[The Real World, Site 13]
'The Five Directions Towers? Seems like the situation in Martial Heaven Capital is deeper than it looks.'
'Parents divorce, sisters separate, what a classic ethical drama plot. I bet Yu Qianxia's younger sister has a story.'
'I remember the Big Sis, Yu Qianxia, in Season Two, once unintentionally mentioned that her father had died. So, could her father's death be related to the guys in the Vermillion Bird District?'
'To the person above: If that were the case, shouldn't the Big Sis's surname be 'Mao'? Why is it 'Yu'?'
'Something is off. I feel Big Sis's identity is very questionable. There must be a story there.'
Although the current Season Three only featured some dialogue, the amount of information it contained sparked a heated discussion among the dimensional viewers at Site 13.
It was obvious to everyone that Liu Ma's Big Sis, Yu Qianxia, and the Qianxia Group behind her, would undoubtedly play a crucial role in Season Three.
At the same time, because Yu Qianxia only ever admitted to being part of the 'Yu Clan' throughout Season Two, the dimensional viewers easily deduced that she seemingly did not recognize the father who brought her to the White Tiger District.
Thinking this way, many dimensional viewers uncovered the potentially very complex 'family relations' behind 'Yu Qianxia'.
The excitement of gossip reached its peak at this moment.
Just as the dimensional viewers were preparing to feast on the gossip outside the screen, Chen Kong and the others on the screen also started to 'eat the melon' taking place in the Martial Heaven Capital, following the flow of the crowd.
The crowd finally converged in front of a martial arts high-rise tower in the White Tiger District.
Coincidentally, this tower was the 'Shattered Stone Tower' that Vivian had shown Chen Kong a short while ago.
Chen Kong and the others stood outside the tower, looking up with the crowd at a huge screen nearby.
The screen displayed a 'Martial Arts Badge' challenge currently underway inside the tower.
'Badge Challenges' were not uncommon in the Martial Heaven Capital, but the fact that so many people had gathered here suggested that this particular challenger definitely had a reason for external attention.
Thinking of this, Chen Kong couldn't help but ask a nearby man, "Brother, why did everyone rush over here? Who is the challenger?"
Hearing Chen Kong's question, the bald man didn't take his eyes off the screen and replied, "That's a genius who's just emerged from the Moon Shadow Clan in recent years. I think his name is Ye, Ye something?"
"Ye Shen Lin."
Before the man could finish, Chen Kong subconsciously answered.
"Yes, yes, that's the name."
The man wasn't surprised that Chen Kong knew the name. After all, Ye Shen Lin's reputation had been quite high in the Martial Heaven Capital recently.
At the same time, the man explained the reason for the crowd gathering.
"This Ye Shen Lin, in less than three months since arriving at the Martial Heaven Capital, has already successfully challenged 90 martial arts high-rise towers, with zero defeats."
"Do you know what that means? For ordinary people, let alone 90 badges in three months, even getting one badge in three months is considered impressive. But she, she collects badges as easily as picking things up, it's effortless."
At this point, the bald man couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"So, we are all very curious about when she will fail, and when she can surpass the few people ahead of her."
"You should know that since the Martial Arts Badge was introduced, while many people have gotten more than 90 badges, those who have gotten more than 95 are very few."
"Especially the Grandmasters who have obtained one hundred badges—only a sparse three people have ever accomplished this feat in the history of the Martial Heaven Capital."
Chen Kong was stunned and subconsciously asked, "Is 100 Martial Arts Badges very difficult? Why have only three people achieved it?"
The man looked at Chen Kong strangely.
"Young man, you're not a local of Martial Heaven Capital, are you?"
Chen Kong nodded.
"Then it's not surprising. You must know that theoretically, there are only 99 Martial Arts Badges, because the Celestial Martial Qilin Tower at the center does not have a Martial Arts Badge."
"Therefore, to obtain this final Martial Arts Badge, one not only needs to create a brand new martial arts school but also needs to have that school recognized by the Celestial Martial Qilin Tower at the center."
"In other words, the last Martial Arts Badge requires defeating not others, but yourself. Otherwise, did you really think the title of Grandmaster was so easily acquired?"
The bald man paused, then pointed to the big screen on the nearby Shattered Stone Tower.
"In previous years' Martial Arts Competitions, there were only a few participants who could get 90 badges. But this year, all the top-ranked people are simply monsters."
"Look at that leaderboard. Chen Xing 96, Jing Liuli 95, Ye Shen Lin 90, and a hidden name 99. If you ask me, this is not a ranking competition; it's practically a battle between deities."
Just as the bald man finished speaking, the people around couldn't help but interject.
"Exactly! Forget about this Ye Shen Lin; I watched the NO2, Chen Xing, before. When she challenged the Thunder Roar Tower, her whole body was clearly smoking from the electricity, but she recovered in the blink of an eye and transformed the so-called 'Thunder Energy' into 'Blood Flame Energy.' Her martial arts talent is unreal."
"Jing Liuli is even more bizarre. It is said that she used her sweet dream ability to make the tower guardian recognize her school of martial arts in a dream, nearly getting the badge effortlessly."
"But the tower guardian said that wasn't allowed; he wouldn't acknowledge it."
"Hearing that, Jing Liuli closed her eyes and slept for a while, woke up, and used that very school of martial arts to defeat the tower guardian. It left me speechless, as if she could learn other people's martial arts in a dream."
Hearing this, Chen Kong finally understood what the crowd was watching.
They were curious, curious about what methods monsters like Chen Xing, Jing Liuli, and Ye Shen Lin would use to defeat the tower guardian opposite them.
After all, the daily lives of monsters were rare 'legends' in the eyes of ordinary people.
Thinking of this, Chen Kong immediately looked towards 'Ye Shen Lin' on the screen, a person he hadn't seen for many years.
Following Chen Kong's gaze, the camera of the series also shifted to the interior of the 'Shattered Stone Tower' at that moment.
The walls surrounding the challenge area were dark gray, engraved with the move charts of the Shattered Stone style.
Blue flagstones covered the center of the area, and several rustic stone blocks were placed at the edges for the tower guardian to rest on.
The audience seating was along the stone walls. Some people brought their own cushions, and others were holding hot soy milk, sipping it while quietly discussing.
"Here she comes! Here she comes!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, and the whole venue instantly fell silent.
Before long, a 'Three-No' girl in dark training clothes with a flat figure walked into the arena from the side door.
Her footsteps were light, barely making a sound. Despite being the focus of everyone's attention as the challenger, her calm and expressionless appearance made people feel as if she hadn't come for a challenge, but was routinely completing some kind of 'task.'
The tower guardian opposite her was a middle-aged man with a full beard.
The man wore a heavy martial arts uniform with stone patterns and held a stone martial arts badge. He opened his mouth and said, "Ye Shen Lin, the challenge rule for our Shattered Stone style is to take three of my 'Shattered Stone Fists,' and in the final move, block my full-power strike with the 'Stillness Controls Motion' technique of the Shattered Stone style. Only then can you pass. Any questions?"
Ye Shen Lin calmly nodded and answered succinctly, "Good."
[Name: Ye Shen Lin]
[Star Core: Shadow Crow]
[Star Source: Shadow of the Past]
[Appearance Features: Black hair, black eyes]
[Personality Traits: Efficiency First]
[Assessment: 'Do not do superfluous things, do not do things without certainty, and do not waste any grain of food.' – Ye Shen Lin]
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