After finishing his boxing match, Shen Dong entered the VIP room where the Hong Kong tycoons were staying, where he received a warm welcome from everyone.
Huo Yingdong asked, "Mr. Shen, you are indeed a man of extraordinary skill. But I don't understand why the other party couldn't take it after you only kicked him once?"
Shen Dong explained, “Our martial arts are divided into visible and hidden strength. Hidden strength is as powerful as a hammer and as soft as a needle. Carlos was injured in the abdomen by my hidden strength, and it will take at least ten minutes to recover. During this time, he will be unable to fight again.”
Huo Yingdong asked, "Is this the internal energy from martial arts novels?"
Shen Dong waved his hand and said, "What internal energy is there? It's just a method of channeling energy. Almost all the martial arts masters participating in this World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament know it."
Li Ka-shing exclaimed, "No wonder everyone says that Xia Kingdom's kung fu is the best in the world. It seems that our Xia Kingdom really has a plethora of masters."
Shen Dong asked, "Sir Li, have you gone to the boxing match?"
Li Ka-shing laughed and said, "The first two games were worth one million US dollars each, and the second game was worth three million US dollars. We won the second and third games."
Shen Dong said, "It seems I should thank you for your trust in me."
Li Ka-shing said, "No, I should be thanking you for letting me win a lot of money."
"Ha ha ha ha"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Li Zhaoshan said, "Mr. Shen, you are a kung fu master, you should be able to predict the outcome of the two contestants, right?"
Shen Dong shook his head and said, "Unless the difference is too great, no one can predict the outcome. It's like a master of Transformation Realm versus a master of Dark Realm. Logically speaking, the master of Transformation Realm has deeper skill and a higher level of understanding, so he should win. But many times, the master of Transformation Realm loses to the master of Dark Realm. There are many reasons for this, including psychological issues, lack of fighting experience, and the ability to seize opportunities. When masters clash, life and death hang by a thread. Who wins and who loses, who lives and who dies, only heaven knows."
Huo Yingdong said, "There's a lot of knowledge involved here."
The first round of elimination matches consisted of 141 matches, which took two full days to complete.
Overall, the Xia Kingdom's players performed the best.
Of the 138 finalists, 60 were martial arts masters from the Xia Kingdom, almost half.
Shen Dong did not miss this opportunity to make money. He made 32 bets in total, only making two wrong predictions and getting the remaining 30 right, earning a total of about 800 million US dollars.
Because it was the first round of elimination matches, the wealthy were very cautious; otherwise, Shen Dong would have already made a fortune.
Without any delay, the second round of the knockout stage began.
Shen Dong was unlucky; his opponent was a martial arts master from the Hong Gang.
To show respect, Shen Dong gave his opponent three moves, then used Xingyi Cannon Fist to break through his opponent's defense and defeat him.
However, Shen Dong did not injure him.
Because this guy was at the Transformation Realm, if we hadn't encountered him, we would have been fully capable of achieving better results.
Therefore, Shen Dong wanted to keep him to challenge the last few masters.
Because of the possibility of mutual destruction, it's unclear whether there will ultimately be nine top masters or just a few.
The judging panel decided to take it one step at a time.
The second round of elimination matches consists of only 69 games and can be completed in just one day.
Tengfei Martial Arts Academy's luck was just as bad as Shen Dong's; Gao Jin actually ran into Feng Yuxiu.
After exchanging a few blows, Gao Jin had no choice but to admit defeat.
After the 69-match knockout stage, Shen Dong made a fortune of two billion US dollars.
Through the first elimination round, he had gained some understanding of everyone's strength.
With the wealthy becoming increasingly daring in their spending, Shen Dong made a fortune.
The worst off were the wealthy Arabs.
Of the more than one hundred people, twenty-eight had already gambled away all the money they had brought.
These guys don't care about money at all. If they see someone they like, they'll spend a lot of money on them, and the result is predictable.
The biggest winners were Hong Kong's tycoons, with Li Ka-shing being the most cunning, winning approximately US$500 million.
Asian tycoons have also made a lot of money.
Half of the wealthy in Europe and America made money, while the other half lost everything.
After so many matches, three contestants died in battle, and twenty-eight were seriously injured.
Most of the people who died were players from Europe and America.
They attacked too ruthlessly, completely disregarding the concept of knowing when to stop, which cast a bloody shadow over the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament.
However, there are also advantages.
After the World Martial Arts Tournament was broadcast on major television stations, it instantly became a global sensation.
The wealthy individuals who initially disdained such martial arts competitions contacted Shen Dong, hoping to board the Tengfei super cruise ship to watch the event live.
Shen Dong made a demand of them: they must bring more than 500 million US dollars in gambling funds to be eligible to board the ship.
Just three days later, more than 100 wealthy people from around the world were picked up by helicopter by Shen Dong and taken to the cruise ship.
To provide them with the best service, Shen Dong simply sent another luxury cruise ship over.
During their rest time, they can go to this cruise ship.
You can watch the game on a super luxury cruise ship.
Some wealthy people liked this approach and applied to Shen Dong, who naturally did not refuse.
Time flies, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye.
After three rounds of elimination matches, ten contestants remained to become the top ten of the World Martial Arts Tournament.
These ten people are Shen Dong, Xiahou Wu, and Li Shanqun from Tengfei Martial Arts Academy; Zhao Zhuo from Hongbang; Oiwa Yuta and Tsubada Kei from Japanese Karate; Barry Pete from the United States; Mashkov from the United States; Neil from the Siberian Training Camp; and Kersin from the United States.
Feng Yuxiu had the worst luck, encountering Ye Wei from the Hong Gang. Although he ultimately won, he was seriously injured and unable to play again, so he could only regretfully be eliminated in the top 20.
The Japanese players were the luckiest. Although Yuta Oiwa and Kei Niwata also encountered some strong opponents, their strength was not particularly high, so they both made it into the top ten.
If we're talking about players who are qualified to challenge for the championship, besides Shen Dong, Barry Pitt should be considered one of them.
I don't know how this guy trained; he's incredibly strong.
A European boxer punching him with all his might is like a tickle.
What's most terrifying is that this guy is also very familiar with Chinese martial arts, practicing Bajiquan and Piguazhang.
The so-called Eight Extremes Armor makes even gods and ghosts afraid.
If you add an indestructible body to that, you'd be unstoppable, killing gods and Buddhas alike.
The wealthy in the United States have high hopes for him, and they will bet heavily on any game featuring Barry Pitt.
Unfortunately, they didn't earn much.
The main reason is that this guy is too terrifying. In the final game, almost no one bet on Barry Pitt's opponent.
As a result, they naturally couldn't make any money.
After these three rounds of elimination matches, Shen Dong made a fortune.
To date, he has earned more than four billion US dollars through boxing betting.
This number is absolutely terrifying.
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