Chapter 279 - 216: First Day (Part 1)
In the hotel room, Jing Shiyu looked at the document in front of her and thought to herself, "The purpose of the martial arts demonstration, according to the conference, is mainly to showcase the cultural features of Mirror World, to let more people understand supernatural powers, and to explore the various possibilities of collaboration between supernatural powers and modern technology..."
Her gaze swept over the sixteen martial arts contestants listed in the document, knowing that this demonstration would proceed as an elimination tournament among them, and the final victor would have a friendly exchange with the Xingxiao Sect Leader.
Among these sixteen contestants, apart from Lin Xing, all others were from the nine major sects as well as the Great Zhou Court and the new government.
Jing Shiyu thought to herself, "Officially, it’s just for showcase, so the sects did not send their top disciples."
"After all, those old masters wouldn’t want to display their martial arts and spells in front of so many people, to be studied and countered, right?"
"To say the main purpose is for demonstration, but such a sixteen-strong elimination tournament will ultimately produce a winner and loser, and that outcome will indeed have an impact."
"While the martial arts demonstration proceeds, multiple topics at the inter-world conference continue to unfold, and the result of the demonstration will inevitably affect the negotiations among various powers."
These days, Jing Shiyu had vaguely sensed that various powers were intentionally or unintentionally suppressing Lin Xing and even Xia Country, and the person likely connecting all these powers might be the Xingxiao Sect Leader.
"If that’s the case, then the outcome of this martial arts demonstration might already have been arranged by Xingxiao and the nine major sects..."
Just then, a knocking sound interrupted her thoughts.
Jing Shiyu turned her head to see the Corpse Princess clinging to the outside of the window, staring intently at her.