194: One battle, two losers

Xu Shian spent most of the day browsing through everything in the [Arena Mall].

I have to say, it's much more reliable than the [Guild Mall Module] of [Time]!

Not only is there a full range of categories, but it also has everything one could want.

However, the more Xu Shian looked, the heavier his heart became.

This won't do... I still have to find a way to kill that fellow [Bankai]... After all, on the equipment ranking list, that guy is almost leaving everyone in the dust.

The original Novice Staff had completely hit a bottleneck because there were no more raw materials.

The problem was, the [linen robe] he was currently focusing on upgrading didn't have any raw material restrictions.

The equipment he painstakingly got from BOSS drops was uncontrollable.

But in a month's Time, would it be enough for the other party to upgrade a certain piece of equipment to a level that was far beyond Xu Shian's reach?

By then, with the other party's talent plus the resources of the [Myriad Heavens Arena]...

This Ko-gaki might just soar to the sky... although Xu Shian knew that as long as it was a talent, it must have its limitations!

It couldn't be endlessly strong!

For example, the unlucky [King Arthur]... he was currently spending money to maintain his guild, recruiting a bunch of old, weak, sick, and pregnant players just to fill the numbers!

The problem was his talent; it required the guild he managed to have a corresponding quality... powerful members provided [King Arthur] with a powerful strength boost.

While average members provided mediocre boosts... back when they first entered the main city, he could solo a Level 15 hell difficulty Dungeon by himself with over a thousand Bronze Level experts from his guild.

But now, he could only barely manage a Level 20 one even in a team... and he frequently wiped!

But after all, Xu Shian didn't know what [Bankai]'s limitation actually was.

Xu Shian looked at a series of products in the [Arena Mall]: [bloodline potions].

The prices of [bloodline potions] varied.

The most expensive one, [Phoenix Bloodline], required an Epic Grade Badge plus one million life spirit crystals.

And the cheapest ones, [Rock-Armored Rhino] and [Shadow-Blade Cheetah], also required ten Bronze Level badges and one thousand life spirit crystals... As for this kind of bloodline modification... [Phoenix Bloodline]...

Description: One of the top bloodlines in the Myriad Heavens. Initial Constitution coefficient is 500; spirit coefficient is 200; Strength and Agility coefficients are 10.

Mastered Racial Divine Abilities: Rebirth from Ashes, World-Incinerating Flames;

Looking at the strength of this Phoenix Bloodline, Xu Shian really wished he could get one for himself on the spot... through this bloodline strength, he also saw the weakness of the Human Race!

This thing was simply ridiculously strong... by comparison, the [bloodline potions] for [Rock-Armored Rhino] and [Shadow-Blade Cheetah] were much more acceptable to Xu Shian.

One increased some defense coefficients and provided a 5% talent damage reduction as a racial talent.

The other increased some agility coefficients, naturally added 0.2 attack speed, and gave a talent skill: Stealth!

They were both better than nothing... When Xu Shian thought about killing [Bankai], the first thing he thought of was this, mainly because of Wu Lun.

After all, he had followed him for so long.

He would make leather goods in the Emerald Dream to earn money whenever he was free... Gamor had been busy in the Emerald Dream lately, either planting herbs or studying the dead World Tree.

Because the Emerald Dream had no buildings like anvils or furnaces, and a wood-attribute world had nothing to do with smithing, he was unable to forge equipment most of the Time.

So Gamor's primary task was to look after the Dream Forest, cultivate Medicine Fields, and stay close to nature.

There was only one slot for the Human Race, and Xu Shian wasn't heartless enough to abandon the subordinate who had followed him the longest just for [Bankai]'s talent.

Therefore, when thinking about killing [Bankai], the first problem to face was how to preserve Wu Lun.

Thus, Xu Shian set his sights on the [bloodline potions].

After using a low-level bloodline potion, Wu Lun would mutate from a pure Human Race into a demi-Human Race... while high-level bloodline potions wouldn't have such a drawback!

The problem was, Xu Shian couldn't afford the high-level potions either!

He could only let Wu Lun suffer a bit more; strengthening his power was better than being reduced to ashes.

He opened the [Arena Panel] and entered the Spectator Mode selection.

Bronze Rank:

Orc player [One-Eye] vs. Dark Elf player [Yongye]; the battle will begin in 7 minutes and 24 seconds, and teleportation to the spectator stands will be available in 2 minutes and 24 seconds.

Xu Shian checked the information of both sides.

Aside from an ID, there were only the ranks of both sides.

Both were Bronze III players.

They must have entered the arena just last month... this made Xu Shian a bit puzzled; it had been a month, and they only reached Bronze III?

On second thought, different worlds wouldn't necessarily have the same server opening day.

Looking at other information:

[King of Ten Thousand Poisons] vs. [White Crane Boy]; the battle will begin in 9 minutes and 49 seconds, and teleportation to the spectator stands will be available in 4 minutes and 49 seconds.

This was a bit ridiculous—a Snake-man vs. a Bird-man?

Could these races even be considered part of the Myriad Races?

Xu Shian's understanding of this area was still superficial, so he withheld judgment for now.

But in a battle between a snake and a crane, aren't they afraid of racial suppression?

After thinking about it, Xu Shian bought one ticket for each of these two battles... he might not have Time to watch the second one, but the problem was that without buying a ticket, he couldn't check the battle results.

He waited for less than two minutes.

[Ding! You are about to be teleported to the Myriad Heavens Arena spectator stands. Please ensure you are not in a combat state; teleportation is impossible during combat!]

Immediately, a 20-second countdown bar appeared before Xu Shian's eyes.

Without waiting for the countdown to finish, Xu Shian clicked to enter.

In the next second, he Disappeared from his room and appeared in a massive coliseum.

Inside the coliseum, there were no players about to start the battle.

There was only a piece of flat, desolate ground.

Xu Shian's brow relaxed!

If all terrains were like this, it would be extremely advantageous for Xu Shian.

After all, his subordinates were numerous and of high quality.

Who would be afraid if they lined up and blasted each other?

[Ding! Would you like to place a bet on the contestants?]

"No bet!"

Xu Shian didn't even know who the two sides were; what was the point of betting?

When ten seconds remained for battle preparation, the system notification sounded once again.

[Ding! The two sides have chosen different battle terrains. The terrain has been changed to random!]

[Ding! The terrain for this match has been changed to Volcano!]

In Xu Shian's eyes, the venue began to change.

It was as if a Volcano had been shrunk and placed into the arena before him.

The originally two-meter-tall Orc and the 1.8-meter Dark Elf appeared like tiny figures facing each other from two to three hundred meters away.

These two were clearly newcomers as well; the first thing they did was size each other up before immediately entering a combat state.

Xu Shian also found that this battlefield was indeed quite interesting.

As long as your spirit focused on a single point, the map at that location would enlarge in your eyes... For example, as Xu Shian looked at the Dark Elf's magnificent peaks in her revealing attire, even the cold, white fine hairs on those peaks were clearly visible.

This arena... is awesome!

He looked around.

Due to the unique nature of the battlefield, the proximity of the seats lost its meaning!

Thus, this arena looked like it could seat at least a hundred thousand people... but how many were there now?

Xu Shian did a rough count... about twenty?

Without even thinking, they were definitely players who had entered the arena around the same Time as Xu Shian.

These people, it seemed, were his main competitors... The Orc warrior fought with wide, sweeping strikes, while the Dark Elf Thief was as slippery as an eel!

The battle stalled for ten minutes in a cat-and-mouse atmosphere, and then... the Volcano erupted, taking them both out in one go!

A direct draw; two victims who didn't earn a single cent.

The arena took it all...