406: Counter-offer

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Even after Jay returned to his seat, many still could not process what they had witnessed. Those who knew him well handled it better. They had come to expect record-breaking feats from Jay.

For those who questioned why he remained undisputed at the top, this was clear proof.

The newer Orion Vanguard members watched him in awe. To them, he was almost an idol. They wanted to reach his level one day.

A few daring ones tried to spy on him. All they saw was his name and Tier-3 status. That only deepened their disbelief. Some even suspected he was hiding a much higher tier.

Regaz stared at Jay in silence. The confidence he once had in competing for the ALPHA PRIME position was gone.

He had expected Jay to grow strong, perhaps enough to stand against a Low-Phase Tier-7 lifeform. But Jay had defeated a Peak Tier-7 monster instead.

At his current strength, Regaz knew he stood no chance. His only hope was the Bloodline Realm. If he could obtain a powerful enough bloodline, he might still turn things around.

Jay noticed Regaz’s gaze and looked back at him with an indifferent expression. He did not smirk this time. He only lowered his head slightly and raised his eyebrows.

It was a small gesture, but the meaning was clear: Do you still think you can defeat me?

Annoyed at his own lack of strength, Regaz broke eye contact and turned his head away.

His gaze shifted to Idran, who was seated not far from him. Hesitation showed on his face. After a moment, his expression hardened, and had made up something his mind.

Jay ignored him and resumed extracting Origin Energy from the surroundings.

Two hours passed.

The next two batches completed their challenges, and Round 1 ended. As expected, Jay’s score remained unmatched.

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The tournament managers then addressed everyone, starting with Felaric.

“Now that Round 1 is concluded, there will be a three-hour break, and as usual, each team has been assigned a rest house.

As for Round 2, since your Trial World achieved a perfect Performance Score and earned the opportunity to enter the Bloodline Realm, not just the top hundred teams but every team here is qualified to participate.

Instructions about scoring in the Bloodline Realm will be given directly by the System once you enter,” he said in a clear voice.

“The duration of Round 2 is six hours. However, inside the Bloodline Realm, time will flow differently. For you, it will be three months.

If you have not prepared enough food supplies, use this three-hour break to do so. Rations have been added to the Exchange Market. You may exchange Spirit Crystals for food supplies.” 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Murmurs spread across the area when they heard it would be three months inside the Bloodline Realm. Many had not prepared enough food.

But that was not the case for Orion Vanguard members. They had come over-prepared.

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Hey Folks, sorry for the inconvenience. I wanted to give a small update regarding Volume 4 and future chapter releases.

To be honest, because of piracy concerns, I seriously considered not releasing the remaining chapters of Volume 4 publicly anymore. But at the same time, I don’t want the current readers who have been supporting and following the story consistently to miss out either.

So from Chapter 401 onwards, I’ll continue doing weekly releases here, but only around the first one-fourth of each chapter will be posted publicly.

To read the full chapter, you can simply join my Patreon’s free tier. The complete chapters will be available there, and it doesn’t cost anything to access them.

You can give it a try if you’d like. And honestly, more people joining the Patreon, even through the free tier, would really encourage and support me to keep going consistently.

Thank you for all the support so far. I truly appreciate everyone who’s been reading the journey until now.

List of available Advanced Chapters

Chapter 401: Significant Upgrades (2/2) [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]

Chapter 402: Limelight [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]

Chapter 403: The Perfect Counter [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]

Chapter 404: Unconventional Approach [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]

Chapter 405:║CONSONANCE║[AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]

Chapter 406: Counter-offer [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]

Chapter 407: Godfather

Chapter 408: Lil Snout

Chapter 409: Project Fusion - Success (1/2)

Chapter 410: Project Fusion - Success (2/2)

Chapter 411: Wrestling Arms (1/2)

Chapter 412: Wrestling Arms (2/2)

Chapter 413: Project Relay (1/2)

Chapter 414: Project Relay (2/2)

Chapter 415: New Guild

Chapter 416: Dire Future

Chapter 417: Departure

Chapter 418: Bloodline Aberrants

Chapter 419: BLOODLINE EMPORIUM

Chapter 420: Return Stone

Chapter 421: Bizarre World

Chapter 422: Tier-4 Evolution

Chapter 423: Anya Vulkran (1/2)

Chapter 424: Anya Vulkran (2/2)

Chapter 425: Guardian Contract

Chapter 426: 4th Layer Unlocked

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