Marvel Superheroes in China

At that moment, Natasha screamed:

"Qin Wu is number one on the Xuanhuang Ranking. Haha, little brother, you are number one on the Xuanhuang Ranking!"

"My God, Master is actually number one on the Xuanhuang Ranking?"

'With so many martial artists in the world, how come Master is number one?'

"The strongest fighter?"

"..."

Amidst gasps of surprise, the evening news broadcast ended. In the final minute before it ended, the news anchor said:

"One last news item."

"This year, China will organize a martial arts sparring competition, which will also be the first national open martial arts exchange competition. This time, it is the Southwest Grand Competition organized by the Southwest Province. After the application and registration by the Armed Forces Bureau, it has now been fully implemented."

"On the 15th of this month, which is five days from now, the Southwest Grand Competition will be held in Xianyang City in the Southwest. At that time, the strongest warriors and martial artists from all over the Southwest Province will participate in the competition. Tickets are now on sale online. On the day of the competition, CCTV-1 will broadcast the competition exclusively. Please stay tuned."

"..."

The evening news broadcast has ended.

The whole country was in an uproar.

Weibo exploded!

Major news portals were in an uproar.

The comment sections of major news outlets are exploding!

"Oh my god, the evening news is reporting on martial arts practitioners."

"The evening news actually broadcast such content, even a grand event of martial arts sparring and exchange was broadcast?"

"So, does that mean Lei Lei's type shouldn't actually be considered a martial artist?"

"What exactly are martial artists like? And what kind of destructive power do they cause when they fight?"

"CCTV-1 is actually broadcasting a martial arts competition live? Isn't that something CCTV-5 does?"

"Martial arts rankings, holy crap, the martial arts rankings are out! Turns out there are so many different levels of martial arts!"

"Martial artists are actually divided into six realms. What realm is Lei Lei in? And what realm is Xu Dong in?"

"I estimate that, given Xu Dong's level, he should at least be considered to be at the Acquired Realm, right?"

"Probably..."

"No, impossible! The news reported it. Martial artists are very strong. To reach the Acquired Realm, one's arm strength must reach 500 jin (250 kg). 500 jin is what it takes to be considered an Acquired Realm expert. 500 jin of arm strength? That's like a superhuman strength! And it seems so unbelievable! It's too exaggerated! Hundreds of thousands of jin of strength?"

"Even the CCTV Evening News is praising martial arts now. Has China started to hype itself up? 100,000 jin of arm strength? Is that even human? Even superheroes don't have that kind of strength!"

"I don't believe it, it's impossible. How could anyone have arm strength of tens of thousands of pounds?"

"..."

The whole country was engulfed in a frenzy of discussion.

The ranking of martial artists and the division of their realms caused an uproar throughout the country.

All of this, all of this, is so utterly mind-blowing. It's completely shattering my worldview.

Warrior...

Musha!

Warrior! !

Is this still a human being?

Isn't this a terrestrial deity?

With the strength of hundreds of thousands of pounds in both arms, wouldn't a single punch be enough to shatter a mountain?

impossible.

Do not believe.

Shocked!

panic.

Countless emotions began to spread across the country.

In the instant immediately after the news broadcast, every bookstore, every large supermarket, and even every convenience store across the country stocked a batch of books.

The martial arts ranking list is now available for retail sale nationwide!

When the prices on the martial arts ranking list were revealed, the entire nation was moved.

A young couple went into a bookstore wanting to buy a set of study materials, but instead found a banner advertising martial arts rankings. All rankings were available.

Upon seeing the banner and the hundreds of people gathered around, creating a lively scene, the young couple was immediately smitten.

"The government says the rankings of these martial artists have been released, but I didn't see them clearly on the news. Should we buy a copy too?"

"Okay, I also want to see what a martial artist is. The news said that the martial artist ranking list records the life history of each martial artist. I wonder if it's true or not."

The two walked to the bookstore's sales area, chatting and laughing, and were immediately stunned when they saw the prices.

"My God, this...this is robbery!"

"The Hidden Dragon List is updated monthly. Purchases must be made under your real name; unauthorized photocopying is prohibited, and the contents must not be disclosed to outsiders. Violation of this rule is equivalent to manufacturing and selling counterfeit currency, and carries a maximum penalty of death. Wow, that's strict?"

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"Strictness is fine, but this is way too expensive!"

"The Hidden Dragon List, one thousand yuan a copy. This is insane... The average income in our impoverished county is only one thousand yuan, and here it's one thousand yuan a copy. Isn't this robbery?"

"The Hidden Dragon Ranking isn't that expensive; the most expensive is the Xuanhuang Ranking. The Xuanhuang Ranking is also updated once a month, and each copy costs ten thousand yuan."

"Holy crap, isn't this just robbery?"

"What kind of book can sell for ten thousand yuan a copy?"

"this is too scary."

"The Earth Ranking and Heaven Ranking are also updated monthly, and they only cost five thousand. Why is the Xuanhuang Ranking so expensive?"

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"The most expensive one is probably this Quasi-Grandmaster Ranking, right? It costs 50,000 yuan a copy and is updated once a year. 50,000?"

"Fifty thousand is reasonable. If it's really like what the news said, that experts of the Gang Jin realm possess strength of tens of thousands of jin, then fifty thousand yuan is worth it to record the deeds and life stories of those immortals. But why is the Xuanhuang Ranking so expensive?"

"You guys don't know, the competition for the Xuanhuang Ranking is extremely fierce. There are many strong individuals with resonating muscles and bones, making it difficult to compile statistics. Moreover, the rankings are constantly changing, requiring continuous assessment of their strength, which requires a huge investment. Ten thousand yuan per book is not unreasonable."

"If it's the Hidden Dragon Ranking, then it's for Innate Realm experts. They probably aren't considered strong enough yet, right?"

"..."

At this moment, a wealthy merchant gritted his teeth and said to the sales clerk, "Give me one copy each of the Hidden Dragon List, the Profound Yellow List, the Earth List, the Heaven List, and the Quasi-Grandmaster List."

The surroundings fell silent, and many people stared wide-eyed at the wealthy businessman. Wow, what a tycoon!

The wealthy merchant, however, looked on with disdain. "What do you mortals know? Do you even know what makes martial artists so powerful?"

Countless people spend their entire lives without ever understanding the realm of martial arts masters; each one is high above the rest. Who can know their life story? Now, you can learn about it for a fee—why not?

It's worth it no matter how much money it costs.

For martial artists, nothing is trivial; even spending a million to buy a single book is worthwhile! (The sword.)

Chapter 84: Did he kill someone?

The sales clerk next to him looked at the wealthy businessman as if he were an idiot, thinking to himself with disdain, "Are there really any fools who would buy this kind of book?"

What's so interesting about this list of martial arts masters?

Aren't the first two places Shaolin Temple and Wudang Mountain? Are those martial artists really as powerful as they claim?

Buy books that cost 100,000 each?

At that very moment, after the wealthy businessman bought the entire set...

The young couple also started buying.

The man gritted his teeth and said, "Give me a copy of the Xuanhuang Ranking. I also want to see just how powerful martial artists really are."

The woman grabbed the man's arm tightly: "Are you crazy? What's so interesting about it? At most, it's only slightly stronger than a UFC fighter, maybe not even as good as a UFC fighter. What's there to buy?"

The man calmly said, "I have a martial arts dream in my heart. I firmly believe that martial artists definitely exist in China. I am absolutely certain of their existence."

"Are you stupid? The situation has been strange lately, and the news is clearly praising martial arts. But in fact, they've been proven wrong. Look at Lei Lei, who caused such a stir, getting beaten black and blue by a retired U087FC fighter. Is that what a martial artist is? So trash, and he's worth ten thousand yuan?"

"I don't care, I'm going to buy it. I believe that there are truly powerful individuals in China who can fight at will, otherwise the Armed Forces Bureau wouldn't have been established."

"..."

After saying that, the man ignored his girlfriend's objections and anger and forcibly bought a copy of the Xuanhuang List.

Holding the Xuanhuang List, the man found a corner to sit down and opened the first page. The first thing that caught his eye was a line of red characters.