Chapter 69: A Perilous Battle Situation, Pigsy Fights!

  Luo Tian let out a soft sigh, lit his pipe and took a deep drag before saying: "Actually, you should have thought of it too. This Blood Refining Tower is essentially built by those idle and bored rich people to satisfy their somewhat pathological desires. In short, they spend money to come here, watch us fight each other, watch us bleed, watch us fight to the death!"

  Khalin lowered his head silently, although he had already made some guesses in his heart, but Luo Tian's words still made him feel a little downcast. Seeing his own kind killing each other, those people, were they really that at peace? Did they not have even a little bit of sympathy for the rabbit and fox who died together?

  Khalenno slowly raised his head, looking through the iron railing at the stands above the square. The seats were already filled with people, men and women, old and young, even some very young girls. Their faces were all smiling wildly, occasionally pointing and gesturing towards the men about to duel inside the railing. They seemed as nonchalant as if they were selecting vegetables in a market. Although these people were dressed luxuriously and adorned with valuable trinkets that anyone could see, Khalenno thought they were all so ugly, so repulsive from the inside out that they had lost their qualifications to be human beings.

  Luotian didn't notice Helian's abnormality, he was still telling the new Han people about the origin and rules of the Blood Refining Tower: "Those nobles are used to calling this Blood Refining Tower the Colosseum, we who are about to be sent to the Colosseum to kill each other are called pigs, and those like Ling Xiang who control more pigs under their hands are called ranchers. Those rich people bring bags of gold coins here just to see us so-called pigs bleed to death, this industry's profit is huge, and the Blood Refining Tower's Colosseum has become one of the most influential in this area over the past few hundred years. Each rancher wants to fight beasts here for huge gains, after decades of killing, several powerful ranchers have emerged, Ling Xiang who built the Blood Refining Prison is one of them, and the owner of the Ghost Refining Prison is also a powerful noble who can rival Ling Xiang. These two people have been openly and secretly fighting for decades, this time they meet, I'm afraid they won't stop until one of them dies! ", everyone noticed that every time Luotian mentioned the Colosseum or pigs, a self-deprecating smile would appear on his face, it was clear that he also felt extremely humiliated by such derogatory terms.

  "So, boss, what are the rules of this Blood Refining Tower? How will our battle with that Ghost Refining Hell unfold later?", asked San Xiao curiously with a thoughtful mind.

  Luotian rubbed his eyes, furrowed his brow and replied in a low voice: "As for the rules, generally speaking, the Blood Refining Tower opens once a month. After the last beast fight ended, the next two ranch owners will be decided in advance, and the specific details of the beast fight will be decided by the two participating ranch owners. As far as I know, this time's beast fight, Ling Xiang is planning to have a one-on-one duel first, that is, both sides send out one person each, fighting until one side dies. The one-on-one duel usually adopts a best-of-five system, which means we need to select at least three people to participate in the one-on-one duel. Next is the beast fight, as the name suggests, both sides send out one member each to confront a fierce beast head-on, and the first to kill the beast wins. Finally, it's usually a group battle, where all of our ranch members except me and the opposing side's leader will go on stage, fighting until one side is completely wiped out. This group battle has always been extremely brutal and is the climax of the beast fight arena. Based on past experience, most of us will probably die in that group battle!" Luotian let out a deep sigh, then turned around and walked to the corner of the wall to sit down.

  Everyone, including Hurenno, was shocked by the cruelty of this beast fight. The first piglet fight was still okay, even if they were unlucky enough to be drawn, they would only face one person, and at most, it was a battle of strength that could be fought. However, the subsequent beast fights were more terrifying, after all, human strength, no matter how strong, was hard to match with ferocious beasts. Everyone could only pray that they wouldn't be selected. But even if they relied on luck to pass the first two rounds, the final group fight couldn't be avoided, fighting until one side was completely dead. Would we be the ones standing in the end? Everyone was guessing in their hearts.

  Just as the crowd in the Blood Refining Hell was getting restless, a group of men in black clothes were escorted by soldiers into an iron cell next to them. He Lian Nu curiously turned her head to look, and saw that on the door of that iron cell were three big, bright red characters: Ghost Refining Hell!

  "Ghost Refining Hell? Aren't these the enemies we're about to face next?! Helianuo's heart skipped a beat, and for some reason, thinking that he would be fighting for his life with these previously unfamiliar men in just a short while made his heart inexplicably ache."

  The big men of the Ghost Refining Hell walked in an orderly queue to their iron cages, a bearded black man walking lazily at the end, still leisurely chewing on a blade of grass. As he passed by the iron cage of the Blood Refining Hell, he suddenly stopped and squatted down against the railing, looking at Luo Tian with a sly smile and said: "Hey, you old fellow, you actually dare to come this time? Don't worry, I'll tell you, this time I've decided to personally participate in the group battle. For years, I've been watching those useless subordinates of mine go on stage, my heart has been itching for a long time. It's been many years since you last took the stage yourself, right? I reckon that old equipment of yours is already broken and can't be used anymore. How about it, do you have the guts to compete with me in the group battle this time?" The big man spat out the blade of grass from his mouth and stared straight at Luo Tian, his eyes filled with a strong challenging intent.

  "Since you've said so, as the boss of Blood Refining Hell, how can I refuse? You're right, it's been years since I had a good workout, and my old arms and legs have become even stiffer. However, even if I only have half of my original power left, I can still take your head off with ease!", Luo Tian's turbid eyes suddenly shot out a sharp glint, clearly, he didn't want to show any weakness in front of this arrogant big man.

  The Great Han burst out laughing and stood up, walking towards the iron cage of the Ghost Refining Hell. Just as he was about to enter, he suddenly turned around and smiled at Luo Tian, who was still staring at him fiercely: "Remember, during the group battle, I'll be waiting for you. The grudges of these few years will be settled with your head!" After finishing speaking, the iron door clanged shut.

  He Lian looked at Luo Tian with concern, discovering that the latter's fists were tightly clenched and his neck muscles bulged, apparently suppressing intense anger. He didn't know what past grievances the black-faced big man had with him, but he was able to provoke the normally calm Luo Tian to this extent!

  In the two iron cages, the "piglets" were resting when a tall, voluptuous woman with a fiery figure walked into the center of the square, laughing. Before she could speak, whistles filled the air, seemingly ignoring her teasing. The woman still had a smile on her face, her cherry lips slightly parted, and a melodious voice echoed throughout the square: "Ladies and gentlemen, the monthly Beast Fighting Tournament is about to begin again! According to the draw after the last tournament, this time's participants are Mr. Ling Xiang and Young Master Qian Huan!" As the woman introduced them, Ling Xiang, dressed in white, slowly stood up from the spectator stand, elegantly waving at the crowd with his fists. In contrast, Young Master Qian Huan was a slightly frail-looking young man, whose appearance could barely be considered handsome, and was far inferior to the beautiful man Ling Xiang.

  The square seemed to have some amplification devices installed around it, and the overall structure of the Blood Refining Tower was originally very soundproof. The woman's voice, although not loud, could be heard clearly by everyone inside the tower. After Ling Xiao and Qian Huan Gongzi finished their gestures, the fiery woman continued: "I suppose everyone is eager to watch the beast fight? In that case, I won't beat around the bush. According to the rules previously agreed upon by the two ranch owners, this beast fight will consist of three rounds: piglet fighting, beast fighting, and group fighting. The first round will be the piglet fighting, please have the two ranch owners send out their first piglets!" After finishing her instructions, the woman retreated to the side, clearing the large square.

  Ling Xiao gave a signal to one of his subordinates beside him, and that subordinate quickly ran to the front of the Blood Refining Hell Gate and said to Luo Tian: "Boss Luo, the city master has an order. According to what he previously instructed, the selected person will go on stage, and the city master does not want to see any changes in his designated candidate!" After finishing this sentence, the subordinate turned around without looking back and left.

  Luo Tian gently put down the tobacco pouch in his hand, struggled to get up, and all the big men immediately tensed up. Hundreds of pairs of eyes stared at Luo Tian's lips, fearing that he would call out their own names. Luo Tian hesitated for a long time, but finally steeled himself, looked up at the roof and said in a low voice: "The city master has ordered, let Sang Xiao take the first array!"

  "What?!", along with the long sighs of the others, He Lian Nu suddenly shouted out in surprise, he took big strides to walk up to Luo Tian's front, almost yelling: "Xiao Sang, how can it be Xiao Sang, Old Luo you're not unaware that Xiao Sang's injuries haven't even recovered three-tenths, sending him onto the field at this moment is undoubtedly sending him to his death!"

  Luo Tian didn't go to see He Lian Nu, still maintaining the posture of looking up at the sky, and the sound coming out of his mouth was almost inaudible: "There's no way, this is the city master's order, you should know how many entanglements there are between Sang Xiao and Ling Xiang, I'm just a messenger, I have no right to change anything, Sang Xiao, get ready, go on stage!"

  Xiang Xiao suddenly appeared extremely calm, he walked to Helian Nu's side and comforted him: "Helian, don't make things difficult for Luo Lao Da anymore. I've long known that due to the grudge between the Xiang family and the Ling family, Ling Xiao would definitely think of ways to torment me. Since this day was bound to come, I can only choose to face it head-on. Helian, step aside and let me take the stage!"

  "Let me go instead of Xiao, Lao Da!", Lei Shuo's eyes sparkled with tears, his face filled with sorrow as he looked at Xiao. He knew that in Xiao's current physical condition, even if it wasn't against an enemy, just a little intense exercise would cause the wound to reopen. In this state, going into a life-or-death duel was indeed a death sentence.

  "No, Lei Shuo, your injury hasn't healed yet, and with your impulsive nature, going on stage will only lead to trouble. I'll go myself!", San Xiao's eyes also welled up with tears as he knew Lei Shuo's condition wasn't much better than his own. Lei Shuo standing up now was clearly willing to sacrifice himself for him!

  He Lianuo suddenly raised his head and took a look at Lei Shuo, who was about a foot taller than him. He then looked at Sang Xiao's determined face and inexplicably smiled, saying: "Don't argue anymore, neither of you go, I'll take the first match!!"