110: The Great Xia Martial Arts Tournament begins!

A dull thud echoed.

Everyone saw that the ten-thousand-jin Mysterious Iron Stone, which Li Qing had just patted moments before, suddenly and without warning, shattered into pieces!

It fragmented into a sky full of stone chunks!

As for Wang Teng, his outstretched palm hadn't even touched the hem of Li Qing's clothes before his entire body was sent flying as if struck by an invisible giant beast.

"Pfft!"

He spewed a mouthful of blood wildly, his body flying backward like a kite with its string cut.

He crashed heavily onto the street over ten meters away, twitched twice, and directly fell unconscious.

The entire scene fell into dead silence.

You could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They widened their eyes, looking at the scene before them with disbelief.

What just happened?

What did that kid do?

He just patted the stone, took two steps, and then Wang Teng just flew away?

How did the Mysterious Iron Stone shatter?

This completely defies common sense!

Qin Shuang's pupils contracted to the size of pinpoints.

Her small mouth was slightly agape, her face filled with shock.

It's like this again!

So showy!

At this moment, Zhao Cheng felt exhilarated!

Now that's a real man!

A feeling of admiration spontaneously arose.

Zhang Long was so scared his soul almost flew away.

Oh, heavens above!

How could you make a move in the Royal Capital!

They looked at Li Qing's back as if gazing at a devil.

The other geniuses who had been mocking Jinling City earlier were now as silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Looking at Wang Teng lying unconscious on the ground, then at that calm and composed youth, they felt a chill rising from the soles of their feet straight to the crowns of their heads.

This was an expert at the Initial Stage of the Meridian Connecting Realm.

At this age, he was no weakling.

Someone who could easily advance into the top five hundred!

Could it be?

Is Jinling City about to turn things around???

Li Qing stopped walking, turned his head, and glanced at the frightened crowd.

The corner of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a hint of an amused smile.

Then, he pointed at the unconscious Wang Teng on the ground and spoke to the dumbstruck lackeys.

"Drag him away."

"Don't block the road here."

After saying that, he paid no more attention to the crowd and walked straight through the gates of the Tiantian Garden.

Only after his figure had completely disappeared did the crowd snap out of their daze, erupting in a collective gasp of astonishment.

"Hiss... who exactly is that guy?"

"Too, too terrifying! He didn't even make a move!"

"Wang Teng is an expert at the Initial Stage of the Meridian Connecting Realm, and he, he was defeated just like that?"

"Has Jinling City... produced a monster this year?"

Fear spread through everyone's hearts.

They no longer dared to harbor the slightest bit of contempt.

Qin Shuang looked in the direction where Li Qing had disappeared, her gaze complex.

If she had known earlier, she would have been the one to step up!

He got to show off again!

Inside the Tiantian Garden.

Zhang Long quickly completed the registration procedures for the three of them, obtaining their respective room keys.

Along the way, no one dared to provoke them anymore.

Those previously arrogant geniuses now avoided them from afar, like mice seeing a cat.

Li Qing's unfathomable, ghostly method had thoroughly intimidated everyone.

"Young Master Li Qing, this is your room."

Zhang Long respectfully handed a key to Li Qing, his attitude even more humble than before.

"Thank you."

Li Qing took the key and prepared to return to his room.

"Li Qing!"

Qin Shuang called out to him again.

She walked up to Li Qing, her clear, cold eyes fixed intently on him.

"How did you... do that just now?"

She simply couldn't suppress the curiosity and shock in her heart.

How much strength would it take to injure someone from a distance and even shatter the Mysterious Iron Stone like that?

Li Qing glanced at her and said calmly.

"Want to know?"

Qin Shuang nodded heavily.

"When you can last three moves against me, I might tell you."

After throwing out these words, Li Qing turned and entered his room, slamming the door shut with a bang.

Leaving Qin Shuang alone, standing there in a daze.

Three moves?

He actually said, last three moves?

Annoyance flashed in Qin Shuang's eyes.

She admitted Li Qing was strong, mysterious.

But she was also a once-in-a-century Genius from Jinling City, an expert at the Peak of the Condensing Essence Realm!

Who does he think he's looking down on???

How dare he underestimate her like this?

"Fine, Li Qing, I'll remember your words."

Qin Shuang clenched her fists, the Battle Intent in her eyes intensifying.

"In the Great Xia Martial Selection, I will definitely make you take back those words!"

...The next two days passed peacefully.

After Wang Teng was carried away, he never appeared again.

The people from Qingzhou City also didn't come looking for trouble.

Clearly, they too were frightened by Li Qing's formidable methods and didn't dare act rashly.

Li Qing also enjoyed the peace, spending these two days staying in his room.

He would sink his consciousness into the riverbed, commanding his Deep Sea Dragon Turtle avatar to reign supreme in the Qiu River basin, casually devouring some heedless Vicious Beasts to increase his evolution value.

The benefits brought by that dragon power fruit far exceeded just allowing him to break through to the Late Stage of the Condensing Essence Realm.

His Physical Body, tempered by the True Dragon Power, had become even more formidable.

Now, his pure physical strength had reached a terrifying four hundred thousand jin!

Coupled with his various talents, he was now confident that even if a Peak Spirit Transformation Realm expert stood before him, he could blast them apart with a single punch!

This was his current confidence.

The third day.

The highly anticipated Great Xia Martial Selection finally officially commenced.

At the center of the Royal Capital, a massive Martial Arena capable of accommodating hundreds of thousands was already packed with a sea of people.

Due north of the arena stood a towering Viewing Platform.

Seated upon it were the true major figures of the Great Xia Dynasty.

There were royal family members wearing dragon robes, majestic and imposing.

There were Sect Elders whose auras were unfathomably deep.

And there were military generals clad in heavy armor, their murderous aura soaring to the heavens.

Their gazes were all focused on the hundreds of enormous dueling platforms below.

Tens of thousands of geniuses from the three hundred and sixty cities of the Great Xia Dynasty would engage in the most brutal confrontations here.

"Silence!"

A middle-aged general clad in golden armor, whose aura was as deep as the sea, flew up to hover above the arena, his voice resonating like a great bell.

The entire arena instantly fell silent.

"The Great Xia Martial Selection is a grand event of our Dynasty, aimed at selecting prodigies and glorifying our nation's prestige!"

"The rules for this selection are as follows!"

"It is divided into three stages!"

"The first stage, the Elimination Round! A free-for-all battle of ten thousand! In the end, only one thousand remain!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire arena erupted in an uproar.

A free-for-all of ten thousand?

Only one thousand left?

This elimination rate is too terrifying!

It's practically less than one in ten surviving!

Standing among the crowd, Li Qing raised an eyebrow upon hearing these rules.

Interesting.

This Dynasty is ambitious indeed!

It seems the Great Xia Dynasty wants to use the most direct and cruel method to filter out the true elites.

"The second stage, the Arena Matches! The remaining thousand will draw lots for duels to determine the top one hundred!"

"The third stage, the Ranking Matches! The top one hundred will compete for the final rankings!"

"Finally, those who rank within the top ten of the heavenly prodigy rankings will earn the qualification to have an audience with His Majesty and receive unimaginably rich rewards!"

The general's voice was full of provocation.

The tens of thousands of geniuses below listened, their blood boiling, rubbing their fists and palms in anticipation.

"Now, I declare, the first stage of the Great Xia Martial Selection, the Elimination Round, officially begins!"