The Planar Wars: Book 7 of the Coiling Dragon Saga

by Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi

  This caused the Bloodbath Arena to have a very special status within Tartarus and thus have many spectators.

  Only now did Linley look towards the center of the Bloodbath Arena.

  Two figures were battle in the air above the Bloodbath Arena. A streak of red flame slashed through the air as a blurry saber flashed through the skies, slamming against the body of the black-robed man in front. The black-robed man was knocked backwards by the blade chop. Blood splattered everywhere, and then his head exploded into tiny fragments.

  The black-robed man landed heavily on the ground, not moving at all.

  “Dead.” Linley frowned.

  “Raaaaaaawr!” The red-haired figure landed on the ground, revealing his form. This was a youth with a head of unbound black hair. His fists waved in the air as he howled excitedly, then shouted with confidence, “Next, next!”

  The entire Bloodbath Arena was filled with joyful calls as well, although there were also many spectators who howled, “Kill him, friend! Go kill him!” Linley, watching this, smirked slightly. The atmosphere in this Bloodbath Arena really was explosive. And indeed… the Bloodbath Arena was perhaps one of the few entertainment areas in the entire Tartarus region.”

  “That person’s power isn’t bad.”

  Bebe turned to glance at Linley. Laughing, he said, “Boss, you preparing to make him your first?”

  “Bebe, wait here. I’ll go register.” Linley rose.

  “Right.” Bebe nodded repeatedly. He was completely confident in Linley.

  “Oh?” The two spectators seated next to Linley and Bebe, hearing these words, turned to stare at Linley in surprise. Clearly, they knew that Linley was going to fight in the Bloodbath Arena.

  “Hey, you are bold.” Immediately, a nearby woman with black hair and red eyes stared at Linley, her eyes flashing. “Fight a few extra battles. I, your Big Sis, will support you!” Linley glanced at the surrounding figures, and instantly, quite a few people began to call out towards Linley, most of them supporting and encouraging him.

  Just because Linley had chosen to sit around them, they all supported Linley.

  But of course…

  In the end, what mattered in the Bloodbath Arena was how strong a person was.

  Registering for the Bloodbath Arena was free, but the manager still looked at Linley in surprise. “Mr. Ley, what did you say? Ten battles in a row?”

  “Right.” Linley nodded with a smile.

  “You can’t do this in a rush. You can’t just arrange for ten battles in a row. After you win one battle, you can choose whether or not to continue with the next,” the manager said. This was a rule as well. If the challenger died during the first challenge, how could the other nine challenges be carried out?

  Linley glanced at the manager. “Then just watch and wait.”

  However… quite a few people would go participate in the arena.

  Linley had to wait for his turn. By the time Linley’s turn came, seven or eight more battles had already occurred. That red-haired youth had left long ago. He had already won ten consecutive battles. As he walked out from the corridor, he even swept Linley’s group with an arrogant look.

  Linley just laughed calmly.

  Suddenly…

  An ocean of jubilant roars swept out from within the Bloodbath Arena, while a thunderous voice echoed out: “Our expert, ‘Wood’, has already won three battles in a row. Now, please allow the challenger, ‘Ley’, to step forward!”

  Linley’s eyes lit up.

  ‘Ley’ was the name he had used to register himself.

  “Mr. Ley, faster,” the managerial staff hurriedly called towards Linley, who just laughed. With a flicker, he appeared within the challenger’s corridor, passing through and arriving at the Bloodbath Arena, still reeking of fresh blood.

  The many people in the spectator platforms at the Bloodbath Arena all called out in celebration. They saw a person dressed in a long, sky-blue robe, who looked like an ordinary neighborhood youth, emerge from the tunnel and arrive at the Bloodbath Arena. He slowly rose into the air, and his opponent… was a man with two scarlet eyes, dressed in a black uniform and wielding a long whip. They stared at each other.

  The entire Bloodbath Arena was filled with an explosive atmosphere.

  But Linley maintained his calm, as though he didn’t feel anything at all.

  “Boss, kill that kid!” suddenly, a clear sound rang out, echoing throughout the entire Bloodbath Arena.

  Linley couldn’t help but grin as he turned to look. It was Bebe.

  Just as Linley turned his head, a hint of disdain flashed through the crimson eyes of the black-robed man. “He dares to be distracted during a life-and-death battle!” At the same time, he moved. “Swish!” He arced out through the skies like a ray of black light, instantly appearing in front of Linley. Linley had yet to react, and the black-robed man attacked without showing any mercy…

  A ray of dark light sprang out from the black-robed man.

  “Rumble…”

  Suddenly, an earthen yellow light instantly sprang out. “Ah!” The black-robed man, caught off-guard, uncontrollably descended. “BANG!” He slammed hard into the Bloodbath Arena, sending shattered rocks flying everywhere.

  “Swoosh!” Linley descended lightning-fast.

  The black-robed man, trapped within the Blackstone Space, wasn’t even able to stand stably. Linley kicked out at his chest, sending him flying into the air. “I admit defeat!” his voice rang out, echoing throughout the entire Bloodbath Arena. Only now did the black-robed man stare towards Linley in amazement. Having felt the Blackstone Space, he was terrified.

  “I am almost at the Six Star Fiend level of power, but I’m not even able to control my speed.” The black-robed man was nervous. “So this fellow wasn’t being overconfident; he was prepared early on… that kick of his, if it was aimed at my head, I’m afraid I’d be dead already! This person is too strong, too strong!”

  But he had no idea…

  Linley had only exerted a tenth of the power of the Blackstone Space. If he had used it full force, even Seven Star Fiends wouldn’t be able to take it, much less him, a kid who wasn’t even at the Six Star Fiend level yet.

  “Thank you.” The black-robed man bowed gratefully, then immediately chose to depart through the tunnel.

  Linley continued to hover there in the air above the Bloodbath Arena. He had no grudge for that person. As Linley saw it, for him to be here in the Bloodbath Arena… was already a case of him bullying his lesser. If he were to kill them, that would be going too far. Fighting to kill… should be done against those who were at roughly the same level of strength, as there would be no way to hold back.”

  “Ley!”

  “Ley!”

  Immediately, the entire viewing platform exploded with cheers, especially those Demigods and Gods who had grown up in Tartarus. Their cheers were the loudest. For Linley to be able to so easily trample that opponent… his power was easy to behold.

  “Our expert, Ley, said earlier that he wants to fight ten in a row. I didn’t believe it at first, but from the looks of it… he really is going to fight ten in a row. The next battle begins. Reed, step forward!” that ringing voice once more echoed throughout the entire Bloodbath Arena.

  Upon hearing that Linley wished to fight ten battles in a row, the spectators who had managed to maintain their calm and silence also called out in excitement now.

  Only this sort of expert would cause people to be truly excited.

  The second battle!

  One exchange. The Blackstone Space was spread out, and Linley kicked the person down, embedding him into the Bloodbath Arena’s ground. Linley won!

  The third battle! Still just one exchange. Linley won!

  The fourth battle…

  The Blackstone Space, even at 10% power, was still very powerful. And these challengers weren’t even at the Seven Star Fiend level. All of them were easily defeated by Linley.

  “Bang!”

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bsp; The adamantine heavy sword struck heavily against a silver-haired man’s chest. Instantly, with a “boom” sound, cracks in space appeared and the silver-haired man was knocked backwards, a large hole in his chest. In midair, before he even landed, he hurriedly called out, “I admit defeat!”

  The difference between them was too great!

  “You aren’t bad.”

  Linley laughed calmly, looking at him. “You forced me to use my sword.”

  Linley had decided long ago that in the Bloodbath Arena, even if he had to use a weapon, he would just use his adamantine heavy sword or Bloodviolet. As for his godspark weapon, ‘Mirage’, that would only be used against the Lord of Tartarus.

  “A victor of ten battles!!!” the officiator for the Bloodbath Arena called out in a high, clear voice. “Ley said he would fight ten in a row, and he has indeed won ten! Ley’s power is indeed very great. As I see it, perhaps he will win a hundred battles!” It was much harder to win a hundred battles in a row. After all, many experts normally couldn’t even be bothered to fight.

  Only after meeting other experts would they fight.

  Quite a few people throughout the massive viewing platforms howled jubilantly and excitedly.

  “Ley!”

  “Ley!”

  Their jubilant cries rose up and crashed down like waves, but Linley just chuckled.

  “Tomorrow, we continue,” Linley said calmly to himself, then turned and left through the challenger’s tunnel.

  The Bloodbath Arena was a place that the experts of the Redcliff Region paid very close attention to. Within the Redcliff Region, generally speaking, it was rare for even a single expert to win a hundred battles despite the passage of many years. This was because, each time, after a challenger won a few dozen battles in a row, some true experts would feel their hands get itchy and they would come to participate in the battles. These experts wouldn’t just come singly; often, they would come out in succession, causing the end result to be that very few would win a hundred successive battles.

  As time moved on…

  The name ‘Ley’ began to be known to quite a few truly powerful experts of the Redcliff Region.

  One day after yet another day of consecutive victories.

  On the fifth day, he still won ten victories.

  On the sixth day, he still won ten victories!

  Linley’s successes clearly didn’t require too much effort. This caused quite a few people to understand that ‘Ley’ definitely had to have more power than just this! Thus, the past few days, a very large number of people came to watch at the Bloodbath Arena. Many of them had come to watch Linley! Many of them waited eagerly… hoping that Linley would be able to continue and cause some truly powerful experts to come and battle him.

  And finally… an expert whom Linley would take seriously appeared.

  38

  UNSTOPPABLE

  Redcliff Region. The Lord’s estate.

  Currently, the Redcliff Lord was reclining on his chair, his eyes shut.

  The Redcliff Lord was only 1.7 meters tall, and in the Netherworld, he would indeed be considered a very small fellow. He looked very thin, and he was currently dressed in a sleeveless shirt, revealing his wiry arms. Although the shirt was over his body, it wasn’t able to cover up the heroic, mighty aura that emanated from him.

  This was the Redcliff Lord, one of the eighty-one Lords of Tartarus.

  “Your Lordship.” A black-robed, silver-haired youth walked to his side and bowed.

  “Mm?” The Redcliff Lord opened his eyes. His pupils were vertical, and they were violet! They gave off a disturbing feeling.

  “Your Lordship, an expert has appeared within the Bloodbath Arena of our Redcliff region,” the black-robed, silver-haired youth said respectfully. “This person is called ‘Ley’, and he has already won sixty battles. From his performance in these sixty battles, I expect that this person already has the power of a Seven Star Specter. He specializes in the Laws of the Earth. Your Lordship, will you go watch him battle?”

  “Laws of the Earth?” The Redcliff Lord raised a black eyebrow, but then with a calm laugh shut his eyes again. “Since he is an expert in the Laws of the Earth, there’s no need for me to go in person. You, Ganmoly, can go handle this matter. At the same time, record it all down with scryer recordings. If anything appears that causes you to feel surprised, bring it for me to watch.”

  “Yes, your Lordship.” Ganmoly bowed.

  Ganmoly knew very well that although the Redcliff Lord had yet to reach the stage of being a Paragon in the Laws of the Earth, the Redcliff Lord already knew all the various types of attacks of the Laws of the Earth.

  However, what the Redcliff Lord didn’t realize was…

  Linley’s ‘Blackstone Space’ had already exceeded the bounds of the profound mysteries. This was the innate divine ability of Reisgem, and Linley had to rely on the ‘black stone’ in order to use it.

  The seventh day Linley was at the Bloodbath Arena.

  On this day, the Bloodbath Arena had an unusually high number of people watching. It had been a long time since someone in the Redcliff Region had consecutively defeated so many people. Many people wanted to watch… and see how far this man named ‘Ley’ would be able to go, and if he really had the power of a Seven Star Specter or not.

  “This battle is over now. Haha, everyone has been waiting for a long time, I’m sure. Next will be our victor of sixty consecutive battles; ‘Ley’!” the voice echoed brightly.

  Suddenly…

  The entire watching platform began to ring out with jubilant cries. The previous battles were fairly low-level, and some people were too bored to watch. But upon hearing that ‘Ley’ was about to appear, all of their eyes lit up and they called out nonstop. And at this time, in an unremarkable corner of the watching platform, a black-robed, silver-haired youth and a middle-aged, black-haired man were sitting, shoulder to shoulder.

  “Ganmoly.” The middle-aged, black-haired man laughed calmly. “Are you here at the orders of his Lordship?”

  “I’m just watching.” Ganmoly laughed. “This person trains in the Laws of the Earth. He’s not yet shown himself to be worth his Lordship’s attention. Right, Sheppard, are you interested in this Ley?”

  “I just came today to watch. However, my old friend, ‘Pam’ has already gone to register. If he is able to defeat Pam, then I will go test to see how strong this kid is!” the black-haired Sheppard said with a calm laugh. Ganmoly, hearing this, said with gleaming eyes, “Pam is going to participate?”

  As the two chatted…

  “Bang!” The adamantine heavy sword slammed into the opponent, sending the person flying back.

  “I admit defeat!” the man called out hurriedly.

  Linley retracted his sword, still standing there in midair. He shook his head mentally. “I have to win a hundred battles to challenge a Lord of Tartarus. This does indeed waste a good bit of time.” Linley had already undergone seventy-one battles, but he had yet to feel even a hint of danger. The strongest of these opponents were at most at the Six Star Fiend level.

  When Linley was a God, he was already capable of killing ordinary Seven Star Fiends.

  Now that he was a Highgod, he already had the power of an ordinary Asura. Against these people, of course he found it very easy.

  “Everyone! Let me announce some news that will shock and please all of you! Ley’s next opponent is a former victor of a hundred battles here at the Redcliff Region; our very own Mr. Pam!” Excited cheers swept the entire Bloodbath Arena, but then, the entire arena went silent.

  Even the chatting Ganmoly and Sheppard turned to look.

  “Pam is entering the field of battle.” The black-haired Sheppard began to laugh.

  The momentarily quiet Bloodbath Arena suddenly once more turned raucous. The cheers rang out unabated, and many of the viewers bellowed, “Ley, defeat that Pam!!!”

  “PAM!!!”

  “LEY!!!”

  The entire Bloodba
th Arena was at a boiling point of activity. Even many formerly calm individuals were now shouting to the point of hoarseness, each screaming their support for one of the two. Clearly, the shouts for ‘Ley’, who had recently won everyone’s admiration, were somewhat louder. But Pam was also a former victor of a hundred battles.

  A battle against two experts?

  Who would win?

  Such a large battle… the level of activity in the Bloodbath Arena reached a fevered level.

  “Oh, a former victor of a hundred battles?” Linley raised an eyebrow, turning to look. At this moment, Bebe’s voice rang out in Linley’s mind as well, “Boss, this is a former victor of a hundred battles. Don’t be reckless. If you were to lose… then it’s my turn. I’ll go challenge the Tartarus Lord.”

  Linley, hearing this, couldn’t help but laugh.

  “Swoosh!” A gray blur suddenly shot out from the tunnel, then hung there in midair. Linley looked carefully…

  This Pam was dressed in a long green robe. He had a pair of downwards drooping white eyebrows. Although his hair and eyebrows were white, his face was like that of a youth’s. Pam had a perpetual smile on his face, and he was currently staring at Linley with narrowed eyes. “Ley? It’s so hard to find a good opponent, here at the Redcliff Region. Don’t disappoint me.”

  Linley laughed calmly.

  “Make your move,” Linley said.

  “Oh, quite arrogant, eh?” Pam laughed calmly. He suddenly swept out with his hand, and a green light sprang up.

  Linley and Pam’s battle caused quite a few people on the watching platform to focus their attention. Even Bebe stared fixedly at the arena. Only Sheppard and Ganmoly continued to chat silently through divine sense while watching as the great battle was about to begin.

  “Ganmoly, who do you say will be the victor?” Sheppard sent mentally.

  “It should be Ley,” Ganmoly sent back. “This Ley… I have the feeling that his power is at least on your level. As for Pam, although he has reached the Seven Star Specter level, he is just barely at that level. Although both his physical attacks and his spiritual attacks can be considered strong, they aren’t monstrously strong. However, he trains in the Laws of Water. It won’t be easy to defeat him. Pam should be able to hold on for a period of time.”