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Chapter 317: The Might of Xia Kingdom!
Chapter 317: The Might of Xia Kingdom! (Requesting Monthly Vote)
“We don’t need subtitles—we can understand Xia Kingdom’s language.”
“From childhood, we’ve had to learn two foreign languages: Xia Kingdom’s tongue and English!”
“I wonder how strong Xia Kingdom’s martial artists are?”
The competitors chattered excitedly, their curiosity piqued by everything they witnessed.
“Welcome, competitors, to the first round of the Eastern Region preliminaries!”
“This competition features a total of 108,500 participants!”
“Our first round is the Gauntlet Deathmatch, split into ten matches. Each match will see over 10,000 competitors battling, with only the final 1,000 survivors advancing to the second round.”
“Even those eliminated will receive 1,000,000 Xia Kingdom Coinage!”
“And those who advance will earn at least 2 million Xia Kingdom Yuan!”
Gasps rippled through the crowd.
“No surprise this is so brutal—only one in ten survives! Everyone here is a genius from their nation, yet only the top 1,000 strongest will advance!”
“I’ll survive and advance!”
“1,000,000 Coinage? That’s a fortune we can exchange for resources!”
“Our country’s too weak. For nations like Xia Kingdom, this prize means nothing, but for me—it’s everything.”
“I must get that 2 million Yuan! I need this money.” A competitor clenched his fist.
Not everyone scorned the reward. For impoverished nations, this sum could buy vast resources. The crowd erupted in fervor.
“I wish you all success in advancing!”
“Now, let’s welcome the competitors of the first match!”
Xu Wenji thundered. His massive palm swept open, and the colossal arena expanded rapidly.
“Boom!!”
In moments, the arena materialized—a sprawling wasteland of ruins ravaged by disaster beasts. Crumbling walls, shattered towers, and smoke filled the air, radiating oppression and death.
From the 24 floating isles above, countless crimson light pillars descended.
Ten thousand crimson beams rained down!
“All competitors have 30 seconds to choose their battle armor and weapons!”
Xu Wenji’s voice echoed in every participant’s mind. A holographic screen appeared before them, displaying options in multiple languages.
【Countdown Sequence Ended!】
【First Preliminary Match Begins!】
As the AI announced the start, the crimson pillars faded, revealing 10,000 competitors.
“Kill!”
Despite speaking different languages, their intent was universal. Faces contorted, vital energy surged through their bodies like wild beasts. With a swing of their blades, they lunged at the nearest foes.
“Boom!!”
“Clang!!”
In an instant, bloodshed erupted—steel clashing, strikes landing without mercy. All fought with full force, and the system had intentionally grouped competitors from the same nations together, easing their bloodlust.
“Splash~”
On a floating isle, Lin Qi watched the carnage unfold. His gaze lingered on martial artists from powerful nations like Tianzhu, Sakura, Silla, Thailand, and the Thousand Islands, studying their fighting styles.
“The quality of competitors in this first round is incredible. Even the weaker nations’ fighters aren’t pushovers,” Jiang Tao remarked beside him.
Lin Qi nodded. These were indeed top-tier talents.
“But for Guan Shan, it’s just another day,” Li Zhou interjected.
They turned to the arena, where a lean figure carved a bloody path through the chaos.
Guan Shan swung his silver battle saber like a frigid northern gale. Foes crumbled before him, their blades shattering against his relentless strikes.
“Splash!”
“A Xia Kingdom genius! Run!!”
A dark-skinned martial artist from a minor nation recoiled, staring at the saber-wielding nightmare. Competitors glanced at Guan Shan’s floating name tag in terror:
【Name: Guan Shan (Xia Kingdom)】
The Xia Kingdom flag beside his name glared like a warning beacon.
“He’s Xia Kingdom’s elite!”
“Too weak!” Guan Shan muttered, his face grim. These so-called geniuses couldn’t withstand a single strike.
Within a minute, five lay dead. He blurred into a phantom, charging at another opponent—a minor nation’s martial artist who sensed doom the instant he turned.
“Splash!”
A single arc severed the man’s head. His body vanished midair as the world flipped upside down.
Three minutes later…
【Match Ended!】
The AI’s voice rang out. Survivors returned to their floating isles. The first match lasted barely ten minutes, yet reactions varied wildly.
On a minor nation’s isle…
“Too strong!”
“I was annihilated in seconds!”
“My rival was unstoppable!”
“I’m my academy’s pinnacle genius, yet I fell to one blow.”
“Brother, we lost 600 in the first match—two-thirds of us!”
Silence fell. For the first time, they grasped the chasm between nations.
Other isles echoed similar sentiments.
“Tianzhu, Sakura, Thailand—they’re all formidable.”
“But Xia Kingdom reigns supreme. Their geniuses are tigers descending mountains, unmatched in ferocity.”
On the middle-tier isles, Tianzhu and Sakura competitors debated.
“Yokota, you fought well—though you fell to Xia’s genius.”
“Haha, I slaughtered many Silla dogs.”
“We and Sakura are eternal enemies. When I advance, I’ll butcher them all.”
On Xia Kingdom’s top-tier isle, the mood was lighter.
“I killed five.”
“I got six—beat you by one!”
“These rivals are too weak. Xia has countless stronger geniuses. Why only 20,000 slots?” someone grumbled.
“To spare weaker nations’ feelings. Otherwise, no one else would compete,” another replied.
Guan Shan sighed, “Only fifteen kills before the end!”
Jiang Tao chuckled, “That’s enough—there were several high-level experts near you.”
“If it lasted longer, you might’ve clashed with them.”
“Classmates, now welcome the second match’s competitors!”
Xu Wenji roared anew. Instantly, another 10,000 crimson pillars descended.
“There goes Brother Qi!” someone shouted.
All eyes turned to the arena—geniuses from Azure Firmament Martial Academy, Minghai Martial Institute, Shanyu Martial Academy, and the Ten Institutes watched keenly.
“This match’s competitors are doomed. No genius can escape their fate,” Jiang Tao snickered.
(End of Chapter)
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