MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 521 - 9 Participation in Dueling

Chapter 521: Chapter 9 Participation in Dueling

"Young man, wasn’t that a bit too ruthless for a next move?" Lord Lu’s face darkened, his tone quite unfriendly.

Lu Hong coldly watched Lord Lu as he spoke, "If I had held back, I might have been the one to die."

The death of Rovte greatly annoyed Lord Lu. He had to make changes to the duelists he had originally planned, and deciding who to choose next was a headache.

Suppressing the rage in his heart, Lord Lu said gravely, "You killed my chosen duelist. I can give you two choices: one, die at my hands; two, fight for me in the Third Transition Early Stage duel."

As he spoke, Lord Lu released his Magic Power, and a strong aura slowly flowed out of his body.

A Third Transition Peak warrior!

Faced with a full-strength peak warrior, Lu Hong would not fear if he had the Holy Sword and could fight. But now, without a suitable weapon in hand, he was indeed no match.

"What do you mean by ’duel’?"

Hearing Lu Hong’s question, Lord Lu knew his decision and immediately retracted his aura. He walked up to Lu Hong, smiling, "Not to worry, we’ll talk about this once we get to the core circle."

"Then please wait, Lord Lu. I need to finish up some matters at hand."

"Ah," Lord Lu shook his head, "Don’t waste time on such trivial matters. State your needs, and I will solve them for you."

"Rovte of the Qin Family Dynasty harmed the people, enriched himself at their expense—he should be executed!"

"Agreed. Three Hours from now, Rovte will be replaced in the dynasty, giving the people of Rovte a clear sky."

"Thank you, Lord Lu, for your assistance!"

"You’re welcome. From now on, we are family. Besides, the Qin Family was in the wrong and deserved this punishment." Saying this, Lord Lu led Lu Hong to the teleportation gate, waved his hand, opened the gate, and the two stepped through, arriving at the Sarilen plane.

First, he delegated Rovte’s matters to his subordinates to put Lu Hong at ease, then led him to the back garden of the estate.

Sarilen is located in the second ring of the core circle of the Masery plane. This ring houses second-tier Marquises of the Masery star region with superior strength. Lord Lu made the rules of the Sarilen duel clear to Lu Hong.

This duel was established by the Furious Sun God at the beginning of the Masery star region. It took place every thirty years and was initially a purely recreational activity.

However, under the national policy commanded by the All-Known God, some of the larger disputes within the core circle had been resolved in the dueling arena.

"Why would the Furious Sun God hold such a duel?"

"Lord Furious Sun was born a warrior, naturally belligerent, but at the Heavenly God Realm, he cannot easily fight others—otherwise, the star region would face great calamity. Thus, Lord Furious Sun holds the Sarilen duel for his amusement; as for whatever deals happen behind the duel, Lord Furious Sun doesn’t care. He only wishes to see the purity of combat and revel in the joy of battle."

"A warrior?!" Lu Hong looked surprised; a Heavenly God Level warrior occupation existed in this star region? It must be a joke!

"Yes, Lord Furious Sun is the only warrior in the entire star region. For some reason, Lord Furious Sun never passed on his warrior lineage. I noticed during your fight with Qin Jian that you employed the power of blood and energy—you must be a Third Transition Executioner, right?"

"Er... Lord Lu guessed quite accurately." Lu Hong did not reveal his identity. Having a warrior occupation was good news for him in this star region, but with the opposite party’s strong power, whether exposing himself was good or bad was hard to say.

Additionally, while Lord Lu appeared amiable, he had his own calculations. If Lu Hong revealed his occupation voluntarily, it might not reach the ears of the Furious Sun God and could lead to being silenced.

After all, Lu Hong knew little of the current situation in Masery, so it was better not to take risks rashly.

This time, the initial stage of the Sarilen duel was handed over to Lu Hong by Lord Lu. Seeing that Lu Hong had no suitable weapon, he specially opened his arsenal for Lu Hong to choose from.

After searching for a while, Lu Hong had not found any weapon to his satisfaction and ultimately just picked up a giant sword suited for the Second Transition profession to make do.

"Are there really no weapons suitable for you in my arsenal?" Lord Lu was somewhat surprised and secretly vowed to continue gathering top-quality weapons to strengthen his arsenal, otherwise how could he live up to the title of Arsenal Master?

"Just this sword." Lu Hong tossed the weapon into the Space Ring he had obtained from the spoils of war after killing the Qin Family’s ancestor and then thanked Lord Lu.

"You’re welcome." As he said that, Lord Lu gestured, and three beautiful women approached Lu Hong carrying numerous Blood Crystal Stones. "These are Demon Crystals for cultivation. Additionally, these three maids will take good care of you. Anything you need, just tell them, and they will satisfy your requests and handle everything for you."

"I still need to find middle-tier combatants, so I’ll take my leave first." Lord Lu arranged for Lu Hong’s accommodation and then stood up to leave.

The three maids, graceful and charming, bowed to Lu Hong, saying, "The maids have seen Lord Lu."

"Well, just do whatever you need to, don’t mind me."

Saying this, he entered the cultivation chamber prepared for him by Lord Lu.

The three maids stifled their giggles and then followed him in one by one.

Soon there came Lu Hong’s panicked shouts, "Hey hey, what are you doing? Don’t! Don’t take off my clothes, you... you all back off, don’t come over, don’t come here~~~!"

Lu Hong struggled for a long time and finally managed to push away these three like ferocious women. He then chased them out of the cultivation chamber and locked the door, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

Lord Lu left the mansion and headed to his superior, Duke Qi An’s residence.

Guided by a servant, he entered the study, where Duke Qi An was examining the list of combatants Lord Lu had previously submitted.

"You’ve come at the right time." Seeing Lord Lu arrive, Duke Qi An gestured for him to sit down, "The people you’ve found this time are quite good, especially this Qin Jian. I remember him. He’s quite outstanding at the Third Transition Middle Stage, securing a top ten shouldn’t be a problem."

"Duke, Your Grace." Lord Lu gave a wry smile, "Qin Jian, ..."

"What’s wrong with Qin Jian? Is he not satisfied with the reward I offered? Or has Duke Zuo Shu also approached him?" Qi An’s expression darkened, his tone turning rather unfriendly, "If Qin Jian is unwilling to fight for me, then find an opportunity to kill him!"

"It’s not that, Qin Jian has already died."

"Hmm?" Qi An was stunned. "Did Zuo Shu send someone to kill him?"

"No." Lord Lu explained, "This morning, I had just finished negotiating with Qin Jian and was about to bring him back to Salron when he received a distress signal from his family. So I accompanied him there, only for Qin Jian to be killed by a newly advanced Third Transition Early Stage powerhouse."

"A Third Transition Early Stage, killing a middle-tier powerhouse?" Qi An was somewhat shocked. "Really?"

"Yes, I saw it myself. This Third Transition Early Stage powerhouse is named Lu Hong. I had someone check, and he’s not recorded in the core circle, definitely a newly advanced powerhouse. Moreover, his close combat skills are very proficient and his techniques are quite tricky. I’ve persuaded him to join the low-tier combat for you, and without accidents, he should definitely make the top three."

"Top three..." For Qi An, securing a top-three rank was enough to offset the loss from Qin Jian’s death, but now the challenge in front of the two was to find someone for the middle-tier competition.

Duke Qi An’s opponent, Duke Zuo Shu, had already selected his middle-tier participant, a current core circle celebrity, the Eighth Level Third Transition powerhouse – Whirlwind Pan Liang.

To deal with this guy, Qin Jian was the best help Lord Lu had found. Now with Qin Jian gone, essentially no one in the core circle could match the opponent.

Qi An frowned, certain to lose in the high-tier competition while the low-tier could be won, making the middle-tier competition particularly important. This competition was crucial as Duke Qi An and Duke Zuo Shu had been competing for a long time over a large ore mine, which, if obtained, would greatly benefit the military’s development.

Both had a troubled look on their faces. After a long while, Lord Lu suddenly had an idea and spoke, "Lord Qi, can a low-tier powerhouse register for the middle-tier competition?"

Qi An was taken aback, "The competition rules forbid higher-level powerhouses from entering lower-tier battles, but there seems to be no regulation preventing lower-level powerhouses from participating in higher-level fights. Are you thinking of having this Lu Hong join the middle-tier competition?"

Lord Lu nodded, "Given the circumstances, we don’t have a good candidate for the middle-tier, so why not give Lu Hong a try? He managed to kill Qin Jian, he might also have a way to deal with Pan Liang. At this point, we can only take a gamble!"