After leaving the Azure Emperor Pavilion, Ling Mo Xie headed straight for the training arena. The training arena was located on the most bustling street of Tianfeng City, adjacent to the Azure Emperor Pavilion. After walking a short distance, he arrived at the grand entrance of the training arena, which exuded both luxury and dominance, as well as an imposing presence.
A gilded plaque with the words "Training Arena" hung high above, and to the left of the plaque was the head of a third-tier late-stage spirit beast—the Yunyang Tiger. This was the highest-ranked spirit beast killed in the arena today!
On either side of the imposing red entrance of the training arena stood two stone sculptures of exotic beasts: one was a white tiger representing slaughter, and the other was a Pi Xiu symbolizing wealth. Both were carved from Floating Hundred Jade, a premium material for crafting profound-level spirit artifacts. Floating Hundred Jade got its name from its myriad colors; at this moment, the two pieces at the entrance were one white and one dark green. Although they lacked symmetrical beauty, they imparted an indescribable sense of elegance.
Truly worthy of being established by the Divine Martial Gate, which was renowned alongside the Azure Emperor Pavilion and Qi Sect, it indeed had an extraordinary aura!
Yu Yao stood in front of the training arena, drawing much attention. He could be considered a celebrity in Tianfeng City after gaining fame from his match against Tian Wuxin! Now, from elderly citizens to three-year-old children in Tianfeng City, there was hardly anyone who hadn’t heard of Ling Mo Xie! His appearance had also been memorized by some gossipers.
"Look! Isn't that Ling Mo Xie? What is he doing in front of the training arena? Is he going to compete?" A young man dressed in a black robe, holding a folding fan and wearing a jade crown, said to a youth beside him who wore a dark green robe with flowing hair.
"I think so! Quick! Let’s go watch! I wonder what rank he can achieve on the Four Divine Rankings here!" The youth's eyes lit up as he pulled his companion along to follow Ling Mo Xie into the training arena.
Many recognized Ling Mo Xie, and quite a few followed to see what would happen. However, Ling Mo Xie was preoccupied with planning how to discreetly obtain spirit beast blood and didn’t notice that many people had followed him.
When he arrived at the registration desk, Ling Mo Xie patiently queued up, which sparked further discussion among those who had followed him.
It should be noted that ordinary citizens frequented the training arena mainly to earn some rewards. If a master from the Heavenly Ranking or Earth Ranking appeared, it would certainly create quite a spectacle. Even though the training arena didn’t take those so-called experts from Tianfeng City seriously, they would still show some courtesy and establish good relations by granting certain privileges, such as skipping queues.
Ling Mo Xie was naturally unaware of this. When he reached the registration desk, the staff behind it professionally asked, "Competition or beast fighting?" "Beast fighting!"
"What is your cultivation level?"
“Post-Opening.”
“Hmm! In Arena No. 7, you are assigned a Level 2 Mid-Stage Spirit Beast, and you will receive five Spirit Stones! If you can make it onto the leaderboard, we will give you some Reward!” The staff handed Ling Mo Xie a sign, speaking in a professional tone.
Ling Mo Xie nodded and took the sign marked with the number seven to the beast fighting area. There weren't many people in the beast fighting area, as more visitors to the Arena chose to engage in duels, with few opting for beast fights.
Typically, before a duel, the two participants would agree on some stakes, ensuring that someone would profit. In contrast, while there are spectators for beast fights, they are free performances organized by the Arena to attract crowds. Although there is gambling involved, the Arena monopolizes the profits to distribute Rewards to those on the leaderboard!
At this moment, his Arena No. 7 was already crowded. As he arrived, those who came to watch quickly filled the previously spacious area. Once Ling Mo Xie entered, the entire venue erupted in excitement, causing him to frown; he felt like a monkey performing tricks!
Not long after Ling Mo Xie stood still, a gate opened, and a snow-colored leopard slowly walked out, its eyes gleaming with bloodthirsty red light as it growled softly at Ling Mo Xie.
Looking at the agile Snow Leopard, Ling Mo Xie sneered disdainfully and launched a Fireball first. The Snow Leopard, being a Level 2 Mid-Stage Spirit Beast, opened its mouth wide and shot a snow-white snowball toward Ling Mo Xie, which grew larger as it rolled through the air!
This snowball was not like those thrown during playful snowball fights; Ling Mo Xie wouldn’t be foolish enough to take it head-on. He used a skill called Glimpse of the Stunning Swan, and without any resistance, the snowball was split in half and fell to the ground, creating two large craters!
To enhance visual effects and clearly demonstrate the power of spells clashing in the arena, the ground was merely ordinary dirt.
Since he was only there to collect blood, Ling Mo Xie did not engage further with this Spirit Beast. With Glimpse of the Stunning Swan still on cooldown, he quickly cast another Fireball, which struck solidly against the chest of the Snow Leopard. Before the Snow Leopard could retaliate, as soon as the cooldown for Glimpse of the Stunning Swan ended, Ling Mo Xie unleashed another one that sliced off half of its back.
However, instead of killing the Snow Leopard directly, he stepped forward and held a jade vial in his hand. In a swift motion, he secretly collected a vial of Snow Leopard’s Blood under the watchful eyes of the audience. By the time he collected his fourth vial, the Snow Leopard collapsed and died. At that moment, a system notification indicating experience gained sounded off, prompting Ling Mo Xie to pause beside the corpse of the Snow Leopard!
“Oh! Oh! Ling Mo Xie! Well done! Let’s have another match! Another match!” The audience erupted in cheers, shouting enthusiastically; however, there were still some differing voices among them.
"Eh? You said that Ling Mo Xie could have easily finished off that Snow Leopard with a long-range spell attack, so why did he engage it up close?"
"Who knows? Could it be that he really is what some people say, originally not just a Waste, but also a fool? Now, even though he's no longer useless, he's still a fool? Haha!" The person laughed heartily, perhaps feeling a sense of balance in their heart.
Ling Mo Xie sighed and shook his head; he had been too heavy-handed! It was surprising how quickly that Snow Leopard had died, and he had only collected three vials of Spirit Beast Blood!
Not long after, a voice echoed throughout the arena, "Congratulations Ling Mo Xie! You have won against a mid-level second-tier Spirit Beast, and your rank has risen to 1024 on the White Tiger List! Would you like to continue?" The Arena ranks are divided by competition venues: ranks one to five are for Azure Dragon, six to ten for White Tiger, and so on. Only those who enter the top two hundred will start receiving Rewards.
"Continue!" Ling Mo Xie had already inquired about the situation in the Arena before coming, and calmly activated his Spiritual Energy as he spoke.
After a while, the previous gate opened again, and another late-stage second-tier Spotted Tiger walked out...
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