Evil of all ages

Chapter 239 Life and Death Fight

"General Huang, are you aware that our Ghost Market has many departments?"

Huang Taihong was slightly startled. Even though he had disguised himself, the other party was still able to recognize him immediately. The Ghost Market was truly powerful.

No wonder the Ghost Market dared to disrespect his elder brother.

No wonder my brother spoke with a hint of caution when he mentioned the Ghost Market.

He just didn't know what the other party meant by "department".
Are they the various organizations under the Ghost Market?
He just wanted to redeem the person, why was the other party asking this?

He looked at the other person with a puzzled expression.

“Every department of ours serves Lord Ghost Emperor, but each department operates independently and does not interfere with the decisions of other departments.”

"The person you want to redeem is not in our department."

Feng Zigui explained.

Which department?

Huang Taihong never expected that redeeming someone would involve such trouble.

Feng Zigui did not answer, but picked up his tea and slowly drank it.

Huang Taihong understood; the other party wouldn't answer his question for free.

"How much silver do you need? Or what do you want?"

Huang Taihong asked.

Feng Zigui put down his teacup and shook his head slightly.

Huang Taihong saw the other person shake their head slightly, but he didn't understand what they meant.

"I was originally planning to take some benefits, but considering that you are the son of the Ghost King, I decided to give the Ghost King face."

"The person you wish to redeem is in the Colosseum."

Feng Zigui replied.

"What? In the Colosseum!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Taihong suddenly stood up.

The jailer who brought him to the ghost market had introduced it to him on the way.

They say the Colosseum is the most popular and worthwhile place to visit in the Ghost Market.

It is said that the slaves who sold themselves into slavery fought for freedom.

It's a life-or-death battle from the very beginning.

The mortality rate was extremely high; novice slaves generally did not live past seven days.

How could he not panic upon hearing that his fiancée had sold herself to the gladiatorial arena?

"In the Colosseum, beautiful slaves usually become bunny girls serving drinks to guests, instead of going to the deathmatch ring."

"Unless a wealthy patron designates them to go to the deathmatch arena."

Feng Zigui reminded him.

"Thanks"

Upon hearing this, Huang Taihong finally felt much more at ease.

He clasped his hands in thanks to Feng Zigui.

"Good luck"

Feng Zigui didn't say much, and acted as if he wanted to see the guest out.

Huang Taihong bowed to Feng Zigui again in gratitude before leaving the Baibaoge store and asking a passerby for directions.

Guided by passersby, Huang Taihong arrived at the Colosseum.

Buy a ticket and go inside, then explain your purpose to the staff.

The host then took him to see Mei Xiaoqiao, the manager of the arena, who had once been a wildcat.

Before meeting the person in charge of the arena, Huang Taihong saw the so-called bunny girl, whose outfit was quite eye-catching.

However, he had strong self-control, and the beautiful women he saw along the way—cheongsams, Lolita fashion, stockings with short skirts—made him immune to it.

He now felt incredibly strong; even when he saw naked beauties in the ghost market, he attributed it to the nature of the ghost market.

Now standing before him was Mei Xiaoqiao, dressed as a secretary.

"You're too late. The person you want to redeem has already been bought by someone else."

Mei Xiaoqiao flipped through the slave list and saw that Han Yuqi's name had been checked. She then looked up at Huang Taihong and said...

"It's been bought?"

Huang Taihong raised his voice involuntarily.

"Who did you sell my fiancée to?"

Huang Taihong asked anxiously.

"Sorry, we cannot disclose the buyer's information."

Mei Xiaoqiao said.

“Your ghost market doesn’t grant every request just because you can afford the price.”

"I don't know what price I'll have to pay to find out the buyer's information."

When Huang Taihong heard the other party say that the buyer's information could not be disclosed, he clenched his fists involuntarily, but he was quick-witted and knew how to take advantage of the rules of the ghost market.

“Leaking the buyer’s information will damage the reputation and word-of-mouth of our arena. You can’t afford that price.” Mei Xiaoqiao glanced at Huang Taihong a few times and shook her head slightly.

"How do you know I can't afford this price if you don't tell me?"

Huang Taihong argued forcefully.

At that moment, the innermost door opened.

Lu Tianyi came out.

When Huang Taihong saw the person in charge and those around him calling him "Owner," he immediately knew that this man was the controller of the arena—Ugly Master.

"Logically speaking, you can't afford the price."

"However, our arena is facing a problem: a scheduled life-or-death arena match is missing a contestant due to an unexpected incident."

"If you win the life-or-death arena match, I can tell you the buyer's information."

Lu Tianyi said calmly.

Who is the opponent?

Huang Taihong asked.

"The ferocious beast fought 129 battles without a single defeat. A few days ago, he successfully broke through and became a Xiantian expert."

Upon hearing this, Huang Taihong's face darkened. The other party was a Xiantian expert, and even if he had only broken through a few days ago, he was still not someone that Huang Taihong, a Houtian peak expert, could handle.

At this moment, a system task arrives, requiring him to defeat or kill a ferocious beast.

"If you're too scared to go on stage, you can leave now."

Lu Tianyi said calmly.

When will you be on stage?

Huang Taihong hesitated for a moment, then, remembering that she was his fiancée, his eyes hardened, and he asked Lu Tianyi when he would go on stage.

"Now"

Lu Tianyi said with a smirk.

Led by the bunny girl, Huang Taihong stepped onto the ring.

They discovered a beast a head taller than them, with exceptionally well-developed muscles, already interacting with the audience in the stands while wielding a warhammer.

He didn't go empty-handed; before stepping onto the stage, he asked Lu Tianyi for a Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword).

The referee appeared on the ring and introduced Huang Taihong as an unknown challenger.

The surrounding audience was full of scorn, especially when they heard the referee say that Huang Taihong was only a peak acquired master, they all burst into laughter.

They felt that the Colosseum was giving them free money.

They all poured more money in, betting on the beasts to win.

Lu Tianyi and his group laughed when they saw that almost all the audience members bet on the beast to win.

Today's sales have skyrocketed again.

They never thought Huang Taihong would lose, because he was the Ghost Emperor's brother.

Huang Taihong saw the surrounding audience repeatedly shouting "Beast! Beast!"...

He took a deep breath and banished all the distracting thoughts from his mind.

He stared intently at the beast, trying to find its weakness.

Seeing that the time was almost up, the referee announced the start of the life-or-death duel, and the person quickly left the ring.

"You piece of trash, I'll smash you into mincemeat."

With a kick of its foot, the beast hurled its warhammer at Huang Taihong.

Huang Taihong dared not confront him head-on, and when he dodged, the warhammer immediately smashed a large crater in the spot where he had been standing.

"So fast"

Huang Taihong assumed that the beast was too muscular to be very fast, so he took the opportunity to slash at the beast's neck.

Who would have thought that the beast's reaction speed and agility were even faster than Huang Taihong had imagined? With a single swing of its warhammer, it easily blocked Huang Taihong's longsword.

Next, Huang Taihong felt unwell.

They dared not confront them directly, so they could only hide.

Moreover, the beast seemed to be just teasing Huang Taihong like a cat playing with a mouse.

"Smash it!"

"Smash it!"

"Smash it!"

"..."

Hearing the deafening shouts from the audience.

Having had its fill of play, the ferocious beast unleashed its menacing aura and swung its warhammer at Huang Taihong.

Seeing that there was no way to dodge, Huang Taihong had no choice but to block.

Then he was sent flying.

Seeing that he was about to fall off the stage, he turned his longsword and inserted it into the stone slab to deflect the force, thus preventing him from falling off the stage.

He stopped, but his hand was still split open, and blood was even coming from the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)