After a fierce battle, Number Seven War God's true qi had already been exhausted, and Jiang Kai had also used Plaything of All Beings.
Number Seven War God's qi shield was broken. With Jiang Kai's attack, a single move could have killed him.
Jiang Kai was in a state of feigned death. As long as he was hit by Number Seven War God, defeat was inevitable.
It could be seen that both had already reached the final brink.
Yet, no one had expected that the outcome between the two would be decided so suddenly.
Jiang Kai's divine-might aura was like a spiked wheel, spinning madly, slicing Number Seven War God in half at the waist!
"This is…" Number Seven War God looked at Jiang Kai in shock.
Jiang Kai panted heavily, looked at him, and let out a cold laugh. "This move was meant for those bugs, but using it on you turns out to be fitting as well."
Not long after, Number Seven War God was dead.
Although Jiang Kai did not plunder his experience, he himself would still be punished by the system, losing a large amount of experience.
After using Plaything of All Beings, Jiang Kai no longer had the strength to fight.
Just then, the duplicate walked over.
That guy was also covered in wounds, but compared to Jiang Kai, he was in far better shape. From this, it could be seen that he hadn't needed to use Plaything of All Beings, meaning his victory wasn't too difficult.
"You're really useless, having to use Plaything of All Beings just to beat Number Seven," the duplicate sneered at Jiang Kai.
Jiang Kai shook his head, too lazy to explain. He looked over at Number One War God.
By now, Number One War God's face had been riddled with pursuit-arrows, dead beyond all hope.
"I told you, killing your opponent isn't allowed here. Didn't you know that?"
The duplicate frowned. "You never said that from the start. Besides, your side already lost three of your images. On what grounds do you blame me?"
Jiang Kai glanced at Number Three, Number Seven, and Number Eight War Gods. One was hanging in the distance, looking like a bloody man, most likely already dead from blood loss. Number Seven had been cut in half—definitely not surviving. Number Eight, left unattended for too long, was now collapsed motionless, most likely not surviving either.
"This is bad…" Jiang Kai muttered.
"Help me bandage my wounds!" Jiang Kai said to the duplicate.
"Not helping!" The duplicate lifted his head, folded his arms across his chest, and looked away.
"What use are you!" Jiang Kai cursed, then immediately recalled the duplicate. "Come back!"
Even though the duplicate arrogantly refused Jiang Kai's request, the crowd below the stage went completely crazy.
Tech Guy was the first to rush onto the stage, shoving a pill into Jiang Kai's mouth. "This is from Number Nine War God, it'll help you quickly recover some strength."
After swallowing it, Jiang Kai did feel a bit better.
"So you're Jiang Kai! Brother, you're amazing. I seriously admire you to the core!" Tech Guy said excitedly. "Do you know how rare it is in global history for a mortal-class to defeat a transcendent? I finally saw a living one today!"
Jiang Kai glanced at him and said, "You flatter me. Do me a favor and help me over to the front."
"M-me?"
"Who else? Who here can?"
Overjoyed, Tech Guy quickly supported Jiang Kai, helping him to the edge of the arena.
Too weak to raise his voice, Jiang Kai said to him, "Help me tell them, louder."
"Oh, oh okay!"
At this time, everyone below the stage was staring at Jiang Kai and Tech Guy.
After hearing Jiang Kai's words, Tech Guy shouted to the crowd: "Number Nine War God, brother, please tally the numbers of those people on the other side, and report the results of this bet-fight to the War God Hall. All of them must withdraw from the War God Hall, whether from Huaxia's or local halls!"
Number Nine War God, supported by his companions, nodded in agreement.
On the other side, several War Gods suddenly shouted.
"Jiang Kai, we know we were wrong, please don't force us to leave the War God Hall!"
"We went through so much hardship to get in here. It was Number One and the others who dragged us in, they said if we followed them, we'd gain more points and resources. But we never raised our hands against you!"
"They also said, if we didn't join them, they'd treat us as enemies and deal with us too! You know their strength is ranked among the top. We had no choice!"
Hearing their pleas, Jiang Kai narrowed his eyes slightly. He no longer needed Tech Guy to speak for him.
Looking at them, Jiang Kai said in a cold voice, not loud but cutting: "You enjoy the honor of War Gods, yet you don't even have the courage to resist tyranny, and now you say you were forced?"
"Next time you face Beast Gods, if they 'force' you to betray, will you also betray?"
"Sorry, I don't accept your pleas. You've disgraced the name of Huaxia's War Gods. You must withdraw from the War God Hall!"
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That afternoon, Jiang Kai went to the Sacred Spring Hall for three hours of treatment, and his injuries mostly recovered.
After dinner, Jiang Kai was about to head to the training grounds when the door to his dorm was pushed open.
Four people came in.
Xiao Fei, Ge Yunfei, Zheng Xue, and Wang Defa.
Seeing Wang Defa there, Jiang Kai had a feeling what was about to happen.
"Jiang Kai, you killed four people on the stage, seriously violating the training camp's rules." Although Xiao Fei was reprimanding him, his tone carried more regret than anger.
Ge Yunfei sighed and said, "I heard what they did, but… sigh, though I hate to say it, they didn't technically break the rules. But you, why did you insist on killing them?"
Zheng Xue also said, "Jiang Kai, did you do it on purpose?"
Jiang Kai looked at the four, lowered his head, and smiled. "Yes, I did it on purpose."
"You… why go that far!" Xiao Fei said angrily. "You had so much potential left to grow in this training camp. Why waste the opportunity on them!"
Jiang Kai scratched his head. "They're part of Godslayers. I wanted to provoke them, otherwise how would they expose themselves?"
"Alright, Brother Xiao, Brother Ge, Zheng Xue, Old Wang. I did it, and I'll take the responsibility. During the bet-fight, I was the only one who killed, no one else had anything to do with it. I'll accept punishment."
"But you must make sure they keep their promise. Those people aren't worthy of being called Huaxia's War Gods."
Xiao Fei sighed. "I will. As punishment, you'll have to leave the training camp tomorrow."
Jiang Kai nodded. "I understand."
"By the way, how's the Beast God battlefield?"
Xiao Fei's face grew grim. "The fighting is still fierce. More than ten sixth-rank War Gods have been injured, though the Beast God is also wounded."
Injuries in reality were not like those on Ghost Star. The real world had no Sacred Spring Hall—some wounds simply couldn't be healed.
Jiang Kai's mood sank as well.
"Pity, I won't be able to wait for the teachers to return."
With a sigh, the four left Jiang Kai's room.
Once they were gone, Jiang Kai sat on the edge of his bed, looking out at the night.
Before, the link between the real world and Ghost Star was limited to money. But once one broke into the transcendent stage, the two worlds were truly connected.
At that time, what kind of situation would he face? Would he uncover the mysteries in his heart?
Just as Jiang Kai was lost in thought, the door was quietly pushed open.
Jiang Kai looked in surprise at the visitor.
"Old Wang?"
"Heh heh, kid, nice work!" Old Wang said with a cheerful grin.
"But… I've already been expelled." Jiang Kai shook his head helplessly. "I could still have improved a lot here. Leaving now is such a waste."
"What's there to fear? You can always come back later." Old Wang laughed as he stepped in, sitting down beside Jiang Kai. "Hey, I heard your Battle Eight Desolations got caught up to by Shui Xingge? You're too weak!"
Jiang Kai furrowed his brow. "Old Wang, my Battle Eight Desolations isn't complete. I can't comprehend the Eighth Step!"
"No way, you're that smart and still haven't grasped the Eighth Step?"
"Wasn't it said no one's ever managed it?" Jiang Kai explained.
"Seems like no one has yet." Old Wang nodded.
"Then why are you mocking me?"
"I said no one's grasped it, but a beast has," Old Wang said with a laugh. "Just now I called Zheng Xue over—go to the obstruction training room, see if you can gain some insight from that beast's movement technique."
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