The Sadistic Divine Artifact

Luo Jun sighed, exited the call screen, and opened the forum again. He wanted to know what major events had taken place in the Main World during the month and more he had been away.

First and foremost, the International Exchange Competition had successfully concluded yesterday. After days of fierce competition, Zhendan had taken first place in the team event, but the individual champion was someone Luo Jun had never heard of.

"Taimu? A contestant from the Land of Exile?" Luo Jun was somewhat surprised. "He wasn't even from one of the three major powers? I thought the final champion would be Ling Xin or Xue Lan..."

Among the experts Luo Jun had encountered, Ling Xin and Xue Lan could be considered the strongest combatants beneath the Peak. Both were only one step away from entering the Peak, standing head and shoulders above the rest among students. Yet both had lost. Just who was this Taimu? As it happened, the Forum Homepage had a replay of the finals. Luo Jun opened it and saw that this boy named Taimu had dark skin, a fit build, bright eyes and white teeth, with the air of mixed Eastern and Western heritage. His opponent happened to be Xue Lan.

"Xue Lan was the runner-up?" Luo Jun watched the match expectantly. From the facial close-ups provided by the camera, he noticed that Xue Lan was unexpectedly tense. The instant the referee announced the start of the match, she unleashed her Ultimate Move, freezing the entire arena with a powerful Ice Storm!

She opened with indiscriminate AoE? Xue Lan was really going all out. For her to take him this seriously, her opponent had to be a formidable one... Just as Luo Jun was marveling at it, he realized that the match had already ended...