Free Web NovelTowards a neglected corner at the edge of the platform.
The referee's corpse lay there, already thoroughly dead.
Even the spectators in the stands couldn't escape earlier, let alone the referee who was in the epicenter of the anomaly.
The referee sent by the underground fighting arena wasn't particularly strong; he was just a B-Grade Beastmaster.
They weren't a regular event organizer; in case of an unexpected situation, a referee is responsible and obligated to fully save the contestants, which requires the referee to have sufficient strength to handle emergencies.
The underground fighting arena, on the other hand, wished for the Beast Tamers in the arena to fight to the death, the bloodier and more brutal, the better.
So, in this fighting arena, the referee was more of a mere decoration, their only role being to announce the outcome of the match.
Therefore, the referee's death was not at all surprising.
Because of Golden Yuanbao's sudden evolution, more than just one or two people died.
The spectator stands were a mess, with heavy casualties.
Who would have thought that just watching a Beast Tamers battle would turn them into collateral damage?
And because this was an underground fighting arena, if you died, you died.
Wrapped in a body bag and thrown directly into the incinerator.
Compensation? Dream on.
“Miss Ling.”
Mingxi had been looking for the referee for a long time without success when a man who looked like a manager finally rushed over.
His face was ashen, and his mouth twitched.
He forced a stiff and unnatural smile at Mingxi.
“It's like this, according to our underground fighting arena's rules, the maximum strength for a pet participating in the Nine Slaughter Battle is King-level.
That is to say, now that your pet has evolved to Emperor-level, it is no longer suitable to continue the Nine Slaughter Battle.” freewebnovёl.ƈom
Mingxi's face was cold, and a cool mockery emanated from her deep, dark pupils.
“Are you trying to cross the river and demolish the bridge?”
The desire to kill someone cannot be hidden in one's eyes; the aura she was currently emitting was too cold.
Coupled with the tangible killing intent from the newly evolved Emperor-level pet beside her.
Thinking back to the grand evolution scene just now, and that incomprehensible energy threshold.
The manager felt a chill down his spine.
He didn't doubt for a second that the woman in front of him would kill him, after all, even Li Lianzhi had suffered a great loss at her hands.
He quickly explained, afraid that if he was even 1 second late, he would also get a free body bag.
“No, no, you've misunderstood. What we mean is that in your situation, you don't need to continue with the 9th Nine Slaughter Battle; you can directly obtain the information you want.”
In fact, their fighting arena couldn't find a suitable opponent for her.
Because according to the rules, the pet dispatched for the ninth round of the Nine Slaughter Battle must be one level higher than the challenger's pet.
Miss Ling's pet is now Emperor-level, which means their fighting arena would have to dispatch two Saint-level Transcendent creatures.
At the level of Saint-level Transcendent creatures, how could they casually participate in such a battle?
If something went wrong, their entire fighting arena might be blown away.
Although the current situation is actually pretty close to being blown away.
In this Nine Slaughter Battle, their underground fighting arena suffered heavy losses.
What was even more frustrating was that they couldn't demand an explanation from the culprit in front of them.
Mr. Li had already given instructions not to pursue the damage they caused and to respectfully and safely send the other party away.
Hearing that she didn't need to continue fighting, Mingxi was naturally more than happy.
Golden Yuanbao had already completed its evolution, so continuing the battle held little meaning.
“Alright.”
“This way, please.”
The fighting arena had a specialized intelligence information center, and the person in charge had naturally received Li Lianzhi's orders in advance, so he greeted Mingxi very cordially.
His attitude was so good that Mingxi suspected she hadn't entered the bloody fighting arena where everyone was evil.
“Pathfinder Yuan Qing?”
Hearing Mingxi's request, the person in charge frowned.
Mingxi noticed his abnormality and asked, “What's wrong? Do you know her?”
The person in charge glanced at her, smiled, and said, “No, I don't know her, but a hundred years ago, Yuan Qing was indeed one of the most famous Pathfinders in the lawless zone. The older generation all knew her name, and I also heard my father mention her, which is why I have some impression.”
Mingxi was noncommittal about this answer.
Only she knew whether she believed it or not.
“Then where is she now?”
“Please wait a moment.”
The waiting time was indeed not long; soon, Mingxi had a piece of information about Yuan Qing in her hand.
“Yuan Qing, female, Kabu Clan, 226 years old this year, an A-level Beastmaster, original identity as a Pathfinder, retired 69 years ago, suspected to reside in the vicinity of the Big Crooked Crooked General Store at Dark Street No. 119.”
Mingxi looked at the concise information.
“Suspected?”
The person in charge nodded: “Yes, after she retired, she never ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) appeared in public with her true face again. We can only confirm that she has not left Weiming City, and based on the last time someone saw her, we have delineated her possible area of activity.”
Mingxi was curious: “Didn't you try to find her?”
“Miss Ling is joking. There's more than one excellent Pathfinder like Yuan Qing. If our fighting arena has a need, we naturally have the ability to find better Pathfinders.”
“Is that so?”
Mingxi shrugged and glanced at the address again.
“Big Crooked Crooked General Store?”
Mingxi recalled her route over the past two days and confirmed that she had indeed found this place.
But at the time, there was only a thin old man with a broken leg in the shop, and he didn't match Qiyue Yao's description in the slightest.
Moreover, she had asked the old man, but from his reaction, he didn't seem to be lying when he said he didn't know or recognize her.
So...
Did this information really have any reference value?
—
It was already past four in the morning when they left the underground fighting arena with unusual smoothness.
Although her participation wasn't strong, Mingxi had been busy for a day and a night, and her desire to take a shower and have a meal was very urgent.
So she found a star-rated hotel nearby.
Weiming City was a bit chaotic, but precisely because of the chaos and the large number of outsiders, the hotel industry had developed quite well.
Because she had Golden Yuanbao and the others with her, and thinking that she might have to go into the wilderness for a long time again soon, Mingxi, out of a compensatory mindset, grandly checked into the hotel's highest-grade Star Lord Suite.
Don't ask how many star coins it cost for one day.
Anyway, Mingxi swore she would never show off like this again.
Showing off with strength was ability; showing off with star coins was cutting into one's flesh.
“Guwo.”
As soon as Mingxi swiped her room card to open the door, Bright Crystal let out a low cry.
In fact, on the way back from the underground fighting arena, it had been sulking, its small body curled up in the backpack like soft mud, its mood very low.
Mingxi could probably guess why Bright Crystal was acting as if it had suffered a great grievance.
Ultimately, it was envy and jealousy.
Because Golden Yuanbao had successfully evolved and become an Emperor-level pet, while it was still stuck at the King-level, completely unsure how to evolve.
