Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System-Chapter 416 - 175: Willing to Follow Great Grandmaster Zhang, to Revitalize Our Martial Arts!

Regret! The prevailing sentiment at that moment was one of intense regret. Because of their shortsightedness, what had they ultimately missed out on?! They hadn’t even managed to befriend the only Great Grandmaster of the past seven hundred years. The crucial issue was that their minds had gone blank, and they had foolishly united to boycott this figure who could establish his own school and rewrite the history of the martial arts world! 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

It was only today, in dealing with the "Eight-Nation Alliance," that they had set aside their prejudices and united openly against the external threat, preventing a more disgraceful outcome. Otherwise, with such actions, they would have offended Zhang Beixing to the point of no return, leaving absolutely no room for reconciliation! To make an enemy of a Great Grandmaster capable of mass-producing Pseudo Grandmasters—the mere thought was suffocating and filled them with regret! All they could do was silently pray in their hearts that Zhang Beixing wouldn’t hold it against them.

Zhang Beixing, however, was unaware of this.

After he had single-handedly suppressed the "Eight-Nation Alliance," the people at the headquarters of the Great Xia Martial Arts Association, seeing that the matter was settled and these troublemakers no longer dared to act presumptuously, seized the momentum. They directly declared an end to the day’s Asia-wide martial arts competition, forbidding anyone from mentioning it again.

No one from the "Eight-Nation Alliance" objected to this decision. They had indeed come looking for trouble, true, but that was predicated on the assumption that the strength of both sides was not too disparate. Now, that balance had been shattered. While they were, at best, still just Grandmasters, someone from Great Xia had already broken through to the supreme Great Grandmaster Realm! Having reached this stage, even if that person made no further progress, he could still dominate an era, becoming an insurmountable mountain in the hearts of countless martial artists, weighing down on them, leaving them breathless.

And this wasn’t even mentioning that the one who broke through to Great Grandmaster was Zhang Beixing. He was only twenty-one years old! His life was still long, with ample time to advance his strength and perfect himself. His attainments as a Great Grandmaster would only grow stronger, becoming more terrifying with age—so strong that they would have to crane their necks to look up, yet still struggle to even see his back! In this circle, confronting such a person was foolish. The members of the "Eight-Nation Alliance" all understood this. Therefore, they were quite decisive, immediately turning the page on this matter. This wasn’t cowardice; it was recognizing reality! Doesn’t Great Xia have an old saying? "He who adapts to the times is a wise man!" Bowing to a powerhouse—there’s no shame in that!

And so, a grand battle, involving martial artists from numerous countries, ended so unceremoniously, all because Zhang Beixing alone held the line.

With this matter concluded, the next thing for the martial artists of Great Xia to discuss was the presidency of their Great Xia Martial Arts Association.

"Let’s be frank, everyone. I feel it’s entirely superfluous to even discuss this!" Standing in the martial arts arena, just as staff members came to invite them to a meeting room to deliberate on this, Wan Mingde stepped forward, looked at the crowd, and declared, "I propose that Great Grandmaster Zhang serve as the President of our Great Xia Martial Arts Association. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. Who agrees? Who opposes?!"

The way he eagerly volunteered to recommend Zhang Beixing, anyone uninformed might have thought Wan Mingde and Zhang Beixing were the best of friends!

Hearing his words, everyone present, to a man, was first stunned, then their faces fell!

Wan Mingde, you old coot, so you’re the only one with a mouth, huh? Really showing off now! Simultaneously, everyone glared at Wan Mingde, cursing him vehemently in their hearts. This old fool! He didn’t jump out earlier, he didn’t jump out later, but chose this exact moment, just as everyone was about to discuss it, to pipe up and start championing Zhang Beixing. Who here doesn’t know Zhang Beixing should be the President of their Great Xia Martial Arts Association? The only reason they were feigning ignorance and planning a discussion was to use the opportunity to lavish praise on Zhang Beixing, explain their past actions, and then let bygones be bygones with a smile. They hadn’t even started, and he’s already jumped in to curry favor with Zhang Beixing, sabotaging their intentions!

Looking at Wan Mingde’s grinning face, it just seemed utterly despicable to everyone. Some of them dearly wanted to gang up and give that treacherous old bastard a good thrashing to vent their anger. But considering this old scoundrel was speaking in support of Zhang Beixing, it was as if Wan Mingde now stood with Zhang Beixing. If they ganged up on Wan Mingde, it would be like slapping Zhang Beixing in the face.

Old coot! Just you wait! The more they thought about enduring it, the angrier they became; the more they considered stepping back, the greater the loss felt. They glared at Wan Mingde, cursing and muttering threats in their hearts.

Wan Mingde, of course, could read all this from their micro-expressions. But he didn’t care!

Seriously! He had already missed one chance to get on Zhang Beixing’s good side due to his shortsightedness. Now that another opportunity had presented itself, how could he possibly let others get there first? You guys are slow on the uptake; you can’t blame me for being quick to suck up, can you? And that’s not even mentioning Zhang Beixing’s ability to mass-produce Pseudo Grandmasters. According to Zhang Beixing himself, he might even be able to mass-produce actual Grandmasters in the future! This wasn’t just latching onto a powerful backer anymore! This was finding a new daddy! A daddy dearer than one’s own biological father! Stick close to him, and even a pig could fly! Who doesn’t have juniors or disciples? In the future, they would all be counting on Zhang Beixing’s patronage!

It could only be said that when it came to recognizing a benefactor, Wan Mingde was a true connoisseur.