160: National War Begins

Time passed quietly.

On the day the National War began, nine chimes rang out, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

Countless people stepped out of their homes, looking up at the sky with grave expressions.

[National War Countdown: Six hours, fifty-nine minutes, twenty-five seconds]

“It’s finally starting!”

Everyone clenched their fists, a determined look in their eyes.

“Brothers, are you all ready? The National War is about to begin.”

A man looked at the sky above, a hint of excitement in his eyes.

“We’ve been ready for a long time, just waiting for the National War to start.”

“This time, I’m going to slaughter those traitors, leaving no one behind.”

“Meteor Empire, may it last forever.”

“Last forever!”

Hearing this, the people standing behind him raised their arms and shouted loudly.

For a time, the entire Meteor Empire was abuzz, eagerly awaiting the start of the National War.

“Kid, you’re quite good at being lazy!”

“Secretly hiding in this place, lying down, quite comfortable, aren’t you?”

Looking at Su Bai, Luo Jiuzhou smiled slightly and teased him.

“Old Man. How did you know I was here?”

“Are you looking for me for something?”

Hearing this, Su Bai was startled and quickly asked.

“As long as I want to find you, I can find you. Don’t forget my token is still with you.”

“As for why I came to find you, of course, I’m bringing you a treasure.”

“Look what this is.”

The Old Man produced a token that glowed with golden light.

[Token Name: Order of Cooldown]

[Token Grade: Immortal]

[Token Function Description: This is a special token that contains extremely terrifying Time God laws. It can clear the cooldown time of any equipment and dungeon. Cooldown time: None]

(Note: This is the Time God’s personal token)

“Am I seeing things?”

“This token is Immortal-grade?”

“And it’s the Time God’s personal token?”

Su Bai looked at the token’s description, a look of disbelief on his face.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered that Element Academy seemed to have an Immortal-grade piece of equipment; it must be this one!

“That’s right, otherwise, why do you think my level increased so quickly? It’s because of this token.”

“It can ignore cooldown time. Any dungeon and equipment cooldown can be ignored. It is precisely because of this token that my level is far ahead of my peers, allowing me to become the number one person below the gods.”

Hearing this, Luo Jiuzhou smiled slightly and quickly explained.

“Then why are you giving this equipment to me?”

“You should keep it yourself, shouldn’t you?”

“This equipment is definitely your academy’s most precious treasure. Isn’t it too wasteful to give it to me?”

Su Bai looked at the Old Man in front of him and quickly pushed the token back.

“You gave me a divinity, so why can’t I give you the token?”

“Besides, we’ve already formed a deep friendship. Don’t be polite with me about this token.”

Hearing this, Luo Jiuzhou quickly said.

“That won’t do!”

“That divinity can only be used by you. Since you’ve already joined the Meteor Empire, consider it repaying my favor. You should take this token back.”

“Even if you become a demigod-level powerhouse, you’ll still need this token.”

Su Bai quickly waved his hand, resolutely refusing Luo Jiuzhou’s request.

“Don’t think I don’t know, you either have a piece of equipment or a skill that allows you or your beast to deal excessive doubled damage, and that thing definitely has a cooldown time.”

“If you have this token, you will definitely shine in this National War.”

Looking at Su Bai, Luo Jiuzhou quickly explained.

“How would you know?”

At these words, Su Bai was stunned.

“Last time you were at our academy, I saw your fighting style. It was simply brutal, directly crushing everything.”

Hearing this, Luo Jiuzhou scratched his head, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face.

To be honest, this kind of peeking behavior was very bad, but he couldn’t resist his curiosity.

“Alright, but this piece of equipment is indeed too precious. I feel a bit embarrassed to take it.”

“Just think, this kind of equipment is something countless people dream of but can never obtain. Let’s just forget it.”

Su Bai thought for a moment and still pushed the equipment back.

Even Luo Jiuzhou should greatly need this equipment.

“That’s different. This item can unleash its maximum potential in your hands.”

“Don’t decline me. If it’s really not possible, how about you return this equipment to me after the National War?”

Seeing Su Bai constantly declining, Luo Jiuzhou looked a bit helpless and could only change his strategy.

“If that’s the case, then I can accept it.”

Su Bai nodded after hearing this.

No one was clear about the exact situation of this National War.

They only knew that this National War would bring earth-shattering changes, but no one could clearly explain what those changes would be.

In previous National Wars, most of the time, the seed players from various countries were sent to compete, and true top-tier experts would never enter the fray.

This time, the National War was completely updated, involving all the professionals in the entire empire. No one knew what kind of changes would occur.

“That’s right, why are you being so polite with me? Besides, with your damage output, giving this token to anyone else would be a complete waste.”

He hadn’t forgotten how Su Bai occasionally dealt eleven digits of damage in that secret realm, a kind of damage even he couldn’t match.

“Old Man, if you don’t mind me asking, where did you find this token?”

Su Bai looked at Luo Jiuzhou and asked softly.

“It’s quite a coincidence. When I obtained the Fallen Sky Abyss dungeon, there was a prerequisite quest.”

“The reward for that prerequisite quest was this token. I was only in my third transfer at that time.”

“Looking back, I was really lucky. I met an Old Man on the street, and he casually gave me a quest.”

Looking at Su Bai, Luo Jiuzhou’s face showed a faint smile as he quickly explained.

“That really is good luck!”

At these words, Su Bai couldn't help but roll his eyes.

This person was the true Child of Destiny!

Just casually encountering a quest on the street could lead to obtaining a treasure of this level. His luck was simply heaven-defying.

No wonder he was able to establish Element Academy, independent of the major empires.

“Then you rest first, I’m going to the Imperial Palace.”

Luo Jiuzhou nodded towards Su Bai and turned to leave the courtyard.

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Five hours passed quietly.

[National War has officially begun.]

The cold voice suddenly rang out, and everyone subconsciously clenched their fists.

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