Chapter 544: Colloseum 2

The waiting room had one hundred or so people.

Seeing the new arrivals, they sized them for a bit, but soon lost interest.

Instead, they shifted their focus to the three big screens that were displaying fights from different arenas.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Zhou Xuan saw his name on the big screen and reflexively stood.

"Roaring sword versus wolf bandit." Shen Xu read.

Below the names, several lines of information appeared and the double continued reading.

Name: Roaring Sword

Cultivation level: late-stage true immortal

Weapons: sword

Fights: 0

Wins: 0

Losses: 0

Draws: 0

Versus

Name: Wolf Bandit

Cultivation level: early-stage heaven immortal

Weapons: metal claws

Fights: 73

Wins: 38

Losses: 30

Draws: 5

"It’s a challenge above your level." Shen Xu said, looking at Zhou Xuan.

However, Zhou Xuan wasn’t deterred.

On one hand, he was confident in himself and on the other, swordsmen had an advantage in terms of attack power.

Rather than worried or afraid, Zhou Xuan was excited to step onto the arena.

"Don’t gamble with your life." Zhen Yuan reminded.

After all, he was responsible for the person’s safety, and he didn’t want to lose the ward at the start of the task.

"I know." Zhou Xuan said.

Soon after, a servant arrived and led Zhou Xuan to the assigned arena.

"Do you think he will win?" Shen Xu asked.

"I have never seen either of them fight so I can’t predict what will happen." Zhen Yuan said and the double nodded.

"You are right." He said, sat back in his chair, and began watching the fight.

Zhou Xuan used a long sword with a silver blade and a blue hilt.

At a glance, the sword looked elegant but also exuded a murderous intent that was unique to swordsmen.

Across from Zhou Xuan was a burly man with wild hair and dense beard. Looking at him, Shen Xu felt that the alias ’wolf bandit’ was very fitting.

"The rules are simple." A referee started and quickly continued.

"The fight will last one hour and all means are allowed. However, the win and loss rules are clear. Whoever is knocked out of the arena first will lose the fight. Otherwise, if both opponents are still on the stage after one hour or are knocked out at the same time, the game will be considered a draw."

"Finally, the colloseum won’t control your methods but this stage is not a life or death arena. Intentionally killing your opponent will result in serious consequences including execution."

Shen Xu was relieved when he heard this.

After all, Zhou Xuan was Zhen Yuan’s charge and the double didn’t want his partner to suffer any setbacks.

With that, the referee flew out of the arena, and hovered a few metres from the stage.

Seeing this, Zhou Xuan and the wolf bandit widened the distance between them.

"Little boy, do you dare to face my claws?" The wolf bandit asked and flexed his claws to intimidate the opponent.

However, Zhou Xuan was not intimidated and only narrowed his eyes before raising his sword.

"Tiger slash." He shouted and three sword lights flew toward the wolf bandit.

Seeing the sword attack, the wolf bandit raised his hands and abruptly slashed the air.

Simultaneously, successive ’clangs’ echoed in the surroundings and Zhou Xuan’s attack dissipated.

After dismantling the opponent’s attack, the wolf bandit rushed forward, and swung his claws.

The speed pf this attack was faster than Zhou Xuan expected.

Before he could react, he felt a searing pain in his chest and his feet reacted faster than his mind.

On instinct, he pulled back and hurriedly dodged to the left but the wolf bandit did not let up.

He had been fighting in the colloseum for more than ten years.

Because of this, he had encountered many opponents and could read the situation better than a newly arrived fighter.

’I can’t let him recover.’ He thought and swung his claws.

This time, a criss-crossed slash flew out and hit Zhou Xuan’s sword arm.

Shen Xu shook his head when he saw this.

"It’s over." He muttered and Zhen Yuan nodded.

"Zhou Xuan’s combat ability is too low compared to the wolf bandit." He said.

As a big clan’s young master, Zhou Xuan had naturally competed in martial tournaments and had even gone to train in monster mountains.

However, the wolf bandit had fought varied opponents and his experience was not what a clan’s young master could hope to contend with.

"Zhou Xuan is strong but his attacks are rigid and his movements are predicted. Maybe he would stand a chance against a same level opponent but his challenging above his realm. This outcome is not surprising." Zhen Yuan said.

"This colloseum is just the right place to train." Shen Xu said.

Zhou Xuan lost as expected.

Fortunately, his injuries were not serious and he only needed a few healing pills to recover.

While Zhou Xuan was recovering in one of the colloseum’s training rooms, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan were called up on the doubles stage.

"Xiaoxu, you take the lead in this match. I will play support." Zhen Yuan said and the double couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

After all, it was a two against two match.

Logically, they each should have their own opponent and cooperate where necessary.

"I have recently realised a new fighting style. I want to try it out." Zhen Yuan said.

While fighting monsters and demon plants in the unknown area, Zhen Yuan realised that his connection with the law scripting brush had become deeper.

When in the cultivation realm, he needed to manually draw a rune to materialise it in the air.

However, after ascending, he found that the brush was more attuned to his consciousness, and could materialise the runes imaged in his mind.

Just like how a swordsman could attack with sword light or sword intent, Zhen Yuan discovered that he could use runes to attack, defend, or even support.

This time, he planned to test his new fighting style in the two against two match.