Chapter 63: Red Earth Tavern

Boom!

Amid the sky‑filled thunder, Mu Yi defeated his eleventh opponent and secured an eleven‑win streak.

"You defeated the enemy, achieved victory, and earned 10 battle points."

"Your current battle points are: 20 points."

Mu Yi, leaning on his formation blade, weary, chose to refuse further opponent matching.

The arena's matchmaking system does indeed seem perfect; as his winning streak continued, the opponents' strength rose along with it.

Especially, the first opponent after his ten‑win streak consumed a great deal of his time.

He finally saw how a true mage fights, completely different from the various rogue mages he had faced before.

The whole battle resembled a mage's briefing performance—traps, minions, spell chains—Mu Yi's every move seemed anticipated by the opponent.

Mu Yi's abilities, each shown only once during the duel, were seemingly parsed by the opponent, who then swiftly selected appropriate countermeasures.

Nevertheless, Mu Yi ultimately claimed victory.

When Mu Yi stubbornly endured all the opponent's spells, then rushed to the mage's side, a single slash cleaved both shield and mage in two.

Only at the final moment did the mage's face show a stunned expression; in his flawless calculation, he should not have lost.

Yet Mu Yi's facts told him that calculation is not omnipotent.

"Next time, I won't lose!"

The mage, unwilling to accept defeat, replayed his battle; he indeed made no mistake, achieving the best and most perfect layout, yet he still failed.

Victory is victory, defeat is defeat; the two are starkly distinct, with no middle ground!

"Next time, next time, I will definitely defeat you!"

The mage slightly lifted his head, flames burning in his eyes.

"Did failure instead strengthen your resolve?"

The old man standing atop the Mage Tower admired his disciple; failure itself isn't frightening, being crushed by failure is, yet it seemed he was merely worrying needlessly.

However, the image of his disciple's failure reminded him of a big‑red‑faced figure impervious to blades and spells, who shattered all magic, rushed to the Mage Tower, and with a single slash split both himself and the tower.

The slightly painful recollection irritated the old mage; these Jiuzhou folk are almost cut from the same mold.

……

Exhausted in body and mind, Mu Yi gave up further combat and planned to rest for a while.

Mu Yi opened the Starry Arena points shop, a slew of stalls refreshed on his retina:

【Starry Arena Points Shop】

Current points: 20

Exchange list:

1. Blessing of the God of Battle

Quality: Golden Legend

Type: Divine Blessing

Effect:

Battle Soul never extinguishes: resist death's arrival, withstand fatal damage for 3 seconds.

Exchange cost: 3000 points;

Remaining quantity: Unlimited

PS: A critical hit is a reward for the brave, and immortality is the Battle Soul blazing. — Tanpas, God of Battle.

2. Badge of Glory:

Item level: 5

Quality: Purple

Type: Medal

Weight: 0.1 kg

Effect:

Radiance of Battle: once per solar day you may invoke a battle blessing, granting a combat boost lasting one solar day.

PS: Only through battle can one survive!

Exchange cost: 1000 points;

Remaining quantity: 10

3. Pass to Battle Training Ground:

Item level: 5

Quality: Purple

Type: Magic Scroll

Weight: 0.5 kg

Description: After use, transports the character to the Battle Training Ground; the God of Battle's illusion will serve as your sparring partner.

Exchange cost: 500 points;

Remaining quantity: 20

4. …

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A series of exchange rewards all seemed to hold decent value to Mu Yi.

Yet Mu Yi always felt that the God of Battle's arena itself was the greatest purpose of the event; competing alongside people of various professions and races offers a unique experience.

But what Mu Yi needs most right now is Zongwang Disaster Coins; the good news is that battle points are still quite valuable.

174, exchange Zongwang Disaster Coins: each 1 battle point can be exchanged for 1,000 Zongwang Disaster Coins.

Counting the weekly Dungeon output plus the previous secret realm's yield, Mu Yi has about 20,000 Zongwang Disaster Coins in hand, and he owes the dwarf craftsman 70,000 Zongwang Disaster Coins, which means he needs at least 50 battle points.

Fifty battle points… seems fairly easy to achieve?

Mu Yi looked at his battle points; after a ten‑win streak each victory grants 10 battle points, so he only needs to defeat three more opponents.

But thinking of the opponent strength after a ten‑win streak, Mu Yi's eye twitched slightly; that feeling of being completely controlled by someone else is unpleasant.

The opponents capable of reaching a ten‑win streak are probably not simple foes.

After leaving the arena, Mu Yi spent three minutes speed‑running the Chaotic Burial Ground Dungeon; even a tiny mosquito is still meat, and it seemed the weekly Dungeon was about to refresh, so he looked forward to the new Dungeon's arrival.

The moment the Dungeon launched, Mu Yi noticed a flashing message alert in his friends list.

"Family! I've already contacted Uncle Dragon‑Slayer; please reply when you see this message. In a day we'll be waiting for you at Trading Channel: 114115, Red Soil Tavern!"

Checking the Zongwang timestamp on the message, Mu Yi had roughly half a day left to keep the appointment.

There are many Multiverse Trade Centers, each catering to different races; during development, some Zongwang players chose to live within the Zongwang, which also provides neutral zones akin to half‑planes for everyone to reside.

By now, these trading channels have become worlds of survival, and even many Zongwang players have moved to settle within them.

Where intelligent beings live, various service facilities are indispensable.

"Do you wish to enter the Multiverse Trade Center? Note that this action consumes 100 Zongwang Disaster Coins."

"Yes!"

"Spent 100 Zongwang Disaster Coins successfully; please choose the trading channel you wish to go to!"

"Selected trading channel: 114115, Red Soil Tavern."

Red Soil Tavern

Trading channel ID: 114115

Prohibited attributes: dragon‑type creatures, dragon‑line affiliates, colossal beings, large beings

Open to races: humans, elves, dwarves…

"Connection successful, transmitting mission to the trading channel…"

"Combat is prohibited within this trading channel!"

Unlike Dungeon teleportation, Mu Yi's vision went black, and immediately after he found himself on a seat.

As Mu Yi was immersed in a feeling like motion sickness, an ethereal voice sounded.

"Welcome to the Red Soil Tavern for the first time; have a cup of tranquility, it might make you feel better!"

A pair of clean small hands handed over a crystal‑clear drink.