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Chapter 205 - 184 TUF Ultimate Fighting

Chapter 205: Chapter 184 TUF Ultimate Fighting

A person’s muscles and bones become externally tempered and internally fortified through practice, becoming integrated where a single exertion harmonizes the use of the entire body, capable of emitting the Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound—that is the initial achievement of Hua Jin.

Further on, at the stage of great success of Hua Jin, every part of the body reacts when stimulated, achieving "not a feather can be added, nor can a fly land"—meaning any part of the body that is touched can instantly react, bursting out with Thunder Sound and shaking the body.

And if one progresses further to refine all muscles, bones, and flesh of the body like a tuning fork, it reaches the realm of Innate Gang Qi.

In the virtual reality, Wu stood in a Three Body Formation; then, he opened his mouth and uttered "Hmm." His body slightly vibrated, and a deep humming sound emerged from within him.

When initially practicing Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound, one could drive their body by making sounds with their mouth, using the technique of Sound Strike rather than vocal cords, primarily relying on chest resonance similar to the "Hun Ha" sounds in Baji Fist.

Wu, driven by sound and controlling his own body, began to shake his spine and torso, then deliberately increased the shaking frequency, attempting to penetrate his internal organs.

"Puh!"

Wu suddenly spat out blood; it was as if his internal organs were torn apart with pain, the result of incorrect frequency in his vibrations, causing internal injury.

Wu shook his head, his body flickered for a moment, and all injuries healed; he made another sound and resumed practice.

"Crack!"

Before long, Wu’s spine cracked open, this time due to overly forceful shaking.

...

Thus, time and again, Wu boldly experimented with various intensities and vibration frequencies; after nearly an hour and countless severe injuries, he found the most suitable training method so far.

After confirming there were no issues, he exited the virtual reality and began practicing in the real world.

In the upcoming period, Wu continued to practice Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound using this method, awaiting the strengthening of his spine and internal organs; then he would return to virtual reality, searching for the next phase’s best practice method before practicing in real life, repeating this until he achieved great success in Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound.

Even with the aid of the Virtual Battle Card, the process would be lengthy; indeed, compared to his predecessors, Wu’s speed was already astonishingly fast, though now his Fan Value was not enough to exchange for many Virtual Battle Cards, and he planned to exchange for an S-grade Virtual Battle Card.

Because a Martial Artist who always trains in isolation can hardly develop high-level Fist techniques, it was essential to continuously spar with experts, constantly seeking breakthrough inspiration in combat.

[Exchanged three million Fan Value for one S-grade Virtual Battle Card]

Wu’s consciousness returned to the virtual reality; this time he could only choose one opponent—Hu Shan.

Hu was the only S-grade expert Wu had encountered so far; he had to select simulating Hu.

[Selected Hu Shan, locked in, unable to change]

The next second, Hu Shan appeared in front of Wu.

As Wu willed it, the surrounding environment suddenly changed: a torrential downpour, a forest, a muddy ground...

The exact scene where the two had fought that night, Wu recreated it in the virtual reality.

Swipe! Hu charged towards Wu...

A minute later, Wu’s throat was crushed by Hu’s punch, and his body vanished.

Quickly, Wu reappeared, refreshed Hu as well, and the two continued to spar.

This time, the fight ended even quicker; in thirty-seven seconds, Wu’s eyeball was burst...

After five consecutive bouts, Wu won one and lost four; he did not continue and exited the virtual reality.

"Whew!"

Wu let out a heavy sigh; although this record was partly due to him not being in peak mental condition, it also highlighted that winning against Hu that night was indeed an overachievement.

"I still need to train; otherwise, being the number one in Southeast Asia is still not solid."

Wu inwardly sighed, refining his Fist Intent with the Grandmaster-level Experience Card, practicing Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound with the relatively inexpensive A-grade Experience Cards, and finally using an S-grade Experience Card to combat Hu in reality; this was his most efficient current training regime, only a pity it was so costly in terms of Fan Value.

After exchanging for one Grandmaster-level Experience Card and two Virtual Battle Cards, Wu spent a total of five million Fan Value, leaving only 680,000 Fan Value, with which he could exchange for nothing...

In the following days, Wu continued to practice boxing while starting to plan the shooting of the sixth episode of Seeking Martial Arts with Chen Gang and others.

On September 3rd, a team of people visited Wu Li.

Wu Li received them in a conference room at Qi City TV Station, and they were from the United States.

"Hello Mr. Wu Li, you can call me Mike, I am here representing UFC," said a tall Caucasian man with a big smile. Although his Chinese had a strange accent, it was still understandable.

"Hello," Wu Li shook hands with him.

"We are here to invite Mr. Wu Li to New York to participate in the TUF Ultimate Fighting Selection," Mike said.

TUF Ultimate Fighting Selection is a tryout event of UFC where martial artists from various countries come together for a period of training, then compete in the TUF competition to fight for a UFC contract.

"Okay," Wu Li nodded.

He had received the UFC tryout invitation last December, which initially stated that the tryouts would commence in June 2020. However, due to some personnel changes, it was postponed and had only now been officially scheduled.

"If Mr. Wu Li has no objections, you can have your lawyer come over to prepare for the contract signing with us. We are on a very tight schedule; the moment you leave Hua Country, we will start filming," Mike stated.

The TUF Ultimate Fighting event is not only a UFC tryout but also an American variety show, filming all the trainees’ training and competition process and airing it as a complete program. Mike and his team came here specifically to handle the filming for Wu Li.

"Mr. Mike, let’s not rush," Wu Li waved his hand.

"Hmm?" Mike looked puzzledly at Wu Li. Wu Li had previously expressed willingness to participate when the UFC invitation was received, which was why Mike had come directly with the filming crew this time.

Wu Li glanced at Chen Gang beside him and spoke, "Here’s the thing—I am willing to participate in the TUF selection, but I have one condition. I understand TUF is also a variety show in the United States, and we are also filming a variety show here. Hence, I hope you can agree to let our crew film my entire process in the TUF event, live broadcast, and afterwards, air the content on our variety show."

"That’s impossible!" Mike stated bluntly.

The broadcast rights of the TUF Ultimate Fighting show belong entirely to UFC. How could they agree to let another variety show interfere and even conduct a live broadcast?

Wu Li smiled and shook his head, "No, Mike, don’t be too quick to refuse. I think you have researched me before coming here, and are aware of what has been happening to me over these past few months. If not, I suggest you find out thoroughly and report back to your boss to decide whether to accept my request."

Mike furrowed his brows, looked at Wu Li and said, "Mr. Wu Li, you might be misunderstanding UFC. There are countless martial artists around the world who dream of signing with UFC every day. So, it’s not like we are begging you to fight!"

In other words, if you don’t fight, there are plenty of others who will, what makes you so special?

Though it might sound unpleasant, that is the position of UFC in the Martial Arts World. It represents the highest level of global MMA competitions and is the ultimate goal for many mixed martial artists, just like the NBA is for basketball.

Wu Li smiled and replied, "I’ll repeat my advice, Mike, please do some thorough research first, or consult a colleague who is more familiar with Hua Country, and then come back to talk to me."

Mike was slightly annoyed and nodded, "I will find out."

After speaking, he stood up and left the conference room with several staff members.

"What do you think are the chances that they will agree?" Chen Gang asked Wu Li.

When Wu Li learned that UFC representatives were coming to meet him, his first thought was to film the sixth issue of "Seeking Martial Arts" during the TUF Ultimate Fighting selection process.

Defeating other opponents with Chinese Martial Arts during the selection, using this platform to let the international Martial Arts Circle know the prowess of Chinese Martial Arts, perfectly aligns with the cultural export objective. That’s why Wu Li made that request and invited them to Qi City TV Station for the meeting.

"Don’t worry, as long as they are not foolish, there is a high probability they will agree; after all, it is a win-win situation," Wu Li said.

Eight months ago, when he agreed to participate in the UFC tryout, he was just an emerging martial artist who had just won a local mixed martial arts lightweight championship. Such an achievement, especially for UFC, wasn’t considered significant; it qualified him merely for their tryout, not even for a direct contract with UFC, much less making demands.

But now, Wu Li’s domestic influence had grown significantly. His renown was high not just in Hua Country, but across the entire Southeast Asia Martial Arts Circle.

Now, he was fully entitled to make terms with UFC.

For UFC, the market in Hua Country is a massive opportunity; however, the martial arts industry there had just begun to develop in recent years, and the domestic attention was not very extensive.

In the past few years, UFC had signed several Hua Country fighters and held some competitions there, eyeing this relatively untapped market.

With Wu Li’s current fame and influence in Hua Country, once he joined UFC, he would inevitably attract a large number of Hua Country viewers. This strategic move was significant for UFC’s development in Hua Country, thus Wu Li was confident that there was a substantial probability that they would agree to his terms.

By joining UFC, he could also use this platform to elevate his influence even further.

Note 1: For the sake of immersion, I opted to write ’United States’ directly; writing ’Jian Country’ felt somewhat odd, but I can always change it later if there are any issues.

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