The King of Urban Mercenaries

This arena is positioned atop the central stone platform of Qianhuang Peak, surrounded by audience seats that were added later. Everyone from Qianhuang Peak can come here to watch the competition, except for those who are in confinement.

Those in confinement can no longer participate in the competition since they have already violated the rules, and the only outcome remaining is to honestly accept their punishment.

This includes Zhang Huan, who was just confined a few days ago.

It’s likely been just two or three days now, but even so, for Zhang Huan, two more years of good days remain, so there’s nothing to fear, plenty to enjoy.

Lin Fei and his team are ready and poised for action. Today is the day of the competition, and they must showcase their strongest side. Only by doing this can they have a chance to stay on stage, to possibly catch the eye of the important figures.

However, this is nothing to Lin Fei, at least he doesn’t have that kind of impassioned mindset like others. For Lin Fei, this victory is destined to be his; that’s exactly what he believes.

If people were to know Lin Fei’s thoughts, they’d probably be even more at a loss and would simply want to kick Lin Fei away.

Lin Fei followed a troop of a thousand towards the gigantic Beast Fighting Arena, although this name is only temporary.

The Beast Fighting Arena is enormous, with a platform over a meter high, square in shape. At this moment, the vast Beast Fighting Arena has been divided into four squares, formed by two intersecting lines in the center, creating four arenas. With so many participants, it’s impossible to compete one by one.

A thousand people are divided into four groups, meaning each group has 250 people. These 250 people must compete one-on-one, and ultimately, at least two-thirds or more will be eliminated!

Lin Fei doesn’t care about all that; what he wants is the championship, to be the victor, the chance to make a name for himself. Therefore, Lin Fei aims to sweep away anyone blocking his path!

Soon, the thousand were split into four waves, and audience members began taking their seats. They trickled in slowly, and soon enough, about two-thirds of the seats in the venue were filled. After all, it was a rare chance to witness the battles below. The disciples of Qianhuang Peak were eager to see how they compared to those down below.

Time passed continuously, yet Lin Fei and the others had already stood on stage for several hours, awaiting the arrival of the important figures.

During this time, Lin Fei could only listen to the arrangements of the judges. With no other choice, one must lower their head under someone else’s roof. Compliance and adherence to rules were required; when Lin Fei’s own star arises, they would no longer matter.

Later, Lin Fei was assigned to the Ding character arena.

Why the Ding character?

Because the arena was divided into four smaller zones. Only then did Lin Fei understand that among the four smaller arenas, only one winner would remain, meaning only one in 250 could be victorious, a one-in-a-hundred competition pace.

Of course, compared to the vast crowd of tens of thousands, this final person would truly be one-in-ten-thousand.

Among the Jia, Yi, Bing, and Ding areas of the arena, Lin Fei was in the Ding area.

Soon, on the high platform in the center of the arena, the important figures finally arrived!

However, this important figure wasn’t large enough, because he was merely the Great Elder of Qianhuang Peak, named Great Elder Chen Haomin. The Great Elder was quite aged, with a kind and benevolent appearance, eliciting quite a bit of goodwill from people.

"I heard this Great Elder was a figure from the era of the old Sect Master, but he’s supposedly very adept at managing Qianhuang Peak, so he’s still assisting in this generation."

Hearing people around him speak about the Great Elder, Lin Fei learned quite a bit, for this place was filled with capable people. Although Lin Fei didn’t know them, listening to others talk was not bad.

Finally, with the arrival of the Great Elder, the atmosphere in the entire venue went silent. Especially the disciples, who became even more quiet. At least in Lin Fei’s view, the Great Elder’s reputation was extraordinary.

Nonetheless, after the Great Elder whispered something to his sycophant Dugu Aotian, Lin Fei saw this lapdog in his heart heading joyfully in another direction, seemingly speaking to someone else. Ultimately, another person shouted to the crowd, "Everyone, please be quiet!"

Lin Fei was speechless, realizing they had actually found someone to transmit the message. It was unimaginable to Lin Fei, quite unexpected. Simultaneously, Lin Fei held disdain for Dugu Aotian, as he could have announced it himself but chose to let someone else do it.

The surrounding people fell silent, all eyes were on the person above, and they heard him say, "Today, we shall hold a Beast Fighting Competition at Qianhuang Peak. The victor will receive rewards from Qianhuang Peak. Additionally, the champions from the arenas of Jia, Yi, Bing, and Ding will have the opportunity to travel to Central Continent’s Holy City and participate in the Upper Realm’s Beast Fighting Competition!"

Upon hearing this, people began whispering, especially Lin Fei’s group, the thousand-plus individuals started discussing. They originally thought that mere victory would grant them entry, but they hadn’t anticipated that, even as champions across four arenas, it wasn’t guaranteed they’d get to travel to Central Continent to participate in the Beast Fighting Competition.

Lin Fei was also taken aback. He too thought that if he could win, he would surely go to Central Continent, but realizing victory alone didn’t ensure it, he understood his goal was correct. He must become the champion to have a chance to go to Central Continent’s Holy City!

Given this, Lin Fei decided he must work hard to become the ultimate victor, then travel to Central Continent’s Holy City, thus creating an opportunity to make a name for himself.

"Silence!"

The person on the platform called out, and instantly thousands hushed to listen quietly again.

"The competition will last for three days. Today, you will select the top ten contestants from among all the participants. In other words, each of your four arenas must choose fourteen, relatively speaking, each battlefield must choose ten competitors. Today, the Great Elder will oversee proceedings, while tomorrow, the Sect Master will personally attend to enjoy the grand battles with esteemed guests!"

The crowd again erupted, but immediately after a command, the competition began!

"Let the competition begin!"

The Great Elder personally commanded, and instantly the entire scene became quiet. Lin Fei and the others silently descended from the stage and began the competition.

Following a brief discussion of the rules, Lin Fei and the others had already figured out the format. With 250 contestants per arena, they would compete from the first number to the last. If there was an odd number, the last contestant would automatically advance without a match.

Therefore, luck was indeed a part of one’s strength.

Immediately, Lin Fei and his team prepared for battle.