Generally, every large city in the Immortal World had a Convict Arena. It was similar to the gladiator arenas on Earth, full of cruelty and blood. Every deathmatch gladiator was a slave whose fate was in the hands of others. They only had two ways to survive. The first was to kill their opponents in the Convict Arena, and the second was to be fancied by a rich man and be bought.
Immortal Seek City.
This city could only be regarded as a medium-sized city in the Immortal World, but it had a Convict Arena due to its geographical location. After all, this Immortal Domain was much more barren than the other prosperous Immortal Domains, hence the number of desperadoes here.
"Master, it's just ahead."
Dragon Broker nodded and bowed as he followed Tan Xiu. After half a day's journey, they arrived outside a pitch-black, 1,000-meter-high black castle. Even with Tan Xiu's terrifying eyesight, he found that he couldn't see the end of this castle.
"The scale of this place doesn't seem small, no?" asked Tan Xiu.
"You're right." Dragon Broker said, "This lowly one may not have been to other cities, but I've heard a lot about it. Rumor has it that the scale of the Convict Arena in those large cities is not as big as the Immortal Seek City. Hence, many gamblers from other Immortal Domains come here to gamble. "
"You seem to know the Convict Arena very well. Do you often go there to play?" Tan Xiu lightly smiled.
"This lowly one is poor and destitute. It's not easy for me to barely make a living, so where would I find the spare money to play? It's just that … a lot of outsiders come here to gamble and still need us as guides. I've accompanied a lot of gamblers to this place and I've seen some people suddenly become rich, but I've also seen more people lose money and become penniless. So … "
"So what?" asked Tan Xiu with a playful smile.
"So I don't dare to go there," said Dragon Broker bitterly. Every investor that comes to me, I've always cautiously advised them not to gamble there. "
Tang Xiu patted his shoulder and gave him a pill. Then, he lightly smiled and said, "You're not bad. At least you don't have a bad heart. Let's go! It's been a long time since I went to the Convict Arena to play. Let's go gamble a few rounds today and try to win the money to buy the deathmatch. "
Dragon Broker stared blankly at the pill in his hand, a warm feeling surging in his heart. His expression was very complicated because he had served tens of thousands of potential customers, but he had never met such a generous customer.
"Sir, how should I address you?"
"You can call me Lord Great Tang," said Tan Xiu calmly.
"I'm not qualified to advise you, Sir Great Tang." Dragon Broker heavily nodded and said, "But for the sake of this pill, I hope you won't play too big. There are countless Immortals who have lost miserably in the Convict Arena."
"I understand. A little gambling is fun."
Tan Xiu nodded calmly. His eyes swept across the dozens of burly men guarding outside the 100-meter-high gate. To his surprise, the leader of these men was a Golden Immortal expert.
"Welcome. Would you like to rent a chariot?"
A Dragon Lady with a horn on her head asked with a smile as she swayed her slender waist.
"How much does it cost?" asked Tan Xiu.
"An ordinary chariot costs 10 Immortal Stones, while a high-end chariot costs 100 Immortal Stones," said the Dragon Lady. "Each chariot can be used indefinitely, so it won't be a problem even if the two of you want to stay inside for thousands of years."
Tan Xiu took out 100 Immortal Stones and handed them to her, saying, "How about a high-end chariot?"
Having said that …
He then turned to look at Dragon Broker and asked, "You control it."
"Understood!"
Dragon Broker looked a bit surprised. He liked to control chariots very much and had done it countless times in the past. He felt that it was much more enjoyable than riding a flying sword. As the two of them picked a boat-shaped chariot, Tan Xiu boarded it and saw Dragon Broker skillfully controlling it as they flew inside.
The inside space was filled with open stalls on both sides of the straight road. Each of the stalls sold weapons, pills, talismans, and so on. As long as it was a common item in the Immortal World, everything was available.
Tan Xiu had been to this kind of place countless times, so he naturally knew that the items sold in these stalls were almost all aimed at cultivators. Generally speaking, powerhouses who had broken through to the Immortal Stage would never buy things from such low-grade stalls.
However …
Immortals were too lazy to look at things, yet he was in great need of them. After all, almost none of the people in the Great Tang Empire had broken through to the Immortal Stage, and the items sold here were very useful to them.
"Dragon Broker, introduce me to a stall. The price must be fair and the items must be complete," said Tan Xiu calmly.
"What do you need to buy, Sir Great Tang?" asked Dragon Broker hesitantly. "Do you have a specific number?"
"I need pills, talismans, weapons, refining materials, and medicinal herbs suitable for Nascent Soul Stage cultivators," said Tan Xiu. "The quantity should be enough for hundreds of thousands of cultivators to use for a hundred years."
Gasp …
Dragon Broker's eyes turned as big as a bell and he exclaimed in horror, "So much?"
Tan Xiu slightly smiled and said, "If you help me with this, I'll give you 10 Immortal Crystals as a reward when we leave this place."
10 Immortal Crystals?
Dragon Broker's body trembled and he immediately looked pleasantly surprised. It must be noted that 10 Immortal Crystals were equivalent to 1,000 Immortal Stones, which was enough for him to use for several years.
"You can rest assured, Sir Great Tang. I promise to do it well for you and buy the most resources with the least amount of Immortal Stones." Dragon Broker patted his chest and guaranteed.
Shortly after.
The duo didn't rush to the Convict Prison but spent four days shopping. When Tan Xiu had spent 20 million Immortal Stones, the cultivation resources that were enough for more than 200,000 people in the Great Tang Empire to use for a hundred years had all been prepared.
Dragon Broker had never been as excited as he was in the past four days. The feeling of spending money like flowing water made his blood boil all the time. He looked at Tan Xiu as though he was a God.
Huff …
When the duo came out of a stall, Dragon Broker heaved a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat on his forehead. Then, he respectfully said, "Sir Great Tang, are we going to the Convict Prison next?"
"Take me to the highest-level Convict Prison," said Tan Xiu.
"If you want to enter the highest-level Convict Prison, you need to prove the wealth of the gamblers," said Dragon Broker. "The minimum guarantee is 10,000 Immortal Crystals."
Tan Xiu nodded and said, "There's no limit to this threshold for us. Let's go! "
"Understood."
Dragon Broker had seen Tan Xiu's spending in the past few days and naturally knew that Tan Xiu had a lot of Immortal Stones and Crystals. Therefore, after taking them to the deepest part of the Convict Prison, he said to the guard outside, "You two, we know the rules."
Tan Xiu handed over an interspatial ring. After the guard verified it, he respectfully invited the duo inside.
The Convict Prison.
It was an independent space that covered an area of hundreds of kilometers and had a height of nearly 1,000 meters. It was like the arena on Earth, surrounded by spectator seats that could accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. The center of the space was a 200-kilometer range where the deathmatch gladiators participated in the fight.
At this moment …
There were already thousands of gamblers in the spectator seats. All of them had ferocious expressions as they stared at the two people fighting in the ring. They were not pure humans, nor were they pure Immortals. One of them was a leopard-headed expert with an Earth Immortal Stage cultivation. His naked upper body was wrapped with fine iron chains and he wielded an immortal long saber that transformed into layers of saber shadows. The other one was a Winged Man with a human appearance but two pairs of wings. His wings flapped and a flaming saber shadow suddenly bombarded each other.
Tan Xiu casually found a place to sit down and calmly watched the fight between the two Earth Immortals. With his vision, he could easily tell that the leopard-headed Earth Immortal with fine iron chains had fallen into a disadvantageous position. It wouldn't take long for him to be killed by his opponent.
Dragon Broker didn't accompany Tan Xiu to sit down and instead slipped away to the nearby area. There was a row of iron cages on the north side, each with an Immortal Stage powerhouse inside. Outside the iron cages were clearly marked prices, along with the cultivation information of these deathmatch gladiators, as well as the introduction of their fighting records.
Shortly after …
As the leopard-headed Earth Immortal was killed, Dragon Broker slipped back from the distance and stopped next to Tan Xiu. Then, he whispered, "Sir Great Tang, I just heard that there will be four high-level fights three days later. There will be a total of eight Golden Immortal deathmatch gladiators. Only four of them will win and the other four will be killed in the Convict Prison's cage. At that time, more than a dozen Immortal Domains will come to participate in the big gamble. "
A glint flashed in Tan Xiu's eyes as he nodded and said, "If so, then let's play here for two days and then use the money we win to buy some cultivation resources from those high-end shops."
"Sir Great Tang, y-you … can you guarantee that you'll win?" asked Dragon Broker hurriedly.
"There's a local saying that goes, 'Don't take up porcelain work if you don't have a diamond or diamond'." Tan Xiu nodded. "I wouldn't have come here if I didn't have self-confidence. Of course, you can also think that I'm arrogant. But since I've already made up my mind, let's have some fun. "
Saying.
He handed an interspatial ring to Dragon Broker and lightly said, "There's a total of 100,000 Immortal Crystals inside. Help me place the bet later."
"T-100,000 Immortal Crystals?"
Dragon Broker shivered and said with a bit of fear, "Sir Great Tang, don't you think you're playing too much? There are so many Immortal Crystals, just in case … "
"You don't need to question my decision," said Tan Xiu lightly. "You just need to obey me absolutely. If you're not up to the task of accompanying me, I can replace you. "
"Yes, yes, yes. I'll listen to you."
Dragon Broker's expression changed and he immediately realized that he talked too much. After receiving the interspatial ring with 100,000 Immortal Crystals, he stood beside Tan Xiu and waited for the start of the next duel as well as the start of the big gamble.
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