"Haha, with the Alliance Leader gracing us with your presence, our humble stronghold truly shines!"
Seeing Pu Dongyun and his party arrive, Jiang Shang hurriedly left the stronghold to welcome them. "This time, our Martial Arts Tournament is mainly for our own amusement, while also letting outsiders know that we players aren't limited to strange tricks and clever contraptions... It's just that the tournament is still short a few judges. We'll have to trouble the Alliance Leader and several others to take on the role."
"That won't be a problem!"
This world was still in the ancient era, and ordinary people's spiritual lives were terribly barren. Take Pu Dongyun, for example. These days, aside from drinking and hunting, all he could do was wander through pleasure boats and brothels.
Now that he had heard he could serve as a judge, he was rather delighted.
Although his Martial Arts had greatly deteriorated, he had at least once been a Seventh-Rank Martial Artist. He certainly had no trouble judging this level of skill.
"Please!"
"Please!"
After exchanging courtesies, the group was invited to the judges' platform.
Looking at the table laden with exquisite pastries, Pu Dongyun was quite satisfied. It would have been even better if the several players beside him hadn't kept coming over to ask whether he had any quests.
Clang, clang, clang!
The sound of a bronze gong rang out. Wan Donglin, dressed in an emcee's robe, came to the center and announced, "The Number One Under Heaven Martial Arts Tournament now begins!"
"The rules are as follows: no armor, no gunpowder, no bows or crossbows, no blades or swords... Everything else is permitted. Once you step onto the stage, fight until one side is dead!"
"Haha, the so-called 'Number One Under Heaven' refers to the first