Seeing the Cyan Vault transform into light and disappear, Bai Pu collected his remaining 79 Heavenâs Mark, feeling a trace of unfulfilled longing.
His "Final Breath" and "Wall of Despair" states have stacked to 10 layers, currently granting Bai Pu 30 points of additional attack speed and 30 points of fixed damage reduction.
This feeling of growing stronger with each battle is truly intoxicating.
With the battle over, the enhanced states receded like a tide.
Bai Pu received a notification from the Spirit Realm Will.
[All other candidates in the Celestial Human Title finals have been eliminated.]
[Please quickly gather the remaining 20 Heavenâs Marks to acquire the Celestial Human Certificate.]
[In the upcoming time, the Heavenâs Marks will remain in a heated state, continuously locating the coordinates of other Heavenâs Marks for you.]
Bai Pu currently has 80 Heavenâs Marks.
Just as he initially thought, there are a total of 100 Heavenâs Marks; whether you collect one or 99, it all comes down to one final showdown.
Now, Bai Pu is stepping on a Magic Sand Flying Disc, cruising through the Catastrophe Abyss, constantly slaying monsters and seizing Heavenâs Marks.
This process is relatively uneventful.
Although the monsters in the Catastrophe Abyss are very powerful, posing a difficult challenge for ordinary Awakened, compared to top-tier Awakened, they are still not comparable.
Earth, official live broadcast room.
The entire Celestial Human War process is broadcast live, with various guests and commentators reviewing the footage.
This segment is essential because the battles of top Awakened are extremely swift, especially the feigned thwarts during bursts, moving faster than the visual limits of ordinary people.
Replaying the footage in slow motion allows viewers to understand the intricacies of each battle, where every step involved intense mind games.
This time the official broadcast room specially invited the holder of the Divine Throne Title â Futu.
Futu is an ordinary-built middle-aged man, wearing a transformed suit that concealed any extraordinary traits, except for his very sharp eyes, akin to two concealed gun tips.
At this moment, a commentator approached Futu for insight.
"Lord Futu, we saw in the replay that Cyan Vault struck Lord Gangxin... the three-style ultimate skill evidently held significant power, yet why does Lord Gangxin appear unscathed?"
Another commentator nodded and said, "Indeed, Lord Gangxinâs Shield Skills were still on cooldown, and Cyan Vaultâs last strike clearly had an effect of ignoring armor. Theoretically, the 3,000-plus damage wasnât enough to kill Lord Gangxin?"
Futuâs face was rigid, and seriously replied, "Probably not, Gangxinâs Life Value is over 8000, and he has a strong damage reduction talent. Cyan Vaultâs strike on Gangxin only caused one or two thousand actual damage at most."
"I see."
"But even so, Lord Gangxin should be injured, yet why does he appear perfectly fine and ready to counterattack?"
Futu froze the replay at the moment when Cyan Vault withdrew his attack.
The swirling smoke and flying sand obstructed the view.
The next second, as the sand settled, Bai Puâs silhouette was revealed.
"Without being on the battlefield, my view isnât clear... look, didnât Gangxinâs chest, the area struck, have some fine cracks?"
Futu rubbed his chin and said, "Gangxinâs skill to manipulate sand is unique, likely using sand to form a set of mimetic skin Armor of Sand!
"This layer of Armor of Sand is Gangxinâs final line of defense. Compared to it, the Volcano Shield is just the apparent defense."
Futu squinted his eyes, he could even visualize the scene at the time.
Cyan Vaultâs "Directly Attack the Yellow Dragon" struck Gangxinâs heart, thinking it penetrated, but actually just hit the mimetic skin from Gangxinâs Armor of Sand.
The subsequent "Shattering Heaven and Earth" only shattered this layer of Armor of Sand completely! Hence the rolling sand and dense smoke occurred.
Gangxinâs entity only suffered some residual shock damage from the vigorous qi. With Gangxinâs durability, such damage is negligible.
Futu looked at another guest in the broadcast room.
"Wuding, you have a rival. I recall Gangxin also participated in the Power King match; with his strength, he is undoubtedly a top contender for the Power King Title."
Named "Wuding," the Awakened has a lean and robust physique; the muscles on his forearms appear like a coil of rebar.
Wuding, a candidate for the Power King Title, smiled upon hearing, "What does that have to do with me? If anyone has a headache, itâs Wenjiu."
Wenjiu, the holder of the Power King Title, was not in the broadcast room at this time.
Finally, the commentators reviewed most of the battle details, destined to spread online the intricacies of the Celestial Human War.
There are many vague speculations regarding the skills, special effects of top-tier Awakened, and even their mysterious Combat Specialization and Mystical Arts, topics many Advanced Awakened will study seriously.
The broadcast switched, showing Bai Pu has gathered the remaining Heavenâs Marks.
A grand voice resonated:
[Celestial Human Certificate generated, currently the sole holder: Gangxin.]
[The winner of this Celestial Human Title: Gangxin!]
[First candidate: Cyan Vault.]
[Second candidate: Wild Ghost.]
[Third candidate: Drunken Flower Forest.]
[Fourth candidate: Gu Fan.]
[The Celestial Human Title match has concluded.]
Following the grand voice, the Spirit Realm broadcast was cut, the Spirit Realm Will ceased the Spiritual Essence signal transmission.
The experienced broadcast room personnel swiftly switched to the post-production championship settlement screen, with Bai Puâs portrait and Celestial Human Crown displayed on the big screen.
In the image, Bai Pu appeared handsome, spirited, with the sunshine casting a refreshing and graceful charm of youth.
"Lord Gangxin isnât even 19 years old yet."
"This certainly sets a new record for the youngest holder of the Celestial Human Title. Previously, the youngest Celestial Human âDiscarding and Letting Goâ was already 24 when first obtaining the title."
"And itâs not just in the Celestial Human Title, very few peak title holders are under 20."
"Never experienced this before, akin to witnessing history."
People were discussing, seemingly seeing the dawn of a new era.
Yet Bai Pu, the Spirit Realm returnee, paid little attention to these.
He stared at the suddenly appearing ancient clay tablet, covered in mysterious text, deep in thought.
[You acquired an item: Dull Divine Rune. You need to charge it, transform it into a true Divine Rune before you can use it to unlock your Talent Treeâs 3rd Layer.]
"Where did this Divine Rune come from?"