I'm Really Not the Greatest Under Heaven

Everyone in the martial world says that being the “Best Under Heaven” is the highest honor a martial artist can achieve.

But he had personally witnessed three holders of that title die suddenly in sinister plots and assassinations.

So after mastering peerless martial arts, he was content to settle for second place.

At a grand gathering of the martial world, the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets announced to everyone, “The former champion has died suddenly. By the rules, the runner-up will take his place.”

Every gaze in the crowd turned to him. He immediately pointed at the martial arts-obsessed youth beside him. “He’s the real runner-up!”

The youth took the token in bewilderment, while I slipped away unnoticed into the crowd.

Later, rumors spread through the martial world: the new champion faced ambushes and challenges every day, while the real runner-up was in a deck chair in the back courtyard, munching on watermelon.