Chapter 50: Exemption Card

Divine Ghost Killing Arena, blood rain and fishy wind! Blades slash across necks, clanging sounds like a pleasant melody.

Exhilarating! Truly too exhilarating!

Xu Fengnian's eyes gradually glowed red, all who insulted the Dragon Nation, who spoke rudely to the Dragon Nation,

whether they started cursing at the beginning of the challenge or just spoke up now, he etched each one into his heart,

At this moment, their heads are rolling down one by one,

Blood everywhere, dyeing the ground red.

Zhang Cheng stood at the center of the arena, witnessing all this, feeling immensely refreshed.

Insult my Dragon Nation? Despise my Dragon Nation? Say our athletes are inferior to yours?

How dare they!

The heroes of the Dragon Nation can never tolerate others' insults; if such a thing occurs, we must sacrifice their blood to honor the spirits of our fallen.

Time, slowly flowing.

After a few breaths, Xu Fengnian returned to the arena, took out a white cloth and carefully wiped his sword, then spat disgustedly,

"Filthy blood!"

As the words fell, he shouldered his sword case and vanished on the spot.

Meanwhile, at the scene, the Xiao Han Republic and the Great Hero Nation had originally gathered ten thousand spectators.

Now only a few hundred remain.

These people have never insulted the Dragon Nation.

They stand in pools of blood with corpses scattered everywhere, eyes terrified, bodies trembling incessantly.

Perhaps those who died never expected,

that Zhang Cheng would truly order summoned creatures to attack them.

All this happened too quickly.

Some nations that reacted were left dumbfounded,

staring at Zhang Cheng with incredulous eyes, as if scrutinizing a cold-hearted madman.

They wanted to speak out to condemn him, but thinking of the fate of the Great Hero Nation and the Xiao Han Republic, they could only obediently stay silent.

No strength, just shut up!

In contrast, the spectators of the Dragon Nation and the Mao Xiong Guo were excited to the point of almost taking flight.

Deeply satisfying! Truly too relieving!

"That's how it should be! If one's hero is insulted and still tolerated, it's cowardice!"

"Loyal and righteous, decisive in slaughter, satisfying, too satisfying!"

"Hahaha, exhilarating, truly exhilarating, Zhang Cheng did what I wanted to do but couldn't."

"After this round, surely someone will blame Zhang Cheng as a demon, but our Mao Xiong Guo will forever trust Zhang Cheng,

forever trust the Dragon Nation."

"Moreover, those Zhang Cheng just killed were all who insulted the Dragon Nation; he did not strike down those who did not insult,

whoever claims Zhang Cheng enjoys killing, I will be the first to object!"

"Indeed, the Divine Ghost Killing Arena is inherently a place of life and death,

to speak of fairness here while insulting the strong—isn't that seeking one's own death?"

"If it were my Mao Xiong Guo, we would certainly make the same decision as Zhang Cheng!"

The Dragon Nation spectators unanimously approved Zhang Cheng's actions.

The Mao Xiong Guo likewise.

Meanwhile, the Beautiful Nation's officer Charlie curled a cold smile,

"Hehe, having killed so many, the Mysterious Judge will certainly not let him off!"

"I begin to anticipate what punishment Zhang Cheng will receive!"

In Charlie's eyes, Zhang Cheng's arbitrary behavior is practically disrespect to the Mysterious Judge,

disrespect to the Divine Ghost Killing Arena, and will surely be punished.

However, the result left him greatly disappointed.

Only see the Mysterious Judge gazing at Zhang Cheng, nodding satisfied,

"Hmm, well done."

"If it weren't for your move, I would have acted too."

"To talk fairness on the Divine Ghost Killing Arena and still dare to bargain with me—truly ignorant of life and death!"

Having spoken, the Mysterious Judge waved a hand, wild winds howling, actually slaughtering the remaining hundreds of Great Hero Nation and Xiao Han Republic spectators.

Zhang Cheng glanced, not expecting this judge's temper to be not small either.

But it's normal, after all in this world the weak absolutely cannot insult the strong.

"Officer of the Great Hero Nation, officer of the Xiao Han Republic, you must hand over the compensation to the Dragon Nation within three hours,

furthermore, self-destruct the SS-grade Summoned Creature, execute immediately!"

The Mysterious Judge's tone revealed an irresistible dignity.

The two officers dare not have any objection,

even if their hearts burned with rage they could not vent it.

Charlie beside them, after witnessing this, eyes widened!

Holy crap! How could this be?

Zhang Cheng so disrupts the order of the Divine Ghost Killing Arena, why does the Mysterious Judge still not punish him?

Could it be that the Mysterious Judge really intends to favor the Dragon Nation?

Wait! Charlie suddenly remembers something.

I recall that when Zhang Cheng first entered battle, the Mysterious Judge once said:

In the eyes of the strong, there is no foothold for the weak.

Could it be… that as long as one is strong enough, the judge will also show favoritism?

Realizing this, Charlie's hands instantly went limp,

His wish to see Zhang Cheng punished was shattered!

"I announce that the seventh round of the duel is over; in twenty‑four hours, the eighth round will begin."

The Mysterious Judge's authoritative voice echoed, his gaze sweeping the arena, and he said coldly:

"Through the recent incident, I have gradually uncovered a problem."

"Since the Dragon Nation initiated the Life-or-Death Duel,

the punishment for the losing nation has been far too small, almost negligible."

"This has led many of you to think that the Divine Ghost Killing Arena is a fair and friendly place,

Hmph, utterly absurd!"

"The Divine Ghost Killing Arena—here is a stage of death and slaughter!"

"The so‑called fairness does not exist here!"

"For that reason, to deepen your impression of the Divine Ghost Killing Arena, I declare!"

As his words fell, a dense aura of death swirled around the Mysterious Judge,

"The eighth round duel returns to a one‑on‑one format, but!"

"The defeated nation's homeland will face a Terror Descent, Terror Descent level: SSS!"

"The victorious nation will be rewarded with one SSS-level Artifact!"

"I will make you understand that the Divine Ghost Killing Arena concerns the fate of nations!"

"Here, the weak have no voice!"

"Of course, in view of the Dragon Nation's outstanding performance to date, I hereby grant the Dragon Nation an exemption card!"

"After use, it can exempt one Terror Descent in the homeland,

Don't say I'm unfair; this is a reward for the strong!"

As his words fell, the audience instantly showed shocked expressions.

SSS-level Terror Descent! Its coverage area is at least equivalent to five megacities.

To counter an SSS-level Terror Descent, one must employ an SSS-level Summoned Creature.

Since the Divine Ghost Killing Arena's descent to here, previous Terror Descents have been at most SS Rank,

yet this time it directly manifested as an SSS-level Terror Descent.

Some national officials squinted.

The eighth round duel has become fraught with danger.

A slight misstep could cause the nation to suffer a massive disaster.

Even the Beautiful Nation no longer dares to venture lightly.

Only twenty‑four hours remain before the eighth Life-or-Death Duel Challenge begins.

Zhang Cheng returned to the Divine Ghost Summoner Alliance, too exhausted to attend to anything else, and seized the time to get a good rest.

Although the summoned Summoned Creature caused him no physical effect,

the Divine Ghost Killing Arena, however, is unpredictable,

easily making one's mood feel like a roller coaster, and the mind grow weary.

When he awoke from his nap, only four hours remained.

He opened his eyes and saw a pretty face before him.

"Captain Yu Haili? Why are you in my room?"

Zhang Cheng got up, rubbing his groggy eyes.

Yu Haili, her high ponytail swaying, radiating youthful aura, pointed at the door behind her and said:

"You slept without locking the door; I knocked a few times but got no response, worried something might have happened to you, so I barged in. Sorry about that."

"Uh, it's fine," Zhang Cheng waved his hand. Seeing the documents in her hand, he asked puzzled,

"Captain Yu, what do you need from me?"

"In the future, just call me awake directly; it's fine."

"Alright."

Yu Haili smiled and nodded, handed the documents to Zhang Cheng, pulled a nearby chair over, spread her legs and sat, saying:

"Do you still remember when we were building the Divine Ghost Summoner Alliance, conducting a nationwide search for summoners?"

Zhang Cheng nodded, "I remember."

"Well, here's good news: we've found an S Rank Summoner!"

Yu Haili's face lit up with excitement.

S Rank? Zhang Cheng's eyes brightened.

Although most of the Summoned Creatures he summons far exceed S Rank,

he was still quite excited upon hearing the news.

One should know that before Zhang Cheng appeared, the highest‑level Summoned Creatures in the Dragon Nation were only B Rank.

Now an S Rank has emerged!

This shows that the overall strength of summoned creatures in the Dragon Nation is gradually increasing.

This is great news!

"Where is that summoner?"

Zhang Cheng stood up. Yu Haili said:

"She's currently at the Divine Ghost Summoner Alliance, but before I take you to see her, I want you to watch a video first."

"A video?" Zhang Cheng sat down and watched as Yu Haili opened the video on her phone.

It was surveillance footage from an intersection.

In the video, a little girl in a white dress stood by the roadside, looking left and right, confirming that the light was green,

Then carefully stepped onto the crosswalk.

But just as she reached the middle of the road,

Suddenly, a black sedan came speeding toward her,

At a speed of at least 180 yards,