Cosmic Trading System

"Brother Lin Yi, look there, that's my father..."

Saying this, Zhang Haoran pulled on Lin Yun's sleeve and pointed towards a middle-aged man standing on the judges' podium, speaking excitedly.

"Your father is a judge for this newcomer competition?" Lin Yun asked with surprise.

"Yes, normally Martial Arts Grandmasters don't qualify to be judges. Only because my father is a Grandmaster with extraordinary potential that he was invited. However, among the judges there are so many powerful individuals that my father is just an average participant..."

Zhang Haoran began with pride but ended his sentence with a slight hint of embarrassment.

Being a Martial Arts Grandmaster was indeed impressive, but considering the whole country, the numerous more powerful individuals resulted in his father's status not being as prominent.

Even if his father was a young Martial Arts Grandmaster.

In the realm of Martial Arts Grandmasters, who wasn't a young prodigy who had stepped into the Grandmaster Realm?

Otherwise, many of them wouldn't have been able to reach their current status.

"Brother Lin Yi, I'll tell you a secret, but don't let anyone else know...well...Actually, it's more like an open secret among most of the martial arts prodigies participating in the competition. The prize for the champion of this newcomer competition is exceptionally valuable. You must have heard about it. It's a sword.

Any martial artist who wields this sword can easily overcome an opponent at a higher level..."

At this moment, Zhang Haoran whispered to Lin Yun.

"Oh?" Lin Yun felt a stir in his heart.

Zhang Haoran was telling him about the sword with such seriousness, could there be some kind of issue with it?

"What I'm trying to tell you is that it's true, not only that, even a Martial Arts Grandmaster using this sword could overcome those at a higher level..." Zhang Haoran continued.

"A Martial Arts Grandmaster using this sword can overcome those at a higher level?" Lin Yun asked, slightly surprised.

He knew very well the significant difference in strength between the different levels of the Martial Arts Grandmaster realm.

A Huajin beginner facing a Huajin middle, or a Huajin middle facing a Huajin advanced, without special techniques and ample space to maneuver, sooner or later, defeat, and even death would be inevitable for the former.

But could a sword, known only for being extremely sharp, really possess such incredible power?

The sharpness might be true when compared to regular weapons.

In this modern society, it shouldn't be difficult to manufacture special steel weapons that could withstand the attack of such a sword for a short time, limiting its effectiveness.

Moreover, a Martial Arts Grandmaster could imbue their weapons with internal energy. Although not all could control projectiles to injure or even kill, they could still enhance the strength of their weapons.

The quality of the internal energy determined the enhanced weapon power.

Under these circumstances, a weapon used by a Huajin middle-level master compared to a superior weapon used by a beginner wouldn't be too much different.

Thus, the strength difference between the two wouldn't reduce significantly from the original.

Weapons that allowed Martial Arts Grandmasters to compete at a higher level did exist. There were many available in the Cosmic Trading System.

However, such weapons weren't as simple as just being extremely sharp.

On top of that, such weapons were greatly tempting to Martial Arts Grandmasters.

Unexpectedly, the organizer of the martial arts competition was willing to offer such a weapon as a prize for the newcomer competition.

"I can't imagine who will win the championship. Rumor has it that some Martial Arts Grandmasters were willing to bid up to 30 billion Huaxia currency for that sword, and yet they couldn't get it. That's 30 billion Huaxia currency already..." At this moment, Zhang Haoran spoke with evident envy.

Thirty billion Huaxia currency...

Lin Yun could only shake his head.

It appeared that the organizers of the martial arts tournament had quite a discerning eye.

But then again, it was natural.

A weapon of this level could, at a critical time, act as the trump card for turning the tide. Coupled with the fact that martial artists naturally had an affinity for cold weapons, it wouldn't be impossible for a sword-using Martial Arts Grandmaster or sect to be willing to pay such a high price to obtain this sword.

"Right, how could such a valuable item be used as a prize for the rookie competition..." At this moment, Lin Yun suddenly thought of something and asked curiously.

Although this martial arts tournament could bring a lot of money to the organizer, thirty billion Huaxia currency isn't a small amount. Just the appeal and revenue from the rookie competition wouldn't make up for this price.

"This is exactly what I was about to say, Lin Yi. According to my father, this sword was jointly obtained by various martial arts sects and martial families from some ruins. Everyone wanted it, and it was difficult to divide, so it was used as a prize. Thus, many of the hidden disciples of the great martial arts sects and martial families have come to participate in this competition.

Lin Yi, be careful if you encounter them..." Zhang Haoran said.

"Hidden disciples?" Lin Yun asked curiously.

"Those are disciples who usually do not show themselves. Many martial arts sects and families like to have their stronger disciples make a public appearance for fame or similar reasons. On the surface, some disciples are even the top disciples of these sects and families. Still, in fact, some sects and families have one or two hidden disciples who are even more powerful.

Just in case, if these top disciples have any accidents, the loss would not be too great..." Zhang Haoran said nodding.

"I see..." Lin Yi nodded thoughtfully.

No wonder, he found the auras of some of the contestants a bit odd, not sure about their exact martial arts realm, but felt that their realm was not low.

Some spectators were very familiar with and very attentive to those martial artists with lower realms but did not react much to those stronger martial artists.

Looking back now, they were probably the hidden disciples of those sects and families.

Zhang Haoran looked at Lin Yun's expression and wanted to say something but held back, fearing that it might make Lin Yun uncomfortable.

With what he said, Lin Yi should understand and should know how to control himself, right?

Zhang Haoran thought to himself.

This rookie competition was teeming with strong competitors, and he was worried for Lin Yun's safety.

After all, not every contestant was good-tempered.

Especially here, almost every participant was a treasure of a martial arts sect or a renowned martial family. These people tend to be arrogant. If they act too harshly, they would not be punished too severely, which makes them even more careless.

"Miss Lin, after the competition, I sincerely invite you to my victory banquet. Won't you give me this little favor?"

While Lin Yun and Zhang Haoran were talking, on the other side, a handsome young man had come over to Lin Mengmeng smiling.

"Zhong Nan..."

"He is a disciple of Wei Donglai from the Baji Sect..."

"He reached the Dark Strength realm at the age of twenty-three, he is a super genius, I never thought he would also be pursuing Fairy Lin..."

"The two of them do look like a good match..."

"Good match my ass, Fairy Lin is not someone he can touch..."

"Speaking of it, is not Zhong Nan's junior sister Fairy Yan? Her talent and looks are also excellent. He is closer to her, why would he not pursue Fairy Yan and instead chase after Fairy Lin..."

"You just don't understand, do you? Embracing left and right with all these beautiful women, that is the ultimate pursuit of life..."

"You don't understand. Fairy Yan's status is not low, and she looks down upon Zhong Nan. Zhong Nan dared not persist too much, so naturally he could only pursue Fairy Lin..."

The crowd watching saw this scene and began to whisper amongst themselves.

"Master Zhong, I'm truly sorry..." Lin Mengmeng apologized with a look of regret.

Some of the disciples of the Golden Sword Sect who were next to Lin Mengmeng felt indignant. The other party's words looked down on them, yet their young lady could only respond politely.

In the crowd, Lin Yuanshan smirked bitterly.

He had brought Lin Mengmeng here primarily to see if she could find a suitable suitor.

But after two days of interactions, Lin Mengmeng had not taken a liking to any of them, but instead, they had offended quite a few.

He had made up his mind that as soon as the final of this rookie competition began, he would take Lin Mengmeng and leave the martial arts tournament. Then, he would find a way to send Lin Mengmeng overseas.

Being watched by both officials and the martial arts world, they couldn't stay in the country.

With so many people eyeing the Lin family, especially the officials, it was unlikely that the Lin Family could send many people overseas. However, if they were to send only Lin Mengmeng abroad, there should be hope.