The Monster is Coming

Chapter 454 The Legend's Coronation, Post-Match Celebration

The final of the All-Star Tournament is still ongoing.

Players within the game engaged in heated discussions on forums and live streams.

Outside of the game, the enthusiasm for watching the games in the real world is equally high.

The commentary teams from various media outlets, responsible for providing professional interpretations of this event, invited seasoned strategy enthusiasts and research-oriented players from the forums, or "armchair scholars" who, despite not being players, possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of Monster World.

Although these online commentators cannot personally experience the power of the Soul surging within their bodies, they have already conducted detailed research on the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of various Souls, as well as the tactical styles of major guilds, through a wealth of information on the official website forum and gameplay videos shared by players.

Using theoretical knowledge, he analyzes the profound meaning behind every decision on the battlefield for all spectators.

"The God King's move of retreating to advance is truly shrewd. He has accurately identified the fatal weakness of the battle formation mode: its shortcoming in energy consumption. The Drunken Legion is now like someone wielding a peerless divine sword, and every swing of the sword consumes their own life force. The advantage of the Divine Hall Guild has become apparent."

"The Worsney Butterfly is now in a dilemma. Continuing to maintain the battle formation is far less energy efficient than the Temple. Choosing to disband the battle formation means facing the God-King's suffocating micro-command once again. Let's wait and see if there will be any exciting developments."

"I think the Drunken Guild must still have some trump cards up their sleeve. They must have also thought about the problem of the heavy consumption of resources when activating the battle formation. Since they chose this option, they must have a backup plan to turn the tide."

"Pay attention to the formation changes of the Divine Hall Legion. They seem to be on the defensive, but in reality, every combat player is quietly changing their position. They have already prepared their positions to activate the battle formation in advance, so they can quickly activate the battle formation to deal with any situation."

"The God-King used a defensive strategy to counter the ferocious output of the battle formation system. This contest of command art has clearly been decided!"

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On the field, the ultimate battle continues.

The 15 battle formation figures of the Fanzui Guild are all customized according to the characteristics of each sub-guild, and have completely different battle formation attributes.

Once generated, the 15 war giants, each possessing independent will, launched a coordinated attack on the defenses of the Divine Hall Guild.

The Golden Wing Dharma Form transformed into a golden lightning bolt, with extreme speed as its core attribute, giving it the speed to tear through space. Its sharp wing blades continuously sliced ​​through the blood and qi barriers of the divine hall, splashing up a rain of light.

The Xuanming Dharma Image is like a vast tide, raising its hand to summon the water element.

In the blink of an eye, a vast ocean appeared, as if a sea god had descended, controlling towering waves to crash relentlessly against the defense line, attempting to create a breakthrough.

The Nine Heavens Dharma Form, with the Thunder attribute as its core structure, arrived above the Divine Hall battle group after its formation, condensing into thunderclouds that covered the battlefield. Countless divine thunderbolts, like spears of judgment, carried out a devastating attack on the area where the Dharma group behind the Divine Hall was located.

The Rock-like Dharma Form stands at the forefront, its earthen-yellow light as steady as an ancient divine mountain, bearing the most intense impact for other battle formations through its life-connection properties.

Flames, ice, hurricanes, deadly poison... all sorts of distinct battle formation attributes are activated here, with clear division of labor among them, like 15 peerless martial artists attacking the same target from different angles and with different martial arts styles.

They were determined to break through the seemingly impregnable defenses of the temple in one fell swoop.

The battlefield became the center of a collision between two torrents of thought.

"Activate the taunt at the Rock Coordinates, Nine Heavens, unleash your full power to attack the coordinates..." Worsney Butterfly's commands came like a whirlwind.

The fifteen Dharma statues responded to the sound.

The Rock-Stone Dharma Form advanced synchronously, forcefully withstanding a counterattack from the Divine Hall's wounded group.

The lightning from the Nine Heavens Dharma Form converged and precisely struck the brief weak point that appeared during the transformation of the divine hall's formation.

The God-King reacted even faster. He glanced at the charge-up values ​​of the two groups that had taken damage through the plugin, and then issued the command:

"Group 2 is charging up and releasing its power. Groups 1 and 3, which are taking damage, are positioned to avoid lightning strikes. The magic-based Ice Mist Breath is positioned to prepare to counter Xuanming..."

Upon hearing the command, the Divine Warriors dodged the lightning the instant it struck, then unleashed the accumulated energy from the previous battle, unleashing a furious attack that repelled the Golden Winged Dharma Image. The Dharma Group followed up immediately, releasing an icy breath that precisely froze the giant waves stirred up by the Xuanming Dharma Image.

"Beautiful!" Seeing the God-King's defense, Worsney couldn't help but praise, and then quickly issued a new command:
"Coordinates, Hurricane and Flame Combination Attack, Frost and Poisonous Miasma Cover the Left Side, Restricting Movement..."

The hurricane, carrying flames, formed a tornado, while ice and poisonous fog intertwined to create a death zone.

Two deadly moves, intended to seal off all escape routes for the temple.

The God King's orders also changed after the Drunken Clan changed their strategy.

After the new command was issued, the front-line warriors of the Divine Hall battle group roared in anger, their blood and qi forming a light screen that forcefully withstood the tornado's impact.

The purifying light released by the auxiliary group swept across, and the poisonous fog instantly dissipated.

At the same time, the group gathered a destructive torrent in its hands, aiming directly at the two Dharma forms that had just completed their combined attack.

The offense and defense shifted more than ten times in the blink of an eye, each move precise and ruthless, fraught with danger.

Although the God King and Worsney Butterfly cannot achieve the same level of micro-management as the StarNet, they are moving closer to that goal through the enhancement of brain overclocking.

In their minds, the battlefield is divided into countless micro-battlefields, with extreme competition taking place in each locality.

The spectators gradually couldn't keep up with the pace.

All that could be seen was the fifteen Dharma images colliding, separating, and colliding again with the Divine Hall Legion, tearing the battlefield to pieces.

Players are fine; at least visually, they can keep up completely, and with a macro-level free view, they can clearly see what's happening in the battle.

The real-world viewing experience is nothing short of disastrous.

Through the live stream, all they could see was the crazy flashing of various colors on the Star Battlefield, with fifteen enormous Dharma images and the Divine Hall Legion turning into blurry blocks of color and squeezing each other.

Occasionally, one can see a bolt of lightning strike down, or a sudden elemental strike.

But when it comes to the specific tactical details, it's a complete mess.

"The God King has now used a brilliant counterattack... Look at that movement, it's amazing!" A commentator offstage tried to analyze the battle.

What followed was a barrage of criticism and complaints in the comments section.

"Shut up, commentator. Can you really see clearly? Have you evolved superhuman vision?"

"I now seriously suspect that they are just making things up. I should go to the players' live streams to watch the commentary; at least they can see things clearly."

"I was completely confused. Is there a 10x slow-motion version? I got emotional, but then I couldn't understand it anymore. I could only listen to the narrator's nonsensical analysis."

Indeed, this was the case as the intensity of the war increased.

In the real world, major media outlets can only analyze the battle situation through battlefield scenarios and a few occasionally clear images, relying on guesswork and speculation.

The duel, which transcends the dynamic vision of ordinary people, left all non-player viewers in an awkward position of "just watching the show."

As the intensity of the confrontation continues to escalate.

Just as the battle reached a stalemate, the Drunken Legion made a desperate gamble.

Suddenly, the fifteen Dharma images stopped attacking and retreated in unison.

At their center, the rock-like Buddha image holds out its hands in a gesture of respect, and a new battle formation imprint gathers and rises on its chest.

Seeing the battle formation mark, all the spectators understood that the Drunken Guild was going all out.

The next moment, the 15 Dharma images transformed into 15 beams of light of different colors, like rivers flowing into the sea, crashing into the floating mark.

Amidst the surging energy, an even larger Dharma form emerged from the fused radiance.

The brand-new battle formation form is over 300 meters tall, its body seemingly forged from countless kinds of energy, with various colored ripples flowing outwards.

It has eight arms, each wielding a distinct phantom weapon, and each weapon represents a primary attribute of a battle formation.

Thunder spear, fire bow, ice sword, poison scythe... His face rapidly switched between fifteen different forms, finally settling on a cold and indifferent face that looked down upon all living beings.

The new Dharma form was named "Chaos God Lord" by "Wosni Butterfly" in the information analysis.

The moment the Dharma form solidified completely, a terrifying pressure far exceeding that before swept across the entire Star Battlefield.

The layers of defenses constructed by the Divine Hall Guild appeared weak and insignificant in the face of this Chaos God.

Faced with this "Chaos God Lord" exuding an aura of destruction, several countermeasures flashed through the God King's mind in an instant.

There are two safest options.

The first option is to utilize the life-soul characteristics of the "Oath Space".

By pulling two members of each team into separate spaces, the Drunken Group's desperate burst of energy will have nowhere to go. Although the battle formation mode can be forcibly canceled, the energy consumed cannot be refunded.

During this period, all you need to do is keep sending members out to scout, and you've basically won the battle.

The second option is to drag the members of the Drunken Faction from different nodes of the Chaotic Dharma Form into independent 1V1 spaces, and forcibly dismantle the opponent's Dharma Form.

These are two countermeasures that are only used during player-versus-player battles, because the development of player factions is always outward, so these two tactics have never been used.

External forces simply cannot break through the players' rule-based battle formations.

These are two efficient paths to victory.

Just as the God-King was about to issue the order, his gaze pierced through space and landed on a pale-faced but intensely focused figure in the distance.

He saw the unwavering resolve in Worsney's eyes, and the unwavering belief that the entire group of Fanzui had placed their hopes on this chaotic battle formation.

Winning by such a "shortcut" method can certainly secure the championship.

But it's too boring.

This doesn't meet his expectations for the "battle of the titans," nor does it live up to the sincerity his old friend poured into it. Nor does it reflect the anticipation of countless players watching the match.

The God-King's lips curled into a smile, and the command that was about to be spoken was instantly changed.

"All present, form ranks."

Although the God King's voice was calm, the immense fighting spirit contained within it made all the members of the Divine Hall's blood boil.

Like the God-King, they desired an undisputed and complete victory.

To defeat the opponent head-on in their strongest area.

The God-King raised his right hand high, and a dark golden battle array mark rose up, unfolding in the air to cover the earth in a three-dimensional array.

All members of the shrine responded instantly.

Players in the battle group took action, standing at the pre-set nodes, their bodies' blood and energy transforming into dark gold veins of Dharma forms, and their spiritual power illuminating thousands of nodes.

The battle formation roared into action, with each member contributing their share to this vast system.

When the last energy circuit is connected, all the light collapses towards the center.

A Dharma image, enveloped in brilliant light, condensed and took shape in silence, raising its hand to meet the fist of the incoming chaotic Dharma image.

As the light faded, the location where the Divine Hall Guild had just stood revealed the true form of a dark black Dharma image.

The Dharma Image's body is full of streamlined beauty, as if it were cast from dark metal. Its joints are covered with ferocious spikes and sharp edges. Every inch of its body is full of explosive power. Six pairs of dark gold wings made of pure energy spread out from its back. Each feather is like a sharp sword, cutting through the surrounding space.

Its face had no mouth or nose, only a dark red crystalline band running across its forehead, within which stars were slowly rotating.

With their fists facing each other, concentric circles of dark golden ripples spread out from the point where their fists collided.

Wherever it passed, the spatial structure of the Star Battlefield began to become unstable, and fleeting, fine cracks appeared.

In the analysis, this Dharma image was named "Nirvana" by the God-King.

And this is also the biggest trump card of the Divine Hall Guild.

The Nirvana Dharma Form at its peak is jointly formed by the United Guilds.

However, this time, fighting individually, they only demonstrated the most basic combat form of the Nirvana Dharma Form.

The balance between the two fists lasted only a moment.

The next second, the red light on the crystal band between the foreheads of the Nirvana Dharma Form intensified, and the six pairs of dark golden wings on its back suddenly unfurled.

Zheng!
The countless "sword feathers" on its wings instantly detached, transforming into a destructive storm that swept towards the Chaos God.

Each energy blade cut into the nodes where the Chaos God's energy flowed, producing a piercing tearing sound.

The Chaos God Lord unleashed a flurry of attacks with eight arms: a lightning spear piercing, a fire bow firing in rapid succession, an ice sword parrying, and a poison scythe slashing... Eight distinctly different elemental attacks converged into an elemental torrent, forcefully shattering the sword storm.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Nirvana Dharma Form rushed forward, its attack method extremely simple, consisting only of fists, palms, elbows, and knees... Every close-quarters combat was imbued with the purest violent aesthetics.

These combat skills are all inherited from the Divine Hall Battle Group's ability to absorb damage and the fusion of warrior players' consciousness, which is then bestowed upon the Nirvana Dharma Persona personality.

The dark golden fists slammed down one after another, and the ice sword on one of the Chaos God Lord's arms was instantly covered with cracks.

With a single knee strike, the spear wrapped in lightning was violently deflected.

The Chaos God's body surface energy fluctuated violently, and the eight weapons suddenly merged, transforming into a giant axe wrapped in chaotic energy, which cleaved down with unstoppable momentum.

The Nirvana Dharma Form neither dodged nor avoided, but crossed its arms in front of it, and met the axe head-on.

Boom-!
The terrifying impact sound sent shivers down the spines of spectators, even through the screen.

The Nirvana Dharma Form was cleaved backward, its feet carving two deep furrows into the starry earth, and clear cracks appeared on its arms.

At this moment, the crystalline band on the forehead of the Nirvana Dharma Image suddenly accelerated its rotation speed, and the spiritual energy between heaven and earth gathered wildly, instantly repairing the crack.

It raised its head, its dark red crystalline band on its forehead gazing at the Lord of Chaos.

The next moment, the six pairs of wings on its back completely burned, transforming into six dark golden suns.

The energy of the entire star battlefield was frantically converging on it, and an aura of annihilation that could reduce everything to nothingness began to permeate the air.

Six dark gold suns erupted, unleashing a destructive torrent.

The Chaos God also released his amplified life soul properties, transforming them into a torrent of energy.

In the fierce exchange of fire, the disadvantages of the Drunken Battle Group began to become apparent.

The excessive consumption in the early stages has now become a weakness.

After five consecutive minutes of high-frequency combat, the Drunken Army's energy reserves were quickly depleted.

The massive body of the Chaos Dharma Form disintegrated inch by inch from its edges, turning into countless specks of light that scattered across the sky.

The victory or defeat has been decided.

The six dark suns behind the Nirvana Dharma Form suddenly merged, transforming into a Nirvana Spear that traversed the starry sky, its tip burning with dark flames, flying from behind to the hand.

He then pulled his arm back and hurled the spear, which represented "the end," at the Lord of Chaos.

boom!
Where the gun passed, all things fell silent.

The final defense that the Chaos God Lord attempted to condense was instantly pierced like paper before the spear tip.

The spear pierced precisely into the core of the battle formation, and dark flames erupted, igniting the massive Dharma image from within and annihilating it into the most basic energy particles.

This single shot shattered the Chaos God's Dharma Image and also imprinted the unparalleled domineering presence of the Divine Hall Guild in the hearts of all spectators.

next second.

[Challenger Announcement (All Channels): The Stars Arena Championship has ended. Winning guild: Temple.]

Off the field, pent-up emotions finally erupted.

In the game, the local and world chat channels were flooded with cheers and congratulations.

In the live stream room, the barrage of comments turned into a boiling ocean.

In the real world, excited shouts resounded simultaneously in countless cities.

This excitement comes from looking forward to the future.

The story of the monster world will continue, and the legend of the first event has already been born.

Someday in the future, they can boast to their descendants that they were witnesses to this legend.

At this moment, no matter where they are or whether they are players or not, everyone feels honored to witness this epic showdown.

The throne, which had been suspended atop the starry sky, slowly descended and finally settled firmly in the center of the shattered star battlefield.

The members of the Divine Hall Guild erupted in thunderous cheers, and figures rushed excitedly toward the throne.

During this time, they hugged and high-fived each other, tossing the God-King high into the air to celebrate this glorious moment.

At that moment, a title forged from dazzling starlight appeared above the game IDs of all members of the Divine Hall: [Lord of the Stars].

The title is surrounded by countless miniature stars, with a faint silver halo emanating from its edges, and each stroke seems to contain a galaxy rushing within it.

This is the first special title since the launch of Monster World.

Although it cannot provide attributes or grant players special skills, it is universally recognized by all players as the highest honor.

When members of the Divine Hall walk in any corner of the monster world bearing this title, the players they encounter will understand: they once stood at the pinnacle of millions of players and wrote their own legend.

"Everyone, assemble before the throne! Move quickly!" The God-King's voice rang out in the battle channel:

"Later, you can strike any pose you like and take a group photo together, leaving your coolest side for history."

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd cheered and surged toward the Star Throne like a tidal wave.

Everyone displayed their most proud posture under the starry sky.

Once everyone was in place, the God-King scanned them with his senses, and after confirming that everything was in order, he spoke again:

"Everyone's ready... 1, 2, 3... Sacrifice your power!"

The entire group struck various celebratory poses around the throne, prompting the camera to zoom in rapidly.

The scene is set against a backdrop of a shattered star battlefield, with a majestic throne at the center, surrounded by 150,000 members of the Divine Hall. The title of "Lord of the Stars" above their heads shines brightly against the backdrop of countless stars, creating a still image.

Their legend will be eternally remembered at this moment and recorded in the annals of glory.

Just then, a challenger's prompt rang in the minds of all participating players:
[Challenger Notice (All Channels): Rewards for the Summit of Stars tournament are now being distributed.]

The real revelry is just beginning.

(End of this chapter)