"The Simple Thing... Is to Die by My Hand."

The Deity's voice echoed throughout the universe, "Before the arena battles begin, I have three announcements to make."

"First, the Myriad Heavens Forum is now open! All highly intelligent life forms from participating civilizations in the arena can register an account to watch live broadcasts of every match at any time, and can also use it for communication."

In an instant, a virtual fluorescent screen appeared before all Earthlings.

With a slight recollection, its usage method surfaced in their minds—activated by thought, typed with thoughts, no physical device needed. No matter where they were in the universe, they could enter the forum with a single thought.

This was clearly the "Myriad Heavens Forum" the Deity had mentioned.

Because of this forum's appearance, it was no longer the Deity's concern how many information giant industries under various civilizations in the vast universe would go bankrupt.

It had always been so unrestrained.

In just two months of cosmic arena broadcasts, not a few planets had been personally destroyed by it for performing too poorly.

"Second, all life forms from civilizations such as the Alpha Star System, Beta Planet, Ke Qiu, Ao Fa Star, Chihe Interstellar Federation, and Dongcang Cultivation Star Circle."

The Deity's voice was as ethereal as ever, betraying no emotional fluctuations: "Do not call me 'Deity' anymore."

"The word 'Deity' does not suit me."

"From a backward and weak primitive civilization, I discovered something more interesting, more fitting for my name..."

"The root of change, neither born nor destroyed, formless and shapeless, without beginning or end, all-encompassing, boundless in its greatness, infinitesimally small within, changing as it passes, eternally unchanging."

"Its origin is nameless; I forcefully name it: 'Dao'."

"From now on, you may call me 'Dao'!"

It paused for a moment and said, "As for the third announcement..."

"From now on, for every cosmic arena battle, I will select the two most interesting contestants to be the finale, engaging in a one-on-one duel."

With the three announcements complete, the cosmic arena battles began instantly!

All humans on Earth, no matter where they were or what they were doing, were instantly presented with over five hundred virtual fluorescent screens.

This meant that over a thousand contestants from major cosmic civilizations were engaging in a life-or-death struggle at the same time!

People could choose any match to watch at will.

As for...

Finding it bloody and cruel and refusing to watch?

Impossible!

No one could refuse 'Dao's' "kind invitation."

Those who didn't know what was good for them had long since been annihilated in the river of time.

If, after watching a match that ended quickly, other duels were still ongoing, watching a few more was perfectly acceptable—'Dao' did not force this.

More than a minute had passed since the Deity announced the establishment of the Myriad Heavens Forum.

Over seventy percent of Earthlings had already completed their Myriad Heavens Forum account registrations.

Zhang Miaoran, who was at Yanbei University, was one of them.

"Zhou Zhe's arena battle hasn't started yet... Could he be the finale?"

Zhang Miaoran sent another viewing request, but it vanished into the void. She could only enter the Myriad Heavens Forum first.

"The forum interface is so plain..."

She blinked, looking at the black and white themed Myriad Heavens Forum on the virtual screen. She quickly found the Earth section and jumped in with the ID "Zhe is the most powerful."

With hundreds of thousands of freshly posted threads, Zhang Miaoran was dazzled.

The top trending post in the Earth section was "Why didn't 'Dao' mention Earth when announcing the second announcement?"

A typical case of the title being longer than the content.

The content consisted of two letters—RT (as stated).

Below were replies from netizens.

"Lan Zhou Shao Bing (OP is an idiot). Are you blind?! You clearly mentioned it! If your eyes are useless, please donate them to someone in need!"

"You're talking nonsense! You're talking rubbish! Where did it mention it?"

"Second floor, Dawa Lishi, did you drink too much vodka? Are you hallucinating?"

"Free America, gunfights every day! From now on, Earth gladiators cannot use guns when entering the arena. This is the greatest injustice to our participating contestants. I strongly condemn! I strongly protest! 'Dao' has made a very foolish decision!"

"Are you guys upstairs, my American brothers, still alive? Your avatars are blacked out, were you erased?"

"Don't ask, just assume they're thoroughly dead."

"What era are we even in, to have such an ignorant idiot who dares to provoke that entity!"

"Watching the American netizens get erased, I laughed while eating kimchi, Simida!"

"Stop going off-topic! We Earthlings should unite and support each other. No matter what, we absolutely shouldn't be fighting amongst ourselves at a time like this!"

"The senior brother from China on the second floor is actually correct. 'Dao' said—civilizations such as the Alpha Star System, Beta Planet, Ke Qiu, Ao Fa Star, Chihe Interstellar Federation, and Dongcang Cultivation Star Circle. Earth is included in that 'etc.'!"

"Did no one notice the forum's registration numbers? The main interface has statistics. I just looked, and the string of numbers made my eyes dizzy, and now I feel a bit sick..."

"Good heavens! The Myriad Heavens Forum already has 93 trillion registered users! Are there really that many people in the universe?"

"Is this a top student with a perfect score in elementary school math explaining it?"

"No, no, no, not 'people,' but 'highly intelligent life forms'!"

Seeing this, Zhang Miaoran quietly exited the Myriad Heavens Forum and focused her attention on the cosmic arena live broadcast. She sent another request to watch Zhou Zhe, and this time, she received a reply.

[Contestant Zhou Zhe from Earth and contestant Roxstar from Sigma Star will be the main event for this round of the cosmic arena. Please wait patiently.]

Actually, this couldn't be called a reply.

It was a universal announcement.

All intelligent life forms received this message.

Starry Dragon Bone Arena.

Standing at the peak of the dragon's head, Zhou Zhe looked at his alien opponent not far away and activated his [Self-Configuration] talent.

[Self-Configuration - A killer who is battle-hardened, enjoys life-and-death combat, has no mercy, no fear, no sympathy, and possesses an extremely strong combat intuition!]

In an instant, the aura around Zhou Zhe began to change.

He was still the same person, with no change in his facial features. However, the subtle shifts in his eyes and micro-expressions cast a hazy scarlet veil over him.

"We meet again."

Zhou Zhe made a throat-slitting gesture towards Roxstar, the Sigmaian not far away, with a bright smile. "Your corpse will be very useful."

"Damn you!"

Roxstar, who was three meters tall, instantly transformed into a black light and charged forward. "I will kill you! Tear you apart! Eat you!"

However...

With a "boom," he seemed to hit an invisible wall, stumbled back two steps, and sat down on the dragon bone.

This was a barrier set up by the Dao.

Before his main event match began, any attacks were like a fleeting dream, unable to inflict any damage.

"The EX Gene from the Rare Beast Blood Scale granted you immense strength, but it also dragged down your intelligence."

Zhou Zhe glanced at Roxstar, tilting his head, and said seriously, "Your courage in attempting to provoke the 'Dao' is commendable, but such an act, as if your brain had been soaked in sulfuric acid, is not something to be admired."

"Let me give you some advice."

"?"

Roxstar looked stunned, not understanding what nonsense this short Earthling, who barely reached two meters fifty, was trying to say.

Besides, when had he ever provoked "that one"?

Zhou Zhe glanced at him and said in a low, drawn-out voice, "Trying to kill me is difficult."

"What's simple is..."

He paused for a moment.

Reason and past experience told Roxstar not to waste words with this foul-mouthed Earthling, but his intuition made him unable to help but fall into contemplation.

What was simple...

What was it?

Zhou Zhe cracked his knuckles, his dark, messy bangs swaying slightly, and said calmly, "Dying by my hand."

He recalled the powerful declaration, "Die by my hand! Coward!"

Talking trash when you're winning, and when you're losing...

Wait until you're losing to say it!