Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 165

"Could you wait a moment, please?" the old man asked politely.

"Could you please hurry up? I'm kind of in a hurry," Darren impatiently demanded. The Primitive Stone would be auctioned tomorrow. Darren must earn at least three million ink stones. How could he not be in a hurry?

The old man nodded, went backstage, picked up the young man who had been scared to the ground by Darren, and told him, "Get ready and send him to the Prison Battle Arena at the top level of the Mysterious Realm. And by the way, bet ten thousand ink stones on him outside. Is that clear?"

The young man had calmed down and the horror in his eyes had disappeared. He was now frowning as he said, "Jaya, although this boy has hidden his cultivation base, it isn't appropriate to send him to the arena at the top level of the Mysterious Realm, is it? If he dies on the stage, we'll have to pay at least three thousand ink stones. That's not a good deal. Besides, it's too risky to bet ten thousand ink stones on the outside!"

The young man also felt that Darren had extraordinary talent, but he didn't think Darren would be able to go far in the arena at the top level of the Mysterious Realm.

"Don't talk nonsense. With so many years of experience, I can tell that he can definitely enter at least the fourth round of the contest at the top level of the Mysterious Realm. Take him there now!" The old man paused to think for a few seconds and finally said, "Never mind, let me take him there myself. Since he can hide his cultivation base, we will be able to make a big profit on outside bets."

He then turned to Darren. "There are some terms I need to tell you. If you agree to the terms, I will introduce you to the arena," he said as he walked towards Darren with a smile.

"Tell me the terms, then," Darren eagerly replied.

"First, if you win a fight in the Prison Battle Arena, you will be rewarded with ten thousand ink stones. I will take one thousand as commission.

Second, you must sign a life and death contract with the Prison Battle Arena. If you are unfortunately killed on the stage, you can't blame anyone," the old man enumerated.

"What?" Darren angrily spat out. "If I win a game I get ten thousand ink stones? I thought you said I could win three million?"

"Ha-ha, young man. If you're strong enough, you could win three million—hell, you could even win up to ten million!" the old man said with a big grin on his face.

"How?" Darren asked, puzzled.

"The only way to win a huge amount of ink stones is to break the record in the Prison Battle Arena. Yesterday, a man broke the record of winning nine games in a row and was rewarded with two million ink stones. Plus, he asked others to bet for him and earned more than three million in total. I've seen that man fight firsthand and he is extremely strong.

But if someone breaks the record of winning nine games in a row today, he can get at least four million ink stones!" the old man exclaimed.

Four million ink stones, even Darren felt tempted.

"Those four million ink stones are mine," Darren stated as he smiled confidently.

"Ha-ha!" The old man shook his head, and said, "Well, it seems that you are determined. First off, I will introduce you to the arena, and then sign a contract with you for five battles at most. If you win, you will pay a thousand ink stones commission per game. However, if you have an accident…" he trailed off and checked to see if Darren was listening. "Well, we will compensate your family for a certain amount of money, but if you choose to go on with more than five games, it's none of our business anymore. If something happens, you won't get a penny. You should think it over."

"You don't have to care so much. Just take me there," Darren impatiently declared.

"Alright then. Follow me." The old man stopped talking and led Darren out.

"Inform the lady that Jaya decided to send the cripple to the arena at the top level of the Mysterious Realm without authorization. He's trying to defraud the pension," the young man disdainfully sneered at the person in charge of the ink stone exchange.

The young man simply did not believe that Darren could hold on to five games in the arena. He wanted to use this opportunity to bring down Jaya.

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Darren followed Jaya to a tall building and was surprised to see the building where the Primitive Stone would be auctioned tomorrow.

"Isn't this the auction house? Why did you bring me here?"