si-mexico Chapter 127 Martial Arts Competition to Recruit Talents
Chapter 127 Martial Arts Competition to Recruit Talents
Li Chenglong returned to his room, cut open the watermelon he had saved for himself, and ate it. After finishing, he threw the rind into the nature section of his storage space, letting it return to nature. After resting for two hours, he left the hotel and headed towards the municipal stadium.
Upon arriving at the stadium, Li Chenglong noticed a significant decrease in the number of people compared to midday. After inquiring further, he learned that the higher-ups had lowered the ticket price to encourage greater participation, now charging 5 white crystals. Many people had paid the crystals to enter and enjoy the matches. He approached the registration desk and asked the person registering, "Excuse me, are you still accepting registrations here?" The person registering was a middle-aged woman with a sophisticated, mature air. She adjusted her glasses and looked up, saying, "Young man, are you the one who wants to register? The minimum requirement for registration is Level 3 ability user. Even if you're not a combat-oriented user, you can still register. You don't need to participate in the competition; you can be directly assigned to a military position. There's one more thing I need to make clear: swords and spears have no eyes in the arena. If you're injured or maimed due to insufficient strength, we will not be responsible."
Li Chenglong was momentarily speechless at her address, then said, "Yes, I want to register. I'm a Level 4 Strength-type Ability User named Li Long." He handed over his ID card, which had been distributed the day before. The middle-aged woman took the card, registered him, and then someone gave him a badge with the number 32 on it. Someone then led him inside. Inside, the person explained the rules to Li Chenglong. This martial arts competition was only for 10 people, and currently, including him, there were over 60 registered, mostly Level 3, with about ten Level 4, and even four Level 5. The rules were simple: the stadium had 10 arenas, and there were already 10 champions. Anyone who felt they could become a champion could challenge any of the 10. The 10 people remaining on the arenas by the night after tomorrow would be the chosen talents.
Li Chenglong casually asked, "I see many ordinary people from Xuzhou City have gone in to watch the arena matches. Have any of our local high-ranking officials come to watch the matches?" The man nodded and said, "Yes, Xu Limin, the head of the Xu family, one of the five major families of the Chinese Federation, as well as Xu Fumin, the commander of the First Army, and Chen Guohao, the commander of the Second Army, have all come. All three of them are level six ability users, especially Xu Limin, the head of the Xu family, who is a level six ability user with three different abilities." The person leading the way felt he had said too much and immediately shut his mouth: "Alright, that's the special entrance to the stadium over there. Just go in. You're a level four ability user, so you still have a chance to become the arena champion."
After the man left, Li Chenglong activated his True Dragon Eye and conducted a wide-ranging scan. The waiter was right; there were three Level 6 ability users present, and in addition to these, there were more than twenty Level 5 ability users. Just as he was scanning, he suddenly noticed someone among the spectators on the platform looking in his direction. Li Chenglong immediately withdrew his ability, disguising himself as a Level 4 strength-type ability user. He couldn't help but think to himself, "I didn't expect there to be a Level 5 Awakened one, and one specializing in reconnaissance." At this moment, Xu Limin, who was watching the match, saw his son looking in a certain direction and asked, "Son, what's wrong? Did you find something?" Xu Qingming looked for two more seconds, shook his head, and said, "No, I guess I'm just imagining things, Father."
Before even entering the stadium, Li Chenglong scanned through the thick concrete wall, but to his surprise, he was detected. Since obtaining the True Dragon Eye, this was only the second person besides Yun Lan to sense its presence. "Interesting," Li Chenglong thought to himself, then entered the competition area through the dedicated passage.
As soon as he entered the competition area set up in the stadium, he saw that the huge stadium was divided into 10 zones, each with less than two meters of space between them for walking. Li Chenglong had already observed that among the current 10 champions, 4 were level 5 ability users, and the rest were level 4. The arenas where the level 5 ability users were located were currently unchallenged, while the arenas where the level 4 ability users were located were being challenged in a queue. However, to ensure fairness, the rules of this competition stipulated that after each challenge, the user would have a 15-minute rest period. Li Chenglong nodded and walked towards the arena where a level 4 strength-level ability user was located.
The level four ability user was considered one of the weaker ones among the champions. Seeing that the rest countdown had ended, Li Chenglong went up to him. The man was burly and at least two meters tall. Even Li Chenglong, who was 1.82 meters tall and quite strong, looked small next to him. The man was resting in a chair. Seeing someone challenge him, he had the chair moved away and loudly said to Li Chenglong, "Little guy, you dare challenge me with that build? I think you should get down here and find someone else to challenge you. You're not bad looking, I don't want to beat you so badly your own mother wouldn't recognize you, hahaha." Li Chenglong stared indifferently at the burly man: "I'm going to challenge you. All this nonsense, are you scared?"
The burly man, as if deeply insulted, activated his superpower and charged at Li Chenglong, shouting, "You asked for this!" Although the man wasn't slow, it was like slow motion to Li Chenglong. He ducked to dodge the man's right hook, then swiftly delivered three karate chopes to the man's stomach with his right hand. The man felt as if struck by a thousand pounds of force and immediately passed out. A referee beside the ring saw the man fall and immediately went to check on him. He then shouted, "A few people, carry him off the stage! He's unconscious." Xu Qingming's eyes lit up as he said to Xu Limin, "Father, that guy was amazing! He knocked down the defending champion with a single blow!" Xu Fumin added, "Is there really such a huge difference between level four power users? The champion was probably caught off guard and caught off guard." Xu Limin didn't say anything, his attention focused more on Li Chenglong.
Li Chenglong hadn't expected the burly man to be so weak. Knocking him unconscious with a single blow was indeed too reckless. He'd sensed at least a dozen different levels of sensory abilities scanning him. He should be more discreet in the later stages of the fight. He had been genuinely angry earlier because the man had mentioned his mother. Family was always his Achilles' heel; he would never let anyone insult or bully his family get away with it.
The following battles were relatively easy, as Li Chenglong's single strike knocked down a level four strength-type ability user, deterring many challengers. Only five battles took place throughout the afternoon. However, Li Chenglong was more cautious in the later fights, making sure they dragged on for longer periods to avoid attracting too much attention. At 7 PM, the competition was temporarily suspended, resuming the following day. Li Chenglong received his daily champion reward of five crimson crystals, declined several invitations to a banquet, and then left the stadium.