Chapter 82: The Calm Before the Great War!

  Facing the sudden change on the field, everyone was stunned. Qian Huan Gongzi had just been at a disadvantage against Xiao Lang in the Blood Refining Hell, and his mood had just improved slightly, but he didn't expect that this fifth-stage soul beast, the Thorny Giant Scorpion, would make a mistake at the last moment. He grabbed the teacup on the table in frustration and slammed it to the ground!

  It's already the second teacup that Qian Huan Gongzi has smashed since the Beast Fighting Arena opened! Previously, he didn't think that the Blood Refining Hell's piglet would be so troublesome. In fact, it can't be blamed on him, after all, who could have thought that a thin and weak-looking young boy could win two rounds in a row? A child who clearly hadn't come of age yet was able to kill the invincible defense of the Giant Duo. Now, a small wolf that isn't particularly special has also managed to exhaust the fifth-grade soul beast, the Thorny Giant Scorpion, to this extent!

  He wore the mocking expressions of others, sat heavily on the chair, his fiery eyes involuntarily turned towards the direction of the Blood Refining Hell Prison, where his lawfully wedded wife Lan Youzhu was anxiously helping He Lian'nuo bandage her constantly bleeding wounds, the warmth in his eyes clear to anyone.

  Qian Huan Gongzi raised his head, let out a deep sigh, and at this moment, he even felt that his life had lost its meaning. The disappointment on the battlefield was not mentioned, but even in the emotional arena... Alas, Qian Huan Gongzi seemed to see a green aura firmly shrouding his head.

  Unlike Qian Huan Gongzi's disappointment, Ling Xiao of the Blood Refining Hell was excitedly standing up at this moment, constantly slapping the table with his fan. He was so unexpected that for a moment, when the giant scorpion's pincers grasped Xiao Lang's neck, he thought he had already lost. Unexpectedly, in the end, it was the giant scorpion that collapsed first, exhausted of blood!

  The little wolf lay limp on the ground, panting heavily. For the first time, it felt that being able to breathe freely was a luxury beyond measure. It greedily savored every flavor in the air, and the most wonderful one among them was called "being alive".

  Yes, being alive is the most beautiful thing that everyone has. It's just that too many people don't know how to be grateful and cherish it until they are about to leave this world, only then do they realize that being alive is the most precious wealth!

  With a loud crash, the heavily fortified iron gate of the Blood Refining Hell slowly opened. He Lian Nu rushed to Xiao Lang's side in large strides and wrapped his arms around Xiao Lang's bloody neck, pulling him into his own embrace. His hands, which had been injured from pounding on the iron gate, had already been carefully bandaged by Lan You Zhu. However, Xiao Lang's neck was still bleeding profusely. Without any hesitation, He Lian Nu quickly tore off the gauze from his own hands and carefully wrapped it around Xiao Lang's wounded neck. Although this caused his own hands to start bleeding again, He Lian Nu didn't care - compared to Xiao Lang's safety, a little blood was nothing!

  Lu Tian smiled as he stood at the iron gate, embracing the warm scene of the master and Xiaolong hugging each other. He felt a deep sense of relief from the bottom of his heart. In fact, it was because his master was worried about Xiaolong's safety that he had asked the guarding soldiers to make an exception and open the gate, relying on the relationships he had built up over the years. Since the trial had already ended, no one bothered with these details anymore.

  Lan Youzhu, as the host, naturally didn't forget his main job. He took a glance at Helian No's hands, which had started bleeding again, and slightly furrowed his brow. However, he didn't go forward to re-bandage him, but instead slowly walked to the center of the arena, smiling as he loudly announced: "Ladies and gentlemen, I suppose today's beast fight has been satisfactory for everyone? At least, I was deeply shocked by this slaughter! Congratulations to Ling Xiao City's Blood Refining Hell, just as I boldly predicted before the match, you are the ultimate winners of this beast fight!"

  With a triumphant smile, he stood up and slightly bowed to the crowd, then provocatively pointed his folding fan forward, where the loser of this beast fight was sitting - Qian Huan Gongzi of Gui Lian Yu!

  Faced with Ling Xiao's provocation, Qian Huan Gongzi did not have the slightest reaction. It wasn't that he was willing to be humiliated, but rather, given the current situation, he really couldn't come up with any convincing capital to respond!

  It was as if she hadn't noticed her husband's dejected expression, Lan Youzhu smiled slightly and gestured for Ling Xiao to sit down before continuing: "Although today's beast fight has been incredibly exciting, please don't forget that the grand finale of the Blood Refining Tower's Beast Fighting Arena is tomorrow's group battle! I'd like to remind you all here that the group battles in the Blood Refining Tower are always extremely thrilling and prone to making people's blood boil!"

  As expected, Lan You's exaggerated promotion had an effect once again. The esteemed guests who were present today to watch the thrilling beast fights had already lost more than half of their interest in tomorrow's group battle, but after she said that, many people's curiosity was successfully piqued!

  "In addition to this, I have another shocking piece of news about tomorrow's group battle that I'd like to announce. That is, on the stage tomorrow, a heavyweight figure from the entire Youyue Continent will appear, and he comes from one of the four major merchant families in Youyue - the Zhang family!" The atmosphere at the scene seemed to have rebounded somewhat, as Lan Youzhu timely threw out this blockbuster news.

  "What, the Zhang family? The one that almost monopolized all the timber and construction business on the entire continent? Good heavens, what is someone from the Zhang family doing in a small place like ours!", a lavishly dressed man exclaimed in surprise!

  Almost at the same time, the entire platform was in an uproar due to this shocking news. To know that the surname Zhang is extremely ordinary, but on the Youyue Continent, whenever anyone mentions this surname, the first thing they think of is only that family!

  That was a legendary merchant family, their founder started with just the simplest carpentry tools, but in the following decades they established a business empire that spanned the entire continent of wood. In the following centuries, the descendants of Zhang's family continued to expand the market and miraculously monopolized almost all of the timber trade on the mainland, and even controlled most of the construction industry. There were rumors on the mainland that the wealth of the Zhang family was enough to equip the entire army of the Youyue continent!

  It's just such a legendary family, and they're actually sending someone to watch the beast fight in a remote city like Meteor City. Even the lord of the city, Ling Xiao, thinks it's a bit unbelievable. Although he feels that something is not quite right, he has also keenly sensed the business opportunity in this, and in fact, he has long been eyeing the commercial status of Lan Yue City, but has always been unable to defeat Lan Yue. His Meteor City can only rely on beast fighting and various underground transactions to develop, although the construction of Meteor City has indeed made some progress in recent years, but compared to Lan Yue City, which is a hundred miles away, it's still like heaven and earth!

  Now it's different, the current Lord of Lan Yue City, Tuoba Tao, has died. The son of the former city lord, Sang Xiao, is deeply trapped in prison. For Ling Xiang, this is a great opportunity to attack Lan Yue. The arrival of the Zhang family makes him even more excited. After all, if he can cooperate with such a business giant, the future of Meteorite City will be smooth sailing!

  The stage was in an uproar, but the arena below was eerily empty. Helianuo raised his head to look at the audience who were passionately discussing, and smiled self-deprecatingly. He leaned into Xiao Lang's ear and whispered, "It's too noisy here, I'll take you back!" After speaking, he slowly stood up, holding Xiao Lang step by step towards the iron cage of Blood Refining Hell.

  As he passed by Lan You's side, He Lianuo suddenly stopped in his tracks. Without turning to face him, he just moved the corner of his mouth and softly said a word of thanks before continuing on his way.

  On the vast arena, at this moment, there was only the corpse of that fifth-grade soul beast, the Thorny Giant Scorpion, lying empty and still. Although everything was quiet, the bloodstains all over the ground were still telling people about the cruelty of the battle that had just taken place!

  That night, the Blood Purgatory crowd spontaneously organized a carnival in the prison to celebrate Xiao Lang's safe return. In fact, everyone here was grateful to Xiao Lang, because if it weren't for him, the ones who would have died at the mercy of the giant scorpion today might have been them!

  Compared to the commotion outside, Luo Tian's small room was extremely quiet. There were only four people here: the owner of the house, Luo Tian, and He Lianuo, Sang Xiao, and Lei Shuo. However, Xiao Lang wasn't following He Lianuo as usual, after all, it was the main character of today's revelry, and the men of Blood Refining Hell wouldn't let it get away easily.

  Luo Tian puffed on his pipe, his expression unusually solemn. The crowd remained silent, so he had to clear his throat and break the silence: "Everyone knows that tomorrow's group battle will be extremely brutal, with less than 1% of people surviving unscathed each time. However, what I'm worried about isn't this, but rather what Ling Xiang will do after the group battle if everyone is still alive!"

  "Are you saying that even if we survive this gang fight, Ling Xiao will still find another way to get rid of us?" San Xiao asked in surprise.

  "Yes, as far as I know, Ling Xiang didn't kill you but sent you to the Blood Refining Hell because he wanted to use your suffering as entertainment. That's also why he insisted on arranging for you all to participate in the Beast Fighting Arena. Now that the arena is about to end and he's had enough fun, it's unlikely he'll let you live. Not just you, I can sense that Ling Xiang's patience with me has also reached its limit. I'm afraid that once the arena ends, I won't have a good outcome either! We need to come up with a plan ahead of time so we don't fall into a passive situation!" Luo Tian knocked his pipe against the ground, his expression unusually solemn.

  He Lianuo, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised his head and looked at the other three people. He lowered his voice and said solemnly: "I do have a suggestion, let's escape from the Blood Purgatory before the Beast Fighting ends!"