Life-Death Arena

On March 17th, Lu Hao once again participated in a Standard Match, beginning to make progress through actual combat.

Facing different opponents every day and their various attack methods, Lu Hao improved rapidly, though he would appear with different injuries every day.

If not for his family's deep pockets and the support of healing pills, Lu Hao would never have been able to fight in the Duel Arena every single day.

As for Bai Qiuyao, she spent her days preparing delicious meals for Lu Hao and providing him with psychological guidance.

Although Lu Hao felt there was nothing wrong with his mental state, he would never refute his mother's good intentions.

On March 19th, Lu Hao felt that the strength of a high-stage Rank 1 could no longer put pressure on him, so he raised his opponent's strength to the peak of Rank 1.

Lu Hao lost this battle. His opponent also used a staff, but he was worlds apart from the first staff-wielder Lu Hao had faced; despite having the Standing Void Stance to help him dodge damage, he was still caught in his openings by the opponent multiple times.

This failure was not much of a blow to Lu Hao because he knew his own strength; instead, it ignited his competitive spirit.

Lu Hao began to fight even more frantically in the Duel Arena, which led many people to recognize this young but resilient and fierce Blood Blade.

This meant that every one of Lu Hao's matches had quite a few people watching and placing bets. As for Lu Hao himself, he did not bet; he was not short on money, but he was short on Slaughter Points and combat experience.

On March 24th, after today's match, Lu Hao once again encountered the peak Rank 1 fighter who had defeated him last time.

Because both sides had fought before, they were familiar with each other's moves.

Once they stepped onto the stage, there was no probing; it was a direct clash of raw strength. The two consumed a massive amount of vitality, and the collision of blade and staff ignited the passion of everyone present.

In the end, Lu Hao came out on top because his opponent's vitality ran dry, causing him to fall into a disadvantage against Lu Hao's attacks and ultimately lose.

This result was within Lu Hao's expectations. After all, he was currently in the bone-tempering stage, and his vitality increased by roughly one calorie every two days, while his combat experience was also advancing by leaps and bounds under high-intensity fighting.

As for his opponent, his vitality had reached its limit; he had likely been at the peak of Rank 1 for decades, and his vitality might have even begun to decline.

Peak Rank 1 martial artist: "The village children bully me for being old and weak."

After this battle, Lu Hao summarized his experience and continued to challenge peak Rank 1 opponents.

On March 30th, after nearly six days of actual combat, with every day being a trial against two peak Rank 1 fighters, Lu Hao's combat experience had reached a certain height.

Today, it was time to take the next step.

Lu Hao arrived at the Duel Arena early.

"Little Lu, what kind of opponent are you looking for today? The same old rule, a peak Rank 1 opponent?" Viper asked.

Originally, Viper had agreed to Bai Qiuyao's conditions to broaden his connections with Lu Hao's father's side, but now, after half a month, Viper valued Lu Hao himself.

For a full half-month, he hadn't taken a single day of rest. Although the healing pills helped, the pain never diminished.

Viper had watched with his own eyes as this young man transformed over the half-month, from an initial mid-stage Rank 1 to high-stage, then to peak, fighting incessantly. Now, Lu Hao's combat power could truly be called invincible at Rank 1.

Viper knew the potential of the young man before him best; as long as he didn't encounter an accident and fall midway, he was guaranteed to become a Grandmaster.

Whether to cultivate connections derived from a Grandmaster or to cultivate a future Grandmaster, Viper knew how to choose. Therefore, he would agree to any request Lu Hao had and kept a constant watch on his safety.

"Uncle Wang, arrange a Life-Death Arena match this time. I've already fought all the opponents in the Standard Match; they can no longer bring me any progress. From now on, only life-and-death situations can temper me."

"Ah? Little Lu, why don't you wait two more days? After all, the rules of a life-death battle are different from a Standard Match. The fighters there are colder, crazier, and some even have mental issues."

"Uncle Wang, I've already made up my mind. Just arrange a mid-stage Rank 1 life-death match for me first; I'm confident in that. Besides, actual combat without seeing blood just won't cut it."

Viper looked at the determined teenager before him and did not refuse again, instead going to arrange the challenge. He knew he couldn't stop him, but if it truly came to the final step, he would protect Lu Hao's life.

Lu Hao sat in the spectator stands, no longer watching the matches on the floor. He had already fought both people currently competing, so he knew their moves clearly.

There was nothing left to learn from observing, so Lu Hao chose to close his eyes and adjust his state and mindset. The next life-death match would not be against these people, but against thugs who would stop at nothing to survive.

Before long, Viper walked over.

"Little Lu, it's arranged. Your opponent is the mid-stage Rank 1 Mad Lion."

"Mad Lion is different from the average person. He didn't choose to practice with cold weapons, but instead chose to use his fists to fight. Both his fists have been completely tempered, and it's said he even obtained a legacy of a fist technique, which is why he gave up on cold weapons."

"This is Mad Lion's second time in the Life-Death Arena. The first time, I heard he smashed his opponent's head open alive."

"If you fight him, your chances of winning with the Standing Void Stance and leg techniques are quite high, but you must be wary of his various methods."

Viper analyzed Mad Lion's strength while leading Lu Hao toward the arena.

"Next, I invite the contestants of the Life-Death Arena to the stage."

"Mid-stage Rank 1 martial artist, Mad Lion."

"Mid-stage Rank 1 martial artist, Blood Blade."

As the referee's voice fell, Lu Hao slowly stepped onto the stage and saw his opponent—a young man who didn't look very old, probably only twenty-seven or twenty-eight.

The young man was chewing gum, looking relaxed and unscrupulous.

"Kid, running into me is your bad luck."

"Looking at how young you are, you're probably a Martial University student, right? The people I look down on most are you Martial University students raised by the government."

"Your combat power is clearly inferior to ours, so why do you get resources ten or dozens of times better than ours?"

"Today, I'll let you see the difference between a martial artist who walked out of real combat and you pampered martial artists."

Because the Life-Death Arena is not the same as a Standard Match, they are held in two separate venues, and furthermore, those who fight in the Life-Death Arena look down upon the competitors in the Standard Match.

Therefore, the young man did not know about Lu Hao's performance in the Standard Match, assuming instead that Lu Hao was just a fledgling fresh out of Martial University, a sucker who had come to the Life-Death Arena without knowing his own place.

Lu Hao did not react to the young man's trash talk; in Lu Hao's eyes, the person opposite him was already a dead man, and wouldn't it be unsettling to chat with a corpse?

Besides, the person he was talking about was a Martial University student, and he himself was not a Martial University student.

He was currently just a high school senior who feared violence and feared bullying, so how could he possibly be related to the Martial University student the man was talking about?

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