So many days had passed, and Huaxia was still scoring zero on both the Tianlong leaderboards. This made those foreign players who had previously held a wait-and-see attitude completely at ease.
On the international forums, the netizens from countries that had already opened the Endless Abyss—especially those who had once competed in the hegemony tournament alliance—were continuously posting to ridicule Huaxia players.
"Western Dragon utterly defeats Eastern Dragon. Descendants of bugs really are something—over a billion people, and not a single one can clear the Endless Abyss!"
"You Huaxia people rely only on your large numbers. Just look at individual strength—Endless Abyss is the best proof."
"Huaxia people are always bragging about transcending Tribulation-level difficulty. Look at M Country, L Country—these two are truly the chosen lands. Even under Heaven's Chosen difficulty, many made it to the Heavenly Ranking. Their strength absolutely crushes Huaxia. It won't be long before Huaxia is overtaken by the Island Nation, H Country, and others!"
One of the posts directly ignited the anger of Huaxia players.
That post had only eight characters:
"Sick Man of East Asia, truly deserves the name!"
Although the post's publisher quickly deleted it, it was still screenshotted by fast-handed players.
This post completely enraged Huaxia players.
In front of the Endless Abyss, people had already become extremely emotional.
"What bullshit Endless Abyss? We were the first to discover the secret realm, yet we didn't gain any benefits and instead became the world's laughingstock!"
"I've never been so stifled in my life. No matter what, our Huaxia ranks fifth in the world, yet now we're getting trampled by the Island Nation and H Country?"
"To witness someone from our side get on the double leaderboards, we all rushed back from other main cities—and yet no one has passed even now?"
The crowd gradually became restless, and people's emotions were getting harder and harder to control.
Nearly ten days of pent-up anger seemed about to explode…
......
Jiang Kai and Chang Siyao had just entered from Huaxia City's west gate when they saw many people waiting to enter the city.
"So many people returning to Huaxia City?" Chang Siyao was a bit surprised.
Two men lining up nearby were chatting.
"Did you see that post?"
"Yeah, I saw it yesterday and that's why I came. I just want to see if there's anyone in Huaxia who can make the list! Even just the Dragon Ranking—anything is better than this disgrace!"
"I think some of the things people online are saying are right. This is all Jiang Kai's fault. After discovering the ruins, why didn't he go to the military? Who does he think he is? What right did he have to activate the secret realm?"
"I heard that guy doesn't even dare show his face now. The Main God Guild is almost being smashed to pieces."
"Of course he wouldn't dare come out. He dragged the whole country down—can he bear that kind of blame?"
Chang Siyao frowned and said to one of them, "What post are you talking about?"
The two turned their heads, saw a pretty woman asking, and immediately told her about the "Sick Man of East Asia, truly deserves the name!" post.
"What! Someone actually dared to post that?!" Chang Siyao instantly got furious. "Has the guts to post, but not to keep it up? Pissing me off!"
"You two are right. Jiang Kai absolutely bears undeniable responsibility. Letting our Huaxia be humiliated like this—if I saw him, I definitely wouldn't let him off!"
A stranger woman joined the discussion, "The military says it's not all his fault, but I think—if he's a real man, he should enter the Endless Abyss himself! He made that Tribulation-level difficulty, so why doesn't he try clearing it and show us?"
"Exactly! He made the Tribulation-level, and now he's a coward hiding like a turtle!"
More and more people joined in the discussion, and Jiang Kai, listening on the side, was scared stiff.
He had imagined that if no one cleared the Endless Abyss, someone would eventually blame him. But he hadn't expected that this sentiment had already become the mainstream!
Even the military couldn't speak on his behalf anymore—people's dissatisfaction had already begun to explode.
But seriously, people from abroad were being this outrageous now?
After waiting in line for nearly an hour, Jiang Kai and Chang Siyao finally entered Huaxia City.
Once inside, Jiang Kai headed straight to the trading district.
Given his sensitive identity now, if he didn't want trouble, the best thing would be to hide his identity.
During the gambling competition, the top ten guild disciples all wore masks. Jiang Kai figured he'd wear a mask too for now to cover his face, to avoid being surrounded and attacked.
Just as Jiang Kai entered Huaxia City, a figure hidden in the shadows was staring intently at him.
"Jiang Kai? He actually dared come to Huaxia City?" After a brief thought, that person immediately headed out of the city.
A dozen minutes later, the person found Liu Yuanxiang.
At this time, Liu Yuanxiang was organizing Xuanwu members to rebuild their base.
"President, I saw Jiang Kai! He came to Huaxia City!"
"Jiang Kai entered the city?" Liu Yuanxiang immediately stopped what he was doing and asked urgently, "Are you sure?"
"Sure. I've seen him a few times. No way I'd mistake him!"
Liu Yuanxiang frowned deeply. After a moment of thought, he pulled the man aside, "Listen to me, this is very important. Go immediately notify Chairman Huang of the Slay God Guild. Just tell him Jiang Kai is here."
The man nodded and hurried off toward the Slay God Guild.
As a veteran of Xuanwu, he naturally knew who Chairman Huang of the Slay God Guild was—Huang Jianguo had established a new guild.
When Huang Jianguo first heard the news, he could hardly believe it. It wasn't until he sent someone who actually found Jiang Kai that he confirmed the information's authenticity.
"Wearing a mask and thinking I wouldn't recognize him?" Huang Jianguo sneered coldly, then his face sank again. "Xiehuo and Tyrant just entered the unknown region. Now he comes back and brushes shoulders with them."
"But it's fine even if he's here. In this situation, we don't even need to lift a finger—just a spit from everyone can drown him!" Thinking of this, Huang Jianguo couldn't help feeling a bit pleased.
......
"Xiao Ruan, why'd you buy a mask?" Chang Siyao looked at Jiang Kai strangely. "You got enemies in Huaxia City?"
"Yeah." Jiang Kai answered honestly—but didn't say how many enemies he had right now…
Chang Siyao didn't press further. Anyway, all her thoughts were now on the Endless Abyss.
They squeezed through the crowd and finally reached the front row.
Looking at the massive Endless Abyss, Jiang Kai couldn't help but marvel at its grandeur.
The two stone steles towered overhead. Awkwardly, the Dragon Ranking only had serial numbers, and not a single player name. On the Heavenly Ranking—it was all names of foreigners.
Chang Siyao directly led Jiang Kai through the checkpoint guarded by the military.
After finding the officer in charge, Chang Siyao said, "I'm a Drifter. I want to enter the Endless Abyss."
The officer frowned, "How many stars Drifter? If it's below three stars, we don't recommend attempting it."
"Three stars."
"Three stars?!" The officer's eyes widened, then he let out a long breath. "Finally, a three-star Drifter has returned!"
"Please provide your personal information—we need to verify your identity."
Chang Siyao raised her watch. The officer scanned it and quickly pulled up her information.
"War God Hall preparatory camp student Chang Siyao, participated in the Drifter Trial last November, highest reward obtained: Elite Judgment Demon Treasure Chest. Lifeform activity range confirmed to be 37 kilometers away, classified as a wild beast." The officer read out Chang Siyao's info, then looked at her with delight.
"37 kilometers! Great, I'll report this right away!"
"Wait, and him too—he's also entering." Chang Siyao looked at Jiang Kai.
Jiang Kai only felt his scalp go numb!
What kind of Endless Abyss test requires identity verification?
"C-Can I go in later?" Jiang Kai asked.
The officer walked up to him, noticed the mask, was a bit surprised, but didn't question further.
The officer said, "You'll need to apply even if going in later. Just let me scan your ID so I can report both."
Jiang Kai sighed. "Sigh, I'm already here, can't run anyway. Go ahead and scan it. Just… try not to react too strongly, okay?"
The officer smiled slightly. "Young man, I've seen a lot in my time. Even if you're a Peerless-level, I've seen those before."
"I hope you're a Peerless-level powerhouse—just hurry and clear the Endless Abyss. I'm seriously going to die of rage from those foreigners during this time."
Jiang Kai felt even more depressed—that wasn't what he meant at all.
With no choice, Jiang Kai raised his watch.
When the officer scanned Jiang Kai's ID and saw the first line, he took several steps back.
Then, with an expression twisted from shock, his eyes bulging like copper bells, he raised a trembling hand, pointing at Jiang Kai—
"You, it's you… It's actually… you!"
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