Beginning Of Multiverse Saga-Chapter 410: Battle Begin

After all, such a chaotic, winner-takes-all system not only tested individual strength, but also the connections of the various races—whether or not they had discussed things with the other races beforehand, and were able to work together to fight against a common enemy.

Apart from that, it also tested the candidates’ mental strength, as well as their ability to size up the situation. That was why, in such a tournament, the winning candidates often didn’t have cultivation ranks as high as the others, but in terms of desperate struggle and scheming, they were without equal. That was why every single fight would usually last a long time before victory and defeat could be decided.

However, Sharky’s group had finished so quickly, and in such a dramatic manner.

In the distance, Jaden, who had been glancing over from time to time, said, "That guy really has dogshit luck! He actually won by a fluke because of that Giant Maggot race cultivator’s skill."

Mason’s expression was also a bit stiff. In the end, he said, "Do not lower your guard. That Giant Maggot race cultivator is not ordinary. That skill just now was their race’s extreme art, ’Shit Mountains Shit Seas’."

"Both the gas and the liquid are poisonous. Even though you will not die from it, it can make you dizzy and cause you to faint. Furthermore, as long as you still breathe, it is impossible to escape from. It really is difficult to defend against."

"Damn it all! There was actually such a disgusting skill?!" Jaden couldn’t hold back his curses. It was just too gross.

Liam said in relief, "Fortunately, we were able to adjust the drawing of matchups. We won’t end up facing that Giant Maggot race cultivator. Otherwise, even if we won, we could end up puking our own guts out."

Mason’s face twitched when he saw the yellow liquid everywhere in the distance. He said, "That is indeed the case. However, the way that Sharky avoided the skill is clearly quite special. We cannot be careless later."

The other two nodded, but they didn’t really agree. They concentrated more of their attention on the Giant Maggot race warrior.

The other races’ competitors had similar thoughts.

"How great would it have been if we were in that group? As long as we evaded in time, we could move on without even fighting."

"You should just be grateful for what you have right now. If you were really in that group, you might have already been lying in that yellow pool and eaten your fill of shit."

"Ugh... Can you not be so disgusting? What if my luck had been good enough to let me avoid it?"

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Meanwhile, on Sharky’s side, Diana and Charlotte both turned around. They didn’t want to look at the scene any more than they had to. At the same time, they raised a ki wall around themselves to prevent the foul stench from approaching.

Charlotte couldn’t help but shoot Sharky a glare, exclaiming, "Why did you have to hit his freaking stomach?"

Sharky looked wronged, protesting, "I didn’t know he would have such a disgusting skill either!"

Diana couldn’t help but say, "Following you always leads to bad things."

If she had encountered something so gross, she would have already erased it from this world. However, when she recalled its disgusting skill, she couldn’t even muster any killing intent. She just didn’t want to fight against it.

The Giant Maggot cultivator scratched his head. He said in a simple and honest manner, "Sorry, everyone. I’ll clean everything up now."

Then, his stomach shriveled up; he inhaled fiercely, and the sea of yellow liquid was sucked back into his mouth.

The ground immediately returned to normal, leaving behind only a faint stench and the others from the group lying around in disarray. He released a long, extremely loud belch of satisfaction after swallowing all of the liquid.

Everyone watching was speechless. Now, even those with the toughest minds couldn’t help but bend over and throw up. The individuals who were watching from the most respected seats all broke character too.

Soulun cursed, "Why is there someone this gross? He actually eats shit!"

She couldn’t handle such a scene. With a brush of her sleeves, she left. She didn’t want to watch the rest of the competition anymore.

The Peacock Wise King was old and wise. He tried to explain, "This is an innate ability of the Giant Maggot race. In the past, this skill established tremendous achievements in the battle against the human race... Ugh..."

The other contenders seemed to be unable to stand the smell and began to speed up their battles. Soon, the ten winners of each group were decided, much more quickly than in the past.

As for the ones who had drunk their fill of the ’yellow soup’, they were all brought to the doctors. As for whether or not they’d just end their lives out of shame, or if it would leave behind trauma, they would have to seek out their own form of spirituality to cleanse themselves.

There were many capable individuals in the fiend races’ court. Several officials emerged with darkened faces.

They first washed the entire stage with water element techniques, then used flames to sterilize every inch of the ground. Finally, they used powerful winds to eliminate all of the remaining smell.

If it hadn’t been the royal family’s altar, with their violent temper, they might have just blown the entire place up with fireballs and not gone through all the trouble.

Even so, no one was willing to fight in the plaza anymore. The officials also considered the people’s feelings, so they temporarily abandoned the venue. The following competitions were thus carried out in smaller sites.

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The next stage was none other than the knockout competition. If nothing unexpected happened, the Snake race’s side would face the Lion race’s three princes.

Diana’s opponent was Mason, Charlotte’s opponent was Liam, and Sharky’s opponent was Jaden.

When he saw how Jaden kneaded his fists while looking over with an immensely proud smile, Sharky was speechless.

This guy definitely chose me on purpose and wants to torment me himself. What a pity! There’s a huge ’pleasant surprise’ waiting for him.

Since the group stage had ended earlier than in previous years, and the Golden Crow Crown Prince who had been seated on the elevated platform was also a bit impatient to witness the Snake race’s misery, the knockout competition started ahead of time.

Cries of complaint immediately rose as a result. Other than Sharky’s group, where the ten competitors who made it through hadn’t really wasted too much energy, many of the other groups had experienced a bloody battle. They were all wounded to some degree.

Unfortunately, the Golden Crow Crown Prince’s mind was already made up. He simply said, "You may be injured, but everyone else is injured too. This is still fair..."

Many people were unhappy, but this individual would become the new Fiend Emperor soon, so no one wanted to offend him. They all took the chance to take some pills and treat their wounds.

The knockout competition began soon afterward. The matches weren’t held one at a time, but rather simultaneously for the sake of speed.

Sharky grinned at the two women before the battle. "Mason and Liam might be master ranks, but the two of you are grandmasters. The two of you could toy with them blindfolded. Don’t just win—beat the shit out of them and make it look easy."

Alina smirked in agreement. "Exactly. We need that extra delegate seat, and this is the perfect chance to claim it. No sense in holding back."

Diana cracked her knuckles, her eyes flashing with excitement. "Good. I’ve been itching to smash some arrogant faces. Those little lions won’t even know what hit them."

Sharky chuckled, shaking his head. "Now that’s the spirit. Just make sure to leave me something entertaining to watch, or I’ll get bored."

Charlotte added calmly, "Worry not. After all, both that witch and I are grandmasters. Our mastery of power and technique is definitely not something two low-level master rank juniors can compare to."

Sharky nodded with their spirits.

The competition quickly began. Jaden walked toward Sharky with a malicious smile and sneered, "Damn brat, you didn’t imagine you would run into me again, did you?"

Sharky sighed and replied, "Why wouldn’t I be able to imagine something like that? Do you think everyone else is as mentally deficient as you?"

Jaden was speechless. Is there something wrong with this guy’s head? He still dares to provoke me at this kind of time?!

"Very good. You’ve successfully aroused my anger. I’ll crush your bones segment by segment, and teach you the consequences of having a shameless mouth," Jaden said coldly.

After speaking, he couldn’t hold back anymore. He sent a Mad Lion’s Hegemon Fist at Sharky.

However, everything before his eyes darkened a second later. He noticed that a foot had appeared in front of his face.

Bang!

Just like that, he was sent flying.

"What?!"

Forget about Jaden, whose head was ringing; even the spectators watching in the distance were completely stupefied.

Almost every person who could join such a general assembly was intelligent. They had immediately realized that something was up when they saw that the Lion race had just happened to draw the same lots as the Snake race.

Many of them knew about the conflict between the Lion and Snake races, and assumed the situation had been set up by the Lion race.

Only those who held high authority had realized that the Lion race didn’t have enough influence to affect the opponent selection. The only one who had the ability to do such a thing was probably the one seated atop the elevated platform.

As such, that battle immediately drew their attention. Some were worried about Sharky’s group, but most of them just intended to watch the drama play out.

There were some others who had recently become friendly with Alina. However, they were starting to reconsider and weigh their options.

After all, if the Snake race ended up offending the next Fiend Emperor, they could end up having to clearly draw a line between the Snake race and themselves.

Previously, apart from Suolun and a few others, the others had just been waiting to see the Lion race princes viciously beat up the Snake race’s competitors. How could they have expected that Jaden would immediately be sent flying with a kick?!

The Lion King, Shera, had been chatting leisurely to those around him with a smile. When he saw that, he immediately sat up straight. His smile also froze on his face.

Just then, the nearby Magnus roared with laughter. "Oh my, I didn’t expect the glorious Lion race’s prince to actually be instantly defeated by some nobody! Tsk tsk tsk, the Lion race still has the nerve to strut around? You should just change your name to Weak Chicken race in the future!"

In the distance, the Chicken race shot him a look of resentment. What in the world did we do to deserve that?!

Shera’s face was ashen. He didn’t reply and instead roared, "Jaden, what were you taught? You should never underestimate your enemy. What in the world are you doing?!"

He had thought that things were already in the bag, which was why he hadn’t paid attention to the details in the arena. He had believed that the Snake race’s representative had no chance of instantly defeating Jaden.

The others suddenly realized what had happened when they heard that. So Jaden was just careless! No wonder.

Magnus remarked mockingly, "What are you screaming your head off for? What, could it be that you’re going to personally go up there to fight in your son’s place?"

Shera harrumphed and said, "Magnus, you should not get excited too early. Who knows, your own son might just end up getting upset too."

"Sorry to inform you, but my sons are all doing quite well. Victory will be decided soon," Magnus replied, laughing complacently.