People are in reality, transcending the other side

Chapter 738 A Sudden Turn of Events

This is the champion's trophy, weighing ten thousand taels, or a full thousand catties.

This is an ancient custom; the top martial arts champion should be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!
Of course, in many dynasties, copper was gold, but in modern times, gold is real gold.

Putting aside its artistic value, this item alone, based on the price of gold, is worth 10,000 taels, which is equivalent to 500,000 grams, a whopping 2.5 billion.

Indeed, for a martial arts champion, 2.5 billion is not much. Even a small local group can have assets of tens or hundreds of billions, so 2.5 billion is insignificant.

But the glory it contains is priceless.

Even if a martial arts champion were down on his luck, he wouldn't say he was short of such a small amount of money.

"Martial Arts Golden Dragon..."

At this moment, Li Qi thought of the awe he felt when he first saw the pure gold martial arts dragon on TV when he was a child.

He did some calculations at the time and concluded that he could never spend all that money in ten lifetimes.

"I remember thinking at the time, it would be great if I could just pry off a scale from it."

"Fish-dragon, Flood dragon, Hidden dragon, Golden dragon..."

"Like a dream, everything changes in an instant..."

Li Qi smiled and continued walking into the venue.

Along the way, few eyes lingered on him, because almost a year had passed since he finished the Qianlong Cup last July, and he had changed a lot. Apart from those who had interacted with him in real life and were very perceptive, it was difficult for people who had only seen him on video to recognize him.

Even when he went to the Yan family's place at the end of July, his brothers and sisters there didn't recognize him at first.

Martial arts is the evolution of life, and it is essentially a complete rewriting of the whole.

Just as Li Qi was about to reach the entrance of the venue, a reporter with a microphone suddenly appeared and blocked his way with a smile.

"Hello, friend. You seem to be a contestant. May I interview you?"

This reporter is a foreigner, but speaks excellent Chinese.

And this person was none other than Anman, the female reporter who had appeared on the ship of Jiuhai Group.

The man carrying the camera was her former follower.

Her appearance here was not accidental. The Mountain and River Grand Examination was a huge hot topic, and this young lady herself had connections. Naturally, she was the first person people would think of when it came to such a good thing.

Because of her previous experience, she has changed a lot recently. She no longer indulges in naive fantasies, but instead focuses on doing things seriously and practically.

"of course can."

Li Qi recognized the other person at this moment and nodded.

With his excellent memory, he naturally remembered everyone on the ship at that time.

"Who do you think has the best chance of winning this major test?"

Amman asked a question that he believed was most likely to spark controversy.

After all, news thrives on controversy; controversy generates buzz.

At that moment, she was actually conducting a simultaneous live broadcast overseas, on a company account on an overseas live streaming platform. In this day and age, traditional news models are no longer suitable; live streaming is the key to attracting viewers.

Thanks to the development of AI technology, when the audio and video are broadcast from here, the video will naturally display a synchronized machine translation.

Before Li Qi could answer the question, many foreigners watching the live stream started analyzing it with great enthusiasm, but they kept coming up with the names of three people, namely the Three Saints.

Thanks to the promotion by Yanhuang during this period, the Three Saints and Seven Immortals have not only become incredibly popular in China, but have also gained widespread recognition overseas.

After all, martial arts has always been the brightest path, without exception.

At this moment, Amman was also thinking to himself that the person in front of him should choose one of the three saints.

But then, Li Qi calmly said, "Of course it's me. Now that I'm here, I'm invincible."

Upon hearing this, Amman was stunned and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Meanwhile, in the live stream chat, the comments section exploded.

Comments like "How dare he have such a dream?", "Are all the people of Kyushu this flamboyant?", and "Invincible, who does he think he is? Does he think he's the Dao Venerable?" flooded the screen.

At this point in time, the words "invincible" and "Daoist Venerable" are actually related terms. Mentioning "invincible" will make people think of "Daoist Venerable," which is a kind of stress response.

The fact that a saint was killed in one move is still too exciting for the world, as the game version is ahead of its time.

At this moment, seeing that Anman was stunned, Li Qi politely nodded to her and then left, entering the venue.

The Xuantian Pavilion still features the classic domed frame structure; however, only the spectator seating is covered by a roof, while the main stadium is completely open and spacious.

As for rain during the competition, those who come to this venue are basically immune to heat and cold, and bad weather will not affect them at all.

The Xuantian Pavilion was also ridiculously large, with more than two million seats. Even the seats at the back were equipped with telescopes so that the audience could see the exciting battles in the arena.

Of course, few ordinary people can get tickets to this competition, and few of them have poor eyesight.

However, the area that Li Qi was seeing at this moment was the contestants' living area. After the preliminary rounds and the semi-finals, all the contestants would stay here.

Li Qi walked a long way before passing through the living area and entering the stadium. Looking back, he saw an endless row of spectator seats, more than two million seats, a terrifying number.

After all, some small cities only have a resident population of a few hundred thousand.

After glancing at the stands, Li Qi looked at the arena. The ground there was made of a high-strength alloy, which was said to be half a meter thick. Underneath the alloy was a five-meter-thick layer of reinforced concrete.

The entire stadium is divided into two concentric circles, with the outer circle having a diameter of 1,296 meters and the inner circle having a diameter of 365 meters.

According to the competition rules, the preliminary rounds before the finals consist of simultaneous competitions on 100 arenas, the semi-finals onwards consist of simultaneous competitions on 10 arenas, and the finals are one-on-one.

Before the competition begins, all participants must remain in the inner circle. Once the competition starts, there will be no further restrictions. As long as they do not leave the outer circle, they can move freely.

Beyond the outer ring is a sandy area about 100 meters in diameter. If a player is knocked out of the game and reaches this spot, they are eliminated.

"The top ten hidden talents in each state automatically qualify for the semi-finals, making ninety people. Adding the quotas from the imperial court and the thirty-three sects, there are about a hundred people, making a total of two hundred. The Mountain and River Grand Trial preliminary selection will select three hundred people. From these five hundred people, fifty will advance to the finals. Adding the ten finals quotas from the top ten in the world, that makes sixty people."

"With this kind of competition format, everyone's hearts are burning with excitement. I wonder what the situation will be like when the time comes."

At this moment, Li Qi looked up at the sky and seemed to see the Dao Fruit of the Nine Provinces in the darkness, as well as some extraordinary mystery in the deepest part of the Void Sea.

(End of this chapter)