Knockout Round Begins (Third Update)
After Hansen's money arrived, Lin Zhen immediately added another 50 billion to acquire the Seven Stars Knife set.
He stayed in Wudalianchi for three months, during which time the price of Star Artifact dropped further. Now, Top-Grade Star Artifact worth 10 billion is definitely one of the finest.
The price of ordinary weapons is around two to three billion, while armor is around five to six billion. Only auxiliary weapons remain expensive.
After obtaining the Seven Stars Knife, the reward for the first drop of blood ended, and Lin Zhen now only has 2 billion yuan left, while also carrying 40 billion yuan in debt.
About an hour later, the Seven Stars Knife was delivered to Lin Zhen.
Holding the set of knives in her hands, Lin Zhen felt an indescribable joy.
The seven knives are all about a foot long, more like large daggers. Each knife looks exactly the same, with no difference in material, color, weight, or quality.
White Meteorite Iron is extremely rare even in interstellar space, let alone when it is forged from the same piece of meteorite iron.
"If one day I could infuse all the energy into this set of Flying Knife, I wonder what quality they would reach?"
Lin Zhen picked up one of the knives. He could now infuse three knives with lightning, light, and Gold Qi.
Seeing that there were still twenty hours until the start of the God of War Arena, Lin Zhen didn't go anywhere else but stayed at home to begin this work.
The first thing he infused was Flying Knife with Gold Qi.
Metal is the first of the five elements, so the Flying Knife infused with it must be the sharpest and most lethal. Lin Zhen must complete it first.
Dark Star circulated within his body, and wisps of sharp Gold Qi overflowed from Lin Zhen's body and entered the White Meteorite Iron.
As time went by, the Flying Knife gradually changed color.
It started as white and gradually turned into gold, with a hint of blue, giving it an incredibly sharp feel.
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The highly anticipated God of War Arena has finally begun!
The continuous publicity and promotion around the world has pushed the God of War Arena to a new Gao Feng. This is not just a Arena Tournament, but an important event concerning the fate of the nation.
The rules have been set: if a War God wins the Champion in the Arena Tournament, then that person's country will be ranked number one in the God of War Alliance!
The country that won the runner-up position ranked second, and then the other two players who entered the semifinals competed for third and fourth place.
Next up are the other four Top 8 -finalists, who will compete for fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth place to determine the order of national team rankings.
If the champion and runner-up are both from the same country, then the country that originally came in third place becomes the second place country, and so on.
Before the start of the God of War Arena, the news that Lin Zhen had returned caused another stir.
This news has been officially confirmed, and some people have even confirmed that Yue Zhenhua and He Liu are dead, but it is unclear who killed them.
Normally, they should have died at Lin Zhen's hands, but when Lin Zhen came out, no one witnessed him killing Yue Zhenhua and He Liu. At that time, there was basically no one left in Wudalianchi.
Even if there were a few people left, they were all cultivating in some secluded corner, and no one knew the truth of the matter. Lin Zhen himself did not announce that he had killed Yue Zhenhua and the other person.
There are many speculations, but not many people believe that Lin Zhen killed Yue Zhenhua. After all, Yue Zhenhua was a Quasi-Star Realm expert, and he was not so easy to kill.
Many people thought that Lin Zhen might have some powerful backer helping him.
The focus is no longer on Lin Zhen; various countries are offering incredibly generous rewards to their participants.
The rewards vary depending on Champion 512th, 256th, 8th, Top 8, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 4th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th.
Take Huaxia as an example. In addition to the rewards from the World God of War Alliance, the rewards from our own country are no less than those from the God of War Alliance. In particular, winning the championship not only brings a large amount of material rewards, but also allows you to make a request to the country. As long as it's not too outrageous, the country will agree to it.
Many of the "War God of War" who participated in the God of God of War Arena were blinded by the huge rewards and took to newspapers, television, and the internet to make statements about how they would demonstrate their strength and to ask people to look forward to their performance.
Take Kholov of Tsarist Russia, for example. He even boasted that he would definitely Champion the Arena Tournament.
He said, "I have a few small goals to achieve in this Arena Tournament. The highest goal is of course to win first place for my country. Then there are some personal wishes. First, I want to conquer two women. One is Su Mingyue, the God Sect Saintess of Huaxia, and the other is Chris, the mysterious War God of the European Union. I have my eye on these two women. They will both be my women in the future. The first step is to let them see my strength on the arena."
"I have one more small wish: I hope I can meet Lin Zhen in the ring, that despicable yellow man. I'll tear you to pieces in the ring, you just wait!"
Kholov also gave the middle finger to the camera, expressing his disdain for Lin Zhen.
Besides Kholov, Doc from the United States and Al from the European Union also expressed their desire to win the championship. Al even professed his love for Chris online, saying that Chris is his goddess and that if he could meet Chris in the final, he would propose to her on the spot.
Furthermore, India's Omar and Shahan made even more outrageous statements, claiming that India is the number one in Asia Region and that they will prove their strength in this match, showing no mercy to their Huaxia opponents!
Others, such as Pogba from the African Union and Sangji from Brazil, also loudly proclaimed their intention to win the championship, gaining strong support from their respective people.
In contrast, the public opinion campaign in Huaxia is relatively weaker. Due to the national characteristics, Huaxia people are inherently reserved and introverted. Before the competition, the War God" generally do not arrogantly declare that they will definitely win the championship, because if they fail, they will definitely be insulted by the public.
In addition, facing other strong teams from various countries, these War God really lacked confidence in winning the championship. If they were lucky enough to reach the Top 8 or semifinals, they might have a chance, but winning the championship was still a bit beyond their reach.
Only Feng Ni, Duo Long, Duolong, and Xin Ru Hai Tang Wenbo expressed their dissatisfaction with the India athlete's arrogance, saying that they must suppress India.
Lin Zhen spoke up just before the God of War Arena was about to begin.
"My return has likely disappointed many, but whether you are disappointed or not, I've already secured the Champion in this God of War Arena. No matter who you are, you cannot stop my advance. People of Huaxia, you can celebrate in advance!"
Lin Zhen's remarks garnered significant support domestically. Over the years, Lin Zhen has accomplished numerous major feats, repeatedly demonstrating his formidable strength.
With the donation incident, Lin Zhen has become quite influential among martial artists.
His top Slaughter List in the Preliminary Round earned him a large following of fans. Regardless of whether he actually wins the championship this time, his remarks greatly boosted the morale of Huaxia.
Although some people criticized Lin Zhen for being arrogant and boastful, these criticisms were just minor ripples that did not cause any real disturbance.
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Within the World God of War Alliance, several leaders from the United States, America Tsarist Russia, and the European Union gathered together.
The God of War Alliance is ruled primarily by the War God. Although there are still many Stellar Realm experts in this world, Stellar Realm generally do not participate in secular affairs, which is a long-standing custom.
Therefore, these leaders are all War God, although they may not be the most powerful War God, but they are definitely War God with shrewd minds.
The War God from Tsarist Russia spoke first, "I'm sure you've all heard that arrogant Huaxia boy's remarks."
The EU War God said, "That's right. This kid is probably one of the top War God in Huaxia now. If we can curb his arrogance, Huaxia won't achieve much in this God of War Arena."
The American War God sneered, "It was your idea to trick him with the Seven Stars Knife before, but what was the result? The transfer from the European Union actually made him buy the Seven Stars Knife."
"So what? The Seven Stars Knife itself isn't worth more than 50 billion, so we haven't suffered any losses because of it."
"Alright, you two stop arguing about this. Among the seven nations, the only one that poses a threat to our three countries is Huaxia. In order to maintain our position as one of the top three in the World God of War Alliance, we must first weaken Huaxia's strength. The competition is about to begin. What are the arrangements?" The Tsarist Russian God of War stopped the two from arguing.
"That's simple. The India Zone has expressed their willingness to align themselves with us, so let's give them a chance. In the first match, let Lin Zhen Lin Zhen draw an India expert, and ideally, eliminate him in one fell swoop!"
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
The three War God immediately devised a plan. Although the draw was randomized by computer, the computer was still manipulated by humans. As the heads of the three member states, each of them had one authorized Xuan Ze opportunity. In other words, they could control three battles, but no more.
In order to maintain their position and suppress Huaxia, the leader from the America decisively used his opportunity on Lin Zhen.
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As the start time of the God of War Arena drew near, a series of dazzling draws began.
According to statistics, there are currently 1,023 participants. He Liu did not log on by the designated time and was deemed to have forfeited.
If one person abstains, one person will receive a bye and advance directly to the next round.
In a short while, the players who attracted the most attention were matched up.
Of the 1,024 who advanced to the next round, 512 advanced. The chances of strong opponents meeting each other are very small, and people did not expect to see Dragon and Tiger Battle in the first round.
However, when the groups were announced, one group attracted people's attention.
Omar from India will face Lin Zhen from Huaxia in the first round!
No one expected such a fierce battle in the first round. With the start of the God of War Arena, almost 80 percent of the world's attention was focused on their duel.
Each large screen magnified the small screen showing Lin Zhen's match against Omar; everything else was no longer worth paying attention to.
At Lin Zhen's home, he also put on a helmet, and with a flash of white light, a virtual environment appeared.
The first round of the God of War Arena begins!
Today's update is the third chapter, an extra chapter for readers who vote with their monthly tickets.