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Chapter 93 Opening Ceremony
Soon, a powerful figure stepped onto the central stage of the stadium and shouted, "Silence!"
"Find your seats, and no loud noises allowed!"
"This is a martial arts exchange competition, not a celebrity concert!"
"Maintaining silence is the greatest respect one can show to every martial artist!"
"No one may disrupt the competition order, make loud noises without cause, or verbally abuse or insult the participating team members!"
"..."
Regardless of the bewildered looks on the faces of those below.
After announcing the rules, the martial artist who stepped onto the stage continued, "The first National Freshman Exchange Tournament is officially open!"
It's simple and quick; that's what martial arts are all about.
Lu Hao found his seat and quickly sat down. To his left sat a round-faced little girl, and next to him was a middle-aged martial artist. Judging from his Qi and Blood, he was only at the third rank, but he looked like a Qi and Blood martial artist.
Lu Hao stopped paying attention and instead watched the competition on stage, thinking about what he would say at the end.
The other audience members were still in a daze.
After all, in the competitions and performances they used to watch, there were always various guests giving speeches before the start of the event.
It has never been this simple and straightforward before.
Just as everyone was in a daze, someone on the side of the stage held a microphone and shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen, please keep quiet!"
This exchange competition will be jointly explained by me and this beautiful martial arts expert next to me.
Let me introduce myself. I am Liu Huarong, a fourth-rank martial artist from the Martial Arts Alliance.
"Chen Xueyan, a fourth-rank martial artist, comes from the Ministry of Education."
With the appearance of the host, the audience finally realized what was happening. After all, this was different from the competitions they usually watched; it was the first time in the country that a martial arts competition had been shown to the public.
After the two introduced themselves, Liu Huarong quickly smiled and said:
"To be honest, this is also the first time I have hosted such a large-scale martial arts exchange competition in front of so many people."
Without further ado, let me briefly introduce the background of this exchange competition.
There are a total of 99 martial arts universities in China, among which Kyoto Martial Arts University and Shanghai Martial Arts University are the most famous.
The other 97 universities, including eight martial arts universities such as Huaguo Martial Arts University, Kyoto University, Donghua Normal University, and Jingnan Martial Arts University, formed an eight-university alliance.
The other 89 universities in Wuhan formed the Wuhan University Alliance.
This time, the four teams participating in the exchange competition are Kyoto Martial Arts University, Shanghai Martial Arts University, the Eight Schools Alliance, and the Martial Arts University Alliance.
The competition is a team battle system, with each team having a maximum of 5 players on each side in each match, in one-on-one confrontations.
The loser is eliminated, while the winner can continue to accept challenges!
The team that stays until the end wins.
The rules are simple. In addition, the order of appearance of the participants will be announced in advance, and the first round of the competition will be determined by drawing lots!
Today's opening ceremony is mainly to introduce everyone to the team members and to draw lots to determine the opponents.
There are 99 universities in China, and tens of thousands of new students at Wuhan University.
Those who are able to participate in the competition today, even the reserve team members, are the pride of China's young martial arts generation! Next, let's get to know these prodigies.
Years from now, perhaps we will see them at the pinnacle of various industries!
Next, please welcome our host team, the Shanghai Wuhan University team!
"..."
After the host briefly explained the background of the exchange competition, the opening remarks ended, remaining simple and straightforward.
As Fang Ping led his team into the arena, the audience below the stage saw the Magic Martial Arts team for the first time.
Next, the host asked the Magic Martial Arts team to give a brief introduction.
Just as Fang Ping went on stage, the round-faced little girl next to Lu Hao started making a lot of noise. Lu Hao learned from her that she was Fang Ping's younger sister, Fang Yuan.
What a coincidence! Fang Yuan was right next to me.
I wonder if Fang Ping regrets bringing Fang Yuan to watch the battle this time. After all, this battle is very brutal, guaranteeing only the most basic life and death, and other injuries are just commonplace.
"Little girl, your name is Fang Yuan?"
Lu Hao asked Fang Yuan beside him, still quite curious, as he remembered Fang Ping being a sister-complex character.
If he were to chat happily with Fang Yuan right now in front of Fang Ping, wouldn't Fang Ping get increasingly anxious? Lu Hao thought with a wicked sense of humor.
But he was just thinking about it. After all, he didn't have time to play house with these kids. Wouldn't it be better to use that time to practice combat tactics?
But it would be good to get to know each other, and then we could tease Fang Ping a bit.
"Huh? How did you know my name, brother?"
Fang Yuan looked at Lu Hao curiously and asked. Although Fang Yuan was now somewhat like Fang Ping in his greed for money, he was still quite normal in other aspects.
"You just mentioned that Fang Ping on stage is your brother. I'm his classmate, and he's mentioned you as his sister, so I naturally thought of you."
"Oh, I see. Then why aren't you on stage, brother? I'm sorry, I misspoke," Fang Yuan said. Halfway through her sentence, she realized that the reason she wasn't on stage was because she wasn't good enough, so she quickly apologized.
"No, the reason I don't go on stage is because I'm too strong. If I go up there, there won't be any room for them to perform, so I just watch them compete from the sidelines."
"Wow, you're amazing, brother!"
Fang Yuan appeared surprised, but Lu Hao was certain that Fang Yuan didn't believe him at all, since no one would believe such a thing.
In Fang Yuan's eyes, Lu Hao was just a boastful student, just like the other delinquents in their school. Maybe he was trying to curry favor with Fang Ping because he couldn't beat her.
Lu Hao was unaware that his honest words had already made him appear in Fang Yuan's mind as someone who loved to boast and was trying to befriend Fang Ping through Fang Yuan.
"That's not sincere at all. I hope you'll still be this happy after watching a real martial arts competition tomorrow."
Lu Hao said with a smile, revealing his rather wicked sense of humor.
"What's the big deal? My brother is the captain of the Magic Martial Arts Team. Who can't he beat?"
Lu Hao shook his head and said no more. Before the real battle began, these ordinary people had no idea of the cruelty of the martial arts world, and what was being shown to them now was only a part of it.
Liu Huarong on stage began introducing everyone's information.
"Fang Ping comes from the Magic Weapon Academy. He has the strength of a first-class peak and was also the champion of the 08 Ruiyang City Martial Arts Examination."
Of course, this is information submitted by their school, so please don't take it too seriously. The Magic Martial Arts Academy may not actually reveal the full strength of its students.
Chen Xueyan, who had been silent all along, interjected: "It's not that we might not, it's that we definitely won't reveal our full strength."
According to the information submitted by Magic Martial Arts Academy, their captain, Fang Ping, is skilled in... skilled in Lion's Roar, do you believe it?
"Ahem, there's this one too, I didn't even see it, so sorry..."
Upon hearing this, Lu Hao couldn't help but smile. "Lion's Roar," he thought. "This person registering is quite shrewd."