1 Chapter 1

Calwell City

Death Ground

"Ha! Ha! Ha!"

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The sound of tens of people shouting along with the sound of the collision of their weapons rang loudly

On the death ground, around seventy or so people could be seen. They all have different faces and body types but there is one thing they have in common. From the young and old, the handsome and ugly ones, to sexy and fat ones, all of them were giving it their very best

Their eyes were burning with desperation as they launch one blow after another towards their sparring partner that might also be the one that would kill them

Beads and beads of sweat fell down the dirty ground that washed away both the dry and fresh blood in it

The Death Ground is like an arena that is used for slaves to battle each other and in the sides, watching from above were the members of Bloodthirsty Wolves. The group that controlled the entirety of Calwell City, known for their ruthlessness

"Kekeke, this batch of slaves are quite good. They are stronger compared to the previous batch" one member that is responsible for monitoring and teaching the slaves in the Death Ground commented

He has an ugly appearance and crooked teeth but none of the slaves would dare to insult him

Even if he was not among the strongest of the group, he was still a member. This man is not the likes that the slaves could antagonize

"With this batch of slaves, our gang would surely rise to another level. Hmph, let's see if the Blood Bears would still try to be our enemy by then" another member of the gang that is a fatty commented in agreement

This batch of slaves was really of a higher quality not just compared with the previous batch but also the ones before that

"Especially that Rezen. I enjoy torturing him the most" the crooked teeth one said while licking his lips. Just imagining all the things he could do with the man named Rezen already excites him

"He always looks so cold even to his superiors. Truly someone that don't know how to treat his superiors well!" The fatty agreed as he too stared at Rezen that is undoubtedly one of the best among this batch

Located in the middle area of the Death Ground, a young man with silver hair and blue eyes could be seen

His physique was not bulky, in fact, he was quite skinny. His features were that of a beautiful, cute, and adorable man that looks as if he would break even with just the slightest bit of force

Rezen has the image of a beautiful yet fragile flower but his expression does not suit his face at all

He exudes a cold and deadly aura as if nothing in this world could enter his eyes. He seems too detached from everything but if a person with discerning eyes stared at him, they would see that Rezen's eyes were hiding an intense bloodthirst that he was suppressing

In Rezen's hands were a pair of crude daggers just like what the other slaves with him are using

Daggers were their primary weapons as they are cheap weapons that don't require a large number of materials

Those daggers were the source of the 'clang clang' sounds as the slaves battled each other desperately

'Damn it, I'm really out of luck!' Rezen's enemy thought in his head

Out of the seventy or so slaves, it was actually Rezen that became his sparring partner

Why is his luck so bad that he paired up with one of the strongest mana warriors in their group?

When the man tap the simple earring place in his right ear, a three-digit number entered his vision

Battle Points: 300

A total battle point of 300! That puts Rezen at the top of this batch!

One must know that ordinary people only have around 50 battle points. As for the ones that activated their mana and became mana warriors, they have twice the strength and has 100 battle points

Most of the slaves only have around 150 to 200 battle points. With their low-level talent along with the bad environment and condition, the increase in their power wasn't much

However, among the chickens, there would naturally be some Phoenix and one of them was precisely Rezen

His battle points alone already reached 300 points and that was just his battle points alone!

The scouter earrings only scanned the target and quantify their strength based on the amount of mana they have along with the quality of their physique

It doesn't say anything about that person's fighting skills

Rezen not only has top battle points among the slaves, but even his fighting skills were also nothing to laugh at!

The poor slave could only passively block the dagger strikes from Rezen. He was literally doing his best to perform well but because of how strong his enemy was, he only looks as strong as a chicken

Despite frantically moving his daggers to block Rezen's blows, one cut wound after another still appeared in the slave's body

He bled from those wounds and he could only grit his teeth while enduring the pain

No matter what, he must show a good performance if he doesn't want to be punished

With that in mind, the slave jump away before throwing his daggers to Rezen that merely uses his own daggers to knock them away

The slave then put his hand inside a pocket bag from his side and he took out four throwing stars (shuriken) in total

With as much force as he can, he threw the shuriken to Rezen in hopes that it would at least do something

The slave although not powerful is still a mana warrior and he managed to do that while still in the air

As such, the flying stars came from above in a diagonal line which made its trajectory quite tricky

Even then, Rezen's eyes only flash with a cold light. He took out two of his own shurikens and he also threw them in the air

The shurikens flew in a strange manner as they knocked two other shurikens that in return knocked the remaining two

Using only 2 shurikens, Rezen managed to waste 4 shurikens of his enemy

'Shit, even his flying stars technique was this good! What a monster!' The slave thought and without a choice, he could only charge at Rezen again

He took out more shurikens, eight this time, four in each hand as he threw them towards Rezen while still running towards him

There wasn't much change in Rezen's expression and he merely uses his daggers to defend himself

While Rezen was busy dealing with the shurikens, his slave enemy uses that chance. The slave clenches his fist and he threw a punch powerful enough to make an adult male throw up a mouthful of blood

In return, Rezen threw the daggers in his hands to knock away the remaining flying shurikens

He engaged his foe in a hand to hand combat as he too threw his own punch

Rezen's punch was clearly stronger than his foe's punch, visible in how the slave was pushed back from the impact

His punch was even followed up by a palm attack that the slave desperately blocked by crossing his arms in front of him

Just like what happened from the punch, the palm attack also threw the slave in the air and he could not regain his balance in a short period of time

While his foe was flying in the air, Rezen followed suit as he calmed his breathing while controlling the mana inside him

Rezen sucked in a large amount of air that he infuses with the mana inside his body. His chest bulge and the temperature in his body rose

"[Fire Style: Fireball!]" Rezen casts his mana attack/magic and a basketball-size fireball was sent by him towards his enemy

The slave's eyes constricted in fear. Rezen actually managed to use a mana attack? Who among the slaves could possibly defeat him with this level of skill?

The other slaves could only passively use mana to reinforce their physical attack. Most of them only have superior physical prowess compared to normal humans while the more talented ones can barely use mana to coat their fists or feet

People like Rezen that could use mana attacks are rare among all the batches of slaves. From this alone, his superiority could already be seen

The fireball continues to travel in the air, increasing the surrounding temperature. The slave already accepted his death when a thin figure suddenly appeared

This figure was wearing the signature insignia of a red wolf in his shirt, proof that he is a member of the Bloodthirsty Wolves

The man appeared on top of the fireball that Rezen casts with his fist coated with blue energies called mana

The man punched the fireball, smashing it and preventing the slave foe of Rezen from dying

At first, he thought that smashing the fireball would be an easy feat but he didn't expect that despite coating his fist with mana, he would still receive some burns

The man's crooked teeth showed as his lips parted in shock. He was the one that commented about Rezen earlier and a sour feeling aroused in his heart

Despite years of training and cultivation, he was still actually injured by a mana warrior with only around 1 month of experience? This made him feel like he loses a great deal amount of face

"Kid, you are quite talented. Why don't you follow me and I'll give you a reward" the crooked teeth man said but it's not like Rezen is in any position to refuse that invitation despite knowing what would happen

Without a choice, Rezen could only follow the crooked man outside the Death Ground. Since he already won against his opponent, he is already free and the crooked man could do anything he wants to him except for killing and turning him into a cripple

Rezen could definitely kill this man as he was still hiding his full power but only trouble would appear if he were to do that

——

It took around an hour before the crooked man finish giving his 'reward' to Rezen

Prior to the battle in the Death Ground, Rezen looks perfectly normal. However, after following the crooked man in his room and receiving the so-called reward, his whole body is now covered in bruises

He was trembling a bit without his control but there was still not that much difference in his expression aside from his eyes turning colder than before

As if he does not notice his injuries, Rezen walked towards the infirmary and had the medic heal him first

With their skills, the bruises would not last long. After all, the crooked man could not damage the 'goods' too much especially since the initiation is coming up soon

After getting himself healed to some extent, Rezen silently walked out from the infirmary and he went to the cafeteria

He still hasn't eaten anything today and his stomach was already begging him for food

Without saying anything, Rezen entered the simple cafeteria. It only has tables, chairs, along with the area where the food was given

The loud and booming cafeteria filled with slaves quieted down to some extent after they saw Rezen entering

He was a silent man but he has quite the infamy. If a slave were to irritate him, they should pray that he wouldn't be paired with them in the sparring match or else, they would receive a 'treat' from him

Rezen ignored his fellow slaves to get his own food. His reputation made it so that the other slaves gave way to him

They let him cut the line in fear that they would anger Rezen. As a result, Rezen quickly received his own food

It was only a piece of coarse bread along with an almost transparent soup. The nutritional value is too low but there wasn't much anything he could do about it

Rezen carried the tray as he walked to an empty chair and table