Chapter 360: Chapter 281 Friends
This time, coming to North Pole City, Su Yuan was quite familiar with the place. After leaving the Star Card Master Association, he directly headed to Gale Station.
Recently, there had been many people heading to Black Wind Domain Dragon Gate City. After Su Yuan and Luo Bingtong registered, they waited for just half a day before setting off with the group.
There were over thirty people in the group; most of them were at Gold Level, so naturally, there were no unexpected incidents.
A few days later, the convoy arrived safely at Dragon Gate City.
“Is that the Dragon Gate Heavenly Ladder?”
Su Yuan looked up and saw a heavenly ladder stretching straight into the sky. However, at the moment, there was no one on it.
“There are a lot of patrolling people, and even their uniforms look different.”
After entering the city, Su Yuan observed the people in Dragon Gate uniforms around him. Some were maintaining order, while others were making arrangements for the conference.
No matter what they were doing, every Dragon Gate person stood tall, their faces full of excitement and pride.
Their dark blue dragon-themed uniforms were quite well-designed, far more refined and high-end than before. They must have been specially designed and made in recent days.
Appearance matters. Dragon Gate had transformed from a Burning Sun-level regional power into a powerful force supported by King Level strength, ranking prominently across the entire continent. Naturally, they had to focus more on their image!
With three days left until the Fish Jumping Dragon Gate Conference, Su Yuan found a hotel and settled in with Luo Bingtong.
With nothing to do, Su Yuan rested for a while before knocking on Luo Bingtong’s door next door.
“It’s still early. Dragon Gate is quite different from Demon Capital. Since we’re here, let me take you around a bit.”
“Alright~” Luo Bingtong nodded and immediately followed Su Yuan out the door.
Dragon Gate was not an ancient-style city. Instead, due to its northern location, it was a city that blended various elements, with rough architecture and tall buildings intermingling, and temples and religious churches aplenty.
Not just people from southern countries and major forces, but also many from the north lived in Dragon Gate City.
Normally, Dragon Gate City was quite free and open, but with the upcoming Fish Jumping Dragon Gate Conference, the current rule was no causing trouble. Otherwise, the patrolling Dragon Gate team in uniform would come to you.
Although Su Yuan had the address of Qin Lianyun, given that the latter, as the “New Crown Prince,” was likely busy with many things, Su Yuan hadn’t planned to seek him out right now.
Instead, he took Luo Bingtong for a casual walk around the streets.
“Hurry to the Battle Platform. There are quite a few masters from various places. Yan Hou from the White Elephant Sect is fighting against a master from the north. Let’s go watch.”
“Oh? Yan Hou, who’s about to break through to Gold Intermediate, is fighting? Who’s the opponent?”
“Heard it’s a young person, also at Gold Early Stage. From the north, judging by the attire. Stop asking, let’s go see!”
“Alright, let’s go!”
“…”
Listening to these conversations, Su Yuan became interested as well. Wandering around with no purpose, he thought he might as well watch some battles among masters from various places.
Su Yuan said to Luo Bingtong, “Let’s go take a look.”
Luo Bingtong naturally wouldn’t oppose and obediently nodded.
Soon, Su Yuan and Luo Bingtong arrived at the platform. Even before getting close, they could hear the noisy crowd.
“Yan Hou, what are you doing? Swing the hammer faster!”
“Hang in there, Brother Yan Hou!”
“The girl on the opposite side is quite formidable…”
“She must be a noble from the north.”
“…”
The continuous shouts created a lively and exciting atmosphere, comparable to an underground boxing ring.
“Mostly Silver and Gold levels are fighting. Indeed, Shining Star level practitioners probably disdain such forms of combat.”
Su Yuan looked around the Battle Platform, which seemed to be a free battleground opened by Dragon Gate City.
Those who came to spar were usually battle enthusiasts.
But with so many people, not everyone could step onto the platform, hence the entrance fee.
To get on the platform, one had to pay at least 200 Cent Star Stones. If they won, they could take the loser’s entrance fee.
If they lost or forfeited, the entrance fee would go to the winner.
So, people without confidence wouldn’t easily step onto the platform. Faced with an opponent of higher realm, they could forfeit unconditionally.
At the moment, the ones fighting on the platform were Yan Hou from the White Elephant Sect and a master from the north, as mentioned earlier.
Yan Hou was a burly man wielding a pair of iron hammers. Star Power waves emanated from the hammers, creating a fierce wind with each swing, easily smashing a large pit into the ground!
Opposite was a young, spirited girl about twenty-one or twenty-two years old, with a high ponytail and neat clothing, wearing a pair of white gloves of unknown material.
This girl moved agilely, always narrowly dodging the hammer’s attacks or striking the side of the hammer with her fists. Despite her young age, she was quite a skilled martial artist in hand-to-hand combat.
“If no new tricks come out, this guy from the White Elephant Sect will lose within ten rounds.” Su Yuan murmured.
Though the fight seemed intense, with Yan Hou pressing forward step by step, the green-haired girl was constantly retreating and narrowly escaping danger.
But Su Yuan could see that Yan Hou from the White Elephant Sect had already exerted all his strength, to no avail.
In contrast, the green-haired girl breathed evenly, clearly at ease and conserving her strength while enticing her opponent into mistakes, aiming to win with minimal effort.
In other words, she was “playing,” adding difficulty for herself.
According to this pace, Su Yuan estimated that within ten rounds, Yan Hou would exhaust his strength and expose a flaw.
At that moment, Su Yuan’s sleeve was tugged. Luo Bingtong pointed to a street stall selling candied haw.
“I want… to buy some.” Luo Bingtong asked Su Yuan.
Given the large number of people in Dragon Gate City, Su Yuan didn’t want her to get lost, so he had instructed her to stay close and not act on her own.
Therefore, Luo Bingtong had to ask for permission.
Remembering Luo Bingtong’s fondness for the treat, Su Yuan nodded, “Alright, I’ll go with you.”
They went to the street stall and bought ten sticks of candied haw, plus some osmanthus cake. When they returned, only the green-haired girl remained on the platform.
“Looks like we just missed it…” Su Yuan looked at the platform, unsure of how it ended.
“It was a direct strike to the ribs with a Flash Body Cannon Fist.” A graceful northern youth turned to Su Yuan with a smile. “Your prediction was quite accurate; the fight ended exactly in the ninth round.”
Su Yuan observed the man, noticing his green curly hair, black embroidered shirt, and a burgundy cloak. His demeanor was elegant, followed by two bodyguards, clearly a noble.
Though Su Yuan couldn’t discern his realm, the two bodyguards behind him were both at Gold High Stage!
“My name is Seth. Hello.” The green-haired youth smiled and greeted.
“Su Yuan.” Su Yuan nodded.
Seth praised, “Your prediction was spot on.”
“Just lucky.”
Seth smiled and didn’t say more.
The green-haired girl on the Battle Platform had already achieved five consecutive victories and was in high spirits.
At that moment, someone else stepped onto the platform.
Compared to the previous Yan Hou of the White Elephant Sect, this new person seemed much more ordinary.
About twenty years old, with short yellow hair, wearing a black robe, and empty-handed.
But Su Yuan’s eyes twinkled slightly, recognizing this person as the long-unseen Huang Xiang, whose cultivation was nearing Silver Extreme!
“What’s going on? Even Silver levels are going up now!”
“What’s with a Silver level fighter getting up there? The opponent is Gold Early Stage!”
“Let’s just watch. The basic betting stake to get on the platform is 200 Cent Star Stones, a significant amount for a Silver level fighter…”
Seth seemed to catch Su Yuan’s flicker of change and smiled, asking, “Su Yuan, who do you think will win?”
Su Yuan glanced at Seth and casually said, “The one on the left who just got on.”
“Oh? The Silver level one?” Seth showed surprise. “The opponent is at Gold Early Stage. Are you sure?”
“Just a guess,” Su Yuan replied casually.
“I still bet on the girl on the right. How about we make a bet?” Seth smiled. “I’ll bet 1,000 Cent Star Stones the girl on the right wins. How about it?”
Su Yuan squinted slightly. Betting 1,000 Cent Star Stones was not trivial for Gold levels either.
But he didn’t refuse, nodding, “Sure.”