Chapter 299: Chapter 241: High-level King of the Octagonal Cage (Part 2)
Wang Yi’s one million Gold Coins were quickly spent. He used the War Evolution Pool to evolve one Fist Emperor, one Fighting God, one Evil God, one War God, two Piano Demons, and four Martial Gods.
Next, Wang Yi took them to the Octagonal Cage, intending to hold a few exhibition matches to see what they were capable of.
The Octagonal Cage was bustling with activity.
With the War Evolution Pool, Nangong Jin’s recruitment wasn’t as frantic as before, but he still held at least a dozen fighting matches a day.
He also organized some informal matches, pitting Soldiers against militiamen and others as a form of training.
In short, the Octagonal Cage was rarely idle, which in turn attracted a large audience.
When Wang Yi arrived, there were at least a hundred people in the stands, with members of the Zhao Family making up more than half of them.
Great Benefactor Zhao was also here. He was a huge fight fan and a loyal spectator of the Octagonal Cage matches.
The head of the Zhao Family was in high spirits and looked like a man in his thirties.
He had regained his youth because he had a good daughter who was a Pill Dao Venerable.
Although Zhao Mei had changed her class to Adventurer, losing her status as the lady of the Zhao Family, the system-recognized father-daughter relationship between her and Great Benefactor Zhao no longer existed.
But Zhao Mei valued family ties greatly. She always took good care of Great Benefactor Zhao, and after refining Small Yuan Pills, she gave him many, which greatly increased his lifespan.
Now, Great Benefactor Zhao saw Zhao Mei as the reincarnation of his own daughter. He was thoroughly enjoying his new life, letting himself go, and was cheerful every day.
Not long ago, Great Benefactor Zhao had applied to Eggshell Castle to become a volunteer commentator for the Octagonal Cage.
At this moment, Great Benefactor Zhao saw Wang Yi arrive with a group of Soldiers and hurriedly shouted, "The Big Boss is here! Hoho, looks like the Big Boss brought a group of experts. We’re in for a good show this time."
With that, Great Benefactor Zhao stepped forward to greet Wang Yi, bowing and inviting him to the "commentator’s box"!
The commentator’s box had been built by Great Benefactor Zhao and the others, and it occupied the best spot in the stands.
’They’ve made it look quite official!’
Wang Yi shook hands with Great Benefactor Zhao and scanned his surroundings, thinking, ’Eggshell Village really is different from the garrison at Yamei Luo Star Mountain Pass.’
Here, fighting competitions were wildly popular while soccer matches were deserted, whereas on Yamero Star, soccer was a massive hit.
Wang Yi sat down in the commentator’s box, and Nangong Jin hurried over to pay his respects.
Wang Yi briefly asked Nangong Jin about the current recruitment situation in the territory, then immediately started an exhibition match.
He first pitted Fist Emperor Taisen against Martial God Feng Yuxiu.
As a High-level King combat unit, Fist Emperor Taisen’s punches generated sparks as they cut through the air. Every punch carried a shockwave, his attack power was extremely strong, and he had a high chance to stun.
Martial God Feng Yuxiu, on the other hand, had maxed-out technique. His movements were nimble and swift, his Inner Strength augmented his moves, and every strike carried lethal damage.
The two fought bare-handed and were evenly matched, which got Great Benefactor Zhao completely fired up. He kept exclaiming from the commentator’s box—who knows where he learned it—shouting "Holy shit!" over and over.
However, Fist Emperor Taisen currently had no upgrade path, while Martial God Feng Yuxiu could also use weapons.
The first match was a draw. In the second, Martial God Feng Yuxiu equipped the Yellow Springs Lock. Less than two minutes after the start, if the fight hadn’t been stopped in time, Fist Emperor Taisen would have been sliced to pieces.
"Holy shit, could this be Celestial God Level combat power?! This Martial God from the Western Depot is way too strong!"
Great Benefactor Zhao exclaimed.
’The ability to use weapons is Feng Yuxiu’s greatest strength!’
Wang Yi reflected on this. He, too, felt that Martial God Feng Yuxiu was incredibly powerful when equipped with the Yellow Springs Lock. ’As long as he isn’t countered, he’s probably not that far off from other ground-based, melee-type Celestial God Level combat units.’
For the third match, Wang Yi pitted War God Sparta against Battle God Boyka.
Wang Yi hadn’t thought much of Boyka at first. He felt that among all the Soldiers, Boyka was the most ordinary.
Taisen had a stunning attack, Feng Yuxiu could use weapons, Leonidas’s battle formation was powerful, the Heaven and Earth Defects could use sonic waves for long-range attacks, and the Fire Fire Evil God’s Martial Arts were on a Mystic level.
Only Boyka relied on pure hand-to-hand combat, with no special effects whatsoever.
But at the Fighting God Level, Boyka was different.
He had mastered the Assassination Fist!
Only after the fight started did Wang Yi understand what the Assassination Fist was. To put it simply, it could be summed up in one phrase: "North Dipper to pulp, South Dipper to slice."
Wang Yi felt as if Battle God Boyka had learned both the Beidou Divine Fist and the Southern Dipper Sacred Fist!
His attack speed was extremely fast. When his fists struck, Qi Force invaded the body, causing War God Sparta to swell from the inside out. When he switched to a Palm Technique, it was as if he were holding a scalpel, easily slicing through War God Sparta’s skin and flesh.
The fight was hastily stopped. Battle God Boyka was the victor.
But this wasn’t to say that War God Sparta wasn’t strong. He could use an ultimate ability, wield a shield, and equip a long spear. He wasn’t skilled at one-on-one fights, but he was a master of formation combat. In a group battle, a squad of War God Spartas could probably crush a squad of Battle God Boykas.
For the fourth match, Wang Yi pitted the Piano Demons against the Evil God.
The Piano Demons were Tian Can and Earth Defect. After their Evolution into Piano Demons, the two were no longer bound as a single unit and could now act independently.
There were slight differences between them. The Piano Demon, Tian Can, had stronger Inner Strength, while the Piano Demon, Earth Defect, was better at hand-to-hand combat.
As High-level King combat units, both could use the zithers in their hands to fire Shadowless Qi Blades. Setting down their ancient zithers was like setting up a machine gun, giving them powerful long-range attack capabilities.
As for the Evil God...
The High-level King Evil God was also a Fire Fire Evil God. His power was far greater than that of the King Level Kung Fu’s Number One Killing King. He wore ancient-style clothing, and his Martial Arts came with flashy special effects. He could unleash glittering golden Palm Seals and emit Buddha’s Radiance from his body. He could fly into the sky and shatter a building with a single palm strike.
The result of the match was, naturally, a decisive victory for the Evil God.
With the four matches concluded, Wang Yi had a decent understanding of the combat power of his top-tier Soldiers. In his opinion, the War God, Evil God, Fighting God, Fist Emperor, Martial God, and Piano Demon all had their respective strengths. In terms of individual power, the Martial God with the Yellow Springs Lock was the strongest for a solo kill, while the Evil God had the best overall combat power.
But in large-scale group battles, you’d have to rely on the War Gods and the Piano Demons.
Regardless of the type, every Soldier had immense potential for development.
Wang Yi stopped interfering with the matches and said to Nangong Jin, "Man Datou is leading the Manzi Camp on an expedition against the Ancient Barbarians, and that’s going fairly well. The Martial Gods will join the Western Depot, while the Piano Demons and Evil Gods will join the Eastern Depot, under the command of Fish-Transformed Dragon and Hai Zhongxian, respectively. As for this place, I’ll need you, General Nangong, to form a Fighting God Camp and a War God Camp. You can serve as their temporary Commander. The War God Camp will be on standby, and the Fighting God Camp can be in charge of jungling."
"A Fighting God Camp and a War God Camp?" A look of understanding crossed Nangong Jin’s face as he bowed and replied, "As you command!"
"Then I’ll leave things here to you. I’m off!"
Wang Yi quickly drove away, heading for the Giant Crab Camp.
This Military Intelligence Camp had also been upgraded to level two. Xiang Yun was inside, killing Sand River Giant Scorpions.
Wang Yi had come specifically to find Xiang Yun. He took out all the Universal Experience Books he had and gave them all to Xiang Yun, raising him to Level 8.
Xiang Yun gained four times the skill points on level up. Having reached Level 8, he had accumulated 28 skill points. He leveled up the three skills [Demon Flame Spear], [Thunderbolt Stab], and [Subduing Demon Dragon] to Level 7, and he raised [Fourfold Magic Energy] to Level 8.
It wasn’t that Xiang Yun didn’t want to specialize in a single skill; it was just that all four of his skills were powerful, and each had its own distinct use.
’A Level 8 Xiang Yun should now be the strongest in the territory, aside from me, Fish-Transformed Dragon, and Hai Zhongxian. Even Gegeda might not be his match. It’s a bit of a waste of his talent to leave him here fighting crabs. In a little while, I’ll have him lead troops to the World of Suffering...’
Wang Yi mused silently. A moment later, he arrived at the "Undead Cloth Factory"!
The "Undead Cloth Factory" was a factory Jelena had built specifically for the Undead Musician, Beruna. It was located next to the Hundred Skills Academy, within the Peach Blossom Forest.
The piano-loom had already been moved over.
