1554

**Chapter 1554: The Highlight Moment of the Vermilion Bird Star Domain**

Dongfang Ze was filled with terror, feeling like he was about to die, truly about to die. When he came to his senses, he found himself back on the resting platform. The Human Emperor Network was announcing Lin Moyu's victory and advancement to the finals.

Dongfang Ze's consciousness finally cleared completely. He knew he had lost, and he had lost fair and square. He had his trump cards, but so did Lin Moyu. In the second layer, Lin Moyu hadn't even revealed his trump cards.

Now he understood that Lin Moyu's greatest strength wasn't summoning the skeleton army but his own power. Thinking of Lin Moyu's final transformation into a God-Sovereign, with the Law Star River above his head, Dongfang Ze felt a chill in his heart. He felt a sense of despair, realizing that living in the same era as someone like Lin Moyu was a kind of sorrow. He looked to the side and saw Lin Moyu.

Lin Moyu also noticed Dongfang Ze's gaze and turned to look at him.

Their eyes met in the air, and Dongfang Ze bowed to Lin Moyu, "Thank you, Junior Brother Lin, for showing mercy." If Lin Moyu hadn't held back with that last sword strike, he would have been injured.

But now, he wasn't hurt at all, and he was aware of this.

Lin Moyu calmly said, "Senior Brother Dongfang, there's no need to be polite. We are just competing, not life-and-death enemies." Dongfang Ze smiled and said no more.

Previously, he had many opinions and much dissatisfaction with Lin Moyu.

But now, he was completely convinced.

The gap between them was too vast; they were not on the same level at all.

The battle between Lin Moyu and Dongfang Ze ended, causing a huge stir outside the arena.

"Wow, Lin Moyu actually summoned the Law Star River at the end. How did he do that?"

"Isn't he at the God-King realm? How could he summon the Law Star River?"

"What's impossible about it? Maybe he has some secret technique."

"I don't think it's a secret technique; it could be an extremely powerful talent."

No matter what, Lin Moyu had shown the entire human race that he could elevate his combat power to the God-Sovereign realm at any time.

There were quite a few spies from other races within the human race, many of whom were controlled by various secret techniques.

They would inevitably pass on this information.

By then, there would be many who would try to kill him.

Lin Moyu was well aware of this. He knew that even if he only displayed the combat power of a minor God-Sovereign, those people would still come to kill him.

Since that was the case, he might as well show even more strength.

He was telling others that if they wanted to kill him, they would need to send stronger people.

In a situation where those at the Beyond Realm couldn't make a move, only God-Sovereigns could target him.

However, those peak God-Sovereigns, like Zhu Tian, were also monitored by the human race.

Even high-level God-Sovereigns were under surveillance.

Both sides restricted each other, making it difficult for anyone to act easily.

So, those who would come to kill him would only be low or mid-level God-Sovereigns.

Lin Moyu wasn't afraid of these people. Against low-level God-Sovereigns, he could completely counter-kill them.

Against mid-level God-Sovereigns, even if he couldn't counter-kill, he could still protect himself.

Similarly, those who wanted to kill him had to be prepared to be killed themselves.

The wealth of a God-Sovereign was far greater than that of a God-King.

As his combat power continued to increase, his elemental liches were falling behind and needed better materials for upgrades. Better materials required more points.

Lin Moyu realized that he was still very poor, extremely poor.

His eyes sparkled as he thought to himself, "Killing God-Sovereigns should be quite profitable."

Xu Laozu had been observing Lin Moyu and noticed the look in his eyes, muttering to himself, "This kid seems to be up to something."

"He's deliberately exposing his strength. What is he planning?"

The battle between Qing Fei and Zhuang Bi also concluded after a while.

The result was somewhat unexpected but within Lin Moyu's expectations.

The two exchanged a few symbolic moves, and then Qing Fei conceded.

She directly gave the second place to Zhuang Bi.

Qing Fei chose Zhuang Bi over the ranking.

After the match, Zhuang Bi looked a bit conflicted.

Lin Moyu patted Zhuang Bi's shoulder, "Congratulations!"

Zhuang Bi was puzzled, "Congratulations for what?"

Lin Moyu smiled, "Senior Brother Zhuang and Senior Sister Qing Fei make a good match."

Zhuang Bi whispered, "Junior Sister Qing Fei is very outstanding."

Lin Moyu nodded, "No need to whisper; Senior Sister Qing Fei can hear you."

He gestured with his eyes, and Zhuang Bi realized that Qing Fei had already appeared beside him. He immediately thanked her, "Junior Sister, thank you!"

Qing Fei smiled but said nothing.

Lin Moyu said, "Senior Brother Zhuang, give the Violent Sword to Senior Sister Qing Fei."

The implication was clear: since she gave you the second place, you should give her the third place.

Zhuang Bi quickly handed the Violent Sword to Qing Fei.

After all, he had no use for it now. Competing with Lin Moyu for first place was out of the question.

Even with the Violent Sword, he would still lose to Lin Moyu.

Qing Fei accepted the Violent Sword without hesitation. After using a detection spell, she understood its purpose.

With it, she was confident she could defeat Dongfang Ze.

Previously, she wasn't sure, but now she had no doubts.

The matches for fifth to eighth place also concluded.

Chu Xiong and Wei Bowen won their matches and would compete for fifth and sixth place, while Shui Xing and Shui Zilan would compete for seventh and eighth place.

The Four Star Domains Competition had reached this point, and the rankings were almost set.

First place undoubtedly belonged to Lin Moyu, as Zhuang Bi wouldn't compete with him.

The third and fourth places would be decided between Qing Fei and Dongfang Ze.

Chu Xiong and Wei Bowen would compete for fifth place. Lin Moyu knew that Chu Xiong wasn't Wei Bowen's match, so fifth place should go to Wei Bowen.

As for Shui Zilan and Shui Xing, Shui Xing had always been Shui Zilan's follower and wouldn't compete with her. Most likely, Shui Xing would concede, giving Shui Zilan seventh place.

Although they didn't make it to the top three, it was still a very good result for the Black Tortoise Star Domain.

Many observers had already analyzed the likely outcomes.

The most anticipated match in the final round was between Qing Fei and Dongfang Ze.

The other matches were less interesting.

Soon, the final round began.

At the start of the battle, Zhuang Bi immediately conceded, giving Lin Moyu the first place and taking the second place himself.

The top two spots were taken by contestants from the Vermilion Bird Star Domain, marking a highlight moment for the domain.

Zhu Tian's face beamed with pride, the happiest he had been since becoming the domain lord.

At his level, aside from the unattainable Beyond Realm, reputation was the most important thing.

This time, the Vermilion Bird Star Domain taking the top two spots in the Four Star Domains Competition was a true highlight.

In contrast, Bai Bing'er's face was the most sullen, as the two contestants from the White Tiger Star Domain had been eliminated early, not even making it to the top eight.

Wu Da chuckled, satisfied that the Black Tortoise Star Domain had two contestants in the top eight, even if they were the last two.

Ye Qingxuan was also in a good mood, "Qing Fei has great potential and is worth nurturing."

Zhu Tian laughed, "It's hard to say if Qing Fei will remain in the White Tiger Star Domain."

Seeing the interactions between Qing Fei and Zhuang Bi, the four domain lords knew what was going on.

Ye Qingxuan snorted, "Qing Fei doesn't have to marry out; our Azure Dragon Star Domain allows for matrilocal residence."

Zhu Tian shook his head, "Zhuang Bi is from the Zhuang family, whose ancestor was a hall master of the War God Hall. Such a person wouldn't marry into another family."

Ye Qingxuan retorted, "Qing Fei is also from the Qing family, not much inferior to the Zhuang family."

The two old men argued, neither willing to back down.

Bai Bing'er and Wu Da were used to this and didn't pay much attention.