SUPREME ARCH-MAGUS

Chapter 219: Chen Family's Pride at Stake

The dying phoenix took a long time to control her emotions. Kent stood there in hesitation, and he is avoiding direct contact with the phoenix.

"Young man, it is really bad that you came early from that world. If not, you might have another 28 days to learn and train under Lord Phoenix. But don't worry, what you have gained is nothing less. Once you cross the Grand Master Magus stage, you will gain control over your soul space.

The first ancestor lady stored some good things for you." The phoenix paused after a long talk as it felt pain in her throat.

The nirvanic flames effect doubled when the phoenix tried to use its energy or do any actions. "See, young man, I initially thought of giving you one blood drop of mine to repay the debt. But it will be my loss if I don't help you with all my resources.

Close your eyes and let my energy flow inside your aura channels. It might be painful, but you will become immune to any flames in this realm once you endure this." The phoenix finished its sentence with a heavy sigh and began gathering all her energies to perform the ritual.

Kent bowed his head in respect and closed his eyes, waiting for the sorcery to begin. After a long-anticipated wait, he felt warm ash-colored flames invading his aura channels. Kent gritted his teeth and held onto the pain for a few minutes.

But as the energy began assimilating into his aura veins, real pain began invading each cell of his body.

"Ahhhh…"

Kent fell onto his knees and gripped the rocky surface with all his strength. His painful cries reverberated all around the caves like dying shrieks.

"It seems the little one is getting good rewards." The old patriarch of the Eternal Sun Sect, who stood outside the forbidden gate, uttered it with a smile.

Time passed slowly, and streaks of blue lines began forming in Kent's aura channels. The size of his aura channels also began increasing slowly, and his cultivation base began purifying with nirvanic flames.

The amount of pain also doubled for Kent, and his finger nails began digging into the rocky surface of the ground. His body turned an ash color, and he felt like sitting inside a burning cauldron.

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Golden Bamboo City...

Early morning, but the surroundings were still pitch dark. The guardian sun is still sleeping on the horizon.

But the arena in the center of the city is brightly lit with an electric atmosphere. A loud commotion is going on at the entrance of the arena, where a big stall stands up. Thousands of people lined up outside the arena in more than five lines.

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Inside the big stall, five beautiful girls in servant clothes worked nonstop to collect the gold coins and spirit stones. Each time they collected the amount, they wrote the number on the colorful slips, which contain the symbol of the golden rat.

At the center of the stall, Fatty Ben sat with excitement and a bit of nervousness. He is looking over the process of collecting bets. Beside him, the beautiful arbiter lady who approached him after Kent's match sat closely.

At first, he thought of setting up a small camp inside the central Arena in the early morning. But the arbiter lady beside him helped spread the information about this match and betting ratio throughout the golden bamboo city and all the other small towns and big families around the capital.

She used her influence, helped Fatty set up a betting camp at the entrance of the Arena and called her personal servants to help Ben.

As Chen's family pride is at stake, all the big families in the city got alerted to this news. After learning about his son's challenge with Kent, the Chen family patriarch razed up in anger. He couldn't understand how his son agreed to transfer his 7th rank in the Arena to Kent when the inheritance ground opening is very close and only top rankers will get the spot.

The gambling ratio of 1:5 really attracted a large crowd, and every big family sent their men to invest a big sum. The betting amount had already crossed 1000 spirit stones, but Fatty didn't stop receiving the bets.

On the other side, Larry, the gambling agent for Zi Chen, reached home late in the night. He still didn't notice the absence of black belle Miss Ria, who went on her own way, desiring strength.

"Hey Ben… Hey…" Suddenly, Fatty heard a beautiful voice calling his name from one of the gambling blocks where bets were received.

Fatty smiled excitedly after seeing the lady's face and hurriedly moved in that direction. "Hai, Lana, sister." Kent waved his hand to Lana, the sole heir of the Mintleaf family, who is also the promised bride to Spurgeon, the heir of the Silver Stokes family.

"What are you doing here?" Lana asked with an excited smile. Beside him, Spurgeon also stood with a stoic face. Due to his prejudice toward Fatty, he didn't greet her and acted like he is not there.

"I should ask you the same. I'm the representative of young master Kent and the gambler who is accepting these bets." Fatty declared it with a proud face.

"What...?! Are you the golden rat everyone talking about?" Lana asked with a wide, open mouth.

Fatty nodded his head with all his teeth out. But Spurgeon, who stood beside Lana, felt like a lightening hit his head.

"You… stop joking. Do you know how much wealth is flowing in here? You can't afford a trip to your home town. So, stop acting like a big shot. Tell me how much they are paying you for working here the whole night." Spurgeon, who didn't believe in Fatty, lashed out in a mocking tone.

Before Fatty took out his gambler token issued by the gambling syndicate, the arbiter lady appeared beside Fatty with a fierce look.

"You, I will cut your tongue if you speak like that with my Ben. Whether you believe it or not, he is the gambler who is accepting these bets. You didn't achieve anything in your life, even with your fancy background. You don't have the right to mock someone who is more capable than you." The arbiter lady gave a despised look while glaring at Spurgeon.

As frequent visitors to Arena, both Spurgeon and Lana recognized the arbiter lady on first glance. Spurgeon felt a shiver run down his back when he saw the beautiful, matured face of the arbiter.

Even though many people don't know about the background of the arbiter lady, Spurgeon once heard about the background of the arbiter lady from his mother, which is a hundred times more powerful than the entire Silver Stokes family.

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