In the Star Glory Federation, martial prowess was the most important thing. What could be more eye-catching and morale-boosting than splendid arena matches?
Before the intelligence of the Flood, or the supercivilizations, was publicized, it was necessary to lay the groundwork and make all mankind realize that, despite the formidability of the enemy, they were not entirely powerless to fight back. It was the main purpose of the Future Meeting.
The 'super arena matches', which were of the largest scale and the highest level in the history of the civilization of mankind, were the most important part of the meeting.
Sixteen arenas of different features were lined up in the sky of the Glorious Sunlight Group. Thousands of super experts who were at least at the peak of the Yuanying Realm would be fighting each other in pairs, competing for the title of 'Top Ten Experts of the Pangu Universe' after Li Yao's demise.
The ultimate experts who were qualified to participate in the summit competition were naturally human-shaped ferocious beasts and walking fortresses. With their unparalleled combat ability, not just the headquarters of the Glorious Sunlight Group, even the entire Floating Spear City could be destroyed easily when they were on a killing spree.
Therefore, the arenas were not really floating above the city. Instead, they were sixteen world fragments that were connected to the space folds above Floating Spear City by force with the latest technology excavated from the primeval relics. Then, with the technology of the Grand Illusionary Land, the audience would feel that they were there and that they were both real and illusory.
Other than the purpose of promotion and morale, it was also a grand meeting for the ultimate experts of the three forces, including the primeval survivors, to assess each other's capabilities and discuss their next steps.
Although most of the ultimate experts of the civilization of mankind had stayed in the primeval relics in the past three years and had plenty of opportunities to get close to each other, the space inside the tower after it was unlocked and upgraded was shockingly large. In fact, it was not a simple tower but a transit station that led to countless planets hidden inside the 'black wall'. As long as a suitable path was found, one would be teleported directly to a certain planet.
Those planets were either brimming with spiritual energy, extremely dangerous, or full of unexpected traps, ferocious beasts, and secret treasures. Not just thousands of ultimate experts, even if there were a hundred times more of them, it would still be impossible for them to explore every planet clearly.
In addition, there were the remains and secret treasures left behind by a hundred Forerunner civilizations. Every single one of them contained endless mysteries. It was something that no cultivator or researcher could ever fully understand in their lifetime.
It could be said that, in the past three years, every single expert and researcher who had entered the primeval relics to explore had been in a state of "training in seclusion" as if they were in a race against time. Every one of them had their own fortuitous encounters, and they did not have enough time to train crazily. How could they have the time to care about other people's business?
Today's Future Conference, or the Super Martial Arts Challenge Tournament, was the time for them to test the results of their three years of cultivation and research.
The results of the arena matches would also determine the next allocation of cultivation resources and exploration missions, as well as the changes in the structure of the major forces, including the conditions for the renewal of the peace treaty, and so on.
It could not be helped. Although the Federation, the Imperium, and the Holy League were facing a common enemy, they could not be truly intimate with each other. There was cooperation and competition among them. Getting to the bottom of it, the bigger one's fists were, the more powerful one would be. It was perhaps the weakness of human beings, but it was also the unique charm of the civilization of mankind.
In the first arena, in the seemingly unremarkable desert world, Ding Ling Dong floated in midair peacefully and stared at her opponent.
Her opponent, Long Yangjun, on the other hand, was grimacing with a long face, as if she would surrender and admit defeat with a stomachache at any moment.
The list of the matches in the Super Martial Arts Challenge Tournament was randomly matched. Nobody expected that Ding Ling Dong and Long Yangjun, two popular candidates for the top ten experts of the Pangu Universe, would run into each other by 'accident' in the first round. However, Long Yangjun somehow felt that there might be some scheme behind it.
"Mr. Speaker, you've changed your hairstyle!"
Rubbing her belly, Long Yangjun laughed at Ding Ling Dong. "I'm told that you trained yourself crazily in the Supreme Tower. Not only did you receive all the true knowledge of the 'Burning Flame Civilization', which is best known for its valiance, you also spent an entire year on a planet very close to a star that was almost entirely filled with magma and grasped the 'true meaning of the fundamentalists' to dismantle starships, Colossi, space fortresses, and asteroid military bases with your bare hands without using any magical equipment. Wow. That's really impressive. Well, can I admit defeat? I don't belong to any force in the first place, and I'm not interested in the distribution of the interests among the Federation, the Imperium, and the Holy League at all. I'm only here as a formality. I didn't expect that I would be matched with you in the first round!"
"Alright. I accept your surrender."
Ding Ling Dong nodded her head and said to Long Yangjun, who was overjoyed, "However, in the war culture of the 'Burning Flame Civilization', even the enemy who has surrendered must be blown up brutally like a lion catching a rabbit. It is the greatest respect and affirmation for the surrenders."
"Are you serious?"
Long Yangjun's smile was completely smeared on her face. Dumbfounded, she said, "I really don't know what I did to piss you off, Mr. Speaker. Why do you have to torture me like this? I feel so wronged! "
"Is that so?"
"Perhaps you are truly innocent in other things, but I'm told that you have been very close to the primeval survivors in the past two years. You have been working on your own research projects in secret with both the Pangu Clan and the Nuwa Clan. It is even said that you have collected and analyzed half of the eight volumes of the Book of Revelation in secret. What's more, there are four volumes in total. It is said that you have collected and analyzed half of them in secret."
"What? Is that true?"
Long Yangjun bulged her eyes and said innocently, "I don't know anything about the Book of Revelation at all. Wasn't it a smokescreen that the Supreme Emperor released years ago? I didn't know such a thing existed. Aya. If I had known such shocking news, I would've certainly reported it to the 'Joint Exploration Committee of the Primeval Relics' as soon as possible."
"That's alright."
Ding Ling Dong smiled. "I'll know whether or not you practice the Book of Revelation after I give it a try!"
Hardly had she concluded her sentence when an unbelievable scene took place.
Ding Ling Dong's beautiful short hair suddenly expanded all the way to her shoulders, waist, and heels as if a great explosion had occurred. It did not stop growing and expanding at all, as if a volcano were erupting from the top of her skull.
In the meantime, countless interconnected threads of light appeared on her skin that was emitting the gloss of honey. The threads of light bounced out of her body as if they were alive and rushed to the ground below her feet quickly. Shua! Shua! Shua! Shua! In a flash, the solid ground was cut into dozens of rocks that were almost eighty meters square.
Accompanied by the terrifying dance of the battle flames, dozens of huge rocks swayed and floated into the air. They were sucked into Ding Lingdang's scorching aura and instantly melted, turning into crimson lava. The lava spun rapidly between Ding Lingdang's arms and turned into red dragons that were baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. Then, along with her world-destroying heavy fists, they fiercely punched out.
Boom!
Thousands of dragons overwhelmed the sky, and the torrents of magma immediately swallowed Long Yangjun.
"Insatiable women are truly dreadful!"
Long Yangjun's shriek echoed from the magma. Then, a human figure that seemed to be carved out of crystal leaped out of the magma.
Although she was shrieking, she was still wearing an unconcerned smile on her face. Not only had she turned into crystal, even the magma that Ding Ling Dong bombarded at her brutally had all been absorbed by her and turned into sharp, rhombus-shaped crystals that were absorbed to her vitality field and hovered around her like satellites and rings.
"Is this the power of the Book of Revelation? In the legends, it was precisely because the Emperor obtained this power that he was able to create miracles and create his path of glory. Although the legends and the truth are definitely different, the existence of the Book of Divine Seal is undeniable. Unfortunately, I wasn't born in the era of the Emperor and was able to compete with him. But I am very lucky that I was able to meet you. Let us battle for three days and three nights, venting all the pain and depression of these past three years! "
Ding Ling Dong let out a roar that even a tyrannosaurus would be shivering in fear after hearing it.
The flames behind her continued raging and turned into the image of eight hundred gods and devils in the burning sky. The temperature of the entire world fragment was immediately raised by dozens of degrees.
The eight hundred gods and devils fell from the sky like a meteor shower that appeared out of nowhere. Earth-shattering explosions echoed below their feet. The desert and the desert turned into boiling magma, with surging tides that were thousands of degrees high rising inside the magma. They obeyed Ding Ling Dong's command like the most loyal warriors.
"Are you kidding me, Mr. President? Do you know that this is a 'friendly match' or even an 'exhibition match' that is meant to boost the morale of mankind? I — I am from the Xing Yao Federation, too. I will immediately announce that I have returned to the Federation's side, alright? Besides, I do not feel any 'pain or depression'. I've been as carefree and happy as a deity in the past three years. There's no need to mention how happy I was!
"Don't look at me like that. Of course, I'm not really heartless. However, well, as a matter of fact, I vaguely have a feeling that Li Yao is not dead yet. Really. As the saying goes, good people do not live long … Heroes live forever. How can a real hero like Li Yao be killed so simply, right? After all, nobody has seen his body yet. Fine. His cell pieces have indeed been discovered, but at the very least, there is no evidence that his soul has perished. We must have faith in his vitality. If a cockroach can live for hundreds of millions of years, why can't 'Vulture Li Yao'?
"All in all, all in all, don't come any closer. If you come any closer, I'm really going to shout for help. Referee, where is the referee? I'm going to surrender. I'm going to admit defeat. What kind of crappy arena is this? How am I going to get out of here? Help! Help! "
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