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Chapter 150 - 136: The Challenge

Chapter 150: Chapter 136: The Challenge

June 12th, 9 a.m.

In Capital City, at the entrance of a Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall branch located in the city center, a large one-meter-high fighting stage had been placed there.

Huge posters hung behind the stage with the words "Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall Million Dollar Prize Challenge" written on them.

Posters of various figures surrounded the stage, representing the fighters from Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall participating in the challenge: Wu Li, Zhao Lixin, Gao Jianping, Guo Dongyang, and Xu Chuan.

In addition to the photos, the posters included brief introductions, detailing what martial art they practiced, how long they had trained, and what achievements they had earned.

Of course, even Wu Li, the most notable among them, had only an amateur competition championship to his name, and the others had even less to show, making them look rather shabby.

There were many onlookers, all discussing the fighter posters with expectations or mockery.

The staff of the "Seeking Martial Arts" show had been filming behind the stage since early morning, with photographers and directors interviewing Zhao Lixin, Guo Dongyang, and others.

Wu Li suggested that the third episode of "Seeking Martial Arts" be a live broadcast of the challenge, and the production team agreed and promoted the event in advance.

The number of viewers for the live stream had already surpassed one million at this point and continued to rise, indicating the high level of interest in the challenge.

"That Xu Chuan, his profile says he’s practiced Xingyi Fist for less than half a year, and he’s rated as National Martial Arts Seventh Rank?"

"He was sent to a Martial Arts School to learn Sandboxing for over a decade since he was little, so he has a good physical foundation. And didn’t the interview earlier mention he’s a direct disciple of Wu Li?"

"I’m looking forward to Guo Dongyang who practices Ang Fist, which is very strong for real combat."

"I’m more curious about Zhao Lixin, who is rated the same as Wu Li at Eighth Rank without any fighting record. He just mentioned practicing Bagua in the interview, which sounds quite mysterious."

"I also want to know who this Zhao Lixin is, could he be as strong as Wu Li?"

"When will the competition start? I’m so eager to see these National Martial Arts masters in action!!!"

...

In the live stream chat, most of the discussion was about the several participants from Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, with Wu Li already known as a Traditional Martial Arts expert. Now several more had appeared, how could people not be curious?

At a quarter past nine, a young man wearing a Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall training suit stepped onto the stage.

The crowd immediately stirred, and a huge cheer and screaming erupted, for a simple reason: the person on the stage was Wu Li.

Wu Li held a microphone and said to the audience below, "Today, our Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall has five fighters participating, three at National Martial Arts Seventh Rank, two at National Martial Arts Eighth Rank. Those who defeat a Seventh Rank Martial Hero will win a prize of one million dollars, and defeating an Eighth Rank Martial Arts Venerate will win a prize of five million dollars."

"Anyone who wants to come up to the stage just needs to pass a registration test," Wu Li pointed to an electronic scale and a human-shaped target placed below the stage.

"Those who can hit with 1.5 times their body weight qualify to challenge on the stage."

After speaking, Wu Li left the stage.

The reason for having a registration test was to weed out those whose skills weren’t sufficient and weren’t seriously there to challenge.

Considering the high level of interest in the challenge organized by Wu Li, many people would want to seize the opportunity to make an appearance if there wasn’t a registration test; without it, they probably would have been fighting from morning to night.

After Wu Li descended from the stage, many immediately signed up to try. Each person had only one chance to strike, and after seven or eight people, all had failed.

Those capable of striking with 1.5 times their body weight were either born with godlike strength or had long-term practice and mastery of professional striking techniques – something not easily achieved by ordinary people and amateur enthusiasts.

Across from Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, on the fifth floor of a building with window views, one could perfectly see the stage below.

At this moment, Zhou Heng and the owners of seven other martial arts halls sat there to watch. They could be considered the instigators of this event, though they hadn’t anticipated things developing to this extent.

When more and more people began to doubt Wu Li and Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, pushing it to a dead end, Zhou Heng and the others thought it would result in continuous loss of students and gradually dispersing morale. However, they didn’t expect Wu Li to suddenly launch such a challenge.

If Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall made a good showing in this challenge, their reputation would not only revive from a desperate situation but also rise to a new level. Then, Zhou Heng and the other martial arts halls would be even more out of business.

"Have those three arrived?" Cai Maoquan asked.

Zhou Heng nodded, "They’re already below."

"When should we send them up?" asked one of the owners.

Looking viciously below, Zhou Heng said, "Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall is very cunning, setting up such a qualification test. I reckon there won’t be many who can challenge on stage, so there’s no hope of wearing them out that way. It’s better to send those three up now, to prevent Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall from gaining fame by defeating some ordinary opponents."

"That’s possible."

"Let’s do that!"

...

Quickly, they reached a consensus.

They had invited the three experts who had previously come to challenge their halls again today, specifically to defeat the fighters from Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall in public.

Since Wu Li had so openly set this stage, they had no reason not to accept.

Soon, someone stood on the stage below, indicating he had passed the registration test.

A referee stepped onto the stage and handed a microphone to the person.

"Which rank are you challenging?"

"Seventh Rank."

The other party answered without hesitation, their gaze shifting towards the other side of the ring where Wu and his people were standing.

"Liu Xingjian, weighing 70 kg, challenges Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall’s National Martial Arts Seventh Rank. Please, Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, send someone out to meet the challenge," the referee announced into the microphone.

This challenge match was strictly by the rules of ring competition, with fights arranged according to weight class. On Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall’s side, Xu Chuan was in the Lightweight division (65 kg~70 kg), Zhao Lixin was in the Welterweight division (70 kg~77 kg), and Wu, Guo Dongyang, and Gao Jianping were all Middleweights (77 kg~83 kg).

To challenge them, the weight classes had to match up.

Although Wu and Zhao Lixin both had the confidence to fight opponents from different and heavier weight classes, Wu did not establish such rules. His intention was to take this opportunity to make it clear to everyone: From now on, Traditional Martial Arts would integrate into competitive sports. Those past matches that disregarded age differences and weight classes should no longer be brought up.

"Xu Chuan, go ahead and fight well," Wu told Xu Chuan.

Among the three at the Seventh Rank in National Martial Arts, only Xu Chuan was in the same weight class as the opponent, so only he could take the challenge.

"I will not fail the mission!" Xu Chuan saluted Wu with a fist, then saluted the others, before heading towards the weigh-in area. He stepped onto the electronic scale after removing his shoes, showing a weight of 68 kg.

After the referee checked the weight, Xu Chuan stepped onto the ring, one step at a time.

"Didn’t think Xu Chuan would be the first one up. We’ll soon see what level the National Martial Arts Seventh Rank is really at!"

"Can someone give a big-shot primer on Xu Chuan’s opponent?"

"Liu Xingjian, a boxer who emerged from the Jianghu Wind, has previously won the 65-kg Boxing Champion belt. Later, he fought in Glory Warrior, moved up to 70 kg, and won the Boxing Champion belt once more."

"Sounds pretty impressive!"

"He’s one of the guys who went to challenge Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall before, and now he’s back. Clearly, someone is targeting Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall."

"This guy has said a lot of nasty stuff online before; I hope Xu Chuan can beat him!"

...

The comments under the live stream were full of discussion.

On the stage, Liu Xingjian watched Xu Chuan ascend with a composed look. He agreed to Zhou Heng and others’ invitation not only because the money was right but also because he wanted to take this opportunity to make a name for himself.

Despite having won two Boxing Champion belts in the past, his fame wasn’t that great.

To become famous in the martial arts circle, there are two ways: Either be exceptionally strong, achieving what many cannot or have an intriguing story for companies or clubs that wish to sponsor and promote you.

Liu Xingjian didn’t have either, so he struggled to establish fame, only slightly better than fighters like Dong Yunfei. At least his fighting style wasn’t ugly, and he had a certain fan base. In this way, he managed to survive in the martial arts circle over the years, not doing well but not badly either.

His last visit to challenge Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall was with the intent to increase his fame, but afterward, all the online focus was on Wu and Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, which annoyed Liu Xingjian.

Flying Dragon, the most famous boxer from Jianghu Wind and of the same generation as Liu Xingjian, didn’t seem better in skill to Liu Xingjian, yet Flying Dragon commanded an appearance fee ten times greater than his.

Liu Xingjian believed that Flying Dragon had the advantage of being a prominent topic, with the ability to be hyped up. This time, if he could publicly defeat a master from Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, he’d have that hot topic!

He chose to challenge the Seventh Rank as a safety measure, planning to continue challenging the Eighth Rank after winning.

"On my left hand, Liu Xingjian, 33 years old, height 176 cm, weight 70 kg; on my right hand, Xu Chuan, 24 years old, height 180 cm, weight 68 kg," the referee announced into the microphone before swinging his hand down suddenly.

"Begin!"

The match was under Mixed Martial Arts rules, consisting of five rounds, each lasting five minutes.

Xu Chuan initiated the attack, stepping forward and throwing a punch towards Liu Xingjian’s face.

Horse Form Cannon!

Liu Xingjian stepped back to dodge, followed by half a step forward with his right foot, and threw a Right Hook towards Xu Chuan’s chin.

This sidestep and half-step hook were very fast and he had used them to knock out many opponents before.

Xu Chuan raised his left arm, his forearm colliding with Liu Xingjian’s fist, then leveraged his body forward, shoving his right shoulder fiercely into Liu Xingjian.

Bear Arm!

Liu Xingjian moved back, retreating two steps.

He didn’t plan to exchange punches with the young and vigorous opponent from the start, so he fought more cautiously.

Xu Chuan’s body lean found the Void but he quickly regained his balance, giving no chance to the opponent.

Seeing Liu Xingjian retreating, Xu Chuan advanced with big steps, power surging from his feet through his body, unleashing another Horse Form Cannon.

Bang! Liu Xingjian took Xu Chuan’s punch, his face changing color, continuing to back up.

"In the match, stick to your own style, don’t worry about wasting strength; take the opportunity to make full use of your Muscle Bone Power and play to your advantage of strong muscles and bones."

Xu Chuan recalled Wu’s advice from the past few days, his eyes becoming more intense as he continued to advance and punch.

Horse Form Chain Cannon!

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