Xinghan is not what it used to be; the factions are so complex that even Zhuge Liang had to carefully consider how to manage it.

Central Plains, Rome, Kushan, Song Dynasty, Qing Army, Netherworld, Cao Family, Liu Family, Sun Family, Qiang People, Demon Race, Strange People, Dragons, Sea Beasts...

Ensuring both the autonomy of these factions and maintaining overall consistency in the overall direction presented a complex problem that even Zhuge Liang found perplexing.

Even within the Central Plains factions alone, there are the Elders faction, the Revival faction, the Aristocratic faction...

The elders' faction was divided into the Yellow Turban faction and the Imperial faction.

If we include regional factions, it becomes even more complicated: the Bingzhou maternal relatives faction led by Lü Bu, the Yellow Turban Taiping faction led by Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao, the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry faction led by Hua Xiong and Li Jue, and the Liangzhou Qiang people faction led by Ma Chao and Ma Teng...

There are also some smaller worlds under the jurisdiction of Xinghan, which are all very diverse.

If Mu Yi hadn't grasped the pulse of the world, and if Huang Tianji hadn't used a complete merit-based system to nip most problems in the bud, countless troubles would have arisen long ago.

Now that we're going to hold a martial arts tournament, we need to consider all aspects, especially the eligibility for participation.

We even need to consider the final outcome.

Not to mention, it also involves other empires, which gives Zhuge Liang a headache just thinking about it.

However, he also immediately thought of countless advantages. It goes without saying that it is inspiring and demonstrates fair and just treatment, which is also a major highlight.

"Tell me your thoughts!" Zhuge Liang looked at Guo Jia. Since Guo Jia had taken on this task, he must have some ideas.

"Triple selection, culminating in a final arena battle!" Guo Jia had indeed devised a plan.

Zhuge Liang glanced at him and looked at Guo Jia with some surprise.

"Gone?"

"That's it!" Guo Jia glanced at the plan. It was a perfect plan, no problem.

Zhuge Liang rubbed his temples. Guo Jia had truly been spoiled and had lost all sense of judgment regarding the current situation.

The plan is as simple as organizing a party.

Guo Jia didn't even consider the things that had just flashed through his mind.

"Don't you think you've overlooked some things?" Zhuge Liang hinted to Guo Jia, trying to get him to think.

However, Guo Jia, who had become accustomed to giving up on in-depth thinking, completely failed to grasp Zhuge Liang's hints.

Having been defeated by Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang had no choice but to directly question Guo Jia.

"Fengxiao, have you ever thought about the significance that this martial arts tournament will represent once it is held?"

"Meaning? What meaning?"

Guo Jia refused to think, a bad habit left over from his previous brain injury. To avoid thinking, he focused only on appearances instead of thinking deeply about related things.

After a moment's thought, Zhuge Liang directly connected his mental energy with Guo Jia, pouring all the fragments of his thoughts into Guo Jia.

This action was somewhat like forcibly restarting Guo Jia's rusty brain. Although it was a bit crude, Guo Jia's eyes clearly gained some wisdom.

"That's way too rough!"

Guo Jia covered his head, feeling as if he were sleeping and someone had poured a bucket of cold water on his head.

"Has he regained some of his sanity?"

Zhuge Liang reluctantly bestowed several mental talents upon Guo Jia, allowing Guo Jia to adapt while keeping him in a state of readiness.

For a top strategist like this, not using their brain for too long will truly cause it to rust.

"What do you think now?" Zhuge Liang presented the plan to Guo Jia again.

"Who came up with this plan? It's so crude!" Guo Jia glanced at it and said subconsciously.

"..." Zhuge Liang stared at Guo Jia.

"Alright, alright, I understand. I'll go back and make a new plan for you!" Guo Jia was provoked by Zhuge Liang's disdainful look and took the plan away with a strange shout.

"Get it done as soon as possible. This needs to be publicized this morning, and I'll have the publicity department do it in advance!"

Zhuge Liang watched Guo Jia's retreating figure and called out anxiously.

Then Zhuge Liang drafted a simple plan and reported it to Mu Yi.

"That's great!" Mu Yi was very interested in this.

They had held a grand martial arts competition before, but officers were prohibited from participating. Now, it would be excellent to hold a competition for officers.

With Mu Yi's approval, the various rules and regulations for this event were naturally put into practice.

Within just a few days, even the demon race in Africa had learned about this martial arts tournament.

"A martial arts tournament?"

The old monkey looked at the newspaper with a serious expression. They had witnessed Huang Zhong's strength, and at that time Huang Zhong frankly admitted that he was definitely not the strongest person in Xinghan.

"Are you planning to go yourself?" Bai Ze scratched his neck and asked the old monkey.

"Of course, you're coming too. And you'd better play seriously. This event is special!" The old monkey glared at Bai Ze, who had been slacking off the whole time last time.

"I know! I know!" Bai Ze was so intimidated by the old monkey's glare that he could only mutter to himself.

Similar scenes are playing out all over the world.

"A martial arts tournament? That suits me perfectly!"

In the Kushan Autonomous Region, a devotee of deities excitedly crushed the newspaper in his hand into pieces, so thoroughly that the newspaper vanished as if it had never existed.

However, it did not harm anything else, indicating that its control over power had reached a rather abnormal level.

"Great God Shiva, I will surely restore your fame to the entire empire!"

In the Song court, Yue Fei looked at the several generals and officers in front of him.

"This martial arts tournament is not to be underestimated, and I hope you can all participate!"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, we will do our utmost!"

Gao Chong said excitedly, "How fortunate I am to be able to fight against heroes from all over the world."

"With our strength, we are sure to remain among the top!"

"Don't be careless. The intensity of this conference may exceed your expectations. I will also participate!" Yue Fei gently shook his head.

"Zaixing, why are you silent?" Yue Fei turned his head curiously to look at Yang Zaixing, who was not speaking.

"King Song, wouldn't it be quite bad if we really suffered a crushing defeat at this conference?" Yang Zaixing asked, carefully choosing his words.

"Haha, Zaixing has learned to think too, that's a good thing!" Yue Fei laughed.

"Then let's seize a position, a position where everyone can see the brilliance of the men of Song!"

"Zaixing, don't let me down!"

Yue Fei patted Yang Zaixing on the shoulder. Strictly speaking, Yang Zaixing is currently the most capable fighter in the entire Song Dynasty.

Yue Fei was once able to defeat Yang Zaixing, but as Yue Fei's status changed, he took action less and less, as he was held back by political affairs and commanding the central army.

Yang Zaixing had missed the initial gathering to suppress the Yu, but this time he had a chance to truly demonstrate his abilities. Inside Liu Bei's capital, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were drinking.

Why is Third Brother so gloomy?

Liu Bei looked at the silent Zhang Fei in surprise. In the past, Zhang Fei would have proudly declared at this time that he and Guan Yu would definitely be among the best.

This time, however, Zhang Fei remained silent, as if he had no interest in the martial arts tournament.

"Brother, Yide is really serious this time!" Guan Yu explained with a smile.

"Brother, this time, I want to challenge Marquis Wen!" Zhang Fei said solemnly to Liu Bei.

"This..." Liu Bei was taken aback upon hearing this and couldn't help but look at Guan Yu.

Everyone in Xinghan knows how strong Lü Bu is, and Zhang Fei's challenge to Lü Bu is likely to end in disaster.

"Brother, Third Brother is a completely different person now. He might actually have a chance to defeat Marquis Wen!"

Guan Yu said with a smile, and as he spoke, his gaze couldn't help but fall on Zhang Fei's shoulder. To be honest, he didn't expect Zhang Fei to take such a strange path.

"Third brother, just go ahead. I'll take care of the rankings. I'll make sure you don't bring shame to your elder brother!" Guan Yu stroked his beard and assured him.

Liu Bei then understood what Zhang Fei was worried about. He was concerned about the impact of his ranking in this conference on Liu Bei's status as the King of Shu.

"Second brother, third brother, don't worry about these things, just do it! I fully support you!"

Liu Bei immediately replied that these were not problems.

These effects might be significant to other factions, but for Liu Bei, who had already let go of his obsessions, they were utterly insignificant.

His current philosophy is simply to govern with benevolence and virtue, to govern the people in his region and enable them to live a prosperous life, which he considers the greatest form of benevolence.

As for other matters, Xinghan did them better and more comprehensively, leaving Liu Bei feeling far behind.

In Liu Bei's eyes right now, future development is not as important as Zhang Fei's future.

Above the ocean of the Qing world, Pang Tong held a newspaper and called out to the sea.

"Gan Xingba, are you going to participate in the martial arts tournament?"

"What conference?" Gan Xingba leaped out of the sea on his tiger shark, snatched the newspaper from Pang Tong's hand, and began to read.

"In the last grand military exercise, our navy suffered a crushing defeat. This time, we'll have to rely on you to restore our former glory!" Pang Tong said with a smile.

But in reality, he also knew that although Gan Ning had made great progress over the years, he was still weaker than those monsters.

"Hmph, of course I'll participate! What about Ziyi? Is he participating?"

"I won't miss this opportunity. I lost to Zhang Yide by one move back then, and I'm going to win back this time!" Taishi Ci descended from the sky, his words full of fighting spirit.

"Oh, I've heard that the armor the Emperor bestowed upon you was shattered by Zhang Heizi back then. I didn't expect you to still remember it after all these years!"

"That was the first set of armor bestowed upon me by the Emperor!" Taishi Ci's face was somewhat grim. Part of the armor's remains were still kept in his old residence.

"Let's participate together!"

"But before that, shall we practice a bit first?"

Gan Ning brandished his broadsword at Taishi Ci.

"Hahaha, come on!" Taishi Ci smiled and charged towards Gan Ning with his halberd in hand.

"That's cheating!"

A phantom appeared behind Gan Ning; this was the final product of his integration of a series of deities, including the Kushan ocean gods and the gods of the Eastern Sea.

It possesses immense power, much like those who have replaced gods and Buddhas in their visualizations. However, Gan Ning is even more powerful, as he directly traces back to the source and integrates a series of divine and Buddha visualizations into a single origin.

That is, the source of all contemplation of gods and Buddhas—Brahma.

Gan Ning did not presume to directly replace Brahma; he merely transferred a portion of Brahma's authority and divinity into his own hands.

The integrated deity is not any being in the Brahma pantheon, but a completely new being, namely the so-called Gan Ning God.

In terms of sheer power, Ganymede is on par with Vishnu and Shiva.

After all, Shiva and Vishnu are fictional, but he, the governor of the four seas, is a real person.

No one knows how many fleets Shiva and Vishnu had, but Ganin certainly had thousands of warships.

During the war between Qing and the world, Gan Ning almost held off all of the Qing court's warships outside of mainland China.

After the Qing imperial will collapsed, it immediately switched from defense to offense and spent half a year completely dominating the ocean.

In the seas of the Han, Song, and Qing dynasties, the most powerful force was the Four Seas Fleet led by Gan Ning, and wherever it went, there were no rebels who refused to submit.

The only one who could surpass Gan Ning in the navy was Zhou Yu, but unfortunately, Zhou Yu and Gan Ning were not in the same league at all.

Especially after the war, Zhou Yu relinquished his power and chose to continue assisting Sun Ce.

Sun Ce held the title of acting ruler of Dongying, governing Dongying across three worlds.

After the divine realms of the three worlds were occupied by the imperial will, they were surprised to discover that the three Eastern lands could communicate with each other.

Sun Ce took away the divine power of Amaterasu, Zhou Yu took away the divine power of Tsukuyomi, and the divine power of Susanoo was inherited by Taishi Ci, so the strength of all of them has increased.

After all, this is a product of the empire's will to annex, and its effect is several times stronger than the original. It even has an enhancing effect on those who break through boundaries, such as Sun Ce and Taishi Ci.

Within the volcanic domain, Xiang Shaoyu sensed the will within the volcanic crater and calmly inquired.

"Would you be interested in joining me for a martial arts tournament?"

"Isn't having my energy and body enough for you?" Xiang Yu's deep voice reached Xiang Shaoyu's ears.

“Not nearly enough!” Xiang Shaoyu said without hesitation.

When he was ganging up on the final will of the insect plague, he realized that he was not perfect and lacked a part of the power of will.

This part of the power resides in Xiang Yu.

Others may not know how to awaken Xiang Yu, but he is Xiang Yu, and he naturally knows.

"Interesting, then take it!" Xiang Yu's divine will was completely integrated into his body. Since it originally belonged to his body, the integration was seamless.

"I don't understand why you're unwilling to fully awaken!"

"You wouldn't understand!" Xiang Yu's voice was filled with the vicissitudes of life.

"What a tragic future!" Xiang Shaoyu opened his eyes. No one could truly empathize with him.

Even Xiang Shaoyu couldn't empathize with Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, and both felt that the other was unreasonable.

That's why they were split in two.

"Now I have everything I need!"

Xiang Shaoyu felt the unified energy and spirit within his body and couldn't help but clench his fists.

The martial arts tournament—this time he won't lose to Lü Bu.

He is the strongest and most capable fighter in the entire Star River. (End of Chapter)

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