pjbooks Chapter 49 once again sparked a trending topic.
Chapter 49 once again sparked a trending topic.
Three days later, the three strongest members of the Dragon Kingdom will gather to challenge the Thirteenth Apostle Hall, and the process will be broadcast live to the entire internet!
The news quickly spread online, and it was naturally released by the Dragon Kingdom's Awakened Management Bureau, which even held a press conference specifically for it.
From the moment the news was released, the servers of major social media platforms began to experience unprecedented pressure. Within ten minutes of the announcement, Weibo received over 20 million related discussions, causing its servers to crash. Programmers scrambled to expand capacity, while the comment section was filled with complaints.
"What a lousy server! It failed me at the crucial moment!"
"It took me five minutes to get in, I was so anxious!"
"Has anyone taken a screenshot?! What's going on?!"
"Ye Wuhen! Zhou Tianze! Luo Qinghe! The three of them went to the Thirteenth Apostle's Hall together! Live broadcast in three days!"
"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!!!"
"Really?! Is this official news or just a rumor?"
"Official! It was released on the State Administration for Market Regulation's official website! They even held a press conference! Chu Tianxiong said it himself!"
"My God, humanity is really going all out..."
"Three SSS-class characters teaming up—that's probably the strongest lineup ever, right?"
"Not just in China, this is the strongest combination in the entire world. Ye Wuhen is the strongest being in our Dragon Kingdom!"
"Luo Qinghe, my beloved Luo Qinghe!!"
"With these three working together, they should be able to get through the Thirteenth Apostle's Hall, right?"
"It's hard to say. Who could possibly know what's going on with the Apostles' Hall?"
"Stop talking, stop talking, I'm so nervous!"
"Three days later at eight o'clock in the morning, I had already asked for leave. I did nothing but watch the live stream that day."
"Me too! I'll quit if the boss makes me work overtime!"
"Wow, they can even stream this? What if they suffer a crushing defeat?"
"Pah! Pah! Pah! Can't you just shut up if you can't speak properly?"
Global discussion reached its peak within the first hour of the announcement.
Within the Dragon Kingdom, the top ten trending topics on Weibo were all related to this topic—"Ye Wuhen Challenges the Apostle Hall" firmly held the number one spot, followed by "Live Stream of the Thirteenth Apostle Hall," "Zhou Tiance Thunder Emperor," "Luo Qinghe Ice Queen," "Humanity's Strongest Lineup," "Fifth Floor of the Apostle Hall," "Trial of the Inner Demon," "Kunlun Mountains," "Dragon Kingdom Awakeners," and "8 PM in Three Days." Every single one of the top ten was included.
Some even started a poll under the topic: "Do you think the trio can clear the Thirteenth Apostle's Hall?"
Forty-two percent. Of the eight million people, nearly three million four hundred thousand believe that the strongest human combination can make history.
However, in the comments section, most people expressed tension and fear.
"I don't dare watch the live stream. I really don't dare. I'm afraid to see them fail, afraid to see them die."
"Me too. But I can't miss it. This is the most important war in human history in three hundred years. I'll regret it for the rest of my life if I don't watch it."
Meanwhile, in the capital city, at the State Administration of Foreign Exchange building.
After the press conference, Chu Tianxiong returned to his office, closed the door, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long sigh.
A thick stack of documents lay on the desk in front of him, the top of which were interview requests from major media outlets around the world. CNN, BBC, Reuters, AFP, TASS... almost all the mainstream international media had sent requests, hoping to conduct exclusive interviews with Ye Wuhen and his two companions before the live broadcast, or at least obtain a written statement.
Chu Tianxiong has already rejected them all.
It's not that they don't want to cooperate, it's that they can't get in touch. Ye Wuhen and the others entered the heart of Kunlun three days ago. There's no signal, no network there, and even the spiritual energy communication system used by the Bureau of Extraterrestrial Controls can only maintain the most basic communication frequency. Once a day, thirty seconds each time, just enough to let them know they're safe.
"Everything is normal."
This was the only information Chu Tianxiong had received from Kunlun Mountain in the past three days.
Every afternoon at three o'clock sharp, Ye Wuhen's voice would ring out on the communicator, four words in a flat tone, and then the communication would be cut off until the same time the next day.
Of course, Chu Tianxiong also told Ye Wuhen about what happened in the capital a few days ago. That guy was very interested in Jiang Chen's situation. He wondered if they would have a chance to meet. Chu Tianxiong looked at the trending topics on his phone, which were countless comments filled with the people's desire.
He put down his phone, opened the drawer of his desk, and took out a photo from the bottom.
In the photo, four people stand at the foot of a snow-capped mountain, with pristine white snow and rugged ridges in the background. On the far left is Ye Wuhen thirty years ago, in his early thirties, full of youthful vigor, holding a longsword without a scabbard, a hint of arrogant smile playing on his lips. Next to him is Zhou Tianze in his youth, a robust man with a head of black hair standing on end, arms crossed, laughing heartily. Further beside him is Luo Qinghe in her youth, her ice-blue dress fluttering in the wind, her face cool but her eyes shining.
On the far right is Chu Tianxiong himself. Thirty years ago, he was wearing the uniform of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, with a sword and gavel emblem embroidered on his chest. He stood next to three SSS-level geniuses, his smile carrying a hint of barely perceptible inferiority.
That was a group photo taken at the foot of Kunlun Mountain thirty years ago, before Ye Wuhen first challenged the Apostle Hall.
That time, only Ye Wuhen went in. Zhou Tianze and Luo Qinghe waited for him outside for seven days and seven nights, while Chu Tianxiong was in charge of logistics and communications. When Ye Wuhen came out, he was covered in blood, and his sword was broken, but he was alive. That was the first time a human had come out of the Apostle Hall alive.
Ten years later, Zhou Tianze challenged the Seventh Apostle Hall alone. That time, Ye Wuhen and Luo Qinghe were waiting for him outside. He came out, having lost an eye, but alive.
Two years later, Luo Qinghe challenged the Eleventh Apostle Hall. Ye Wuhen and Zhou Tianze were waiting for her outside. She emerged, her left arm crippled, but alive.
Three challenges, three times he returned alive. Each time, two other people were waiting outside, and each time, Chu Tianxiong was providing support from behind.
This time, the three of them went in together.
Outside, no one was waiting for them.
Chu Tianxiong put the photo back in the drawer and gently closed it. He looked up at the window. The setting sun in the capital was sinking behind the distant mountains, turning half the sky a molten gold color. On the distant horizon, the ruins left by the apostle attack were still under repair, and the silhouettes of the tower cranes looked like silent giants in the sunset.
Three days later, his three old friends will enter the fifth floor of the Thirteenth Apostle's Hall.
That was a place that humans had never been to before.
He didn't know if they would make it out alive.
But he knew that no matter what the outcome, they would go in.
Because they are Ye Wuhen, Zhou Tianze, and Luo Qinghe.
They are the three strongest awakened humans in the Dragon Kingdom.
He was also Chu Tianxiong's proudest friend in this life.
He hoped that this time, there would be a good ending!