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The cherry blossoms around Jiang Xiao were battered down by the heavy rain, and the entire ground was covered in them, any one of which could explode. However, around Jiang Xiao, the floating cherry blossoms had been completely "washed" away by the downpour.

"Aaaaah!" the massive cherry blossom samurai roared, and the katana made of cherry blossoms in its hand shone with a dazzling light!

Its gigantic figure moved with extreme speed, and a cherry blossom path quietly appeared, directly sending it soaring into the sky.

Jiang Xiao held his giant blade, covered in azure light, and viciously chopped downwards.

Fight!

He was eager for a fight! He was afraid the samurai wouldn't fight back!

Clang!

The giant cherry blossom katana and the steel giant blade, separated by the iron cage mesh, collided heavily together. A portion of vitality and star power instantly surged into Jiang Xiao's body.

However, the massive cherry blossom katana was also shining with a dazzling light. The sound of the explosion was deafening, flames soared into the sky, and the shockwave spread in all directions!

Jiang Xiao was directly blasted into the sky. His body spun rapidly, and he even felt his internal energy and blood churning. His internal organs were shaken out of place, and he barely managed to avoid spitting out blood.

Under the azure light, the giant cherry blossom samurai's body was blasted downwards at an angle, its body like a cannonball, directly slammed into the ground!

Cherry blossom petals scattered, and a deep pit appeared before everyone's eyes. In the depths of that pit, the giant cherry blossom samurai's armor was shattered, and the giant "humanoid" armor seemed lifeless.

For a moment, the stadium with nearly 50,000 people fell silent.

One went to heaven, one went to earth.

Armor shattered, giant blade broken.

Jiang Xiao, still flying upwards and spinning, flickered in the air to adjust his position. He shook his slightly dazed head and casually pressed the Bell of Silence to his chest.

Only the hilt of the giant blade remained in his hand.

Jiang Xiao had already tried his best to protect the giant blade, using a large amount of star power to cover the blade, but he still couldn't escape the fate of being blown to pieces. His clothes were also tattered, and he looked extremely miserable.

At the same time, below the field, in the large pit, a pool of *Shang Lei* (Sorrowful Tears) water gradually gathered.

A hand suddenly reached out from the edge of the pit, clutching the soil tightly. Then, a youth covered in blood and tattered clothes crawled out.

This time, there was no more cherry blossom armor. This time, the torrential rain poured down on him.

"Xiao Pi! Ah! Xiao Pi, be careful!" Everyone's focus was different. Some were watching Saito Nobuyuki, while others were watching Jiang Xiao falling from the sky.

Ye Xunyang clasped her hands together in front of her chest and cried out in alarm.

The camera turned at the right time and moved towards the tiny figure in the extremely distant sky.

As the camera zoomed in rapidly, people's hearts were raised.

Jiang Xiao did indeed seem to have been blasted badly. He had already used Blink to adjust his position and get rid of the spinning and momentum. However, at this moment, Jiang Xiao was falling headfirst, vertically.

"Wake up!"

"Jiang Xiaopi! Snap out of it! Blink!"

"Jiang Xiaopi!"

"Jiang Xiaopi!"

In the western half of the stadium, a huge roar suddenly erupted from the deep red ocean, and the shouts of "Jiang Xiaopi" shook the heavens.

"Heh..." Jiang Xiao breathed heavily, pressing another Bell of Silence to his chest. His mind was incredibly calm as he felt the intense weightlessness. Jiang Xiao, in free fall, turned around and looked at the stadium below.

In the *Yu Lei* (Domain of Tears), Jiang Xiao also sensed the youth kneeling on the ground, trying to struggle to get up.

Saito Nobuyuki didn't have much star power left in his body. His struggling appearance wasn't just due to his injuries and rapidly losing vitality, but also because his physical strength was rapidly declining.

Most fatal of all was his own emotions.

In this torrential rain, Saito Nobuyuki probably didn't have the strength to fight anymore. The action of trying to struggle to stand up seemed so futile.

Jiang Xiao closed his eyes, falling vertically, letting the raging wind whistle past his ears, sensing Saito Nobuyuki's subtle and trembling movements...

Since we are opponents, there's no such thing as holding back!

Young man, playing games?

In the midst of the huge roar, Jiang Xiao's figure flashed and disappeared, landing steadily beside Saito Nobuyuki.

"Ah!"

"What's going to happen!? Will he be killed?"

"Are we going to lose!?" From the blue ocean of the audience, a burst of exclamations came, as if they had already foreseen what was about to happen.

Saito Nobuyuki didn't make any resistance at all. He didn't seem to have anticipated the arrival of danger.

Danger did indeed arrive as Jiang Xiao bent down.

Saito Nobuyuki, whose mood was plummeting and whose mind was somewhat confused, was originally kneeling on the ground, trying to stand up. But he suddenly felt a hand patting his back.

Saito Nobuyuki's mind went blank. In the torrential rain, he felt the person beside him squat down, and the hand patting his back also changed to pressing on his shoulders.

For a moment, the scene fell silent again. No one knew what Jiang Xiao was going to do, why would such an action occur?

In people's eyes, Jiang Xiao squatted down and brought his head close to Saito Nobuyuki's ear, as if he was whispering something softly.

Saito Nobuyuki's breathing was short and rapid. Jiang Xiao's voice came from his ear, with a hint of mockery: "Your playmates have all fulfilled their promise and entered Jiangcheng University. Since you left, the cherry blossoms in your hometown have been blooming every year."

But this sentence, with its hint of ridicule, completely froze the chaotic switching scenes in Saito Nobuyuki's mind in one scene.

Jiang Xiao stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and whispered, "Go home, Gu Xinzhi."

In an instant, Gu Xinzhi's nose tingled, and tears welled up.

The heavy rain gradually stopped. Jiang Xiao frowned slightly and looked down at Gu Xinzhi, who was trembling and sobbing softly.

In the World Cup arena, Jiang Xiao had used the *Shang Lei* star technique many times, and each time he had encountered fierce resistance.

Finally! Finally, a contestant was acting normally! This was the state one should be in with low emotions.

Jiang Xiao believed that Gu Xinzhi was definitely a strong warrior. But even this warrior, under the effect of the *Lei Yu* (Rain of Tears), knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, sobbing uncontrollably.

Gu Xinzhi's clothes were tattered and soaked. He covered his face with both hands, and glistening tears mixed with rainwater flowed from between his fingers.

It was hard to tell whether there was more rainwater or more tears.

His choking voice made people feel heartache: "I miss home, I can't go home... home..."

"Hmm?" Jiang Xiao frowned. This emotion seemed real.

"Heh..." Gu Xinzhi suddenly took a deep breath.

He looked up at the gray sky, and two lines of clear tears slid down from his eyes. His sad and helpless appearance made people feel heartache.

As Gu Xinzhi looked up at the sky, people finally saw his expression clearly, and waves of shocked voices spread out.

"Wh...what happened?" Ma Ke looked at the face on the screen blankly, asking haltingly.

Ye Xunyang covered her mouth with one hand, her lips trembling slightly, her heart filled with conflict.

Although this youth was the enemy in this battle, although he was a foreign contestant in name, everyone knew Gu Xinzhi's background very well.

Putting aside nationality and skin color, just seeing such a youth crying and grieving, anyone would feel compassion.

Jiang Xiao hesitated. Gu Xinzhi's words just now made Jiang Xiao have the urge to "hold back." He didn't need it, but the other party really needed it.

Jiang Xiao was silent for a long time, and finally raised his right hand.

Since you held back against Fan Ren and Hou Mingming, then I will return the courtesy.

Ding~ Ling~ Ling~

To everyone's surprise, Jiang Xiao on the field actually threw out a Bell of Silence.

This was the second time Jiang Xiao had healed his opponent in a match. This was obviously an unconventional operation...

The crisp and pleasant sound of the Bell of Silence kept ringing, and the jumping medical light waves shuttled back and forth between the two.

Gu Xinzhi slowly closed his eyes, lowered his head, seemingly calming down.

The time had not reached 20 minutes, and the referee had no reason to blow the whistle. Jiang Xiao had obviously given up the opportunity to kill his opponent. As the Bell of Silence flashed, both sides seemed to have fighting power, and the referee had even less reason to blow the whistle.

This match was probably the most bizarre match since the start of the World Cup. The scene would often fall silent, and... this state would sometimes last for a long time.

The lingering sound of the Bell of Silence had not yet dissipated, but Jiang Xiao was standing to the left of Gu Xinzhi's body, and then...

"Ah!"

"Be careful!" Amidst the exclamations, Jiang Xiao's right fist struck Gu Xinzhi's jaw fiercely!

With a "clang," Gu Xinzhi's chin was exposed to a fighter like Jiang Xiao, and without any resistance or blocking actions, the outcome seemed to be already determined.

Under the force of the blow, Gu Xinzhi's body fell headfirst to the ground, suffering a heavy blow. His body even slid a meter away on the wet lawn before barely stopping.

But Jiang Xiao's pursuit didn't stop!

One thing is one thing. The purpose of the Bell of Silence was not to heal your injuries, but to stabilize your emotions. But no matter what you've been through, I want to win this match!

Jiang Xiao stepped forward, leapt up, and raised his elbow at the same time. Looking at Gu Xinzhi, who was lying softly on the ground with tears in his eyes, Jiang Xiao seemed to be throwing himself into the other party's arms. This heavy elbow strike was so fierce and so decisive.

Clang!

The heavy and fierce elbow struck Gu Xinzhi's fragile chin again. Jiang Xiao was already a Star River Stage Star Warrior, and his strength attribute was at least at the average level.

Crack!

Jiang Xiao seemed to hear the sound of bones breaking, and Gu Xinzhi, who had no resistance, passed out.

"Beep beep! Beep beep!" The referee's voice rang out in time, "China! Wins!"

Jiang Xiao wiped his wet face, slowly stood up, and looked at the person who had passed out at his feet, thinking to himself:

If you can come back, maybe our story will be more than this.

A team of Star Warriors quickly entered the arena, hurriedly pushing Jiang Xiao away and immediately healing the unconscious Gu Xinzhi.

Jiang Xiao's body was pushed, causing him to stagger a few steps before he could stand firm.

He raised his right fist high and pointed it at the audience in the west. He saw the cheering figures and the boiling deep red ocean.

Reborn,

I am still born in that land, I am very honored.