"I hope I'm just overthinking it," Jiang Chen comforted himself.
The short sword he had given Hu Liena had been prepared for over a month. Every day, he had tempered it with his own poison.
He didn't know exactly how terrifying the corpse poison concentrated on that short sword was, but even if it couldn't kill the enemy, it could greatly reduce their strength.
Jiang Chen sat quietly on the spectator stand, no longer in the mood to think about anything else.
Half an hour later, Hu Liena's figure finally appeared in the Slaughter Field.
Jiang Chen suddenly sat up straight, his gaze fixed intently on the arena.
The moment he clearly saw the people in the field, his expression changed drastically.
He actually saw a familiar face.
That burly man who had clashed head-on with him on the arena outside Slaughter City.
That was a genuine Soul Saint powerhouse, and among Soul Saints, likely one of the top ones.
Back then, Jiang Chen had even used his strength divine ability, but that punch hadn't harmed the burly man at all. One could imagine just how powerful this burly man was.
Hu Liena was in danger!
Almost instantly, this thought flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.
But then, recalling Hu Liena's agile figure and the highly poisonous short sword he had given her, he felt a slight sense of relief.
Hu Liena clearly also knew how terrifying this burly man's strength was. After entering the Slaughter Field, she immediately put distance between herself and the big man.
Jiang Chen's sharp eyes noticed that, aside from that big man, the gazes of the other eight people toward Hu Liena were all filled with desire.
Such a delicate and beautiful woman, who among them wouldn't want to "cherish" her for a while?
There were far more men than women in Slaughter City. Plenty of them had been abstinent for years or even over a decade.
As the saying goes, three years in prison and even a sow becomes Diaochan, let alone a beauty of Hu Liena's calamitous level.
Even now, in the middle of the Slaughter Field, it couldn't erase their greed toward Hu Liena.
In the Slaughter Field, it wasn't uncommon for female soul masters to be ravaged until the very last moment before being killed.
Usually in such matches, the female soul master was absolutely safe at the beginning; no one would attack her.
The last surviving male soul master would then battle the female soul master. If the male soul master won, he could enjoy that alluring prize.
So at this moment, those male soul masters in the Slaughter Field all had the same idea.
Hu Liena hid in the farthest corner, restraining her aura. Surprisingly, those eight people didn't come to attack her but instead fought chaotically among themselves.
She didn't know that, aside from that Soul Saint, the eight fallen ones had already regarded her as the reward for the final victory.
Jiang Chen let out a slight sigh of relief. Since Hu Liena wasn't being ganged up on, she could at least face that Soul Saint powerhouse in full condition.
That Soul Saint was extremely domineering. The black great hammer in his hand swung wildly, producing rumbling sounds.
Under his formidable strength, this heavy great hammer had terrifying attack power. Anyone merely grazed by it suffered broken bones and torn tendons. Anyone struck directly died on the spot.
The last Soul Emperor, after three of his hammers, was no longer recognizable as human.
Hu Liena watched this Soul Saint with a grave expression. In the earlier melee, he had suffered some injuries, but they were only minor ones. Those eight people hadn't actually inflicted any substantial damage on this burly man.
The big man stood over two meters tall, like an iron tower. After hammering the eight to death, his aura became incomparably violent. Dragging the giant hammer, he advanced toward Hu Liena.
Hu Liena flicked her long sword and charged straight at the giant man.
With more than twenty levels of soul power between them, she couldn't afford to fight passively. Taking the initiative was her only path to survival.
Her body was far more agile than the giant man's. Hit-and-run tactics were the correct choice.
As she ran, she had already possessed her martial soul. The fox's tail swayed, and her speed became even faster.
The fox martial soul, aside from the control path, could also take the agility-attack path.
Agility-attack fox soul masters were no weaker. Although Hu Liena hadn't absorbed agility-attack-type soul rings, the fox martial soul itself carried attributes of agility.
Watching Hu Liena charge toward him, the big man swept his giant hammer horizontally.
Hu Liena's supple waist bent backward sharply. At the same time as she leaned back, her long sword swept toward the opponent's thigh.
The sword tip passed, and blood sprayed. The big man roared furiously, and his giant hammer smashed downward.
Hu Liena's expression changed slightly. Her bent body hadn't yet straightened when the black great hammer came crashing down from above.
In his rage, the big man's hammer speed was even faster. It was about to smash into Hu Liena's abdomen.
Hu Liena relaxed her waist strength, letting her whole body fall to the ground. She rolled with the momentum.
However, she was still a bit slow. Her calf was grazed by the great hammer, producing a cracking sound of breaking bone.
The heavy iron hammer smashed into the ground, sending sparks flying amid the rumbling noise.
Enduring the intense pain, Hu Liena rolled closer to the opponent.
The pitch-black short sword appeared in her hand. Without mercy, she slashed toward the opponent's calf.
If this strike landed, it might sever the opponent's leg.
The big man abruptly lifted his foot, but he was still cut by Hu Liena's short sword, breaking the skin.
Hu Liena didn't dare linger in combat. After rolling several times, she struggled to her feet, hopped on one leg, and escaped the big man's attack range.
She turned and warily stared at the opponent. Her pretty face was already deathly pale.
Her left calf was fractured. The violent pain was almost unbearable.
The opponent's great hammer had only grazed her, yet it caused such an injury.
The big man's expression darkened completely. A mere Soul King like Hu Liena hadn't been worth his attention at all. He had thought one hammer would settle it.
But after two hammers, he had only crippled one of Hu Liena's legs, while he himself had been slashed twice by Hu Liena.
He roared furiously, raised the giant hammer in his hand, and charged toward Hu Liena.
Outside, watching this, Jiang Chen's heart rose to his throat. Just as he was about to rush in regardless of everything, the big man's advancing leg went limp, and his whole body collapsed to the ground with a boom.
The big man's leg was covered in thick hair. Jiang Chen hadn't paid attention earlier, but now looking closely, he saw that the big man's entire left leg had turned completely black.
And the blackness was rapidly spreading upward.
Jiang Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Even if this big man wasn't poisoned to death, his strength would surely be greatly reduced.
Sure enough, the man roared continuously on the ground. After struggling a few times, he still couldn't stand up.
In the end, he couldn't even hold the great hammer steadily. It rolled to the side.
Hu Liena warily did not approach. Only after several minutes, when the opponent's aura had become extremely weak, did she hop over and deliver a sword to end his life.
That black short sword, tempered with Jiang Chen's own corpse poison for a full month, already possessed the power to kill a Soul Saint.
The gate opened. Jiang Chen didn't wait for Hu Liena to come out. He rushed straight in.
"Don't move." He gave a command, then directly scooped Hu Liena up in his arms.
Hu Liena's white robe was already stained with large patches of blood, but Jiang Chen didn't even frown. Carrying Hu Liena, he strode out of the Slaughter Field.
Hu Liena rested her head against Jiang Chen's chest. The pain in her leg seemed to lessen.
The two reached a secluded corner.
Jiang Chen set Hu Liena down and gently rubbed her smooth calf.
Activating the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, he clearly saw that Hu Liena's calf bone was covered in cracks.
His heart sank. With such a serious injury, Hu Liena wouldn't be able to fight for several months.
"Take the pill." He took out a medicinal pill and placed it into Hu Liena's mouth.
Although this healing pill could speed up recovery, it couldn't possibly heal Hu Liena completely in a short time.
Jiang Chen looked up and noticed that on the spectator stand, those fallen ones who had already been extremely wary of him were once again showing greedy and vicious gazes.
His expression grew solemn. With Hu Liena essentially losing her combat ability, how was he supposed to bring her back alone?
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