Chapter 15: The Exchange Competition

  Suddenly, Lei Yu thought of a point in his heart. Since it can't be controlled after breaking, what if he keeps controlling it?

  Thinking of this, he made another attempt, circulating the true energy in his arms and legs again, and after returning to the dantian, Lei Yu extracted a small portion from the dantian, pulling the true energy into a thin thread, establishing a connection with this true energy. Then, he controlled another flow of true energy running through other meridians. The previous strand of energy seemed to have suction cups, tightly adhering to the edge of a meridian near the dantian. No matter how the other true energies circulated, this true energy always maintained a connection with the dantian.

  When all the powers converged successfully, there was still a thread of true energy absorbed in the air sea, and Lei Yu was overjoyed. It seemed that not only could he achieve a powerful attack, but also avoid completely losing his strength.

  Relaxing his body, Lei Yu returned to his dantian after circulating his true qi. Next was considering the techniques for his attack.

  What needs attention in close combat is actually very simple, three words: fast, accurate, ruthless.

  Speed and power are still decent, and the accuracy is also good. If bursting out with force, this fierce momentum can be easily released. However, the only drawback is that it cannot be integrated as a whole. Leiyu simply practices according to his own method without systematic training, so he naturally lacks such coordination.

  In that case, there's only one way to go, and that's to catch them off guard. Lei Yu has a sharp spike that he keeps hidden behind him, which is a great trump card to use in critical moments. With his special power, the explosive force it unleashes will greatly increase their chances of winning.

  After a night of cultivation, the progress was almost negligible. Lei Yu tidied up his clothes and prepared to head back to the Dragon Group. Although the Dragon Group was strict with these elites in terms of cultivation, Lei Yu was an exception. Nevertheless, he still insisted on going there every day.

  The phone rang at this time.

  "Xiao Yu, do you have something going on tonight?" Nuo Hu asked.

  "It's nothing, I'm preparing to return and cultivate, what's wrong?"

  "Can't you take a day off? Come with me and Ail to attend a banquet?" asked Nuo Hu.

  "Never mind, I won't go after all. I don't like joining in the commotion." Lei Yu shook his head and refused.

  "Oh dear, Little Yu Gege, you have to go! If you don't go, it'll be too boring!" Ai Er said, snatching the phone and speaking in a spoiled tone.

  "Alright..."

  "Long live!"

  Today's banquet is special, it's a martial arts exchange banquet. Many celebrities from all walks of life will come here. Those who can attend this banquet are naturally highly respected, and most of them are the ancient martial families of the Wu Zong. The purpose of this banquet is to make friends through martial arts, verify the progress and strength of the younger generation's martial arts practice, held once every three years, some representatives of powerful forces will be invited to come, but the core of the banquet is still those ancient martial families, after all, they are the hosts.

  As Nu Hu and Ai Er arrived at a star-rated hotel, there were many cars parked in front of the door. Lei Yu glanced around roughly and found that they were all famous cars.

  The banquet hall is on the second floor. The decoration here is indeed luxurious, with gold and white as the main colors everywhere, showing extraordinary dignity.

  The hall was packed with people, but each and every one of them was refined and elegant, possessing the kind of quality that only high-society individuals would have.

  Lei Yu and the two of them came to a corner and sat down, Lei Yu carefully examined the layout of the hall, the long table was filled with wine and food, but no one went to eat, they all held a cup of wine standing there chatting.

  In the center of the hall was a large square platform, which seemed to be the so-called martial arts exchange arena.

  "Xiao Yu, Ai Er, you two sit here for a while, I'll go prepare."

  "Go ahead." Aile said with a smile.

  Seeing Nu Hu leave, Lei Yu asked: "Where is he going?"

  Today's martial arts exchange conference has a cutting competition, and my brother is one of the contestants.

  "Oh? Then we must cheer him on!"

  At this time, a young man walked over from afar, dressed in bright clothes, obviously the son of a wealthy family, and his appearance was extremely handsome, but a pair of somewhat deep eyes looked very uncomfortable.

  "Ar!"

  The two of them turned their heads around, and Ai'er slightly furrowed her brow. "You're back too?"

  "You left and I didn't have any interest in staying abroad either, so I also came back."

  "Don't get involved with me." Aier was visibly unhappy, and pulled Lei Yu to one side.

  The young man furrowed his brow and looked at Lei Yu beside Aier, "Who is this guy? Why is he so close to Aier?"

  "Ladies and gentlemen!" The host stood on the high platform in the center of the hall, "Today is the martial arts exchange banquet held once every three years. We are honored to have invited Liu Wenjin, Governor Liu, to be the judge for this event. Everyone welcomes him warmly!"

  Applause erupted in the hall, Lei Yu looked up and saw a fat man standing under the high platform waving his hands to all sides. Although he was a fatty, he seemed very affable, Liu Hao also had his own plump style before training.

  Beside Governor Liu, Lei Yu saw the figure of his apprentice Liu Hao, apparently Liu Hao did not see Lei Yu.

  The other two referees are Instructor Zhuang from the Dragon Group and Captain Zou from the Eagle Group. Captain Zou has come all the way from another province, everyone welcomes him warmly!

  Immediately followed by another round of warm applause, after the applause died down, the host continued: "In addition, we have also specially invited the young talent from the Lei family, Lei Tian."

  Lei Yu's eyebrows furrowed tightly, how could there still be a figure from the Lei family? This exchange banquet had been heard of by Lei Yu before, but the Lei family would never participate.

  A young man in his twenties smiled and waved to the surrounding crowd, who applauded even more enthusiastically than before. Everyone in the Lei family knew that it was a business family, rich enough to rival a country, and its internal system was extremely mysterious. Many people wanted to get close to them but had no way in. Today, they actually appeared here, how could people not feel surprised and excited? Although he was just a junior member of the inner circle, he was also a key member of the Lei family.

  Lei Yu knew this guy named Lei Tian, who was always smooth-talking and often ran to Lei Yun Tian's side to curry favor. His status in the family was also somewhat considerable, but Lei Yu had never liked people like him, no different from a sycophant. As for his cultivation, Lei Yu wasn't very clear about it, after all, he hadn't seen the internal skills and mental methods of the Lei family, nor did he know what kind of method it was or what the steps were to advance.

  Seeing Lei Yu frowning, Ai Er said apologetically beside him: "Sorry, Little Feather Brother, I didn't know there were people from the Lei family coming, if I had known, I wouldn't have let you come."

  Lei Yu smiled and said, "It's okay."

  The two men's eyes were fixed on the high sky, and the host continued: "No more nonsense, the competition is about to begin. This time, we will select the top three winners, who will receive generous prizes as rewards. Moreover, they may be selected to join either the Dragon Squad or the Eagle Squad, becoming elite soldiers."

  As soon as this statement came out, the whole scene was in an uproar. This news was indeed shocking enough. Among the troops controlled by Wu Zong, the strongest were the Dragon Corps and the Eagle Corps. The conditions for recruiting soldiers in these two armies were extremely harsh, to the point where it was hard to imagine. Now, they would actually be selected here and directly incorporated, how could this not be surprising?

  Although training in both armies is extremely hard, the treatment is also exceptionally generous, and it can be said that it is a place where all passionate young people dream of.

  A long table was pulled over beside the high sky, and Liu Shengzhang, Zou Duizhang and Zhuang Jiao entered their seats one after another. The Lei Tian who was introduced earlier went to prepare at the back, seemingly wanting to participate in this martial arts exchange competition.

  "No more nonsense, the game officially begins. This competition is purely a martial arts exchange, friendship first, ranking second! The contestants are ready." As the host's voice fell, two young men walked out of a door at the back of the hall, apparently the first pair of contestants. Both smiled and walked up to the high platform, exchanged fist bumps, and got ready.