On the day of the opening ceremony

  The venue was chosen in the city center square that can accommodate nearly 100,000 people.

  The entire square was packed, and the rooftops around it were also full of people. The city guards and all the lord's guard forces that could be mobilized were deployed to maintain order.

  Li Rui was following behind Bao Tong at this time, watching the ceremony on the main rostrum.

  Last night, Bate suddenly came to the door and ordered Ludo and Carly to escort Mel back to Green Ridge City overnight, and warned Li Rui to follow closely behind him.

  "Hopefully it's just my imagination, but something big might be happening. Don't worry, it won't involve us, I'm only sending Mei back as a precaution."

  ~~~~~

  One after another, powerful Golden Rankers arrived, and each time one of them did, Yirulan's herald would loudly proclaim their arrival.

  The first to arrive was the Lord of War Lion Castle, representative of the North Border Guardian - Erlwin War Lion.

  Sensing Li Rui's gaze, he nodded kindly.

  Apart from the representatives of each border guardian, there were also private participants. Soon, the number of Golden Ranks reached a staggering 20, and the Silver Ranks were too numerous to count.

  What surprised Li Rui was that the representative of the imperial family turned out to be only a copper rank, standing next to a group of big shots and being particularly eye-catching.

  The people around didn't feel anything surprising either, a phoenix that has fallen to the ground is no better than a chicken, nothing special.

  The famous and surnamed families of the empire have all come, and the scene is very grand.

  Luoyi's face was rosy and his normally stern expression couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile.

  ~~~~~

  At this time, a strong commotion spread from afar, and the crowd of onlookers was torn apart, revealing ten sturdy men carrying a massive cloud bed, rushing over in big strides.

  On the bed were two girls who looked exactly alike, wearing thin red scarves.

  The cloud bed descended, and the two sturdy men knelt down on the ground to form a human ladder. The two girls stepped down on it. Overwhelming pressure and ether fluctuations emanated from them, both of whom were at the Gold Rank!

  He appeared in such a flashy way, causing a stir among the crowd.

  " Twin Lords? They're actually twins, they look alike!"

  "If you don't want to die, never stare at that thing behind! And don't even speak!"

  Everyone has heard of the notorious twin siblings who are brutal and bloodthirsty, especially the sister who is mentally challenged yet managed to advance to the Golden Rank, slapping countless people in the face.

  The line of sight was quickly attracted by the fruit boy on the ground.

  "Treat people like livestock!? Is this custom still preserved in the south?"

  "No way!!!! Take a closer look, they're all Silver Rank!!!!"

  "Jing Ge, Zhu Mo, Gang Lian!!! This is a direct descendant of the Nanjing aristocratic family! How could this be??"

  Everyone found out that nearly half of the silver ranks from the ancient family in the southern border were all here!

  The robust Han men lowered their heads and remained silent, as if they hadn't heard the surprised voices coming from beside them.

  It wasn't until then that Yirulan reacted and hastily spoke up:

  "Guardians of the Southern Border, Extraordinary Twins - Lady Aisha Flame Crystal and Lady Akira Flame Crystal have arrived!"

  Li Rui looked at the twins in surprise, not only because they looked alike, but also because one of the sisters was obviously mentally handicapped.

  Her eyes were dull and unresponsive to the outside world, she just followed her sister foolishly.

  Her sister's body only had a nearly transparent gauze, which was very seductive, but when looked closely, her eyes seemed to stare directly at the sun, and would be scorched by ether.

  Unlike the usual golden stage women, she had many ornaments on her body, her steps were swaying and charming, the rings on her waist were ringing, feeling Li Rui's gaze, Ai Qi turned her head with a seductive smile.

  Li Rui quickly lowered his head, there was still a family member who had not been taken care of at home, and he did not dare to provoke Jinjie again.

  The sisters came to the main stage, waved a greeting around and put on their veils, quietly sitting down, just curiously looking around, without any intention of causing trouble.

  Many people breathed a sigh of relief at this scene.

  ~~~~~~

  Rui gave a simple opening speech, and the corner ball performance began. Many young men and women took the stage.

  It is both a performance and a courtship ritual. Young men and women show off their bodies and strength to gain favor with the opposite sex.

  Li Rui is very good at this, and instead of easily defeating his opponent with a few moves, he tries to cooperate with him to show off his skills - rolling up his sleeves, standing still on the spot, and taking all the attacks head-on.

  The difference was obvious, and after a young man bowed his head in gratitude, he jumped off the stage by himself.

  The young couple from the North also joined in. The man sneered: "Olga, people from the mainland still like this kind of sissy framework, let me teach them how to play!"

  The woman also had a sneer on her face: "Jixiu, don't kill people."

  After the two men took the stage, they ruthlessly beat their opponents until they were severely injured and unable to continue.

  The audience below was filled with whispers, but they didn't mind and instead were delighted, continuously waving their hands in greeting.

  Jixiu ran up to Xiya and said with a straight face: "Noble Miss Xiya, you are still flawless. May I have the honor of getting the flower crown?"

  Sia didn't say a word, but instead looked him up and down with a mocking gaze, then burst out laughing as if she had just heard the most hilarious joke.

  "Apparently Miss Xiya doesn't believe in my abilities. Allow me to show you!"

  He finished speaking and jumped into the arena where Li Rui was.

  "Lee Soo is right, perfect Blood and Flesh advancement. I am Ki-soo of the North Border War Lion family."

  Sia rushed to report the matter to Rui and Xilin, but they just frowned and did nothing.

  Xia was extremely dissatisfied and full of doubts: "Why be so lenient towards the people of Beibei? The rumored tax increase outside has been agreed to, and even Li Rui, who had always been in cahoots with them, didn't lift a finger to help."

  ~~~~~

  Looking at the robust man with a fierce face that suddenly appeared in front of him, Li Rui thought he was also here to "show off", and just as he was about to politely say a few words according to the rules, his opponent suddenly broke the martial arts code and launched a sneak attack, punching him hard in the face!

  The atmosphere was electric, with air bursting with energy, and waves of gasps could be heard from the audience below, with many people clearly paying attention to this side.

  Ji Xiu hadn't even had time to get excited when Li Rui suddenly turned his head around and punched him squarely on the chin.

  This punch was both ruthless and swift, and Kishou similarly didn't react in time. He spun through the air, flying high into the sky, struggling to regain his balance mid-air before flipping over and landing on the ground.

  He clutched his chin with his hand and snapped it back into place - Li Rui's punch had dislocated his jaw.

  Ji Xiuyi's face turned sinister: "Good, this is more like it!"

  ~~~~~~

  Ji Xi swung his legs with force towards Li Rui, this time without clenching his fists, but instead opening his five fingers like sharp claws.

  Li Rui swung his fist to meet him, and both of them used martial skills to fight each other. Kishou's sharp claws tore the ground into deep scars, but when they scratched their opponent, there were only sparks and white marks.

  On the contrary, Li Rui's iron fist was vigorous and sonorous, piercing through countless claw shadows that intercepted him, and ruthlessly smashing onto his nose!

  Jixiu was knocked flying out, bouncing three times on the ground and creating three large pits before dissipating its force.

  He slowly got up, his nose was crooked, and his expression became more ferocious but looked extremely comical, cursing in his mouth: "Despicable scum! Despicable scum!"

  The audience below laughed loudly, not only mocking Kishou Tain's failure, but also enjoying the intense battle in the performance match.