Chapter 171 Arena, Kill_2

The Tribulation Qi beside him was surging, but it hadn't transformed into a death tribulation, there was still room for maneuver."Good to know you can understand."

However, Qi Hua had no intention of communicating with Chu Zheng. After cutting off his words, she turned and walked toward the floor-to-ceiling window.

The thick plush curtains slowly opened, revealing the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

Beneath the window lay an extremely vast arena, spanning thousands of feet, forged from extremely sturdy alloy, its durability evident at first glance.

At least, with Chu Zheng's current strength, he was utterly unable to break through it.

Qi Hua clapped her hands, and the ground of the alloy arena cracked open, slowly raising a metal cage.

The cage imprisoned a beast nearly nine meters long, resembling an ancient crocodile, with a horn on its head, sturdy limbs, and a body covered with thick scales, short teeth, and slightly yellowish eyes.

[Black Gold Beast (First Order): A social and omnivorous creature of a different kind living in the deserts of Quicksand Star, generally mild-mannered.]

Before Chu Zheng could take a closer look, Qi Hua's voice came from one side,

"If you can survive today, I will reward you."

Before the echo of her words had faded, the floor-to-ceiling window shook violently and slid open to both sides.

Qi Hua licked her lips, slightly excited as she grabbed a chain with one hand and forcefully flung Chu Zheng into the middle of the alloy arena.

Clack—

The moment he landed, Chu Zheng heard a clear sound of a lock opening by his ear.

The iron cage opened instantly, and the Scale-covered Beast broke free and charged directly at Chu Zheng. Before he could stabilize himself, its massive, powerful tail had already smashed hard against his chest.

Boom!

Chu Zheng was thrown into the air, slamming hard against the alloy wall, his chest visibly caving in, a few ribs broken.

After gathering himself, Chu Zheng glanced at Qi Hua, a murderous intent surging wildly in his heart.

Thud thud thud—

The dull sound of footsteps echoed as the Black Gold Beast charged at him again, its single horn splitting the air, producing a series of oppressive whooshing sounds, terrifying in its intensity.

By the floor-to-ceiling window, Qi Hua held a wine glass in her hand, the cup swirling with a thick, blood-red liquid, her eyes filled with excitement, her fair skin flushing visibly.

Chu Zheng forcibly suppressed his emotions and focused on the approaching Black Gold Beast.

Its huge form and strong muscles made it somewhat challenging, but he had ways to directly damage its organs; he had just been momentarily distracted, which led to his injury.

Instantly, Chu Zheng channeled Yuan Qi into his palms and, taking advantage of his agility, brushed past the Black Gold Beast, landing dozens of palms on its chest and abdomen, infusing more than ten strands of Yuan Qi, which quickly shattered its internal organs.

Boom—

The heavy body of the Black Gold Beast collapsed with a thud, blood gushing from its mouth and nose, emitting pitiful whimpers. After a brief struggle, it could no longer rise.

Chu Zheng glanced at it, accessed its detailed information, and a realization flashed in his eyes.

No wonder the Black Gold Beast hadn't shown even a hint of its mild nature from its actions just now.

Its body had been injected with a large amount of stimulants, and inside the cage, it had to constantly endure strong electric shocks, which naturally made it appear irritable.

Clap clap—

Qi Hua clapped, her face beaming with an increasing smile.

Soon, a physically fit maid entered the arena, holding a short knife and a porcelain plate, swiftly slicing large chunks of flesh from Chu Zheng's chest, abdomen, and thighs, all still faintly twitching and blood-drenched, and placed them on the plate.

The maid turned back, directly presenting the plate to Qi Hua.

Qi Hua lifted the wine glass in her hand, drained it in one gulp, and then took a few hot pieces of flesh into her mouth, savoring them as if enjoying a delicacy, her tender lips tinged red with blood, a sinister glint in her eyes showing through.

Only at this moment did Chu Zheng realize that Qi Hua's teeth had already begun to sharpen, crisscrossing each other.

In such a state, she was no longer human, only one step away from a Demon Transformation.

Although his mind was seething with murderous intent, Chu Zheng's expression remained as calm as water, as he was still not completely sure of his capabilities.

Only after reaching the Jade Bone Realm could he attempt a challenge.

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After winning a battle, Chu Zheng's treatment changed, pleasingly earning his own metal cage, locked away in a sunless underground. Sёarᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Besides himself, there were dozens of cages placed in the underground.

Chu Zheng scanned them one by one until suddenly, his gaze paused.

[Nie Longhu (Second Order/Eighth Order): Bone age twenty-eight, an embodiment of a Heavenly Immortal undertaking tribulation, with awakened enlightenment.]

[Detailed Information: A disciple lineage of the Great Clarity Primordial Daoist Lord, has practiced up to this day, enduring 974 tribulations.]

Looking at the information on the panel, a flicker of interest passed through Chu Zheng's eyes.

Qi Hua's luck is hard to define as either good or bad, aside from him, they actually chose someone who was a Heavenly Immortal undergoing demon transformation.

After regaining his composure, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought again. From this Nie Longhu, it was evident that many other Qi Cultivators also likely mastered the technique of transformation through tribulation.

It was unclear whether this technique originated from the Eternal Calamity Treasure Record or if other cultivators from the Taoist School had independently discovered this path.

After pondering for a moment, Chu Zheng slowly closed his eyes and began to engage in cultivation.

Now was not the time to consider these matters.

The nature's spiritual energy on Heaven Sent Star, although not dense, was still much better compared to the previous star, sufficient to maintain his normal cultivation routine.

Now, he was on the verge of reaching the Jade Bone Realm, and it wouldn't be long before he could break through.

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In the blink of an eye, more than two months had passed.

Under the nourishment of nature's spiritual energy, Chu Zheng naturally stepped into the Jade Bone Realm.

Considering that this body had been practicing Qi-refining Techniques for over three years now.

Three years to Jade Bone, though incomparable to his original body, was still far beyond the ordinary Qi Cultivator under such harsh conditions.

Boom—

A dull, loud sound awakened Chu Zheng, who was immersed in cultivation.

He stood up, slowly raised his head, and looked at the gradually brightening light above with a calm expression.

Every two weeks, he would enter the metallic arena and face a battle.

This was also his only chance to get close to Qi Hua.

Soon, the iron cage slowly rose and stopped in the middle of the arena.

In the distance, the giant floor-to-ceiling windows opened slowly, and Qi Hua, draped in a sheer gown, sat by the window, dangling her jade-like legs, seemingly in good spirits.

Not far from the cage stood a young man, his face filled with terror, clearly Chu Zheng's opponent for this time.

Clank—

The iron cage slowly opened, yet Chu Zheng didn't move an inch.

Seeing this, Qi Hua stopped swinging her legs, her eyes filled with confusion.

Chu Zheng locked his gaze on Qi Hua before the floor-to-ceiling windows and slowly raised his hand, forcefully plunging it into the back of his skull, his fingers accurately grasping a chip.

Spurt—

The chip, mingled with blood plasma, was violently torn from his body by Chu Zheng.

Under the effect of the repair panel, the heavily damaged back of his head healed instantly, and the chip was crushed to bits.

Then, he raised his hands again, one grabbing his hair, the other grasping the iron chain on the side of his neck.

Clank—

Under colossal strength, the iron chain, along with the vertebrae of Chu Zheng's neck, was brutally torn off.

Chu Zheng, holding his own head, swung it in mid-air with the wind.

Ordinary humans could still live a few moments after decapitation, but for a Qi Cultivator like Chu Zheng, after having his head chopped off, he could even have time to drink a cup of tea before dying.

Under the repair of the panel, the flesh and blood on his neck started to regenerate at a visible rate.

Such a bizarre scene instantly stunned Qi Hua, who froze in place, and for a moment, she couldn't even react.

Boom!

A piercing screech exploded from within the alloy fighting arena.

Blurry in front of Qi Hua's eyes, in the next moment, Chu Zheng already stood in front of her.

Bang—

A palm, without the slightest hesitation, thrust into her mouth, pinning her firmly to the ground.

With fierce light radiating from his eyes, Chu Zheng leaned close to her ear,

"How does it taste?"

"Mmm—"

With her tongue and teeth utterly shattered, Qi Hua could no longer speak but only let out muffled whimpers, her eyes filled with terror.

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Chu Zheng restrained the expression on his face, returning to indifference, withdrew his hand, slowly clenched his fist, and smashed it down with force.

Bone fragments mixed with red and white fluids splattered.

Qi Hua was not Chu Zheng, lacking the ability to regrow her head. In a flash, she was dead beyond revival.