The crowd continued to watch as twenty-three arenas had already commenced their battles.
To their surprise, soon after the fights began, opponents in several arenas were defeated.
What was even more astonishing was that the defeated individuals were the ones who had challenged the arena. The heroes Zhou Yan had dispatched had surprisingly won their battles so quickly, leaving everyone amazed.
"I just witnessed Xiang Yu's fight. He's too powerful. That guy is simply born with divine strength. He defeated his opponent in just a few moves. His strength is terrifying."
"This Li Cunxiao is also incredibly strong. Within the same realm, he annihilated his opponent in a single move. How did he cultivate these heroes to be so formidable?"
"Even heroes of top quality wouldn't have such a massive disparity. Their realms were the same, yet they couldn't even withstand a single move."
"Exactly. The opponent was also wearing a full set of spiritual artifact equipment, and yet they were killed just like that. This strength is too overwhelming."
"Look, this Lu Bu is also very strong. He also won his fight, defeating an opponent with a higher realm than his."
...
The onlookers grew increasingly shocked with each passing moment. They realized that all the heroes under Zhou Yan had won their battles. Some of their realms were lower than their opponents, some were the same, but without exception, they all emerged victorious.
Moreover, these heroes seemed to be fighting effortlessly, not using their full strength, which made their power truly astounding and left everyone in awe.
Twenty-three arenas, and all twenty-three were won by Zhou Yan's heroes!
Some of these heroes had even begun their third battles.
As they discussed the various hero battles, their attention shifted to Zhou Yan. Someone, finding his appearance familiar, exclaimed, "That person looks like Zhou Yan."
"Oh, Zhou Yan from the Divine Dragon Kingdom, the number one under heaven!"
"I didn't expect it to be him. Not only is he so powerful himself, but his heroes are all so strong. Truly a young talent."
"The person next to him is the next heir of the Dragon King family. Both of them are heavenly prodigies. I didn't expect them to be here playing."
The lords who had set up arenas continued to dispatch their heroes, but unfortunately, the gap between their heroes and Zhou Yan's was simply too vast.
As Zhao Yun and the others continued to win one match after another, the cheers from the crowd grew louder.
The spectators were not all lords; many were residents of the Lord Continent, here merely for excitement.
"Your territory's heroes are truly strong. Each of them has won more than five matches. It seems you'll be winning all their prizes," Ye Bufan remarked.
"There should be quite a few of these arena-challenging venues, right?" Zhou Yan inquired.
"Naturally. There are many different competition modes. Are you interested in trying them out?" Ye Bufan asked.
"If there are good things to be won, I'll participate. If the value is too low, I have no interest whatsoever," Zhou Yan stated.
"Don't worry, the places I'll take you to are definitely high-level areas, and the items within are all valuable," Ye Bufan assured him.
"Alright, let's take a look later," Zhou Yan replied.
The first to win ten battles was Xiang Yu, followed by Li Yuanba and Xue Rengui. They had a significant advantage fighting opponents within their own realms.
"Congratulations on winning three arena victories," Ye Bufan said.
"It's alright. It's a shame there are so few challengers. If there were thousands of challengers, that would be great," Zhou Yan said regretfully, as his territory had many more heroes and challenging thousands of arenas simultaneously would be no issue.
"Thousands..."
Ye Bufan was speechless after hearing this and chose to remain silent, as he didn't possess Zhou Yan's level of confidence.
Subsequently, Zhou Yan's other heroes also secured victories one after another, once again astonishing everyone.
When the last hero also consecutively won ten battles, Ye Bufan congratulated Zhou Yan again.
"You are Zhou Yan, aren't you? I didn't expect your territory's heroes to be so strong. I am genuinely convinced of my defeat,"
At this moment, a lord who had been defeated by Zhou Yan stepped forward to converse with him.
"If you work harder, your heroes will also become very strong," Zhou Yan replied.
"Let's be friends. My name is Niu Ren. I've been here for over a decade. If there's anywhere you want to go or any type of challenge you wish to undertake, just tell me, and I can help you," Niu Ren said.
Upon hearing his name, both Zhou Yan and Ye Bufan were surprised and remarked, "That's a very interesting name."
"My parents gave me my name," Niu Ren said, accustomed to such reactions.
"Zhou Yan!"
"Ye Bufan!"
Zhou Yan and Ye Bufan began chatting with Niu Ren. He had a much deeper understanding of the Arena Kingdom than Ye Bufan, even knowing about various events held there to attract lords from all factions.
Niu Ren continued, "I know of a few arena venues that are currently holding events. Would you be interested in participating? With Zhou Yan's strength, I am very confident he can win first place, and the rewards are quite substantial."
"Please tell me about the specific rewards. I am indeed very curious," Zhou Yan inquired.
Niu Ren explained, "One venue is offering a demon-type barracks with an RR quality. Challengers need to submit one million spirit coins, with no limit on the number of participants."
"After entering the competition, all challengers will be placed in a challenge space to fight to the death. Only lords can participate, and lords below the ninety-ninth heaven can join. The competition continues until only one lord remains alive to claim the final prize."
"Oh, that sounds interesting. An RR quality barracks, quite intriguing. What are the other rewards?" Zhou Yan asked.
"The second arena venue is not in this city. If we want to go, we'll need to take a teleportation array. This venue offers rewards to more than just one person; the top ten participants will receive different prizes."
"Participants need to pay one hundred thousand spirit coins, but the venue only allows heroes to participate, and their realms cannot exceed ninety heavens. A lord can only send one person."
"The first place reward is a spiritual artifact, the second place reward is a diamond equipment, and the third place reward is..."
Ye Bufan listened and asked, "All equipment? That's not very interesting. Apart from the spiritual artifact for first place, the rest aren't that great."
Zhou Yan agreed, "What is the reward for the last venue?"
"The last venue's reward is quite interesting. That place is also not in this city. The reward is materials. The top three participants will receive varying quantities of materials."
"The first-place recipient will receive ten thousand units of nine-star material, the second-place recipient will receive twenty thousand units of eight-star colorful lotus, and the third-place recipient will receive thirty thousand units of seven-star material."
"Furthermore, the method of participation is also peculiar. You can only submit one thousand units of six-star material. Of course, you can submit higher-grade materials to participate, but most people wouldn't do that."