Slaughtering the Beast Arena

The guards rushing over found themselves facing the now-freed Blazing Lion.

A breath of flame turned them into burning figures.

It then lunged at the others.

This was a ferocious beast that had been starved for days, extremely violent.

It was like a ball of fire smashing into the crowd.

It either bit or breathed fire.

The entire beast-fighting arena instantly descended into boundless chaos.

Screams, cries, and the roars of guards echoed endlessly.

Luo Tiansheng panicked.

He never imagined such a scene would unfold.

There wasn't the slightest warning; it was too sudden.

He quickly retreated under the guards' protection.

However, Lu Chen, who had released the Blazing Lion, felt it wasn't enough and lunged towards the twenty fighting pits.

The bone blade, imbued with Qi and Blood Protective Aura, was unstoppable, quickly tearing open the barriers of three fighting pits.

The gladiators fighting inside seized the opportunity to scramble out, with demonic beasts in pursuit behind them.

Lu Chen kicked every demonic beast away with a single stomp.

As he continued, he was intercepted by a Foundation Establishment expert who lunged at him.

"You're courting death... Ah!"

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Chen suddenly exploded upwards, leaping thirty feet like a bomb, his blade following his body, cleaving the opponent in two.

The only advantage a Foundation Establishment cultivator had over a Qi Surge Realm Martial Dao Cultivator was flight.

But the explosive power of a Martial Dao Cultivator was absolutely their nightmare.

With a single slip, they could be struck by Soul-Piercing Blade and die on the spot.

His body hadn't even hit the ground before it vanished.

It was directly absorbed by the Myriad Manifestations Furnace.

But more experts were rushing in.

Lu Chen circled around them, tore down five more fighting pits, and disappeared into the crowd.

This riot lasted for half a day before it subsided.

However, it resulted in over three hundred casualties, with over sixty gladiators escaping and more than thirty dead.

All one hundred gladiators were gone, without exception.

The most critical issue was the innocent victims; among them were many young masters and ladies from other families.

Their identities were too special; compensation was required!

The Luo Family was enraged, searching everywhere for Lu Chen, vowing to skin him alive.

But, they had never expected that Lu Chen would infiltrate their search party.

Due to insufficient manpower, the Luo Family had temporarily recruited people and he had blended in.

After cleaning himself up, no one could recognize him.

His intention in doing this was, of course, to retaliate against the Luo Family.

To eliminate this tumor that plagued Cangwu City.

Of course, he also had his eyes on the treasures in their storerooms.

How much energy essence would he gain if he stored it all in the Myriad Manifestations Furnace?

Following the search party, Lu Chen secretly eliminated one Luo Family guard after another, finally obtaining the information he wanted.

When it was time to return for a shift change, he put his plan into action.

Late at night, the light in the Luo Family steward's room was still on. The steward was dozing at his desk.

He dared not sleep at all.

Such a major incident had occurred at the beast-fighting arena, with so many deaths. He had to ascertain who was responsible and report to the Family Patriarch.

News could arrive at any moment, so he had to stay awake no matter how tired he was.

Lu Chen gently opened the door and walked in.

Despite his caution, he still alerted the steward.

After all, he was a Foundation Establishment expert with sharp senses.

Lu Chen suddenly smiled and cupped his hands, stepping forward. "Esteemed Steward, the captain sent me to deliver a letter to you!"

Saying that, he reached into his embrace.

The steward waiting for the message received a flash of blade light instead.

"Insolent!"

The other party retreated sharply, the blade light missing its target and splitting the table in two.

Steward Luo was furious. He took down a treasured sword from the wall and swung it in a reverse motion.

The sword light flashed, striking like lightning.

Lu Chen let out a cold laugh, Weng!

A layer of Blood Qi appeared on his body, ignoring the sword light and pouncing forward like a wolf or tiger.

The sword energy struck his body, and his blood energy exploded and shattered.

But Lu Chen had already lunged forward.

"What?" Steward Luo was horrified and raised his long sword to block.

Crack! The sword in his hand snapped, and the blade light poured down. Steward Luo was split in half from head to toe.

Lu Chen felt through his pockets for the warehouse key, rolled the corpse into the furnace, blew out the lamp, and smashed through the window before leaping out.

Swish, swish, swish...

As soon as he appeared, arrows shot towards him with ear-piercing sonic booms.

The guards had already been alerted.

Lu Chen endured the arrow attack, climbed over the courtyard wall, and disappeared into the night.

The alarm at the Luo mansion blared, rousing everyone.

By the time they reacted and reached the warehouse, they saw the empty storeroom. The Luo Family Patriarch threw his head back and fainted.

They were still waiting to make compensation, but now there was nothing left. How could they compensate?

Lu Chen, who had left, had just reached the vicinity of the black market when his expression suddenly changed.

He had swallowed too much, and the Myriad Manifestations Furnace had become unstable.

Looking at the black market, his expression turned fierce, and he flung out the Myriad Manifestations Furnace.

Rumble...

The Myriad Manifestations Furnace grew rapidly in the wind, transforming into a giant furnace. As its body tilted, the violent energy within surged down like a colossal wave.

The entrance was pulverized, and the surging energy poured into the underground black market.

The rumbling continued, and the ground itself trembled.

Finally, with a deafening roar, the entire black market area collapsed, turning into a massive pit.

It was fortunate that the beast-fighting arena had erupted in chaos during the day, so there were no customers. Otherwise, it would have been a catastrophic disaster.

However, quite a few people still died.

They were the people associated with the unscrupulous merchants who had businesses there.

After expending most of its energy, the Myriad Manifestations Furnace finally stabilized. Lu Chen reluctantly put it away and left, patting his backside.

When the news spread, the entire Cangwu City was in an uproar.

They refused to believe that a beast-fighter could have accomplished this.

There must have been other forces involved.

Their goal was simple: to destabilize Cangwu City and issue a warning to King Yanbei.

After all, establishing a beast-fighting arena was forbidden in Great Yan.

Yet, he had turned a blind eye and amassed wealth, which had long caused resentment and envy among some.

However, destroying the black market was like stirring up a hornet's nest, affecting too many merchants and forces.

The entire Cangwu City was mobilized, searching everywhere.

Their first target was the beast-fighter Lu Chen.

If they caught him, they would know what was going on.

And that terrifying furnace that could change size was definitely a supreme treasure.

Let alone the major families, even some rogue cultivators had潜伏 (lurked), waiting for an opportunity.

Wealth moves the heart, let alone a spatial treasure of immense size?

Gradually, Lu Chen's identity was also revealed.

A disciple of the Lu Family from Chixiao City.

A prodigy who had awakened his bloodline, but it was unfortunately stripped away.

This indirectly exposed the Lu Family's misdeeds.

The family commander who had directly carried out the deed was crushed to death by the enraged Lu Family Patriarch.

For a few spirit stones, he had caused such a huge mess. Were spirit stones that important?

Useless for success, but more than capable of causing failure.

The key question is how Lu Chen can take down a Foundation Establishment expert?

Could his bloodline have recovered?

This was something they absolutely could not accept.

They wanted to send someone over, but unfortunately, they didn't dare.

Cangwu City belonged to King Yanbei's territory, and the Lu Family, under Great Yan, didn't dare to run rampant here.

Furthermore, after the disaster in Cangwu City, a month had passed with no news of Lu Chen whatsoever.

No one could have guessed that Lu Chen, who should have fled far away, hadn't left Cangwu City at all. He was in seclusion behind a waterfall ten miles outside the city.

Clearing out the Luo Family's warehouse yielded far more than just the resources that had been dispersed.

He still had more on him.

He carried a bag of low-grade spirit stones, a full three hundred of them, along with dozens of bottles of various pills, and even several Spirit-grade martial skills.

He intended to refine what needed refining, absorb what needed absorbing, and learn what needed learning.

Making such a huge commotion meant the other side definitely wouldn't let it go easily.

He needed to arm himself first.