God Tower: Demon God Arena.
The moment Du Ze entered the tower, he subconsciously closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he and Xiu were in a completely different space.
This was a spacious round hall, about half the size of a football field. There were several stone platforms around the hall, like pedestals. At 12 o 'clock, there was a huge door of light, which was not very dazzling, blocking the view inside. Apart from the door of light, there were no other entrances or exits in the hall. The door of light should be the entrance to the first floor of the tower. The round hall was bustling with people. At a glance, Du Ze felt that there were too many people to squeeze in. But even after the Thundercrash Regiment entered, the hall was still just full. If there was one more person, it would be too crowded – wait a minute. Du Ze realized that something was wrong. There were people all around him, but there was no physical contact. Even the feeling of Xiu holding him had disappeared.
Du Ze looked at Xiu and found that Xiu had not let go of him. Xiu stood beside Du Ze and stretched out his hand as if he wanted to touch Du Ze. Xiu's hand was not like a real body passing through an invisible body. The two of them were not in the same space at all. They looked very close but the space was infinitely dislocated.
Xiu frowned. He didn't like this feeling. Du Ze was clearly in front of him but he couldn't catch him.
– It was the same feeling that this person had always given him.
He knew that he had no sense of security, but it was because he cared too much about this person that it was especially serious.
Du Ze saw that Xiu seemed to say something, but the dislocation of the space blocked even the sound. Du Ze realized that the whole hall was too quiet. Everyone was huddled together and talking, but no sound could be heard. Xiu was also aware of this. He pointed to the door of light, as if to indicate that they should go together.
Because everyone was in a different space, Du Ze followed Xiu unimpeded towards the door of light. Just as he was about to approach the door of light, an invisible force made Du Ze raise his hand. On his palm, a black flame floated. Du Ze could not describe this feeling. The moment he saw the black flame, he naturally knew that it was his "proof": he could use this to climb the tower and become a god, or he could give up his proof in the round hall – losing the qualification to be sent out of the tower, or give it to someone else.
Du Ze looked at Xiu and found that Xiu was staring at him. A black flame also appeared on the demon's hand. Without the slightest hesitation, Du Ze handed his certificate to Xiu. As the black flames approached, they spontaneously merged into one. Du Ze looked at the rising flames on Xiu's hands and didn't know why, but he felt a little proud.
Even if he didn't come to this world to know Xiu, Xiu was still his faith. For the readers, they watched as the protagonists shook the world in the novel. They pinned some of their dreams on the protagonists and watched as the protagonists fulfilled them. As long as the protagonist succeeded, even if it had nothing to do with them, the readers would still be greatly satisfied and happy. That was the protagonist they liked and the ideal version of themselves.
The back of his neck was pressed down by someone's hand. Du Ze raised his head and was kissed by Xiu who was leaning forward. After the black flames merged, the two of them seemed to return to the same space. Because it was too sudden, Du Ze had no time to react. Xiu pushed open Du Ze's slightly parted lips. He seemed to know that Du Ze would be shy. This time, Xiu folded his wings to cover the two of them, but in the eyes of other people, it was like burying one's head in the sand.
The demon sisters watched as Xiu spread his wings to reveal himself and Du Ze. Even though the black-haired youth's face was stiff and cold, his slightly red and swollen mouth revealed his charm. Alice handed over the certificate to Violet. Violet walked over and carefully handed over the black flames that had merged with the two of them. Xiu's mood finally rose. He took Violet's and Mo Er's black flames. When it was Ariel's turn, the elf princess made gestures to express something. Du Ze looked at Ariel's hand gestures and finally remembered the loyal mechanical puppet that was helping him take care of Fat Chirp.
"Old John, I can't come."
To them, the living beings in the hall were in a different dimension, out of reach; but to Old John, who was not a living being, the hall was really full of people, and every one of them would stop him in his tracks.
"I'll go pick him up."
Xiu went back and said something to Old John. Old John nodded and handed the small Phoenix to Xiu. Then there was a flash of gray light and the mechanical puppet was put into Xiu's space ring. Du Ze watched as Xiu came back with the unusually well-behaved fluffy ball in his hand. Xiu released his hand and the fat chirp shot towards Du Ze's head like a cannonball. The chirp landed accurately and spread its wings like a gymnast jumping off an apparatus. "Chirp ~"
As for the fluffy ball that always nested in his hair, Du Ze's attitude towards it had changed from one of pain to one of resignation. Xiu held Du Ze's hand. Because of the spatial dislocation, he could not contact Rachel and the others. He gestured to the Thunder Legion and led everyone through the door of light.
Even though the light from the door was not bright, the moment Du Ze entered, he had to squint his eyes. His vision was blank. After the extreme brightness, the dazzling whiteness of the light faded little by little and the retina gradually became visible. Du Ze looked at the scene in front of him and for a moment completely lost the ability to speak.
It was not like he was in the tower at all, but in another world. There was only a black void in this world. They were in a circular arena, surrounded by auditoriums and arches in the style of ancient Rome. Burning torches dispelled the darkness in every corner of the arena. Du Ze glanced at the people around him. It was really as Heidi said. Except for the followers, whether it was the Thunder Legion or the other creatures who entered the door of light, there was no trace of them. They didn't know where the tower had randomly sent them.
Xiu released Old John and everyone began to look around. This circular arena should be the first trial of the tower. Du Ze stared at the lines on the ground. Although they looked like complicated patterns, they were actually some kind of language – because he could understand them, the meaning was very simple: the number "72". Alice was also looking at the ground. She seemed to remember something and suddenly looked up. In the dim light, she could vaguely see a circular outline of the same size.
"I think I know where this is …"
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Alice tugged at the corner of Violet's clothes and smiled shyly.
"I've read in some ancient books that the demons once had a very famous building complex. Its name was the Demon God's Arena."
When Alice spat out the name, the flames on all the torches in the arena suddenly soared. A man holding a hell snake appeared in front of everyone. His expression was cold and his eyes were empty. As soon as he saw Du Ze and the others, he attacked without saying a word.
Xiu's reaction was the fastest. He held the magic sword and cut the man and the snake at the waist. In Du Ze's view, the battle was over before it even began. The dead man turned into ashes and was blown away by the wind, forming runes in the air. Those runes spiraled to form a magic transmission array that led to the top. Everyone stared at all this, feeling inexplicable.
Xiu shook the blood off the magic sword and looked at Alice. "Go on."
Alice composed herself and pointed to the top where the teleportation circle led. "If I'm not mistaken, there is a similar arena up there. In the first era, in order to rank the strength of the demons, the demons built arenas. At first, there was only one, but since Baal showed his strength in this arena, no one dared to challenge him again. So the demons built a second arena under the first one, but it was soon occupied by Agares … In the end, the demons built a total of 72 arenas. Legend has it that the 72 Demon Gods were ranked according to the order of the arenas. These arenas were later collectively known as the Demon God's Arena. "
Du Ze looked up the magic array and found that it did lead to a circular building. Alice pointed at the mageweath on the floor and explained, "This is the '72' in the ancient magic language. It means that this arena is guarded by the 72nd Demon God — that person just now should be the Demon God Andromalius."
"He is very weak." Xiu said. As a Demon God, he was only at the level of a Swordmaster.
"This … I don't know." Alice replied uneasily.
The Demon God Andromalius had already fallen in the second era. The man holding the snake just now had a dull expression, like a puppet. It was obviously a virtual shadow of the Demon God created by the tower. Xiu looked at the magic transmission array and asked Alice: "Who is up there?"
"If it is the Demon God's Arena, it should be the 71st Demon God Dantalin."
Du Ze almost spurted out. They had just parted ways with Dan outside the tower and now they were about to "meet" again. Some silly, cute person couldn't wait to see the "Demon God Dantalin." Xiu noticed Du Ze's eagerness to make a move. He smiled and pulled Du Ze towards the transmission array.
"Let's go."
The magic array sent Du Ze and the others to the next location. Du Ze saw that it was indeed the same style arena. Opposite them, "Dan" stood expressionless with a book in his right hand. When everyone came up, 'Dan' launched an attack on them. Even when his name was called, "Dan" didn't seem to hear. He said nothing and only knew how to attack mechanically.
Like the previous arena, "Dan" here was just a shadow of the Demon God Dantalin. He had no thoughts and was weak. Only the demon sisters could stop him. This was the first time Du Ze had seen Dan in his demon form. Compared to the unconventional green-clothed merchant, the armored Dantalin had a bit of a dignified air.
Both Violet and Alice were of the water attribute and fire attribute respectively. Both of them were at the level of a swordmaster, but their tacit cooperation made their strength far higher than that of an ordinary swordmaster. Du Ze could not keep up with their continuous attacks. Dantalin was completely suppressed and had no chance to fight back. Du Ze had to admit that even though he knew this wasn't Dan, watching the sisters beat up Dantalin like this still made him feel very good.
It was like a carnival.
Because it wasn't Dan himself, "Dantalin" was quickly dealt with. After his death, he also turned into runes and formed an upward magic array. The situation was now very clear. The tower clearly wanted them to fight in the arena floor by floor. Du Ze always felt that the God Pagoda was trying to make up for the Moe Lord missing out on the 72 main cities, so they deliberately released the 72 Demon Gods for the Moe Lord to enjoy.
The next two demons didn't pose any obstacles until they reached Arena 68. What appeared in front of everyone was the two beautiful demons — Belial. In order to save them from the God of Light, this demon had voluntarily chosen to sacrifice himself. The demon sisters stared straight at the beautiful demon riding a flaming chariot, their voices trembling.
"Lord Belial …"
Compared to the other demons, not only was it difficult to fight emotionally, but it was also a bit tricky to fight physically. Xiu could feel that, perhaps because Belial's body had been absorbed by the rules, the Belial opposite him was completely different from the previous demon shadows. His strength was not something those shadows could compare to. In front of them was a true Demon God.
"Alice, Violet?"
Under everyone's surprised gazes, Belial spoke. She was not like the other Godfiends who attacked as soon as they appeared. Instead, she looked at them calmly. Belial smiled when he saw the beautiful demon sisters. "You're here too."
The demon sisters were so excited that they immediately shed tears. Xiu relaxed his magic sword. Belial obviously had her own thoughts. Maybe they could negotiate.
"I don't want to fight you." Xiu said: "Can you let us pass?"
"Unfortunately, there is no other way for you to enter the next arena except to kill me." Belial took out her weapon. "This is the rule."
Seeing Belial pull out her sword, the atmosphere became tense. The demon sisters looked at Xiu and then at Belial. Their expressions were full of helplessness. Belial moved her eyes away from Xiu's body and looked at Violet and Alice. Her eyes were very gentle.
"So we must abide by it."
Du Ze watched as Belial did not hesitate to insert her sword into her heart. Violet and Alice's eyes were wide with tears, as if they were too sad to scream.
"… Lord … Belial …"
Belial's feet began to turn into ashes. She looked at the demon sisters who were almost in tears and softly comforted them: "Don't be sad, this is not death – I am here, between life and death."
One of Belial's halves had completely turned into ashes. She spoke in the tone of a fairy tale that was similar to a curse.
"When the next tower climber comes up, I will appear again."
Everyone watched in silence as the beautiful demon god turned into ashes. Belial's ashes weaved into runes and formed a magic array that led to the next level. For the first time, Du Ze felt the cruelty of the rules. Those demon gods who had no consciousness were fine, but people like Belial, who had consciousness, were imprisoned in this tower almost forever, meeting one tower climber after another. Either they killed the tower climber, or they were killed, an endless cycle of reincarnation.
Du Ze suddenly felt very heavy. The god tower was built by accepting the bones of all the main gods. So, when they reach the top of the Demon God Arena, the boss they will encounter will be …
The Demon God Baal.
The author has something to say: I'm very sorry. Because my family is going on a trip, I will temporarily stop updating. I will resume updating on August 6.
In addition, my close friend plans to draw a comic called "True Love." It will be serialized in September. If you are interested, you can read it ~
PS: I added a cute cat picture of the sister Feng Han from 58-60.
Thanks to One Flower, One World, BBDFS, Aries Archer, Ten Li Hong Mian Mo Hua, Xiao Yue, Blue Sorrow, Mao Dang (2), Yin Ajiu, Mu Xia, Liu Xiaoqi, Yi and Feng Xing, _ Static _, Yue, Xing Xian, Kai Kai, Xiao Zhao, Arno, Wang Shanshan, You Muyou Xuan, Yuzheng, Yi Yi, Shui Fan, Mo Qu, Cat 12, Cheese Chocolate, Mine on a Sunny Day ~
Thanks to the Unscrupulous Alien's Hand Grenade ~
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