Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Ninja Empire—Old Habits Die Hard!
Second day.
Today is the first day of the global tournament.
The venue has been chosen, in an uncharted area, which has already been cleared of Demon Beasts, and a stage has been rapidly constructed there in just one day.
It’s as big as twenty soccer fields, with no spectator seats around because it’s feared that the contestants may accidentally injure the audience.
Those watching can do so from above the stage, and each country will have a global broadcast, with internet connectivity available.
"Wow, this is so spectacular, it really feels like a novel where Immortals battle atop a mountain peak."
At this moment, in the skies, among the viewers, on a Red Sword, sit two people, Luo Tao and Chen Lan.
It was Luo Tao who just said that.
They came here because Luo Tao wanted to see what the tournament scene was like, and Chen Lan was bored, so he accompanied Luo Tao to watch the show.
Looking around, there were at least hundreds of thousands of people in the sky.
All gathered densely together, besides the Huaxia people, there were the Iron Men from the Superpower Empire, Stormpeople, all capable of flying, as well as people from the Ninja Empire.
People from nearly every country were watching in the sky, with many on the ground as well.
Soon, Daoist Qingfeng came onto the stage, speaking in a deep voice:
"The global tournament begins now!"
The voice was loud enough for everyone present to hear, though not everyone might understand.
But soon, as the contestants appeared, everyone naturally understood that the tournament had begun.
The first to appear was a contestant from Ancient Greece, a nation materializing the game called "Greek Mythology."
The gods in it are extremely powerful, some said to be creator gods of the world.
For example, Gaia, the Earth itself, mother of all things.
Or Nix, the Night Goddess, who governs the night and can summon it anytime, anywhere.
These gods almost all originate from Greek Mythology, but haven’t yet been materialized; they might in the future.
At this moment, a girl appeared, and the ability she gained in the game was Poseidon’s Divine Power.
A deity who controls the ocean and can manipulate the Water Element.
Chen Lan looked at this girl, seeing that deep within her soul, there’s another soul overlapping, with many golden lights surrounding her soul.
Perhaps this is divine blessing, but the soul overlap is not a good thing.
It means that when that soul wants to reclaim the divine blessing, it can do so anytime, even destroying the girl’s soul.
For now, it can only be said to be borrowed.
That soul seems to be absorbing the girl’s soul, using it as nourishment.
He roughly understood that these gods might soon materialize in reality, and by then, those blessed by the gods would be believers, providing the power of faith.
If they’re no longer useful, their souls would be reclaimed and destroyed.
The contestant facing this girl appeared, a Huaxia person.
Seeing the person, Chen Lan was slightly surprised; it was actually Yan Yu.
Unexpectedly, she was also participating.
"Principal Yan!" Luo Tao exclaimed.
As the contestants took the stage, Daoist Qingfeng spoke again: "This is a friendly match, no killings, stop when necessary."
This is merely a tournament stage, not a life-or-death platform.
After both contestants confirmed by nodding, as Daoist Qingfeng gave the command, the tournament began.
At the start, Yan Yu didn’t hesitate much, directly slapping forward.
A Palm Seal formed by Spiritual Power roared towards the girl.
The girl, upon seeing this, was shocked, and hastily summoned a layer of water wall out of thin air to block the attack.
The Palm Seal easily pierced through the water wall, heavily striking her chest.
Bang!
The girl was sent flying instantly but wasn’t in life-threatening danger, just slightly injured.
"I concede." The girl didn’t hesitate and immediately admitted defeat.
Others may not know, but she could feel that the Palm Seal initially terrifying, suddenly lost force towards the end, becoming much softer.
The opponent had gone easy on her, not endangering her life.
She couldn’t win.
Seeing the contestant from Ancient Greece admit defeat so swiftly, the audience let out disappointed sighs.
"No way, is this the descendant of Ancient Greece’s gods? Too weak, easily crushed."
"Huaxia cultivators are truly powerful, I felt for a moment like I was going to die, it was so intense."
"This was too quick, it must be staged, I don’t believe Huaxia is that strong, must have been bribed."
"What a useless Ancient Greece, just leave, it’s embarrassing, lost within two minutes of getting on stage."
With the opponent conceding, Daoist Qingfeng promptly announced Yan Yu’s victory, advancing her to the next round.
The Ancient Greek girl bowed to Yan Yu and hurriedly left the stage.
The battle ended as quickly as it began, and the second pair of contestants took the stage immediately.
One was an elite ninja from the Ninja Empire, Kakashi.
The other was an SSS-class Superpower User from the Superpower Empire, Thunder God Sulong.
Both bowed as they went up, and as Daoist Qingfeng gave the signal, they began fighting immediately.
However, Ninja Empire’s Kakashi shamelessly used a Shadow Clone right at the start, with the real body getting behind Thunder God Sulong to use the infamous "Thousand Years of Death."
The pain caused Sulong’s face to contort completely, letting out a painful scream before summoning lightning to strike Kakashi fiercely.
But this battle quickly reached a conclusion, with Sulong emerging as the winner, his lightning seemingly endless, while Kakashi’s use of ninjutsu seemed to deplete Chakra, unable to compete.
In the end, he was exhausted to death.
"The Ninja Empire is so disgusting, using such sleazy techniques," Luo Tao commented.
He even shivered slightly at the thought.
"How do you see their strength?" Chen Lan smiled and asked.
"Mediocre, both countries are quite mediocre, I feel like I could easily crush them," Luo Tao thought for a while and scoffed.
Just from their fight, he felt they were not even as strong as Golden Core cultivators, while he was already nearing Nascent Soul, capable of easily crushing them.
"Oi, Huaxia pig, what nonsense are you spouting!" Suddenly, a scolding voice came from behind.
Chen Lan and Luo Tao frowned, turning back to see who spoke, a member of the Ninja Empire.
Unremarkable in appearance, standing at 1.6 meters, with squinty eyes, and looking rather lecherous.
"What did you say?" Luo Tao rolled up his sleeves, speaking coldly; he could understand what the ninja was swearing about.
He was, after all, a student from Qindu University’s language department, fluent in multiple languages.
"I said, you Huaxia people are all pigs!"
The little ninja not only shouted insults loudly but also made a pig face to mock Luo Tao and Chen Lan.
The surrounding little ninjas all burst into laughter.
"Noisy."
Chen Lan slapped forward, instantly causing the speaker to explode into a mist, blood clouding the sky.
"It seems, your Ninja Empire can’t change its dirty habits."