467: The flag is raised, and the picture of mountains, rivers, and states begins to take effect.

“Is it hard to guess?”

“How many people at Fuda University skip classes all day and just hang out outside? I think it’s just me, right?”

Hearing Yang Dian’s laughing words, Yao Jie, who had previously been so adamant about facing Yang Dian in the Martial Arts Competition, fell into a daze.

His love rival is Earth’s strongest person, the Commander of the Expeditionary Force?

How is he supposed to play this?

The person is presenting awards to the winners.

He could only sneak into the etiquette team holding the medals as “the good friend of the Martial Arts Competition’s Freshman Group Champion.”

Are these on the same level?

Watching Yang Dian pat him on the shoulder and say, “Cultivate well. I look forward to the day your strength catches up to mine so we can have a serious fight,” Yao Jie wanted to cry.

How could he possibly catch up?

He even struggled to comprehend the Martial Dao Will Yang Dian left in the Martial Dao projection!

But turning around, seeing the curious gazes of others around him, he instinctively puffed out his chest.

‘From now on, I’m also someone challenged by Earth’s strongest person!’

Holding the medal and trophy, Yao Jie displayed an Ah Q spirit.

On the stage, the audience, seeing Yang Dian interact with the medal and trophy-holding etiquette for the first time, also showed curious gazes:

“Who is that person holding the freshman group medal? He actually got the Commander to speak to him personally! If I’m not mistaken, this is the first time the Commander has spoken to an etiquette member, right?”

“The freshman group champion is a Fuda University student. According to previous custom, it should also be a Fuda University freshman acting as etiquette to hold the medals and trophies. The Commander is also a Fuda University student, so it’s normal for him to encourage his junior.”

“Holy cow, I totally forgot the Commander is a university student!”

“It’s normal. ‘Earth’s strongest person’ and ‘Commander of the Expeditionary Force’ are two terms that connect quite logically, but if you add ‘university student’ as a keyword, it just looks strange no matter how you look at it.”

“It feels alright. After all, our Prodigies are like Dragons in China, so it’s not strange for any kind of figure to appear. It’s not impossible for an Emperor who achieves Immortal Ascension at three years old to appear in the future.”

“Three years old? You underestimate the Commander and others too much! If Earth can continue to improve, constantly devouring other Alien Planets to give back to the world, then with the world’s feedback, we might be able to adapt to a thousand or even ten thousand times the original gravity of Earth. What is the concept of 10000G? Our newborn babies, or even fetuses in the womb, would be Emperor-level existences on ordinary planets!”

“It’s a bit hard to imagine that kind of scene.”

“Hehe, you don’t dare to imagine, but I do. If it really reaches that level, I’ll find an Alien Planet and become a local emperor, diligently sowing the Chinese Bloodline.”

“Damn, what a talent, to be able to talk about sexual matters in such a fresh and refined way.”

“Um, is there a possibility that if one is truly that strong, ordinary creatures simply cannot withstand the impact of a tadpole?”

“That seems to make sense. Is that how the reproductive isolation between Mortals and Immortals comes about? I truly admire Cowherd and Dong Yong, to actually be able to…”

As the audience’s conversation on the stands took a turn, Yang Dian also placed medals and presented trophies to one winner after another, and provided Martial Dao guidance.

After the medals and trophies were all awarded, Yang Dian returned to the main stage, scanned the men, women, old, and young in the stands, and spoke in a clear voice:

“Fellow compatriots, this year’s, and also the first, China Martial Arts Competition, has now successfully concluded!”

As his words fell, thunderous applause and cheers erupted in the venue, lasting for a long time.

Yang Dian paused his impending words, and only continued after the applause had slightly subsided:

“First, I want to say to all the contestants who participated in the Martial Arts Competition, ‘Well played.’”

“In the past few days, I have witnessed many moving scenes.”

“Some, knowing the disparity in strength, still persevered to the end with an unyielding determination, even defeating stronger opponents and displaying the true spirit of a Martial Artist.”

“Others enlightened themselves on the arena, reaching the pinnacle of sublimation, Breaking through their own limits, condensing the Soul of Martial Dao, and unleashing a sword strike that even I found stunning.”

“Sweat, blood, unyielding perseverance, resistance in desperation… This is what a Martial Artist is, this is how we Chinese people should be.”

“This indomitable fighting spirit, this spirit of challenging oneself and never giving up, is more dazzling than any trophy.”

“I am proud of all of you.”

Thunderous applause once again erupted in the venue, and Yang Dian continued to speak amidst the applause:

“Of course, here I also want to encourage everyone to avoid complacency.”

“The victors need not be arrogant, and the defeated need not be disheartened.”

“Although victory and defeat are decided on the arena, your Martial Dao path has only just begun.”

“The Mortal Body Realm is just the foundation, and the Transcendent Realm is just the starting point. Only by stepping beyond the Transcendent can you have the opportunity to enter the true battlefield.”

“And the true battlefield is not in the arena; it is in the wilderness, on Alien Planets, in the boundless Star Sea.”

“On the arena, you are opponents, and giving your all is a sign of respect for each other.”

“Off the arena, we will become comrades, brothers in arms fighting side by side.”

Saying this, Yang Dian scanned the podium and the stands again, and with a hint of anticipation, said:

“I look forward to the day I fight alongside you in the future.”

With that, he waved his large hand, and as the red flag slowly rose behind him, he spoke his final words:

“Here, I declare that the first China Martial Arts Competition is officially closed.”

Loud singing accompanied the slow ascent of the red flag.

When the first child’s voice sounded, nearly 1.4 billion people joined in, and a grand chorus that seemed capable of shattering the world resonated through the venue.

A fervent spiritual will seemed to want to dye the entire world red.

Yang Dian could feel it.

As the singing began, the entire world began to shift according to China, or rather, the will of all living beings in China.

After integrating into the Star Core, the territory map, which had long not significantly affected the world’s will, finally began to exert its power at this moment, causing the Earth’s Will to shift towards China’s Will.

Turning around, Yang Dian, along with countless others, watched the flag, observing it rise to the top of the flagpole, fluttering in the wind.

He believed this flag would be planted throughout the Universe Star Sea.

One day, China would stand at the pinnacle of the Universe Star Sea…