The full moon hung high, and the sky was dotted with stars. Under the bright moonlight, most of the stars were covered up.
In a mansion in Gladiatus City, the four candidates for the leadership of the Heavenly Destruction Alliance were holding a banquet with more than two hundred geniuses from all over the country.
Starting from tomorrow, the group of warriors below will begin a brutal fight for six consecutive days of high-intensity fighting.
Therefore, several leaders of the Heavenly Destruction Alliance decided to hold a banquet before this to let everyone relax completely, and take this opportunity to answer some of the people's questions.
In the hall, Mr. Li sat in the middle, with three of his deputies beside him. A strip-shaped wooden table was placed in front of the four of them.
There are also strip-shaped wooden tables placed against the walls on both sides. Wine and snacks are placed on the tables. There are three to four warriors behind the wooden tables.
They were chatting happily with each other, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very lively.
"Senior Li, I heard that in the next Five Nations Youth Competition, the top players on the Tianwu Ranking will have the opportunity to go to the upper world."
On the right hand side, a young warrior at the bottom put down the wine glass in his hand and respectfully asked Mr. Li on the stage.
As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly became quiet, and all eyes were focused on Mr. Li.
The so-called upper world is a mysterious place to everyone. There are rumors that the Three Holy Lands are in such a world.
No one knows what kind of world it is. On the Tianwu Continent, it is said that only those who have reached the strength of Emperor Wu can break through the void and take a look at the upper world.
If you haven't reached the level of Emperor Wu, if you want to go up and have a look, you can only have such an opportunity in the Five Nations Youth Competition.
Of course, not every five-nation youth competition has such an opportunity. Only when the geniuses of each country reach their peak will the upper world draw the attention of the world and grant such an opportunity.
But for thousands of years, no one has been qualified to enter the upper world in the Five Nations Youth Competition.
The earliest generation, the young geniuses of Thunder Emperor's generation four thousand years ago, were said to have gotten this opportunity during the Five Kingdoms Competition.
Four thousand years is too long, and the deeds of those years have long since become legends. Today's young warriors can only make some guesses and dare not confirm whether things are true or false.
But this time's Five-Nation Hegemony Tournament has revealed some suspicions. Not only all the countries and forces on the Tianwu Continent will send people to participate.
Even Sifang Qianhai, who is far away in the Endless Sea, plans to send people to participate. If they had not had the opportunity to go to the previous competition, they would never have made such a huge noise.
Hearing this, Mr. Li smiled softly and said, "What I know, the elders of the older generation of the sect behind you also know. Since they haven't told you, naturally I won't tell you either."
"Why?" Everyone asked in confusion.
Mr. Li shook his head and said: "It's not the time yet. Now is the budding period of the prosperous age of warriors. People of your generation have not grown up yet. Telling you is harmful but useless."
"I can only say that if you go all out, people with great luck will definitely get big surprises."
On the right hand side and very far back, Jin Wuji and Dingfengchou were sitting behind a wine table. Jin Wuji said with some confusion: "It's really strange, how come the tone is exactly the same as the master's? Senior brother, you are the most favored by the master. Do you have any inside information?"
Dingfengchou took a sip of wine, a deep look flashed in his eyes, looking mysterious and unpredictable.
Putting down the glass, he shook his head and smiled: "I don't know, don't think too much. I don't have enough strength and talent. Going there may not be a good result."
The banquet continued, during which someone asked again about the specific rules of the Super Arena, and Mr. Li answered them one by one without hiding anything.
"When you go to the arena, I don't have the final say there. Let me explain to you in advance. If there is any danger, exit early and don't be brave. The rules are the rules of the arena. You don't have any privileges. Find a way to win sixty games. That’s it.”
Boom, boom, boom!
At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came over. A waiter outside the hall, holding an inscription card in his hand, quickly walked up to Mr. Li and whispered something in his ear.
Mr. Li's expression changed slightly and he ordered: "You go down first and bring him up so that I can see for myself."
Several deputies nearby glanced at the Mingka and said with some surprise: "Elder Huang's Mingka, who is he trying to protect?"
Old Li put Mingka away casually, with a gloomy expression on his face. He said calmly: "This is the boy who was strongly opposed to him at the beginning. I want to see why Old Huang wants to protect this little low-grade King of Martial Arts several times."
The leaders from all over the hall in the hall looked at Mr. Li whose face suddenly turned gloomy. They were all confused and felt that something was going to happen.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little strange, and the hall was extremely quiet. Everyone looked at the door outside the hall, wanting to see who had offended Mr. Li.
Mu Xinya whispered to Jiang Zimo next to her, "Is it possible that the person you mentioned is here again?"
Jiang Zimo said softly: "It's hard to say, but if it's really him, I can't help him much now. This Elder Li is not from our faction in the Ten Thousand Demons Palace."
Tap!
There was a soft sound of footsteps outside the door, and Xiao Chen came into the hall with a blue robe and a moon shadow knife in his hand with a calm expression.
With a faint glance from the corner of his eye, he looked over the faces of everyone in the hall and saw several familiar faces.
There was Xia Xiyan who had fought against enemies together, Jiang Zimo whom they met once, and the silver-haired woman next to Jiang Zimo looked familiar, but I couldn't remember it for a while.
Two old friends, Jin Wuji and Dingfengchou, also came here. Feeling Jin Wuji's very unkind gaze, Xiao Chen ignored them.
There seemed to be something wrong with the atmosphere in the hall, and Xiao Chen didn't think much about it. He raised his head and raised his hands to Mr. Li in front of him and said, "Junior Xiao Chen, I have met my senior."
Mr. Li ignored Xiao Chen's words and said with a neutral smile: "I personally have always believed that the level of cultivation is the foundation for a warrior. I also proposed the threshold for a middle-grade Martial King. I really want to know if you are a low-grade one." What is King Wu doing here? Are you looking for death?"
Xiao Chen's face darkened, and he remembered the words of the old man from the Heavenly Destruction Alliance. It seemed that he was unlucky. The old man in front of him was the senior leader of the Heavenly Destruction Alliance who had been strongly against him.
"Go back and forth wherever you go. Enter the arena to renew your life-and-death status. It would be a pity to die here at such a young age if someone with the cultivation level of a middle-grade Martial King comes back next time."
"Don't think that just because you have been famous in Great Qin for a while, you really think that you are extremely talented and can break the rules. Great Qin has always been at the bottom of the five empires."
When the people below heard what Mr. Li said, the expressions on their faces seemed a little amused. It turned out that this person came in based on connections and competed with them for places.
It's a pity that the backstage didn't seem to be very tough. Elder Li didn't buy it, but was humiliated instead.
A young martial artist with a flexible mind in the field saw that Elder Li didn't like Xiao Chen, and immediately followed his words and said sarcastically: "A low-level martial king also wants to compete with us for a spot in the Ancient Tower. He is really overestimating his capabilities."
Others immediately agreed: "Yes, go back, there will be nothing if you die in the arena."
"This is not the Great Qin Kingdom. You were a genius there, but you are nothing but shit when you get here."
Xiao Chen's expression was still calm, and he was indifferent to the words around him. He just remembered them one by one and looked directly at Li Laodao: "Cultivation is indeed the foundation of a warrior, but the same goes for combat skills and martial arts. It’s even more important than cultivation.”
Mr. Li snorted coldly and said: "You think you are qualified to talk to me. I don't need you to teach me what is most important. Get out of here right now."
Jiang Zimo couldn't stand it anymore and said: "Senior Li, as far as I know, Elder Huang took out the inscription card and has the right to make an exception and recommend someone."
Mr. Li seemed a little wary of Jiang Zimo's identity and did not refute him face to face. What the other party said was indeed true.
It's just that he himself proposed the threshold for the middle-grade Martial King at the beginning, and he strongly opposed sending an invitation letter to Xiao Chen. Now that he wants to agree to give him this qualification, he feels really uncomfortable.
If he could be persuaded to quit with words, then he could be said to have quit on his own. Elder Huang would have nothing to do with him, but looking at the current situation.
This kid was very tolerant, and with Jiang Zimo speaking for him, it was no longer easy to just drive him away.
When his eyes fell on Xiao Chen, Mr. Li suddenly had a countermeasure in his mind. He smiled softly and said, "Okay, then I'll give you a chance. Since you said that combat skills and techniques are more important than cultivation."
"Then you choose someone in this hall. If you can win within ten moves, I will give you this opportunity to show everyone how good your fighting skills are."
The hall was extremely silent, and the eyes looking at Xiao Chen were full of schadenfreude. It was obvious that this man had completely offended Mr. Li.
It is almost impossible to defeat them in ten moves. The lowest cultivation level of the warriors they are doing is the cultivation level of the peak middle-grade Martial King.
They are top-notch geniuses in all the major sects, and there is no shortage of high-level martial arts and martial arts. In terms of combat skills, they don't think they are much inferior to Xiao Chen.
Jin Wuji smiled happily and said: "This kid was humiliated by the elders of the Heavenly Destruction Alliance today, and his anger finally decreased a little."
A woman next to Xia Xiyan also laughed softly and said: "Senior sister, who is this person? Why is a low-level Martial King here to join in the fun?"
Xia Xiyan's face didn't show much emotion, and she said: "Xiaorou, you must not have such thoughts, he is by no means a simple low-grade Martial King."
Xiao Chen's calm eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he looked at Mr. Li and said, "Dare you ask me your senior's name?"
Mr. Li said calmly: "I am Li Xiuzhu, if you are afraid, just leave. If you stay, you must agree to my request."
Li Xiuzhu, Li Xiuzhu, keep this name firmly in mind. Xiao Chen swore that the humiliation he received today would be repaid a hundredfold in the future.
The expression on his face remained unchanged, Xiao Chen said calmly: "As you wish, I hope you will not regret today's decision."
Chapter 442: Taking the initiative by surprise