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Chapter 49 - 47 When I Stand at the Top of the World

Chapter 49: Chapter 47 When I Stand at the Top of the World

"When you’re practicing boxing and you can’t argue with someone else, you tend to say: ’All you do is talk, let’s see what happens when we actually spar.’"

At this moment, Han Yuanfei and Lu Ping were thinking exactly the same thing. Han Yuanfei bluntly said, "It’s no wonder you’re a university student; you indeed know how to talk. I’ve trained every muscle in my body except my lips. All I’ll say is, if Traditional Martial Arts are any good, we’ll see on the ring."

Wu turned his head and stared directly into Han Yuanfei’s eyes without fear, smiling as he said, "That’s exactly what I’m thinking."

"Stop!" the director shouted loudly, his face breaking into a satisfied smile.

Originally, according to the script, the host would deliberately ask some questions about the three competitors’ relative skills and strengths to add some tension. However, given how ’cooperative’ these three were, after just one conversation the topicality and tension were more than enough to satisfy him.

The director looked at Wu with a hint of pity, "You have fame, topicality, looks, and a physique that can attract attention. Why fight when you could become a star?"

During the next part of the recording, the host asked some routine questions, and with that, the recording ended.

...

Outside the television station building, Lu Ping took the initiative to approach Han Yuanfei. "Brother Han, what do you think?"

Looking ahead at Wu waiting for his car, Han Yuanfei sneered, "He really has a face that’s just asking to be punched!"

Lu Ping nodded, "And a mouth that deserves it too."

Han Yuanfei clenched his fists, "I really hope he makes it through to fight me in the competition."

This time the Extreme Martial Arts Tournament was mainly divided into featherweight (61.2 kg), lightweight (65.7 kg), lightweight (70.3 kg), and welterweight (77.1 kg). Wu, Han Yuanfei, and Lu Ping were all registered in the lightweight category.

The three of them were the top three seeds of the tournament and wouldn’t meet early on. For the sake of viewership and topicality, the tournament would definitely stagger their matches. That’s why Han Yuanfei hoped that Wu could last until he faced him, and not lose early. After all, being a professional competitor himself, reaching the finals in an amateur match was like child’s play.

Lu Ping laughed, "Great, whoever of us meets Wu first will give him a few extra punches on the other’s behalf, teach him some manners."

Han Yuanfei nodded and took one last look at Wu’s silhouette, then spat on the ground, "Traditional Martial Arts? Pah!"

...

As Wu was driven back to the hotel, he pondered the idea he proposed during the show: organizing a global weapons combat tournament.

The essence of Traditional Martial Arts lies in weapon combat. If modified Sandboxing isn’t enough to make everyone recognize it as an evolution of Traditional Martial Arts, then a weapon combat tournament would leave no room for doubt: Xingyi spears, Bagua sabers, "Zi Wu Mandarin Duck Sabres," Yong Chun’s Eight-cutting Saber... Each style could be clearly distinguished.

However, the difficulty of organizing such a competition was enormous. Wu could already think of many issues, starting with fame. Without fame, like Taiwan’s Baji Spear, who would know about it? If no one knows, who would participate?

Then there’s the commercial aspect, which ultimately comes down to profit. Why has boxing developed so well? Mainly because it’s profitable, and many have made money from it, urging its development. For a weapons combat competition to attract more participants, it must offer tangible benefits.

For these to be achieved, Wu felt that he needed immense fame in the combat domain, not just domestically but globally—a fame not solely from winning a few tournaments. Secondly, he needed sufficient money and social influence to promote such an event.

"When I stand at the pinnacle of the world, what can’t I do?" this phrase flashed through Wu’s mind.

...

When Wu returned to the hotel, he suddenly received a WeChat message from Li Ruqi.

"Hey, I’ve had enough of Qi City. I’m coming back tomorrow."

After his fight with Ren Donglai, Wu Li was busy with contracts and promotion and hadn’t contacted Li Ruqi. Now, Li Ruqi took the initiative to send him a message.

Wu Li thought for a moment and replied, "Okay, stay safe on your way."

Li Ruqi: "Oh (smiley face)."

In another room, Li Ruqi angrily threw her phone aside. This guy, she was about to leave, and he didn’t even think to ask her out for a meal? Just left her hanging after she had helped him?

"Burned bridges after crossing the river!" Li Ruqi cursed.

Since Wu Li didn’t bring up having a meal, Li Ruqi wouldn’t either. Love it or leave it, hmph!

"Ding." A WeChat message alert sounded, and Li Ruqi picked up her phone.

Wu Li: "When are you leaving? I’ll see you off."

"Pfft." Li Ruqi looked disdainful, but the corners of her mouth still turned up slightly. She was about to type her flight time when Wu Li sent another message.

"However, I’m only free tomorrow afternoon. Are you leaving then?"

Li Ruqi’s expression froze on her face. It took her quite a while before she gritted her teeth and replied, "Oh, no need then. My flight is tomorrow morning. You go ahead with your business (smiley)."

...

Wu Li put down his phone and shook his head. He really did want to see Li Ruqi off, considering she had helped him quite a bit, but he genuinely didn’t have the time. He’d have to find a way to repay the favor later.

The Extreme Martial Arts Tournament was starting in three days, and apart from handling promotion, filming videos, and doing live streams daily, he also had to take time to learn about ground skills.

Tomorrow morning, Liu Yuanbo had arranged a meeting with Wu Li at the company, saying that Li Jun had important matters to discuss; therefore, Wu Li really couldn’t make it in the morning. Li Jun had been quiet for many days; he had to see what he had prepared for him.

Pulling up the system exchange interface, Wu Li decided to exchange for Earth Skill Fist. After several days of research, he already had a rough framework in mind.

[Exchange for Earth Skill Fist, exchange cost: 500 Fan Value]

Soon, the relevant information on Earth Skill Fist filled Wu Li’s mind, and he began to organize it with a frown.

An hour later, Wu Li had finished organizing and began to exchange for Ground Lying Fist, also for 500 Fan Value.

Ground Lying Fist shared many similarities in techniques and principles with Earth Skill Fist, so it only took Wu Li twenty minutes to assimilate the content of Ground Lying Fist. Finally, he spent 500 Fan Value to exchange for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

These three martial arts had similarities, so Wu Li was able to exchange for all three at once without experiencing intense headaches. He felt that as he exchanged for more martial arts over time, he should be able to exchange for more in one go. After all, many martial arts shared common elements. As long as the overall framework was established in his mind and was large enough, filling in content wouldn’t be so painful.

Next, Wu Li started to consider how to upgrade his skills.

To upgrade to Entry Level, it only required 1,000 Fan Value. From Entry Level to Skilled Level, it needed tens of thousands of Fan Values; from Skilled Level to Master Level, it would take hundreds of thousands. Furthermore, reaching the higher Master Level required over a million Fan Value.

Currently, Wu Li had 490,000 Fan Value, enough to bring one martial art to Master Level.

He was considering whether to upgrade all three martial arts to Skilled Level, bring one to Master Level, or save the Fan Value.

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