Bronze One Star, [Professional Certification]

Zhou Zhe and Wenren Yi's interaction caused a flurry of question marks in the livestream chat.

"???"

"Bro? Amazing!"

"As expected of you, I'm impressed."

"Holy crap! You call a girl this beautiful 'bro'?"

"Blind as a bat, but it doesn't stop Zhou Zhe from showing off..."

"If you don't use your eyes, please donate them to someone in need, thank you!"

"Cruel and heartless, destroying beauty! Boss Zhou is not human! (This comment is 1 cent, delete the text in parentheses)"

Zhou Zhe merely glanced at the amusing comments in the livestream and ignored them.

Not far away, Wenren Yi, whose heart had been shredded, was rapidly losing her life force and could perish at any moment.

Even so, she was using the spiritual energy emanating from her pale purple flying sword to cling to life.

Wenren Yi looked deeply at Zhou Zhe, her expression somewhat complex. "You were locked onto by my Secret Sword. You were supposed to die for sure."

"But at the last moment, you managed to dodge."

"So..."

"Did you redeem a temporary ability?"

Zhou Zhe nodded. While the conclusion was correct, the entire reasoning process was flawed.

He had no intention of explaining it to her.

"The way you're acting is what people on your Earth would call 'drinking poison to quench thirst'."

Wenren Yi's face was cold and her eyes dimmed, the light within them fading. "You're walking to your own death. Even if you defeat me, kill me, what then?"

"Acting like this, redeeming temporary abilities to barely survive, without truly improving your own strength, you're just delaying your death!"

"Let me remind you..."

"You'll die in the arena sooner or later if you keep doing this!"

Seeing that she was dying, Zhou Zhe didn't bother to refute her. He simply replied leisurely, "No need for you to worry, I know what I'm doing."

Having the talent of [Absolute Comprehension]...

Would he tell anyone?

The joy of cheating was simple, unadorned, and monotonous.

Zhou Zhe decided to bear this monotony alone.

Wenren Yi's lips parted slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but instead, she spat out a mouthful of blood.

"...I also learned a lot from you."

She stared intently at Zhou Zhe, speaking intermittently, a smile suddenly blooming on her face. "Next time we meet, I will be stronger."

With that, the last smile froze on Wenren Yi's face, never to change.

That smile sent shivers down people's spines and chilled their hearts.

The next moment!

A bronze hue flowed across Zhou Zhe's hand!

The original five Black Iron Stars all condensed and gathered together, forming a single Bronze Star.

Thus, Zhou Zhe officially became a Bronze One Star Cosmic Gladiator!

Below the imprint of the cyan sword and shield, the number "55" was engraved.

This meant Zhou Zhe now possessed fifty-five Gladiator Points.

Zhou Zhe felt his performance in this promotion match was mediocre.

The final rewards exceeded the average, likely because he had casually killed Jack Clark, a youth who was possibly a protagonist from a Kindling World, when he was making an example of others.

It was obvious that Jack Clark's value was far less than Roxstar, the "legendary one-in-a-hundred-million Super Horned Demon."

With the rewards in hand, Zhou Zhe glanced at Wenren Yi's lifeless corpse.

"Looks like she's really dead."

"She didn't even give a sound or light effect or anything."

"Like 'a beam of purple light pierced the void, entered a spatial rift, and vanished without a trace'..."

"Can this guy really revive?"

Zhou Zhe's thoughts raced, but his gaze fell on the Bronze Colossus, whose movements were much slower than before. "Why aren't you attacking anymore?"

"Even high-tier Cosmic Gladiators who want to interfere in low-tier matches and 'fry the fish in the pond' have to follow the basic rules..."

"Since the Wenren Yi you were assisting was defeated, you can't make a move anymore."

The Bronze Colossus remained unchanged, but Zhou Zhe could sense Hansenelton's unwillingness, anger, and other emotions from it.

A voice like booming bells and resonant gongs echoed from within the Bronze Colossus, nearly shattering eardrums. "I will definitely kill you! No matter how many worlds I cross, no matter how many planar barriers I break, I will kill you!"

"In one month, I will redeem the War Letter!"

"Enjoy your last month to the fullest!"

"Prepare to die!"

Hearing this, Zhou Zhe's expression remained calm, his tone dismissive. "There are countless people who want to kill me for revenge."

"What about Roxstar, the Golden Gladiator and Absolute Ruler of Sigma Star? Ever heard of him?"

"To kill me, you, a Silver Medalist living under someone else's shadow, are you even worthy?"

Originally, as an ordinary human living on Earth in the 21st century, Zhou Zhe rarely encountered people who were "sworn enemies," and he found it quite novel.

Coupled with the persistence of Hansenelton, his alien father figure, and his deep paternal love for the Super Horned Demon Roxstar, Zhou Zhe, though he didn't say it aloud, actually had a degree of respect for the man.

But now...

After the opponent's series of actions, Zhou Zhe completely corrected his mindset—

Hansenelton is an enemy!

The only good enemy is a dead enemy!

Although his current hard power was slightly lacking, it didn't stop Zhou Zhe from messing with the opponent's mentality.

"Golden Gladiator Bashar is the Absolute Ruler of Sigma. I've been thinking, since you also live in the Sigma Civilization, referring to you as a 'subject' is appropriate, right?"

"On Earth, a wise man once said: While it is unfortunate to be a slave, it is not terrifying, because as long as you struggle, there is still hope for freedom. But if you find beauty in slavery, praising and indulging in it, you become a slave for eternity."

"A loyal servant under Absolute Ruler Bashar..."

"I hope you can be a good servant, perform well, and let your master toss you a fragrant bone to gnaw on, perhaps... Roxstar's soul crystal?"

Not bad, less than five sentences, and he didn't disgrace Zuan.

Hansenelton knew he couldn't win the verbal argument and didn't say more, only coldly uttering three words.

"Zhou Yulin."

With that, the entire Bronze Colossus cracked and disintegrated into scattered bronze fragments on the ground.

In the cosmic live broadcast, the bullet comments focused on the Earth region.

"Is Zhou Zhe always like this?"

"Yeah... Master Zhou is an old tormentor. He's always been good at disgusting people."

"Damn, this style! This trash-talking skill! If Zhou Zhe wasn't the final boss of the Earth instance, I'd live-stream myself eating shit upside down!"

"As expected of Your Highness Zhe!"

"Oppa, you're amazing!"

"Zhou Zhe SAMA, you're the best!"

"Friends, if you like Master Zhou, please type 1. If you don't, please pluck out your eyeballs."

"Those words... they have that flavor! Are you from the anti-fan group, bro? I can tell you're a hardcore anti-fan just by your mouth."

"I think 'Dao' is a professional at having trouble naming things... I've seen over a dozen 'Heart of Elements,' 'Heart of Swordmasters,' 'Heart of Evil Spirits,' 'Heart of Barbarian Kings,' 'Heart of Witches' this month alone... This time, finally... Huh? Did they just decide not to give any special rewards?"

"Shocking! Is there really someone in this world who fears no death? Daring to mock 'Dao'! Brave man, I salute you as a true hero!"

"Holy crap! His avatar is still lit up, he hasn't been erased yet!"

"Maybe 'Dao' also knows his creativity is lacking? People who speak the truth shouldn't be punished."

"Bro above, isn't it good to be alive?"

"I just found out today that there are so many people on Earth with self-destructive tendencies!"

Thus, three days had passed.

The [Plane Traveler] ability, temporarily enhanced with Gladiator Points, slowly faded away.

The next instant.

The mysterious notebook transformed into a stream of light and appeared before Zhou Zhe.

[You have obtained your first Professional Certification...]

See you tomorrow at 12:20 PM~

Bye-bye~!

Requesting a recommendation ticket!

Thanks!