Rows of tiny, firefly-like words appeared on the God of War Interface:
"You killed the Gladiator King."
"Your opponent had comprehended world force, so you have obtained a certain amount of world force."
"Calculating remaining world force."
Gu Qingshan couldn't help asking, "Why 'a certain amount'?"
"The interface is changing its reward calculation rules, so there is no exact figure available for now," the God of War Interface replied.
Gu Qingshan was speechless.
You had to learn from the Book of the Seabed, of all things?
But there was nothing he could do about it. He'd let it be.
All the light and shadow turned into black mist, which drew back into the Black Armor on his body.
The Deceiving World Armor had proved itself in battle.
It lived up to its legendary name. This armor was worthy of standing alongside Saint's Armor.
Black City.
Gladiator Arena.
Gu Qingshan stood in the arena. It was empty all around him, without a single person in sight.
The battle was over.
A dark gray horn appeared on the arena floor.
Gu Qingshan raised a hand, and the horn fell into his palm.
"Core manifestation of the Evil Great World."
"Please gather three core manifestations to complete the forging of the Wind Key."
At last, he had obtained one.
Two remained.
"This is a good start, isn't it, Lola?" Gu Qingshan said with a smile.
"Sure is. We've already taken care of the strongest. All that's left is the most evil and the most terrifying—have you got any ideas?" Lola asked.
"We'll think of something."
Gu Qingshan was deep in thought when his brow suddenly twitched.
A skeleton drifted down through the void and landed in front of him.
The skeleton opened its mouth and spoke in a hoarse woman's voice:
"Gu Qingshan,