Age of Evolution

Chapter 249 - 249: 249: Elimination Round Begins (3rd update)

He had stayed in the Five Connected Pools for three months, and the price of Star Artifact had fallen further. Now, a High Grade Celestial Device worth a hundred billion was definitely the top quality among them.

Prices for ordinary weapons were around twenty to thirty billion, while armor ranged from fifty to sixty billion. Only the prices of auxiliary types remained high.

After obtaining the Seven Stars Knives, the First Blood reward ended, Lin Zhen only had two billion left, and still owed forty billion in debt.

About an hour later, the Seven Stars Knives were delivered to Lin Zhen.

As Lin Zhen held the set of knives, he felt an indescribable joy.

The seven knives were about a foot long, more like large daggers, and each knife looked exactly the same in material, color, weight, and quality.

White Meteorite Iron was extremely rare in the Star Realm, let alone from the same piece of meteorite iron.

“If one day I could infuse energy into this entire set of flying knives, I wonder what quality it could achieve?”

Lin Zhen picked up one of the knives, and he could now infuse three of them, Lightning, Radiance, and Metal Essence.

With twenty hours left until the start of the War God’s Knockout, Lin Zhen didn’t go elsewhere but stayed at home to start working.

First, he infused the knife with Metal Essence.

Metal was the head of the Five Elements, and the infused flying knife was bound to be the sharpest and most lethal. Lin Zhen wanted to complete it first.

Dark Star circulated within his body, strands of sharp metallic essence seeped from Lin Zhen’s body and entered the White Meteorite Iron.

As time passed, the color of the flying knife gradually changed.

It evolved from white, gradually turning golden and tinged with green, giving an incredibly sharp sensation….

The much-anticipated War God’s Knockout finally began!

Continuous promotion from around the world has pushed the War God’s Knockout to a new peak, which is not only a knockout match but also an important event related to the fate of nations.

The rules had been established; if a War God wins the knockout, the country they represent ranked first in the War God Alliance!

The country of the runner-up ranked second, and the other two who made it to the semifinals competed for third and fourth place.

Then, the other four in the top eight competed for fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth place to determine the ranking order of countries.

If the champion and runner-up came from the same country, the original third-ranked country would rank second, and so on.

Before the War God’s Knockout began, the news of Lin Zhen’s return caused another wave of speculation.

This news was officially confirmed, and some even confirmed that Yue Zhenhua and He Liu were already dead, but it was unclear who exactly killed them.

Normally, they should have been killed by Lin Zhen, but no one witnessed him kill Yue Zhenhua and He Liu when he came out, as there were basically no people left in the Five Connected Pools.

Even if there were a few people, they were all cultivating in some quiet corner, and no one knew the truth. Lin Zhen himself did not announce that he had killed the two Yue Zhenhua.

There were many speculations, but not many people believed that Lin Zhen had killed Yue Zhenhua as he was a quasi-Star Realm Expert, not so easily killed.

Maybe someone powerful behind Lin Zhen had helped, many people thought so.

The focus was no longer Lin Zhen’s problem, as various countries had offered their competitors extremely generous rewards.

Prizes were given for entering the top 512, top 256, top 8, top 4, runners-up, champions… The rewards varied.

Take Hua Xia, for example, in addition to the rewards from the World War God Alliance, the prizes from their country were not inferior, especially for the champion. They could not only receive a large amount of material rewards but even make a request to the country. As long as it was reasonable, the country would agree.

Many War Gods who participated in the War God’s Knockout were stimulated by the huge rewards and successively published their opinions in newspapers, television, and on the Internet, saying that they would display their strength and asking people to look forward to their performance.

For example, Shah of Sand Russia, even made bold statements that he would definitely win the championship.

He said: “I have a few small goals to achieve in this knockout. The highest is, of course, to win the first place for my motherland. Then there are some personal wishes. First, I want to conquer two women, one is Su Mingyue, the Saintess of the Divine Sect of Hua Xia, and the other is Chris, the mysterious War God of the European Union. I have chosen these two women, and they will both be mine. The first step is to let them witness my strength on the knockout stage.”

“I have one more small wish: I hope to meet Lin Zhen in the knockout stage. I will tear you to shreds, you despicable yellow-skinned man! Just you wait!”

Shah even showed his middle finger to the camera, expressing his disdain for Lin Zhen.

Apart from Shah, Duke of the United States, and Ai Er of the European Union also expressed their wish to win the championship. Ai Er even confessed his love to Chris on the Internet, saying that Chris was his goddess, and if he could meet her in the final, he would propose to her on the spot.Furthermore, India’s Omar and Shah were even more arrogant, claiming that India was the top in the Asia district, and they would prove their strength in this competition, showing no mercy to challengers from Hua Nia!

Also, the African Union’s Bogba, Brazil’s Sang Ji, and others loudly declared their intentions to win the championship, gaining strong support from their countrymen.

In contrast, the Hua Xia’s public momentum was relatively weak. Due to their national character, Hua Xia people were originally reserved and introverted. Before the War Gods began the competition, they would generally not boast about winning the championship because failure would inevitably result in public ridicule.

Moreover, when facing powerhouses from other countries, these War Gods indeed lacked the confidence to win the championship. It might be possible for them to reach the top eight or top four with good luck, but they still fell short of winning the championship.

Only Feng Ni, Tang Wenbo, Duo Long, and Xin Rughai expressed their dissatisfaction with the arrogant Indian contestants, saying that they would definitely suppress India.

As the War God’s Knockout was about to begin, Lin Zhen finally spoke up.

“My return must have disappointed many people. However, whether you’re disappointed or not, I have reserved the championship of this War God’s Knockout for myself. No matter who you are, you will not be able to stop my progress. Hua Xia people, you can start celebrating in advance!”

Lin Zhen’s remarks gained substantial support domestically. Lin Zhen had accomplished many great feats over time and had repeatedly proven his formidable strength.

Moreover, with the donation incident, Lin Zhen had become influential among martial artists.

By winning the first place in the pre-selection killing list, he attracted a large number of fans. Regardless of whether he could indeed win the championship this time, his words undoubtedly boosted Hua Xia’s morale.

Although some people strongly criticized Lin Zhen for his arrogance and boasting, their objections were like tiny ripples, unable to create any significant impact.

Within the World War God Alliance, leaders from the United States, Sand Russia, and the European Union gathered together.

War God Alliance was primarily governed by the War Gods. Although there were still many Star Realm Experts in this world, they generally did not participate in worldly affairs, abiding by the established rules.

Therefore, these leaders were War Gods themselves. Although they might not be particularly powerful, they were definitely cunning and astute War Gods.

The Sand Russian War God spoke first: “I assume you have all heard the arrogant remarks of that Hua Xia kid.”

European Union War God said: “That’s right. That kid is most likely one of the top figures among Hua Xia War Gods now. If we can subdue him, Hua Xia won’t accomplish much in this War God’s Knockout.”

United States War God snorted: “It was your idea to use the Seven Stars Knife to deceive him before, but what was the result? The transfer from the European Union allowed him to actually buy the Seven Stars Knife.”

“So what? The value of the Seven Stars Knife itself does not exceed 50 billion, and we haven’t suffered any loss from it.”

“Alright, you two stop arguing over this matter. Among the Seven Countries, the only threat to our three countries is Hua Xia. In order to secure the top three positions in the future World War God Alliance, we must weaken Hua Xia’s strength first. The competition is about to start, so how should we arrange it?” The Sand Russian War God stopped the quarrel between the two.

“It’s simple. Didn’t the India District express their intention to align with us?

Give them a chance. In the first round of Lin Zhen’s draw, let him face an

Indian expert. It would be best to eliminate Lin Zhen in one fell swoop!”

“Agreed!”

“Agreed!”

The three War Gods immediately came up with a plan. Although the draw was computer-generated, the computer was still controlled by humans. As leaders of the three major member countries, each person had one authorized decision opportunity. That is to say, they could control three matches – any more would be impossible.

To maintain their positions and suppress Hua Xia, the leader from the United States decisively used his opportunity on Lin Zhen.

As the time for the War God’s Knockout approached, dazzling draws began.

After the tally, there were 1,023 participants in the competition. He Liu didn’t show up on time and was considered to have forfeited.

With one person forfeiting, there was one vacancy, and the next person advanced directly to the next round.

In a short while, all the contestants that people were paying attention to had their match-ups arranged.

The first round went from 1,024 to 512, with the chances of strong players meeting each other being minimal. People did not pin their hopes on watching intense battles in the first round.

But when the match-ups were released, one group caught people’s attention.

India’s Omar was up against Hua Xia’s Lin Zhen in the first round!

No one expected a powerful duel in the first round. As the War God’s Knockout began, almost 80% of the world’s attention was focused on the battle between the two.

Each large screen enlarged the small screen of Lin Zhen’s duel against Omar, making the other matches seem insignificant.

In Lin Zhen’s home, he too put on his helmet. As a white light flashed, he entered the virtual environment.

The first round of the War God’s Knockout began!