He passed through the gate.

He was met with absolute blackness, but it soon began to fade.

Light bloomed.

What he saw was the crimson afterglow of a setting sun.

And a boundless sea of bones.

Atop a mountain of corpses stood a man with a rugged face, exceptionally sharp eyes, and messy, shoulder-length hair.

He held a giant War Axe in one hand, his upper body bare, and wore shorts stitched from Demon hide.

The lines of his muscles were perfect, without a single ounce of fat.

The War God—Kai Jia.

The instant their eyes met, an overwhelming sense of certain defeat washed over him!

But immediately after, his own Battle Intent surged. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

That feeling of defeat was instantly shattered, vanishing like smoke.

No words were necessary.

A single glance was enough to understand the nature of this Trial.

’You crave a battle, don’t you?’

’Kai Jia.’

’You crave defeat, don’t you?’

Lu Cang let out a long breath, his gaze turning sharp and serious.

If he were facing a life-threatening crisis, his first instinct would be to ensure his own safety.

But if...

...it was a truly unavoidable battle.

Then he would give it his all.

Layer after layer of Shields rose around Lu Cang, completely enveloping him.

After comprehending the Battle Secret History, Lu Cang had a much deeper understanding of the War God than before.

The enemy he now faced was no longer an unknown.

But he was also undeniably powerful.

With his current Spirituality, Lu Cang could sense the aura of a Level 3 Warrior from his opponent.

’So the War God doesn’t deign to win by overwhelming me with a higher Level?’

’If he wanted to win with a Level advantage, it would be more direct to just crush me with his Divinity.’

Lu Cang sneered and said, "Are you trying to prove that you’ve been invincible since ancient times?"

As he spoke, Lu Cang’s own aura began to climb.

Lu Cang normally didn’t like to waste time with words in a fight, but his opponent’s presence was too strong... the pressure was making him extremely uncomfortable.

Speaking had allowed him to release a breath, and he felt much better.

The War God remained silent, merely looking down at Lu Cang from atop the mountain of corpses and beckoning with his finger.

Tsk.

’Arrogant bastard.’

’Fine by me. If I defeat you, it should prove that I’m the strongest.’

’I was just looking for a benchmark to prove whether or not I’m truly invincible at the same Tier.’

Lu Cang surveyed his surroundings.

This battlefield was the final scene he had witnessed in the Battle Secret History, a field of corpses and a sea of blood... and it happened to be his home turf.

One after another, rifts tore open.

"Awaken the Void"—Void Creatures descended!

The Tier Four, Nation Destruction Level Summoned Creatures surrounded the War God from all angles.

Lu Cang moved!

"Source·Instant White Flash!"

WHOOSH—

A flash of light shot past! But this time, his Instant White Flash, which had never been dodged before, was evaded!

SHING!

The War God appeared beside him as if he had teleported!

Without using his axe, he lifted his leg for a cross kick!

Lu Cang knew this move.

"Sun-Breaking Stream—Third Form: Sun-Shattering Cross Kick."

Back when he resonated with the War God in the Battle Secret History, he had familiarized himself with the vast majority of his Forms!

"Bring it!"

"Source·Body-Protecting True Barrier!"

Four layers of the Source-Transformed Shield formed! On top of that were the fifty-six other Shields already surrounding his body!

Lu Cang wanted to see for himself.

’We’re both Level 3.’

’Just how much Power could the War God’s kick possibly have?’

’Can it break through my sixty layers of Shields?!’

BOOM!

But as the leg swept past,

the four layers of the Body-Protecting True Barrier shattered on contact!

The kick then continued its devastating sweep, smashing through the layers of Shields as easily as a hammer through a paper window, meeting no resistance whatsoever!

BOOM!

The final Shield shattered as if it were made of paper-mâché!

’Are you kidding me?’

’Is he really this strong?’

BANG!

Fresh blood splattered as a mist of gore exploded outward!

The corpse burst apart, and at the same instant, a "Deep Ice Flower" detonated!

Lu Cang reappeared in the distance, all of his Shields fully restored.

But this time, the Shields gave him no sense of security at all.

’Death Exchange Technique.’

’Good thing this whole place is covered in corpses... Otherwise, I would’ve had to secretly bury a few bodies before the fight even started.’

...

The dense fog had already spread out.

He knew his opponent possessed Extreme Battle Intent, which rendered the fog almost useless against him.

But Lu Cang spread the dense fog all the same.

Not only could the fog obscure vision, but it was also an excellent conductor for the Water Element, which would assist in Casting his Ice Element Magic.

SHIING!

With no warning whatsoever, the War God was on him in an instant, coming in for the kill!

"Instantaneous Wind Burst (Tier Three)!" "Water Barrier Ring (Tier Three)!" "Mighty Wall Pushing (Tier Three)!"...

Thirty-six Rejection Spells erupted in an instant!

He was trying to push his opponent away!

However, when the thirty-six spells slammed into him, his body didn’t move an inch, as if it were an impregnable fortress.

’A weakness?’

Lu Cang scanned his opponent’s entire body but couldn’t find a single one!

And his opponent’s attack was already upon him!

BOOM!

Consuming another corpse, Lu Cang once again appeared in the distance. He had also collected the remaining nearby bodies into his Storage Space.

The instant he swapped, hundreds of Lu Cang’s spells, bursting with vibrant colors, swept toward his foe!

But all he saw was an extremely fast figure closing in on him.

As it approached, it shattered every spell in its path without being affected in the slightest!

He could see his opponent’s Speed clearly, but it was just too fast.

He could see it, but his Magic couldn’t keep up.

Only his Casting Speed was fast enough to react in time.

BOOM!

The two clashed in close quarters again. The barrier and Shields were shattered once more, and Lu Cang swapped with another corpse! But this time, the instant he completed the swap, the War God was already on him!

His killing Speed was perfectly matched to the Speed of his corpse substitution!