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Chapter 134 - 121: The Appetizer of the Second Phase

Chapter 134: Chapter 121: The Appetizer of the Second Phase

Upon hearing Xu Chuan’s words, Wu Li smiled. He indeed had the idea of letting his disciple handle these trivial matters for him.

Wu Li was certain that his fame in the martial arts circle would grow bigger and bigger, and as time went by, more and more people would challenge him; he couldn’t possibly accept all challenges. For some unnecessary challenges, he could simply let Xu Chuan take care of them.

Even later, when Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall grew stronger, with more and more experts joining, if someone wanted to meet Wu Li, the boss, they would have to fight their way up through the ranks.

After all, modern times are different from ancient times. In the past, the reputation of a martial artist was built on a path paved with human lives. Strong fighters like Sun Lutang and Li Shuwen, in their youth, would draw blood with every match they fought!

A disciple of Li Shuwen once wrote in a book, "The master was hot-tempered and obstinate, disliking those in the martial arts community who spoke nonsense and often tested his skills against others. His punches were lethal, and his palm strikes would leave a person crippled for life..."

From this, one could see what martial artist duels were like in that era.

Titles such as "World’s No.1 Hand", "Divine Spear" held a higher value in those times compared to the modern title of Boxing Champion. Nowadays, the more famous a Boxing Champion is, the more people there are shouting challenges at them, but in the past, after individuals like Sun Lutang and Li Shuwen became famous, how many would dare to challenge them?

In modern times, losing to a Boxing Champion might just mean getting beaten up, and one might even gain fame from the loss; but in the past, challenging a strong opponent meant contesting someone’s lifelong reputation, and one had to be prepared to risk their life!

Therefore, Wu Li wanted to take on disciples, to draw strong fighters like Zhao Lixin into his group because he knew that in modern times it wasn’t enough to be capable alone, having a group of skilled fighters around would ease things.

As for those online making noise about him, as long as they didn’t come to bother him in person, Wu Li couldn’t be bothered to deal with them.

Wu Li had been in Qi City for twenty days where, apart from coaching Xu Chuan in boxing, he was also instructing a new batch of trainers.

This time, Liu Yuanbo had recruited 40 trainers, all retired professional athletes, each having previously ranked in national competitions and experienced in coaching, with the oldest being 40 and the youngest 28—undeniably a highly qualified group.

The ability to recruit so many high-quality coaches was related to the high salaries offered by Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, and of course, its growing reputation.

Wu Li spent fifteen days teaching these people, helping them pass the initial assessment. He left the advanced content for Xu Chuan to teach, not because he was lazy, but because the Qi City TV Station had been calling non-stop, urgently pushing him to start the second season of "Seeking Martial Arts."

With no choice, as "Seeking Martial Arts" gained popularity, all the leaders at Qi City TV Station paid close attention to this show, inquiring daily when Xiao Qing would start the second season, forcing Xiao Qing to constantly prod Wu Li. Having trained the new batch of coaches, Wu Li felt it was time to get the second season of "Seeking Martial Arts" underway.

The next target for the second season was also within the country. Judging from the data collected by the production team, Wu Li believed that the person possessed genuine skills, so he planned to try his luck in meeting a Master Level martial artist, even if the Master was too old to fight.

...

May 2, the second day of the May Day holiday, Song Yang arrived in Qi City.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as you can see, I’ve arrived in Qi City," Song Yang said to his phone screen, currently live streaming.

"Wu Li, I challenge you. I’m right here in Qi City, do you dare to come out?" Song Yang shouted loudly.

"Wu Li, where are you? I’m going to KO you!"

He shouted loudly on the streets of Qi City, drawing many pedestrians’ sideways glances, and his live stream room also filled with quite a crowd.

"Damn, he’s so bold?"

"He really went to Qi City to find Wu Li!"

"It’s really funny, just seeking attention; he doesn’t even know where Wu Li is."

"At least he dared to run to Qi City, better than some who just run their mouths."

"Go find Wu Li and fight, don’t just shout."

"Is this guy an idiot? KO Wu Li? Wu Li could take you down in one move!"

...

Song Yang looked at the comments without saying a word. Although many people cursed him and no one believed he could beat Wu Li, the publicity he was gaining had driven his live viewer count to more than fifty thousand—a peak in his live streaming career!

"Although none of you think I can beat Wu Li, I want to say that I will challenge him with my willpower, and KO him with my huge iron fists!" Song Yang displayed his fists that were as big as sandbags to the camera.

He was from Ping City, a truck driver by profession who liked to exercise. Ever since getting involved with Mo Yin, he frequently posted videos of himself doing one-handed push-ups, two-finger push-ups, and chopping bricks with one hand. He had a muscular build and looked quite formidable.

Ever since the news of Wu Li single-handedly injuring four assailants armed with knives went viral, Song Yang had started openly calling out Wu Li on Mo Yin. His constant slogan had been "Wu Li, I’m going to KO you!", posting one video almost every day, creatively declaring his intention to KO Wu Li.

As Wu Li became more and more popular, Song Yang’s followers also increased significantly, rising from just over thirty thousand followers to now more than half a million—a testament to his success in riding Wu Li’s coattails.

Recently, "Seeking Martial Arts" became popular, and once Wu Li publicly announced he was in Qi City preparing for the second season, Song Yang set his sights on challenging Wu Li and truly took a high-speed train to Qi City.

In fact, people challenged Wu Li online every day, but none like Song Yang actually traveled to Qi City directly; thus, Song Yang’s live stream today successfully attracted many viewers.

While the majority of viewers did not believe Song Yang could KO Wu Li—not only KOing but getting KO’d was very likely—after his arrival in Qi City, many adopted a spectator mentality, curious to see how Song Yang would challenge Wu Li.

Upon hearing Song Yang’s proclamation, the live stream was filled with jeers, but there were also voices of support and quite a few donations, undoubtedly making Song Yang extremely happy and even more enthusiastic in his shouting.

"Wu Li, where are you? I want to KO you!"

Continuing like this, Song Yang walked and shouted in the streets for about twenty minutes. Noting a decreasing trend in his live viewer count, he began to change his tactic.

"Folks, I heard Wu Li is currently at the Qi City TV Station preparing for a show; I’m heading over there to find him!"

Song Yang casually made up the statement, evidently uncertain of Wu Li’s whereabouts, but this created a sense of realism for the live stream, helping keep the viewers hooked.

Indeed, as soon as he said that, many impatient viewers who were about to leave decided to stick around a bit longer to see if he could actually meet Wu Li.

Song Yang took a taxi to the Qi City TV Station, and as soon as he got out, he shouted loudly under the office building, "Wu Li, I’m here, come out and accept my challenge!"

Of course, nobody paid attention to him, and passersby looked at him with strange expressions.

"Doesn’t Qi City have three Bo Yuan Martial Arts Halls? Go find him at the martial arts hall," suggested a netizen in the live broadcast room.

Song Yang nodded vigorously, "No problem, if I can’t find Wu Li here, I’ll go to Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall!"

This spirit sounded like he was going to challenge the martial arts halls, drawing a lot of cheers and encouragement, making the fans of Wu Li in the live broadcast room grind their teeth in frustration.

Meanwhile, on the third floor of the Qi City TV Station office building, Wu Li and Xiao Qing walked out of the conference room, followed by a large group of people from the ’Seeking Martial Arts’ program team. They had just had a meeting about the shooting of the second episode and nailed down a lot of details.

"Mr. Wu."

As Wu Li and his group came out, a passing TV station employee suddenly called out.

"Is it me you’re calling?" Wu Li asked uncertainly, pointing at himself.

The other person nodded, "Yes, Mr. Wu."

Feeling the title was a bit odd, Wu Li asked, "What’s the matter?"

The person said, "Well, when I was coming up, I heard someone downstairs shouting about challenging you, wanting to KO you."

Wu Li: "Huh?"

Xiao Qing frowned, "Who? Coming here to make trouble, have security throw him out!"

"Hold on," Wu Li suddenly stopped Xiao Qing, "I’ll go take a look."

"Alright then." Xiao Qing didn’t stop him this time; Wu Li was his cash cow. Whether he could get promoted depended on this variety show, so Xiao Qing almost never said ’no’ to Wu Li.

Having said that, Wu Li walked towards the elevator.

"Let’s go see too," said Xiao Qing, then led the crew of the Seeking Martial Arts program downstairs with him.

Soon, the group arrived downstairs.

From a distance, Wu Li saw a man shorter than one meter seventy, shouting and yelling at his phone screen, immediately recognizing him as Song Yang.

Inevitably, of the many people challenging him online, only Song Yang had successfully broke through and had the highest popularity; Wu Li had seen this man’s video challenging him to a KO several times.

"Friends, it looks like Wu Li isn’t here, next I’ll take you all to Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, search each one, today I must find Wu Li!" Song Yang firmly told the camera.

"No need to look further, I’m right here."

A voice suddenly came through, causing Song Yang to look up in surprise.

"Holy shit!"

Song Yang’s hand trembled, and the phone nearly fell to the ground.

"What’s happening? Who came?"

"Wow, is that Wu Li’s voice?"

"It’s Wu Li’s voice, Wu Li really showed up!"

"Wu Li!!!"

"Hahaha, met Wu Li indeed, now there’s a good show to watch."

"Quick, turn the camera!"

...

Song Yang’s live broadcast room exploded.

Song Yang himself was startled, his heart racing; he had not expected to actually encounter Wu Li here, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

"You challenge me to KO me?" Wu Li asked.

Song Yang came to his senses, turned the camera to Wu Li, his heart pounding. He knew his opportunity had arrived!

He had checked carefully before he came; public challenges like this were actually not allowed, especially against high-profile figures like Wu Li. To accept a challenge, one must apply for an official match.

With the live stream going, Wu Li was even less likely to agree to a fight, because without an official match, it could easily be deemed intentional injury, so Song Yang knew this was his opportunity to provoke Wu Li strongly without worrying about being hit.

"Wu Li, I want to KO you! I want to smash you with my big iron fist!" Song Yang shouted loudly, pointing at Wu Li.

"Do you dare accept my challenge?" Song Yang asked, feeling very smug, knowing that once the news of Wu Li appearing in his live stream got out, he would become a hit within a day!

However, Wu Li extinguished most of the flame that had just ignited in his heart with a single sentence:

"Alright," Wu Li said calmly.