Chapter 178 Martial Arts Exchange Meeting
"After this retreat, I wanted to challenge Wu Binghe. But unfortunately, he died. The honor and status gained by relying on the death of an opponent are ultimately much less valuable." The short-haired young man raised his eyebrows slightly, then frowned. His thick and dense eyebrows were quite powerful.
Xing Lie, the senior brother of Liehuo Martial Arts School, has always regarded Wu Binghe as his rival, trying to surpass Wu Binghe and become the real leader of the younger generation in Huaishui City. However, at the end of this retreat, he heard the news of Wu Binghe's death, and he became the first of the younger generation. Xing Lie was not very happy about this result, but a little disappointed.
"After this martial arts exchange meeting, I will try my best to get a higher ranking in the Dark World Fighting Competition, hoping to be able to enter the top 30."
He spoke slowly, as if he didn't care about the Huaishui City Martial Arts Exchange Conference at all. In Xing Lie's mind, after Wu Binghe's death, there was no one in the younger generation of Huaishui City who could threaten him. Especially now that he had broken through to the realm of a martial artist and stepped into another higher level.
Xing Lie looked at this exchange meeting with a condescending attitude.
As for the top 30 in the Dark World Fighting Competition, he was talking about the Eastern Secret Martial Arts World. City level, provincial level, and Eastern level were the three stages of the Dark World Fighting Competition. As for the national level, there was no such thing as a ranking of 30. The four major Secret Martial Arts Worlds in the southeast, northwest, and northeast had only 12 people in total, including the champion, runner-up, and third place. In other words, only the top three in each Secret Martial Arts World were eligible to participate in the final national fighting competition, and Xing Lie's goal was to be in the top 30 at the provincial level.
Don't think this goal is small and simple.
It’s not easy at all.
There are seven provinces in the east, and each province has at least ten cities. In total, there are more than eighty people who are the top young people in a certain city. Huaishui City's secret martial arts world is probably at a medium level, outside the top forty. Xing Lie wants to be promoted to the top thirty, which is quite ambitious.
This was based on his confidence that he had recently broken through to the level of a martial artist and had perfected his main skill, the Triple Explosive Claw.
"Yeah, I have ambition."
Luo Yan smiled and praised, then continued.
"What do you think of this martial arts exchange meeting?"
Xing Lie shook his head expressionlessly, with a look of disdain: "After Wu Binghe's death, the younger generation of the secret martial arts world in Huaishui City has no rivals."
Luo Yan nodded: "I heard that the Fierce Bird School has selected a new first core to replace Wu Binghe. It is the newly promoted seventh core Bai Xiao. In the previous meeting of the Martial Arts Association, Si Rui, Long Qing, and even Xiang Nan were all defeated by him. He does have some strength..."
"hehe……"
Xing Lie sneered.
"I will let him know the difference in strength between him and me."
…
Liehuo Stadium, north gate.
The black convoy of the Fierce Bird Flow drove in slowly and stopped at an open space near the north gate. The car door opened with a click and everyone got out.
Compared to other schools in Huaishui City, the number of participants from the Fierce Bird School seemed a bit sparse. Chen Liao led the team, and there were only two or three elders, who looked a little pale, obviously not yet fully recovered from their injuries. In addition, there were several staff members trained by the martial arts school, medical staff, and some elite disciples. Finally, there were the core disciples who were supposed to participate in the battle, but only Bai Xiao came alone.
There was no other way. Xia Shi and the others were too seriously injured. They would not recover without a month or two of recuperation. Forcing them to fight would only damage their foundation and they would not be able to perform brilliantly. It would be better to let Bai Xiao do it alone.
Then find some elite disciples to make up the quota.
Every martial arts exchange meeting in Huaishui City is actually mainly a stage for the core disciples of each school to display their talents and demonstrate the potential and strength of the new generation.
People are focusing more on young people.
The same is true for this exchange meeting.
Therefore, the elder of the Liehuo Martial Arts School who was waiting next to the parking lot glanced at the Xiongniao team, and his eyes seemed to contain a hint of hidden gloating.
At the intersection, a sturdy old man with gray hair, his hands hanging outside his legs, his palms were unusually large, calloused at the joints, and carrying a faint dangerous hot aura. He was wearing a well-made dark red fighting suit with flame patterns on the cuffs and collar.
The pattern is different from that of ordinary disciples. It is platinum, the symbol of elders.
"Only one core disciple from the Fierce Bird School came? Are we going to rely on this new core player named Bai Xiao for the upcoming individual competition and round-robin matches?"
Elder Liu narrowed his eyes and shook his head slightly.
However, when the fierce bird team came over, he changed his face and showed a bright smile, strode forward and spoke.
"Elder Chen, long time no see!"
Team leader Chen Liao came over and shook hands with Elder Liu. The two of them maintained a friendly attitude on the surface and walked towards the venue while chatting.
Enter the Liehuo Stadium from the north gate.
At a glance, the gymnasium had been renovated in advance, and in the middle of the open space was a temporary octagonal ring. The ring was about half a meter above the ground and seemed to be made of hard concrete and steel.
Alloy pillars and hard iron mesh at the edges add a layer of protection.
The surface of the ring is covered with a thick rubber mat, which is dark red in color.
There is also a huge word "Wu" in the very center.
The area around the ring was not a spectator's seat, but a circle of blank space to prevent splash damage. Disciples from various schools, elders, and even some outsiders who were invited because of their close relationship with the secret martial arts world were all in the circular spectator's seat. At this moment, some people had already sat down one after another.
"Is that the team of the Fierce Bird?"
"The Fierce Bird Team is here!"
"Huh? Why didn't Yan Qi come? Only one of the seven core disciples came, and he's the seventh core disciple! No, it seems that the seventh core disciple has become the first core disciple now. It seems that those rumors are true..."
In the spectator seats, disciples and elders from several schools were discussing. This was the first time that the Fierce Bird School had participated in an exchange event since the war.
As the rumors said, the Fierce Bird Clan suffered a heavy blow.
Sect leader Yan Qi is probably seriously injured, and the core disciples have also suffered heavy casualties?
"Is this the Fierce Bird Flow?"
"Where are Yan Qi and Wu Binghe?"
In the southwest corner, two schools from Hengguang City, Echo Sword and Wind Iron Fist, also exchanged ideas with each other, somewhat puzzled. Through the nearby Yanhu Gate, they learned that the Fierce Bird School showed signs of decline after being severely damaged.
"It seems that the Fierce Bird School performed the worst in this martial arts exchange meeting..."
"If the disciple named Bai Xiao is strong enough, he can still save some face in the individual competition. But in the round-robin competition, there is no chance no matter what. Next, we will focus on Liehuo Martial Arts School, which is the biggest competitor..."
Several elders were talking in low voices, their eyes flickering.
In the hallway of the gymnasium, Chen Liao led the Fierce Bird Stream team, facing many gazes, and came to the spectator seats belonging to the Fierce Bird Stream. In the middle of the seats in this area, there was a small door leading to the inner building of the gymnasium.
If any unexpected situation occurs, you can go in and change clothes and bandage them.
It was less than two o'clock in the afternoon and everyone was sitting in their seats.
The game hadn't officially started yet, and the sounds of the disciples' chattering still echoed in the gymnasium. On the Fierce Bird side, several elite disciples who had been captured to make up the numbers were also discussing excitedly, their eyes constantly scanning around with curiosity.
"Chen Hu from Yanhu Sect, Lü Tang from Gangming School, Xing Lie from Liehuo Martial Arts School. Tsk tsk, this is the first time I've seen so many top five masters of the younger generation in Huaishui City. They may not be far from breaking through to the realm of martial artists..."
An elite disciple with semi-long hair pointed and said.
He pointed in three directions. In the southwest corner, there sat a young man wearing a gray fighting suit with a tiger pattern on the chest. He had an inverted triangle body, bulging chest muscles, a face full of flesh, and a fierce and majestic look. Chen Hu, the first core of Yanhu Sect, had mastered the evil tiger fist.
On the east side, a man wearing a black tight short-sleeved shirt, with his arms folded across his chest. His arms were larger than his head, and his veins were throbbing slightly.
Lu Tang, the first core of Gangming Style, is a man who practices both horizontal training and has extremely strong hard skills!
As for the west, it was the location of the organizer, Liehuo Martial Arts School. Xing Lie closed his eyes, as if he was oblivious to the outside world, with a look of contempt between his brows.
"I heard that the two schools in Hengguang City are also very strong. There are five official schools in Hengguang City, and the Echo Sword and the Wind and Iron Fist can be ranked third and second. The white-haired one is the core of the Echo Sword, he is beautiful and his sword is fierce. In comparison, the eldest brother of the Wind and Iron Fist looks much shabby, dark and thin, but he is very powerful..."
On the other side of the Echo Sword, there was a woman in white plain clothes. She was tall and slender, with fine white hair gathered into a high ponytail at the back.
She held the sword in both hands, her face was simple and beautiful, but her brows were sharp and fierce.
It was as if he would draw his sword and kill someone if they disagreed with him.
Time passed slowly, and the organizer, Liehuo Martial Arts School, was finally ready.
Luo Yan, the deputy head of Liehuo Martial Arts School, who was familiar to Bai Xiao, quickly stepped onto the stage and began his speech at the opening of the martial arts exchange meeting. Of course, the exchange meeting was not a government agency, so the speech ended quickly and the exchange meeting was announced to begin.
There are a total of five places for each participating school.
There are a total of thirty people in the six schools, which is not too many.
Numbers from one to thirty were randomly distributed to the contestants.
As luck would have it, Bai Xiao was number one.
He sat on the blue plastic seat and looked at the round red sign.
"beep……"
There was a muffled sound from the gymnasium broadcast.
On the ring in the middle of the venue, a host in a fiery red uniform stood in the center, holding a microphone in his hand, adjusting it a few times and speaking.
"The first thing that will start at this martial arts exchange meeting is the individual competition."
"The individual competition adopts an elimination system. Anyone who loses will be eliminated. There are thirty contestants in total. Now we will proceed to the first round, and the thirty will be selected into fifteen!"
The host's loud voice suppressed the noise of the entire stadium.
After a brief introduction, he suddenly raised his voice and spoke.
"I declare that the individual competition officially begins!!!"
"The first to appear is..."
"Number nine, versus number twenty-two!"
The host jumped off the stage and walked step by step to an empty space next to it.
Suddenly, a disciple from Yanhu Sect stood up and walked along the aisle next to the seats towards the middle ring. However, the next second, surprised voices rang out from all around. The disciple looked up and was shocked to find that the No. 22 he was fighting against was actually Xing Lie from Liehuo Martial Arts School!
He had a sad face and had no choice but to walk up.
It's bad luck, there's nothing we can do about it, but we must never surrender.
Half a minute later, on the huge stage.
The young man in gray combat clothes stands on the left. He is the fourth core of Yanhumen. He has the strength of the third stage of Limit Breaker and is proficient in the Evil Tiger Fist.
If the opponent was the fourth or third core of another school, the young man had confidence in himself and might be able to win. But now...
He raised his head and glanced at the opposite side. Xing Lie was standing quietly in front of the protective net like an ordinary person. His aura was restrained, but it brought a great pressure.
It's like a dormant volcano. If it doesn't move, it's fine. But if it moves, it's going to explode!
"Yanhumen, Chen Rui!"
The young man raised his hands and saluted.
However, Xing Lie on the opposite side did not respond as if he had ignored him.
Chen Rui suddenly became annoyed.
Although you are strong, don't you want to follow even basic etiquette?
"Ding, the game begins!"
With the sound of a clear bell on the radio, the first game of the individual competition began.
Chen Rui was holding back his anger, and he rushed forward without hesitation. He stomped his feet hard on the ground, and pounced forward like a tiger, bringing with him a fierce gust of wind. His right hand was claw-shaped, and he was powerful and vigorous, and a faint tiger roar could be heard, and he was already at full strength!
"Teach you a lesson!"
Chen Rui instantly approached within three meters of Xing Lie and struck out with a claw.
Bang!
“Ahhhh!”
A scream was heard and Chen Rui rolled to one side of the ring.
His right hand was turned inward unnaturally, with white bone stumps exposed at the joints, five twisted fingers, and black marks of burns on the palm. At that moment, Xing Lie seemed to have made a move. Chen Rui didn't even see the trajectory of the opponent's move, but felt a sharp pain in his arm, and the whole person was instantly thrown out.
"Too weak, just as I imagined."
Xing Lie remained motionless, his eyes swept calmly over the painfully looking Chen Rui on the ground: "Without Wu Binghe, this so-called martial arts exchange meeting is not interesting at all. It's even more boring than seclusion..."
"Number 22 wins!"
The referee, with a deep breath, immediately announced the result of the game.
Medical staff from Yanhumen also quickly came on stage and carried Chen Rui away.
After all, this exchange is a martial arts exchange, so injuries are normal. As long as it is not a situation that damages the foundation or kills people, we will not interfere.
Next, there were several rounds of ring battles, and the geniuses of each school showed their strength. Some directly crushed the opponent, while others fought back and forth, with few rookies fighting each other. The record of the fierce bird school was very bad. After all, the other four places were elite disciples who were brought in to make up the numbers. They really didn't have much chance of winning when fighting against the core disciples of other schools, and basically lost all of them.
"It seems that the Fierce Bird School is really going to decline..."
"The three people who fought consecutively all lost."
"On the contrary, the Fiery Martial Arts School has won three battles in a row. The two most powerful schools in Huaishui City have been fighting for several years, and it seems that the winner is about to be decided..."
People from several major schools in Huaishui City were discussing and whispering.
On the stage, the host began to announce the number of the next ring battle.
"Number One vs. Number Six!"
Suddenly, on the side of the audience of the Fierce Bird Stream, Bai Xiao slowly stood up.
The other person who stood up caused a commotion. The other person was Chen Hu, the first core of Yanhumen and one of the top five masters in this martial arts exchange meeting. I didn't expect that the draw was so coincidental that Chen Hu and Bai Xiao met!
Both parties are now the top core of their respective schools.
It instantly attracted the attention of the whole audience.
"Chen Hu versus Bai Xiao? Tsk tsk, this is going to be a good show."
"Both are top core members, but Chen Hu has been the senior brother of Yanhu Sect for five or six years, while Bai Xiao just became the senior brother of Xiongniao Sect a few days ago. In my opinion, Chen Hu has a greater chance of winning, while Bai Xiao is still immature..."
"Damn, the Fierce Bird Stream won't be wiped out in the first round, right?"
"Bai Xiao is the fourth contestant to compete, so the fifth contestant will definitely not be a civil war and will most likely lose. In other words, if Bai Xiao loses the match against Chen Hu, then all five contestants from the Fierce Bird Flow will lose..."
Amidst the numerous discussions, some were gloating, some were pessimistic, and some were just looking for fun. Amid the complex and excited noise, two figures came onto the stage.
Chen Hu stood on the left side of the ring.
Bai Xiao stood on the right, his face expressionless as always, unaffected.
"The twelfth match of the first round of the individual competition begins!"
(End of this chapter)
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