Just one day at the count's residence was hard enough to endure. Tie Li did not know whether the steward had received orders from Count Daisi, but every hour, he came by under the pretense of delivering fruit or pastries, simply to check whether Tie Li was still in his room.
When the day of the match arrived, it was Tie Li's first time seeing Wolf Bandit cubs.
Baron Daisi kept the Wolf Bandit cubs in specially made iron cages. Their eyes glowed a ghostly green like will-o'-the-wisps, filled with ferocity, greed, and bloodlust. It was as though they had been born this way, even as mere Wolf Bandit cubs.
They were hybrids of Gale Demon Wolves and humans. They possessed both the savagery and strength of soul beasts, while also inheriting some of human intelligence.
"Roar!"
The Wolf Bandit cubs in the cages let out low growls, their vicious gazes sweeping over every human soul master.
Crack!
The residence steward immediately snapped his whip against the cages. Instinctive fear made the Wolf Bandit cubs curl up in the corners.
Ever since Count Daisi had obtained the Wolf Bandit cubs, he had wanted to tame them during their infancy, but the results had not been ideal.
So he simply brought them out as stakes for a wager.
As soon as they arrived at the Great Soul Arena, specialized staff took charge of the Wolf Bandit cubs. Since they were the stakes of the wager, they had to be handed over to the Great Soul Arena.
Two Soul Kings and four Soul Ancestors followed Count Daisi. Two of them were among the soul masters who would be fighting next, followed by Tie Li and the other two soul masters.
"Let's head over first," Count Daisi said.
This match had a dedicated