Chapter 7

"Did you choose Wang Xin as your opponent because you saw that his style is fierce but lacks versatility?"

Yan Hailong asked with a smile.

Li Xing nodded: "Yes."

Wang Xin's 'Thirty-Six Sea-Covering Sticks' were indeed fierce, but in terms of speed, they were not as fast as those who wielded quick knives or swords. Moreover, Wang Xin himself was not skilled in lightness techniques or body movements, which is why Li Xing chose him as his opponent. If he had faced an opponent who, though less skilled in martial arts than Wang Xin, had better body movements and faster attack speed, Li Xing might not have won.

One could say that using the 'Divine Traveling Hundred Transformations' against Wang Xin was just right.

"Shameless!"

Wang Xin, standing beside Li Xing with a dark face, cursed silently in his heart, feeling that he had lost too unfairly.

"Li Xing, when I saw you use this set of body movements, I noticed that besides the clever changes, it also had a distinctive feature in straight-line acceleration. Did you design this martial art to balance evasion and movement?"

Yan Hailong continued to ask.

"Truly worthy of being the Heavenly King."

Li Xing praised inwardly.

The 'Divine Traveling Hundred Transformations' is a set of lightness techniques that combines the features of 'Divine Traveling' and 'Hundred Transformations.' Whether in terms of movement speed or evasion ability, it is unparalleled!

However, to achieve the 'Divine Traveling' effect, one needs a deep foundation of internal energy. Therefore, during the confrontation, Li Xing only displayed the 'Hundred Transformations' feature, but Yan Hailong still discerned some clues from it.

"That's right. When I created it, I indeed aimed to balance movement speed and evasion."

Li Xing replied.

"Divine Traveling, Hundred Transformations, huh, why didn't I think of that!"

Mo Shan slapped his thigh and then turned to Yan Hailong, saying, "Still, it's your rich experience, Brother Yan!"

Yan Hailong's face showed a restrained smile, and his gaze towards Li Xing was filled with unhidden admiration:

"Truly formidable, young man. If you can complete this set of lightness techniques in the future, it will at least be a top-tier martial art, and there's a chance it could become a world-class one."

Wow!

When these words were spoken, the mentors present all showed surprised expressions, and the contestants and netizens watching the shallow layer were also shocked.

To be called a top-tier martial art, a skill must have over 30 million downloads, and to be a world-class martial art, it must have over 100 million downloads. The difficulty is so great that many creative geniuses cannot achieve such an accomplishment in their entire lives, and now Yan Hailong was saying that Li Xing had this opportunity!

This was a conclusion made by the Heavenly King himself, and no one thought it was a joke!

In the dream world, the creation of martial arts differs from the descriptions in wuxia novels. Generally, the higher one's martial arts realm, the more likely they are to create profound martial arts. However, in the dream world, there is a state called 'Enlightenment.' When one enters this state, even with low martial arts cultivation, there is a certain probability of creating world-class martial arts.

Therefore, in this world, there are some 'Masters' who, despite having low cultivation, can create world-class martial arts.

When Yan Hailong said Li Xing had the opportunity, he meant that if Li Xing could experience 'Enlightenment' a few more times and continue to complete the 'Divine Traveling Hundred Transformations,' he might create a world-class martial art.

However, 'Enlightenment' in the dream world is unpredictable. Some people might only have a few chances in their lifetime, while others might have many in a year. This is uncertain.

However, the higher one's talent and theoretical knowledge, the greater the probability of creating profound martial arts after entering 'Enlightenment.' Li Xing's creation of the 'Divine Traveling Hundred Transformations,' even just the first level, at least demonstrated that his talent and theoretical knowledge were excellent. Coupled with Yan Hailong's high praise, he instantly became the most dazzling person in the room.

"You might not have noticed one point."

Seeing everyone surprised by his evaluation, Yan Hailong continued with a smile, "Li Xing has only cultivated one internal energy technique, the Mingyu Gong, and only to the third level. The first four levels of Mingyu Gong focus on building a foundation and are not strong in internal energy, so his internal energy can only be considered average. However, he can use such internal energy to perform the 'Divine Traveling Hundred Transformations' to that extent, which shows that the 'Divine Traveling Hundred Transformations' requires very little internal energy at the beginner stage."

In the dream world with internal energy settings, almost all profound martial arts require sufficient internal energy to function effectively.

"Without internal energy support, even the most powerful martial arts are just show," this saying is a golden truth. However, martial arts are easy to learn, but internal energy is hard to cultivate. For the vast majority of ordinary people with average talent, profound internal energy is unattainable. Therefore, martial arts that can be effective with less internal energy are particularly valuable.

The effectiveness of the 'Divine Traveling Hundred Transformations' was already proven by Li Xing's actions. Now, with Yan Hailong's reminder, everyone realized that Li Xing had used very little internal energy, which immediately raised the value of the 'Divine Traveling Hundred Transformations' to a new level!

"From this perspective, even just the first level of this lightness technique is very valuable. Li Xing, release this lightness technique quickly; I can't wait to download it and study it thoroughly!"

Mo Shan said half-jokingly and half-seriously to Li Xing.

"I will do so as soon as possible."

Li Xing also responded with a smile.

The following mentors all gave Li Xing high praise, making him the contestant who received the most praise so far.

Finally, it was the stage for exercising privileges. The host asked the mentors if they wanted to give Wang Xin the 'Hero, Please Stay' opportunity.

In the end, all five mentors gave Wang Xin the 'Hero, Please Stay,' allowing him to enter the pending area, which slightly improved his dark face. Before leaving, he glared at Li Xing with a clear message:

"I'll remember this!"

Li Xing just chuckled and didn't care.

The two of them exited the deep experience and re-entered the shallow observation, and the competition continued.

The following matches were still exciting, but no new martial arts as impressive as the 'Divine Traveling Hundred Transformations' appeared. It wasn't until Han Xing and Su Yu took the stage that the atmosphere of the competition reached another climax.

Both were skilled in saber techniques. Su Yu used a fast-attack saber technique that had been very popular in recent years, while Han Xing used a new saber technique that had never appeared before.

Su Yu had cultivated his saber technique to the seventh level and, combined with his considerable internal energy, his combat power was undoubtedly among the top contestants. Han Xing, on the other hand, was slightly inferior in all aspects, but the saber technique he used was very effective against Su Yu.

Just as Li Xing deliberately chose Wang Xin, Han Xing was also well-prepared. The effectiveness of the saber technique gave him a gradual advantage, and he ultimately won with a risky move.

Although the new saber technique was not created by Han Xing, the five mentors still praised him, with Mo Shan and He Qiming giving him high praise. However, Yan Hailong's attitude was clearly not as appreciative as it was towards Li Xing.

The Heavenly King knew that Han Xing had the support of Rui Feng Company, so the truly formidable one was the master who created the targeted saber technique, not Han Xing himself.

"Rui Feng is still as generous as ever, customizing a new and impressive saber technique for Han Xing in the first round. It seems they are determined to win this championship."

Jiang Meiqi, who knew some inside information, thought enviously. She didn't have such good resources when she first started.

...

In the end, the five mentors also gave Su Yu the 'Hero, Please Stay,' allowing him to enter the pending area.

With this, the first round of matches concluded, and 50 contestants advanced, while 14 remained in the pending area.

According to the rules, 4 out of the 14 contestants in the pending area would be eliminated, and only 10 would advance to the next round.

After a 'cruel' showdown that maximized the program's effect, the final 10 contestants who advanced were determined, including the surprisingly eliminated Wang Xin and Su Yu.

"The next round of the competition is a group assessment, so the five mentors need to select 6 of the 60 contestants you consider the most outstanding to be the team leaders for the next round."

The host said.

"Are we going to select them directly?"

Jiang Meiqi asked, feigning surprise.

Host: "Yes, each of you can suggest some names, and then you five will discuss and collectively select the six team leaders for the next round."

"Haha, the rules for this season are interesting. I already have a few people in mind."

Mo Shan laughed.

"Me too, I have a few people in mind," He Qiming added.

Jiang Meiqi sneered inwardly. This segment was a way for the program's backers to openly give their contestants more screen time.

Mo Shan and He Qiming were both from Rui Feng Company and would naturally try to choose the contestants that Rui Feng Company planned to sign as team leaders. As for herself and Yan Hailong, they each had their own positions.

The only one among the five who had not yet signed with a company was Liu Yunqing, but this talented woman, who usually didn't get involved in the martial world, was unlikely to deliberately oppose anyone in this segment.

"Then let's each write a few names on paper and then combine them to confirm the final selection."

Yan Hailong suggested.

The other four had no objections, so the five began writing names on paper.