Chapter 129: Martial Arts Test
Except for Zhu Chengwu and Feng Qingyang themselves, no one knew what Zhu Chengwu talked about with Feng Qingyang in the room on the third floor of the inn.

No, there is another person who knows, and that is Nie Kunpeng.

However, although Zhu Chengwu and Feng Qingyang are formidable, Nie Kunpeng is not someone who can be easily offended.

The status of the Grand Elder of the Giant Whale Gang plus the strength of a Junior Grandmaster already surpasses 99.9 percent of the warriors in this world.

All outsiders knew was that after Zhu Chengwu and Feng Qingyang finished talking and left, when Nie Kunpeng walked out of Feng Qingyang's room, there was a hint of uncontrollable bitterness on his face.

After Feng Qingyang arrived, the entire Xuzhou city was flooded with people from all walks of life.

Every day, hundreds and even thousands of people poured into Xuzhou City.

But apart from Feng Qingyang, no other true master arrived.

Fortunately, Zhu Chengwu asked Zhao Yuguang to use his connections to invite Feng Qingyang.

Otherwise, without any real master participating, Zhu Chengwu's martial arts test conference would probably become a joke.

After all, the real person Zhu Chengwu wanted to test his martial arts against was the Grandmaster, and his purpose was to prove once again that Zhu Chengwu really had the ability to defeat the Grandmaster.

This completely solidified Zhu Chengwu's status as the first martial arts legend since Taoist Sanfeng to successfully defeat a grandmaster at a first-rate level.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was time for the martial arts competition to begin.

Amid the sound of gongs and drums, Zhu Chengwu made his final appearance on stage.

Gao Yao, Zhu Chengcheng and later Cui Zongyan all put a lot of effort into the construction of the venue for this martial arts competition.

Very well built.

The site is compacted and the view is wide.

Make sure that whenever Zhu Chengwu fights someone, it will be seen by as many people as possible.

However, Zhu Chengwu stood on the main platform of the martial arts test meeting, looked around, and his heart was chilled.

There were indeed a lot of people coming to the scene.

However, the number of masters and influential warriors who came was much less than Zhu Chengwu's minimum expectation.

There is only one grandmaster, Feng Qingyang.

Let’s not talk about this for now!

There are only two junior grandmasters, Red Flower Ghost Mother and Nie Kunpeng.

Even the Taoist Mu from Mingyue Peak of Wudang, who Zhao Yuguang said had a high probability of being invited, did not show up.

Although there are still a large number of top-notch masters on the scene.

But this did not bring Zhu Chengwu any comfort.

What’s the use of being first-class?

Although Zhu Chengwu's own realm is only first-class, the purpose of Zhu Chengwu holding this martial arts test conference is to consolidate his status as a martial arts legend.

For Zhu Chengwu, who wanted to achieve this goal, even a junior master, let alone a first-rate master, lacked sufficient persuasiveness.

But the only real master at the scene was Feng Qingyang.

This…

Let Zhu Chengwu catch the wax!
However, while grasping the wax, Zhu Chengwu had to admire his father who had sat on the throne of the Ming King for more than 30 years.

After Red Flower Ghost Mother, Nie Kunpeng and Feng Qingyang, when no more junior and grandmaster-level masters arrived in Xuzhou City for several consecutive days, Zhu Chengwu felt an unusual atmosphere.

There are too few masters!

Even if the Grand Master and Junior Grand Master are proud of their status and make the final appearance.

There will definitely be no master or junior master level expert showing up in Xuzhou City.

To this end, Zhu Chengwu arranged Gao Yao, Cui Zongyan and Zhao Xinghan to conduct investigations from three aspects.

Last night, Zhu Chengwu had received investigation results from three aspects one after another.

Everything went as expected, it was Zhu Chengwu's father who took action.

And his first move hit Zhu Chengwu's weak spot.

Under the arrangement of King Ming, Mu Daoren, who had a very high prestige in the martial arts world, was dragged to Wudang Mountain.

Some other masters and junior masters who were preparing to participate in Zhu Chengwu's martial arts test conference were also persuaded by King Ming, either openly or secretly.

Either they don't come to participate in Zhu Chengwu's martial arts test conference at all, or they send junior brothers and apprentices who can show their respect for Zhu Chengwu without completely offending the King of Ming to participate in the martial arts test conference hosted by Zhu Chengwu.

This move by King Ming really put Zhu Chengwu in a dilemma.

Things have progressed to this point, and it would be bad for Zhu Chengwu to hold this martial arts test conference, or not to hold it.

Let’s convene!
Without enough heavyweights present, this martial arts competition was not very convincing at all.

It also allowed the outside world to see the weak appeal and influence of Zhu Chengwu, the new martial arts legend.

It might even make more people in the martial arts world doubt Zhu Chengwu's strength and future.

This will affect their determination to get closer to Zhu Chengwu.

Don’t hold it!
All preparations have been completed and the invited representatives from various major forces have arrived.

Such an inconsistency will definitely make many of them feel dissatisfied with Zhu Chengwu's "trickery".

It would also dampen the morale of the people in the Marquis' Mansion who had worked hard for nearly two months to prepare for this martial arts test.

difficult!
too difficult!
The silent influence put Zhu Chengwu in a dilemma.

He is worthy of being the wise king who has sat firmly on the throne for more than thirty years!

Even if Zhu Chengwu had not been in seclusion before, he might not have been able to discover such a method in time, let alone find a good way to deal with it.

Zhu Chengwu had no choice but to admit defeat.

Finally, Zhu Chengwu decided to hold the martial arts test meeting as scheduled.

The other people in the martial arts world have doubts in their hearts, so let them hesitate!

Since he couldn't win by tricks, Zhu Chengwu would just lay out his cards and play them openly. He would take it step by step and stabilize his base first.

The morale of the people in Fu'an Marquis's Mansion cannot be hit.

As for others, they can believe it or not!

Zhu Chengwu's battle record is real. As time goes by, someone will discover Zhu Chengwu's strength and potential.

There will always be people who approach Zhu Chengwu.

Although this development speed is slower than Zhu Chengwu had expected, as long as it develops step by step, the general trend will eventually take shape.

Time and the future are on Zhu Chengwu's side.

Zhu Chengwu wanted to see how his father would respond to his almost obvious encroachment.

But the future is the future, and the present is the present.

While looking forward to the future, Zhu Chengwu should also pay attention to looking down at the road ahead.

"Senior Feng Qingyang, Senior Guimu, Senior Nie! Thank you for coming!

After all, I am young. Apart from you three who are willing to give me face, there is not a single junior master or master willing to give me this face!

This favor will be remembered in my heart!"

Seeing that there was really no young master or master with a hidden identity making his final appearance at the scene, Zhu Chengwu suppressed the coldness in his heart and clasped his fists to express his gratitude to Feng Qingyang, Red Flower Ghost Mother, and Nie Kunpeng.

"My Lord! Thank you for your courtesy!"

Although it is unknown whether Feng Qingyang, Red Flower Ghost Mother, and Nie Kunpeng were disappointed with Zhu Chengwu and the Zhao family's appeal, or whether they regretted attending today's martial arts test meeting, at least on the surface, the three of them were respectful and polite to Zhu Chengwu. Some representatives of the surrounding forces who were in the forefront showed embarrassment on their faces.

Zhu Chengwu's words just now seemed self-deprecating, but in fact they were very impolite.

They knew very well who Zhu Chengwu was targeting.

But how many representatives of different forces are truly embarrassed, and how many are pretending to be embarrassed to fit in with the atmosphere? That is a matter of opinion.

If you think about it more deeply, maybe there are many representatives of other forces who are secretly laughing at Zhu Chengwu for overestimating his own capabilities and not being able to tell the difference between two thousand and five hundred and eighty thousand!
“Since there is only one Grandmaster, Senior Feng, at this martial arts trial, and two junior Grandmasters, Senior Guimu and Senior Nie, have arrived at the scene, and I have already fought with Senior Feng and Senior Guimu respectively, then I will skip the part where I personally fight at this martial arts trial!
There are many first-rate masters participating in this martial arts competition. The first-rate masters are the backbone of the martial arts world and the reserve forces of grandmasters. In order to allow all the first-rate masters to have more opportunities for communication and greater chances of becoming grandmasters.

This martial arts competition will only feature top-notch fighters!"

While Zhu Chengwu was speaking, he directly skipped the part where he tested his martial arts skills in the world.

Since the original purpose was doomed to fail, Zhu Chengwu let the outside world speculate at will!
Guess his strength and guess his potential.

King Ming and the Crown Prince were worried that Zhu Chengwu would rely on the powerful appeal of his martial arts legend to attract too many followers, thus fundamentally reducing the credibility of Zhu Chengwu's martial arts legend.

Then Zhu Chengwu will help them.

What’s fake cannot be real, and what’s real cannot be fake!
In this way, Zhu Chengwu might be able to gain more time for development.

Blitzkrieg, Zhu Chengwu will!

Zhu Chengwu is especially good at storing up grain and building high walls to slowly become king!
At the martial arts test meeting, everyone was stunned when they heard Zhu Chengwu's words.

Almost everyone knows the purpose of Zhu Chengwu holding this martial arts competition.

But Zhu Chengwu's current remarks are completely contrary to that purpose!
This is not a wise choice that a leader of a force should make, and it is not the kind of cunning one should have.

Even though there aren't many Grandmaster-level experts present at the martial arts trial meeting, at least there's Feng Qingyang...

The necessary process can still be completed!
Although there is only one Feng Qingyang, the credibility and value of Zhu Chengwu's martial arts test conference will be greatly low, but it is better than now that even the process of fighting against the grandmaster has been omitted!
But no one present could object to Zhu Chengwu's decision.

Including Feng Qingyang!
If he had a choice, Feng Qingyang naturally didn't want to become a master who couldn't suppress the "first-rate".

That will be recorded in the history of martial arts.

Before, it was for the Huashan Sect, and also considering that there must be more than one master present at the scene.

The one who would fight with Zhu Chengwu and become the background board in Zhu Chengwu's martial arts test meeting would definitely not be him, a master who was on good terms with the Zhao family. That's why Feng Qingyang hurried to Xuzhou city.

After all, defeating Feng Qingyang, a master who was on good terms with the Zhao family, would not increase the value and credibility of Zhu Chengwu, the martial arts legend.

But after he arrived, no other master came to Xuzhou City. Feng Qingyang knew that a master had intervened and he was in "danger".

He might even be included in the Martial Arts Pillar of Shame.

For the Huashan Sect, Feng Qingyang is ready to leave his name on the martial arts pillar of shame.

Now knowing that Zhu Chengwu had skipped the grandmaster-level combat proficiency test that he had personally performed, Feng Qingyang was naturally overjoyed and would not object.

"My disciple Feng Buping is the leader of Huashan Sword Sect. He has mastered the third level of swordsmanship with his swift sword. Let him go on stage first!"

Feng Qingyang, who was afraid that Zhu Chengwu would change his mind, followed up Zhu Chengwu's words and quickly pushed Feng Buping onto the martial arts test platform.

After losing the courage to "sacrifice" for Huashan, Feng Qingyang could no longer muster the courage to become a shame in the history of martial arts for the Huashan Sect.

However, judging from the fact that Feng Qingyang promoted Feng Buping instead of Yue Buqun, deep down in his heart Feng Qingyang still prefers Feng Buping.

This can be vaguely sensed from the dissatisfaction in Yue Buqun's eyes when he saw Feng Buping leaping onto the platform.

But there is no way to refuse to accept it. Feng Qingyang is now Huashan’s greatest reliance and Huashan’s only support.

Yue Buqun had no choice but to obey Feng Qingyang's orders.

"As the host, the first battle should be against the Fu'an Marquis Mansion. Gao Yao, go and ask the Huashan disciples for advice!"

Seeing Feng Qingyang so supportive and responding so positively to his words, Zhu Chengwu, as the host, naturally could not fall behind.

Gao Yao was sent directly to fight.

"Eunuch? Has the Marquis of Fu'an's mansion run out of people to use to this extent?"

Seeing Gao Yao going on stage, many people at the martial arts test conference looked at each other and muttered to themselves.

People in the martial arts world always have a kind of contempt for eunuchs, and this contempt is even no less than that for the hated flower thieves.

But after all, Zhu Chengwu was still at the scene, so their whispers seemed very quiet.

However, who is Zhu Chengwu? No matter how quiet their whispers are, they cannot be hidden from Zhu Chengwu.

Zhu Chengwu gave these people a direct warning with his eyes.

If you don't heed the eye warning, you will be expelled from the game.

This kind of whispering is just like the students talking during Zhu Chengwu's self-study class in his previous life. If it is not suppressed at the beginning, the whispering will only become more and more rampant.

Finally, it affects the atmosphere of the entire martial arts competition.

This is something Zhu Chengwu cannot tolerate!

Moreover, Gao Yao is now Zhu Chengwu's key training target, and Zhu Chengwu will not let some small fry tell Gao Yao what to do.

That might affect Gao Yao's mentality.

Although the possibility is very small, Zhu Chengwu has to be prepared for it.

Just after dealing with the matters backstage, Zhu Chengwu discovered that things on stage had taken an unexpected development.

Gao Yao seemed to be really angry, and every move he made directly hit Huashan Feng Buping's vital points.

This is not like Gao Yao's usual style.

Feng Buping from the Huashan Sword Sect, who was against Gao Yaofang, was also unexpected.

They do not have the domineering attitude of the Huashan Sword Sect who are willing to fight at the slightest disagreement. Instead, they are always timid and cautious.

Even the moves he used were hesitant and incoherent.

Perhaps other people could not see the abnormality in the fight between Gao Yao and Feng Buping, but Zhu Chengwu could not hide it.

After all, after more than 20 years of accumulation, Zhu Chengwu's knowledge has now reached the point where he can create his own magical skills with a little effort.

Zhu Chengwu turned around and looked at Feng Qingyang with doubts in his heart. Zhu Chengwu guessed whether Feng Qingyang had instructed Feng Buping to give up the game.

But Zhu Chengwu discovered that Feng Qingyang's eyes revealed doubts as he looked at the podium.

It seems that Feng Qingyang also understood Feng Buping's abnormality, but he didn't quite understand it.

With his hands and feet tied, Feng Buping was defeated after fifty-six moves.

The victorious Gao Yao stepped down after Feng Buping was defeated. Zhu Chengwu wanted to ask him some questions, but finally decided to finish the martial arts test meeting first.

Under the chairmanship of Zhu Chengwu, many top masters came on stage to compete.

Some of them just gave Zhu Chengwu face, hid themselves after coming on stage, and admitted defeat after a few simple exchanges of moves and then left the stage.

But more often than not, they would fight fiercely on the martial arts arena, striving to be the best.

After all, warriors are competitive, and what they hope to do is to take this opportunity to make a name for themselves.

There were also many warriors who got really angry while fighting on the martial arts arena.

Some people who have grudges take this opportunity to resolve them.

After all, they saw that no matter whether Zhu Chengwu, the Marquis of Fu'an, defeated the Grandmaster in battle or not, his strength was real.

Moreover, he would not allow any loss of life in this martial arts competition.

A relatively fair platform, a platform where no one's life will be lost. They naturally vent their anger and do not fight for fame.

(End of this chapter)