Chapter 23: Gathering of Talents

  Once in a decade, the First Martial Arts Tournament, gathering of geniuses, is indeed an era of great contention.

  Apart from those two hundred seeded contestants, the whole martial arts world was stirred up, and many people, although unknown, were determined to make a name for themselves in this first Martial Arts Competition.

  Xījí Xiàn, Wǔ Zhǐ Shān.

  English Translation:

  Western Extreme County, Five Fingers Mountain.

  Thunder booms, divine light flashes, if viewed from outside the mortal realm, one can see the fierce thunder and lightning intertwined, booming, divine light flashing, condensing into a colossal hand that shakes heaven and earth.

  "Boom!"

  A loud roar, outside the Five Fingers Mountain, a towering figure suddenly appeared, with one hand supporting the sky and the other hand pinching, annihilating countless thunderbolts.

  The long fist swept across, shaking the heavens and earth. The thunder in the sky roared, transforming into a long knife, giant sword, and various divine weapons, chopping down to crush the figure that had escaped, suppressing it.

  "Come! Come! Come!" The figure who broke free let out a long whistle, and suddenly punched out with a mighty fist. The force of the punch shattered the sky, annihilated the void, and sent divine light flashing in all directions. It shook the massive palm print formed by the boundless lightning, and as for the various divine soldiers that were descending to kill him, they were invisible, resisting with their bodies.

  A thunderous blow from the mighty Thunderbolt God Soldier struck that person, producing a loud clanging sound, yet it only left a white mark on that person's body, shocking everyone.

  That person became even more frenzied, taking a step forward with his foot and charging directly into the depths of the thunder. With bare hands, he chopped at the sky, tearing apart the thunder and extinguishing the divine light. Not giving an inch, he fought his way deep into the heart of the lightning.

  Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

  Three consecutive loud sounds like the great bell of Da Lü, the thunder and lightning dissipated, the suppressing palm print disappeared into tiny sparkling dots, and Wuzhi Mountain also completely collapsed, revealing the entire figure.

  Golden hair flowing down her shoulders, untamed and free, a glint of spirit in her eyes, gazing coldly at the sky, "You can't trap me."

  "Not bad." A middle-aged man with the same golden hair stepped out from the sky, majestic and awe-inspiring, with a stern expression that seemed to gaze down at everything, yet exuding an aura of dominance over the world.

  "After twenty years of oppression by your father, you have finally condensed the essence of fighting and winning, and escaped from the predicament. Well, then go fight! Win!"

  That sudden appearance of the blond middle-aged man standing with his hands tied, yet gave people a feeling as if facing the vast sky, was invincible. "After being away from the mortal world for thousands of years, I'm afraid everyone has forgotten my original battle. Original Heaven's Wrath, go! Fight! War! Victory! Let everyone know that in all realms, only our Fighting Spirit is the strongest!"

  Yu Tian Gong let out a cold hum and glared at the golden-haired middle-aged man, "Yu Zhan! One day I will kill you to avenge my mother!"

  The golden-haired middle-aged man burst out laughing, "Good, this is my original war son. Thirty years ago I killed my wife to prove the way, but left you behind, unable to become a god. You are my original war son, I give you one cycle of sixty years, either you kill your father to prove the way, or I will kill you to become a god, otherwise after one cycle of sixty years, how can the number one warrior in the world contend for the throne of the Ten Thousand Realms?"

  "So now, get out of my sight. The First Martial Arts Tournament has begun, go and take first place, that's the only way you'll have the qualifications to stand in front of me."

  Yu Tianya clenched his fists tightly and glared at Yu Zhan fiercely. With a swift movement, he transformed into a rainbow and vanished into the horizon.

  Rumbling, on the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the entire world was suddenly filled with thunder and lightning, heavy rain poured down without stopping. A sword light suddenly appeared, swift as a startled dragon. The cold sword light covered nineteen counties. On that day, Wang, the King of Daxian County in Xianglong County, was assassinated, shocking the whole country.

  "With the upper segment of the sealed marquis' cultivation, he assassinated the surrendered Dragon County King in the middle segment of the sealed king. One sword to kill the enemy. Avenging blood, you can set out now. Come back immediately, tomorrow is the first martial arts competition, you must win the championship and let the world know that in this world, only the way of killing is the king of all ways."

  Qiu Xue's cold and ruthless move to shut down Tian Shu, one battle shook the heavens, with his cultivation at the level of Feng Hou Upper Segment, he assassinated Fēng Wáng Zhōng Duàn, the Prince of Xiāng Lóng County, although Qiu Xue himself was also severely injured, such a terrifying achievement, when spoken of, would be enough to shock all the monarchs.

  Numbly treating the injuries on his body, Ou Xue opened Tian Shuo, and opened the first martial arts tournament's seed player information. "So many so-called geniuses, who to hunt down first?"

  "Haha." Chou Xue's maniacal laughter echoed, his eyes fixed on the data of Tian Jian Hou. The sword light flashed, "It's you. Tian Jian Hou, you are my next hunting target. Killing you will prove my sword path."

  "It's chaotic. It's chaotic."

  Bai Yu Jing of the Law Enforcement Department, Spring and Autumn Wang returned to the Law Enforcement Department with a headache.

  Tomorrow is the day when the First Martial Arts Conference will begin, but this last day is extremely turbulent. Information from all over the world has gathered, and many unknown geniuses have emerged one after another.

  "Sansu County, the Sun God's body appears."

  "The North Sea County, the sea god incarnate, stirred up a stormy sea surge, sweeping through seventeen cities."

  "Dong Wu County, on the tenth day of the month, a shocking event occurred in the sky. The King of Dong Wu, Jin Zhao, was severely injured by someone, and it is suspected that the half-god U Yang has been reincarnated..."

  Almost everywhere has similar news, the earliest message was ten days ago, and the latest is today. What makes Chunqiu Wang fortunate is that by this afternoon, he no longer received any such messages.

  Chun Qiu Wang's mind was clear: these sudden geniuses were all rushing towards the First Martial Arts Competition, which would begin tomorrow. Naturally, they also calmed down.

  But now the calmer it is, the more Spring and Autumn King knows that when the first martial arts tournament officially begins, it will be a stormy tempest that exceeds everyone's expectations, and the outcome may surprise many people.

  "Especially these geniuses beyond the border who are eager to move."

  The Spring and Autumn King's face was solemn, compared to the human world where these geniuses announced their existence in their own ways, what made the Spring and Autumn King even more shocked was the news that came from outside the realm.

  All the messages were summarized and reported, especially those reports about the movements of the outside genius were marked out. Spring Autumn Wang waited for half a day, but the order from the arbitration department made him take a cold breath.

  Watch and wait.

  This is the order of the arbitration court. King Chunqiu was surprised in his heart, but since there was an order above, he didn't bother to take care of it and followed the rules.

  "As long as I don't have to go catch Lin Huang again, that's all that matters." Spring Autumn King carelessly tossed the command aside, put his mind at ease, and began reading the report of the first martial arts tournament with great interest.

  "Indeed, they are all extraordinary geniuses. Looking at this information, it's truly astonishing. However, if Lin Huang's information were to be leaked out, hehe."

  The King of Chu and Qin burst out laughing, and suddenly thought that if Lin Huang also participated in this first martial arts conference, it would be really interesting.

  The expectation of the Spring and Autumn King, Lin Huang naturally didn't know. At this moment, Lin Huang closed Tiān Shū (Heaven's Pivot) and stopped looking at information about the First Martial Arts Competition, setting it to automatic reminders instead.

  Closing his eyes, Lin Huang began to quietly reflect on what he had gained at the Zhongnan Ancient Battlefield.

  The supreme state of mind with just one finger from the divine spirit.

  The respective Dao realms of the various saints of Zhongnan.

  Soon there were great gains, and the more profound understanding of Liu Dao, the more he felt his own inadequacies.

  Divine light pervades, the Tao and Dharma intertwine, Lin Huang's treasure trove is solemnly displayed, subtle comprehension, wanting to merge these into one furnace, transforming them into my own understanding, establishing my own foundation.

  One night passed without incident, and on the second day, the First Martial Arts Tournament officially began.