Chapter 808: Fame Across the Sacred Continent!
The audience below was still engaged in heated discussions.
Meanwhile, Yamashita Kazami stood silently on the stage, his mind replaying that instant when he clashed with the non-specialist.
Fast.
Too fast.
This was Yamashita Kazami's only impression of Ling Zhan's sword strike.
In fact...
He felt that this non-specialist's sword speed was even faster than his master, Miyata Ichiro!
This thought was undeniably absurd!
But it was an undeniable fact!
In terms of raw power and stats, this non-specialist might not surpass his teacher, Miyata Ichiro.
But when it came to swordsmanship mastery…
To be honest.
Even Yamashita Kazami had to admit that the non-specialist before him had a higher level of swordsmanship than his master!
After reaching level 170, Yamashita Kazami once asked his master, Miyata Ichiro, to duel him purely with sword techniques—without using any skills, talents, equipment, or stat suppression.
A battle determined purely by swordsmanship!
That master-disciple duel, of course, ended in Yamashita Kazami's defeat.
Miyata Ichiro had completely overwhelmed him.
But...
Comparing the sense of oppression he felt now to what he felt back then, his master's pressure was far less intense!
This made him start to doubt himself.
However, recalling his defeat, Yamashita Kazami's expression grew somber.
In the end, he had failed to avenge his cousin.
Regarding Yamashita Masahiko's death, Yamashita Kazami didn't feel much anger.
When venturing outside, one's life and death were their own responsibility.
Especially after learning that Yamashita Masahiko had colluded with the Demon Dragon Palace and Ten Thousand Beasts Alliance—both of which were part of the Demon Arrival Organization—Yamashita Kazami knew that this was beyond his control.
He had taken this challenge as an opportunity to defeat Ling Zhan, hoping that would count as avenging Yamashita Masahiko.
But the result was disappointing.
Of course...
What was even more regrettable was that he had embarrassed his master, Miyata Ichiro.
After completing his legendary feat of drawing his sword a hundred million times, his life had been smooth sailing.
He was recognized by Fusang Kingdom's strongest Sword God, Miyata Ichiro, and remained undefeated against other swordsmanship prodigies, ultimately achieving his current status.
He had even become the Holy Knight Order's publicly acknowledged strongest Sword God.
But now…
After encountering this non-specialist, he had finally hit a wall.
"Still not enough practice…"
"Even a hundred million draws aren't enough!"
"If…"
"If I complete a billion, ten billion, or even a hundred billion draws, would I finally be able to defeat this non-specialist?"
As an absolute swordsmanship fanatic, Yamashita Kazami quickly abandoned his disappointment over his loss and replaced it with an obsession bordering on madness!
Yes!
He simply hadn't trained enough!
How did that saying go?
If you're weak, train more!!
At the very least, next time he faced this non-specialist, he wanted to be able to see his opponent's sword movements!
With this thought in mind.
Yamashita Kazami pushed away the friends who had come to comfort him and walked off the stage with excitement, heading toward the training grounds.
His friends were momentarily stunned by his reaction, seeing him growing even more enthusiastic instead of feeling dejected.
But they soon understood.
Those who knew Yamashita Kazami understood just how obsessed he was with swordsmanship.
Since he hadn't crumbled under this defeat, they were happy to see it.
However…
His friends collectively turned their heads toward the non-specialist below the stage, who was surrounded by beautiful women, and let out a sigh.
This non-specialist...
From now on, he was truly going to be famous across the Sacred Continent!!
Besides that.
Everyone around them couldn't help but envy Ling Zhan's luck with women!
Those three divine beast girls, each possessing their own charm, were already a given.
But now even Lucia, Avril, and Ansely from the Holy Knight Order had joined in!
It was like a single green leaf in a sea of flowers!
Countless men couldn't help but grit their teeth at the sight.
...…
...…
With Yamashita Kazami's regretful defeat.
Those challengers who had previously been clamoring loudly no longer dared to step forward.
What a joke!
They were arrogant, not stupid!
Even Yamashita Kazami, a level 175 Sword God, had lost—if they stepped up, wouldn't they just be throwing themselves into the fire?
Yamashita Kazami's Iaido Slash alone was something they knew they couldn't handle.
Yet the non-specialist had effortlessly countered it—this already explained everything.
"Sigh! This non-specialist… he's a complete monster!"
"Absolutely. At the very least, looking at history, he's the only one who has successfully walked the path of the non-specialist."
"Rumor has it that he's not only a master of swordsmanship but also excels in magic, martial arts, and marksmanship. How is this even a non-specialist? He's practically an all-specialist!"
"Yeah, that non-specialist just now used a healing spell to save the dying Yamashita Kazami…"
"There was no cast time or delay—it was an instant spell. Looks like his support abilities are also insanely strong!"
"…"
Everyone was astonished and deeply impressed.
And so.
The prodigy challenge event concluded with Ling Zhan as the undisputed victor.
Meanwhile, the media had completely exploded!
The challenge had just ended that morning.
By noon, a flood of sensational news articles had already flooded the internet!
[First the Merfolk Emperor! Then the young prodigies of every nation! This non-specialist is unstoppable!]
[The Holy Knight Order's strongest Sword God, Yamashita Kazami, suffers a regrettable defeat! His opponent—a non-specialist!]
[Konstant Empire's Princess Misha's SS-rank contract spirit was erased in an instant! The non-specialist speaks with the authority of heaven!]
…
"Sacred Continent Weekly", "Global Daily", "Career-Changer United Press"...
A series of authoritative media outlets, each with over ten billion followers, had simultaneously released sensational real-time reports!
Ten billion followers was no exaggeration.
As mentioned before, the world's landmass had expanded exponentially, and various racial empires from the game had descended into reality.
The global population had now exceeded ten trillion.
And as soon as these authoritative media sources released the news, the entire career-changer community of the Sacred Continent exploded once again!
"Woohoo! This non-specialist is literally turning into a god!"
"Holy shit! He's both handsome and powerful! Does this non-specialist have a girlfriend?"
"From what I heard, he doesn't have one, but he has a ton of admirers! He just treats them all coldly…"
"Someone already dug up Ling Zhan's detailed information last night and posted it. Honestly, we were all shocked!"
"What do you mean?"
"This guy has way too many admirers!"
"Well… isn't that normal? He's insanely strong and good-looking. Of course, he has a lot of admirers."
"But the thing is, every single one of his admirers is a top-tier goddess! Can you believe it?"
"Huh?"
Every career-changer netizen was completely dumbfounded.
And so, they all swarmed into the article titled "The Non-Specialist Ling Zhan's Romantic Rumors Investigation".