Just as I became the Emperor of Humanity, the system appeared?

Chapter 3: The Battle of Warriors

Three days later, the Battle of Warriors will officially begin!

The arena stands majestically on the golden square of the capital.

This competition attracted the attention of tens of thousands of citizens in the capital, with many nobles and officials arriving by carriage to secure the best viewing spots.

Those with inside information had already learned that the Greenskin delegation had sent a Greenskin warrior named Daniel.

A druid merchant introduced Daniel to the onlookers: "Daniel is a renowned and powerful Greenskin, repeatedly commended by the Greenskin King! Even without using any magic, Daniel's physical strength exceeds ten thousand jin."

The surrounding humans were all terrified, their faces turning deathly pale: "Ten thousand jin of strength? Even a peak-level Grand Warrior, when activating all their battle qi, only has a strength of around ten thousand jin!"

A gray dwarf blacksmith nearby added, "Daniel was already at the sixth rank ten years ago. Rumor has it that he even fought a full-grown Titan in a contest of strength!"

"My goodness! An adult Titan? What a terrifying being! Can our Kingdom of Grant even win?"

The few who were initially confident are now all filled with anxiety.

The one-eyed green-skinned messenger brought Daniel to the arena early.

Daniel stood there like a small, dark green mountain—six zhang tall, with bulging muscles all over his body, and rough skin that looked like a natural armor.

With his arms hanging naturally at his sides and a huge iron hammer on his back, his eyes exuded wildness and ferocity. Just by standing there, he emanated a suffocating sense of oppression.

Foreign Secretary Tester was ashen-faced, his eyes filled with fear.

The one-eyed green-skinned man arrogantly inquired, "Minister Tester, where is your King Leon?"

Tester stammered, "My lord, I don't know! But I've already sent someone to the palace to inform His Majesty!"

"Haha, your king is a coward! You humans are even more trash! You dare to wage a war of warriors against my greenskins?"

"Daniel, light an incense stick! If your king and his contestant do not appear by the time the incense burns out, the Kingdom of Grant will be considered defeated!"

"It is the one-eyed green-skinned creature that gave the order."

Tester turned to Minister of Ceremonies Andrew and complained, "His Majesty is really unreliable! Since he had the audacity to launch the 'War of Warriors,' why are there still no participants? And he didn't even inform our cabinet beforehand about the specific participants!"

Andrew frowned slightly, then said in a more optimistic tone, "In the current kingdom, there are still only a handful of human Dou Zun experts! Your Majesty, perhaps you've gone to invite one of them to come out of seclusion?"

Finance Minister Sancher ruthlessly shattered this illusion: "Which of the existing Dou Zun powerhouses isn't over sixty? The Warriors' War forbids the use of Dou Qi and magic. How can an elderly Dou Zun, unarmed, possibly defeat a young and strong green-skinned warrior?"

Andrew cried out in anguish, "Alas, the kingdom's only Saint of Battle, Guy, passed away a few years ago! Even without using his green-skinned magic, the sixth-tier Daniel's combat power surpasses that of a peak Grand Warrior! In this battle, our human race is doomed!"

The incense stick is about to burn out!

Leon, with Edmund in tow, finally arrived!

"Haha, Your Majesty Li Ang, I thought you were too scared to come?"

The one-eyed green-skinned man sneered.

"Something came up and I was held up!"

"Because I toured the underground casinos and discovered some alien merchants who had set up betting operations! Now, the odds between humans and green-skinned monsters are one to one hundred! I had the court warriors place bets in various casinos, using all seventy thousand gold coins from the court's reserves to bet on humans winning!"

Li Ang said this without any hesitation.

Finance Minister Sancher was utterly exasperated and nearly yelled, "The palace reserves aren't under the cabinet's control, but they can't be squandered! The triple indemnity is coming soon, making the whole kingdom even worse off!"

The one-eyed, green-skinned envoy burst into laughter: "Your Majesty Li Ang, you really are a spendthrift! The foreign merchants aren't fools; with such high odds, they naturally believe that our warrior Daniel will undoubtedly win!"

"I can tell Your Majesty that Warrior Daniel fought a fully grown Titan three years ago, going toe-to-toe with him and holding his own! Moreover, neither side used any magic or battle aura!"

Upon hearing these words from the one-eyed green-skinned envoy, countless citizens of the kingdom turned ashen-faced!

The Titans are one of the most powerful races on the continent!

With Daniel being so formidable, how can the human race possibly prevail?

Without further ado, Li Ang called out loudly, "Sir Edmund, where are you?"

"Your Majesty, Edmund is here, representing the human race of the kingdom in battle!"

Edmund strode out, his silver-gray armor gleaming coldly in the sunlight. He was tall and imposing, not as towering as the Greenskins, but possessing a calm and dignified air.

"Edmund, we must win this battle!"

Li Ang whispered his instructions.

Edmund nodded, his eyes sharp and his face resolute. With a greatsword at his waist, he leaped and landed steadily on the arena, standing opposite the green-skinned Daniel.

Tester shook his head: "Oh dear, why send Edmund to his death? He's just a peak Grand Warrior! In terms of physical strength alone, he's probably not even as good as a mid-level Warrior!"

Andrew noticed something was off: "Edmund looks different today; he's become much more robust and powerful!"

Sancher shrugged, looking utterly defeated. "The situation is even worse now! Prime Minister Tobias didn't arrive from the West in time! His Majesty didn't summon the Old Warrior either! Garrison Commander Edmund will surely be brutally slaughtered by the green-skinned warriors soon!"

The one-eyed green-skinned messenger, though seemingly arrogant, was actually quite shrewd. At his signal, several green-skinned monsters placed specially made magic crystals around the arena.

"This is a special magic crystal. Once someone uses battle aura or magic on the arena, the crystal will immediately emit light and reveal the appearance of the caster."

"That's what the one-eyed green-skinned messenger explained."

Having undergone the two major organ modifications of the [Legendary Knight] profession, Edmund's power is now unprecedented, and his overwhelming fighting spirit is beginning to gather!

"Begin! You weak human, let me shatter your body with one punch!"

The tall and imposing Daniel chuckled and swung his enormous fist down from above.

Edmund showed no fear and raised his fist to meet the attack.

Titan's muscles instantly unleashed tremendous power!

A powerful punch swept across the ring, and the green-skinned Daniel was forced back several steps.

"hiss!"

"How is that possible?"

"Daniel the Warrior, capable of fighting Titans head-on! He was already a Tier 6 green-skinned warrior ten years ago! How could he be at a disadvantage?"

The crowd below the arena and some of the alien races were all dumbfounded.

Sancher and the others were also dumbfounded: "How did Edmund become so powerful?"

Foreign Minister Tester even had a thought flash through his mind: "The commander of the Royal Capital Garrison, Edmund, is so extraordinary; he must be recommended to Duke Carloch!"

Knight Edmund glanced at Daniel: "You greenskins are nothing special!"

Enraged, the green-skinned Daniel swung his massive iron hammer: "Humans, don't be arrogant! Just now, I only used five or six thousand jin of force, less than half my strength!"

The one-eyed green-skinned messenger regained his arrogance: "Hmph! Humans, don't be too happy! Warrior Daniel was just warming up... Next, you'll see the true terrifying power of the green-skinned warriors!"