High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

The following day, after the first round of elimination matches, only thirty-three teams remained in the individual competition.

In other words, no matter what, there will always be one team that gets a bye in every game until the very end.

This really shows how incompetent the World Youth Championship organizing committee is.

They knew very well that with the Great Xia team, or rather, with Chen Mo's strength, it would be no problem for them to crush their way to the finals.

However, this would greatly diminish the commercial value of the World Youth Championship, since some lesser-known corners of the event could be sold.

As long as Chen Mo and the Da Xia team get a bye, they can still make a profit and avoid a sure-win situation.

Unfortunately, things often don't go as planned.

When Geng Lianhu learned that there were 33 teams that had qualified, he personally went to the competition committee for a "friendly, cordial and harmonious" conversation.

After a "friendly, cordial, and harmonious" conversation with Geng Lianhu, the competition committee immediately vowed to distance themselves from underground casinos and to ensure that the draw would be absolutely fair and impartial.

Geng Lianhu definitely did not use physical means to threaten them, definitely not.

"So we got a bye in the first round again?"

Chen Mo sat somewhat bored in the contestants' seats, looking at the enormous arena in the center and asking a question.

After the first round of individual competitions, the original several large arenas were recombined to form a giant arena.

The entire arena is a perfect circle with a diameter of two thousand meters, so even a fourth-level martial artist could fight freely.

The material has been changed to an extremely hard super-gravity metal, which has reduced the overall cost while increasing the strength of the arena.

The only downside is that it's too stiff, leaving no room for cushioning during combat.

"There's nothing I can do. This is the result of my discussion. Otherwise, they were planning to give us a bye until the semifinals."

Geng Lianhu was still wearing the same floral vest and big floral shorts, along with big sunglasses, looking just like that old hooligan.

Since arriving on Gran Island, Old Deng has completely let loose, meeting up with over twenty young women in nine days...

"Alright..."

Chen Mo could only sigh. Anyway, it was a one-day rotation, and it would be his turn tomorrow.

"Today's first match was quite interesting. The little lionheart king from Sunset Empire started, probably trying to imitate your five-game winning streak."

Geng Lianhu held a glass of tropical-style juice in his hand, took a sip, and said.

"Joseph, the Little Lionheart?"

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment. He remembered Joseph saying that he inherited the bloodline of the Lionheart.

"Yes, you know him?"

Geng Lianhu was very surprised that Chen Mo knew about Joseph's matter. This kid didn't usually seem like someone who would know about these things.

"Yes, we know him. He came to have dinner with us yesterday."

Chen Mo nodded, and suddenly he no longer felt bored.

The Lionheart, not the legendary King Arthur, but the real Lionheart who actually existed.

I never imagined that such a bloodline would be passed down.

"Dean Geng, does our Great Xia Dynasty have such a bloodline?"

Chen Mo suddenly became curious whether those martial arts families were descendants of certain bloodlines.

"Yes, of course we have it. How could we not?"

Geng Lianhu nodded firmly.

"Which family? Does the Gu family count?"

Chen Mo's eyes lit up. These families with a long history must have good stuff. He'd take a look...

"Yes, that includes you."

Geng Lianhu pointed at Chen Mo and said.

"Me?" Chen Mo blinked, pointing at himself with a puzzled look on his face.

"Of course, do you think the prosperity of martial arts in Great Xia is solely due to simplified tempering methods and abundant resources?"

"Of course not. As long as you are a Great Xia person, the blood of some ancient hero must flow in your veins."

"Zhang, Wang, Li, Zhao—among so many surnames in the Hundred Family Surnames, which one didn't have ancestors who accomplished something earth-shattering?"

"The bloodlines they consider precious are just the most common things in Great Xia."

Geng Lianhu waved his hand, his face showing complete indifference.

"But it is also because of these bloodlines that the number of martial artists in the Great Xia Dynasty has increased by leaps and bounds after martial arts became popular among the general public, making the competition extremely fierce."

"Really...?" Chen Mo still couldn't believe it. He didn't think there was anything different about his bloodline.

"Hmph, you're still too young. You'll see something different once you get stronger."

Geng Lianhu shook his head. These kids have been living off a silver spoon in their mouths for too long and can't understand the feelings of those small countries where bloodlines are controlled.

"It's starting, it's starting! Joseph is going up on stage."

"Holy crap... this guy is actually this handsome?"

Gu Feng shook Chen Mo and pointed excitedly at the stage.

The conversation was interrupted and couldn't continue, so Chen Mo turned his head and focused his gaze on the arena.

The moment Chen Mo's gaze fell upon Joseph, he too was completely captivated by Joseph's presence.

The knight's armor, entirely snow-white with pale gold patterns, covered the neck with soft silver fur, and the pale gold longsword gleamed with a cold light.

It's hard to imagine that the fierce, fully armored knight in front of me is the same sunny young man from last night.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the Lionheart family is really generous, they even brought out the Lionheart Armor."

Geng Lianhu smacked his lips and took another glass of juice from Lu Youwei's hand.

"That armor is quite old; legend has it that it was the blessed armor worn by King Lionheart."

"I don't believe it anyway. What kind of bullshit blessing is this? In reality, it's just that they are strong enough on their own."

"However, this kid's Lionheart Armor has been modified, using various super materials from the Abyss Rift."

Even if it's you...

Geng Lianhu was about to say that even Chen Mo couldn't break it, but then he thought again, this kid actually seems to have the ability to dismantle this iron shell...