First Experience at the Beast Fighting Arena: It Seems My Cheat Has Failed!

Hong Tiejun handed one of the betting devices to Lu Feng. "Take this. I'll pay for your bets later."

All spectators had to place bets, and the amount could not be less than one hundred thousand Star Martial Coins. Those were the Beast Fighting Arena's rules.

Lu Feng took the betting device and casually asked, "When does the competition start?"

"It starts at five every afternoon and runs until midnight. There'll be many matches in between, and you'll get to see at least dozens of different Exotic Beasts fighting to the death."

"Do we have to bet on every match?"

"Not necessarily, but you have to bet on at least two matches each night," Hong Tiejun added.

The minimum bet for each match was one hundred thousand Star Martial Coins, so two matches meant two hundred thousand.

Lu Feng's brow twitched slightly.

He had spent only three hundred thousand Star Martial Coins over three years of martial arts high school, and that had been money his Parents had painstakingly saved by living frugally.

Yet here, the expense for a single night nearly equaled three years of his tuition.

Was this the gap between the upper class and ordinary people?

The two waited in their seats for over half an hour.

During that time, more and more people entered the Beast Fighting Arena.

By the time there were just over ten minutes left before the official start, the stands were nearly full.

Just then, a Host in formal attire walked onto the arena platform.

Holding a microphone, he bowed once in each of the four directions before speaking.

"Welcome, everyone, to Jinzhou City's Blood Cherry Beast Fighting Arena. Today, we'll bring you dozens of thrilling beast-fighting matches, and we certainly won't disappoint. We also hope that every spectator here wins a prize."

"Without further ado, the first match is about to begin. Let's start with a little appetizer—two Tier 2 Exotic Beasts from 2.8 light-years away will engage in a fight to the death!"

After saying that, the Host stepped down from the platform.

Immediately afterward, four Warriors walked onto the stage and took positions at the edges of the platform's four corners.

Although alloy chains already surrounded the platform, guards were still needed to prevent any accidents.

Once everything was ready, the doors to the underground passages at the north and south ends of the platform opened with a thunderous rumble.

Two Warriors emerged from opposite sides, each leading an Exotic Beast over three meters tall toward the center of the platform.

Only after the two Exotic Beasts stepped onto the platform did Lu Feng get a clear look at them.

One resembled a massively enlarged Beetle Beast. Its entire body was covered in silver armor, marked by red patterns running from head to tail, making it look exceptionally tough.

The other was bloated in build and stood about the height of three people. A meter-long sharp horn protruded from its head.

Most strangely, it seemed to have no eyes—no, it did have one eye, located at the tip of that horn, where it slowly rotated.

Lu Feng could not help but marvel. There were actually such bizarre creatures in the universe.

After the two Warriors led the Exotic Beasts to the center of the platform, each took a syringe from his clothes and injected it into one of them.

"What's that?" Lu Feng, who was here for the first time, asked in confusion.

"That's Rage Agent," Hong Tiejun explained from beside him. "These Exotic Beasts have all been tamed. If you want their wild nature to erupt and make them fight each other, you have to stimulate them with drugs."

So that was it.

Lu Feng suddenly realized that this might be one of the key reasons humanity tamed Exotic Beasts.

Besides being used in beast-fighting matches, tamed Exotic Beasts were also used for combat training.

Martial Arts University even offered practical combat classes. Once students broke through to the Iron Bone Realm, they would fight Exotic Beasts.

This kind of practical combat could not only improve fighting skills, but also significantly enhance body-tempering results. It was far more effective than artificial body-tempering equipment. Tamed Exotic Beasts were less aggressive as well, ensuring the students' safety to the greatest extent possible.

Unfortunately, Lu Feng, who had been stripped of his Martial University admission spot, no longer had the chance to experience such classes.

At that thought, a wave of disappointment rose in his heart.

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It was not only Martial Universities. The Alliance military also often used Exotic Beasts to hone Soldiers' combat abilities.

In addition, some tamed Exotic Beasts were used as Mounts.

On many planets humanity had conquered, nearly thirty percent of transportation consisted of various Exotic Beasts. Using them for travel could save enormous amounts of energy.

After the two Exotic Beasts had been injected with Rage Agent, the Host's voice rang out from the arena speakers once again.

"Distinguished guests, the two Exotic Beasts before you are the Silver Armored Beast from Dark Jue Star, possessing an incomparably hard shell and astonishing defensive power.

"The other is the Eye Horn Beast from Planet Nami-3. It is said that the hardness of its horn even exceeds Diamond.

"So, when these two Exotic Beasts both enter a berserk state, can the Eye Horn Beast's horn pierce through the Silver Armored Beast's shell? Let us wait and see!

"One final reminder: if you intend to place a bet this round, please complete the process within two minutes. After two minutes, the betting system will automatically close."

"Should we bet?" Lu Feng looked at Hong Tiejun and shook the betting device in his hand.

"No need. This is only the first round. They're just two Tier 2 Exotic Beasts, nothing worth betting on."

"Alright." Lu Feng put away the betting device and turned his attention back to the platform.

Just then, he suddenly realized something—he had stared at the two Exotic Beasts on the platform for so long, yet he had not felt any energy flowing into his body.

"What's going on? Could it be that the Mark on my chest can't absorb the energy of every Exotic Beast?"

Lu Feng found it difficult to accept that possibility.

He widened his eyes and stared fixedly at the Exotic Beasts on the platform, hoping for a miracle.

But two minutes quickly passed, and the two Exotic Beasts still gave off no energy at all.

Just then, the Rage Agent seemed to have taken effect.

"Roar—!"

The two Exotic Beasts simultaneously swung their bodies and stomped the ground fiercely with their many legs, releasing deafening roars.

"They're about to fight."

The onlookers below the platform began discussing it—

"I think the Unicorn Beast won't be able to break through the Beetle Beast's defense."

"Not necessarily! Look at that Unicorn Beast's horn—it's long and sharp, and even harder than Diamond. It could probably pierce through with a single strike."

"But there's an eye growing on that horn. No matter how you look at it, it seems like decoration. What kind of attacking power could it have?"

As discussions filled the arena, the two previously berserk Exotic Beasts suddenly fell silent.

As if drawn by some invisible force, they both turned toward Lu Feng and Hong Tiejun. Then they lay prostrate on the ground, completely motionless.

This sudden scene immediately threw the venue into an uproar.

"What's going on? Why did they lie down?"

"What the hell? Are those even Exotic Beasts?"

"They were given Rage Agent, but they're not raging at all. Could the medicine be fake?"

The organizers of the arena immediately sent people onto the platform to inspect the situation.

The Blood Cherry Beast Fighting Arena had operated for over a hundred years, yet this was the first time such a thing had happened.

The only person who knew the truth was Hong Tiejun, seated beside Lu Feng.

He had turned his head and was staring at Lu Feng in horror.

This Guy could really control Exotic Beasts. Even Exotic Beasts injected with Rage Agent could become calm beneath his gaze.

It was simply inconceivable!

Yet Lu Feng was frowning tightly at that moment.

He knew that the two Exotic Beasts had suddenly become so docile because of the Chest Imprint.

But why... could he not absorb the energy inside them?