Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

The third level of the Heavenly Prison.

Chen Jie did not linger on the first or second floor, but instead, led by the prison warden, went directly to the bottom floor.

It's unknown how many of these top experts at the lowest level of the Heavenly Prison are still alive.

Ximentang took over the Heavenly Prison. If given a choice, Chen Jie wouldn't mind letting these people go and restoring their freedom.

He possesses the "Buddhist Esoteric Mind Transmission Technique" and the "Bible Spiritual Cultivation Technique," and his spiritual refinement has already broken through to the "Mind Fasting" realm.

He wasn't worried at all about not being able to control these experts.

because,

He has combined the Bible's Spiritual Cultivation Techniques with the Esoteric Buddhist Teachings, breaking through to the sixth level—Spirit Slayer!
If it becomes uncontrollable, it will directly shatter and detonate the imprints in their minds.

What is spirit killing?

It means being able to destroy the opponent.

of course,

The only prerequisite is to first use spiritual perception to destroy the other party's will and leave an indelible mark on their mind.

As his cultivation level deepened, Chen Jie increasingly felt that the "Bible Spiritual Cultivation Technique" was an extremely vicious method of spiritual tempering.

The entire prison was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

The air was thick with a suffocating odor, creating a tense, oppressive, eerie, and terrifying atmosphere.

to be frank,
Even the jailers responsible for guarding the prison rarely entered the third level of the Heavenly Prison.

Each time food is fed, it is hoisted down from above.

Otherwise, staying in such an environment for a long time will be the cruelest test for a person's psychology.

No one can endure such a repressive environment for long.

"My lord, the lowest level of the Heavenly Prison is where the most powerful figures in Taiwan are imprisoned."

"Among these people, even the weakest are mid-stage experts in the Marrow Transformation Realm, who are top masters in the martial arts world."

"The third level of the Heavenly Prison has not been opened for half a year."

"In order to subdue these top masters, whether they were French, Dutch, Spanish, or Japanese, they all paid a heavy price."

"To be honest, sir, I have never been deep inside the third level, so I don't know what it's like inside!"

The jailer of the Heavenly Prison opened the iron gate on the third level of the prison.

call--!
He held his breath, seemingly unable to bear the air inside, and spoke with a flushed face.

At the deepest level of the prison, there are four iron gates.

Each iron gate was impregnable.

Ordinary people who enter the lowest level of the prison will feel extremely uncomfortable, let alone enter the fourth iron gate. Even entering the second iron gate would be extremely difficult.

This suffocating feeling can easily lead to a mental breakdown.

Each iron gate is controlled by a mechanism and is hoisted by tens of tons of suspended stone.

The iron gate can only be opened by lifting the suspended dragon stone from the outermost side.

From the inside, there's nowhere to open the door.

If all the hanging dragon stones of the four iron gates are opened, one will enter the deepest part of the third level of the Heavenly Prison.

It was gloomy and pitch black everywhere.

Apart from the baskets used to transport food, the interior was like a hellish place, completely uninhabitable for humans.

not to mention,
This is a water dungeon.

Half of the prison was submerged in water.

To put it simply, this is an underground river passage.

The lowest level of the underground river connects to the cracks in the rocks, and it is impossible to know where it leads.

Strange and unusual fish often emerge from the crevices of these underground rivers.

The prisoners held at the lowest level of the prison were given only two steamed buns a day.

Whether you survive or not really depends on luck.

After so many years of imprisonment, no one knows how many people are still alive.

Once anyone is imprisoned on the third level of the Heavenly Prison, there is almost no hope of leaving; it is essentially a death row.

Those fish that occasionally leap out from the cracks in the rocks of the underground river passage are the hope for these hardened prisoners to survive.

For anyone to want to survive in such a cruel environment is simply a pipe dream.

"You guys stay here and guard the various iron gates and checkpoints, I'll go down alone!"

"Open all the suspended dragon stones, everyone just needs to keep watch."

Chen Jie gave an order to Tang Feng and the other guards.

The four iron gates must be guarded.

The mechanism of these iron gates is very ingenious; they close together like gears.

Once the suspended dragon stone falls, it will be impossible to break through the door from inside.

Even if one's martial arts skills break through to the 'Meridian Opening Qi' level, there's no way they can break through the gate.

Chen Jie was also worried that the iron gate would be closed, otherwise it would be very troublesome to open the iron gate from the inside.

If he gets locked up inside, he'll have to spend a lot of Martial Arts Merit Points to go back and bring over a cutting machine.

Therefore,
To avoid unnecessary trouble, he ordered Tang Feng and his personal guards to strictly guard the four iron gates to prevent anyone from imprisoning him in the dungeon.

He did not allow Tang Feng and the others to follow.

With his current level of martial arts skill, as well as the gun and high-voltage electric shock gauntlets in his hand.

He didn't believe anyone could threaten his safety in this state.

"Yes, young master! My brothers and I are waiting outside!"

Tang Feng nodded and then turned to instruct the other brothers.

Wow——!
next moment,
The brothers of Ximentang's personal guard were all on guard at the iron gate.

Next,
The mechanism at the bottom of the third level of the prison opens.

at this time,

The entire prison was like a ferocious beast, its mouth agape, seemingly ready to devour everything around it.

The interior was pitch black and exuded a putrid stench that made it hard to breathe.

The last iron gate opened quickly, revealing a view of the iron fence built over the underground river.

The entire lowest level of the prison was laid out before Chen Jie.

Wow——!
The guards of Ximentang pulled back their gun bolts and stood on both sides of the four iron gate passages of the prison, looking very vigilant.

Their eyes were fixed on the prison, their attention highly focused, ready for anything.

Anyone inside who dares to cross the line.

Then,

The surrounding guards will not hesitate to open fire.

in addition,

Four heavy machine guns were mounted on either side of each iron gate.

As the personal guard of Ximen Hall, we are responsible for the young master's safety.

Any unusual situation is within their plan.

Whenever the young master faces a crisis, they will rush to his aid without hesitation, even at the cost of their own lives.

Chen Jie glanced at the guards surrounding him and nodded slightly.

Many key members of the Royal Guard were promoted to positions in territories under the jurisdiction of Simon Hall.

Just like Meng Hu, after leading a group of personal guards to achieve meritorious service, he has become the garrison general of Suzhou Prefecture, commanding a region and holding a high position.

This batch of guards included many new recruits.

Their high level of military skill must be a testament to the hard work Tang Feng put in.

Next,
After entering the bottom passage of the prison, Chen Jie looked up.

too dark!
Aside from the sound of the underground river flowing, there was nothing else to see inside.

of course,

Perhaps it was the contrast in lighting that made it difficult for people to adjust at first.

Chen Jie took a deep breath and walked inside.

After a few minutes,
After entering the underground passage and adjusting to the light, I could see the interior more clearly.

Deep inside the prison, behind the fourth iron gate, is a man-made passage surrounded by incredibly solid rock.

On both sides of the passage, you can see rows of prison cells locked with iron bars.

An underground river runs through all the cells, and the sound of flowing water can be heard very clearly.

call--!
Chen Jie took a deep breath and began to explore the underground river with the spiritual sense of 'Xin Zhai'.

unfortunately,

The entire underground river seemed to extend to a very far place; even with Chen Jie's spiritual perception range of 1,500 meters, he was unable to detect the end of the underground river.

Anyone who tries to escape through the underground river has almost no chance of survival.

because,

Chen Jie could sense that the underground river was extending deeper underground.

Anyone who enters the underground river will surely die.

The deepest part of the entire prison was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

This place has been holding serious criminals for many years, and some of those who were imprisoned here in the early years may already be dead.

Surviving in such a harsh environment requires not only exceptional strength but also a bit of luck.

Even though some fish may occasionally appear in the underground river, it takes a lot of skill to catch these agile fish.

Therefore,
To obtain nutrients and salt, the only way to survive is to eat fish. Chen Jie frowned slightly and continued walking down into the dungeon.

The entire passage was open, and only Chen Jie walked in.

at this time,

He stopped paying attention to anything else and began to examine everything inside the prison.

One room, two rooms, three rooms, four rooms—!
After entering through the fourth iron gate, you can see several empty prison cells ahead.

There was no one inside, only a pile of bones.

It is clear,
The serious criminals who were once imprisoned in these cells are now dead.

Moreover, the skeleton had no flesh or blood, which suggests that it decomposed and was washed away by the underground river.

A solitary pile of bones proves that they once existed in this world.

have to say,

The conditions at the bottom of this prison were appalling.

Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they would probably be living a life worse than death, and their mental state would absolutely collapse.

Anyone who lived in such a terrible environment for a period of time would go insane.

There is no daylight!

call--!
After getting used to the darkness deep inside the prison, Chen Jie couldn't help but exhale.

Damn it.

This place is awful, it stinks.

The smell of feces and decay, even including some of the stench of rotting meat, was nauseating.

Because the entire prison is underground, there is no ventilation.

Therefore, the resulting odor cannot be dissipated at all.

Even underground rivers can only carry away some dirt, but they can hardly change the environment here.

to be frank,
At this moment, Chen Jie truly doubted whether there were any living people left deep within the entire prison.

To survive in such a harsh place requires immense willpower.

Deep inside the prison, Chen Jie roughly counted about fifty cells.

Surprisingly, the closer you get to the inside, the weaker the flavor becomes.

Chen Jie walked in unhurriedly, inspecting each cell on both sides of the passage.

It is clear,
After the Japanese occupied Taoyuan, they probably only sent people to guard the outside and did not enter the prison.

This is definitely a forgotten corner.

Perhaps since its construction, apart from imprisoning serious criminals, very few people have ever gone inside.

Even if a serious criminal is caught, they might just be imprisoned in a cell just outside the passageway.

The deeper you go, the less likely you are to bring in any new prisoners.

Therefore,
Whether they were Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, or any other ethnic group, they would never easily venture into the depths of the prison.

Chen Jie walked along the passageway further inside.

It has to be said that it's a mystery how this prison was built in the first place, as the underground passages are incredibly deep.

It appears to have been built along an underground river.

suddenly,
His intuition finally detected that there was a living person in a prison not far in front of him.

That's so rare!
It is amazing that it survived in such an extremely harsh environment.

Chen Jie had genuinely believed that everyone at the bottom of the prison was dead.

Next,
He stopped and looked up into one of the cells.

but,

He shook his head helplessly and turned to leave.

The living person I sensed in the prison earlier appeared to be on the verge of death.

His life force was very weak; his body was nothing but bones, as thin as a skeleton, just skin and no flesh.

He sat cross-legged in the prison cell, and only the faint beating of his heart proved that he was alive.

If it weren't for Chen Jie's incredibly sensitive spiritual perception, it would have been almost impossible to sense this person's presence.

He was completely covered by his hair, with no clothes visible on his body.

Strangely, although this person was very thin, he did not smell bad, and there was no smell of feces around him.

Inside his cell, there was a pile of fish bones.

but,

This person's aura is very weak; the flame of life could be extinguished at any moment.

"Hey kid, what are you doing here?"

Just as Chen Jie was about to leave.

Unexpectedly, the person who was so thin that he looked like a skeleton suddenly spoke.

Huh?
Chen Jie was somewhat surprised.

This guy looks like he's about to die, yet he still has the energy to talk.

He smiled, took two steps forward, arrived at the prison door, and looked up at the serious prisoner.

At this time,

The skeletal figure parted his hair and coldly scrutinized Chen Jie from head to toe.

"I didn't expect there to actually be living people here, and they even speak the language of the Great Qian Dynasty. How interesting."

Chen Jie said with a meaningful smile.

"Ahem—kid, are you from the Great Qian Dynasty? What brings you here?"

“I haven’t seen a living person in a long time. I didn’t expect you to have the guts to come in here.”

"I've almost forgotten what human flesh tastes like. Kid, you look quite meaty. Eating you can keep me going for a few more years."

"Jiejiejie——!"

The man, who was as thin as a skeleton, suddenly laughed.

His laughter was so awful it sent chills down your spine.

He was so hungry.

He had lost count of how much time had passed since he was imprisoned in this awful place.

The two steamed buns that the guards of the prison were supposed to distribute every day were never actually delivered to the depths of the prison.

Only in the dozen or so cells at the front of the passage will two steamed buns be distributed.

But after those people died, no one distributed steamed buns anymore.

But in the deepest part, from the very beginning, there was nothing.

In order to survive, he can only rely on some fish in the underground river, which is how he has managed to stay alive until now.

Those fish bones were not discarded, but were his provisions.

Fish meat cannot be preserved; only fish skeletons can be preserved.

The fish in these underground rivers don't appear for two months each year.

Therefore,
In order to ensure he has food for the next two months, he must save the fish bones.

Due to malnutrition, he became so thin that he was just skin and bones.

at this time,

When he saw a living person standing in front of him, his eyes emitting a faint green light.

In his mind, people were food, no different from fish.

He had long since grown tired of the 'cleaner fish' that roamed the underground river.

He no longer distinguishes between good and evil in his heart.

"I came here to find some sharp knives!"

Chen Jie looked up at the skeletal figure and said calmly.

He didn't intend to hide his purpose, but instead got straight to the point.

"Looking for a knife? What do you mean?"

The skinny man asked with a sinister smile.

"Do you think I'm qualified to be your blade? My martial arts skills are very high!"

"As long as I become your blade, I can assure you that I am sharp enough to remove all obstacles for you."

"Boy, open the iron gate of the prison and remove the hook from my collarbone. I'm willing to be your knife!"

A smile appeared on Chen Jie's face as he looked up and sized up the other person.

hum!
The Sixth Level of Bible Spiritual Practice – Spirit Killing!
A terrifying spiritual force enveloped the skeletal-like expert.

"Excellent! I need to forge a batch of top-notch sharp knives, and the first knife will be you!"

He sensed a terrifying aura emanating from the skeleton.

The Blood-Moving Pill technique has reached its peak!

That's right,

This person's martial arts skills were actually at the peak of the Blood-Moving Pill Technique, and his body contained a violent killing intent.

Even Yang Xihe, the leader of the Grand Canal Gang, was no match for this man.

Perhaps only the Grand Eunuch Cao Shaoqing, Guan Shanyue, Kou Yin, and other top experts of the Japanese Black Dragon Society, Nanzo Mitsuko and Yokoyama Sora, could outmaneuver him.

If nothing else,

This person is undoubtedly a renowned and powerful gang leader in the martial arts world. (End of Chapter)