Witnessing Cloud Peak overco challenges and successfully withstand the tripled Annihilation Thunderstrike, the other teams fell into stunned silence.
Every individual and faction had their own understanding of their capabilities, but even the most arrogant and confident among them—such as the chanical Genius—had to admit that their own forces couldn't possibly endure such a soul-shaking, thunderous onslaught.
In their perception, it simply shouldn’t have been sothing human power could resist.
What were those two unbroken weapons? Were they… purple-grade? No—seven colored grade? How had Cloud Peak replicated those three types of monsters that, despite being shattered, still stood back up? And what about that terrifying giant tree—how had it grown so large in an instant? And what grade was that shield on the Cloud Peak leader’s arm to neutralize the thunder’s residual force?
Questions flooded their minds, but no answers would co.
These unsolvable mysteries only deepened their awe of Cloud Peak, elevating its might to an insurmountable level in their eyes.
The Won Guard and Gyanendra were no longer worth ntioning. Even the Cannibal Chain and the chanical Genius had to concede that, in their current state, they stood no chance against Cloud Peak.
Wu Xiu and Ruan Xiao exchanged a look of silent resignation. Unlike others, they knew the truth—the Cloud Peak team here was indeed elite, perhaps even the cream of the faction. But in terms of their total strength? This was likely just one-fifth, maybe even one-tenth of their full power!
Not a single main combat team from Cloud Peak had co! Within their mountain stronghold, they still had more eight-star evolved than fingers on both hands, more level-eight battle beasts than could be counted, and rumors spoke of a possible level-nine mutant plant lifeform...
Not to ntion their massive arsenal of demon crystal weaponry and gene warrior legions...
If all that were unleashed, who could possibly stand against them?
The Cannibal Chain? Wu Xiu was a high-ranking core mber, privy to the secrets of her enigmatic organization. Yet even she had to admit that while they might compete financially with Cloud Peak—though the outco would be uncertain—in terms of raw power, they couldn’t even see Cloud Peak’s shadow anymore.
Cloud Peak had not only pulled ahead in the Chinese zone but was now streaking ahead globally.
Compared to the Cannibal Chain, which understood the true scale of Cloud Peak’s strength, the chanical Genius—who had assud this was Cloud Peak’s full force—was slightly better off. He was frustrated and unwilling, but his nature dictated that while he might not fear Cloud Peak or even acknowledge them, he would admit they were stronger.
Thus, in the following rounds, the chanical Genius began to concede actively.
He wasn’t afraid of a direct clash—he’d fight to the death if necessary, even if it ant heavy losses for Cloud Peak. But this wasn’t a battle of strength—it was a contest of wealth and luck. He feared Cloud Peak might play a Fortune Card and wipe him out effortlessly.
To him, such a sacrifice wasn’t worth it. So he behaved ekly, even willingly paying tolls when landing on Cloud Peak’s stars, just to signal one thing:
The chanical Genius had surrendered!
Anyone else would have openly negotiated with Ye Zhongming—after all, they could hear each other. But the chanical Genius was eccentric. Though he surrendered in his heart, he refused to admit it aloud. He stayed silent, never formally conceding, and as a result, by the end of the challenge, his forces had dwindled further.
Others had no such reservations. The Won Guard even pleaded with Ye Zhongming for help to survive.
Ye Zhongming agreed, as the undisputed victor.
When landing on the Won Guard’s star, he paid the toll and dragged Gyanendra into paying too.
Yes, the only two Shared Fate Cards had been bought by Ye Zhongming.
Gyanendra was furious but powerless to resist this unavoidable penalty.
This seed to kick off a battle, with Cloud Peak as the commander, directing its arrows at Gyanendra. The Won Guard, the Cannibal Chain, and even the chanical Genius followed suit, unleashing everything they had on the Western Asia Saint.
The chanical Genius was especially eager, desperately trying to curry favor with Cloud Peak to offset the hostility from earlier.
Each faction still had so cards left—useless outside this space. Since they’d bought them, why waste them? Not daring to use them on Cloud Peak, they needed a scapegoat—and Gyanendra was the unlucky target.
By the final round, Gyanendra’s forces had dwindled to a re dozen, his wealth completely exhausted. He was in a worse state than the Won Guard.
Facing Cloud Peak—still largely intact—and the chanical Genius—battered but not broken—was no easy task.
In the last round, Ye Zhongming openly discussed with Wu Xiu. After extorting so valuable compensation from the chanical Genius, they jointly played Fortune Cards against Gyanendra.
Cloud Peak paid the price.
Ye Zhongming’s Fortune Card was brutally simple—a Bright Star Annihilation Card, destroying three of Gyanendra’s stars, leaving him with just one.
The Cannibal Chain’s Fortune Card was a Loss Compensation Card, allowing them to reclaim every coin spent in the first nine rounds from a designated faction.
Naturally, Gyanendra was the target.
With few subordinates left and no wealth to his na, Gyanendra was forced to surrender his two most precious items—the magic orb he wielded and the chanical warrior he rode. Yet even that wasn’t enough.
The Western Asia Saint, on the verge of completing the trial, was eliminated at the last mont.
Failing to finish ten rounds ant death.
A monstrous thunderbolt—far worse than the tripled version—struck, reducing Gyanendra to ashes. Even with a life-saving artifact—a bead that preserved his consciousness to possess another evolved’s body—it was useless.
With no other evolved on the star, the bead remained stranded there, forever unable to find a host.
His mind endured, but his body was gone. If this space collapsed later, it would be a rcy. Otherwise, the Western Asia Saint would suffer eternal tornt in isolation.
An endless imprisonnt.
With the tenth round complete, Cloud Peak erged victorious.
The wheel space announced:
"Congratulations to Cloud Peak for passing the final trial and obtaining the Mountain King Crown."
"Congratulations to the chanical Genius, the Cannibal Chain, and the Won Guard for completing the Star Path and receiving exclusive rewards."
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