ut if Chen Ping were truly to be with Ge Jia Yi, then Ge Fu Hai and his line would see a significant rise in their status within the Ge family."A woman's beauty fades with time..."Ge Fuhui let out a w..."A master like you, daring to participate in a competition... I don't know if I should admire your courage or warn you..."

Anna looked at Chen Ping and shook her head slightly. Then she turned to the burly man behind her and said, "Andrew, if you meet this Chen Ping in the ring later, just give him a few moves, stop short of hurting him. I don't want any accidents. After all, our Xiong Ge and Daxia are friendly neighbors..."

"Princess Anna, don't worry. If you run into that skinny monkey from the Xia Dynasty, I won't interfere..."

Andrew said with disdain.

"Watch your words!" Princess Anna snapped at Andrew.

Andrew fell silent, but contempt still lingered in his eyes. He looked down on Chen Ping, who was shorter than him, with utter disdain.

Chen Ping didn't care either. Whether or not he had the ability, it would be clear after a test on the stage. Arguing with words meant nothing.

At this moment, Chen Ping felt a divine consciousness suddenly envelop him. Instinctively, he followed the divine consciousness with his gaze.

In the distance, a man in a kimono, clutching a long sword in his arms, was staring intently at himself.

"Mr. Chen, that is Watanabe Ichiro, the so-called Sword Saint of the Island Country..."

Zhao Wujie was introducing things to Chen Ping.

After using his divine sense to probe Chen Ping, Watanabe Ichiro directly retracted his divine sense. His eyes were indifferent and he didn't even glance at this side. Maybe he sensed that Chen Ping's strength was only at the Grandmaster level, instantly losing interest.

"Andrew, if you were to face Watanabe Ichiro, do you have the confidence of victory"

Anna asked Andrew.

"Princess Anna, this Watanabe Ichiro relies on his agility and swordsmanship. My body is now nearly impervious to blades and weapons. If Watanabe Ichiro meets me, he will surely be defeated..."

Andrew said with great arrogance.

"That's good!" Princess Anna nodded.

Soon, a host in workout clothes, holding a microphone, walked onto the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is the triennial International Martial Arts Competition. The purpose of our competition is to allow countries to exchange martial arts experience with each other. We aim for a friendly competition, keeping it lighthearted and avoiding serious injury. Also, this year, at the suggestion of the delegation from the island nation, we have added a team event to the competition!"

"The rules for the team competition are simple. We put each team on a small island, and we place a luminous pearl on that island. The team that retrieves the luminous pearl first and returns safely wins."

Other teams can seize the Night Pearl, there are no other constraints, no matter how the Night Pearl is obtained, as long as it's brought back, it counts as a victory.

"However, we still prioritize friendship above all else, with competition coming second. Ideally, we want to avoid injuries and intentional killings, as these are highly reprehensible."

As soon as the host finished speaking, everyone in the audience felt a sense of surprise and shock.

The sudden addition of a team competition, with such rules, is concerning. While they say no deliberate killing is allowed, the format of this team competition clearly aims to pit teams against each other in a fight for survival.

And this was suggested by the island nation, obviously, these guys from the island nation have planned this out. And this time they brought Watanabe Ichiro as their leader, it seems like they want to eliminate all the other teams!

Now, please have representatives from each country take the stage to draw lots. Then, the competition will be held according to the draw results!

After the host finished speaking, representatives from various countries took to the stage.

Chen Ping followed Andrew onto the stage. The difference in their stature immediately caused many audience members to laugh.

"So this is Chen Ping He doesn't look like much, does he"

"How could such an ordinary person get the Martial Alliance and the Long Family to protect him"

"This guy looks like he's only at the Grandmaster level, how dare he get on stage"

Many people were discussing Chen Ping, all showing great interest in him.ay, that middle-aged man in blue robes is ruthless. In order to bury Chen Ping with him and prevent Chen Ping from getting the Sky Devouring Gourd, he even disregarded his own disciples!If it weren't...