104: Chapter 104 A Premonition of Victory

In the blink of an eye, a week passed.

The Legendary Assembly, highly anticipated by NPCs and players alike, was finally held.

Kings and leaders of major organizations, figures players rarely saw, appeared in Fu Hao's territory via teleportation gem.

"This... it's simply unbelievable!"

"This is the Rowen Kingdom?"

"What a magnificent invention!"

Upon confirming their arrival in the Rowen Kingdom, the visiting monarchs were thoroughly conquered by the teleportation gem. Moving across distances was a dream shared by mages and monarchs for thousands of years; who would have thought this dream had long since become reality.

Because of the monarchs' obsession with the teleportation gem, Fu Hao, as the host of the Legendary Assembly, became the center of attention—their interest in Fu Hao even surpassed their focus on The Seven Legends.

"You are Fu Hao?"

"Ahem, please watch your words. This is King Rowen... no, Emperor Endel." Someone beside him whispered a reminder.

"Ah, my apologies! Forgive my frankness, but it is truly hard to imagine that an adventurer could ascend to the throne." The monarch who asked earlier looked astonished and bowed slightly.

"No matter, please feel at ease."

"May I have a word with you? Regarding this gem..."

"My master and the other legendary figures are still waiting. Let's talk after the assembly ends. I have many things I would like to tell you as well."

[ "NewNew" tipped 50 Yuan. (Is this really the newbie Fu Hao I know?) ]

[ "Class" tipped 50 Yuan. (He became an emperor after playing for such a short time?) ]

Seeing Fu Hao receiving monarchs as a king, the long-time viewers were filled with emotion.

Fu Hao had walked every step of his journey with caution, enduring countless doubts and scrutiny. Now, having climbed to an unattainable height, his fans could only feel pride.

Although most viewers had been following his stream for less than three months, everyone who had watched Fu Hao's stream was shocked by the content of every episode.

Of course, not everyone was friendly to Fu Hao:

[ "Fu Haos Eternal Fan" tipped 50 Yuan. (How does it feel to be itching for a fight the moment you become a king?) ]

[ "Old Root" tipped 50 Yuan. (After all, he's still firmly in second place on the combat power ranking~) ]

Many mobile viewers, including "Yongyuan", were only waiting for the duel between Fu Hao and Leonhardt, praising Leonhardt while stepping on Fu Hao.

Meanwhile, the representatives of the Kalis Empire, the kings of vassal states, and the leaders of major organizations closely related to the empire remained cold toward Fu Hao, even after personally experiencing the power of the teleportation gem—this was the will of the Emperor of the Kalis Empire.

[ "Mandy" tipped 50 Yuan. (Look at this attitude, shouldn't we hammer the Kalis Empire?) ]

- "Take this chance to wipe out the Kalis Empire!"

- "With one hundred thousand archers and a hundred giant catapults, conquering the Kalis Empire is a sure thing!"

Fu Hao currently harbored the ambition to incorporate the Kalis Empire and its surrounding forces into his territory, but the timing was not right. The Seven Legends were dedicated to prohibiting all wars to defend against the demons. If Fu Hao launched a war of conquest, he might invite a joint resistance, or even have his thousands of Mimics seized and be banned from entering the human realm.

After confirming that all attendees were in place, Fu Hao finally walked toward the venue of the Legendary Assembly.

Despite being hastily arranged in just one week, the venue was incredibly luxurious, showing no signs that it had once been a dilapidated lord's mansion.

Over seventy attendees were already seated in the elegant venue—thanks to the efforts of The Seven Legends, all monarch-level figures in the human realm were present, and even the Emperor of the Kalis Empire had sent a representative, bringing the total number to seventy.

The audience was initially excited by the rare sight, but soon began to complain about boredom through bullet comments and tips:

- "I'm falling asleep."

- "This is so boring!"

- "When will he fight Leonhardt?"

- "I want a skip button."

Just as Loki had said in advance, the core issue of the Legendary Assembly was only one: "To prevent the Demon King's descent, the human realm must prohibit all forms of war."

However, in order to convince every monarch holding great power, Loki's detailed explanation and the subsequent Q&A session became unusually long and tedious.

Fu Hao had no interest in the content of the meeting itself; deep down, he actually hoped it would drag on longer—the cooldown for his Fates Luck had already ended, but the equipment from Helm still hadn't rolled the two special effects with reduced usage conditions.

The required stats were slow to appear, while irrelevant stats appeared frequently.

After the second awakening, the enhancement effect conversion skill allowed for the resetting of two stats. To preserve the +10 stats he had painstakingly rolled, Fu Hao ordered the Mimic to only reset the seventh and eighth stats.

"No matter how strong the +10 stats are, it's useless if I can't wear it... A misjudgment."

Fu Hao silently cursed his overly optimistic self from a week ago.

In his anxiety, he caught a glimpse of Leonhardt sitting with the disciples of Coleman and Ulups— "Sure enough... the equipment is different from what he wore a week ago."

In just a few days, had the opponent enhanced his existing equipment, or, like him, had he custom-tailored a brand-new exclusive configuration? Fu Hao had no way of knowing.

Over the past week, Fu Hao had exhausted everything to improve his personal combat power: sweeping the trial dungeons after level 300, challenging higher levels of the Training Tower, storing Emperor Endel's new magic in accessories, selecting Subspace treasures, utilizing the finished cooldown of the Mimic, simulating the usage of new equipment...

But being unable to equip Helm's top-tier gear was the sharpest thorn in his heart.

"The Legendary Assembly ends here."

The six-hour meeting concluded, and the drowsy audience instantly became as active as if they had received an adrenaline shot:

- "Too hypnotic, I was about to fall asleep while watching the stream."

- "Finally!!"

- "Charge! Leonhardt!"

- "Fu Hao's life countdown: 10 minutes!"

- "Start the voting!"

"Next, it will be the stage to select the next generation of legendary successors."

Upon learning that the legendary disciples would duel, the monarchs excitedly headed to the martial arts arena, and Fu Hao had to follow.

He didn't think he couldn't defeat Leonhardt without Helm's equipment, but he would certainly feel regret if he lost while fighting empty-handed.

"Forget about the guardian spear, focus on the duel."

Fu Hao let go of his obsession with the equipment and started the poll:

[ Leonhardt vs. Fu Hao ]

[ 1. Leonhardt 2. Fu Hao ]

- "1111111"

- "22222222"

- "No one can beat dual-class Leonhardt!"

- "The Enhancement Master's second awakening skills aren't even fully unlocked yet!"

When he arrived at the martial arts arena, the voting results were announced:

[ 1. Leonhardt 52% 2. Fu Hao 48% ]

Although Leonhardt's votes were slightly higher, such a close margin surprised everyone, and even Fu Hao wondered if the voting system had malfunctioned.

"Lately... has my performance really been that dazzling?"

The feats in the war were indeed astonishing, but could he gain nearly half the support just from that? The audience wasn't incapable of distinguishing between war and a duel.

After thinking, Fu Hao concluded: "Because the current me is indeed very strong."

The strength displayed in the trial dungeons after level 300 had convinced the audience that he could defeat the dual-class Leonhardt—this was enough to prove that Fu Hao's combat power had indeed increased.

Regaining his confidence, Fu Hao suddenly saw Administrator Lapis running over holding a shield—it was Helm's "Guardian Shield"!

Although it wasn't the "guardian spear" he wanted most, a shield was better than nothing. Taking the shield, Fu Hao revealed a bright smile for the first time that day.