National Martial Arts Tournament III: Negotiations Among the Various Forces Reach Fever Pitch
Subsequently, the competition for agents in each state was equally fierce.
Meanwhile, the Martial Arts Tournament outside the mountains was also fiercely contested.
"Bang!"
The outcome of the match on the small arena in front of Jiang Liu has already been decided. One of the martial artists was knocked off the arena with a single punch. Jiang Liu glanced at the martial artist standing on the arena.
They discovered that this was also a peak ninth-rank martial artist. It seemed that almost all of the remaining hundred martial artists were peak ninth-rank martial artists. Now it was just a matter of how proficient they were in using their martial arts skills.
If the various martial arts techniques are well combined, the battle can be ended quickly. If the two are evenly matched, it will probably take a long time, and in the end, both may be eliminated.
However, since both sides were eliminated this time, they can draw lots again later to have another match. This is because Elder Nangong saw that too many people were eliminated at the same time, so he temporarily changed the rules.
Jiang Liu then saw Yi Tian from the Confucian school being eliminated along with his opponent.
Jiang Liu lightly stomped his right foot on the ground and leaped onto the arena. The martial artist opposite him had already stepped onto the arena before Jiang Liu.
Before Jiang Liu could even regain his footing, the warrior opposite him drew his broadsword and slashed at him, probably trying to gain the upper hand.
Jiang Liu dodged to the side, then unleashed an Extreme Fist. The fist shadow formed from his vital energy collided directly with the broadsword, causing the broadsword in the hand of the Rank 9 Martial Practitioner to be knocked off course.
Jiang Liu then slammed him off the stage with a single palm strike. Jiang Liu no longer needed to use the Eight Steps of Trampling to intimidate Rank 9 Martial Practitioner; he could defeat them in a single move.
Jiang Liu only used it to test his cultivation results on a martial artist.
As soon as Jiang Liu jumped off the stage, the martial artists behind him quickly went up onto the stage.
When Jiang Liu stepped off the stage, he saw Li Qiaoyun sitting in her seat, staring at him intently. He couldn't help but look her up and down, wondering if something was amiss.
Jiang Liu looked around but found nothing unusual, which puzzled him. Li Qiaoyun was already walking towards him.
"Hey! Wood, what are you looking at?" Li Qiaoyun said to Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu was speechless for a moment, too lazy to pay attention to her, and continued to look up at the arena.
Wang Yisheng was on the number eight ring when he swept his opponent off the ring with a single shot.
Jiang Liu then continued searching for other acquaintances and discovered that only Xiahou Yi and Blade Fiend remained from Yunzhou; the others had all been eliminated.
As for how to tell who was eliminated, you could tell just by looking at their expressions. The winners were either expressionless or smugly waiting for the next round of draws. The losers, on the other hand, sat dejectedly in their seats, waiting for the tournament to end.
Seeing that Jiang Liu was ignoring her, Li Qiaoyun plopped down in the seat next to Jiang Liu and stared at Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu, annoyed by Li Qiaoyun's stare, turned around and looked at her impatiently, saying, "What exactly do you want?"
Li Qiaoyun looked at Jiang Liu with a smile and said, "What? Are you so impatient? I heard you're representing the Murong Family at the Martial Arts Tournament?"
Jiang Liu nodded helplessly. This was news that everyone already knew, and he was too lazy to answer.
"Then why didn't you represent the Exotic Beast Valley? Is it really true, as rumored, that you only got into the Martial Arts Tournament because of the Murong Family?" Li Qiaoyun continued.
"When the Martial Arts Tournament started, I hadn't even joined the Exotic Beast Valley yet. I was wondering why you had so many questions?"
"Oh! I see! No wonder then. Rumors say you're Murong Yin's fiancé, is that true?"
Jiang Liu frowned and said, "Who told you that?"
"Hehe! Don't worry about who said it, just tell me if it's true or not!" Li Qiaoyun continued to say with a playful laugh.
"Yes! What is it now? Do you have a problem with it?" Jiang Liu said with an impatient look on his face.
"Oh, don't be so impatient! I don't have any objections, it's just a bit of a pity," Li Qiaoyun said with a regretful expression.
"What a pity? What's there to pity? Do I need your permission to find a wife?" Jiang Liu continued, looking at the arena.
"You blockhead, I'm not talking to you anymore." Li Qiaoyun stomped her foot in dissatisfaction and walked away.
Jiang Liu stared blankly at Li Qiaoyun as she left, completely unaware of her intentions. Jiang Liu then ignored her and continued watching the battle on the arena.
Li Qiaoyun, meanwhile, was muttering to herself as she looked at Jiang Liu with gritted teeth, probably wanting to bite Jiang Liu a few times to vent her anger.
On the cliffs deep in the mountains, negotiations between the various state powers have reached a fever pitch.
The main issue is the negotiation and division of spheres of influence.
Several factions watched from the sidelines without saying a word.
Qian Province is within the sphere of influence of the three sects, so no one is going to contest it.
Qi Province was originally within the territory of the Exotic Beast Valley, which had been Qi Province for over a thousand years and was deeply entrenched. However, the Exotic Beast Valley had never made a statement.
Immediately, other forces began to have their own ideas.
Qi Tianyuan the White Saint Society Sect, who had been the most vocal in his actions, was the first to jump out. "Since Valley Master Mo of Qi Province has no ideas, then my White Saint Society can do the work. What do you say?"
"Your White Saint Society should settle things in Feng Province first!" Kuang Qianzi immediately stood up and said, glancing at Wang Dali after speaking.
Kuang Qianzi continued, "Since you object to me taking the Feng Sect Master of Xun Province, how about I send my men to Qi Province?" Kuang Qianzi finished speaking, she glanced at Mo Han, probably hoping to get Mo Han's approval.
Without the approval of the Exotic Beast Valley in Qi Province, they will find it impossible to move forward.
Mo Han frowned. He knew that the Lotus Sect was suspected of colluding with Corpse Valley. If the Lotus Sect came in, it would be like inviting a wolf into the house.
Now that the Exotic Beast Valley has finally managed to wipe out the forces that colluded with Corpse Valley, how could they possibly agree to let in another force suspected of colluding with Corpse Valley?
After much deliberation, Mo Han had no choice but to say, "I won't trouble you all with Qi Province. My Exotic Beast Valley will handle this on its own."
Qi Tianyuan and Kuang Qianzi were immediately disappointed. Then the two of them discussed with others, mainly the White Saint Society and the Wang Family, the Lotus Sect and the Ghost School, and the Ye family.
Because the Ye family also jumped out to seize control of Zhen Province, the ambitious Kuang Qianzi was immediately enraged. She had just been thinking of taking over both prefectures at once, but now she couldn't even handle one.
The situation in other states was similar, but the most harmonious were Li Province, Gen Province, and Tian Province, where there was no need for competition at all.
Li Province and Medicine King Valley had no intention of competing for these things. They only came to the gathering out of respect for the wishes of the three sects, so the Li Family directly obtained the right to take charge.
The Exotic Poison Valley in Gen Province had no real intentions. All they Exotic Poison Valley was for the Liu Family to guarantee that their interests wouldn't be harmed, and then the Liu Family Exotic Poison Valley take charge.
Tian Province, needless to say, is the central location of the Great Qian Dynasty. It is not so easy to deal with, so no one expressed their opinion. Even the Zheng Family, the Confucian school, and the Moonfall Sect remained silent.