Trillionaire's Slice of Life

There were only three minutes left before the martial arts competition officially began, yet at this moment, on the stage, the two most top-tier combatants had already clashed. One was already a well-known Great Grandmaster among Hua Country's top ten martial artists, who had become world-renowned twenty years ago with his invincible boxing techniques. Twenty years later, he remained one of the few top-tier Great Grandmasters who had preserved his strength!

The other was the martial fanatic Lei Ting, who had broken through to half-step Grandmaster many years ago and had been seeking opportunities for a true breakthrough ever since. However, he had been trapped at the half-step Grandmaster level for over a decade due to mental blocks.

In pursuit of a breakthrough opportunity, Lei Ting had not only participated in Zhongzhou city's underground boxing championship. Two years ago, seeking to become a disciple of the number one of the ten Great Grandmasters, Shaolin Abbot Master Lianshang, he knelt in front of the Shaolin Temple for half a month without food or drink. Even when he finally fainted, he maintained his kneeling posture.

Ultimately, touched by his determination, the Shaolin Abbot made an exception and allowed him to enter the temple. As a secular disciple, he studied within the monastery for a year. Under the guidance of Shaolin Abbot Master Lianshang, he reached the peak of half-step Grandmaster, just one step away from a breakthrough!

After leaving Shaolin, in order to break through, Lei Ting embarked on a journey of challenges. In the Divine Land, almost every famous expert had been visited by him. He exchanged martial insights with countless people, improving his strength incrementally, and had reached the level of the first person below the Grandmasters.

Yet, even so, troubled by his inner demons, he had never taken that final step.

Four months before Zhongzhou's underground boxing championship, Lei Ting faced off against half-step Grandmaster Fan Gao and, under the interference of Hua Country's richest woman, Liu Manli, he lost the match.

But as it turned out, this misfortune proved to be a blessing. He finally severed his inner demons and naturally entered the Grandmaster Realm!

At that point, Lei Ting finally fulfilled his long-held wish, becoming the sixth Great Grandmaster of Hua Country still in existence.

Everyone knew that although there were ten Grandmasters in the world, those were titles awarded twenty years ago. In the twenty years since most Grandmasters had withered away, and only four still retained their strength.

In everyone's eyes, the Shaolin Abbot Master Lianshang, who was already ninety-nine years old, had lost his fighting ability and become an old man who couldn't even hold chopsticks steadily. Therefore, Master Lianshang was not counted among those four.

However, only Lei Ting knew what kind of terrifying existence Master Lianshang was during the year he studied at Shaolin. The Master had realized the Tao and was removed from worldliness, and because he did not compete for fame and fortune, the outside world was misled.

So, in truth, considering Hua Country as a whole, including Master Lianshang, there were still five Great Grandmasters who retained their fighting might, with Lei Ting being the sixth below them.

Innate True Qi, this is the biggest difference between a half-step Grandmaster and a true Great Grandmaster. Only top experts who have cultivated Innate True Qi can be considered to have truly achieved mastery and made accomplishments in martial arts.

For two Great Grandmasters to face off in the same arena was an incredibly luxurious and equally shocking event for a world where martial arts had declined.

The entire hall, including six or seven half-step Grandmasters sitting below, stood up. The Innate True Qi produced by the duel between the two great masters was like a gust of wind, echoing through the entire hall. This wave of energy was colorless and formless, but it felt like a strong breeze across the cheeks, awing and inspiring everyone present.

At this moment, the six half-step Grandmasters in the hall were the most excited, not the ordinary audience. Already possessing great strength and senses superior to ordinary people, their greatest dream was to become true Great Grandmasters. To witness a confrontation between two Great Grandmasters and to experience the wonders of Innate True Qi firsthand was an opportunity that truly had not been seen in nearly twenty years.

And this epiphany could even be equivalent to three years of diligent training for these half-step Grandmasters. If they were fortunate enough, some of them might break through due to this experience, reaching the level of a true Great Grandmaster.

The six half-step Grandmasters below the stage held their breath and focused, not even daring to blink, as they stared intently at the two imposing figures on the stage!

What caused a bit of confusion, though, was that Lei Ting, who had just advanced to Great Grandmaster, was not quickly falling behind against a top-tier Great Grandmaster like Jiang Dingnan. Jiang Dingnan was an old monster who had been famous for twenty years, and his understanding and control of Innate True Qi far surpassed that of a beginner like Lei Ting. Jiang Dingnan's invincible boxing technique was overwhelmingly powerful; when fighting someone, he aimed to determine victory within three moves, and life or death within ten!

If Jiang Dingnan had used his full strength, Lei Ting should not have been able to last until the third move.

Not to mention the state of the stage, which had become battered and dilapidated under the fierce attacks of the two, with the several dozen square meters pitted with deep holes the size of washbasins. As the two continued to strike, even Mansion Tower, all ninety-nine floors of it, began to tremble slightly. Such terrifying attacks would be insurmountable for a half-step Grandmaster, who certainly couldn't sustain even a single round.

Because Great Grandmasters had not appeared for twenty years, many people naïvely thought that half-step Grandmasters were very close to Great Grandmasters. Perhaps one was not enough, but if three or more half-step Grandmasters worked together, they could battle a Great Grandmaster.