That arm emitted wisps of white light, leaving a white trail in the void as it passed, as if it were about to be forcibly torn open.

Han Li was struck in the chest, and a tremendous force arrived with a bang. The speed at which his body flew backward suddenly increased several times, and he slammed heavily into the stone gate behind him.

"Bang!" A loud noise!

The stone gate shattered upon impact, sending rubble flying.

Han Li's body slammed into the ground, creating a large pit.

His physical strength had greatly increased, and although he had taken this blow, he was not seriously injured. He only felt a slight dizziness in his mind and was about to flip over and jump up.

At that moment, two sharp whistling sounds rang out, and two black shadows descended like lightning. They were two black chains that rapidly wrapped around his hands and feet, and locked tight with a "click."

The two black chains were extremely tough, and Han Li was immediately unable to move. His heart sank.

Before he could struggle further, a figure flashed in front of him, and a white light-shining palm gripped his throat.

"Don't struggle, you can't escape." The owner of the hand chuckled and transmitted the message. It was Chen Yang.

Next to the pit, two armored warriors in black robes appeared, each holding the other end of the black chains.

Han Li's face was ashen, but he did not struggle any further.

The Xuan Dou Shi in District Nine were shocked, but seeing that it was Chen Yang and the others, they dared not say anything.

"How did you detect it?" Han Li looked at Chen Yang and asked slowly.

"Why bother detecting? With your personality, you would never obediently surrender. You would definitely take action. It's laughable that Hu Ben and the others were completely unaware, giving me such a great achievement." Chen Yang glanced at the surrounding people and transmitted the message.

Han Li did not speak upon hearing this.

One of the black-robed armored warriors took out a pair of shackles and placed them on Han Li.

"This person has violated the rules of the Xuan Dou Arena. He is now being detained to the City Lord's Mansion to answer for his crimes. Don't panic, this matter has nothing to do with you." Chen Yang said to the surrounding people.

The crowd did not look much calmer upon hearing this, and they looked at each other.

"Take him away!" Chen Yang ignored the crowd and turned to walk outside.

At this time, Xie Daoren also came out, quietly following behind Chen Yang, not even looking at Han Li.

Han Li frowned slightly upon seeing this scene.

Two black-robed armored warriors escorted Han Li, following behind, and soon left District Nine.

As the figures disappeared into the distance, District Nine exploded with noise. There was a sudden uproar, buzzing with discussion about the cause and effect of Han Li's capture.

Behind the crowd, a figure stood quietly. It was Chen Lin.

His eyes flickered slightly, and after a long while, he turned and walked into his room.

……

Chen Yang and his group quickly left the Xuan Dou Arena and entered Qingyang City.

The City Lord's Mansion was located at the highest point of Qingyang City. Chen Yang escorted Han Li all the way there, attracting frequent attention from nearby pedestrians.

Han Li walked with his head down, his eyes flashing, and his mind racing.

"I know you have the ability to attack with your divine soul, but this is Qingyang City. You can't escape. Don't waste your energy, it will only increase your pain." Chen Yang seemed to have sensed what Han Li was thinking and said with a sneer.

Han Li's pupils shrank, and he snorted coldly.

The group soon arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, which occupied a large area, but did not have much extravagance.

Chen Yang did not report, but directly led Han Li inside.

Chen Yang walked in the front, his eyes deep, as if he were thinking about something.

Xie Daoren followed behind him, also without saying a word, not even looking back at Han Li.

Han Li's hands were tied behind his back, and he was detained by two armored warriors, following Chen Yang all the way to the outside of the City Lord's Cave.

"Lord City Lord, this subordinate is Chen Yang, I have something to report." Chen Yang walked to the closed stone door and reported.

There was no response from inside the cave, and the two closed stone doors did not move at all.

Chen Yang frowned slightly, and was about to speak again when the heavy stone door opened with a heavy rubbing sound.

"Come in."

A voice came from inside, seemingly with a hint of suppressed anger.

Chen Yang crooked his finger, and the two armored warriors brought Han Li in front of him, then excused themselves and left.

He raised his eyes and looked at Han Li, a pitying smile on his lips, and raised his hand to hold Han Li's shoulder, pushing him into the main hall of the cave.

The group entered the gate and found that in addition to the City Lord Du Qingyang, there were four other people in the hall.

These four were the hunting captains who had been summoned by Du Qingyang with Hu Ben before.

"What are you doing bringing him here at this time?" Seeing Chen Yang bringing Han Li in, a trace of displeasure flashed in Du Qingyang's eyes, and he asked.

"Reporting to the City Lord, this subordinate returned from hunting today and happened to encounter this person trying to escape from prison. I took action and captured him, bringing him here for your punishment." Chen Yang clasped his fist and saluted, saying.

"Oh, is that so?" Du Qingyang's face became even more unsightly upon hearing this.

The four people beside him exchanged glances, all with some fear on their faces.

"Recently, the Xuan Dou Arena seems to have been a bit lax in its defenses. This subordinate suggests that more manpower should be added to prevent similar incidents from happening again. Next time, this subordinate may not be so lucky to encounter it." Chen Yang said, cupping his hands.

The square-faced youth standing next to Du Qingyang glanced at Chen Yang, a trace of resentment flashing in his eyes. He was responsible for the city defense affairs of the Xuan Dou Arena, and he was largely responsible for Han Li's escape.

"Not bad, you did a good job. This will be recorded as a merit." Although there was no smile on Du Qingyang's face, he still praised him.

The square-faced youth secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, seeing that the City Lord did not intend to pursue the matter.

"This is what this subordinate should do. If there is nothing else, this subordinate will take his leave first." Chen Yang said, bowing.

Du Qingyang's gaze fell on Chen Yang, and he hesitated for a moment, then sighed softly and said:

"Don't rush to leave. There is something that I want to discuss with you."

"Lord City Lord has commanded, this subordinate will obey." Chen Yang said immediately.

Du Qingyang beckoned him to come forward and speak. Chen Yang handed Han Li over to Xie Daoren to watch over, and quickly walked up.

"This morning, Hu Ben was found dead in his room." Du Qingyang lowered his voice and said.

Chen Yang's expression suddenly changed upon hearing this, and he asked with a face full of shock, "Hu Ben is dead? What happened?"

"I don't know. There were no external injuries on his body, and there were no signs of fighting in the room. There were only traces of blood in both of his ear canals." Du Qingyang shook his head slightly, seeing his reaction, and said.

"There is blood in the ear canals, could he have been poisoned? That shouldn't be possible. With Hu Ben's physique, what kind of poison could be effective?" Chen Yang asked in confusion.

"There are no clues yet. With his death, the things I asked him to do before have fallen through. You have done a meritorious service in capturing the fugitive this time, so you will replace Hu Ben and preside over this Galuo Blood Array, how about it?" Du Qingyang said slowly.

"Thank you, Lord City Lord, this subordinate is willing to serve you." Chen Yang was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly clasped his fist and said.

"Before the ceremony, I need to retreat for a period of time. The follow-up matters of the blood array will be your responsibility. As for the matter of Hu Ben's murder, I will let someone else investigate. You strengthen the defense and guard in Qingyang City. Recently, all matters should be centered on the Galuo Blood Array, and you must ensure the smooth progress of the ceremony." Du Qingyang glanced over the crowd and said.

"Yes." Chen Yang and the others said at the same time, clasping their fists.

Afterwards, Chen Yang took Xie Daoren and escorted Han Li away, but instead of returning to the Xuan Dou Arena, he directly imprisoned him in a heavily guarded dungeon.

……

Time passed in a flash, and more than a month passed.

In the dark dungeon with no light at all, the heavy prison door slowly opened, and two figures walked in.

"Fellow Daoist Li, long time no see, how have you been recently?" A familiar voice came, it was Chen Yang.

Following behind him was naturally Xie Daoren.

"Is the time up?" Han Li, sitting in a corner of the room, slowly raised his head and glanced at him, saying faintly.

Chen Yang was slightly startled upon hearing this, and then said with a smile: "I guess so."

Han Li did not speak, stood up, patted the dust off his body, and took the lead to walk out of the prison door.

Several armored warriors guarding outside immediately greeted him, surrounding Han Li in the center.

"Step back." Chen Yang scolded.

The armored warriors immediately retreated, and Han Li then walked towards the tunnel.

Chen Yang stepped forward, walking side by side with Han Li, while Xie Daoren and the others followed behind the two.

"Fellow Daoist Li, we can be considered to have known each other for a while. Do you have any unfulfilled wishes? You might as well tell me, maybe I can help you fulfill one or two." Chen Yang said with a smile, his tone slightly teasing.

"I said I hope Fellow Daoist can let me go and send me out of Qingyang City, is that possible?" Han Li asked calmly, his expression unchanged.

"That is naturally... not possible. But if Fellow Daoist is willing to teach me the cultivation technique, I don't mind letting your puppet give you a proper burial, at least it won't become the food of scaled beasts." Chen Yang said with a smile.

Han Li returned a cold smile and stopped speaking.

The group followed the tunnel inside the mountain all the way down and soon arrived at an underground space of considerable size.

This space has a dome-like structure, and it seems to be a naturally formed underground cave. Before entering it, a hot breath mixed with a fishy and sweet taste came, causing Han Li to wrinkle his nose involuntarily.

Han Li walked into it and saw a strange stone platform in the shape of a pentagram built on the ground inside the cave.

The stone platform was dozens of feet in size, three feet above the ground, and had two shallow grooves in the center. There were six-foot-high round platforms at each of the five pointed corners, and each of the grooves on them was inlaid with a fist-sized beast core.

The five beast cores were shining brightly, and they were all top-quality Earth Rank beast cores.

At this moment, Du Qingyang, along with the other four captains, were all standing next to the stone platform, seemingly waiting for their arrival.

(Tell all fellow Daoists a long-awaited great good news, the Mortal's Journey animation series has started filming!!! The opening ceremony was held today ^^)