For someone like Yan Yu, dealing with trolls was nothing new.
Thanks to the aggressive marketing by Miti's Superhero Alliance, what should have been a very solemn event – the national battle of cultivators – became highly commercialized, turned into entertainment and sports. It was quite ironic, to say the least.
Yet, perhaps it is in human DNA to harbor fragments of cruelty and a thirst for blood.
Just like the Roman nobles witnessing gladiator games for the first time, people from all over the world were quickly captivated by these brutal and bloody spectacles.
With nationalism fanning the flames, the popularity of the cultivator national battles soon surpassed all sports leagues, becoming a global phenomena that transcended race, region, and class.
It also gave rise to countless hardcore fans and trolls.