After dealing with those Transcendent God-tier Otherworldly Demons, Wu Shaozhen brought everyone to China's Sharp Blade's Guild Base.
As a former official guild, most of China's Sharp Blade's leadership had chosen to stay in the second-tier main cities rather than head to the first-tier main cities.
After all, someone needed to manage things here, and powerful fighters had to hold the fort. Otherwise, the second-tier main cities would soon descend into chaos again.
By now, the players had grown considerably stronger, and Wu Shaozhen and the others had cleared out the divine beasts, so the second-tier main cities were relatively safe.
Under Sharp Blade and the others' careful management, China's Sharp Blade's Guild Base had eventually become the largest base in the world outside the main cities.
The base had everything: a Free Trading Zone, a Lifestyle Services Zone, a Residential Zone, and an Entertainment Zone. Among them, the Entertainment Zone's Dueling Arena had become the hottest attraction in every main city.
Without phones or computers for entertainment, betting on duels had become every player's favorite pastime.
They could watch thrilling, blood-pumping battles, learn combat techniques, and even make money by placing bets. Who wouldn't love that?
Of course, more people lost money, but they were happy to do it.
What's more, anyone could sign up to fight and gain combat experience.
So even an official guild base like Sharp Blade's hadn't banned the practice. They only stipulated that contestants should avoid killing anyone if possible.
When Wu Shaozhen and the others first saw the enormous Dueling Arena packed to capacity, with deafening cheers shaking the air, they were filled with emotion.
Having just returned from the first-tier main cities, they were momentarily stunned.
The Human Race in the first-tier main cities was fleeing for its life, with no one