“It’s been a long time since anyone challenged me, Shura. I don’t know whether to call you arrogant or… foolish!”
In the typical pre-fight trash talk, Ator plunged his blood-red greatsword into the arena, his Essence Energy erupting outwards, spreading like a surging tide.
His Essence Energy was wild and furious, as if countless malevolent spirits were struggling, like the enraged roars of the countless souls who had died beneath his greatsword.
The violent Essence Energy made Ze Kai’s cloak flap wildly, but his body didn’t tremble in the slightest. In the only exposed part of his face, his eyes, there was only indifference.
“You’ve got guts, but your brain isn’t working too well.”
Ator continued to mock him, but Ze Kai showed no intention of responding.
In the eyes of the audience, Shura was intimidated, which was expected, and everyone was happy about it.
Even if it was a fight with no suspense, as long as they could win money, did it matter if the fight was exciting?
Intense battles could stimulate their twisted nerves, and so could a massacre.
Ze Kai placed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, his body slightly crouching, making a motion as if to draw his sword.
Seeing this, Ator pulled out the blood-red greatsword that was plunged into the ground and twisted his massive head.
“I hope you can play with me a little longer!”
With that, his huge body charged forward, and the entire arena shook.
“Kill him, Ator!”
“One-shot kill! One-shot kill!”
Each tremor of the ground made the audience’s hearts tremble, and the atmosphere in the venue reached its climax, like boiling water, completely frothed.
Just as Ator reached Ze Kai, about to cleave him in two with a single strike, Ze Kai moved.
“Sword Draw: Dance of the Deceased!”
As the blade emerged from its sheath, each inch revealed was covered in a layer of black, which was Armament Haki.
And the long sword was no ordinary item; it was the cursed sword from the Pirate World—sandai kitetsu!
The two figures passed each other, and the previously noisy arena fell silent. Everyone stared in horror at the scene on the stage.
Ator’s figure was still running forward, but his movements became slower and slower.
And behind him, Shura stood calmly in place, returning his long sword to its sheath.
“Click!”
“Bang!”
As the crisp sound of the sword returning to its sheath echoed, the massive Ator fell to his knees, his head bowed. On his chest, a hideous sword scar stretched from his left shoulder all the way to his right waist.
The next moment, the blood-red greatsword supporting his body shattered with a crash, and his massive body, now without support, crashed to the ground, blood spreading out.
At this moment, the air was completely silent. Everyone in the stands stared with wide eyes, unable to believe what they had just witnessed.
It wasn’t until Ze Kai’s figure left the arena that the audience erupted once more.
“How is that possible? Ator actually lost! And he was killed in one strike!”
“No, no, no! My gold coins! Shura was hiding his strength all along; this bet doesn’t count!”
“That’s right! My gold coins, quickly give me back my gold coins!”
In this seemingly uneventful match, many gamblers lost everything. This should have been a match with a predetermined outcome!
Many red-eyed gamblers rushed directly to the arena’s betting hall, and the arena descended into complete chaos.
Inside the private box.
Arthur hadn’t yet recovered from the shocking scene involving Shura. Seeing the chaos in the arena, he immediately became enraged.
This was their Wilson Family’s property!
Although he himself had bet on Shura losing, it didn’t matter. The arena must have made a fortune this time.
It wouldn’t be difficult to get his money back then.
“These damned gamblers, this is the Wilson Family’s territory, and they dare to cause trouble!” Arthur said with hatred.
“Immediately inform everyone in the arena to stabilize the situation. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be killed without mercy!”
Arthur left the private box, taking a group of Wilson Family knights with him to suppress the rioting crowd.
“These gamblers, it’s clear they’ve lost their entire fortunes. What a bunch of fools. Unfortunately, even I misjudged this time.”
Seeing so many gamblers with bloodshot eyes, Bella, who had only lost ten gold coins, instantly felt much better.
Compared to that bunch of idiots, she had merely misjudged.
With that, she looked at Rosie, and said apologetically, “Sister, although your sister-in-law bet on the loss, the gift I promised you will definitely not be less.”
Rosie smiled sweetly, “Thank you, Bella sister-in-law.”
She was in a good mood, after all, she had bet correctly. Shura’s odds were as high as one hundred. She bet five gold coins, which instantly turned into five hundred gold coins.
Five hundred gold coins, that was no small sum, after all, her monthly pocket money was only five gold coins.
However, after awakening her wind element, her pocket money would certainly no longer be just five gold coins.
In another private box, the instigator of everything, Ze Kai, was already lying on the sofa, enjoying the massage services of the beast girls.
“Young Master, you are too amazing! You instantly killed a fifth-rank warrior with one strike!” Ying Yi, who was massaging Ze Kai’s leg, said excitedly, her face flushed.
“Of course, after all, I am your Young Master.”
Ze Kai was in a good mood. Ten thousand gold coins, multiplied by a hundred times, was a million gold coins!
This million gold coins, invested in territory construction, would still not be enough, but it would be enough to support his development for several years.
The unfortunate thing was that such a windfall could only happen once; he had most likely already been blacklisted by the arena.
“Young Master, are you already a sixth-rank warrior?” Shuang Ya, who was massaging the other leg, asked.
“No,” Ze Kai replied.
Seeing Shuang Ya’s puzzled expression, Ze Kai said again, “But my strength is similar to a sixth-rank warrior.”
The strength levels on Vitality Continent are divided into one to nine ranks, both for warriors and mages.
According to the Pirate World’s strength classification, ranks one to six correspond to Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Rear Admiral, regular Vice Admiral, and elite Vice Admiral, respectively.
As for after the sixth rank, he didn’t know.
His current strength was roughly at the level of an elite Vice Admiral, corresponding to a sixth-rank warrior.
Hearing Ze Kai’s admission, the three beast girls all showed surprise, and their massage strength increased significantly.
“Alright, stop massaging for now. We need to go collect the money.”
Ze Kai patted Shuang Ya and Ying Yi on the heads, reminding them to let go. As for Bai Ling, he didn’t need to remind her.
“Collect money?” Ying Yi asked confusedly.
Bai Ling smiled and said, “Young Master must have bet on himself winning, right?”
“Smart. I bet ten thousand gold coins on myself.”
“Ten thousand gold coins, I remember the Young Master’s odds were a hundred times, so that’s a million gold coins!” Bai Ling exclaimed, covering her mouth.
“One… one million!”
Ying Yi and Shuang Ya both looked down at their fingers, realizing they couldn’t count that high, their heads buzzing.
They only earned ten to fifty silver coins for winning a match. A million gold coins, how many matches would that take?
Patting the two little confused girls’ heads again, Ze Kai said, “You can’t count it on your fingers. Later, I’ll let you count it with actual gold coins.”