Within the Inner City.
Blood Tiger sat in the seating area.
Beside him were many nobles like himself—half-human, half-monster, half-beast.
Some had ox heads, others pig faces. Hundreds upon thousands gathered together, as though they had entered the Ten Thousand Demons' Strange Garden.
These bizarre nobles wore frenzied expressions as they watched the Captive Arena below.
In the arena, scantily clad, half-naked men and women wielded blades and swords as they slaughtered one another.
The nobles' eyes were red, their breaths heavy.
"Trash, snap his neck!"
"Bite him! Don't you have a mouth?"
"If you make me lose money, you'll pay for it!"
"Fuck!"
"Damn it all!"
All kinds of filthy, unbearable words fell upon the ears.
Blood Tiger shook his enormous tiger head as he ate minced meat mixed with garlic. When he opened his mouth, his breath reeked.
He looked at the Communication Artifact, his expression relaxed.
"A cultivator who came back from the dead?"
On the other end, the Blood Tiger Gang Leader saw Blood Tiger's response and immediately said humbly.
"This fellow disregarded Lord Blood Tiger's prestige and brazenly killed members of the Blood Tiger Gang. Now, he has even come to the Inner City seeking protection. I ask Lord Blood Tiger to stop him. This lowly one shall offer thirty thousand taels of silver!"
Blood Tiger narrowed his eyes. "No need for that flattery about disregarding my prestige. I happen to have nothing to do, so I'll go take a look."
Having said that, Blood Tiger rose directly to his feet.
On the Communication Artifact, the Blood Tiger Gang Leader had already sent him Qi Yuan's approximate current location.
It was not far from Blood Tiger.
Before leaving, Blood Tiger slapped the thigh of a Captive Arena maidservant, amusement in his eyes.
"Leave me the