When 'God' Decides To Start Over-Chapter 849 - 334: Battle of the Hercules_2

"Ah! Doesn't this mean I can't see the Black Death Demon King and the Jedi Knight? They're the reason I came!"

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Amidst the chatter of the Trial Takers, the opening ceremony performance officially began. Surprisingly, after the Love God Shooter, no other magic spirits appeared. The performance consisted of only some singing and dancing, with many advertisements inserted in between.

Even the costumes of the performers carried advertisements for various famous brands.

"Wow, has the City of Light gone crazy for money? Is this even acceptable?"

"Are we here to watch a competition or ads?"

"The City of Light isn't what it used to be."

"Refund!"

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Sitting in the VIP room, Li Xiu felt a bit embarrassed watching these performances and asked Sha Chu, "Did we really accept so many advertisements?"

"There are many more to come," Sha Chu nodded.

"The criticism is really harsh. Can we remove a few?" Li Xiu also felt there were too many ads, which seemed over the top.

Sha Chu didn't say anything, just handed Li Xiu the breakdown of advertisement fees and breach compensation from various companies: "City Lord, you decide which ones to remove."

Li Xiu looked closely, then smiled wryly: "I think I can withstand this; let them vent a bit."

After much difficulty, the opening ceremony ended, and Chujun announced the schedule and the list of participants amid the criticism.

The first competition was the Power Contest, where participants were judged based on their strength.

People were curious about how to determine the winner's strength — perhaps they would have the Trial Takers do weightlifting?

With such curiosity, people still came early the next day to the arena to watch the Power Contest.

Upon arriving at the arena, they saw a pile of mysterious objects in the middle, covered with red cloth, not knowing what it was.

Chujun came out at this moment, stood beside the machine, and spoke through a loudspeaker: "Everyone must be curious about what's inside here? Don't worry; I'll reveal the answer soon."

As he spoke, Chujun directly pulled off the red cloth, revealing what was underneath.

The crowd, seeing the appearance of the object, was stunned.

"Is this a bulldozer?"

"The Power Contest won't have Trial Takers competing against a bulldozer, will it?"

"What kind of nonsense is this, having Trial Takers compete in strength against a bulldozer? This is too perfunctory."

Attendees were disappointed with the City of Light's design this time; if this was how they would compete in strength, they might as well watch weightlifting instead.

As if anticipating the audience's reactions, Chujun waited for the chatter to subside before loudly controlling the scene and said with a smile: "Let me introduce this vital apparatus of the Power Contest. We call it the Powerful Divine Machine."

"No need to rush; I assure you, this is not a bulldozer but a strength testing device," Chujun's words finally quieted the crowd.

Everyone was curious about how this bulldozer-like object would test strength.

Chujun went up to the Powerful Divine Machine, then loosened up his body and fiercely punched the shield in front of it.

Bang!

Chujun's fist hit the shield, which only slightly receded, leaving the entire machine unmoved. But on what seemed like the cockpit's glass, a row of numbers appeared, finally settling on 22.

"As you can see, after receiving a hard blow, this Powerful Divine Machine displays the force value it endured. The larger the value, the stronger the participant's power. Trial Takers may strike the Powerful Divine Machine themselves or use Talent Skills, Symbiotic Contracts, Parasitic Contracts, or magic spirits. Anything belonging to the Trial Taker can be used, but no other tools are allowed. Today is the preliminary round of the Power Contest. The rule is that participants with a force value over 20 can advance to the next round. Now, please, contestants enter the arena."

This piqued the audience's interest, and they eagerly awaited the first Trial Taker.

Li Xiu and Li Qingyi, along with others, watched the Powerful Divine Machine, specially commissioned by Sha Chu from the research institute. Although the material itself wasn't extraordinarily good, its design allowed it to bear Spirit Forging Level power directly without being destroyed.

Of course, the Powerful Divine Machine still had a limit. If the converted mechanical power exceeded the maximum capacity, the machine would still break.

The first Trial Taker entering the arena was none other than Xiao Er.

Xiao Er dressed like a noble prince today, and with his handsome appearance, his entrance accompanied by a swarm of magic spirits stunned the audience.

"So many magic spirits... This guy's family must have mines, right?"

"You guessed it right. His family indeed has mines; he's from the world's largest diamond group, Desha Group, the second son of the Xiao Family, Xiao Er."

"This is a genuine diamond king! No wonder there are so many magic spirits."

Xiao Er approached the Powerful Divine Machine, refraining from doing anything himself. He simply said "Go," and a magic spirit stepped forward to the machine.

The magic spirit, clad in blue armor akin to a Giant Warrior, lifted its bucket-like fist and slammed it toward the Powerful Divine Machine.