Chapter 794: Legendary Journey! Challenges Incoming!
Five days passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, stories of Ling Zhan's legend continued to spread like wildfire, and countless professionals across the Sacred Continent traveled to Blue Sea City to confirm the rumors they had seen online.
Upon arriving at Blue Sea City, they saw that the ticket price was only 1,000 Sacred Crystals.
And the outdoor maps were directly open.
Moreover, they could keep all the rewards from dungeon clearances.
This triggered a massive stir within the professional community!
"It's actually true! Brothers, Blue Sea City really has changed overnight!"
"Oh my god! We can finally enter and leave Blue Sea City freely!"
"1 minute and 26 seconds! I swear no one will ever beat this record!"
"That time is insane—there were four stages, and he only took over a minute. That's faster than the time I spend in the bathroom!"
"..."
Meanwhile, people began digging deep into Ling Zhan's past achievements.
They soon discovered his glorious exploits beyond the Sacred Continent!
A commoner background!
He made a name for himself in Dragon Kingdom's professional entrance exam by becoming the provincial champion!
Then, at Tianyan Academy, he dominated the freshmen exams, taking first place!
When exchange students from various empires and races arrived at Tianyan Academy, Ling Zhan schooled them too!
Next was the national freshman exchange competition, where he led his school team to the highest score in the battle royale mode and thwarted the Demon Arrival Organization's plot!
To save all the students, Ling Zhan, who was only at level 20-something, stayed behind and faced the Demon Arrival Organization's level 100+ Night Empress!
The most crucial point—
A level 20-something versus a level 100+ opponent.
It should have been a one-sided slaughter.
But when the school leaders arrived, they were shocked to see that not only had the Night Empress failed to kill Ling Zhan, but she was actually being forced into retreat by him!
"Holy crap... What kind of monster is this?!"
"He fought a level 100+ Night Empress while only being level 20-something?"
"My goodness! This guy is definitely the world's toughest fighter!"
Netizens were stunned!
However,
Ling Zhan's legend didn't stop there.
After winning the national freshman competition, he participated in Dragon Kingdom's demon extermination mission!
During the mission, he rescued 500 hostages who were supposed to be doomed.
Following the demon extermination, he became a seed contestant for the Global Monster Battle Tournament!
Before the tournament began, he casually broke the record for clearing the top 100 floors of a dungeon secret realm!
In the tournament, he kicked Fusang Kingdom's contestants and punched the Free Federation's representatives. Even the two princesses of the Holy Light Empire were beaten into submission, begging for mercy.
Whether it was the individual or team events, Ling Zhan took the championship in both, earning the title of double champion!
After becoming a double champion, he participated in the Forbidden Battlefield in Fusang Kingdom and became the captain of Dragon Kingdom's ninth squad reserves.
In less than two months, he topped the merit rankings.
In death matches, he killed holy sons and daughters cultivated by various evil organizations and dismantled Takamagahara's plans in the Blazing Heart Empire, securing a strategically significant victory!
It was later rumored that he was secretly awarded the Divine Dragon Medal!
It was kept secret because Ling Zhan was too young.
Where people exist, so does human nature.
Although seniority rankings weren't explicitly shown, they kept the medal low-profile to protect Ling Zhan from public backlash.
Now...
Ling Zhan had entered the Sacred Continent.
Dragon Kingdom's army publicly announced the news.
Even if those jealous fools wanted to gossip, Ling Zhan wouldn't hear them anymore.
"Wow! He was already so powerful before entering the Sacred Continent?"
"No wonder he defeated the Mermaid Emperor while being only level 150. If this guy doesn't die young, he's destined to become the strongest in the world, surpassing even the Four Grand Archmages!"
"I heard he used a mysterious, powerful item to beat the Mermaid Emperor..."
"So what? If I give you the same item, can you defeat the Mermaid Emperor?"
"No..."
"Remember! That item only brought the Mermaid Emperor's power to Ling Zhan's level; it didn't crush him outright! Ling Zhan dominated him under equal conditions!"
"..."
As for what happened after entering the Sacred Continent,
There was no need to investigate much further.
Consequently, many professionals online became Ling Zhan's fans.
Of course...
The bigger the tree, the stronger the wind.
With praise, there was also criticism.
No one, no matter how perfect, could be universally liked. There would always be detractors.
Even in Ling Zhan's past life, there was a star named Kun Kun, whose world-class singing and dancing still attracted haters.
Just because he was too dazzling.
Currently—
Before 8 a.m.,
The entrance of Dragon Kingdom's embassy in the Holy City was already crowded with visitors delivering invitation letters.
A large group of people quietly waited outside the embassy. They didn't speak, but their youthful faces and strong auras were evident.
Taking a quick glance,
The lowest level among them was 165!
The highest was 175!
Judging by their attire, some were prodigies from other empires, and others were top students from Holy City academies.
Among them, the most notable were several members of the Holy Knights.
Vice-Captain Yamashita Kazami, elder brother of Yamashita Mahiko, and disciple of a top-tier sword god from Fusang Kingdom, level 175 Sword Saint.
Vice-Captain Qu Changfeng, level 173 Storm Warlord.
Vice-Captain Lucia, level 165 Holy Sage.
Lucia was purely there to watch the show.
Besides these two famous prodigies of the Holy Knights,
Several others who weren't members of the Holy Knights but were considered prodigies within their circles also arrived.
Kelsas, level 169 Iron Fist War God.
Misha, level 172 Spirit Sovereign.
Modemos, level 168 Beast Tamer Sage.
Among the crowd, these five stood out the most.
"Make way! Make way! What are you all doing here so early?"
A staff member yelled as they pushed through the crowd.
The crowd parted,
And Yamashita Kazami addressed the staff member in a serious tone, "Sir, we are the challengers who submitted our letters five days ago to your embassy. Please have Ling Zhan come out so we can settle this quickly!"
Five days ago,
When the news first spread,
These challengers had already submitted their challenge letters to Dragon Kingdom's embassy.
After consulting Ling Zhan, the embassy told them to return in five days.