"Truly chaotic." Zhu Yanyi frowned slightly upon hearing this. She had lost all goodwill toward this Shangmo Plane.
In such a short time, just from Elder Yi’s introduction, Zhu Yanyi felt the Shangmo Plane was too disorderly. Such chaos would inevitably lead to many unforeseen events.
In fact, Zhu Yanyi was not being overly anxious. They had only walked a short distance when a fireball flew straight at them. Fortunately, Elder Yi had warned everyone to stay alert before entering. As the fireball approached, Zhu Yanyi raised her hand and waved it. Using her internal energy and skill, she deflected the heavy attack with minimal effort, sending the fireball right back.
A scream rang out. A person with an exploded hairstyle emerged, eyes blazing with anger. "Why did you attack me?"
"Are you sure I attacked you?" Zhu Yanyi asked back.
"If you didn't attack me, why did the fire dragon ball hit me?" The person looked indignant.
"So this fireball even has a name?" Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "I don't know magic. How could I create something called a fire dragon ball?"
Zhu Yanyi looked at the person. "I don't know what grudge you hold against us. But I heard people in the Shangmo Plane are unreasonable. I didn't believe it. I always thought humans would have some sense of reason. But I didn't expect to meet someone so unreasonable."
"Nonsense! Who is unreasonable?" The person spoke arrogantly.
"Oh? So you are reasonable?" Zhu Yanyi looked at her with curiosity. "First, do we know each other?"
"No." The person answered directly. "But judging by your clothes, you must be from the Sage Academy."
"See? You don't even know me. Why did you sneak attack me from the shadows with a fireball?" Zhu Yanyi asked curiously.
"Because you are from the Sage Academy. When you come to our territory, you must listen to us." The person’s words were truly unbearable.
"Are you sure that in this territory, everyone must listen to you?" Zhu Yanyi’s aura slowly rose.
"I only know one thing. In the entire cultivation world, not just here but everywhere, the strong are respected. Especially among demonic cultivators, respect for the strong is paramount. So, tell me, why should we listen to you? Is it because you are weaker than me?"
As soon as the words "weaker than me" were spoken, Zhu Yanyi’s pressure slammed down. The person was instantly blown away by the pressure, flying three zhang backward and falling to the ground, unable to rise.
Zhu Yanyi casually took out an apple and spoke slowly. "Next time you want to bully outsiders, first check if you can withstand their counterattack."
The commotion had lasted a while, yet no one came over. Perhaps, no one came to watch the spectacle.
"There are quite a few people here, yet no one came to watch," Lei Danfeng said in surprise.
Elder Wu spoke calmly. "People here cultivate the Ruthless Dao. They do not like excitement. Besides, here, fighting is normal. If someone suddenly starts chopping people on the street, it is considered very normal. People have seen it too much, so they are no longer curious."
Zhu Yanyi disliked the atmosphere of the Shangmo Plane. "This place is too selfish."
The Ruthless Dao had entered a误区 (misunderstanding). If anyone could actually achieve anything through such cultivation, that would be surprising.
"Actually, selfishness is a good thing," Yi Yunfei said slowly.
Except for Niu Wulang, everyone understood Yi Yunfei’s meaning. Because of selfishness, everyone minded their own business. This was actually good for Zhu Yanyi and her group, as they had the ability. If they saw someone they disliked, they could just beat them up. Since no one would take charge, if anyone asked, they could simply say they were following local customs. Thus, even if someone wanted to cause trouble, they couldn't.
"Although the atmosphere here makes me uncomfortable, if I can beat people up, I think I can forgive the atmosphere," Mi Xiao said seriously.
"Old Nine, you are becoming a violent girl. That is not a good thing," Liu Qirong said rarely.
Mi Xiao made a face. "So what if I am a violent girl? If girls are too weak, they will be bullied. Just like that girl earlier. She sneaked attacked Fifteen. If Fifteen hadn't been alert and countered quickly, wouldn't she have been bullied? So, girls should be a bit violent to avoid being bullied."
This argument made Zhu Yanyi laugh. "I think you just want to beat people up?"
"Hee hee." Mi Xiao laughed, showing no sign of embarrassment at having her true thoughts exposed.
"Let's go. Let's look around more. If you are not interested in buying things here, I will take you to see the fighter arena ahead," Elder Wu said.
"Fighter?" Everyone looked at Elder Wu curiously. This seemed to be something new.
"Fighters are humans fighting humans. It is similar to beast fighting, except beasts are replaced by humans," Elder Wu explained slowly.
One of their purposes for coming here was to show them that human cruelty was not only directed at beasts but also at humans.
Zhu Yanyi’s heart sank slightly. Fighters meant human combat. Treating humans like beasts for betting fights exceeded the scope of human peace. Zhu Yanyi, who grew up in peaceful times, could not accept such things.
However, she also knew she was a cultivator. As a cultivator, she could not mind this. So, even though she deeply disbelieved such cruel facts existed, she would face them.
The fighter arena was a project of the Shangmo Plane, similar to selling humans. Here, the concept of "human" did not exist.
To the survivors of this plane, humans were merely two-legged walking animals. Only those with magic power could be called true humans.
Zhu Yanyi found the fighter arena’s setup strange. It was divided into three levels: upper, middle, and lower. The lowest level was the fighter arena. The middle level was for visiting strong cultivators. The upper level was for local strong cultivators.
The fighters sat in the surrounding seats of the lowest level, waiting for their numbers to be called before coming out to fight.
The fighters’ eyes were like those of beasts. They were no longer human. This level was essentially a place where humans ate humans. To survive, one had to defeat the other.
"Each fighter cannot lose ten matches in their life. Once they lose ten matches, they will be disposed of. Therefore, people here can no longer be considered human. They have lost their human kindness and only retain their combative demonic nature," Elder Wu explained to all the students.