The Legend of the Cultivation World

Dawn

"Well... This match is really boring. I haven't had a chance to do anything yet, but my opponent just gave up right away."

Bayu sat next to Angga and sighed as if the match was boring, because his opponent did not dare to continue the match.

"Maybe you're just lucky to get a mentally weak opponent?" Angga laughed off while patting Bayu's back. It made Raka, Satria, and Bayu laugh together.

But not with Arya who can already guess Bayu's cunning. Seeing Bayu's attitude that has not changed from the first, making Arya become vigilant, because it does not rule out the possibility that Bayu will become a blocking pebble.

The voice of the referee echoed when calling the next participant to fight on the arena.

Hearing the sequence number 7 called, Arya then moved from her seat to walk past the bench belonging to Raka, Bayu, Angga, and Satria.

When passing in front of Bayu, Arya could see the man smiling cynically towards her like he had planned something.

Whatever cunning plan Bayu made, for Arya it was useless to stop his steps. After ascending to the arena, Arya was greeted by a participant who had a stocky body.

"I hope you don't die in one hit." The participant mocked while smiling sarcastically at Arya whose body was slightly smaller than hers.

Arya simply replied to the soldier's innuendo with a small meaningful smile, which made her opponent feel astonished.

The confidence of the participant was instantly lost when the referee started the match. The place where Arya stood was instantly cracked as she performed the horses.

In just one breath Arya was already in front of her opponent. He then released a kick towards the stomach, until it made the participant thrown out of the arena.

The participant was immediately unconscious. Fresh blood flowed from the participants' mouths whose bodies were now embedded in the walls of the spectator stands.

"Boring..." Arya sighed while descending from the top of the arena ignoring the shocked gazes from everyone towards her.

Aryan movements that surpassed the speed of sound could not be followed by everyone's eyes, until they were all stunned. Even to make the Generals do not believe that an ordinary soldier can defeat an army Commander who once plunged directly on the battlefield.

But there were some people who could still see Arya's movements even though it was vague. If they are in the same situation as the participants, their chance to avoid is only 50 percent.

Arya was certainly still holding back, otherwise her movements and attack power would instantly make the participants become meat porridge.

When Arya returned to her seat. Some other participants still noticed it, as well as Raka, Bayu, Angga, and Satria. They now become wary if they have to face one on one with Arya.

Satria's curiosity towards Arya grew. This concerns the speed that Arya just showed. Satria who basically had above average speed, started to doubt his own speed at this moment.

Despite using the Lightning Steps, Satria thought that she would not be able to match Aryan's speed before.

Bayu, on the other hand, hates Arya. It makes Arya feel confused why the man hates her so much, even though he never offended the man at all.

Arya turned her gaze towards a participant who was sitting alone just like her. The appearance of the man himself was quite attentive. Both of his hands were visibly injured and were clad in makeshift bandages.

The weapon in the form of a machete belonging to the man looks broken leaving half of it. As Arya saw the man being summoned to the top of the arena, she could see blood dripping from the wound on the man's waist.

"Why does he force himself, even though he himself knows the condition of his body is not possible to continue the match?"

Arya crossed both hands and noticed the extent to which the man could defend against an opponent whose spirit was much higher.

"I can't disappoint my sister. If it falls down now, I'll miss my chance to get you out of jail."

Dawn strengthened her determination to win this competition. Despite realizing that his opponents were very strong, Dawn would not give up so easily. One of the promised prizes became a special reason for Dawn to enter that dangerous competition.

If Fajar can win this competition, he wants to exchange the prize for the freedom of his brother who was imprisoned by the Kingdom for wrongdoing with two colleagues.

Aba-aba from the referee made Fajar tighten his gun grip. To save his energy, Dawn chose to defend letting his opponent attack first.

The participant who was Fajar's opponent realized that the man was injured. He then smiled confidently, thinking it would be easy to win this fight.

Without showing any mercy, the participant attacked Dawn using his weapon with a brassiere until it made Dawn quite desperate.

The dawn that began to be cornered certainly did not remain silent. By using martial arts taught by the older brother as a child, Fajar tried to compensate for the intensity of his opponent's attacks.

Seeing Dawn can still provide resistance, making the man who is the opponent of Dawn start to feel annoyed and want to end the match quickly.

Dawn and its opponent jump backwards keeping distance from each opponent. All the spectators could see that the two would unleash an ultimate attack on each other.

The audience began to be noisy waiting for one of the participants who were competing on the arena to be killed in the last attack.

The dawn that saw his opponent began to coat the sword using Qi, then also coated his cleaver with Qi.

Both of them then darted to give the final attack. Loud thumping rang out as their attacks collided with each other, even leaving the entire arena covered in dense smoke.

After the smoke disappeared, Fajar was still standing while his opponent was killed with his head separated from his neck.

But not for long Fajar bent his knees and supported his limp body to run out of most of the Qi using his cleaver.

Fajr spewed fresh blood after receiving a slash wound on the chest. The referee who saw Fajar injured immediately approached and offered the man not to continue the competition.

The words of the referee were, of course, rejected outright by the Dawn. He then swallowed the Pain Relief Pill and walked down from the arena waiting for his battle turn again.

Arya who saw Dawn returned to the seat then threw the pouch containing the Healing Pill and reflexively received by Dawn.

When opening the Dawn sac discovered a number of Level 5 Healing Pills. Dawn then thanked him and used the Pill to restore the condition of his injured body.

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Meanwhile, the underground prison located in the center of the capital. Three men mourn their fate in a cold, humid prison.

The clothes they were wearing looked shabby and torn in some parts. Their dry body condition is also quite alarming as if they have never been fed.

"Aryan... I heard your brother is participating in a dangerous competition held by the Grand Commander..." Said the Hero cellmate Arjuna who is the brother of Dawn.

Arjuna opened his eyes curled weakly trying to sit up. "That boy is still stubborn apparently..."