Walker Of The Worlds

Chapter 3431: Cattaleya’s First Semifinals Fight

Lin Mu walked off the stage. The referee stared at him as if trying to comprehend divine logic.

One of the audience members shouted dramatically, ”Why? Why would you abandon greatness?”

Lin Mu waved and left.

And with that, the rumors increased again.

Some said Lin Mu was so powerful he was bored.

Some said he was so confident he knew the streaks meant nothing.

Others said he did not care about fame, only about his companions.

All were true.

Regardless, this month forever changed the pace of the tournament.

Usually, the eliminations dragged on for months. But because Lin Mu and Cattaleya swept through thousands upon thousands of contestants in mere days, the number of participants plummeted dramatically faster than the organizers expected.

Merchants began panicking.

Restaurants and hotels, which had prepared for a three to four month event, suddenly realized the tournament might end in two months.

Stockpiles of food, drinks, artifacts, and souvenirs were overflowing. Businesses scrambled to create flash promotions and limited edition products to take advantage of what time remained.

The entire Great Fist City entered a chaotic, excited frenzy.

And then things escalated even further.

In the next two weeks, many more strong contestants finally entered the main rings.

Most notable among them were the following groups:

Two Direct Legacy disciples of the Martial Fist King Sect who were famous even among immortals.

One independent body cultivator with a rough appearance and unknown background who effortlessly defeated two thousand opponents in one streak.

Seven body cultivators from different worlds across the eastern Court of the immortal Realm. These individuals were rumored to have trained in extreme environments ranging from Nine Storm Mountains to the Shattered Bone Abyss.

What made these individuals terrifying was not just their power, but their cultivation.

None were below the Sixth Tribulation Stage.

And five of them were Seventh Tribulation Stage immortals.

Their appearances caused uproars across the city.

Cattaleya, upon seeing the Seventh Tribulation fighters, grinned so widely that Meng Bai wondered if she was going to challenge them right on the streets.

Lin Mu simply nodded with interest. He had been waiting for real opponents.

Elyon took notes of all their fighting styles, analyzing weaknesses and advantages. When he noticed one had a body technique similar to the Diamond Colossus Art, he clicked his tongue and muttered, ”Troublesome.”

Daoist Chu placed small wagers on these fighters, not because he expected them to beat Lin Mu or Catt, but because any profit was good profit.

And Meng Bai spent most of his time training harder. Watching the high level fights made him realize again how far he had to go.

By the time two more weeks passed, the structure of the tournament had changed dramatically.

Over ninety nine percent of all participants were already eliminated.

Only twelve fighters remained.

And among those twelve were Lin Mu and Cattaleya.

Their entries into the semi finals were unquestioned. They had crushed so many opponents that the weaker contestants had long decided to surrender immediately if paired against them.

Now, the competition reached its true form.

The twelve fighters included:

Cattaleya, the One Flick Woman, feared across the city.

Lin Mu, the One Punch Man, feared even more due to his merciless beating of Elder Juwang and a few others.

Two core disciples of the Martial Fist King Sect, both Seventh Tribulation Stage immortals.

A mysterious independent cultivator known simply as Blueback, with muscles like slabs of stone.

Eight powerhouses from other worlds, each with deadly reputations.

Not a single person among them was weak.

This was the true battlefield.

This was where legends were made.

And the crowds knew it.

Now the question burned in every heart.

Would a foreigner claim the title?

Would Cattaleya shock the world again?

Would Lin Mu rise above all contenders with even greater dominance?

Would the sect disciples reclaim their glory?

The anticipation shook the very foundations of Great Fist City.

And the semi finals were only about to begin.

The atmosphere inside the Middle Knuckle Stadium grew heavy, almost electric, as the very first semi final match was announced. The stands overflowed with spectators, and even the elders of the Martial Fist King sect leaned forward in their seats with visible anticipation. This was no ordinary match anymore.

The opening fight was none other than Cattaleya versus Daoist Black Leg.

Two monsters of pure physique. Two fighters known for breaking rules, breaking records, and breaking bones.

The crowd trembled with excitement.

Even Lin Mu, seated with the Dongxu clan’s section, felt the pressure shifting in the air as the stadium arrays began to hum louder in preparation for high level combat. If Cattaleya flicked too hard again, reinforcing arrays might not be enough to save the audience.

Meng Bai rubbed his hands in excitement. ”Master, this one actually looks like a proper fight.”

Lin Mu nodded, observing the stage. ”Yes. Daoist Black Leg was strong centuries ago. He should be even stronger now.”

He had gathered a bit of information about many contestants and knew about the man too.

Daoist Chu let out a hum. ”Peak Immortal realm body cultivator. Gifts of his world must be interesting.”

Cattaleya cracked her knuckles as she hopped over the railings and landed on the arena floor, her landing shaking the stone tiles like a small meteor had fallen. The audience roared, screaming her title.

”One Flick Woman!”

”One Flick!”

”One Flick!”

Across from her, Daoist Black Leg walked in with far less fanfare. Yet the moment his foot touched the stage, the stone beneath it groaned and dented slightly.

That alone silenced half the stadium.

This man was not ordinary.

Lin Mu narrowed his eyes slightly. ’Yes. That’s definitely the Mammoth Gait. The movement technique of the Fissure Leg Mammoth Technique that allowed the cultivator’s legs to replicate traces of the ancient Mammoth Beasts who once shook mountains with every step.’

Daoist Black Leg looked nothing like a mammoth though.

Instead of a towering muscular beast, the man looked like a starved scholar who had lost a fight with a butcher knife. His limbs were thin, his cheeks slightly sunken, and his black hair tied loosely behind him. If no one knew better, they’d assume he was sickly.