Chapter 432: Shanhe King (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Jiang Tao looked around and sighed:

"There really are a lot of people!"

Wan Ming spoke: "That's natural, according to the information I found."

"This time participating in the Global Martial Arts Tournament, just in our Xia Guo alone, there are 2.96 million people, nearly three million geniuses."

"And among them, only a very small portion of people can advance to the second round."

"This hasn't even counted the 20 million geniuses from 80 countries globally!"

Everyone was shocked; they originally thought that the millions of people in the previous National Freshman Tournament were already enough.

They didn't expect that there could be even more now, a full 20 million people; it was truly too many!

If they all participated together, that would be a meat grinder.

Lin Qi also nodded, looking into the distance; the surrounding space changed, and within his line of sight appeared countless different buildings and crowds.

The Statue of Liberty of the White Eagle Federation, the Kremlin of the Mao Bear Nation, Mount Fuji of the Cherry Blossom Nation, Cologne Cathedral of Germany, the Eiffel Tower of Gaul...

Each building had its own country's flag, as well as countless players; the aura on their bodies was powerful, and not one was weak.

They seemed to be in different time and space, projected out through a mirage.

And the stronger the country, the larger the area projected, like weak countries that only had small areas, and the players within them were also the fewest.

The Global Martial Arts Tournament was also a display of national strength.

Time passed slowly, and unknowingly it reached 8:30.

Seeing the line of sight of all players in the Xia Guo, countless red light-and-shadow particles condensed together.

"Players!"

A tall figure slowly condensed and appeared.

This was a middle-aged man wearing a silver robe, printed with faint green mountain-and-river patterns.

He had a tall and sturdy figure, broad shoulders and a wide back, and his muscle lines were smooth but not bloated.

He gave people a steady temperament like a mountain; his face was resolute, and between his brows was an aura of dignity without anger.

There were a few shallow wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, adding a bit of vicissitudes and wisdom.

His hair was black and thick, his temples were slightly gray, steady and introverted.

His gaze was as deep as an abyss, as if he could see through people's hearts; no one could look him in the eye.

"It's the Shanhe King!"

Someone in the crowd exclaimed his title.

"I didn't expect that this time it would actually be the Ninth Realm martial artist Shanhe King presiding."

"Every year's Global Martial Arts Tournament is presided over by Ninth Realm martial artists."

"Among them, the Shanhe King has presided over it the most times." Someone explained.

"I didn't expect to be able to watch the Shanhe King from such a close distance; his experience is too inspiring."

"It is said that in 1999 of the Martial Arts Calendar, he was only 25 years old, and before that, he had no martial arts foundation at all."

"But he was gifted, started formal martial arts practice at 25, and his martial arts mastery was very fast."

"He fought disaster beasts all the way, experienced countless life-and-death crises before growing up, and together with Ninth Realm martial artists like the Red Emperor, perfected the Nine Realms of Martial Arts."

"And at the age of 50, he successfully broke through to a Ninth Realm martial artist, with the title Shanhe King, becoming the one who broke through latest among Ninth Realm martial artists."

"And based on the 'Mountain-Shaking Spear Technique', he created the 'Mountain Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique'."

"He is already 74 years old this year, but he has become even more terrifying."

Everyone discussed heatedly, and the players from other countries in other spaces were also discussing heatedly.

"It's the Xia Guo's Shanhe King; his spear technique is heroic and fierce, he is my idol."

"What I am learning now is his 'Mountain Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique'; he is too amazing."

"The Xia Guo is indeed worthy of being the strongest country, actually letting the Shanhe King preside over the Global Martial Arts Tournament."

They discussed heatedly; the number of Ninth Realm martial artists in each of their countries was not many.

They were all guarding major war bases, and only the Xia Guo, the strongest country on the Blue Star, possessed the most Ninth Realm martial artists.

They could spare Ninth Realm martial artists to preside over the competition.

Lin Qi listened to the exclamations around him, and his expression also tightened, looking at the other party; the "Mountain Shanhe Qiang Fa Technique" he practiced was simplified from the Shanhe King's unique skill.

So he could see the heroic spirit and fearless pattern possessed by the Shanhe King.

The Shanhe King looked around at everyone and spoke slowly:

"Players, welcome to the scene of the Global Martial Arts Tournament!"

"I am the Shanhe King from the Xia Guo!"

His voice was like a bell, and anyone could hear it clearly.

The Shanhe King's momentum was majestic, looking at everyone and speaking:

"Players, the Global Martial Arts Tournament is the grandest martial arts event on the entire Blue Star."

"It aims to promote the improvement of martial arts through collisions between geniuses and resist the invasion of disaster beasts."

"Most of the players among them have already experienced more than one Global Martial Arts Tournament."

"The principle of our tournament is fairness and justice."

"Today, our 35th Global Martial Arts Tournament will also officially begin."

"Next is the first round of the preliminary rounds!"

"The number of players participating in this tournament has reached a new high, totaling 23.12 million players."

"In the first round of the preliminary rounds, you will be divided into 20 groups."

"Each group will have more than 200,000 players; you will be dropped into a virtual battlefield, facing the attacks of disaster beasts."

"At the same time, you can also take action against other players."

"The competition will only stop when there are only the last 10,000 players left, and the surviving players will advance to the second round."

"At the same time, the players who advance will also receive a reward of more than 20 million Xia Guo coins."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone also felt the cruelty within it; 99% were eliminated in the first round.

Many people were just acting as cannon fodder.

But 20 million Xia Guo coins was still a very huge amount of money for most players.

Especially for players from some small countries, the exchange rate of Xia Guo coins was very high, and they could exchange it for a large sum of money.

Their countries were not as strong as the Xia Guo, and the basic cultivation facilities of martial arts universities were also far inferior, so they could only rely on their own arduous cultivation. If they could get 20 million Xia Guo coins, their future martial arts path would also be much easier to walk.

So they all planned to do their best to enter the second round.

The emotions of many spectators were also stirred up.

The Shanhe King then announced:

"Next, the 200,000 players of the first group will be randomly drawn; please have all players prepare."

After speaking, he waved his big hand.

From his body, towering and vast mountains and surging and majestic rivers emerged, combining and condensing to appear in everyone's line of sight.

The mountains and rivers underwent drastic changes in an instant, as if evolving into a new world, in everyone's line of sight.

Out of thin air appeared a huge plain, a blood-colored earth, the soil was watered by a large amount of blood, and there was also a Great Wall formed by connecting iron bases.

"This is the Iron Great Wall!!" Someone exclaimed after seeing it.

"This is a simulation of the border of our Xia Guo's Otherworld Sky Dome Base, the place where we resist the invasion of disaster beasts the most." Someone explained.

!

Just when everyone was exclaiming, in the areas of major countries, one player after another was shrouded in crimson light pillars, soaring into the sky.

While Lin Qi was observing, he was also shrouded in a crimson light pillar.

"Lin Lin Qi Ge is in the first match!" Several people around exclaimed.

"We can actually witness how strong Lin Lin Qi Ge is now?" Guo Heng spoke slowly.

Everyone nodded, seeing 200,000 light pillars descend onto the plain outside the Iron Great Wall.

【Player Lin Qi, you have 30 seconds to choose your combat equipment.】

In the light pillar, Lin Qi looked at the reminder that popped up on the panel and quickly chose a set of black combat equipment.

30 seconds later, the light pillar dissipated, and Lin Qi walked out, wielding a sharp great spear covered in black patterns.

A string of text appeared above his head.

【Player: Lin Qi (Xia Guo)】

On the chest of his combat suit, a clear red national flag pattern was marked.

He looked around; he was on a desolate earth, and everywhere around him were broken walls and ruins and a large amount of weapon equipment.

Tanks, armored vehicles, artillery vehicles...

"Boom!!"

He knew that the place he was currently in was simulating the Iron Great Wall at the border of the Sky Dome Base, and behind him was an iron city wall that was tens of meters high.

Suddenly, the earth seemed to be torn apart, dust flew, covering the sky and blocking the sun.

At the end of the line of sight in the distance, a dark shadow was approaching quickly, like moving mountains.

Under the mountains, a disaster beast tide gathered like a tsunami and surged over.

That was an endless disaster beast tide.

The earth was shaking, and the disaster beasts were getting closer and closer.

Lin Qi scanned, seeing countless familiar disaster beasts:

Iron-Spiked Wild Boar, Single-Horned Black Pig, Gray-Spined Giant Wolf, Iron-Scaled Eagle, Blood-Scaled Iron Pig, Bronze Python Bull, Silver Giant Wolf, Steel-Feathered Eagle...

Not only that, there were also huge disaster beasts like mountains, five- or six-level disaster beasts.

"Roar~ Roar~"

Rending-Claw Ape, Blood-Rage Giant Wolf, and there were also six-level disaster beasts Iron-Spined Battle Bear, Iron-Armored Rhino...

No high-level disaster beasts appeared, but their numbers were too many.

【The first match of the preliminary rounds officially begins!】

The intelligent voice sounded in everyone's ears.

The first match of the preliminary rounds directly began.

It would not end until there were 10,000 people left.

"Kill!!"

Near him, a large number of martial artists from various countries also killed toward the disaster beasts.

They had nowhere to run and could only hope to persist to the end in the disaster beast tide.

"Puff~ Puff~"

The hunting of disaster beasts had not yet begun, but the battle had already started.

Someone swung a combat knife, slashing toward the player beside them, cutting the other party's throat.

"Idiot!"

"The rules already said, it doesn't prohibit taking action against players."

"As long as it's killed until there are only 10,000 people left, this battle will naturally end."

The person speaking had a tall and sturdy figure, and his whole body emitted a terrifying aura.

His momentum was surprisingly already at the Fourth Realm level; among 20 million players, he was already at the upper-stream level.

Other players saw this, immediately reacted, and one after another took action against the players around them.

"Clang clang!!"

Lin Qi felt the power surging continuously in his body; the Global Martial Arts Tournament had no restrictions.

His current strength was his most peak state.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly in his mental perception, a figure was flying toward him quickly.

This was a player from the Cherry Blossom Nation; he had a lean figure and was agile, like a gust of wind.

He emitted the strong aura unique to a Fourth Realm bone-refining martial artist.

"Xia Guo person, go to hell!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 433 =====