Jiang Chen let out a sigh of relief. From the look on the Slaughter King's face, he probably didn't know who had been spying on him.
His mental power had been somewhat depleted, so Jiang Chen sat down cross-legged and silently began to recover.
Unlike soul power, mental power couldn't be cultivated or strengthened directly. It would only naturally increase as a soul master's cultivation level rose.
The strength of mental power generally depended on innate talent. Some people were born with powerful mental power, or they consumed some heavenly treasure or earthly treasure that caused their mental power to surge.
Mental power was also much harder to recover than soul power. It couldn't be restored through meditation. Jiang Chen's cultivation method only worked on soul power and did not affect recovering mental power.
The only thing he could do was calm his mind and settle his spirit; only then would mental power recover more quickly.
"If only there were a method to cultivate mental power or recover it," Jiang Chen couldn't help but think.
...
Ten hours later, the mental power he had consumed was finally restored to its peak, and it even seemed to have grown slightly.
However, the amount of growth was pitifully small. If Jiang Chen hadn't been attentive, he wouldn't have noticed it at all.
At that moment, Hu Liena came down from upstairs.
Today, she was wearing a white robe, her waist cinched by a white gold-trimmed belt that made it look impossibly slender and graspable with one hand. Her slim waist made her other features appear even more proud and prominent.
She held a silver longsword, her clothes fluttering, paired with that peerlessly beautiful face; she looked just like an immortal descending from a painting.
Today's Hu Liena carried an additional air of otherworldly detachment, leaving Jiang Chen momentarily stunned as he stared.
"How is it? Does it look good?" Hu Liena walked up to Jiang Chen and asked with a smiling face.
"It looks good." Jiang Chen nodded honestly.
"That's good then. Let's go kill some people." With that, Hu Liena started heading outside.
"Senior Sister, dressing like that, are you trying to start a war across the entire Slaughter City? Your junior brother here can't handle it!" Jiang Chen complained.
If Hu Liena went out looking like this without even wearing a veil, wouldn't it drive all those depraved lunatics mad?
Where in the Slaughter City was there a woman as ethereally beautiful and naturally seductive as Hu Liena?
Hu Liena turned back with a smile. "I want them to go mad. We'll kill until they know how powerful we are. Little Chen, you'd better give it your all."
Jiang Chen said helplessly, "Fine then, I'll risk my life to accompany the beauty. Let's head toward the Hell Slaughter Arena. I want to give it a try."
Hu Liena nodded. "Alright, let's go to the slaughter arena."
As soon as the two stepped out the door, the entire street of depraved souls erupted into commotion.
However, quite a few people nearby recognized Jiang Chen and Hu Liena. Although they coveted Hu Liena's beauty, they didn't dare approach.
Still, many who hadn't seen the pair before couldn't hold back when they saw such an extraordinarily beautiful woman.
Large numbers of depraved souls charged forward fearlessly, and Jiang Chen and Hu Liena stood back-to-back, launching into battle.
Ten minutes later, the two finally killed the frenzied group until the survivors collapsed and fled.
Jiang Chen dropped the now shriveled corpse in his hand.
This was a Soul Emperor, the highest cultivation among that group of depraved souls. Jiang Chen had singled him out as food.
The higher a powerhouse's cultivation, the more vigorous the essence contained in their blood.
If this were outside, how could he so easily obtain the blood of a Soul Emperor? Only in the Slaughter City could he kill Soul Emperors with such ease.
As the blood entered his stomach, Jiang Chen felt massive amounts of essence spreading throughout his body.
This essence had very little effect on his soul power; the increase was pitiful, but it improved his physical qualities in all aspects.
Jiang Chen understood that in Slaughter City, a significant advancement in his soul power was impossible.
Drinking blood mainly enhanced his zombie cultivation. Even if his soul power didn't progress, in an environment like the Slaughter City, he could still grow stronger quickly.
The two each consumed a pill to recover some soul power before continuing toward the Hell Slaughter Arena.
Those depraved souls who had already seen them naturally kept their distance, but more who didn't know their strength came in waves and died at their hands.
By the time they reached the entrance of the Hell Slaughter Arena, their fearsome reputation had already spread in a small area.
Even those who hadn't seen them had heard of this terrifyingly powerful pair of handsome man and beautiful woman.
Hu Liena's white robe was now stained with spots of blood, adding a layer of murderous aura to her presence.
Jiang Chen wiped the corner of his mouth. He had deliberately targeted those with higher cultivation along the way, and in total, he had absorbed the blood of five Soul Emperors.
He knew he had to drink blood while he could; once his infamy grew, it would be hard to have so many "meals" delivered to him.
Hu Liena frowned. "Little Chen, why did you drink so much blood today?"
Jiang Chen said helplessly, "Senior Sister, once I arrived in the Slaughter City, my soul power cultivation speed dropped dramatically. I have no choice but to quickly improve my strength through drinking blood."
Hu Liena nodded and said no more.
At this moment, before them stood a special circular building; this was the Hell Slaughter Arena.
The Hell Slaughter Arena covered a vast area. Its black structure gave off an extremely oppressive feeling. Located at the very center of the Slaughter City, it showed just how important it was.
"How do we get in here?" Hu Liena asked.
Yesterday, Jiang Chen had driven away that black-clothed girl, so Hu Liena didn't know the rules here.
Jiang Chen said, "Everyone who enters must provide one cup of Bloody Mary. After going in, you can watch the fights or use your identity token to register for a match."
"Each battle group has ten people. Once you register, you cannot withdraw. Even if you register and then discover an extremely powerful opponent inside, you still can't leave—otherwise, you'll be mercilessly erased by the slaughter arena."
"Then how do you win a match?" Hu Liena asked.
"Out of ten people, as long as you are the last one alive, you win."
"Ten enter, one survives, truly a brutal rule," Hu Liena frowned.
After registering, participants would enter a waiting room. The others registering had no way of knowing whether there was already someone powerful waiting inside that room.
So entering the slaughter arena was purely a matter of luck. If the other nine weren't strong, there was still hope of surviving.
But if one group contained someone especially powerful, the rest were basically just sending themselves to death; that was bad luck.
"Let's go in and take a look first," Jiang Chen said.
His gaze swept over the distance, where quite a few people were approaching with cups of Bloody Mary in hand.
After killing the strongest one, the others obediently offered up the Bloody Mary in their hands.
Jiang Chen handed one cup to Hu Liena. "Let's go, we'll head in and see."
The two walked toward the ferocious entrance of the Hell Slaughter Arena. As they entered, the Bloody Mary they held was poured by staff into a massive container.
They didn't register but instead went to the spectator stands.
The interior of the Hell Slaughter Arena was far cruder than the outside.
At the very bottom was a massive arena with a diameter of over a hundred square meters, surrounded by tiered stands rising upward.
Jiang Chen and Hu Liena found seats and sat down to watch the fight below.
On the arena floor at the bottom, eight corpses had already fallen. Only the last two remained locked in a life-and-death struggle.
The battle was extremely brutal. In the end, one had his throat torn out by the other and died from blood loss.
The gate opened, and the victor walked out.
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