This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 109 - 101: Battle of the Dao Sacrifice_2

"Don’t worry, Ba, we’ve got the sponsorship for the competition all covered..."

You have to say, both NVIDIA and AMD were quite fierce. To gain the exclusive sponsorship for this year’s "Path to Immortality" battle, they were at each other’s throats.

In the end, it was Ba who mediated, coming up with a dual-exclusive sponsorship mechanism, which finally appeased the two fiery sponsors.

But even with this arrangement, AMD and NVIDIA continued their under-the-table maneuvers for the championship of Path to Immortality.

Chen Ba was aware of this.

Not only Ba, but almost all players who registered for this year’s "Path to Immortality" knew that NVIDIA and AMD were practically at each other’s throats.

This year’s Path to Immortality, every participant had to add an NVIDIA or AMD logo in front of their nickname to indicate their camp.

"This must be one of Ba’s rotten ideas. He’s best at stirring the pot..."

Looking at the glowing green NVIDIA logo in front of his nickname, Chen Hao felt quite speechless.

Ba is really a small-minded man!

While most people wish their sponsors could get along, Ba seemed to wish his sponsors would fight, the fiercer the better.

Is this something a person would do?

"The match begins!"

As the countdown ended, Chen Hao looked at the opponent across from him, also from the NVIDIA camp, not on the list of Immortal Emperors or Quasi-Immortal Emperors.

That didn’t matter!

As long as they’re not Immortal Emperors or Quasi-Immortal Emperors, in the online phase, he’s invincible; no one could beat him.

Oh wait...

Some extremely powerful Immortal Kings could also slay Immortal Emperors across realms, so he must watch out to avoid getting caught off guard.

"We’re both with NVIDIA, I don’t want to hurt you!"

"Hello big shot, goodbye big shot!"

The opponent was a sensible young man. Seeing the "Immortal Emperor" title under Chen Hao’s nickname, he decisively chose to end the match himself.

"Why bother?"

After easily dealing with his opponent, Chen Hao sighed, "Is the Path to Immortality something you can join? Where did you get the courage to register?"

Some people really lack self-awareness.

Probably lured by the rewards of the "Path to Immortality," they ignored Ba’s warning, thinking they could compete for the Path’s glory with a 1060.

Kid, are you awake yet?

There are so many Immortal Kings and Immortal Emperors, and there are only three direct invitation spots for the offline tournament.

Even Chen Hao couldn’t guarantee he’d get a spot, so how could these Great Emperor Venerables, still in the realm of humanity, dare sign up?

The Path to Immortality online qualifiers lasted for a week.

In the end, 24 players were invited to Jiangning to participate in the September offline finals of the "Path to Immortality."

Interestingly, out of these 24 invited players, only 7 were from the AMD camp, and the rest were all from NVIDIA.

Even more interesting, after the direct invitation list was released, these players contacted Tianba Studio, asking if they could change their names or if they could choose a specific graphics card for the offline tournament.

"Change names?"

Yang Dong initially didn’t understand why so many requested name changes. After asking, he found out they had taken benefits to represent the graphics card sponsors in battle!

"Let them change, change away."

Chen Ba, relishing the spectacle, said, "Let them change, change to Daren Shuo, Desolate Rainbow, Shrunken Star... I just want to see who ends up being champion."

This competition sure is lively.

Graphics card sponsors dispatched one or more Immortal Emperors to battle at Jiangning Stadium, competing for the title of the strongest Immortal Emperor.

"No, there’s an Immortal King."

Lu corrected Ba’s mistake, "Among the 24, there’s one who’s not an Immortal Emperor from the Path to Immortality but just an Immortal King."

"Moreover, he’s quite strong, sponsored by Daren Shuo, and will use NVIDIA’s 4090 for the tournament, making him a hot favorite for the championship."

"How did an Immortal King get in?"

Chen Ba was a bit surprised. With so many Immortal Emperors competing, even Quasi-Immortal Emperors had a hard time getting a spot. How did an Immortal King snag one?

Could he really be a genius?

Never mind, let it be. Whether an Immortal King or an Immortal Emperor, securing an offline spot makes him the strongest Immortal King in history.

"Is the venue set up?"

Not wanting to think about it, Chen Ba asked, "Are all the players and media from each division here? How’s the ticket sales?"

"The venue’s ready, players and media are almost all here. Tickets didn’t sell well, so we ended up giving some away..."

"That’s fine."

Regarding not selling all the tickets and having to give some away, Chen Ba was understanding.

After all, it’s the first time hosting such an offline event, and Jiangning isn’t a tier-one city. With such a large venue, it’s normal not to sell all the tickets.

Even tickets for famous singers’ concerts don’t always sell out, let alone for the "Path to Immortality"?

...

Jiangning, City Sports Stadium.

It was Chen Hao’s first time in Jiangning. He had only heard of it but had never actually been here.

Hanging the player’s ID card prepared by Tianba Studio around his neck, Chen Hao stepped into the readiness area of the stadium.

Even now, he could hardly believe he had really fought his way through and secured one of the three direct invitation spots for the national service.

It was truly incredible!

It just goes to show his skills were indeed better than the average Immortal Emperor’s, his playtime longer, and his experience richer.

The benefit of being a landlord—having enough free time to immerse himself in games for as long as he wants...

Other Immortal Emperors don’t have as much time to play games, so with their lack of experience, it’s only natural he snagged a spot.