"Enough of that, Li Feng, do you want to go shopping in a bit?"

Xiao Xi suddenly spoke up.

"Shopping?"

Tie Xuan looked at Xiao Xi, thinking just like a woman, never forgetting to shop wherever she goes. Before Li Feng could refuse, Xiao Xi quickly added.

"Yes, the place where we're staying is the busiest night market street in Chang Kong City. I checked it out before I came, this area is called Everlasting City, the largest ancient street market in Chang Kong City. It's really bustling at night."

"The competition doesn't start for another two days, if we don't take a look around after getting here early, wouldn't it be a waste of our trip to Chang Kong?"

"Oh, by the way, from what I know, our competition venue is in one of the venues in this Everlasting City. Don't you want to see it? It's said that this venue was just completed this year, specifically built for our national Martial Arts Tournament this time."

If it was just for shopping, Tie Xuan wasn't really interested, but going to see the competition venue piqued his interest a bit.

Tie Xuan immediately turned his head to look at Li Feng: "Shall we go check out the venue?"

Li Feng shrugged: "Alright."

"Is anyone else coming with us?"

"Don't worry, I didn't invite Huang Shuyao along, knowing you two aren't compatible." Xiao Xi bounced up from the bed.

"Let's leave now, it's just getting dark, the timing is perfect, and as for dinner, how about we solve it on the roadside?"

Li Feng looked at Xiao Xi helplessly, stood up and followed Tie Xuan out of the Shengshi Hotel, which was located inside Everlasting City, and after walking not far from the hotel, they were on the main street, Xuanwu Avenue.

This street was a completely enclosed pedestrian street, as dusk fell, the spotlights on both sides of the street pierced through the darkness of the sky, illuminating the whole avenue like daylight.

It was just at nightfall, and the entire street was already surging with people, snack stalls lined up for miles on both sides, with countless food shops on either side, and the wind blowing from the direction was full of enticing aromas.

The moment Xiao Xi stepped onto this street, she became like a wild horse off the reins, making Li Feng and Tie Xuan speechless, realizing that a woman's shopping instinct is indeed innate.

They walked, ate, and enjoyed the scenery along the way.

The three of them walked and stopped intermittently.

"Hmm, according to the map, the Martial Arts Arena should be in front."

Xiao Xi, munching on a grilled squid, pointed towards the Martial Arts Arena located at the corner of the crossroads. The arena was massive like a large well character, entirely in bright red, with only a few lights around the exterior, illuminating the building.

"I wonder if we can get inside and have a look."

Tie Xuan said.

"We can, I asked already, let's go and have a look inside."

Xiao Xi finished the grilled squid in her hand, throwing the wooden skewer into a nearby trash can, casually wiped her mouth, and strutted towards the main entrance of the arena.

The security at the small gate did not stop them, hearing that the three were contestants, he let Li Feng and the others in directly.

Behind this small gate was a huge passage, much like an ancient city gate, towering over ten meters high, surrounded by massive stones, with flagstone pavements beneath their feet, creating a feeling of being devoured as they walked through the passage.

Fortunately, the passage wasn't long, only twenty or thirty meters in distance, and the three stepped into the interior of the arena, an inner square with a circular exterior.

"Wow, it's really beautiful."

The arena resembled a sky well, surrounded by rows of spectator seats, and at the center of the well was a square ring.

Unlike the preliminary competitions in regional divisions, the national tournament here would select sixty-four competitors for one-on-one knockout rounds here.

There were no flashy elements, just a straightforward contest on this four-sided ring.

At this moment, there were no lights turned on in the arena, but the stars and the moon above cast a serene glow, presenting another kind of stillness within the arena.

Just then, a whistle came from above and behind them.

The whistle seemed to alert the three of them.

Li Feng turned his head and saw countless cold glints piercing through the air towards them.

"Watch out."

This was the moment when Tie Xuan yanked Xiao Xi, using his back to shield Li Feng and Xiao Xi.

"Tie Xuan."

Those countless cold stars shot directly onto the broad back of Tie Xuan.

"Tie Xuan, are you okay?"

Xiao Xi bit her pearl-white teeth, looking at Tie Xuan.

Tie Xuan furrowed his brows: "I'm fine, my skin is thick and my flesh is tough, and after all, my Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Golden Bell Shield isn't just practiced for nothing."

Li Feng looked coldly upwards at those who used hidden weapons for a sneak attack, recognizing them as the Tang Sect with whom they had a conflict during the day.

"It's the people of the Tang Sect."

Xiao Xi also saw Tang Chuan, her eyes flickering with cold glints.

Tang Chuan, accompanied by three Tang Sect members, descended from the stands, walking towards Li Feng and the others, clicking his tongue twice: "What a coincidence."

"Tang Chuan, what do you all think you're doing? It's not allowed to fight privately before the competition, don't you know?" Xiao Xi glared at him, loudly questioning.

"Private fight?"

Tang Chuan curled his lips and chuckled, his gaze sweeping over Xiao Xi's graceful figure: "Beauty, you can eat meal recklessly, but you can't speak recklessly."

"We were just test-firing my Tang Sect's hidden weapon, the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle, who would've thought you'd suddenly be under our Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle, I'm quite surprised!"

"You...!"

Xiao Xi was startled by how shameless he was, knowing it was intentional.

"You're just picking a fight with us, aren't you."

Xiao Xi, enraged, her chest heaving.

Li Feng lifted his gaze to stare coldly at Tang Chuan: "So you're insisting on being at odds with us now."

At this time, Tie Xuan reached out to hold Li Feng: "Li Feng, don't be rash, these Tang Sect guys are just trying to provoke us."

"I'm not hurt, after all, Tang Sect hidden weapons are just like tickles to me. Why bother stooping to their level?"

"Ha, just mere Tang Sect hidden weapons?"

A Tang Sect expert behind Tang Chuan sneered dismissively: "Truly ignorant, my Tang Sect hidden weapons are unrivaled, and no one dares to look down on our Tang Sect hidden weapons like that."

"You big oaf, I know you're from the Vajra Sect, with a body of Iron Bone, and you practice external qigong like the Thirteen Grand Protectors Golden Bell Shield, and ordinary blades or guns can't harm you."

"But, what's embedded in you is one of the top ten Tang Sect hidden weapons, the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle. Hey, not only are our Tang Sect hidden weapons unrivaled, our Tang Sect's poisons are equally extraordinary."

"Are you really alright?"

Just as the Tang Sect person's words fell, Tie Xuan felt slightly unusual, as if his body couldn't muster any strength.

"I seem to struggle to gather my strength."

Tie Xuan, disbelieving, tensed his muscles, but there was no sense of power, his whole body felt limp as if he was a puddle of mud.

"Don't exert too much, the poison on those Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles is not a fatal one, but it is called Soft Muscle Powder."

"Hey, even without an antidote, this Soft Muscle Powder will dissipate on its own within three days, and you'll be back to normal after three days."

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