The road is vague

Chapter 375 Gladiator Ace (Part 8)

half a month later.

After refining four Yin Virtue Pills in batches at the inn in the city, Li Mo felt a sense of emptiness and realized that he could not continue refining them, otherwise his inner demons might take advantage of his weakness.

Ancient cultivators did not have any inner demons.

In the current spiritual practice community, there is still no accurate definition of what inner demons are.

However, after arriving in the Lost Continent, Li Mo gradually began to have some guesses about the theory of inner demons. At least he was certain that it was also a kind of order embedded in the world, but it was countless times more powerful than the order of the Evil God Grass.

Worried, Li Mo decided to sell the four Yin De Pills in batches over the next few days.

When he returned to the five-person arena, the maids came to greet him. The monsters who had been enjoying themselves in the rest room got up in fear and left to make room for Li Moteng.

"Good news, good news!"

Afu ran over excitedly.

This made Li Mo, who was trying to comprehend the true demon's split body, frown and look over.

He had a feeling that his true demon avatar was about to hatch and would inevitably face a heavenly tribulation. He could use this opportunity to embed the multiverse chaotic thunder order into this corner of the Lost Continent's Xinian City.

"Viscount Huayue has already contacted the Volcano Arena for you. The Volcano Arena is skilled at training gladiators who are proficient in fire magic. Their current ace is a mutated fire lizard with a record of 278 wins, 71 kills, and 4 losses. How about it, are you confident?"

Before Li Mo could answer, A Fu couldn't help but lick his lips excitedly.

"This is a showdown between the two arenas' aces, which will definitely attract a lot of spectators. If you can defeat that fire lizard, your reputation will increase significantly. If you can attract more sponsors, it will lay a good foundation for your future God of War competition."

Li Mo currently has five powerful backers, among whom Viscount Hua Yue and Baron Jin Yue Liang need no further introduction.

Of the remaining three, two were long-time patrons of the arena, and only one was attracted by Li Mo's reputation. However, all three were only baronials, insignificant in Xinian City.

"I understand, I will do my best."

Li Mo's mind was focused on sensing the true demon clone and collecting spirit stones, so he didn't care about the so-called fire lizard.

Two days later.

After consigning a Yin De Dan through Hengyuan Auction House, Li Mo also came to participate in the auction on the day of the auction.

"Wasn't it said that the spirit stones here are more valuable?"

Li Mo was somewhat taken aback.

The auction did indeed feature several items that caught his eye, but the bidding prices made him hesitate; they didn't seem to be much lower than those in Middle-earth.

The fierce bidding led him to ultimately make the rational decision to give up.

Seemingly because the Grand Spirit Transformation Ceremony of Wansui City is about to begin, the nobles of Xinian City, the secondary capital, have begun to spare no effort in collecting treasures.

Therefore, rare and precious items at major auction houses often fetch astronomical prices.

"The next item up for auction is a Yin Virtue Pill!"

The dragon auctioneer shouted loudly.

"Refining the Yin Virtue Pill requires an extremely special technique. After ingestion and refinement, it has incredible benefits for breaking through the barrier of the mid-stage Lesser Transformation Realm. Starting bid: 10,000 spirit stones!"

"I'll offer eleven thousand spirit stones!"

"Thirteen thousand!"

"Fourteen thousand..."

The Yin De Pill that Li Mo consigned for auction immediately sparked a frenzy among the crowd, eventually fetching a high price of 22,000 spirit stones, far exceeding the price of the Yin De Pill at the Zhenhai Island auction.

Li Mo, sitting in the audience, was initially feeling helpless about the skyrocketing value of various rare treasures.

Seeing the price of Yin De Dan soar to astronomical prices, I was overjoyed and felt extremely fortunate.

"After selling these four Yin Virtue Pills, along with the spirit stones in my storage ring, I'll have room to negotiate the price of large-scale commodities."

The items whose prices have increased in Xinian City are limited to rare and exotic treasures.

Materials for ordinary magical treasures and implements are not included in the tribute, so their prices remain stable.

After the auction ended, Li Mo returned to the Fearless Arena with a smile, holding the spirit stones after deducting the handling fee.

three days later.

The news that the ace gladiator of the Fearless Arena, Thunder Punisher, would challenge the Lava Dragon of the Volcano Arena had already spread among the nearby residents.

Similar to the Fearless Arena, which focuses on training human gladiators, the Volcano Arena, which focuses on training gladiators skilled in fire magic, is also a niche arena.

This type of arena often has a group of loyal supporters.

Even in the most difficult times, food supplies will not be completely cut off.

However, judging from its development trend in recent years, the Volcano Arena is significantly better than the Fearless Arena, having cultivated a large number of well-known characters.

Li Mo arrived at the Volcano Arena on time. Today, he will challenge the Lava Dragon on the road.

Afu, accompanied by several maids, diligently served Li Mo, giving him the final touches on his makeup and styling, determined to seize this opportunity.

"Remember, for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, you should focus on testing each other. Only after the taboo against admitting defeat is lifted can you officially begin the fight. The contract we have signed is for a performance competition, so try not to cause too much damage and embarrass Viscount Huayue and your master."

This was already the umpteenth time Supervisor Afu had reminded him.

"kindness."

Li Mo peered through the gaps in the fence at the lava dragon swaggering arrogantly in the arena barrier.

This was a giant lizard, over three zhang long, with its entire body covered in fiery red scales. The raging flames made its size appear even larger, and the two horns on its head resembled liquid magma, causing the surrounding air to distort.

Using his True Spirit Eye to assess the state of the opponent's Qi and blood, he determined that the opponent was also at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

The stadium was nearly full, with supporters of the Lava Dragon cheering and shouting.

At this time.

The two demonic beasts entered the preparation room.

A crimson fire wolf and a turtle demon with fire corals covering its back both looked at Li Mo.

"You are the Thunder Punishment Venerable?"

"Just as the legends said, it was a human."

The two demonic beasts looked Li Mo up and down, and seemed somewhat worried, which made Li Mo frown. Afu took the initiative to step forward.

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

"It's nothing. Our boss is the Lava Dragon's mortal enemy. He sent us to tell Thunder Punishment Venerable to do his best. He bet a hundred spirit stones on you to win today."

Upon hearing this, Afu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as he clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"I see. Please rest assured, this opportunity is hard-won, and Venerable Lei Fa will do his best."

As the two demonic beasts departed, Li Mo exclaimed in surprise, "The Volcano Arena actually nurtured two demon kings?"

"Competition is the driving force, which is why we recruited Xiong Lishi earlier. It's a pity that General Xue Sha was unlucky. Sigh."

That's when.

The host on stage shouted out the title: "Let's welcome the Thunder Punishment Venerable to the stage! Can he defeat the powerful Lava Earth Dragon?"

As the gates of the preparation room slowly opened, Li Mo, dressed as the Thunder Punishment Venerable, floated into the arena amidst swirling wind, thunder, and lightning, continuously performing thunderous spells, immediately causing a frenzy among the supporters, who chanted the name of the Thunder Punishment Venerable.

However, judging from the number of supporters, Li Mo's supporters are clearly far fewer than Lava Dragon's.

The terrain of the arena's barrier is a high-temperature volcanic crater, which also shows that the support behind the opponent is far greater than that behind Li Mo.

It was time for the audience to place their bets, and Li Mo and the Lava Dragon were performing according to the script.

About a cup of tea later.

As soon as the host announced the start of the match, the isolation barrier disappeared, and the two sides immediately began their duel performance.

Li Mo's body transformed into an arc of lightning, appearing and disappearing unpredictably high in the sky, constantly launching lightning swords at the lava dragon inside the volcano. The lightning swords struck the lava, producing "boom" and "boom" sounds. Although the scene was grand and lively, it was completely inaccurate and posed no threat to the lava dragon at all.

The Lava Dragon was the same, constantly launching lava bombs that exploded in the air with high-temperature flames. Although they looked dazzling, their trajectory and speed were clearly suppressed, and they could not pose any threat to Li Mo at all.

However, the audience watching from the sidelines was thrilled, cheering and applauding continuously.

Li Mo and Lava Dragon were happy to do so, putting on a show to buy time while assessing each other's strength.

"Without the advantage of the volcanic crater terrain, this lava dragon would probably be no different from the Xionglishi of that time."

With this assessment in mind, Li Mo finally managed to endure the time it takes for an incense stick to burn amidst the flashy performance.

dong dong!

With two gong strikes, the gate to the surrender channel slowly opened, signifying the official start of the great battle between the two sides.

"Roar!"

The lava dragon was the first to attack.

The two magma horns on its head silently fell off and merged into the magma pool below. Immediately, the magma in the entire crater boiled and enveloped it, transforming it into a lava behemoth with a body size of over five zhang.

"The true form!! No... this seems to be a bound spirit?"

Legend has it that cultivators at the Refining Void Realm in ancient times could condense the power of their true Dharma Body, standing tall and upright.

The lava dragon before us is only at the Golden Core stage; it is clearly not a true form of Dharma Body.

He then sensed the surrounding order of heaven and earth and vaguely guessed that this lava dragon must have simulated the characteristics of a bound spirit. The characteristic of a bound spirit is that it cannot leave a certain range, thus gaining relatively strong power.

This characteristic is somewhat similar to that of a low-level evil spirit.

However, the arena is only so big, so there is much more room for this supernatural power to be used.

As the Thunder Dragon Soaring in the Sky technique was activated, violent lightning descended from the sky. The lava dragon, which was covered by layers of magma, actually soared into the sky, using its magma shell to withstand the attack of the thunder dragon. Its huge wound quickly healed and returned to normal, and it pounced on Li Mo.

Li Mo's body transformed into lightning, instantly shattering into pieces and dissipating. After dodging the attack, he reassembled on the back of the lava behemoth.

"Thunder Fist!"

The violent thunder roared outwards in all directions.

A torrent of blazing white lightning surged forth, striking the lava behemoth squarely on its back, with layers of magma continuously splashing in all directions.

After being hurt, the lava behemoth retaliated with a fierce strike, but Li Mo dodged it again with his Dark Concealment Thunder Step and launched three filthy Yin Lightning bolts in one go.

boom! boom! boom!
The filthy, dark lightning explosion created three black areas on the surface of the lava behemoth.

The foul power of Yin Lei kept trying to penetrate inward, but it was quickly consumed by the layers of scorching magma surrounding the lava dragon.

These high-temperature magma also eliminated the possibility of Li Mo engaging in close combat.

Immediately afterwards, the lava behemoth opened its huge mouth and spat out a rain of fire at Li Mo, creating a spectacular scene.

Li Mo remained motionless, and gently pointed forward with his right hand.

"A grand funeral with thunder and fire!"

He actually used a self-created spell, continuously consuming his own magical power to counteract the opponent's fire rain, which immediately caused the audience outside the arena to boil over, shouting the names of both sides.

After a while.

After the continuous attacks from both sides ended, the Lava Dragon let out a hearty laugh.

"Hahaha! That's great! Show me what other tricks you have!"

Li Mo's expression turned somewhat solemn.

If they were outside, he could simply leave the area bound to the earth spirit and wait for the opponent to run out of mana before coming back to win. However, the arena is limited in size, and the opponent has the advantage of occupying the crater, making this demon quite troublesome.

"Your innate abilities are both offensive and defensive, and it seems that ordinary techniques are unlikely to pose a threat to you."

Say it.

Li Mo extended his right hand and gently touched his forehead with his index and middle fingers.

In just a moment, the lava dragon, which had been smugly enveloped in layers of magma, suddenly felt a chill run down its spine.

It felt its soul tremble, its thoughts seemed frozen, it felt as if it were insignificant between heaven and earth, and it sensed a trace of the power of the Great Dao.

"What kind of divine power is this, capable of causing such a disturbance to the rules and order of heaven and earth? This, this..."

The lava dragon tried hard to break free from the lock, but it was unable to shake off the fear and trembling in its heart during actual combat.

This power has clearly transcended the level of technique and has reached a level of understanding of the Dao.

"How can this be!!"

Crack!

The binary chaotic lightning flashed and disappeared in an instant, striking the lava behemoth in the crater. Fortunately, Li Mo remembered Afu's instructions and deliberately deflected the lightning slightly.

The lava behemoth, which had just been laughing and shouting, suddenly froze in place.

Li Mo, having activated his spiritual eye, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He slowly withdrew his right hand.

As the dualistic chaotic lightning path was embedded into the order of the world in the Mountain and Sea Realm, his control over lightning was significantly enhanced, and the energy consumption of activating dualistic chaotic lightning was also significantly reduced, allowing him to injure the target without killing them.

This is the outward manifestation of his beginning to have absolute control over the binary chaotic lightning.

next moment.

Amidst the gasps of the spectators, the lava behemoth standing in the crater was seen with its outer shell of magma continuously peeling away layer after layer.

A shadow rushed toward the surrender passage, but Li Mo pretended to be exhausted and did not try to stop it.

"Wow..."

The crowd of spectators was in an uproar, and the wealthy patrons who came to watch the match also showed surprise, constantly calling over the waiters to ask questions.

"Let us congratulate Venerable Lei Fa on his victory!"

Li Mo left the dueling arena amidst cheers.

(End of this chapter)