219: Chapter 219 Saint-Level Showdown, Global Attention

Three days later.

Ancient Star Road · Neutral Zone · Prodigy Arena.

This is a giant platform suspended in the Void Realm, 1,700 meters in diameter, forged by the ancient guardians of the road untold millennia ago with supreme might.

The surface of the platform is engraved with countless complex array patterns, each pulsating at a frequency of 1.7 seconds per cycle—these are the arena's own "notarization rules," and any combatant who steps here must obey the iron law of "one-on-one."

At this moment, more than 17 million points of light are floating in the Void Realm around the arena.

Each point of light is the "spectator perspective" of an online player.

Global broadcast.

Online count: 170 million.

Lin Ye stands on the east side of the arena.

He wears the Void Realm battle armor refined during his Dragon Transformation Heavenly Tribulation; the surface of the armor now flows with a faint gray light—a sign of Chaos Dragon Qi circulating within the armor.

In his hand, he grips the Fine Iron Longsword brought back from the Trial Ancient Star.

The gray crack in the center of the blade, after absorbing the five elements dragon soul and the myriad mother qi Origin, has completely transformed into a fine, dragon-shaped golden pattern.

[Chaos Dragon Sword · Evolved Type]

[Type: Lifebound Weapon]

[Quality: Legendary (Upgradeable)]

[Attack Power: 17,000-21,000]

[Special Effects:]

[1. Chaos Dragon Qi: Each attack deals an additional 10,000 Chaos damage]

[2. Five Elements Spell-Breaking: +50% damage against Five Elements attribute targets]

[3. Dragon Might Blessing: Automatically releases a micro-Dragon Might upon attack, reducing all target attributes by 10% for 3 seconds]

[4. Return to Ruin Resonance: Linked with the "Chaos Return to Ruin" skill, +100% sword damage within the Return to Ruin range]

[5. Lifebound Binding: Soul-bound to Lin Ye, cannot be dropped, cannot be destroyed]

West side of the arena.

Thor stands there.

The Thor's Hammer in his hand is flashing wildly with white lightning, each flash exploding in a visible ripple of lightning storms in the Void Realm.

On the surface of his Thunder God battle armor, nine lightning patterns are fully lit—a sign that "Thor's Wrath" can be activated at any time.

The two are 500 meters apart.

After 3 seconds of eye contact, Thor smiles.

That smile is exactly the same as when he destroyed the fortress three days ago.

Very light.

Very faint.

Carrying a hint of... killing intent.

"Level 80," he says.

"Chaos Dragon Body."

"In these three days, I checked your data again."

Lin Ye does not speak.

"Prodigy Arena champion," Thor continues.

"Number one in history for the Dragon Transformation Heavenly Tribulation."

"Collector of the five elements dragon soul."

"Possessor of the myriad mother qi Origin."

He pauses.

"Very strong."

Lin Ye looks at him.

"You're not weak either," Lin Ye says.

Thor smiles.

That smile is brighter than before.

"Then—let's begin."

[System Prompt: Saint-Grade Duel · Officially Begins]

[Red Side: Night Emperor (China · Heavenly Court) — Level 80 · Chaos Dragon Body]

[Blue Side: Thor (North America · Freedom Federation) — Level 80 · Thunder Saint Body]

[Global broadcast enabled]

[Online audience: 170 million]

0 seconds.

Thor moves.

His speed is so fast that he leaves only a white afterimage in the Void Realm.

500 meters distance.

0.01 seconds.

Thor's Hammer has already smashed onto Lin Ye's head.

Lin Ye does not dodge.

His sword sweeps upward.

Sword and hammer collide.

[Strength Judgment: Lin Ye (36x Physical Body) vs Thor (31x Physical Body)]

[Result: Draw]

Thor's pupils shrink slightly.

His Thor's Hammer, for the first time, did not gain the upper hand in a frontal strength confrontation.

0.01 seconds.

Thor retreats.

But his lightning has already spread along the blade to Lin Ye's hand.

[Thunder Domain · Passive]

[Damage: 5,000 points/sec]

[Lin Ye · Chaos Dragon Scales · Triggered]

[Reduction: 70%]

[Actual Damage: 1,500 points/sec]

[Health: 100% -> 99.85%]

Lin Ye does not look at the number.

He looks at Thor.

3 seconds.

He smiles.

That smile is the same as when he faced the Blood Prince.

Very faint.

Very cold.

Carrying a hint of... excitement.

"Is that all?" he says.

Thor's pupils shrink again.

0.1 seconds.

Lin Ye takes the initiative.

[Void Step · Full Version]

[Distance: 100 meters]

[Cooldown: 0.3 seconds]

His figure disappears from the spot.

Appears behind Thor.

The sword stabs at his back.

Thor does not look back.

But his Thunder God battle armor automatically triggers [Thunderstorm Backlash].

[Thunderstorm Backlash · 50% damage reflection]

Lin Ye's sword stabs into the Thunder God battle armor.

[Damage dealt: 21,000 points]

[Reflected damage: 10,500 points]

[Lin Ye Health: 99.85% -> 99.3%]

Thor turns around.

Thor's Hammer sweeps.

Lin Ye's 2nd blink.

Disappears.

Appears on Thor's left.

2nd sword.

0.2 seconds.

3rd blink.

3rd sword.

0.3 seconds.

4th blink.

4th sword.

0.4 seconds.

5th blink.

5th sword.

0.5 seconds.

6th blink.

6th sword.

0.6 seconds.

7th blink.

7th sword.

0.7 seconds.

8th blink.

8th sword.

0.8 seconds.

9th blink.

9th sword.

0.9 seconds.

10th blink.

10th sword.

[Thor Health: 100% -> 97% -> 94% -> 91% -> 88% -> 85% -> 82% -> 79% -> 76% -> 73%]

10 swords.

27% health.

Thor stands in place.

On his Thunder God battle armor, there are 10 sword marks.

Each mark is emitting gray mist.

That is Chaos Dragon Qi eroding his Thunder Saint Body.

He looks at Lin Ye.

3 seconds.

He smiles.

The smile is different from before.

Not contempt.

It is "confirmation."

"10 swords," he says.

"You are fast."

Lin Ye does not speak.

"But do you know," Thor continues.

"My Thor's Wrath hasn't been activated yet."

1 second.

He activates [Thor's Wrath].

[Thor's Wrath · Activated]

[All Attributes +100%]

[Duration: 30 seconds]

His body starts to glow.

Not white.

It is "pure white."

Pure, without any Impurities.

The light is brighter than when he destroyed the fortress three days ago.

Brighter than the sun.

1.1 seconds.

His Thor's Hammer smashes toward Lin Ye.

Speed—1x faster than before.

Lin Ye's 11th blink.

But his dodge is 0.01 seconds slow.

Because Thor's Thunder Domain has upgraded at this moment.

[Thunder Domain · Stage 2]

[Range: 1,000 meters]

[Damage per second: 5,000 -> 10,000 points]

[Movement Speed -50% -> -70%]

Lin Ye's movement speed is suppressed to 30%.

His 11th blink is 0.01 seconds late.

It is this 0.01 seconds that causes Thor's Hammer to smash his left shoulder.

[Damage: 31,000 points x 200% (Thor's Wrath) = 62,000 points]

[Lin Ye Health: 99.3% -> 93.1%]

He is knocked flying 100 meters.

1.3 seconds.

He hasn't landed yet.

Thor's second hammer is already smashing down.

He tanks it.

[Chaos Dragon Scales · Secondary Trigger]

[Reduction: 70%]

[Actual Damage: 62,000 -> 18,600 points]

[Health: 93.1% -> 91.3%]

1.6 seconds.

Third hammer.

[91.3% -> 89.5%]

1.9 seconds.

Fourth hammer.

[89.5% -> 87.7%]

2.2 seconds.

Fifth hammer.

[87.7% -> 85.9%]

2.5 seconds.

Sixth hammer.

[85.9% -> 84.1%]

2.8 seconds.

Seventh hammer.

[84.1% -> 82.3%]

3.1 seconds.

Eighth hammer.

[82.3% -> 80.5%]

3.4 seconds.

Ninth hammer.

[80.5% -> 78.7%]

3.7 seconds.

Tenth hammer.

[78.7% -> 76.9%]

10 hammers.

23.1% health.

Lin Ye stands in place.

On his Void Realm battle armor, there are 10 indentations.

But his eyes are still glowing.

Thor looks at him.

3 seconds.

His smile fades.

"You still haven't fallen," he says.

Lin Ye does not speak.

He just raises his right hand.

[Chaos Heaven Opening · Dragon Slash]

[Cost: 50% Divine Power]

[Damage: +3,000%]

Gray sword light shoots out from the tip of the sword.

Thor does not dodge.

He tanks it.

[Thunder God Battle Armor · Bearing]

[Damage: 21,000 x 30 = 630,000 points]

[Thor Health: 73% -> 10%]

He stands in place.

Health 10%.

But his Thor's Wrath has 17 seconds left.

He looks at Lin Ye.

3 seconds.

He smiles.

In that smile, there is seven parts madness.

Three parts—respect.

"Good," he says.

"Worthy of me using that move."

4 seconds.

He raises Thor's Hammer.

[Forbidden Technique · Thor's Judgment]

[Cost: 50% Current Health]

[Damage: 500%]

[Ignores Defense]

His health: 10% -> 5%.

A white divine thunder with a diameter of 17 meters shoots out from Thor's Hammer.

Target—Lin Ye.

Lin Ye does not dodge.

He does not block either.

He just raises his left hand.

[Chaos Return to Ruin]

[Cost: 70% Divine Power]

[Range: 100 meters radius]

[Duration: 3 seconds]

The gray Domain expands with him as the center.

The moment the white divine thunder rushes into the Domain.

Disappears.

Not blocked.

It is "swallowed."

[Chaos Return to Ruin · Devour Divine Thunder]

[Divine Thunder Damage: 630,000 points -> 0 points]

[Divine Thunder Energy converted to Chaos Divine Power]

[Lin Ye Divine Power: 50% -> 0% -> 17% (converted)]

Thor stands in place.

His Thor's Judgment.

His strongest strike.

Swallowed by that gray Domain.

5 seconds.

Lin Ye walks out of the Return to Ruin Domain.

Stands in front of him.

Sword tip pointing at his throat.

Thor looks at him.

3 seconds.

He smiles.

That smile is the same as when the battle started.

Very light.

Very faint.

But this time, carrying a hint of... relief.

"You win," he says.

[Battle Ended]

[Time: 5 seconds]

[Winner: Night Emperor (China · Heavenly Court)]

[Evaluation: Chaos Return to Ruin devoured Thor's Judgment, frontally defeated Thunder Saint Body]

[Obtained: Thor's 50% National War points (approx. 470,000 points)]

[Obtained: Title "World Number One"]

[World Number One]

[Type: Unique Title / Global Honor]

[Grade: Mythical]

[Description: Defeated the North American number one player in a Saint-Grade duel broadcast globally, witnessed by 170 million players. This title symbolizes the status of the "strongest player" in the current version.]

[Effects:]

[1. All Attributes +20% (Global Unique)]

[2. Initial pressure +3 levels against any player]

[3. Within the Ancient Star Road range, All Attributes +30%]

[4. Unlock hidden authority: Can initiate "Global Challenge Tournament", all players must accept]

[5. Obtained "World Number One" exclusive effect: Surrounded by a golden halo]

Lin Ye looks at the line "All Attributes +20%."

3 seconds.

He closes the panel.

He turns around.

Looking at the 17 million points of light in the Void Realm.

3 seconds.

He speaks.

"China," he says.

"Won."

Global channel explodes.

[Player A (China): "Holy crap!!! Won!!!"]

[Player B (China): "World Number One! It's our China's!"]

[Player C (USA): "Impossible... How could Thor lose..."]

[Player D (EU): "What the hell is that gray Domain?! Swallowed Thor's Judgment?!"]

[Player E (Japan): "Night Emperor... too strong..."]

[Player F (Korea): "Our East Asian coalition... do we keep fighting..."]

7th minute.

Qin Ruoxue's voice comes from the communication terminal.

"Boss."

"The US announced a ceasefire."

"The EU announced a ceasefire."

"Japan and South Korea announced a ceasefire."

"The coalition... disbanded."

Lin Ye does not speak.

"Also," Qin Ruoxue continues.

"China obtained 17 new resource zones."

"Including:"

"1. North American Region · Thunder Mountain Range (Saint-Grade Thunder Crystal Mine)"

"2. EU Region · Holy Light Plains (Saint-Grade Light Crystal Mine)"

"3. Japan-Korea Region · East Sea Secret Realm (Saint-Grade Water Spirit Bead production site)"

"4. Other 14 secondary resource zones."

She pauses.

"System announcement, coming immediately."

[Server-wide Announcement — !!!]

[National War · Officially Ended]

[Winner: China Region]

[Results:]

[1. Enemies killed: 41,000 (Completely wiped out)]

[2. Fortresses destroyed: 0 (China Region)]

[3. Resource zones obtained: 17]

[4. National War points: China Region First (Night Emperor individual contribution rate 73%)]

[5. Special achievement: Night Emperor defeated Thor, obtained "World Number One" title]

[Rewards:]

[1. All players in China Region, EXP gain +50%, duration 30 days]

[2. All players in China Region, drop rate +30%, duration 30 days]

[3. China Region obtained control of 17 new resource zones]

[4. Heavenly Court faction obtained "National War Hero" title (All Attributes +10%)]

[5. Night Emperor obtained "World Number One" exclusive reward: Saint-Grade Selection Chest x1]

Lin Ye looks at the line "Saint-Grade Selection Chest."

3 seconds.

He closes the panel.

He turns around.

Walks toward the [Heavenly Court - First Generation].

1st step.

2nd step.

3rd step.

7th step.

He stands at the cabin door.

9 people are waiting for him.

Shi Potian speaks first.

His left fist is raised to his chest.

"World Number One," he says.

Lin Ye looks at him.

3 seconds.

He reaches out his hand.

Grips that fist.

Su Qingyue walks to his side.

She holds his hand.

3 seconds.

Lets go.

"Home," Lin Ye says.

[Chapter 219 · End]