Chapter 378 - 368: The Harmonization Realm’s Astonishment, Full Support, Straight to a 30-Win Streak

That absolute pressure on a soul level was simply terrifying!

’Fortunately, it lasted only for an instant, like some kind of illusion. It’s not worth dwelling on...’

’After all, he’s just a Human at the first level of the Spirit Body Realm. It’s impossible for him to possess such a high-level Soul. That kind of Soul probably only exists in the legendary Ancient Great Realms. They are exceedingly rare elsewhere, and such a being would have no need to stoop down to fight challenge matches in the Celestial Star Arena.’

After pondering for a moment, Celestial Star took a deep breath and said, "Alright, there’s no problem with your Realm. You are indeed at the first level of the Spirit Body Realm. However, you can instantly kill even those at the first level of the Dharma Realm. Should we try raising your opponents’ difficulty to the Peeping Dao Realm? It must be getting boring to constantly fight opponents in lower Realms, right?"

"No need," Jiang Qiu shook his head. "The more consecutive wins, the better."

He knew he wasn’t yet strong enough to be negotiating terms with Celestial Star, so he didn’t bring up the matter of Zhu Weiyi.

From a certain perspective, that matter was a private transaction between him and You Qian. There was no need to tell anyone else until he had enough leverage.

Celestial Star just nodded and casually tore open a rift in space-time. "In that case, I can give you more promotion and open up your challenge privileges. Whenever you want to fight, you can join a match directly, no waiting required."

Hearing this, Jiang Qiu was delighted. "My thanks, Senior."

"Heh, it’s mutually beneficial."

With a smile, Celestial Star disappeared through the rift. For him, giving Jiang Qiu a little help was a trivial matter. The Celestial Star Arena was created for profit, so why would they ever suppress a trending genius like Jiang Qiu?

As for allowing him to match with opponents without restriction, it was also due to his overwhelming strength. A prodigy who could instantly kill a first-level Dharma Realm cultivator really had no need to grind out a winning streak so sluggishly.

If Jiang Qiu could quickly rack up his winning streak, the Celestial Star Arena would have created another prodigy with an ultra-high streak. The hype would surely sweep across the entire Desolate Realm and even shake many other worlds.

A ten-win streak was considered silver, a twenty-win streak was Gold, and thirty wins was Platinum. Forty wins was Diamond, and fifty wins was Xingyao. Only after reaching an eighty-win streak could one be called a King.

Given the large disparities between tiers, these winning streaks were actually a measure of Talent. Reaching a twenty-win streak and attaining the Gold Realm would command the respect of countless factions just by being mentioned.

After all, a twenty-win streak was equivalent to defeating geniuses two High Realms above oneself. A person like that was already at a monstrous level!

When a thirty-win streak appeared, that was a peerless genius that all the major powers would fight to recruit, and they didn’t appear every year. As for a forty-win streak, one might appear only once every few decades, or even centuries. Their Talent was monstrous.

A fifty-win streak... tsk. That person could become the face of the Celestial Star Arena. Only a handful of people had achieved it in tens of thousands of years, and every single one was a monster among monsters with the aptitude for the Harmonization Realm.

The King, the only one in all of history—Wu.

A ninety-nine-win streak.

Now that Jiang Qiu had a twenty-win streak, it was only natural to give him some special treatment. From the looks of it, he had a shot at thirty, or even forty consecutive wins. If he was lucky enough to reach fifty, then this would be a massive windfall!

It was worth noting that none of the other famous arenas in the Desolate Realm currently had anyone with a fifty-win streak. Such people were all historical figures now.

However, Jiang Qiu didn’t know Celestial Star’s thoughts. He was just happy to learn that he had quick-match privileges, feeling that he was another step closer to rescuing Zhu Weiyi.

He didn’t rest, immediately starting to match. He rushed towards Arena 999, but while he was still on the way, he suddenly received a system notification: his opponent had voluntarily surrendered. His win count increased by one.

"Mm," Jiang Qiu nodded. ’They sure do cherish their lives.’

So he started the next round of matchmaking. Unsurprisingly, another opponent surrendered. His winning streak increased by one.

Matchmaking. Another win.

Matchmaking. Another win.

Matchmaking. Another win.

Matchmaking. Another win.

Matchmaking...

While Jiang Qiu was feverishly starting one match after another, the Celestial Star Arena was issuing an official announcement. It concerned the matter of Jiang Qiu not cheating; Celestial Star himself had personally investigated and confirmed there was no issue with his Realm.

Once this news was announced, the tide of public opinion online completely turned. The vast majority of people now believed Jiang Qiu was a one-in-a-million genius. After all, with a guarantee from the Desolate Star Emperor, a Harmonization Realm expert, how could there be a mistake?

Who would dare question a powerhouse at the Harmonization Realm?!

"I knew it! Jiang Qiu is the real deal! He wasn’t cheating."

"Holy crap, I’ve really seen it all now. Even the great Lord Celestial Star investigated him and confirmed he’s first-level Spirit Body Realm. A winning streak like this is really a first of its kind—killing his way up from first-level Spirit Body Realm to first-level Dharma Realm... all with instant kills."

"Ahaha, say no more! I’m a Jiang Qiu fan from this day forward. A peerless prodigy like him has limitless potential!"

"Wait, haven’t you guys noticed Jiang Qiu’s status is constantly flashing? I’ve already received a bunch of win notifications for him, but no notice to watch a live broadcast..."

"You’re right. How come the win streak on Jiang Qiu’s profile page keeps increasing, but there are no alerts to watch a live broadcast? Is the system bugged?"

"Bugged, my ass! I just got matched with Jiang Qiu, and who the hell would dare fight him?! It doesn’t matter who the opponent is; he one-shots them instantly. The broadcast wouldn’t even last a second before it’s over. I was scared, so I chose to surrender immediately. I’ll bear any damn consequence for surrendering myself! I’d rather be cursed to have no descendants than fight Jiang Qiu!"

"What? You got matched with Jiang Qiu and just surrendered?"

"Damn, that’s a smart move, bro."

"No shit, I’m not an idiot. We don’t have some blood feud. Who would volunteer to get killed? It’s not like I haven’t seen his previous matches!"

"So you’re saying Jiang Qiu’s winning streak is piling up because he’s getting matched with a lot of opponents, but they’re all choosing to surrender?"

"Probably. I got matched with Jiang Qiu right away too. Scared the piss right back up into me. Surrendered on the spot."

"Damn, another one who was actually there. This is just surreal."

"Say no more. I’m XX, the one who used to have a twenty-win streak record. I got matched with Jiang Qiu just now and was so stunned I didn’t dare say a word. I just SMASH-SMASH-SMASHED the surrender button. I was terrified that I’d be teleported into the arena the next second and wouldn’t even have a chance to call out my surrender."

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"LMAO, no wonder Jiang Qiu’s win streak keeps climbing. You all just surrendered! Hey, wait a minute. How can he play so many matches in one day?!"

"Holy shit, yeah! How can he match so many times in one day? Is there no cooldown period?"

"Ahem, I’m an official staff member of the Celestial Star Arena. His ability to match without a cooldown is a direct order from Lord Celestial Star. So, the system is not malfunctioning..."

"Whoa, is this the power of my idol? To think that even Lord Celestial Star is supporting him so much!"

"So badass! Let’s hear from the haters now!"

"I’d like to see how those bastards who accused Jiang Qiu of match-fixing are going to question my idol now, how they’re going to question Lord Celestial Star!"

"So cool!"

As the online clamor grew louder, Jiang Qiu faced his thirtieth consecutive win—his tribulation match. He didn’t wait long. He was already prepared in the designated arena, waiting for his opponent to enter. Without much talk, the challenge began. SWOOSH!

Thirtieth consecutive win: complete.

"HISS—I think his opponent was a super genius with a twenty-nine-win streak. This was his tribulation match too, wasn’t it? And it’s over... just like that?"

"Reaching a thirty-win streak makes you a Platinum Level existence, a Demon Level prodigy that all the top factions would fight to cultivate. The key thing is, he was at the Peeping Dao Realm! To be instantly killed by a first-level Spirit Body Realm cultivator, a gap of three High Realms?!"

"He’s a true Instant Killer. No matter who he fights, it’s an instant kill..."