The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend-Chapter 562 - The Death Tower

The rings entered the vicinity of the Blood Coliseum. Everybody was prepared to leap into action when Marks disclosed the truth.

As expected, everyone beat him up. Those with healing abilities were worried that not everyone would get the opportunity to vent their annoyance, so they made sure to heal Marks periodically for continuous battering.

In the end, Marks survived, though at the cost of his already big body swelling even larger from inflammation. Those unfamiliar with Marks would’ve likely assumed he was some kind of giant.

But this was only a small fiasco. The main event was Han Wu’s return.

Cheers and whistles filled the air as Han Wu arrived with several hundred thousand rings in tow. Those rings were made from precious materials and were engraved with all sorts of arrays.

Each ring cost several hundred to thousands of Divine Essence. In other words, Han Wu had brought back an astronomical amount of Divine Essence. The staff responsible for collecting them into inventory were in shock.

One could only imagine the many years of effort it took for Faido to construct so many rings, and now they had all become part of the Blood Coliseum’s wealth.

Joyous greetings welcomed Han Wu as he entered the Blood Coliseum. Catching sight of Marks, he frowned. “Who beat you up?”

“No one. I accidentally fell,” Marks lied, trying in vain to hide his face.

Only a child would believe him. How could a Major God like him incur such injuries from a mere fall? 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Upon learning of the situation from the other staff, Han Wu, suppressing his laughter, offered Marks a commiserating pat on the shoulder. “You’re usually so clever, I’m surprised you made such a careless mistake. How badly were you beaten?”

Marks sighed. He never thought his subordinates could be this heavy-handed. While he could always heal himself, he felt he had no choice but to leave the bruises so as not to incite their anger, lest he get beaten up again.

The Blood Coliseum was in revelry, but the crowd was not. Dissatisfaction filled the air. What happened to the special war? Where were the clashes between billions of units? Many had already called their friends and family to watch the fight, only for nothing to happen in the end. Even the sight of several thousand people beating up a single person was extremely dull in comparison.

The staff of the Blood Coliseum was mulling over how to explain this to the crowd. One wrong word and they could tarnish the reputation of the Blood Coliseum. How could they divert their attention?

Marks had a brilliant idea and proposed it to Han Wu for approval. An impactful story would be needed if they wanted to successfully distract the audience. Fortunately, Han Wu had brought back many rings from the Asura Coliseum, allowing them to announce that the Blood Coliseum was opening a new type of match: one-on-one matches.

All they needed to do was copy the Asura Coliseum’s rules. While not necessarily unique, it was enough to attract the crowd. After all, they were here to join matches, but few could grow stronger in group battles. One-on-one matches would give them an alternative for advancing.

Han Wu decided to expand on Marks’ idea and innovate a brilliant program. It would merely require a slight alteration of the rules.

With that, he announced the great news to those still within the Blood Coliseum. From today onward, they would open up registration for one-on-one matches, suitable for those with only a few powerful units in their divine realm.

Satisfied, the crowd cheered in support. They were tired of group matches and were itching to try a new form of match.

Han Wu motioned for them to fall silent as he had one more piece of news. In addition to the single matchups, he was going to open up another new mode: the Death Tower.

Everyone’s interest was piqued. Nobody knew what a Death Tower was. Some speculated that it was related to the God King of Death due to its name. If so, they were more than willing to test it out.

Han Wu explained the basic rules of the Death Tower. He was going to construct a tower that was formed from one hundred rings. Every floor would consist of a ring and a guardian corresponding to the attribute of the ring.

Challengers had to defeat the guardian to enter the next stage. If the challenger couldn’t continue or was defeated, they would receive a reward based on the number of floors they had cleared.

The higher they climbed, the better the rewards. This news instantly drew the attention of the crowd. It was worth a try. After all, all they needed to do was clear the floors to get a reward.

Han Wu motioned for the staff to arrange the administration part for eager contestants while he went backstage. Accompanying him was a staff member with powers over space to help him build the tower.

With his guidance, the first version of the Death Tower was soon completed. One hundred rings were stacked into a tower. If the challenger was successful in defeating the respective floor’s guardian, a gate connecting to the next stage would open.

The concept was simple, but more than enough to defuse the situation. They could always optimize it later. Han Wu assigned his own units as the guardians of each floor based on the corresponding attribute of the respective rings.

The Death Tower was soon ready for its first challengers.

Han Wu decided to allow a hundred registered participants to enter, collecting entrance fees based on the strength of the challenger. Some wanted to test it personally, while others sent one of their units in.

Soon, the first hundred challengers were making their way into the Death Tower, with Han Wu projecting their fight onto a hundred screens for the crowd’s viewing pleasure.

The crowd glanced from screen to screen to find their favorite contestants. Some gambling addicts even started a bet on the last person standing.

The first Death Tower match was about to start!