187: The World Martial Arts Tournament officially begins

Spiritual Void Master reacted instantly and said immediately, "Right, don't let this child's feelings go to waste, you try it first."

Even Elder Elder said, "Yes, in the Elf Clan, the Revered Master usually eats first!"

Lin Chuan looked at Xiao Xiao's expectant eyes and then at the three old foxes' cunning gazes. He reached out with slightly trembling chopsticks, picked up a bit from the plate, and put it in his mouth.

In the next moment, Lin Chuan felt as if his tongue had been repeatedly crushed by a heavy truck and then thrown into a salt pond; it was painful, bitter, and incredibly salty.

After swallowing with difficulty, Lin Chuan forced a smile and said, "Hmm, although it looks a bit flawed, the taste is good. Everyone, have a taste!"

Xiao Xiao was very happy to hear Lin Chuan's praise.

Spiritual Void Master looked at Lin Chuan suspiciously and asked in a low voice, "Really?"

Lin Chuan immediately picked up another mouthful and stuffed it into his mouth, saying, "Really!"

Seeing that Lin Chuan's expression didn't seem fake, the three old foxes each picked up a mouthful and put it in their mouths.

Seeing the three old foxes fall for the trap, Lin Chuan finally revealed an expression of a successful scheme.

The three of them felt like they had been struck by lightning. They wanted to spit it out, but seeing Xiao Xiao's expectant expression beside Lin Chuan, they ultimately endured and swallowed it.

"How is it?" Xiao Xiao asked expectantly.

Li Rufeng coughed lightly and said, "Xiao Xiao, you did a great job. Don't do it again next time!"

Xiao Xiao asked in confusion, "Why, Grandmaster?"

Li Rufeng smiled and said, "Such good things should only be made for your Revered Master in the future; others are not worthy!"

While Xiao Xiao and Li Rufeng were talking, Lin Chuan quietly poured the food from the plate into his Storage Pouch.

Er Gou saw it but said nothing, only giving Lin Chuan an expression of sympathy and admiration.

Lin Chuan understood in his heart; it seemed Er Gou was also one of the victims.

Xiao Xiao turned around and saw that Lin Chuan had actually finished it. She was very happy and immediately clamored to make another portion, but Lin Chuan quickly pulled her back and pressed her down to the table.

Lin Chuan said, "Er Gou, you've been busy for a long time. Sit down and eat quickly!"

Er Gou and Xiao Xiao looked at Spiritual Void Master and the others, feeling a bit hesitant.

Lin Chuan said, "There aren't that many rules here. When I tell you to sit and eat, just eat. Don't worry about them."

Spiritual Void Master also smiled and said, "You two little ones, sit down. Listen to your Revered Master!"

Only then did Er Gou and Xiao Xiao sit down and start eating.

Although there were some interludes, the meal was finished quite pleasantly.

Lin Chuan saw everyone off, told Er Gou to clean up, and quickly ducked into his room, preparing to sleep.

A night passed, and Lin Chuan was woken up by Er Gou's excited voice.

"Revered Master! Revered Master! Wake up quickly, the martial arts competition activity starts today."

Lin Chuan opened his eyes and was about to speak when he heard the System's voice in his mind.

[Host-planned activity, the first World Martial Arts Tournament, has officially begun. The preliminary rounds have started under System matching. Please be prepared, Host, to serve as the commentator for the later matches.]

[After the top 64 for each event are determined, synchronous live broadcasting across the Four Realms will be activated!]

Lin Chuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly sat up and said to Er Gou, "The preliminaries have started. Quickly take your sister to the Secret Realm; I'll be there in a moment!"

Er Gou nodded and left quickly.

Lin Chuan then communicated with the System in his heart.

"System, you want me to commentate on the top 64 matches?"

[On the streets of Heatonmar, a Passionate Commentary Stand has been updated. The top 64 matches will be broadcast in real-time. Please operate your character to go there and commentate.]

Lin Chuan sighed. He hadn't expected that he would have to commentate the competition himself. If he had known, he would have trained a commentator in advance.

Lin Chuan got up, washed up, and headed straight for the Secret Realm.

Just as Lin Chuan left the courtyard, a young man in white arrived at his residence and shouted, "May I ask if Master Lin is in?"

After waiting for a long time without a response, Li Genian wondered, "Strange, didn't they say he was back?"

When Lin Chuan arrived in the Secret Realm, he saw that the streets of Heatonmar were densely packed with people. Fortunately, the Secret Realm's town defaults to no collision volume between players, otherwise the street would have probably been crushed long ago.

Lin Chuan watched as the Cultivators enthusiastically discussed the martial arts tournament. The various Cultivators excitedly announcing their wins formed a sharp contrast with the dejected ones who had lost the preliminaries.

The Moonlight Tavern was the most lively place at this time. Many people chose to buy a glass of wine, bragging with their companions while waiting for the System to match them with an opponent for the preliminaries.

Lin Chuan found the Passionate Commentary Stand in the most conspicuous place on the street.

At this time, many Cultivators were curiously surrounding the commentary stand, not knowing what it was for, and no one could climb up.

Lin Chuan walked over and climbed directly onto the commentary stand.

"Eh? Look, someone climbed up. How did he get up there?" a spectating Cultivator asked curiously.

"Ah, it's Master Lin. He's the creator of the Secret Realm, so of course he can climb up. You don't even recognize Master Lin?" another Cultivator said.

The Cultivator who spoke first blushed and said, "Since I came to this Secret Realm, I really haven't seen Master Lin yet!"

Lin Chuan ignored the discussions around him and sat directly in the commentator's seat.

In the next moment, the progress of various competition formats appeared before him.

Lin Chuan looked at it. Although they were all in the preliminary stage, the fastest progress was the 10v10 guild matches.

Lin Chuan nodded. These guild battles were definitely faster than the individual preliminaries; this was reasonable.

The team battles and individual battles were still matching. Every team and individual had to undergo the System's random matching within today.

After one match, the System would automatically match the next one within 5 minutes until the top 128 with enough points were selected.

While Lin Chuan was checking, an option suddenly popped up before his eyes.

[Would you like to start the Four Realms broadcast? After the broadcast begins, highlight battle footage from the preliminaries selected by the System will be played on a loop.]

Lin Chuan thought for a moment and directly clicked "Yes."

[The Four Realms broadcast has started. Host, please say an opening remark for the start of the competition!]

Lin Chuan was dumbfounded. In his haste, he could only improvise.

Lin Chuan sat straight on the commentary stand and said, facing forward:

"Hello everyone, I am the Underground City Secret Realm designer, Lin Chuan. Welcome to the first World Martial Arts Tournament of the Underground City Secret Realm!"

"Countless Cultivators have participated in the adventure journey of the Underground City Secret Realm. Starting today, they will rely on their experience and accumulation in the Underground City Secret Realm to launch this collision of skill and power!"

"Currently, the preliminaries of the martial arts tournament are in full swing. Next, let's broadcast the wonderful performances of the contestants during the preliminaries!"

Just as Lin Chuan began his opening remarks, the Broadcast Stones in the royal city squares of the Four Realms lit up simultaneously. A huge projection appeared above the squares, and countless Cultivators stopped to watch.

Including those currently inside the Secret Realm, a huge screen also appeared above Lin Chuan's Passionate Commentary Stand, which all Cultivators in the Secret Realm could see.

As Lin Chuan's voice fell, the screen suddenly went black, and then a piece of passionate and dynamic music sounded, igniting the fighting passion in the hearts of all watching Cultivators.

A Ghost Swordsman, covered in blood qi, roared at another Ghost Swordsman with mysterious Runes rotating around him. The battle scene of their blades clashing immediately appeared.

The scenes switched rapidly: the cold shooting of an elegant Gunner, the magnificent fist techniques of a Fighter, the brilliant and powerful magic of a Mage, and so on. The rapid switching made one's adrenaline soar.