Chapter 138: The Prison Arena
As everyone had predicted, the news of Lin Feng challenging Black Demon swept through Heavenly One Academy.
Not only did the General Star System crowd receive the news, but the Aristocratic System and Assassination System were also fully informed. The top ten disciples of Heavenly One Academy always had countless eyes watching them.
Additionally, some people began to pay attention to Lin Feng, investigating his background. However, those who looked into Lin Feng's past discovered that he seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, suddenly emerging in Heavenly One Academy. He also appeared to have gained the favor of the Vice Dean, stirring up no small commotion upon his entry.
Yet what puzzled everyone was that when they tried to trace Lin Feng's history, everything became murky and confusing. Lin Feng seemed to have many identities, but each one seemed somewhat inconsistent, as if someone had deliberately tampered with the clues, cutting off the trail and planting numerous false leads to steer them in the wrong direction.
If it was indeed the latter—someone deliberately doing this—then those people were truly terrifying, capable of erasing even a person's identity traces.
However, Lin Feng was completely unaware of all this.
At this moment, accompanied by Yuan Shan and the others, he was following Wen Aoxue to a place a hundred miles outside Heavenly One Academy.
Tall walls blocked the view, and what appeared before Lin Feng was a mysterious small city. Yes, a city within the Imperial City, bustling with people and stretching endlessly.
The towering walls extended continuously to both sides, with no end in sight.
"Let's go in."
Wen Aoxue said to Lin Feng and the others, stepping forward toward the gate of the small city ahead.
"Here!"
When Wen Aoxue reached the not-so-wide gate, she handed a piece of Origin Stone to the guard beside her—it was actually a Mid-Grade Origin Stone.
Moreover, Lin Feng noticed that not only Wen Aoxue, but everyone else entering the gate also voluntarily paid Origin Stones.
Soon, they stepped through the gate, and what appeared before Lin Feng and the others was a vast sea of people and an endlessly expansive area, all filled with active crowds.
"What is this?"
Lin Feng's pupils contracted. It was incredibly lively, packed with people, and countless pavilions and towers stood everywhere, resembling an ancient market from Lin Feng's impression, though far more vast than any market he had imagined.
"This is the most prosperous and lively place in the Imperial City, bar none. Whatever you want to do, you can come here—whether it's striving upward or wallowing in depravity."
Wen Aoxue explained to Lin Feng. Liu Fei, standing beside Lin Feng, had a flickering gaze and murmured, "I've only heard of this place before, but I've never been here. It's even more bustling than I imagined. No wonder that family's strength is so monstrous. I didn't believe it before, but now I do."
Lin Feng was completely confused, but Wen Aoxue just smiled without speaking.
"Lin Feng, there's a Depravity Zone here where you can linger among the flowers and enjoy the intoxicating pleasure of beautiful women surrounding you." Wen Aoxue said with a teasing smile, making Lin Feng pause for a moment. Liu Fei beside him shot him a fierce glare, causing Lin Feng to chuckle awkwardly, though inwardly he wondered if it was really as good as Wen Aoxue said.
"There's also a Trading Zone. In the Trading Zone, you can conduct any transaction. As long as you have enough Origin Stones, you can exchange for weapons, exchange for demon beasts, and even exchange for people—for example, pure maidens of untouched virtue, enchanting beauties skilled in seduction arts, or martial cultivators as slaves. Additionally, in the auction houses, very precious treasures are often auctioned off, such as high-level techniques and martial skills!"
Wen Aoxue listed these for Lin Feng, stirring his interest. Weapons, beauties, demon beasts, martial slave cultivators, and even techniques and martial skills—these things were incredibly appealing to anyone. It could be said that no one was immune to such attractions. No wonder this place was so crowded.
As long as one had enough Origin Stones, it was equivalent to having endless resources.
"Trading Zone—I'll have to come often when I have time," Lin Feng thought to himself. Many of the things Wen Aoxue mentioned held great appeal for him.
For example, martial slave cultivators!
"Of course, true martial cultivators don't go to the first place I mentioned. That kind of depraved place is only frequented by degenerate bastards from large families who indulge in self-destruction. Martial cultivators go more often to the other two major zones. One is the Trading Zone I mentioned, and the other major zone is also the place where we from the General Star System go most frequently."
Wen Aoxue stopped there, as if deliberately keeping Lin Feng in suspense.
"What zone?" As expected, Lin Feng asked curiously. The Trading Zone was already very appealing to him, and he believed it was the same for others, but Wen Aoxue said there was another zone that was the most frequented place for the General Star System.
"That place, in many people's eyes, is a purgatory, but for many of us in the General Star System, it is a true training ground, a battlefield, a place to cultivate courage and passion."
"You mean, the Prison Arena!"
Liu Fei looked at Wen Aoxue and said.
"Exactly. This third zone is the Prison Arena. Even among the General Star System, many dare not step into it. It is a place that truly cultivates courage." Wen Aoxue nodded and said to Lin Feng, "Didn't you want to force yourself to grow stronger? The Prison Arena is just right for you."
"Prison Arena!" Lin Feng murmured, then asked, "What kind of place is that?"
"The Prison Arena is a place of imprisoned combat. Go there, and you'll naturally understand what it is."
Wen Aoxue said with a smile, then took the lead and walked in a certain direction. Lin Feng followed behind, also curious about this Prison Arena that cultivated courage and passion.
This city within a city was truly vast. Even with Lin Feng and the others' pace, it still took half an hour before they reached the Prison Arena.
But at this moment, Lin Feng heard continuous wild shouts entering his ears. Ahead of him, countless backs were facing him. Lin Feng couldn't even see what was inside—it was completely blocked by the crowd.
A moment later, Lin Feng and the others approached. The shouting grew louder and louder. He noticed that this place was a large circular ring, extremely vast in area. Within this circular ring, there were many gaps with some steps, allowing people to go inside through these steps.
"Lin Feng, this is the Prison Arena. Look at this dense crowd—at least several hundred thousand people, and it's like this every day." Wen Aoxue pointed at the endless sea of people ahead and said to Lin Feng.
"Several hundred thousand!"
Lin Feng gasped. What a terrifying number, and it was like this every day. The flow of people here was unimaginably huge.
Walking to a gap in the crowd and descending the steps, Lin Feng vaguely saw the scene in the distance.
At the bottom of the steps was a vast open space. From Lin Feng's current perspective, that space looked like a sunken canyon, with the crowd serving as the viewing stands.
On the flat ground of the canyon, there was an enormous iron cage that imprisoned the entire canyon. Inside the iron cage, figures seemed to be flickering continuously.
"Prison combat!"
Lin Feng vaguely understood the meaning of the three words "Prison Arena." This place somewhat resembled the ancient Roman Colosseum from his previous life, where nobles sat on tiered stands, looking down at slaves and beasts fighting in the arena.
However, the Prison Arena before him now was far more visually impactful and more capable of shaking the soul.
"Inside the Prison Arena, within that massive iron cage, there are crazy battles every single day—battles between humans and demon beasts, battles between humans and humans. Imprisoned within the iron cage, the fight only ends with the death of one side. The victor can then walk out of the cage."
Hearing Wen Aoxue's words, Lin Feng's gaze froze. What a terrifying place. No wonder Wen Aoxue said that in many people's eyes, this was purgatory.
Imprisoned in an iron cage to fight, with only one side's death marking the end of the battle—this meant that every prison fight would result in death, either of a person or a demon beast.
"In our Heavenly One Academy's General Star System, people die here every year. Of course, some people also step over corpses and continuously rise." Wen Aoxue looked at the vast, boundless iron cage and murmured, "Only those with true courage dare to step inside and can be considered true warriors. This place is as cruel as the battlefield."
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