The Colosseum

Myriad Blades Arena was one of Great Xia's most famous organizations.

It had branches in many cities and was a place dedicated to gladiatorial combat.

Contestants could sign up for duels and fight their way to a resounding reputation.

Naturally, Muyang City also had a branch of Myriad Blades Arena, located in the city center.

Its overall structure was a gigantic oval, covering nearly a million square meters and rising over three hundred meters tall—a true behemoth.

The arena's outer walls were densely studded with weapon fragments, forming a savage thicket of metal thorns that exuded a chilling air.

At that moment, Qin Chen stood at the entrance of Myriad Blades Arena, looking up at the behemoth before him, his eyes filled with awe.

In his previous life, it would have been impossible to see such a domineering building.

And this was merely a branch of Myriad Blades Arena in Muyang City. It was hard to imagine just how majestic its headquarters must be.

This was Qin Chen's destination for today, and barring any surprises, the place where he would be staying for the next few days.

He had only one purpose in coming here:

Make money! Make money! Make money!!

Important things had to be said three times.

After another lavish meal last night, the Star Coins on him had once again dropped back to four digits.

That number made him deeply uneasy.

Because it was not even enough to pay for one meal.

Of course, that was because he had broken through to the Body Tempering Fourth Layer yesterday, and his body needed a massive energy supplement, forcing him to eat something so expensive.

Under normal circumstances, it definitely would not have been this outrageous.

But his cultivation speed was not something ordinary people could compare to. Who knew when he might break through again?

If his body desperately needed energy then and he had no money to buy food, that would be rather bad.

And let's not forget, he was still carrying a debt of One Million Star Coins!

Without hesitation, Qin Chen strode inside.

Upon entering, the first thing he saw was a long passageway.

People constantly streamed in and out around him. Qin Chen could sense incredibly powerful Auras emanating from many of them, and his expression could not help tightening.

Star Vein Realm experts!

As expected of Myriad Blades Arena, wasn't it?

Even Star Vein Realm experts were not uncommon here. Body Tempering Realm Martial Artists were not quite as common as dogs, but they were everywhere!

Moreover, many of these Martial Artists carried a trace of Sha Qi.

These were Martial Artists who had truly seen blood!

Yet Qin Chen did not feel afraid because of it. Instead, an inexplicable excitement rose within him.

"Looks like today's experience will be quite different!"

Before long, Qin Chen reached the end of the passageway, where a gate dozens of meters tall stood.

The gate was divided into two sections.

The left half was for contestants to enter, while the right half was for spectators.

Staff members from Myriad Blades Arena were stationed on both sides to handle affairs.

Naturally, Qin Chen headed left.

Compared with the spectators entering on the right, there were far fewer contestants on the left. It did not take long before it was Qin Chen's turn.

The staff member here was a stunning woman in her twenties.

When she saw Qin Chen, she could not help but pause.

There was no other reason—Qin Chen's face was simply far too young, standing in stark contrast to the weathered faces of the other contestants.

But the beautiful woman was merely a little surprised and did not say anything else. As she did for the other contestants, she summoned a pale blue panel and had Qin Chen fill in some relevant information.

Perhaps Qin Chen merely looked young; his actual age might not be young at all.

After all, people with baby faces did exist.

Before long, Qin Chen had filled out the relevant information.

After Zhang Yan, the beautiful woman, glanced over it, an utterly shocked expression immediately appeared on her face.

[Qin Chen of Seventh Class, First Year of Senior High, Muyang Third Middle School, Body Tempering Fourth Layer!!]

The contents kept flashing through Zhang Yan's mind over and over.

The first half and second half of that sentence were both completely ordinary on their own.

If you think this book is good, remember to add it to your bookshelf so you won't have trouble finding it next time.

But when the two were combined, it became anything but ordinary!

Zhang Yan had a younger sister who had just entered her First Year of Senior High this year, so she knew full well that less than a week had passed since the awakening.

Less than a week to break through from an ordinary person to the Body Tempering Fourth Layer!

Zhang Yan could only say that her experience was lacking—this was the first time she had ever seen such a genius!

For a moment, Zhang Yan felt not only shock, but also a trace of excitement. Her eyes burned as she stared at Qin Chen before her.

Don't get the wrong idea. She had no such thoughts; she knew her own place well enough.

It was impossible for someone like her to have any sort of story with a genius like Qin Chen.

But she felt that she might be about to witness the rise of a genius!

At once, Zhang Yan's attitude toward Qin Chen became much more respectful as she said, "Hello! Your information has been entered into the Star Net. Please pay 5,000 Star Coins as the entry fee!"

"After payment is complete, enter the Body Tempering Realm area and wait. The system will arrange your matches then!"

"The rewards for victory, as well as related information, will be sent to your Star Net account once payment is complete!"

"Mm."

Qin Chen nodded. A flash of pain crossed his eyes as he paid the 5,000 Star Coins.

Now he was truly broke, with not even a coin to jingle. He urgently needed to earn some Star Coins to fill up his shriveled wallet.

Qin Chen walked inside, gradually disappearing from He Yan's sight.

"I wonder how many matches he can win."

He Yan murmured softly.

But she did not hold much hope for Qin Chen.

She admitted that Qin Chen had the greatest talent she had ever seen, but Colosseum matches did not rely on talent—they relied on strength!

With Qin Chen's Body Tempering Fourth Layer cultivation, he would be little more than one among the crowd amid the many Body Tempering Realm contestants.

He had not even reached the middle tier.

"He should be some young master here to hone his combat skills."

He Yan came to her own conclusion.

She then prepared to close Qin Chen's information panel, but her peripheral vision suddenly caught the codename field on his panel, and her eyes instantly widened.

A thought rose uncontrollably from the depths of her mind.

"This kid is way too arrogant, isn't he?"

Meanwhile, following the directions, Qin Chen arrived at the Body Tempering Realm's fighting grounds.

The instant he entered, thunderous cheers surged from the stands like mountains collapsing and seas overturning.

Looking up, he saw countless spectators with excited faces, shouting and screaming as they cheered and roared for the martial artists they favored.

Of course, they were probably this excited because they had placed bets.

Following their gazes, he saw ten Arena Stages in the center of the venue.

Each Arena Stage stood two or three meters above the ground, a square platform fifty meters long and fifty meters wide.

Above every Arena Stage hung a massive blue projected screen.

It displayed introductions to both sides of the match, including their strength, number of Colosseum matches, win rate, and more.

Around the Arena Stages was the Preparation Area, where contestants like them went after entering.

Above that were the spectator stands, which clearly occupied far more space than the Preparation Area.

It was precisely because there were so many people that such mountain-shaking, sea-churning roars could erupt.

This was Qin Chen's first time seeing a scene like this.

Fervor and violence intertwined, creating an indescribable sense of impact.

Qin Chen felt his blood beginning to boil, his excitement growing stronger and stronger.

The change made him pause in surprise.

He had not even known that he was so interested in this sort of thing.

It seemed that the blood of battle ran in his bones!

"Interesting."

As he watched the figures constantly crossing on the ten Arena Stages, blazing battle intent flickered in Qin Chen's eyes.