The Pinnacle of Violence!

"What a shame, all that good meat..."

The woman wiped her blood-soaked tentacles on the pale-skinned male concubine.

The latter trembled all over, yet he did not dare dodge in the slightest.

"Little Ledger, go call someone from the Arena to clean this up. Xiao Erfu, let's keep watching the match."

The two men who had been called immediately responded.

The pale-skinned man shakily climbed up from the floor and hurried out of the private room.

The blond man, meanwhile, crawled on his knees to the woman's side and squatted obediently on the ground like a dog.

The match below continued.

Seeing Lu Li easily claim his first victory, Dior immediately hurried into the center of the arena with tiny steps.

After all, aside from being the referee, he also served as the gladiatorial match host.

After confirming that the two Stoneskins were dead beyond doubt, Dior immediately announced in an exaggerated voice:

"Congratulations to our challenger on winning the first round! Let us welcome the next two Defenders~~~"

With no intention of letting Lu Li rest, another iron gate slowly opened.

As the figures inside emerged into the Arena, discussion once again erupted from the audience.

"Whoa, Tyranids!"

"Mm, they're only the lowest-ranked Swift Bugmen, but they're famously fast..."

"Is the Arena trying to stir things up? They know Lu Li excels at speed, yet they deliberately arranged Swift Bugmen as his second opponents. Are they comparing who's faster?"

"What's there to compare? Swift Bugmen are best at sneak attacks. That kid Lu Li is dead for sure..."

Before the discussion in the stands could die down, the two Swift Bugmen had already launched their attack on Lu Li.

Compared to the Stoneskins' previous headlong charge, the Swift Bugmen's attack paths were clearly far more devious.

One of them drew Lu Li's attention from the front, while the other circled halfway around to reach his back.

Just as everyone thought this pincer attack would require utmost vigilance to deal with, Lu Li unexpectedly dropped his combat stance.

Even the blade on his right arm vanished, turning back into a hand.

"He's just giving up now."

"Hmph, does he know he can't win, so he's not even going to struggle?"

"I said it from the start. This newcomer is only a little fast. Against Swift Bugmen who specialize in sneak attacks, he has no way to deal with them."

Mockery after mockery rang out from the stands. Almost no one believed Lu Li could survive this attack.

Seeing Lu Li lower his guard, the two encircling Swift Bugmen were delighted, and their movements became even faster.

But just as they were about to succeed, Lu Li suddenly lowered his body.

Then—

The audience saw one of the Swift Bugmen fly into the air.

More precisely, Lu Li had grabbed it by one leg and swung it overhead!

No one had time to react to what had happened.

Even Dior, the ever-sharp referee, stood frozen in place at that moment!

With a dull bang, the Swift Bugman Lu Li had grabbed and swung like a meteor hammer smashed viciously into its companion.

The immense force shattered their insect armor at once, and green insect blood sprayed across the ground!

The two bugmen did not even come to their senses before they were already dead.

The entire venue fell silent.

Only after a long while did a buzzing murmur rise up:

"Did I see that right? Lu Li grabbed one of the bugmen and used it to smash the other one?!"

"Who said this newcomer only excels at speed? Could someone who only excels at speed swing an opponent around like a meteor hammer?"

"Hey, hey, look! Those two bugmen seem to be dead already. That was way too brutal!"

"What's brutal about it? Swift Bugmen aren't that heavy to begin with."

"Not heavy? Why don't you go up there and swing one around, then..."

"I'm not a challenger. Anyway, Swift Bugmen are easier to deal with than Stoneskins."

Although most of the audience still doubted Lu Li's strength and believed he had merely taken advantage of an opportunity, at least they were no longer unanimously pessimistic like before.

Alisa huddled in a corner, so shocked that she could not even close her mouth.

Although those two Swift Bugmen had not targeted her, But inside the Arena, she could fully sense their strength.

Those two Swift Bugmen were stronger than Stoneskin!

Yet that Monkey Man called Lu Li had killed them barehanded.

He had not even used a weapon!

"He, he doesn't seem to be a Palu..."

Alisa stared blankly at Lu Li.

Male Palu all grew short fur on their faces.

Only female Palu like her possessed smooth, hairless skin.

There was no short fur on Lu Li's face.

So he was not a Palu at all, much less a "Monkey Man" among the Palu.

"Who exactly is he?"

The doubt in Alisa's heart deepened.

Dior's exaggerated voice rang out again:

"Two consecutive victories!! Let's welcome the next two Defenders~~~"

What followed was the tedious stretch of Lu Li taking down opponent after opponent.

The Defenders who came up were all sorts of strange, and Lu Li used different methods against each of them.

Some were sent flying by a single punch;

Some were kicked to death;

And in even more outrageous cases, Lu Li slapped them across the face so hard that their heads flew far away.

There were all kinds of ways to die.

The only thing they had in common was that Lu Li never used a weapon.

He fought entirely barehanded, his violence taken to the extreme!

This thrilled the strength-worshipping spectators.

Some even began to favor Lu Li, cheering and shouting for him!

Inside one of the private boxes, a woman dressed in luxurious garments rose from the sofa and stood before the glass, looking down at the Arena below.

Her face, layered with folds of fat, was already filled with intense interest.

"...What a violent fighting style..."

Blond Xiao Erfu lay at her side, kissing the hem of her dress as he said obediently:

"Madam, if you want him, I'll go speak with Supreme Heaven right away?"

The woman chuckled and tapped Xiao Erfu on the forehead with a finger.

"How attentive! What, aren't you afraid that once I have Lu Li, you'll fall out of favor?"

Xiao Erfu rubbed his face against the back of the woman's hand and replied meekly:

"My purpose in existing is to make Madam happy. As long as Madam likes it, Xiao Erfu is willing to do anything."

The woman laughed even more happily, her bloated body trembling nonstop like an enormous, disgusting lump of jelly.

"Among all my male concubines, you're the cleverest! Go on, have a word with that old fellow Supreme Heaven. I want this Lu Li..."

Inside the Arena.

Lu Li activated [Soul Devour], and his Soul Points increased once more.

Including the amount he had accumulated earlier, his Soul Points had reached 5476.

"After absorbing another 30 points, the limit on Soul Soldiers can increase by another 50..."

Although Lu Li had won all eleven matches with ease, they were still consecutive battles.

Moreover, in order to complete the ability advancement mission, Lu Li had only used his "Strength Class" Talent Ability.

The entire time, he had fought with brute-force hand-to-hand combat, which had taken a considerable toll on his stamina.

So for the upcoming battles, he planned to use Soul Soldiers to assist him.

That way, he could recover his stamina while also properly understanding the new Talent Ability he had obtained.

However, the ability advancement missions seemed determined to target Lu Li.

The requirements of several consecutive missions all demanded that Lu Li personally kill his opponents.

Some were even worse, requiring Lu Li to trade injury for injury and break through his own limits.

To avoid losing his new ability, he had to sacrifice stamina.

He might even have to risk his life...