Infinite Fighting

Chapter 87: Chapter 78: Bro, Are You Hacking?

Zhang Ji didn’t really expect Fu Tian to keep his promise. After grabbing some roast duck rice to go, he started looking for other small-scale competitions, as well as venues that needed fighters for warm-up matches.

Around here, people would hold small fighting exhibitions for all sorts of occasions—weddings, birthday banquets, grand openings, you name it.

All that mattered was that the fights were spectacular.

Zhang Ji didn’t find it beneath him. As long as the price was right, he had no problem putting on a show.

However, just as Zhang Ji had narrowed down his choices to a few events, Fu Tian showed up.

After being notified by a disciple, Zhang Ji went to the front desk. When he got there, he saw Fu Tian just finishing parking his car and sizing up the Five Elements Sect’s headquarters.

He’d actually driven here.

It was a pretty nice luxury car, too—worth at least three million.

Meanwhile, the Five Elements Sect had only recently bought a used bus for convenience, which had only cost a few tens of thousands.

"You actually came?" Zhang Ji said, surprised.

"If you were just joking, I can leave right now," Fu Tian said, looking at Zhang Ji.

"You’re here, so it’s not a joke. We happen to need one more person," Zhang Ji said. "Come on in. I’ll show you the facilities and you can meet our people."

Fu Tian gestured for Zhang Ji to lead the way.

Zhang Ji led Fu Tian inside.

The old folks’ sports center wasn’t much to look at. With over four hundred Five Elements Sect disciples, the place actually felt a bit crowded. It was common for twelve people to be crammed into a single storage room.

"I never thought you’d end up in a state like this," Fu Tian scoffed.

"It’s only temporary," Zhang Ji said. "Everything will be fine once we win the championship at the Spring Tournament."

"Are you dreaming?" Fu Tian sneered. "You might be stronger than me, but this isn’t like back home. The world’s fighting elite are all gathered here. Even someone at the peak Grandmaster level could suffer an unexpected defeat if they’re not careful."

"We’ll see," Zhang Ji said.

’I can’t just tell Fu Tian I’m a Land Immortal and that for me, a competition like this is basically child’s play, can I?’

’Even if I told him, he’d have to believe me.’

’Ninety-nine percent of the world wouldn’t believe in a seventeen-year-old Land Immortal.’

’I’ll just have to show him later so he understands.’

"So what’s your situation right now?" Zhang Ji asked Fu Tian.

"The organizers of my last tournament set me up. I was matched against a seeded fighter, and my club lost the betting contract we had. The club paid up and then disbanded. Now I can’t find a new one. The smaller organizations ask for too much and pay too little, plus their contracts lock you in for years and forbid you from participating in private matches. It’s a tough spot to be in," Fu Tian explained.

"Don’t worry, we don’t do that kind of thing here," Zhang Ji said. "You can leave whenever you want after the Spring Tournament. We won’t try to keep you. If you do decide to stay, we’ll give you a great benefits package."

"I’m curious, how old are you?" Fu Tian asked, looking at Zhang Ji.

’He really couldn’t wrap his head around it. Zhang Ji looked twenty at the absolute most. His face was just so young. How could he possess the strength to completely crush him?’

’It’s not like he was some fraudulent Grandmaster!’

’He had earned his strength through honest, hard work. How was he defeated in an instant?’

"Seventeen," Zhang Ji said. "Don’t believe me? Look it up online. I won the championship at the Eastern Extreme Country’s martial arts tournament last year."

Fu Tian took out his phone and immediately started searching. In addition to reading about Zhang Ji winning the championship, he also saw that the Five Elements Sect was wanted by the authorities.

"A Grandmaster at such a young age?" Fu Tian was stunned. Then he saw the news about the Five Elements Sect’s leadership being wanted and scoffed, "Those old geezers in the Eastern Extreme Country have been clinging to their positions for too long. Their way of thinking is completely archaic. They can’t keep up with the times, yet they still act like local tyrants. The outside world is advancing at lightning speed. Sooner or later, they’ll be left in the dust, and it won’t be their turn to throw their weight around anymore."

"Your strength may be average, but I have to agree with your perspective on that," Zhang Ji said.

"Hmph."

Fu Tian snorted, but he had no intention of getting into a verbal spat with Zhang Ji.

In the world of martial arts, the strong are always respected.

If you’re not strong enough, you just have to take it.

He couldn’t beat Zhang Ji, so all he could do was endure a few of his digs.

"By the way, how old are you?" Zhang Ji asked.

"Twenty-nine," Fu Tian answered.

"Twenty-nine? A Grandmaster before the age of thirty!"

Zhang Ji was a little surprised. He’d thought Fu Tian was in his thirties, not just twenty-nine.

It might only be a few years’ difference.

But in the martial arts world, that was a world of difference.

It was the difference between a top-tier genius and a first-class one.

Fu Tian’s talent was only a notch below that of Li Long.

You could say he was at the level of a true disciple.

’However, in the version of the game he had played, he didn’t remember an NPC like this.’

’In twenty years, given the boom in the martial arts world after the Saint King War, a unique character like Fu Tian should have gained some fame, even if he didn’t reach the level of a Land Immortal.’

’Had he faded into obscurity, or was he just another genius swallowed by the tides of time?’

"What’s there to be surprised about?" Fu Tian said. "Weren’t you a Grandmaster at sixteen?"

"How can other people compare to me?" Zhang Ji said with a wave of his hand. "If you want to make comparisons, you could search all of history and not find many people more incredible than I am."

The words stuck in Fu Tian’s throat, but he couldn’t find any grounds to refute them.

Looking back through all of world history, there had been very few Grandmasters as young as Zhang Ji.

"Come on, I’ll take you to meet the higher-ups of the Five Elements Sect."

Zhang Ji beckoned and led Fu Tian onward.

Before long, he brought Fu Tian to meet Chen Anhe and Shen Han.

Both of them were in the middle of leading a group of disciples through their training.

As for Zhou Hao, he was out handling some business.

"Chen Anhe, Elder Chen. Shen Han, our True Disciple," Zhang Ji introduced them to Fu Tian. Then, he turned to Chen Anhe and Shen Han. "This is a Grandmaster I met, Fu Tian. His strength is considerable. He will be temporarily joining the Five Elements Gate Club, affiliating with us to participate in the Transcendent Level division of the Spring Tournament."

"Grandmaster Fu," Shen Han said, offering a formal salute.

Chen Anhe also gave a slight fist-and-palm salute.

’She truly hadn’t expected Zhang Ji to just go out and bring back a Grandmaster right before the tournament was about to start.’

’She was curious how he’d managed it, but this wasn’t the right time to ask for details, so she put the thought aside.’

Fu Tian didn’t put on airs, and returned the gesture of respect.

"True Disciple Shen, go on and continue guiding the disciples’ training," Zhang Ji said to Shen Han.

’In private, it was fine for him to call Shen Han "Martial Uncle," but with an outsider present, he had to maintain his status as the Daoist and acting Sect Leader.’

Shen Han didn’t say anything more, simply turning to resume his instruction of the disciples.

Zhang Ji then had Chen Anhe and Fu Tian join him, and the three of them went to the meeting room.

The meeting room had been set up hastily.

Inside, there was only a coffee table and two old, secondhand sofas.

Sitting on the sofa, Fu Tian asked Zhang Ji, "If you have any specific training plans or fighting strategies, lay them on me. I’ll start cramming now."

Zhang Ji shrugged. "Sorry to disappoint, but I don’t know the first thing about the other contestants. There is no training plan. I just needed another Grandmaster to compete alongside me."

"Do you think everyone else is at my level? Someone you can defeat in a single blow?" Fu Tian couldn’t help but laugh. "Among all the Transcendent Level fighters in Lanz, I’m basically at the bottom. They use a point system. In the Transcendent Level, I only have five hundred base points and just over two hundred ranking points. My overall rank is somewhere past four hundred, you know that? And there are over six hundred Transcendent Level fighters here in total!"

That’s right. Among Lanz’s permanent population of eighty million, there were over 1.8 million professional fighters from all over the world, including more than six hundred at the Transcendent Level.

These were the official, publicly available numbers of fighters registered with the World Fighters Association.

So compared to other places, Grandmasters were actually quite common here.

Fu Tian felt that any of the top one hundred Transcendent Level fighters could probably take him out in an instant.

Such was the allure of the world’s martial arts capital.

"To be honest, and I don’t mean this as an insult, I never even considered your strength in the equation," Zhang Ji said. "For a competition like this, I’m all that’s needed."

"You’re too arrogant," Fu Tian said with a frown. "Your talent is indeed extraordinary, but you’re still young. You’re not invincible. There are many experts here who can match you!"

"Zhang Ji, I agree we should be more cautious and pragmatic," Chen Anhe said. "We can formulate a plan. Fu Tian and I can help wear down the opponent’s main fighter, and then you can go in for the win. That way, we can secure a better placement."

’She believed in Zhang Ji’s strength; after all, she had personally seen him take out Leman in a single move.’

’That kind of power probably put him in the top fifty.’

’But she also felt it was better to be grounded.’

Zhang Ji stared at Fu Tian and Chen Anhe for a moment, then said, "What if I’m already a Land Immortal?"

Silence.

’Fu Tian felt like Zhang Ji must still be dreaming.’

’Chen Anhe, on the other hand, worried that everything he’d been through back home had caused him to develop some psychological issues.’

Both of them couldn’t help but look at him with a hint of pity.

The moment Zhang Ji saw the look in their eyes, he knew they didn’t believe him.

’Unfortunately, there were no power level scanners here. And even if he released his aura, their Spirit was not strong enough to perceive the difference in his cultivation realm.’

"Wait, don’t say anything. Let’s go outside. I’ll prove it to you."

Zhang Ji cut Chen Anhe off just as she was about to say something to comfort him.

...

「A deserted wasteland in the outskirts.」

Chen Anhe and Fu Tian looked at Zhang Ji, who was standing a short distance away, both wondering what he was about to do.

’What Zhang Ji planned to do was simple. He would use the Five Forms as One to launch an energy wave and plow the earth, just to show them and prove his power.’

’Hiding his strength was not his style.’

’Especially not from his own people.’

’There was no benefit to it; it would only make them anxious.’

’Better to give them some peace of mind now, to prevent any complications down the line.’

"Zhang Ji... I..."

Chen Anhe began, intending to suggest that Zhang Ji see a therapist.

However, at that very moment, a boundless aura of Primal Qi erupted from Zhang Ji. He brought his hands together in front of his chest.

A Gathering of blue light formed, dazzling even in the bright light of day.

"ROOOAR!"

"RUUUMBLE!"

A colossal Divine Dragon made of Primal Qi flew forth, annihilating everything in its path.

’This wasn’t his full power. He had only used a tenth of his Primal Qi.’

But even so, it was more than enough to be utterly shocking.

It carved a trench seventy to eighty meters long into the earth.

Everything in its path had been completely pulverized.

Zhang Ji withdrew his power and stood straight, turning to look at Chen Anhe and Fu Tian behind him.

Both of them wore expressions of pure, dumbfounded disbelief.

Fu Tian was floored. ’A seventeen-year-old Land Immortal?’

’Dude, are you using a hack?’

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