107: Chapter 107 The Friendly Match Begins, and the Lackey's Provocation!

Early the next morning.

Amidst the sound of broadcasts.

Li Fan woke up from his sleep.

According to the broadcast's instructions.

All students about to participate in the friendly match needed to put on their helmets and enter the virtual network when required.

After Li Fan put it on, he received an invitation prompt from Gu Dan.

He clicked accept.

In the next second, the scene before Li Fan switched to a Martial Arts Arena.

At this time, Di Yun, Liu Ling, and the others had already arrived ahead of time.

"Brother Fan!"

"Goodness! Brother Fan, you're finally here."

"Yeah, Brother Fan, we thought you weren't coming!"

Seeing Li Fan's arrival, Di Yun, Luo Chen, and a few others immediately surrounded him, their eyes full of surprise.

They had even passed by Li Fan's dormitory yesterday.

Seeing the "In Seclusion, Do Not Disturb" notice displayed on it, they thought Li Fan wouldn't be participating in this friendly match.

They didn't expect to see Li Fan shortly after entering.

"I just timed it right. How have you guys been lately?"

"..."

Li Fan scratched his head and began chatting and exchanging pleasantries with them.

And soon.

Li Fan's arrival also caught the attention of Fang Qing and the other two.

They were already quite familiar with some of Li Fan's deeds.

Now seeing Li Fan in person for the first time, they were indeed very curious.

So the three of them soon walked over to Li Fan and started talking with him.

After some chatting, it could be said that they got along very well.

They were all genuine and straightforward people, and none of them put on airs.

This truly broke some of the stereotypes Li Fan had about the Senior Students because of Li Cang.

"Alright, everyone quiet down. The friendly match is about to begin. I'll first give you a brief overview of the rules."

"..."

At this moment, Gu Dan, who was at the front of the crowd, spoke up.

Soon.

Li Fan and the others gained an understanding of the match's rules and procedures.

The competition was divided into two days.

The format was a one-on-one king-of-the-hill style duel.

Initially, there would be a total of eight arenas.

At the very start, both sides would use a lottery to select four people to serve as arena masters on the platforms.

Next.

The opponents for these arena masters would be randomly selected as challengers from the opposing camp.

If a challenger won, they would become the new arena master.

One point would be awarded for each successful defense or successful challenge.

Then, this process would be repeated continuously until only the final eight arena masters remained.

As long as they could stand among the final eight, each arena master could provide thirty points to their respective camp.

These eight arena masters would then compete on the second day to determine a single winner.

The points of the camp belonging to this final winner would be doubled.

Overall, although the rules sounded a bit complex.

They were actually quite simple: the more people from a camp standing on the arenas, the greater the advantage for that side.

Especially the final winner.

Whichever camp's younger generation could remain until the end would basically secure victory in this friendly match.

Such rules were clearly beyond the expectations of Di Yun and the others.

According to the previous plan, they only needed to face opponents of similar strength, but with the lottery added, they might very well draw someone at the Quasi-Saint level from the other side.

To this, Gu Dan also provided an explanation.

These rules were a temporary change decided by the higher-ups on both sides.

So they could only accept it.

However, despite the surprise, their fighting spirit remained incredibly fiery.

...

Looking at the Western side.

After hearing the rules, the Western youths were also quite surprised, but only for a moment, after which they maintained their confident expressions.

There was no other reason.

It was precisely because of the live broadcast.

Currently, the real-time footage in the virtual network was open to the Western elite.

That's right.

Their footage was now being played in the secret meeting rooms of nearly ninety percent of the major Western families.

This even included their own families.

Therefore, they absolutely could not show any fear.

At this time, the high-level members and core descendants of these major families were leisurely drinking red wine, chatting while waiting for the match to begin with expectant faces.

In the livestream room where the footage was playing, many bullet comments were also floating by.

"Facing Great Xia, our side will definitely achieve a complete victory!"

"Indeed, we have the strongest geniuses on this Blue Star; there isn't much possibility of losing."

"I think we still shouldn't underestimate those from Great Xia; it's a place that can create miracles."

"Wait, did I hear that right? You're speaking up for Great Xia? Let me tell you, only our USA can lead Blue Star into a cosmic civilization!"

"Exactly! Although Great Xia discovered things about cosmic civilizations and the Oceanic Alien Race before us, the suppression of bloodlines dictates that we will be the ultimate saviors!"

"Let's wait and see. Our contact with Great Xia isn't as close as it used to be, and we don't know if today's Great Xia is still the same as before."

"When will it start? I'm already getting a bit impatient!"

...

Obviously.

While there were some rational people on the Western side, the vast majority were still quite arrogant.

This prominent trait was basically no different from the Western younger generation participating in the match.

Turning our gaze back to the virtual network.

After both sides finished explaining the rules to their respective students.

About five minutes passed.

The scene before everyone from both sides shifted.

In the next second, everyone from both sides appeared in a massive stadium.

In the middle of the two camps, eight huge platforms were lined up.

On a floating platform above, there were two blonde, blue-eyed hosts, one male and one female.

They were responsible for the commentary for the Western livestream room.

The ones primarily responsible for maintaining order during this friendly match were Gu Dan from the Great Xia camp and that blonde, bearded officer from the West.

As soon as the two camps met.

A tense, hostile atmosphere began to rise.

Of course.

Gu Dan and that bearded officer still had smiles on their faces, even nodding and greeting each other.

However, it was clear that both sides had daggers hidden behind their smiles.

Just then.

From the Western camp, a samurai from Sakura Country stepped forward and arrogantly made an international gesture toward everyone in the Great Xia camp.

He was none other than.

Natsukawa Kiichi, whom the bearded officer thought very highly of!

He was powerful, a Quasi-Saint level expert.

With so many powerful people watching this friendly match, he had to show off as much as possible to ensure his future status in this foreign country!

Natsukawa Kiichi's actions.

undoubtedly ignited the fury of everyone in the Great Xia camp immediately.

"Damn! What a piece of trash, he dares to mock us?!"

"Just a dog raised by the USA, what's he acting all high and mighty for?!"

"So damn arrogant!"

"I really want to kill him!"

Everyone from Great Xia was itching for a fight, wishing they could tear Natsukawa Kiichi into pieces.

However, Gu Dan soon waved his hand, signaling everyone to calm down.

Then, Gu Dan turned his gaze toward Fang Qing and the other two, speaking slowly in a low voice.

"Although the virtual network won't lead to death in reality, the sensation of pain is very real."

"Don't let this guy 'die' too easily!"