Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

Chapter 287: Chapter 170: God’s Gamble

Desolate, cold, lifeless, with only the majestic structures that seem to have existed since ancient times, never collapsing. Only on the rough walls are the faint traces of time visible.

In front of these massive structures, even a blood infant tens of meters tall seemed as small as a child.

A light breeze swept by, billowing Chu Xiu’s cloak.

”Here again, huh.”

Looking at the statues of the four Gods before him, Chu Xiu exhaled lightly.

”Boom, boom, boom.”

The rhythmic sound of footsteps echoed as an eighty-meter-tall Blood Attendant draped in a white priest’s robe approached, prostrating on the ground, its enormous ears pointed towards the statues of the Gods, filled with piety, as if listening to the supreme oracle.

After a while, it turned its head, and a grand voice resonated in the arena.

”Gladiator, have you come to participate in the competition?”

”Yes.” Chu Xiu nodded.

”Gladiator, the Gods are pleased to see you reach a new realm so quickly and come to the arena.”

”For your enthusiastic eagerness, the Gods express their appreciation.”

”However, the Gods also harbor some concerns, worrying that you may be too hasty.”

”You are a gladiator favored by the Gods. The Gods hope you can thoroughly prepare, elevate yourself to the pinnacle of the current Tier, and then challenge the arena.”

It’s not surprising the Gods had such doubts, after all, it had only been half a month since Chu Xiu last entered the Bloody Arena.

And it’s important to know that those who can enter the Bloody Arena are top powerhouses among the countless races of the Abyss, each capable of crushing the Same Tier. Even the lowest-ranked gladiators possess the power to defeat opponents above their Tier!

Yet in the face of the Gods’ doubt, Chu Xiu merely nodded calmly once more.

”I am ready.”

As the words fell, the Blood Attendant prostrated again, and after a while stood up, saying, ”The first match will arrange a quasi-gladiator for you. This is not an official battle, and the Points for victory will be halved, with no rank Points awarded, merely helping you familiarize with the combat intensity of the Fierce Tier.”

Chu Xiu agreed without objection.

The official Fierce Tier matches are 500 Points each, not much, the main point being the ranking rewards. If one can rise to first place, they can accumulate tens of thousands of Points.

There are also various strange competitions, generally offering generous rewards.

Besides, if one performs well, they may receive additional rewards from the Gods, for after all, the main purpose of this place’s establishment is to entertain the four Gods.

After he agreed, the Blood Attendant slowly stood up, emanating countless blood threads from its body, transmitted through chains like umbilical cords, to the enormous blood moon in the dome, or more accurately, the blood-red eye as large as a planet.

Chu Xiu merely waited a moment before finding a suitable opponent. There were 647 official gladiators in the Fierce Tier, and over ten thousand quasi-gladiators! Many aspiring quasi-gladiators lingered long in the preparation area, ready to join more matches.

As a red light burst forth from the Blood Attendant, the scenery around began to change. When Chu Xiu regained his senses, he was standing in the middle of a swamp.

In the not-so-distant sky, the gigantic shadow of the Endless Blood Pool hung, symbolizing its attention to this battle.

Not every gladiatorial fight could attract a God’s interest; they usually only cast their gaze on their favored contestants.

As Chu Xiu pondered, he suddenly felt a mysterious force pulling him sharply downward.

Looking down, his feet were deeply embedded in the mud, and a continuous suction from the depths of the swamp was dragging him downward!

Chu Xiu snorted softly, and the Vampire Count’s Wings unfurled behind him, immediately stirring a Gale at his original position, halting his descent.

Yet just as he stabilized, a ripple arose on the swamp surface not far away.

The next moment, a massive figure jumped out from beneath the swamp!

It was a crocodile twenty meters long, covered in hard Scale Armor, its gaping maw rushing toward Chu Xiu!

At this distance, Chu Xiu could even see the laryngeal bumps deep in its throat and the sharp teeth as thick as an adult’s arm!

Yet just as Chu Xiu was about to be swallowed whole, a gigantic Demon Arm suddenly emerged, throwing a punch!

”Boom!!!”

With a deafening crash, the giant crocodile’s whole jaw was dislocated, dozens of teeth shattered by Giant Strength, scattering, its massive body spinning backward, but before it flew a few meters, another Demon Arm grabbed its tail, dragging it back from the air!

Grasping its tail with one hand, Chu Xiu fiercely struck its head with the other!

”Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The collision sounds rang repeatedly, and when Chu Xiu stopped, blood had dyed the entire swamp dark red, the giant crocodile’s head a mangled mess, even the hard skull had been shattered forcibly.

”Using swamp terrain to coordinate combat, it’s indeed possible to get caught off guard?”

”But even at the Fierce Tier, still employing such primitive combat methods? No wonder it’s only a quasi-gladiator.”

This thing was just on par with a Corrupted Mecha, even with terrain advantage it was at most a low-level General Tier.

Perhaps the Endless Blood Pool wanted to leave a profound impression on him, to deter arrogance, hence choosing an opponent who appeared intimidating but wasn’t particularly formidable in actual combat, and whose large size was just what the Frenzied Celestial Demon Hand countered.