239: Grab Laki, the national singles competition begins!

<Task Introduction: Laji seems to have an intricate connection with the Light God Realm. Will you press him for answers or ignore it? How will you choose?>

<Task Requirement: Explore Laji's past and help him to the best of your ability.>

<Task Reward: 10,000,000 EXP, 50,000 Gold, 1 Brilliant-grade Material, 1 Brilliant-grade Armor!>

"Brilliant-grade Armor!"

Chen Beixuan's eyes sparkled; the rewards were quite generous.

"Accept!"

It was on his way, so there was no reason not to accept.

Moreover, he was genuinely curious about Laji's past and identity, and why he had become like this.

"Are you unclear, or unwilling to say?"

Chen Beixuan glanced at him, asking deliberately.

"...Why do you ask?" Laji's heart tightened.

In his impression, Old Man Chen should not know his divine identity, and their previous conversation was based on him having learned it by chance.

But listening to Chen Beixuan's playful and confident tone, he seemed to know something.

As expected.

Chen Beixuan suddenly leaned closer, placing a hand on his shoulder, his eyes narrowed, staring intently at him, and he said word by word.

"You, a God Race member, say you don't know? Who are you kidding?"

!!!

Laji's steps halted, his eyes narrowed, and cold sweat trickled down his cheeks, then he let out a bitter laugh.

"How did you know...?"

"Don't worry about it. Who doesn't have connections...?"

Chen Beixuan naturally couldn't say it was revealed by the Heavenly Eye Technique, and even if he wanted to, he couldn't.

If players tried to reveal anything about the game or other players, their words would automatically turn into gibberish, unable to be conveyed to NPCs.

Up until now, only the Demon God had hinted that he knew about his ability to gain strength by killing others.

But that was all.

So he just made up a casual lie.

However, when these words reached Laji's ears, it was a different matter entirely.

Laji immediately thought of Lydia, that big troublemaker!

There were only a few people who knew his identity, and Lydia and Old Man Chen had met in the Dark World; who knew what she might have leaked.

"Xiao Ya, oh Xiao Ya, you're really something..." Laji complained inwardly.

He cleared his throat, no longer hiding anything.

"Sigh, fine, I am indeed a God Race member, but I've been away from the God Realm for 10 years. The entrance changes every moment, and I truly don't know how to get there..."

Chen Beixuan narrowed his eyes at him, then suddenly relaxed his expression and chuckled.

"Alright then, if that's the case, I can only go to the Light Church and ask."

"And while I'm there, we can discuss the massacre of the City of Radiance's church back then..."

He hadn't even finished speaking when Laji already used Flash to appear next to him!

He familiarly put his arm around Chen Beixuan's shoulder, forced out a smile uglier than a cry, and changed his tone from before.

"Actually, I think, if you give me some time, I should be able to find it. Why would you run all that way? It's quite troublesome, don't you think?"

Chen Beixuan smiled, "Oh, you remember now? Alright! I'll wait for your news!"

He must have had an ulterior motive for having Chen Beixuan destroy the Light Church branch in the City of Radiance, fearing that the Light Church people would find out.

A casual probe, and it worked!

The new round of competition was about to begin, so he chatted briefly, agreeing to meet Laji in the City of Radiance when the time came.

The two parted ways.

Chen Beixuan and Xiao Lu found a spot and quietly waited for the competition to begin.

Pedro, on the other hand, had been staying in the Myriad Realms Kun's Back World all this time, not seeming bored at all, and often actively requested to go in and explore the terrain.

He wondered when this guy developed such a sense of adventure.

As he pondered, the system panel popped up on cue.

[Ding! The National <Solo Match> has found a target: <Arrogant Slaughter God>. Please confirm within 15 seconds. Cancelling or not selecting will be considered elimination!]

The National League's matching included more information, showing the opponent's name.

Furthermore, other players could watch through the spectator function, enjoying a full God's Eye view, which was very exciting.

For a time, a large number of players searched for Old Man Chen's battle, frantically pouring into the spectator room.

The number of online viewers rapidly soared: 10,000, 50,000, 400,000, 2,400,000...

Finally, it reached over ten million viewers!

And it was still growing at an alarming rate...

A large volume of bullet comments floated across the screen, so dense that their content was indiscernible.

"Wow, I can finally see my male god in action, so happy!"

"Bow down to the big shot, 666!"

"Old Man Chen, go for it! You're the coolest!"

"I bet the battle will end within 1 minute. Old Man Chen will definitely win!"

"Brother, you need to be bolder. I bet 30 seconds, and he'll take him down in three moves!"

"His opponent is Arrogant Slaughter God, the third-ranked player in the Southern District, and this is a balanced attribute battle, so it's not that simple..."

"So... what do you mean?"

"I bet 20 seconds! One-shot kill!"

......

Large swathes of bullet comments floated by, all favoring Old Man Chen.

No exaggeration, putting aside Old Man Chen's malicious actions of monopolizing resources and affecting game updates.

Purely in terms of strength, almost no one dared to question the value of the first Level 100 player on the entire server.

Of course, except for the anti-Chen monopolization alliance and the haters.

Anti-Chen Restoration: "Old Man Chen, I'll **** you!"

[Ding! Player <Anti-Chen Restoration> has been muted for 24 hours due to abusive language!]

The game's official moderation was quite effective; typically, one curse word resulted in a ban.

At the same time,

Far away in the Southern District, Arrogant Slaughter God's eyes flickered, muttering about his bad luck.

"How could I be so unlucky...?"

"However..."

He then reconsidered; this was also an opportunity.

He was a loyal competitive fan, loved PK, and had top-notch skills.

Being in the Southern District, he had always doubted Old Man Chen's PK skills, believing that it was mostly due to equipment attribute bonuses.

Furthermore, there were very few instances of Old Man Chen in action on the market, each time being a mindless crush.

This made him even more certain that Old Man Chen's skills were lacking.

With balanced basic attributes in this match, if he could seize the opportunity to defeat Old Man Chen, he would definitely make a name for himself!

"My Void Assassin comes and goes without a trace; he's invincible against mages, so my chances of winning are high."

Arrogant Slaughter God muttered, then selected confirm.

Whoosh!

The next second, he was teleported into the arena!

"Void Stealth!"

He immediately activated his skill and dashed along the edge of the arena, preparing to silently circle behind Old Man Chen.

Mages typically would unleash a barrage of attacks on empty ground, attempting to win with area-of-effect.

He believed Old Man Chen would adopt the same approach, trying to hit a blind target by relying on high damage to instantly kill him.

He definitely wouldn't expect him to make a wide circle, hugging the edge to get behind him.

Moreover, his Void Assassin could temporarily enter the void, so even if he was unlucky enough to be covered by a skill, he could evade it and deceive his opponent.

With balanced attributes, when a mage is engaged in close combat by an assassin, the outcome is self-evident.

Arrogant Slaughter God's lips curled into a slight smile, "Heh heh, I'm definitely going to win!"

But his smile didn't last two seconds before it froze at the sight of what came next.

"Cataclysm: Volcanic Eruption—"