Chapter 42

Just then, Chen Ze spoke in fury.

Below the arena, Lin Xuan was taken aback.

At that moment, he finally saw Chen Ze in a whole new light.

This was nothing like the coward who feared death in his memories.

Perhaps it truly was as he said: the reason he feared death was entirely because his parents' great vengeance remained unavenged, and he still dared not die!

A solemn respect rose in Lin Xuan's heart.

"Hmph... Isn't dying easy enough?"

"But Chen Ze, do you think I'll let you die so easily?"

"Once you step onto the Life and Death Arena, you settle both victory and defeat, life and death."

"Since you insist on being stubborn, then let's see how long that stubborn mouth of yours can last."

Ling Chao's gaze was icy as he lifted his foot and stomped down somewhere else.

"Crack..."

A bone-breaking sound that set teeth on edge rang out. With one stomp, Ling Chao directly crushed Chen Ze's hand bones.

"Urgh... Aah..."

Piercing pain swept through his mind, and Chen Ze could not help letting out a harrowing scream.

Below the Life and Death Arena, the nearby servants could not help but take a step back, terror in their eyes.

"Will you talk?"

Ling Chao's voice rang out.

"Talk my ass! Ling Chao, if you don't kill me, I'll kill you sooner or later."

Chen Ze gritted his teeth, his eyes already bloodshot.

"Heh..."

Ling Chao sneered, shifted his foot to another spot, and stomped down again.

The sound of bones cracking continued. This time, however, Chen Ze clenched his teeth tightly. Blood burst from his gums under the immense pressure, yet he stubbornly refused to make a sound.

Ling Chao did not waste words. He shifted to another spot again and brought his foot down once more.

Chen Ze nearly passed out from the pain, yet his gaze remained furious and bloodthirsty, and he said not a word.

Lin Xuan was deeply stirred, the blood and qi within his body already boiling.

"A true man knows what he should do, and what he should never do!"

Muttering to himself, Lin Xuan stamped his foot, and his figure shot toward the Life and Death Arena.

Breaking the rules of the Life and Death Arena and interfering in its battle was a great taboo.

Yet at that moment, he could no longer bear to watch Chen Ze's miserable state.

Chen Ze could have spared himself the torment, yet he stubbornly refused to utter a word. If Lin Xuan did not act, his thoughts would remain blocked in the future—what immortality would he still cultivate?

"Get down!"

At that moment, however, a figure suddenly appeared, and a kick tore through the air...

"Get down!"

Lin Xuan was just about to step onto the Life and Death Arena when a furious shout suddenly rang in his ears. Then, a shadow of a leg came whistling through the air.

"Hmph..."

Caught off guard, Lin Xuan raised both arms before him, and that leg shadow crashed down.

Bang!

With a muffled impact, immense force surged forth. Lin Xuan was sent flying backward, landing some distance away.

Looking up, he saw Sun Liang standing at the edge of the arena, watching him with a cold smile.

"What? Trying to break the rules of the Life and Death Arena? Are you tired of living?"

Sun Liang grinned mockingly.

"Tsk, what nerve. Don't you know breaking the rules of the Life and Death Arena is a great taboo?"

"You're courting death!"

"Isn't that Lin Xuan? How dare he? Could he really have been plotting with Chen Ze, and now he's panicking because he's afraid of being exposed?"

An uproar broke out around the Life and Death Arena.

"Move aside!"

Lin Xuan ignored those voices, his gaze fixed firmly on Sun Liang.

"What a joke. Who the hell are you? Just because you tell me to move aside, I have to?"

Sun Liang was utterly disdainful. Turning to Ling Chao, he said, "Continue. Today, no one will be allowed to break the rules of the Life and Death Arena."

"Many thanks, Senior Brother!" Ling Chao gave a slight bow, then turned to Lin Xuan with a cold smile.

Bang!

The next moment, Ling Chao stomped down and crushed Chen Ze's leg bone. Chen Ze curled up in agony, his face deathly pale, utterly drained of color.

"You deserve to die!"

A blaze ignited in Lin Xuan's chest. The aura around him surged wildly, and a ring of force ripples suddenly swept outward.

"Huh? Body Forging Peak!"

"How is that possible?"

"Hiss... How did he break through so quickly? Isn't he the Useless Body of Ten Thousand Years?"

Countless people cried out in shock.

Sun Liang's gaze sharpened. "There really is something wrong with you. Hmph... Now I can basically confirm that Ling Yan's death was absolutely connected to you."

"But you're merely at the Body Forging Peak. Do you really think you can stir up any waves?"

"Then let's try!"

Lin Xuan could not be bothered with further nonsense. He raised a hand, and a blood-red war blade appeared in his grasp.

He stomped his foot, his figure shooting toward the Life and Death Arena.

At that instant, intense killing intent erupted. In everyone's eyes, it seemed that nothing remained but that startling streak of blood-red blade light.