They Have All Become Celebrities

Using the God’s Eye, Xu Mu examined the formation over there and saw that its display showed two people.

One was a blond young man. The other was none other than Meng Wanyue.

There were four uniformed staff members on the other side.

Two of them sat at a table, recording information and taking photographs, while the other two weighed spirit stones nearby.

Some people were holding things resembling bank cards, which they could swipe here.

It had to be said that many aspects of this Holy War Arena made use of equipment from the outside world.

“Hey, buddy, what’s going on over there?”

Xu Mu noticed a middle-aged man walking toward him with a smile.

The man had green eyes, and Xu Mu had no idea what race he belonged to.

“You don’t know?”

The middle-aged man explained, “Meng Wanyue is one of my goddesses—and the first rising star I ever discovered. She’s fought several matches in just a few days and is currently on an eight-match winning streak.”

Xu Mu nodded inwardly. Meng Wanyue was currently in the late Grandmaster stage. At the Grandmaster level, she already possessed a natural advantage.

He smiled and said, “Looks like you’ve made quite a bit of money.”

“Hahaha! I discovered her in her third match. I’ve gone all-in on her every time since then, and I’ve already made three or four tons of spirit stones.”

The middle-aged man laughed. “That’s enough talk. I’m off to the brothel to enjoy myself.”

With that, he left.

“Disgusting! I can’t believe they have places like that here.”

Fu Jinyu only spoke coldly after the man had gone.

“You think the world is too clean. In the Inner Realm, a place like that not existing would be the abnormal thing.”

Nalan Shisan spoke from the side.

She had seen far more evil than Fu Jinyu.

Once the match began, the crowd gathered there thinned out somewhat, though people still remained in front of the formation outside to watch the progress of the battle.

Xu Mu took the opportunity to approach and discovered that the betting odds had become completely one-sided.

Meng Wanyue was the overwhelming favorite. A bet of one hundred pounds of spirit stones would earn only ten pounds in profit.

Through the formation, Xu Mu examined Meng Wanyue’s opponent and found that the other party was exceptionally fast.

At the beginning, the opponent suppressed Meng Wanyue, but once Meng Wanyue began using her cultivation technique, the tide of battle started to turn.

Even so, she did not overwhelm her opponent completely. Instead, she defeated him bit by bit.

When Meng Wanyue won, the people gathered there erupted in cheers.

Xu Mu waited a long while before Meng Wanyue finally emerged from the formation.

“Wanyue! I love you!”

“Thank you, Wanyue! You just made me another thousand pounds of spirit stones!”

…

Meng Wanyue kept her head lowered and did not meet anyone’s eyes. She hurried away.

“Wanyue.”

Xu Mu suddenly called out.

Hearing the familiar voice, Meng Wanyue quickly raised her head. When she saw Xu Mu standing in the distance, she immediately smiled and hurried over.

“Brother Mu!”

“Let’s go first.”

Xu Mu patted Meng Wanyue on the back.

Meng Wanyue nodded and put on her black robe as well.

Everyone behind them stared at Meng Wanyue’s departing figure, their faces filled with envy.

As long as one had Meng Wanyue on their side, spirit stones would never be a problem.

…

Xu Mu led Meng Wanyue to a secluded corner, then took out a pill.

“Eat this. You were injured just now, weren’t you?”

“Yeah. I have to say, the Holy War Arena really is packed with talent. I heard that those near the top of the rankings are all prodigies from powerful races.”

Meng Wanyue accepted the pill and swallowed it. “Dai Xingluo has already lost one match.”

“What? Xingluo actually lost?”

Xu Mu was stunned at first, then nodded lightly. “It makes sense. She’s only at the mid-Grandmaster stage right now. It was always going to be disadvantageous for her to face someone in the late or peak stage.”

“She’s been fighting too frequently. I just fought my ninth match, while she’s already fought fifteen or sixteen.”

Meng Wanyue continued, “She’s fighting too often.”

“I understand what she’s thinking. She simply wants to advance as quickly as possible and enter the late Grandmaster stage, just like you.”

Xu Mu shook his head slightly. Dai Xingluo’s strength had always been closely tied to Meng Wanyue’s.

Meng Wanyue was always a little ahead of her.

If they were at the same stage, being slightly ahead would not matter much, and no one else would be able to tell.

But this time, one was in the late Grandmaster stage while the other was only in the middle stage. Dai Xingluo was certainly uncomfortable with that.

“Do you earn spirit stones by fighting here?”

Fu Jinyu was also itching for a fight and asked curiously.

“That’s right. If you make it into the top ten, you receive a monthly spirit-stone reward. But the real money comes from the betting pools. Once the amount wagered reaches one hundred tons of spirit stones, the winner becomes eligible for a share of the pool.”

Meng Wanyue explained, “As for me, I’ve already built up quite a reputation. Almost everyone bets on me.”

“That’s true. Betting on you to win doesn’t make much money.”

Xu Mu nodded inwardly. “By the way, where’s Guoguo? How is she doing?”

“Guoguo is far more impressive than we are. The higher the level of the battles, the greater the fame. In the Transcendent-level arena where Guoguo is competing, she’s already reached fourth place.”

Meng Wanyue continued, “Of course, her luck played a part too. The previous fourth-place fighter thought he’d found an easy target because she was a woman. He never expected her to defeat him instantly. The three people above her don’t even dare accept her challenge.”

“Heh, that sounds about right.”

Xu Mu nodded with a smile. Tong Guoguo was currently at the peak of the Transcendent stage. Combined with her powerful physique, fighting at this level was practically like bullying opponents from a higher dimension.

“Brother Mu, let’s go back to our room first. The other two might both be there.”

Meng Wanyue took Xu Mu’s hand.

“I already checked. They weren’t at the place we were staying.”

Xu Mu smiled. “They might be fighting too.”

“That can’t be right. Dai Xingluo was seriously injured. She said she’d only fight one match a day for the next few days. There’s no way her match still hasn’t ended.”

At this point, Meng Wanyue suddenly realized something.

“Did you check the room we lived in originally? We’ve already moved somewhere else.”

“That explains it.”

Xu Mu suddenly understood.

“Once we became famous, people with something wrong in the head started following us everywhere. Anyone could enter the place we originally lived.”

Meng Wanyue explained, “After we made some spirit stones, we moved somewhere more expensive. The new place is concealed by a magical formation. Unless someone lives there, ordinary people can’t enter.”

Xu Mu nodded slightly. “Then let’s go there.”

Led by Meng Wanyue, the group returned to the place where they had been staying earlier.

However, instead of stopping there, they continued farther in until they reached a large golden gate.

Two armored guards stood there. As soon as Meng Wanyue arrived, she took out her identification token.

“These people are all my family.”

Meng Wanyue pointed at Xu Mu and the others.

The guards nodded lightly and allowed Meng Wanyue and the others to enter together.

The moment they stepped through the gate, the world before their eyes changed.

They found themselves on a vast grassland, with a small river in the distance.

Many villas had been built across the meadow. It was indeed far better than the small rooms where they had stayed before.

Suddenly, Xu Mu looked toward a distant figure.

Why was she here too?