CHAPTER 346: CHAPTER 19: ARENA_2

Luo Chengwu didn’t provide an answer but simply led Chen Jiuge to a shabby wooden cabin and told him to meditate there for three days.

Touching the crudely fashioned wooden bed, Chen Jiuge felt somewhat absent-minded. He realized he had never slept in such a terrible room in his entire life.

Although he detested it inwardly, his body was quite honest, and it didn’t take long before he fell asleep.

Although only a few days had passed in the outside world, the number of times Chen Jiuge had died in the Secret Realm would have been enough to pile up a mountain of corpses.

The three days went by quickly. To Chen Jiuge, it felt like he simply took a nap and woke up at the Divine Son’s coronation ceremony.

The enormous arena, the blood-red Barrier, the blood-stained ground—it was all very Asura.

Luo Chengwu addressed the clansmen below, "Chen Jiuge has passed the Divine Son trials. We now proceed to the final ritual: The Battle to Ascend to Divinity!"

The clansmen below roared with excitement.

Seeing the people cheering below, Chen Jiuge suddenly had a bad premonition.

「....」

"It’s all your fault! Now look, we can’t even see a shadow of our master," Yue Meng complained.

Mo Yu said somewhat sheepishly, "Who knew we had to fight for viewing spots?"

Knowing their master would appear, the four beasts had come to the ceremony plaza three days early, intending to secure good spots, only to be told that spots had to be fought for.

The team of four, clearly dragged down by Mo Yu and Da Bai, meant Yue Meng couldn’t get them any closer than this fringe position.

Somewhat disgruntled, Da Bai said, "Hmph, I may not be good at fighting, but I think I can handle switching places."

He patted the shoulder of a large man in front, who turned around with a menacing face. "Kid, are you looking for trouble?"

Da Bai quickly shook his head, pulling out a gigantic bag of potato chips. "Bro, want to switch places?"

The man was just an ordinary member of the Asura Clan, possessing their common traits: bold and straightforward, hot-tempered, irritable, and combative.

"’This is for me?’ the big man asked, looking somewhat abashed at the large bag of chips in his hand.

"Big brother, my friends and I would like to switch places. We can trade these chips, and if you help us talk to the others, I’ll give you an extra bag as a reward."

"That’s a small matter. The view isn’t much different from here anyway; you can see just fine."

Not long after, they moved one row forward. Yue Meng said with a dark expression, "It’s just some chips. Have these people never seen anything of the world?"

"You don’t get it," Da Bai said smugly. "According to my godmother, these kinds of snacks can only be made by the Human Clan, and humans are very rare here. They only come to do business once every ten years. Since it’s already been nine years since the last time, they definitely don’t have any stock left."

"It’s only been a few days, and you’re already calling her that so naturally," Yue Meng retorted.

"What do you know?" Da Bai said disdainfully.

Watching Da Bai continue his under-the-table chip dealings, Yue Meng was so furious she could have exploded. It was simply infuriating!

As time passed, they gradually moved closer to the front, already able to see the divine lights flashing on the arena.

"Da Bai, keep it up, just a little more!" Mo Yu said excitedly.

"’Digging, digging... I’m still digging them out!’ Da Bai said, on the verge of tears. ’They’re all gone!’"

"Why do you always run out at the critical moment!" Yue Meng exclaimed, exasperated. They were so close to having a clear view!

「On the arena」

Chen Jiuge casually sent a fainted challenger off the arena, feeling rather speechless. Big brother, you can’t even take one hit, and you still want to come up and join the fun!

"It’s my turn now, my turn!"

"Get out of the way! It’s clearly my turn!"

A small skirmish broke out in the queue of challengers. The winner emerged on the arena with a smug expression.

"Take this!"

THUD!

Watching the challenger promptly fall to the ground, Chen Jiuge forcefully turned his head, afraid he couldn’t hold back his laughter.

The Elders witnessing from above discussed animatedly. "Say, when do you think a clansman will show up who can withstand two moves?"

"I think it’ll be the next one," Luo Wencheng said with a smile.

Xiu Xiu leaped onto the arena, her face blushing as she looked at her future husband. "Indeed, a man worthy of my admiration!"

Chen Jiuge was at a loss for words. This girl really had a screw loose; he’d clearly told her he was already married.

To prevent Xiu Xiu from saying something even more shocking, Chen Jiuge decided to use a powerful move to end the fight quickly.

Divine Skill—Myriad Forms Spear Destruction!

A colossal black War Spear slashed down horizontally. Xiu Xiu exclaimed excitedly, "This power! I love it!"

Divine Skill—Heavenly Mountain Collapse!

The gigantic War Spear instantly split the illusory mountain in two. It then lightly tapped Xiu Xiu on the forehead. After all, she was his lifesaver; he couldn’t be too harsh.

It turned out this girl had a remarkably hard head. She wasn’t hurt at all, just a bit dazed, and she mumbled, "So... so strong... truly worthy of..."

Chen Jiuge guessed what she was about to say, so he increased the force and knocked her unconscious. Looking at the large lump on Xiu Xiu’s forehead, Chen Jiuge couldn’t help but sigh in relief. Phew, what a hard head.

"Excellent! Truly worthy of the Divine Son! This is the kind of aura one should have to annihilate everything!" Elder Luo Kuisan exclaimed excitedly, smashing his seat to pieces as he stood up and shouted.

Chen Jiuge felt a bead of sweat. Could it be that this Elder was usually bullied terribly at home?

"Next!" Chen Jiuge called out.

Luo Sandao had someone carry Xiu Xiu away and turned solemnly to the queue of challengers.

Only to find they had all run away!

They weren’t stupid. People would only have the will to fight if it was an even match, or if it seemed like they could withstand at least one blow. That Divine Skill Chen Jiuge had just unleashed? If it were used on them, they feared not even their ashes would be found. Who but a fool would go up there now?