Bang! Bang!
The salutes roared, mixed with the smell of gunpowder, spraying red shredded paper into the air, and then fell down like snowflakes, fluttering and joyful.
Compared to the first Martial Arts Tournament, which was hot-blooded but somewhat messy, and the second World Number One Martial Arts Tournament, which was too strict but not interesting, the atmosphere of the third World Number One Martial Arts Tournament was much more relaxed.
This tournament was not like the previous ones, where everyone competed together, but was divided into three groups.
The first group was the juvenile group, where all the contestants under the age of 18 were divided into this group. Those talented boys and girls would compete in pairs here, using the method of single elimination to determine the top eight, and then through a round-robin system to determine the ranking of the top eight.
Because the World Martial Arts Tournament was planned to be held once every ten years, the next time these outstanding young people participated would be the peak of their lives. If they were strong enough and lucky enough, perhaps the number one young hero in the world this time would be a strong contender for the title of "number one in the world" next time.
The second group was the elite group, where all the contestants whose strength had not reached the advanced level were in this group. To be honest, this group could be considered as "when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey is the king." A group of people whose strength had not even reached the advanced level were competing for the world's number one, which was rather ridiculous. But the Republic of Northwest encouraged those mid-level people to participate in the tournament. On the one hand, the amount of prize money was not low, and on the other hand, they constantly contacted those who performed well, trying to recruit them.
This was the suggestion of the Goddess of Wealth, Manissy. She thought that instead of recruiting those high-level strong people, it was better to focus on the mid-level people. For most countries in the world, the mid-level was already regarded as the mainstay of society. They could be well qualified for most jobs and positions, and did not need to be stronger.
Moreover, the mid-level people generally did not have arrogance. Whether it was with colleagues or carrying out tasks, their attitude would be more peaceful and serious. In fact, they were more suitable to be a part of the national machine.
Sui Xiong accepted her suggestion, so the World Martial Arts Tournament, which originally only had the juvenile group and the adult group, added this mid-level competition.
The third group was naturally the adult group, where high-level strong people could display their strength and wisdom to their heart's content — the official name was "Hero Group." Experts from all over the world who wanted to obtain wealth or fame were gathered here. Because the competition was fair and didn't discriminate against anyone, and even guaranteed safety, there were many contestants from other worlds who came to the Main Plane to participate this year.
For example, the favorite to win the championship was Leo from the Mechanical Realm. He was a huge mechanical puppet that was almost three times the height of an ordinary person even if he used magic to shrink his body. His strength was infinitely close to the Legendary Realm. This mechanical puppet, which had lived for almost two thousand years, could not only use several powerful weapons, but it could also control the power of magic. Its martial arts were also very strong.
The reason why he came to participate in the competition was because he got the news from his friend, Phil Aoisavi. Phil Oissawi had also participated in the competition, but unfortunately, his luck wasn't good and he was eliminated in the group competition.
Phil Oisawy was a staff member of the Void Mask Amusement Park. He was born in the Mechanical Realm but was keen on wandering around. At present, he had transformed into a blonde mechanical girl and was responsible for collecting props and distributing prizes at the exit of the underground adventure park, Dungeons and Dragons.
This strict mechanical puppet was very conscientious and meticulous in his work. For so many years, no one had been able to sneak away the props in the maze, and no one had quarreled because of the wrong calculation of the reward. He could be called a model employee.
Unfortunately, the strength of the mechanical puppet didn't improve fast enough. He was still in the middle level of the High Rank. He had participated in the World Number One Tournament three times, but he had never been able to get good results.
The other favorite to win the championship was Rose Belia Quinn from a world of bloodline magic. This woman had pure white hair like an ice waterfall and a cold temperament that seemed to be frozen. She was actually quite talkative, but her entire person exuded a chill from the depths of her bones, causing everyone standing beside her to feel cold.
Seeing her reminded people of the runner-up of the second World Number One Tournament, White Dragon Queen Ayesha. She was also a contestant from another world and was good at using the ability of ice and snow. Although her abilities were relatively monotonous and she lost in the finals, her ability to skillfully use ice and snow like magic was still talked about by people ten years later.
Compared to the contestants from other worlds, there were no too outstanding people among the contestants from the Main Plane. This was not to say that there were no heroes on the Main Plane, but several famous masters had stepped into the Legendary Realm some time ago. At that time, in Garth City, His Highness Leon Igor, who was known as the "Sword Sage" and "King of the Seaside," held a friendly invitational tournament and invited all people who were interested in martial arts to come and learn from each other. Of course, that tournament couldn't be compared with the World Number One Tournament, but many people actively participated in it because they could get the guidance of the Sword Sage.
His Highness Leon kept his word. After the relaxed invitational tournament, he specially gave everyone a lesson for a period of time, and also learned from each other with all the people he thought had a bright future. As a result, during that time, several strong people were inspired by him, found a suitable path for themselves, and stepped into the Legendary Realm.
This was of course a good thing, but the World Number One Tournament that was held afterward was a bit awkward. In the Main Plane, there were not many high-level strong people. Several of the top people had become Legendary, and immediately the top level was empty.
Maybe in a few years, someone would grow up. But no matter what, that was a matter of a few years later …
The situation of the spellcasters was a bit similar. Since Master Lamperus became a god, he often sent his incarnation to give magic lectures in the "Highest Tower", the capital of the Mifata Federation. The high-level spellcasters flocked to these lectures, and many people found inspiration from the lectures of His Majesty the Supreme Wizard and found their own way to step into the Legendary Realm. Therefore, in the spellcaster community, the top force below the Legendary Realm was a bit weak and not enough to support the scene.
Therefore, in this World Number One Tournament, there was really not much popular among the contestants from the Main Plane. If one had to find a popular one … it would probably be "Night Rain" who had participated in the first World Number One Tournament.
A few decades was not particularly long for high-level strong people. Night Rain, who was in his twenties, now looked like a middle-aged man, and even the hair on his temples had not turned white.
His strength had now reached the peak of the high-level, and not long ago, in a fierce conflict, he had cast the strange "Crystal Spell" and "Nightmare Spell." Some knowledgeable spellcasters said that he had been recognized by the legendary monster "Crystal Snake" and signed a contract with it, obtaining the power bestowed by the Crystal Snake.
Although many people did not like him, now, the faces of the strong people from the Main Plane could only be supported by him …
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