novelraw Chapter 704 286 Gladiatorial Trial Ground
Chapter 704 286 Gladiatorial Trial Ground
When Li Xiu arrived outside the Gate of Kindness, he saw that many Trial Takers had already gathered there. It wasn't just the members of the four major families and six groups, but even many smaller clans had sent people over.
The Prince of Joy had at least three Super Spirit Gemstones, which undoubtedly represented a significant fortune for the smaller clans.
Even a single Super Spirit Gemstone is sold in billions, and countless Trial Takers were eager to seek bargains.
Although they had to risk their lives, to Trial Takers who originally had nothing and might never have the opportunity to surpass their spirit in their entire life, this was undoubtedly a colossal opportunity.
Li Xiu only brought Ah Fei and Chu Jun along. Ah Fei had the Abstention Skill and could leave the Land of Trial at any time, often requiring her to be at the forefront.
Chu Jun's Inspiration Skill could scout the way, and might even uncover the secrets of the Prince of Joy. With these two, the exploration of the Land of Trial would be much safer.
Previously, their levels were too low, and Li Xiu was unwilling to take them on adventures. Now that they had both surpassed their spirits, he had fewer apprehensions.
Seeing Li Xiu arrive at the Trial Gate, many Trial Takers made way for him. Li Xiu's reputation in the Heaven of Longevity now matched that of the leaders of the other groups.
"Fourth Lord." Wan Chaoxin was also at the Gate of Kindness and obediently addressed Li Xiu.
If previously Wan Chaoxin was compelled to address due to Wan Chaocun, now apart from Wan Chaocun's reason, part of it was also due to Li Xiu's strength, which Wan Chaoxin somewhat respected.
One strike to kill a Spirit Forging Level Radiant Demon Spirit, something Wan Chaoxin was ashamed to admit he couldn't achieve.
"Commander Wan Chao, are you also here to see the statue of the Prince of Joy?" Since Wan Chaoxin was being polite, Li Xiu didn't want to embarrass him, so he addressed him by his position rather than calling him by any nicknames in front of others.
"Yes, each family is eyeing the gemstones on that statue. I also want to see the situation. If the Fourth Lord doesn't mind, you can join us," Wan Chaoxin replied courteously, addressing Li Xiu as the Fourth Lord.
"It would be wonderful to go in together," Li Xiu naturally wouldn't refuse. To open the Gate of Kindness requires Diamonds, and quite a number is needed, so saving some is beneficial.
Chu Jun looked at Wan Chaoxin somewhat puzzled; he recalled how arrogant Wan Chaoxin was when he went to the City of Light, and now he was so polite, even calling Li Xiu Fourth Lord, he wondered what was going on.
Li Xiu introduced, "Sister Chun is the aunt of Commander Wan Chao."
"I see, so it seems we are all family," Chu Jun laughed. "When we swore allegiance, Sister Chun was ranked first, I was third, and Li Xiu fourth; there are no outsiders. But among young people, we have our own friendships; Commander Wan Chao can just call me Chu Jun."
"Mr. Chu is right," Wan Chaoxin naturally wouldn't casually acknowledge someone as an elder, so since Chu Jun said so, he addressed Chu Jun as Mr., which was also courteous.
Wan Chaoxin had someone embed the diamonds, and after the door opened, invited Li Xiu and the others to enter the Trial Ground together.
"Welcome to the Gladiatorial Trial Ground. The A-level trial is about to start. The trial rules are as follows..."
On a Trial Ground akin to the Ancient Roman Colosseum, a light screen hovered above, displaying the trial rules.
As Li Xiu had previously learned, it was necessary to defeat a Radiant Demon Spirit to pass the trial. The Beast Fighting Trial had no final trial; each person only needed to defeat one Radiant Demon Spirit for the trial to conclude.
After the countdown ended, Wan Chaojue, who came with Wan Chaoxin, was first transmitted into the Trial Ground.
Wan Chaojue stood within the Colosseum, opposite appeared a Demon Spirit covered in black armor, with horns on its head, legs with reverse joints, akin to a demon.
After the Demon Spirit appeared, it was burning with black flames resembling Hellfire, forming strange light vein patterns. Judging by its brilliance, it seemed to be a Radiant Demon Spirit.
The Demon Spirit charged like a black meteor, crashing towards Wan Chaojue.
Wan Chaojue gestured with his hand, and a steel spear appeared, with spiraling light patterns on its shaft. In the next second, both the spear shaft and tip transformed into a spiral.
Facing the dashing Demon Spirit, Wan Chaojue charged forward, at the moment they crossed paths, the spiral steel spear penetrated the chest of the Light Base Demon Spirit from an unimaginable angle.
The Light Base level Demon Spirit was killed by Wan Chaojue in one strike, but a Demon Core was left, and nothing else.
Next came Wan Chaohua, wielding a Blood Blade coexistence contract. His blade skills were extremely fierce, yet more terrifying was, being wounded by his Blood Blade, the injury seemed corroded by acid, unable to heal, and constantly expanding.
In the end, that Light Base Demon Spirit was corroded to death, leaving only a Demon Core.
"The rise of the Wan Chao family seems unstoppable. The abilities of Wan Chaojue and Wan Chaohua appear to rival Wan Chaoxin. With these three, the Wan Chao family will surely achieve significant success in the future," Chu Jun praised.
Li Xiu nodded slightly, "Sister Chun's descendants, how bad could they possibly be?"
"Fourth Lord exaggerates; the Demon Spirits in the Trial Grounds are somewhat different from those in the Land of Trial. Though they are all of the Light Base level, they only gather one Light Vein, indicating they are the lowest Light Base level, barely stronger than a Super Spirit," Wan Chaoxin commented.