Chapter 67 - Fighting With a Xiantian Stage Cultivator (1/2)
Chapter 67 - Fighting With a Xiantian Stage Cultivator
”#1!” ”#1!” ”#1!”...
Numerous cultivators who had won spirit stones immediately broke into cheers of wild joy; the grandstand hustled and bustled with excitement.
Swish! Swish!
Suddenly, one after another, red energy ropes swished out from the array patterns all over the walls.
Bang! Bang!
In the blink of an eye, the energy ropes fired at Gu Hai from afar, binding his limbs once more.
Although Gu Hai had recovered his cultivation, he was simply unable to shake them off.
Soon after, the blue screen at the entrance disappeared. The black-robed men controlled the array so that the red energy ropes quickly hauled Gu Hai back and bound him on a stage platform that had arrays engraved all over it.
BANG!
A gray energy emerged from the stone platform and rushed straight into Gu Hai's dantian.
Gu Hai immediately felt an intense bout of pain coming from his dantian before he was unable to sense his True Qi any more.
The True Qi in his dantian had been sealed once again.
Owing to this, Gu Hai's face turned extremely ugly.
At this moment, the crimson ropes retreated, freeing Gu Hai's limbs again.
”Take him back and bring #2!” ordered the leading black robe calmly.
”Yes, sir!”
Gu Hai was once again escorted back to his cell, the very cell from which he could see the arena through the window.
Meanwhile, the dead boar demon was also taken away.
Just like before, the next man entered the arena. But he didn't play by the rules; apparently, he had noticed an acquaintance. The moment he recovered his cultivation, he shouted towards the grandstands.
”Tianyou, it's me, Zhenyuan!” #2 suddenly burst out with a shout.
”Humph!” a black-robed man let out a cold harrumph.
SWISH!
Suddenly, a blue light rushed out from an array, shooting straight at that criminal's mask.
BOOM!
The man’s head immediately exploded into pieces with a loud bang.
”Oh well! Friends, the second fighter was disobedient, he was a devious killer who had killed many people and was full of lies. He actually wanted to conjure up lies in the arena to hoodwink the audience. Obviously, we can't use him as today's gladiator. Let's look at our third fighter, okay!” the MC's voice once again rang in everyone's ear.
”Zhenyuan? Impossible, was he that Zhenyuan?” suddenly, someone among the gamblers wondered in surprise.
However, that gambler was very soon taken away by a group of black-robed men.
Standing by the window, Gu Hai coldly looked down at the arena. ”Ha, this Golden Tong sure is tight-knit!”
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First day… second day...
Over these two days, all the humans fought with beasts. All sixteen criminals entered the arena separately. However, over the course of this round, sometimes gladiators were killed and sometimes it was the demon beasts that died, leaving only eight men behind. However, one of them made Gu Hai's pupils contract in surprise.
It was Scar, the very Scar who had been opposing Gu Hai at every turn in the Valley of Crooks. Surprisingly, he was a Golden Core Stage cultivator. When Scar's cultivation was restored, his imposing aura that subsequently burst forth was so fierce that it deterred a leopard demon to the point that it dared not resist and left itself at Scar's disposal. Owing to which, that leopard demon was ripped apart alive. Scar was the eighth man to fight. Seeing such a violent disposition, the gamblers on grandstands shouted and cheered even more wildly.
In the grandstands, the number of spectators was increasing day by day. Gu Hai kept an eye on Song Jia Sect Chief and always found him sitting in the VIP box. From time to time, he would place bets; obviously; he loved gambling.
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The third day...
Gu Hai as #1, the first fighter, was once again escorted to the entrance of the arena.
”Very well! Fellow daoists, you have watched almost every fight over the last two days! Fellow daoists must be well aware of how powerful these eight criminals are. Now, it's time for the criminals to fight with each other. Everyone, please take out your spirit stones, we are about to start immediately. The first fight is between #1 who has torn a wild boar apart alive, and #16 who has beheaded a bull demon with his strength! Please place your bets!” the MC's voice once again sounded everywhere.
Once again, countless gamblers began to place their bets. This time, the bets placed were far more than the bets placed two days ago. After all, spirit stones were incomparably precious to each cultivator. Two days ago, they were not clear about the situation and naturally, were reluctant to place their bets. And now, after having seen all the gladiators fight, they had a pretty good idea and would definitely want to place their bets on the winning side!
BANG!
Gu Hai and a red-robed man were thrown into the arena before an electric current struck them once again, breaking their seals. The two covered their dantians in pain.
SWISH! The red-robed criminal raised his head, looking at Gu Hai; it seemed he was enduring the pain to launch an attack.
However, Gu Hai also raised his head at the same time.
The plan to launch a sneak attack by the other was temporarily broken.
”#1! Kill him, kill him!” ”#16, I bet on you to win, kill him!” ”#1!” ”#16!”...
In the grandstands, wild cheers and the shouts of gamblers who had placed bets began to ring out.
In the VIP grandstand, the Song Jia Sect Chief looked at the arena with a cold gaze.
”I bet ten middle-grade spirit stones on #16 to win!” said Song Jia Sect chief coldly.
”Yes, sir!” a Golden Tong dealer obliged.
Over these last two days, Song Jia Sect chief had gambled several times. And since he had lost spirit stones on #1 and won on #16, he naturally placed his bet on #16. He held a prejudice towards #1.
His cultivation having recovered, Gu Hai gradually stood up, coldly glaring at the red-robed man before him.
The red-robed criminal acted the same way as Gu Hai; he was also staring at Gu Hai at this moment.
Standing opposite each other, the two men were looking for each other's flaws.
Suddenly, the red-robed criminal broke into a shrill, cold laugh. ”Hahahaha, kid, you are a newcomer, am I right!?”
”So what if I am a newcomer, aren't you...!”
When Gu Hai was in the middle of speaking, that red-robed criminal suddenly shot out like a cannonball towards Gu Hai. In a life and death struggle, all the rules were always thrown down the drain; it came down to either you or me. The red-robed criminal had only spoken to distract his opponent, that's all.
However, how could Gu Hai be distracted with his intelligence? While Gu Hai was speaking, he was also saving up his strength.
The moment the red-robed criminal charged at him, Gu Hai placed his left foot in front and right foot in back, and fiercely stamped on the ground.
BOOM!
With similar powerful momentum, Gu Hai also shot out like an arrow fired from a bow.