Chapter 382 Genius and Mediocrity, Talent and Hard Work

Dahuang Tower, the venue for the Taoist competition.

"Alas, we all knew it was a losing game, but the teachers insisted that we have to give it a try."

"Let me tell you, do you still need to try this? You're guaranteed to lose."

Shen Feiyang murmured feebly to himself as he walked towards the dojo.

For this kind of battle without any suspense, he had no fighting spirit at all.

After all, the difference between him and Lu Chen is not visible to the naked eye.

That's a natural chasm.

It is a huge gap that cannot be bridged by external forces.

win?

What does he win with?

But many things in this world cannot be determined by personal preference.

Although Shen Feiyang has no fighting spirit.

But others are completely different.

Because for many people in Xuanshui Taoist Academy, this Taoist Academy Competition is likely to be the last time they participate in a competition of this scale.

It was also the last time they proved themselves in front of so many people.

This kind of thing, even for monks with long lifespan, may not happen many times.

Therefore, even if they knew that they could not be Lu Chen's opponents.

But compared to being defeated, they could not accept surrender.

At this point, Shen Feiyang was coerced by them.

Who makes Shen Feiyang the strongest among them all?

After reaching the edge of the field, Xuanshui Taoist Academy, as expected, directly chose to let Shen Feiyang appear last.

If the Wilderness Taoist Temple felt that King Meow Meow and Lu Chen were capable of fighting.

So I want King Meow Meow to go directly to see if I can directly defeat Lihuo Taoist Temple.

Focus on one move and one wave.

The idea of ​​Xuanshui Daoyuan is completely opposite.

After all, during the competition between Wilderness Taoist Academy and Lihuo Taoist Academy.

The other people in Lihuo Daoyuan have not returned home yet.

Even if Lu Chen really lost to the Meow Meow King for various reasons.

There were also Mu Xiaoye and other students from Lihuo Taoist Academy.

But it's different now.

Lu Chen is the only one in Lihuo Taoist Temple now.

The idea of ​​Xuanshui Taoist Temple is very simple, that is to see if others can consume Lu Chen's mana as much as possible.

Create favorable conditions for Shen Feiyang's subsequent appearance.

Although Shen Feiyang felt that this suggestion was unnecessary.

After all, he could feel that Lu Chen had never been serious since he appeared until now.

Even in the game with King Meow Meow, the way Lu Chen showed it.

It doesn't look like two peers are competing, but an elder is guiding the younger generation's practice.

From this we can also see how strong Lu Chen is.

Wheel war?

The premise of the wheel battle also needs to be established on those obstacles that block the wheel, so that they can really achieve a certain blocking effect.

Maybe what they think is an obstacle is just a bunch of toy cars that break when touched, and they won't have any effect at all.

The so-called wheel battle is nothing more than delaying the end of the game.

This is Shen Feiyang's idea, which is very pessimistic.

That lifeless, rotten aura like salted fish, let alone the classmates around him.

Even the audience in the auditorium and in front of the TV can clearly feel it.

So many people are making mistakes.

I can't believe that I can see such a scene in a golden elixir stage monk.

How do you manage to be so strong but still make people think you're a loser?

In a sense, Shen Feiyang is also an alternative example of "strong Taoist heart".

He is very lazy, too lazy to make many decisions on his own and just go with the flow.

Strictly speaking, he has only made two decisions by himself since birth.

One was when Yu Tianqi misunderstood him and asked him to be an undercover agent of the Black Lotus Sect.

Shen Feiyang decided to really become this undercover agent.

Otherwise, Shen Feiyang would not have to work so hard to complete the tasks assigned by Yu Tianqi.

Even getting admitted to Xuanshui Taoist Academy was part of this plan.

Another decision he made was when Luo Cheng No. 1 Middle School was besieged by the Black Lotus Sect.

Shen Feiyang stopped a large number of evil cultivators alone.

If you think about it carefully, although Shen Feiyanglan is lazy, he is also decisive in important matters that ordinary people do not have.

Is this Taoist competition a big deal?

Shen Feiyang, who just wanted to end it as soon as possible and go back to rest, thought so.

At this moment, a passionate voice sounded in his ears.

"What's wrong, Junior Shen, why do you look so energyless!"

Shen Feiyang turned his head and saw a boy with bright eyes and a sunny temperament looking at him with excitement.

After seeing this person, Shen Feiyang subconsciously took half a step back as if he had seen some natural enemy.

Without it, the ‘light’ of Senior Zhuang Yongshi is really too dazzling.

It's so dazzling that every time the other person gets close to you, you feel like you're forcing yourself to work hard too.

But Zhuang Yongshi is a very enthusiastic person.

After seeing Shen Feiyang always listless, the other party would always use various methods to cheer him up.

From the appearance, the other party does not look like a talisman master who stays in the cave all year round and devotes himself to studying the skills of talismans.

On the contrary, it is more like those physical practitioners in the wild Taoist temple who are full of energy at first sight.

Facing Zhuang Yongshi's enthusiasm, Shen Feiyang's eyes twitched.

On the surface, there seems to be no reaction, but on the inside, he is very resistant.

He is deeply afraid of the other party's struggle and drives away the salty fish spirit in himself.

All along, Shen Feiyang felt that Zhuang Yongshi and himself were completely different people.

The other party is the kind of hard-working guy who can face it with a smile and always maintain his energy no matter what problems he encounters.

As for himself, he spends three days fishing and two days drying nets, and is a salty fish boy who mainly eats and waits for death.

But although cultivating immortality values ​​​​the state of mind, talent is also crucial.

Therefore, although Zhuang Yongshi worked very hard, he could only be regarded as good in the entire Xuanshui Taoist Temple.

Being able to participate in this Taoist competition was only because Zhuang Yongshi practiced very hard.

With my own efforts, I barely met the requirements.

In comparison, I am much lazier.

If he could practice so hard like Zhuang Yongshi.

Perhaps his current cultivation level can be improved a lot.

People are afraid of comparison.

The reason why Shen Feiyang often avoids Zhuang Yongshi is because whenever he appears, he will have the thought that I should work harder and not continue to waste time.

This kind of internal conflict is what Shen Feiyang has always wanted to avoid.

But Zhuang Yongshi seems to have noticed this, whether it was in the previous Xuanshui Taoist Academy or the current Taoist Academy Competition.

Zhuang Yongshi would always deliberately 'arrest' Shen Feiyang who was hiding in the crowd.

It was as if Shen Feiyang was equipped with something similar to a magnet, and he could always be accurately caught by him.

Generally speaking, when facing this kind of situation, Shen Feiyang chooses to deal with it.

But unfortunately, he encountered a natural enemy...

"What's wrong, Junior Shen, why don't you say anything? Be happy, this is a Taoist competition, it's the best stage for you to show yourself, hurry up, get excited!"

Zhuang Yongshi grabbed Shen Feiyang's shoulders and started shaking him wildly.

The movement was so large that Shen Feiyang's soul was almost shaken out.

At this point, Shen Feiyang could no longer continue to 'pretend to be dead'.

"No, don't disturb me, senior, I'm just thinking about other things."

Seeing Shen Feiyang finally speaking, Zhuang Yongshi seemed to feel that he had finally used his enthusiasm to ignite some passion for the game in Shen Feiyang.

He looked at Shen Feiyang and said with a rare serious expression: "Brother Shen, cheer up."

"You are the trump card of our Taoist academy. If you are not energetic, others will not be able to do their best either."

Hearing this, Shen Feiyang subconsciously looked around.

He found that other students around him were looking at him.

He seems to care about his condition.

This feeling of being expected by many people made Shen Feiyang very uncomfortable.

Because this is equivalent to putting a lot of extra burden on him out of thin air.

But due to Shen Feiyang's temperament, he would not take the initiative to speak out these thoughts, so he did so in order not to affect other people.

Shen Feiyang immediately changed his lifeless look and said with a smile: "It's okay, Senior Zhuang. I just can't let go when I think that this game will be watched by so many people. I just need to adjust."

I don't know if I really believed Shen Feiyang's words.

Zhuang Yongshi patted Shen Feiyang's shoulder hard and said sincerely: "Junior Shen, I know you are actually worried that if you don't perform well and lose the game, you will disappoint everyone."

"You don't have to worry about this at all."

"Because we know that our chances of winning this game are very slim."

"Even if we lose in the end, it's definitely not because Senior Shen is not strong enough, but because we seniors are too weak."

"Although we are considered geniuses in the eyes of others, we are the only ones who know that compared to you and Junior Lu across from you, we only have a slight advantage and cannot be considered true geniuses."

"You don't have to take winning or losing too seriously, you just need to be yourself."

Hearing this, Shen Feiyang was stunned.

Because this is the first time Zhuang Yongshi has spoken so sincerely to himself.

The previous Zhuang Yongshi seemed to be heartless, unleashing his vitality that seemed to never be extinguished.

Thinking of this, Shen Feiyang couldn't help but ask the question in his mind.

"Then why are you so excited now that you know there is a high probability that you will lose?"

Zhuang Yongshi was stunned for a moment, and then said naturally: "What if we win?"

"..."

What if I win...

Shen Feiyang had never thought of this answer.

In a sense, Shen Feiyang is actually a very rational person.

He basically won't do things that can't be done.

Rather than betting on a one-in-a-million, small-probability event.

He prefers to do things that are sure to happen.

But what must be admitted is Zhuang Yongshi's enthusiastic appearance at this time.

It did rub off on him to a certain extent.

It also revived his somewhat depressed spirit.

Maybe he felt that Shen Feiyang was a little different today.

Zhuang Yongshi might as well tell him the truth.

"Brother Shen, there are some things I don't know whether to say or not."

"But with today's situation, I think it's better if I just say it directly."

Zhuang Yongshi looked at Shen Feiyang and said seriously: "Senior Brother Shen, sometimes I feel that you are a little too closed-minded."

"It seems that out of some kind of worry, you are not willing to communicate sincerely with other people. You have been locking yourself in a certain room and not taking a step forward."

"I don't know what you have been through, and I don't know whether what you did is right or wrong."

"But I think this world is full of sunshine."

"Sometimes you can try to let yourself go out and walk more, and leave that closed little room."

"I dare not say about others, but the big guys in the Taoist temple are still quite pure."

"Only when you truly treat others as friends, others can also treat you as a friend."

"Many times, more friends mean more paths."

Hearing this, Shen Feiyang was silent for a long time.

Finally nodded, indicating that he would try to communicate more with others in the future.

Seeing this scene, Zhuang Yongshi immediately laughed happily.

At this time, they also came to the center of the venue in the Taoist temple.

Unlike their neat personnel, there was only Lu Chen from the Lihuo Taoist Temple.

But Lu Chen alone gave Xuanshui Taoist Temple a strong sense of oppression.

Even though Lu Chen did not show any momentum at this time, his temperament was very peaceful, and there was no sign of aggression.

But the competition a few days ago left a deep impression on them.

Understand how strong Lu Chen is.

Also know how difficult it is to defeat this opponent.

But as Zhuang Yongshi just said.

Although the result of this game seems to have been determined from the beginning.

But they will not be satisfied unless they try it themselves.

After all... what if they win?

With this thought in mind, Zhuang Yongshi finally stretched out his fist to Shen Feiyang.

Shen Feiyang quickly understood what he meant.

He immediately bumped fists with the other party.

After doing all this, Zhuang Yongshi was the first to represent Xuanshui Daoyuan.

Although he knew that the other party was going to fight in a round-robin battle.

But Lu Chen did not react too much.

After all, in the face of absolute strength, any means are nothing but illusions.

And the actual result is indeed so.

Although Zhuang Yongshi was very passionate before coming up.

But the gap in strength between him and Lu Chen can no longer be made up by passion.

If it is in some passionate comics.

Zhuang Yongshi might be able to rely on the so-called "blood", "friendship" and "bonds" to make himself burst out with strength far beyond his current stage.

But in reality, these things can certainly improve the temporary combat power of the cultivator to a certain extent.

But they can't make up for the huge gap between him and Lu Chen.

Therefore, Lu Chen didn't spend much effort and easily defeated all the other Xuanshui Daoyuan students, including Zhuang Yongshi.

From beginning to end, Lu Chen didn't even move a step.

Although such a situation has long been expected by everyone.

But watching Lu Chen so easily, he defeated four students of Xuanshui Daoyuan in a row.

The temperament that was so powerful that it was almost overwhelming still shocked the audience.

And watching the classmates defeated one by one.

Shen Feiyang, who had always seemed to be a salted fish, finally came out.

But this time, his eyes were rarely serious.