"Sister Rui'er, I'm heading out now. I have things to do tomorrow morning, so I'll leave the fashion store to you."

  With that, Jiang Chen walked out of the Treasure Pavilion.

  He then made his way to the large teleportation array in Giant Deer City and transported to Skyward City.

  It wasn't until he reached the church in Skyward City that he took off his costume and mask, logged off, and prepared to rest.

  By now, it was already past midnight.

  In Star City, at Villa No. 21 of No. 1 Manor, in the master bedroom on the second floor.

  Jiang Chen took off his gaming helmet, grabbed a quick bite, took a shower, set his alarm, and fell into a deep sleep on the large bed.

  …………

  The next morning at 7:50.

  "Ring ring ring..."

  An alarm sounded.

  Jiang Chen quickly opened his eyes and sprang out of bed.

  He drank a bottle of milk and ate two pieces of bread before heading to the sofa chair.

  "I really need to hire a cook; I'm getting tired of this bland food."

  Jiang Chen muttered, quickly grabbing the gaming helmet from the armrest and putting it on.

  【Welcome back to the World of Gods!】

  Accompanied by an ethereal electronic voice, the scene before Jiang Chen's eyes changed, and he found himself in the church of Skyward City.

  He glanced at the time; it was just 8 a.m.

  Immediately, he swiftly passed through the front hall, walked along the outdoor corridor, and arrived in front of a black building.

  This was the Judicator of Skyward City.

  Upon entering the room, it was empty except for a Church knight with a long sword and shield, staring straight at him.

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  "Where do I sign up for the arena matches?" Jiang Chen quickly asked.

  "The central martial field."

  The Church knight pointed to a large door inside the room.

  "Thank you."

  Jiang Chen quickly passed through the inner door of the room.

  He entered a long arched passageway.

  After exiting the passage, an open-air platform came into view.

  "This place is huge!"

  Jiang Chen saw that it was an enormous platform area, and further ahead were square arenas built with black stone bricks.

  There were four arenas in total, each covered with a layer of pale yellow transparent light film, and they were all quite spacious.

  In front of the arenas stood teams of people in neat rows.

  They were in teams of four, with a total of fourteen teams.

  All were members of the Judicator participating in this arena battle.

  "Six Church knight teams, five Church Judicator teams, and three Church mage teams."

  Jiang Chen casually glanced around, getting a rough idea of the participating teams.

  At the same time, he noticed everyone was looking ahead, where there was a high viewing platform.

  On it stood two familiar figures.

  It was Bishop Bai Dingyang and the head of the Judicator, Gway.

  "There are a total of fifteen teams participating, and opponents will be decided by drawing lots."

  On the viewing platform, Gway glanced at the crowd below and said loudly, "I have fifteen number plates here. Each team captain, come up and draw one."

  "Teams with numbers one and two will compete against each other, three and four will compete, and so on. The team that draws number fifteen will have a bye in the first round."

  "Does everyone understand?"

  Finally, Gway shouted again.

  "Understood!"

  The crowd below responded in unison.

  "Good, now each team captain, come up and draw a number plate!"

  Gway shouted again.

  Immediately, from the teams below, one person from each team, a total of fourteen captains, walked towards the viewing platform.

  They reached into the box in front of Gway to draw their number plates.

  "I'm the only one in my team."

  Jiang Chen muttered to himself and quickly stepped forward.

  Soon, he reached the front of the crowd and walked onto the viewing platform.

  Instantly, everyone below and all the captains on the platform focused their attention on him.

  "It's him! Is he really going to participate in the arena battle alone?"

  "Isn't this just asking for a beating? Four against one, I feel embarrassed to even fight him."

  "This Mortal World guy is so arrogant. He even said he's definitely taking the spot. Don't hold back if you face him!"

  ...

  Various discussions erupted.

  Jiang Chen seemed oblivious, walking directly to Gway.

  "Holy Envoy of the Mortal World, you're here. Go ahead and draw."

  Bai Dingyang, standing to the side, pointed to the box in front of Gway, a meaningful smile on his face, and emphasized, "Just draw any."

  What's with that expression?

  Jiang Chen was puzzled for a moment, then reached into the box, not even touching the number plates inside.

  He felt a number plate fly directly into his hand.

  "Hmm?"

  Jiang Chen was momentarily stunned and pulled out the number plate.

  It had the number "15" written on it.

  "Congratulations, Holy Envoy of the Mortal World, you have a bye in the first round!" Bai Dingyang said with a beaming smile.

  "Uh, well..."

  Jiang Chen was momentarily at a loss for words.

  He knew Bai Dingyang must have done something.

  But was it necessary?

  He was aiming for first place, so it didn't matter which number he drew.

  However, seeing Bai Dingyang's smile, Jiang Chen also smiled wryly.

  He understood it was a gesture of goodwill from the other party.

  "Next, teams numbered 1 to 8, please proceed to the arenas to start your matches!"

  "Teams numbered 9 to 14, be ready!"

  Bai Dingyang pointed to the four arenas not far away and said loudly.

  As soon as he finished speaking.

  A golden light descended on the viewing platform out of nowhere.

  In the light, six figures emerged.

  Leading them was an old man wearing a triple crown and holding a golden scepter.

  Beside him stood a middle-aged man in a red robe.

  "Greetings, Your Holiness the Pope!"

  "Greetings, Bishop!"

  Immediately, everyone was incredibly surprised, bowing to the old man and the red-robed middle-aged man!

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