When the Battle Begins (Third Update)

Upon entering Divine Punishment Star, Lin Zhen immediately felt his Star Power greatly weakened.

An irresistible pressure directly compressed Lin Zhen's Star Power a hundredfold, reducing it to forty thousand.

However, Lin Zhen was not worried. This was not directed at him alone; every Martial Artist who entered Divine Punishment Star had their Star Power weakened a hundredfold. Everyone was still standing at the same starting line.

As his body landed on the ground, Lin Zhen immediately surveyed his surroundings.

Lin Zhen had landed in a wilderness. Ten billion Martial Artists had descended evenly across the planet, bringing its population close to that of Earth during the Anno Domini Era.

Just as Lin Zhen landed, a flash of white light appeared not far from him, and another Martial Artist emerged.

The man stood two meters tall, broad and powerfully built. He was an Eighth Grade Realm King.

"Ah! Divine Punishment Star! I've finally entered! The spot I spent one hundred and twenty billion to secure will become the first step in my, Zhang Tianba's, rise!"

As he spoke, the Martial Artist turned his cold gaze toward Lin Zhen.

"Tsk, tsk! An Eighth Grade Domain King. Coming to Divine Punishment Star with strength like that is practically asking to die. Although there aren't any points yet, I don't mind using you for a little practice."

Lin Zhen saw the words Northern Wei Kingdom on the man's shoulder.

Northern Wei Kingdom was the name of a country. It was a vassal state of Great Wei Kingdom and bordered Southern Liang, so this was quite a coincidence.

Lin Zhen also had the words Southern Liang on his shoulder, representing his identity.

"Heh heh, kid, strictly speaking, you have no points right now, and Northern Wei Kingdom and Southern Liang are neighbors, so I