Chapter 542 - Overwhelming Lineup

Han Wu first sent Qin Shuang and the other two back to Imperial College. After that, he sent messages to every powerful being he knew. The God Kings of Darkness and Death received his message first.

Han Wu invoked his status as their Holy Son and invited them to his Blood Coliseum as guests. The two God Kings commanded extensive intelligence networks, and their spies quickly delivered detailed reports. Through those channels, they learned about the Blood Coliseum’s current state.

They already knew of the Asura Coliseum as well, since its owner was a battle maniac. Thus, the two God Kings hesitated. Publicly supporting the Blood Coliseum carried the risk of provoking that battle maniac, which could grow into a lasting problem.

Neither God King could act on impulse. Each governed their respective faction and oversaw numerous businesses. They had no desire to see the battle maniac fanatic roaming their territories and stirring conflict.

Still, Han Wu was their Holy Son, a figure of high standing within their factions, as well as the Blood Coliseum’s rightful owner. He no longer counted as an insignificant upstart.

The two God Kings weighed the risks against the benefits and judged which side carried greater value. They didn't reply immediately.

Han Wu did not rely on them alone. He also contacted Xu Hai and asked him to relay a request for assistance to the chancellor of Imperial College. In his message, Han Wu essentially explained that, as a student of the college, he had recently taken control of a lucrative business and was now facing harassment from a competitor belonging to another civilization. He expressed his hope that the college would support him.

The tone of his message was humble and subtly manipulative. Fortunately, the chancellor enjoyed appeals of this sort. To him, it would feel like a slap in the face if a student refused to seek the college’s aid at a time like this.

If Han Wu’s opponent had belonged to the Divine Civilization, the chancellor would have aided him discreetly rather in public. Since the opposition came from another civilization, however, he had no such concerns. He had to aid Han Wu at all costs.

Nonetheless, the chancellor was currently in a distant civilization and couldn’t return in time to assist personally. Thus, he ordered the college’s management to help Han Wu, provided they didn’t have any urgent matters occupying them.

At present, Han Wu didn’t have a God King backing him, but he had forty Major Gods. He had to admit that Imperial College was impressive.

Beyond the college, he also sent a message to Aisha of the Angel Civilization. They shared a mutually beneficial relationship through the sale of crystals, and Aisha promptly agreed when she learned that he needed her help. Even after discovering that his opponent was the Asura Coliseum’s owner, she raised no objection. In her words, the angels feared no one.

Soon, the day of the confrontation arrived. The Blood Coliseum suspended all of their activities to prepare for the Asura Coliseum’s challenge. A massive gate opened above the Blood Coliseum, from which the Asura Coliseum’s owner, Beast King Faido, emerged.

Faido’s body consisted of organs and body parts from various powerful beasts. No one knew his original race, yet his terrifying aura strained even the space around him. Han Wu felt a surge of intimidation despite the great distance between them. Faido stood well above the Heavenrender rank.

A group of powerful figures followed in his wake, and Marks carefully introduced them to Han Wu one by one. The four Heavenrender life forms beneath Faido were called the Four Divine Kings. Every single one of them had emerged victorious in tens of thousands of matches, a record worthy of their status. Behind them were 108 Earthsunder life forms, regarded as the Asura Coliseum’s core strength.

Sage life forms were only followers in Faido’s group, numbering 10,000 in total. King life forms trailed at the end of the procession. They numbered in the millions, but all of them were either slaves or laborers. No weaker beings appeared below them. After all, the Asura Coliseum functioned as both a gathering place for the strong and Faido’s home.

Once the entire procession emerged from the gate, they released their auras, which threatened to tear even the heavens apart.

Han Wu felt the crushing weight at once and struggled to breathe. Marks fared no better. His heart beat rapidly, and each breath came with effort. Regret crept in as he questioned Han Wu’s decision to accept the challenge head-on. Could they truly win right now?

Marks regretted it but couldn’t show weakness here. Even in defeat, the Blood Coliseum couldn’t appear weak. With a gesture, he ordered their strongest combatants forward: one Heavenrender Sanguine Combatant, thirty-two Earthsunder Sanguine Combatants, 3,000 Sage Sanguine Combatants, and 3 million King Sanguine Combatants.

The Blood Coliseum was inferior in terms of higher-ranking combatants right now.

Faido's laughter boomed like thunder at the sight of such puny opposition. “The Blood Coliseum is indeed declining without Duel to support it.”

Marks bristled but couldn’t say it out loud, even though Faido spoke the truth. Compared to its peak, the Blood Coliseum had grown weaker.

At that moment, a mid-sized gate opened. Eight Earthsunder life forms emerged, accompanied by a massive contingent of units of various ranks. This was the army that Han Wu had sent to obliterate the Dream Demon Civilization. They had completed their mission and taken it down.

Steely stood at the front and graciously presented the Will of the Dream Demon Civilization to Han Wu. Afterward, he led his troop to take their place on the Blood Coliseum’s side. With their arrival, the Blood Coliseum now possessed forty Earthsunder life forms.

It wasn’t over yet. More gates opened. Some revealed Han Wu’s friends, others belonged to lecturers of Imperial College, and even additional Gods appeared. All of them summoned their strongest units to stand with the Blood Coliseum, steadily bolstering its strength.

The Blood Coliseum now fielded 4 million King life forms, 6,000 Sage life forms, and sixty-eight Earthsunder life forms. Still, it was slightly weaker than the Asura Coliseum.

𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Just as Marks assumed that this was the full extent of their forces, two more gates appeared above the Blood Coliseum. One revealed endless darkness, while the other brimmed with the silence of death.

A single file of troops marched out from each gate. The first was led by a Heavenrender Dark Dragon Knight, followed by sixteen Earthsunder Dark Skelegons. The second was led by a Heavenrender Death Paladin, followed by sixteen Death Knights.

Neither the God King of Darkness nor the God King of Death appeared in person, but each had dispatched an elite troop directly under their command to help Han Wu. It was evident that they supported him.

Even then, in terms of higher-ranking combatants, the Blood Coliseum possessed only three Heavenrender life forms and 100 Earthsunder life forms. They were still slightly weaker than the Asura Coliseum.

Two more gates appeared, one impossibly big and the other far smaller. The huge one resounded with angelic hymns. Aisha slowly descended from it, escorted by twelve Earthsunder six-winged angels who sang in unison.

Sensing Faido’s aura, Aisha no longer restrained her power and unleashed her full aura. Her aura rivaled Faido’s and surpassed the Heavenrender rank.

Faido felt genuine surprise. He hadn’t expected powerful beings to continue supporting the Blood Coliseum even after its previous owner’s death. With the addition of twelve Earthsunder angels, the Blood Coliseum was no longer the weaker side. In fact, it now possessed four more Earthsunder life forms than its opposition.

Three figures emerged from the smaller gate. The first bore the same face as Han Wu, but it was radiating a Heavenrender life form’s aura. It was the Origin of Mutation!

The other two figures, each with twelve pairs of wings carrying different attributes, left even Aisha confused for three full seconds.

They were Bow God Bart and Sword God Akanzor! Both were Earthsunder life forms. At this point, the Blood Coliseum’s lineup surpassed that of the Asura Coliseum.