I Will Become a Phoenix More Noble Than the Emperor - Chapter 66

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66.

Whiiiiiiik!

Following that, gasping sounds echoed through the arena and several spectators squeezed their eyes shut, unable to bear watching such a horrific scene.

However, when they opened their eyes again, what they saw was not a child split in half.

At some point, the child demon had lightly leaped up and was standing on top of the Grasshopper Demon’s axe blade. The Grasshopper Demon, momentarily bewildered by his opponent’s disappearance, soon noticed that the creature was on top of his axe and roared in fury.

When the demon wildly swung his axe trying to shake off the child demon, the child demon couldn’t withstand the recoil and was sent flying, bouncing off the iron cage of the audience seats

and ricocheting back.

Kuuuung!

“Ugh, that must hurt.”

The child demon fell miserably and lay face down without moving. It was at that very moment when the Grasshopper Demon, seizing the opportunity, raised his axe again and came charging with thundering steps.

The back of the fallen child demon’s head split open with a crack, and sticky tentacles burst out from within. The Grasshopper Demon gasped and tried to stop, but his momentum-driven feet wouldn’t obey. In the end, the child demon’s tentacles caught that massive Grasshopper Demon in one swift motion.

“Hueok!”

At this unexpected turn of events, sudden excitement surged through the arena.

“That’s right! This is what a demon beast should be like! Kill him! Kill him!”

“You stupid fool! Swing your axe and cut those damn tentacles!”

The arena instantly became chaos with cheers and curses mixed together. The child demon, having successfully caught his prey, staggered to his feet and stared intently at his captured meal while baring his teeth. Just as people gasped in shock at the sharp teeth that didn’t match his baby-like face, the child demon’s tentacles tore the Grasshopper Demon into hundreds of pieces.

“Uaaaak!”

As blood splattered throughout the entire arena, terrified people flinched and screamed.

Droplets of the demon’s blood flew right up to Seon-o, but they couldn’t reach him and instead hit a black wall, flowing down in mid-air. It was thanks to Hwan’s Dark Power.

Seon-o held his breath as he looked down at the gruesome scene. Torn pieces of the demon’s flesh were scattered everywhere, and in the center stood the child demon, tilting his head with an innocent face as if nothing had happened, looking at the spectators. As if he wanted to tear apart and kill all the spectators watching him too.

Just as that murderous intent was about to send chills down the humans’ spines, a cloth piece with the character Gap written on it gently descended onto the large pool of blood.

Everyone realized that the first match had ended.

It was Eul’s victory.

Cheers poured out at the unexpectedly thrilling result.

“Waaaaaaah!”

The conversation of the wealthy people directly below where Hwan and Seon-o were sitting could be heard.

“I wondered what could be interesting about demon beasts fighting, but this is quite entertaining.”

“Huhu, isn’t it truly thrilling? No matter how I think about it, demons are treasures that heaven has bestowed upon us. Not only do they provide us with Yin Stones, but they also offer us such pleasure.”

“That’s absolutely right. Next time I should bring my wife along too. I was worried because she beats the servants to death whenever she gets the chance, but if she watches these matches, wouldn’t that frenzy of hers diminish somewhat?”

That joyful laughter made Seon-o feel uncomfortable. No matter how much they were demons, he didn’t enjoy seeing them consumed as entertainment like this. Especially when it served as amusement for such vicious humans.

However, regardless of Seon-o’s feelings, the matches continued. The next match featured two demons that were both massive, resulting in more straightforward physical combat than the first match. Each time their heavy bodies crashed into the walls and iron cages with thundering sounds, the frenzied excitement within the arena grew thicker.

The loser of the second match fortunately had his life cut short without his body being torn apart, and during the brief intermission, Seon-o intently watched as the corpse was carried away.

Following that came the third and fourth matches, and then the second round between the demons who had won in the first round.

As each match progressed, the arena became covered in fallen flesh and pools of blood, resembling a slaughterhouse. But among all those present, no one seemed to feel any revulsion toward such sights.

Even Seon-o was surprised at himself for being unable to look away despite frowning at this horrific scene. In the future, he would have to face things even more cruel and terrifying than this gruesome scene.

And finally, it was the finals.

The finalists were the child demon and a turtle demon with dozens of human skulls embedded in its shell.

And the final winner was…

Kuuuuung.

As the turtle demon’s shell was torn off in one go and the creature with its neck broken crashed to the floor, cheers erupted.

“Eul wins! I bet my money on Eul! Hahahaha!”

“My, they say the smaller and more insignificant something looks, the greater the Yin Power it contains within. There’s not a single old saying that’s wrong.”

“Isn’t that too sacred a proverb to use for demons?”

“Ah, what does it matter! Look how much I earned today thanks to that creature! Hehehe.”

“Damn it. Let me ever bet even a penny on anything with the character Gap again!”

It was when all the spectators were each immersed in the afterglow of the matches. An iron cage dropped down from the ceiling onto the child demon who was still tilting his head in the arena.

Kuuuung!

That thunderous sound focused the attention of the restless spectators once again.

In an instant, Wang Ho-bang was mounted on top of the iron cage that had trapped the ferocious child demon.

“Greetings, honored guests!”

A kind and brazen voice that was hard to believe came from the creator of such matches rang out loudly. As Wang Ho-bang appeared in the arena just when the spectators thought the matches were over, interest sparked again on their faces.

“I wish abundant fortune upon all of you who have visited our arena. Starting today, our demon fighting tournament will open a new type of match.”

At those words, the audience seats stirred with murmurs. Seon-o and Hwan, who had known about this development from the beginning, also exchanged swift glances.

“A new match?”

“Ah, I see. They’re going to pit the guy who won the last match against this one.”

“Come to think of it, where did the ones used in the previous match go?”

“Hurry up and announce it! What kind of match is it!”

As the spectators’ curiosity intensified, a sinister smile crept across Wang Ho-bang’s lips.

“Now, we are accepting challengers to face the demon that achieved final victory. If there is a hero willing to challenge, please raise your hand!”

Seon-o’s eyes gleamed sharply. It was exactly as the conversation he had overheard yesterday.

“What…? Did I just hear nonsense?”

“Look at that crazy bastard. What kind of lunatic would do such a thing?”

“But… if there really was such a madman, it would certainly be entertaining.”

Naturally, the audience seats were filled with confused murmuring, but no one stepped forward.

“Ah, I forgot to mention this! If you achieve victory in this match, we will present that hero with one thousand gold coins!”

The audience seats stirred greatly at that shocking amount.

“One, one thousand gold coins?”

Seeing those who appeared to be Demon Hunters among them conflicted with greedy eyes, Seon-o had no choice but to acknowledge Wang Ho-bang’s business abilities.

With this bait, Wang Ho-bang would be able to acquire quite a number of Superhumans.

However, the first time is always difficult and frightening.

When no one easily stepped forward, Wang Ho-bang lowered his eyebrows as if disappointed.

“Is there truly no one who will become the owner of one thousand gold coins?”

It was when the noisy audience seats fell quiet and only tension mixed half with interest and half with urgency lingered. Someone sitting in the front of the audience seats smoothly raised their hand. Seeing him, Wang Ho-bang’s eyes sparkled without surprise.

“A hero has appeared!”

At those words, everyone’s gaze turned to a man whose face was completely wrapped up.

Seon-o also looked down at that person. A blunt man with a rock-like impression was holding up his hand without the slightest movement.

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