Chapter 269: The Gods of Various Provinces

Battlefield 407.

A player from the Poluo Kingdom named Ethan closely watched the two Star Palace Guardians in the middle of the battlefield, who were engaged in combat.

He was looking for an opportunity, a chance to kill the Aries Palace Star Palace Guardian with a single blow.

"If I had known that being the first to kill a Star Palace Guardian not only grants a divine artifact but also a world announcement, I would have taken care of this guy first no matter what."

Ethan's eyes were filled with regret as he stared at the Aries Palace Star Palace Guardian.

The divine artifact wasn't as important as the opportunity to gain fame with a world announcement. This was a chance to become famous overnight, and he couldn't afford to miss it.

Ethan looked at the crystal-clear stone he held in his hand with some reluctance. However, the desire for the world announcement in his eyes overcame his attachment to the stone. He had fused ancient monster bloodlines during his Mortal Rank, granting him racial talents. With his current strength, killing a Spirit Rank peak Star Palace Guardian was not difficult, but it would still require some effort.

But time was of the essence now, and he had to use any means necessary to secure the second kill.

"The second announcement will be mine, no one can take it from me!"

Ethan's determination was unwavering. Finally, he found his chance and charged towards the Aries Palace Star Palace Guardian.

However, just as he made his move, a sudden cry of astonishment echoed through the battlefield among the players from the Huaguo Nation.

"It's Wang Nan! It's Wang Nan, the Great God!"

"Wang Nan, the Great God, has been assigned to our battlefield. This is great!"

In the middle of the battle, Su Nan reappeared, this time as Wang Nan. He hadn't changed his appearance but had entered as Wang Nan directly.

During his brief absence, not much had changed in Battlefield 407. The number of players had decreased, but not by much.

"Wang Nan, hurry up and hunt down the Star Palace Guardians. Zhang Yang, the Great God, has already secured the first kill!"

The players around him urged.

Hearing this, Su Nan realized that being the first to hunt down a Star Palace Guardian came with a world announcement.

"It seems like staying low-key won't be easy this time," Su Nan muttered.

Looking at the Star Palace Guardians, he quickly spotted Ethan, who was rushing towards the Aries Palace Star Palace Guardian. Su Nan's eyes showed a hint of interest.

Ethan had already reached the Aries Palace Star Palace Guardian, and he flung the crystal stone in his hand towards the Star Palace Guardian, creating a sonic boom as it flew.

The crystal stone didn't possess much offensive power, but it had a powerful binding force. When hit, the target would become immobilized as if under a petrification spell, unable to move.

"Gotcha!"

Seeing this, Ethan was overjoyed. The crystal stone he had thrown didn't have much attack power, but it had an incredibly strong restraining effect. Once hit, the target would be completely immobilized, unable to move a muscle.

With this, he could use his bloodline talent!

"The second kill is mine!"

Activating his bloodline talent, Ethan's muscles bulged, and his body instantly doubled in size, reaching the height of two Star Palace Guardians combined.

He threw a punch towards the head of the Aries Palace Star Palace Guardian. His movements were not particularly fast, only at the speed of an ordinary Spirit Rank player, but his strength far exceeded that of an average Spirit Rank. If not for the fact that he was only at the complete mastery level of three Spirit Rank bloodlines, his current strength would be equivalent to an Arcane Rank.

Just as his punch was about to land on the Aries Palace Star Palace Guardian, a figure clad in armor with two horns on its head suddenly appeared by his side.

"Trying to stop me? It's too late!" Ethan sneered.

Although he didn't understand how the Huaguo player had suddenly appeared in front of him, his punch was about to hit the Star Palace Guardian, and he didn't believe that anyone could stop him at this point.

However, in the next moment, he was dumbfounded.

Su Nan didn't make any unnecessary movements; he simply slapped his palm towards Ethan.

Compared to Ethan's movements, Su Nan's actions were much faster, so fast that Ethan couldn't even see how Su Nan had made his move.

"Boom!"

With a muffled sound, Ethan felt as if he had been hit by a high-speed train. His entire body was struck by a tremendous impact, and he was sent flying.

His internal organs ruptured, and fresh blood gushed from his mouth. His consciousness blanked out in an instant.

Shortly after, he disappeared from the battlefield.

In his final moments, he couldn't even understand what had happened.

Su Nan had taken action at the moment the Aries Palace Star Palace Guardian was killed, eliminating Ethan.

Although he didn't know what consequences would arise from the death of their Star Palace Guardian, Su Nan didn't want to take any chances.

"Congratulations, you have successfully killed a Grand Destiny Holder. Do you want to seize their Destiny?"

"No."

After dealing with Ethan, Su Nan acted quickly and turned his attention to the Pisces Palace Star Palace Guardian.

In the next moment, he took a step forward, his speed reaching its peak as he instantly appeared in front of the Pisces Palace Star Palace Guardian. He slapped down with a single palm.

This palm had no additional power; it was purely the force of his physical body.

But even with just this palm, the Pisces Palace Star Palace Guardian was directly killed!

"Congratulations, you have become the second player to kill a Star Palace Guardian among the Twelve Star Palaces, and you have obtained a Star Palace Artifact."

"Congratulations, you have hunted the Pisces Palace Star Palace Guardian. Your rank has increased. Current rank: Star Palace Guardian. This time, your reward points are increased by an additional 10%."

Similar to the previous Star Palace Guardian he had killed, the body disappeared, leaving behind only a bracelet.

"Star Palace Artifact: Pisces Bracelet (Left) (Inferior). The divine artifact of the Pisces Palace in the Twelve Star Palaces. Wearing it increases your speed by 5%."

"Collect twelve different Star Palace Artifacts to assemble the Star Palace Battle Armor, which can harness the power of starlight and possesses immense power."

"An inferior artifact? It seems that these Star Palace Artifacts are just a general term, and they come in different grades. Maybe only by killing the Star Palace Lord can you obtain a true Star Palace Artifact."

Su Nan was surprised as he read the description of the Pisces bracelet in the game. He picked up the bracelet and put it on his left wrist.

Although it only increased his speed by 5%, it was better than nothing.

Xuan Juezhou.

All the players here were from the Poluo Kingdom.

On a hillside, a player named Kawita had a look of doubt in her eyes.

"How is this possible? How could I be killed so easily? Who is he? How can he be so powerful?"

Questions swirled in her mind, and she still hadn't recovered from being killed.

It took her a while

 to realize something and quickly checked the world chat.

"The players from Tianjuezhou are despicable; they attacked me while I was fighting another player!"

"You players from Huangjuezhou aren't any better. I was ambushed and killed by five players from your guild. Bullying the weak with numbers, what kind of skill is that? Come at me one-on-one if you dare!"

In the world chat, messages from players from the Twelve Provinces quickly flashed by. At this moment, those who still had time to send messages were the players who had been killed, venting their frustrations in the chat.

Kawita quickly skimmed through the messages, trying to find information about Su Nan.

Then, a message unlike any other player's appeared in banner format and slowly floated above the world chat.

"Congratulations to Zhang Yang, the player from Dongchen Province, for becoming the first player to hunt a Star Palace Guardian and earning a Star Palace artifact."

"Congratulations to Zhang Yang, the player from Dongchen Province, for becoming the first player to hunt a Star Palace Guardian and earning a Star Palace artifact."

...

Three consecutive banners floated by. Players who had been bickering just moments ago suddenly fell silent.

Following that, all players from the Twelve Provinces saw this message and were astounded.

"How could someone have killed a Star Palace Guardian so quickly after the event started?!"

"The first kill of a Star Palace Guardian even gets an announcement?"

"Zhang Yang? Could it be the player ranked third on the leaderboard in Dongchen Province? That's incredibly impressive."

"Ha-ha-ha! I told you, as long as our Dongchen Province's top player takes action, those Star Palace Guardians are just a piece of cake!"

From the start of the Twelve Star Palaces event until now, only two minutes had passed. The battles in each battlefield had just begun. Suddenly, someone had killed the peak Spirit Rank Star Palace Guardian, shocking everyone present.

But that wasn't all.

When they learned that Zhang Yang had already slain all the players from the Poluo Kingdom in Battlefield 323, people were even more astonished. Many mourned the players from the Poluo Kingdom in Battlefield 323.

"Zhang Yang killed over ten thousand players in just one minute. This is beyond belief!"

"If Zhang Yang is this powerful, I wonder how strong Wang Nan, the one rumored to be able to kill a King-tier monster, is?"

Compared to ordinary players, the top players from the Twelve Provinces were no longer calm.

Especially those ranking at the top, one by one, they abandoned hunting ordinary players and shifted their focus to the Star Palace Guardians.

"Killing a Star Palace Guardian first can grant a Star Palace artifact?"

"If the first kill gets a Star Palace artifact, the second kill should also have a chance, even if it's not guaranteed. The probability of getting a reward for the second kill should be higher than for subsequent kills."

"I must be the one to kill the second Star Palace Guardian. No one can take it from me!"

As the world chat displayed these banner messages, the top players from each province were becoming more determined, even resorting to using their trump cards.

Su Nan was unaware of this. By now, he had switched back to his character, Wang Nan, and was preparing to return to Battlefield 407.

Chapter 269: The Unresolved Battle

In the center of the battlefield, two Star Palace Guardians were locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

Su Nan shifted his gaze towards the Star Palace Guardians.

After realizing that killing the Pisces Palace Guardian would only yield a Pisces Bracelet, his interest in continuing to hunt them down waned. However, the 10% bonus in reward points still motivated him to act.

The power of his divine soul transformed into a soundless spear that shot forth.

The players around them could only see one of the Star Palace Guardians, who had been engaged in battle just moments ago, suddenly collapse inexplicably.

Before they could grasp what had happened, the fallen Pisces Palace Star Palace Guardian's body vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving behind only a bracelet.

"What... What's going on?"

Everyone was dumbfounded, unsure of what had occurred.

"Congratulations, you have become the third player among the Twelve Star Palaces to kill a Star Palace Guardian and obtain a Star Palace artifact."

"Congratulations, you have hunted the Pisces Palace Star Palace Guardian. Your rank has increased. Current rank: Star Palace Guardian. This time, your reward points are increased by an additional 10%."

The same game notifications appeared once again.

Su Nan calmly walked forward and picked up the bracelet.

With his current strength, his divine soul was only inferior to the power of his physical body. If he added his martial arts and racial talents, he could even surpass his physical strength. Killing a Pisces Palace Star Palace Guardian, who was only at the peak Spirit Rank, was not a difficult task.

However, what disappointed him was that it was once again a left-handed Pisces Bracelet.

"It looks like my guess was correct. Hunting the Pisces Palace Star Palace Guardian only yields the Pisces Bracelet. Even the Pisces Palace Star Palace Lord, Star Palace War God, or even the Star Palace Master may only obtain the Pisces Bracelet in the future."

Despite his earlier predictions, he still felt somewhat disappointed.

Even though he had two bracelets now, he casually stored them away. He might not need them, but others could find them useful.

"He's dead! The Pisces Palace Star Palace Guardian has been killed!"

Some players had been keeping an eye on the world chat, and they immediately noticed the announcement in the world chat.

"It's Lang Shisan, Lang Shisan the Great God!"

"Indeed, Lang Shisan the Great God has secured the third kill."

The players from Huaguo were not surprised but rather excited. They felt it was only natural.

When they looked at Su Nan, who was picking up the Pisces Bracelet, their excitement grew.

"Lang Shisan, he is Lang Shisan the Great God! I actually saw Lang Shisan the Great God!"

Many players were exhilarated.

Lang Shisan had always been known for his mystery. From the beginning of the game until now, no one had ever seen him in person.

Now that they finally saw him, and he was assigned to their battlefield, they couldn't help but be excited.

Many of them didn't even bother to continue hunting players from the Poluo Kingdom. Instead, they immediately saved this moment and prepared to share it on the forums.

Su Nan paid no attention to the gazes of the players around him and glanced at the world chat.

In the world chat, many players were already excited. Huaguo players were boasting, while players from other provinces were feeling sour.

Su Nan took a look and was about to exit the chat.

Suddenly, three consecutive banners appeared.

"Congratulations to Liu Di, the player from Tianjuezhou, for becoming the fourth player to hunt a Star Palace Guardian and earning a Star Palace artifact."

"Liu Di?"

Su Nan was slightly surprised but not shocked. He had heard of this person.

In Huaguo, Liu Di was considered the number one player from overseas.

A few days ago, he had already reached the peak Spirit Rank, and now he probably had mastered all four bloodlines, teetering on the edge of breaking through to the Arcane Rank.

He was most likely the first player to enter the Arcane Rank after Su Nan.

On a battlefield in the Taurus Palace.

A player with horns on his head stared at the notifications in front of him, his initial excitement fading away.

"Only fourth? How is that possible? Who are the two players ahead of me?"

Liu Di's face darkened.

After the announcement of Zhang Yang's successful kill of the Star Palace Guardian, he had stopped paying attention to the world announcements and had focused on hunting the Star Palace Guardians to secure the second kill as quickly as possible.

However, when he successfully killed a Star Palace Guardian and found himself as the fourth player to do so, he was taken aback.

"I need to speed up my breakthrough to the Arcane Rank!"

...

Just as Liu Di became the fourth player to kill a Star Palace Guardian, consecutive banners appeared one after another.

"Congratulations to Kaiser, the player from Beibingzhou, for becoming the fifth player to hunt a Star Palace Guardian and earning a Star Palace artifact."

...

"Congratulations to Chuan Ben, the player from Huangjuezhou, for becoming the sixth player to hunt a Star Palace Guardian and earning a Star Palace artifact."

...

"Congratulations to Bro, the player from Nanjiangzhou, for becoming the seventh player to hunt a Star Palace Guardian and earning a Star Palace artifact."

World announcements continued to appear, almost simultaneously, with only a slight delay compared to Su Nan.

If Su Nan had been a few breaths slower, he might not have secured the third position.

"It's truly a world filled with strong players. These overseas gods are not to be underestimated."

Su Nan nodded in agreement.

The Star Palace Guardians were originally at the peak Spirit Rank, and it seemed that there were only a handful of players globally who had reached that level. However, after the "Human Crisis" mission ended, these top players had seen a significant increase in their strength.

It was not surprising that they could kill a Star Palace Guardian within the first two to three minutes of the event.

The world announcements continued to appear almost simultaneously, with three more consecutive banners.

(End of this chapter)