Demon Lord's Reincarnation

When everyone saw how easily the Emperor killed the supposed strongest champion they were in awe. In their hearts, everyone viewed the Emperor as a near-invincible existence but seeing him in action like that just made that thought of his invincibility stick in their minds.

Unlike his previous public matches this time the Emperor did not negate any of the attacks Samson did. He even allowed the opponent to hit him without dodging for a full five seconds. Yet despite doing all that not only was Samson unable to harm the Emperor but Samson was harmed by his very own attack.

The Emperor's might was truly a sight to behold. Seeing the Emperor being unharmed by those powerful attacks just made everyone feel excited. Not only did his actions excite them but the words he said had resonated with the young men and women that were watching him.

"Let the enemies come and it doesn't matter whoever they are, since all I need to do is crush them. I will remind them that plots, schemes, and any kind of trickery are useless against overwhelming power."

Those domineering words represented the very essence of the undefeated Emperor. It just shows how confident the Emperor is of his own power that no matter what the enemy does he would remain the victor. While everyone was in a state of awe, the Emperor used some sort of spell that burned Samson's body into ashes. He then gave Julia some kind of signal.

"Sorry about that everyone, now that's all over I just need to announce the date of the Quarter-Finals. Due to some issues, the Quarter-Finals will be held three days from now. I hope that all the participants to be a top shape when the time arrives. Alright then, everyone thanks for coming today! Now please exit the arena in an orderly manner."

The audience left their seats under the guidance of the Royal Guards that were stationed in the arena. Once they were out of the arena numerous discussions took place. Some were talking about the intense battle John had with Xia the eternal, others were talking about the Emperor's children, then there were those that were talking about the demise of the strongest tournament champion Samson. There were many different discussions but everyone was talking about how powerful the Emperor was.

None of the citizens were concerned about the threats that Samson spouted. It doesn't matter what kind of enemy it was, for as long as the Emperor was alive nothing in the world can destroy the Empire. Even though it has been fifteen years since the war had ended no one alive at that time can forget the fear Ren had produced. They could not imagine anything scarier than the path of carnage he walked. He was even scarier than the legendary Demon Lord Kretos.

Knowing what kind of person their Emperor was, how could they be afraid of any enemy? In fact, some of the people actually felt some pity for the enemies that were hidden within the Capital. All those that have challenged the Emperor, be they Mages, Dragons, or even Deities all had fallen.

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Once everyone was gone, Ren looked at his family and friends that have gathered around him. Ren then showed a vicious smile, one that he hasn't shown for quite some time now.

Ren's children haven't seen their father showing such an expression before and it actually frightened some of them. On the other hand, the older ones that have seen this expression of his numerous times, know what's to come. That look of his could only mean a fierce battle was about to happen.

"Have you guys noticed it?"

"What is it?"

"The power of faith."

"You're not making any sense, Ren. What are you trying to say?"

"Sure, I guess I can explain it. As you guys know over the years the mana of the world has increased by a significant amount. Even the overall strength of this world seems to have increased. Based on the knowledge of my past incarnations even though it isn't as strong as the higher planes,  it is still pretty sturdy compared to other lower dimensions. With the current strength of our world, a world deity's true body can descend with fewer problems. Unlike the time with the Goddess of Light that forcefully descended by sacrificing thousands of her believers and was limited to that area, this would be a true descent."

When they heard what Ren said, Valdel, Rachel, and Natasha were stunned. On the other hand, the rest except for the children weren't that bothered. A world deity might be a very big deal for some, but to those who have faced Old Gods, they really weren't much. Still, with their current power and abilities, the true body of a world deity might pose a challenge.

"Are you saying that the reason why Samson was able to suddenly get stronger is because a world deity was backing him?" Valdel asked still a bit bewildered.

"Don't you guys sense it? The power of faith, large amounts of it are gathering in this city. This shouldn't be possible since there is no temple nearby. I'm guessing apostles of some unknown deity have gathered in this city and had made some preparations so that the world deity would descend on the Capital." Ren spoke with an excited tone.

"What kind of World Deity would want to descend in this city? Surely they know that you're here, not to mention that you're allied with four world deities and three of which are powerful world deities. Descending here with their true body would be a death sentence."

"Who cares? It doesn't matter what kind of world deity it is, let it come and I will face it head-on."

"Then should we have Arthur stop patrolling the area so that those apostles who are working in the dark could finish their jobs smoothly?"

"There's no need for that, if they can't even get past Arthur and the others then it just means that's all they were worth."

"Should we postpone the tournament then?"

"No, there must be a reason as to why they only started moving now when the tournament has begun... I wonder how will they gain enough mana and faith to summon the world deity's true body? I can't wait to fight another world deity."