Chapter 1635 (Raw 1617): Two Strong Males Fighting
After coming out of the West Wind Tower, Xiao Chen saw w.a.n.g Feng standing outside, still waiting for him. He walked over without any change in his expression.
"Young Hero, how was it? Was there any harvest?" w.a.n.g Feng asked extremely respectfully, a smile on his face.
Xiao Chen replied expressionlessly, "I had a pretty good harvest."
"Hehe! That"s great. In that case, my reward…what do you plan?" w.a.n.g Feng continued smiling, gazing hopefully at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen"s face sank as he said coldly, "You are really extraordinarily bold. After tricking me, you still want a reward from me!"
w.a.n.g Feng"s chest tightened, as Xiao Chen"s gaze contained a huge pressure.
"How can it be? Young Hero, you must be joking, right?" w.a.n.g Feng prompted nervously, forcing a smile on his face.
Without saying anything, Xiao Chen took out an engraved card and held it before w.a.n.g Feng"s eyes.
"Ding Yuan, Chief Manager of the West Wind Tower!"
w.a.n.g Feng"s expression changed radically as he staggered back two steps. Then, he stared at Xiao Chen in shock.
How did this happen? To think that the West Wind Tower"s Chief Manager would give his engraved card to Xiao Chen!
In that case, that meant that the cooperation between him and the West Wind Tower had been exposed.
Xiao Chen put away the engraved card and said indifferently, "I will not pursue this matter. Just make up for it with your efforts and do things properly. I will definitely give you a good reward after that."
w.a.n.g Feng felt very surprised that Xiao Chen actually let him go. Relieved, he nodded. "Young Hero, don"t worry. I will do my best to fulfill all of your instructions without needing any reward."
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An hour later, Xiao Chen and the other three regrouped at the Pirate King statues at the entrance to the Pirate Hall.
Xiao Suo looked at w.a.n.g Feng and asked, "Who is this fellow? He looks s.h.i.+fty. With one glance, I can tell that he is nothing good."
The embarra.s.sed w.a.n.g Feng quickly put on a smile and said, "This humble one is w.a.n.g Feng. I am very familiar with this Pirate Hall. If any of you need any help, you can instruct me anytime."
"Everything else aside, Xiao Suo, how goes the matter I a.s.signed to you?" Xiao Chen was more concerned about this.
Xiao Suo smiled and reported frankly, "It is done. We will know the results in ten days."
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. He nodded and said, "Not bad, you are rather fast."
Xiao Chen held great hope for the treasure that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind. Ancestor Dragon City was in the Central Great Realm, the place where the truly influential gathered. He was not strong enough to go there and would only be humiliated if he did.
He did not wish to see Liu Ruyue having to take care of him when he saw her.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen, we should go and check out the dueling, right? Many of the people are here for the dueling ring," Fei`er suggested.
Luo Nan added, "I heard that there are two outstanding talents from different blessed lands betting with each other. They are competing over who can gain more consecutive victories than the other. The atmosphere is extremely intense."
Xiao Chen took out the engraved card and recalled what Ding Yuan said, entering deep thought.
After a while, he shook his head and stopped thinking about Ding Yuan"s offer. However, he could go over and take a look.
"I"m familiar with the dueling ring. I"ll bring you all there." w.a.n.g Feng s.n.a.t.c.hed the opportunity to speak up first, wanting to prove his worth.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "Lead the way, then."
The dueling ring was a closed-off area. Its walls were made with extremely tough, refined underwater crystals. The entire dueling ring had formations protecting it. Even peak Major Primal Core existences would find it hard to damage the dueling ring.
The entrance had many of the Pirate Hall"s cultivators guarding it.
After everyone paid an entry fee of one thousand Spirit Jades, they smoothly entered the place. w.a.n.g Feng felt a pang in his heart. One thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Jade was not a small sum.
"What a fellow! That fellow from the Black Cave Mountain already achieved twenty consecutive victories, getting a lead on the one from the Heavenly Shaking Mountain."
"An instant kill! The outstanding talent from the Heavenly Shaking Mountain instantly killed two people, overtaking the other fellow."
"d.a.m.n! My Spirit Jades are fated to all be lost. These two are really too strong."
The atmosphere in the dueling ring was very intense. Deafening shouts came one after another.
The huge dueling ring usually had sixteen arenas. Now, they were merged into two.
This focused everyone"s attention on the two arenas. The seats that were near there had long been filled already.
"These two are the outstanding talents from the blessed lands?"
"This is really incredible. At such a young age, they already reached the Minor Primal Core Realm. I wonder, how do they cultivate?"
Everyone gazed at the two youths on the arenas.
One had short hair and was dressed in black. His handsome countenance gave off an air of sharpness. His eyebrows were sharp, and his eyes were like stars and gems.
The other had long hair covering his shoulders, appearing elegant and calm. His sharpness was somewhat withdrawn, but he could not hide the pride in his eyes.
That was a pride that was inherent to one"s nature, one that was nurtured from childhood. With one look, one could tell that this person had stood out even when he was young, different from the crowd.
In this dueling ring that gathered many experts from the surrounding areas, the two"s every action caught the attention of many.
This was especially so for some young girls. They could not tear their gazes away, their eyes sparkling.
Luo Nan felt very dispirited. He muttered, "This is a true elite outstanding talent. The so-called three new talents of Purple Sun City are truly nothing next to them."
While Luo Nan negatively evaluated Purple Sun City"s three new talents, he was also doing the same for himself.
Luo Nan stole a glance at Xiao Chen but discovered Xiao Chen"s expression to be calm without any changes.
He wondered what Xiao Chen was thinking and entered deep thought.
It was hard for him to compare Xiao Chen with these two people. He felt that the two in the arenas were showing off their sharpness and pride, enjoying the attention from everyone.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen appeared much steadier and calmer, which made him unreadable to others.
"Jiang Xuan, you are pretty good, instantly killing two people consecutively and overtaking me," the short-haired, black-clad youth said softly as he eyed the elegant, long-haired youth mockingly, a corner of his mouth quirking up in a sneer.
The elegant youth, Jiang Xuan, smiled calmly and said, "Ling Yu, if you want to defeat me, you will have to put in more effort."
"Haha! The payout increased again. Brat from the Black Cave Mountain, I"ll be your opponent!"
As the two outstanding talents spoke, an unprepossessing old man holding a huge sword charged over to the arena where Ling Yu, the short-haired black-clad youth, was.
"It"s Old Devil Liu. This fellow is a 3-Star captain, and his strength is rather incredible."
"I heard that this Old Devil Liu is a peak Minor Primal Core cultivator, only one step shy of being a Major Primal Core cultivator."
"The rules of the dueling ring forbid Major Primal Core cultivators from partic.i.p.ating. This is already the strongest person since the start of this."
Someone had recognized Old Devil Liu right away. This pirate was two cultivation stages higher than Ling Yu, who was only an early-stage Minor Primal Core cultivator. However, Ling Yu was young.
On the other hand, this Old Devil Liu had already lived for several hundred years. He possessed rich combat experience and had killed countless people. The baleful aura he gave off was startling.
"Blazing Sun Sword Light Chop!"
The moment Old Devil Liu stepped forward, he brandished his huge sword and charged over.
The huge sword immediately burned, materializing large flames that looked like sea waves. Then, they coalesced into an incredibly resplendent, blazing sword light.
"A Treasure Tool!"
"To think that Old Devil Liu"s sword is a Treasure Tool that surpa.s.ses Profound Tools. No wonder he dares to step up!"
This revelation caused an uproar in the crowd. Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Old Devil Liu"s strength seemed rather scary when he had this sword as well.
In a one-on-one fight, Xiao Suo, who recently absorbed the Life Juice Force, should have only a sixty-percent chance of winning.
"A Treasure Tool? I have seen even Dao Tools before. Why would I fear your Treasure Tool?" Ling Yu"s lips curled up, not showing any concern.
"Heavenly Stars Shattering Clouds Punch!"
Instead of retreating, Ling Yu even stepped forward and threw punches. Powerful explosions erupted in the air as countless fist lights burst out, looking like twinkling stars with a flouris.h.i.+ng aura, as grand as a sky with thousands of stars lighting up at the same time.
"Pu ci! Pu ci!"
The flaming sword light that Old Devil Liu materialized slowly dimmed, suppressed by the stars and unable to resist.
Frightened, Old Devil Liu moved back again and again. He discovered that his heavy sword light was not even worth a strike before the other party"s fist light.
Every punch made Old Devil Liu"s Qi and blood surge, putting his internal organs in extreme discomfort.
The impacts pressed on his body and his soul.
"Boom!"
Old Devil Liu vomited a mouthful of blood. After lasting ten moves, a punch struck him and knocked him out of the arena.
The crowd went wild. No one had expected the strong Old Devil Liu to last only ten moves. After ten moves, he was sent flying, crushed and eliminated.