The road is vague

Chapter 376 Gladiator Ace (Part 9)

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

Supervisor Afu tried to lower his voice, his tone filled with excitement.

"In a short period of time, three investors have sent their servants to make contact with you, including a count!"

The cheers in the arena were deafening, wave after wave, and the title of Thunder Punishment Venerable resounded throughout the arena. The vast majority of the cheers came from gamblers who had bet on Li Mo.

Li Mo's mind was entirely focused on comprehending the dualistic chaotic thunder.

"I will follow the supervisor's instructions."

After giving the other party a perfunctory reply, Li Mo was like a puppet on strings, allowing the surrounding maids to manipulate him.

His eyes revealed a thoughtful expression.

These past few days, he has been researching how to embed the dualistic chaotic thunder path into the order of heaven and earth, and then improve his cultivation through so-called enlightenment, but he never thought that to exert the dualistic chaotic thunder path, he would need sufficient control.

This explains why cultivators at the Golden Core stage must master supernatural powers to further comprehend the Dao.

Having supernatural powers but lacking profound understanding of the Great Dao is nothing more than imitating others, like a mirage or a reflection in water.

However, if one only has the understanding of the Great Dao but no supernatural power to exert it, it is like flooding the waters, harming both oneself and others.

Now, his Thunder Transformation to the Extreme, Five Thunders to Dust, True Spirit Eye, and Extreme Thunder Body all have powerful control over the application of the dualistic chaotic thunder path, which has allowed him to avoid the mistake of building castles in the air and to move forward steadily and practically.

"No wonder the previous use of the dualistic chaotic thunder caused damage to the soul. It turns out that it was like flooding, which hurts both the user and others."

Just as Li Mo was deep in thought, A Fu arrived before him with several investors who were interested in him.

"Thunder Punishment Venerable, Thunder Punishment Venerable, Thunder Punishment Venerable."

Afu called out three times before Li Mo finally came to his senses.

"kindness?"

Seeing that Li Mo had come to his senses, Afu smiled slightly.

"These gentlemen are all very interested in you, don't you think?"

Li Mo quickly got up, and the relevant procedures were very familiar to him.

However, now that he is the ace of the Fearless Arena, he naturally doesn't need to try so hard to please these big spenders as before. The two sides are now in a cooperative relationship. The other party is betting on whether Li Mo can become a War God Gladiator, while Li Mo needs to rely on the support of these big spenders to gain more benefits.

The others were easy to talk to, but the key was this Earl Emerald, who just kept looking Li Mo up and down without saying a word.

Li Mo couldn't help but activate his True Spirit Eye to secretly observe, and his expression immediately changed slightly.

He couldn't see through the other party's cultivation level at all.

Li Mo's actions, however, made the Emerald Earl's eyes light up, and he nodded in satisfaction.

"very good."

He then calmly stood up and, amidst the flattery of Butler Afu, chuckled lightly, "I surrender to this Thunder Punishment Venerable."

Only after everyone had left did Li Mo finally breathe a sigh of relief. Accompanied by the maids around him, he left the Volcano Arena and returned to the Fearless Arena.

……

Two months later.

Lei Fazun has become a household name in Xinian City as a top gladiator. The dragon people in the nearby streets have gradually begun to compare and analyze this newly rising top gladiator with those established top gladiators, judging how much chance he has of winning and whether he can become one of the ten War God Gladiators of this year.

Because of the appearance of the Thunder Punisher, the audience seats in the Fearless Arena have become increasingly sought after, and this revenue alone has brought the arena back to life.

this day.

The last Yin De Dan that Li Mo had been selling in batches has arrived.

If he could exchange this Yin De Pill for spirit stones, and add them to the spirit stones he had left, he would have room to bargain and stockpile large quantities of goods.

However, just as Li Mo was waiting for the auction to end so he could take the spirit stones, the appearance of an auction item stunned him.

"The next item up for auction is the Xuanhuo Horn of a narwhal! The Thousand Treasures Islands are currently being invaded by an Outer God, and the owner of this horn is one of those Outer Gods that invaded the Thousand Treasures Islands. It is said that after devouring a large amount of human energy, this Outer God triggered a Transformation Lightning Tribulation, but ultimately died tragically under the power of the lightning tribulation because he underestimated its power. The starting bid is two thousand spirit stones!"

"I'll offer two thousand one hundred spirit stones!"

"Two thousand one hundred and fifty spirit stones..."

The auction house was a gathering place for demons and monsters. Although most of the demons and monsters and dragon people preferred to temper their bodies and enhance their innate supernatural abilities, quite a few of them would refine one or two handy magic weapons and were extremely keen on carrying the True Nature type magic weapons with them.

Li Mo stared intently at the Xuanhuo Horn, his face showing astonishment.

He could almost certainly conclude that the owner of this horn was killed by lightning tribulation because he was influenced by his dualistic chaotic lightning path.

Seeing that the bidding for the Xuanhuo Horn had reached 2,500 spirit stones and then stopped, he immediately raised his paddle and shouted.

"I'll offer two thousand six hundred spirit stones!"

The auctioneer immediately shouted a signal.

"This fellow Daoist has offered 2,600 spirit stones. Has anyone else offered a higher price to bid for this narwhal's Xuanhuo Horn?"

"Two thousand six hundred spirit stones once!" "Two thousand six hundred spirit stones twice!"

"make a deal."

In the end, Li Mo won the bid for the crimson Xuanhuo Horn with a price of 2,600 spirit stones. After paying the spirit stones, he held the Xuanhuo Horn in his hand and could clearly feel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surging in from the darkness, and the speed seemed to be slightly faster.

Although this amount is small, the cumulative effect over time can be quite remarkable.

This unexpected gain made Li Mo's eyes light up. He began to play with the extremely yang-shaped stone, lost in thought.

If this horn is used to forge the Flowing Gold and Fiery Sword, although it will not reach the level of the transformed great demon's Yang horn as recorded in the weapon forging book, it can still barely exert the strength of Flowing Gold and Fiery Sword. At least it will not be the strange situation where the power of orthodox magic weapon is not as good as that of unorthodox magic weapon.

However, the owner of this extremely yang horn ultimately failed to fully transform into human form during his lifetime, and he was truly unwilling to accept the combination with such a precious material as Ruo Huo Liu Jin.

"That's all."

Li Mo finally made a decision after the auction ended.

"Let's wait and see. Keep it as a backup option, just in case something unexpected happens."

After obtaining the spirit stones for the Yin De Dan auction, Li Mo immediately went to the East Sea Pavilion. After some back and forth and negotiations with the Scorpion Demon, they finally reached an agreement.

a few days later.

Li Mo and the scorpion demon shopkeeper exchanged money and goods, successfully completing the transaction.

He actually pulled out nearly 200,000 spirit stones in one go, almost emptying his savings, and stockpiled a large amount of precious monster materials from the Central Plains.

The scorpion demon shopkeeper quickly expressed his apologies.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I am truly sorry. All the demon cores in the entire Xinian City have been snatched up by the various marquises and earls. I have heard that the Dragon Kings of the Nine Dragon Islands have even gone to the Thousand Treasures Islands at great cost to fight against those outer gods in order to collect demon cores. Our shop is really unable to collect the quantity you need and can only use other materials as substitutes."

Li Mo sighed.

Compared to other monster materials, bringing back a large number of monster cores for the Spirit Eye Sect would undoubtedly be more valuable.

He was also very puzzled.

"I can understand offering demon cores as tribute to the Neon King's Spirit Transformation Ceremony, but isn't offering such a massive amount of sea monsters a bit too outrageous?"

"Hehehe, it seems Fellow Daoist Li is unaware of some things. Long Live City has already spread the word that after the Neon King's Spirit Transformation Ceremony, he will lead his army across the Forbidden Sea to attack the barbarians on the other side. And these demon cores, after being refined into spirit pills by the alchemists of Long Live City, will be the best reward to reward the thousands of soldiers!"

Li Mo's expression changed drastically.

If that's the case, then wouldn't it mean that after participating in the Holy Son Contest, he had to leave the Lost Continent immediately and reach the other side before the Long Live Dynasty launched a large-scale cross-sea operation?
After a while.

As Li Mo hurriedly left, the scorpion demon shopkeeper's smile gradually faded.

"So, can you see through his identity?"

A dragonfly spirit stepped out, letting out a melodious chuckle.

"Hehe, this is really interesting. You would never guess his identity. He is actually a human, and if I am not mistaken, he seems to be the Thunder Punishment Venerable who has recently gained fame in the Fearless Arena."

"That undefeated ace gladiator? How is that possible!"

The scorpion demon was filled with doubt and suspicion.

The dragonfly spirit continued, "And I'm certain he's already discovered me; his eye technique is no less powerful than mine."

After a brief moment of deep thought, the scorpion demon finally let out a long sigh.

"The background of the Fearless Arena is quite complicated. The owners behind it have always been a mystery, and it has long maintained close cooperative relations with several surrounding tribes. These are fanatical believers who firmly uphold their faith in the God of the Year. It's best not to provoke them."

the other side.

Upon returning to the Fearless Arena, Li Mo informed Afu of his request to see the Faceless Immortal.

With the God of War Tournament imminent, Li Mo's status has risen dramatically. Not long after he informed Afu of his request, the Faceless Immortal appeared.

"What do you want from me?"

Li Mo said in a low voice, "I received some news today that after this Spirit Transformation Ceremony, the Wansui Dynasty is preparing to launch a cross-sea operation to attack the Misty Hundred Clans on the other side of the Forbidden Sea. I must leave here before then, so I would like to ask about the situation of the Sun Ship."

"No hurries."

The Faceless True Man said methodically, "The Spirit Transformation Ceremony will officially begin six months after the Holy Son Competition, and then there will be at least another year for oath-taking and preparation. Don't worry, it won't delay your time."

Li Mo narrowed his eyes slightly.

But then he seemed to remember something, and nodded and smiled, "It's good that you're alright. I was just a little worried. After all, this matter was guaranteed by the Aurora Mystic Maiden. I was just too anxious."

After Li Mo said this, the Master of the Rooftop did not say anything more, nodded and left.

Once Li Mo was alone in the room again, he couldn't help but sigh softly and mutter to himself.

"Let's wait until the true demon avatar emerges from its shell before conducting a secret investigation. This faceless true man... I have a feeling he's hiding some secret."

As if telepathically connected with Li Mo, at the same time as they were muttering to themselves, a huge dragon fruit on a tree atop Misty Peak suddenly stretched out an arm with a soft pop.

(End of this chapter)