At 2 PM, the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament officially began.

Two staff members came out, each carrying a red box.

The host is Qiu Mao, a pillar of Asia Television.

"Next, we will draw three groups of contestants at once. The first group will have ten minutes to prepare, and the other two groups should prepare in advance."

"The audience members responsible for drawing lots will be determined by the judges' panel. Please wait a moment."

A staff member walked up to Cheng Yutian, who took out a slip of paper from the box and said, "The number is very auspicious; it's audience member number 66."

"Great, it's me."

A wealthy middle-aged man in his forties from the United States stood up excitedly.

Another staff member walked up to him with a box and said, "Please draw the names of the first two contestants to compete."

The tycoon immediately took out two balls, numbered 14 and 213.

Qiu Mao said, "The first match is between number 14 and number 213. Please get ready."

Following the same pattern, the next two matches were No. 255 vs. No. 19 and No. 103 vs. No. 282.

The names and photos of the six people immediately appeared on the big screen.

"Damn, Mr. Shen is number 282."

"His opponent is number 103, Carlos, a top boxer who can punch 490 kilograms."

"Mr. Shen is really unlucky."

"I'm afraid even Mr. Shen himself didn't expect to be on stage so soon, did he?"

......

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, the wealthy picked up their betting devices and placed bets on their favorite players.

One bet is one million US dollars; all you need to do is enter a number.

For example, 10 represents ten million US dollars.

The first pair of contestants had vastly different physiques.

On one side is Yang He, a martial arts master from inland China, 34 years old, 1.72 meters tall, weighing 68 kilograms, and skilled in Baguaquan.

On the other side was Kalman from the US military, 30 years old, 1.93 meters tall, weighing 90 kilograms, and skilled in hand-to-hand combat.

After seeing both sides appear on the field, most of the wealthy people chose Kalmar.

Shen Dong chose Yang He.

The reason is simple: people in inland areas place great importance on saving face.

Since they dared to let Yang He and others represent Xia Kingdom Kung Fu in the competition, it means that they are all masters among masters.

Moreover, Shen Dong had already realized that Yang He was a martial arts master who had just entered the realm of Transformation.

While Kalman is decent, it's practically impossible for him to defeat Yang He.

"Brother Dong, the statistics are finished."

Ahua leaned close to Shen Dong's ear and whispered, "The first bet is $122 million, the second bet is $143 million, and the third bet is $188 million."

A bright smile spread across Shen Dong's face as he said, "Looks like we've made a killing this time."

Based on a value of 100 million US dollars, Shen Dong could extract 3%, or 3 million US dollars, as a handling fee.

Three million US dollars per game, one hundred games would be three hundred million US dollars.

The maximum cost to host this competition is only two hundred million US dollars.

"Ring ring ring"

With the ringing of a bell, the duel between Yang He and Kalman officially began.

Kalman seemed to underestimate Yang He, who was a head shorter than him, and skipped the initial probing, launching a series of punches at Yang He.

Faced with the barrage of punches, Yang He did not take them head-on, but instead used the Bagua Step to move behind Kalman.

Kalman reacted extremely quickly, delivering a back kick aimed at Yang He's chest.

"snort"

Yang He sneered, grabbed Kalman's leg, and shoved him forward, sending Kalman flying as if riding on clouds.

"What a brilliant example of leveraging external forces."

Shen Dong couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

Kalman did a somersault and just stood up when Yang He's Bagua Hand Chop was already slashing at his neck.

"Bang"

Before he could even scream, Kalman collapsed heavily to the ground.

"Holy crap."

"That's it?"

"Too fast! I'll only see a blur before Yang He takes down Kalman."

"With such a huge difference in size and weight, I never expected that Yang He would be the final winner. Chinese Kung Fu is truly unbelievable."

......

The referee immediately called a doctor to the stage, who gave Kalman emergency treatment before carrying him off.

Jimmy shook his head and said, "What an idiot."

Ahua asked, "Why do you say that?"

Jimmy said, "After being knocked down, Kalman actually did a somersault, which is practically suicide in a fight between experts."

Ah Wah laughed and said, "He probably watches too many kung fu movies from Hong Kong."

The second match was a duel between a Thai player and a Japanese player.

This match was significantly more exciting than the first one.

The two sides were evenly matched, and they fought back and forth for more than ten rounds.

In the end, the Thai athlete defeated the Japanese athlete at the cost of serious injury.

Both players withdrew from the competition.

The third match is undoubtedly the one that has everyone's attention the most.

On the stage, Shen Dong and Carlos stood facing each other.

Judging from his appearance, Carlos was half a head taller than Shen Dong, his muscles were like bronze, and his aura was significantly stronger.

“Mr. Shen, I will not show you any mercy,” Carlos said coldly.

Before going on stage, someone told Carlos that if possible, he should kill Shen Dong directly.

At that time, Carlos will be a hero of the United States.

Carlos knew that the man was a high-ranking military official, and he couldn't afford to offend him, so he agreed.

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