Ningdong Team's Weakness

Luo Jun picked up the tablet, and his fingers began to fly across the screen. Then all the audience saw the squares on the big screen begin to flip open one by one, and every pair of flipped-open patterns matched perfectly, with none of them ever turning back over.

As for the scoreboard on the side, it was also constantly jumping, quickly from the original negative 1,000 points to negative 900, 800, 700... Originally, everyone was just watching the show with amusement. There were more than 10,000 blocks. Even if Luo Jun had a good memory and could remember everything he saw, it would still be far from enough to look at all the patterns in just one minute.

Moreover, this isn't something you can simply memorize in order. Within a limited time, you have to find the corresponding pair in the entire picture after memorizing one. An ordinary person is considered a genius if they can memorize a pair in a second. Even if Cultivators has stronger Mental Power and insight, they can only memorize ten pairs in a second, which is only six hundred pairs of patterns. Getting six hundred points is the best they can do.

But look at him now, Luo Jun's speed in flipping cards hasn't slowed down at all, and he hasn't made any mistakes. His score is steadily rising, and it has soon reached negative 500 points!

Including the points deducted earlier, he has accurately flipped over more than 600 pairs of cards!

And the score is still rising!

Negative 400 points, negative 300 points, negative 200 points... positive!!

The more than 1,000 points that Luo Jun lost have actually been erased, and now every point is positive!

Almost the instant the score returned to positive territory, Luo Jun's score on the scoreboard surpassed Ouyang Yu's, and then quickly overtook the other three, and it didn't stop there, it continued to rise!

One hundred points... two hundred points... three hundred points... As the score increased, the face-down signs on the big screen continued to flip open, and more and more patterns were lit up. Moreover, the order in which they lit up seemed completely random; pieces were scattered across the huge screen, seemingly chosen haphazardly. This conveyed a signal: Luo Jun's memory wasn't confined to any particular area, nor even in a specific order... Could it be that he had truly memorized all ten thousand-plus squares on the screen?

The audience's expressions shifted from initial skepticism to surprise, and finally to numbness, as they stared blankly at the ever-expanding illumination area and the steadily rising score.

Finally, after more than half an hour, all the patterns on the screen were revealed, and Luo Jun's score was finally set. The final scores for the five were 38:27:29:59 and 80:3.

Without a doubt, Luo Jun won this final round with an overwhelming advantage!

After a few seconds of silence, the audience began to clap sporadically, starting with someone, and eventually grew into continuous applause. The judges exchanged glances, all reading surprise in each other's eyes.

They've seen people with photographic memories, and there are plenty of observant Insight Faction with keen insight, but to quickly memorize the positions of 14,400 patterns in just one minute and select them all without error is more than just a matter of memory or observation; the speed of information processing is the most crucial factor!

What kind of brain does this kid have?

Luo Jun returned to the players' area with a relaxed expression, and his teammates greeted him, "That's amazing! How did you do that?" "What an incredible memory! More than 10,000 squares! I couldn't even finish reading the first row before I was done, and you managed to memorize it all?"

"With such fast hand speed, it took more than half an hour to flip through the cards. How did you manage to memorize it in one minute?"

"No wonder you were able to escape the Endless Maze, how is your brain structured like that...?"

Faced with everyone's praise, Luo Jun could only wave his hand dismissively. "Hey, keep it low-key..."

Memorizing over ten thousand patterns in sixty seconds is indeed an impossible task for most people, but Luo Jun's Mental Power and perception are seventy or eighty times that of ordinary people. Coupled with the amplification from the nine layers of the Body Tempering Art, his memory, insight, and reaction speed far surpass ordinary people, a pure attribute crushing victory. To be on the safe side, he even used a little trick, activating the Dice of Heavenly Secrets while viewing the images.

I didn't use dice to aid memory; I just determined a small event and took advantage of the time-slowing effect of the dice to extend the memory time.

Regardless of the outcome, Luo Jun's victory was the most captivating Arena Stage. No matter his ranking, Luo Jun left a deep impression on the judges. This further solidified Luo Jun's strengths in both mental and intellectual abilities.

With the end of the Link Link game, the final scores of the Arena Stage were also released. Ningdong Academy was originally ranked third, but due to Luo Jun's outstanding performance, it overtook Tianjing University and ranked second, second only to the host Puhua Mountain Academy.

To celebrate their excellent results, everyone went to the school store that evening to buy some delicious food and started a party right there in their new residence. Even Yu Qiudi, who is usually sleepy, mustered her energy to join in and have fun with everyone.

"This is probably the best start in recent years," Lao Miao Miao said with a smile, raising her glass. "In the last two editions, Ningdong ranked third in the Arena Stage. I've heard from the Senior that he even ranked fourth or fifth at times."

Xiao Tian nodded and smiled, "I remember last year, we ended up in fourth place... Sigh, now that I think about it, this year, last year's seniors have all graduated, and the new seniors are all a bunch of losers. The experts from other colleges are all here, and there's also fresh blood. I thought we were going to have to fight wolves. I didn't expect to get off to a great start!"

"Don't get too excited yet," Lu Fei said. "There are three stages, but the Arena Stage only accounts for 20% of the score. The last two stages are the key to determining the final result!"

"The second stage is combat, right?" Zhai Xixi asked curiously, as it was her first time attending the Exchange Meeting.

"Based on past experience, it's a two-round tournament," Lao Miao Miao said. "The first round is one-on-one duels, with each team having seven members, and it's best of seven. The second round is a team battle, with all seven members competing together. Usually, the two rounds of tournaments will last four or five days. In the end, in addition to calculating points based on the number of wins, the final score will also be determined by the time taken to win and the number of individual duels played. This stage accounts for 30% of the score."

"The round-robin tournament means we have to play against every team once." Lei Tianyang clenched his fist, eager for the upcoming battle. "Speaking of which, back in Teacher Yu's years of competition, Ningdong was number one, right?" Luo Jun remembered the video footage he had seen before and asked Yu Qiudi, "And you also maintained a perfect record in one-on-one duels. What's your secret?"

"A trick?" Yu Qiudi thought for a moment, holding her beer. "If you're strong enough, and you know how to pick your opponents, isn't that enough?"

"It's that simple?" everyone exclaimed in astonishment.

"I think you guys have a pretty good chance of winning this year," Yu Qiudi said with a smile. "At least when I was Ling Xin's age, I was probably no match for her. If Miao Miao's abilities weren't too special to use in the competition, her foundation and talent wouldn't be weaker than mine. Lu Fei and Xiao Tian, both Martial Combat Faction, are no worse than my teammates back then. Zhai Xixi's illusion magic is very powerful; if used well, it can have miraculous effects. Lei Tianyang's progress has also been incredibly rapid, and with his Innate Ability, he's a top-notch fighter... In terms of overall strength, you guys are no weaker than my generation."

After listening to Yu Qiudi's analysis, the students were more moved than boosted in confidence. They had initially thought this clueless mentor only knew how to sleep all day, but it turned out he had paid a lot of attention to them, his students.

"What about me? What about me?" Luo Jun pointed to himself; Yu Qiudi hadn't mentioned him at all.

Yu Qiudi looked at him, then shook her head, somewhat confused, "You... I don't quite understand."

"Huh?" Luo Jun was taken aback by her words: "What do you mean? Do I look that abstract?"

Yu Qiudi tilted her head, her seemingly listless eyes subtly revealing a scrutinizing quality. "On paper, you should be the weakest... But these past few days, I've had a feeling that the strength you've shown isn't the whole picture... What are you hiding?" Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Luo Jun.

To be honest, it wasn't just Yu Qiudi who felt this way. Everyone had been thoroughly exhausted from the training these past few days. Although Luo Jun also appeared to be in pain and fatigued, it wasn't truly exhaustion. After spending time with him, everyone had a nagging feeling that this kid seemed to be handling it with ease... "Did you find out?" Luo Jun scratched his head somewhat sheepishly. Hearing this, Ling Xin's eyes twitched slightly. "I did hide a tiny bit of my strength," Luo Jun laughed. "Mainly because Teacher Yu Yu's training is too Hell. I'm a bit clever, but I lack perseverance. If I really pushed myself to the Limit, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to keep going."

"Just how much of your stuff are you hiding?" Lu Fei grabbed Luo Jun's neck and tapped his forehead with his other hand. "Confess!" "I didn't hide anything about my cultivation level, I even exaggerated a bit..." Luo Jun pleaded, "But I do have some powerful magical artifacts, which I've occasionally used to slack off during training these past few days..."

"Just occasionally?" Yu Qiudi's lazy gaze sharpened.

"Uh... often?" Luo Jun quickly admitted his mistake. "It was my fault, I shouldn't have been lazy, I hope Teacher Yu will forgive me."

"We're already here, what's the point of accusing you of cheating? Are we going to call your parents...?" These words slipped out, but Yu Qiudi immediately remembered Luo Jun's orphan status and realized her slip of the tongue, quickly saying, "I'm sorry..."

"Hahaha..." Unexpectedly, Luo Jun suddenly laughed and said, "If you can really get my parents to come, I'll have to thank Teacher Yu..." easing Yu Qiudi's embarrassment.

"A Noble Phantasm..." Lao Miao Miao analyzed, "You can cheat during training, but you're not allowed to use Noble Phantasms in battle. There are also detection methods on site, so wouldn't you be useless?"

"Isn't he Elemental School?" Zhai Xixi said from the side, "And he doesn't have multi-elemental talent, so even without using his Noble Phantasm, he wouldn't be that bad." "He's a jack of all trades, master of none," Xiao Tian said with a sneer. "He only knows one or two moves in one element, it looks flashy, but if he encounters a real expert, he won't have an advantage. He barely passed the selection. If it weren't for Chao Tianxiang's psychological trauma towards you, and the fact that you voluntarily withdrew from the competition to give up your spot, he should have been the one you replaced."

"So it seems that Luo Jun is our weakness," Lei Tianyang analyzed, looking at Luo Jun.

"It's okay," Ling Xin shook her head and said, "As long as it's not his turn to play, it's fine."

"I mean... I feel like I'm being looked down upon..." Luo Jun said with a dissatisfaction.

"Hey, look, the schedule for tomorrow's matches has been confirmed in the group chat," Zhai Xixi suddenly said. "There are four matches tomorrow, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. We've been scheduled for the afternoon."

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly took out their phones to check the messages in the group Exchange Meeting.

The first match in the morning is Tianjing vs. Kansai, and the second match is Puhua Mountain vs. East River. The first match in the afternoon is Tianjing vs. Ningdong, and the second match is Kansai vs. Puhua Mountain.

"We're pretty lucky, only got one match," Lao Miao Miao analyzed. "But facing Tianjing is a formidable opponent." In the first stage of the competition, Puhua Mountain Academy, ranked first, had a bit of a home-field advantage. Originally, before the last match of the Link Link- Dots game, Tianjing University was in second place, ahead of the Ningdong Academy in third. If it weren't for Luo Jun winning first place in Link Link and causing Ouyang Yu to drop to last place, they would have overtaken them by a narrow margin.

It's fair to say that without Luo Jun's questionable tactics in the final round, Tianjing University would have been second only to Puhua Mountain University. Furthermore, the projects in which Tianjing University achieved high rankings were all of considerable merit, and their athletes demonstrated exceptionally strong performance in the competition!

"Of the seven people, at least four need to win," Lu Fei analyzed. "Ling Xin should be able to get one win. Apart from Xi Xi and Luo Jun, the others should also be able to beat Ouyang Yu. As for the others, it's hard to say."

"If only we knew the order in which the other side would send their people," Lao Miao Miao analyzed. "We could use the ' Tian Ji's Horse Racing Strategy the stronger opponent and win against them!" According to the rules, the order of appearance in the one-on-one duel is predetermined, and both sides must strictly adhere to the previously submitted order and cannot change it at the last minute.

"Regarding this... I might have a way to know their order of appearance in advance." Zhai Xixi raised her hand.

"How did you know?" Lu Fei's eyes lit up. "Do you possess a divination-related magical artifact?"

"It wasn't me, it was my Master!" Zhai Xixi said with a smile. "Wait while I make a phone call."

With that, Zhai Xixi left.

"Who is her Master?" Luo Jun asked curiously. He noticed that when Zhai Xixi said she was going to call her Master, everyone's expressions became matter-of-fact.

"I don't know." Everyone else shook their heads as well. Lu Fei said, "I've only vaguely heard that he's a very important person." While everyone was discussing, Zhai Xixi returned. "Bring me paper and pen. I already have the order of appearance for the other side."