Flesh and metal, orcs and machines, the desire to kill and the will to destroy formed the most terrifying monster in Turanze.
That was the Warriors of Origins. They would never be tired, never retreat, and never give up. Once they were unlocked from the seal, they would keep fighting until they killed all the enemies within the range of their senses, or until the last living cell under the twisted armor was burnt up.
Besides, the one who appeared before Meng Chao and Haifeng to protect Blood Skull Temple was not a normal Origins Warrior that had been created in the past few decades.
On its breastplate that was as thick as a shield, three huge cuneiform characters were engraved. They were flashing with an extremely uncomfortable red light.
Ever since Meng Chao obtained the Totem Armor, he had done in-depth research on the cuneiform words used by the ancient Turanze people.
He had especially deciphered the cuneiform words that represented numbers.
So, he could read the words written on the Origins Warrior's breastplate. It was a series of numbers.
"249?"
Meng Chao could not understand it. "What does that number mean?"
Haifeng's expression changed, and she tensed up as if she was facing a great enemy.
"It's not a number. It's his name. Looks like this Origins Warrior used to be the strongest ace gladiator in Blood Skull Coliseum in the past one thousand years — 249!"
Haifeng told Meng Chao that 249 had been active around three to four hundred years ago.
At the peak of his power, he had created the miracle of winning 249 consecutive matches in Blood Skull Coliseum's Glory Arena.
Such a shocking feat had not been broken by the second gladiator until today.
So, based on the unique naming method of the Turanze people, people forgot the name of this ace gladiator and named him after this miracle.
"I see," Meng Chao said.
"Fortunately, he only won 249 consecutive matches. If he won one more, wouldn't he be called Two Hundred and Fifty?"
"Be careful. This guy is very troublesome."
Haifeng did not dare to be careless in front of the "old senior" in Blood Skull Coliseum. She told Meng Chao with a grave expression, "249 isn't just strong. He's brutal and merciless.
"You should know that a duel between gladiators is usually not a fight to the death. Other than determining the victor, it is also a performance.
"Twenty-four Nine, on the other hand, enjoyed the pleasure of slowly killing his opponent in front of everyone's eyes.
"Out of the 249 victories he obtained, 114 of them were by trampling his opponents to death in the arena.
"There are seventy to eighty opponents who were lucky enough to escape, but they had at least one of their limbs torn off by him. Their spirits suffered a devastating blow, and they can no longer enter the arena.
"The number of people who can truly escape from the hammer of the 249 and escape unscathed can be counted on one hand!
"Just like that, after he obtained 249 victories, no one was willing to fight him anymore.
"Even the most daring and fearless Tulan Warriors didn't want to be pressed to the ground in front of so many people and have their arms and legs torn off one by one. In the end, they turned into bloody meatballs.
"Twenty-four Nine Nine was extremely depressed because he couldn't find an opponent. He decided to change his target to the depths of the Blood Skull Temple.
"In the depths of the Blood Skull Temple, there is a pair of extremely ancient and powerful war hammers that have a history of at least four to five thousand years. They are known as the Skull Crusher.
"As for the original owner of the Skull Crusher, that's another story.
"You only need to know that the Skull Crusher is a legendary weapon to the entire Blood Hoof Clan. Over the past thousands of years, countless warriors have tried to enter the Blood Skull Temple and obtain the recognition of this weapon. They wanted to wield it again and release a sea of blood.
"Unfortunately, these people either fell at the various stages of the Blood Skull Temple or were controlled or devoured by the ancient vile souls that lurked in the ancient weapons the moment they touched the Skull Crusher.
"Their souls, courage, and flesh were all turned into food to nourish the Skull Crusher.
"Twenty-four Nine Nine was slightly luckier than those unlucky people.
"He successfully passed the test of the Blood Skull Temple and came before the Skull Crusher. He tried to lift the war hammers that contained countless vile souls and the power of destruction.
"Unfortunately, he overestimated his willpower and underestimated the terror of the Skull Crusher.
"Fortunately, his body was the strongest among all the people who tried to control the Skull Crusher over the past thousands of years.
"In the end, he obtained part of the Skull Crusher's recognition. Even though his soul was torn to shreds by the destructive power contained in the Skull Crusher, his body was not completely devoured.
"The Skull Crusher fused with his totem armor and turned him into an Origins Warrior. With an even more violent form, he continued his journey of slaughter.
"After that, the Blood Hoof Clan seemed to have paid the price of dozens of warriors' lives to finally control the most dangerous Origins Warrior and seal him.
"I didn't expect that he would be sealed under the Blood Skull Temple and serve as the guardian of this place!"
"Is that so?"
Once Meng Chao finished listening to Hailstorm's introduction, his eyes sparkled. He stared greedily at the ends of Hailstorm's arms, which were as thick as pillars. The hammers had profound runic symbols carved on them and a red light that looked like magma or blood flowing on them.
"It's a legendary weapon from at least five thousand years ago," Meng Chao mumbled.
"Does this mean that as long as I defeat Twenty-four Nine Nine, I can obtain the Skull Crusher, and my fighting strength will increase by leaps and bounds?"
"What?"
Hailstorm was dumbfounded. "Did you hear what I said? The main point isn't how much my fighting strength will increase after I obtain the Skull Crusher, alright? The main point is that this guy can't — "
Before Hailstorm could finish his sentence …
The most terrifying ace gladiator in the Blood Skull Coliseum over the past five hundred years had already attacked the two intruders.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two pillar-like arms stirred up the air and released a momentum that was like a tidal wave.
The two war hammers, known as the Skull Crushers, came crashing down on his head.
Even if the two of them had sharp eyes and quick feet, they would still be able to retreat.
The war hammers landed heavily on the ground, creating a deafening shockwave. Like an invisible wave, the shockwave slammed into their chests, causing their totemic armors to ripple. Their sternum screamed, and their lungs groaned.
"Look, did you see that? This is the power of 249 and Cranium Crusher! "Hailstorm kneeled on one knee, clutching his chest as he gasped for breath.
"It is indeed terrifying!"
Meng Chao had half a mouthful of blood in his mouth, and he mumbled, "Why don't we surrender?"
The Ice Storm was stunned. "What did you say?"
"Origin Warriors don't accept surrender?"
Meng Chao gulped down the blood and gritted his teeth. "Then, even if he's ten times stronger, we'll still have to fight to the end and kill him!"
Before his voice faded away, Meng Chao turned into a bolt of lightning.
His opponent was nearly twice his height, and his arm span was three to four times his. Furthermore, the ancient warhammer, Cranium Crusher, had the ability to stir up hurricanes and create shockwaves. He was very good at crowd control.
Long-distance combat was disadvantageous to him, so he had to think of a way to close the distance and cut into the inner line.
With that thought in mind, Meng Chao deliberately slowed down to reveal an opening.
As expected, the Origin Warrior took the bait and swung his hammer at him without hesitation.
But Meng Chao was prepared for it. He exerted force in his legs and left an afterimage behind him. He dodged the warhammer, and with the rebound of the shockwave, he jumped high into the air and landed on the Origin Warrior's arm.
He stomped on the Origin Warrior's left wrist.
At the same time he stomped the warhammer on the ground, he moved near the Origin Warrior's neck.
Behind his elbow, two huge scythes were ready to attack.
The Origin Warrior let out a beast-like roar. He moved his right arm behind his head and swung it at Meng Chao at an awkward angle.
Based on Meng Chao's precise calculations, the two thick arms moved very slowly, and there were a lot of blind spots in his attack range.
As long as he cut into the inner line, he would be able to find the blind spots and continue attacking.
In the end, when he stood on the Origin Warrior's left shoulder, the guy's right arm had a hard time moving around to attack him.
But the warhammer at the end of the right arm flew out with a whoosh.
The Skull Crushers were connected to the gauntlets by chains that were as thick as arms. They were a pair of morningstar hammers that could extend and contract at will. They danced like the wind and did not have any blind spots.
Meng Chao let out a strange cry and fell back without any warning. He managed to avoid the morningstar hammer's attack by a hair's breadth.
His chest armor was still grazed by the warhammer, and it instantly left behind a meteor that fell and created a trench on the ground.
Meng Chao felt as if his chest had been cut by a huge saber that weighed more than one hundred kilograms. The destructive power even pierced through his chest and into his spine.
But Meng Chao did not have time to groan.
He did not even have time to cough up blood.
Because when he fell back, he was still lying at the Origin Warrior's feet.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom! Boom!
The Origin Warrior's vision was blocked. If he lowered his head to look, Meng Chao would have a chance to attack him.
This was an ace gladiator who had won 249 consecutive matches in Blood Skull Coliseum. Even though most of his mind had been wiped away, his killing instincts and fighting experience had been stimulated to the max.
He did not even look. He just lifted his foot and stomped on the ground.
When his foot landed on the ground, it let out a loud bang that sounded like a cannon's roar. It did not lose to the Tyrant Mammoth's War Trample in Monster Mountain Range.
Meng Chao rolled around the Origin Warrior's feet like a loach.
There were a few times when the Origin Warrior was about to stomp on him and leave a huge hole in his chest and back.
He twisted his body like a fried dough twist and dodged it in an awkward and even comical manner.
Then, Hailstorm shot three icicles at the Origin Warrior and attracted its attention. Meng Chao was able to crawl away from the Origin Warrior's stomp.
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