Chapter 196: The First Opponent

“The Global Martial Arts Competition is divided into elimination rounds and qualifying rounds. The elimination rounds are conducted through combat. The system will randomly assign martial artists to combat against each other. The winner will continue to combat, while the loser will be eliminated.”

“The top 10 martial artists with the highest winning streak will enter the qualifying rounds in the end. The one with the highest winning streak will combat against the one with the lowest winning streak to determine the top 10.”

“In the elimination rounds, after every match won, you will recover to your peak condition. You may take the initiative to admit defeat and may use certain weapons.”

Seeing these rules, Lin Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly. It seemed like the Nine Sages had thought it through very thoroughly. First, the elimination rounds would determine the final ten martial artists through the number of consecutive wins.

Moreover, winning streaks were very useful in the qualifying rounds. One has to give their all to get winning streaks, and the greater the winning streak they had, the higher the possibility of encountering weaker opponents in the qualifying rounds.

After all, there must be a certain gap between a martial artist who had won 100 consecutive victories and a martial artist who had won a few dozen consecutive victories. This way, they wouldn’t encounter very powerful martial artists in the qualifying rounds, leading to lower rankings due to poor luck.

Perhaps there might be some martial artists who were very strong but had fewer consecutive victories for some reason, who would eventually encounter powerful opponents.

However, overall, this rule was relatively fair. This way, even powerful martial artists who were very confident in themselves would not deliberately “go easy” on their opponents. They would definitely do their best to fight for winning streaks.

“That’s just as well. These rules suit me just fine.”

Lin Feng approved it inwardly. He was rather satisfied with the rules. Moreover, only such fast-paced rules for elimination rounds could eliminate tens of thousands of participating martial artists in a very short period of time, and ultimately determine the top ten experts.

“Five minutes are up. The Global Martial Arts Competition has officially begun! Now, we will randomly assign martial artists to combat with each other. Let the elimination rounds begin!”

As soon as the system finished speaking, all the participating martial artists’ hearts skipped a beat. They hurriedly suppressed their excitement and gradually calmed down. This was the Global Martial Arts Competition, and it was the center of attention to the world. No participating martial artist would let their guard down.

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“Look, it’s starting.”

In the Lin family in Central Sea, Mr. and Mrs. Lin, and even his sister, Lin Qian, were all sitting in front of the television, watching the Global Martial Arts Competition. Today happened to be a Sunday, and it was rare for the family to gather, so they decided to pay attention to this Global Martial Arts Competition.

Lin Qian said with some regret, “I wonder how Third Brother is now? He would attend this grand martial arts event, right?”

Lin Feng had not actually told his family about his participation in the martial arts competition.

Mr. Lin shook his head and said, “Lin Feng has just broken the genetic lock. The top Metamorphic Realm martial artists in the world are participating in this Global Martial Arts Competition. It would be pointless for Lin Feng to go.”

Lin Qian mumbled. She was about to graduate as well, and still didn’t know what she was going to do yet. Ever since Lin Feng broke the genetic lock, the Lin Corporation had a much easier time. Even the Zhao family, who had always been at odds with them, no longer dared to make things difficult for the Lin Corporation.

“I really wonder when Third Brother will return…”

Lin Qian was a little bored. A martial arts competition without her third brother was not something she was interested in watching.

In reality, ordinary people like the Lin family, who usually did not pay much attention to the martial arts world, were also gathered together today to watch the Global Martial Arts Competition.

After all, just seeing the Nine Sages alone would be worth it.

About 60% or even 70% of the 10 billion people in the world were watching the Global Martial Arts Competition through various channels. Every television station was broadcasting this competition.

With the combined efforts of the five major factions and the support of the Nine Sages, the Global Martial Arts Competition had undoubtedly become the most important competition in the history of human society.

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“It’s begun. I wonder who my first opponent is?”

Lin Feng stood calmly in the Virtual Combat System. He believed that this Virtual Combat System definitely did not “randomly” choose martial artists to fight.

Some martial artists with good “data” would definitely be seeded contestants and would not meet in advance. This was also one of the benefits of using the Virtual Combat System.

Lin Feng did not know if his data would allow him to become a seeded contestant. In reality, he did not really care if he became a seeded contestant, because if he wanted to get the first place, he had to defeat everyone!

Swoosh.

As the martial arts competition began, the environment around Lin Feng also changed rapidly. The surroundings darkened slightly, and then dazzling lights appeared, as if it was daytime.

Lin Feng found himself in an antique courtyard. The courtyard was huge, and there were some maple trees. Red leaves were falling, giving it a rather aesthetically pleasing sense.

“Interesting.”

Lin Feng also found it intriguing. Even the clothes on his body had changed, turning him into the appearance of an ancient “vigilant”. Only in the Virtual Combat System could such a scene appear in an instant and change the clothes on martial artists.

This was definitely also to give a “backdrop” to the battle, make the battle more attractive, and increase the popularity of the Global Martial Arts Competition.

However, for participating martial artists, it did not matter how the external environment changed. What was important was their opponents!

Lin Feng’s opponent also appeared. He was a saber user. He had thick brows, big eyes, and a stocky build. With one look, one could tell that he was powerful. Moreover, the Astral Power on his body fluctuated faintly. He was not weak.

“Chen Liang from the Freelance Cultivators Union.”

“Lin Feng of the Myriad Academy.”

“I know you. You’re the of the Hero of Humanity Medal. But you’ve only broken the genetic lock for a few months, right? Perhaps your innate talent is not bad, but you don’t have any chance against me. Looks like my luck is pretty good.”

Lin Feng was also very surprised that this Chen Liang actually knew him. However, considering that he was actually not unknown after the affairs in Dragonlith City and Stone City, in a sense, he was much more famous than ordinary Metamorphic Realm martial artists. It was not too surprising that he was recognized.

“Is he really lucky? I’m afraid not.”

A smile appeared on Lin Feng’s lips. This Chen Liang might not be lucky, but too unlucky.

“All right, I will respect you as a Hero of Humanity! I will unleash my full strength with only one strike!”

This Chen Liang was interesting. He slowly drew the saber from his back, and his aura suddenly changed.

“Fleeting Blade!”

Chen Liang slashed down with one hand. His speed was fast and ruthless, and it was as if an aura had locked onto Lin Feng, making it impossible for him to dodge. Moreover, the other party’s strike clearly contained Astral Power fluctuations. It was clearly also an Astral martial art.

“What a powerful saber technique! It’s much stronger than the Lightning Arc Saber Technique I used before.”

A sharp glint flashed across Lin Feng’s eyes. Actually, he had rarely fought with true Metamorphic Realm martial artists. Back in Stone City, those law enforcement officers had reservations and did not dare to use their full strength. Legate Zhang Zifeng, on the other hand, was just too strong and meaningless for comparison.

Only now when facing Chen Liang could Lin Feng truly be considered to be fighting a peak Third Level Metamorphic Realm martial artist with all his strength!

“Void Bubble!”

Since Chen Liang had given Lin Feng respect and used his strongest strike, Lin Feng naturally gave Chen Liang respect as well. Astral Power instantly surged out of his body.

A beautiful bubble appeared in the void. It was so beautiful that even Chen Liang was enthralled by it.

Buzz.

The Astral Bubble instantly enveloped Chen Liang, and even Chen Liang’s Fleeting Blade was enveloped in the Void Bubble. If Lin Feng wanted to, he could even expand the Astral Bubble to over a hundred meters, and envelope the entire courtyard.

Hence, any kind of attack was actually meaningless to Lin Feng.

“Collapse!”

Lin Feng then waved his hand, and the magnificent Astral Bubble suddenly began to collapse violently. Whether it was Chen Liang’s Startling Saber or the Astral Power in Chen Liang’s body…

They were all meaningless before Lin Feng’s Void Bubble.

Swoosh.

The Void Bubble collapsed into a black dot and finally disappeared. Chen Liang’s figure also dissipated as the Void Bubble collapsed. In the blink of an eye, he was already eliminated.