Devouring: Starting with an innate sacred body and Dao embryo

Chapter 60 A Failure at the Last Minute: The Final Battle

Outside the arena, the once noisy and bustling stands were now completely silent.

Countless spectators stared wide-eyed, speechless, as if their throats had been choked.

The sight in the arena was so unbelievable to them.

Jiang Chen held his battle blade and slashed down, landing precisely on the weakest point of Dahl's domain.

With a vertical slash, he arrived in front of Dahl in an instant and plunged the knife into Dahl's neck.

"How is this possible? I actually lost!"

Blood flowed down his neck, and the spear in his hand fell limply to the ground. Dahl stared at Jiang Chen in disbelief.

On his deathbed, he wanted to know why he had lost.

"The domain is indeed incredibly powerful, but because of that, it becomes extremely difficult to control. When you unleash the lightning domain, it may seem like your strength has increased, but in my eyes, it actually creates more weaknesses."

Jiang Chen finally answered Dahl's question.

"So that's how it is. My defeat wasn't unjustified."

Dahl's hoarse voice rang out as he looked at Triss in the audience, who was sobbing uncontrollably. He sighed inwardly.

"I'm sorry, little sister, I broke my promise!"

After saying that, his body collapsed with a thud.

On his deathbed, he felt as if he had returned to his familiar hometown.

That beautiful planet, a strict father, a gentle mother, lovely Triss, and a kind neighbor.

And then there was that beautiful figure that haunted his dreams and stirred his heart.

Unfortunately, everything was ruined by those people.

The lord of that planet, along with his two star-level subordinates, captured him and his sister and sold them into slavery.

At that time, he was completely powerless to resist.

Later, he followed his sister through many hardships and wanderings, but he finally grew up and has won 999 victories in this giant axe arena.

He was just one match away from escaping slavery, joining the Giant Axe Arena, and becoming stronger in the future to settle scores with the planet's lord and his minions, and save his billions of people.

Unfortunately, they ultimately failed.

Are you unwilling to accept this?

Dahl asked himself the same question.

"Maybe so? But I'm too tired right now, I just want to rest."

In the final moments of his life, Dahl seemed to return to the place where he once lived.

In the pitch-black night, in the quiet room, his mother hummed a lullaby to lull him to sleep, peaceful and content.

Seeing that Dar had lost all vitality and his body was gradually stiffening, Jiang Chen stepped forward and closed his eyes.

After leaving the dueling arena, he said to the staff beside him, "Same as always, give him a proper burial."

"Yes."

The staff member said respectfully.

After each match, Jiang Chen would pay for the burial of the opponent he had killed.

Although they were opponents in the arena, they had no grudges against each other and he held a certain respect for every opponent.

"Little guy, I didn't expect you to win this match too."

The quiet office was filled with a faint fragrance. Sophie, a woman with fox ears, looked at Jiang Chen with a smile.

"What, do you really want me dead?"

Jiang Chen sat in the chair opposite him and teased him with a smile.

As he spent more time in the Giant Axe Arena, he and Sophie gradually became familiar with each other, and they would often joke around like this when they had nothing to do.

"Of course not. It would be a shame for me to see such an interesting little guy like you die."

Sophie stretched as she spoke, revealing her breathtaking figure in full.

Jiang Chen, however, seemed to ignore it. "Alright, sign me up for the next life-or-death duel."

"Fighting with Dahl must have taken a toll on you. Don't you want to rest?"

Sophie couldn't help but offer some words of advice.

"I'm not that tired yet, I can at least play two more matches."

Jiang Chen declined Sophie's offer.

"Alright, be careful. I'm really looking forward to the day you become a planetary-level giant axe warrior."

Sophie helped Jiang Chen register for the next match.

"Jiang Chen, in the last match, your odds were 1:2.1, and you made a fortune again. Your total Black Dragon Coins have now reached over 30 trillion!"

Babata's voice echoed in Jiang Chen's mind.

"I originally thought that I would only earn 30 trillion Black Dragon Coins after a thousand life-or-death battles, but it seems that I have reached that goal ahead of schedule."

Jiang Chen sat in the private room, looking at the balance in his bank account, and couldn't help but smile and nod.

"You have now won 901 life-or-death battles, and you have 99 more to reach 1,000 victories."

"The Black Dragon Coins earned by then will likely reach fifty trillion!"

Babata calculated a rough number and couldn't help but smile with joy.

"However, Jiang Chen, you must be careful. Once you reach 900 matches or more, the opponents you will be matched with will all be second-tier planetary cultivators with 900 to 999 matches."

"Any cultivator who can win more than nine hundred consecutive matches is no benevolent person; we must be very careful."

"That's what makes it interesting. The stronger the opponent, the better it will hone my skills."

Jiang Chen looked on with anticipation, waiting for the system to match him with his next opponent.

……

In the dozens of life-or-death battles that followed, the opponents were indeed much stronger than before.

But each time, Jiang Chen still defeated powerful enemies with overwhelming force.

Jiang Chen's swordsmanship is unpredictable and his fighting style is clean and efficient, making it very pleasing to the eye and thus attracting the love of countless viewers.

Almost every battle Jiang Chen fought resulted in a packed venue.

The number of people in the online virtual universe will also increase dramatically.

Even the viewership of live streaming channels will increase significantly.

Seeing how popular Jiang Chen was, many people emailed him, wanting him to endorse various GG products, each offering a hefty price.

Others, seeing Jiang Chen's exceptional swordsmanship and combat abilities, were inspired to admire his talent.

They might want to take him as a disciple, or they might want him to participate in some inheritance trials.

Jiang Chen responded to some of these emails, while ignoring others, depending on the situation.

In this way, Jiang Chen's number of wins quickly soared from 901 to 999, just one win away from reaching 1,000 wins.

"Jiang Chen, your opponent for the last match has been revealed."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

That day, inside the room, Sophie personally handed over the information of the last opponent to Jiang Chen.

"Your opponent this time is very strong. Like Dahl in the past, he is a strong player with a winning streak of 999 games, and like you, he is also very popular."

"Oh?"

Jiang Chen opened the data that Sophie had sent him for his auxiliary computer and began to read it.

The image in the document showed a hot-bodied girl with bright red hair and a seductive face.

"Huang Yan, a member of the Flame Clan, a mentalist, and a master of the dual fire domains, is not a slave but a free citizen like myself. Interesting!"

Jiang Chen opened the file and saw a series of battle videos of Huang Yan and his opponents.

In some of these videos, Huang Yan manipulates weapons that resemble flowing fire, forming unique formations to trap and easily kill enemies.

Some directly unleash a fire domain, with raging flames overwhelming the enemy.

"Huang Yan is just like you, an extremely popular player, and both of you have 999 wins."

"Therefore, this battle will provide you with a much larger arena, and the number of spectators will be dozens or even hundreds of times greater than before."

Sophie told Jiang Chen what she knew.

"I understand. It's truly a fortunate thing to be able to face such a powerful opponent in the final life-or-death duel."

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, looking at Huang Yan in the information, a smile appearing on his lips.

"I thought you would be afraid of such a powerful opponent, but I didn't expect you to be as fearless as ever."

Sophie smiled and said, "Little one, I wish you a resounding victory in this battle."

"If we win this battle, could I treat you to a meal?"

Jiang Chen suddenly asked.

"No problem, but the food I eat is all quite expensive."

Sophie readily agreed.

"Then let's see if my net worth can withstand it."

……

"Jiang Chen, you don't actually have feelings for Sophie, do you?"

After Sophie left, Babata's voice echoed in Jiang Chen's mind.

"What are you thinking! I'm just making some preparations for coming back to the Giant Axe Arena again in the future."

Jiang Chen said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Oh, I see. I thought you were interested in Sophie and wanted to give you some advice."

"What advice did you give me?"

"I advise you not to focus your interest on romantic love, but to concentrate on your spiritual practice!"

"Moreover, Sophie is able to become the manager of the Giant Axe Arena, so her strength is at least above that of a Domain Lord, and her background is definitely not simple. Don't provoke her lightly."

"Don't worry, I will naturally distinguish between what is more important and what is less important."

"Wait, what did you just say? You want to come to the Giant Axe Arena again?"

Babata was taken aback.

"That's right. I came to the Giant Axe Arena this time to hone my swordsmanship through constant battles."

"Next time, I will come here again under a different identity and train my mental power through constant battles."

Jiang Chen's gaze was deep, as if he could see very far: "Ordinary people, due to insufficient talent and poor comprehension, can only focus on one thing."

"But I am different. My strong comprehension and super computing power would be a huge waste if I could not fully utilize them and turn them into my own strength."

"Huh? Does that mean we'll have to stay in the Giant Axe Arena for a while longer?"

Babata said somewhat reluctantly.

"Need not."

Jiang Chen shook his head: "After this battle ends and I obtain the title of Giant Axe Warrior, I plan to go back to Earth first to take care of some things, cultivate for a while, and then come back to the Giant Axe Arena."

"That's good. You've fought a thousand life-or-death battles, and while I'm not tired of watching you, I am!"

Babata couldn't help but complain.

"Oriko, your 1000th life-or-death duel is about to begin. Please go to the arena to prepare."

At this moment, a staff member came in and informed Jiang Chen to participate in the 1,000th life-or-death duel.

"I see."

Jiang Chen nodded and looked at Babata: "You wait for me here."

"Yes, I'll cheer you on!"

Babata nodded heavily.

(End of this chapter)