Zongwang: Unspeakable fear!

Chapter 893 Opponent—The Grand Mage of the Floating City (Seeking monthly votes~)

The sword technique 'Catastrophe - Star Piercer' incorporates extremely hot solar energy, making it the ultimate in terms of lethality and penetrating power that Gao Yang could achieve.

Once the sword strikes and hits its target, it can be further amplified by Gao Yang's conviction, resulting in an extremely powerful solar demise. The explosive force of this attack would be enough to annihilate an unprotected celestial body.

This is why Gao Yang named it 'Guanxing'.

Of course, there are still many insights into swordsmanship related to the current solar energy, but he doesn't have time to study them now.

Gao Yang looked ahead, and on his retina, a miniature golden arena was shimmering.

Gao Yang opened the message and found it was from the Gladiator's Peak, telling him to get ready and that after three more battles, it would be his turn to fight.

If you refuse, you need to make a clear refusal before the battle before you go on stage.

Gao Yang opened the Multiverse Activity Log and looked at the Gladiator's Peak activity.

His opponent was named Hugh Qingyan, ranked 377th among top gladiators. Clearly, he was an extremely formidable opponent.

However, Gao Yang felt no fear whatsoever, only anticipation.

Compared to the relatively stress-free battles in the Qian Yuan World, fighting against legendary powerhouses born from the endless planes of the multiverse at the pinnacle of gladiatorial combat was far more exhilarating for Gao Yang.

Exhaling the stale air from his chest, Gao Yang sat down cross-legged again and began to adjust his state.

Xiu Gu Qingyan's top gladiator ranking is 377, which is a full two hundred places higher than him.

Although his strength improved greatly during this period, it did not mean that his opponents were weak.

If you underestimate your opponent, you could very well crash on the spot, or even be in danger of dying.

After all, the only rule at the pinnacle of combat is to determine the winner and loser. As for admitting defeat, one can only hope for the victor's mercy, not protection for the weak.

As time slowly passed, and the sun set in the sky, the golden dragon pattern lit up, and a new notification from the integrated network appeared before Gao Yang's eyes.

"Peak Gladiator No. 578, your Gladiator's Arena will open in ten minutes. Teleportation is about to begin. Please prepare!"

A pale golden notification appeared before his eyes. Gao Yang opened his eyes and looked at the spatial vortex that was slowly emerging in front of him.

Since Gao Yang did not choose to refuse, this time the prompt did not ask whether Gao Yang would participate.

Gao Yang looked at the spatial vortex in front of him, which was gradually expanding to the height of a person, and stood up and stepped into it.

A flash of light, and he found himself back in that familiar locker room.

Opposite him was still that huge floor-to-ceiling window, through which he could clearly see the audience in the stands, who were going crazy.

Clearly, the life-or-death battles between these top gladiators at this stage have already awakened the audience's worship and desire for power, as well as their bloodthirsty thirst for combat.

Suddenly, Gao Yang's eyes narrowed, and he looked across the room through the golden French windows.

Opposite him was an equally enormous golden floor-to-ceiling window.

Although he couldn't see inside the floor-to-ceiling window clearly, Gao Yang could sense that behind that huge window, there was another person standing there, looking towards the window where he was.

'Xiugu Qingyan, I wonder what kind of opponent he is.'

Gao Yang turned around and sat back in his chair, closing his eyes to wait.

The few minutes passed quickly amidst the deafening cheers of the audience.

"The next battle will begin with a powerful human warrior, ranked 578th among the top gladiators, who mercilessly killed the Holy Angel Michael, ranked 828th among the top gladiators, in the previous round."

He is the Blasphemer, Plane Destroyer, Plane Guardian, First Transcendent, Breaking Army Killer, Heavenly Fiend, War God - Gao Yang!

As Jinwu, the Golden Winged Man, passionately introduced himself, a golden beam of light appeared before Gao Yang.

Gao Yang raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that Jin Wu knew so much about his title.

However, in just a moment, he realized that the God of War had mapped the activity onto the network, so the basic information of the network players was information that the other party would definitely have.

There hadn't been any such announcements before, which only meant the battle hadn't reached that point yet. Gao Yang gathered his thoughts, then stood up, holding Yongyao in his hand.

He took a step forward, his gaze shifted instantly, and he was already standing inside the prison battlefield.

Outside the steel cage, there was an endless, enthusiastic audience.

As Gao Yang stood inside the prison battlefield, the audience in the stands erupted in a frenzied roar.

Withdrawing his gaze, Gao Yang looked at the golden pillar of light a hundred meters away.

"Next up is a mysterious and powerful mage, ranked 377th among the top gladiators. His amazing magic allows him to easily defeat any opponent he encounters."

He is none other than the legendary arcane mage, the floating city archmage, the plane destroyer, the mind tremorer—Xiugu Qingyan!

As Jinwu's roar echoed across the battlefield, the golden pillar of light opposite Gaoyang suddenly expanded several times over.

In the next instant, a hemispherical castle with a diameter of over 500 meters suddenly appeared in the prison battlefield. Endless magic, like the deep sea, lifted the castle up, making it like a mountain peak, and the shadow it cast enveloped Gao Yang completely.

Gao Yang's pupils contracted slightly, and then a surge of fighting spirit appeared in his eyes.

He had never formally fought the mage who controlled the floating city. The only time they fought was before he had even reached the legendary level, when he barely managed to catch a casual blow from the legendary archmage of the Plane Guardian Association.

He never expected that he would be able to fight a mage who controlled a floating city at the pinnacle of gladiatorial combat.

Perfect timing! He also wanted to test whether he could defeat a Grand Mage of a floating city with his current combat power.

With a slight thought, Gao Yang's body slowly rose into the air, and soon his height slightly exceeded that of the floating city suspended in mid-air.

The smooth, light blue ground was paved with pieces of magic crystal that had been shaped into uniform shapes. On this luxurious ground, energy arrow towers and mage towers stood, along with many other buildings that Gao Yang did not recognize.

In the very center of the mage tower, through a window about half a person's height, a man dressed in a dark gold robe was looking over from afar.

Their eyes met, and Gao Yang saw endless malice and killing intent in the other man's eyes, which were gleaming with a dark light.

In the instant their eyes met, information about the middle-aged man flashed through Gao Yang's mind.

"The Black-Robed Bishop of the Pantheon, the Slaughtering Hand - Demon Spirit!"

It is obvious that "Demon Spirit" is Xiu Gu Qingyan's code name in the Council of Gods.

Gao Yang never expected to encounter members of the Gods' Guild in the battle at the pinnacle of gladiatorial combat.

However, upon further reflection, I understood.

After numerous invasions and plunders, members of the Pantheon who reached the Legendary level all possessed multiple unique specializations.

Gao Yang was well aware of the power of a unique skill, and the legendary strength of these gods who possessed unique skills was naturally incomparably formidable.

With such formidable strength, the gladiatorial arena hosted by the God of War becomes a grand feast for these individuals to plunder the spoils of war without restraint.

If you participate, you'll have a high chance of winning the loot.

Under these circumstances, it's not surprising that they would participate in the Gladiator's Summit activities.

However, in E. Gorin's memory, some information Gao Yang obtained indicated that some lawful deities were ruthlessly annihilating the Pantheon.

Compared to the lawful Church of Gods, the All Gods are like rats in the gutter, only able to hide.

Under these circumstances, Xiu Gu Qingyan's willingness to participate in the Arena of Valor must have its own strengths.

Furthermore, within the Council of Gods, there seems to be no mention of Xiu Gu Qingyan ever revealing that he controls a floating city.

With just that one glance, Gao Yang knew that Xiu Gu Qingyan recognized him.

That naked murderous intent and malice is the evidence.

However, Xiu Gu Qingyan probably didn't know that he had also recognized the other party's identity in that instant.

(End of this chapter)