A fat man who was reborn from the dead? He transforms into a perfect male god in a week.

12:40 PM.

The school basketball court.

people.

It was full of people.

How many?

To put it another way, yesterday's semi-finals were already six layers deep, and today it's been upgraded to twelve layers deep.

The area around the basketball court was packed with people, the overpass was filled with heads, and the stands were piled high with people... If the venue weren't so small and couldn't accommodate more people, it wouldn't have been a problem to get more than 1,500 spectators today.

And these people all shared a remarkably consistent goal... Jiang Chen.

"Jiang Shen! Jiang Shen! Jiang Shen!"

"Look at me, Jiang Shen! I brought you Red Bull!"

"Jiang Shen is sure to blow everyone away again today!"

"I want to see super long-range three-pointers! I want to see fancy dunks!"

"Jiang Shen, please dunk again! I was dreaming about you dunking all night yesterday!"

The girls' screams rose and fell, like a huge fan meeting.

Some enthusiastic fans even unfurled banners...

[When the River God goes to war, not a blade of grass will grow!]

[Jiang Shen, Jiang Shen, the god of basketball; Jiang Shen, Jiang Shen, forever a god!]

[Jiang Shen, fly high! Your fans will always be with you!]

[Jiang Shen! I want to have your babies! A whole litter!!]

The most outrageous banner was hung directly on the overpass railing, with red background and yellow lettering, making it extremely eye-catching:

[Jiang Shen: I'm not targeting anyone in particular, I'm saying everyone here is trash!]

"Pfft!!!" Someone couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Who put up this banner? That's so mean!"

"But what you said makes perfect sense! Jiang Shen is invincible!"

"Today's final was a true visual feast!"

……

In stark contrast to the deafening cheers of Class 4 was today's opponent... Class 32 of Senior Three.

Or, to put it another way, a sports class.

At this moment, five burly men, all over 1.8 meters tall, are warming up on the sidelines.

The two tallest ones were even over 1.9 meters tall, with clearly defined muscles, clearly athletes who had trained for many years.

Their warm-up routine would normally elicit gasps of amazement...

His shooting accuracy is almost perfect.

He took seven or eight three-pointers in total, and they all went in.

Captain Ding Lei, in particular, struck a pose after sinking a cool three-pointer, with one hand in his pocket and his head slightly tilted back, waiting for his turn to cheer.

one second.

two seconds.

three seconds.

......

Ten seconds passed.

The entire room was silent.

There was no cheering, not even a single person called his name.

Even Zhang Yang and others from their own sports class were crowded in the crowd, craning their necks to stare at the entrance, muttering, "Why hasn't Jiang Shen arrived yet?"

Ding Lei: "..."

He stood frozen in place, his legs aching from posing so much, and finally he could only sheepishly lower his hand.

"Captain..." Teammate Yang Wei leaned over and whispered, "Something's not right today."

Ding Lei's face darkened: "Nonsense! I can tell!"

"In previous years, we were always the main characters in the finals, with the whole stadium cheering us on," Yang Wei said with a wry smile. "But this year, we scored several goals, and not a single person applauded. Everyone was staring at the entrance, waiting for Jiang Chen."

Ding Lei was furious, his teeth itching: "Damn it, basketball is our home court! For the past two years, which final wasn't our exhibition game? First place has always been ours!"

"That's true," Yang Wei hesitated for a moment, "but this year... Jiang Chen is on the other side."

Mentioning this name caused several teammates' expressions to change.

Jiang Chen.

These past few days, this name has become incredibly well-known.

King of Basketball, the strongest high school player in history, a three-point dunking maniac, a monster who can dominate the court in a 1v5 situation...

Although they had never seen Jiang Chen play basketball in person, the rumors about him were already incredibly exaggerated.

"What are you afraid of?" Ding Lei forced himself to remain calm. "Basketball is a team sport! No matter how strong Jiang Chen is, can he really take on all five of us by himself?"

He pointed to the warm-up area across the way... Hao Yingjun, Wang Anquan, Zhang Tieniu, and Yang Lei from Class 4 of Senior Three were warming up, but Jiang Chen had not yet arrived.

"Besides Jiang Chen, what kind of people are the other four in Class 4 of Senior Three?"

Ding Lei sneered, "Wang Anquan is as skinny as a monkey; he'd fall over in the wind!"

"Zhang Tieniu, what a simpleton, he doesn't use his brain when he plays!"

"Hao Yingjun, 1.68 meters tall and 180 pounds, gets out of breath after just a few steps!"

"Yang Lei is quite skilled, but he's only 1.64 meters tall. Can he even reach the rim?"

"With this lineup," Ding Lei said, growing more and more confident, "we have five of our school team's main players, and we still can't beat them?"

"As long as we coordinate well and lock down Jiang Chen, the other four are easy prey!"

"This year's championship is still ours!"

Yang Wei and the other team members exchanged glances and agreed that it made sense.

In a one-on-one fight, they admitted they couldn't beat Jiang Chen.

But five against five?

Even if Jiang Chen is strong, can he really lead four weaklings to defeat five of their school team's main players?

impossible.

It is absolutely impossible.

"The captain's right!" Another teammate, Li Yang, clenched his fist. "Basketball is a team game! The five of us have been playing together for two years, our teamwork is top-notch, what are we afraid of, Jiang Chen alone?"

"Exactly!" the others echoed.

"We'll give Jiang Chen a real shock right from the start!"

"Let them know who the real king of the basketball court is!"

The five men rekindled their fighting spirit and continued warming up.

……

the other side.

12:50.

Jiang Chen and Tang Ruoxi, who had just finished eating, strolled leisurely into the basketball court.

"Whoa!!!"

The entire venue erupted in cheers.

"The River God is here!!!"

"Jiang Shen, look at me! Look at me!"

"Jiang Shen looks absolutely stunning today! That buzz cut, that jersey! I'm dead, I'm dead!"

"Jiang Shen! Cruel them! Let the PE class know what cruelty is!"

The noise almost lifted the basketball court off its feet.

The fighting spirit that Ding Lei and his five friends had just begun to ignite was instantly extinguished by the overwhelming cheers.

Yang Wei swallowed hard: "Captain... this difference in popularity..."

"Shut up!" Ding Lei gritted his teeth. "What's the use of popularity? Basketball is all about skill!"

He strode up to Jiang Chen, craning his neck... Although Jiang Chen was 183cm taller than him, he couldn't lose in terms of presence.

"Jiang Chen," Ding Lei said, enunciating each word clearly, "we will definitely take first place in today's final."

Jiang Chen glanced at him and smiled: "Yesterday, the day before yesterday, and the day before that, those opponents also told me the same thing."

"and then?"

"And then?" Jiang Chen shrugged. "I shaved their heads off."

"You!" Ding Lei's face turned green with anger. "You think we're like those weaklings?"

"Isn't it the same?" Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow. "The result is the same anyway."

"you……"

Ding Lei wanted to say something more aggressive, but the referee's whistle had already blown.

"Both teams enter the field! The match is about to begin!"

Jiang Chen patted Ding Lei on the shoulder: "Alright, enough talk, let's see who's the best on the field."

After saying that, he led Hao Yingjun and the other three to their own half of the field.

Ding Lei stood there, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"Damn it... I'll make you pay later!"

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