A few days later.
Finally, after the hype reached its peak, the matches began.
In the first match, Luo Feng was set to face the White-faced True God, Kong Que.
Eternal True God War Zone.
At this moment, the tens of millions of spectator seats in the war zone were already filled, all waiting for today's protagonists to enter.
Luo Feng still found this place somewhat novel, so he arrived early. As for Morosa, he had been stored inside the Star Tower.
"There are really a lot of spectators. Most of them are Void True Gods, True Gods, and Lords of Laws. Most of them probably came to gain insights into the laws." Luo Feng thought to himself. Battles at the Eternal True God level were highly beneficial for those below the Void Level.
The You Mountain Empire had created this system of wager battles, likely to cultivate more powerful experts.
This system of wager battles had been operating for countless eras. With generations upon generations accumulating, it was no wonder Azure City had developed such an astonishing number of experts. Over countless eras, Azure City probably had tens of millions of Void True Gods, while nearly ten thousand Eternal True Gods had emerged from here. The current two hundred or so were only a small portion that had remained in Azure City. More had left Azure City to venture outside.
With Humanity's current force of nearly a hundred True Gods, if they could often watch Eternal True God battles as well, Luo Feng believed it would not be difficult for a few more Void True Gods to emerge.
Humanity's foundation was still far, far inferior to that of the major powers in the Origin Continent.
"Hm?" Luo Feng turned and saw an alien figure entering from afar. "The White-faced True God, Kong Que."
The White-faced True God Kong Que had an incomparably pale face. By humanity's old understanding, he was somewhat like a "ghost." His face was nearly pure white, without the slightest trace of blood. He had a pair of tiny eyes and an enormous mouth, but no nose.
When he grinned, even his teeth were pale white. If one did not look closely, one might think he had no teeth at all.
Apart from his white face, everything else about the White-faced True God was black, making him look rather strange. Black hair, a black body, black armor, black arms, and black legs. Only his face was white, hence the name White-faced True God.
The White-faced True God Kong Que was exceptionally skilled in speed and movement techniques. His overall offensive strength was relatively weak, only around the third tier. However, relying on his movement techniques and speed, he could still contend with a fourth-tier Eternal True God for a while. Compared with those on the rankings, though, he was far behind.
"Are you Galaxy?" The White-faced True God's voice was somewhat shrill as he looked at the human in silver armor before him.
"I am Galaxy." Luo Feng smiled as he looked at the White-faced True God Kong Que. This was the first time he had seen a race like this.
"Very good. You dared to accept every challenger, which means you are confident. You have the strength for it too. I hope you will use your strongest move to defeat me." The White-faced True God Kong Que realized that he could not see through the human before him at all. Luo Feng even seemed like an utterly ordinary person, but precisely because of that, Kong Que felt that Luo Feng was unfathomable.
"My strongest move? I'm afraid you'd die." Luo Feng grinned at the White-faced True God. "So there's no need."
Kong Que fell silent. He suddenly realized that this human before him was terrifying. He did not even dare look Luo Feng in the eyes. The moment he did, it felt as though he would fall into them.
He should be from the illusion path. As long as I don't look him in the eyes, I still have a chance. The White-faced True God Kong Que comforted himself. A simple exchange had already made him want to retreat. He could only guess that the other party had extremely high attainments in illusions.
"Since both of you have arrived, place your wagers and prepare to begin." In front of the entrance to the battle platform area stood a stone platform for inspection and wager placement. As long as both sides placed their wagers on the platform and met the requirements, they could enter the battle platform. If it was a life-and-death battle, however, no wager was required. They could enter directly, and the battle would continue until the victor killed the other party.
Luo Feng placed a world ring containing his Eternal True God-level mechanical-flow ship onto the stone platform. It was the ship he had obtained from Montanaro, worth around fifteen Qiankun Units, more than enough to meet the requirement. Sure enough, a force swept over the world ring from the stone platform, after which it displayed that the wager had passed. Immediately afterward, an entrance to a battle platform materialized before Luo Feng.
Without another word, Luo Feng stepped inside.
Right after him, the White-faced True God's wager was approved, and he entered the battle platform area as well.
Once both sides entered the battle platform, the battle began immediately.
Luo Feng was powerful, so he remained calm and did not assume any defensive stance.
The White-faced True God knew how unfathomable Luo Feng was. Without hesitation, seeing that Luo Feng was extremely close, he attacked first. Once both sides entered the battle platform area, the battle had already begun. Thus, this could not be considered a sneak attack by the White-faced True God. He was merely trying to seize the initiative.
A Miniature Universe descended in an instant, with chaotic currents drifting everywhere as the entire space was immediately suppressed. It was the White-faced True God Kong Que's Miniature Universe. A Curved Blade appeared in the White-faced True God's hand, and his body turned into a gust of wind. He was fast and bizarre, and the distance between him and Luo Feng was extremely short. He arrived almost instantly. In his eyes, Luo Feng had nowhere to dodge.
For Luo Feng, the moment the Miniature Universe descended, he sensed that the White-faced True God had already made his move.
However, it posed no threat to Luo Feng.
Luo Feng instantly and accurately judged Kong Que's attack trajectory. He did not want to bully the White-faced True God too badly, so he merely flicked out a casual blade palm. It immediately transformed into an incomparably terrifying blade light, flooding the direction from which Kong Que was attacking in an instant.
Kong Que also used a blade-type weapon, but to Luo Feng, his blade technique was far too crude. It had barely reached the third tier of the Eternal True God level and was not even worth watching. Luo Feng's casual blade palm possessed peak fourth-tier might. It was vastly stronger than Kong Que's sloppy third-tier blade technique. How could Kong Que, merely a third-tier Eternal True God, possibly withstand it?
"This is... no!" The instant Luo Feng swung out his blade palm, Kong Que's expression changed drastically, terror filling his heart.
He only felt the blade light engulf him instantly. He could not block it at all.
In just a single instant of exchange.
Kong Que's Miniature Universe vanished, as did the blade light that had just appeared on the battle platform. The human man, Galaxy, had not changed in aura at all and still stood firmly in his original position. By contrast, the White-faced True God Kong Que appeared more than a hundred thousand kilometers away. His divine body seemed to have suffered excessive depletion, and his aura was clearly far weaker than when he had first entered.
"I concede." The White-faced True God's shrill voice rang out.
How could he not concede?
A simple blade palm had consumed nearly sixty percent of his divine body. He even felt that if Luo Feng had wished it, he could have killed him with a single strike.
The human before him was too powerful. In Kong Que's eyes, Luo Feng was like a towering mountain, utterly impossible for him to contend against. If he did not concede, he could only wait for death.
Spectator stands.
"What happened?"
Most of the spectators had not even managed to see what had happened before everything was over.
Not even the time of a breath had passed. How had the battle ended already? Those who had originally wanted to observe and gain insights into the laws were immensely disappointed. When the gap in strength between both sides was too great, a battle could end too quickly, making it completely meaningless.
As for the Eternal True Gods who had arranged matches with Luo Feng, the moment they saw Luo Feng's casual blade palm, they instantly lost confidence in fighting him. The strength of that blade palm was absolutely at the level of the rankings. But how could it appear on a newcomer no one had ever heard of? Could it be that Galaxy was not a newly arrived newcomer at all?!
If Galaxy was not a newcomer, why had no one heard of him before? Anyone with such strength should have been famous. How could he be an unknown nobody?
"Why fight? Just concede directly. One move wiped out more than half of the White-faced True God's divine body. If it were me, more than half of my divine body would probably be gone too. A match like this is just giving away money. It's meaningless."
Most of those who had challenged Luo Feng lost confidence. They had already played the fool once and did not want to do it a second time. Losing money was a minor issue. If their divine bodies were depleted, recovery would be difficult.
"Barbarian, my ten Qiankun Units are going to be given away for nothing. Your skin is thick, so you can take a beating. You might still have hope of exchanging a few moves with him." Kadisen pulled a long face, feeling quite helpless.
"Galaxy really is strong. Where did such a monster come from?" Savage Di Man had also lost his previous toughness. Although he could take a beating, faced with such overwhelming strength, he did not necessarily dare keep enduring it. Taking a few more hits would consume a considerable amount of his divine body.
Luo Feng's simple attack had made most challengers lose confidence. Those whose strength was too weak even wanted to concede directly.
The officials were also helpless about this outcome. Although the tickets had sold out long ago, they hoped even more to see evenly matched battles, as those would produce better results. However, everything depended on Galaxy's mood. If Galaxy did not want to fight, the battle would end early.
Sure enough.
With the gap in strength being too great, the following matches were just as everyone had expected. There was basically nothing worth watching.
Either they conceded immediately, or they conceded after taking one move. Not a single one could withstand two moves.
Even Savage Di Man, who was renowned for his defense, chose to concede after taking just one move. On that occasion, Luo Feng's strike reached peak fifth-tier power. Just blocking it consumed more than fifty percent of Savage Di Man's divine body. Terrified, he hurriedly conceded.
Galaxy's strength was elevated to another level in everyone's estimation. At the very least, he was now being compared with the top fifty on the Azure Rankings.
According to the war zone's arranged schedule, there was one battle per day. The others either conceded immediately or conceded after taking one move. Even those skilled in illusions conceded speechlessly before they could even make a move. After more than half a year, those who had bought tickets for the later matches were dumbfounded. If the challenger was weaker, the spectators could not even be bothered to watch. They simply considered the ticket money wasted.
"They're here to give away money, and so are we!"
The spectators were helpless as well.
Very soon.
All 162 battles were over.
After more than 160 days of battles, most people had become numb. None of the challengers could endure a single move. Galaxy's power was already being mentioned in the same breath as the top twenty, and the name Galaxy was deeply engraved in their memories. They had reason to believe that the name Galaxy would soon enter the Azure Rankings.
However.
Just as everyone thought Galaxy would first challenge Desire Demon Niaordo, the inspector ranked one hundredth on the Azure Rankings, before challenging higher, even more frenzied news was released by the officials of the Eternal True God War Zone. It immediately exploded throughout Azure City and beyond—
Humanity's Galaxy was not challenging Desire Demon Niaordo, the inspector ranked one hundredth in Azure City. Instead, he was challenging the Azure City Lord, Evil Eye Domain Lord, who ranked first on the Azure Rankings!
Galaxy had already achieved one hundred consecutive victories. He had the qualifications to issue this challenge!
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