149: Chapter 149: The Exchange Tournament Begins!

And every such monster, without exception, became the hottest favorite to win the championship that year!

He, Qin Yan, had now joined their ranks!

Feeling the surging blood qi within his body and the profound insights into Spear Technique in his mind.

Qin Yan slowly clenched his fists, a raging battle intent burning in his eyes.

On the stage of the Exchange Competition, let's see who will rule the day!

December 25th, early morning.

When the first ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds and fell upon the magnificent gates of Modu University of Martial Arts.

This place had already become the focus of the entire Chinese martial arts world.

The National Top-tier Martial Arts Exchange Competition officially opened!

Before the school gates, there was already a sea of people, and the noise was deafening.

Martial artists from all over the country, reporters, celebrities from all walks of life, and countless warriors gathered here.

Looking forward with great anticipation to this peak event for the younger generation.

"Look! That's the Dean of the Second Academy of the Modu University of Martial Arts's Combat Academy, Grandmaster Xiao Shan! He actually came out to welcome everyone personally!"

"Hiss! The Director of the Modu Detective Bureau is here too! This is a truly powerful figure with great authority!"

"Eh? That old man wearing the robe with the unique auspicious cloud pattern of Jingdu University of Martial Arts... Could he be the Vice President of Jingdu University of Martial Arts? Even he came in person to observe the ceremony!"

"Ahhh! It's my goddess, 'Jade Sword Immortal' Luo Tianyi! She actually came too! This ticket was worth it!"

"..."

Top powerhouses, socialites, and martial arts stars who usually only appeared in news and legends.

Amidst countless flashes and exclamations, they smiled and nodded to each other in greeting.

Then, under the respectful guidance of the Modu University of Martial Arts staff, they entered the campus one after another through a special passage.

The scene could be described as a gathering of stars and powerhouses!

In the crowd, Zhou Nan pulled her roommate and followed the surging flow of people, moving forward with difficulty.

Her roommate's gaze frequently drifted toward the ticket Zhou Nan held tightly, which shimmered with a noble golden luster, her eyes filled with unconcealable envy.

Zhou Nan naturally noticed her roommate's gaze, but she could only pretend not to see it.

She couldn't possibly give up this hard-won golden ticket to suffer with her using a silver ticket just to spare her roommate's feelings, could she?

Such an overly 'loyal' act of 'cleverness' was not something Zhou Nan would do.

After finally squeezing through to the agreed meeting point, Zhou Nan and her roommate met up with Lin Yang, Zhao Bin, and Zhou Yuan, who were waiting there.

Lin Yang stood on tiptoe, looking around, and complained, "Where did that guy Qin Yan go?

I was counting on him to bring us in early as an 'insider,' but there's no sign of him."

"Me too. I called Brother Yan several times, but it said the call couldn't be connected. He probably has it on silent or is busy with something important."

Zhou Yuan agreed helplessly, holding his phone.

"Alright, both of you say less."

Zhou Nan explained for Qin Yan, "Since Qin Yan is a student of Modu University of Martial Arts, he must have his own responsibilities to attend to on such a big day. Let's not disturb him and just line up to enter ourselves."

As the big figures finished entering one by one, the ticket gates for ordinary spectators finally opened.

Zhou Nan and the others followed the long but orderly flow of people, slowly passing through strict security checks and ticket verification, finally stepping into the mysterious inner area of Modu University of Martial Arts.

As soon as they entered the core area where the competition venue was located, everyone's vision suddenly opened up!

When their eyes focused on the scene before them.

One by one, they involuntarily widened their eyes and let out exclamations of disbelief!

The first thing that caught their eyes was a massive, pale blue transparent light screen that completely enveloped the entire central Martial Arts Arena.

This light screen was like an inverted giant bowl, shimmering with light and emitting stable and powerful energy fluctuations.

It was clearly a barrier used to isolate the impact of the matches and protect the safety of the audience.

But that wasn't the most shocking part!

What truly took the breath away of everyone seeing it for the first time was the structure of the Martial Arts Arena itself!

It wasn't a traditional single-layer flat arena, but was instead ingeniously designed as a four-layer three-dimensional space!

The bottom layer was on the ground and covered the largest area; this was the competition venue for the first-year New Students.

The three layers above were like floating pavilions in the sky.

Supported in mid-air by four massive pillars that reached from the heavens to the earth, emitting a heart-palpitating and majestic blood qi!

These four giant pillars were dark red, their texture neither metal nor stone.

They were covered with mysterious and ancient natural patterns, faintly emitting a vast and heavy pressure.

Each layer of the arena was clearly visible, with enough space between them so as not to interfere with each other.

They corresponded to the competition venues for the second, third, and fourth-year levels respectively!

"A... Aerial arenas!!" a spectator cried out in shock.

"My god! This... this is too luxurious! It's like science fiction!" another voice echoed tremulously.

"As expected of the wealthiest martial arts university in our China, this scale is incredible!"

"The arena itself is nothing; the most valuable and terrifying things are those four giant pillars!

I heard they were taken from the four main legs of a Rank-7 Grandmaster Realm fierce beast, the 'East Sea Black Tortoise'!

Only with its boundless blood qi and resilient characteristics could it support these pavilion-like aerial arenas!"

"The limbs of a Rank-7 fierce beast?! Hiss—!"

A chorus of sharp intakes of breath immediately sounded around, and the gazes directed at those four giant pillars were filled with awe.

Zhou Nan, Lin Yang, and the others were also shaken, feeling a sense of trance almost like sleepwalking.

Following the ticket instructions, they found their golden seating area.

The view here was excellent, offering an unobstructed overlook of the entire first-layer arena for the first-years.

Looking up, they could also clearly see the second and third-layer arenas above.

To their even greater surprise, on each golden seat was a pair of sci-fi-looking black smart glasses.

Beside them were instructions: after putting them on, one could freely switch perspectives and choose to watch the matches on any layer or any specific arena.

One could even zoom in to clearly see every subtle expression and the exertion of power in the contestants' movements.

The immersive viewing experience it provided was even more realistic and detailed than watching with the naked eye!

Lin Yang couldn't wait to put on the glasses, and a clear interface with multiple perspective options immediately appeared before his eyes.

He whispered excitedly, "Holy crap! This is too awesome!"

In contrast, spectators in the silver and bronze seats could only watch the matches with their naked eyes or with the help of the large light screens set up in the venue.

And due to angle and distance issues, they could often only see the battles on one or two layers clearly.

Which layer they could specifically see depended largely on luck.