Chapter 261: Chapter 260: The Divine Realm, Grand Prizes Revealed!
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The Global Professional Championship, World Finals. Each year, every country only has 200 slots available for participants.
Half of the spots are reserved for veteran players, while the other half go to newly risen professionals.
The Divine Realm is the sacred ground that countless professionals yearn to enter.
Here, beyond the glory of representing one's country, participants can exchange their accumulated Honor Points for supreme equipment, high-grade treasures, and rare skill books.
This is an exclusive privilege for top-tier professionals. Ordinary players, even with sufficient Honor Points earned through regular matches, are not eligible to step into the Divine Realm to claim these prizes.
Within this domain, resembling a bustling metropolis, each country has its own fortress-like base, with its national flag proudly flying above.
During free activity periods, professionals rarely stay within their base. Participants from all nations wander through the streets of this domain, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.
As these participants are among the top-ranked professionals of their respective countries, their pride and confidence often lead to clashes when encountering competitors from other nations.
For example, participants from the empires of Banan and Invan ran into each other on the street. A trivial matter—neither side willing to give way—escalated into a heated argument.
"Hey, isn't this the guy ranked a bit over a hundred globally? Where'd you get the guts to block the path of Invan, ranked 7th in the world?"
The speaker, a black knight from Invan, exuded an aura of power.
Banan, a small nation in the southern hemisphere with a total population barely exceeding 10 million, indeed lacked the standing to challenge the world's 7th-ranked Invan Empire.
But here, they showed no signs of backing down.
A red-robed mage from Banan retorted fiercely, "If you've got the skills, show them on tomorrow's battlefield. Don't waste your breath here."
The Divine Realm features a language translation system, eliminating communication barriers between participants from different countries.
That is, unless someone speaks with a heavy hometown accent—the system can't translate that, making them sound like nothing more than quacking ducks.
Here, every team represents their nation's honor, and no one is willing to lose face.
After all, the Divine Realm is a safe zone. Even if you taunt the strongest player from the world's top-ranked Lighthouse Nation, the Ghost Swordsman Elfa, the most he can do is exchange insults with you.
At most, he'll return your taunt tenfold.
As the clock struck 9 p.m., a loud system announcement echoed from the skies—
[Ding~ Welcome to the Divine Realm. The competition will officially begin tomorrow at 10 a.m. The prizes have been revealed. Participants, please review the rewards and consider your goals carefully based on your Honor Points and expected performance]
Each year, the prizes differ. Once revealed, they always draw the attention of every participant.
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[First Prize (1 Winner): 10-Star Unique Transcendent Set (Growth Type)]
(Requirements: Top Honor Points in this competition; 30,000 Honor Points needed)
[Second Prize (2 Winners): SSS-Rank Unique Skill Book]
(Requirements: Top 3 Honor Points; max 1 redemption per country; available to the next rank if higher ranks forfeit; 20,000 Honor Points needed)
[Third Prize (3 Winners): Legendary Pet Egg]
(Requirements: Top 5 Honor Points; max 1 redemption per country; 15,000 Honor Points needed)
[Fourth Prize (4 Winners): Legendary Treasure]
(Requirements: Top 10 Honor Points; max 1 redemption per country; 12,000 Honor Points needed)
[Fifth Prize (10 Winners): S-Rank Rare Skill Book]
(Requirements: Top 20 Honor Points; max 1 redemption per country; 10,000 Honor Points needed)
[Sixth Prize...]
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Seeing the prizes, every participant grew excited.
"Oh my God! That first prize belongs to our Lighthouse Nation. A 10-star growth-type set? My love!"
"Compared to last year, the rewards this year are worth so much more. Let's go, oppas, and claim these treasures!"
———
In one corner of the Divine Realm.
The team representing Dragon Nation, identified by the red five-star emblem above their heads, gathered together.
In the crowd, Tian Xin'er glanced around, frowning slightly,"Where is Zhang Yue? Why isn't he here yet?"
The system indicated:
[Dragon Nation Participants: 100 Expected; 99 Present; 1 Missing: Zero]
Xu Bei asked curiously, "Didn't anyone notify him about today's report time in the Divine Realm?"
Chen Long added, "This is such a big deal. No way he wouldn't know about it."
While everyone speculated about Zhang Yue's absence, a group of participants from Eastern Nation approached.
Leading them was a warrior with iron armor and a small mustache, arms crossed, exuding arrogance. He looked at Xu Bei's group and sneered, "I'm guessing you're wondering why one of your teammates is missing?"
It was easy to recognize the speaker: Inoue Kojiro, Eastern's newly crowned top player, a legendary professional who rose to fame last year.
Recent news had revealed that assassins targeting participants were linked to Eastern Nation, further straining their already tense relations with Dragon Nation.
Thus, Tian Xin'er snapped, "What's it to you? You should focus on improving your global rank instead of poking into others' business."
Inoue Kojiro smirked. "Thanks for your concern. But, as I understand it, the gap in Honor Points between our nations is only 0.31%."
He scanned the Dragon Nation team dismissively. "Without your necromancer, Zero, the rest of you are nothing but weaklings to me."
"Oh, and by the way, Zero? He's not coming!"
"Looking forward to seeing you on the battlefield tomorrow."
After Inoue Kojiro left, Tian Yu frowned. "That guy... could they have done something?"
Tian Xin'er, worried, sent a quick message to Zhang Yue: "Zhang Yue, where are you?"
Minutes passed with no response.
She then contacted Heaven's Hall, but even they couldn't locate him.
"What the hell is going on?"
———
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the domain, Inoue Kojiro and his team strolled through the streets, admiring the scenery.
A knight named Daban Tong asked, "Kojiro, will Zero really not participate in the competition?"
"He wants to, but he can't." Kojiro smiled confidently.
"But if the assassins hired by our collaborator in Dragon Nation failed to eliminate him, how can we stop him this time?"
Kojiro smirked. "We don't need to eliminate him. Our goal is to surpass Dragon Nation and claim the world's 4th rank."
"As long as he doesn't show up before 10 p.m. tonight, he'll forfeit by default."
Cracking his neck, Kojiro said, "From what I've seen of Zero's combat data, he's truly strong. Even I could only fight him to a draw."
"But without him, the rest of Dragon Nation? They're nothing!"
"Watch me prove that Eastern Nation is stronger than Dragon Nation."
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