Chapter 106: Human Emperor, Emperor Xin

"No."

Song Qi did not choose to draw immediately. Instead, he silently withdrew from the arena.

His back looked somewhat desolate and forlorn.

Chu Shaojiang did not dare step forward to comfort him, and could only follow obediently behind.

Seeing this, City Lord Fu on the high platform could not help but sigh as well. He descended, patted Song Qi's shoulder, and said, "Song Qi, after all, he advanced to his class eighteen years before you did. Even if his strength was suppressed, his combat experience is still far beyond yours."

"Losing is perfectly normal."

"There is no need to be too disheartened."

In the city lord's eyes, Song Qi was a prodigy blessed by fate, his rise smooth and unhindered from the very start.

On the surface, he might seem like an easygoing, cheerful young man.

But in truth, he was likely extremely proud at heart.

This defeat worried him, and so he had come personally to comfort him.

Song Qi nodded, showing little change in expression.

"I understand. Thank you, City Lord."

...

After leaving the arena, Song Qi wore a thoughtful look as he made his way toward the Professionals' Hall.

Having lived two lives, he naturally would not be discouraged by something like this.

After all, his previous life had not merely been bumpy; it had been a complete and utter mess.

He had suffered more setbacks than he could count.

The disappointment from earlier had only been an act.

He had understood Li Zong's words.

If he had not misread it, then yesterday's survival competition must have made him stand out too much.

That must have drawn the attention of the Demon Worship Cult, or perhaps the demons beyond the realm.

That was why Li Zong had suddenly struck today, crushing him utterly and defeating him in one blow!

Once the result of this match was made public,

his talent would no longer be described as, "a human genius whose talent rivals Li Zong's!"

Instead, it would become, "an ordinary genius who only narrowly won a small round against Li Zong, but still remains far behind him."

In that way, to the extraterritorial demons, he would go from a major threat to an ordinary one.

But... what exactly did the rule mean?

He still could not make head or tail of it.

Thinking as he walked, Song Qi found that he had already reached the entrance of the Professionals' Hall.

"Oh, that was faster than I thought."

He broke off his train of thought, looked up, and stepped inside, entering the room where the summoning array stood.

Only then did he open the lottery interface.

He had not drawn outside mainly because he was afraid that if he drew something good, he might burst out laughing on the spot and alert others to the anomaly.

That would waste Li Zong's good intentions.

But now, inside the fully enclosed summoning chamber, he could laugh openly and without restraint.

"System, begin the draw!"

[Reward drawing in progress for the host...]

In his sea of consciousness, a huge roulette wheel suddenly appeared.

Song Qi clicked three times without the slightest hesitation.

Beep, beep, beep!

[Congratulations! You have obtained an ordinary weapon: a standard long spear.]

[Congratulations! You have obtained a triple experience card.]

[Congratulations! You have obtained two triple experience cards.]

[Please note! Your next draw is a guaranteed draw.]

Song Qi took out the voucher for selecting a profession-specific item, then clicked to use it.

"Designate the profession as summoner."

[Ding! All non-summoner profession items have been removed.]

Whoosh!

More than half the items on the roulette wheel vanished in an instant.

"Hu..."

Song Qi let out a long breath.

Although he had already drawn several times, he was still nervous.

"Draw!"

He pressed down hard, then closed his eyes and joined his hands, bowing several times in quick succession.

"Jade Emperor, Tathagata Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Three Pure Ones, Pangu, Jesus, God, or even the supreme god Zeus, the God of War Kratos, and Saitama from One-Punch Man, please bless me!"

"If all of you can come in person, that would be best of all! If not, then even a clone will do!"

"I, this little one, will serve you well!"

As his prayer continued, the roulette wheel gradually slowed. The pointer crept toward an orange-gold region...

Song Qi cautiously opened one eye to look at the wheel before him.

And with that single glance, he went completely still.

The system's pleasant voice rang out...

[Congratulations! You have obtained an epic summoning ticket... Di Xin!]

Song Qi stood frozen for a long moment, his pupils unconsciously going blank and widening.

"F*ck...!!!?"

The smile on his face could not be concealed at all; his joy was practically spilling over.

After a brief daze, Song Qi burst into wild celebration, his limbs trembling uncontrollably.

He laughed so hard that tears nearly came to his eyes.

"Di Xin!?"

"Human Sovereign Di Xin!?"

Who was Di Xin?

If one merely said the name, some people might not recognize it.

But if one said he was the husband of Daji—

that tyrant, that debauched ruler who built wine pools and meat forests—

then everyone would know.

Yes, Di Xin was King Zhou of Shang.

But at the same time,

Di Xin was also the final Human Sovereign of mankind!

Though his power did not equal that of the gods,

his rank was on par with the Heavenly Emperor!

It was only after him that humanity's supreme rulers began calling themselves the Son of Heaven.

Before Di Xin, humanity had been in the age of myth.

After Di Xin, with the Zhou dynasty, history entered the age of verifiable records.

In other words, the era he stood in was precisely the dividing line between myth and history.