In the Hell Slaughter Arena, the battle in the center of the ring had reached a fever pitch. Nine corpses lay scattered on the ground, emitting wisps of blue smoke, while the only standing figure had fluttering robes and Entanglement by arcs of eerie blue electricity.
The moment Hu Liena saw this person, her pupils shrank—the figure was none other than Yu Tianheng, the young patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, who had single-handedly challenged the Spirit Hall Golden Generation during the Soul Master Tournament!
"It was him!" Hu Liena instinctively gripped the soft blade at her waist, her nails digging deep into her palms.
If I had to name my greatest rival in this life, it would undoubtedly be Yu Tianheng, who defeated me back then. It was precisely in order to surpass him that I went through all the hardships to come to this Slaughter City and try every possible way to improve myself.
To Hu Liena's utter surprise, she unexpectedly encountered her former rival here.
The stands erupted in frantic screams, but Hu Liena could hear nothing.
Hu Liena quickly realized that the existence of the Slaughter City was not a big secret to the top powers on the continent. Since the Spirit Hall knew about it, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Upper Three Sects, would also know.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why the family heir would be sent to the Slaughter City for training.
" Yu Tianheng, I never thought you would also choose this blood-stained path. Let me see if you can survive..." she murmured, a dangerous smile curving her lips, while murderous intent surged in her eyes.
That's right, she had murderous intent towards Yu Tianheng. If someone like Yu Tianheng were to grow up, he would be a terrifying opponent. Rather than that, it would be better to nip him in the bud and eliminate a major threat.
In the Slaughter City, any Soul Master's Martial Soul is suppressed. Yu Tianheng has only been here for a short time and is probably not yet able to adapt. I, on the other hand, have been here for more than half a year and have fully adapted. If I make a move now, I might be able to kill him.
With this thought in mind, Hu Liena began to act.
She first investigated Yu Tianheng's residence in the inner city. After finding the location, she secretly entered Yu Tianheng 'Yu Tianheng residence while he was away at the Hell Slaughter Arena Competition, ambushed him, and waited for Yu Tianheng to return so that she could deliver a fatal blow and kill him. This was for her own sake and for the Spirit Hall, to eliminate this major threat.
Meanwhile, after the battle in the Hell Slaughter Arena, Yu Tianheng returned to his residence in the inner city as usual.
When Yu Tianheng pushed open the heavy wooden door to his residence in the inner city, his knuckles tightened unconsciously. The moment the hinges turned, the hairs on the back of his neck suddenly stood on end—not from the lingering ferocity of the Slaughter Arena, but from a chilling sense of being watched by a venomous snake.
His eyelids drooped slightly, concealing the sharpness that flashed across his eyes.
This started on the third day after he entered the Slaughter City. These people were either small fry who coveted his winning streak or assassins sent by the forces behind him. There were many such incidents, but without exception, he killed them all easily and threw them out the window. After a while, no one dared to come and die anymore.
I can't believe someone came again today!
Furthermore, it was well hidden, revealing almost no trace of its presence. Ordinary people would not be able to detect it at all, and even experts with Soul Power level of 80 or above would not be able to detect it without using their Soul Skill.
But Yu Tianheng is different. He cultivates Martial Dao, his five senses are extremely sharp, and after reaching the Heavenly Human Realm, he also has a super strong perception similar to divine sense.
Therefore, the moment Yu Tianheng entered the room, he knew that someone was lying in ambush on him.
In order not to alert the enemy, Yu Tianheng decided to pretend he knew nothing.
The wooden door slowly closed behind us, kicking up a cloud of dust.
As usual, Yu Tianheng casually tossed his blood-stained outer robe onto the back of the chair.
These bloodstains are not his; they belong to his opponents on the Slaughter Arena. So far, none of them have been able to injure or bleed Yu Tianheng.
He walked to the bed in the room, sat down, crossed his legs, and placed his hands loosely in front of his abdomen, assuming a standard cultivation posture.
The dust in the air seemed to have frozen. The moonlight outside the window was filtered into a pale white by the thick window paper, casting a deep shadow in the corner of the wall.
Yu Tianheng's breathing gradually slowed down, becoming long and even, as if he had truly fallen into meditation, with only his tightly pursed lips revealing a barely perceptible tension.
Just as he was completing his third cycle of "breathing exercises," a faint rustling sound of fabric rubbing against each other suddenly came from the shadows! The sound was extremely soft, like a cat's paw stepping on silk, yet it caused Yu Tianheng's pupils to contract sharply.
A slender black shadow shot out from the corner of the wall like an arrow!
Hu Liena had somehow shed her usual red dress, now wearing a tight black outfit that accentuated her sharp features. Half of her face was covered by a black cloth, revealing only her golden eyes that burned with an inexplicable flame.
The dagger in her hand gleamed with a ghostly blue light and looked incredibly sharp. The moment the tip of the blade sliced through the air, it created a sharp whistling sound, aiming straight for Yu Tianheng's unsuspecting heart!
The distance closed in an instant, and the cold glint of the dagger reflected in Yu Tianheng's suddenly opened eyes. He could even see that Hu Liena's knuckles were white from gripping the knife, and that there was an aura on her black collar that clashed with the atmosphere of the room—she had been lurking outside the window for at least half an hour, waiting for this moment when he would lower his guard.
With the blade only three inches from her chest, Hu Liena's eyes already revealed a cold glint of triumph.
But at that moment, Yu Tianheng suddenly opened his eyes, but did not resist.
The dagger's cold gleam almost touched Yu Tianheng's clothes, and Hu Liena could even feel the tingling sensation of her fingertips about to pierce his flesh. Her pupils contracted slightly, but she saw that Yu Tianheng remained in a cross-legged position, his back ramrod straight, as if he were completely unaware of this fatal blow.
"You're courting death!" A flicker of doubt crossed Hu Liena's mind, but it was overwhelmed by murderous intent. Whether he was genuinely careless or feigning it, she had to finish him off today! She suddenly increased the force of her wrist, the sharp dagger whistling through the air, and plunged viciously towards his unsuspecting heart—
"Pfft!"
Instead of the expected sensation of flesh being torn apart, there was a crisp, loud "bang"!
The tip of the dagger seemed to have struck a piece of red-hot iron, causing Hu Liena's hands to go numb. The entire dagger was violently thrown away by an invisible force, flying out of her hand and spinning on the ground for a long distance.
Startled, she took a half-step back, her gaze fixed on Yu Tianheng. She noticed that he was enveloped in a faint, almost invisible halo, which, though seemingly weak, acted like an impenetrable barrier, completely blocking her attack.
"What's going on?!"
Hu Liena gasped, her eyes filled with disbelief. The use of Soul Skill was strictly forbidden within the Slaughter City —that was an ironclad rule. But this protective aura... it clearly resembled some kind of Soul Skill. How had Yu Tianheng managed to do that?