When everyone was marveling at the enchanting beauty, she retracted her gaze from Liu Zixuan and said slowly, "Ya Fei is honored to host the martial arts tournament. Facing all of you, the masters gathered here, I feel slightly humbled. I hope you all can take care of me in the following two days, and if there is any inappropriate conduct, I hope you will point it out." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Such gentle words instantly made most of the men around bow in submission, with no thought of resistance, nodding in agreement.

Immediately, the enchanting beauty Ya Fei raised her voice slightly, "Now the martial arts tournament officially begins. Martial Artists below the Imperial Realm Middle Stage, please stand to my left, and those above, please stand to my right."

Following Ya Fei’s words, Liu Zixuan and the others started moving, and soon the Martial Artists gathered around had split into two groups.

"Due to the large number of participants, there will be no draw or set matches. Instead, we’ll use a free-for-all method to choose your opponents. Each time, you can choose up to two people. The Martial Arts Arenas will appear automatically shortly, so please prepare yourselves."

After Ya Fei finished speaking, she walked aside with the six judges.

As all the Martial Artists were preparing, suddenly there was a rumbling sound from both sides. Dozens of stages, akin to arenas, suddenly rose from the flat ground.

Seeing this spectacle, everyone was secretly amazed, as this was inside a mountain, yet such mechanisms existed here.

Ya Fei’s words made it clear: in front of us is a free-for-all, a chaotic brawl, and during this, to save time, one-on-two battles are allowed.

Of course, after this free-for-all, Liu Zixuan thought there should be no life-and-death duels. Until the last moment, everyone was holding onto their strength, not wanting to reveal all their power to their opponents.

In the time that followed, Liu Zixuan was not in a hurry. Given his strength, beneath the Emperor Realm, he’s unlikely to have opponents.

After all, everyone here was aiming to break through to the Emperor Realm. He was not rushed, but other Martial Artists were hastily choosing their opponents.

Approximately three to four minutes later, two burly men with similar appearances walked up to Liu Zixuan, "Kid, you’ve been standing here unmoving. Do you have the guts to fight us brothers?"

"You two?" Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow.

"What’s the matter, scared?" One of the burly men grinned, "We’ve wandered around for a while, and there are not many who dare to fight us. Seeing you standing here for so long, I thought you also had no opponent, but now it seems you’re just another coward!"

With that, the two of them were about to walk away.

Liu Zixuan reached out to stop them, "That’s not exactly accurate. I am indeed waiting for opponents, but I’m not afraid of you two. The pause in my speech was actually me trying to advise you kindly."

"Advise us on what?" The burly man crossed his arms, asking with a sarcastic smile.

"To suggest you find someone else to fight. If you insist on fighting me, you won’t get a chance to advance!" Liu Zixuan responded with a faint smile.

"Hahaha!"

The two burly men immediately laughed dismissively, mocking him: "Kid, I really don’t know where you get your confidence from. We’re in the same Realm, but we’re two people, two people with perfect coordination, and you dare boast that you can defeat us?"

Liu Zixuan, due to the peculiar situation, forcefully suppressed his strength to the Peak of Imperial Realm.

After all, many already knew he was at this level, and if he suppressed it further, some flaws might be discovered. Nobody knew he had already advanced to the Half-Step Emperor Realm, so at the moment, his strength seemed equivalent to the twin burly men in front of him.

Of course, Liu Zixuan would never explain this to these two strangers.

He leaped onto the nearby Martial Arts Arena, "Then let’s have a match."

"What a joke!"

The twin Martial Artists stepped onto the stage consecutively, looking at Liu Zixuan with mockery on their faces, "Kid, the biggest taboo for a Martial Artist is arrogance. You’ve already declared us defeated before even making a move. Aren’t you too arrogant!"

"So what?" Liu Zixuan shrugged slightly!

"So, we will teach you a lesson with our fists, so you remember to be humble when fighting others in the future!"

As the words of the twins fell, they attacked Liu Zixuan from two different directions.

Seeing their moves, Liu Zixuan grinned and mumbled to himself, "When it’s time to be humble, I’m humble, but when it’s time to be arrogant, I bow to no one!"

Pretending to be weak to catch them off guard? That’s not happening.

Liu Zixuan intended to be arrogant! Arrogant to the point where they couldn’t resist! Arrogant to make them tremble!

As the twin Martial Artists attacked, Liu Zixuan’s Shadow Body Technique activated instantly, moving like a phantom on the stage.

"What a strange Body Technique!" one of the Martial Artists shouted, "Flank him, don’t give him a chance to retaliate!"

"Got it!"

This pair of twin Martial Artists likely trained together from a young age. After Liu Zixuan’s technique activated, they hesitated for barely a breath before, in perfect unison, finding a way to counter it.

The two attacked Liu Zixuan from left and right, one targeting his upper body’s vital points, the other the lower body’s. Besides their coordination, even their attacks were precise.

Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow, "Whoa, not bad!"

"Kid, you won’t be laughing soon!"

As he attacked, the Martial Artist shouted, "We brothers grew up together, our coordination heart and mind as one, form as one. We’ve even defeated Half-Step Emperor Realm opponents, let alone someone in our own level like you!"

Hearing this, a sharp glint appeared in Liu Zixuan’s eyes as he laughed word by word, "Haven’t you heard of the saying ’Invincible in the same Realm’?"

"You?" the two burly men sneered.

"Yes, me!"

Upon these words, the two burly men’s attack came to a sudden halt, not because they stopped deliberately, but because they couldn’t move!

Seemingly unable to withstand their attack, Liu Zixuan suddenly blocked their strike with his hands. When they attempted to alter their moves for defense, two immense forces unexpectedly surged toward their faces.

Liu Zixuan, having neutralized the force of their attack, not only didn’t withdraw but punched out with both fists.

The speed was so fast, way beyond their expectation, leaving them no time to react. They were hit directly off the stage by Liu Zixuan!

Thud! Thud!

Two successive sounds resonated as the twin Martial Artists fell to the ground, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths, faces filled with disbelief.

Liu Zixuan turned around slowly, standing with hands folded behind his back, looking down at the two from above, "This is what’s called ’Invincible in the same Realm.’ What can you do about my arrogance?"