The ’Martial Arts Emperor’ sparring robot had recently become renowned throughout the Reincarnator community. It was even seen by many Martial Artists as an insurmountable mountain on the path of the Martial Dao.
And yet, this very mountain was now powerless to resist a mysterious challenger of unknown origin, torn to pieces in a matter of moments.
The crowd of spectating Martial Artists could hardly believe it.
"What the hell? The guy actually won?"
"And in a Life-and-Death Match, no less! He actually beat the ’Martial Arts Emperor’?"
"Fuck, that fight was so damn smooth... It’s making me wonder if the ’Martial Arts Emperor’ I fought and the one the ’Divine Emperor’ fought are even the same version. This is just ridiculous!"
"I don’t believe it! It was nothing like that when I fought the ’Martial Arts Emperor’!"
Having witnessed the result with their own eyes, many of the Martial Artists were unwilling to believe it. The outcome was simply too difficult for them to accept.
But whether they were willing to believe it or not, the truth was laid bare before their very eyes.
This ’Divine Emperor’ of unknown origin had defeated the ’Martial Arts Emperor’ sparring robot—the very machine they saw as a mountain on the path of the Martial Dao—and it had been a completely one-sided victory.
The Martial Arts Emperor that had brutalized countless Martial Artists was no match at all for this Divine Emperor.
Beside the Rebirth Arena, the crowd of spectators began to whisper amongst themselves, buzzing with discussion.
Bi Guo’an, who had been defeated earlier, couldn’t help but stare blankly at the one-sided battle in the distance. He had initially assumed this so-called Divine Emperor would end up just like him, utterly defeated and disgraced.
Easily defeated by the Martial Arts Emperor.
But now, having witnessed the man easily vanquish the Martial Arts Emperor with his own eyes, Bi Guo’an’s mind was completely blown.
He couldn’t accept this outcome.
It wasn’t just him; even Qian Zhong, the City Lord of Lijiang Blood Shadow City, and Deng Ankang, the City Lord of Fire Lion City, were both completely dumbstruck.
Beyond their shock, the biggest question on everyone’s mind was the true identity of this ’Divine Emperor’.
A Martial Artist capable of defeating the ’Martial Arts Emperor’ shouldn’t be some obscure figure in the entire Martial Arts Realm of Hua Country, yet none of them had ever heard of anyone with such a moniker.
This naturally piqued everyone’s curiosity.
On the arena, after his victory over the Martial Arts Emperor in the Life-and-Death Match, a message appeared from the Rebirth Mark: "’Divine Emperor’ has successfully challenged the ’Martial Arts Emperor.’ ’Divine Emperor’ is victorious. The 500,000 Rebirth Point bounty will be distributed within one hour!"
After the message appeared.
Li Chang’an’s figure on the stage slowly faded away.
Qian Zhong, the City Lord of Lijiang Blood Shadow City, watched the fading silhouette and asked uncertainly, "Deng, does that ’Divine Emperor’s’ back look a little familiar to you?"
The thought hadn’t even crossed the mind of Deng Ankang, the Fire Lion City Lord.
But at Qian Zhong’s prompting, he frowned as well. He stared at the silhouette, lost in thought for a moment, before sucking in a sharp breath. "Hiss... now that you mention it, it does look a bit familiar!"
Seeing that Deng Ankang felt the same sense of familiarity.
Qian Zhong frowned and said, "You think so too? Then it wasn’t just my imagination!"
He paused, thinking for a moment before continuing, "But our territories are here in Linjiang. We hardly ever go to other major cities. When would we have ever crossed paths with such an important figure?"
The two racked their brains for a long time, but they still couldn’t recall ever meeting such a terrifyingly powerful figure from the Martial Dao.
They couldn’t really be blamed for that.
After all, while they had met Li Chang’an once in Cangxuan City a little over a month ago and even placed an order for a batch of Cangxuan City’s military-grade weapons.
But at the time, most of their attention had been focused on the specifications of the Super Electromagnetic Cannon and the Energy Particle Beam Cannon that Li Chang’an was presenting.
Furthermore, they had subconsciously assumed that since Li Chang’an could design so much high-performance military hardware—enough to potentially overturn the current military technology landscape.
His evolutionary path was most likely technology-based.
Besides, in their memory, Li Chang’an was just a Newcomer who had been at this for less than a year. So even if the silhouette seemed familiar, they would never have connected the two.
After Li Chang’an’s battle ended.
Most of the Martial Artists who had come to watch the spectacle eagerly left the public space of the Rebirth Arena.
Clearly, a major event like the ’Martial Arts Emperor’ being defeated in a Life-and-Death Match was something they had to immediately share on the forums with their friends and family—a first-hand account of the drama as it unfolded.
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Li Chang’an also left the Rebirth Arena and returned to the City Lord’s Mansion.
Although the battle with the Martial Arts Emperor hadn’t forced him to go all out, it had still been an exhilarating duel.
It had even helped him fully consolidate his once-unstable Realm.
On top of that, he had also received the 500,000 Rebirth Point bounty from the Rebirth Mark. For Li Chang’an, this was a very pleasant surprise.
’This arena is pretty nice. I wonder if there’ll be more chances to earn bounties in the future!’ Counting his earnings, Li Chang’an couldn’t help but rub his face, trying to suppress the smile tugging at the corners of his lips.
Outside the door, Zhao Xi had already been waiting for a long time.
Seeing that Li Chang’an had emerged from his seclusion, Zhao Xi hurried to report, "Lord City Lord, the friends you asked me to keep an eye out for have arrived. I’ve settled them in the City Lord’s Mansion for now!"