The Exhibition Matches

"Of course. Just look at who you're talking to," Sett said with a laugh.

"Yeah, yeah. I say you're getting cocky, and now you're acting like you're all that," Sanying teased.

Time flew by, and two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Sett didn't go to the Killing Field or fight anyone during those two days. Instead, he took the time to get some proper rest.

He completely cleared his mind. He had great confidence in his strength, but he was still a little nervous.

A moderate amount of nerves wasn't a bad thing; it could even improve his performance. Of course, with a life-or-death duel about to begin, there was no way Sett wasn't nervous.

Three years ago, he'd been an ordinary person. He'd barely experienced anything involving life and death.

What a pity. If I could study Zhenyuan Venerable's diagram again, I'd probably be able to grasp even the slightest trace of a law, Sett thought to himself.

If anyone knew that Sett, only a ninth-level Planetary, was already close to grasping a trace of a law, they'd be astonished.

"Let's go," Qingyu said.

"Mm, let's go." Sett nodded and followed Qingyu into the car.

Qingyu's estate wasn't far from the Giant Axe Arena. They arrived at their destination a short while later.

As they entered the enormous gates, a deafening roar reached Sett's ears.

The Giant Axe Arena was enormous, large enough to hold hundreds of thousands or even millions of spectators.

At that moment, the nearly full crowd was buzzing with excitement. The duel between the two Star Level fighters in the arena had whipped them into a frenzy.

In the center of the venue was a Duel Space exactly ten kilometers across. The two Star Level fighters were battling inside it.

The entire Duel Space was completely sealed. Even an attack from a World Lord Level expert couldn't damage it in the slightest.

"There are so many people!" Sett exclaimed.

"Of course. Every venue at the Giant Axe Arena is like this. Whenever there's a duel, the seats are almost always full. When fighters with hundreds of consecutive wins battle, tickets are especially hard to come by," Qingyu replied.

"I heard two Star Level Martial Artists with over eight hundred consecutive wins are fighting today. What a pity. They're both incredibly strong, but only one of them will survive," Qingyu continued.

Sett clicked his tongue, thinking about how the Giant Axe Arena pitted two fighters with so many consecutive wins against each other for the sake of excitement. No matter how powerful they were, only one could survive.

"Come on, let's register first." Qingyu headed backstage.

"Signing up for a Planetary Level duel? No problem. Once you pass the warm-up match, you'll officially begin competing."

"But let me warn you: once you sign the contract, you can't leave until you've won a thousand consecutive matches and become a Giant Axe Warrior. If you try to run away, I'm sure you won't escape the Giant Axe Arena's grasp," a Giant Axe Arena staff member said.

"The contract's fine. Sign it." Qingyu glanced over it. It was the same as the one he'd signed years ago, so he told Sett to go ahead.

"Okay." Sett briefly skimmed the contract in front of him, then signed his name without a second thought.

After all, a World Lord wouldn't stoop to tricking him like this.

"Great. Congratulations, you're officially a duelist at the Giant Axe Arena. From now on, we'll take care of your transportation," the staff member said with a smile as he took the contract.

"Get ready. There'll be an exhibition match shortly. Once you pass it, you can officially start dueling."

The Giant Axe Arena accepted any powerful fighter willing to duel. There was practically no entry barrier—as long as you were at least Planetary Level.

However, there was also a so-called exhibition match before a fighter's first duel.

Usually, exhibition matches pitted newcomers against beasts. They made the show more exciting and weeded out the weak.

When someone was killed by a beast, the bloody duel thrilled the spectators and made for a spectacular show.

"Mm." Sett knew what the Giant Axe Arena's requirements were. He followed the staff member to the preparation area.

"Pick yourself a nickname," the staff member said.

"A nickname? Call me The Boss," Sett replied.

From now on, the name The Boss will become famous! Sett thought.

He'd also used the name The Boss in the Killing Field, but word of it had spread only so far. The Giant Axe Arena would make him famous much faster.

Fights in the venue's arena took place one after another, but they were all between Planetary and Star Level fighters.

Although the Duel Space was ten kilometers across, it was too small for Universe Level fighters.

The Giant Axe Arena usually arranged Universe Level duels in special locations.

For example, on the surface of a star, on the surface of a neutron star, or on a desolate planet.

Some duels were also held on asteroids. Universe Level fighters could easily blow an asteroid apart.

"Next, we'll take a short break and bring you three exhibition matches!" A booming voice rang throughout the venue.

"Roar!" A huge beast was released into the Duel Space.

"Haha, it's time for my favorite part of the show—the exhibition matches!"

"Yeah! I wonder how many newcomers will end up as a snack for the Aodi Beast today."

"I bet all three of them will."

"Is that so? Want to make a bet?"

"You're on. The Giant Axe Arena's taking bets. I'm betting on two."

"I'm betting on all three."

Most of the spectators knew the exciting exhibition matches were about to begin as soon as the beast was released.

After all, the Giant Axe Arena had set a rather high bar to make its duels as exciting as possible.

Since all three new duelists today were Planetary Level, they'd released a Planetary Level Aodi Beast.

The Aodi Beast was entirely white, like a gigantic tiger. It was immensely strong and looked fearsome.

Its cold gaze swept across the audience, but the spectators only got more excited and cheered it on.

"Aodi Beast! Aodi Beast! Aodi Beast!"

The spectators chanted its name, waiting for the thrilling spectacle to come.

It wasn't long before a five-meter-tall giant entered the Duel Space and faced off against the Aodi Beast.

The five-meter giant was one of the duelists who'd joined that day. He was as tall as the Aodi Beast.

His bare upper body showed off bulging muscles, making him look incredibly strong.

"Roar!"

The Aodi Beast saw the giant, roared, and pounced at him.

The five-meter giant wielded a Giant Axe as tall as himself and swung it at the Aodi Beast.

The enormous axe seemed weightless. It moved like a bolt of lightning, hurtling toward the Aodi Beast.

With a single blow, he split the beast in two. Its two halves sailed through the air for a short distance.

"This newcomer's strong. He took out the Aodi Beast with one swing!"

"I bet he'll become a Giant Axe Warrior."

"Hard to say. It's only an exhibition match. The Aodi Beast is tough for an ordinary Planetary Level fighter, but it's easy prey for duelists with hundreds of consecutive wins."

The Aodi Beast's corpse was quickly cleared away, and another identical one was released.

The Giant Axe Arena raised them in batches for exhibition matches. They had Star Level Aodi Beasts as well.

The second fighter to enter was the complete opposite of the first. He stood just over a meter tall, held a dagger, and looked at the Aodi Beast with an equally cold gaze.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The man and the beast quickly clashed. The man's dagger was like a venomous snake, leaving one wound after another on the Aodi Beast's huge body.

He relied on his agility to keep the Aodi Beast from even brushing against his clothes.

"This guy's agile. He's treating the Aodi Beast like a monkey!"

"Mm, not bad. He's got some skill."

"He's so good with that dagger. He's like a natural-born assassin."

Squish!

Before long, a dagger pierced each of the Aodi Beast's eyes, killing it on the spot.

Soon, it was Sett's turn. After watching the first two matches, Sett felt confident. He stood up, went in without even picking up a weapon, and entered the Duel Space.

"Oh? This newcomer didn't even bring a weapon. Did he forget because he was nervous?"

"Looks like the Aodi Beast will get another snack today."

The first two exhibition matches had both ended with the duelists killing the Aodi Beasts. Many spectators weren't satisfied. Seeing the third fighter enter without a weapon only made them more eager.

They looked forward to watching him get swallowed whole by the Aodi Beast.

"Thud!"

Sett struck the Aodi Beast's head with a punch faster than the eye could follow.

The poor Aodi Beast's head exploded from the blow, and it died on the spot.

"Damn, why are all the newcomers so strong today?"

"Is something wrong with the Aodi Beasts today?"

"Damn it, I lost money! I'm done betting."

Those who had bet on the Aodi Beasts naturally lost their money.

Normally, the Aodi Beasts took down most new duelists. But today, they hadn't defeated a single one; all three had taken them out with ease.

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