"'Sword Demon'... Heh heh, many people used to call me that too!"
"Looks like this mask really was fated to be mine!"
"Such was heaven's will!"
Hearing this name, Lin Bai immediately smiled faintly.
"Thank you for bestowing this mask upon me, Senior. When can I participate in a match at the Combat Arena?" Lin Bai asked with a smile.
The Slovenly Old Man walked to the edge of the wall and pressed a mechanism. A stone split open, revealing a passage behind it. The Slovenly Old Man said, "If you don't want to show your true face in the Combat Arena, put on the mask and walk down this passage!"
"At the end of the passage, the Martial Arts Arena's warriors will naturally arrange a match for you!"
"Of course, you can also choose not to wear the mask and walk over with your true face."
"The choice is yours!"
The Slovenly Old Man smiled faintly.
"Since I've received Senior's gift with such difficulty, of course I have to wear it. Otherwise, wouldn't that mean I'd have wasted Senior's painstaking effort?" Lin Bai put the mask in his hand back over his face.
At that moment, Lin Bai's robes once again transformed into a black robe.
Lin Bai immediately turned and entered the passage.
Watching Lin Bai's retreating figure, the Slovenly Old Man smacked his lips and said, "Tsk, tsk, this mask took the old man three years of painstaking effort to carve, yet you brat recognized it at a glance!"
"Brat, you'd better not disgrace this mask. Otherwise, I'll personally come find you and take it back!"
The Slovenly Old Man watched Lin Bai's back and spoke with resolve.
Just then, a warrior emerged from another passage on the other side of the stone chamber. He clasped his