The Black Market Chapter 160 - First in the Adamantine Leaderboard

Cale stepped out of the guild building and he saw Tiger looking at him mockingly. 

"Kid, you are truly brave. I don't know if I should admire your courage or laugh at your foolishness. Haha!"  Scar laughed contemptuously. 

Cale tapped his foot on the ground and gracefully landed in front of Tiger. "I truly did not want to cause trouble here, but since you forced me to make a move, I hope that the Mercenary Guild wouldn't blame me for being rude." He said with an expressionless face. 

Tiger was stunned for a moment before he broke into peals of disdainful laughter. He then glanced at Cale as if he was looking at a clown. "Kid, I admit that you are good at cracking jokes. You might as well apply to become an imperial comedian. Hahaha!"  

The mercenaries around the vicinity laughed alongside Tiger. They also thought that Cale was there to make a fool out of himself. Aside from that, Tiger's reputation was already widespread in the empire. Even the young kids knew that he was one of the most powerful experts in the empire, so they were confident that Cale would be defeated. 

"I bet one thousand gold coins, that kid will be defeated within five moves."

"I bet two thousand gold coins for three moves."

"You guys underestimate Brother Tiger so much. I bet ten thousand gold coins, Brother Tiger will beat him in one move." A crafty-looking mercenary intentionally spoke in a louder voice for Tiger to hear him. 

Tiger smiled after hearing them and he grabbed the huge sword strapped on his back. He then hefted the huge sword in his shoulder and pointed his finger at Cale with an arrogant look on his face. "Kid, grab your weapon. I don't want to hear you crying later for not warning you in advance."

Although Tiger was speaking confidently, he still did not dare underestimate Cale. Because the other party was able to gauge his strength with one look, but he could not even discern Cale's strength no matter how he looks at him. Nonetheless, he was still confident about his strength. He was, after all, rank third in the Adamantine leaderboard.

Cale shook his head and sighed. "Are you sure that you want me to grab my weapon?" Cale asked with a calm expression. 

"Hahaha! Kid, I don't know where your confidence comes from. But since you are this confident, how about we make a bet?" Tiger smiled and revealed a set of yellowish teeth. 

Cale frowned after seeing his look, but he was curious about what kind of bet does Tiger have in mind. "What do you want to bet?"

Tiger smiled even more brilliantly after hearing Cale's question. He then pointed his finger towards Aurora and revealed a lecherous look. "If I win, that woman will be mine."

Cale's eyes became colder after hearing what he said, but before he can even reply...

"We accept the bet. But what if you lose?" Aurora said indifferently. She was already furious at Tiger's obscene gaze. If not for Cale, she would have gouged out his eyes right there and then.

Tiger laughed loudly after he heard Aurora. But he still put on a smile on his face. "If I lose, then you can do anything you want to me."

Cale glanced at Aurora with a faint smile. He knew that she was already very furious. He then glanced at Tiger with pity before pulling out a menacing black heavy sword from his storage space. It was even bigger and heavier than Tiger's sword. The ground on where Cale stood sunk a bit after he pulled out his sword. 

"Little Tiger, you asked for this." Cale smiled after seeing Tiger's stunned face when he pulled out his sword. The Void Wolf Immortal Sword was truly eye-catching with its devilish appearance. It looked like it was forged by a devil, especially after everyone felt the baleful aura it produced.

After Cale broke through to the mid stage of the Immortal-Class level, the Void Wolf Immortal set equipment was also promoted into the Immortal level. It means the sword in Cale's hands was no longer just a Saint weapon, but an Immortal weapon. 

There were no major changes from its appearance, aside from growing a bit longer and heavier. It was also emitting a denser and more baleful aura. 

"What bad-ass sword! It looks even scarier than Alucard's demonic sword!" 

"Right! This sword should also be Saint weapon. But Brother Tiger's huge sword is also a Saint weapon, so the two of them will fight based on who has the stronger cultivation level."

"The kid will still lose. After all, Brother Tiger is already at the mid stage of the Immortal-Class level. As for that kid, just based on his young age alone, he should only be at the initial stage of the Immortal-Class level at most."

"Let's just wait and see."

Cale pointed his Void Wolf Immortal Sword's tip at Tiger with great ease. It was as if he was wielding a short sword. "Little Tiger, make your move." He smiled brightly at Tiger. 

Tiger became irritated at Cale's taunting. He gritted his teeth in anger and swung his huge sword towards Cale, but he only used thirty percent of his strength.

Cale calmly lifted his Void Wolf Immortal Sword with one hand to block Tiger's aggressive swing.

"Claang!" A fierce shockwave erupted after their two swords clashed against each other. 

Tiger was surprised that Cale was able to block his attack, but he was not discouraged. He jumped in midair and lifted his sword with both hands. He then slashed towards Cale with all his strength.

Cale yawned while lazily lifting his sword once again. 

"Claaang!" An even fiercer shockwave erupted following Tiger's attack using his full strength, but Cale remained unmoved. Only the ground beneath him became a wide and deep crater, but Cale remained unharmed.

Tiger's arms turned numb after his attack, but he ignored the feeling and swung his sword one more time while aiming to cleave Cale's body in half. 'This kid is much stronger than I thought. F.u.c.k!'

Tiger's slash looked very fast from the onlooker's point of view, but in Cale's eyes, it was as slow as a snail's pace. 

He was sure that this had something to do with his Advance Sword Intent, the Heart of Sword. He was able to accurately predict where the opponent would strike using his Advance Sword Intent. 

Under everyone's stunned looks, Cale nonchalantly caught Tiger's sword with his free hand. 

Tiger pushed his sword, but it would not even budge. It was as if a devil's hand was holding his sword tightly. "You... What kind of sorcery is this?!" Tiger fearfully glanced at Cale's handsome face. In his eyes, the handsome face warped into that of a demon making him even more fearful.

Cale then swung his Void Wolf Immortal Sword at the Tiger's huge sword. The huge sword was cut cleanly in half as if Cale was slicing a soft persimmon.  "This is your punishment for provoking me earlier." He then walked slowly towards the trembling Tiger.

"Don't come near me! Don't come near me!" Tiger was so terrified that he almost pissed his pants. He wanted to run, but an invisible pressure was stopping him from moving.

Cale glanced at Tiger's sweating face and patted the latter's shoulder gently. "And this is for looking at Aurora with your lecherous eyes." 

Cale imbued his Advance Sword Intent in his palm when he patted Tiger's shoulder. He then smiled and put back his sword inside his storage space. 

Tiger was still shivering non-stop, but a few seconds later, he spat a mouthful of blood and kneeled on the ground with a contorted expression. "Aargghh!" He released a muffled groan while gritting his teeth.

A small sigh can then be heard before an old man with a buff physique appeared out of thin air. He then placed a pill in Tiger's hand, but his focus was on the young man with long silver hair. "Thank you for being lenient, young man. Although Tiger is a lecherous man, he is a loyal mercenary of the guild." The old man cupped his fists towards Cale. 

Cale similarly cupped his fists to show respect to the old man. 'This old man... Hehe! There is actually another peak stage Immortal-Class level expert in the empire. But why isn't he present during the attack more than a week ago?' 

"Old sir, can we get our identity tokens now? I'm sorry for my rudeness, but we are in a hurry." Cale smiled with embarrassment. 

"Hoho! No problem! No problem at all! Here are your new identity tokens. This is for the young lady. She will be the new fifth-rank mercenary in the Adamantine leaderboard." The old man tossed a token towards Aurora. She grabbed the token and kept it to herself.

"And this is for you, young man. With your peak Immortal-Class level strength, you are now the new first-rank mercenary in the Adamantine leaderboard." The old man tossed another token towards Cale. He thought that Cale was also a peak Immortal-Class level expert after sensing the strength that he released, but he did not know that Cale was only at the mid-stage of the Immortal-Class level.

The old man was the mysterious guild leader of the Mercenary Guild. He was also the second peak stage Immortal-Class level expert of the Celestial Sword Empire.

After hearing the old man's words, the crowd of onlookers was stunned senseless.

"What?! He is actually a peak Immortal-Class level expert!"

"Crazy! This is insane!"

Chapter end