One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

We can't afford to offend them, and we can't stop them!

"Past failures are pointless to dwell on now."

The prime minister, seated on the throne, took a deep breath to steady himself.

He stood up, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, and decisively issued the order:

"The Longevity Elixir is a fraud. This is not only a great disgrace to our Japanese community of supernatural beings, but also the fuse that almost caused an international disaster."

"If this fig leaf is torn off, we will never be able to hold our heads high in the international arena again."

He braced himself on the table with both hands and gritted his teeth:

"At the conference two days later, everyone will bow down!"

"Give them enough face, and give them all the compensation they deserve!"

"We must send this menacing figure and those overseas forces away safely!"

Chapter 415 We are the champions!

Two days later.

Tokyo, at an international convention center.

The main venue, which can accommodate thousands of people, was packed to capacity.

The lights shone on the podium.

The conference's executive director, Takeda, was dressed in a formal black suit.

He walked to the podium.

Instead of using a prepared speech, he stepped back two paces and faced the representatives from all sides in the first row of the audience.

Bend down.

He gave a full ten seconds of deep, ninety-degree bow.

"Smimasai!!!"

Takeda's voice, transmitted through the microphone, resonated throughout the venue, conveying utmost sincerity and apology.

"Due to serious errors in our preliminary exploration, Paradise Island experienced an extremely rare...submarine volcanic crustal movement."

"This has caused great shock and inconvenience to the participants from all countries. On behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to express my deepest apologies to everyone!"

offstage.

Representatives of the major top powers.

They all sat on the sofa, their expressions remarkably identical.

They exchanged glances, but no one spoke up to expose this flimsy excuse of "tectonic movement."

Underwater volcano?

You're kidding me!

Whose volcanic eruption is accompanied by golden lightning and blasts an island from top to bottom?

But these giants are all shrewd and calculating.

The secret of Xu Fu, that ancient monster, is disgusting. Once exposed, the ensuing troubles will be endless.

Most importantly, everyone witnessed firsthand the incredible power of that living ancestor of the Celestial Master's Mansion.

The current consensus is: take the benefits, shut up, and go home as soon as possible.

Nobody wants any complications at this time.

Seeing that the bigwigs below the stage remained silent in perfect unison.

The weight that had been hanging over Takeda's heart finally lifted.

He straightened up and continued to announce loudly:

"Despite the sudden natural disaster, the competition results remain valid!"

"The overall champion of this International Youth Extraordinary Talents Exchange Competition, without a doubt, belongs to the Chinese team!"

On the big screen, photos of Zhang Chulan and others, along with the bright red flag of China, were immediately displayed.

"As for the original champion's reward, the Longevity Elixir, it was unfortunately destroyed in a natural disaster due to the collapse of the earth's crust."

Takeda loudly announced the hefty compensation they had negotiated overnight:

"To make up for this disappointment, we have decided to replace the original reward with—"

"Fifty-year mining rights to three top-grade spirit stone veins located in Hokkaido!"

"In addition, our top craftsmen will tailor-make five exclusive magical artifacts for the five members of the Chinese team!"

Upon hearing this, a gasp of surprise rippled through the room.

This is real money and strategic resources!

Japan has really pulled out all the stops to settle this matter!

"At the same time, to express our gratitude for the support of all parties."

Takeda continued to bleed money: "In addition to the original rewards for the top eight teams, for the other participating teams, besides fully reimbursing all expenses for this trip, we will also provide an extra generous resource subsidy!"

Now, even the representatives from those small countries who were initially resentful about being eliminated showed satisfied smiles.

With money to be made, who cares how that wretched island sank?

Zhao Fangxu was sitting in the first row.

Holding his thermos, the smile on his chubby face was even brighter than a blooming chrysanthemum.

He looked at Takeda bowing on the stage and was overjoyed.

"Oh dear, when an honest man is pushed to the limit, he really knows how to spend lavishly."

Zhao Fangxu took a sip of tea with a satisfied smile, keeping his achievements and fame hidden.

……

At the same time.

The news of "China's China team winning the championship in a strong manner" has been quickly transmitted back to China through official channels.

Domestic online forums and major social media platforms were instantly paralyzed for five minutes.

Then came an epic explosion!

[Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! We won! We're the champions!]

[See that?! That's real prestige! They fought against the entire world five times and single-handedly brought the championship back!]

[I heard they even changed the prize to mining rights for three mineral veins! This is an incredible win, guys!]

Below the post, netizens from all walks of life began a frenzied celebration.

[I knew it! With Master Tian Shu leading the team, we wouldn't lose, not just in Tokyo, but even on an alien planet!]

[Zhang Chulan is awesome! I heard he took down those foreigners with a watermelon knife, and that shameless guy finally stood up!]

[The pairing of Master Wang and Master Zhuge is absolutely stunning! Just thinking about it makes my mouth water, hehe.]

[Everyone, don't forget our little fairy Chen Duo from the Celestial Master's Mansion! She was the only female team member, and I heard she was the one who turned the tide in the end!]

In the domestic world of supernatural beings, there are elders from various sects and so on, as well as newly initiated practitioners.

On this day, everyone felt a deep sense of pride and inspiration.

Meanwhile, in Tokyo, at a high-class restaurant that had been booked by the Chinese national football team.

The atmosphere here is very cheerful.

The spacious tatami room was filled with the aroma of grilled meat.

Zhang Chulan was sitting cross-legged on the cushion without any regard for his image, holding a large handful of meat skewers in his hand and stuffing his mouth full.

On the screen of his phone, a barrage of praise from Chinese netizens was constantly scrolling.

"Hey Lao Wang, look, netizens are praising how cool I look when I'm wielding a watermelon knife to chop people."

Zhang Chulan tapped the screen with his greasy fingers, looking incredibly smug:

"Now I'm completely exonerated. From now on, if anyone ever calls me shameless again, I'll smear this gold medal in their face!"

Wang Ye, sitting opposite, was leisurely flipping the Wagyu beef on the grill.

He glanced at Zhang Chulan lazily:

"Old Zhang, a person should know their own limitations. Is what you did called 'cutting someone'? You were being chased all over the place."

“If we hadn’t been there to protect you, you’d probably still be lying in that crevice right now.”

"Yes."

Zhuge Qing, smiling, added insult to injury:

"I have the whole recording here. Do you want to listen to how clear and pleasant your voice was when you shouted 'Old Wang, help me!'?"

"Damn it! Can you two stop sabotaging me?!"

Zhang Chulan blushed and quickly grabbed two skewers of grilled meat, stuffing them into the two men's bowls in an attempt to shut them up.

The head seat in the private room.

Zhang Tianyi was wearing a loose T-shirt and was leaning back in her chair.

He held a brand-new game console in his hand, deftly rubbing the buttons, ignoring the bickering of the younger generation.

Chen Duo sat next to him, carefully peeling the shell off a huge king crab.

The young girl's technique was skillful.

In less than two and a half seconds, a whole, snow-white, tempting piece of crab leg meat was picked out.

She arranged the ingredients in a small dish, poured on a little refreshing dipping sauce, and obediently pushed it to Zhang Tianyi's side.

"Master, let's eat crab."