Chapter 702: The Conspiracy of the Chaos Palace
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“You’re not the Dragon Slaughterer trained by the Chaos Palace?” Fen Qiantu said in shock.
“No more questions! Just answer me- what on earth is the Dragon Slaughterer,” Ye Mo asked in a cold tone. He could let the ape army kill Fen Qiantu at any moment if he wanted. “Otherwise, even if I let you live, your cultivation will be reduced massively. After all, we’re fighting in the space of illusion. Our fate is out of our control.”
“Yeah, yes! You are absolutely right,” Fen Qiantu said, shivering violently. “The Chaos Palace is the dominant power of the Zone of Chaos. Everyone in the zone knows that the Chaos Palace has a plan to slaughter the dragon. It’s said that they want to slaughter a real dragon. But the dragon’s power is so much stronger than every human on the continent. So the Chaos Palace Lord wanted to cultivate a Dragon Slaughterer and collect all of the Seven Great Primordial Vicious Weapons to slaughter the dragon.”
“A plan to slaughter a dragon? Slaughter a dragon? Do dragons still exist in the Lingwu Continent?” Ye Mo asked.
“It’s said that a long time ago, a giant dragon was born on the Lingwu Continent. Over time, a lot of cultivators and even some immortals have challenged the giant dragon, but it brutally killed them. Nowadays, the giant dragon only exists in legend,” Fen Qiantu quickly answered Ye Mo’s question. If he spoke too slowly, Ye Mo was impatient enough to kill him immediately.
“Therefore, the selected Dragon Slaughterers are all extremely talented geniuses. Also, the winning castellan of the ‘Battle of Thousand Cites’ can also qualify to be a Dragon Slaughterer. I’ve heard that the giant dragon could generate Dragon Essence from its body. With one piece of it, a cultivator’s power would be enhanced greatly, even changing the nature of their life. Therefore, all high leveled cultivators in the Chaos Zone desire to be the Dragon Slaughterer. But, the requirements to be a Dragon Slaughterer are extremely strict. Few people can become one. I’ve never met one.”
“Then why did you think I’m a Dragon Slaughterer of the Chaos Palace?” Ye Mo kept asking.
“How could you not know?” Fen Qiantu asked. “All the merchant houses are run by the Chaos Palace in order to cultivate their gladiators. These bet fights are all intended to find more geniuses.”
In the bet fights of the merchant house, cultivators needed to join the grade skipping fights. If they defeated the diamond grade gladiators, they could be recruited by the merchant house to replace the failed gladiator. As time passed, the merchant house would have the strongest cultivators.
Meng Long, the gladiator who Ye Mo had defeated, had successfully defeated a Transcendence Ninth Realm expert with a Transcendence Sixth Realm cultivation level. His talent was a priceless treasure no matter where he was. But Ye Mo had shown up and taken his position.
If another cultivator defeated Ye Mo, then Ye Mo would be the one getting replaced.
Ye Mo finally understood why the head had given him three tests. The ultimate goal was to train him as a Dragon Slaughterer.
“Okay, I got it now.” Ye Mo didn’t continue the discussion. He frowned, deep in thought.
Fen Qiantu begged, “Please spare me, will you? It wasn’t easy for me to reach this level. Please don’t degrade my cultivation.”
“Just tell them you surrendered when we get out and give me the Spear Qi.” Done talking, Ye Mo withdrew the Five Elements Gate and kicked Fen Qiantu out of the Illusion Formation.
In the hall of the merchant house, a crowd had gathered, waiting for the result of the Celestial Weapon bet. One fighter was the diamond grade gladiator with a record of 99 wins and also defeated nine Profound World Realm experts- Ye Mo. The other was the No.1 young genius of the Ice City- Fen Qiantu.
While waiting anxiously for the results, they suddenly noticed a series of shifts in the Illusion Formation. And then, they saw Fen Qiantu blown out of the formation, falling on the ground heavily. His face was as pale as a ghost.
Ye Mo, on the other hand, stepped out from the formation steadily.
Without question, Ye Mo had defended his glory and made himself a 100-fight winner.
“You lose, gimme the Icefire Spear Qi,” Ye Mo said peacefully.
Fen Qiantu immediately handed over the Icefire Spear Qi with shaking hands, then fled the merchant house hall.
Everyone in the hall was astonished by this result, including the shopkeeper, Aunt Lan. In their opinion, even if Ye Mo could defeat Fen Qiantu, the gap between their powers should be a small one. But, based on Fen Qiantu’s behavior, he was undoubtedly terrified.
“Ye Xiao, you have completed your first test, please follow me.” The shopkeeper brought Ye Mo to the head’s palace again. The head was still sitting behind the curtain, hiding her emotions.
“Ye Xiao, I thought you had the power to fight Low-grade Profound World Realm experts, but, to my surprise, you even defeated a powerful opponent like Fen Qiantu. Congratulations, you have passed the first round of your tests.”
As the head spoke, Ye Mo saw two drops of blood flying toward him. He caught them swiftly. It was his reward: two drops of the Primordial Shanrui Blood.
“These are your reward for your first round, and since you’ve won the Spear Qi for the merchant house, it will be your reward, too,” the merchant head said placidly. “Later, I will give you the second round of the tests. The second round will be more difficult than the first, but if you decide to participate in it, more Primordial Shenrui Blood will be yours. If you refuse to take the deal, you can leave now.”
After the conversation with Fen Qiantu, Ye Mo knew that he would become a pawn for the head and be trained as a Dragon slaughterer. But what was the giant dragon? How could he slaughter a dragon when he had the Dragon Power inside of him?
But, even if he refused to do it, they would send other people.
“I accept the deal.” Ye Mo nodded.
“Okay. A half month from now, the Battle of the Thousand Cites will take place. Your task is to qualify to participate in the battle in that time,” said the head, and then she raised her voice and emphasized, “Think carefully before you take the deal.”
Qualifying to join the Battle of Thousand Cites meant becoming the castellan of the Ice City. But, the current castellan had already advanced to the Low-grade Profound Heavens Realm. No matter how talented he was, Ye Mo would never be able to beat her.
“Do you really believe it’s possible?” Ye Mo said sarcastically.
“Ye Xiao, becoming a castellan is not the only way to participate in the Battle of the Thousand Cities,” the shopkeeper standing beside Ye Mo explained. “As a matter of fact, there are two kinds of participants in the Battle of the Thousand Cites. One kind is, indeed, those castellans. Another kind is the deputies selected by the castellans. If you gain the trust of the castellan and show promising growth in your cultivation, it is possible for you to get the job.”
The deputy castellan of the Ice City was Fen Qiantu’s father, Fen Gongwuliang. As far as Ye Mo knew, he was a High-grade Profound World Realm expert.
Forget defeating the deputy castellan; earning the trust of the Ice City castellan seemed to be the more difficult task.
“I’ll pull some strings and send you to the Ice City Army,” the head explained calmly. “You’ll have to start from a low-ranking soldier and try to get promoted. As long as you can make some contribution, the castellan will want to meet you soon. From now on, you’re on your own.”
“I got it!” Ye Mo nodded. Just as he expected, to meet the castellan was a demanding task. Between the Profound Heavens Realm and Profound World Realm, there was only one word, but, in real life, the difference between these two levels was like the sky and ground.
But Ye Mo had faith in his power. Making some contribution to the army wouldn’t be a problem.
Moreover, he was quite curious about this legendary young lady who had advanced to the Profound Heavens Realm before she was 20 years old.