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Chapter 375 - 343 Yanhuang Competition

Chapter 375: Chapter 343 Yanhuang Competition

Wu Li practiced some health-focused Martial Arts in his room, then took out a Grandmaster-level Experience Card and chose to use it immediately.

The next moment, an immense wave of Fist Intent appeared in Wu Li’s mind.

This time, the system’s Fist Intent was like the sea, surging and overflowing, a continuous onslaught!

Wu Li felt that this wave of Fist Intent must have been formed through harnessing the sea, now agitated after his Divine Value had broken through to Spirit.

In his last fight with Xiaoze Wutian, he had also used the sea to counter Xiaoze Wutian’s Fist Intent.

If the Fist Intent Wu Li displayed at that time represented the vastness and broad-mindedness of the sea, then the current Fist Intent was like a storm at sea, with tumultuous waves!

The Fist Intent, like a tidal wave, continuously assailed Wu Li, each wave higher than the last.

For a while, Wu Li could only defend passively, struggling to maintain his mental state from collapsing.

After a few minutes, once he had adapted to the system’s Fist Intent, Wu Li’s own changed abruptly, becoming like the sea, and clashed against the system’s.

However, he only managed to maintain this for less than three minutes before his Fist Intent returned to its original state, and he had to retreat to a defensive stance.

Borrowing the natural momentum of heaven and earth, achieving Unity of Heaven and Man, and using external forces to amplify one’s own Fist Intent is impressive but hard to sustain; Wu Li could currently maintain it for only about three minutes at most. He estimated that to always maintain the state of Unity of Heaven and Man, his Divine Value would have to enter the Mixed Element Realm.

A few minutes later, the Grandmaster-level Experience Card’s time ended, and Wu Li closed his eyes to rest for an hour, then activated an S-class Virtual Battle Card.

In the blink of an eye, the surrounding environment changed: the Octagonal Cage, spotlights, a noisy crowd, an injured left arm...

Wu Li directly simulated the scene from his fight with Habu that night, even replicating his injured condition.

Phew!

Habu hadn’t even made a move opposite Wu Li, who already took a deep breath, stirred his Dantian, and his chest vibrated.

Giant Python Swallowing Pill!

After trading a few moves with Habu, Wu Li used the Giant Python Swallowing Pill again.

Using Giant Python Swallowing Pill twice in succession, Wu Li returned to the state of that night, then delivered a Tiger Hugging Head towards Habu.

Bang!

Habu raised his arm to block and retreated to relieve the force.

Bang! Bang!

Wu Li smashed two more times, using up almost all his strength, yet Habu evidently still had the ability to move and managed to block Wu Li’s final punch.

After the punch, Wu Li exhausted his strength and was tackled down by Habu.

He frowned, decided to reset the illusion, and started again.

Still using Giant Python Swallowing Pill twice in succession, again delivering the three Tiger Hugging Heads...

Wu Li kept trying repeatedly, all to replicate the state of transformation that Tiger Hugging Head underwent that night.

In that state, the power of Tiger Hugging Head surpassed the limits of Master Level, which is why he could render Habu immobile with just three punches.

Habu was already wary of the Tiger Hugging Head move and had preemptively thought of countermeasures, relying on his resistance to hits and force-relieving techniques to withstand the blows, then looking for opportunities to counterattack; however, that night the power of Wu Li’s Tiger Hugging Head exceeded his expectations, leading to his final defeat.

At this moment, in the virtual reality, Wu Li couldn’t retrieve that initial state, and the power of Tiger Hugging Head couldn’t rise, naturally failing to defeat Habu within four punches.

Each attempt took about a minute on average, Wu Li tried sixty times, making it an hour; an S-class Virtual Battle lasted two hours, allowing Wu Li a maximum of one hundred twenty attempts before the time was exhausted, after which he exited the virtual reality.

Out of one hundred twenty attempts, Wu Li only successfully executed that move from that night thirty-seven times, showing a low success rate.

To execute the Tiger Hugging Head with power surpassing the Master Level limit, it was necessary to use the Dragon and Tiger Power, so Wu Li’s attempts also aided in enhancing his Power value, along with developing his Ultimate Move.

Wu Li checked his data, both his Power value and Ultimate Move percentages had increased, proving the value of that S-class Virtual Battle Card.

His current personal data is as follows:

[Fan Value: 12 million

Items: S-class Virtual Battle Card X1 (98 minutes), S-class Virtual Battle Card X1 (120 minutes), Grandmaster-level Experience Card X2

Skills: Xingyi Fist (Master Level), Golden Bell Shield (Master Level), Eagle Claw Fist (Master Level), Tai Chi Fist (Master Level), Bagua Palm (Master Level), Ground Fist (Master Level)

Overall Score: S (60%)

Divine: 112 (Spirit)

Power: 93 (Innate)

Body: 92 (Thunder Sound)

Ultimate Move: 28%

That evening, the highest online viewership for the competition in Hua Country was 10.26 million people, while in the United States it was 5.75 million people. Adding in the audience from other countries, Liu Yuanbo amassed 18 million Fan Value all at once!

He became rich overnight and immediately exchanged three S-level Virtual Battle Cards and three Grandmaster-level Experience Cards, spending 6 million Fan Value in one breath.

Of the Grandmaster-level Experience Cards, he had already used one and had two remaining; of the S-level Virtual Battle Cards, he had just used up one, and he had one complete card left unused, with the other card having 98 minutes left and simulating Bai Tao!

Indeed, after a close encounter with Bai Tao, Liu Yuanbo had simulated him into his combat card and had fought with him in the virtual reality.

Though this simulation couldn’t reflect Bai Tao’s true strength, Liu Yuanbo still got to experience what it felt like to fight with a martial artist just a step away from Grandmaster level.

Three words: Incredibly strong!

There’s a saying that goes: "If your Kung Fu is three levels higher, you are unmatched!"

Bai Tao was stronger than Liu Yuanbo in two aspects: one was Dragon and Tiger Power, and the other was Innate Gang Qi. The Dragon and Tiger Power was manageable, as it only meant that Bai Tao had slightly more physical strength, which was not unbeatable. However, the advantage of Innate Gang Qi was too great—it was a high-frequency vibrating force, similar to a constantly vibrating tuning fork touching the surface of water, immediately causing the water surface to oscillate and splash.

When Liu Yuanbo fought Bai Tao in virtual reality, as soon as his opponent used Innate Gang Qi, with just a slight contact, Liu Yuanbo’s vital energy, tendons, and muscles would be shaken. After exchanging a dozen moves, Liu Yuanbo’s vital energy would become unstable, and his whole body would feel sore and numb, unable to control his body.

This meant that facing Bai Tao directly in combat, Liu Yuanbo was almost certainly defeated—such was the gap between them!

Before encountering Feng Lin, Liu Yuanbo had been having a smooth journey, having overcome threats from firearms several times, which inevitably made him somewhat arrogant, but meeting Feng Lin had affected his mental state.

Afterward, his Divine Value broke through to Spirit, and Liu Yuanbo adjusted his mindset, no longer underestimating the heroes of the world and, more importantly, reinforcing his pursuit of Martial Arts. So now, although he had been defeated by Bai Tao multiple times in virtual reality, Liu Yuanbo’s mental state remained unaffected, instead making him even more eager to break through to the Grandmaster level!

Unable to train his body due to internal injuries, Liu Yuanbo utilized Grandmaster-level Experience Cards and Virtual Battle Cards to enhance his Divine Value and Power Value, researching the upgraded Ultimate Moves of Tiger Hugging Head. He now had plenty of Fan Value, enough to keep him busy for a while.

While Liu Yuanbo was nursing his injuries and diligently training, Liu Yuanbo also started planning and preparing for the competition as per the set plan.

On May 3, 2021, the large-scale Mixed Martial Arts event named by Liu Yuanbo as ’Yanhuang Competition’ was successfully applied for, and the first wave of promotion officially kicked off:

"Yanhuang Competition! Hua Country’s highest-level Mixed Martial Arts competition! UFC champion, Kung Fu superstar Liu Yuanbo’s handcrafted masterpiece!"

"Hundreds of Kung Fu masters will appear in the Yanhuang Competition arena, a magnificent turn for Chinese Martial Arts!"

"Xingyi, Yong Chun, Bagua, Tai Chi... a clash of various styles! Which is the strongest Martial Art?"

"Top fighters from Asia’s ONE, UFC, and other competitions are joining; domestic and international masters competing! Who is the real king?"

...

Advertisements flooded every platform, Mo Yin, Weibo, QQ, WeChat, major television stations... As long as you were online, you could almost see news related to it.

Liu Yuanbo also posted several updates on his Mo Yin and Weibo accounts, promoting ’Yanhuang Competition’. Within just a week, over 600 million people in Hua Country knew about the upcoming ’Yanhuang Competition.’

On May 14, Liu Yuanbo gave a personal interview with Penguin Sports:

Question: "Why did you think of hosting such a competition?"

Liu: "Compared to foreign countries, Hua Country has always lacked a professional combat platform. Many athletes who take fighting as their profession have to work part-time in other jobs, with low income, lacking systematic training, and no periodic competitions to participate in. This has caused a gap in our domestic combat level compared to abroad, and I hosted Yanhuang Competition to bridge this gap."

Question: "Actually, our country has hosted many similar competitions before, some of which were quite successful. What do you think is different about Yanhuang Competition compared to those previous ones?"

Liu: "I know there have been some high-level fighting events in the country before. The main differences with Yanhuang Competition are several: first, the prize money in Yanhuang Competition will be very high!"

Question: "Are you talking about the prize money for winning the championship?"

Liu: "Not just for the championship, in this competition, just making it to the top 16 will win you 500,000 yuan, reaching the top 8 earns you an additional 1 million, and advancing to the top 4, another 1.5 million. The third place prize money is 3 million, the second place runner-up prize money is 5 million, and the first place champion prize money is 7 million!"

Question: "So you mean to say, the total prize money for the champion could amount to 10 million?"

Liu: "Exactly."

Question: "That indeed is an unprecedented move, even UFC championship matches rarely offer such high prize money."

Liu: "The prize money is just one aspect, besides that, every contestant who makes it to the top 64 in this competition, Yanhuang Competition will offer them a contract, making them signed fighters of Yanhuang Competition."

Question: "What are the benefits of becoming a signed fighter?"

Liu: "There are many benefits. First, we will provide a guaranteed salary and appearance fee according to each fighter’s personal strength and career prospects, even the lowest-level contract guarantees an annual salary of no less than 100,000 yuan, and appearance fees no less than 10,000 yuan. Secondly, we will provide the most professional training for these fighters."

Question: "The most professional training?"

Liu: "SN, TO, and SNG, the top three professional combat clubs in the United States, have been acquired by me. The fighters signed with Yanhuang Competition are equivalent to joining these three top clubs simultaneously, receiving the most professional training!"

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