Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 155 The Southern Martial Association Tournament Begins!

Chapter 155: Chapter 155 The Southern Martial Association Tournament Begins!

Today is destined to be the liveliest day in the Martial Arts World of the south!

Whether they are Martial Arts Grandmasters, Inner Strength Experts, External Strength Martial Artists, or others, as long as they knew about the great competition held by the Southern Martial Association, they rushed to the Jinling Martial Arts Hall today to witness the grand event.

This is a grand affair for the Martial Associations of every province in the south, and many from the Martial Arts World have traveled thousands of miles to be here.

And as for the competitors from the various Martial Associations, their details have already been publicized, sparking discussions among many people.

"As a Jinling local, I naturally support our Jinling Martial Association. Our representative team’s captain, Xia Lianyun, is the extraordinary prodigy of the Xia Family. His martial arts talent is top-notch, and at the age of twenty-seven, he already stepped into the Ninth Stage of Inner Strength. It is said he has the chance to peer into the realm of Martial Arts Grandmaster. The reason he hasn’t broken through is that he’s waiting for the once-every-three-years event of the Southern Martial Association competition to claim the first place before making his breakthrough. With his strength, winning the championship this time should be no problem at all!"

"That’s not necessarily the case. Jiangnan’s Rao Xingwu is also a rare genius. He’s also at the Ninth Stage of Inner Strength, with formidable power, especially since he has spent a few years as a mercenary, fighting on the battlefield. With heavy killing intent and ruthless moves, I tend to favor him more."

"There’s Hong Yi from Huhai, did you see? He is a disciple personally trained by the Huhai Grandmaster. His strength is not to be underestimated, and I think this time, he stands a greater chance to win the championship."

Inside the Martial Arts Hall, the place is abuzz with people’s voices as everyone discusses who from each province’s Martial Association will claim the championship.

Of course, what’s being discussed even more are the captains of their representative teams, who are also the strongest in their respective Martial Association teams.

But among them, those widely favored and discussed are still Jinling’s Xia Lianyun, Jiangnan’s Rao Xingwu, and Huhai’s Hong Yi.

Others like Shuchuan’s Zhang Yuanqing and Southern Lake’s Su Jinyun are also mentioned occasionally; some think they also have the chance to lead their Martial Association to victory, though the odds are slim.

Anyway.

In the eyes of many, the representative teams headed by Xia Lianyun from Jinling, Rao Xingwu from Jiangnan, and Hong Yi from Huhai are expected to take the top three spots.

As for who will come in first, second or third, it will all depend on their performances.

Take the Jiangbei Martial Association Representative Team for example... Aside from the Martial Artists from Jiangbei who came to watch, hardly anyone mentioned it.

After all, judging from the performance of the past several sessions, although Jiangbei Martial Association is not the worst, its achievements are quite mediocre, with nothing notably outstanding.

When Su Luo and his group arrived at Jinling Martial Arts Hall,

the place was so surrounded by viewers that there was no way through!

Jinling Public Security Bureau, in conjunction with Jinling Martial Association, was maintaining order, but it still appeared somewhat chaotic and crowded!

"This is the first time I’ve seen so many Martial Artists!"

Su Luo couldn’t help but exclaim.

In the past, in Jiangbei, although he had met quite a few Martial Artists, most of those he met were well-known and strong figures. He had little contact with many lower-level Martial Artists.

So, when he saw a crowd of Martial Artists gathered like a major sporting event, it made him realize just how many there are in this world.

"Brother Su Luo, our country has a population of 1.4 billion, and those who can be called Martial Artists, even if not ten million, there are still several millions."

"This is just a small number of people!"

An Ran said with a light smile.

Obviously, such a scene did not surprise her.

"However, most Martial Artists will only be able to reach the level of External Strength Martial Artists in their lifetime, merely cultivating their muscles, bones, and skin, and are only somewhat more powerful than ordinary people, but that power is limited. A minority can become Inner Strength Martial Artists, but they usually remain within the first to third stages of Inner Strength for life. Only a few with talent and perseverance can really grow, and even less than one in a thousand can be called a strong person!"

An Ran added somewhat sentimentally.

Su Luo was astounded.

If there are truly ten million Martial Artists, one in a thousand growing up to be strong means there would be ten thousand Martial Arts experts.

That number is still quite terrifying!

And that’s only within the country; the number would only increase when counting those abroad.

"Sorry, but entering the Martial Arts Hall requires a ticket and queuing up in an orderly manner," as Su Luo and An Ran made their way to the Martial Arts Hall, they were stopped by staff from the Jinling Martial Association, which was organizing the competition.

"We are from the Jiangbei Martial Association Representative Team, here to compete!" Su Luo and An Ran promptly showed their credentials to establish their identity.

The staff member looked somewhat surprised: "How come there’s only one of you?"

An Ran’s identity was not that of a competitor, but as an assistant! In other words, the "secretary" An Ran mentioned!

"Yes, due to some mishaps, we’ve only come with one person to compete!" Su Luo said.

Ren Yu had a broken arm, and Pang Songyun was severely injured. Both of them were currently in the hospital, and even though Ren Yu insisted he could compete, Su Luo forcibly kept him hospitalized.

He had already reported the matter to Cui Fengyi and decided to fight alone.

"Alright, I’ll take you through the exclusive passage to enter!" The staff member looked oddly at them as he led Su Luo and the others through the Martial Association members’ exclusive passage.

"What’s with that expression, looking down on us, right?" An Ran pouted unhappily after they entered the exclusive passage.

Su Luo said with a smile, "Our Jiangbei Martial Association does have rather average past results, and this time there’s only one person participating in the competition, so his strange expression is to be expected."

About this matter, Su Luo didn’t really care.

An Ran said unhappily, "That expression means he thinks you can’t win, judging us like we’re beneath him, of course I’m not happy."

"So, you’re quite certain that I can win?" Su Luo asked with a smile; he felt that An Ran had an inexplicable sense of closeness towards him, as if she liked to stick around him and trusted him a lot.

"Of course, it’s only natural for our Brother Su Luo to win the championship," An Ran giggled.

"What do you mean ’our’..." Su Luo laughed.

An Ran’s face turned slightly red, but she raised her eyebrows, "We’re all from Jiangbei Martial Association; the Jiangbei Martial Association is one family, after all!"

As they joked, Su Luo and An Ran entered the Martial Arts Hall and arrived at the spot designated for the Jiangbei Martial Association Representative Team.

"The Jiangbei Martial Association Representative Team has arrived late and with only one person?" someone noticed Su Luo’s arrival, slightly puzzled.

Over at the Jinling Martial Association Representative Team, Xia Lianyun also cast a glance, with a faintly mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.

Today, he had to teach that young brat from Jiangbei a lesson, letting him know what happens when he crosses him.

Su Luo’s gaze also went over, and their eyes met.

"You’re dead meat!"

Xia Lianyun’s mouth moved as he said.

Even though they were far apart, Su Luo understood the message by reading his lips.

Su Luo smiled, "I’m waiting!"

Then, Su Luo turned his gaze towards the Jiangnan Martial Association Representative Team.

Rao Xingwu was also looking at Su Luo.

However, Rao Xingwu’s gaze was extremely calm, and even as he met Su Luo’s eyes, he nodded at Su Luo as a greeting.

But Su Luo had now broken through to the Seventh Level of Qi Refinement, and his Divine Sense could cover an area of a hundred meters.

He sensed the killing intent deep in Rao Xingwu’s eyes.

Su Luo remained calm and just smiled lightly, nodding slightly in response.

As time passed.

In the Martial Arts Hall, a bell tolled.

Soon, all the spectators fell silent.

A middle-aged man leapt vertically, swept across the sky, and appeared on the gigantic arena in the center of the Martial Arts Hall.

"Good day, everyone, I am the Vice Chairman of the Huaxia Martial Association. Today, I will personally preside over the Southern Martial Association competition..."

After a brief introduction, the Vice Chairman of the Huaxia Martial Association continued, "We martial artists value efficiency, so I will not indulge in grandiose official jargon. Instead, I will now announce that the competition mode of this Southern Martial Association competition will be different from before!"

"This time, the Southern Martial Association competition will not use the round-robin format of drawing lots and dividing groups to fight!"

"We will adopt an all-new melee mode. All the representatives from the Southern Martial Association teams will enter the arena for a grand melee. Regardless of the methods you use, whether you ally with others or fight alone, as long as you can last until the end, that is victory."

"Leaving the arena will be seen as elimination!"

"Surrendering voluntarily will be seen as elimination!"

"However, there is one rule I must emphasize again, you must not cause serious injury or death, fight until a clear winner emerges, defeat your opponent, and that will suffice!"

Following the Vice Chairman’s speech, he allowed all the Martial Association representative teams to enter the arena.

Although the change in competition format caught many off guard, the exciting new melee mode also ignited the enthusiasm of the various Martial Association representative teams.

Su Luo also stood up, on his own, representing Jiangbei Martial Association, to ascend the arena.