[System Notification: You have arrived in a special zone: Blood Moon Colosseum. Please wait for the Blood Moon to rise!]
The sudden system notification caught Bai Qiu off guard for a moment before he quickly realized what it meant.
It seemed he had stumbled upon an extraordinary area.
He gripped both A Yan’s Contract Space Card and the Radiant Star in his hands.
Faced with the unknown, Bai Qiu preferred to play it safe.
As for why he had taken out the Radiant Star as well, it was because he intended to judge the situation as it unfolded—whether to use A Yan as a shield or rely on the Radiant Star to block the attack instead.
If it was an attack that would inflict severe injuries or even kill A Yan, Bai Qiu would not hesitate to forgo summoning him and instead use the painstakingly charged Radiant Star.
It would serve to block the attack while buying him time to either escape or launch a counterattack.
To that end, he also drew the Dragon-Slaying Star Breath Spear, holding it behind his back with telekinesis while waiting for its Gathering Wind passive to fully stack on its own, just in case.
That was everything Bai Qiu could prepare in advance.
After making all the necessary preparations, he hovered in midair, constantly sweeping his gaze across the surroundings, trying to find some weakness in this mysterious region.
The sun finally disappeared below the horizon.
An even larger crimson moon rose from the edge of the sky, and at that moment, Bai Qiu once again caught sight of the floating island suspended high above the heavens.
The next instant, however, it vanished without a trace.
He hadn’t even had time to confirm whether it was the same sky island that had flashed before his eyes last time.
Although he had only managed to glimpse its outline, Bai Qiu was now completely certain—his previous fleeting sighting had not been an illusion.
A mysterious island truly existed in the sky.
However, Bai Qiu did not focus all of his attention on the island.
At the same time, he sensed space distorting in the center of the grassland.
A massive void suddenly opened and swallowed him whole.
At first, Bai Qiu intended to resist.
But by the time he reacted, he had already been transported into another dimension.
“Roar! Roar! Roar!”
The deafening chorus of hundreds of beasts roaring and countless birds crying left Bai Qiu stunned for a brief moment, but he quickly took in his surroundings.
Thousands upon thousands of beasts had gathered together in one place, roaring excitedly.
From gigantic predators to tiny insects, creatures of every kind coexisted peacefully.
To Bai Qiu, it was nothing short of unbelievable.
At that moment, a telepathic connection linked to his mind.
Bai Qiu immediately turned his head and stared in astonishment at a mysterious minotaur standing in a corner.
He knew the telepathic message had come from it.
The creature itself was equally bizarre.
It possessed the head of a bull, yet its body was built almost exactly like a human’s.
Its entire body was covered in black fur, and a long tail extended behind it.
Calling it a beastman would probably be more appropriate.
[Human, welcome to the Blood Moon Colosseum.]
The minotaur was the first to transmit its thoughts.
[Who are you?]
Bai Qiu asked.
The telepathic link did not read one’s thoughts.
Instead, it created an instinctive “button” within the subconscious.
As long as one mentally pressed that button, everything they wished to express would be conveyed directly to the other party.
[I am Kandar, the Overseer of the Blood Moon Colosseum.]
The minotaur replied.
It remained perfectly still, like a lifeless statue.
Bai Qiu attempted to use Inspect on it, only to discover that within the Blood Moon Colosseum, the skill was completely unusable.
[Tell me the rules of the Blood Moon Colosseum, including how to enter and leave.]
Bai Qiu got straight to the point.
At the moment, he knew absolutely nothing about this place.
Compared to studying the frenzied animals gathered around him, understanding its rules was far more important.
[The Blood Moon Colosseum only opens when the crimson moon rises over the Boundless Prairie. At that time, any creature approaching the center of the prairie from the outside world will be teleported here.]
[Within the Blood Moon Colosseum, there are six rules. These rules must be obeyed. Anyone who violates them will be judged by the Overseer.]
[Rule 1: Fighting and killing others outside the arena is strictly forbidden. Violators will be executed.]
[Rule 2: The entrances and exits of the Blood Moon Colosseum disappear when the Blood Moon sets and reopen when it rises. Only by collecting enough Blood Crystals can one exchange them for an Exit Pass, which opens the passage out of this place. Note: The Exit Pass can only be used while the Blood Moon is present.]**
[Rule 3: The Blood Moon Colosseum is divided into five battle zones: the Common Zone, Elite Zone, Lord Zone, King Zone, and Monarch Zone.**
Combatants must enter the battle zone that matches their own rank. After achieving ten consecutive victories within a zone, they may either continue defending the arena or advance to the next zone to face more difficult opponents.]
[Rule 4: Arena Rules:
a. If you kill your opponent, their body will be converted into Blood Crystals, and all Blood Crystals they possess will become yours.
b. If you defeat your opponent by knocking them off the arena or forcing them to surrender, it still counts as a victory, and you will receive 70% of the Blood Crystals they possess.]**
[Rule 5: Blood Crystals may be freely traded or exchanged within the Blood Moon Colosseum. Robbery is strictly forbidden. Violators will be executed without mercy.]**
[Rule 6: The Blood Moon Colosseum rejects human civilization. Humans who have accepted the blessings of civilization are prohibited from participating in arena battles.]**
After listening to the minotaur’s explanation, Bai Qiu finally understood.
Beneath the ring of animals gathered around them lay a gigantic basin over 100 kilometers in diameter.
Inside the basin were 100 stone arenas in total.
The five combat tiers each had twenty arenas, with the size of each arena determined by its respective rank.
For example, the Common tier arenas were circular, with a radius of less than twenty meters.
Since most participants at that level were weak monsters, juvenile beasts, or insects, a twenty-meter radius was more than sufficient.
The Monarch tier arenas, on the other hand, had a radius of one kilometer, providing ample room for combat.
Each arena was separated by at least 400 meters, leaving enough space below for spectators to watch the matches.
Bai Qiu swept his gaze across the area and discovered that creatures of every kind were gathered here. Beasts were even conducting various kinds of trade with one another, causing his eyes to light up.
This was because he noticed something the rules had not explicitly mentioned.
To participate in arena battles, one had to possess a minimum number of Blood Crystals as an entry stake.
For example, in the Common Zone, challengers were required to carry between one and three Blood Crystals, with three being the highest requirement and one the lowest.
The King Zone and Monarch Zone, meanwhile, required participants to have 300 to 1,500 Blood Crystals as their minimum stake.
In other words, if Bai Qiu wanted A Yuan or A Yan to compete, he first had to possess at least 500 Blood Crystals himself.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t even qualify to enter the arena.
However, Bai Qiu wasn’t in a hurry.
He planned to observe first and determine just how powerful these beasts were compared to others of the same rank.
The first match he watched took place in one of the King-tier arenas.
The reigning champion was a monster modeled after a honey badger.
It stood four meters at the shoulder and measured fourteen meters in length.
The broad fur covering its back was silver-gray, every strand standing erect like countless steel needles, making it appear both heavily armored and painfully sharp.
The fur along the underside of its body was black.
Its fangs and claws were razor-sharp, while the explosive musculature covering its entire body made it look exceptionally formidable.
Yet it had already defended its title through nine consecutive victories.
One more win, and it would claim all of the Blood Crystals it had accumulated from its previous victories.
Of course, that was far from an easy task.
After nine grueling battles, its stamina had been severely depleted.
Covered in blood and riddled with wounds, it was already running on its last reserves.
The honey badger panted heavily, hot white vapor pouring from its mouth as it fixed its gaze on the challenger slowly climbing onto the arena from below…
— The end of the Chapter–
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