20: Chapter 20 Martial Prosperity, Great Dao Endures Forever

At 7 PM, a massive holographic projection screen was erected in the Central Square of Linchuan City.

The square was packed with spectators, holding glow sticks and cheering loudly; the atmosphere was incredibly lively.

The high-end office buildings surrounding the Central Square had now become VIP viewing seats for the competition, with lights shining in every room.

People came and went in an endless stream—elites in suits, bosses dripping with gold and silver, and young masters and ladies dressed in trendy brands...

The God War Rookie Tournament of the Longyan Xia Kingdom has always been the most eye-catching large-scale event in every province and city. It was rare for this tournament to be held in Linchuan City, so local high-level officials placed particular importance on this rookie tournament.

Several massive fireworks shot out from the high platform in the center of the square, lighting up the night sky and simultaneously raising the curtain on the rookie tournament.

The host stood on stage, spoke a few brief words, introduced the Linchuan City leaders watching from the commentary stand, and then activated the sub-field system for the first stage of the rookie tournament.

In a high-end office building not far away.

Gu Sichao sat on the sofa, looking at the woman in the cheongsam opposite him, his eyes revealing hostility.

"Gu Siqian, the tournament is about to start. Why aren't you waiting in the preparation room instead of coming to my private suite?" Gu Sichao said displeasedly.

"Xiao Chao, I'm here to talk business with you. As long as you take your people and voluntarily withdraw from this tournament, I can arrange for you to have a five percent market share of the Linchuan City online live streaming market."

"We are all family; let's not make things too ugly. Outsiders will laugh at us."

Gu Siqian wore a crimson cheongsam embroidered with fire phoenix patterns. Although she claimed to be doing it for Gu Sichao's sake, a hint of disdain could be heard in her voice.

Gu Sichao's face darkened, and he said bluntly:

"Because outsiders will laugh, you're helping outsiders to mess with me."

"Gu Siqian, you are just an illegitimate daughter. Don't think that just because you latched onto a wealthy sponsor and regained the 'Si' generation name, you can boss me around."

"I'm not like you. Black-White Bear was created by my own hands. I want to fight for market share myself; it's not something I rely on your charity for."

Gu Siqian frowned, then stood up elegantly, her tone laced with chill. "Since that's the case, I won't force it. Tell Chen Jintian to prepare the bankruptcy application documents for Black-White Bear."

After Gu Siqian left, Gu Sichao was so angry that he began to curse loudly.

"That bitch, that slut who sells her ass. A mere illegitimate child dares to boss me around and even dares to touch my business."

"Chen Jintian, investigate for me. Find out all the contestants under her, make a list, and tell the Black-White Bear participating employees that as long as they encounter them in the competition, for every one they eliminate, I will subsidize them with 3000 star coins."

Outside the room, Gu Siqian walked along the corridor. The bodyguards on both sides saw her and immediately approached her.

"Secretary Zhou, take action. Let all the contestants under Gu Sichao die miserably in the competition," Gu Siqian said with a cold expression.

"I understand," Secretary Zhou nodded, picked up the phone, and dialed.

Meanwhile, inside the Black-White Bear Network Company.

Yang Bai found a new machine on the side in the God War office, opened the hatch of the combat pod, and climbed inside.

He entered the entry code given by Gu Sichao into his divine power chip, and the system automatically connected to the Divine Domain Network data of the rookie tournament.

Ten seconds later, Yang Bai descended into the virtual world created for the rookie tournament in the form of his Immortal Lord true body.

In this virtual world, hundreds of Divine Lords with various appearances had already gathered, and blue lights were flashing in several places as new Divine Lords descended here.

Just as Yang Bai was looking around, more than 500 large projection screens suddenly appeared above the virtual world, with contestant codes scrolling on the screens.

"It's moving, it's moving! Ancestors bless me, please don't let me be assigned with those few dark horses."

"Finally in, haha! I won't say much, I'm going to fight ten."

"I am the Little Overlord of Zhennan Street, Linchuan City. Let's have a landing fight later; whoever chickens out is a dog."

In the virtual world hall, Divine Lords from various factions excitedly made bold declarations.

Compared to these exceptionally excited contestants, Yang Bai's attention was on those aloof contestants who were incredibly calm and gathered together immediately upon landing.

Yang Bai knew that the random ranking on the sub-field device was just a facade; official contestants already knew who they would be assigned with before entering the field.

And those aloof contestants in the corner were currently discussing how to quickly form alliances upon landing and then slaughter the cannon fodder contestants.

[You have been assigned to the 238th Virtual Divine Domain.]

[Field type: Forest, Grassland, Snowy Plateau.]

[Scanning Divine Domain, followers are being teleported, Divine Lord true body is being teleported.]

[Reminder: This tournament uses the True God War mode throughout; please be responsible for all consumption yourself.]

[Emergency protection measures have started. If divine source matter drops below 10% of the total, it will be considered death, and the Divine Domain connection to the mental sea will be forcibly disconnected.]

[We wish you a good ranking in this tournament.]

...

Immortal Realm, White Jade Capital.

The blue sky tore open a large hole, revealing the starry galaxy background behind it.

At this moment, on the Reincarnation Square of White Jade Capital, one hundred white-robed Cultivators were ready to go. Some held axes and battle-axes, some carried long swords on their backs, and some held unconventional weapons like black iron zithers.

Although their weapons were different, they all had one thing in common: not a single one of them wore armor.

They did this to abandon armor and face the coming enemies in their white robes.

Attack only, no defense, fight to the end!

Chu Gehang stood at the very front of the line, with Chen Jianfeng and Zhou Yanlie standing at his sides. The three of them looked at the gap torn in the sky, their expressions varied.

"Fellow Daoists, there is no need to explain why we have gathered here today. We are all people who died on the Universal Continent; strictly speaking, we all died with unwillingness."

"The Immortal Lord is merciful; He intercepted the Heavenly Dao of Reincarnation, pulled us from the realm of death into this White Jade Immortal Realm, and gave us the opportunity to become immortals and attain the Dao."

"At this moment, the White Jade Immortal Realm is about to face a catastrophe, and the Immortal Lord is also fighting enemies outside. As part of White Jade Capital, what should we do to satisfy the Immortal Lord?"

Chu Gehang walked to the front of the crowd, cleared his throat, and shouted loudly.

"Kill!"

"Kill!!"

"Kill!!!"

Chu Gehang's words undoubtedly ignited the fighting passion of all the Cultivators, and the high-pitched cries of "kill" resounded through White Jade Capital.

Seeing this scene, Chu Gehang nodded with satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, three massive Sweat-Blood Treasure Oxen were thrown into mid-air by him.

Chen Jianfeng pinched a finger incantation, and the massive blood oxen were directly sliced into countless small pieces. Then, a cloud of burning fire appeared, wrapping around the corpses of the treasure oxen.

After being roasted by the great fire, one hundred red bowls filled with fresh blood floated before everyone.

"I wish you all, fellow Daoists, may your martial fortune prosper."

Chu Gehang drank the hot blood in the bowl in one gulp, then took out a mask from his bosom, brushed back his long hair, and placed it on his face.

"May the Great Dao flourish forever!!!"

The remaining Cultivators drank the blood, smashed the red bowls, and put on the white jade masks they had prepared beforehand.