High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

Chen Mo's Abyss Language wasn't very good, but he could still understand the gist of it, albeit haltingly.

In the dark alley, several hunched-over orcs emerged.

They held small knives made from sharpened iron sheets, staring fiercely at Chen Mo.

"Let me go."

Chen Mo wasn't some saint with an overflowing sense of compassion; he had no desire to get involved in such messy affairs.

"No, they're going to kill me! You're a good person, please save me!"

The little girl clung tightly to Chen Mo's pants, looking at him pitifully.

Grabbing the little girl by the back of her neck, Chen Mo tried to pull her off his pants.

But as soon as he exerted force, Chen Mo discovered that his cotton trousers seemed unable to withstand the force.

"I'll give you three counts and you'd better let go, or I'll strangle you."

"No, please help me."

The little girl shook her head vigorously, seemingly realizing that Chen Mo was reluctant to part with his pants, and gripped them even tighter.

"..."

He sighed, thinking that next time he should kill a beast from the abyss and get a leather coat in return.

"Are you her father?" Several hunched-over men looked Chen Mo up and down, their greed growing stronger as they saw his smart clothes.

"Do you know she stole three protein cubes from us? Pay up now, or we'll kill you and roast you!"

The leading man licked his lips, and the aura of a level three martial artist made the little girl's face turn pale.

"Damn, even beggars who can't afford to live are level three martial artists."

Chen Mo couldn't help but swear. In the outside world, a level three martial artist was already considered to have a secure job.

In the Ten Kings Domain, he could only be a lowly nobody.

"What are you spouting nonsense about? Believe me or not, I'll rip your balls off with one stroke..."

A burst of violent energy erupted instantly, and Chen Mo's aura as an eleventh-level Vajra Realm expert was released without reservation.

"The...Commander!?"

Level 11 Grand Commander, Level 12 General, Level 13 Venerable.

This is the common term used to refer to martial artists in the Abyss.

"Threatening me? You know I hate being threatened the most."

Chen Mo is the type who responds better to gentle persuasion than force. If that little girl had threatened him to protect her just now, she would have been turned into mincemeat by now.

Chen Mo walked slowly and steadily to the hunched man and gently placed his palm on the top of his head.

"You removed my testicles, huh?"

"Then I'll turn you into an egg!"

After saying that, Chen Mo's energy surged, instantly crushing the hunchbacked man into a pool of blood.

The remaining thugs stared at Chen Mo, trembling, and the razor blades in their hands fell to the ground with a clatter.

The surrounding Abyss Humans all wore expressions of fear, but the little girl clinging to Chen Mo's leg wore an expression of pride.

"This is my dad! Let's see who dares to bully me now!"

Chen Mo narrowed his eyes; this little girl was something else.

They're shameless, know how to leverage power, and even dare to climb the ladder of success.

With a casual flick of his wrist, he unleashed a surge of energy, causing the flesh and blood of those thugs to explode, leaving only their skeletons standing in place.

"Let me go."

Chen Mo's eyes were cold; his patience had been completely worn away.

The little girl shuddered, knowing she couldn't push her luck any further, and obediently let go of Chen Mo's leg.

This little incident did not affect Chen Mo's plans.

His plan was simple: go up to the strongest warrior in Bright City and torture him severely, hoping to find out the whereabouts of the Abyss Mother Tree.

Then, the Cycle of Despair was activated, and a deliberate punch was used to vaporize him.

That's it, that's how the numerical monsters operate.

The surrounding Abyss people all hid, not daring to even glance at Chen Mo.

After careful observation, Chen Mo discovered that the Abyss People in the outer area were not even as strong as the average strength of the Silver Wolf City and the Earth Tiger City.

Why is this? Why do so many Venerable Ones hide in the deepest abyss?

Even in the middle level of the abyss, the Venerable One is a top-tier fighter.

Those Abyss People in the deepest abyss are more like... exiled?

Chen Mo suddenly stopped, and the little girl who had been following behind him bumped into his bottom.

"Waaah..."

The little girl covered her mouth, and drops of blood flowed out between her fingers.

One has to admire that Chen Mo's body, even in a relaxed state, is countless times harder than steel.

"Why are you following me?"

Chen Mo sighed and asked with a hint of helplessness.

"You're very strong, I want you to be my boss!"

The little girl spat out a baby tooth, put her hands on her hips, and looked at Chen Mo.

"I'm busy, go play by yourself."

Chen Mo picked up the little girl and put her away a short distance away.

"I'm very useful. I can steal things and squeeze into places you can't."

"What they're chasing me for isn't the protein cubes, but the energy crystals within them!"

The little girl was getting anxious. She had finally found a kind and easy-going person to rely on, and she was determined to seize the opportunity.

Having grown up in a muddy swamp, she understood early on that everything was a transaction of interests.

Only by demonstrating sufficient ability can one survive in this place.

"And, and..."

The little girl became more and more anxious as she spoke, and her ears, which were originally hidden under her hair, perked up.

Chen Mo narrowed his eyes. He noticed that the Abyss People here all seemed to be half-human and half-beast.

The inhabitants of the deepest abyss, however, have normal human appearances...

"What's your name?"

Chen Mo pinched the little girl's fluffy ears, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.

"My name is Funi, boss, you can just call me Nini!"

Funi's eyes lit up, and she grinned, showing her gap-toothed front teeth.

"What were those people doing just now?"

Chen Mo nodded. He planned to wander around the outer area to see if it was as he had imagined.

"They are the rulers of the Badwater District, and everyone in the Badwater District has to listen to them."

"Their leader is also a high-ranking officer; I've even heard that he's the garrison commander sent to guard the Badwater District."

"Oh?" Chen Mo's lips curled up slightly. This little girl knows quite a lot.

"Take me to see him."

Now that he had arrived in Bright City, Chen Mo was determined to clarify his doubts.

The best option would certainly be to directly interrogate the "second-in-command" mentioned by Cheng Fei, but perhaps we could get some information from other people that the second-in-command might overlook.

After all, the world seen by those in power is completely different from that seen by those in power.

Each has its own reasons...

Moreover, Ji Wuxin's words made Chen Mo quite concerned.

According to her, entering the middle layer of the abyss would allow one to learn things that the outside world knew nothing about.

What exactly is that skeleton, and what is this world called the Abyss?

What's going on with these half-human, half-beast abyssal humans? Why can those abyssal humans who look no different from humans only live in the deepest abyss?

The three elders are clearly hiding something, and what they are hiding is very likely related to the relationship between the Abyss and Blue Star.

"But boss... he's the big boss of the naval base."

Funi hesitated. In her mind, the naval base was a high and mighty god, whose majesty was inviolable.