I Can See Your Combat Power

Chapter 708: Chapter 2: Martial Arts Tournament

As the independent intelligence agency of the Tang Clan, Wind Media Department may not have lived up to expectations during the war between the two clans, but the clan continued to pour resources into it due to its importance. After a few years of recuperation, the Wind Media Department had undergone a complete transformation and had spread its intelligence network across the entire Longzhou West. Tang Feng’s status in the clan had also risen due to the performance of the Wind Media Department.

Upon receiving the letter from Martial Saint Mountain, Tang Feng immediately mobilized the Wind Media Department to start gathering information about the “Longzhou Youth Martial Arts Conference”. The results were quite surprising.

The Tang Clan, which dominated the western part of Longzhou, seemed to finally understand the way Martial Saint Mountain managed Longzhou, or rather, showed their muscle.

Held every three years, this was the twentieth conference. Martial Saint Mountain would invite the sons of all tribes in Xiehe’s Longzhou, and even the sons of holy lands from other continents, for martial arts exchange.

This conference, with the title of Longzhou youth, was jointly organized by Martial Saint Mountain and Beast Taming Sect. However, it was not open to all martial arts youth in Longzhou. Instead, it targeted well-established families in various provinces. Only families invited by Martial Saint Mountain were eligible to participate in this grand event.

In other words, the families who received the invitation were acknowledged by both holy lands. Considering the new Longxi alliance led by the Tang Clan had become the dominant force in the West of Longzhou, it was not surprising that they were invited.

However, the western part of Longzhou has never been a prosperous region. Lingjiang is just a tributary of Longjiang, even the most affluent Xiling City cannot compare with other prosperous places in Longzhou.

The material basis and the population largely determine the martial arts development level in a region. The Tang Clan, who had never received an invitation from the Martial Saint Mountain, had received the first invitation in a hundred years, leaving the entire intelligence department at a loss about this martial arts conference.

After sharing the information of the “Longzhou Youth Martial Arts Conference” with everyone, Tang Feng left the stage.

“Based on what we know so far, this Youth Martial Arts Conference shouldn’t be a trap. Rather, this invitation should be regarded as Martial Saint Mountain’s recognition of our new Longxi Alliance. I think we should select a few outstanding young people from the new Alliance, along with a few promising juniors from our clan, to go to Kunwu County and have a look at the martial arts levels of various families and schools in Longzhou,” said the fiery Tang Zhenghao, after hearing Tang Feng’s statement.

In his view, this was a great thing. Although Wind Media Department was trying its best to gather intelligence, there’s nothing more direct than a real fight. This invitation is not a bad thing!

“Third Elder, you are confused!” The straightforward Fourth Elder Tang Shuo scolded, upon hearing Tang Zhenghao’s words: “Leaving aside the relationship between Martial Saint Mountain and the thousand-year-old Han Family, and whether they participated in the Saint Wiping War in Zhongzhou, just considering the profound understanding of martial arts by the Martial Saint Mountain, what if they find out about the “Undying Battle Body”, how are we going to explain? Moreover, many of our outstanding juniors now have several high-level secret arts. Not only are there various tribes in Longzhou, but also various schools. If someone discovers that the secret arts used by our young people are from various holy lands and schools, how are we going to explain? The disaster of extermination is imminent, and the Third Elder thinks it’s a good thing?”

In an era when martial arts were valued over secret arts, a large number of secret arts from various schools were leaked out. But the truly core secret arts of the schools would definitely be held tightly in hand. Most of the secret arts, which were incorporated by the Han Family a thousand years ago, were of this level. The secret arts haven’t been thoroughly studied and its features haven’t been concealed in the Secret Arts Pavilion, so they were still in hiding. Unexpectedly, they dared to show up!

Third Elder Tang Zhenghao also knew that he had misspoken and kept apologizing.

“Don’t be upset, Fourth Elder. Today’s meeting is to discuss how we should participate in this Youth Martial Arts Conference and who we should choose. After all, which family in Longzhou would dare to refuse an invitation from Martial Saint Mountain? Even if it’s a banquet set up with bad intentions, we have to send someone to attend. ” The Clan Leader Tang Zhi calmed down the enraged Fourth Elder: “Before this, I had sent a letter to Ji Clan in Beimang, asking Ji Clan about Martial Saint Mountain’s attitude towards Han Family. I believe there will be a reply soon. What we should discuss now is who should lead the team.”

Naturally, everyone’s gaze fell on the Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Jinlin, who had been sitting in the foremost seat without speaking.

As the only grandmaster of the Longxi Alliance at this time, Xiao Jinlin’s status was quite special. He was also known as the face of the new Longxi Alliance. Both for the big matter of leading the team, no one else could be considered.

With a slight opening of his tiger-like eyes, Xiao Jinlin bowed to everyone and said, “I have discussed this matter with Clan Leader Tang. I promise to bring back the young participants safely from the conference.”

“With Clan Leader Xiao in charge, we feel assured.” The elders of the Tang Clan nodded their heads. Through years of cooperation, the Tang and Xiao Clans had developed a better understanding of each other. Especially after the marriage between Tang Peng, the son of the Clan Leader of Tang Clan, and Xiao Jirou, the granddaughter of Clan Leader of Xiao Clan, the relations between the two clans became even closer. Even when Xiao Jinlin appeared in the conference of the Tang Clan, no elder had any objections.

“Now that the leader of the team has been decided, let’s discuss who should be the captain.” Clan Leader Tang Zhi said to everyone: “After all, Xiao Clan Leader can only escort them to Kunwu County. Once they reach the sacred mountain, it will all depend on the participants. Do any elders have any suitable candidates to recommend?”

In fact, many talented disciples have emerged in the Tang Clan over the past two years. Tang Qingshan was just one of them. But as the Fourth Elder said, many people were not ready to appear in front of Martial Saint Mountain and various schools. Therefore, the word ‘suitable’ pinpointed the standard for the captain of the team.

Among those who came to the meeting today were the juniors who had been assigned to various cities by the Tang Clan. However, there were only two people who were truly outstanding martial artists under thirty.

“I nominate Tang Yao to be the captain of the martial arts conference this time. I believe everyone present is well aware of his strength and wisdom, making him the best candidate for the captain,” said the Fourth Elder, who had just finished speaking, immediately pushing Tang Yao forward.

After two years of training and the enhancement from secret arts, Tang Yao’s martial arts achievements had gone through a complete transformation. His steady approach of not blindly pursuing powerful secret arts and carefully constructing his own martial arts style is thought to hold a promising future. When he was nominated, it received a lot of nods of approval from those in the room.

But Third Elder Tang Zhenghao had a different opinion: “While Tang Yao has improved a lot in the past two years, he’s not an extremely strong martial artist despite having the help from secret arts as he lacks bloodline power. This youth martial arts competition is ultimately about combat, so I think Tang Qingshan is more suitable to be the captain compared to Tang Yao.”