Chapter 498: All-Stars Champion
In the next instant, both fighters erupted into action simultaneously.
Within a fraction of a second, their bodies collided.
Clang!
Clang! Clang! The clash of their long spears erupted in a series of ear-splitting roars, accompanied by terrifying shockwaves that swept outward.
In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged dozens of fierce blows.
“Jiang Ye, show me your full power!” Chen Zilu suddenly demanded, her voice tinged with dissatisfaction. She could sense that he was holding back.
“Full power?”
“I’m afraid Senior Sister can’t handle it,” Jiang Ye said with a telepathic chuckle.
“How could I not handle it?” Chen Zilu retorted with a huff. “Don’t underestimate me.”
“Alright,” Jiang Ye replied, seeing her determination. “Then Senior Sister, be careful.”
“Don’t worry,” Chen Zilu scoffed. “I can definitely withstand it.”
Boom! Jiang Ye suddenly erupted, unleashing a destructive aura that swept outward.
Empowered by the boundless mysteries of fire.
Whoosh! His spear shot forward with explosive force.
Clang!
Chen Zilu parried with her own spear, instantly feeling a terrifying force slam into her.
“This… it’s huge!”
“So fierce!” Chen Zilu’s delicate features tightened as she stared intently at Jiang Ye’s long spear.
Whether it was her imagination or not, she sensed Jiang Ye’s spear swelling, growing larger, faster, and more ferocious.
Its power had increased severalfold, becoming incomparably swift and devastating.
In truth, this wasn’t her imagination.
Fire inherently possesses the property of expansion.
Empowered by the mysteries of fire, Jiang Ye’s spear naturally swelled and grew larger.
Boom! Jiang Ye swung his spear with explosive force, sending another massive, ferocious strike hurtling toward Chen Zilu.
Bang! The spear struck Chen Zilu, her body trembling violently as cracks began to appear across her form.
“So fast,” she gasped.
“I can’t hold on much longer,” Chen Zilu gritted her teeth, her stubbornness urging her to endure a little longer.
But Jiang Ye’s terrifying bursts of power sent tremors through her delicate frame, pushing her to the brink of collapse.
Finally.
Boom! Another spear strike.
Endless stellar energy erupted.
With a sickening thud, the spear pierced Chen Zilu’s shoulder, sending blood splattering.
Fortunately, her life level had reached the seventh breakthrough, allowing the wound to heal almost instantly.
I’ve lost, Chen Zilu sighed inwardly.
She knew that continuing the fight would only lead to more severe injuries, making it a pointless endeavor.
More than winning the match, Chen Zilu valued her flawless body—after all, this body would soon belong to more than just herself.
“Congratulations!” Chen Zilu smiled at Jiang Ye, her beautiful eyes sparkling. “All-Stars Champion.”
Whoosh!
An invisible wave enveloped her, teleporting her away in an instant.
Now, only one figure remained in the vast tournament arena.
“Jiang Ye!!!”
“All-Stars Champion!”
“Oh my god! Jiang Ye actually won! A Primitive talent winning the championship? Am I dreaming?”
“He swept aside countless transcendent prodigies and claimed the crown!”
“This year’s Great Stellar War will undoubtedly go down in history!” The outside world erupted in a frenzy.
Over thirty billion viewers were electrified by the moment.
Most viewers were unaware of the subtle differences in combat power between Chu Jingye, Zhou Xingkong, and Li Zihuang.
To them, Jiang Ye’s complete domination of the transcendent prodigies was even more shocking than defeating Chu Jingye and Zhou Xingkong.
In just one minute, he slaughtered transcendent beings like chickens.
“Spectacular! Absolutely spectacular!”
“Jiang Ye is the undisputed number one! Unrivaled in the world!”
“The second and third place winners are more controversial. Based on their actual strength, they shouldn’t have ranked so high.”
“They’re all top-tier beauties! I’m so jealous of Jiang Ye.”
“I can understand Chen Zilu’s placement, but what about Li Zihuang? Wasn’t she siding with Chu Jingye before?”
“Who knows? Maybe Jiang Ye just thought she was pretty?”
Some rejoiced, while others lamented.
“Damn it! I bet a hundred million on Chu Jingye to win and lost everything!”
“Hey, didn’t you say you bet a hundred million on Jiang Ye earlier? Why are you suddenly backing Chu Jingye now?”
“You wouldn’t understand. I bet on Jiang Ye to defeat Zhou Xingkong, not to win the whole tournament. Logically, Chu Jingye should have won, but who knew Jiang Ye would be this strong!”
“Serves you right! Hahaha!”
“Jiang Ye won!”
“It’s really him.”
“Unbelievable.” Even the demigods were astonished.
From their perspective, the significance of Jiang Ye’s victory was even clearer.
He was the first person in Blue Star Era history to win the All-Stars Champion without possessing Transcendent Aptitude!
This achievement alone would secure his place in history.
Moreover, Jiang Ye’s performance throughout the Great Stellar War had been filled with legendary feats, each worthy of being recorded in ancient annals.
In essence, this battle had cemented Jiang Ye’s status as the ‘greatest of all time’ in a certain sense, ensuring his name would be remembered for millennia!
The outside world’s commotion remained irrelevant to Jiang Ye for the moment.
Inside the tournament arena, Jiang Ye watched Chen Zilu slowly dissipate, a thoughtful expression on his face.
“Just now…”
“The effects of ‘Tilting at Windmills’ and ‘Mayfly Shakes the Tree’ didn’t activate,” Jiang Ye murmured thoughtfully. “It seems these two achievements are based on initial realm.”
He had triggered both achievements during his battles with Chu Jingye and the others.
The only times they didn’t activate were during his fights with Li Zihuang and Chen Zilu.
The only explanation lay in their initial realms.
Jiang Ye’s initial realm had reached Quasi Sixth-Tier.
Chen Zilu and Li Zihuang were at a similar level, also around Quasi Sixth-Tier, which meant the conditions for ‘Tilting at Windmills’ and ‘Mayfly Shakes the Tree’ weren’t met.
“My lower initial realm actually turned out to be an advantage,” Jiang Ye said with a shake of his head and a wry smile.
Only by facing opponents with higher realms could he trigger ‘Mayfly Shakes the Tree’.
Without the effects of ‘Mayfly Shakes the Tree’, even if Jiang Ye had managed to defeat Chu Jingye, it would have been an extremely difficult victory.
The most likely outcome would have been mutual destruction, leaving others to swoop in and claim the spoils.
Just as Jiang Ye was lost in his thoughts,
“Trial-taker, congratulations on claiming the All-Stars Champion title!”
The ancient voice echoed through the arena. “You are about to enter the Inheritance Space. Prepare yourself.”
“Inheritance Space?” Jiang Ye blinked in surprise.
Before he could react,
Whoosh!
A strange power enveloped Jiang Ye, instantly engulfing his entire body. In the next moment, his figure vanished completely from the spot.
Simultaneously,
The tens of billions of viewers watching the projected feed saw the screen suddenly go black, as if the connection had been severed at its source.
It wasn’t just them.
Even the numerous demigods hovering above the circular platform could no longer see the projected feed.
No matter how hard they tried to sense it, they could no longer perceive what was happening within the civilization ruins.
“What’s going on?” the Li Family Demigod exclaimed, her face grave.
As a demigod, she couldn’t sense anything happening inside!
(End of the Chapter)