Heroes of the World

Back home, Lin Zhen heard the sounds of punching.

The punches were quite rhythmic, and someone was loudly giving instructions, making it sound quite professional.

Lin Zhen arrived at the training hall on the second floor. It was converted from several rooms in the villa, with an area of 200 square meters. Both parents trained under the supervision of their instructors.

After three months of training, his parents' complexions had improved significantly. Lin Zhen noticed that they occasionally threw punches, indicating that they had reached the level of Level Three Warrior.

Lin Zhen nodded slightly. Advancing to the Level Three Warrior in three months was not considered genius, or even talent, but Lin Zhen was already satisfied. As long as there was progress, that was enough.

Without disturbing her parents, who were already lost in their own world, Lin Zhen returned to her room.

He took out the book he had bought from the little girl; it was thick, dozens of pages long, and it introduced powerful War God from various countries.

The first page was for the Huaxia Zone, and Lin Zhen immediately smiled after opening it.

Because the first person on the first page is his Su the Beauty Su Mingyue.

Su Mingyue was still wearing her signature white Priest Robe, her black hair cascading down her shoulders, a golden ribbon tied gently at her waist, outlining her perfect figure. Her high breasts lifted the robe, and a delicate collarbone was revealed at the neckline, making one want to chase after the beautiful scenery below.

Against a backdrop of endless stars and seas, her beautiful, large eyes gazed intently into the distance, and a faint glow emanated from her body; she was so beautiful that she seemed unlike anyone from this planet.

The following is further explanation, and it still contains that familiar line. "If Su Mingyue were not in this world, who else would be worthy of wearing white?"

"Su Mingyue is twenty years old, Holy Maiden the Starry Sky God Sect Huaxia Zone, a Level 5 War God, and one of the youngest participants in this competition."

What followed was a lengthy introduction about Su Mingyue, Lin Zhen was already very familiar with.

Unexpectedly, Su Mingyue has also advanced to the fifth level of War God. Moreover, Lin Zhen felt that she was not only at the early stage of the fifth level, but might be even higher than himself.

Of course, if Lin Zhen hadn't wasted too much time at Yanshan Lake during the three months he spent in Wudalianchi, he might have already advanced to the Level Six God of War.

Nevertheless, this still demonstrates that Gongsun Du's special training was remarkable, and that the Starry Sky God Sect indeed possessed some unknown mysteries.

Su Mingyue is very strong. Lin Zhen advanced to the War God level with Tenfold Compression, reaching the Late Level Three. Su Mingyue also advanced to the mid-stage of level three with Ninefold Compression, not much different from Lin Zhen.

Even if Yue Feng advances to the War God, he will only be at the peak of the second level, which means that Su Mingyue's talent is higher than Yue Feng's.

Now that she's advanced to level five, outsiders think she should be somewhat competitive in the God of War Arena, and her chances of Preliminary Round are probably quite high. However, people still don't think she'll have much of a chance in the Knockout Round, after all, her level is still relatively low, and besides, Su Mingyue doesn't look like she's that strong.

This time, there are many powerful War God, and Su Mingyue is placed on the first page not only because of her identity, but also because of her appearance. Who else would be put on the first page if not her, given that she is the most beautiful? It's a normal gimmick for publicity.

This is human nature's habitual thinking: beauty is synonymous with refinement and fragility. Although Su Mingyue has proven herself to be very capable on multiple occasions, no one truly regards her as an expert.

However, Lin Zhen knew that Su Mingyue would definitely advance.

Seeing this poster reminded him that Su Mingyue had advanced to the Top 16 in the God of War Arena in her previous life, which was a very good result in Huaxia. He could imagine that after the Preliminary Round, Gongsun Du would continue to give her extra help.

After reviewing Su Mingyue's information, Lin Zhen noticed that several pages after the second page were about the Capital City Base City, but he didn't recall her at all.

Lin Zhen noticed one of them, He Liu, from the Raging Wind Martial Hall in Capital City. He was a Level Nine God of War and should be Raging Wind's ace, but he had never heard of him before.

After Capital City, it's Modu, then the Northwest, then the South, then Tianfu, and finally Ice City.

Lin Zhen knew Tang Wenbo, Modu, and Feng Ni Northwest Military Martial Hall; both were quite famous in their previous lives.

Tang Wenbo belongs to the Modu Raging Wind Martial Hall in Jiang Huai and is Jiang Huai's senior brother, while Feng Ni is Li Changying's senior and is also very famous in the Northwest.

There are five people in Ice City: Tong Yuehu, Ma Yao, Wei Li, Xin Ru Hai, Duo Long. The others are not on the list, and Lin Zhen's name is not among them.

After the Ice City ended, the Huaxia Zone disappeared, and the next page featured warriors from America.

There are many martial artists in America, but Lin Zhen only knows one.

One of them is Doc from Los Angeles Base City. He was very famous in his previous life and was one of the representatives of America martial arts. In his previous life, he won the Doc in the God of War Arena.

However, the book says that besides Doc, there is another powerful War God named Mario, who comes from the Seattle Base City. But Lin Zhen doesn't remember this person. He is not a god and it is impossible for him to remember the names of everyone from a thousand years ago.

After the America, the European Union is the next power.

The first European Union warrior was Al from the Madrid Base City. His promotional image was that of a knight, wearing a full suit of Star Artifact armor, Long Sword, helmet, and shield. He looked very sunny, but Lin Zhen knew that this Al was actually a leader in Hansen's organization.

Besides Al, there was another woman from the Paris Base City. She wore Metal Mask, and only her chin and eyes could be seen. But just by looking at those two points, you could tell she was a beauty. She had long blonde hair, but her skin tone had an Asian feel, making her look like a mixed-race person.

The woman's name is Chris; that's all the information available.

There was also Moroski from the Berlin Base City, a tall white martial artist.

Later, two other martial artists from India also became famous: one named Omar, from the New Delhi Base City, and the other named Shahan, from the Mumbai Base City.

Lin Zhen had a vague impression of these two people, but it wasn't very deep, since so much time had passed. It seemed that one of them had made it to the Top 8.

Besides India, African Eagle Pogba from the African Union's Cairo Base City, is also a very powerful Level Nine God of War.

Sangji, from the Base City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is also a top contender.

There were many other War God, but Lin Zhen couldn't remember them all.

The book ends with a Tsarist Russia warrior, Kholov, from the Saint Petersburg Base City, who is hailed as the Northern God of War and possesses extremely formidable strength.

Besides Kholov, Kip three Tsarist Russia warriors from the Moscow Base City, Lancelot from the Leningrad Base City, Adolf from the Far East Base City were very strong and were known as the Tsardom of Russia Three Warriors, second only to Kholov in strength.

Upon seeing Kholov, Lin Zhen immediately recognized him.

The Champion the God of War Arena in his previous life!

Even in the distant Ice City, there are many legends about Kholov, because he is the only known super War God who single-handedly killed an S-Class Mutated Beast!

He killed a mutated Arctic, and when he brought the mutated Arctic's carcass back, the whole of Saint Petersburg was in an uproar. The news gradually spread, and eventually almost the whole world knew about it.

In this era of the God of War Arena, Kholov remains the biggest favorite to win the championship.

Although the God of War Arena hasn't started yet, this page of his book shows something different, because it contains an interview with Kholov.

Kholov then said, "My brother Ivan died in Huaxia, and I have no good feelings towards Huaxia artists. So, Huaxia martial artists, whether you encounter me in the Preliminary Round or the Knockout Round, be careful! You will feel the cold storm from the far north!"

Kholov didn't say who killed his brother, but almost every martial artist in Huaxia, especially in Ice City, knew that Ivan was killed by Lin Zhen.

Besides Kholov, Moroski, Lancelot, Adolf also expressed their dissatisfaction with the Huaxia artists and hinted at seeking revenge for Ivan.

Lin Zhen sneered when he saw this. He could even imagine that after Kholov said these words, many Huaxia artists would curse him, Lin Zhen, on the forum.

I casually turned on my computer and logged into the forum, and sure enough, there were all sorts of things being said there.

Some martial artists in Ice City said that Lin Zhen was just showing off by himself, and all the martial artists in Huaxia were paying for it.

Some people also said they should stay away from Lin Zhen to avoid being implicated by him.

Shen Tuohua of the Raging Wind Martial Hall even said online, "I, Shen Tuohua, may not be a good person, but I can say for sure that I am better than Lin Zhen. I am a true villain, and that guy is a hypocrite. I won't say anything else, but he went to the Azure Sky Martial Hall Martial Arts Hall, which recruits Russia. Look at how the Russia treat us now? He tried to curry favor with the Russians, but they ignored him and even took their anger out on us Huaxia artists. This despicable behavior has utterly disgraced the Huaxia people. I, Shen Tuohua with someone like Lin Zhen in this lifetime!"

Shen Tuohua does have a terrible reputation online, but his words resonated with some martial artists, who expressed their dissatisfaction with Lin Zhen joining Azure Sky.

"Lin Zhen, trash like you probably won't even last three rounds!"

"The person on the first floor is a complete idiot. Do you think Lin Zhen can even get past the Preliminary Round? He'll probably be a nobody long ago."

"To join Azure Sky in clinging to the Russians' coattails? I just laugh. People like that should get out of Ice City."

"Can I just say something, albeit tentatively? Didn't Lin Zhen kill Russia? How can you say he's currying favor with the Russia? That doesn't make sense."

"Does the person upstairs even understand that people change? Is there any need to ask? They saw how powerful the Russians were and got scared, so they wanted to go and beg for mercy. Otherwise, why would they join Azure Sky?"

"Does anyone else think that even though Shen Tuohua is a complete scoundrel, he's still better than a hypocrite like Lin Zhen?"

After reading through the posts, Lin Zhen closed the website.

Talking about this won't do any good. The Preliminary Round are coming up soon, and he'll show his mettle with his actions.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the day of the Preliminary Round began.

Today's bonus chapter is the second one, added to celebrate the 60 monthly votes from readers. Doc minor characters appear in this chapter, including Tang Wenbo (Helm Master Tang Wenbo), Feng Ni (Wind Chaser), Helm Master (Silent Doc), Helm Master Al (Wei Le Ai Er Er Zhan Helm Master).