Level Up in Martial World

"Alright, then," the man said as the two fought. However, since they were only using the strength of a third-stage martial artist, they only had superficial wounds. Nevertheless, to those watching from the outside, it still looked like a deadly fight.

…..

Ahh!

Another man ran heavily, his breathing ragged, with red bumps all over his body and his face inflated from being hit multiple times.

"I give up. I give up," the man said loudly as the rustling of the wind stopped and a fist halted right in front of his face.

"You are a wise man," Lu Zhen said with a smirk as he patted him.

Lu Zhen was essentially bullying people at this point, with no one able to match his strength. He could do whatever he pleased in this environment.

Huang Yi looked at Lu Zhen with fear evident in his eyes as he witnessed him beating his fellow brothers and sisters. Since the earlier beating, his brain seemed to have developed a deep fear of Lu Zhen, causing his cultivation to slow down and even remain stagnant.

Every time he tried to meditate, the haunting image of Lu Zhen flicking his finger casually and sending them hurtling through the air would disturb him.

Lu Zhen had essentially become his heart demon.

Huang Yi felt as though, unless he defeated Lu Zhen, he might never make progress in his life. Watching this monster grow stronger and stronger filled him with despair, making him feel helpless in this situation.

Suddenly, Lu Zhen turned to his side, and a smile appeared on his face. However, to Huang Yi, it felt like a demon\'s smile. He hurriedly put his head down, not even daring to lift it.

"Trash," Lu Zhen thought to himself. Even in his previous world where he was a weakling, at least he had the courage to fight, no matter the odds stacked against him. Lu Zhen admired those who fought to the end, even when facing overwhelming challenges. However, Huang Yi seemed to have given up his fighting spirit, indicating that he had no future in martial arts.

"I should communicate with my little guard," Lu Zhen mused to himself, diverting his gaze, now uninterested in Huang Yi.

"How is the betting going?"

Suddenly, the fat man who was managing the gambling paused for a moment before he started to manage his customer again.

"It has been going great, young master, especially with the fight that you and the man from the Xia family had. Since he revealed his aura as a second-stage martial artist, almost everyone voted for him, but since you won, we were able to secure 10 low-grade Qi-stones. And from the other fights…"

Lu Zhen wasn\'t interested in mortal money as it held little value for him by now. However, his eyes lit up when he heard about the 10 Qi-stones.

"Alright, good job. You have done well," Lu Zhen said as he cut off his connection with her.

Lu Zhen looked around the platform, noticing that the number had significantly dropped to a hundred already.

….

"We should make it so that these descendants fight for places according to the ranking they want now," Huang Shi said as she found her descendant number dwindling, with almost all the Lu family and Hei family still on the platform, increasing her anxiety.

Lu Ming chuckled when he heard this.

"So how will we decide it then? Since the share of the land from the inheritance could only be divided among 50 individuals."

The inheritance cave was not only valuable for its treasure but also for its land, which usually contained high fertility and unique methods from those ancient sects that could grow herbs several times faster than the outside world. So these tournaments were not only for the chance to enter the inheritance cave; they were also for the share of the land in the inheritance cave.

After all, the family preferred long-term profit rather than short-term gain, which could barely be helpful for a moment.

Xia\'s family abandoning the tournament was akin to losing this opportunity.

"I will do it myself. Humph…" Huang Shi suddenly moved her hands, creating a buzzing sound as the platform seemed to be engulfed in fire. She formed a small circle in the middle of the platform and countless other fire rings, each larger than the previous, with their centres arranged concentrically, culminating in the biggest circle of fire covering the whole arena.

Ancestor Lu was surprised when he saw this; in total, if he had to count, there were 50 circles stacked together, creating a strange scene. However, the people engulfed in the flame didn\'t seem to incur any damage, causing Lu Ming to keep quiet as he silently watched.

"The closer you are to the centre, the higher your position in the tournament. The flame won\'t hurt you; it is only set as a boundary," she said as she paused. "In a circle, only one person can stay, remember."

Huang Shi announced this to everyone, which made everyone\'s eyes light up.

However, Lu Zhen had an uncaring expression as he directly reached the centre of the circle, ignoring everyone through the flames. With no one opposing him, the man from the Huang family claimed the second circle, and the third circle was occupied by Lu Yuan.

The fourth position was taken by a person from the Hei family wearing a fully-black ninja getup.

Everyone had a tactical understanding as they let the four of them enter, while the hundred or so participants shed blood as they fought for their positions.

Finally, after about three hours, the competition ended with the wanton defeat of everyone whose strength was lacking.