"He must want to duel Xu Lang." Wang Yazhi's expression was icy. "Doesn't he fear that we're players from Cycle Thirty?"

"No, he's very afraid, which is precisely why he hasn't initiated the duel yet." Xu Lang sneered, regarding Bei Moting like a clown.

He had already scouted the intel well enough.

He proactively sent a duel invitation, only to be told he needed to pick a codename.

"Purgatory!"

Xu Lang's hand stroked the blade as he chose a name completely unrelated to Zero Number or his real name.

【Codename successfully registered. Edit profile?】

……

【Purgatory has challenged you to a duel. Accept? Yes/No】

Bei Moting froze.

Does this guy have intermittent rage issues?

Stone-headed iron baby!

However, he did not accept immediately. Instead, he found a nearby seat and sat down.

More players wearing isolation veils entered afterward, but the Mad King Building players were still mainly watching Bei Moting.

Honestly, that put a bit of pressure on him.

The person he picked—did he really have such influence?

While he fretted, Zhou Chang and Hu Jianguo were teleported into the coliseum.

He looked up at once.

Their dialogue—down to the smallest detail—reached everyone's ears, and the gusts and collision sensations from their fight were felt by the crowd.

It was even more astonishing than a hologram.

They were fighting tooth and nail, but to Bei Moting it was just two scrubs pecking at each other.

It's locked!

This match is totally secured!

The outcome was quickly decided; Hu Jianguo won. His right hand had been severed; he lay on the ground laughing loudly.

【Coliseum Broadcast—】

【Congratulations to Mad King Building player "Kill Zhou Chang" for the victory!】

【This player, as Mad King Building's first duel performer, is awarded one Duel Gift Pack】

【Mad King Building has officially moved into the Coliseum】

【Coliseum Shop opened, currency: "Coliseum Points"】

【Players earn Coliseum Points by defeating players from other dormitory buildings or assisting in Challenge Performances】

A new icon appeared on every Mad King Building player's main interface. Opening it brought up the Coliseum Shop.

【1. Titles】

【2. Weapons】

【3. Items】

【Duel Enthusiast Title (Rare): Slightly increases melee talent when equipped. Price: 10 Coliseum Points】

【Duel Master Title (Uncommon): When equipped...】

【Duel Sovereign Title (Excellent): ...】

【Coliseum · Taleblade (Uncommon): Level 20 short sword, part of the Coliseum set. Price: 10 Coliseum Points】

【Duel Invitation (Rare): Matches you with a similarly skilled opponent. Victory grants 2 Coliseum Points】

【Iron Blood Invitation (Rare): Use to participate in a Challenge Performance. Price: 10 Coliseum Points】

【Certificate of Survival (Uncommon): When used in a duel, halves constitution, spirit, and lifespan permanently, forcibly exits the duel. Price: 15 Coliseum Points】

The Duel Shop's inventory totaled less than a hundred items, but each was high-quality. Xu Lang saw many items that tempted him.

There was even a Mythical-grade item, but only one existed: the Duel Supreme title, with an outrageously powerful effect.

"Xu Lang, the level-20 set is called Taleblade, level-30 is called Sacrifice, level-40 is called Vast Sky, level-50 is called Mad King... Aren't these all dormitory building names?" Wang Yazhi noticed something and said quietly, "Could the dormitory buildings' entry be strengthening the Iron Blood Coliseum? What exactly is their relationship—symbiosis?"

"Yazhi, this isn't something we can handle right now." Han Zhixiu spoke, a pink bubble popping at her lips as her gaze turned toward Bei Moting walking over.

All the women looked grim.

"Xu Lang, what should we do?" Cao Yaxuan couldn't make up her mind.

"I don't know. In any case, I already initiated the duel." Xu Lang stretched lazily.

At this, the nearby players all erupted.

"Lang Ge, you were reckless!" Tong Qi cried anxiously.

This is a death duel!

They had no idea what level the opponent was—what if he was a top-tier player?

This is gambling with life!

"I can feel it, he's not a powerhouse." Xu Lang smiled.

"Xu Lang, Yazhi and the others say I'm bloodthirsty, but actually you're the battle maniac, right?" Wang Yazhi sighed.

They had the light veils between them; sensing skills were useless.

"Relax. You know me—I don't charge in blindly." Xu Lang smiled.

"I used to believe that when you said it before, but now..." Cao Yaxuan couldn't finish the sentence, just shaking her head, "I feel like you're just getting more and more arrogant."

"Bei Moting still hasn't accepted, right? It'll be fine." Sherry hurriedly said. "If we withdraw now—"

Xu Lang interrupted, "He's already accepted!"

……

On the Coliseum stage, twenty-nine fireworks bloomed in succession.

This duel drew even more players.

As Wang Yazhi guessed, the other dormitory buildings were Sacrifice Building, Taleblade Building, and Vast Sky Building.

Players from different buildings each had different colored veils—Taleblade Building's were purple, Sacrifice Building's cyan, Vast Sky Building's gold, Mad King Building's scarlet.

The chatter roared.

"So another dorm building unsealed the Coliseum. All newbies, heh heh!"

"That Bei Moting fought once before; he seems to be a Cycle-23 player. So that 'Purgatory' must be a Six-Cycle Player!"

"Six-Cycle Player? Hahaha!"

"Don't laugh. Maybe he's actually very strong but just hasn't been a player long."

"The Mad King Building players should all be rookies, otherwise last duel wouldn't have only shown ten fireworks. The participants this time are unusually weak. I reckon this Mad King Building hasn't even done Building Wars."

"Unsealed the Coliseum with players under Cycle Ten? Our dorm owner lost almost half the tenants trying to unseal it!"

"Haha, what if he's an elite? Old Xu, you wanna bet?"

"Screw your bet. Match's starting. Hope it doesn't waste my ticket money." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

……

【Coliseum Broadcast—】

【This duel was initiated by "Purgatory," type: Pure Duel. Each side may bring one weapon and one item only】

【Duel duration: 1 hour. After 1 hour, 100,000 Copper Coins will be automatically deducted. Every minute after deducts another 100,000 Copper Coins. Players lacking enough Copper Coins are eliminated】

When ten minutes passed, Bei Moting and Xu Lang appeared at opposite ends of the Coliseum.

"Hahaha, how dare you! A pure duel—are you worthy?" Bei Moting couldn't contain himself at the sight of Xu Lang. "If you had some god-tier gear, you might be able to sneak a win, but now, you have no chance!"

Xu Lang said nothing. He hopped in place and found gravity and air resistance identical to the outside.

He had already learned the Coliseum's info from other players and understood it clearly.

Apart from combat, the experience was hardly less than veteran players'.

For instance, even though there were no invisible walls in the Coliseum's sky and underlayer, the environment was extremely inhospitable to life—similar to a forbidden zone.

Ordinary players unaware of this might slip and fail disastrously.

"Damn, how dare he ignore me!" Bei Moting's face contorted viciously as he glared at Xu Lang's handsome face. "I must weaken you before finishing you!"

Hearing this, players from other buildings expressed pity.

Such a good-looking guy—would be a shame if he died.

There were also excited spectators—those who came specifically for this!

Mad King Building players grew tense; all eyes anxiously fixed on Xu Lang.

"Please don't die!"

Kui Zi sat in the stands, sweat pouring down her back.

Although unwilling to admit it, Xu Lang's importance to Mad King Building was undeniable.

"You must win!"

Gu Ya pressed her palms together, silently praying.