Chapter 388: The Opening of the Martial Arts Conference
The unicorn dragon pulled the golden carriage and stopped at Wu'anmen Square.
The golden curtain in front of the golden carriage was opened by the palace maid, and a middle-aged man in his late fifties stepped out of the golden carriage.
This middle-aged man has gray hair, wears a golden royal robe, a majestic crown on his head, and a jade sword inlaid with diamonds.
From this attire, it is not difficult to tell that this person is Nangong Huang, the King of Southern Xia.
Seeing the King of Nanxia appear, everyone in the audience bowed respectfully: "Long live my king!"
"No gift." The King of Nan Xia waved his long sleeves, and his domineering air instantly leaked out. This aura was so powerful that it surpassed the realm of a martial artist!
The King of Nanxia is the lord of a country, and he is also a strong man in the Martial King realm!
The Kingdom of Nanxia advocates martial arts and has always respected martial arts. Kings of all dynasties do not have to have strategies, but they must have strong strength.
And this King of Nanxia is a king with great strength. His realm is the fourth level of Martial King. Although he is not the strongest in the Nanxia Kingdom, he is definitely the strongest one.
"Your Majesty, the three gentlemen have been waiting for a long time. Please take a seat." A minister came to the King of Nanxia and respectfully invited him.
The King of Nanxia waved his long sleeves with both hands and gently stood on tiptoes on the ground. The seemingly casual and light movement made him rise vertically into the air like a fairy, and in the blink of an eye he jumped up to Wu'anmen, which was more than ten meters high.
After settling on the gate tower of Wu'anmen, the King of Nanxia turned around and climbed the jade steps to the throne placed on the ninth jade steps.
This throne is more than two meters wide, made entirely of gold, inlaid with diamonds and emeralds, and covered with the fur of a level four monster beast. It is both luxurious and domineering, and represents the dual symbol of strength and power.
Under the ninth level of jade steps, there are three majestic thrones placed on the left and right sides of the seventh level of jade steps.
Three old men with powerful auras sat on these three thrones respectively.
These three people are also strong men in the Martial King Realm, and their aura is no worse than that of the King of Nanxia.
Even one of the old men wearing purple gold armor and holding a purple gold helmet in his left hand had an aura that was far superior to that of the King of Nanxia!
Under the king of Nanxia, there were three great monarchs, collectively called the Three Monarchs.
The realm and strength of the three monarchs are not inferior to the king of Nanxia.
Among them, Lord Zhenguo, who is in charge of military power, has reached the sixth level of Martial King, and his strength is much stronger than King Yannan and the other two great monarchs.
It is precisely because the king of Zhen has been fighting abroad all year round that the Southern Xia Kingdom has developed to be so powerful.
At this time, this middle-aged man wearing purple gold armor was the most powerful of the three monarchs, Nangong Bubai.
Nangong Bubai lives up to his name, his eyes are as sharp as an eagle, his face is covered with criss-crossing sword marks, full of terrifying killing intent, making people shudder at just one glance.
In addition to the Zhenguo King, the other two feudal lords have also reached the fourth-level Martial King realm, and their strength is on par with the Southern Xia King.
The Internal Affairs Lord, Shangguan Qianmo, wears a jade hairpin and black sand hat, an ink-colored robe, and holds a writing brush. He has a rather literati style.
Hua Wuxie, the foreign owl, wears a white jade crown and holds an exquisite folding fan. Although he is in his sixties, he is still suave and has a cynical aristocratic image.
After the King of Nanxia took his seat, an official walked to Wu'an Gate, stood on the tall Wu'an Gate, and announced in public that the martial arts conference had begun.
The crowd cheered enthusiastically, and then quickly became quiet again.
The officials then opened the edict and read out the competition procedures and rules in detail.
"There are a total of one hundred and sixty contestants in this Wangcheng Martial Arts Competition. They are divided into a group of four people into a total of forty groups, and they enter the Death Forest to perform tasks at the same time."
"The Forest of Death was surrounded by a barrier, completely isolated from the outside world, and a large number of monsters were placed inside."
"And your mission is to enter the trial forest, kill the Netherworld Wolf King, and obtain the Netherworld Wolf King's inner elixir. As long as you can obtain one Netherworld Wolf King's inner elixir, all four people in a group can pass the test."
"Is it that simple?" Those who participated in the Royal City Martial Arts Conference for the first time were all surprised when they heard the rules, and they even couldn't believe it.
The Nether Wolf is a high-level second-level monster, with strength equal to that of a high-level human warrior.
The Netherworld Wolf King is a low-level third-level monster with the same strength as a low-level human martial artist.
There are four people in each group, and these four people are all top geniuses. Even the disciples from the eight major prefectures and counties have the strength close to that of martial arts masters.
It is not difficult for the four of them to join forces and defeat a Netherworld Wolf King.
Even the disciples from the eight major prefectures and counties can easily complete the task, let alone the geniuses of the royal city.
Some of the super geniuses in the royal city can even complete this task single-handedly without any pressure at all.
For a task of this difficulty, the elimination rate is actually as high as half?
Is this a mistake somewhere?
Just when everyone was confused, the official who read out the rules continued: "It is worth mentioning that there are only twenty Netherworld Wolf Kings in the Death Forest."
These words were like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, causing an uproar in the entire scene.
Everyone who participated in the Royal City Martial Arts Conference for the first time was confused by this sudden change.
Only twenty Netherworld Wolf Kings?
What does this mean? Everyone knows it without saying it clearly.
There are a total of 160 contestants, divided into 40 groups.
Forty groups will need forty Nether Wolf King inner elixirs to pass the qualifying round.
However, there are only twenty Nether Wolf Kings in the entire forest, and only twenty groups can pass the preliminaries.
The remaining twenty groups will all be eliminated.
Only then did everyone truly understand why the elimination rate in the qualifying rounds was as high as half.
It turns out that killing the Nether Wolf King is not a real test at all.
The real test is when groups watch out for each other, snatch each other, and fight each other.
As the saying goes, if you meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. Only by defeating the opponent can you pass the qualifying round.
It was just a qualifying match, but it was so cruel. This shows how competitive the martial arts tournament in the royal city is.
While everyone was stunned, the official continued: "The qualifying time is twelve hours, which is one day and one night."
"Within twelve hours, the team that obtains the inner elixir of the Nether Wolf King and reaches the Demon Locking Tower in the center of the Death Forest safely will be considered to have passed the preliminaries."
"As for those who exceed the time limit, even if they get the Netherworld Wolf King's inner elixir, they will still be considered eliminated."
At this point, the expression on the official's face suddenly became serious: "I need to remind you that casualties are inevitable in this qualifying match."
"Once the game starts, you cannot quit midway. Because the Death Forest is completely covered by the barrier, you can't escape even if you want to. So if there are people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, they should give up the game now."