Saint Lun @ Roman's voice echoed across the arena, transmitted globally through the Divine Network livestream.
He stood in the center of the main platform, his face devoid of arrogance, replaced only by a calm demeanor, as if discussing a trivial matter.
This was a display of extreme confidence!
This confidence stemmed from his formidable strength!
He stood there, his vital energy surging, his aura terrifying, like an awakened ancient war god, invincible.
Swish, swish, swish…
As Saint Lun @ Roman spoke, the delegates from the North American Alliance, the Land of the Rising Sun, and other factions immediately turned their attention to the area occupied by the Dragon Country delegation.
The cameras at the competition venue also promptly focused on Qi Wufu, Yun Tianjian, and the others.
The next moment.
Whether it was the delegates present or the audience watching through the Divine Network livestream, they all saw the Dragon Country delegation, led by Qi Wufu, fall into collective silence.
Saint Lun @ Roman's words were like a slap across the face of the Dragon Country delegation and the entire martial arts community – a public humiliation!
Even Yun Tianjian lowered his head.
At this moment, his pride as the Sect Master of Kunlun and the fourth-ranked expert on the Five-Star God of War list was shattered by Saint Lun @ Roman's 'slap'!
His heart was filled with unprecedented shame!
Because to not dare to fight and to be unable to defeat are two completely different concepts.
The former represents cowardice; the latter, inferiority in skill!
However—
Shame was shame, but neither Qi Wufu nor Yun Tianjian, nor even other members of the Dragon Country delegation including Jiang Wuming, uttered a word. Their expressions were grim.
Concurrently, Shen Zui, seated beside Jiang Wuming, sighed inwardly.
Through sensing his aura, he could confirm that Saint Lun @ Roman had indeed taken that step, surpassing the peak of a Five-Star God of War and standing at the pinnacle of global martial arts. Only a handful of individuals were qualified to contend with him.
The Heavenly Dragon Daoist and the Underworld Palace Master were among them, but Shen Zui knew clearly that they would not engage Saint Lun @ Roman, nor would they be present here!
Seeing the silence from the Dragon Country delegation, everyone once again turned their gazes to Dao Sen, the third strongest force in the human realm.
Dao Sen sat beside Saint Lun @ Roman.
Under everyone's watchful eyes and the camera's focus, Dao Sen's face showed no emotional fluctuations, as if tacitly agreeing with Saint Lun @ Roman's words.
Upon witnessing this, members of the European delegation displayed proud smiles.
They were proud to have Saint Lun @ Roman in Europe!
Because of Saint Lun @ Roman's existence, including them, the people of Europe would become the central figures on the world stage during this special era!
The North American Alliance, the Land of the Rising Sun, and other delegations also wore cold smiles.
They were allies with Saint Lun @ Roman, representing common interests – Saint Lun @ Roman's strength would also benefit them!
"Lord Saint Lun is the number one in this era!"
"Ten thousand Jiang Wumings wouldn't be a match for Lord Saint Lun, right?"
"Heh… with Lord Saint Lun's invincible strength in this era, a single finger could kill Jiang Wuming!"
"Surrender, Dragon Country martial arts world; your era is over!"
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At the same time, on the Divine Network livestream platform, except for the martial artists from Dragon Country, martial artists from other countries and regions were all dancing with excitement.
Is this real?
Could it be that even Zhuge Lingjun, hailed as invincible in this era, is no match for Saint Lun @ Roman?
Has the Dragon Country martial arts world truly declined?!
Watching the revelry of foreign martial artists, the Dragon Country martial artists remained silent, their hearts filled with unwillingness and also unease.
Years ago, due to the Jiang Zhan incident, the Dragon Country martial arts world fell out with the God of War Hall, offending almost all of the powerful members of the God of War Hall.
In the intervening years, the Dragon Country martial arts world, relying on its strong overall strength and top combatants, had deterred the God of War Hall from retaliating.
But now, with Saint Lun @ Roman's growing power, would the God of War Hall let the Dragon Country martial arts world off the hook?
"I am fortunate to have discovered extraterrestrial enemies back then. I am also honored to be the Hall Master of the God of War Hall.
The God of War Hall was established to resist extraterrestrial enemies and protect humanity.
Over the years, the God of War Hall has engaged in numerous battles with extraterrestrial enemies, protecting everyone on this planet.
To this day, the God of War Hall has grown significantly in scale, with more personnel and stronger overall strength, but it is no longer as united as it was in the beginning!"
Just as various parties were contemplating their own thoughts with Saint Lun @ Roman becoming the number one in this era, Saint Lun @ Roman spoke again, "I often wonder why things have become this way.
Now, I know the answer!"
At this point, Saint Lun @ Roman paused, then his gaze swept towards the Dragon Country delegation led by Qi Wufu,
"All along, Dragon Country, relying on its powerful martial arts strength, has forgotten the original intention behind the establishment of the God of War Hall, has not strictly adhered to the rules of the God of War Hall, and has repeatedly undermined the unity of the God of War Hall!"
Huala!
As Saint Lun @ Roman spoke again, a commotion erupted at the competition venue.
No one had expected Saint Lun @ Roman to directly attack the Dragon Country delegation during the competition – according to everyone's expectations, this should have happened at a God of War Hall meeting!
What shocked them even more was that Saint Lun @ Roman, without any concealment, publicly blamed Dragon Country for everything, directly targeting Dragon Country!
"Hall Master Saint Lun, you are slandering Dragon Country! The Dragon Country martial arts world, and indeed the entire Dragon Country, has never forgotten the original intention behind establishing the God of War Hall, has always adhered to its rules, and has contributed all its strength and made immense sacrifices in the war against extraterrestrial enemies – in the divine war twelve years ago, Dragon Country suffered the most casualties among both experts and fallen soldiers globally!"
Faced with Saint Lun @ Roman's accusations, Qi Wufu, as the Marshal of the Dragon Country Martial Arts Department, directly rose to retort.
"Slander? No, Mr. Qi Wufu, I am stating facts."
Saint Lun @ Roman did not get angry at Qi Wufu's retort but calmly stated,
"For instance, that incident back then. Well, only a very small number of people present experienced that incident back then, and even fewer people know about it.
Coincidentally, today's competition is being broadcast globally to all martial artists through the Divine Network, so I will reveal the truth of that incident publicly."
What incident?
Hearing Saint Lun @ Roman's words again, both the audience present and those watching through the Divine Network livestream were filled with curiosity.
The members of the Dragon Country delegation, led by Qi Wufu, had already guessed something, and they frowned, staring at Saint Lun @ Roman.
Jiang Wuming narrowed his eyes.
"Back then, Jiang Zhan of Dragon Country, because his fiancée had a dispute with Anthony, brutally broke Anthony's leg and bloodbathed the entire God of War Hall hunting base, killing martial arts geniuses from eleven other countries!"
Just as Jiang Wuming and the others had predicted, Saint Lun @ Roman brought up the matter of Jiang Zhan and directly characterized the incident,
"Afterward, the God of War Hall intended to deal with Jiang Zhan according to regulations, but the entire Dragon Country martial arts world, relying on its superior strength, forcefully protected Jiang Zhan, even threatening to sever ties and go to war with the God of War Hall!
At that time, for the sake of human safety and considering the bigger picture, the God of War Hall chose to compromise, allowing the Dragon Country martial arts world to take Jiang Zhan back!
This is the truth of that incident.
This is also a shameful page in the history of the God of War Hall!
This is ironclad proof that the Dragon Country martial arts world has forgotten the original intention behind establishing the God of War Hall, openly violated its rules, and undermined its unity!"
Saint Lun @ Roman spoke again, his voice loud and his tone somber, resounding throughout the venue and spreading globally.
Before the martial artists of the world, he openly distorted facts, smeared, and accused the Dragon Country martial arts world!
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