135: Generous rewards, confident coach
Coach Niu, is it true that your Ji Dao Martial Hall is only sending one participant?
Sitting next to Martial Arts Association President President Yuan Yuze was a Horse-Faced Middle-aged Man dressed in Ji Dao Martial Hall attire, Coach Niu, one of the thirty-two coaches of Ji Dao Martial Hall.
The Martial Arts Association President frowned as he looked at the lone Ji Dao Martial Hall participant on the stage, speaking with a puzzled tone:
"This competition includes a team event.
If your Ji Dao Martial Hall only has one person, other teams won't go easy during the team event.
Won't it seem unfair to the competition if it's one against ten?"
The person sent by Ji Dao Martial Hall to lead the team this time was just an ordinary coach from the martial hall.
He was only a Grandmaster of the Seventh Level.
That was a whole major level below them, who were Grandmaster of the Eighth Levels.
However, due to the prestige of Ji Dao Martial Hall,
even though the person sent by Ji Dao Martial Hall was a Grandmaster of the Seventh Level, President Yuan Yuze grudgingly arranged for him to sit next to the main seat.
But these were still minor matters.
However, Ji Dao Martial Hall only sending one participant this time was a bit too presumptuous.
"No matter how many sheep there are, they are no match for a lion."
The horse-faced Coach Niu smiled faintly, speaking calmly.
"Hmph! Arrogant!"
"Presumptuous."
"This is outrageous!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the principals of Kyoto Martial Arts University, Canglan Martial Arts University, and Shengpan Martial Arts University on the judging panel were all enraged.
They all released their aura, coldly pressuring Coach Niu.
Although they were wary of Ji Dao Martial Hall's strength,
such blatant disregard for the strength of their various martial arts universities was too much.
"Heh heh, no amount of talk compares to showing your true strength in action."
"Let's just wait and see."
"Also, if you Grandmaster of the Eighth Levels use your aura to pressure me, and accidentally make me ill, I wonder if the Hall Master of my Ji Dao Martial Hall will come to trouble you all."
"Are you perhaps thinking that I, a mere coach, am not qualified to sit with you, the heads of various schools!"
Coach Niu glanced at the people from the various martial arts universities with a composed expression, his tone calm.
He did not take the threats of several top Grandmasters seriously at all.
As soon as these words were spoken,
the principals' breathing instantly hitched.
They snorted coldly.
All of them remained silent, their faces cold.
The three Deputy Heads of Ji Dao Martial Hall were all at the realm of top Grandmaster of the Eighth Levels.
In terms of combat power alone, they were stronger than everyone present.
Not to mention the Hall Master of Ji Dao Martial Hall.
He had already stepped halfway into the Level 9 Martial Saint realm, an existence known as a Half-Saint Martial Artist.
It's no exaggeration to say that he alone could fight everyone on their judging panel.
As for the founder of Ji Dao Martial Hall, the Supreme Path Martial Saint.
His strength was something no one present dared to even imagine.
That was the existence of a Human God!
If they truly tore off their masks,
the authorities would not be able to restrain them.
Moreover,
currently, Ji Dao Martial Hall, Beyond Martial Hall, and the Great Xia official side formed a three-way standoff.
With the Fourth World Echo about to arrive, they would not rashly tear off their masks.
"Hmph, then let's see the performance in the competition!"
"Just don't lose and then accuse us of bullying with superior numbers!"
The principals snorted coldly, their faces grim.
After speaking, they no longer paid attention to the Horse-Faced Middle-aged Man, turning their gaze to the arena.
"Lose? Heh heh, let alone losing, among all the participants here, there are very few who can even withstand one move from my martial hall's disciple."
"How can he lose?"
The Horse-Faced Middle-aged Man sneered in his heart.
He knew Ji Wudi's true strength.
When unleashing his full power, even among Fifth-level Peak Martial Artists, no one could withstand Ji Wudi's attacks.
The reason Ji Wudi participated this time was for Li Ziyu of Modu University.
However, Li Ziyu only had Level 5 advanced combat power.
For Ji Wudi,
he could defeat him with a wave of his hand!
At this moment in the arena, the drawing of lots had already finished.
Li Ziyu looked at his opponent displayed on the tag.
Sun Suhao of Jiangnan Martial Arts University.
Although Jiangnan Martial Arts University was not one of the Four Famous Schools, its strength in the entire Su Province was considered a good university.
When he finished his college entrance examination back then,
Governor Governor Cang Yulong of Su Province had even invited him to join Jiangnan Martial Arts University.
The others also knew their respective opponents.
At this moment, the host took the stage.
He began to passionately introduce the competition rules:
"Distinguished audience members here and watching the live broadcast! Esteemed prodigies! I will now solemnly introduce the rules of the National Youth Martial Arts University League!"
"This competition is divided into three segments: individual competition, team competition."
"And finally, the highlight segment, fierce beast practical combat challenge!"
"The top ten contestants in both the individual competition and the fierce beast challenge will receive a reward of one billion great xia currency and a storage bracelet."
"And! An opportunity to enter the Martial Saint Secret Realm for enlightenment!"
"And the overall first-place winner of this competition will receive an additional reward of five hundred grams of mystic spirit marrow and a complete set of Level 5 advanced equipment!
The individual competition is human versus human combat, while the fierce beast challenge is human versus fierce beast combat.
The reason these two are separated is because some martial artists, though of the same level, focus on human practical combat, while others focus on fierce beast combat.
The National Youth Martial Arts University League is not just a simple martial arts competition.
Rather, it is to select talents for future resistance against disasters.
Therefore, it tests more of a martial artist's comprehensive practical combat ability.
As for the team competition, it is merely an honor and does not have substantial rewards.
However, all parties attach great importance to it.
Because this involves the quality of students recruited each year, as well as annual resource sponsorships.
After all, reputation is something that is worthless to an individual.
But for a force, its value is immeasurable.
As soon as the host finished speaking, the audience immediately erupted:
"Holy crap! A reward of one billion great xia currency!? That's too generous, isn't it!? An ordinary martial artist probably wouldn't earn one billion great xia currency in a lifetime, right!?"
"What's one billion great xia currency? That storage bracelet and the complete set of Level 5 advanced equipment are the valuable things, okay!
"The cheapest storage bracelet costs at least two billion, and that complete set of Level 5 equipment is at least eighteen billion. Together, that's almost twenty billion!"
"Tsk, you guys are obviously low-level martial artists with no knowledge."
"What's more precious than all of that is the five hundred grams of mystic spirit marrow!
That's a good thing that can accelerate the blood exchange speed and quality of Level 5 Martial Artists!
And it's only controlled by the official side; you can't buy it even with money.
Five hundred grams, you can't buy it on the market without hundreds of billions!"
"And finally, that Martial Saint Secret Realm, there's a chance to obtain a Martial Saint Inheritance inside, which cannot be measured by money at all."
The person who said this clearly had extraordinary insight and was an expert.
His words drew a crowd of admirers:
"Then who do you think is likely to win the national first place this time?"
"Heh heh, no need to even think about it."
"The first place in this National Youth Martial Arts University League will probably be either Wang Xinyang of Kyoto Martial Arts University or Ji Wudi of Ji Dao Martial Hall."
The expert enjoyed the crowd's admiration, commenting on the situation, and his views gained countless approvals.
It was pretty much as they had imagined.
The scene was abuzz with discussion.
Li Ziyu's eyes also lit up.
The rewards this time were very generous.
He knew about the Martial Saint Secret Realm, but he had never seen that mystic spirit marrow.
Modu University's supply depot didn't have it.
Only five hundred grams proved that this item was very precious.
"Looks like coming this time was the right choice."