Worldwide Class Change: An Invincible Swordsman

"If you have the guts, don't run away."

You're a damn warrior! Why should I fight you up close? Am I crazy?

Jiang Chen casually initiated the battle.

Sword Qi Break...

This strike hit the Underworld Clan warrior, 10,000 streams of Sword Qi assaulting him. Jiang Chen was completely dumbfounded. The armor still wasn't penetrated, as if his Piercing Skill had become ineffective.

The Piercing Skill was Jiang Chen's strongest Passive Skill, boasting a 500% Penetration effect capable of piercing an enemy's armor. His ability to challenge Third-stage Class opponents, despite being only First-stage Class himself, was due to this Penetration effect, which allowed him to ignore any armor-based defense.

Besides the ineffectiveness of his Piercing Skill, Jiang Chen noticed something else.

The defensive power of the Underworld Clan was truly formidable. Even unarmored, they were incredibly difficult to kill.

Although the Underworld Clan warriors wore armor, not every part of their bodies was covered.

For instance, their eyes and necks were undefended.

Despite the onslaught of Jiang Chen's 10,000 Sword Qi attacks, not a single scratch was inflicted, indicating their defense was at an Abnormal Level.

Christie Burton shouted loudly, "Find an opportunity and leave immediately! You haven't reached Second Stage yet. Your Level is very low, and your Offensive Power can't penetrate his armor!"

"Okay."

WHOOSH...

A flash of white light on the battlefield, and Jiang Chen vanished.

Christie Burton was stunned. This guy's escape speed is insane!

Without a second thought, Christie Burton also used a Magician's Teleport, instantly fleeing the scene.

Jiang Chen entered the Teleportation Space without hesitation.

Christie Burton did the same, quickly activating her own escape method. The Teleportation Array vanished...

"Damn it, we let them get away."

"The one who just fled should be the Son of God from Hero's Continent."

"Is the other one also...?"

"The other one shouldn't be. He must be his subordinate. But that kid is really impressive. His speed is even faster than my Teleport. It's impossible to kill him unless we use a massive Barrier to trap him and then slowly shrink its range to finish him off."

「Jiang Chen and Christie Burton appeared at the edge of the rift.」

Christie Burton smiled. "We encountered two beings of an Abnormal Level. They might be princes of the Underworld Clan."

"Their physical defensive power is too high. We can't penetrate their armor at all."

"Your Level is too low. Once you reach Third Stage, or perhaps Fourth Stage, you'll be able to penetrate their armor. The disparity brought by Levels and Equipment is significant."

Jiang Chen pondered silently.

Exactly!

With such a significant Level difference, the basic Attributes naturally differ greatly.

And equipment is equally important. Others might have Level 200 gear, while mine is only Level 50. Although it's Gold level, theirs might be Legendary level, or even Grand-level Equipment!

What the hell am I supposed to do?

Unless I rapidly increase my strength, reach Second Stage, and then get a set of Level 100 Mythical Equipment.

Then I could take down anyone I see... but that's just a daydream.

How could that be possible?

Christie Burton said, "We caught them off guard. Once they react, they'll surely prepare a counterattack and might even surge through the rift into the Xileruo World."

"So, after this, we'll retreat to the Xileruo World and organize more experts to deal with the upcoming war."

At this moment, many legions had returned.

Over a dozen Sons of God also returned one after another.

Among them were members of the Secret Sword Legion. Jiang Chen noticed their badges.

The Secret Sword Legion had lost fifty members, with only thirty remaining. Their losses this time were severe; the legion had lost half its strength.

Arlene's face was ashen. Seeing Jiang Chen beside the Son of God, she said nothing.

Arno's face was also scratched, and he looked dirty and disheveled.

Christie Burton said, "Let's go. Back to the Xileruo World. The Alliance of All-Gods will convene a meeting to discuss our next steps."

The group returned to the Xileruo World.

「The conference room.」

The Alliance's high-ranking officials held a meeting, with the eighteen Sons of God seated below.

The three leaders examined the report.

Harvey Franklin, this operation's supreme Alliance Commander and a Seven-stage Master, looked at the report, his expression terribly somber. "Eighteen Sons of God, leading nearly three million Heroes into the Underworld to launch a surprise attack—this is the result you've given me!"

"A loss of one million Heroes just to kill 200,000 Underworld Clan warriors! How do we explain such a crushing defeat to the All Gods?"

"As Sons of God, as [Order] Masters, do you not feel ashamed? If you don't, I feel ashamed for you!"

Owen and Leo, his adjutants, also remained silent.

These battle results were simply too grim to behold.

It amounted to five of our warriors exchanged for a single Underworld Clan warrior.

The defeat couldn't have been more devastating.

Harvey Franklin looked at Eleanor. "Eleanor, your combat achievements are the worst. Not only did you lose 10,000 soldiers, but you also only managed to capture a small town garrisoned by a mere 1,000 individuals."

"One thousand Underworld Clan warriors held back your twenty thousand troops!"

The other Sons of God snickered secretly.

They were also secretly relieved it wasn't them...

Facing Harvey Franklin's questioning, Eleanor stood up. "There was a traitor in my team, which caused our defeat. Therefore, I request the Alliance of All-Gods to punish this traitor!"

Christie Burton stood up to retort, "Eleanor, failure is failure. Don't make excuses. And you'd better remember, Jiang Chen is not a traitor. You are not fit to be a commander."

Eleanor sneered, "You're only defending him because that traitor joined your camp."

"I don't wish to argue with a foolish woman," Christie Burton said, then sat down.

"You...!" Eleanor was seething.

Harvey Franklin glanced at Christie Burton, then back at the report, and nodded. "Among the eighteen Divine Children, Christie Burton's achievements are the best."

"She conquered five towns and killed a total of 50,000 members of the Underworld Clan. Now look at the achievements of a Swordsman—a Swordsman who hasn't even reached Second Stage yet killed 40,000! Can none of you even match a First-stage Swordsman?"

"I think you should all step down and make way for the worthy. The title of Son of God is for the strong, not for cowards!"

"Issue the order! Jiang Chen has distinguished himself by killing members of the Underworld Clan. Promote him to Ninth Stage [Apostle], making him a candidate for the [Cataclysm] Sequence. Award him one piece of Legendary-level equipment. Christie Burton, take Jiang Chen to the Alliance of All-Gods Warehouse to select his reward."

"Anyone who has contributed to the Alliance of All-Gods must be rewarded."

Christie Burton nodded, "Okay."

"Prepare yourselves. You will soon face a test. It won't just be you; other Sons of God will be arriving. The Xileruo World will become a total battlefield. Any Son of God with insufficient achievements will be stripped of their status."

The faces of the eighteen Sons of God changed drastically.

To be stripped of their Son of God status meant becoming ordinary people!