The youth category battle of the World's No. 1 Martial Arts Tournament is over.
But the battle in the adult group began immediately after the battle in the youth group ended.
Compared to the strongest youth group in history which only had five martial saints, among whom Li Bin and Song Wuya made breakthroughs at the last minute, the quality of the adult group is obviously much higher.
All ten contestants, without exception, are martial saints.
And they are at least second-tier Martial Saints.
Basically, they can find excuses for themselves even if what they do goes against their own martial arts will, and it will not affect their ability to perform.
But even so, these martial saints still find it difficult to compete for the top three.
Because above them there are several third-level Martial Saints, and as many as three extreme Martial Saints.
The clashes between these ultimate martial masters brought the term "human weapon" to its fullest extent.
If it weren't for the fact that the arena for the world's number one martial arts competition was made of vibrating rock, which is extremely good at absorbing vibrations, the powerful energy unleashed by their every move would be enough to crack the floor.
A simple move can break rocks.
The force of the full-force collision is enough to cause the ground to collapse, forming a pit one meter or even several meters large.
It is no exaggeration to say that a blow delivered by a martial saint with great power is no less powerful than the explosion of a grenade.
Breaking walls, crushing rocks, and destroying houses are all no problem.
If they are given a little time, they can even break the load-bearing walls of a high-rise building and bring it down.
This is why a Martial Saint could suppress an entire country by himself in the era when the Star Refiners had not yet emerged.
What’s more…
The biggest advantage humans have over animals is the ability to use tools.
When a martial saint with supplies behind him, armed with guns and heavy artillery, and using his flexibility to fight guerrilla warfare, it is only a matter of time before he can defeat a thousand alone, or even ten thousand with one.
"Ultimate Martial Saint."
Li Yin watched the confrontation between two figures on the stage.
He knew that even on the road to becoming a Martial Saint, he still had a short distance to go.
Especially since his spiritual attribute is only 26, which is still a long way from the 40 points of the Ultimate Martial Saint.
…
Time passes.
The adult group also welcomed a champion.
A 42-year-old Extreme Martial Saint with a huge body won the championship.
Wan Lichang's original surname was not Wan, but he had made it into the top three in the 10th World Martial Arts Tournament, and his amazing talent was soon noticed by the Tianyuan royal family.
The royal family directly married her to a princess, gave her the surname Wan, and focused on training her.
He did not disappoint the royal family's high hopes, and finally won the adult championship in this world's number one martial arts competition, and was awarded the title - Tianyuan No. 1.
…
The adult competition is over, and the world's number one martial arts tournament is truly over.
This martial arts event, which is held once every three years and lasts for three months, has come to an end.
During this period, there were many forces that wanted to recruit Li Bin and get close to Li Bin.
But they were basically blocked by Su Mai.
During this process, in order to chill Li Pin's feelings, Su Mai once again made a series of promises to Li Pin.
Not only did he plan to go to Da Shang to buy a rare star weapon specifically for him, he also gave the Li family a series of titles.
Li Bin's deceased father was named one of the top ten people who moved Taibai because he worked diligently for countless years and cultivated a talent like Li Bin.
As for various monetary and material rewards, there are quite a few.
Even the Qin family benefited greatly from it.
Their company, which was seemingly in a bottleneck, also ushered in a new period of development.
But this is not the point. The point is that the Kingdom of Taibai gave Li Bin the title of Viscount with real power.
An area of more than one thousand square kilometers outside Jiangzhou City was directly designated as Li Bin's fiefdom.
The fiefdom included three towns with a total population of 120,000.
This is not a position or a lease, but a real fiefdom.
All the output from this 1,033 square kilometers of land belongs to Li Pin, and 120,000 people are also under his jurisdiction.
As long as he doesn't do anything inhumane here, no one will interfere even if he makes his own laws.
Except for the large-scale granting of fiefs at the beginning of the establishment of Taibai Kingdom, there were almost no such fiefs with real power in the long years that followed.
The last person to be canonized as a powerful earl was a star refiner who successfully entered the field of great star refiner fourteen years ago.
His fiefdom did not exceed 10,000 square kilometers.
This treatment of Li Yin...
Many top star refiners do not have it.
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At this time, on the way back, Su Mai was introducing the situation of his territory to Li Bin.
After the introduction, he smiled and said, "Among the top star refiners in our Taibai clan, there are only 26 nobles who have been granted fiefs, and there are only 13 high-level star refiners. Your Majesty is willing to directly allocate the 1,033 square kilometers south of the Liusha River to you, which fully demonstrates your Majesty's importance to Li Wusheng."
Li Yin nodded slightly.
In fact, he didn't care too much about the so-called fiefdom.
Firstly, his viscount title is not hereditary. In other words, if he encounters an accident and dies unfortunately, his relatives and descendants will not have the right of inheritance.
This was obviously a precautionary measure taken by the royal family to prevent him from failing and dying when he reached the ultimate sublimation and transformed into a star cultivator.
If he really fails in his transformation, all these rewards will be taken back.
And if he can successfully switch to a new profession...
In the future, it is reasonable for at least the top star refiners to enjoy a fiefdom of more than one thousand square kilometers.
Another point…
The land and population of this world are not as precious as imagined.
Before the Troubled Times, there were 804 nations in the United Nations.
As the turbulent era ended, the six-polar world structure was formed and the Human Alliance was established.
The demise and birth of some countries over the years have resulted in only 166 countries, large and small, remaining in the Alliance.
More than 600 countries were annexed, integrated, and destroyed.
Under such circumstances, a large amount of land fell into the hands of ferocious beasts and monsters, and humans were forced to drastically shrink their territory.
But those territories still theoretically belong to these countries.
Like the Taibai Kingdom, it has a land area of more than 6 million square kilometers, but most of the population is concentrated in an area of less than 1 million square kilometers.
In addition, the 166 countries can basically be divided into three levels.
The six poles of the world.
developed country.
And third world countries...
Those third world countries that are higher in the ranking are still better off because the six poles of the world will give them some protection due to factors such as minerals, economy, population, and resources. However, those countries that are lower in the ranking, which are not even looked down upon by the six poles of the world, are living in complete precarity.
Take the 144th-ranked Kongo United Nations as an example, it has a population of 310 million and a land area of more than 10 million square kilometers.
Of course, of these 10 million square kilometers of land, less than 2 million square kilometers are actually controlled by them.
Any star refiner who is willing to go there can easily obtain a large number of people and territories.
If you go to a high-level star refiner...
It would be no problem to simply demarcate an area of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers and a population of several million and establish a country there.
Not to mention the top star refiners.
This is why Li Bin said that the territory is worthless.
Of course, there is no comparison between the King Kong United Nations and the Taibai Kingdom.
The country's Great Star Master had been dead for thirteen years, and no new Great Star Master had been born in those thirteen years.
While this country was under threat from ferocious beasts and monsters, the top star refiners within the country also formed their own factions and engaged in endless wars.
Although it has a territory of tens of millions square kilometers and 310 million people, its total GDP is still less than that of Jiangzhou City.
Not to mention the entire Jiangzhou.
I guess the Five Elements Sect is richer than their entire province.
War, poverty, disease, and threats from ferocious beasts and monsters are rampant in this country, so even though a high-level star refiner could become the king there, few would stay there for long.
After all, a high-level star refiner can live well in any advanced and prosperous country and enjoy a high status. Although he cannot rule over hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of territory and millions of people by himself, but...
At least life safety is guaranteed.
He didn't have to worry about waking up and finding himself caught up in a fight between two top star refiners, or that a high-level monster had already arrived at the castle and was treating him as a delicious tonic.
From these aspects, many star refiners would rather live in a country like Taibai and be a billionaire with assets of billions, rather than go to the King Kong United Nations and govern a territory of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers and millions of subjects.
Time passes in communication.
The train stopped in the royal capital for a day, and Li Yin met the King of Taibai Kingdom and held a ceremony to confer the title of Viscount.
However, he did not stay in the royal capital for long.
In just three days, he returned to Jiangzhou with Qin Rouran, Li Yunyao, Lin Xiaolu and others.
But I don’t know where the news leaked.
When Li Bin drove out of the train station in a specially made car, there was a thunderous cheer from both sides of the train station.
On both sides of the street, tens of thousands of Jiangzhou citizens spontaneously gathered on the side of the road, shouting and welcoming Li Pin's arrival.
At this moment, the entire Jiangzhou was calling his name—Li Pin.
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"If you were to run for governor of Jiangzhou this term, there would be absolutely no suspense."
In the car, Su Feiyu, who accompanied Li Bin to Jiangzhou, said with a smile.
"Forget it. Politics... is not my forte."
Li Pin said.
"Sometimes governing a place is not as difficult as you think. You just need to use people well and rely on your wisdom and strength to rule a state, because your existence is the best guarantee for the prosperity and stability of a state."
Su Feiyu smiled slightly: "And... I believe that one day, you will become a star refiner, fighting on the front line of killing ferocious beasts and monsters, and inspiring everyone in Jiangzhou and Taibai with one victory after another, because you bear the mark of Jiangzhou. On that day, even if you are in Jiangzhou and do not hold any position in Taibai, you will become the uncrowned king of Jiangzhou and the spiritual symbol of everyone!"
Li Bin did not respond, but took a car and, under the escort of the police car in front, came to the villa area where he lived.
At this time, the entire villa area was decorated with banners, balloons and flowers everywhere.
Countless neighbors who rarely saw each other walked out of their homes, stood on the roadside in their best clothes, and spontaneously welcomed Li Bin's arrival.
Outside of Li Wan's villa...
A series of administrative officials from Jiangzhou, including Qin You, Qin Guangming, Li's mother and others, were also waiting at the door.
This moment...
Only then did Li Pin truly realize what it meant to bring honor to one's family and what it meant to return home with glory.