Electromagnetic Tyrant

Chapter 146 Zhao Manying’s inner demons

 “You can’t find me.”

Ji Xinghuo shook his head calmly, with a smile on his lips.

He originally wanted to tell her that his identity didn't matter, he was just making friends, and he was not a mysterious big shot.

But it’s quite fun to tease her a little bit.

“What if I find it?” Zhao Manying seemed to find it interesting to find his identity and played it as a game.

Ji Xinghuo smiled and said, "If you find one, make a friend."

"Are we not friends now?" Zhao Manying's voice suddenly changed. Ji Xinghuo immediately recognized that this was her original voice. It was highly recognizable, clear and sweet, but her tone was completely different from usual. It was charming and seductive, and she obviously spoke with a high voice on purpose.

 “Stop clamping.”

Ji Xinghuo almost stopped laughing and said seriously: "Of course not, we are just netizens."

"Hahaha..." Zhao Manying couldn't help but laugh. She returned to her normal voice and asked, "Are you a stranger on the ladder to heaven?"

 “If you are strong, you must be on the ladder?” Ji Xinghuo deliberately misled.

There are 10,000 people on the ladder. Including himself and Zhao Manying, there are about 30 people who are 24 years old this year, and they are all geniuses.

If she confirms that she is on the ladder, the search scope is suddenly narrowed to only a few dozen people, and then filtered by gender. She just said that she lives in Chang'an, which is very close to the truth.

 Furthermore, he is the last one on the ladder.

This ranking is actually very conspicuous sometimes, and you can get it right by checking the news information.

"Yes..." Zhao Manying didn't know what Ji Xinghuo was thinking, so she nodded and said, "I have seen some very powerful strangers, but for various reasons, their names are not on the ladder."

 “Is he stronger than you?” Ji Xinghuo asked curiously.

"How is that possible!" Zhao Manying snorted, her invincible self-confidence evident in words, "I am ranked number one in the ladder. Under the legend, no one in the world is my opponent." She looked at Ji Xinghuo, "Including you."

Ji Xinghuo smiled noncommittally, but did not refute.

It can be seen that being defeated in martial arts just now did not affect her confidence at all. Either she did not give her full strength, or she felt that martial arts was only part of her strength.

 “One more time?”

Ji Xinghuo issued a direct challenge. Victory is the best counterattack.

Furthermore, opponents like Zhao Manying are so rare that the rewards from one battle can be equal to a hundred battles with others.

"good!"

 Zhao Manying readily agreed.

 She had the same idea as Ji Xinghuo and also wanted to defeat Ji Xinghuo to prove herself.

Ji Xinghuo exited the ring and created a private room. The environment was no longer a ring, but an antique martial arts arena. It was located on the top of a peak, with a wide view of the surrounding mountains. The scenery was beautiful. people.

This kind of space is specially used for private competition and practice. The victory or defeat will not be counted into the points. People call it the "martial arts room".

 And there is no limit to the number of people, you can bring in all your friends.

 Ji Xinghuo invited Zhao Manying.

 She entered the martial arts room, looked at her surroundings and said, "Let's get started."

 The two men started fighting immediately.

With no audience or friends, the two of them were immersed in a fierce battle of equal strength, and time passed by unconsciously.

 The night passed in the blink of an eye.

Ji Xinghuo cut off Zhao Manying's long sword with one stroke, punched out with his left hand, and struck her throat like lightning. The force exploded, and the winner was decided.

The white light flashed, and the two men returned to their original state.

Zhao Manying had no expression on her face. She stood there with her eyes closed and meditated, reviewing the gains and losses of the previous scene in her mind. After a few minutes, she opened her eyes and said, "Come again."

"That's it for today." Ji Xinghuo shook his head, "I'm going to start today's practice."

 “Want to run away after winning?”

Zhao Manying was still unfinished, her true emotions finally revealed on her face, she was unwilling and unconvinced. She fought dozens of games with Ji Xinghuo and lost them all!

 I thought the two sides were evenly matched opponents, but the result turned out to be one-sided.

Every time, she thought she had a chance to win, but she always fell just short. In martial arts, the slightest difference may seem small, but in fact it is as insurmountable as a chasm. If each move is one move behind, then it is a gap in rank.

 She is a martial arts master, and the only rank higher than this is the title of Martial Saint.

Furthermore, being titled a Martial Saint is more like an honor, commending a person's achievements in martial arts. Not every Martial Saint can crush a martial arts master.

Zhao Manying could not imagine that there was a 24-year-old Martial Saint on earth!

 The invincible confidence in her heart was shaken.

 But the progress this night was real and hearty. It was greater than her progress in the past six months, and she had the idea to keep playing.

“It’s not that I want to run away, but it’s seven o’clock in the morning.” Ji Xinghuo said helplessly.

"So fast?"

Zhao Manying was immersed in the battle and didn't notice the time. She felt a little embarrassed and said, "Then go ahead. I have something to do today, including two interviews. Shall we meet in the evening?"

 “What time?” Ji Xinghuo asked.

"I'll try my best to be online before eight o'clock." Zhao Manying suddenly laughed, "otherwise you can give me your contact information so that I can notify you if there are any changes."

 “Farewell.”

Ji Xinghuo left the practice room after saying two words and went offline directly.

 He came out of the virtual login cabin and breathed a sigh of relief. He had been fighting with Zhao Manying for a whole night, and he actually couldn't stand it anymore.

That kind of mental pressure is very taxing on the mind.

 After each battle, he must immediately turn off his microscopic perception to reduce the consumption of star power, and wait for a few minutes to recover before turning it on again.

But it’s all worth it.

 Martial arts is like playing chess. If you compete with high-level opponents, your level will improve quickly. If you play too many bad chess players, you will become a bad chess player and even integrate into the ranks.

After this night's battle, Ji Xinghuo felt that even without the Vientiane Star Pupils and without opening up microscopic perception, he was already at the ninth level of martial arts.

 A wave of fatigue came over me.

Ji Xinghuo climbed into bed and fell asleep, sleeping until noon.

He got up, washed and ate, went out to the training room to practice all afternoon, and went online when he got home in the evening. As soon as he entered the martial arts platform, he received an invitation from Zhao Manying and pulled him into the martial arts room. “Why are you here now?” Zhao Manying asked.

Ji Xinghuo looked at the time. It was still a few minutes before eight o'clock. She seemed impatient, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

“I’ve been online since six o’clock.” Zhao Manying curled her lips, “The interview ended relatively early today, so I went ahead of schedule.”

Ji Xinghuo spread his hands, "There's no way, I don't know."

"All right."

 She did not ask for Ji Xinghuo's contact information, she exchanged a few words and then started the fight.

 A few minutes later, Ji Xinghuo added one victory.

"Why can't we still win?" Zhao Manying looked helpless. Looking at Ji Xinghuo who seemed to be very relaxed, he suddenly suggested: "If we don't communicate or review the game after the game, will the efficiency be a little worse? Otherwise, we will play every game. Let’s discuss it all and make progress together?”

Ji Xinghuo thought for a moment, "Okay."

The martial arts room has a video playback function. It can record every previous battle, shoot it from different angles, and then play it back at slow speed. You can see many details, which is very convenient.

 This is one of the reasons why everyone likes to play on virtual platforms.

 A large screen appeared in front of him and started to play the battle just now.

The two stood in front of the screen and watched carefully, pausing and zooming in from time to time, pointing out the problem at that moment, what the countermeasures were, which side was right and which side was wrong, and whether there were any problems with their thinking. They all discussed in detail and communicated frankly about themselves. idea.

 The battle lasted for a few minutes, but the review took nearly half an hour.

 Let’s fight again after summarizing.

Ji Xinghuo immediately noticed Zhao Manying's improvement. It was very subtle, but martial arts was the result of little progress and training.

 This puts more pressure on myself and also creates more motivation.

 Soon it was daylight again.

This night, the two only played against each other for more than a dozen games, but they made more progress than the first night. Ji Xinghuo didn't need to activate micro-perception frequently and was able to persevere easily.

 Offline on time at eight o'clock in the morning.

"See you tonight."

 “See you in the evening, it’s still eight o’clock.”

The two made an appointment, and Ji Xinghuo exited the virtual login cabin. He felt less tired than yesterday. After resting for two hours, he went to the exercise room to practice.

 From mid-January to the end of February, Ji Xinghuo spent this time.

 Go to bed at eight o'clock in the morning and sleep for three to four hours. After getting up, go to the exercise room to practice until the evening. After having dinner outside, go home and log in to the martial arts platform at eight o'clock.

 Zhao Manying is already online at eight o'clock every night.

No matter what she is busy with during the day, whether it is interviews, team training or personal matters, she sometimes participates in live broadcasts arranged by the club, but by eight o'clock in the evening, she will always be online on time.

 Then he and Ji Xinghuo fought fiercely all night for twelve hours.

Although Zhao Manying still doesn't know Ji Xinghuo's true identity, in more than a month of contact, the two have become more and more familiar with each other. From time to time, they will tell him some things in their lives, their views on the current news, exchanges and discussions, Sometimes the arguments can be fierce, but we can always seek common ground while reserving differences and understand each other.

This feeling is amazing.

Ji Xinghuo often sees Zhao Manying in other places during the day, and will also search for her on social media. Watching people discuss it, countless netizens and fans praise her to the sky, but she is very cold when facing the public. , smiling but feeling alienated, as if he was very far away from himself.

 At night, I could get close to her again.

Two completely different images overlap, like a most familiar stranger.

 The last day of February.

Ji Xinghuo went online at eight o'clock. When he entered the martial arts room, he saw Zhao Manying. As usual, he chatted for a few words and then started fighting.

 More than an hour later, Ji Xinghuo won three games in a row.

 He was about to review the game when Zhao Manying suddenly said: "Five hundred games."

 “What?” Ji Xinghuo didn’t understand for a moment.

“I have lost to you five hundred times in a row without winning once.”

Zhao Manying stared at Ji Xinghuo seriously and said softly: "I have never lost so much in my life, and I still lost to the same person. In the past month or so, I feel that my martial arts strength is improving, but you are also improving, and the progress is better than I’m faster and bigger and I want to beat you harder and harder.”

Ji Xinghuo smiled and said, "That's normal. I'm better than you."

“No, you are just better at martial arts than me.” Zhao Manying has accepted this, but not everything.

 Ji Xinghuo still didn't refute.

"Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking, hum..." Zhao Manying already knew Ji Xinghuo very well. When he didn't speak, it was actually denial. Then he sighed: "Losing five hundred games in a row, if I can't If I beat you once, it will become my inner demon.”

 Inner demon is a commonly used word in the league.

 It refers to a competitor who loses to the same opponent many times, gradually forming a subconscious fear psychologically, thus affecting self-confidence and strength.

The more you fight, the more afraid you become, the more you fear, the more you lose, and the more you lose, the weaker you become.

 There is only one way to break the inner demons, and that is to defeat this opponent.

"I'm not a competitive person. You can't meet me on the field, and I won't become your inner demon." Ji Xinghuo had never thought about this before, and he would have let it go if he had known about it.

However, with her intelligence, she will definitely find that she has let herself go and will be unhappy.

You can't get rid of your inner demons even if you lose on purpose.

"It has nothing to do with the competition." Zhao Manying said seriously: "This has to do with my martial arts and evolution. You are the inner demon in my life."

"It's not that serious, right?" Ji Xinghuo looked at her as if she wasn't joking.

"have."

 Zhao Manying nodded.

"What should we do?" Ji Xinghuo already regarded her as his friend. Since the cause was caused by himself, he would definitely cooperate if he could help her solve it.

"The new season is about to start, and I want to get rid of my inner demons before the game starts." Zhao Manying said: "In martial arts, it is impossible for me to defeat you in the short term, but the strength of a strange person is not only limited to martial arts, but also depends on star power and supernatural power. All aspects of physical ability and physical fitness are tested in real actual combat, and these cannot be displayed on the virtual martial arts platform, so..."

 She looked at Ji Xinghuo and said slowly: "I want to challenge you offline."

 (End of this chapter)