The road is vague

Chapter 373 Gladiator Ace (Part Six)

"Wonderful, wonderful indeed! As expected of the Thunder Punishment Venerable, congratulations on your victorious return!"

Supervisor Afu trotted over, congratulating Li Mo while stopping the maids who were removing Li Mo's makeup.

"what happened?"

Li Mo disliked this flamboyant outfit and couldn't help but frown and ask.

Afu said excitedly, "The two big shots behind Xiong Lishi want to see you. Only by winning over these two big shots and getting them to issue you a pass can you be considered a star in the Fearless Arena. After that, you can build up your reputation for a while, and with my help, you can become the arena's ace. Then you can move freely within Xinian City."

Li Mo's eyes lit up immediately.

He also planned to stockpile some local specialties in Xinian City so that he could get rich when he returned to the Great Qian Kingdom and improve the situation of Lingmu Sect. With the identity of an ace gladiator, everything would be much easier.

"it is good."

Li Mo followed Afu to the reception room.

Two elegantly dressed dragon people were being fawned over by a large group of other dragon people. When they saw Li Mo arrive, their eyes lit up and they stopped what they were doing.

"Hehe, our gladiator hero has arrived."

These two dragon-people, one male and one female, are speaking; the female dragon-person is the one who is speaking.

She had fair skin, a voluptuous figure, and jet-black hair piled high. Apart from having some blood-red scales on her body, she looked no different from a human.

According to the information provided by Manager Afu, Li Mo knew that this was Viscount Huayue, the wealthy man who had booked the rest room for Xiong Lishi, and whose network of connections in the city was extremely powerful.

However, it will take some effort to win over this big spender.

In the beginning, if you want to become a star in the arena, you have to please your backer and get a steady stream of support.

However, once these stars become universally recognized top performers and bring enough profit to their sponsors, there is naturally no need for them to go to great lengths to please them anymore.

On the contrary, a steady stream of investors will come to us.

"Hehe, a human prodigy is a rare find in Xinian City."

The old dragon man beside him, looking at Li Mo with an excited expression.

This is another patron behind Xiong Lishi, known as Baron Golden Moon. His voice is somewhat hoarse, as if he has phlegm stuck in his throat. He wears ten gemstone rings on his hands and is surrounded by beautiful young dragon girls.

He was a famous gem merchant in Xinian City. He obtained the title of baron through donations. Although the title was not high, in terms of economic strength, ten Viscounts of Huayue could not compare to one of his fingers.

Afu smiled as he looked at the two of them.

"What are your two thoughts on Venerable Lei Fa?"

Viscount Huayue had been sizing up Li Mo for a long time, and chuckled softly after hearing this.

"We'll only know once we try."

"Yes, me too. As long as it works well, I won't be stingy at all, hehehehe..."

Li Mo already knew about the two men's quirks from Afu.

Seeing that, following Afu's command, a maid brought over a tray with a knife and a bowl on it, Li Mo cut open a wound without saying a word. Only after the bowl was filled with blood did he activate his internal energy to forcibly heal the wound.

This is not essence or blood, but just ordinary qi and blood, and will not have any effect on him.

The maid carefully placed the bowl in front of the old dragon man.

"Hehe, gladiator's blood is the best aphrodisiac in the world, and human lust is an even rarer treasure. Don't waste it, this old man is going to have a good time all night long, hahahaha!"

He actually smeared Li Mo's blood all over his body while being served by several beautiful dragon maidens. Then, he became breathless and began to grope the dragon maidens' bodies restlessly. He then left the arena laughing loudly.

Li Mo was astonished by the decadent culture of the Dragon People of Xinian City.

"let's go."

At Lady Flower Moon's command, Li Mo turned and followed her attendants, leaving the Fearless Arena.

There are indeed many noblewomen in Xinian City who are keen to go to various arenas to patronize gladiators and satisfy their licentious lives. However, the Fearless Arena is not well-known and is keen to train human ace gladiators, so it is difficult to attract these decadent noblewomen.

For these decadent noblewomen, race was not an issue; they were simply more interested in powerful demonic gladiators than in humans.

Viscount Hanazuki has a rather unique hobby: he enjoys personally immersing himself in the plot and acting.

After a stick of incense.

The group arrived at a mansion.

The place was already filled with young dragon people, and Viscount Huayue, who was in the carriage, had actually written the script along the way.

"You all come here!"

Li Mo and the dragon servants in the viscount's mansion gathered around, listening to Viscount Huayue's role assignments.

Li Mo listened to Viscount Hua Yue's enthusiastic explanation of his role, only to find that he was to play the villain on Thunder Island, who coveted her beauty and detained her, while the male concubines in the mansion played the role of heroes who rescued her, constantly stepping forward and praising her. For a moment, Li Mo was quite speechless.

soon.

Everyone immediately immersed themselves in their roles.

Li Mo made his first appearance, unleashing several flashy lightning spells in the mansion to create an incredibly powerful atmosphere. After that, he uttered a few rather awkward lines. At this moment, the mansion's barrier mobilized a large amount of water elemental power, creating a stormy weather, and Viscount Hua Yue appeared.

"Hmph, so she's actually a noble dragon maiden who's ended up on Thunder Island!"

Li Mo tried his best to suppress his emotions, uttering lines that made him feel nauseous, and grabbed Viscount Huayue with a lewd grin.

"Hahaha, what a wonderful thing it would be to make the high and mighty Dragon Girl, the most beautiful Dragon Girl in the world, submit to me."

"Pooh!"

Viscount Hanazuki's performance was quite dedicated.

"You wicked and lowly human, I am the noble Viscount Huayue, and I will never submit to you. Forget about it!"

"Hmph, is that so?" Next, Li Mo tied Hua Yue up and used various tools to torture her in every way.

Viscount Huayue seemed to enjoy it, repeatedly expressing his unwavering loyalty, while Li Mo had to perform the torture scenes again and again without getting tired of it.

After a long time.

A warrior dressed as a dragon-faced man lands on the island and battles Li Mo.

"Viscount Huayue, the most beautiful dragon maiden in the world, I've come to save you!"

"Just you?"

In the end, he was no match for Li Mo and was killed by Li Mo.

Viscount Huayue was heartbroken and devastated.

"Don't sacrifice yourselves for me, I can't bear to see you like this, sob sob!"

Immediately following was a second dragon-man-faced beast, charging towards Li Mo, with Viscount Hua Yue still feigning concern and trying to stop it.

"He's too strong, you're no match for him, don't die for me!"

Upon hearing this, the dragon-man's male concubine performed with remarkable professionalism.

While holding a wooden sword in a barely defensive posture, he murmured with deep emotion, "To die for Viscount Huayue, to die for the most beautiful dragon maiden in the world, I have no regrets!"

"Hehehehe, you overestimating fool, you dare to cooperate with me in stealing the most beautiful dragon maiden in the world?"

puff!
Li Mo, playing the villainous Lei Fa Zun, kills this gigolo.

"No! No! No..."

Viscount Huayue burst into tears.

that's it.

Li Mo tried his best to maintain the villain's role, saying awkward lines that made him pick his toes, and constantly stopping the dragon people who came one after another to save the damsel in distress. In the end, he was defeated by the hero and turned into a corpse, lying motionless in the courtyard with the other corpses.

Meanwhile, Viscount Huayue and the hero who saved her indulged in revelry in the mansion, frequently uttering lewd and inappropriate remarks.

Li Mo lay quietly on the stone, gazing up at the night sky of Xinian City, lost in thought. He seemed to be bearing a heavy burden of humiliation, and his gaze grew increasingly resolute.

It wasn't until dawn that the Viscount's steward came out.

"Alright, alright, everyone get up."

The group, who had slept in the courtyard all night, got up, stretched their stiff bodies, and grimaced as they returned to their rooms.

The butler approached Li Mo with a broad smile.

"Hehe, the Viscount is very satisfied with your performance last night and has decided to give you his full support, so you can rest assured."

"Thank you very much."

After Li Mo returned to the Fearless Arena in his carriage, Supervisor Afu immediately rushed over excitedly.

"how is it going?"

"no problem."

Upon hearing this, Afu breathed a sigh of relief and his face lit up with excitement.

"This is really great!"

Say it.

He scurried to the outside of the arena and made contact with the steward of Viscount Huayue's mansion. Qingxiu and a number of maids came to Li Mo's side and helped him remove his flamboyant attire.

Half an hour later.

Baron Golden Moon's manor steward also arrived at the Fearless Arena, expressing his strong support for Thunder Punisher and his investment.

From then on, whenever Li Mo was willing to appear on stage, he would enjoy some special privileges in advance.

After each victory, he would bring a certain percentage of the profits to his backers.

"I'm hungry! I want to eat!"

Apart from the mud-covered war boar, the other demonic beasts, having experienced the events of last night, all showed fear upon seeing Li Mo and dared not appear before him again.

"Congratulations to Venerable Lei Fa for your victory! Becoming an ace is just around the corner!"

The Black Sea Queen and another male cultivator, whose name Li Mo still doesn't know, approached with smiles.

Even within the arena, there is no shortage of sycophants.

The male cultivator, with a fawning expression, said, "I never expected that Your Excellency would possess such strength, defeating that bear warrior. Congratulations! Uh, hehe, let me introduce myself, I am..."

"No need."

Li Mo waved his hand.

"I'm a little tired and want to rest for a bit."

Upon hearing this, the two looked embarrassed, but could only smile and turn away helplessly.

that's it.

As time went by, Li Mo appeared almost every day, attracting more and more dragon people to support him.

As a result, the Fearless Arena turned a profit, and the daily ticket prices and betting commissions increased accordingly.

In just one month.

Through the continuous operation and vigorous promotion of the Fearless Arena, Li Mo's fame grew, attracting three more investors to invest and support him. Ultimately, with an undefeated record of high kill counts, he became the ace of the Fearless Arena and was finally able to travel freely within Xinian City.

(End of this chapter)