Chapter 321

"Alright, it's getting late now."

"We have already organized and sent a lot of information to everyone."

"I hope that after you go back, you can all memorize the information on these geniuses."

"As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated!"

"If you lose because you didn't know your opponent well enough, then you deserve it!"

"Meeting adjourned!"

After Teacher Wang gave her earnest instructions, she announced the end of the meeting!

After speaking, she logged off first, followed by Xu Wenji and Liu Yuanzhang.

Only the students remained in the entire conference room; they weren't in a hurry to log off and instead started chatting.

"There are so many experts this time. Once the main tournament starts, it will all be random matchmaking."

"Win and you advance, lose and you're eliminated. After fighting round after round, it will be our turn once we reach the top 250."

"Half of the awakened geniuses will be eliminated by the top 125. By the time we reach the top 63, who knows how many people from our Xia Guo will be left?" Wan Ming said.

"We are geniuses from Cangqiong Shanyu Wuda; we have to make it into the top 63 no matter what." Xia Lian said.

"Brother Lin Qi, with your strength, you should be able to make it into the top 32 at least!"

"Maybe you'll even have a chance to enter the top 16!"

Wan Ming leaned in close to Lin Qi and said.

Lin Qi smiled: "I'll just do my best!"

He wouldn't say that his goal was the championship; it was enough for him to know it himself.

A few minutes later, in the quiet martial arts room.

Lin Qi logged off and stepped out of the white virtual pod.

"Xiao Chan, open the data on the awakened geniuses from all countries!" Lin Qi said.

"Understood, Master!"

The blue-clad Xiao Chan beside him nodded obediently and raised her hand, projecting a huge green screen; a large file had been sent over by Teacher Lu Wei.

Lin Qi clicked to open it; there were 230 files in total, and he opened them one by one to watch them carefully.

He memorized the information of every contestant.

Although his goal was to win the championship, he would not be careless with any opponent, no matter how weak they were.

Sakura Kingdom, in a luxurious Japanese-style villa.

In the wooden living room, two figures knelt.

"Kenichiro-kun, the main tournament starts tomorrow."

"You are the only SS-rank genius in our Sakura Kingdom this year, and you are a true genius of the sword."

"We have high expectations for you!"

The speaker was a lean, middle-aged man wearing a black and white kimono.

His face was calm, his aura ordinary, and his gaze as sharp as a blade.

Opposite him was a man wearing a white kimono embroidered with pink cherry blossoms, with handsome, delicate features.

His gaze was firm as he said: "Teacher, this time I will do my best to win the championship of the Global Freshman Tournament."

"I will let everyone see the sword path of our Sakura Kingdom!"

The middle-aged man nodded with satisfaction:

"We believe in your ability and talent!"

At the same time, the SS-rank geniuses of every country were doing the same thing.

They were the strongest geniuses among the freshmen of their respective countries and were extremely confident in their own strength.

And they all had only one goal: to defeat all opponents and win the championship!

Martial Arts Calendar, April 27th, weather sunny.

In the East and the West, two hemispheres with different time zones, freshmen from martial arts universities in different countries successively entered their virtual pods to log into the Red Realm.

The Red Realm, a virtual world jointly developed by the Chiqiong Martial Arts Hall and the Xia Guo.

Now, countries all over the world use the Red Realm because this technology is best in the Xia Guo and is not available in other countries.

Cangqiong Six Academies, Villa No. 01 Martial Arts Room.

"Hoo~"

Gusts of fierce wind raged in the martial arts room, accompanied by a figure moving like black lightning.

A moment later, Lin Qi, dressed in a black martial arts uniform, stopped his steps.

【You have completed a body technique training session and gained a deeper understanding of "Thunder Shadow Instant Kill Step," Body Technique +3%】

【Body Technique: Stage Three 47% → Stage Three 50%】

Lin Qi shook his head after seeing the data on the golden panel, feeling not quite satisfied.

"Although I have strengthened my body technique training recently and my body technique realm has advanced by leaps and bounds."

"I still hope to break through to the mid-stage of Stage Three; I cannot have any shortcomings."

Lin Qi knew well that some special abilities could significantly increase the possessor's speed.

If combined with a superb body technique realm, combat power would rise linearly.

Being able to have fewer flaws meant it would be even harder for opponents to defeat him!

After all, no matter how powerful a move is, it's useless if it doesn't hit the target.

A few minutes later, Lin Qi, having changed into a clean martial arts uniform, entered the virtual pod to log into the Red Realm and entered the global division of the Global Freshman Tournament.

"Hum!!"

When he opened his eyes again, he had already been moved into a space; the surroundings suddenly opened up, and he felt the texture beneath his feet.

He was on solid ground, quite similar to the floating island from before.

Mixed languages from various countries rang in his ears.

"Brother Lin Qi!"

Turning his head, he saw the Cangqiong Six Academies, as well as Ao Feng, Duan Chuchu, and other geniuses at the academy head level, as well as the S-rank geniuses awakened in the Ten Academies.

The number of people around had decreased; it should be said that those who were eliminated had disappeared, and those who could appear were all contestants on the 1,000-person list.

It wasn't just their Cangqiong Shanyu Wuda; everyone standing on the entire floating island were contestants from their Eastern division.

Tianzhu, Sakura, Silla, Thailand, Qiandao...

The top geniuses of various countries gathered together, and powerful auras radiated from them.

"Hoo~"

The floating island beneath their feet began to move.

At the edge of their vision, a black dot was constantly approaching, until they could clearly see that it was also a huge floating island. On the floating island, countless flags of different colors fluttered in the wind.

Beneath the flags were rows of young figures.

"It's the contestants from the Western division!" someone shouted.

Everyone looked across; those were figures with blonde hair and blue eyes, or dark skin, and burly builds.

They were a mixed group, but the auras on them were all extremely powerful, like beasts.

Looking at them felt like looking at prey!

"Brother Lin Qi, the people from the Western division are so tall and strong!" Jiang Tao said with a solemn expression nearby.

Lin Qi nodded; in the Martial Arts Epoch, due to physical transformation, those who practiced martial arts were far taller and more muscular than ordinary people.

The average height had reached 1.9 meters, and the tall and strong ones, such as Huo Wanyang, Wei Peng, and Li Lei, even reached over 2.1 meters.

But now, compared to those from the Western division, the contestants from the Western division were a size larger in overall physique.

There were many over two meters tall; not only that, but everyone had a larger frame, and their muscles were extremely burly and exaggerated.

!

At the same height, they seemed to possess more muscle mass.

Like sculptures carved from giant rocks, they radiated a terrifying sense of oppression.

"Are they the contestants from the Eastern division?"

On the floating island of the Western division, someone looked across and spoke slowly.

"Sure enough, everything on TV is a lie!"

"They look even more petite and weak than on TV; they aren't even as strong as our high school students."

"I'm really worried I might accidentally crush them to death!" someone revealed a disdainful smile.

"Haha!"

After he finished speaking, everyone around him revealed smiles.

"Don't be careless!" a beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes reminded them.

But the people around didn't care!

Many people in the Eastern division frowned; they seemed to have been looked down upon.

"Brother Lin Qi, we've been looked down upon!" Jiang Tao revealed a cold smile.

"Don't pay attention to the attitude of clowns!" Lin Qi's expression was calm.

"Contestants!"

They saw light and shadow particles in the air re-aggregating.

They condensed into the huge figure of Xu Wenji, only this time he had changed into a red robe.

"Welcome, contestants and audience, to the main tournament site of the Global Freshman Tournament."

"Wow!!"

"Clap clap!!!"

As soon as Xu Wenji finished speaking, thunderous applause and tsunami-like cheers rang in everyone's ears.

Everyone looked down; unknowingly, the area beneath the floating island had turned into a vast, magnificent arena.

It seemed endless at a glance, and the audience seats were divided into areas according to country.

That was 76 countries; Lin Qi didn't know how many spectators there were, he only saw that in the Xia Guo's area, it was a sea of red, with over one million spectators logged in.

"Brother Lin Qi, other countries aren't like ours, where almost every student can be provided with a virtual pod."

"Many people didn't log on; otherwise, there would be even more people, possibly over ten million spectators." Jiang Tao said from the side.

Lin Qi also saw huge screens floating above the arena, just like bullet comments.

Everything was translated into the Xia language.

"Tianzhu will win!"

"Our Bai Ying Federation will definitely win enough victories!"

"..."

"Contestants, this Global Freshman Tournament will be hosted by me!"

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Xu Wenji..."

"Now, audience, you will see the two thousand contestants on the floating island!"

"They will be the protagonists of this tournament, and they are all the top geniuses among the freshmen of each country's martial arts university."

"They will compete for the final championship in the coming days!"

"Who will be able to win the final championship? Let us wait and see."

"Next, please allow me to introduce the rules of the competition."

Xu Wenji paused and continued:

"In the first round of the main tournament, two thousand contestants will be randomly matched to determine the 1,000 contestants who will advance to the second round."

"And we have no resurrection round; if you lose, you are completely eliminated."

Once these words were spoken, many spectators' expressions became solemn; all contestants had no way back.

Every match must be fought with full effort to ensure one can achieve the final victory.

"At the same time, every contestant who enters the main tournament will receive 10 million Xia Guo coins!"

Once these words were spoken, the audience seats were completely boiling.

"10 million Xia Guo coins, isn't that too generous?"

"This is only the first round of the main tournament!!!" someone was shocked.

"Damn it, I was just one step away from entering the main tournament!" someone regretted.

Lin Qi and Jiang Tao on the floating island looked at each other, both able to see the joy in each other's eyes.

"My goodness, 10 million Xia Guo coins in the first round!"

"After a few more rounds, tens of millions of Xia Guo coins will be earned!" Jiang Tao said in surprise.

But Lin Qi thought more; his goal was the championship, and following this round-by-round matchmaking.

At least over ten rounds, it was hard to imagine how much prize money he would receive.

No wonder Liu Yuanzhang said that as long as he won the championship, he could buy the Water of Rebirth without affecting his training.

"Now, let the matchmaking begin!"

Xu Wenji announced, and at the same time, a huge Yin-Yang Taiji diagram appeared in his hand.

The Taiji diagram rotated rapidly, and after reaching its limit, it transformed into countless black and white dots.

They combined to form a huge red scroll, listing 1,000 match tables.

(End of Chapter)