, The Ceremony of the Inspector

This isn't a no-go, it's a recommendation for the treasure book "Man Devours, Card Draws Across the Heavens, Starting with Yang Jian":

A little over a week passed in the blink of an eye.

But for some people, this period of time seems to be an incredibly long time.

From the moment Hong, Thor, and Jiang Ming reached a consensus on that wasteland, the entire Limit Martial Arts Academy and Thunder Martial Arts Academy began to operate.

Although the Ultimate Martial Arts School and the Thunder Martial Arts School are just two martial arts schools, the existence of Thor and Hong makes them the strongest forces in the world!

The power that these two martial arts schools can mobilize is even more terrifying than that of the five great nations.

Among these tasks, the first thing they were busy with was to move Jiang Ming's inauguration ceremony as inspector on September 18th from the virtual space of the War God Palace into reality.

The Ares Palace is one of the most precious relics unearthed by mankind from ancient civilizations.

It is not a physical building, but a virtual space network covering the entire globe.

All powerful individuals at the War God level or above can gather and communicate in the War God Palace simply by wearing a specially made consciousness sensor.

Its convenience has enabled almost all major events involving martial artists worldwide to be completed in this virtual space over the past four decades.

That's why when the two martial arts schools moved the ceremony to an offline event, everyone sensed something unusual.

"It's just an inspector taking office; is it really necessary to make such a big fuss?"

"What do you know? Jiang Ming only turned nineteen and he's already reached the level of a councilor. There's never been such a thing in history. It's only right to make it a grand occasion."

"That's true, but moving the ceremony offline from the War God Palace while keeping the same number of invitees, wouldn't it be a bit too grand to gather so many powerful figures in person?"

Similar discussions are spreading rapidly among martial arts circles in major base cities around the world.

Regardless of outside speculation, preparations are proceeding in an orderly manner.

At the headquarters of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, 14% of the computing power of the intelligent computer named "Zero" was temporarily diverted to coordinate the travel arrangements of the powerful individuals who had traveled from all over the world.

The Thunder Martial Arts Academy mobilized twelve King-level fighter jets specifically to transport those War God-level powerhouses who did not have their own dedicated aircraft.

Hong himself personally spoke with the leaders of major global powers.

"September 18th, Hongning Base City, I hope you will be there in person."

Hong's tone was as calm as ever, but everyone who received the call felt the weight of his words.

No one refused.

No one dared to refuse.

........

September 18th, early morning.

In the eastern district of Hongning Base City, a giant plaza covering more than five square kilometers was urgently transformed in just eight days.

In the center of the square, a circular platform, 30 meters high and 100 meters in diameter, was erected.

The viewing area around the high platform is arranged in a stepped pattern.

The inner circle is reserved for powerful members of parliament.

The outer circle is reserved for War God-level powerhouses.

Around the plaza, twelve giant holographic projection towers, each ten meters tall, are evenly distributed. They will broadcast the grand ceremony live to every part of Hongning Base City.

The ceremony officially began at 10:00 AM.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Global Extreme Martial Arts Academy Inspector Appointment Ceremony. Today, the person attending this ceremony is... Hong, the head of the Global Extreme Martial Arts Academy."

The host on stage introduced him loudly, and the camera immediately focused on "Hong" sitting in the center of the front row below.

"Thor, the global headmaster of the Thunder Martial Arts Academy."

"Merhandsen, the third councilor of the Ares Palace."

"Ister, the fourth councilor of the Ares Palace."

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One by one, the important figures sat calmly in their seats, while the three-dimensional virtual projection on the stage showed the figure of each guest being introduced one by one.

"Finally, I'd like to introduce Representative Jiang Ming, who will be assuming the position of Inspector of the Global Extreme Martial Arts Academy!"

Immediately, a three-dimensional audio-visual image of Jiang Ming appeared on the stage.

The video is a carefully edited clip.

There are stories about Jiang Ming's night battle against a thousand beasts during a martial arts combat assessment, as well as interviews with his instructors and supervisors from his time at the Jiangnan Base City.

The ceremony was almost identical to the normal online procedures of the War God Palace. After playing Jiang Ming's "Great Achievements", there were various song and dance performances.

The artists who took to the stage were all world-renowned masters, and every performance was extremely impressive.

The audience watching the live broadcast outside the venue occasionally erupted in thunderous applause, but compared to the atmosphere inside the venue, it was somewhat subdued.

The many powerful figures attending the ceremony did not focus much on the singing and dancing.

This ceremony was unusual from the start, not only because it was changed from the usual ceremony at the Ares Palace to an offline ceremony.

Some powerful individuals with extensive information channels are aware that the two martial arts schools have been making frequent moves in recent days, drawing upon the satellites of many major powers.

More than an hour later, all the performances ended.

All broadcasts are paused; this is GG time.

The host returned to the stage, his voice becoming more solemn.

"Next, please welcome Hong, the head of the Global Extreme Martial Arts Academy, Thor, the head of the Global Thunder Martial Arts Academy, and Councilor Jiang Ming to the stage."

The entire room fell silent instantly.

Three figures rose simultaneously and hovered above the high platform.

Hong remained dressed in black, his aura calm and deep.

"Gentlemen."

"I invited you here today not just to attend Jiang Ming's inauguration ceremony."

Hong paused for a moment.

"I hereby declare! From this day forward, humanity will launch a full-scale counterattack against the monsters!"

The entire room fell silent.

Those powerful councilors stared wide-eyed at the three people on the platform in disbelief.

Counterattack?

A full-scale counter-offensive?

They knew all too well what this meant.

Since the Great Nirvana, humanity has still not recovered its lost territory and can only huddle in base cities, relying on defenses built with laser weapons.

Is it that you don't want to?

Of course not!

Rather, the number of sea monsters was simply too great! So great that even Hong and Lei Shen couldn't launch a counterattack and could only agree with the Monster King to not invade each other's territory.

Humans do not venture into the ocean, and the Beast King does not land on land.

This fragile balance lasted for nearly forty years.

"Master..."

An old war god with white hair stood up, his voice trembling.

"Is...is this real?"

Hong did not answer, but simply nodded slightly.

"I know you have many questions."

Hong's voice was calm.

"But now is not the time for explanations. All councilors and high-ranking war gods, follow suit."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hong's figure took off first, transforming into a black streak of light that shot straight into the sky and entered his blood-red triangular "Primordial-class" fighter jet.

Thor followed closely behind.

Jiang Ming also entered the fighter jet.

Those powerful councilors did not hesitate for long.

Or rather, they had no choice at all.

One by one, figures rose into the air.

On the helipad at the edge of the square, all kinds of high-performance fighter jets were already ready.

Nearly sixty fighter jets, including the Qiankun-class, Wang-class, and special operations aircraft of the military region, took off.

The fighter jets followed closely behind Hong, Lei Shen, and Jiang Ming, roaring towards the distant horizon.

"What... what's going on?"

Outside the square, ordinary people watching the ceremony via holographic projection stared blankly at the screen.

In the footage, the camera follows the departing fighter jets, as they fly higher and higher, farther and farther away.