Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 307: The Sky Cleared, You Think You’re Capable Again?

"You're the beast who should shut up!" Zhongli Ruoruo retorted, undeterred.

"You mongrel, why don't you just go die!"

"You're neither human nor beast... Your so-called Father King must despise a thing like you, right?"

Zhongli Ruoruo went all out with her verbal assault.

Gou Jianhong was so furious his lips trembled, leaving him at a loss for words.

"Oh, did I hit a nerve? You piece of trash who only knows how to run wild must have blamed everything on your mother, haven't you? You're truly pathetic…"

Unexpectedly, Gou Jianhong clapped his hands over his ears, crouched to the ground, and shook his head frantically. "Stop talking! Please, just stop!"

Zhongli Ruoruo was taken aback. He's breaking down already? I've barely even started!

But she felt no sympathy for him. Her eyes flickered, and just as she was about to act, she dashed away from her original spot.

"Worthless creature!" a new voice boomed.

Zhongli Ruoruo came to a stop and saw several other beasts clad in human skin. Their auras were terrifying, exuding a heavy, oppressive feeling. The one who had just spoken had the appearance of a middle-aged man.

It glanced disdainfully at Gou Jianhong, then its gaze swept past Zhongli Ruoruo to look up at Ning Xuan. Retracting its gaze, it smiled at Zhongli Ruoruo. "Is that your friend? Quite the fighter."

Zhongli Ruoruo huffed in dissatisfaction, then looked to Ning Xuan and corrected proudly, "He's my man!"

The beast across from them chuckled and waved its hand.

The next moment, with a series of loud CLACKS, the previously sealed grille overhead suddenly slid open. A mountain of beast corpses poured down, kicking up a blinding cloud of dust and sand.

Zhongli Ruoruo tensed instantly, bracing herself as if for a formidable enemy. The air filled with flying dust, obscuring everything. An attack now would be impossible to defend against.

Just then, the middle-aged beast's voice drawled, "Relax. This old pig doesn't stoop to such tricks."

She detected immense confidence in its voice and believed it instantly. She had seen their expressions when the grille was activated earlier. That grille must be extraordinary. But now, it had opened it willingly. Not only was it unafraid of her, it didn't even consider her man a threat! I can endure the first part, but the second? Unacceptable!

"Heh, then when you face my man, what do you plan to…"

Before Zhongli Ruoruo could finish, another beast beside the first interjected, "I know he's fast, but sometimes, being fast isn't a good thing."

Zhongli Ruoruo's expression darkened. Just as she was about to make a move, a voice rang out.

"Is that so?"

Zhongli Ruoruo stopped, a wide smile spreading across her face.

The dust was a swirling, opaque wall, concealing everything. The only sound was a furious, thundering roar that seemed to shake the very air. But soon, a tremendous suction force appeared, instantly swallowing the entire cloud of dust and sand.

Zhongli Ruoruo saw the beast that called itself Old Pig closing its massive, bloody maw, an unsated look in its eyes.

"A beast is a beast. Wearing human skin doesn't make you human," she muttered under her breath.

Immediately, a terrifying gaze locked onto her, but it only lasted for a second before a towering figure stepped in front of her. When she looked back at Old Pig's side, its entourage was gone.

"Hehe, I just love how fast my man is," Zhongli Ruoruo said, peeking out from behind Ning Xuan to gloat at Old Pig.

A dark expression crossed Ning Xuan's face.

"I was talking about his *speed*," Zhongli Ruoruo added playfully in his ear.

Ning Xuan: "..."

Across from them, Old Pig didn't find her words amusing. It sighed, looking at Ning Xuan. "It seems I've just done something foolish."

It knew Ning Xuan was strong. After all, it had been watching from the VIP seats for quite a while. Now, facing him directly and getting a firsthand feel for his power, it realized Ning Xuan was even more terrifying than it had imagined.

Seeing Ning Xuan ignore it to look at the skinned corpses of its kind, Old Pig furrowed its brow slightly but maintained a pleasant tone. "I am very curious, how are you unaffected in here…"

Before it could finish, its body tensed as if facing a formidable foe. Ning Xuan had vanished!

But just as quickly, it relaxed. Ning Xuan wasn't attacking it—he was dismantling the sign!

Old Pig didn't even try to stop him. Or rather, it couldn't. Ning Xuan was simply too fast. In a flash, the three large characters for the "Gladiator Arena" were reduced to nothing but faint traces.

Twenty human corpses were arranged neatly in the center of the arena.

Ning Xuan didn't remain idle; his body vanished once more. A moment later, twenty-six beast corpses disappeared from the arena. In their place, the sign above was re-formed. It was the Gladiator Arena again! No, that wasn't right. It was the 'Beast Arena'!

Old Pig glanced at the new sign, the corner of its mouth twitching.

"Beast Arena? What bold words!" a voice spoke up from the side. At the same time, a dense Turbid Qi began to pervade the area.

"The dust has settled, and you think you're all that again?" Ning Xuan's voice was ice-cold as he looked over.

The speaker was Gou Jianhong.

While Ning Xuan had been reaping the lives of the beasts outside, he had kept a close watch on the situation inside the arena. He had heard every word Gou Jianhong had said. To even speak another word to a creature that would so casually insult its own mother was a disgrace.

So, Ning Xuan moved.

BOOM!

Amid the terrifying blast, even pebbles became deadly weapons. If Zhongli Ruoruo hadn't reacted so quickly, the captive humans would have been riddled with holes like a hornet's nest.

No wonder it dared to open the barrier. Its strength isn't bad, Ning Xuan thought, his eyes filled with excitement.

Across from him, Old Pig's expression was incredibly grave. It was the one who had just blocked Ning Xuan's attack.

This fellow's strength is horrifying! What's even more frightening is that the atmosphere here doesn't seem to affect him in the slightest! How is that possible? For thousands of years, not a single member of the Human Race has ever managed to do this!

Taking a deep breath, Old Pig said softly to Ning Xuan, "Come with me, and I can ensure your safety."

Sensing this might not be enough, it glanced at the other humans and added, "And them. You can bring all of them with you."

"Follow you? To be kept by you? To become your exclusive pets?" Zhongli Ruoruo's face was dripping with scorn.

"In public, that would likely have to be the case. But rest assured, in private, I would treat you with the highest courtesy," the beast said with great sincerity, knowing the two were too clever to be easily fooled.

"I'd love to agree, but they don't," Ning Xuan said, his gaze falling upon the twenty corpses on the ground. They had been cruelly skinned, almost mummified, yet their eyes remained wide open in death.

Old Pig was about to speak when the killing intent radiating from Ning Xuan surged dramatically. "Besides, I am a man of my word."

He had said it himself not long ago: *Today, if I don't kill all of you, then my name isn't Ning Xuan!*

So little time had passed. How could I forget?

Meanwhile, Gou Jianhong was sending a telepathic message to Old Pig, "Uncle Pig, my subordinate has already gone to inform the Father King!"

Old Pig didn't respond. Its eyes were fixed solely on Ning Xuan.