Next up is the Top Ten Challenge.
There are a total of twenty-two people who want to challenge eight of these ten masters.
Apart from Shen Dong and Barry Pitt, the others each had two or three contestants challenging them.
The worst off were Yuta Oiwa and Kei Niwata, who were treated like pushovers, with four contestants each wanting to challenge them.
However, these people need to engage in a duel first to select the strongest contestant before they can challenge the top ten masters.
After a period of competition, Yuta Oiwa and Kei Niwata were unfortunately defeated and replaced by Raul from the United States and Zhang Tian from the Hong Gang.
Xiahou Wu fought a fierce battle with an inland expert who had been defeated by Shen Dong, resulting in both of them being severely injured. Xiahou Wu was forced to drop out of the top ten, which infuriated Shen Dong.
They're both from the same martial arts lineage, yet this guy is practically instigating internal strife.
After Xiahou Wu withdrew, only nine of the top ten masters remained.
The referee team organized a draw, dividing the teams into groups of three. Those who won two consecutive matches would advance to the championship battle.
Shen Dong, who has always had bad luck, had a stroke of good fortune this time and drew Raul and Zhang Tianling to fill the gaps.
Among them, Zhang Tianling lost to Shen Dong and knew that his skills were far inferior to Shen Dong's, so he directly admitted defeat.
Raul did not give up, but before he could reach Shen Dong, he was defeated by Zhang Tianling.
The results for the other two groups are also in, with Li Shanqun and Barry Pitt being the winners.
In this way, the championship will be contested among the three.
No, to be precise, it should be about the relationship between Shen Dong and Barry Pitt.
Because Li Shanqun was no match for Shen Dong at all.
Since it's a championship contender, it should naturally be held last.
The ranking battle for the other six people was held first.
They are all top-tier fighters in the world, each with explosive power, and their fight scenes can only be described as explosive.
Finally, the rankings of the six players are Zhao Zhuo, Neil, Zhang Tianling, Mashkov, Ksetsin, and Neil.
"Brother Dong, I want to challenge Pete."
The night before the championship battle, Li Shanqun said this to Shen Dong at the dinner table.
Shen Dong wasn't surprised and asked, "Are you confident?"
Li Shanqun shook his head and said, "No. It's precisely because I'm not confident that I want to fight him."
Shen Dong took a sip of wine and said, "Shan Qun, I've watched a few of Pete's fights. Your kung fu is no less than his, but your physique is far inferior. Especially in terms of resilience, this guy can almost be called the best in the world."
Li Shanqun said, "If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening!"
Jimmy frowned and said, "Brother Qun, if you die, how will you reach the highest level of kung fu?"
Ahua chimed in, "Exactly. Ah Qun, in my opinion, let Dong Ge go out and cripple him. That way, the champion and runner-up will both be from our Tengfei Martial Arts Academy. Don't forget, the purpose of our World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament is to promote Xia Kingdom Kung Fu."
Li Shanqun's expression changed, and he said, "No. I absolutely disagree."
Shen Dong said, "I disagree as well. Doing so would be an insult to the mountain range."
Li Shanqun said, "Brother Dong, I hope you can grant my request."
Shen Dong thought for a moment and said, "You can challenge Pete directly tomorrow. But let me make this clear: if you can't hold on, I'll stop you immediately. Tengfei Martial Arts Academy can't afford to lose a master like you. Didn't you yourself say you wanted to promote Bajiquan to the world?"
Li Shanqun nodded and said, "Then it's settled."
The championship match of the World's Greatest Martial Arts Tournament officially began at nine o'clock the next morning.
Just as Cheng Yutian asked the three to draw lots, Li Shanqun came out.
"Is there something you need, Master Li?" Cheng Yutian asked in surprise.
Li Shanqun said loudly, "Mr. Cheng, judges, Mr. Shen and I are both martial artists from the Tengfei Martial Arts Academy, and we often spar. I admit that I am far from being Mr. Shen's match. Although Mr. Pete is very skilled, he is still far inferior to Mr. Shen. Therefore, I would like to request the judges to allow Mr. Pete and I to have a match first."
Cheng Yutian was taken aback and turned to look at Chen Dong and Pete.
Shen Dong clearly already knew about this, and his expression remained unchanged.
Pete was furious and said, "Mr. Li, I admit that Mr. Shen is very capable, but he is not as exaggerated as you described. You are insulting me."
Li Shanqun said calmly, "I'm just telling the truth."
Pete said sternly, "Mr. Shen, I challenge you."
Shen Dong said, "Shan Qun, I'll fight Mr. Pete first, and then you can compete with him for second place. Don't worry, I won't hurt him."
Li Shanqun said, "Okay."
Pete became even angrier upon hearing Shen Dong's words, and said, "Mr. Shen, you underestimate me. In a moment, I'll show you what I'm capable of."
Shen Dong smiled and said, "I hope you can hold on a little longer."
Cheng Yutian said, "Since the three of you have already discussed it, let's begin."
Soon, Shen Dong and Pete stood on the ring.
"Ring ring ring"
As the bell rang, Chen Dong pushed off with his right foot, his body moving like a high-speed train, rushing towards Pete with an astonishing roar and powerful momentum.
Pete felt a wave of heat rushing towards him, alarm bells went off in his mind, and he immediately used the "Iron Mountain Lean" technique from Bajiquan to strike Shen Dong's chest.
"Overestimating one's abilities."
Shen Dong lifted him up, and an overwhelming force sent Pete's elbow and his entire body flying.
Pete took three steps back, and just as he regained his footing, Shen Dong was already in front of him again, tapping his temple.
"You lost."
Shen Dong stepped back five meters and said calmly.
Pete touched his temple and found a drop of blood on his finger.
It was obvious that Shen Dong had cut the skin around his temple.
If it had been a blow instead, he'd probably be lying on the ground by now.
Pete looked at him incredulously and said, "How is this possible?"
Shen Dong laughed and said, "Nothing is impossible."
Pete sighed and said, "I lost."
Shen Dong said, "Take a break. You still have one opponent."
Pitt nodded and stepped off the ring.
Ten minutes later, Li Qunshan and Pete engaged in a Bajiquan duel.
Pete, with his indestructible body, focused solely on offense and never on defense, pushing the power and ferocity of Bajiquan and Piguazhang to their limits.
Li Qunshan didn't engage in a direct confrontation with him, but instead used his speed advantage to fight Pete to a standstill.
The two sides exchanged blows for a full three minutes, earning enthusiastic applause from the audience.
It must be admitted that there are still differences in the physical constitution between Asians and Westerners.
Despite undergoing extremely rigorous training and practicing Bajiquan for many years, Li Qunshan still has a gap to close compared to Pete, whose physique is almost at the human limit.
"Bang"
Li Qunshan was punched in the chest by Pete, and was thrown backward before crashing heavily to the ground.
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