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Chapter 280 - 217 First Day (Part 2)

Chapter 280: Chapter 217 First Day (Part 2)

New Ke City, the venue for the grand gathering of the two realms.

Xingxiao’s face darkened as he asked, "What’s the situation with Sword Ji?"

Standing by his side, the Second Elder of Zhou Tian Sect said helplessly, "It might just be a rebellious phase."

Sensing Xingxiao’s displeasure, the Second Elder explained, "Originally, if she had remained under my control, she would have obeyed my commands without question."

"But now that she has regained her freedom and is no longer bound by me, she is free to act as she pleases. Naturally, she places a great importance on her freedom and is prone to resist my orders, even less inclined to be constrained by anything."

Xingxiao looked at him coldly, "Are you blaming me for indulging Tian Jizi in attacking Taiqing Sect?"

Taihe Sect hurriedly explained, "Not at all. A mere Sword Ji can’t cause any upheaval. Isn’t the entire martial competition still under your control?"

He looked at the screen showing the second martial competition and said, "See? Isn’t everything going smoothly?"

The screen showed Xia Jianlong engaged in battle with a disciple of Zhou Tian Sect.

The commentary of Hui Ling then timely sounded, "The disciple from Zhou Tian Sect only has the first lineage and absolutely no match for Xia Jianlong."

"He feels he’s no match and has begun to take a battle drug."

"It’s said to be the latest battle drug developed together by Zhou Tian Sect and the Divine Dragon Gang."

"As you can see, under the influence of the drug, the consumer’s strength, speed, and reflexes are all greatly enhanced. With just a bit of training, they’ve already become sharpshooters..."

On screen, the disciple of Zhou Tian Sect, after taking the battle drug, showed a significant increase in strength. He skillfully handled various military weapons, causing massive destruction in a short time and demonstrated the destructive power of an entire combat squad on his own.

Instantly, the Internet was flooded with discussions about this battle drug, with many people from the present world showing immense interest and dreaming of becoming super soldiers after taking the drug.

...

On the outskirts of the battlefield.

While watching the match live, Bai Yiyi spoke to her streaming room, "This is a frickin’ rigged fight, isn’t it?"

"Deliberately promoting Zhou Tian Sect and Divine Dragon Gang’s drugs?"

"Look at Xia Jianlong, he could have won several times already, it’s obvious he’s holding back..."

Watching the disciple from Zhou Tian Sect perform for a whole ten minutes before being knocked unconscious by Xia Jianlong, Bai Yiyi shook her head non-stop, "It’s too fake."

"We’re losing face in front of the entire world."

Bai Yiyi watched the barrage of comments and said, "I know this is an exhibition match, but even if you’re showing off martial skills and demonstrating the supernatural, shouldn’t it be less fake? It’s like watching an advertisement..."

Despite Bai Yiyi’s criticisms of the second martial competition, the promotional effect for the drugs was indeed very good, with countless netizens expressing their anticipation for the drugs jointly developed by Zhou Tian Sect and Divine Dragon Gang.

Even the sales of existing drugs in the Divine Dragon Gang’s online store began to skyrocket for a time.

One could say that the globally-watched martial competition instantly made a name for the martial drug of the two major sects.

While Bai Yiyi was in the midst of commenting, she looked at the next two contestants to appear and suddenly paused briefly.

The commentary of Hui Ling came from the live screen, "The third bout will feature Yun Chong Daoist from Taihe Sect and the new Buddha from Da Guangming Temple, Hu Li Venerable."

Yun Chong Daoist was a middle-aged Taoist dressed in a purple Daoist robe, sporting a goat beard. His every move was enveloped in mist, giving off the sense of an Immortal, creating an aura of a celestial being the moment he appeared.

On the other side, despite wearing a Buddhist robe, Hu Li Venerable was clearly a teenager.

However, the youth had an expressionless face, showing a kind of tranquility as if detached from all desires.

Bai Yiyi looked at the youth and thought to herself, "This is... what’s his name..."

She couldn’t recall his name at the moment but remembered that he was the young boy she and Lin Xing had rescued from bandits in He Xi Mansion.

The boy later became a disciple of Master Kongchan, who was reputedly an apostate of Da Guangming Temple, and subsequently returned to Da Guangming Temple with Kongchan.

Bai Yiyi stroked her chin and said, "This kid was definitely just an ordinary person before."

She looked at the unfazed Hu Li Venerable on the screen and wondered internally, "Enlightened? In Da Guangming Temple, doesn’t enlightenment imply death? What’s his status now?"

And within the screen, Yun Chong Daoist and Hu Li Venerable commenced their battle.

Hu Li Venerable could be seen wielding a Gatling gun in each hand, with bullet casings falling like raindrops to either side.

Hui Ling explained, "Before becoming enlightened, the Hu Li Venerable was just an ordinary country boy."

"However, after believing in the Great Bright Buddha, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Buddhist Law and eventually grasped its true essence. Under the Buddha’s guidance, he finally achieved enlightenment right there and then."

In the video, the tremendous recoil of the machine gun continuously transmitted through Hu Li Venerable’s body, yet it was unable to shake his physical form in the slightest.

A dense hail of bullets accurately covered the area where Yun Chong Daoist was under his precise aim.

"After attaining enlightenment, Hu Li Venerable possessed the strength of nine bulls and two tigers and had a mind clear as a mirror, unfazed by external disturbances during combat."

Below the white clouds that surrounded him, Yun Chong Daoist fixed his gaze directly on the metal storm’s havoc and charged towards Hu Li Venerable.

Meanwhile, Hu Li Venerable skillfully used various weapons such as flash grenades, laser weapons, landmines, and flamethrowers... continuously entangled in combat with Yun Chong Daoist.

Weapons that typically required fixed positions to operate, or multiple people for effective use, were manipulated effortlessly by Hu Li Venerable alone.

Watching Hu Li Venerable’s super-soldier-like performance in the footage, political leaders of various countries along with many netizens were flooded with thoughts.

Hui Ling continued her explanation, "As long as you are willing to believe in the Great Bright Buddha and persist in paying homage daily, you too shall be received by the Buddha after death, achieve enlightenment on the spot, and proceed to the Jile Buddha Country."

Beside her, Du Kong said, "Download and register for the Buddha Sound APP today, and you can immediately receive a red packet of up to 33 pieces..."

Bai Yiyi watched this scene and swore, "Advertising again!"

Just as Bai Yiyi was halfway through her critique, she discovered that her live streaming room had been shut down, with the given reason being the spread of religion and the Buddha Sound APP.

"What the hell!"

"It’s Da Guangming Temple messing around with the ads, what does this have to do with me?"

"Moderator, if you know what’s good for you, unblock me quickly."

Only after the advertisements by Hui Ling and Du Kong were over did Bai Yiyi’s live streaming room return to normal.

She cursed under her breath and turned her attention to the fourth martial arts demonstration, "Emei’s Tianfeng Taoist versus Xingxiao Sect’s Mu Tianjiao?"

In the live broadcast frame, rows of rocket launchers floating behind Tianfeng Taoist were gradually aiming towards Mu Tianjiao.

Watching this scene, Bai Yiyi was slightly taken aback, thinking to herself, "This fighting style seems like Lin Xing’s before, but Tianfeng Taoist is not using Sword Control, rather simply using his psychic power to lift and fire the rocket launchers."

The next moment, dozens of armor-piercing shells, accompanied by thunderous roars, shot out toward Mu Tianjiao’s location.

Watching Mu Tianjiao struggle under her bombardment, Tianfeng Taoist smirked slightly, thinking to herself, "These modern weapons are indeed quite useful, and in my hands, they are far more powerful than in the hands of those from the modern world."

Bai Yiyi looked at the live broadcast and sighed, "Tianfeng’s psychic power and control are too strong. He’s an army by himself. Although Mu Tianjiao is also a rare Martial Arts expert in the second transmission, she can’t hold out for long under such relentless bombardment. Even if she occasionally tries to shoot at Tianfeng, the firepower is far too inferior."

"The only way is to close the distance with Tianfeng."

Watching Mu Tianjiao try to break through to Tianfeng, Bai Yiyi shook her head, "Closing the distance is the right approach, but it might be even harder to deal with Tianfeng up close, especially since she’ll have to contend with Tianfeng’s flying swords..."

Seeing Mu Tianjiao struggling to resist amidst the sword arrays and bombings, Bai Yiyi knew that her defeat was only a matter of time.

As the first day of the martial arts demonstration concluded, the entire world began a heated discussion about today’s results.

Topics on Zhou Tian Sect’s and Divine Dragon Gang’s battle potions, Da Guangming Temple’s Buddha, and the combination of superhuman strength with modern weapons dominated the conversation.

Especially the way Tianfeng Taoist single-handedly bombed the entire battlefield made him a leading favorite for the championship.

"The way Tianfeng Taoist controls modern weapons is already the strongest among all the competitors, right?"

"This one person is like an entire army; who can beat that?"

"Martial arts are no good, it’s the ones who can remotely operate a multitude of weapons that are the most powerful."

While the martial arts demonstration was in full swing and having a major impact on the entire world,

inside Xia Country’s Mirror World base in Jiangyang Province,

Lin Xing was slowly awakened from his deep meditative state.

The constant calls of the staff came through his headset, "Lin Xing, it’s the second day of the demonstrations, and it’s almost time for your match."

Lin Xing blinked and slowly stood up, his body stiff from sitting for so long, immediately emitting a series of cracking sounds.