STAYING ALIVE CAUTIOUSLY IN THE CELESTIAL REALM AND BECOMING THE STRONGEST

Chapter 778: Chapter 778: Making a Name, Earning a Fortune (Part One)

Two days later, the grand tournament of the Red Cliff City Martial Pavilions officially commenced in the central arena of the city.

The annual tournament was undoubtedly a rare grand event for this city, and on that day, tens of thousands of citizens poured into the arena, crowding around the three dueling platforms so that there was no room to spare.

The war drums sounded, the battle flags fluttered fiercely, and Red Cliff City had never been as lively as it was at this moment!

According to the rules of the Martial Pavilion tournament, each pavilion could send three martial masters to compete, with their rankings based on the victory tokens won.

If a pavilion ranked at the bottom for three consecutive years, it would lose the qualification to operate and teach martial arts.

For the past two years, Hongyi Martial Hall’s performance had been very poor, and if they saw no improvement this year, elimination was an inevitable outcome!

However, Shao Hongcheng, seated in the representatives’ area, was calm and composed, showing no sign of unease.

A pavilion master next to him asked with a smile, “Pavilion Master Shao, I heard that a young prodigy recently joined your Hongyi Martial Hall. You must be holding the winning hand this time, right?”

His voice was quite loud, and all the pavilion masters from the various Martial Pavilions nearby heard him clearly, casting their attentive gazes towards them.

Birds of a feather flock together, and within Red Cliff City, the Martial Pavilions also have their hierarchies.

Seats in the same representatives’ area differ, with the strongest groups sitting in the front rows, and the next tier right behind them, and so on, all the way to the back.

Because of his past poor results, Shao Hongcheng’s seat was at the very back, surrounded by peers of similar standing, where the competition was exactly the most fierce.

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Just one victory token, meaning one victory, could decide one’s fate!

As for the prodigy from Hongyi Martial Hall, many people had known about this for a while, but Shao Hongcheng had always kept a low profile, never boasting about it publicly, and with Wang Chen cultivating at North Mountain, their knowledge was extremely limited.

Some were wary, some confused, some disdainful, some hostile…

As the focus of everyone’s attention, Shao Hongcheng simply smiled faintly, “Thank you for your auspicious words. This time, my Hongyi Martial Hall will definitely obtain enough victory tokens to continue exchanging pointers with everyone in the future.”

The faces of all present changed simultaneously.

Shao Hongcheng was too composed, too confident. His tone was more than just being sure of success; he seemed to utterly disregard his opponents!

Then the question arose: Was the Hongyi Martial Hall pavilion master really so confident, or was he just bluffing?

“Heh heh!”

At this moment, a sinister laugh sounded, “Pavilion Master Shao, one shouldn’t make such absolute statements. If someone were to be knocked off the platform, that would be quite embarrassing.”

“There’s no need for Pavilion Master Wei to worry about that!”

Shao Hongcheng responded without a second thought, “Shao never brags. If Pavilion Master Wei doesn’t believe it, would you care to make a bet?”

This sarcastic individual was none other than the arch-enemy of Hongyi Martial Hall—the pavilion master of Wei Martial Arts Hall, Wei Lei.

The grievances between the two sides could be traced back decades and were beyond resolution.

Hongyi Martial Hall and Wei Martial Arts Hall were not far from each other, and their strengths were originally quite similar, but in recent years, Hongyi Martial Hall had faced several difficulties and showed signs of decline.

Wei Martial Arts Hall took advantage of this to dominate.

Both Wei Lei and Shao Hongcheng were peak Marrow Refining Realm martial artists, but Wei Lei had the backing of the Wei Family, giving him a far stronger foundation than Shao Hongcheng.

Responding to Shao Hongcheng’s challenge, Wei Lei immediately sneered, “Afraid of betting with you? The question is, what do you want to bet? A small stake would be meaningless!”

Shao Hongcheng met his gaze and declared loudly, “Isn’t it obvious? If we’re to play, we’ll certainly play big.”

“If I lose, I’ll hand over the entire Hongyi Martial Hall to you, and if I win…”

“You’ll pay me thirty thousand Jade Currency!”

“Do you dare?”

The pavilion masters around, who were just onlookers, all drew a sharp breath.

This was playing way too big!

Thirty thousand Jade Currency was equivalent to three hundred thousand Bone Coin. Although Hongyi Martial Hall wasn’t very powerful, the value of their property and land surely exceeded this number. Shao Hongcheng was staking his entire fortunes!

Where did he get such great confidence from?

Wei Lei’s complexion kept changing unpredictably.

This owner of the Wei Martial Arts Hall instinctively felt that something was wrong; Shao Hongcheng’s confidence was simply too unnerving.

But in front of so many people, and since he was the one who had provoked the challenge in the first place, if he backed down now, what face would he have to mix in Red Cliff City afterward?

If Shao Hongcheng were betting the Hongyi Martial Hall against his Wei Martial Arts Hall, he definitely wouldn’t agree.

But 30,000 Jade Currency hit just the right spot in Wei Lei’s mind.

“Scared now, are you?”

Seeing Wei Lei hesitating, Shao Hongcheng laughed scornfully, “If you’re scared, just be a timid turtle and stop embarrassing yourself by showing your face here!”

Hisss~

Once again, the sound of people inhaling sharply rang out all around.

Shao Hongcheng’s words were too venomous and cruel, like slapping Wei Lei’s face hard.

He didn’t seem to fear offending the Wei Family behind Wei Lei at all.

If Wei Lei could put up with that, then he would really solidify his reputation as a “timid turtle!”

“I’ll take that bet!”

Wei Lei was indeed thoroughly provoked, and roared on the spot, “Words alone aren’t proof, make a written agreement!”

Shao Hongcheng laughed heartily, “That’s exactly what I want!”

Both parties immediately found witnesses and then made a written agreement in front of everyone.

Such incidents were not uncommon; some martial pavilions with grievances would gamble during the martial arts competition, and it wasn’t against the rules.

It’s just that people were truly taken aback by the scale of the gamble between Shao Hongcheng and Wei Lei.

The matter blew up, instantly causing an uproar, and soon, all the representatives of the martial halls participating in the competition knew about it.

Some dismissed it as a mere farce, while others were intensely interested and discussed the source of Shao Hongcheng’s overflowing confidence.

Then, even more information came to light.

Only then did everyone realize that in this martial hall competition, Hongyi Martial Hall had sent only one martial master to participate!

Wang Chen.

It is said that this martial master, only sixteen years old and a junior brother of Shao Hongcheng, had arrived in Red Cliff City just three months ago.

Rumors had it that Wang Chen’s cultivation level had already reached the Marrow Refining Realm!

At this point, everyone understood the source of Shao Hongcheng’s confidence, yet the fact that he put all his assets and hopes on a sixteen-year-old boy seemed utterly insane.

The vast majority believed that the winner of the bet would undoubtedly be Wei Lei.

The wager between Hongyi Martial Hall and Wei Martial Arts Hall had no effect on the normal proceedings of the martial arts competition.

By 9 a.m., the resonant sound of the horn suddenly erupted, reaching every corner of Red Cliff City.

The originally noisy and rowdy grand martial arts field became Silent in an instant, as everyone held their breath, watching the middle-aged man who had just stepped onto the central stage of the martial arts platform.

Zhao Zhenxuan, the City Lord of Red Cliff, an Innate strongman!

This Innate with his refined demeanor had been stationed in Red Cliff for decades, his prestige unparalleled, and all martial artists present revered him greatly, bowing their heads in unison.

“Martial contests are for learning, stop at first contact…”

Zhao Zhenxuan’s voice echoed throughout the grand martial field, spreading in all directions, resonating in everyone’s heart.

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