Chapter 1 War of the Gods (1/2)
”Dear friends, welcome to the Arena of the War of the Gods!”
The War of the Gods tournament was the largest of its kind since it first started. After going on for three months, it had finally reached the grand finals! The winner of the War of the Gods tournament would walk away with a spokesperson contract worth 50 million issued by the organizing party! He would also represent the entire Chinese community of participants to take part in the International War of the Gods meet, where the most advanced technologies of humankind converge, the Capsule of Revitalization!
”Let us welcome the two finalists of the War of the Gods!”
As the host of the tournament fervently announced the finalists, two shadows slowly and steadily emerged into the battle arena. This ancient Roman style arena was filled with the laws of space and spanned almost infinitely. It could house a crowd of nearly a billion spectators!
”He possesses the world's one and only Asian [Heritage Set] and one of the 12 [Heritage Treasures], [Broken Blade]. He has never appeared in any technical tournaments and yet he is the leader of the top city—the City of Light! The guardian of the Chinese nation! With an armor drenched in a pool of fresh blood, he conquered. Let's all shout his name—the Battle Emperor, Fu Sheng!”
”YEAH!”
The thunderous roar of the crowd was filled with life and seemed to almost split the Earth as it was.
”Battle Emperor! Battle Emperor!”
”Battle Emperor, Fu Sheng! Number one!”
”The best warrior of the century, the strongest and most ferocious, my idol!”
In the midst of all the uproar, Lin Jie slowly entered the battle arena with steady footsteps. A pool of fresh blood caused the sunlight shining down to appear bright red. As it got reflected back, it seemed to make the sun appear bright red as well.
”Who is the Battle Emperor's opponent? That's right. He is the contending champion of the past seven tournaments, the number one, the Elemental Sword Emperor—Baili Changcheng!”
”YEAH!”
”Baili Changcheng! Baili Changcheng!”
”The Elemental Sword Emperor is an unbeaten [Sword Artist] who is highly and technically skilled. He will definitely win!”
”Since the Battle Emperor decided to take part in this tournament, I am sure he has the confidence to bring it back home! I think Baili Changcheng is sure to lose this time.”
”Ha, Baili Changcheng is already the widely accepted number one fighter. Any move he makes is as if it is a hex. He will definitely destroy this 'Battle Emperor' Fu Sheng!”
Both warriors' fans started trash-talking to each other in a bid to win some favor for their idols.
”HAHA! What a joke! Haven't you heard of their legends? The Battle Emperor, Fu Sheng, and the King of the Sword, Baili, were sworn brothers for seven years. They conquered the most dangerous of places and earned themselves the name of the two strongest warriors of The New Age. Fu Sheng possesses the Heritage [Broken Blade], the strongest weapon of the century. Legend says that if its locked abilities were unleashed, it could even kill Gods! On the other hand, Baili Changcheng possesses the [Coldless Winter], also a top class Legendary longsword. Coupled with his [Heritage Set] passed down from generations ago, this fight between the two is difficult to predict.”
”Look! Look! The Battle Emperor is about to reveal his blade!”
The arena immediately turned silent, as everybody held their breaths and waited for the eruption of the final battle. The spectators looked on fervently at Lin Jie, looking forward to the moment he would reveal the Heritage sword, [Broken Blade]. However, the longsword that Lin Jie slowly pulled out was instead a pure and flawless ice crystal longsword!
”The [Coldless Winter]!”
The entire crowd was dumbfounded. Why did the Elemental Sword Emperor's weapon appear in his hands?
Baili Changcheng looked at Lin Jie pulling out the [Coldless Winter] and kept his hands at his back. He stood with his chest upright and said, ”Do it.”
Lin Jie paused for a moment. ”If not for our family, I would not have been standing here with you. Your dream is to become a world champion. I have never forgotten.”
Lin Jie's [Coldless Winter] emanated waves of chilling air and thrust straight towards Baili Changcheng's chest! The [Coldless Winter] stabbed right through Baili Changcheng's Sub Legendary armor. The chilling air conjured into a layer of strong ice crystal on his armor and its explosion was imminent!
”Baili, thank you,” Lin Jie whispered.
”You're welcome, my dear brother.” Baili Changcheng lowered his head to look at the longsword thrust through his chest. No one could see the expression on his face at that moment.
That scene startled Lin Jie, stirring a sense of danger in him. 'Oh no, something is wrong!'
Baili suddenly grabbed onto the [Coldless Winter], and the ice crystal slowly started melting. The armor had already morphed into something else! It was actually one of the 12 [Heritage Treasures], the [Heritage Armor]! He had made use of an illusion ability to alter the look of his armor, fooling Lin Jie's eyes.
”Power of the elements, [Ice Explosion]!”
Baili suddenly started counterattacking. With a flick of his palm, the [Coldless Winter] ended up in his hands!