Chapter 350

A Border River was the boundary between universes.

Because it was located between two universes, cultural forms and various cognitive conflicts, people often saw things that they could not see in their own universe.

This was especially true for Border Rivers.

There were only slightly more than 3,000 Great Realm Rivers in the entire human universe. Each of them was the boundary between a 5-star Cosmic Nation and the Cosmic Sea, and each Border River had an entrance to the Cosmic Sea. However, there were conditions to enter the entrance.

The first condition was that one's cultivation must be at least a 1-star Lower Deity.

The second condition was a supplement to the first condition. Those whose cultivation was not at deity level had to participate in the War God Arena's assessment. Only those who passed the assessment were allowed to enter.

As for those whose cultivation was not high enough and who did not pass the assessment, they could only enter the Cosmic Sea through other Border Rivers' miniature passageways.

It was not a bad thing to have such a restriction. Battles in the Cosmic Sea were very fierce, and teams that were not strong enough had a high chance of dying. With the restriction of cultivation, it also prevented some talented youths from dying prematurely because they entered the Cosmic Sea too early.

The War God Arena was an independent section of the Virtual Arena.

Gu Ding had heard of it before, but it was just a rumor. He heard that it was a gathering place for powerhouses, but he did not know more about it.

As for Neptune, he quickly gave everyone, including Gu Ding, some basic knowledge about the War God Arena.

"The War God Arena is a product of this era. It didn't exist in the past. This special arena was set up to screen the candidates for the Cosmic Sea. "

"Many people think that the War God Arena is just an enhanced version of the Virtual Arena, and it's the same virtual combat mode. In reality, the War God Arena is made up of two parts, virtual and real. The virtual part was a huge audition. There were no barriers, and everyone could enter. Only by meeting certain conditions would they be qualified to compete in the real arena. Only those who pass the War God Arena assessment in the real world are qualified to enter the Cosmic Sea. "

"What conditions do I have to meet to enter the real Arena?" Gu Ding was more concerned about this question.

"Those who reach the 300th floor and above of the War God Arena are considered to have passed the audition and are qualified to enter the real Arena. Those who have reached the 800th floor and above can skip the live competition and obtain the direct qualification to enter the Cosmic Sea. "

"As for the rules, you can see for yourselves after you enter the arena. I won't repeat them. If there's anything you don't understand, ask me. "

After Neptune finished speaking, he helped Gu Ding connect to the War God Arena's network, and the others followed suit.

After entering the War God Arena, Gu Ding raised his head and looked at the towering, strangely shaped building in front of him. He could vaguely make out that it was a huge tower-shaped object. The base of the tower was like a huge cake, but it was stacked up in an irregular manner, and the area of each layer was about the same.

Lilliath and the others soon appeared by Gu Ding's side.

"So high!" Elsa couldn't help exclaiming.

"Looks like it'll be fun. Let's go check out the rules!" Gu Ding thought about this game-like method of clearing the game level by level and found it very interesting.

After entering the tower, the local area network in the tower was finally connected to the intelligent wristwatches on everyone's wrists.

Gu Ding checked the points system and the levels of the tower.

The rules were simple:

Win: 1 point

[Kill your opponent in one hit, double your points to 2 points.]

Draw: 0 points

[Accumulate 10 draws, you can get an extra point.]

Lose: -1 point

[Killed by your opponent in one hit, double your points to -2 points.]

Additional rules:

[1. Win ten, twenty, thirty … For a total of ten wins, double your points.]

[2. Lose five to ten games in a row, double your points.] [3. Lose more than ten games in a row, triple your points.]

[3. If there's a draw in the middle of a winning or losing streak, the winning streak and losing streak will be terminated. The subsequent games will be re-accumulated.]

The levels of the tower were even simpler:

Those with less than 10 points would compete on the first floor.

10 – 20 points, second floor.

20 – 30 points, third floor.

…

2990 – 3000 points, third floor.

…

7990 – 8000 points, eighth floor.

In other words, to pass the preliminary round, one would need to accumulate at least 3,000 points. To enter the Cosmic Sea directly, one would need to accumulate more than 8,000 points.

"Winning a game only gives one point. To accumulate 3,000 points, one would have to fight at least a thousand games, right?" Gu Ding could not help but sigh.

"That's for the average person," Neptune refuted his statement. "If it's a winning streak, ten wins will give a total of 20 points. Twenty consecutive wins will be accumulated on top of ten consecutive wins, so it'll be 60 points, not 40 points. At the thirtieth consecutive win, it'll be 140 points. Accumulating this way, ninety consecutive wins will give you more than 10,000 points. "

"If that's the case, it seems a lot easier. If you include killing your opponent in one hit, you'll need even fewer games. However, this requires you to maintain a winning streak. Even if there's a draw in the middle, you'll have to recalculate the subsequent games. "Gu Ding knew that Neptune's assumption was actually an ideal situation.

"This time, apart from Tagore and Robert, everyone else must participate in this Arena and obtain a pass." Neptune's voice reached Lilliath and the others' ears.

Gu Ding was not worried about the others. After all, every member of the team was not weak.

"There are some differences between this War God Arena and the Virtual Arena," Neptune continued.

"The first difference is the real-name system. In the Virtual Arena, you can use any title you want. However, here, everyone uses their real names because the War God Arena will directly read the chip data inside each person's wristwatch and perform a data binding. Because everyone uses their real names, it's not difficult for everyone to get information about their opponents on Skynet. "

"The second difference is that all the data in the War God Arena is exactly the same as everyone's real body. All the abilities and even the weapons are preserved. Therefore, you don't have to worry about not being able to use some special abilities. "

"Now, everyone can go to the front desk to activate the Entry Competition function. Only by activating this function can you enter the competition," Neptune continued to remind them.

Gu Ding and the others rushed to the front desk and quickly completed the function activation.

After completing the function activation, Gu Ding noticed that there was an additional function on the wristwatch's projection — Challenge.

Gu Ding pressed on it immediately. Then, the system began to automatically matchmake.

It was said that Skynet's matchmaking was random, especially when there was no reference for the first time. Even the resourceful Skynet did not know how strong each person was.

Other than Gu Ding, Biggie and Ayesha pressed the challenge button as well.

Lilliath, on the other hand, was ready to observe the standards of the people here. As for Dockett, he lowered his head to check if the knife in his sleeve was still there.

Gu Ding's matchmaking results came out very quickly. His number was 9527, and his opponent was number 9528.

After the matchmaking results came out, Gu Ding was directly sent to an arena. Soon, his opponent finally appeared.

His opponent was a tall, muscular man. Gu Ding could easily check his opponent's information.

Name: Reni

Gene Level: Rank-13

God of War Points: -23

"Battle Count: 257"

Winning Percentage: 46%

His opponent also saw Gu Ding's data.

Name: Gu Ding

Gene Level: Rank-13

God of War Points: 0

"Battle count: 0"

Winning Percentage: 0%

"Looks like I'm in luck today. It's a rookie who's fighting for the first time. Also, he's so small and skinny. I don't think he can take two hits from me. " Reni's decision to judge a book by its cover was obviously a very outrageous mistake. He had no idea how strong his opponent was this time.

Reni thought about it and took the initiative to attack Gu Ding. There was no morality in this arena. Since his opponent had come to the arena, he was already prepared to be eliminated. Therefore, Reni did not think that he was bullying the weak.

His figure flashed and appeared in front of Gu Ding. Gu Ding still did not move, and Reni thought that he was scared silly. He swung his fist and smashed it toward Gu Ding with explosive power. According to his expectations, this punch should be enough to shatter his opponent's chest, and the system would judge him to be eliminated.

However, what Reni did not expect was that it was only then that Gu Ding finally moved. He clenched his five fingers into a fist and threw a seemingly ordinary punch at his waist without even the slightest bit of energy.

It was such a simple punch that hit Reni's chest first even though it was launched later. Almost instantly, Reni's body in the arena began to rapidly disintegrate from his chest to the other parts of his body.

In front of Gu Ding, information about himself automatically popped up.

Name: Gu Ding

Gene Level: Rank-13

God of War Points: 2

"Battle Count: 1"

Winning Percentage: 100%

Remarks: Due to the completion of an instant kill, God of War points have been doubled.

Almost at the same time that Gu Ding completed the match, Biggie and Ayesha also easily completed an instant kill and won the first match.

Seeing that the match was so easy, Lilliath finally could not help but press the challenge button.

"Looks like it's very simple." Dockett had also finished counting the flying daggers in his sleeve. After Lilliath disappeared, he pressed the challenge button as well.