A Bunch of Piglets

Hua Qiang sat leaning against the fence, observing his fellow inmates who were like walking corpses. This was how he saw himself and the people imprisoned in this cage.

Five women and twelve men, the youngest being over eighty years old and the oldest approaching a thousand.

Human Race, Demon Race, Devil Race... and Elf Race.

These are the most outstanding talents of their respective ethnic groups, shining with glory, the pride of their families, and the "other people's children" that everyone talks about.

A person who, at a young age, cultivated to the peak of immortality, survived the Lightning Tribulation, and ascended to the Immortal Realm.

Once, I was full of passion and dreams, venturing into the heavens to seek immortality and pursue great power, hoping to live as long as heaven and earth and shine as brightly as the sun and moon.

Unexpectedly, the moment he entered the Immortal Realm, he was controlled by the powerful Lineage and forces of the Immortal Realm, becoming a tool for them to amuse and relieve their boredom, a "piglet" in their eyes.

This result was simply unacceptable to them, and they had no way to face it.

If it weren't for the faint glimmer of hope that remained in their hearts—a hope that was extremely slim for them—they would all want to end their own lives and ascend to heaven completely.

Hua Qiang felt a gaze fall on him, then quickly looked away. After a while, the gaze quietly fell on him again, repeating this several times.

The person whose gaze was fixed on was a petite girl with a beautiful face.

Hua Qiang couldn't help but marvel at the superiority of cultivators; even though they were over two decades old, they still looked like 18-year-old girls.

This is truly eternal youth!

Wenren Yu hadn't expected to be caught red-handed, and felt inexplicably flustered. Even his pale face showed a rare blush.

She's a girl after all, so she's naturally shy.

Although he felt a little embarrassed, he was, after all, a powerful figure in his own right. He quickly calmed down from his panic, smiled at Hua Qiang, and nodded in acknowledgment.

Seeing that the other party was taking the initiative, Hua Qiang immediately got up, walked over, sat down next to her, and gave her what he thought was a heartwarming smile.

Wenren Yu initially wanted to move to the side to get further away from Hua Qiang, but for some reason, she gave up on the idea.

"Miss, what's your name?"

"My name Wenren Yu. May I ask your honorable name, my friend?"

"Depend on!"

Hua Qiang inwardly berated himself, realizing he still hadn't adapted to his identity as a cultivator!

Addressing each other as "fellow Daoist" upon meeting is basic practice.

He quickly exclaimed, "Hua Qiang!"

"Fellow Daoist, did you just ascend from the Lower Realm?"

For the natives of the Immortal Spirit Continent, the original world of anyone who ascends to the heavens is called the Lower Realm.

Hua Qiang nodded, then asked a question that had been bothering him.

"Miss Wenren, there are quite a few people locked in these cages. What's going on?"

Hua Qiang still referred to her as "Miss" and decided to keep her in touch with her all the way.

Wenren Yu's expression darkened, and he sighed.

"Fellow Daoist, you are unaware of this!"

The Immortal Realm is divided into Nine Heavens: the first to third heavens are the Lower Three Heavens, the fourth to Sixth Heaven are the Middle Three Heavens, and the seventh to Nine Heavens are the Upper Three Heavens.

The place we are in is the First Heaven, which is divided into five continents, and the Immortal Spirit Continent is one of them.

The Imperial Family on this continent dislikes, and even hates, those of us who ascended from the Lower Realm.

Therefore, he ordered the city lords within his jurisdiction to arrest any ascensioners they encountered, and then to carry out their own schemes against them.

They had only one requirement: these people must not be allowed freedom, must not be allowed to leave their jurisdiction, and must not be allowed to achieve any significant spiritual advancement.

Holy crap!

What the hell is this?

Is this going to completely ruin the future of us ascendants?

Hua Qiang was no longer calm.

"That's right, all of us were captured by them and ascended to immortality, and all of us are stuck in the Human Immortal Realm."

Every day, they could only passively endure torture and humiliation, and were then periodically captured to fight powerful demonic beasts for people to watch.

Hua Qiang's face darkened completely. Had he come up here just to be a monkey show for others?

"Why is this happening?" Hua Qiang was very puzzled.

Wenren Yu remained silent for a while, then sighed, "It's just that 200 years ago, there was an ascended being so powerful that he almost wiped out the Imperial Family of this Immortal Spirit Continent."

"So they took precautions and even hated us ascending beings."

Wenren Yu nodded, confirming Hua Qiang's guess.

Hua Qiang then asked Yu, "Didn't you ever think about escaping this place?"

Wenren Yu smiled bitterly, "How could I not want to? But I just don't have the ability!"

Among our group, the highest level is only the fifth level of Human Immortal; we haven't even broken through to the Earth Immortal level.

The guards here are at least at the Earth Immortal Realm; how can we escape from them?

Hua Qiang nodded, but he didn't really care.

They can't escape; that's because they have no self-confidence.

Aren't we supposed to be fighting those monsters?

Once he kills a few more demonic beasts and raises his cultivation level, who will be able to stop his progress?

If you want to stop me, I'll slay you if you're a god, and destroy you if you're an immortal!

"Miss Wenren, how long have you been here since you ascended?"

How long have the others been here?

Wenrenyu gritted her teeth and said, "I've been here for 50 days already, and the longest I've been trapped here is 800 days!"

Hua Qiang admired that Brother 800 a bit. He wondered how he had managed to get through all that. He was a true model of endurance.

"Miss Wenren, who is the city lord of this Desolate City?"

How strong are the monsters they release for us to fight each time?

Wenren Yu seemed to have thought of something, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes, and then he said in a harsh voice, "The city lord of this Desolate City is called Tuoba Xiong."

This person is the most brutal, cold-blooded, and perverted!

However, in order to allow those of us who provide them with amusement to live longer, the monsters they release to fight us can be at most one level higher than us.

Despite this, people continued to be torn apart and swallowed alive by the monsters, creating an extremely bloody scene.

The onlookers, however, were shouting like madmen.

Hateful!"

Hua Qiang breathed a sigh of relief.

It didn't matter if he was one level higher; he didn't believe he would be killed by a monster one level higher.

This is actually a benefit for him!

However, he needs to play it safe for now. Once his strength reaches a certain level, he will leave this place.

Of course, the first thing Su did after leaving was to kill the people who had brought him here, and then wipe out these perverted masters.

The city lord, of course, wouldn't let it go either. Presumably, the city lord must be very wealthy.

Tuoba Xiong never dreamed that the Li Lineage under his command would bring him a powerful enemy, or even a nightmare!

Hua Qiang looked at Wenren Yu Yuyu and said, "Miss Wenren, believe me, these days won't last long!"

Wenren Yu looked at Hua Qiang with great surprise.

She didn't know why this young and handsome man in front of her would say such a thing, but she secretly hoped that Hua Qiang's words could come true.