The Three Martial Arts Schools' Tournament Begins! Su Mo: Since I Can Participate, I'll Take First Place!

"Junior Brother Su Mo, it's done. Your name is on the list of participants for this year's three-school tournament."

"Thank you for going to the trouble, Senior Brother Luo. I definitely won't let your kindness go to waste."

Soon, Luo Lianbo informed Su Mo of the matter.

Su Mo was overjoyed when he heard the news, but then he was puzzled. After failing to make the cut for Donglai Martial Arts School's previous tournament, he hadn't held out much hope for this one. It was no secret that the upper echelons of the martial arts school favored disciples with superior innate foundations.

That was why he had felt there was little hope.

So when Senior Brother Luo Lianbo told him that the school's higher-ups had agreed to let him participate in this martial arts exchange, he was still somewhat surprised.

Afterward, Senior Brother Luo Lianbo said that the reason Su Mo had been selected this time was because Lin Yutong had also proposed that he participate in the martial arts school tournament. That had prompted the school's higher-ups to change their minds and add him to the list of competitors.

At that, Su Mo's doubts were finally cleared up.

Regarding Senior Brother Luo Lianbo's repeated help, Su Mo didn't say much. He simply engraved it in his heart.

Although he didn't know why Senior Sister Lin Yutong was willing to help him, he remembered it all the same.

When Senior Brother Luo Lianbo left, he also told Su Mo not to put too much pressure on himself. Changchun Martial Arts School and Qiufeng Martial Arts School had come on strong this time. Not only did they have genius disciples Cao Xuanchu and Mo Chengjun holding down the fort, but many elite disciples would also be taking the stage.

So he only needed to perform normally. Even if he lost, it would be nothing to worry about.

After Senior Brother Luo Lianbo left,

"Since I can participate in this exchange tournament between the three martial arts schools, then I, Su Mo, am taking first place!"

A sharp light flashed in Su Mo's eyes. The first-place winner of the tournament would receive an entire bottle of Blood Qi Pills. These Blood Qi Pills were practically an upgraded version of Body Strengthening Soup, an extremely expensive medicinal pill. A single Blood Qi Pill cost a full twenty silver taels.

The price of one Blood Qi Pill was equivalent to two months of lodging and medicinal soup fees at the martial arts school.

A whole bottle contained ten Blood Qi Pills—that was a full two hundred silver taels. Even Su Mo couldn't afford that. How many Green Wolves would he have to hunt in the mountains?

But with Blood Qi Pills, Su Mo would be able to break through to the peak of the late Body Tempering Realm more quickly.

As long as he broke through to the peak of the late Body Tempering Realm before turning nineteen, he would be able to obtain the three major body-tempering cultivation techniques of Guande Martial Arts School. That was what Su Mo wanted most.

Thunderous Body Refining Fist, Waves Thunderbolt Palm, and Bone Forging Black Dragon Leg—the three body-tempering cultivation techniques could all be cultivated to the Tendon Changing Realm.

They were nothing like the incomplete Azure Origin Body Tempering Art, which could only be cultivated to the peak of the late Body Tempering Realm before abruptly coming to an end.

Therefore, Su Mo was determined to take first place in the three-school martial arts tournament.

After Xie Baolin, Ye Zongsheng, Sha Pengxiao, and the others learned that Su Mo would be participating in the martial arts exchange, they were all delighted for him. They had always felt that Su Mo's strength was formidable and that he was fully qualified to participate.

However, the school's higher-ups seemed to look down on Su Mo, causing him to miss out on opportunities time and again.

But this time, all of them were happy that Su Mo had been selected.

Ye Zongsheng even dragged Su Mo and the others out and treated them to a meal. It wasn't at the largest restaurant in Qingshan Town, Tianxiang Tower, but the restaurant they went to was quite good as well.

After all, Ye Zongsheng came from an ordinary background. Although he was somewhat better off than Su Mo and Xie Baolin, not by much. They all relied on support from the school's higher-ups to remain at the martial arts school and continue cultivating. Still, Ye Zongsheng was genuinely a good person.

Su Mo didn't have much silver on him. Once he won first place in the three-school tournament, he would have to treat everyone to a meal in return.

Senior Brother Yue Haofeng, who shared his dormitory, still hadn't come to the martial arts school during this period.

Apparently, something major had happened to his family.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the three-school martial arts tournament arrived.

The disciples of Changchun Martial Arts School and Qiufeng Martial Arts School arrived at Guande Martial Arts School one after another, and the higher-ups of Guande Martial Arts School also appeared to meet them.

The exchange tournament between the three martial arts schools was a grand affair, drawing quite a crowd of onlookers. The genius elite disciples of the two martial arts schools in particular became the subject of heated discussion.

"Look, isn't that Mo Chengjun of Qiufeng Martial Arts School? I heard that not only has his cultivation reached the peak of the Body Tempering Realm, but he's also cultivated Qiufeng Martial Arts School's Autumn Wind Falling Leaves Palm to the Minor Accomplishment Realm. He's defeated many geniuses of the same realm with that palm technique, and his reputation is tremendous. It's even spread to some parts of Anyuan County Town."

"Mo Chengjun is strong, but I heard Cao Xuanchu of Changchun Martial Arts School is even stronger. His cultivation is also at the peak of the Body Tempering Realm, and he can break through to the Meridian Opening Realm at any time. Not only that, he's obsessed with saber techniques and has cultivated Basic Saber Technique to the Great Accomplishment Realm. He even declared that he won't switch to other saber arts until he's cultivated Basic Saber Technique to perfection. You can see how obsessed and devoted he is to saber techniques. His strength is especially terrifying."

"That's not all. Beneath Cao Xuanchu and Mo Chengjun, there are also many elite disciples. I heard they're all part of the foundations of the two martial arts schools. Although these elite disciples are weaker than Cao Xuanchu and Mo Chengjun, they aren't far behind. Their overall strength is extremely balanced."

"If the geniuses of Guande Martial Arts School—Zheng Mengyang, Qi Yaxue, Jin Guangqing, and the others—face those elite disciples, they'll probably find themselves in great trouble. It wouldn't even be strange if they were defeated."

"Moreover, Guande Martial Arts School's strongest disciple, Zhong Wanyu, and Qi Yaxue can't participate in this three-school tournament because they've broken through to the Meridian Opening Realm. It looks like Guande Martial Arts School will probably lose this time."

"No way. That's Guande Martial Arts School we're talking about. They only just crushed Donglai Martial Arts School in a show of strength!"

"It's very possible. Guande Martial Arts School may not be able to secure first place; it might not even be able to hold on to second or third. Changchun Martial Arts School and Qiufeng Martial Arts School are true veteran martial arts schools, far above the Donglai Martial Arts School of before."

"If Guande Martial Arts School can't even make the top three this time, its prestige will probably plummet."

Amid the crowd's discussions, the higher-ups of the three martial arts schools met and exchanged pleasantries one after another. Soon, the meetings came to an end.

Next came the main event.

The exchange tournament between the three martial arts schools officially began.

The genius elite disciples of the three martial arts schools would each display their abilities and fight for first place in the tournament.

The victor would receive an entire bottle of Blood Qi Pills.

The elite disciples all rubbed their fists and readied their palms. Who wouldn't want an entire bottle of Blood Qi Pills? After all, once they obtained and consumed them, their chances of breaking through to the Meridian Opening Realm would increase greatly.