In many places, the trials arena wasn't a very lively place.
In the House of a Hundred Depths, no one would care if you killed someone. It was only in some big cities that such laws would be enacted in order to maintain order within the city.
Aguda was one of the few cities that had such laws, and because of that, the trials arena in the city was quite lively.
Once there was a dispute, it could be settled in the trials arena.
Killing someone wasn't against the law in the trials arena, where you could freely compete, fight, and even kill.
For ordinary people, the trials arena was a place they would avoid, but for some flexsters, it was heaven. There were even some flexsters who stayed in the trials arena for a long time to hone their skills.
That kind of flexster was one of the most dangerous flexsters, and only by killing their adversary could they survive.
They had survived one life and death battle after another, and every one of them was extremely powerful.
Some of the flexsters under Mose would often come there, using blood and life to hone their skills.
The trials arena was the most chaotic place in Aguda. Once you walked through the gate, your life would no longer be your own.
The hemispherical sealed off trials arena was located in a corner of Aguda.
Chen Mu had thought that such a dangerous place would be surrounded by a vast expanse of empty silence.
He hadn't thought that there would be a forest of shops around the trials arena, with an endless stream of pedestrians, and a bustling scene.
"High-grade T-crutches, made of diamond wood, indestructible, soft in hardness, light and textured. Once you touch it, you'll fall in love with it!"
"Do you want to show off your prowess in the trials arena?
The threaded spear is your best companion, with a natural threaded wood body that combines hardness and softness.
The fire-rock snail spearhead is indestructible.
Give a bottle of our store's secret poison to anyone who buys it, and anyone who touches it will die!
Buy two, and you'll enjoy a 20 percent discount.
With a spear in hand, the world is mine! "
"Are you still worried about getting hurt in the trials arena?
Come to our store!
We sell all kinds of medicine, and as long as you have a breath left in you, we'll let you breathe a little longer. "
"Cherish your life, and stay away from streaking!
Our store has a big sale on protective gear, and anyone who buys three or more will get a pair of elastic straw sandals. "
…
The salesmen in each store were shouting themselves hoarse, and the scene was so hot that Chen Mu was dumbstruck.
He was used to the elegant and considerate service of the various high-class shops in the Federation, but this was the first time he had seen such a store.
He couldn't understand what was happening in front of him. Wasn't this a sparring arena where massacres were rampant?
Suddenly, he heard someone haggling nearby.
"How much is this gun?"
"Sixteen crystals."
"So expensive?
Other places only sell it for thirteen crystals. "
"Expensive?
Brother, can it be more valuable than your life?
Isn't it just three crystals? If you win, what's a mere three crystals? "
"It's not like I can win …"
"Since you're already dead, these three crystals won't be yours anymore."
"That's true."
The man paid for the gun without hesitation.
After listening to their conversation, Chen Mu suddenly understood.
The people who came to the sparring arena were people who put their lives on the line. To them, money wasn't the most important thing.
If he won, everything on the other party would be his spoils of war. If he lost, even his life would be forfeit. Naturally, there was no need for him to care about money.
No one knew when they would die. Even if they had money, they would spend it all in a short period of time.
It was under that kind of stimulation that the region's economy was abnormally prosperous.
Among the stream of people entering and leaving the sparring arena, there would occasionally be some gloomy and fierce-looking flexsters. Those people were giving off an extremely dangerous aura, and most people wouldn't dare to get close.
"Kunya, why have you come here?"
Just as they entered the sparring arena, everyone stopped.
The one who had spoken was someone Chen Mu had noticed.
He didn't look like a good person at first glance, and his gaze was inadvertently revealing an ominous glint that was cold and gloomy.
Compared to the others in the sparring arena, his murderous aura was the strongest. Being sensitive to it, Chen Mu easily noticed him in the crowd.
He seemed to have a good relationship with Kunya.
When his gaze swept past Andre, he suddenly froze. "Andre!"
Andre's expression changed slightly. "Fayes, this is a grievance between me and Kunya."
Fayes wasn't tall and had a lean build. Even standing there casually, he looked like a sharp dagger.
"I warned you, Andre. Don't ever set foot in Aguda again." Fayes's eyes were slightly closed as he spoke coldly.
"Fayes!
It's not your turn to meddle in my affairs! "Andre recovered his composure, and his expression became gloomy.
Andre's tough tone surprised Fayes a little, and his tone became even worse. "You have no right to talk to me like that, loser."
Kunya cut in with a mocking tone, "Brother Fayes, little Andre has made great progress these last two years. He's found a good backer.
Tsk tsk, his master has spoken that if he wins, he will be rewarded with the Lotus Leaf Shield. "With Fayes there, Kunya's pressure immediately disappeared, and he became unrestrained in his speech.
"Kunya …" Andre's face suddenly flushed, and he was both anxious and angry!
"Lotus Leaf Shield?"
Fayes's gaze froze and shrank like a needle, and the target that time was Chen Mu and Zara behind Andre.
A fiendish murderous aura hit them head-on.
Chen Mu and Zara didn't seem to feel it, and neither of them said a word.
"Who are you, sirs?" Fayes asked indifferently, though he was very cautious in his mind.
His adversary had turned a blind eye to his murderous aura. That kind of willpower alone wasn't something an ordinary person could possess.
He had been in the trial arena for quite a long time and knew very well that it was best not to provoke such a person.
But the Lotus Leaf Shield was an irresistible temptation for any disciple of the sword and shield sect.
Fayes was the number one ace among the disciples of the sword and shield sect, but even so, he still didn't have the right to use the Lotus Leaf Shield.
Although the Water Core Shield in his hand was also quite rare, it was still a few grades below the Lotus Leaf Shield.
Suddenly hearing that someone had the Lotus Leaf Shield, even the strong-willed Fayes couldn't help being shaken.
There wasn't the slightest bit of concealed fiery desire in his cold eyes.
Chen Mu didn't even look at Fayes as he turned to Andre and said, "Loser?
What did you lose? "
A trace of pain flashed through Andre's expression. "A few years ago, I represented the sect in a competition against another sect and lost."
"And then?"
"And then I was expelled from the sect."
Andre's face was red and white, but Chen Mu could easily feel the anger that came from the depths of his heart.
Chen Mu was a little surprised. "You were expelled from the sect just because you lost a competition?"
As he saw it, since it was a competition, winning or losing was a very normal thing.
"Mmmm."
Andre stared hard at Kunya, gnashing his teeth, his face contorted, though his voice was strangely calm. "Yeah.
I never thought I would be drugged by my own elder brother before the competition.
Ha, I almost died tragically in the competition, and I was expelled from the sect afterward. "
Kunya's expression changed, and he unconsciously glanced at Fayes as he retorted, "Little Andre, you really know how to make up —"
"Who are the two of you?" Fayes interrupted Kunya, his gaze fixed on Chen Mu.
He didn't care at all whether or not Andre had been drugged. There was only one thing in his mind — the Lotus Leaf Shield!
Having been interrupted, Kunya hastily shut his mouth, though he couldn't help showing a pleased expression.
Still ignoring him that time, Zara suddenly opened her mouth to Andre in a cold voice. "Kill him."
Fayes was like air in the eyes of the two of them.
Fayes's gaze shrank. How many years had it been since anyone had dared to use such a rude attitude toward him?
Even his master was incomparably polite when talking to him.
His status in the sword and shield sect was incomparably respected, and he was an invincible king in the trial arena.
"You deserve to die!"
Fayes's icy voice was like the edge of a knife. Without any warning, a flash of white light came from less than half a meter away from Chen Mu's eyes.
A blade-shield shaped like a water droplet was held flat in his hand, and the tip of the raised shield flashed a flash of a white glowing blade.
Dong!
There was a muffled sound, and the white glowing blade scattered into fragments. Everything before Chen Mu's eyes was a vast expanse of whiteness, and he didn't move.
The water core shield in Fayes's hand felt as though it had been hit head-on by a heavy hammer, and Zara's ferocious attack had startled him.
Since Zara had made her move, she wasn't going to give her adversary any chance.
As the daughter of the clan elder of the Xishan Royal Clan, her status was incomparably noble. Never mind the number one ace of the younger generation of the sword and shield sect, even the sect master of the sword and shield sect wouldn't be much different from a passerby in her mind.
The star vine in her hand followed like a shadow, and her figure was like a ghost as she headed straight for Fayes.
Chen Mu was a little surprised and couldn't help laughing. He found that Zara seemed to be quite protective of Andre, which was quite rare for her.
With Zara at his back, Andre, whose eyes were red, let out a roar and pounced on Kunya.
The trial arena was abruptly in chaos, but those people only cried out twice before stopping. They were watching from a distance with excited faces.
Fayes was an undefeated legend in the Aguda City trial arena, and up until then, no one had been able to defeat him.
Fayes was naturally callous, never soft-hearted toward his enemies, and countless flexsters had died at his hands.
They hadn't thought anyone would dare to make trouble for Fayes, so how could they not be excited?
"That woman seems to have a star vine in her hand …" someone in the crowd said hesitantly.
"Star vine?
Are you out of your mind?
Who would come to the trial arena if they had a star vine? "someone immediately retorted subconsciously.
"It really seems to be a star vine."
Most of the flexsters in the trial arena had good eyesight, and more and more of them suddenly felt that the long vine in Zara's hand was a star vine.
There was a sudden commotion in the crowd, and many people's gazes became heated as they stared closely at the star vine in Zara's hand!
That was a priceless treasure!
A truly priceless treasure!
The ultimate weapon of a flexster who majored in vines!
The temperature of the air rose sharply, and quite a few people couldn't help but open their collars. The heat bursting from the depths of their hearts made their noses heavy.
Which one of those who mingled in the trial arena was a good person?
Which one of their hands hadn't been stained with blood?
Which one of them hadn't killed for treasures?