A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

After the millennium, although the Orochi bloodline stabilized, Iori Yagami still had to face a host of demons and monsters, and had lost the sense of oppression he had over other fighters before the millennium.

Iori Yagami bypassed Li Wei and continued forward. Li Wei, without turning his head, laughed and said, "Young man, the Kusanagi family has received a special invitation to the King of Fighters tournament. It's confirmed that they will participate in the King of Fighters tournament. Do you really not feel anything about this at all?"

Li Wei had a certain understanding of Iori Yagami. Among the pile of information provided by the insiders, a lot of it was related to Iori Yagami. After all, Iori Yagami was more popular than the protagonist, so the official team had put a lot of effort into this character, and his setting was very complete. This made Li Wei's understanding of him far exceed that of ordinary people.

Iori Yagami stopped and turned around, his face cold as he asked, "Where's Kyo Kusanagi? Will he participate?"

Li Wei laughed and said, "Who knows about things like this? But the probability is not small. Young man from the Yagami family, are you here to cause trouble for the Kusanagi family?" Yagami Iori did not speak, which was taken as tacit agreement with Li Wei's statement.

He was indeed here to cause trouble. After all, the feud between the Yagami and Kusanagi families dates back hundreds of years. Generations of hatred have accumulated, making their relationship like a powder keg ready to explode at any moment. By his generation, the situation had become too complicated to resolve, and he had to find a way to put an end to it.

Li Wei laughed and said, "Let's settle our scores in the tournament. It's too undignified to seek revenge in private. Don't you want to prove to everyone that you're stronger than Kyo Kusanagi?" Li Wei's words tempted Iori Yagami, but he also hesitated. The tournament required teams of three to register, and he was currently missing teammates.

The Kusanagi family is the most prestigious of the Three Sacred Treasures families. Not only is it large in number, but it also has a powerful group of retainers. It would be very easy for them to assemble a team that is qualified to compete in the competition.

The situation is more complicated for the Yagami family. Not only are their numbers less than those of Kyo Kusanagi, but they also lack the financial resources to support a large group of retainers. Therefore, it will be a troublesome matter for them to gather three people to participate in the competition.

After all, ordinary fighters don't catch his eye. The fighters who do catch his eye usually have their own teams or factions, so persuading them to participate in the competition with him is not an easy task.

Li Wei held a special invitation in his hand, tossed it lightly, and Iori Yagami caught it.

Li Wei said, "The invitation is your entry pass, so don't lose it. Besides, invitations can be stolen, so don't let someone take it from you, young man." "I don't need your reminder," Yagami Iori said, putting the invitation in his pocket and turning to leave. He glanced back at the Kusanagi family's castle, his expression complex.

Chapter 285. Highly Motivated Fighters

Li Wei thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of stirring things up; it pleased him greatly. Watching Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami fight gave him the feeling of watching a live-action movie. The scene he had been most looking forward to as a child was about to unfold before his eyes. This childhood romance was being realized, which was quite interesting for him.

Originally, Iori Yagami was supposed to debut in the King of Fighters tournament in 95, but now it's 91. Because of Li Wei, Iori Yagami's debut was brought forward by four years. Iori Yagami is still a bit green now, and being only slightly older than Kyo Kusanagi, it's not an exaggeration for Li Wei to call him a "boy".

Qiong, who was standing to the side, asked curiously, "Young Master, didn't that red-haired boy need to have his strength tested?"

In Qiong's view, every special invitation letter received was from a fighter with formidable strength, either a veteran powerhouse or a standout among the younger generation.

Although Iori Yagami was very imposing, she still had some doubts about whether he was qualified to receive a special invitation.

Li Wei laughed and said, "Qiong, you can't judge a book by its cover. That red-haired boy just now defeated you in less than ten moves. How many tests do you think someone with that kind of strength needs?"

Joan showed a surprised expression. She was quite confident in her own strength. After all, if she didn't have such strength now, she wouldn't have been so strongly recruited by Mr. Big. The underworld organization values ​​personal strength. She was able to have a place in a chaotic metropolis like South Town because of her own strength.

During the period when Mr. Big was in downfall, many people tried to take over that bar, but they all ended up losing everything and even their own manpower.

Having established herself in South Town through martial arts, Joan knew that while she couldn't compare to Li Wei and the older generation of masters, she was still considered a near-top-tier fighter among the younger generation. However, being defeated by that red-haired boy within ten moves was hard for her to accept. Seeing Joan's expression, Li Wei said, "There are quite a few young geniuses in this generation. Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami are just a few examples. Even Yuri's talent is exceptional. This will be an era of many heroes rising together." Joan asked, "Young Master, will there be a place for me in this era?"

Li Wei said, "That's inevitable. This world is vast, large enough to accommodate anyone's ambition. In fact, South Town is still small relative to the whole world (CGCI), and you can become even stronger."

As for how to become stronger, Li Wei didn't elaborate, since there were simply too many ways to do so. Joan could choose to train arduously or simply relax and increase her strength by training with her fellow fighters. At least she had a choice. Even if she chose to relax, she didn't have to worry about falling behind in meta updates. In contrast, other fighters who had no other options only had the path of arduous training to take.

The two got into the car and returned to the Kagura family mansion. When the car was parked in the garage at the back, Li Wei saw that the entire front yard area had become a large construction site, with construction workers hammering and banging everywhere, and the construction speed was even faster than he had imagined.

After the turn of the millennium, with economic development and cheap labor, China earned the title of "infrastructure powerhouse." Although this title is mixed with the blood and tears of workers, it ultimately reflects the country's strength in infrastructure. Now, Japan can also be considered an infrastructure powerhouse. The post-war generation that created the economic miracle works incredibly hard. They can move debris from ruins and immediately start building frameworks on the spot, ready to construct houses based on those frameworks.

Besides being extremely earthquake-resistant, wooden-framed houses are also much faster to build than reinforced concrete buildings. Although quick-build wooden houses can only be built up to three stories, they can be completed in just a few days, which is an advantage of wooden houses.

Li Wei noticed that Yuri Sakazaki was also helping out. She was wearing work gloves and helping construction workers transport various heavy objects. Although she looked like a delicate little girl, she was like a human crane when transporting heavy objects.

The fighters in this world have physical abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people, so it's not surprising that they can do something like this.

Seeing Li Wei, Yuri placed the wooden beam she was carrying on her shoulder onto the roof, which was currently only a frame, and nimbly jumped down, removing the towel she had been using to cushion her shoulder. Li Wei said, "Yuri, what brings you to work?"

Yuri Sakazaki smiled and said, "Of course we hope the house will be completed soon. After all, this place will become the training ground for the assessment. The sooner it is completed, the sooner it can be put into use. Moreover, just as you left, Li Weijun, a fighter came to ask if you were there. Hearing that you were not there and that the assessment venue had not been set up yet, he said he would come again in a couple of days."

Li Wei was somewhat surprised. At this time, a fighter had already arrived in Tokyo. Fighters were not only well-informed, but their speed and ability to act were also far beyond that of ordinary people. He guessed that this person had already arrived at the fighter's location and had simply packed his bags before setting off.

Li Wei asked, "Did he leave any contact information?"

Yuri Sakazaki shook her head and said, "No."

Li Wei thought about it and realized he had asked a very silly question. After all, mobile phones were not yet widely available in this era, and the other party might not be Japanese, so they might not have a phone number. After all, it is difficult to use a phone across borders these days.

To the fighter who arrived earlier, Li Wei could only apologize.

In the afternoon, Li Wei accepted challenges from three waves of fighters; out of more than ten people, only one received an invitation.

The King of Fighters tournament is a three-person team system. As long as one person has an invitation, they can find the other two teammates. As for the strength of the teammates, it depends on the skill and connections of the fighter who received the invitation.

Then, right under Li Wei's nose, a somewhat comical deal was made. The fighter who received the invitation stopped the person who had failed the strength test and said that as long as they offered a suitable price, they could team up with him to participate in the King of Fighters tournament.

Just when Li Wei thought this deal would end with two people offering suitable prices to join the team, reality taught him another lesson. The fighters who had failed the test ganged up on this unlucky guy and stole the invitation.

When Li Wei "saw" this scene through his senses, he was both amused and exasperated. However, this was due to the rules of the King of Fighters tournament invitation. The tournament now recognizes invitations, not individuals. Even if someone holds a special invitation, they cannot participate if their invitation is taken away.

Therefore, after receiving the invitation, you either need to have enough strength to ensure that the invitation is not taken away, or you should hide quietly and wait for the competition to start.

The incidents that occurred before were one of the inevitable chaotic phenomena that would occur in this King of Fighters tournament, and this was also the result of Li Wei deliberately turning a blind eye, after all, it's quite amusing, isn't it?

Chapter 286. Characters Who Appear Early

Over the next few days, Li Wei faced wave after wave of fighters. However, to his disappointment, the vast majority of the fighters who came to challenge him were relatively mediocre. Apart from a few relatively strong ones, the majority of fighters were only around 0.3 to 0.5 Terry level. With such strength, it was impossible for them to go very far in the tournament.

However, among this challenger, there was one who surprised Li Wei: a boy from Bashi who, fearing he would miss the invitation to the King of Fighters tournament, traveled all the way from Bashi to Japan to participate in Li Wei's qualification test.

In the open space outside the Kagura family mansion, a slightly immature-looking brown-skinned boy confronted Li Wei.

The boy was dressed as a ninja, wearing close-fitting soft armor and pumpkin pants, with knee pads and soft cloth armor on his legs, his arms wrapped in glove-like arm guards, and his face covered with a blindfold like that of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. His dreadlocks were tied into a ponytail.

“Mr. Levi, Banderas. Hattori challenges you! Nice to meet you!” The boy’s voice trembled slightly, but he still firmly shouted out what he wanted to say.

"Oh? You're a ninja? Which school did you follow? Shiranui? Kisaragi? Iga? Or Koga?" Li Wei asked with a smile.

Banderas looked embarrassed and said, "The entry requirements for ninjas in Japan are very high, and they don't accept foreigners, so I have to figure out how to train on my own."

Li Wei was fairly familiar with the boy before him, having played King of Fighters XIV, though he hadn't played it much, he had at least encountered Banderas. Hattori, despite being a Bashi, was a fairly skilled ninja, and his self-taught talent from scratch showed that with systematic guidance, his achievements could be even greater.

However, Banderas' current strength is still far behind that of the King of Fighters XIV era. After all, his body is still in its growth stage, with plenty of speed but insufficient strength.

In a game, that's the kind of pure agility character who's incredibly fast, but deals damage like scratching a nerve. A full combo plus a special attack might not even do as much damage as a single, clunky move from a certain character. Li Wei asked, "You figured it out and trained on your own? How did you even get started?"

Li Wei was somewhat curious. The energy within Banderas's body was different from the "qi" or "battle qi" used by ordinary fighters. It was more active and had a certain protective effect on the body. This special energy allowed him to maintain his peak strength for a longer period than other fighters.

He had seen a similar power in the old ninja of the Kusanagi family, so he was somewhat curious.

Banderas had great respect for Levi. Faced with Levi's question, he answered decisively: "It's a special training method I learned from an ancient Japanese book. In order to become a ninja, I taught myself the Japanese language. Through referring to the ancient book and combining it with systematic training in modern martial arts, I mastered the 'Path of the Ninja.' The energy in my body is different from the ki that ordinary fighters control. The ancient book calls this energy 'chakra.'"

Li Wei almost gave him a look of utter confusion. Banderas. Was Hattori really not in the wrong movie?

Considering that there's an "otherworld team" in *The King of Fighters XIV*, whose members are either time travelers or world travelers, like Banderas, it's not surprising that Hattori seems to have wandered into the wrong movie. After all, there are quite a few monsters and demons in *The King of Fighters XIV*.

When Li Wei played King of Fighters XIV, he played the character Banderas. This character is like a taijutsu ninja who ran out of the Naruto set. Although he can't open the Eight Gates like a certain watermelon-headed guy, his powerful taijutsu combined with clone jutsu, substitution jutsu, and shadow clones makes it easy for ordinary fighters to be beaten up by him.

The Substitution Technique and the Shadow Clone Technique alone are enough to kill many opponents, not to mention the Shadow Clone Technique, which has a brief physical form and can easily create a short-term, overwhelming attack. If an ordinary fighter encounters Banderas Hattori and is unfamiliar with his moves, he can easily be killed on their first meeting.

Li Wei said, "You're very capable to be self-taught. Keep it up! I hope you can achieve your goal someday. Now, show me what you've got. If you want to prove yourself in the King of Fighters tournament, you have to gain my approval first."

Banderas showed an excited expression. He had been observing Levi's fights with other fighters for the past few days, and he had great respect for Levi, who was both strong and gentle.

To gain the recognition of a respected and powerful figure, young Banderas... Hattori's inner joy was almost overflowing, and he resolved to show his true strength to Levi, even if he lost, he wouldn't leave any regrets. (Please give flowers.)

Around the open space, there were many fighters watching the excitement, as well as many ordinary people. Watching excitement is human nature, and even the Japanese are no exception.

Banderas adopted a starting stance similar to the Bone Technique, but his starting stance was lower in center of gravity and he had his feet on the ground, which meant that the traditional Bone Technique's method of using the feet as little as possible had been changed in his case.

The bone technique avoids using the feet as much as possible to ensure that the user is always in a state of motion. It uses a wiping motion to disrupt the opponent's sense of distance, while using a special swinging motion of the hands to induce high-intensity hypnosis, thereby creating opportunities for the user to attack.

0……0 Banderas's bone technique clearly uses the legs to attack. This unorthodox bone technique, while more offensive, also easily puts the user in danger. However, considering Banderas's unique ninjutsu, this change is understandable.

Banderas suddenly vanished from his spot and abruptly reappeared behind Levi. Upon seeing this, the onlookers all showed expressions of amazement. Laymen watch the spectacle, but experts appreciate the skill. Although Banderas was young, his exaggerated speed left the fighters present in awe.

Banderas delivered a spinning kick aimed at the back of Levi's neck.

Without turning his head, Li Wei simply tilted his head slightly, using his collarbone to block the attack, and at the same time used a short burst of force to send Banderas flying.

After landing, Banderas disappeared again, reappearing in Li Wei's right blind spot, and swept a low kick towards the back of Li Wei's knee.

Levi shifted his position, merely turning his body slightly, and delivered a knee strike to Banderas. Banderas, facing this powerful blow, raised his arms to block. Just as the knee struck his arms, he instantly vanished into a puff of white smoke, leaving only a shattered wooden stake in his wake. Having dodged the impact, Banderas was already several meters away, rubbing his forearms repeatedly to ease the pain.

"Not bad, you're starting to get the feel of a ninja," Li Wei said with a smile.

An ordinary bystander exclaimed, "It's a substitution jutsu! That kid Bashi really is a ninja!"

Chapter 287. Under the Moonlight

Not only were the onlookers, fighters, and ordinary people stunned, but Yuri Sakazaki and Joan also showed expressions of shock. After all, this was the first time they had ever seen a ninja fight. The ninja's unpredictable speed and the substitution technique that allowed them to escape instantly when attacked were all breathtaking.

The Kagura sisters, being well-informed, did not show any surprise. After all, the Kusanagi family, one of the Three Sacred Treasures families, had a ninja clan among its retainers. Moreover, this ninja clan had its own ninja guild in Chiba Prefecture. Although its scale could not compare with those major schools, it followed an elite route.

Therefore, Banderas's demonstration of the Substitution Jutsu didn't shock them, but rather surprised them that he could use it skillfully at such a young age. The Substitution Jutsu is one of the "063" standards for assessing a ninja's strength. To master it, one must at least be at the Chunin level, while mastering the Shadow Clone Jutsu qualifies one as a Jonin, and mastering the Shadow Clone Jutsu makes one a "Ninja Master."

The ancient martial arts passed down by the Kagura family, including the "prayer" fighting style, are similar in principle to the ninja's shadow clone technique.

Banderas's ninjutsu may seem amazing to others, but to the Kagura sisters, it's a fairly basic skill. They are proficient in using "prayer" and "divine dance" and can easily launch attacks using abilities similar to shadow clones. Banderas's substitution technique is considered a beginner-level skill to them.

Li Wei waved to signal the other party to continue. Upon seeing this, Banderas launched another attack. His figure instantly transformed into two people, attacking Li Wei from different directions. In Li Wei's perception, both Banderas were physical entities, but the power within one of them was significantly weaker. He immediately recognized that this was a clone.

Li Wei delivered a powerful whip kick that shattered the clone. At the same time, he reached out and struck Banderas's chin with the heel of his hand, sending him flying backward.

Banderas did a few somersaults in the air before landing lightly on his feet, but he swayed and staggered like a drunkard.

Li Wei smiled and said, "You're still a bit lacking, but the future is promising. That was Shadow Clone Technique just now, wasn't it? If you could create more clones, most fighters would be overwhelmed in such a situation." Banderas's head was still spinning, but he barely heard Li Wei's words and said, "Thank you for your guidance, sir. I will work hard."

Li Wei pulled out an invitation from his pocket and threw it like a throwing knife. Although Banderas was a little dizzy, as a ninja, his perception was far beyond that of ordinary people. Even in a dizzy state, he was able to easily catch the invitation thrown by Li Wei.

Many of the onlookers showed expressions of envy, but they also recognized the strength Banderas displayed. They had no objection to Levi sending the invitation to Banderas.