Chapter 480: Am I the One Being Challenged?
In an instant, Chu Yu, Li Shiyue, Qi Guibei, and over a hundred other challenger surged into action simultaneously.
Jiang Ye and Chen Zilu were no exception.
Whoosh! The pair shot directly toward the massive beam of light.
Sizzle… sizzle!
A mere second later, their figures merged into the light, vanishing completely.
“The Great Stellar War: Top 100 Showdown has begun!”
“Dao bone versus transcendent!”
“This is so thrilling! I’m getting nervous!”
“Will anyone in this year’s Great Stellar War be able to defeat a transcendent?” On the circular platform, over a million spectators watched with bated breath.
The livestream’s viewership numbers began to skyrocket.
Twenty billion!
Twenty-five billion!
Thirty billion!
“Thirty billion viewers!”
“The highest peak in history!”
“So many people? Are they all here to see Jiang Ye?” Countless viewers in the live stream were stunned.
In previous Great Stellar Wars, the maximum online viewership had barely exceeded twenty billion.
But today? That record had been shattered completely.
“I want to see if Jiang Ye can defeat a transcendent.”
“Yeah, me too! I’m dying to see it!”
“Haha, looks like we’re all on the same page! I came for Jiang Ye too!”
Jiang Ye’s performance in this tournament had been nothing short of dazzling.
In past competitions, transcendents had been regarded as virtually invincible myths.
But this year? Jiang Ye might become the first genius to defeat a transcendent in a direct confrontation!
Combined with Jiang Ye’s duel against Zhou Xingkong, the unique civilization ruins rule, and various other factors, the hype surrounding this Great Stellar War had reached unprecedented levels.
“Bets are open! All-in bets, get your bets in now!”
“Let’s go! I’m going all-in on Jiang Ye!”
“Going all-in is a sign of wisdom. This time, I won’t lose! Taking out a hundred million loan to bet on Zhou Xingkong!”
“Zhou Xingkong? Jiang Ye? I’m not betting on either of them. I’m betting on Chu Jingye to win the championship—a guaranteed profit. I’m so smart.”
“I’m betting on Zhou Xingkong too.”
In the void:
“The second-tier has finally begun.”
“Jiang Ye or Zhou Xingkong—who will win?” The demigods discussed animatedly, their attention riveted.
“Alliance Leader, what do you think?” the Li Family Demigod asked telepathically, her curiosity piqued.
“Based on current observations, Jiang Ye has a slightly higher chance of victory,” Qi Tian replied calmly.
The Li Family Demigod’s expression immediately shifted to surprise.
“Jiang Ye? A higher chance of victory?” she mused inwardly. “Does the Alliance Leader really favor Jiang Ye that much?”
While Jiang Ye had demonstrated remarkable strength earlier, a transcendent was still a transcendent.
On Blue Star, there was yet to be a single documented case of a dao bone genius defeating a transcendent within the same realm.
“Over the past few months, Xingkong’s Heavenly Radiance Blade Technique has achieved another breakthrough,” the Zhou Family Demigod said with a smile, stroking his beard. “His combat power is now sufficient to sweep aside the vast majority of peak seventh breakthrough cultivators.”
“For Jiang Ye to defeat him? It will be exceedingly difficult.”
The other demigods nodded in agreement.
The greatest advantage of Transcendent Aptitude lies in its affinity with heaven and earth.
From childhood, those with this aptitude can perceive the mysteries of heaven and earth.
Though Zhou Xingkong’s realm is only at the fifth breakthrough, his comprehension of heaven and earth rivals, or even surpasses, that of peak seventh breakthrough cultivators.
This is why many demigods doubted Jiang Ye’s chances. In terms of comprehension of heaven and earth, Zhou Xingkong was Jiang Ye’s equal, while his innate ability surpassed Jiang Ye’s.
What chance did Jiang Ye have to win?
Suddenly,
“Hmm?”
“This? Jiang Ye, he—?” The Li Family Demigod exclaimed in shock. “How is this possible?”
She wasn’t the only one.
The other demigods also turned their attention to the projection screen.
In the next moment, expressions of utter astonishment spread across their faces.
Within the core region of the civilization ruins,
In a vast, boundless space, ten Cosmic Arenas floated, each colossal in size, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter and shrouded in hazy stellar radiance.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Over a hundred combatants were teleported into this space.
In fact, not only the participants from the inner perimeter were transported here.
The Heavenly Prides with Transcendent Aptitude from the core region were also teleported in simultaneously.
In the next instant, they all turned their gaze toward the ten Cosmic Arenas.
Everyone knew the rules:
Ring Guardian Challenge!
Challenger must defeat the ring guardian.
On each of the ten transcendent platform stood ten dazzling figures, their radiance blazing like Proud Suns in the sky.
Each figure radiated an overwhelming aura, utterly invincible!
“Huh?”
Suddenly, everyone froze.
“Wait, why is Jiang Ye on the transcendent platform too?”
“What’s going on?”
“Isn’t he a Primitive aptitude? How did he get on the transcendent platform?”
“Could he be one of the ring guardian?” A massive uproar erupted among the participants.
Everyone was stunned.
The reason was simple: among the ten transcendent platform suspended in the sky, one of them was occupied by Jiang Ye!
“Jiang Ye?”
“How could this be?” Chen Zilu was equally bewildered, completely unprepared for this development.
“Brother Jiang Ye?”
“He’s actually a ring guardian?” Song Gang, Song Xuan, and the others stared in disbelief.
Meanwhile, on the transcendent platform, Jiang Ye’s eyes snapped open. He glanced around, equally stunned.
“Me?”
“One of the ring guardian?” Jiang Ye exclaimed in astonishment. “Isn’t this the transcendent platform?”
He had assumed he was a challenger.
Instead, he was the one being challenged?
Jiang Ye looked at the other nine transcendent platform. Each platform radiated a dazzling, blinding light, just like his own.
Chu Jingye, Li Zihuang, Zhou Xingkong…
All possessed Transcendent Aptitudes!
“Could it be that the ring guardian aren’t chosen based on innate aptitude, but rather on the intensity of their radiance?” Jiang Ye mused inwardly.
In terms of sheer brilliance, he was undoubtedly the most radiant among them all.
His 1600 civilization fires dwarfed those of his peers, unmatched in their era.
Before Jiang Ye,
Even those with Transcendent Aptitude seemed like fireflies struggling to rival the brilliance of the full moon.
“Jiang Ye?”
“He’s actually on the arena?” Zhou Xingkong murmured, a sigh of relief escaping his lips as he watched the scene unfold.
He had been eager to assess Jiang Ye’s true strength.
At that moment, Zhou Xingkong suddenly chuckled. “Wang Feifan? You actually got knocked off the ring.”
His gaze fixed on a figure in the crowd below.
All eyes immediately turned in that direction.
It was a red-haired youth with fiery crimson eyes and a powerfully built physique, radiating an aura of domineering ferocity.
“Wang Feifan, the current transcendent of the Wang Clan!”
“He’s not one of the ring guardian?”
“What does Zhou Xingkong mean by that? Is he implying Jiang Ye ousted Wang Feifan from his position?”
“He’s trying to use Wang Feifan to deal with Jiang Ye.”
“Zhou Xingkong is already a transcendent himself. Why would he need to resort to such tactics?”
“What I’m more curious about is why Wang Feifan was the one knocked off, not Zhou Xingkong?” The gazes of the assembled experts grew increasingly speculative.
(End of the Chapter)