Chapter 316 The Hero Who Demands Reward from a Beautiful Woman
After leaving the Hell Slaughterfield, Hu Liena didn't notice Ye Chen in the distance; instead, she gripped the short sword in her hand, concentrating on defending against a sneak attack from the shadows.
Achieving a hundred consecutive victories in the Hell Slaughterfield was quite difficult, but for many skilled participants, it wasn't impossible.
Inside the Hell Slaughterfield, the maximum number of opponents was nine, but once outside, that was no longer certain.
Moreover, after winning a match, most participants weren't in peak condition; many who had the strength to achieve a hundred consecutive victories died during sneak attacks and encirclements after the match, precisely when they were at their most Weakness.
Bibi Dong had already warned Hu Liena about such situations before she came to train in Slaughter City, and Hu Liena naturally kept it in mind.
"Kill—!"
Before Hu Liena had walked far from the Hell Slaughterfield, she heard a loud shout, and the Fallen Ones ambushing in the surroundings all attacked Hu Liena simultaneously.
'It's time for the hero on a seven-colored auspicious cloud to make his move!'
Watching the many Fallen Ones ambushing in the shadows begin to act, Ye Chen thought to himself.
Of course, there were no seven-colored auspicious clouds; after all, this was the Douluo Continent, not an immortal cultivation World, but that didn't stop a hero from saving a beauty, did it?
Although hero saving beauty was a bit cliché, it had to be said that this trope was still very effective.
Perhaps if the hero's appearance was rather plain, or even unsightly, the maiden might say, 'This humble girl has no way to repay you, so I can only be a cow or a horse in my next life to repay your kindness.'
But for a handsome and dashing hero, it was different; nine times out of ten, the maiden he saved would say, 'This humble girl has no way to repay you, so I can only offer myself to you!'
Thinking this, a crimson light flashed on Ye Chen's right arm, and eight blood vines, like giant blood-colored pythons, suddenly materialized, sweeping towards the Fallen Ones.
"Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!"
In an instant, before these Fallen Ones could even attack Hu Liena, a sound of flesh being pierced rang out, blood bloomed, and eight Fallen Ones were pierced through the chest by eight blood vines.
Given that the corpses drained of blood by the blood vines looked rather nauseating, Ye Chen didn't make it so disgusting, so as not to affect the grand scene of the hero saving the beauty.
The sudden turn of events instantly stunned the remaining few surviving Fallen Ones; after recovering, they immediately started to flee without a word.
In Slaughter City, loyalty was the most unnecessary thing; facing a tough opponent, preserving one's own life was the top priority.
Besides, they had only temporarily united to deal with Hu Liena for various reasons; no one would be so foolish as to stay and avenge their teammates.
"Run? Can you escape?"
Since these Fallen Ones dared to attack his girl, Ye Chen naturally wouldn't be polite; annihilating them was the right course of action.
Hmm, even though the Charming Fox wasn't his girl yet, she definitely would be in the future!
Under Ye Chen's control, the blood-colored vines shook in the air, shattering the eight corpses that had been pierced through the chest, and then the blood vines lunged at the remaining six Fallen Ones.
"Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!" "Puff!"
Blood bloomed, and six more corpses were impaled on the blood vines.
At this point, the fourteen Fallen Ones who ambushed Hu Liena were completely wiped out.
The strongest of these Fallen Ones were merely six-ring Spirit Emperor; not to mention that Spirit Abilities couldn't be used in Slaughter City, even if they could, they wouldn't be able to withstand Ye Chen's hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone Skill: Endless Blood Vines.
"Ye Chen?"
The sudden appearance of the blood vines startled Hu Liena, but when she turned and realized it was a Soul Bone Skill released by Ye Chen, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and joy appeared on her face.
"Isn't this unexpected? Aren't you surprised? Aren't you happy?"
Ye Chen stepped forward and said to Hu Liena with a smile.
"How did you end up in Slaughter City too?"
Hu Liena asked Ye Chen with a surprised look; she never expected to meet Ye Chen in Slaughter City.
"I did some calculations with my fingers and figured you'd be in danger today, so I traveled thousands of miles to come here."
"...Get lost! Even ghosts wouldn't believe that!"
"Hmm? Is that how you treat your savior?"
Ye Chen raised his eyebrows; it seemed this Charming Fox needed some disciplining! No, he definitely had to properly 'torment' her in the future.
"Yes, yes, yes, you are my savior!"
Although Hu Liena was confident that she could deal with these Fallen Ones with her own strength, her spirit power level was ultimately a bit low, and injuries were inevitable.
Hu Liena wasn't reckless in coming to Slaughter City for training; she had made thorough preparations, otherwise, even if she wanted to seek death, Bibi Dong wouldn't agree.
Her Demon Fox Spirit followed the path of mental control, and in an environment like Slaughter City where Spirit Abilities couldn't be used, her advantage was still quite significant.
Moreover, before coming, Bibi Dong had given her a precious head Spirit Bone; with the Soul Bone Skill from the head Spirit Bone, plus her external Spirit Bone fox tail, Hu Liena was confident that her strength would definitely rank among the top in Slaughter City.
"Good, as long as you admit it. Now it's time for you to repay your hero!"
Ye Chen nodded with satisfaction and began to demand his reward.
"Repay? What do you want me to repay? Do you want me to offer myself to you?"
Hu Liena narrowed her eyes; she had seen heroes saving beauties before, but she had never seen a hero who actively demanded a reward from a beauty.
"If possible, then I'll reluctantly accept!"
"Dream on!"
Hu Liena rolled her eyes; she knew that Ye Chen, this little pervert, wasn't up to anything good.
She was well aware of Ye Chen's flirtatiousness; during the Soul Master Competition, he had three girlfriends with him!
"Hmm? Are you injured?"
Suddenly, Ye Chen noticed a lot of bloodstains on Hu Liena's body, and there was a cut on her arm, seeping blood.
Indeed, the Hell Slaughterfield was no child's play; it was a place where lives were on the line, so injuries were normal.
"Soul Bone Skill: Limitless Regeneration."
The Soul Bone Skill of the Purple-Gold Demon Bamboo Left Leg Bone: Limitless Regeneration activated, a purple-gold light flashed, and the injury on Hu Liena's arm immediately healed rapidly.
"Hmm... so comfortable!"
Immersed in the comfort brought by the Soul Bone Skill: Limitless Regeneration, Hu Liena couldn't help but let out a soft moan.
The charming sound made Ye Chen, as a young man, feel his blood boil, almost unable to contain his excitement.
Suppressing his excitement, Ye Chen pointed to the girl in black gauze beside them: "Charming Fox, stop making those sounds, there are still people here!"
Girl in black gauze: "..."
"Are you trying to die?!"
Hu Liena, having come back to her senses, immediately glared at Ye Chen and stomped on his foot.
"Hiss—"
Fortunately, Ye Chen had cultivated the Creation Body Tempering Art, and his skin and flesh were very tough, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to withstand Hu Liena's small high heels.
Chapter 317: Special Effects of the Pure Land
"Cough, cough, 6666 Mr., do I still need to explain the various rules of Slaughter City to you?"
The black-veiled girl, almost fed a mouthful of dog food, couldn't help but say to Ye Chen.
"Hm, you're done here. Go do what you need to do!"
Ye Chen waved his hand at the black-veiled girl, looking like he was dismissing her.
"..., 6666 Mr., I wish you a pleasant stay in Slaughter City. I'll take my leave now!"
Internally cursing Ye Chen for being heartless and ungrateful, the black-veiled girl, feeling unwanted, bid her farewell.
"Little Charming Fox, how many consecutive wins do you have in the Hell Slaughterfield?"
After the black-veiled girl left, Ye Chen asked Hu Liena.
"I've participated in five matches. Also, why do you call me 'Little Charming Fox'?"
Clearly, Hu Liena had some objections to the nickname 'Little Charming Fox'. Although her Spirit was Charming Fox, she wasn't a fox.
"Only five matches? You've been here for half a month, haven't you? Only five matches?"
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, not answering Hu Liena's question about the nickname 'Little Charming Fox'.
"Hmph~, do you think the Hell Slaughterfield is easy?"
Hu Liena glared at Ye Chen indignantly.
"Is it that hard? Well, for you, it might be a bit difficult. But an average of one match every three days, are you planning to stay in Slaughter City for a year?"
"A year? If I can get out in two years, that'll be a blessing from my teacher!"
Hu Liena said helplessly. She didn't want to stay in this wretched place called Slaughter City either. Who wouldn't want to complete a hundred consecutive wins early? But the reality didn't allow it!
Winning in the Hell Slaughterfield wasn't very difficult; the challenge was how to protect oneself from the sneak attacks of numerous Fallen Ones after the match ended.
Also, the Hell Slaughterfield wasn't always able to gather ten people to start a match at any given time.
Generally speaking, apart from those confident in their own strength, ordinary Fallen Ones only went to the Hell Slaughterfield to fight for a chance to continue their miserable existence when their one-year limit in Slaughter City was up.
As for achieving a hundred consecutive wins and leaving Slaughter City? Not many had that idea. After all, most of those who came to Slaughter City were Spirit Masters who couldn't make a living outside; otherwise, they wouldn't have come to this hellhole.
"Haha, with big brother here, I'll take you to show off and fly high!"
Immediately, Ye Chen patted his chest and declared.
"Get lost, since when did you become my brother?!"
'Not only will I make you call me big brother, but I'll also make you call me daddy!'
Of course, Ye Chen didn't say this out loud; he merely thought it.
"By the way, Little Charming Fox, have you ever drunk bloody mary?"
Ye Chen thought of an important point. The bloody mary in Slaughter City was not only human blood but also poisonous. This stuff couldn't be drunk.
"I drank it once when I first entered Slaughter City, but most of it I threw up. I haven't drunk it since then.
However, my teacher said that although bloody mary is disgusting, it's a good thing. If one can't suppress the killing intent within, they can relieve it by drinking bloody mary."
'bloody mary is a good thing? It seems not only is Hu Liena, the disciple, quite a trap, but Bibi Dong, the teacher, is also quite a trap.'
Ye Chen thought to himself.
No wonder Hu Liena in the original novel was still'savoring' bloody mary before venturing into the Hell Road; it turned out that even Bibi Dong didn't know bloody mary was poisonous.
"Alright, bloody mary is poisonous. Don't drink it anymore. This stuff will get more and more addictive, and human blood, such a disgusting thing, is that something a person drinks?"
"bloody mary is poisonous? Didn't you drink it when you came to Slaughter City?"
Hu Liena's beautiful eyes widened, looking at Ye Chen curiously. She hadn't heard her teacher say this!
"Naturally, whoever dares to make me drink this disgusting stuff, I'll turn them into bloody mary!"
Hu Liena: "..."
"Then if I don't drink bloody mary, what do I do if I can't suppress my killing intent? I can feel that it won't be long before I can't suppress it anymore!"
At this moment, a faint red glow was already appearing in Hu Liena's eyes.
This was not due to Hu Liena's own bloodlust, but rather influenced by the environment of Slaughter City.
When she first arrived, she hadn't felt it, but in the past few days, she had noticed that her killing intent had greatly increased. Seeing a Fallen One, she would have the urge to attack and kill them.
It was precisely because of the special environment of Slaughter City, which could amplify the killing intent in one's heart, that the Fallen Ones would engage in blood fights from time to time.
"Don't worry, I have a way!"
Ye Chen had considered this point even before coming to Slaughter City.
In Slaughter City, he had the Soul Bone Skill: Limitless Regeneration, so he didn't have to worry about injuries. And the Qingjing Domain was the best weapon to suppress the killing intent in his heart.
His Qingjing Domain not only had the effect of enhancing Spirit Ability and an attached Domain Breaking effect, but also had the effects of quickly restoring mental force and Pure Nether Concentration.
The Pure Nether Concentration effect attached to the Qingjing Domain had always been overlooked by Ye Chen, but its role became very significant after coming to Slaughter City.
Unable to suppress killing intent meant that there was a problem with one's mental force. With the Qingjing Domain, this negative effect could be effectively purified.
Moreover, the Pure Nether Concentration effect of the Qingjing Domain did not directly remove the killing aura from one's body, which did not affect the acquisition of the Slaughter God Domain after clearing the Hell Road.
"Alright then. By the way, Ye Chen, do you have a place to stay in Slaughter City?"
Hu Liena asked Ye Chen.
"What? Want to live with me? How about I lend you my warm and reliable chest? Don't worry, I won't charge you gold coins!"
Ye Chen said with a teasing look.
"You're so improper! What I meant was if we live in the same place, we can take turns resting and being on guard, which can prevent others from ambushing us."
Hu Liena rolled her eyes at Ye Chen.
"Alright, I'll reluctantly accept it!"
Ye Chen nodded. Indeed, in Slaughter City, even when resting, one couldn't relax their vigilance.
Otherwise, someone might launch a sneak attack. With two people, one resting and one on guard, this problem could be avoided.
However, while this method was good, it couldn't be widely applied. Otherwise, while one person was resting, the other might just stab them and turn their companion into bloody mary.
Of course, Ye Chen's mental force was strong, so he didn't have such worries. Even when resting, he would be able to detect if someone approached.
"Hmph~, come or don't come, it sounds like I'm begging you!"
Hu Liena glared at Ye Chen in dissatisfaction.
"Cough, cough, let's not talk about that. I'll go check out the Hell Slaughterfield first and start with a bang!"
Saying that, Ye Chen wanted to go to the Hell Slaughterfield to test the waters.
"You don't need to go now. I just finished my last match, and it'll probably be a while before the Hell Slaughterfield can gather enough people."
"Hm? That's right!"
Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded, almost forgetting that detail.
Chapter 318: Eating Dry Food and Hot Pot
Subsequently, Hu Liena brought Ye Chen to her temporary residence.
This was a small stone house, with very simple furnishings inside: just a table, a chair, and a small stone bed.
Although the furnishings were simple and not like a girl's boudoir, it was still very clean.
'Looks like I'll still be able to hold a girl in my arms tonight?'
Looking at the only stone bed in the stone house, Ye Chen thought to himself.
"Ye Chen, it's almost night now. After dinner, I'll rest first. When I'm well-rested, then it'll be your turn."
Hu Liena said to Ye Chen.
Although Slaughter City was not the outside world, it also had day and night.
During the day, the purple moon hanging in the sky above Slaughter City would glow, and at night, it would dim, basically consistent with the day-night cycle of the outside world.
"Aren't we resting together?"
Ye Chen pointed to the only stone bed in the room, looking bewildered.
He was still thinking about holding a girl in his arms tonight! But he never expected that he was just a tool?
Actually, Ye Chen didn't even consider if he and Hu Liena had such a deep friendship.
They did not! Speaking of which, besides the Soul Master Competition, this was only their second meeting! To think about cuddling with a girl so quickly, Ye Chen was simply overthinking it!
Hu Liena's face darkened, and she looked at Ye Chen with an unfriendly expression, not speaking.
At this moment, Hu Liena realized that she couldn't give Ye Chen a good look; this little pervert would take an inch if given an inch, easily pushing his luck.
"Ahem, alright, you call the shots."
Ye Chen said sheepishly.
Nodding, Hu Liena moved past this little interlude, took out dry rations from her spirit tool, handed some to Ye Chen, and prepared to eat.
"Uh, little fox, what's so good about dry rations? Aren't you going to get something delicious to welcome me, a newcomer?"
Looking at the two large steamed buns Hu Liena handed over, Ye Chen frowned. What was so good about steamed buns? And they weren't special steamed buns.
He, Ye Chen, would rather starve to death, or jump off the city walls of Slaughter City, than eat these ordinary steamed buns! The 'true scent' law? It doesn't exist!
"Although Slaughter City provides food for free, besides dry rations, everything else is raw, and I can't cook!"
After a moment of thought, Hu Liena said.
"Tsk tsk, can't cook? What a pity, it seems you, little fox, won't be a virtuous wife and loving mother!"
Ye Chen shook his head with a look of regret.
"Eat if you want, or don't!"
Rolling her eyes, Hu Liena withdrew the dry rations she had offered, sat on the stone bed, and began to eat her dinner with relish by herself.
Soon, after two large steamed buns, Hu Liena let out a small burp.
"Little fox, are you full?"
Ye Chen, who had been sitting on the chair watching Hu Liena eat the steamed buns, asked.
"Mm, I'm full. What, do you want some?"
Hu Liena asked Ye Chen with a smile.
"No, I was just asking."
Ye Chen shook his head.
"Then you can stay hungry!"
Muttering, Hu Liena ignored Ye Chen and turned over to lie on the stone bed, preparing to rest.
As for Ye Chen? Going hungry was out of the question!
As the saying goes, 'Man is iron, food is steel; one meal missed makes one weak.' Although with Ye Chen's current level as an 85th-rank Spirit Douluo, he was far from that point, he still wouldn't shortchange himself.
Seeing that the little fox was full, Ye Chen began to prepare his dinner.
Before coming to Slaughter City, he had made comprehensive preparations, not only buying a complete set of low-level spirit tool kitchen utensils from the system store but also purchasing a large amount of various Spirit Beast meats and seasonings from the outside world.
Of course, these meats were all frozen, otherwise, even if placed in a storage spirit tool, they would spoil over time.
Although freezing would affect the taste a bit, it wasn't a big problem, and freezing could preserve them for a long time.
As for vegetables, there were none, but ordinary food was provided for free in Slaughter City, so if he got tired of it, he could just go get more then.
About ten minutes later, due to Ye Chen's arrival, Hu Liena's mood was quite turbulent, and she couldn't fall asleep lying on the stone bed. She then smelled a rich aroma.
Smelling this rich aroma, Hu Liena, who had just filled her stomach, couldn't help but swallow.
"Ye Chen, what are you doing? It smells so good!"
Opening her eyes, Hu Liena got up and asked Ye Chen, who was facing away from her and fiddling with something on the table.
"Preparing dinner! Hmm, you're already full, so it has nothing to do with you. Go to sleep!"
Looking at the Earth Barbarian Ox hotpot on the table in front of him, Ye Chen said without turning his head.
'Damn it~! Making delicious food all by himself!'
Looking at Ye Chen's back, Hu Liena gritted her teeth in frustration. He didn't say anything earlier about having delicious food, making her eat steamed buns all by herself; it was truly too bullying!
After a long while, Ye Chen stretched and turned around, seeing Hu Liena craning her neck and looking his way.
"The beef hotpot smells really good. Why don't you have some too?"
Ye Chen pointed to the freshly made Earth Barbarian Ox hotpot on the table with a smile.
"Hmph~, who cares? I'm not eating!"
Looking at Ye Chen's teasing eyes, Hu Liena firmly shook her head, explicitly refusing Ye Chen's kind offer.
However, Ye Chen clearly saw Hu Liena's throat move, which clearly meant she was not speaking from the heart; she was craving it!
"Really don't want any?"
"No!"
"Then you can stay hungry! Hmm, it smells so good!"
Saying that, Ye Chen even picked up a piece with his chopsticks in front of Hu Liena.
Hu Liena: "..."
Hu Liena, out of sight, out of mind, lay down again, preparing to hypnotize herself to stop thinking about delicious food.
Smelling the aroma, Hu Liena drifted off to sleep in a haze.
However, in her sleep, Hu Liena felt as if she was having a dream. In the dream, that hateful Ye Chen made her a delicious beef hotpot and even actively fed her.
'It smells so good!'
Smelling the rich aroma, the dreaming Hu Liena's eyes lit up, and she immediately began to eat without ceremony.
'Hmm, it's so, so delicious! And this dream feels so real!'
Wait, real?
Instantly, Hu Liena woke up from her dream and opened her eyes.
She saw Ye Chen sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl in his left hand and a pair of chopsticks in his right, and in her mouth, she was chewing delicious food!
"Eh? Little fox, you're awake? Is it good?"
Seeing Hu Liena wake up, Ye Chen said with a smile.
"Ye Chen, how could you...."
Hu Liena swallowed the delicious food in her mouth, her face flushed, and she shyly lowered her head, stammering.
Hmm, she didn't forget to lick the corners of her mouth, savoring the taste.
This wasn't to say that the beef hotpot Ye Chen made was extraordinarily delicious, that she had never tasted anything so good, but rather that Hu Liena had been eating dry rations for many days. Compared to that, it was naturally incredibly delicious.
"What 'how'? Didn't you say it smelled very good, and you really wanted to eat it, and even asked me to feed you?"
Ye Chen blinked.
Chapter 319 Hu Liena's Frustration
I said I wanted you to feed me?
Hu Liena's eyes widened, a look of disbelief on her face. Even if she was talking in her sleep, she wouldn't say something so embarrassing, right?
Mhm.
Ye Chen nodded.
On this point, he didn't lie. The little fox did talk in her sleep earlier, probably because she was craving food.
...
At this moment, Hu Liena felt like she was utterly humiliated, wishing there was a crack in the ground for her to crawl into.
Do you still want some?
Ye Chen raised the bowl and chopsticks in his hand.
Yes! Why wouldn't I?
She had already lost so much face, she might as well enjoy a good meal first.
A Spirit Master's appetite is not like that of an ordinary person. The two big steamed buns earlier had only kept her from starving, and she could still eat now.
If you want to eat, then open your mouth.
..., I'll do it myself!
Hu Liena said a little shyly. In all her life, besides her parents when she was young, this was the first time someone had fed her. It felt quite awkward.
No!
Ye Chen flatly refused Hu Liena's offer to do it herself. Being fed was much more pleasing to the eye than the girl eating by herself.
Hu Liena gave Ye Chen a charming roll of her eyes, but she already had a lot of good feelings for Ye Chen, so she didn't refuse.
...
Night fell over Slaughter City, and the spirit tool lighting fixtures in the stone room emitted a soft glow.
Although the spirit tool technology on Douluo Continent was not advanced at the time, and could even be described as a wasteland, simple spirit tool lighting fixtures still existed.
Hu Liena, lying on the stone bed, had no intention of sleeping.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen was back to his old trade, transforming into a master artist. He took out a piece of Demon Eye Magic Tree material and began to meticulously carve it.
Ye Chen, what are you doing?
Watching Ye Chen meticulously engage in artistic creation, Hu Liena was a little curious. Were the hobbies of geniuses these days so unique? Why wasn't he cultivating spirit power, but playing with wood instead?
Little fox, don't disturb this Grandmaster's artistic creation!
Ye Chen said without looking back.
You, artistic creation?
Hu Liena's eyes were full of suspicion. She admitted that Ye Chen was a genius Spirit Master far superior to her, but being a genius Spirit Master didn't mean he could become an artist. These were two completely different Domains.
Besides, were there artists this young?
Can't I?
Being doubted about his artistic skill, Ye Chen put down the wood material and mithril carving knife in his hand, turned around, and glared at Hu Liena.
This little fox actually dared to doubt the skill of Grandmaster Ye? She deserved punishment!
Yes, why not? Just don't let it be so cheap that no one wants it!
Narrowing her eyes, Hu Liena said with a smile.
Alright then, this Grandmaster will carve some wood carvings based on your appearance. Then I'll open a wood carving shop in Heaven Dou City and see if anyone wants them for cheap!
Go to hell!
Hu Liena immediately became angry out of embarrassment. Wasn't he just trying to disgust her?
Huh? What kind of wood are you carving with?
Suddenly, looking at the piece of wood in Ye Chen's hand, Hu Liena noticed something was off. It seemed this wood material was a bit unusual?
Under her mental force perception, the wood material in Ye Chen's hand emitted faint spirit power fluctuations, clearly not ordinary wood.
Although the total amount of these spirit power fluctuations was not large, their quality was extremely high.
She remembered that in the Supreme Pontiff Palace, there was a desk made from the trunk of a ninety-thousand-year-old plant-type Spirit Beast, which was her teacher Bibi Dong's exclusive desk.
But the feeling that desk gave her didn't seem to compare to the piece of wood in Ye Chen's hand?
Want to know?
Mhm.
Hu Liena nodded, full of curiosity.
This material comes from a hundred-thousand-year Demon Eye Magic Tree. My carving isn't just a hobby; it's more for training my spirit power control.
Hundred-thousand-year Demon Eye Magic Tree?
Hu Liena's eyes immediately widened. The demise of every hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast meant that another Spirit Master on the Continent had obtained a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, plus a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone.
And there weren't many people on the Continent who possessed a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring. In her impression, only her teacher Bibi Dong and their Spirit Hall's wanted criminal Tang Hao had them.
As for Qian Daoliu and Gold Crocodile Douluo? Both of them were reclusive old men who rarely made a move over the years, so Hu Liena had never seen their spirit ring configurations.
Quick, let me see it! I've never seen a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast before!
Immediately, Hu Liena wanted to pay her respects to the remains of a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast.
Every Spirit Master on the Continent, ever since their Spirit awakened, learned about Spirit Beast knowledge, and understood the classification of Spirit Beast grades and years, longed for the day they could advance to level 90 quasi-Titled Douluo, personally hunt a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast, and obtain a hundred-thousand-year ninth spirit ring. Hu Liena was naturally no exception.
Even if she couldn't see a living hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast, a dead one could still satisfy her eyes, couldn't it? Even if it was just an insignificant small part.
You've never seen the world, here you go!
Glancing at the little fox who had never seen the world, Ye Chen didn't give her the half-carved wood material in his hand. Instead, he took out another piece of Demon Eye Magic Tree material from his spirit tool and threw it to Hu Liena, fulfilling her wish.
Is this the material left behind by a hundred-thousand-year plant-type Spirit Beast?
Gently stroking the dark green wood material in her hand, Hu Liena said blankly.
That's enough of you~!
Seeing Hu Liena's infatuated look, Ye Chen shivered.
Ye Chen, where did you get this thing?
Although the Demon Eye Magic Tree is a plant-type Spirit Beast, it is a relatively rare mental-type plant-type Spirit Beast. For Hu Liena, a hundred-thousand-year Demon Eye Magic Tree Soul Ring would definitely be her dream. Unfortunately, she could only admire the remains.
Let alone the problem of finding it, even if a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring was right in front of her, she wouldn't have the ability to absorb it.
Killed it in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Ye Chen said indifferently.
Inadvertently, Ye Chen showed off again.
You killed it?
Hu Liena's beautiful eyes widened, looking at Ye Chen in shock. Ye Chen actually hunted a hundred-thousand-year Demon Eye Magic Tree?
If she remembered correctly, it had only been about a year since the Soul Master Competition ended, right?
She remembered that Ye Chen was only a Five-Ring Soul King at that time. In just one year, he could hunt a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast? Even if there were experts leading the team and he delivered the final blow, could Ye Chen still absorb a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring?
What Hu Liena didn't know was that Ye Chen was already a Six-Ring Spirit Emperor back then; he just hadn't shown it.
Indeed!
Ye Chen nodded.
Hu Liena cautiously asked,
Then what is your current spirit power level?
85th-level Spirit Douluo.
!!! 85th-level Spirit Douluo?
At this moment, Hu Liena was filled with a sense of defeat.
She was, after all, the most outstanding genius of this generation in Spirit Hall, but compared to Ye Chen, she was completely incomparable.
Chapter 320 Your teacher has no choice but to agree!
Back during the Soul Master Competition, both of them were Five-Ring Soul Kings. A year later, she was still a Level 54 Soul King, but Ye Chen had already reached an 85th Level Spirit Douluo?
Is this the terror of a peerless genius—no, a peerless evildoer?
"When did you advance to Spirit Douluo?"
After a long Silence, Hu Liena, who had received critical damage, once again mustered her courage and asked Ye Chen.
"Didn't we meet in Balak Kingdom a few days ago? I was on my way to the Star Dou Great Forest to add my eighth spirit ring then."
"Didn't you say you were going to visit relatives?"
"Do you think I should tell Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo that I'm already Level 80?"
Ye Chen's gaze towards Hu Liena was filled with the kind of care one shows for intellectually challenged individuals.
"...Then why are you telling me now? Aren't you afraid I'll go back and tell Teacher?"
Hu Liena ignored Ye Chen's 'care for the challenged' gaze and said with a playful expression.
"Don't worry, my mother-in-law can't do anything to me now."
Ye Chen was confident in his strength. Now, with no 99th level Titled Douluo appearing, no one should be his match in a one-on-one fight.
Although Bibi Dong was also a 99th level Titled Douluo, she was restricted by the Rakshasa God Test and couldn't unleash her full power. Ye Chen no longer needed to fear her.
Moreover, once he left Slaughter City and went to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain the spirit ring from that Blood-colored Datura, after advancing to Titled Douluo, let alone Bibi Dong, even if she and Qian Daoliu teamed up, Ye Chen was confident he could retreat unscathed.
The external Spirit Bone: the damage immunity effect of Creation Green Lotus, provided too great a boost to Ye Chen's strength. Although it was just a Soul Bone Skill, it was undoubtedly much stronger than Demon Eye, which was also an external Spirit Bone.
"Get lost! Don't go around claiming relatives! When did my Teacher become your mother-in-law?"
Hu Liena immediately blushed intensely and rolled her eyes at Ye Chen.
"If I say it is, it is!"
Ye Chen knew that the little fox had misunderstood, but he had no intention of explaining.
From the little fox's perspective, Ye Chen could only call her 'Teacher,' so 'mother-in-law' wasn't accurate. But from Qian Renxue's perspective, Ye Chen's address for Bibi Dong would indeed be 'mother-in-law.'
"My Teacher won't agree!"
Hu Liena felt that the progress of their relationship was a bit too fast with Ye Chen's blatant confession, and she shyly turned her head away.
"So, you agree?! That's easy. We'll just bring our child to her, and your Teacher won't have a choice but to agree!"
Once the deed was done, even if Bibi Dong wanted to break them up, she wouldn't be able to bring herself to do it.
Bibi Dong cherished Hu Liena, her disciple, even more than her own daughter. The maternal love that Qian Renxue longed for but couldn't attain was readily available to Hu Liena.
"Scram!"
Immediately, an exasperated Hu Liena threw the wooden Demon Eye Magic Tree in her hand at Ye Chen.
"Little fox, your temper is too volatile; you need to change that!"
Ye Chen caught the wood Hu Liena threw and said with a smile.
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, Hu Liena gave Ye Chen a 'death glare.'
"Oh, right, didn't you just advance to Spirit Douluo? How did you reach Level 85 so quickly?"
Suddenly, Hu Liena remembered an important point.
Don't ordinary Level 80 Spirit Masters advance to Eight-Ring Soul Douluo at Level 81? How come Ye Chen is at Level 85?
Even if 100,000-year spirit rings and Spirit Bones provide a high amount of spirit power, it shouldn't raise five spirit power levels, right?
"To be precise, I'm almost Level 86. I was lucky and got two 100,000-year Spirit Bones. Being able to reach Level 85 is just normal."
Ye Chen spread his hands. Isn't it normal to accumulate more than half of a major level in spirit power as soon as one advances?
It was like this at the eighth ring, and it was the same at the seventh and sixth rings.
However, back at the sixth ring, Ye Chen only advanced to Level 65 Spirit Emperor after his bloodthirsty demon vine right arm bone was upgraded to 100,000 years.
"Two 100,000-year Spirit Bones?"
Hu Liena's eyes widened. Didn't they say that a 100,000-year Spirit Beast could only drop one Spirit Bone? How did Ye Chen get two?
"What a country bumpkin! Didn't your Teacher, Bibi Dong, also get two Spirit Bones from hunting one Spirit Beast?"
"My Teacher?"
"Yes, she hunted a 100,000-year Death Spider Emperor and got both its left and right arm bones."
"Ah~! I want one too!"
Hu Liena said with an envious expression. These were 100,000-year Spirit Bones; who wouldn't want them?
"Then go to sleep; you'll have everything in your dreams! Let alone 100,000-year Spirit Bones, even million-year Spirit Bones aren't impossible!"
Hu Liena: "..."
...The next morning.
When Hu Liena woke up, she found that Ye Chen had actually climbed onto her stone bed, and she was even in Ye Chen's arms?
What was going on?
"You're awake? Good morning!"
Noticing that the girl in his arms had woken up, Ye Chen said good morning.
"You...how did you end up sleeping with me?"
Hu Liena immediately pushed Ye Chen away and tidied her somewhat disheveled clothes.
Fortunately, her clothes were still on, which confirmed to Hu Liena that she hadn't been taken advantage of by this little pervert, Ye Chen.
"You were talking in your sleep again last night, constantly crying that you were cold, so I lent you my warm chest."
This time, Ye Chen lied.
Perhaps because Hu Liena had been in a state of constant tension since coming to Slaughter City, she slept very soundly last night and didn't even know when he had climbed up.
"Really?"
Narrowing her eyes, Hu Liena stared intently at Ye Chen, trying to discern from his gaze whether he was lying.
"Mhm, truer than pure gold!"
Who isn't an actor? It was just a lie, and with the little fox's eyesight, she naturally couldn't tell.
After all, Hu Liena was just a little fox, not an old fox like Ning Fengzhi.
"You got off easy!"
Unable to find anything in Ye Chen's eyes, Hu Liena muttered.
"What do you mean, I got off easy? You're the one who benefited, okay? I haven't even charged you for the warmth!"
Hu Liena: "..."
This Ye Chen was so shameless, so annoying, but she couldn't beat him, so what should she do?
...After washing up and eating breakfast, the two headed to the Hell Slaughterfield.
Walking on the streets of Slaughter City, Ye Chen was just thinking of giving Hu Liena some powerful firearms as a trump card, but he didn't expect trouble to come knocking.
In the middle of the street ahead, two middle-aged men, one tall and one short, with shifty eyes and holding serrated blades, appeared, eyeing them with ill intentions.
"Second brother, that little girl is yours; I want that boy! Tsk tsk, so fair-skinned and tender, I like that the most!"
After a careful look at the two, the tall middle-aged man said to the short middle-aged man with a lewd smile.
"Big brother, why don't we switch? I think that boy isn't bad either!"
Saying that, the short middle-aged man subtly licked his lips.