Gao Wu: From Martial Arts Student to Star Emperor

Chapter 210 Finals: The Battle for the Provincial Martial Arts Champion

Chapter 210 Finals: The Battle for the Provincial Martial Arts Champion

"Such a powerful aura! This kind of power is probably not even comparable to that of a third-tier martial artist."

"Is this the top three geniuses in the province's youth genius group? With every gesture, he has the strength of hundreds of thousands of kilograms."

Compared to those outside who become martial artists with only 200 units of Qi and Blood, it's like the difference between an ant and an elephant.

Even the elite students at the bottom of the rankings could clearly sense this powerful energy fluctuation, and they were all shocked.

As the aftershocks of the battle subsided, Xu Yuanhao's heart sank when he saw that Chen Lie had caught his S-rank martial art, which he had exerted all his strength to unleash.

Seeing that Chen Lie was unharmed, while he himself was numb and struggling to move due to the enormous recoil, Xu Yuanhao immediately understood the gap between himself and Chen Lie.

"Even my strongest S-rank martial art couldn't harm you. Have you reached the pinnacle of your Qi and Blood?"

"That's right." Chen Lie nodded in agreement.

"The pinnacle of Qi and Blood cultivation is actually this powerful."

Xu Yuanhao let out a sigh of relief: "I lost!"

With that, Xu Yuanhao dragged his heavy steps off the battle stage.

"In the first match of the three-way battle, Chen Lie defeated Xu Yuanhao!"

Loud shouts erupted from below the arena.

"Chen Lie is actually this strong! Even Brother Hao is no match for him."

In the VIP section, Lu Qingchan looked at the battle stage, feeling somewhat depressed.

She remembered what her mother had told her: men should marry down, and women should marry up.

But even if one marries down, there should be limits; the marriage should not be too far down.

Besides her family background, is she really good enough for Chen Lie now?

"He wouldn't be able to defeat Wang Dongting and become the provincial martial arts champion, would he?"

Lu Qingchan couldn't help but think of it, though of course she knew it was impossible.

As the provincial martial arts champion who has won first place for two consecutive terms, Wang Dongting is highly anticipated by the entire Dongchuan province. How could he possibly falter in this martial arts competition?

Furthermore, wasn't it said that Wang Dongting's Qi and Blood value was close to 3,000 calories? No matter how powerful Chen Lie is, he might not be able to defeat Wang Dongting, right?

Jiang Minghua, an investor, couldn't help but applaud when he saw Chen Lie defeat his formidable opponent once again.

"This place is practically guaranteed in the top three. Two hundred million star coins—that's enough to buy a one-year endorsement deal with a member of the top three martial arts competition team in the province. It's a sure-fire way to make a profit!"

Those who achieve a top-three ranking in a live-streamed competition across the entire province are usually unwilling to accept commercial endorsements, making it very difficult for a company to reach a cooperation agreement with them.

But once the endorsement deal is successful, the company will never have to worry about product sales.

People naturally admire those who are strong. Tens of millions of teenagers and tens of millions of parents in Dongchuan would definitely buy a niche qi and blood potion just because someone is among the top three in a provincial martial arts competition.

Yang Ningbing, the representative of Longyue Group, frowned slightly. She had read the information of every member of the genius team, so she knew that Chen Jie was just a member of the genius team who had just been rated as a Grandmaster Seed.

I thought that someone like him would be considered too good to be true if he made it into the top ten or even the top five of the martial arts competition, but I never expected that he would be able to defeat several strong opponents all the way to this point.

"However, the spokesperson for Longyue Group is the top martial arts champion in the province. Even the top three in the all-staff martial arts competition are not enough."

Yang Ningbing murmured to herself.

"This Chen Lie is not bad."

Provincial Governor Luo Chengfeng nodded slightly upon witnessing the battle.

"It's good!"

Xu Tianchuan nodded in agreement.

Xu Yuanhao is a member of their Xu family. They had received guidance from him many times and thought they could make it to the end. But now they might not even be able to make it into the top three.

Xu Tianchuan was somewhat disappointed by this.

"The second match of the three-way competition: Luo Zhixun vs. Jiang Mingyue."

Please have two students come up to the stage for a contest.

As soon as the host finished the announcement, Luo Zhixun and Jiang Mingyue went up to the battle stage.

After the "Martial Arts Competition Begins" notification sounded, Luo Zhixun showed no mercy and lightly swung out a palm strike.

But this seemingly light palm strike possessed an irresistible force when it landed on Jiang Mingyue.

She quickly used her strongest martial arts to resist, but Luo Zhixun's palm still fell down with overwhelming force.

With a loud "boom!"

Jiang Mingyue was blasted off the battle stage by a single palm strike.

During the martial arts competition, the host announced the results: "In the second match of the three-way battle, Luo Zhixun defeated Jiang Mingyue."

"Next up is the three-way revival match, with Xu Yuanhao facing off against Jiang Mingyue."

Please have two students come up to the stage for a contest.

Xu Yuanhao and Jiang Mingyue each stepped onto the battle stage.

After the host announced "The martial arts competition begins".

Xu Yuanhao immediately sprang to his feet and swung his palm at Jiang Mingyue.

His palm strikes were fierce and ruthless, with nearly ten thousand pounds of force falling with each swing. In just a moment, Jiang Mingyue found it difficult to defend herself and was forced to the edge of the fighting platform.

Left with no other choice, Jiang Mingyue could only shout, "I admit defeat."

It was already a stroke of luck that she made it into the top five of the martial arts competition; otherwise, she wouldn't have even been able to get past Tang Jiu'er, let alone hope for the top three.

Upon hearing Jiang Mingyue admit defeat, Xu Yuanhao stopped his relentless attack and immediately withdrew.

"The martial arts competition has ended. In the revival match, Xu Yuanhao faced Jiang Mingyue. Xu Yuanhao won and advanced to the final three."

"Hello everyone, both those at the scene and those watching the live stream."

I am Li Shumin, a reporter from Dongchuan Provincial Television Station and the host of this martial arts competition.

The competition for the top three is already showing signs of progress. The top three in this martial arts competition will be Wang Dongting, Luo Zhixun, and...

The candidate will be chosen from among Chen Lie, Xu Yuanhao, and two others.

And today, the competition for the provincial martial arts champion has officially begun.

Based on the actual situation, the official schedule for the martial arts competition is as follows.

Wang Dongting VS Xu Yuanhao Luo Zhixun VS Chen Lie Now, please invite Wang Dongting and Xu Yuanhao to come up on stage for a martial arts duel.

Upon hearing the sound, Wang Dongting and Xu Yuanhao simultaneously stepped onto the battle platform.

On the battle stage, Wang Dongting looked at Xu Yuanhao calmly.

Xu Yuanhao said with a solemn expression, "Wang Dongting, I heard that you broke through to the Qi and Blood Extreme Realm a month ago. Today I will test the power of the Qi and Blood Extreme Realm."

Wang Dongting simply said in a low voice, "I won't let you down."

After the announcement that "the duel has begun" was made, Xu Yuanhao instantly used his S-rank martial art, which he had cultivated to an unparalleled level, the Myriad Manifestations Flame Hand.

Suddenly, a wave of heat swept through the air, and an invisible airflow surged forth like a hurricane, carrying intense heat as it rushed towards Wang Dongting.

Faced with the overwhelming power of an S-level martial art, Wang Dongting simply flicked his arm and pushed out a palm strike.

With a deafening roar, the powerful force sent dust and sand flying more than ten meters into the air.

Xu Yuanhao was instantly blasted off the battle stage by a powerful force.

Xu Yuanhao was shocked when he was blasted off the battle stage. Wang Dongting, who had only entered the Qi and Blood Extreme Realm a month ago, was already so powerful.

In terms of strength alone, Xu Yuanhao felt that Wang Dongting was a cut above Chen Lie.

"The martial arts competition has ended. Wang Dongting defeated Xu Yuanhao and advanced to the final three."

The announcement of the result immediately caused an uproar in the audience.

"Wang Dongting truly deserves his title as the provincial martial arts champion for two consecutive terms. It seems that no one has been able to withstand even two moves from him so far!"

"First place is first place. I'm afraid Wang Dongting is the undisputed champion of this year's martial arts competition."

"He's too strong. This grandmaster seed named Xu Yuanhao has already performed exceptionally well, but I didn't expect the gap between him and Wang Dongting to be so large."

In the VIP section, Yang Ningbing, representative of Shaanxi Longyue Group, smiled.

In her opinion, Wang Dongting's first place in the all-person martial arts competition is a sure thing, which means she didn't bet on the wrong horse.

"The second match is between Luo Zhixun and Chen Lie. Please come up to the stage for the duel."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Lie got up from the waiting room and walked towards the battle platform.

On the fighting stage, Luo Zhixun smiled and said to Chen Lie, "Chen Lie, I didn't expect your martial arts to be so amazing."

At first, I thought you were like Cui Jinyang, a spiritualist who was only barely passable in martial arts.

How about we stop this match here, just enough to make it a draw?

"Okay." Chen Lie nodded.

Luo Zhixun knew that Chen Lie's strength was definitely no less than her own. Just from the ease with which he fought Xu Yuanhao, she could tell that even if Chen Lie was not a powerhouse who had stepped into the extreme realm, he must have stepped into the extreme realm of Qi and Blood just like her. Therefore, she looked at Chen Lie with great respect.

At that moment, the announcement "The martial arts competition begins" rang out.

Luo Zhixun immediately took the initiative. She dared not be careless and reached out to Chen Lie.

Chen Lie turned his body, snatched Luo Zhixun's claws, and grabbed Luo Zhixun's wrist with his other hand.

Luo Zhixun instantly struck out with her other hand.

"Chen Lie, watch out!"

She struck out with her palm, leaving a palm print afterimage, and immense force emanated from her palm.

"Prajna Palm!"

Luo Zhixun swung her hand, forcing Chen Lie to release her other wrist.

Immediately afterwards, her powerful palm strikes tore through the air, unleashing dozens of attacks in an instant, with countless palm prints flashing red light falling down.

"Boom boom boom!"

The powerful palm strike landed on the ground of the fighting platform, creating more than a dozen large craters, each about half a meter deep, as if a missile had been fired at the ground.

In response, Chen Lie instantly unleashed dozens of palm strikes in retaliation. The powerful clash of forces was like the air exploding.

After the aftershocks of the battle subsided, Chen Lie leaped up and stood beside Luo Zhixun.

As Luo Zhixun waved her hand, a red light flashed, creating a stark contrast with Chen Lie's simple and unassuming moves.

"This power is incredible!"

"So there's such a big difference between the province's top youth talent groups. I think even ordinary third-tier martial artists can't match this level of power."

The aftershocks of Chen Lie and Luo Zhixun's battle leaked out, with powerful stones being picked up and hurled at the elite students closest to the dueling platform.

The slightly more elite students were forced to retreat a bit.

On the battle stage, the fight between Chen Lie and Luo Zhixun reached a fever pitch, with loud bangs echoing between their exchanges.

In the VIP section, Luo Chengfeng, the governor of Dongchuan Province, revealed a strange expression: "This Chen Lie is quite interesting. He didn't even use a single martial arts move he practiced, yet he still made it all the way into the top three."

It seems Wang Dongting now has a rival for the title of provincial martial arts champion.

"Does the provincial governor perhaps think that Chen Lie will be better than Miss Zhixun?" said the provincial government steward standing nearby.

"It's not that I think it's wrong, but Zhixun is definitely no match for Chen Lie."

Zhi Xun has now used all the palm techniques of the strongest top-level S-rank martial art, Prajna Palm, and has already played her strongest trump card.

Chen Lie, however, didn't use a single martial art technique from beginning to end, effortlessly parrying Zhi Xun's entire set of palm strikes. It looked like a test of skills; although no one was clearly victorious on the fighting stage, the outcome was already decided.

On the battle stage.

Luo Zhixun unleashed the strongest move of the Prajna Palm, the powerful force creating an explosion of energy that spread across the area in red light.

Chen Lie calmly received Luo Zhixun's strongest attack.

After the explosion, Luo Zhixun stood on the stage, panting heavily. At that moment, she knew perfectly well that she was no match for Chen Lie.

She unleashed a full set of S-level martial arts palm techniques, nearly exhausting herself, while Chen Lie easily parried her attacks. Even with her slow reflexes, she understood that Chen Lie's strength surpassed her own.

Upon realizing this, Luo Zhixun immediately said, "I admit defeat!"

"Chen Lie, I wish you success in winning the provincial martial arts championship this time."

After saying that, Luo Zhixun jumped off the battle platform.

"The competition is over. Chen Lie defeated Luo Zhixun and advanced to the finals."

"Next, the final match of the three-way competition will be between Luo Zhixun and Xu Yuanhao. Please come up to the stage for the duel."

As soon as Chen Lie stepped off the stage, the host's voice rang out.

On the battle stage, Luo Zhixun and Xu Yuanhao stood facing each other.

After the announcement that "the martial arts competition has begun," Xu Yuanhao and Luo Zhixun immediately engaged in battle.

On the battle stage, sand and stones flew, red light and heat waves clashed and collided, and the sound of vibrations was deafening.

The two exchanged dozens of blows on the fighting stage, and in the end, Xu Yuanhao was defeated and Luo Zhixun won.

A beautiful reporter from the provincial television station walked onto the stage at that moment.

"Hello everyone, I am Li Shumin, a reporter from the provincial TV station and the host of today's martial arts competition."

The open-style competition for all members of the provincial youth talent team has reached its final stage.

Our top three list has been released. The top three in the martial arts competition are Wang Dongting, Chen Lie, and Luo Zhixun.

Next, we will have the final battle of the martial arts competition, a contest for the title of the provincial martial arts champion.

Please invite the two members who have advanced to the final battle, Wang Dongting and Chen Lie, to come up on stage for a martial arts competition.

In the audience, the Provincial Key High School was located.

The elite instructors at the provincial key high school were extremely shocked.

"Could it be that our provincial key high school is about to produce a provincial martial arts champion today?"

The students in the elite class of the provincial key high school cheered.

"Go Chen Lie! Defeat Wang Dongting and become the provincial martial arts champion!"

"Wow, that's amazing! This is a true genius. He overpowered all the other young geniuses in the province and made it to the finals."

Feng Shuangshuang's heart pounded as she sat in her seat at the genius training camp.

She watched Chen Lie advance to the finals and participate in the provincial martial arts championship competition.

How exactly did her aunt cultivate such a martial arts genius?

In Feng Shuangshuang's view, Chen Lie's achievement of reaching this point was no different from passing the imperial examination hundreds of years ago, which would allow him to have his own page in the family genealogy and bring glory to his ancestors.

"Shuangshuang, is your cousin going to become the champion of martial arts in the whole province?" Wu Qianqian also felt a sense of unreality.

The champion of martial arts in the whole province, what a distant term!

On the battle stage, Chen Lie and Wang Dongting stood facing each other, attracting everyone's attention.

Li Shumin, a beautiful reporter from the provincial TV station, stood between the two: "Hello, Chen Lie and Wang Dongting. I am Li Shumin, the host of Wubi TV."

Chen Lie and Wang Dongting both nodded.

"It's already quite remarkable that the two of you made it to the final round of this open martial arts competition."

In the upcoming martial arts competition, I hope both students will adhere to the principle of "friendship first, competition second" and stop when they have made their point.

You two have already reached the point where you are the most outstanding martial arts geniuses in the province. You don't need to prove yourselves anymore. The Martial Arts Association asked me to tell you that you must exercise restraint in your attacks and never use excessive force. Otherwise, it will always be a loss for Dongchuan Province.

Can you answer a question to the tens of millions of viewers watching the live stream?

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As she spoke, Li Shumin handed the microphone to Wang Dongting.

Wang Dongting said, "Okay."

Then Li Shumin handed the microphone to Chen Lie, who replied, "Okay."