Inside the guild channel, our beautiful guild leader was lecturing He Yi. "Everyone, work hard in the champion bracket. Fans like to read:!"
Gui Guzi: "It's so tiring. I'm only at 781 …"
High Fighting Spirits: "Thank goodness I'm at 142nd, hahahaha ~ ~"
He Yi giggled. "Keep it up, everyone. Over ten thousand clubs have registered this morning. Right now, all the sponsors are eyeing the arena rankings. If your rank is high enough, you'll definitely be scouted out. If you sign with a big club, an annual salary of over a million won't be a dream …"
Li Chengfeng chuckled. "Guild leader, you're right. The State Grid contacted me this morning and asked me to sign with their club. I rejected them. Everyone else, just read:."
I grinned. "Isn't that the biggest company in terms of GDP or something? Why did you reject them?
Logically speaking, the price they offered you shouldn't be low. "
Li Chengfeng said, "Yes, the salary is high. The annual salary is set at 7 million, and I heard that there are a few teammates from Vanished God City. But I still rejected them. I want to join a club with the brothers of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls instead of flying alone. It's so boring."
He Yi smiled. "Okay, in that case, I'll request to join a team the next time I get an invitation."
Li Chengfeng: "Mn, guild leader is wise. I was thinking the same thing."
Chaos Moon: "I noticed a problem …"
Xu Yang: "What problem?"
Chaos Moon: "Lu Chen's real-time ranking is above 1000. This is so unfair. Has Lu Chen ever lost?"
Everyone asked in astonishment, "Lu Chen, what's going on?"
Me: "Well … there was an assassin who was playing hide-and-seek with me for seven or eight minutes before I killed him. There was also a girl from Soul Battle Robes, but I couldn't bring myself to kill her. It took me six minutes to get her QQ number …"
He Yi: "Fuck!"
Murong Mingyue: "Fuck!"
Beiming Xue: "Big bro, you …"
Everyone laughed. As men, we all understood each other. High Fighting Spirits, Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun and the rest all expressed their regret that they didn't meet such a loving girl. If they did, they would've wasted the full ten minutes!
… …
To be honest, I wasn't in a hurry to rush to the top of the leaderboard. I was ranked seventh in the CGL Hall of Fame, so why would I need to prove myself with my arena ranking?
Entering the Heavenly Ranking in the Arena was just icing on the cake. I also hoped that I could get a good ranking and then be chosen by a large club. That way, I would have a monthly salary of over a million, and I wouldn't have to rack my brain every day to think about how to earn money in the game. Even the time to go home to see my father was squeezed out through server maintenance.
I continued to fight my way through the arena. At the same time, I looked at the number one player in the arena. It was actually Dominating Knight God. I almost spat out a mouthful of saliva when I saw this. This kind of trash who couldn't even withstand a single round of my attacks had actually made it to the top of the leaderboard. There was no justice in this world. Dominating Knight God had never met a decent opponent on his way to the top!
However, Dominating Knight God would definitely be pulled down from his high horse in the future. Players who entered the Top 100 would basically have to fight players between the Top 200 and exchange points with each other. Without absolute strength, there was no way they could stay on the Heavenly Ranking for long.
After killing for more than half an hour, my ranking finally reached 197th. However, this wasn't enough to satisfy me, so I continued to fight!
Ding ~!
System Notice: Hello, you have been successfully paired with player "Moonkiss". The battle will begin in 5 seconds!
… …
Oh fuck!
I actually ran into Moonkiss! A CGL Hall of Famer running into a Hall of Famer? Tsk tsk, what a coincidence! Still, Moonkiss was ranked 104th in the CGL Hall of Famer rankings, so if I could beat her, I'd definitely earn a lot of points!
Swhoosh!
I entered the arena and saw Moonkiss dressed in leather armor and wielding her dagger. She smiled at me and said, "Aiyo, long time no see, Lu Chen. I've missed you …"
I lowered my sword and said, "Give me your points, beautiful Moonkiss …"
Moonkiss: "..."
The battle began, and it was Moonkiss who launched the first attack. She tossed a fiery red bead at me from afar, and it exploded right next to me with a loud bang, greatly obscuring my vision. Assassin players were pretty shameless, and they would use all kinds of dirty tricks. If I remembered correctly, this kind of smoke grenade was something only Japanese ninjas would use...
"Crack! Fans like to read:!"
I felt a chill run down my back. Moonkiss's dagger had sliced past me, and I could clearly feel the pain. Mn, this meant that her attack had exceeded 5% of my total HP...
“5089！”
It was a skill attack. I swung the Heaven-stealing Sword in an arc through the fog, but it missed. Moonkiss nimbly jumped backward and dodged the attack. Then, she suddenly raised her arm and a dark red light surrounded her body. Her movement speed and attack speed increased drastically as she charged at me again!
Chiang!
The Heaven-stealing Sword caught her off guard and parried her dagger. Moonkiss was slightly surprised. "Oh?"
Then, she moved and spun her petite body. She actually used both her daggers to cut my shoulders. It hurt a lot. An assassin's attack frequency was very high, and even though they dealt over 1000 damage each time, I still lost almost 7000 HP in three seconds!
However, before Moonkiss could stabilize herself, she suddenly looked to her right in astonishment. There, the Heaven-stealing Sword had transformed into an indigo cone, and Moonkiss had practically rammed into it!
Universe Break!
“19840！”
Moonkiss let out a resentful snort before collapsing limply to the ground. As expected, even a CGL Hall of Famer would be one-shot by my Universe Break if they didn't parry or dodge it successfully. At the very least, they wouldn't be able to withstand it with their current HP.
I won and was teleported out of the game. My points had increased by a huge amount, and I was now ranked 172. Not bad, not bad!
Let's continue and pair up!
Ding ~!
System Notice: Hello, you have been successfully paired with player "Tempest Shadow". The battle will begin in 5 seconds!
… …
Hahaha, Tempest Shadow is a Rank 75 expert, and I can't believe I ran into him. Very good, it looks like he's just unlucky to have come to me!
Swhoosh!
Tempest Shadow's face was ashen when I entered the arena. It was obvious that I was an opponent he absolutely didn't want to face. If he ran into me, he would lose a ton of points, and his ranking would definitely plummet.
I rested the Heaven-stealing Sword on my shoulder and smiled. "Long time no see, Tempest War God. How have you been?"
The muscles on Tempest Shadow's face twitched. "Lu Chen, you seem to be doing well in Sky City, aren't you?
Judging by your arrogance, Candle Dragon should descend on Sky City and bathe your Dark Moon City in blood. We'll show you what a true king of guilds looks like, right? "
"Cut the crap and come at me! I'm in a hurry!"
I abruptly raised the Heaven-stealing Sword and charged toward Tempest Shadow. As a magic knight, Tempest Shadow summoned a battle wolf and rode it, instantly increasing his stats by a large margin. Moreover, Tempest Shadow's Famous General Skill was Resolute, which increased his Attack by 25%. Right now, it was a 71% increase in Attack, which wasn't too bad. It was a perfect match for my Martial God. My advantage lay in my high Attack, while his advantage lay in his high HP and Defense.
The two of us brushed past each other. My longsword swept past his neck, while his iron spear heavily pierced through my arm. It was very painful. This bastard's attack power was enough to break through my defense. Book fans also liked to read: "I'm not afraid."
“8810！”
“5221！”
After we exchanged damage, Tempest Shadow had lost almost 9000 HP, but he still had more than 70% HP left. His total HP was at least over 30000.
"Heh!"
Tempest Shadow grinned and raised his arm. Green energy immediately covered his entire body. It was the magic knight's unique skill, War God's Recovery. It regenerated 100% HP in 60 seconds!
A drawn-out battle was extremely disadvantageous to me. I had to kill him as soon as possible!
Tempest Shadow didn't want to waste any more time either. He charged me and swung his spear horizontally. A gleam of satisfaction appeared in his eyes when I parried his attack. His spear suddenly whistled through the air, and a cone of flames shot out of it. It was Barrier Break! God damn, Candlelight Shadow must've helped Candle Dragon's CGL Hall of Famers learn Barrier Break!
Pfft!
A dull pain radiated from my chest. The Barrier Break had penetrated my chest armor, and a huge damage number appeared above my head — 14890!
My max HP was only 21000, so it couldn't compare to Tempest Shadow's. However, I wasn't in a hurry. In fact, Tempest Shadow was already a dead man in my eyes the moment he used Barrier Break!
"Pa da!"
I knocked away the enemy's spear with my arm. Tempest Shadow's eyes widened in fear as he stared at my Heaven-stealing Sword. An indigo-colored cone of flames had flown out of the Heaven-stealing Sword, and red flames were floating around the tip of the cone. It was clearly a combo — Universe Break + Burning Blade Slash!
"17849. Fans of the book also like to read:!"
“6789！”
“8010！”
“12842！”
Tempest Shadow's mechanical skill was nowhere near as good as Candlelight Shadow's. In fact, he wasn't even on the same level as Li Chengfeng or Purple Marquis. At best, he was on the same level as Moonkiss. That was why he wasn't able to dodge a single one of my lightning-fast attacks. No matter how many health potions he ate, it was all for naught!
Swhoosh!
I flew out of the arena and won. My ranking shot up again!
I didn't run into much trouble in the next few matches either. The strongest players I encountered were Dominating Archer God, Night Sorrow, A Hero In A Dream, and Familiar Scent. When it was past 5 pm, I finally entered the Top 20 of the arena. I was ranked 14th, and I had an undefeated record all the way until now.
I couldn't slack off, so I continued. I only needed two more matches to enter the Heavenly Ranking!
Dominating Knight God had long since disappeared from the Heavenly Ranking. God only knew how many people he had lost to...
Ding ~!
System Notice: Hello, you have been successfully matched with player "Luo River God of the Capital". Battle will begin in 5 seconds!
… …
I was stunned when I saw the system notification. Did I really run into Luo River God of the Capital?
My luck wasn't bad. Luo River God of the Capital was currently ranked second. If I could defeat her, I would gain a lot of points. I couldn't help but smile when I thought of this.
Swhoosh!
I was teleported into the arena. Luo River God of the Capital shuddered when she saw me. "Fuck, what kind of smile is that, Lu Chen? You're asking for a beating …"