78: Slaughter Arena

The No Mans Land, City of Chaos.

Under the envious gazes of the Practitioners outside the city, Lu Yuan and the other two entered the city.

"The environment is decent."

Jiang Tianxia looked around.

Compared to the stench outside, the air inside the city was at least normal.

The ground was paved with stone bricks, and the streets were lined with dazzling shops.

Stewed Chicken with Rice, Clay Pot Rice Noodles, Malatang, and various other snacks.

Not only that, but there were also places selling clothes, recycling demon crystals (magic cores), and so on.

"It's just too expensive to stay here for a day at over 500,000," Jiang Tianxia grumbled.

As the daughter of the current patriarch of the Jiang Family in Modu, Jiang Tianxia lacked neither money nor cultivation resources.

But having money didn't mean she was a fool. In her opinion, paying ten Divine Power Realm demon crystals to stay in the City of Chaos for half a year was pure extortion.

While Jiang Tianxia focused on the food and the environment, Lu Yuan discreetly observed the pedestrians on the street.

These pedestrians were generally Xuan Gang Realm Practitioners, and Divine Power Realm ones were not few either.

Every single one of them looked fierce and malicious—clearly not people to mess with.

"Come and play, grandpa! It only costs one Three-star Divine Power Realm demon crystal for a night."

"Our sisters here are especially charming and work incredibly hard. We guarantee you'll be Lingering! As long as you have demon crystals or Magic Cores, we guarantee you won't want to leave~"

Lu Yuan looked at the club named [Lingering].

Pink lights flickered inside the club, and outside stood many scantily clad, heavily made-up women.

There were not only women but also men.

Jiang Tianxia wore a look of disgust and urged Lu Yuan and Chu Wushe to hurry up and leave.

"Let's find a place to stay first," Lu Yuan suggested.

Chu Wushe nodded.

He had stayed in the City of Chaos for a few days and was more familiar with the place than Lu Yuan and Jiang Tianxia.

In the end, the three chose a hotel named Liangzi.

It was more of an inn than a hotel, and Jiang Tianxia paid the demon crystals for the room.

"Give me three of your best rooms."

"How much?! One Xuan Gang Realm Five-Star demon crystal for 24 hours? You..."

Jiang Tianxia was so angry she laughed.

They really thought she was a rich fool to be fleeced, huh!

Staying in the City of Chaos cost over 500,000 a day, and staying in a hotel for a day also cost 500,000.

"One room is enough," Lu Yuan and Chu Wushe said in unison.

Although infighting was strictly forbidden in the City of Chaos—anyone caught would be executed immediately.

It’s best to be cautious of others, and they should stay together to look out for each other.

Taking the key, Lu Yuan went upstairs and observed the pedestrians on the street through the window.

"I'm exhausted."

Jiang Tianxia sprawled out on the bed. She and her team members hadn't rested once during their half-month stay in the No Mans Land.

Now that she finally had a bed to lie on, Jiang Tianxia wished she could merge with the quilt.

Chu Wushe stood beside Lu Yuan, arms crossed, deep in thought.

"Where can we get dragon blood crystals?" Lu Yuan asked.

He never forgot the purpose of coming to the City of Chaos.

"Join one of the three major powers or become a subordinate of the City Lord," Chu Wushe said.

The City Lord of the City of Chaos was very mysterious, usually nowhere to be seen, and all the soldiers in the city obeyed his command.

"As for the three major powers, they are the Drunken Gang, the Evil Wolf Gang, and the owner of the Slaughter Arena."

Chu Wushe took out a dragon blood crystal from his storage ring.

"I obtained my dragon blood crystals from the Slaughter Arena. Perhaps we can start there," Chu Wushe said.

Originally, he hadn't planned on letting Lu Yuan go to the Slaughter Arena, since the latter had just broken through to the Divine Power Realm.

But thinking of the Law Realm Professional who died by Lu Yuan's hand, he suddenly felt there was no issue.

The Slaughter Arena?

Lu Yuan understood Chu Wushe's implication: among the three powers, this one made it easiest to obtain dragon blood crystals.

"Then let's go," Jiang Tianxia said, stretching languidly.

Knowing the effects of the dragon blood crystal, she also wanted to acquire some for emergencies.

This item could be used for cultivation, quickly replenish Spiritual Power, and heal injuries. No Practitioner wouldn't be tempted.

"Kill him!"

"Kill him!!"

Under the cover of dark clouds, inside an ancient, open-air stadium, the synchronized shouts of "Kill him!" echoed across the sky.

Lu Yuan, sitting in the audience, watched the battle in the center of the stadium.

They were two Xuan Gang Realm Practitioners, one tall and thin, the other short and stout, both Profound Gang Realm Three-Star Practitioners.

The LCD screen on the left displayed the two men's combat records and real-time odds.

The betting options were dazzling, such as how quickly a winner would be determined, whether the winner would be injured, where the injury would be, and so on.

"This is the Slaughter Arena," Chu Wushe said.

"Gambling Den Arena."

Lu Yuan corrected.

The three or four hundred spectators were all frenzied, holding real-time betting devices in their hands, cheering for the contestants they had bet on.

At this moment, the Practitioner named You Yifei had the upper hand, and the audience was shouting for him to kill Lu Yongsi, his opponent.

Pfft—

Starting with the legs... Watching You Yifei end Lu Yongsi's life in a torturous manner, Jiang Tianxia felt physically unwell.

Especially when those colorful things streamed out onto the ground.

Jiang Tianxia had killed people before, but she had never tortured anyone to death.

There was still a big difference between the two.

Lu Yuan's expression was calm upon seeing this scene, while Chu Wushe found it boring.

The audience grew increasingly excited; they loved battles filled with gore and violence the most.

The more bloody and violent, the more excited they became!

Those who bet on You Yifei winning jumped up in excitement, while those who bet on Lu Yongsi winning cursed the corpse, some even walking up to whip the body to vent their anger.

As this match ended, the next one was about to begin immediately.

This time, it was a battle between Divine Power Realm Practitioners!

"The Slaughter Arena rewards contestants with dragon blood crystals, especially star contestants. That's how I got my dragon blood crystals," Chu Wushe said, taking a Silver Pendant from his pocket.

He was a Silver-level Contestant at the Slaughter Arena.

He fought five matches, winning all five!

To avoid revealing his identity, Chu Wushe performed a simple disguise and only displayed his Thunder and Wind Attributes.

Lu Yuan was a household name in Huaxia, and as the son of the Alliance Master of the Thunder Alliance, so was Chu Wushe.

Therefore, upon arriving in the City of Chaos, Chu Wushe deliberately concealed his Blood Attribute and Earth Attribute.

"Boring," Lu Yuan said, getting up to leave.

Those two Divine Power Realm Practitioners were too weak; they were practically chickens pecking at each other.

If he were to participate, he could end the fight in under a minute.

Hearing Chu Wushe's words, Lu Yuan went to the Slaughter Arena registration desk.

"Registering as a contestant."

Lu Yuan got straight to the point. Jiang Tianxia was queuing behind him.

The staff member was expressionless and took out a form to fill in the information.

Every day, Practitioners came to register as contestants, and of course, every day Practitioners died on the Arena Stage.

How many matches could this guy in front of him survive?

The thought flashed through the staff member's mind.

"Name."

"Jiang Hao," Lu Yuan said.

"Awakened Class."

"Demon Attribute, Divine Power Realm One-Star."

"Demon Attribute?"

The staff member paused, looking confused, confirmed Lu Yuan's realm was accurate, and wrote down the three characters for Demon Attribute in the Awakened Class column.

"Congratulations, you are now a Bronze-level Contestant at the Slaughter Arena. We can match you with an opponent at any time."

"Do I need to win five matches to advance to Silver-level Contestant?"

Lu Yuan looked at the Bronze Pendant in his hand.

At the same time, Jiang Tianxia completed her registration, and all three chose to be matched with opponents.

Returning to the stadium audience seats to wait for their turn, Lu Yuan spotted a familiar figure.

"My bros, is this stylish or not?!"

"Stylish it is! Everyone hype it up and don't stop cheering!"

Looking at Han Junchen, who had dyed his hair from white to purple, and then from purple to green.

Lu Yuan, Chu Wushe, and Jiang Tianxia exchanged glances.

Why would he be here?