Therefore, Yun Liancheng devised a plan for phased infiltration, with personnel distributed across the entire territory of the Yingchen Family so that they could immediately respond whenever Ye Luo required assistance!

Even if nothing happened during this operation, they could seamlessly retreat afterward!

With the plan in motion, Ye Luo’s Imperial Guard and other allied forces swiftly began infiltrating the Yingchen Family’s domain!

This group included some academicians from the Royal Academy as well!

It could be said that aside from the Imperial Guard dispatched by the Emperor of the Great Tang to assist Ye Luo, the academicians from the Royal Academy were Ye Luo’s most loyal supporters!

Most of these people had followed Ye Luo to the Yun Kai Sacred Temple; in their hearts, Ye Luo had saved them. Otherwise, they feared they might have already perished at Yun Kai Sacred Temple!

Besides these two groups, there were also regular civilians!

Ye Luo was unlike other princes. While the other princes’ forces were mainly composed of established nobles, some influential families even opted to support specific princes!

Yet Ye Luo had not garnered the support of any prominent noble houses. His allies consisted primarily of young people, or more commonly, ordinary citizens!

The infiltration plan was underway, and Ye Luo, at this moment, had already accompanied the Yingchen Family’s young master and other guests to a secret location!

To be precise, this place wasn’t entirely hidden—at least not in the eyes of these young masters of the Yingchen Family—but it was certainly nowhere to be found on any maps of the Great Tang!

The Human Arena!

Indeed, this place was called the Human Arena!

The name was self-proclaimed by the people here. Initially, this was simply a hunting ground where Demon Beasts were raised, years ago serving as a recreational area for the Yingchen Family’s hunts.

However, later, someone unknown started locking up their private slaves here. Over time, the place morphed into a holding ground for enslaved people.

Moreover, it transformed into a playground for the enjoyment of the wealthy and powerful families!

The Human Arena had essentially become a small town, where tens of thousands of enslaved people were confined!

Of course, it was additionally guarded by nearly ten thousand private soldiers of the Yingchen Family.

At this moment, Ye Luo successfully infiltrated the arena and finally witnessed just how filthy this Human Arena truly was!

There were no elderly here; all had long since been executed by the Yingchen Family!

This was the Yingchen Family’s domain of pleasure—there was no question of letting elderly individuals stick around.

There were some children, though very few; in the Human Arena, the majority consisted of young women or strong, able-bodied laborers!

Despite its modest appearance, the Human Arena was outright a den of debauchery!

Here, brothels and boudoirs sprawled everywhere, with carousing and indulgence in plain sight!

It was common knowledge that the Great Tang Empire strictly prohibited such places from existing!

Clearly, the Yingchen Family’s behavior openly defied the laws of the Great Tang. Of course, nearly every noble family did the same—everyone merely pretended not to notice!

Ye Luo dressed plainly, intentionally aiming not to attract attention. He now wore nothing more than a simple, unadorned cyan robe.

Such attire was considered the most common in the Human Arena!

Nonetheless, since it was named the Human Arena, how could it be as simple as a haven of debauchery?

The Yingchen family’s young masters didn’t pay any heed to the scantily clad women but instead strode quickly forward, arriving at a fully enclosed fighting ring!

Fighting rings were not rare in the Great Tang Empire, but legitimate ones prohibited fatal injuries during combat, often employing virtual battle techniques instead!

However, the Yingchen Family’s fighting ring was nothing like the legitimate ones; here, every battle was guaranteed to be excessively bloody!

With Ye Luo’s strength, it was impossible for anyone to obstruct his actions. Thus, Ye Luo easily entered the fighting ring!

At that moment, the young master of the Yingchen Family was evidently in a cheerful mood, speaking to the others, "Take a good look! This is my proudest creation—bloody combat, haha!"

"Yingchen brother, why don’t you tell us what makes this fighting ring so special?"

One of them directed this question at the Yingchen Family’s young master.

The young master smiled faintly, waved his hand, and soon, over a dozen burly men entered the ring!

Among these men, only two bore indications of the Qi Cyclone Realm, while the others were merely ordinary people. Yet, as they appeared, an immensely terrifying Demon Beast was released from another direction!

"Surely everyone recognizes this Demon Beast—it’s the unicorn Man Niu, renowned for its immense strength. I went to great lengths to transport it here. Come on, let’s wager, who do you think will win: these slaves or the Man Niu?"

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"Is that all? Yingchen brother, could this ’interesting gameplay’ you’ve boasted about really be just this? How dull!"

"Exactly! It’s just combat. What’s so fascinating about human-beast fights?"

The others grumbled unenthusiastically. In their perspective, although human-beast combat was brutal, it lacked novelty!

The Yingchen Family’s young master, however, remained unconcerned and continued speaking, "Who said there’s only this kind of gameplay? Keep watching, and you’ll find out!"

Though puzzled by what the young master had in mind, the others couldn’t easily refute him, so they were forced to keep watching!

Soon enough, the slaves’ shackles were unlocked, and the Man Niu was also unleashed. The battle erupted instantaneously. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

In the blink of an eye, the dozen men charged towards the Man Niu without hesitation.

"Well, I must say, your slaves have a bit of grit. But these folks? Hoping to defeat the Man Niu?"

Someone sneered disdainfully. In their view, it was impossible for regular people without cultivation to defeat a Man Niu. After all, the Man Niu was famed for its physical prowess; not just ordinary individuals, but even Martial Artists had to tread carefully around it.

Yet what unfolded next caught them entirely off-guard. These slaves, demonstrating seamless cooperation and fearlessness, managed to kill the Man Niu after sacrificing three of their own!

The noble heirs were intrigued; in their eyes, it was astonishing that ordinary people could slay a Man Niu.

Ye Luo, however, furrowed his brows tightly!

Something was amiss—this wasn’t normal!

This was no mere fight—it was a selection process!

These slaves weren’t randomly chosen; Ye Luo could discern from their combat techniques that they were seasoned fighters, undoubtedly trained extensively for battle.