Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 18 Underground Arena, Scarface King

Although Ji Wuming had never been to the black market before, he had heard about it from rumors. Most of the people in the black market were either wanted criminals of the two great empires or had offended powerful figures on the continent.

The black market sells a wider variety of goods than the surface city of Han Hai, and even the slave trade, which is strictly prohibited by the two great empires, is available here and extremely popular.

Of course, the prices of goods on the black market are two to three times higher than those outside.

"Sir, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time visiting the Hanhai City Black Market? How about I show you around and explain the various aspects of the black market?"

A hunched-over, bald man wearing a clown-like mask walked up to Ji Wuming and spoke.

Ji Wuming deliberately lowered his voice, his right hand already firmly gripping the dagger hidden in his inner waistband, and said ruthlessly, "No need, just tell me how to get to the underground fighting arena."

"It's just 300 meters ahead, that tall, round building."

The hunchbacked man, abandoning his previous fawning demeanor, casually and perfunctorily pointed out the direction of the arena.

"This Silver Soul Coin is yours."

Ji Wuming casually tossed a silver soul coin into the air, then quickly headed to the underground fighting arena.

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Before long, a black circular building came into view. Unlike the all-blue, welcoming and somewhat warm Great Soul Arena of Hanhai City, this place was filled with a wild, violent, and terrifying atmosphere of chilling killing intent.

Ji Wuming walked to the registration desk on the first floor, glanced at the rules posted on the wall to the left, and handed 20 gold soul coins to the registration staff.

"I want to sign up for the Soul Fighting competition!"

The registration staff glanced at Ji Wuming, who was wearing a mask. As a veteran in this position for four or five years, she had seen all kinds of Soul Masters. Even though they wore masks, their voices were still recognizable.

But the person in front of her, wearing a menacing black and white mask, was clearly a newcomer, so the registration staff said dismissively,

"Judging from your appearance, you must be new here. I advise you to go to the audience seats and take a look at the battle spirits below the stage, lest you lose your life. The battle spirits here are only life-or-death battles, not the game spirit battles outside."

"Register my name: Emperor-Slaying White Demon, Martial Soul"

Ji Wuming stopped speaking, holding the Blood Thunder Spear in his right hand, and two yellow soul rings rose from beneath his feet.

"A life-or-death battle to participate in the Grand Soul Master Tournament!"

The registration staff had never seen such a cool and fearless newcomer to the Soul Fighting class before. Since he wanted to die, they didn't need to persuade him any further. They tapped the registration device and registered Ji Wuming's basic information. As for his Soul Fighting class, they just randomly entered the name of a spear-type Soul Fighting class.

"Your information has been registered. Please proceed to Zone 5 to prepare. The competition is expected to begin in about half an hour."

Ji Wuming took a bronze Battle Spirit plaque with registration information and slowly walked towards Zone 5.

Ji Wuming's initial reason for coming to the underground black market arena to fight was simply to better conceal his strength. After all, the black market had the best information network, but it was also the most expensive and secretive.

Since I'm participating in the Soul Battle, some secrets will naturally be exposed to everyone. However, being in the black market, it will be much more difficult for others to find out about me than it is in the Soul Battle arena outside.

After Ji Wuming became familiar with the rules of the underground fighting arena, he was even more satisfied with it.

The level of the Soul Badge that is upgraded internally also applies to the Soul Arena on the ground. The life-or-death battles in the underground Soul Arena are divided into same-level or leap-level Soul Battles. Among same-level Soul Battles, even a level 29 Great Soul Master is allowed to fight a level 21 Great Soul Master. As for team Soul Battles, they also exist, but they are very rare.

Of course, the most important reason is that when registering, Soul Masters only need to show their Soul Rings or Martial Souls.

Soon, Ji Wuming arrived at competition area number five, where he could hear the sounds of intense betting matches ahead.

"Hurry up and register! Buy the Sunflower Illusion Demon for 400 Gold Soul Coins."

"I'll offer 300 gold soul coins to buy the Scale Horn King's victory."

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"Don't try to take it from me. There's a new face in the next match, and the odds are already 1 to 9. I'm betting 1,000 gold soul coins on the Emperor-Slaying White Demon to win."

A well-dressed, obese businessman pulled out a thousand gold soul coins and threw them on the registration table, repeatedly urging the registration staff to register the betting match.

The other bettors were dismissive, even mocking the merchant, since he would bet a thousand gold soul coins on a newcomer's victory every time a newcomer entered the Soul Arena.

This is clearly a huge waste of money for a fighting arena and everyone else. After all, for newcomers to participate in underground life-or-death battles, the chance of injury is zero and the chance of death is 100%.

However, in the next second, Ji Wuming, dressed in a black robe, handed a gold card to the registration staff.

"I'm betting 2 gold soul coins on the Emperor-Slaying White Demon to win."

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"I didn't hear wrong, did I? Twenty thousand gold soul coins, bet on a newbie."

The man, still somewhat surprised, glanced at Ji Wuming and then realized that the man in front of him was the Emperor-Slaying White Demon displayed on the big screen. Nevertheless, he continued to mock him.

"This is the first time I've ever seen a newcomer bet such a huge sum on themselves. If they lose, they'll lose everything, hahaha—"

He then continued, "Do you know who you are fighting? That's Scarface King from our underground Soul Arena, who has achieved a 15-game winning streak at the Great Soul Master level and is ranked second."

After the man's words, the others all looked at Ji Wuming with contemptuous smiles, and then turned to place large bets on Scarface Wang Sheng.

However, as time went on, the Sunflower Illusion Demon emerged victorious from the arena, and then suddenly an announcement rang out.

"Please, Emperor-Slaying White Demon and Scarface King, proceed to the fifth division arena and prepare yourselves. The match is about to begin."

Ji Wuming didn't care about their mockery. Only strength could shut them up. After retrieving his gold card from the registration staff, Ji Wuming headed towards the Soul Arena preparation room.

At that moment, the merchant also took out a gold card and said anxiously, "Give me an extra 1 gold coins, quick!"

A few minutes later, both sides slowly walked out of the fighting room and onto the fighting platform. However, this platform was not for sea spirit masters, but was specifically designed for land spirit masters.

Meanwhile, viewers from other regions who heard the announcement flocked to Region 5, eager to witness firsthand how Scarface King would once again defeat the rookie Soul Master and achieve a remarkable 16-game winning streak.

A host dressed in black walked into the arena through the noisy crowd and announced loudly, "We have a newcomer in our arena today. I wonder if he can defeat Scarface King, who has achieved a 15-game winning streak in life-or-death battles?"

(End of this chapter)