Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

Skylock was silent for a few seconds, then sent another message:

[Skellerok: You've killed so many of them and taken so many resource points. You've vented your anger enough. Let's leave it at that!]

[Liu Nian: When my men were killed, where were you to uphold justice? Now you're pretending to be a good guy?]

[Skellerok: No matter what, Glory is one of the top ten guilds. If they fall, Octavian's overall strength will be weakened, and I will not allow such a situation to affect the overall situation to occur.]

[Liu Nian: Don't give me that crap! In the end, isn't it just about who has the bigger fist? Stop talking about the bigger picture. If he truly cared about the bigger picture, he wouldn't have done something like this! What kind of sense of the bigger picture does this kind of trash guild have?]

[Skellerok: Just to save me some face!]

[Liu Nian: Hehe, may I ask, do I know you?]

[Liu Nian: Or have you done me any favors?]

[Liu Nian: Or did you give some benefits to someone in our guild?]

[Liu Nian: So why should I give you face? Give me a reason!]

Five questions in a row.

The entire channel fell silent.

Everyone was stunned by Liu Nian's audacity.

He dares to challenge the number one on the power ranking? And he does it with such self-righteousness?

In the midst of this eerie silence, yet another ID suddenly appeared.

[Kusein: Well said! I hate this guy's acting like he's the boss of the Underworld! He's so arrogant, like he's got nothing to lose!]

Liu Nian was taken aback.

Kushen, ranked second on the combat power list, is a divine abomination.

[Passerby A: Holy crap! Another big shot has appeared!!]

[Netizens: Is this a show of support for the Shenlong Guild?]

[Passerby B: The second-ranked player on the power ranking is going up against the first? This is going to be interesting!]

But Liu Nian's words still shocked everyone.

[Liu Nian: @Kuseen, who are you again?]

Kushen: "..."

[Passerby A: Hahahaha! Liu Nian doesn't even recognize Korshen!]

[Netizens: Is this guy a teddy bear? He's always arguing with everyone and everything!]

[Passerby B: This is hilarious! Kutheon must be furious!]

Kushen's face was indeed a bit dark.

Having spent so many years in the Netherworld, this was the first time someone had asked him, "And who are you?"

But for some reason, he wasn't angry; instead, he found it a little funny.

[Kursern: Kid, you're just my type. Come to Miserka and have a drink with me sometime.]

[Liu Nian: If you're not sincere, why didn't you come to Otavian?]

[Skellerok: Kuthen, what do you mean?]

[Kusein: It's nothing. I just can't stand the way you always act like you're the boss of Naraku. What, what business is it of yours if it's a feud between two guilds?]

[Skellerok: I'm doing this for the overall strength of Ovitan!]

[Kurthorn: Bullshit. You're just afraid Reinhardt will actually get killed and you'll lose a dog, aren't you?]

This statement immediately ignited the channel.

[Passerby A: Holy crap! They've started tearing each other apart!]

[Netizens: Are the top two on the power rankings about to fight?]

[Passerby B: What day is it today?!]

Everyone knows that this is no longer just a feud between the Divine Dragon Guild and the Glory Guild—it has dragged in the top two players on the power ranking, making this a truly big deal!

[Liu Nian: @Skilock @Kusein I'm not good with words, so I think you two should stop talking and start making a living. If you're so capable, why don't you two have a life-or-death battle!]

[Netizens: Holy crap! This is amazing!]

[Passerby A: Guessing game! The betting has started!]

The two of them fell silent.

Seeing that things were getting boring, Liu Nian stopped trying to chime in.

But after all this commotion, Liu Nian and the Divine Dragon Guild have become incredibly famous, their reputation spreading throughout the entire Naraku Realm!

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Battlefield of the heavens, Gate of Ashes.

This is a desolate land situated between rifts in the world, where the sky is forever ablaze with dark red flames, and the earth is cracked like a dried-up riverbed.

Here, level 200 monsters are just the lowest level; what's truly terrifying are the ancient remains and abyssal aberrations that roam the edges of the rifts.

Skylock stood atop a broken stone tower, looking down at the churning river of lava below.

His stature was terrifyingly imposing—over three meters tall, with muscles sculpted to perfection, skin covered in fine, silvery-gray scales, a pair of long, curved black horns atop his head, and six dark golden eyes flanking his face… the marks of his divine and demonic bloodline. At this moment, all his eyes were narrowed to slits, lightning crackling deep within his pupils, clearly indicating his displeasure.

The enormous black and white wings on his back flapped unconsciously, and the dark gold full-body armor "Ash Judge" on his body darkened with his emotions. The demonic eye in the center of the two-handed greatsword, which was more than two meters long, blinked from time to time, making him look extremely eerie.

As the number one on the Ovitaran power ranking and one of the most recognized strongest beings in the Abyss, it has been a long time since anyone has dared to speak to him like that.

That guy named Liu Nian, that newly promoted, mere level 132 Dragonborn, dared to confront him in front of everyone in the Naraku Realm's main channel... It's impossible not to be angry!

Skylock took a deep breath, his fingertips unconsciously tapping on the hilt of his sword.

If it were four years ago when he first arrived in the Land of Abyss, he would have stormed over there and shown that arrogant brat what true overwhelming power meant.

But now, he hesitated.

Because this kid's behavior is too abnormal!

If the other party isn't crazy, then it means he's fearless!

What kind of low-level player would look down on a player who is dozens of levels higher than them?

That must be someone with unimaginable ability to challenge opponents of higher levels!

Given that Liu Nian can solo regional bosses, Skylock has reason to believe that this Dragonborn player named Liu Nian is definitely not an ordinary fighter!

"The One Beyond?" Skylock murmured the word, his six eyes narrowing simultaneously.

He first heard the word four years ago.

At that time, he was a newbie lone wolf player who had just broken through level 99. Because of his extraordinary talent, he was able to join the teams of several veteran powerhouses early on.

Shortly after that, one of the players in the team accidentally broke through level 199 and entered a higher-level map.

However, their connection was not severed, so Skylock obtained a lot of information from him that he had never known in the Land of Abyss.

One of them is the rumor about the transcendent...

The term "transcendent" refers to an individual whose potential, growth rate, and even the essence of life surpass the level of "eternity."

It's not about stats built up with equipment, nor is it about overwhelming superiority through level; it's about fundamentally different attributes.

Could Liu Nian be that kind of person?

After a moment of silence, Skylock took a deep breath, turned and walked into the depths of the battlefield of the heavens.

Finding a breakthrough is the most important thing; everything else should be put on hold.

Let's leave it at that for now...

Regardless of who wins or loses in the end, a stronger one will emerge, which might actually be a good thing for the player faction in Altavia.

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