216 Crimson Sky (2/2)

A palm strike descended straight on Tiger Triplet Daddy's chest, right where his heart was located. The recipient of this attack felt a bit of danger, but his body no longer followed his orders anymore.

He tried to move, but all that happened was that a tremble went through his body before the Shattering Mountain Palm collided with his chest. Blood sprayed from his mouth and he was shot backward like a kite that was let loose from its string.

A raspy breath escaped from Tiger Triplet Daddy, a final breath before his eyes turned dull. The entire place lapsed into silence. Only the sounds of fights from the other cages could be heard, but these cages did not have much of an audience; most had been drawn to Xue Wei's battle.

The silence did not last long before a cheer erupted from Lu Yuping's mouth. He jumped up in the air with his arms above his head and cheered loudly as though he were the one who had won the battle.

Xue Wei, who was in the cage, smirked slightly. This had been the most thrilling fight he had ever experienced. This was without a doubt a new experience, though he was aware that he could easily become addicted to the feeling of killing if he was not careful. The hunting instinct was immensely strong in him.

Having heard Lu Yuping's cheer, everyone else woke up from their stupor. They all erupted in cheers. Even the ones who had lost money in the betting pool were excited. This was a fat sheep that had killed someone from the Tiger Triplets. That was quite astounding, a feat worth quite a bit of respect.

”His performance was brilliant! Though I have a feeling that we will most likely not see him again,” someone in the audience said with a sigh of regret. ”The remaining two Tigers will not let him go. As long as he sets foot outside of this cave, they will be waiting for him and will kill him.”

Xue Wei listened to the voice while leaving the cage. He raised an eyebrow in surprise. He had no say in who his opponent was, the Tiger Triplet Daddy was the one who had jumped at the chance to fight him, so to be the target of others because of this was rather annoying.

Since he could not choose, he could only fight. There was no giving up. He was not going to allow his challenger to kill him just because he feared retaliation from the remaining two of the Tiger Triplets.

”Mister Lu, these Tiger Triplets, what exactly are they like? What is their strength like, and what exactly can I expect from them?” When Xue Wei exited the cave, he went back to Lu Yuping and Li Chen and asked the former his question.

”The Tiger Triplets? Those three-legged cats cannot do you anything,” he laughed. ”Although Cai Ming, the guy you just fought, is the weakest of the Tiger Triplets, he is not that much weaker than the other two. I would like to see them try their hands at attacking you.”

Xue Wei had expected the two other triplet members to be much stronger than himself because of what he had overheard, but it seemed he had been mistaken.

Feeling a bit calmer, Xue Wei nodded his head. Hours had gone by during the cage battles. Xue Wei had observed multiple fights and partook in one himself, but now the cages started being cleared. One after another was left empty and the crowd was thinning.

Li Chen and Lu Yuping were still there, both conversing with Xue Wei, telling him about the important characters in the underworld of Cloudsoar City.

”The biggest player within the underworld is without a doubt the Intelligencer.” Both Lu Yuping and Li Chen agreed on this. ”He is much stronger than any other high profile member of the underworld. In fact, there is no one stronger than him in the entirety of the Chengzi Kingdom.”

”His connections go so deep that it doesn't matter where you go, kingdom, empire, and even the center of the continent—he'll have a man there.”

”After the Intelligencer is Li Chen. Li Chen has gained much fame for her appearance, but also because she has the strength to back up her beauty. She is a dangerous person, so watch out,” Lu Yuping warned him teasingly after seeing that Xue Wei and Li Chen somehow had already established a sort of friendship.

”After myself comes the Earth Knight Primordial Beasts,” Li Chen took over. ”Lu Yuping is one of them, but he is not alone. There are a total of three Primordial Beasts within this underground world, all of which are strong enough to rattle the city's foundation if they truly wished to do so.”

After the Earth Knight Primordial Beasts came the humans of the same realm. After these came the Ordinary Warriors and so on and so on.

Xue Wei had a clearer understanding of the entire hierarchy of the underground world. He understood that there were various people excelling at various things. In fact, there was nothing that he could not get on the black market as long as he had the resources or money to pay for it.

”Well that was it for this week,” Li Chen said while they walked through the tunnel leading out of the cave. ”Why don't you come next week as well?”

Xue Wei gave it a thought. ”If I have time, then I will,” he said and nodded his head.

Before leaving, Xue Wei picked up the prize for winning his fight. It turned out to be seven pills suitable for Heavenly Warriors, alongside two spiritual fruits and three herbs. There were no low-grade essence stones in his reward as it had been considered an easy, low-class match.

The stronger the contenders were considered, the more the prize would be. However, since Xue Wei had been a hitherto nameless combatant, the stakes in his battles would be rather mediocre until he made a name for himself.

As Xue Wei came out of the cave, he was met by the crimson morning sky. The entire evening and night had passed by while he had been underground.