Gaich, a warrior, had reached the fifth level of Domain.
Harks, a Spirit Reader controller, had reached the fourth level of Domain.
To be able to reach the fourth and fifth levels of Domain respectively while only at Universe Grade sixth level, both of them could be considered geniuses! Most importantly, their combat talents were extremely high. Many geniuses who had also reached the fourth, fifth, or even sixth level of Domain had died at their hands. With 691 victories and 821 victories respectively, these two were definitely true veteran powerhouses within the Giant Axe Battle Arena!
“These two…” Luo Feng sighed inwardly.
Looking at their backgrounds, Gaich was fighting for his hometown race. Harks, on the other hand, was a servant exploited by a slave merchant.
Yet one of them would definitely die!
“This battle must be watched.” Luo Feng carefully looked at the introduction on the screen. “One hour?”
The spacecraft would take around eight hours to fly from Bai Lan Star to Earth through universe travel.
Luo Feng immediately called Hong and Thunder God over to watch this battle together.
…
The Giant Axe Battle Arena, one of the five greatest giants of the human race in the universe.
Within the Virtual Universe Network, a special plane space had been created. In this plane space, there was an incredibly wide river that stretched across the entire space. The river water had astonishing buoyancy, and countless floating islands could be seen across this endless river. Each island was a battle arena.
Island No. 08921.
This was an island covered in snow. The most magnificent building on the island was the enormous battle arena. In the centre of the battle arena was an extremely vast open space, while densely packed seats surrounded it. The second, third, and fourth floors of the battle arena contained individual private boxes.
The private boxes were only accessible to members.
Ordinary spectators could only watch the battle from the densely packed audience seats.
“I support Gaich. Gaich’s sword technique is truly incredible. Every time I watch his sword technique, I feel as if I have fallen into a dreamlike state. It is filled with the power of life. He will definitely win.”
“Bet on Gaich? Gaich’s odds are very low.”
“Why care about low odds? Gaich’s odds are 1:1.31, while Harks’ odds are 1:2.68. Looking at the official odds given by the Giant Axe Battle Arena, even the arena itself clearly favours Gaich. I don’t care if the odds are low, as long as I can make money. I will bet on Gaich winning. I have already earned a lot by betting on him before, and this time I will bet on him again!”
“I will bet on Harks. Maybe I can recover my losses. I will bet 600,000 Universe Coins!”
“Only 600,000 Universe Coins? I will bet 2 million Universe Coins on Gaich winning!”
“I will bet 1 million Universe Coins, just for fun.”
Three beastmen with blue horns on their heads and wearing luxurious clothing sat in the audience seats, laughing and discussing. Suddenly, a handsome silver-haired man carrying a child walked along the corridor beside them and headed towards the staircase.
Step, step, step.
He quickly went upstairs.
“He’s going upstairs?”
“His bank account must at least be three-star level. What kind of powerful person is that silver-haired man?”
“We don’t know him. The three of us brothers only know people from our own star region. In a place like this, many people are not even from the same Universe Nation as us. Who would recognise them?”
The three blue-horned beastmen discussed among themselves.
A moment later, another five people went upstairs.
As the decisive battle broadcast was about to begin, more and more people entered the battle arena. The densely packed audience seats on the first floor were already more than half full, with at least over one hundred thousand people present. Many others had gone upstairs as well.
Those who could enter the private boxes upstairs were at least three-star customers of the banks, or even higher.
“Look at those three fellows. Their curious expressions and their aura, they clearly look like inexperienced youngsters from some remote place who have never seen the world.”
“I agree with big brother. From my years of dealing with people, their bearing is clearly lacking. They are definitely not major figures.”
“I agree too.”
The three blue-horned beastmen looked at the three young men walking together in the nearby corridor. The three young men were chatting and laughing, occasionally looking around curiously at the structure of the battle arena. Then…
Step, step, step.
The three of them went upstairs.
The three blue-horned beastmen immediately widened their eyes. They had actually misjudged them!
“Three-star customers?”
“Impossible! I actually misjudged them!”
…
Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God quickly went upstairs. Following the number of their private box, they entered one of the rooms.
As members, they were provided with a private box. Members could bring their family, friends, or servants to watch the battles.
As for how many people they brought, it was entirely up to the member.
However, the private box was only so large. The more people brought inside, the more crowded it would become.
“Third brother, this Giant Axe Battle Arena is truly generous. I checked before, and watching these broadcasts normally requires a very expensive ticket fee! Yet members can watch for free.” Thunder God clicked his tongue in admiration. “Also, when we entered the battle arena just now, there were so many people. Listening to their discussions, it seems they were betting tens of thousands or even millions of Universe Coins. They are truly wealthy.”
Hong smiled. “Those who can come here, even those sitting in the first-floor audience seats, mostly have many planetary territories.”
“Yes.”
Luo Feng smiled and nodded. “Right. One trillion Black Dragon Coins is equivalent to 300,000 Universe Coins. In other words, those people casually betting are placing bets worth several or dozens of planets. In their own star regions, they are definitely important figures.”
However, no matter how influential they were, they could not be considered members.
The minimum requirement for membership in the Giant Axe Battle Arena was being a three-star customer of the bank! Normally, only World Lord powerhouses had such status. For example, in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Field, even the ancestors of the Sixteen Great Families, although all sixteen were World Lords, might not all be three-star customers.
“Distinguished gentlemen and ladies from various Universe Nations.”
“This death battle will begin shortly. Please place your bets quickly, as time is running out.”
“Gaich victory, odds 1:1.31.”
“Harks victory, odds 1:2.68. If both sides die together, the odds are 1:81. Yes, an 81 times return. For battles between evenly matched powerhouses like this, mutual destruction is a very possible outcome.” A loud voice in standard universal language echoed through the ears of all spectators. “Betting will close in the final five minutes. Please place your bets quickly.”
Inside the private box.
“This is our first time here. We should place a bet.” Thunder God smiled. “Big brother, third brother, who are you going to bet on?”
“I will bet on Harks.” Hong said deeply. “Seeing him reminds me of when I was trained as a killer during my childhood. Harks’ suffering is millions of times greater than mine back then. The hellish exploitation by the slave merchants, I believe he should be able to win. I will bet on him… 100 million Universe Coins.”
“100 million?” Luo Feng looked at Hong in surprise.
Luo Feng knew exactly how much wealth Hong had. Previously, he had transferred 4 billion Universe Coins to Hong, and Hong also had more than 1 billion universe crystals from the distribution. In terms of assets, Hong only had slightly more than 5 billion Universe Coins. Throwing in 100 million at once showed that this battle truly resonated with him.
“I choose Gaich. 100 million Universe Coins. I feel his chances of winning are higher.” Thunder God said. “Third brother, what about you?”
“Me?”
Through the window of the private box, Luo Feng looked at the enormous battle arena below. On the floating screen in the centre, the detailed information of the two death battle opponents was displayed.
Harks was cold and emotionless, as if he had walked out of hell itself.
Gaich’s gaze was firm, with a faint trace of hope in his eyes. A slight smile often appeared on his face.
“I choose him, Gaich!” Luo Feng said. “Also 100 million Universe Coins.”
For some reason, looking at Gaich, Luo Feng thought of how this powerhouse was fighting for his hometown race, fighting to restore Luxiu Planet, and fighting so his people would no longer be enslaved.
Unable to defeat his enemy, he had even chosen to sell himself to the Giant Axe Battle Arena and let the arena intervene.
Luo Feng felt a sense of connection.
He was also trapped under layer upon layer of pressure. The threat from the Nuo Lan Shan family had not yet been resolved. However, unlike Gaich, he had more trump cards.
“I hope you succeed, and survive the 1,000 battles.” Luo Feng silently wished in his heart.
Virtual Universe, Battle Arena No. 08921.
“Betting closed!”
“Gentlemen and ladies, this death battle is about to begin.”
“The participants in this death battle are warrior Gaich and Spirit Reader controller Harks. Both are Universe Grade sixth-level!”
“The location of this death battle is an ordinary barren planet in the Red Bird Star Region of the Desolate Peak Universe Nation.”
“Now, the decisive battle broadcast transfer begins.”
As the host’s voice sounded, the battle arena suddenly became completely dark. At the same time, a snow-white planet began appearing in the centre of the arena. The planet continuously enlarged, revealing violent winds sweeping across its surface, mixed with white fragments of ice and sand swirling wildly.
Faintly, two figures could be seen within the raging sandstorm.
One was a cold young man wearing a dark blue battle robe, battle boots, carrying a battle blade and a round shield on his back.
He was Gaich!
Opposite him, wearing black battle armour with long hair flying in the wind, was a young man with a scar on his face. Two curved blades hung at his waist, while a snow-white dragon revolved around him.
He was Harks!
The death battle location was a barren planet.
Among the two of them, only one could leave this planet alive!
“Begin!”
A deep voice came from the starry sky and reached the ears of the two powerhouses on the planet’s surface.
Within the extremely thin atmosphere of this planet, a bald muscular man wearing golden battle armour and boots looked down from above. He was a Domain Lord powerhouse and the supervisor of this death battle. If either side dared to escape before determining life and death, he would personally kill the fleeing party.
Universe Grade battles were supervised by Domain Lords.
Domain Lord battles were supervised by World Lords.
World Lord battles were supervised by Immortals!
This was the rule of the Giant Axe Battle Arena. Once a contract was signed and one agreed to fight, there was no turning back.
“Luxiu.” The blue-robed young man softly muttered. Then his eyes lit up like two pillars of light as he looked towards the black-clothed man in the distance.
“822 victories!” The black-clothed Harks had an extremely dense killing intent in his eyes, like a demon that had returned from hell.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
The raging storm suddenly exploded apart. The recording equipment of the Giant Axe Battle Arena quickly and clearly captured the battle scene, transmitting it into the Virtual Universe Network and projecting it into Battle Arena No. 08921.
This allowed all spectators in the battle arena to clearly watch the battle.