsmanship from the game.

But once he enters the game, when his body can fully keep up with his consciousness, his years of honing his skills in the game will finally blossom! Yang Shan doesn't think his swordsmanship is necessarily that great.

But his swordsmanship in the game has indeed been tested in countless real battles.

Especially his most frequently used "weakness-based killing move".

Plan the blade angle in advance, maximize the speed, and let your intention guide you to the next action.

That's why Yang Shan's hit rate on weaknesses is so terrifying.

The strike of drawing the sword has the effect of a surprise attack, and Yang Shan has practiced it even more!

Imagine this: the other party is still uttering threats, and Yang Shan draws his sword, and in a flash, the other party's head falls to the ground.

Yang Shan mainly thought it was cool.

Sometimes, men are just that childish; they can spend their whole lives trying to look cool!

But now, a young, beautiful, and wealthy woman has specifically learned his knife-wielding techniques.

Moreover, even though she started learning from version 1.1, the fact that she has now mastered about 70% of it is enough to prove that she has really put in a lot of hard work in this matter!

This little fangirl is really endearing; no wonder she built a dedicated fan club called "Meteor Association" in her past life, and the club's reputation has always been quite good.

She never touches anything related to brainless fans, but she goes all out to promote things related to true fans! Yang Shan will never be stingy with her praise, "You've learned very well, you must have a lot of talent."

Yu Feifei: "To receive praise from Great God Yang, all that time I've spent studying is worth it!"

Yang Shan hesitated and asked, "Are you really my fan?"

Yu Feifei nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes! A true fan!"

Yang Shan smiled:

"You're the first person to say you're a true fan of mine. Actually, I never thought about naming this slash myself. As a thank you, I'll just call it ' Drawing Sword Flash '."

"Huh?"

Yu Feifei's eyes were sparkling:

"Really?"

"Real!"

Yang Shan sheathed the knife again, his expression gradually becoming serious. "Remember to turn on the recording."

Yu Feifei: "Mmm, it's been open the whole time!"

Yu Feifei finished speaking than Yang Shan appeared behind her.

Her head tilted to the side and rolled off her shoulder to the ground!

When the speed and angle of the strike are right, and the blade is sharp enough, it won't fly off the throat! There are many third-person perspective videos of Yang Shan's battles.

But Yu Feifei recorded should be the "first-person perspective of the victim".

That "Drawing Sword Flash" move was executed very well.

Even if you slow down the video frame by frame, it would still take at least a year and a half to learn 90% of what Yu Feifei is capable of.

Moreover, "Drawing Sword Flash" is just one of his sword techniques, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to give it to Yu Feifei.

Consider this a treat for my first true fan!

If more players spontaneously learn his swordsmanship skills in the future, then in a sense, he can be considered to have "founded a school" in the game!

The appearance of Yu Feifei suddenly gave Yang Shan a lot of insights.

He is not simply the "strongest player in Battle Through the Heavens".

In the eyes of many players, his gaming skills are already a "standard answer"!

Having honed his skills over many years, Yang Shan was recognized by a wide range of players, and this sense of recognition made him feel refreshed and invigorated!