The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend
Chapter 35 - Blood Coliseum

Chapter 35 - Blood Coliseum

Under the watchful eyes of the homeroom teachers, Liu Letian unwillingly surrendered the Rank 3 Aspect Healing to Tian Wen in the end, who gladly received it.

Liu Letian huffed, “Mr. Tian, there’s still a long road ahead of us. Don’t get too cocky.”

He angrily stormed out of the room, leaving behind the other homeroom teachers, who were enthusiastically attempting to convince Tian Wen to take them out for a celebratory meal. He agreed, and the teachers all had a wonderful afterwork party.

After the party, Tian Wen returned to his dorm and carefully inspected the Rank 3 Aspect Healing with glee. As a support oriented Demigod, healing was a very crucial aspect for his role. Though inferior compared to a Rank 5 Divine Aspect, it was still a high-quality and satisfactory Divine Aspect. After all, a Rank 5 Divine Aspect could only be found by pure chance. With his strength, Tian Wen had never once expected to obtain one.

“Absorb.”

After a moment of deliberation, he finally assimilated the Divine Aspect, which enhanced his power and brought him one step closer to becoming a God. However, even amidst his joy, he remained mindful that Han Wu was the sole reason he had been able to amass so many treasures so quickly. Tian Wen had always believed in repaying kindness tenfold, and this sentiment was amplified particularly in this instance, where Han Wu’s efforts had yielded an abundance of unexpected surprises.

When he was about to message Han Wu, he received a call from Han Wu instead. Despite his bewilderment at the unexpected call request, Tian Wen ultimately chose to answer it.

“Han Wu, is something wrong?”

“Mr. Tian, don’t worry; everything’s fine. I just wanted to ask if you know anything about how to obtain resources needed to increase core levels. I’ve searched online, but I can’t find anything.”

Tian Wen smiled. It was natural that Han Wu wouldn’t find anything online, since information about rare resources like Divine Aspects, Divine Essence, and core fragments wouldn’t just be circulating on the internet.

These resources would be bought by the large merchant groups the moment they were placed on sale. Regular folks like Han Wu wouldn’t even catch a glimpse of them online. In addition, such resources were sold for very high prices.

Tian Wen internally remarked, Even with his recent wealth, he still will not be able to afford even one.

He finally answered, “There are quite a few of them in the class treasury. You can exchange them using the Class Points.”

Since he was already a Demigod, he didn’t really need anything from the class treasury. Normally, such resources couldn’t be exchanged just for Class Points. He was allowing it just because it was Han Wu who was in need.

“Thank you, Mr. Tian!”

Han Wu excitedly delivered all of his accumulated Class Points—1,950 in total—to Tian Wen to exchange for 13 pieces of core fragments. After receiving them, he immediately fused them with his Core and successfully increased his core level to 5. His core level was thankfully enough for him for the time being. However, he still wanted to find out if there was a more reliable way to earn core fragments, so that he could equip more Sacred Objects if he managed to acquire some.

After Han Wu voiced his thoughts, an idea flashed through Tian Wen’s mind, based on his experiences. Back when Tian Wen was still in college, he had acquired a lot of good Sacred Objects, but he couldn’t equip them because his core level was too low.

One of his seniors learned of his plight and took him to the Blood Coliseum, a place where people from different Civilizations could participate in challenges and win core fragments.

Unfortunately, Tian Wen was a support-type, so he never once won the challenges, even losing many of his units. He ultimately relinquished any thought of the Blood Coliseum, forgetting about its existence completely, until Han Wu’s present request for core fragments forced those bitter memories to resurface.

“Han Wu, I know a place where you can challenge others from various Civilizations to win core fragments. However, this is a place where a lot of your units might die. Are you interested in joining such a place?” Tian Wen asked.

Han Wu had just spent a lot of money upgrading his units and was itching to test their newfound strength, so he had no issue with joining the Blood Coliseum.

“I see no reason not to. I have so many units—I don’t mind losing a few,” he eagerly replied.

Tian Wen nodded. “Alright, let me arrange it for you.”

After the call, Tian Wen messaged his old senior who had once introduced him to the Blood Coliseum and obtained its coordinates. After instructing Han Wu to meet him at school, he used his authority as a teacher to borrow the use of the school’s teleporter. He keyed in the coordinates, teleporting them both to the Blood Coliseum.

It took them fifteen minutes to arrive at their destination.

Han Wu was met with the sight of the massive Blood Coliseum, which had been constructed on another Civilization’s territory. According to Tian Wen, the Blood Coliseum was the property of a God King. While extending a welcome to all races and Civilizations, the God King mandated strict ground rules for all the participants of the Blood Coliseum, the most important being no combat beyond its designated area. Those who broke this rule would be sent away by the owner of the Blood Coliseum.

New to such a strange place, Han Wu looked around with the curiosity of a village kid who had just set foot in a large city. A wistful smile played on Tian Wen’s lips, seeing his own youth mirrored in Han Wu, though he was painfully aware of his present age.

For their safety, Tian Wen took out two masks from his divine realm, giving one to his student.

“This mask can obscure the inspection-type Divine Skill of a Demigod and below. This is still a different civilization, so it's best to remain cautious,” Tian Wen explained.

Han Wu obeyed and wore the mask, following Tian Wen into the largest building in the area, the Blood Coliseum.

Tian Wen directed Han Wu to the registration counter to fill a registration form. Before he could be matched with another opponent, he first had to provide some basic personal information. While he was filling the form, Tian Wen briefly explained some of the rules to him.

“There are three different types of challenges here based on rank—the Divine Being, Demigod, and God ranks. Unless you specifically request it, they usually won’t pair you up with a challenger above your rank. Also, there is no limit to how many units you can summon, but in order to surrender, at least half of your units must die. There have been instances when some of the more stubborn challengers never surrendered until all of their units were dead.”

Han Wu carefully listened, gradually comprehending the rules as he completed the registration form. Since he was a newcomer, the Blood Coliseum had arranged a challenger for him within five minutes of him submitting his information.

Han Wu was then promptly teleported to a massive 1,000 sq km arena. The arena was structured as a massive pit, surrounded by towering spectator stands. Han Wu looked around to see a crowd seated above him, engaged in subdued discussions. He, however, could still hear them even though they were several kilometers apart.

“Look at that brat. He looks like a newbie without experience.”

“You mean like a greenhouse flower? I hope his opponents give him a good beating and show him that the outside world isn’t as nice as he thought.”

“What a shame. Who would’ve thought he would be so unlucky enough as to meet the cruel Rat Guy in his first fight?”

From the surrounding chatter, Han Wu discovered that his first opponent was a figure known as Rat Guy, and it became evident from the spectators’ conversations that this opponent was particularly ruthless and brutal.