The âMartial Arts Emperorâ sparring robot had recently become renowned throughout the Reincarnator community. It was even seen by many Martial Artists as an insurmountable mountain on the path of the Martial Dao.
And yet, this very mountain was now powerless to resist a mysterious challenger of unknown origin, torn to pieces in a matter of moments.
The crowd of spectating Martial Artists could hardly believe it.
"What the hell? The guy actually won?"
"And in a Life-and-Death Match, no less! He actually beat the âMartial Arts Emperorâ?"
"Fuck, that fight was so damn smooth... Itâs making me wonder if the âMartial Arts Emperorâ I fought and the one the âDivine Emperorâ fought are even the same version. This is just ridiculous!"
"I donât believe it! It was nothing like that when I fought the âMartial Arts Emperorâ!"
Having witnessed the result with their own eyes, many of the Martial Artists were unwilling to believe it. The outcome was simply too difficult for them to accept.
But whether they were willing to believe it or not, the truth was laid bare before their very eyes.
This âDivine Emperorâ of unknown origin had defeated the âMartial Arts Emperorâ sparring robotâthe very machine they saw as a mountain on the path of the Martial Daoâand it had been a completely one-sided victory.
The Martial Arts Emperor that had brutalized countless Martial Artists was no match at all for this Divine Emperor.
Beside the Rebirth Arena, the crowd of spectators began to whisper amongst themselves, buzzing with discussion.
Bi Guoâan, who had been defeated earlier, couldnât help but stare blankly at the one-sided battle in the distance. He had initially assumed this so-called Divine Emperor would end up just like him, utterly defeated and disgraced.
Easily defeated by the Martial Arts Emperor.
But now, having witnessed the man easily vanquish the Martial Arts Emperor with his own eyes, Bi Guoâanâs mind was completely blown.
He couldnât accept this outcome.
It wasnât just him; even Qian Zhong, the City Lord of Lijiang Blood Shadow City, and Deng Ankang, the City Lord of Fire Lion City, were both completely dumbstruck.
Beyond their shock, the biggest question on everyoneâs mind was the true identity of this âDivine Emperorâ.
A Martial Artist capable of defeating the âMartial Arts Emperorâ shouldnât be some obscure figure in the entire Martial Arts Realm of Hua Country, yet none of them had ever heard of anyone with such a moniker.
This naturally piqued everyoneâs curiosity.
On the arena, after his victory over the Martial Arts Emperor in the Life-and-Death Match, a message appeared from the Rebirth Mark: "âDivine Emperorâ has successfully challenged the âMartial Arts Emperor.â âDivine Emperorâ is victorious. The 500,000 Rebirth Point bounty will be distributed within one hour!"
After the message appeared.
Li Changâanâs figure on the stage slowly faded away.
Qian Zhong, the City Lord of Lijiang Blood Shadow City, watched the fading silhouette and asked uncertainly, "Deng, does that âDivine Emperorâsâ back look a little familiar to you?"
The thought hadnât even crossed the mind of Deng Ankang, the Fire Lion City Lord.
But at Qian Zhongâs prompting, he frowned as well. He stared at the silhouette, lost in thought for a moment, before sucking in a sharp breath. "Hiss... now that you mention it, it does look a bit familiar!"
Seeing that Deng Ankang felt the same sense of familiarity.
Qian Zhong frowned and said, "You think so too? Then it wasnât just my imagination!"
He paused, thinking for a moment before continuing, "But our territories are here in Linjiang. We hardly ever go to other major cities. When would we have ever crossed paths with such an important figure?"
The two racked their brains for a long time, but they still couldnât recall ever meeting such a terrifyingly powerful figure from the Martial Dao.
They couldnât really be blamed for that.
After all, while they had met Li Changâan once in Cangxuan City a little over a month ago and even placed an order for a batch of Cangxuan Cityâs military-grade weapons.
But at the time, most of their attention had been focused on the specifications of the Super Electromagnetic Cannon and the Energy Particle Beam Cannon that Li Changâan was presenting.
Furthermore, they had subconsciously assumed that since Li Changâan could design so much high-performance military hardwareâenough to potentially overturn the current military technology landscape.
His evolutionary path was most likely technology-based.
Besides, in their memory, Li Changâan was just a Newcomer who had been at this for less than a year. So even if the silhouette seemed familiar, they would never have connected the two.
After Li Changâanâs battle ended.
Most of the Martial Artists who had come to watch the spectacle eagerly left the public space of the Rebirth Arena.
Clearly, a major event like the âMartial Arts Emperorâ being defeated in a Life-and-Death Match was something they had to immediately share on the forums with their friends and familyâa first-hand account of the drama as it unfolded.
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Li Changâan also left the Rebirth Arena and returned to the City Lordâs Mansion.
Although the battle with the Martial Arts Emperor hadnât forced him to go all out, it had still been an exhilarating duel.
It had even helped him fully consolidate his once-unstable Realm.
On top of that, he had also received the 500,000 Rebirth Point bounty from the Rebirth Mark. For Li Changâan, this was a very pleasant surprise.
âThis arena is pretty nice. I wonder if thereâll be more chances to earn bounties in the future!â Counting his earnings, Li Changâan couldnât help but rub his face, trying to suppress the smile tugging at the corners of his lips.
Outside the door, Zhao Xi had already been waiting for a long time.
Seeing that Li Changâan had emerged from his seclusion, Zhao Xi hurried to report, "Lord City Lord, the friends you asked me to keep an eye out for have arrived. Iâve settled them in the City Lordâs Mansion for now!"