Chapter 1163: Meeting Arno

The other party was instinctively stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "It seems you must be lackeys sent here by the Central Domain Imperial Family, trying to persuade us to work for you, or to squeeze out our last bit of value before killing us. Don't even dream about it anymore!

"Although I've committed heinous crimes, I will never stoop to being a pawn of your Central Domain Imperial Family. The hatred for my annihilated clan is irreconcilable. I, A Nuo, will not be controlled by anyone from the Central Domain Imperial Family. Don't be so deluded. As I said before, take one more step and you'll be killed without mercy!"

Xu Yang and Xiao Hua exchanged glances. They didn't know why the other person was so bad-tempered, but both their eyes were filled with an inexplicable sparkle of excitement.

This was because they were looking for powerful individuals who harbored intense resentment towards the Central Domain Imperial Family. If they could recruit a few strong allies like this, assembling everyone in the shortest possible time would certainly not be an impossible goal.

Of course, rebellious top desperadoes like these naturally had their own temperaments, and subduing them one by one wouldn't be easy. Just as Xiao Hua was wondering whether to continue using her charms on this guy, Xu Yang, standing beside her, had already made a decision. "You're very arrogant, aren't you? Then I'll be even more arrogant!"

Xu Yang did not take another step forward. Instead, from where he stood, he began to release his incredibly powerful aura of slaughter, which was the only cultivation he had focused on recently. Xu Yang was now powerful enough to concentrate his killing aura on a specific person or point, allowing the killing intent emanating from him to expand to its extreme.

The individual hidden within the Injury Gate dungeon, who had been resting with eyes closed in a cold posture, suddenly opened his eyes at that moment. Fiery red light began to burn uncontrollably within his pupils.

Unbeknownst to him, his sudden outburst of uncontrollable emotion was entirely due to being infected by Xu Yang's terrifying aura of slaughter. His entire being instinctively began to release waves of frenzied roars that spread outwards.

Fortunately, Xiao Hua, who was with Xu Yang, was well-prepared. She knew that the terrifying killing intent Xu Yang released was beyond the control of ordinary people and could easily trigger an uncontrollable rage in others.

Therefore, she had already released a powerful Angelic Domain beforehand, completely enveloping the entire area within 300 meters, reaching all the way to the center of the upper dungeon. This ensured that other areas of Lover's City dungeon would not be affected by any fluctuations from here. It took a great deal of effort for the man named A Nuo to gradually regain his composure.

Gone was his previous arrogant and condescending demeanor. He simply let out a helpless sigh. "If you hadn't reined it in just now, I would probably be completely lost in my own raging killing intent, unable to break free, and my soul might never have recovered. It's unusual for someone of your strength to appear in a place like this.

"You're not from the Central Domain Imperial Family at all, or perhaps you, like us, have become a prisoner trapped in this place." A Nuo's voice had softened considerably. This was because he had been completely subdued by Xu Yang's terrifying power. A Nuo believed he couldn't withstand such a fearsome killing intent, and that had only been an aura released from Xu Yang's body.

It was far from being a part of Xu Yang's true strength, yet it was enough to conquer A Nuo without a fight. This showed just how formidable the true power of such a top expert was.

"I wonder if we are now qualified to enter the area within these 300 meters?" Xu Yang asked with a smile. A Nuo said no more. With a gentle wave of his hand, the gate to the Injury Gate was instantly disassembled.

What a guy! It turned out the Injury Gate dungeon couldn't trap him at all. Yet, he had no intention of leaving during this time. The reason was simple: while the dungeon itself couldn't hold them, their current strength wasn't enough to escape Lover's City, this prison buried deep beneath the sea.

After the gate opened, Xu Yang and Xiao Hua calmly walked deeper inside. Only then did they get their first full view of A Nuo. The man had a buzz cut and exceptionally well-developed muscles. He had the face of a middle-aged man, yet he exuded an incredibly vibrant life force. Unbeknownst to them, that powerful life fluctuation was the essence of others' lives, absorbed through slaughter and used to strengthen himself.

"Let's be friends," Xu Yang said, giving the other party due respect. "My name is A Yang, and this is Xiao Hua, my woman. May I ask what you've been through?" Unbeknownst to Xu Yang, what truly touched Xiao Hua was that phrase, "my woman." Perhaps those four words alone were enough for Xiao Hua to go through fire and water for him.

She had gained everything she ever dreamed of. Becoming Xu Yang's woman was perhaps a height that no other woman in the world could ever hope to reach.

"A century ago, our Deike clan's city-state rose powerfully because we had a truly great leader. He enabled our Deike lineage to possess strength renowned throughout the entire Yingzhou Continent, far surpassing others. Every warrior in our clan had the power to fight a hundred on their own.

"The god-like leader we revered came from a world beyond the desolate reaches. He possessed unfathomable power and wisdom beyond that of ordinary people, yet he was the greatest leader we had ever known.

"Under his leadership, our clan rapidly rose, repeatedly expanding our territory in a very short time. Over time, we became a thorn in the side of the Central Domain Imperial Family, naturally attracting their hostile gaze. Eventually, disaster befell our lineage.

"Strangely, that legendary leader who had guided us in conquering the world mysteriously left the Yingzhou Continent just before that disaster struck. We could no longer sense his unique and powerful aura. Without his guidance, our clan became vulnerable, and traitors constantly emerged from within.

"As a result, the powerful civilization our Deike clan had built was utterly destroyed in that war. Naturally, the Central Domain Imperial Family became our greatest enemy. Including me, there are only about a dozen Deike clansmen currently living on the Yingzhou Continent. Most of them have now become high-level prisoners within the 'Eight Gates' of Lover's City."