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As the light flickered before his eyes, Lin Zhen appeared beside a competition stage.
The stages in the virtual environment were slightly different from those in reality.
The stage was square, with both length and width being twenty meters, much larger than an ordinary personâs stage. This was because the battles of War God-level experts needed a certain amount of space to be somewhat enjoyable to watch.
Around the stage was a circle of rubber guardrails, with a height of one and a half meters. These guardrails were extremely tough and impossible to break, but they could be knocked down from the stage.
The rules stipulated that death, falling from the stage, or losing combat power would result in a loss.
Below the stage were crowded spectator stands.
The spectator stands were also virtual, with virtual screens everywhere, reflecting the situation on the main streets around the world.
Lin Zhen looked around and quickly found the Hua Xia Districtâs spectator area.
The situation in front of the big screens at Capital Base CityâsForbidden City Square, Ice Cityâs Sofia Cathedral, and Demon Capitalâs Mingzhu Tower were all shown.
Lin Zhen could even see some familiar faces on the big screens.
In Demon Capital, for example, Lin Zhen saw Jiang Huai, who had come out of the Star Fruit Tree and advanced to a Second-level War God.
Because the people outside could see the situation inside the stage, Lin Zhen greeted Jiang Huai.
The system broadcast was very sensitive and immediately followed Lin Zhenâs perspective, showing the scene with Jiang Huai.
Jiang Huai also excitedly greeted Lin Zhen.
Afterwards, Lin Zhen saw Zhao Xiaoman, who had also advanced to a First-level War God. Lin Zhen greeted her, and she excitedly jumped and blew kisses to Lin Zhen.
Afterwards, Lin Zhen saw Li Changying on the big screen in the Northwest, and many people from Blue Sky Martial Arts Hall and many acquaintances of Gale in Ice City.
After turning around and gesturing, a figure flashed in front of Lin Zhen, who sneered and said, âHave you said goodbye to your friends?â
Lin Zhen turned his head and saw his opponent, Omar from the India District.
This was the first time Lin Zhen had seen Omar in person. He had a tall and thin figure, dark skin, bald head, a pair of large green earrings on his ears, and long arms and legs.
Omar and Shah were known as the Indian Double Heroes. In the previous life, Omar was a top 16 competitor and Shah was a top 8 competitor, both of them were very strong.
Lin Zhen didnât think things would be so coincidental that he would encounter a strong enemy in the first round, and there might be some conspiracy behind it.
But he didnât care; no matter who it was, he had to defeat them to win the championship.
âI just greeted them, but I think youâre the one who needs to say goodbye,â Lin Zhen said. He looked at Omar, who had been boasting on the internet that he would teach Hua Xia martial artists a lesson.
âLin Zhen, your first place on the Slaughter List doesnât prove anything! The three warriors of Sand Russia are nothing impressive, and today, I will make you understand that India is the number one in the Asia District!â
With that, Omar drew his weapons: two golden curved blades.
High Grade Celestial Device Armor appeared on his body, and around his neck was a Middle Grade spiritual defense Star Artifact necklace.
At the level of a War God like him, weapons and armor were mostly high-grade. However, high-grade spiritual defense Star Artifacts were harder to obtain. But as a Dark Gold Stage Spiritual Mind Master, Omarâs equipment was basically enough, without any obvious weaknesses to exploit.
Looking at Omar in full armor, Lin Zhen raised his hand, and the Broken Jade Spear appeared in his hand.
âOmar, Iâm going to make you admit defeat today.â
âHahaha! Youâre dreaming! Leaving aside whether you can beat me or not, we Indian warriors have always been brave. We would rather be killed than admit defeat!â
âReally? Well, letâs give it a try!â
Lin Zhen raised his hand, and the Broken Jade Spear shook out a chain of spear flowers.
Omar also shouted and rushed forward with his curved blades.
Lin Zhen took a step forward, his spear directly aiming at multiple vital points on Omarâs body!
Lin Zhen didnât want to reveal his trump cards just yet and decided to teach the Indian kid a lesson today on how to behave.
Omar didnât seem to care much about Lin Zhen, so he went forward with his curved blades.
âClang, clang, clang, clang!â
After several consecutive collisions, Omar staggered backward, looking at Lin Zhen incredulously.
âYouâ¦youâre just a Seventh-level War God, how is that possible?â
He was already a Level Nine War God at his peak, but after just one exchange, he found himself completely outmatched by Lin Zhen, without the slightest chance of fighting back.
âThereâs no such thing as impossible. Just accept your fate!â Lin Zhen jumped forward again, unleashing another flurry of storm-like spear moves.
Omar struggled to block left and right. In less than a second, his left hand was injured, and one of his curved blades fell to the ground.
The surrounding spectator stands were filled with gasps. It was assumed to be a fierce battle between dragons and tigers, but the gap between the two was too wide.
Or rather, how could Lin Zhen be so fierce? Omar had no chance to fight back, and even those with weaker strength could see that Lin Zhen didnât seem to have used his full power yet.
Lin Zhen looked at the injured Omar, quickly rushed forward, intending to kill him with a single spear thrust.
Omar suddenly opened his mouth, and a red, blackish fierce fire came straight at him!
This move was extremely sudden, and Lin Zhenâs spiritual shield flashed, keeping the blazing flames at bay.
âSizzle!â The consumption of spiritual power was very fast, and this fierce flame was extremely domineering.
âHe can actually breathe fire?â Lin Zhen was stunned.
âThereâs so much more you donât know.â Omar, regardless of his injured arm at this point, straightened up and looked at Lin Zhen: âI was saving this move for the finals against Huo Luofu, but Lin Zhen, if I donât get rid of you, I wonât even make it to the finals. So, youâre going to enjoy this move in advance.â âIs it just this little fire-breathing trick?â Lin Zhen said with disdain.
âHahaha! A frog at the bottom of the well, how can you know the secret techniques of my Brahmin God Gate?â
Hearing this, Lin Zhen was shocked. Brahmins were the informed class of India during the historical era, the predecessors of Buddhism, and there were many legends about them in ancient times.
âIt seems you do know a thing or two, so Iâll let you die with full understanding.
I, Omar, have learned the secret techniques of my Brahmin God Gate, the Great Burning Sky Fire! Turn into a roast pig, Lin Zhen!â
âHoo!â
Another blackish-red fierce flame was sprayed out, and Lin Zhen didnât want to continue using the spiritual shield to resist it. He teleported behind Omar and raised his spear to stab ferociously!
Unexpectedly, Omar was also prepared early. After spitting out the flames, he suddenly leaped forward, turned in mid-air, and spread his hands!
The two green large earrings on his ears turned into two green snakes, coiling and rising into the air, unexpectedly also spitting out blazing flames from their mouths!
âThose earrings are actually high-grade auxiliary star artifacts?â Lin Zhen was shocked and teleported again, appearing on Omarâs left side.
âItâs useless, Lin Zhen. Iâve known about your elusive teleportation for a long time. If it were in the wilderness, I really wouldnât know what to do about you. But within this arena space, my twin secret star artifacts and the Burning Sky Fire are practically infinite. You canât dodge my Burning Sky Fire at all. Turn to ashes for me!â
Omar laughed wildly, with one green snake laying down a firewall for defense next to him, and the other constantly chasing after Lin Zhen, continuously spewing out large groups of flames. Soon, the blazing flames filled more than half of the arenaâs space.
Lin Zhen kept teleporting and evading around the arena, avoiding the pursuit of the green snake, but the places he could hide were getting fewer and fewer.
At this time, many other matches on the other arenas had already ended, and basically, all the strong players had successfully eliminated their opponents and advanced to the next round. Then, they all came to watch this match.
In Sand Russia, Huo Luofu was secretly surprised when he saw Omar, who looked like a fire god: âItâs a good thing that this Omar encountered Lin Zhen. If he suddenly ran into me, this fierce flame would be difficult to deal with. But now that Iâm prepared, I wonât have any problems encountering him again.â
At Hua Xia Capital City, Su Mingyue appeared before the big screen of Godâs Grace Cathedral. Wearing a gold -rimmed white clerical robe and with her waterfall-like black hair falling from her shoulders, she was as beautiful as a painting. Her big eyes watched Lin Zhen, who was constantly dodging on the screen, and showed a hint of worry.
In the European Unionâs Base City Paris, under the high Eiffel Tower, Hansen
anxiously said, âItâs over, itâs over! Lin is going to be eliminated, heâs going to be roasted!â
âBang!â He received a heavy punch behind his head, and Alice said to him, âShut your stinking mouth, or Iâll teach you a lesson.â
Hansen sneaked a glance at Miss Chris, who didnât seem too worried. Her red lips under the metal mask uttered, âThe fight is about to end.â
Hansen plucked up his courage and asked, âMiss, do you think Lin Zhen is going to lose too?â
Chris shook her head slightly, âNo, Lin Zhen is going to win.â âBut⦠But I thinkâ¦â Hansen wanted to say something else.
âWait for the flames to fill the space, and when others canât see Lin Zhenâs movements, heâll make his move. Heâs hiding his real skills.â
âAh! Really? Can he still hide his skills in such an intense battle? Those two high-grade star artifacts are not easy to deal with.â Hansen looked incredulously at the arena.
The next moment, the fierce flames finally filled the entire space of the arena, and Omarâs boisterous laughter could be heard inside.
Just when everyone thought Lin Zhen was done for, Omarâs laughter suddenly stopped!
There seemed to be a flash of golden light in the arena, and then the flames in the sky disappeared out of thin air.
Lin Zhen was seen raising one hand to Omar, who was then uncontrollably pulled in close by Lin Zhen, who grabbed his chin.
âSay, do you submit?â
âClang!â The two high-grade star artifacts that had transformed into green snakes fell to the ground, having been cut into four sections!
Omar tried to spray out another mouthful of fire, but Lin Zhen forced his mouth closed, causing the flames to erupt in his mouth and burn him, making him scream in pain. He mumbled, âNo⦠Noâ¦â
Without waiting for Omar to finish speaking, Lin Zhen grabbed his mental defensive necklace off him, casting a determined gaze into Omarâs eyes: âThink about it again, do you submit?â
âI⦠I surrender.â After struggling for a while, Omar finally spat out these words.
âThen Iâll give you a quick end!â
Lin Zhenâs spiritual power suddenly burst out, and a fierce mental shock led to Omarâs brain death, leaving his body limp on the arena.
The systemâs prompt sounded, âHua Xia, Lin Zhen advances to the second round..â