"The opponent is at the advance grade of the yellow gold-tier, and he can be compared to a kingdom-tier soldier."
Bai Yung said to the hearing of his lord.
"If only you six have divine-tier skills, I wouldn't have to solely rely on Nezario and Aegon."
Zhou Zhou said as he kept his gaze on the scarlet fog in the sky.
Tightening their hold on their weapons, the soldiers no longer felt satisfied with the achievement of helping their lord gain the recognition of the Supreme Will.
Man Nao felt worse.
He wasn't even added among those mentioned by his lord due to his low strength level.
"White silver-tier soldiers."
"And 3 with the aura of the giant race."
"Lord from the Supreme Will, tell me your name."
"Even though it will end the same way as the lords I've killed in the past, but an opponent like you shouldn't remain nameless like them."
"You have the right to let this King know your name."
The hoarse and deep voice said with interest.
Zhou Zhou wasn't surprised by the words of his opponent.
If Bai Yung could figure out his strength level, he could do the same for them.
Raising his voice, he said.
"I don't easily give out my name. You will have to earn it."
"You talk for big for one who isn't even as strong as your strongest subject."
"In a while, this King will let you know what it's like to be burned to death by flames!"
The scarlet lord said before keeping his mouth shut.
"From the notification on the supreme challenge, I doubt the scarlet lord would attack at the beginning."
Zhou Zhou muttered as he waited for the signal to begin the supreme challenge.
A couple of seconds later, a challenge notification appeared.
[Supreme Challenge: The first round of the supreme challenge has begun. Lord, please be prepared!]
The next second
A large number of monsters rushed out from the scarlet fog.
There were more than a thousand monsters!
There was a 10 times difference in numbers compared to the number of fog monsters in the sixth round!
The monsters were at least three to four meters tall.
Their bodies were greenish-white, and there were two huge curved horns on their foreheads.
Their eyes were blood-red, and there were two huge fangs growing upwards under their mouths.
They also had a pair of blood-red wings on their backs and held a huge ax burning with flames.
Black-red flames and smoke surrounded them, making them look rather terrifying.
"Devils."
Zhou Zhou muttered at the sight of the monsters.
They had the characteristics of the devils depicted in the cerulean planet.
With his gaze on the monsters, a notification appeared.
[Monster Name: Fire Demon]
[Strength Level: Black iron-tier elementary grade]
[Monster Description: The first round of the supreme challenge with a fog monster. It was once a fire demon on the 601st level of the Abyss when it was alive. Kill them and you can obtain the first round of the supreme challenge treasure chest!]
[Loots Drop Rate: 2 Black iron-tier mist cores, 2 Black iron-tier abyss crystals, 1 bottle of Black iron-tier potential advancement potion, 1 Black iron-tier elementary grade abyss contract book]
"A potential advancement potion has a chance of dropping even from such a low level monster."
"No wonder it's called the supreme challenge."
Zhou Zhou was shocked.
There might be a huge difference from the previous test, but it was not difficult for him.
He didn't even need to summon his dragon and his knight.
…
More than 1,000 fire demons rushed towards the city protected by the golden barrier and the White platinum-tier barrier.
"Hui Teng, Huang Sai, and Sun Can, hold the south region of the city."
"Qin We, hold the west region of the city."
"Lu Chong, hold the north region of the city."
"Man Nao, assist me in holding the east region of the city."
Looking at his soldiers, Bai Yung gave the order.
Turning towards Bai Yung in shock, Man Nao couldn't believe what was said.
"You can still be useful in battle."
Seeing the shock in Man Nao's face, Bai Yung said.
"Thank you, commander."
Man Nao saluted earnestly.
"Let's go."
Bai Yung said before launching himself at the enemies.
Exploding in size up in the sky, he crushed dozens at his descent.
Stomping his feet on the ground, he vanished.
"So fast!"
Standing on the uncompleted walls of the city, Qian Du couldn't lay hold of Bai Yung, Qin We and Lu Chong.
Their movements despite their massive sizes were horrifying to behold.
Taking out over 50 fog monsters with a swing of their weapons, the massive soldiers were death personified.
The team of Hui Teng, Huang Sai and Sun Can could also not be underestimated.
Each attack of theirs took out at least 15 fog monsters before the next set of attack arrive.
Sitting on his throne, Zhou Zhou kept a nonchalant expression as he watched the massacre.
Although he was excited that his ambition was progressing, he still had to put up a front for the scarlet lord.
After a little over 20 seconds, silence swept through the battlefield.
"I'm recovering without an energy potion."
Hui Teng said as he felt his stamina recovering.
Being a new mage, his every attack uses a lot of stamina to be properly executed.
With his soldiers emerging victorious, a challenge notification appeared in front of Zhou Zhou.
[Prompt One: You have completed the first round of the supreme challenge and obtained the first round of the supreme challenge treasure chest!]
[Prompt Two: The second round of the supreme challenge will begin in an hour. Please prepare for battle in time!]
[Prompt Three: Your war losses have been restored!]
[Prompt Four: You can choose to withdraw from the supreme challenge now.]
"The stamina of my soldiers can be referred to as war losses."
Zhou Zhou muttered before checking out his ranking.
[Blazing Sun: 1st]
"I still retained my ranking."
He quickly hid his smile.
Then, he looked at the black-gold treasure chest in front of him.
A text notification appeared.
[Supreme Challenge Treasure Chest: The reward for passing the first round of the supreme challenge is stored inside.]
Zhou Zhou bent forward before opening the treasure chest.
10 Green bronze-tier basic resource packs!
10 Green bronze-tier mist core big gift bags!
10 Gradeless beginner soldier class change certificate big gift bags!
5 Gradeless beginner soldier recruitment books big gift bags!
5 Green bronze-tier elementary grade lifestyle professionals recruitment books big gift bags!
13 bottles of potential advancement potion! (Black iron-tier (10), Green bronze-tier (3))
10 Green bronze-tier elementary grade abyss contract books!
Aside from the last item, Zhou Zhou knew all the others.
[Item Name: Abyss Contract Book]
[Item Level: Green bronze-tier elementary grade]
[Item Effect: Activate the abyss contract book. You can summon a Green bronze-tier elementary grade fire demon from the 601st level of the abyss to fight for you. Duration: 30 minutes.]
[Special Notification: This item is a one-time use item. After using it, it can't be restored as war damage in the supreme challenge.]
"It's no different from the recruitment book."
Zhou Zhou muttered before activating the books.
The ground in front of him was covered by black swamp as 10 demons crawled out of it.
Appearing beside his lord as the demons crawled their way from the abyss, Lu Chong kept the enemy in his view.
[Monster Name: Fire Demon]
[Strength Level: Green bronze-tier elementary grade]
[Loots Drop Rate: 2 Green bronze-tier mist cores, 2 Green bronze-tier abyss crystals]
The summoned isn't always up to pair with the original.
Zhou Zhou thought before ordering Lu Chong to take care of them.
Doing as his lord ordered, Lu Chong did away with summoned demons before bringing their corpses to Zhou Zhou.
Retrieving their loots with the aid of his spatial ring, Zhou Zhou didn't have to wait for long before Bai Yung brought the corpses of the 1,000+ demons.
"1,118 demons in total, my lord."
Bai Yung said as he released the demons from his spatial ring.
Pulling the corpses into his own spatial ring, Zhou Zhou immediately looted them.
A moment later, he obtained the following:
3,542 Mist cores! (Black iron-tier (3,430), Green bronze-tier (112))
3,542 Abyss crystals! (Black iron-tier (3,430), Green bronze-tier (112))
1,114 bottles of potential advancement potions! (Black iron-tier (1,058), Green bronze-tier (56))
1,114 Abyss contract books! (Black iron-tier (1,058), Green bronze-tier (56))
Checking out the abyss crystals, he found out that it was the same with the ones given by the summoned demons.
They were products condensed from the energy of the abyss and could also be used as currency in the abyss, same function as the mist cores.
Just finishing up with his loot, Zhou Zhou heard the terrifying and arrogant voice once again.
"Lord from the Supreme Will, do you know why you're fighting me?"
'Isn't it because I accepted the supreme challenge?'
Zhou Zhou mused without giving a response to the demon king..
The other party continued.
"Because this is a bet between the Supreme Will and the Crimson Overlord."
"It can also be said to be a competition between the youngest lords of both sides!"
"Between us… As well as the other lord factions who are currently challenging."
"Right now, we are all under the watchful gaze of the Supreme Will and the Crimson Overlord."
"Those who perform well will get the most benefits!"
"And you are an opponent who can make me shine."
"After this king defeats you, I will definitely be favored by the Crimson Overlord."
"It's not impossible for me to replace my father, Ardiles, even if I return to the Abyss in the future!"
There was an almost fanatical desire in its tone.
"That's good. I can at least get a good reward from the Supreme Will."
Zhou Zhou said calmly.
Hmph!
"You overestimate yourself."
The other party was angry at Zhou Zhou's confidence.
After a while
[Supreme Challenge: The second round of the supreme challenge has begun. Lord, please be prepared!]
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