The King of Urban Mercenaries

"Got it," said Lin Fei, then he stepped down from the stage and returned to the small dark room.

Back in the small dark room, to his surprise, the administrator who had spoken to Lin Fei seemed quite fond of gossip. He saw the administrator talking to Lin Fei, but he didn’t hear what was said. When Lin Fei returned, he asked, "Hey brother, what did that administrator say to you just now?"

Lin Fei smiled, "He said that if I keep playing around like this, hurting the audience, he won’t be polite to me."

"Oh, so that’s it. You really shouldn’t mess around like that. After all, if someone important dies, the duel arena would also have a hard time explaining it. You should be more considerate."

"Of course, but I’m curious why your strength isn’t greater than his?" Lin Fei asked.

"Isn’t it obvious? He’s managing you all, and if you cause any trouble, they can just kill you, so don’t offend them. If you get the chance, be friendly with him. Maybe when you’re about to die, he can give you a hand," the administrator said.

Hearing this, Lin Fei nodded with a smile, "Understandable, but I can’t get close to him. How about this, you can put in a good word for me, how about it?"

The administrator immediately shook his head, "Are you trying to get me killed? If I speak on your behalf, they’ll definitely think we’re in cahoots. Then it won’t be you in trouble, it’ll be me!"

Lin Fei nodded, admitting that it indeed was troublesome, but he didn’t want to be constantly restricted like this. The opponent he faced this time was already quite formidable. Lin Fei was uncertain about who he might face next, leaving him feeling a bit uneasy.

But, he decided to take things one step at a time. Lin Fei was not in a hurry; he just waited slowly, while he quickly operated his internal cultivation technique, soon restoring his body to its peak state.

Lin Fei was different from others. Others have a Dantian with a Golden Core in it to provide True Qi, but Lin Fei did not. Every cell in Lin Fei’s body had a Golden Core. Lin Fei’s entire body was practically a Dantian.

Moreover, what Lin Fei cultivated was the Demon Refinement Technique, which was very powerful, allowing him to forcibly consume the surrounding Heaven and Earth Qi. This enabled Lin Fei to recover quickly, which surprised the administrator beside him, "What cultivation technique are you training in? It’s incredibly domineering! Truly impressive."

Lin Fei smiled, "Just an ordinary cultivation technique, but I primarily train in body refinement, focusing on the devouring ability of the body. If you were to practice for more than ten years, you might reach my level too."

Hearing Lin Fei’s words, the administrator was half-skeptical. He didn’t quite believe Lin Fei’s words, but they also seemed to have some truth, as practice makes perfect, right?

After resting, Lin Fei looked at the battle outside. It still wasn’t the youth’s turn to go up. Lin Fei really wondered if that youth would ever get a chance to battle.

At this moment, Lin Fei suddenly became interested in this youth and asked, "So, brother, what crime did that black-clad youth commit to end up here? Is he a heinous villain? He doesn’t really look like it!"

"You can’t judge a book by its cover, and the sea can’t be measured in a bucket. That’s exactly the case with him. I know him, and his story is quite famous. His name is Jiang Ming. Strong and insidiously ruthless, he’s not someone you can provoke. But I saw you challenging him, right?" the administrator started to say.

Lin Fei nodded, "If it weren’t for him, I might not have needed to go on stage, and wouldn’t have suffered this treatment!"

Hearing Lin Fei’s words, the administrator nodded, "Indeed, it’s a deep-seated vendetta, but you might still fall into his hands, you know why?"

Lin Fei shook his head. How would he know?

The administrator smiled, "This matter relates to Jiang Ming’s past. Do you know why he ended up here?"

"I don’t know, hurry up and tell me, stop keeping me in suspense!" Lin Fei was exasperated, "If you’re going to talk, just say it, why all the suspense?"

The administrator smiled and said, "Alright, I’ll tell you, just don’t get scared."

Lin Fei was speechless, he really wanted to kick this guy, "Are you going to tell me or not? If not, forget it, stop being so long-winded."

"Alright, alright, I’ll say it. Jiang Ming used to be a disciple of the June Zhong Sect. Though a small sect, it was quite famous at the time because their Sect Master was a decent person, competent. About twenty years ago, he picked a disciple, and that disciple was Jiang Ming."

The administrator continued, "Jiang Ming’s talent was extremely strong. His current strength is that of a Nascent Soul Realm expert. At the time, his strength was rising rapidly, and by the time he was fifteen, he had reached the mid-stage Golden Core Realm, comparable to his master. But despite this, tragedy struck!"

Lin Fei looked at the administrator curiously, and the administrator grinned at him, "Want to know what the tragedy was?"

"..."

Lin Fei looked at the administrator, quite speechless, and finally said, "Are you really that bored here every day? Is it too boring for you?"

"How did you know?" the administrator looked at Lin Fei in surprise.

Lin Fei sighed, "By the way you look, I could tell. Alright, just say it, quit dawdling around, I’m about to lose interest with all your suspense."

Hearing this, the administrator smiled and said, "Alright then, no more teasing. Jiang Ming, when he was fifteen, for some unknown reason, killed his master and all the disciples of the June Zhong Sect. After killing everyone, he even attempted to kill the Fourth Prince, but got captured, and that’s the whole story. Just a self-overestimating young man, it’s a shame."

Lin Fei frowned slightly, "The Fourth Prince, is his name Orion?"

"Shh! Are you trying to get yourself killed? Calling the Fourth Prince by his real name!" The administrator immediately said.

Lin Fei was speechless, "Is it that serious? It’s just a name, isn’t it? A name is meant to be called. Why are you so nervous?"

"You may want to die, but I don’t want to accompany you in death. Even though names are meant to be used, it doesn’t mean just anyone can use them. The Emperor’s name is for calling, but how many dare to call it? Isn’t it mostly sycophants? If you really called it out, you’d die without knowing how," the administrator said with a laugh, but his words made a lot of sense, and Lin Fei felt it was rather insightful.