Conquer the game world

Chapter 149 Federation of Martial Arts
"Damn it, this kid is too arrogant."

"Yeah, someone should go up and teach him a lesson."

The disciples from various branch sects who came to participate all shouted their dissatisfaction. These disciples were all quite strong in their respective branch sects, and they had never been provoked like this before. Naturally, each of them had an angry look on their face.

But even if they were dissatisfied, what could they do? Ye Feng's strength was undeniable; he easily defeated Wang Chengye and Tie Shu, both early-stage Spirit God warriors. None of the other disciples possessed the strength of an early-stage Spirit God, so going up against him would only be humiliating.

Therefore, although various voices of dissatisfaction and anger were raised below, no one actually dared to come up and challenge Ye Feng.

Such actions naturally aroused the disdain of the disciples of Ye Feng's branch sect, who all voiced their contempt for these disciples who only knew how to shout from below.

"What, you're not convinced? If you're so good, then you do it. If not, shut up."

After all, this was Ye Feng's branch sect, so naturally there were more people on Ye Feng's side. At this moment, Ye Feng's victory was a great thing for them to gain face, and the contemptuous voices of these disciples quickly suppressed the cursing of the other branch sect disciples.

The disciples from the other branch sects turned red and white with anger, clearly quite upset.

"Is there anyone else who wants to challenge?" At this moment, the referee elder stepped forward and asked. He had just obtained permission, and the elders had tacitly approved Ye Feng's actions. In other words, if no one challenged, then Ye Feng would naturally become the first place in this competition.

The referee elder's words carried an imposing aura of true energy. Although this aura had no effect on Ye Feng, it created a sense of authority in the hearts of the disciples below the stage.

Sure enough, the previously noisy audience instantly fell silent, and some of the weaker performers even unconsciously stopped breathing for a while.

"If no one challenges, then I hereby declare Ye Feng the winner of this competition." After waiting for a while, the elder referee, knowing that no one would be foolish enough to challenge Ye Feng again, announced the result of Ye Feng's competition.

Everyone had already anticipated this result. Some remained silent, while others cheered for Ye Feng's achievement, such as Ye Feng's roommate, the chubby Lin Dong, and the infatuated Yan Xiaobai, all of whom looked extremely excited.

Wu Lan, who was still on the contestant's platform and had not yet competed, looked at Ye Feng with a strange expression. Not long ago, he did not take Ye Feng's strength seriously at all. However, Ye Feng made a stunning appearance later and surpassed him in just a few months, easily defeating Yan Feng and snatching the first place.

This time, she originally thought that after breaking through to the early stage of the Spirit God realm, she would at least be able to compete with Ye Feng. However, judging from Ye Feng's performance, the gap between them was probably even greater.

Although Wu Lan remained outwardly calm, a sense of powerlessness rose within her. She was born into a small family and was destined to live an ordinary life. However, due to her talent, she was fortunate enough to be chosen by the Yanluo Sect and brought into the sect.

In her previous life, she had basically only focused on cultivation, which shaped her cold and aloof attitude towards people. However, just now, a strange feeling suddenly arose in Wu Lan's heart. She couldn't explain it, but she suddenly felt a slight liking for Ye Feng.

Ye Feng thus became number one, but the rankings would have to be determined through a new competition. After all, there were twenty people qualified to participate in the competition, and Ye Feng's first place only secured one spot in advance. The remaining nineteen spots would have to be decided through a new competition.

Before long, the competition resumed, and Wang Chengye and Tie Shu, who had been defeated by Ye Feng earlier, were both given the opportunity to participate again. After all, their defeat was entirely due to Ye Feng's abnormal strength; if ranked, both of them would at least be in the top five. The elders naturally didn't want to let these two strong competitors fail here for nothing, as they were counting on them to make a name for themselves at the main sect.

However, after Ye Feng's stunning performance, although the subsequent martial arts matches were very intense, the disciples in the audience seemed rather uninterested. This is understandable; having eaten dragon meat, now they're being offered pork. While pork is still meat, it's certainly far inferior to dragon meat.

The remaining nineteen spots were quickly determined. Wang Chengye and Tie Shu secured second and third place respectively thanks to their strong abilities. Although Wu Lan was also a Spirit God early-stage martial artist, she had only recently entered the Spirit God realm and her realm was not yet stable. She could not fully unleash her strength and was still a bit inferior to Wang Chengye and Tie Shu, ultimately ranking fourth.

As for Ye Feng's branch sect, it had four members, including Ye Feng himself, who made it into the top twenty. Keep in mind that there were a total of nine branch sects participating in this competition, and Ye Feng's branch sect had four of them, which is indeed a remarkable achievement.

What's even more surprising is that the other two to make it into the top twenty are Jiang Danxue and Yan Xiaobai. It's worth noting that the two of them weren't ranked very high in the Yanluo Sect, but they managed to defeat several branch sect experts in succession and finally made it into the top twenty.

Jiang Danxue's weapon is also a sword, which seems to be incredibly powerful and difficult to block once it attacks. Yan Xiaobai's weapon is a pair of rings, which can be used for both offense and defense. Most importantly, these rings are actually high-grade Earth-rank weapons.

It should be noted that many disciples use weapons that are only of the mortal or Xuan grade. For example, if Ye Feng did not use the Thunder Spirit Sword and only used the Crimson Fire Sword, it would only be a Xuan grade weapon. Even Ye Feng's Thunder Spirit Sword, as an Earth grade weapon, is at most a low Earth grade weapon.

The Yan family, to which Yan Xiaobai belongs, also had considerable influence. With the family's help, Yan Xiaobai obtained the mid-grade Earth-rank Falling Moon Ring, which greatly increased his strength. With the aid of such a powerful artifact, Yan Xiaobai ultimately secured a spot. It can be said that the weapon's assistance was extremely significant in allowing Yan Xiaobai to obtain this spot. However, there was no way around it; the competition rules stipulated that participants could use their own weapons freely, and one's weapon was also part of their overall strength.

Unexpectedly, in Ye Feng's branch sect, besides Ye Feng himself, the other three who obtained the spots were all female disciples. The three beautiful women standing with Ye Feng made the other disciples in the audience extremely envious, especially those disciples who originally had a chance but unfortunately lost, who were now very depressed.

Jiang Wuyai stood up from the main seat. This time, the sect had given out four spots for the competition, which made Jiang Wuyai very happy. He glanced at the twenty people in the arena and gave Ye Feng a particularly meaningful look. Clearly, Jiang Wuyai was certain that Ye Feng had obtained a great opportunity this time. With such strength, he could at least win a certain ranking in the main sect's martial arts competition.

If Ye Feng weren't only at the Spirit Form Realm at this moment, Jiang Wuyai probably would have thought that Ye Feng could even challenge for the top ten. However, Jiang Wuyai knew very well that everyone participating in the General Sect Martial Arts Tournament was a master, and Ye Feng's Spirit Form Realm was simply too weak.

Even if Ye Feng doesn't achieve great results this time, there's always next time. Given Ye Feng's cultivation speed, Jiang Wuyai can hardly imagine what the martial arts competition will be like a few years from now.

After a long silence, Jiang Wuyai finally spoke slowly: "First of all, congratulations on obtaining the rare qualification of twenty people to participate in the Grand Sect Martial Arts Competition. The Grand Sect Martial Arts Competition will begin in ten days. I hope you will prepare well during this time."

Changing the subject, Jiang Wuyai continued, "However, don't be too happy. This competition is just a branch sect assessment. Don't be fooled by your strength here. When the main sect assessment comes, you might all be insignificant characters."

Jiang Wuyai's words clearly aroused the dissatisfaction of some disciples. These disciples all had their own pride, and seeing Jiang Wuyai belittle them like this, they couldn't help but feel unhappy.

Seemingly sensing the discontent in the disciples' hearts, Jiang Wuyai continued sternly, "Don't think I'm being unreasonable. You must know that most of the disciples from the main sect who participate in the martial arts competition are at the Spirit God Realm, while only a very small number are at the Spirit Form Realm." "You must understand that disciples born in the main sect are guided in cultivation from a young age. The resources they receive are beyond your imagination—cultivation techniques, elixirs, and so on. Moreover, they have experts to guide them. These disciples are born far ahead of you."

Martial artists born into the main sect are like born rich and powerful men with a silver spoon in their mouths, while the disciples in front of them are a group of commoner martial artists. It is not impossible for them to make a comeback, but such a situation is very rare.

Even Jiang Wuyai himself would be tempted by some of the rewards issued by the main sect, and he secretly hoped that Ye Feng and others could achieve good results. However, the rewards that Jiang Wuyai wanted were just ordinary things in the main sect.

Jiang Wuyai continued, "Moreover, this branch sect martial arts competition is divided into four areas, with twenty slots in each area, totaling eighty people. Moreover, I heard that this grand sect martial arts competition is not just for our Yanluo Sect, but also for the Beidou Sect and Bixia Sect. This means that this will be an unprecedented grand event. It is estimated that there will be about three hundred martial artists from the outer sects participating in the final grand sect martial arts competition. Think about where you will rank."

Jiang Wuyai's words completely astonished the disciples in the arena. Originally, there were eighty disciples from the branch sects, and these disciples were confident that they could rank among the top and that it was not impossible for them to challenge the disciples of the main sect. However, this time, with the addition of the other two major sects, there were nearly three hundred disciples from the outer sects.

What does this mean? These people are all as strong as themselves. Moreover, this doesn't even include the main disciples of the inner sect. If they were all included, some spiritual disciples did the math and realized that they were indeed only at the bottom.

Seeing the solemn expressions on the faces of the disciples on the field, Jiang Wuyai knew that he had achieved his goal of enlightening them. The reason why Jiang Wuyai informed them of these situations in advance was to prevent these disciples from becoming too complacent and thus losing too badly.

"Remember what I said? We'll set off tomorrow."

Ye Feng clenched his fists. He finally had a chance to get close to the inner sect. He had been here for so long, all for this moment. No matter what, Ye Feng wanted to obtain the Spirit Restoration Purple Pill this time. Even if he couldn't get it, he would find out how to get it.

While ordinary disciples like Ye Feng were still excited about entering the main sect, the main sect disciples of the three major sects began to stir.

Whether it's the disciples of Yanluo Sect, Beidou Sect, or Bixia Sect, they all received orders to go all out to defeat their opponents and take first place in this sect martial arts competition. It seems there's a secret agreement between the three sects.

In the past, the Grand Sect Martial Arts Tournament was just a competition within their own sect. These Grand Sect disciples would at most see disciples from their own branch sects. But this time, they would actually be competing against Grand Sect disciples from other sects, which excited some powerful experts.

A young man from the Beidou Sect, carrying a long sword, stood atop a mountain with sheer cliffs, looking down at the scenery below. In this moment, the disciple exuded a powerful aura of a king.

Behind him stood a middle-aged man with his hands behind his back, equally distinguished, and even more imposing than the young man. This was the young man's teacher, and the young man had been receiving instruction from the middle-aged man since birth.

“This year’s Grand Sect Martial Arts Tournament is extraordinary, and there will likely be even more experts. Don’t be fooled by your first place win last time; it won’t be so easy this time,” the middle-aged man said.

"It's alright. I have a sword in my heart. No matter who it is, I will use my sword to defeat them. If I cannot defeat the masters of the other two major sects, I don't care if I don't become number one," the young man replied confidently.

A hint of approval flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes as he said, "Good, you are indeed my disciple. These past twenty years of teaching have not been in vain. Martial artists must be ready to take on challenges. If you are afraid of failure from the very beginning, how can you reach the peak?"

The same thing happened at Yanluo Sect and Bixia Sect. The disciple of Yanluo Sect was a handsome man with a refined appearance. He exuded elegance in his every move. At that moment, another middle-aged man was explaining the situation of the upcoming martial arts competition to him.

"Remember this time at the Grand Sect Martial Arts Tournament, you must win first place," the middle-aged man said. This handsome man was also the champion of the previous Yanluo Sect Martial Arts Tournament, and high hopes were placed on him this time as well.

The Bixia Sect is pinned on a woman of unparalleled beauty. As the name suggests, over 90% of the sect's members are female disciples. Furthermore, because the sect's cultivation methods are more suitable for female disciples, most of the Bixia Sect's experts are female. This particular female disciple is one of the most prominent female disciples recently.

Of course, this doesn't mean that only these three disciples from the three sects are the strongest. It just means that there are more disciples and elders who are optimistic about these three. In fact, every sect has many experts, and it's possible that a new young expert will emerge at any time.

However, no one believed that this rising young expert would emerge from among the outer sect disciples. Therefore, although this martial arts competition seemed very important, no one notified the branch sect disciples. The only information these branch sect disciples received was that the three sects were jointly holding a martial arts competition, and the branch sect disciples did not find anything strange about it.

The three major sects are united by the vast Dongyang Kingdom. Although they usually work together to resist the other two countries, it doesn't mean that there is no competition among the three sects. In fact, quite the opposite, such competition among the three sects has never stopped in order to promote the development of the sects.

Over the past few centuries, the three major sects have frequently engaged in open and covert struggles, all with the aim of cultivating more masters and strengthening their own sect's prestige within the country.

This joint martial arts competition among the three major sects not only involves the distribution of some benefits, but more importantly, the results of this competition will directly affect the sects' prestige in Dongyang.

If your sect wins first place, it will naturally gain a lot of prestige in the country. For example, when recruiting disciples, it will be a great gimmick. Just like taking the college entrance exam, everyone hopes to join the best sect. In this way, you can naturally recruit more disciples.

Although most of the disciples recruited can only be outer disciples, they are still very important to the sect, even though they are weaker. Many worldly affairs need to be handled by these disciples, and they can also help the sect collect some important cultivation materials.

A martial artist's life is but a hundred years or so. If they cannot break through to a higher realm, once their life ends, they will all turn into a pile of dust.

Therefore, many inner sect martial artists are unwilling to spend their time dealing with trivial matters, but they still need a lot of cultivation materials. As a result, the importance of outer sect disciples is self-evident. With the help of a large number of ordinary disciples to collect materials, they have more cultivation abilities. Although cultivation ultimately depends on talent, with the assistance of cultivation materials, the chances of success will naturally increase a lot.

This is the real reason why these three major sects attach so much importance to this martial arts competition.

Of course, regardless of who it is, they will only consider the disciples of the main sect. As for the disciples of the outer sect branches, although they are allowed to participate, they are merely there as foils. No one expects these branch disciples to achieve anything significant. In fact, from the past to the present, almost no branch disciples have achieved any extraordinary results; making it into the final top 100 is already considered quite good.

The distance between Ye Feng's branch sect and the main sect is hundreds of thousands of miles. Although this distance is not as far as Ye Feng's journey to the Southern Wilderness, it still takes a considerable amount of time.

(End of this chapter)