133: Nesting Bird Stadium, contestants from all sides enter the stadium, Bai Ximo
Deep within the Ji Dao Martial Hall, in a secluded courtyard.
A long-haired young man, shirtless and with a body seemingly cast from steel, sat cross-legged on the ground.
He was meditating with his eyes closed.
The young man's shoulders were over two meters wide, his entire body appearing to be cast from steel, as if he had grown horizontally.
His steel-like muscles sat there, making him resemble a main battle tank standing upright.
Upon closer inspection.
Beneath the young man's bare skin, streaks of dark golden light flickered.
His chest rose and fell, and with each breath, white streams of air puffed from his nostrils.
Causing fallen leaves to scatter.
"What is it?"
The young man opened his eyes, his indifferent gaze falling upon Yang Shuai, who stood at the entrance.
Yang Shuai, who had come to relay the message, shivered and respectfully reported the Deputy Head's arrangements.
"I understand."
After speaking, the young man closed his eyes and continued to meditate cross-legged.
Yang Shuai looked at his Senior Brother Ji Wudi with reverence.
He felt as if standing before his Senior Brother was like facing a primeval beast.
Every cell in his body seemed to urge him to flee immediately.
"Phew! Senior Brother's strength seems to have grown again! He must have broken through to the Fifth-level Peak Martial Artist stage!"
"Level 3 perfect bone tempering, Level 4 perfect organ refining, and now his blood exchange is probably 80% complete."
"As expected of Senior Brother, whom the Martial Saint personally praised as a Martial Saint Seed!"
"To achieve what Senior Brother has achieved, there is absolutely no second person in the entire Great Xia!"
Yang Shuai's face was filled with awe.
With a Fifth-level Peak Martial Artist like Senior Brother making a move.
He could suppress Li Ziyu with a wave of his hand!
...
In Kyoto, a stadium capable of accommodating hundreds of thousands of spectators simultaneously—the Bird's Nest Stadium.
At this moment, it was packed with people, every seat occupied.
Hundreds of thousands of people had long prepared for the opening of today's National Youth Martial Arts University League.
Each person looked excited, waiting for the contestants from various martial arts universities to enter.
At the Bird's Nest Stadium, reporters with their cameras and equipment were broadcasting live across the nation.
The entire Great Xia revered martial arts.
They disliked celebrities and internet personalities, only worshipping martial artists.
Even small martial artist competitions usually attracted many viewers.
Not to mention such a grand martial arts event that determined the nation's young talents.
"Hello everyone! I am a reporter from Zhitianxia!
This event is about to begin. As you can see, many martial arts university airships are slowly entering the arena."
"According to news from the Martial Arts Association, this competition is divided into three parts: individual matches, team matches, and finally, the main event, the Fierce Beast Duel Arena!"
A young female reporter, holding a camera, excitedly commentated on the Bird's Nest Stadium arena.
As she spoke, she aimed her camera lens towards the sky above the Bird's Nest Stadium.
In the sky at this moment.
Airships bearing various insignias were slowly and orderly docking in the center of the Bird's Nest Stadium.
The airships stirred up currents of air, then steadily stopped and opened their cabins.
Straight-backed, spirited young men and women emerged from the airships.
Some even waved to the surrounding stadium as they walked.
Causing bursts of cheers.
The atmosphere was pushed to a climax.
"Look quickly, that blue airship is from Kyoto Martial Arts University."
"The white-clothed young man leading the way seems to be Wang Xinyang, the president of the Kyoto Martial Arts University Martial Arts Club!"
"Wow, he's so handsome! It's said that Wang Xinyang has already broken through to Level 5 Martial Artist!"
"Amazing, Kyoto Martial Arts University's first place is secured this time!"
The airship bearing the Kyoto Martial Arts University insignia landed, and Wang Xinyang led out nine participating team members.
Instantly, it sparked heated discussions in the audience stands.
"First place might not be secured; it's said that someone from Ji Dao Martial Hall is participating this time, and people from Ji Dao Martial Hall are very strong."
"No matter how strong, it can't be too outrageous, right? Wang Xinyang being able to reach a Level 5 Martial Artist at this age means his strength is definitely not bad. I think he should be able to fight to a draw with someone from Ji Dao Martial Hall."
This time, no one refuted him; instead, they nodded:
"Indeed, although people from Ji Dao Martial Hall are strong, a Level 5 Martial Artist should be enough to go back and forth with them."
"Look quickly, that's the Modu Martial Arts University's airship, isn't it?"
"Huh? Why isn't the first one to come out Lei Zhan, the president of the Mutual Aid Society? Instead, it's an unfamiliar young man?"
At this moment, the Modu Martial Arts University's airship also slowly descended.
The cabin door opened.
Li Ziyu led Lei Zhan, Yin Miaomiao, and several other Modu Martial Arts University contestants towards the arena.
As soon as he walked out, it sparked a flurry of discussion.
"Hehe, Student Li Ziyu, everyone around is discussing you."
Yin Miaomiao listened to the cheers around her, feeling the deafening clamor.
Her pretty face couldn't help but show some excitement.
Lei Zhan was also very excited.
After all, this was his first time participating in the National Youth Martial Arts University League.
Usually, during competitions, he was watched by at most a few dozen people.
Being watched by hundreds of thousands of people.
This was his first time.
He couldn't help but be excited.
Li Ziyu scanned his surroundings, but his expression remained calm, like an ancient well without ripples.
Seeing this, Yin Miaomiao and Lei Zhan, as well as the other seven Modu University contestants, felt admiration.
"Li Ziyu can actually remain expressionless; what an incredible temperament!"
"Putting aside his strength, just based on this temperament, Li Ziyu is much stronger than us!"
A wave of admiration surged in their hearts.
"Huh? This young man has a good temperament!"
"He's not nervous at all under the gaze of hundreds of thousands of people. If it were me, I'd probably be so excited my legs would be shaking right now."
"Tsk, you don't even qualify to participate."
The people in the arena and those watching the live broadcast were all somewhat surprised to see the calm expression of Li Ziyu.
Wang Xinyang also looked at Li Ziyu, his expression somewhat surprised:
"Isn't Lei Zhan the strongest at Modu Martial Arts University? Why is the leader a young man I've never seen before?"
"Could it be that this is the talented freshman the principal mentioned, and his strength is even greater than Lei Zhan's?"
"No need to worry, it's probably just a smokescreen released by Modu Martial Arts University."
The Kyoto University team's mentor, standing nearby, heard Wang Xinyang's question.
He glanced at the Modu University team and said with a smile:
"You have already broken through to Level 5 Martial Artist; you only have one opponent, and that is the person from Ji Dao Martial Hall."
"Everyone else can be ignored."
Even if his talent is monstrous, at most he's just a freshman.
Wang Xinyang has now broken through to Level 5 Martial Artist.
So he only needs to pay attention to the people from Ji Dao Martial Hall.
"The Shengpan University airship is here too. The one leading is Zuo Xiaoqing, the president of Shengpan University's Martial Arts Club, right? It's said his strength has also reached Level 4 Advanced!"
"How amazing! Our city's Martial Arts Association president is only a Level 4 Intermediate Martial Artist, yet students from the Four Famous Schools haven't even graduated and their strength is already stronger than our city's Martial Arts Association president. I'm envious!"
"The Lanpu Martial Arts University airship is here too!"
"The Zi Yan Battle Group's airship is here!"
"Is that Jiangnan Martial Arts University?"
Airship after airship landed at the Bird's Nest Stadium.
Before long, hundreds of airships were parked in the center of the Bird's Nest Stadium's arena.
Each airship represented a martial arts university.
Fortunately, the Bird's Nest Stadium's arena was large enough, otherwise, it wouldn't be able to accommodate just the airships and hundreds of contestants.
Just then.
Another pure white airship appeared in the sky above the Bird's Nest Stadium.
The moment this airship appeared.
It pushed the atmosphere at the scene to a new climax.
Another round of cheers erupted from the audience stands.
Listening closely, it was mostly girls shouting:
"President Bai Ximo! Senior Brother President Bai Ximo, I love you!"
"It's Senior Brother President Bai Ximo, he's so handsome!"