The burly man wasn't much older than the two brothers; he'd just grown up a little too fast. With his prematurely old-looking face, he lectured them:
"Every bit of this, I earned through my own hard work. You two need to train harder. Understand?"
An old man with white eyebrows stood nearby, gently stroking his beard and nodding repeatedly.
After seeing the Hu Brothers defeated, the old man lightly stepped off the floor and landed beside the burly man on the ring.
The moment the man saw him, his earlier arrogance vanished. He lowered his head and respectfully greeted him:
"Master, you're here."
The white-browed old man looked frail with age, but the aura of a martial artist about him was unmistakable.
He was none other than the head of Yuanshen Martial Arts Hall, Heaven-Supporting Arm Yuan Huan.
"Wang Xudong, come with me to the office. The tournament venue has been decided. It'll be at Citizen Arena Stadium, and the group assignments are out too."
The burly man exclaimed in delight:
"Really, Master? I've been waiting for this forever!"
Wang Xudong was one of Hall Master Yuan Huan's personal disciples and the second senior brother at Yuanshen Martial Arts Hall. He was right on the age cutoff for the underage division.
Inside the hall master's office.
Yuan Huan sat cross-legged on the sofa and said calmly:
"If you want first place, you're still facing a tough road this time. Don't think mastering Dark Jin means you can rest easy. Your opponents are all formidable."
Wang Xudong studied the list and the intelligence on his opponents, his expression growing grave.
"Li Xiaoyue, Chen Xuewu, Li Bing..."
According to the intelligence, all three had mastered Dark Jin, just like him.
He already knew about Chen Xuewu. Like Wang Xudong, he was a