Chapter 141: Center of the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground

“This Yuan Tianjiao truly knows no bounds! Relying on his meager strength, he dares to commit such slaughter!”

Someone spoke with righteous indignation.

In truth, no one cared how many people Yuan Tianjiao had killed. But by pinning all the blame on him, everyone could find an excuse to join forces and eliminate him.

Ganging up on one person was generally considered dishonorable, but with an excuse, it became different.

More and more people gathered outside the valley.

A large group didn’t necessarily mean greater strength, but it certainly meant greater courage.

Thus, someone began shouting from the high ground of the valley:

“Yuan, get the hell out here!”

“Don’t think hiding inside will keep you safe! If we join forces, we might not even fear you!”

The shouts echoed into the valley, stirring reverberations.

No one responded.

The crowd grew ecstatic, their courage swelling further.

“Yuan Tianjiao must be scared! There are so many of us—he definitely can’t take us all on. Let’s charge together!”

After some probing, the group finally convinced themselves and began pushing their way into the valley.

“Yuan Tianjiao, you’re finished!”

However, the canyon was empty. Two corpses lay on the ground, and the Heroic Spirit Abundant Domain that everyone had coveted now lay completely drained of energy.

“Huh? Who are those lying on the ground?”

Someone moved closer for a look and discovered a gruesome, gaping wound on one of the bodies.

“This is… Yuan Tianjiao!”

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Jiang Yan had already put some distance between himself and the valley.

The people here were truly murderous, always ready to draw their sabers and kill at the slightest provocation. It had even put Jiang Yan on edge—seeing someone made him want to cut them down.

Indeed, one’s environment had a profound influence.

Even someone as inherently good-natured as Jiang Yan couldn’t help but commit slaughter.

Ordinary people absorbed the energy of the Heroic Spirit Abundant Domain quite slowly. Coupled with the constant emergence of new domains, the number of Heroic Spirit Abundant Domains in the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground remained quite substantial.

Aside from the Heroic Spirit Abundant Domains, other treasured locations were also occupied by powerful individuals like Yuan Tianjiao.

For ordinary people to get a share, they either had to submit like dogs or band together and attack—there was no other way.

However, there were also some maniacs who came to the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground solely for killing. They didn’t even wear protective gear, simply reveling in the thrill of slaughter.

The baleful Qi was like an addiction to them—the more they absorbed, the more euphoric they became, completely losing themselves in the killing.

Jiang Yan tightened his tattered short-sleeve, which had a large hole in it, feeling a chill on his body.

The fierce wind kept blowing into him, so Jiang Yan changed into a new short-sleeve.

“This is the last piece of clothing I have left…”

Whoosh!

A sharp arrow shot toward him from afar. Jiang Yan twisted his body and dodged it effortlessly.

Unfortunately, his short-sleeve wasn’t as agile. The sleeve was torn open by a large hole, flapping noisily in the wind.

Jiang Yan’s face instantly darkened, and he flew straight toward the direction the arrow had come from.

“Damn, he actually dodged it.”

“He’s flying toward us! Run!”

“Run? Why run? I’ve already stepped into the True Intent Realm. Who dares to stop me? Who dares to kill me?”

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Thousands of Saber Qi slashed toward him.

“Holy shit!”

Ssss—ssss—

The two were instantly pierced into sieves, dying in regret without even getting a clear look at Jiang Yan’s face.

Landing on the ground, Jiang Yan surveyed his surroundings.

This place no longer resembled the most common desolation of the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground. Jagged rocks rose all around, with steep stone peaks and cliffs that bore clear signs of past water erosion, now utterly parched.

The ecology of the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground had evidently been completely devastated by that war, and it would be difficult to ever restore its former appearance.

Jiang Yan looked around and noticed clusters of blood-red crystalline formations growing around a few of the cliffs, though he couldn’t tell what they were.

A place that could make True Intent Martial Artists linger was clearly not barren land.

These crystals were likely some kind of treasure.

He searched the two corpses and found two Spatial Rings. Inside, aside from some resources, were also crystals like those growing on the cliffs.

So these crystals really were treasures!

Jiang Yan’s hands itched with curiosity, and almost without thinking, he walked up to a towering stone peak and plucked a blood-red crystal with his bare hands.

“Hiss… so hot!”

Jiang Yan felt as if his palm was being scorched by flames, instantly deducing that it likely contained immense energy.

He came to a rough conclusion.

“This crystal… can be eaten!”

Crunch—

Crunch—

Jiang Yan took bite after bite of the blood-red crystal in his hand. His mouth felt warm, and eating it warmed his heart.

[System Log Updated]

“You are suffering from violent energy erosion. Your Physical Body has slightly improved.”

“Your fire resistance has slightly improved.”

The crystal actually ignited inside Jiang Yan’s abdomen!

Without delay, Jiang Yan swallowed the remaining crystal.

Fire-Melting Crystal: A special energy crystal, rich with extremely violent fire-element energy, generally used for… tempering weapons, imbuing them with fire-element properties.

Jiang Yan didn’t know any of this, because all these Fire-Melting Crystals had already entered his stomach.

Crispy, with a chicken-like flavor, as if he’d eaten dozens of energy bars—he felt invigorated.

After pulling out a stone pillar to bury the two bodies, Jiang Yan left the area.

Jiang Yan continued searching for the Heroic Spirit Abundant Domain, occasionally encountering people and flying down to ask for directions. Sure enough, he managed to glean some information.

The area he was currently in was located in the eastern region of the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground, part of the periphery of the ancient battlefield. It suffered less energy interference, but treasures were also extremely scarce.

A treasure land like the Heroic Spirit Abundant Domain was born from the lingering obsessions of powerful souls. Generally, the more intense the battle, the greater the likelihood of its emergence.

Therefore, to obtain a higher-quality Heroic Spirit Abundant Domain or other ancient ruins, one needed to head to the center of the battlefield—the center of the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground.

“But the center of the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground has already been monopolized by the Prodigies of the major factions. Prodigies are inherently selfish and would never share even a scrap with ordinary people like us. I think you’d better not go.”

“The center of the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground has the most severe killing aura. Even the strong who wear protective gear there are easily influenced in temperament, so killing has become commonplace. If ordinary people anger them, they’ll definitely die horribly.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan was overjoyed.

“So the center of the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground actually has such a treasure land!”

“Hey, brother, I said that place is dangerous, not that you should go treasure hunting!”

“Where is the center of the Hundred Prisons Hunting Ground?”

The man instinctively pointed in a direction.

“Thanks!”

Jiang Yan patted the man’s shoulder and smiled.

With that, his figure had already vanished without a trace.

“So fast!”

Jiang Yan flew toward the direction the man had pointed, his heart filled with nothing but a thirst for the treasure site. As for the dangers the man had mentioned, he automatically blocked them out.

Or rather, it wasn’t that Jiang Yan was in danger—it was “they” who were in danger…