National Martial Arts Tournament II, the Powers of Each Province Begin Competing for Representatives
The competition was fast-paced, and before long, Wang Yisheng, who was ranked third in the fifth arena, went up to the stage.
As soon as Wang Yisheng stepped onto the arena, he immediately drew his short spear and attacked his opponent. His opponent, in turn, drew his long sword and began to fight Wang Yisheng.
Jiang Liu watched the two combatants from below the stage. He could sense that Wang Yisheng was stronger than before, at least in terms of his more precise use of Yuan Qi.
Furthermore, his technique has become more refined. It makes sense, considering that it has been eight or nine months since his last match against Wang Yisheng, he must have been working even harder to improve.
Wang Yisheng thrust his short spear straight forward, and his opponent swung his longsword to block it. "Clang!" The short spear and longsword clashed, and suddenly the tip of Wang Yisheng's short spear shot straight into his opponent's chest.
Just as the spearhead was about to strike the opponent's chest, it paused for a moment before falling onto the arena. A gust of wind then swept the swordsman off the stage.
It turned out that Elder Nangong Yun had made a move on the central arena. The elders of the young martial artists who came to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament were all having a meeting in the mountains inside, and she didn't want any casualties to cause her to be blamed.
Next up was Xiahou Yi. As soon as Xiahou Yi stepped onto the stage, Jiang Liu sensed something was wrong, because Xiahou Yi's strength was much greater than before, as if he was about to break through to the Minor Grandmaster level at any moment, but it didn't seem like it.
This gave Jiang Liu a very strange feeling, but he couldn't explain why; he just inexplicably disliked it.
Sure enough, as soon as they started fighting, Jiang Liu felt that Xiahou Yi's strength was much greater than before. He saw her wave her hands, and the ribbons in her hands changed shape as they attacked the other side.
Moreover, the ribbons had a deceptive effect, and the opposing martial artist quickly fell for it. With a flick of the wrist, the martial artist was sent off the stage.
Before leaving the arena, Xiahou Yi gave Jiang Liu a charming smile, which sent a chill down Jiang Liu's spine. He felt that Xiahou Yi was about to harm him.
Jiang Liu didn't bother to think about it in detail because it was his turn to go on stage.
Jiang Liu leaped onto the arena, and a martial artist dressed in black also leaped onto the opposite side. Jiang Liu glanced at the opponent's clothes, which were the same color as his own.
Jiang Liu took six steps in quick succession, unleashing the Eight Steps of Trampling, and an aura immediately enveloped his opponent. Jiang Liu then delivered a straight punch, knocking his opponent off the stage.
After his opponent stepped off the stage, he stared blankly at Jiang Liu on the platform. He couldn't understand how he had watched himself fly off the stage and become unable to move.
Jiang Liu didn't care what he was thinking and turned around to jump off the stage.
Jiang Liu returned to his seat and continued watching the battles in the various small arenas.
At this moment, an aura emanating from the third arena caught Jiang Liu's attention, because the aura emanating from that person was that of Minor Grandmaster.
Jiang Liu turned his head and saw that it was actually Buddha. Jiang Liu did not expect that he had also advanced.
Jiang Liu thought to himself, "Sure enough, someone has already advanced to the Minor Grandmaster level. Luckily, I have also advanced to the Minor Grandmaster level. Otherwise, it would be a bit risky for me to take first place in this arena battle. And there must be other people who have also advanced."
Then Jiang Liu discovered that two more martial artists had also advanced to the rank of Minor Grandmaster, one of whom was an acquaintance of Jiang Liu, Chen Yuke. Jiang Liu thought to himself, "As expected of the most outstanding young martial artist in the country."
Although the purpose of this Martial Arts Tournament was to unite the Jianghu forces across the country to fight against the Great Qian Dynasty, these young martial artists were by no means ambiguous; they were all elite geniuses from various forces.
After the ten small arena battles were completed, Jiang Liu discovered another Minor Grandmaster martial artist. It was an acquaintance, Zheng Yunxiu from the Zheng Family. Now, including himself, there were five Minor Grandmaster.
Seeing this, the nine Grandmaster on the stage nodded repeatedly. After all, someone who had already advanced to the level of Minor Grandmaster before reaching the age of thirty was truly a prodigy.
When Elder Nangong saw that the top 100 had been determined, he waved his hand and pulled a large box from the stands in front of her. He opened the box with a slap and poured out all the jade bottles inside. Then he waved his hand again.
One hundred jade bottles flew directly into the hands of the victorious martial artists. Jiang Liu opened his hand to catch them and stuffed them into his pocket. He knew without looking that they were Demon Transformation Pill, pills that helped people enter the Grandmaster Realm.
The hundred who lost looked at the victorious warrior with envy.
In particular, two lucky ones, because two martial artists were eliminated earlier, and the competition ended before the final team was decided, the two of them together won a spot in the top 100.
"Alright, now that everyone has received their rewards, let's come up and draw lots again to determine the top fifty. The rules are the same," Elder Nangong said loudly.
Afterwards, everyone went back to the main arena to draw lots again, and Jiang Liu drew arena number ten, the third place.
Jiang Liu left the main arena and headed towards arena number ten. Upon arriving at arena number ten, he took a closer look and found that no Minor Grandmaster had been assigned to this arena.
Jiang Liu then noticed that the five Minor Grandmaster were all on different arenas. Jiang Liu wondered to himself, "Is this considered cheating? It seems these five Minor Grandmaster have already secured a spot in the top ten."
While the martial arts competition was in full swing on the outer arena, deep in the mountains, on a large platform on a cliff, the leaders of various forces were discussing matters.
It shouldn't be said that they were discussing matters, but rather that they were listening to the three sects relaying the meaning of the three Peak Grandmaster.
The three Peak Grandmaster clearly meant that the Great Qian Dynasty could already be replaced, and that all states and forces were welcome to contribute personnel and resources to integrate the chaos in their respective states.
We can divide up the various spheres of influence later, or form a joint government. But right now, the priority is to eliminate the Martial Prohibition Hall in each state.
Upon hearing this, the various factions that had already heard rumors and were interested in competing immediately became restless.
In particular, the White Saint Society, which had previously raised its banner in rebellion, took the initiative to step forward. Qi Tianyuan, the leader of the White Saint Society Sect, immediately stood up and said loudly, "Our White Saint Society was the first to respond to the three lords' principles and will definitely stand firmly with the three sects. Now Feng Province is almost taken over by our White Saint Society Sect. I believe everyone here has no objections!"
"Qi Tianyuan, your White Saint Society invaded Feng Province without cause. My Wang Family hasn't even settled accounts with you yet, and you still want to monopolize Feng Province?" Wang Dali, the head of the Wang Family, stood up and said.
Lotus Sect 'Kuang Qianzi stood up with a charming smile and said, "My Lotus Sect is also ready. I will take charge of dealing with the Martial Prohibition Hall in Zhen and Xun states."
Feng, the leader of the Ghost School Gate, stood up and looked at Kuang Qianzi with a sinister gaze, saying, "I have no objection to you occupying Zhen Province, but you want to occupy Xun Province. Do you think my Ghost School can't take over your Lotus Sect?"
Kuang Qianzi looked at Feng, and her expression froze. She hadn't expected the Ghost School to join the competition. She had been thinking of joining forces with the Ghost School to divide up Xun Province.
At this moment, Han Li, the president of the Deity Summoning Society, also stood up and said, "Is there anyone who has any objection to handing over Yunzhou to the Deity Summoning Society?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone objected immediately: "The Five Poisons Sect has an objection." "The Sun Moon Sect has an objection."
The Exotic Weapon Valley, whose headquarters were also in Yunzhou, remained silent.
Han Li glared angrily at the two people who objected and said, "I wiped out almost the entire Martial Prohibition Hall in Yunzhou together with the Deity Summoning Society and the White Saint Society. What right do you have to object?"
Those who stood up to oppose were Yi Yue, the leader of the Five Poisons Sect, and Ouyang Han, the leader of the Yunzhou branch of the Sun Moon Sect.
He never imagined that Yunzhou, a lower-level state, would be fought over by so many people. The reason he chose Yunzhou in the first place was because he thought it was the weakest state in terms of power. But now, it turns out that two forces are fighting over it.
"Let's put aside the controversial issues for now, and let each state report who is willing to contribute, then we can discuss it together," said an elder of the Haotian Sect, standing up.
PS: To avoid any confusion, the locations of the headquarters of the major powers in each state are listed below:
Qian Province, Flowing Cloud Sect, Star Moon Sect, Haotian Sect.
Kun Province home to Buddhism, the Sun Moon Sect, and Daoism.
Zhen Province, Ye family, Lotus Sect.
Xun Province, Heaven One Sect, Hundred Craft Hall, Corpse Valley, Ghost School.
Kan Province, Horizontal Blade Cliff, Medical Saint Pavilion, Hundred Herbs Pavilion.
Li Province, Li Family, Medicine King Valley.
Gen Province, Liu Family, Exotic Poison Valley.
Dui Province, Sword Worship Villa, Hundred Fists Gate, Moonfall Sect.
Feng Province, Wang Family, White Saint Society (later relocated).
Yunzhou, Five Poisons Sect, Exotic Weapon Valley, Deity Summoning Society.
Qi Province, Exotic Beast Valley, Insect Valley, Longevity Valley, Soul Valley.
Mo Province, Ji Family, Vast Righteous Sect, Calligraphy Studio.
Tian Province, the Zheng Family, the Confucian school, and the Moonfall Sect.