"Dammit! That bastard was only a few minutes faster than me."
At this moment, within Cloudpetal County in Dawnstar Province, the former Duke Xu Jiezhi was visibly pissed off.
After the world had changed, he had adapted quickly. He'd always intended to usurp the king's throne, and now this was his opportunity. Everyone's strength was low in the early stages. The playing field was level.
But even after his quick reaction, he'd still been a few minutes short of creating the first territory in the new Desolate Martial World.
Xu Jiezhi, who was also full of dreams of being "the first village in the world," roared in anger when he heard the emotionless tone of the system announcement.
His fist slammed into a nearby tree, bark splintering under the impact. His Qi flared, unstable with rage.
