Section 69: Dragon Gate Appears, Brothers?

"Dragon Gate—the Dragon Gate has appeared!"

"Charge! Enter the Dragon Gate and seize the rings!"

"***! Whoever dares block our path, kill them!"

The instant the Dragon Gate fully took shape, the tens of thousands of wandering heroes in the great desert erupted into a frenzy.

The scene descended into chaos. From this moment onward, the battle for it had begun. The Dragon Gate world ran on an eight-year cycle, renewing once every eight years. Every inch of it was treasured ground, every patch of it pure gold. Whoever entered first would seize the initiative and reap the benefits.

Boom!

A tremendous thunderclap suddenly exploded. Sonic waves swept wildly outward, sending countless wandering heroes flying like fallen leaves caught in a gale. A vast area before the Dragon Gate entrance was instantly cleared.

"Have you all forgotten the rules?! You dare fight me for the first move?" A towering giant like a black iron pagoda appeared at the entrance. His eyes were like bronze bells, his muscles like iron, his bearing like a bear's, and his face was fiercely murderous.

"It's Black Mountain Barbarian Lord, the demon master ranked sixth on the Lord List!" Cries of alarm soon rose from the crowd.

Though many were restless and eager to move, Black Mountain Barbarian Lord ultimately suppressed the scene.

Heroes could already hold their own, while Lords could suppress an entire gathering.

"Brother Black Mountain, you've worked hard. Every time the Dragon Gate opens, this farce has to play out. Sigh... don't they know the grand rules of the wandering hero world? When entering the Dragon Gate, our super-first-rate powers go first. Then come the first-rate sects, then the second-rate and third-rate ones. All of you, line up properly."

A man dressed in flamboyant finery, wearing women's clothes, swayed his hips