News that the Divine Hall Guild and Azure Edge Chasing Waves Guild would face off in the arena in ten days set the forum ablaze.
The post announcing the news shot to the top of the trending list in no time.
Discussions could be seen everywhere-in major livestream rooms, guild chat channels, the World Channel, and Region Channels. Every player was looking forward to this showdown between the old and new kings.
On one side stood Divine King, a first-generation legend who had built a dynasty of six consecutive championships and led Divine Hall for twenty-eight years.
On the other stood Azure Edge, a rising star of the era who had likewise reached the top with six consecutive championships and pioneered elite individual combat tactics.
According to the details leaked in the post, both sides had agreed to field one million players each. Under arena rules, Star Meridian Slots would be capped at twenty,
and all Life Soul Levels would be locked at level 100.
This meant the veteran players' numerical advantages would be completely erased.
As soon as the news broke, the forum split into two camps.
Divine Hall fans and Azure Edge fans fought furiously beneath all the major posts.
The discussion spread from the forum to major analysis livestreams, with everyone debating which king was stronger.
"I'm dying of laughter. Where did Azure Edge find the courage to challenge Divine King? Divine Hall has fought more battles than those brats have eaten meals. Divine Hall has been playing million-player battles for decades. How many years has your Azure Edge been at it?"
"Times have changed. Wake up, you old farts. Divine Hall really was invincible at its peak, but that was twenty years ago. Azure Edge Chasing Waves earned its six straight championships in real fights too.