Cataclysm King

Chapter 530 I Entered the Holy Realm

The "King of Gladiators Challenge" is the most lively competitive competition in the southern continent.

It was like the World Cup in Ji Xun’s previous life.

Especially the finals, which used to attract a large number of nobles from the three kingdoms to watch the game.

No matter which city it is held in, every final will attract millions of spectators from all over the southern continent to participate in this duel feast.

Due to the war this year, the finals were held in the southernmost city of Juling.

This also brought a large number of outsiders to the city.

On this day, in the central arena of Juling City.

It was still early when Ji Xun arrived, but the audience had already arrived one after another.

The tall stone steps were crowded with people.

Posters of the ten top gladiators participating in the finals were hung in the most conspicuous position at the main entrance of the arena.

The row of betting booths at the door were crowded with gamblers placing bets.

This is a carnival for the Chamber of Commerce to make money, and it is also an event where gamblers become rich every year.

Ji Xun was holding a gambling manual, flipping through it as he walked, muttering from time to time: "Tsk tsk, the major chambers of commerce brought over hundreds of thousands of war slaves this time. Is the war lord trying to start a slave uprising?"

It was really unpredictable that I had already walked to a deserted corner.

He identified the direction and patted his pockets, and suddenly a twisted vortex appeared in the stone wall in front of him.

Ji Xun took a step inside, and the scenery around him changed, and he had already entered the basement of the arena.

This is where the gladiators rested.

It is also the best opportunity to get in touch with Gong Wu.

Not long after, Ji Xun changed his face, replaced a staff member, and then walked over with a swagger.

I spent some money before and found out that Gong Wu was in cabin No. 9.

He just walked over.

Because Gong Wu was a slave, the cabin was a prison cell. Not only was it guarded by guards, but also had heavy iron chains locking his limbs and an explosive collar around his neck.

As Ji Xun walked over, he saw Gong Wu sitting cross-legged in meditation in the cage.

After advancing to the seventh level, the old man's mental state became even better.

Ji Xun only took a glance at him and could tell from the rhythm of his long breathing that his strength might have improved again.

But I didn't expect that before I opened my mouth, the old man suddenly opened his eyes, and didn't seem surprised: "Ji Xun, long time no see."

Ji Xun was also slightly surprised and greeted him, "Senior, how did you recognize me?"

Gong Wu said calmly: "People's appearance may change, but their aura will not."

Ji Xun was slightly surprised when he heard this, "Senior, your realm has improved again?"

Anyway, at his current level, he is unable to identify a person's identity based on his aura alone.

He then asked, "But you seemed to know I would come?"

Gong Wu still had that indifferent expression on his face, as if he didn't have much hope of escaping. "Old Merlin sent someone to tell me that you might come."

"Oh."

Ji Xun suddenly realized when he heard this.

When he saw Jia Yu in the Dead Zone before, he guessed that Master Merlin should also come to the Southern Continent.

The two elders are close friends and will definitely find a way to rescue him.

But I didn't expect that Merlin's method was to wait for me to rescue him?
Ha ha.

Funny old guys.

Ji Xun laughed at himself.

Since everyone had seen it, Gong Wu would not leave now. Ji Xun pointed at the gambling manual in his hand and asked, "By the way, old man, I saw your record. How come you lost a few games before?"

"lose?"

Gong Wu sneered disdainfully, "Except for the time when I first came to the Southern Continent and was captured by the eighth-level grandmaster of the Ultra Hadoken school, I have never lost before."

Ji Xun was not surprised and said, "Oh, that's right. I knew it. It must be those guys from the organizer who wrote it nonsense."

Thinking of something, he reminded again: "But senior, please be careful. I suspect the organizers are planning to upset the team. You may run into trouble in this final."

Gong Wu's character couldn't be hidden, and after just one fight, gamblers would know that he had the strength to win with a high probability.

The subsequent bets may completely favor Gong Wu, so there will be no upset, but rather a banker's victory.

If they fight openly, Ji Xun doesn't think Gong Wu will be afraid of anything.

I'm just afraid that the organizer will do something tricky.

Like poisoning or something.

Gong Wu listened but remained calm: "I know. Those guys asked me to play a fake match before, but I refused. They won't let me live. This time, there should be a very strong guy among the contestants. I sensed his aura before."

"Oh"

Ji Xun listened and said nothing more.

Since Gong Wu knows what's going on, there's no need for him to worry.

Although the old man's emotional intelligence is a little low, he is very wise.

As he spoke, Ji Xun ejected [Jamiel's Master Key] into the prison.

The explosive collar on Gong Wu's neck is the highest level of encryption collar, which can only be opened with a special key. This is also the biggest constraint on him.

Ji Xun gave him the master key, and the slave owners had no say on when he wanted to leave.

Gong Wu's hands and feet were bound by chains, so he didn't try to catch it. However, the card flew to him but was controlled by a stream of energy and hidden in the dark.

Ji Xunlai had achieved his goal. Thinking that he would have to compete soon, he smiled and asked, "Senior, I bet on you to win. Your next match is against the "Black Sword" Malikus. How many rounds do you plan to win? I'm going to place some more bets."

"You kid."

When Gong Wu heard this, he rolled his eyes speechlessly, but after a pause, the old man said the most contrasting words with the most indifferent expression: "Which round has the highest odds? Buy some for me, too."

The two of them have similar personalities and of course know what the other means.

Just to add a little fun.

Ji Xun smiled and said, "The highest odds are 1:53 if the winner is decided in one round. If you can pinpoint the moves, then there are more. For example, if the winner is decided within three moves, the highest odds are 1:308."

In order to lure as many gamblers as possible to place bets, the gambling companies run by several major chambers of commerce will set some exaggerated multipliers.

Later, some news about "XX gambler won the bet and became rich overnight" will be deliberately released to stimulate gamblers to believe that they are the son of destiny.

For example, the exaggerated multiplier of two yuan for five million.

In fact, it is almost impossible to buy those options with super high odds, except for deliberate upsets.

It's like buying a "round". The reason why the odds are so high is that even the gladiators themselves are not sure how long it will take to defeat their opponents.

If both sides cooperate in a match-fixing, the flaws will be too obvious.

But others can't, but this old man in front of me can.

Gong Wu listened to the odds Ji Xun revealed and said, "Then it's one round. Within three moves."

Hearing this, Ji Xun raised his eyebrows. Although he had no doubts in his heart, he said, "Hehe, senior, do you look down on your opponent so much? I have studied the record of the "Black Sword" Malicus. The highest is 72 consecutive wins. He is proficient in the wind sword and is good at the fast sword style."

As he said this, he deliberately provoked me in a joking tone, "Old man, can you do it?"

It’s not that Ji Xun doesn’t believe in Gong Wu’s strength, he’s just afraid that the old man doesn’t know who his opponent is and misjudges the opponent’s strength.

After all, those who can make it to the finals are all practical masters selected from thousands of people.

Ji Xun read the introduction in the gambling manual and felt that even if he wanted to beat contestant No. 9, he would have to put in some effort.

Although Gong Wu is stronger, I haven't seen him for a long time, so I don't know how strong this old man is.

But no matter what, it is indeed a bit risky to decide the outcome within three moves against opponents of the same level.

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Gong Wu rolled his eyes when he heard Ji Xun's words "Can you do it?" and didn't want to pay any attention to him.

But I didn’t really take it to heart.

Ji Xun looked at the old man's expression and asked tentatively, "Have you reached the eighth level?"

Gong Wu still had that speechless expression: "No."

Ji Xun glanced at him and said with a smile: "Then I will help you to play all in. Don't blame me if you lose."

He doesn't care about losing money.

On the contrary, he became more and more certain that the old man was really confident.

This made him very curious. How could this old man be so sure?

The two had been talking in this tone since they started talking in Shangbang Prison. Gong Wu knew, of course, that Ji Xun was teasing him.

But the old man's temper was such that even though he knew this guy was joking, he was still annoyed by his questioning look.

Originally, he didn't want to explain more, but looking at Ji Xun's increasingly hateful gaze, Gong Wu finally said leisurely: "I have entered the holy realm."

That's just right!

Ji Xun was too familiar with this old man and he never hid his confidence.

However, after a moment of silence, he realized that he seemed to have heard an unfamiliar word.

Ji Xun's eyes widened, and his brain finally digested that sentence: "What, you... you have entered the realm of martial saint?"

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The arrogant old man Gong Wu snorted coldly and did not repeat it.

Ji Xun looked at it and his whole expression became interesting.

The all-in just now was just a joke.

Now damn, bet it all and beat the dog bank!

Ji Xun was really surprised that Gong Wu actually broke through that realm.

Above the Grandmaster of Martial Arts is the Saint Realm. Ji Xun has seen this realm before.

But that was seen on Griffith, the ninth level leader of the Rebel Dragon Army.

It is difficult to clearly define what the "holy realm" is. It is a general term for a transcendent person who has reached a certain supreme realm in his or her own field.

Such as the painting saint of the painter series, the martial arts saint of the martial artist series, the swordsman saint of the swordsman series, and the magic saint of the magic series.
Similar to how Divine Power represents the transgression of human character from human to demigod, the Holy Realm represents the transformation of human’s extraordinary skills from ordinary to extraordinary.

Ji Xun had asked Griffith related questions before, but his level was too low at that time and he couldn’t understand.

But all in all, it’s amazing.

Gong Wu said before that he had been stuck in a realm for many years, and this time he came to the Southern Continent to break through.

Ji Xun didn't expect him to come, and he actually made a breakthrough.

Although he was captured and made a slave.

That person with a character as hard as a toilet stone must have suffered a lot.

But judging from the results, it was worth it.

After hearing this, Ji Xun looked forward to the next game even more.

As he spoke, he thought of another thing and said, "Senior, I got another original fragment of the secret method of "Gluttony". I don't quite understand it either, so you can study it first."

"Ah."

Gong Wu took the fragment with his Qi.

The two had been chatting for a while, and they could hear patrolling soldiers approaching in the distance.

Ji Xun didn't plan to stay any longer.

Just as he was about to leave, Gong Wu suddenly spoke up, "By the way. Um. I have something to ask you to do me a favor."

"What?"

Ji Xun thought he had heard it wrong.

Has this old man ever asked for help?
Gong Wu ignored Ji Xun's curious look and said bluntly: "Help me rescue a stupid boy. He was caught by the patrol two hours ago. He should still be somewhere in the arena."

When Ji Xun heard this, he guessed something and asked, "David?"

Gong Wu was also curious: "Have you seen it?"

Ji Xun: "Yeah. I happened to meet him before. The boy was captured as a slave, and I took care of him later."

As he spoke, his expression looked a little strange.

I did give some pointers to David before, and later gave him some travel expenses to let him go out and gain experience.

I didn't expect that guy to come back after coming all this way.

From what he said, he must have come to rescue his teacher, and then got caught.

Gong Wu muttered as he listened, "I was wondering how that kid's strength improved so much without my guidance."

As he spoke, he seemed to have a look of disgust on his face and said: "That fool is much worse than you, he is just a fool. He only thought about saving people, and didn't think about how to let outsiders easily contact the gladiators. He is not good at scheming, nor is he good at disguise. He didn't even know how to deal with the slave collar, but he came here. As a result, he was caught as soon as he arrived."

"Haha."

Ji Xun listened and laughed, "Okay."

He seemed to see in his eyes the look of that young man who knew he was in danger, but still came to save people without hesitation.

The clone is very familiar with David, and of course knows that the guy and Gong Wu are almost cut from the same cloth. He has an excellent talent in martial arts, but his emotional intelligence is indeed a bit low.

But it was because of that stubbornness that he came so foolishly to save his teacher.

Ji Xun left the cage.

First I went to the betting station to buy the lottery ticket, and then mixed in the queue and went to the stands.

The central arena is very large and can accommodate more than 200,000 spectators.

After entering, there was a huge crowd of people and it was extremely noisy.

But even so, tickets for the finals are still hard to come by.

I spent a lot of money to buy more than twenty of them on the black market.

When Ji Xun arrived at the stands, Qin Rushi and the cadres had already arrived.

Seeing Ji Xun coming, they greeted him warmly and had already reserved a seat for him next to Qin Rushi.

Ji Xun sat down, and Qin Rushi asked, "Is it done?"

Ji Xun nodded: "Yeah."

Without saying much, they just smiled at each other in tacit understanding.

All the cadres came to watch the battle, because this level of battle was a very good reference for their current rank.

I haven't seen them for ten days and the cadres have changed a lot.

Ji Xun sensed Bonnie's unstable aura and asked curiously, "Bonnie, have you advanced to the seventh level?"

Because he was already very familiar with it, he could sense what this advanced unstable aura represented.

Bonnie nodded, "Yes. I originally wanted to comprehend the power of God before advancing, but then I thought that I didn't have the talent, so I decided to advance with the mythical potion. Anyway, my career sequence specialization is poison, so it's better to advance as soon as possible. Now that I have advanced, I can take the [Plague Fruit] I got from the Warcraft Forest little by little."

She couldn't hide her joy in her tone. After all, in the Eastern Wilderness, the seventh level was already a top-level expert.

Ji Xun listened and nodded in agreement: "Yes. This is indeed a more suitable career path for you."

At this moment, Luo Sen behind him suddenly asked: "Brother Ji Xun, do you have any secret method to resist mental pollution?"

"Why do you ask about this?"

Ji Xun's expression became strange for a moment when he heard this, and he glanced at Qin Rushi out of the corner of his eye.

His secret method to fight against distortion is the succubus secret method, but this certainly cannot be said.

I thought these guys were joking with me, but unexpectedly, Rosen said seriously: "I'm afraid that this guy Wuliu will be used by then."

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When Ji Xun heard this, he turned to look at Chen Jianwuliu who was silent on the side.

Looking at the long knife wrapped in linen at his waist, you will know why.

Before that, they almost wiped out the "Forty Thieves" and got a lot of spoils.

Among them, the relics were of little use to Ji Xun, so some of them were distributed to the cadres.

And the [Ghost Sword·Lacquer Night Soul Without Blade] was of course given to Chen Jianwuliu.

Although this knife is considered to be one of the best famous swords, it is also very evil. Ji Xun certainly knows the danger.

However, since Qin Rushi dared to give the knife to Chen Jianwuliu, he must have had some considerations.

After all, Chen Jianwuliu had gained a lot from his previous trip to the Dead Zone, and he was the one among the cadres who had the greatest hope of attaining sudden enlightenment of divine power.

Ji Xun didn’t pay much attention to it before.

Now looking at it, there is indeed a small problem.

The ghost sword has already gained spirituality, and there are thousands of evil spirits who want to gain the sword's recognition, but it is not easy. If the sword's heart is not firm enough, there is a high probability that it will be contaminated.

Originally, Chen Jianwuliu didn't care, but when he saw Ji Xun and Qin Rushi looking over, he complained to Luo Sen: "There is no good or evil in weapons, only human hearts are evil. The evil energy of this ghost sword can nourish my sword intent. As long as I don't seal the demon, I will be able to comprehend the divine power."

The truth is this.

Ji Xun also thought there was nothing wrong with it.

But looking at the black energy on this guy's forehead, now is obviously the most dangerous time. If he is not careful, he will not be able to suppress the evil energy on the ghost knife.

Rosen asked again: "What if you are deformed?"

Chen Jianwuliu seemed to have long since become indifferent to life and death, and said calmly: "Then die."

Everyone was speechless: "."

But when Ji Xun heard this, the uncertainty in his eyes disappeared.

It is indeed dangerous if we don’t have this kind of awareness of risking everything.

But once these words were spoken, people saw the swordsman's unyielding heart.

He has to walk the path he chooses alone.

Ji Xun and Qin Rushi had both gone through this. They listened without saying much, only nodded in agreement.

The game hadn't started yet, and Ji Xun and Qin Rushi were chatting intermittently.

The cheers in the arena rose and fell like waves, as if they were not affected at all by the unrest currently happening in the southern continent.

Qin Rushi knew that Ji Xun had met Gong Wu, so she asked, "By the way, what did Senior Gong say?"

Ji Xun: "Nothing was said. The old man just wanted to find a master to fight. I just confirmed from the intelligence dealer that this time the major chambers of commerce brought hundreds of thousands of war slaves to Giant Spirit City for auction. There may be more in the future."

Qin Rushi blinked and guessed something: "Oh? Are you talking about the slave riot?"

Any sudden uprising would only be the inevitable result of years of pressure.

War slaves were mostly prisoners captured on the battlefield, and slave cannon fodder was the most scarce resource needed for conquering cities.

They have strong combat capability and do not require any training; they can be directly deployed to the battlefield.

But because of this, these well-trained slaves are extremely dangerous once they get out of control.

Ji Xun nodded. This was the situation he had deduced before: "Yes. But the slaves in this war were all sent to the front line, and the mortality rate would be extremely high. Once there is a chance, they will definitely riot. So from all the clues, there should be a slave riot in Juling City."

Qin Rushi thought thoughtfully: "This is in line with the will of the Lord of War."

However, Ji Xun looked at the bustling venue in front of him and said, "I hope the riot will start later, after all, I bought a lot of lottery tickets. At least wait until I redeem the prizes."

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Hearing this, Qin Rushi glanced at him and a slight smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

After a short wait, the duel began.

The draw had already determined the order of the matches, and there were five games today.

The match between Miyatake and "Black Sword" Malicus is the last one.

(End of this chapter)