A Lone Foray into the Martial Arts Arena!

In the Martial Arts Arena, countless disciples gathered to diligently practice their martial arts.

A few days ago, Ye Li and Li Xi, the two top-ranked newcomers, had fought a match.

Both the outcome of the battle and the words spreading from the Law Enforcement Hall had caused quite a stir among these disciples.

But before long, it was forgotten amid the brutal atmosphere of competition, treated as nothing more than a diversion.

After all, life was incomparably cruel. These seemingly exhausting six months would determine the upper limit of their entire lives.

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Practice martial arts! Thirty percent training, seventy percent eating!

Aside from providing meals with plenty of fish and meat during these six months, the Azure Dragon Gang required its members to buy their own food afterward!

So once they left the novice period, given ancient productivity, forget Body Tempering Pills—even these thugs could not afford to eat!

The monthly allowance of ordinary thugs was considered ample compared to that of most people at the bottom.

But just maintaining the daily meat intake needed for martial arts practice could consume half a year's income for an ordinary household in a single month.

If they could not obtain money to buy high-quality meat, an ordinary person's food intake could at most keep their strength from declining!

And Lu Yue was an utterly unremarkable new disciple of the Azure Dragon Gang!

His aptitude was average, and the trait he had obtained was merely a basic white trait, capable of increasing his strength by only ten percent!

By now, he had already spent five months in the Azure Dragon Gang!

Breaking into the realm still seemed as far away as ever!

Just when he was about to become an ordinary gang member supporting the gang in a few days, a deal came crashing into his lap!

Not long ago, inside the Medicine Hall!

Lu Yue raised a brow at Li Xi, whose arms were wrapped in bandages. "You mean you want me to cripple Ye Li for you?"

"Exactly!" Li Xi gritted his teeth. "You've been in the gang for more than five months. Dealing with a Ye Li who's only five layers deep would be more than easy for you!"

"Of course!"

Lu Yue took it for granted. "No matter how talented Ye Li is, he's only been in the gang for a month. Using one hand to beat him would be more than enough!"

"But... why should I help you?"

"Ye Li is a talent the gang values. If I cripple him, then when they hold me accountable..."

"It doesn't need to be too serious. Just make it so he can't fight for two months!"

Feeling the faint pain in his arms, Li Xi's face was filled with venom. "Once my injuries heal, I'll settle the score with him myself!"

"I'm a genius no less talented than Ye Li, and the Li Family stands behind me!"

"Once I personally finish Ye Li off, you won't have to worry about retaliation either!"

"Once it's done, I'll offer you one hundred taels of silver!" A flash of pain crossed Li Xi's eyes.

At the mention of one hundred taels of silver, Lu Yue's eyes lit up with blazing desire!

That was nearly three years of his monthly allowance!

More importantly, with that money, it would be enough to support his cultivation all the way to the Body Tempering Realm!

If he broke through, although he could not become a core disciple, his circumstances would still improve dramatically!

Beating Ye Li into a serious injury without killing him would at most earn him a few dozen intimidation canings from the Law Enforcement Hall. It was a deal with ten thousand times the profit!

"Fine, I'll take this deal!" Lu Yue readily agreed!

"Be careful. That Ye Li is strange as hell. His trait is [Exceptional Agility], and he's already learned the martial arts taught by the gang!"

"Strange? Why should I fear a newcomer?"

The scene returned to the Martial Arts Arena.

Lu Yue absentmindedly practiced his stance work!

At this moment, two fellow disciples who had also joined the gang five months ago stood beside him.

He had hired them as muscle for ten taels of silver!

The one with an armband was called Gao Xu, while the shorter one was called Chang Qing!

Lu Yue had originally hired three men in total, but the other one had not wanted to wade into this muddy water and fled at the last minute.

"Wasn't Ye Li only confined by Instructor Feng for three days?" Gao Xu yawned. "It's already been seven days. Why haven't we seen him in the Martial Arts Arena yet?"

Chang Qing chimed in from the side. "That kid was already elusive as a ghost before. Brother Lu, why don't we just find him and cripple him directly?"

"How could that work? That brat from the Li Family wants us to break both his legs in public."

Lu Yue rolled his eyes. "If we cripple him in secret, it won't be humiliating enough. What if we don't get the money?"

Chang Qing slapped his forehead. "Hey! Brother Lu, I have an idea!"

"Oh? You have a plan too?"

"Yes. Don't two disciples who just joined the gang live where Ye Li does? We can beat those two up, and then Ye Li will have no choice but to come!"

As Chang Qing spoke, he looked toward Wang Xian and Zhao Yan at the other end of the Martial Arts Arena. "There, those two."

Following Chang Qing's gesture, all three turned their eyes toward the pair in the distance, their faces breaking into malicious smiles.

At the other end, Ye Li was carrying a bundle toward the Martial Arts Arena!

He had just broken through to the Body Tempering Realm and was planning to report to Feng Yue at the Martial Arts Arena, while also thanking Wang Xian.

However, before he could enter the Martial Arts Arena, someone stopped him first!

"Brother Ye, you can't enter this Martial Arts Arena, or disaster will befall you!!!" A tall, powerfully built young man with prominent ears blocked Ye Li's path.

"Oh?!" Ye Li looked at the young man before him. "Brother, what do you mean by that? Could you explain it more clearly?"

The young man explained, "Li Xi paid a hefty price to have Lu Yue and two others cripple you in public. They're in the Martial Arts Arena right now. To you, this place is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den!"

"Li Xi?" Ye Li was somewhat surprised. "How did Senior Brother learn of this?"

"I am ashamed to say that Lu Yue also asked me to join him in dealing with Brother Ye, but I firmly refused. I came here especially to warn you!"

The young man spoke with a solemn expression. He was the third person who had refused Lu Yue.

But compared with ten taels of silver, he chose to make a big bet in the opposite direction!

He was betting that Ye Li, the genius who had defeated Li Xi, would soar into the sky one day!

"Have these three entered a realm?"

"They have not!"

"Then that's fine! I understand now. Thank you for telling me, Brother!"

With that, Ye Li walked around the young man and headed inside without another word!

"Wait, what are you doing?!" Seeing Ye Li continue inward, the young man cried out anxiously. "Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

As if those words had worked, Ye Li paused.

"I have not yet asked for Senior Brother's honored name?"

"My name is Wang Rui!"

"Brother Wang, I will remember your kindness. I will surely repay it someday!"

Ignoring Wang Rui's repeated attempts to stop him, Ye Li continued forward.

As he passed Wang Rui, he calmly left behind one sentence. "Rest assured, Brother Wang. I have already achieved Body Tempering! Let us see who the deer dies to!"

Those words were like nails, pinning Wang Rui to the spot!

The four words, I have achieved Body Tempering, reverberated in his mind like a great bell!

"This... it hasn't even been two months..."

Watching Ye Li's retreating figure stride toward the Martial Arts Arena, Wang Rui was deeply shaken and murmured, "A true man of heaven!"

At the other end, Ye Li strode alone into the Martial Arts Hall!

Then he sank his qi into his dantian.

A thunderous roar rang throughout the entire Martial Arts Arena:

"Who is Lu Yue! Step forward on your own!"

After speaking, his eyes swept across the arena like those of a hawk.

When he spotted the three men gathered beside Wang Xian, threads of viciousness had already surfaced in his eyes!