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

On the contestants' bench, everyone had a gloomy expression, especially those who had fought their way through the preliminary rounds.

Each of them carried the hopes of their city or province, but they were used as whetstones for those seeded players.

As these contestants improve their rankings in the preliminary rounds, they will receive more resources from their respective cities or provinces.

If they can make it to the top 16, they can gloriously conclude their mission.

But... can these martial artists from undervalued regions really make it to the top sixteen?

Maybe after today, all the remaining players on the field will be seeded players?

Thinking of this, all the preliminary contestants looked at Chen Mo, who was watching the competition with his arms crossed.

Maybe... Chen Mo can make it to the top 16?

Unlike the contestants in the preliminary rounds who were preoccupied with their own thoughts, Chen Mo didn't think about these things at all.

All he could think was how cool Ma Wanglin's "Blazing Fire Spear" technique was.

Unfortunately, his flexibility was lacking, so he could only practice those wide-open moves. Otherwise, he could have learned a move from Ma Wanglin.

"Brother Chen, what follows is a battle between us. Please show mercy."

The mid-stage level four martial artist from Jicheng cupped his hands in greeting to Chen Mo, then stood up and walked towards the second arena.

His name was Li Quan, and his weapon was a pair of swords. He was also the top scholar in Jicheng and the entire Dongshan Province.

"Don't worry, you have a lot of health, you can withstand a couple of hits without dying."

Chen Mo rubbed his fists; he hadn't even worn the Abyss Steel Gauntlets today.

Chen Mo stood up and walked onto the stage, bowing politely to Li Quan with clasped hands.

The referee stepped onto the ring and, after confirming that both sides were ready, announced the start of the match.

Li Quan drew his twin swords, his mind focused, observing Chen Mo's movements.

But Chen Mo moved his ankles and then unleashed an extremely terrifying speed.

"How could you...?"

Li Quan had thought Chen Mo was the kind of martial artist who used a stance-based, wide-ranging style of fighting, but who would have thought that his speed would be so fast as well.

"Wow! This is truly unexpected! Our One-Punch Guy is not only incredibly strong and resilient, but his punches are also extremely powerful, and his speed is astonishing!"

"They're not even inferior to those martial artists who specialize in movement techniques!"

The commentator's eyes lit up; a martial artist like Chen Mo could truly be called a hexagonal warrior.

Of course, it would be better if the martial artist's level were higher.

"Got it!"

Chen Mo threw a simple, unadorned jab, striking the charging indicator on Li Quan's body.

when!

[Dealt 4500 damage! Health increased by 542!]

"Hmph!" Li Quan grunted, this punch directly reduced his health points by nearly half.

But merely having half his health points reduced wasn't enough to bring Li Quan down. He wielded his twin blades wildly, instantly forcing Chen Mo back.

"That was a really heavy punch..."

Li Quan coughed up a mouthful of blood. Although the punch hadn't knocked him down, it had still caused him considerable injury.

"Do you need to take a break?"

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow and stood not far from Li Quan with his arms crossed.

"No need!" Li Quan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his rich blood energy wrapped around his twin blades.

"Bloodlust Twin Blades!"

Chen Mo neither dodged nor avoided, but directly grabbed the sharp blade in Li Quan's hand with both hands.

Blood trickled down his fingertips, and waves of stinging pain stimulated Chen Mo's nerves.

[Taken slash damage, HP -3000]

"He's got something."

Chen Mo grinned; Li Quan's dual swords dealt pretty high damage.

"You..." Li Quan was dumbfounded. His twin swords were forged from mineral steel retrieved from the chaotic sea.

While it wouldn't be said to be able to cut through iron like mud, it's certainly not something a level two martial artist could catch with their bare hands.

"Well, it's almost time. I'll escort you off the stage."

As Chen Mo watched the charging indicator slowly light up on Li Quan's body, he delivered a powerful knee strike to Li Quan's chest.

With his bones shattered and internal organs broken, Li Quan's vision gradually blurred, and he finally collapsed to the ground.

[Dealt 4500 damage! Maximum health increased by 542!]

Chen Mo was actually showing mercy, at least leaving Li Quan with 600 health points.

The referee raised Chen Mo's right hand and announced the winner of the battle.

......

The relatives and friends from Taizhou City cheered once again.

Winning this match means that Taizhou has successfully advanced to the top 16, an achievement they never dared to dream of before.

"Old Liang! It's all thanks to you recommending Chen Mo back then that Taizhou was able to achieve such results this year."

Wei Zhen was overjoyed and grabbed Liang Yongsheng's shoulders, shaking him violently.

"It has nothing to do with me. It's all thanks to Chen Mo's own hard work."

Liang Yongsheng shook his head. Chen Mo was progressing too fast, and he had only provided some assistance a month ago.

Now, he can only look up at the boy who once stood at the school gate with a defiant expression.

"I remember it was the round of 16 to 8 this afternoon, right?"

Tian Xingxing rubbed his hands together, feeling a little nervous at the thought of the round of 16 competition that afternoon.

"I wonder if Chen Mo will be able to advance to the top eight..."

"It would be best if we could advance, but what if we can't?"

Xiao Qifeng laughed heartily; Chen Mo's current achievements were already enough to make them proud.

"Let alone the top eight, we used to not even make it past the first round of the preliminary rounds."

"What, still not satisfied?"

"It's not that I'm ungrateful, it's just that I feel Chen Mo's potential is definitely not limited to the top sixteen..."

Tian Xingxing scratched his head. He actually hoped that Chen Mo could win the national championship, but that was unrealistic.

With Yang Zuo and Gu Feng on the team, no one else has any chance of winning the championship.

"Remember this, even if Chen Mo loses the round of 16 this afternoon, you are not allowed to say anything."

"No matter what Chen Mo's final result is, he will always be a hero of Taizhou."

"Do you understand?"

Wei Zhen's expression was serious; he absolutely could not allow the heroes of Taizhou City to suffer even the slightest injustice.

"Do you need to tell me?" Xiao Qifeng was quite arrogant now, after all, their No. 37 Middle School had produced Chen Mo, a student who made it to the top 16 in the national competition.

"If anyone dares to say a bad word about Chen Mo, I'll kick him into a folding screen first."

"And also, Director Wei."

Xiao Qifeng suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Wei Zhen.

"Go ahead," Wei Zhen said, having a pretty good idea of ​​what Xiao Qifeng wanted to say, but she still decided to listen.

"That bald bastard Zhao Dehai, shouldn't we deal with him when we get back?"

Xiao Qifeng narrowed his eyes; Zhao Dehai had targeted Chen Mo more than once.

"Hmph, do you think I'd let this parasite stay?" Wei Zhen sneered. He planned to settle scores with Zhao Dehai once Chen Mo finished his match.

No matter what method is used, Zhao Dehai will definitely find it difficult to move an inch in Taizhou City from now on.