Hundred-Man Slayer: The Butcher's Journey!

"Ding! A new sign-in mission has been triggered: accumulate a Hundred-Man Slayer streak to gain one sign-in opportunity!"

As Zhao Chen listened to the system notification ringing in his ears, his heart nearly burst with joy.

How interesting.

It seemed his guess had not been far off.

So many people had come to the outskirts of Profound Ice Valley, armed with sharp weapons.

They had clearly come with ill intent.

There was nothing wrong with labeling them as suicidal.

"Hundred-Man Slayer..."

Zhao Chen murmured inwardly as he continuously swept his gaze over the crowd outside Profound Ice Valley.

In the end, he confirmed that most of the people from this Guardian Land had come.

His gaze settled on the three people standing at the front of the crowd.

The three looked very alike, were around the same age, dressed similarly, and even wore similar expressions between their brows. They were most likely triplets.

Zhao Chen fell into thought. Since they were triplets and had all reached the peak of the Second-Level Spirit Body, it would not have been difficult for them to scheme and lure everyone here.

After all, everyone wanted to earn enough points to successfully rank among the top thirty.

By fishing in troubled waters, they naturally had a chance to gain quite a few points.

"How did these people know we have so many points!?"

"No, something must be wrong!"

Wu Yingying frowned slightly, staring intently at the crowd outside Profound Ice Valley.

Someone had probably set their sights on them back in the Guardian Land.

Wait.

The Guardian Land!?

Wu Yingying's eyes lit up, and she immediately said, "I might know what's going on."

"What is it?"

Song Yuqing was stunned. No matter how she thought about it, she could not figure it out.

She only knew that someone coveted their points.

Zhao Chen also looked over and asked, "Do you know the reason?"

"Yes, I know now!"

Wu Yingying nodded heavily before explaining,

"The situation should be like this."

"Those three people who look alike learned about the Mission Hall within the first three days after the Life and Death Trial began."

"Fang Zhong is dead, so the points in his Crimson Token went to Big Brother."

"And Big Brother completed many missions himself, even Fourth-Level Missions."

"That made those three covet our large number of points."

That was how they had stirred up most of the others and brought them to Profound Ice Valley, preparing to attack Zhao Chen's group of three.

Zhao Chen immediately understood upon hearing this.

"No wonder. Then let's go take a look."

He smiled and reminded them, "When the fight starts later, just let me handle it."

His hands had been itching lately.

Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing nodded, pumping their delicate fists as they cheered, "Go, Big Brother! We support you both mentally and physically!"

"?"

Mu Chen, standing nearby, was full of question marks.

What kind of wild statement was that?

Still, could Zhao Chen really handle so many people alone?

By Mu Chen's estimate, most of the people in the Life and Death Trial Arena had gathered at Profound Ice Valley.

One punch each, and even a Third-Level Spirit Body would have to kneel on the spot!

Mu Chen quietly took out the two black clay jars containing Corrosive Poison Water, ready to deal the enemy a heavy blow once the fighting began.

Outside Profound Ice Valley.

The Sun Brothers coldly stared at the snow-covered valley and halted their advance.

"Second Brother, Ninth Brother, according to our clues, Zhao Chen and the other two are inside Profound Ice Valley. Our points will soon be ours!"

The one in the middle was Sun Yi, with Sun Er on his left and Sun Jiu on his right.

Sun Jiu grinned. "Who would have thought this Life and Death Trial would be so easy for us to handle?"

"Those guys completed a huge number of missions before entering the Life and Death Trial and spent so many points."

A cruel smile appeared on Sun Er's face. He rolled his wrists and said,

"If they refuse to hand them over willingly, then we'll make them hand them over!"

Behind them, the many youths wielding sharp weapons grinned coldly upon hearing the Sun Brothers' words.

Compared to those terrifying spirit beasts, those few people were obviously easier to deal with.

Even a Third-Level Spirit Body would have to kneel before so many attackers!

Back in the Guardian Land, no one had dared to resist Fang Zhong's monopoly over the Mission Hall.

That was only because there had been no common interest driving them to gather and resist together.

But in this Life and Death Trial, only the top thirty could leave alive.

That meant everyone had to work hard to earn points.

Only by ranking among the top thirty in points could they avoid the threat of death.

Most people would die in the Life and Death Trial or be exiled to the Spirit Road, where they would die.

Their shared interests compelled them to act.

Even if their enemy was Fang Zhong, who could kill a Third-Level Spirit Body!

"Sun Yi, as we agreed earlier, you three brothers will deal with Zhao Chen, the one who killed Fang Zhong. We'll handle those two girls, then cooperate with you to kill Zhao Chen. No problem, right?"

Though they had come together, they each had their own ulterior motives.

If the Sun Brothers had not guaranteed that they would first hold back Zhao Chen, that "Third-Level Spirit Body," no one would dare charge in directly.

Whoever rushed in first would definitely die.

"Of course there's no problem. We'll proceed according to the plan."

A cold gleam flashed through Sun Yi's eyes. Once he absorbed the Ice Crystal Beast's essence, he would be able to advance to the Third-Level Spirit Body.

At that time, he would definitely emerge as the first-place winner!

He would become the most outstanding person, just like those from the other four Guardian Lands!

Then he could enter the sights of the Five Great Academies ahead of time and have a chance to leave the Spirit Road early and enter the Five Great Academies!

"Zhao Chen!"

Sun Yi looked around but did not spot Zhao Chen's group. Thinking of the Level Five spirit beast, the Ice Crystal Beast, he did not rush in. Instead, he shouted into the valley,

"Come out quickly! We have something to discuss with you!"

Sun Er and Sun Jiu exchanged glances and echoed, "That's right, that's right. Our eldest brother has something to discuss with you."

Clearly, they wanted to lure Zhao Chen's group out first.

If they struck once their vigilance had lowered, their chances of victory would naturally be greater.

"Oh?"

Zhao Chen walked out first, with Mu Chen beside him and Wu Yingying and Song Yuqing behind him.

He looked at the Sun Brothers in the distance and smiled lightly.

"Who are you people, and what do you want to discuss with me?"

Since they were pretending to be clueless, he would play along a little.

A trace of mockery flashed through Sun Yi's eyes. Zhao Chen, who had killed the Third-Level Spirit Body Fang Zhong, did not seem very smart after all.

Seeing that so many of them had come, he still dared to come out directly. Wasn't that courting death?

"I'm Sun Yi. These people all came to kill the Ice Crystal Beast."

A gloomy expression appeared on his face.

"I heard you killed the Third-Level Spirit Body Fang Zhong and upheld justice by punishing evil. Well done. So, can you help us out?"

"That's right, that's right!"

The others seemed to understand Sun Yi's intentions and began echoing him, trying to deceive Zhao Chen.

"You people..."

A meaningful smile appeared on Zhao Chen's face as he continued,

"That's a Level Five spirit beast, the Ice Crystal Beast. I can't handle it."

What a joke. They wanted to use him as a weapon—who did they think they were?

It was already exceptionally generous of him not to attack them outright.

Sun Yi's expression immediately darkened upon hearing that.

He had thought Zhao Chen would be easy to manipulate.

It seemed he had underestimated him.

"Since that's the case, we'll have to do it ourselves. Attack!"