King of Body Tempering Layer Six

"Phew~"

Qin Chen sat in the Preparation Area and breathed out a mouthful of stale air.

After spending some time learning about the rules, he now had a general understanding of how the Myriad Blades Arena worked.

The most important thing was how many Star Coins you could earn after winning.

Every victory came with a basic reward of ten thousand Star Coins.

That was only the smaller part of the reward. The real prize came from the winning-streak bonuses.

Whenever your winning streak reached a multiple of five, you received an additional bonus. The longer your streak, the greater the reward.

Of course, maintaining a winning streak wasn't something just anyone could do. It was incredibly difficult.

The Myriad Blades Arena matched fighters based on three things: their winning streak, their total wins, and their total matches—not their cultivation level.

In other words, since this was Qin Chen's first time competing, he'd most likely be matched against someone who had only fought once or twice, or perhaps someone who had never competed before.

That meant he could end up facing someone at Body Tempering Layer One, or someone at Body Tempering Ninth Layer. It mainly depended on their records.

Of course, that was only how the matching system worked in theory. If there were no fighters present with records similar to Qin Chen's, he might be matched against someone with a better or worse record instead.

The Myriad Blades Arena also had another rule: killing was forbidden.

They didn't care if someone was gravely injured, but no one was allowed to die on their premises.

Unless, before the duel, the fighters requested an upgrade, turning an ordinary duel into a Life and Death Duel.

Once both sides signed a Life and Death Contract, the winner lived and the loser died. Only one person would walk off the Arena Stage alive!

Generally speaking, unless a conflict couldn't be resolved, no one would choose to fight to the death!

As Qin Chen was still thinking, he heard his arena name called.

"Please... King of Body Tempering Layer Six and Blood Wolf, report to Arena Stage Six for your duel!"

!!!

In an instant, most of the people in the arena turned their attention toward Arena Stage Six.

Their expressions varied: shock, curiosity, disdain, hostility, and more!

"King of Body Tempering Layer Six? Which cocky bastard came up with that name?"

"He means he rules over everyone at Body Tempering Layer Six? What a boast!"

"Could it be some shameless guy at Body Tempering Ninth Layer who picked that name?"

"That'd be pretty embarrassing, wouldn't it? If I were at Body Tempering Ninth Layer, I'd dare to call myself that too. I'd even call myself King of Body Tempering Seventh Layer!"

"You know what? That's actually possible!"

Just one name was enough to set the spectators buzzing.

At the same time, the screen above Arena Stage Six displayed the information for both fighters.

[Blood Wolf, Cultivation Level: Body Tempering Sixth Layer, Total Matches: 105, Wins: 70, Winning Streak: 4]

[King of Body Tempering Layer Six, Cultivation Level: Body Tempering Fourth Layer, Total Matches: 0, Wins: 0, Winning Streak: 0]

"WTF?!"

Everyone in the stands stared at the information overhead, completely dumbfounded.

Were they sure the two fighters' cultivation levels hadn't been switched?

And what was with all those zeroes?

A matchup between fighters with records like these was exactly the kind of special case mentioned earlier.

One of them couldn't be matched with anyone who had a similar record, so the arena's matching system had paired together two people with an enormous gap between their records.

"Seriously! Is this guy here to make us laugh?"

"We saw that name and thought he was some big shot. Turns out he's just a little nobody at Body Tempering Fourth Layer?"

"There's nothing to think about! Just bet on Blood Wolf, no questions asked!"

A great many people immediately made up their minds and placed their bets on Blood Wolf.

A normal person could tell who to pick with their eyes closed. There was no need to hesitate at all.

In a flash, the odds appeared above the two fighters' basic information on the screen over Arena Stage Six.

[Blood Wolf: 1.21, King of Body Tempering Layer Six: 10]

As time passed, Blood Wolf's odds continued to drop, while the odds for the other side remained unchanged.

That was because these were the highest odds the Myriad Blades Arena offered. They couldn't go any higher!

Looking at the odds above, Qin Chen couldn't help feeling tempted.

Ten-to-one odds! One hundred thousand could become a million, a million could become ten million...

Unfortunately, as a fighter, he couldn't bet on himself unless he got someone else to place the bet for him.

But there was clearly no one who could help him with that now. Besides, he had less than two thousand Star Coins left on him. Even multiplied tenfold, it wouldn't amount to much.

Shaking his head, Qin Chen slowly stood and headed toward Arena Stage Six.

The people in the arena didn't miss Qin Chen's movements. After all, most of them were focused on the area around Arena Stage Six.

In an instant, a large number of people turned to look at him.

When they saw what he looked like, they all froze for a moment.

Their first thought was that he was young!

So young that they thought he was some brat brought along by a fighter!

But everyone knew that couldn't be the case.

Non-competitors weren't allowed to enter the fighting area.

"That guy's King of Body Tempering Layer Six?"

"No wonder he picked a name like that. He's just a little kid who still reeks of milk, with no idea how high the sky is!"

"When I first started cultivating, I thought the same thing. I figured I could fight people several levels above me, but then..."

"But then what?"

"But then I never broke through to Martial Artist!"

Aside from the spectators, many of the fighters in the Preparation Area also turned to look.

When they sensed Qin Chen's aura, they paused.

He really was at Body Tempering Fourth Layer!

Compared with the spectators, most of the fighters here looked at Qin Chen with open hostility.

Most of them were at Body Tempering Sixth Layer or below.

Of course they were unhappy to see Qin Chen using that name.

What the hell?

A brat at Body Tempering Fourth Layer actually looked down on them?

Someone immediately called out to the other man heading toward Arena Stage Six:

"Blood Wolf! Teach that kid a good lesson for me. I'll give you five thousand Star Coins!"

"I'll give you five thousand too! Beat the crap out of him, especially that face of his. Pummel him to death! The arena shouldn't allow someone that handsome to exist!"

"I'll throw in five thousand too!"

"Me too..."

Soon, five or six people were shouting at Blood Wolf.

Blood Wolf was a fierce-looking man with a well-proportioned build and a scar over his right eye. At their words, he immediately grinned.

"Leave it to me!"

He was actually unhappy about the name Qin Chen had chosen, too.

He'd already planned to teach the kid a lesson. Now he could earn some extra money as well. It was like a fortune had fallen straight from the sky!

Before long, the two of them reached the Arena Stage and turned to face each other...