In the midst of the lasting cheers and hullabaloo akin to a tsunami, Xue Jing walked back to the backstage contestants' rest area.
"Clap clap clap clap——"
Just as he entered, the applause of his agent Jiang Siwei greeted him head-on.
Her hands were red from clapping, her delicate face painted with makeup showed an excited flush that wouldn't fade, and she exclaid:
"Amazing, Little Jing, you were really amazing!"
"You're a natural-born martial arts superstar, super star!"
Seeing her about to pounce, Xue Jing gestured for her to calm down a bit.
"We're not there yet, Wei... I told you I'm not going to be any kind of star."
Jiang Siwei shook her head, "I know you're not interested in that, and I won't try to persuade you anymore... but you can't hide it."
"You naturally attract people's attention. Without even trying, you naturally get noticed... Even if you don't intend to be a star, you will still beco a celebrity who can't hide or escape recognition wherever you go!"
Xue Jing smiled and noncommittally said, "Is that so."
Counting on her fingers, Jiang Siwei said, "Look, up to now, you've only participated in three matches, but hasn't each one had maxed out attention and popularity... I won't talk about the first two, but what about the last one?"
"A hero's shockingly late entry descending from the sky, defeating an opponent with an Ultimate Skill against their Ultimate Skill, leaving behind the morable scene of Silver Cherry Blossom Full Moon... And the scariest thing is, you didn't do it on purpose!"
"It's as if nature itself, or heaven perhaps, is especially fond of you, it's like it was arranged on purpose, making sure you put on a big show!"
Xue Jing: "..."
"According to popular terms, it's called 'Innate Pretentious Holy Body'."
With a serious look of contemplation, Jiang Siwei said, "We really don't need to deliberately arrange any publicity or craft an image for you. You can naturally draw everyone's attention all by yourself."
Xue Jing said in exasperation, "What nonsense, you're exaggerating too much, these are just coincidences..."
Jiang Siwei crossed her arms and confidently stated, "Once or twice may be coincidence, but not the third ti."
Xue Jing's mouth twitched slightly, "As long as you're happy."
After chatting with her for a while longer, Xue Jing asked offhandedly:
"By the way, Wei, did I hear the comntator say I've advanced to the finals?"
Jiang Siwei nodded her head, "That's right."
"The U19 tournant starts with the preliminaries, followed by the knockout stages, and then you can advance to the final… and the tifra for the knockout stages varies by region, as ti is reserved for the competitors who have just finished the knockout stages to rest, so the final tournant dates are not fixed."
"The knockout stage for our Maple City region is happening mid-schedule, and there should still be half a month before the other regions finish their knockout stages, followed by another half a month for rest."
"Therefore, the final is likely to take place in about a month's ti."
Contemplating, Xue Jing nodded, "One month, huh... it should be enough."
His ultimate goal in joining this competition was to snatch the [GOD-519・The Blade That Never Dulls] from the hands of Far Easterner Otogirusu.
This blade, which embodies the concept of Eternal Indestructibility and has the feature of Choosing a Master, transfers ownership to the victor when its current master fully acknowledges defeat in their heart.
If you asked him now whether he could beat Otogirusu, Xue Jing felt confident that he could.
Using all his Divine Skills fully unleashed, it should be impossible for him to lose to peers of his age—this was affird by the [Mirror Person] who has lived more than two hundred years.
But the problem is, it's not simply a matter of defeating the opponent.
The transfer condition for [The Blade That Never Dulls] is the owner's inner 'acknowledgnt of defeat'.
And Otogirusu was obsessed with martial arts, an adherent of Old Martial Arts who pursued the true limits of the natural human body.
Therefore, it was almost certain that he had to be defeated in the pure domain of 'Old Martial Arts'—without the use of any other ans—in order to truly and sincerely comply, and thus receive The Blade That Never Dulls.
And if he could only use his martial arts abilities... right now, he really couldn't say whether he could beat Otogirusu.
A year ago, that man was already certified as having a professional grade of at least five.
At his current stage of growth, where strength rapidly burgeons, it would not be unlikely for him to have reached grade six or even seven after a year's ti.
Determining martial arts grades is complex, requiring specific combat tests, and according to the Mirror Person, Xue Jing's martial arts strength was rated as 'sixfold grade'.
Of course, since he practiced the hexagonally structured Cultivation Technique of the Hidden Dragon School and possessed cheat Skills like [Hidden Dragon Wishful Strength] [Visualization True], etc., he could actually display combat power far beyond an ordinary sixfold grade.
Such strength, coupled with the various double bonuses from [Twin Lifes], made him quite powerful for his age—but against Otogirusu, he still wasn't sure enough.
Because the man also had another reputation—Ninefold Grade When Ard with a Sword.
In the Far East, swords and knives are interchangeable; sword-bearing Otogirusu is at least nine tis stronger than when unard.
"One month... should be enough ti for my strength to rise by one grade." Xue Jing muttered to himself.
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The next match was about to start, and Xue Jing, wearing an unremarkably ordinary pair of glasses, stepped out of the rest room and ca to the contestants' viewing area beside the ring.
His arrival caused the young competitors sitting there to glance wistfully at him, but none spoke up.
The atmosphere on the scene was silent and tense.
Xue Jing, however, paid it no mind. He sat down next to Xue Wan and casually asked, "Hm? Sis, where's Shady Girl?"
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