1023 Rules of the Game
The first method wasn’t feasible, as even a mythical grotto-heaven couldn’t open the stargate. The second method required one to enter the stargate, but the stargate only allowed Evernight to enter. The cultivators of the Myriad World Continent naturally couldn’t enter. Therefore, the second method was not desirable. The third method was to pull the stargate out and break its positioning between the virtual and the real. However, the difficulty was no less than the first two.

After all, as long as one knew what a Star Core was, one would know that its weight was beyond the imagination of common cultivators, let alone its size.

Furthermore, countless heavenly treasures had been added to it, and it had been refined by top mighty figures. It was unknown how many restrictions and magical formations a Star Core contained. It was even more difficult to pull it out and shatter it.

“I wonder if my Tower of Stars can suppress and destroy a stargate. If I can destroy a stargate, just merit points alone would be worth a billion and can be exchanged for countless treasures. Also, the materials used for the stargate are extremely precious. If I use the Tower of Stars to devour and refine them, who knows how much stronger the tower would be!” Li Xiang thought to himself.

The stargate might not be invincible. The Tower of Stars was a mystical treasure. It was not only grotto-heaven treasure, but it also contained more than ten small worlds. When faced with resistance, the Tower of Stars was definitely many times more durable than a Star Core due to Heaven and Earth energy. When necessary, it could even attack the enemy with Primal Chaos Air.

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Zhou Qing frowned and pondered. He also felt that this was very difficult. He had long known that the stargate was difficult to destroy. If it was easy to destroy, how could it appear on the battlefield so easily and be left scattered on the battlefield? Furthermore, there was a shocking reward of one billion merit point.

“All right, I’ve answered your three questions. Now, let’s play a game. The name of this game is ‘Wooden Man’!”

Clown abruptly continued, “One, two, three, Wooden Man! Don’t speak and don’t move.”
As soon as Clown finished speaking, an invisible force seemed to envelop the entire battlefield and the entire Setting Sun City.

“What’s going on? Is there something wrong with Clown? Playing games on the battlefield, is he here to be funny?”

“What kind of wooden figure is that? Is it a game played by children? What is Clown trying to do?”

On the city wall, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Dawn thought that the situation was ridiculous. For playing a childhood game on the battlefield, Clown was simply messing around.

Some of the soldiers didn’t care about the warning. Meanwhile, others did not speak much due to the nature of their training, but they did tend to do things alone.

When some soldiers heard Clown’s words, they subconsciously drew their bows and aimed at the outside of the city.

Unexpectedly, in the next moment, a strange scene appeared.

As soon as some of the soldiers moved, a bolt of lightning fell from the void without any warning and landed directly on those soldiers.

Boom!

Amidst the rumbling sounds, the bodies of these soldiers were charred black by the lightning bolts. The Body Protector cast on their bodies and even their protective armors were shattered, and they died on the spot.

Hundreds of bolts of lightning struck, and hundreds of soldiers died tragically.

“This is the consequence of violating the rules of the game. My game isn’t that fun.” Clown laughed.

The heavenly lightning came without any warning, and it was as if it covered the entire battlefield. Once anyone violated the rules of the game, heavenly lightning would instantly descend and kill them.

“Everyone, listen up. No one is allowed to move or speak.”

Shocked, Li Xiang sent a voice transmission without hesitation.

Divine telepathy was not a normal conversation. Even the wooden man could not restrict that.

“This isn’t a common game. There are rules in the game. If one violates the rules, one will be disqualified. The only outcome of being disqualified is death. Heavenly lightning appeared in the void and locked onto Qi dynamics. Is this Clown’s magical powers?”

Li Xiang was thinking about how to break out of this situation.

This sacred art was strange and terrifying. It could instantly annihilate the entire million-strong army.

“Clown, what are you trying to do?” Li Xiang looked at Clown and saw the smile on his face after witnessing soldiers break the rules of the game and die.

Li Xiang was instantly filled with rage and killing intent, and he let out an angry roar.

He had no intention of abiding by the rules of the game at all. He had blatantly violated them.

“What do I want to do? Of course, it’s to play the game. Now that you’ve spoken, according to the rules of the game, you’ll be eliminated and punished by the game.” Clown laughed strangely.

Li Xiang felt that there was a terrifying aura in the void above his head that completely locked onto him. The aura of death felt inescapable.

Kacha!

A bolt of golden lightning suddenly appeared, streaking across the sky like a snake and striking toward Li Xiang. The lightning contained a terrifying will of destruction and killing. It seemed to be formed by the will of the rules of the game.

In front of the will, everything would be destroyed.

Clown looked at the scene before him happily, as if he was looking forward to seeing Li Xiang being struck by lightning.

“Heavenly lightning? Not to mention the heavenly lightning formed by the rules of the game, even real heavenly lightning can’t kill me. A mere clown wants to determine my life and death?” Li Xiang sneered as he looked at the golden heavenly lightning that was striking down from the sky.

As Li Xiang had such thoughts, the Black Tortoise Battle Armor appeared. A Black Tortoise phantom roared into the sky, looking extremely divine.

The moment the lightning struck, the Black Tortoise phantom opened its mouth and swallowed the golden lightning in one gulp.

Then, a faint golden lightning ripple appeared on the Black Tortoise’s body, and the lightning completely disappeared.

That was the result of the Black Tortoise Battle Armor completely devouring the energy contained in the lightning bolt and integrating it into its own body.

The Black Tortoise Battle Armor was a defence equipment that could grow. Therefore, the heavenly lightning energy was a great supplement for it.

“I won’t abide by the rules of your game. What can you do to me, Clown?” Li Xiang stood on the city wall.

Divine light circulated around Li Xiang, and the lightning around him disappeared. He looked extremely tall, like a peerless divine king standing tall and suppressing the world.

“How dare you. It’s been a long time since I’ve met someone who dares to challenge the rules of my game. If you want to die, then I’ll fulfill your wish.” Clown’s eyes revealed a hint of anger.

However, Clown was also a little surprised. Most of the cultivators in the mythical realm would have been killed by the heavenly lightning from before, but when it landed on Li Xiang, it didn’t even lift the corner of his clothes. It was directly blocked and swallowed.

Li Xiang was too calm and composed.

Clown was secretly shocked as he mused, “What grade of equipment is that armor? Why did it look like some kind of divine power? There was a black tortoise revolving around that guy’s body that even the heavenly lightning could not break through.”

Although Clown was shocked, his face did not show any change.

Rumble!

Li Xiang once again opened his mouth to speak, completely violating the rules of the game.

Bolts of heavenly lightning appeared in an instant. This time, it was not just one or two, but dozens of them. They struck down at the same time. In an instant, the area Clown was in turned into a terrifying lightning domain. Only flickering lightning could be seen, but his figure could not be seen. His power was abnormally terrifying.