Han Li, without a word, raised his right hand, which transformed into a blur, and struck Zhu Jieshan heavily in the abdomen.

Zhu Jieshan's face turned ashen instantly, a layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and his body bent into a shrimp shape.

"This punch is to repay you for hitting me back then," Han Li said expressionlessly.

"Cough, cough..."

Zhu Jieshan coughed repeatedly, unable to speak.

"I won't waste words with you. Is what's written on the paper true? Answer me honestly, or I don't mind using your own weapon to chop off your limbs," Han Li said coldly, picking up the white bone sword that had fallen nearby.

"You dare! You slave, if you dare harm me in the slightest... cough, just wait to be devoured by Black Tribulation Worms, wailing in agony until you die!" Zhu Jieshan roared, suppressing his cough.

Han Li smirked, and with a wave of his arm, a white shadow flashed.

Zhu Jieshan felt a slight lightness in his left wrist, followed by a sharp pain. His left hand had been severed at the wrist, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

Zhu Jieshan was stunned for a moment, about to scream, when another white shadow flashed. Blood gushed from his mouth again, and a section of his tongue fell to the ground mixed with blood, making a whimpering sound.

"My time is limited, and so is my patience. Next time it's your right hand! Tell me, is everything on that paper true?" Han Li's voice was as cold as millennia of ice.

Zhu Jieshan trembled and stared blankly at Han Li.

"I see, I understand." Han Li gathered the bone sword, looking at Zhu Jieshan's right hand.

"Don't, I... I'll tell you! It's true, the Qingyang City Lord is indeed coveting the True Spirit Bloodline power in your body. It's said he can use it to break through Profound Apertures or something. I don't know the specifics, really, I wouldn't lie to you," Zhu Jieshan pleaded in a hurried voice, seemingly terrified by Han Li's ruthless methods.

Han Li's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this.

What was written on the paper was indeed true. Luckily, he made a decisive move in advance. If he had waited for the other party to act, it would have been irreversible.

He looked at Zhu Jieshan, his eyes flashing with cold light.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I'm just a small figure in the Profound Combat Arena, acting on orders from above. What I did to you before was not intentional. Please be merciful and spare my life," Zhu Jieshan trembled, pleading via voice transmission.

"Don't worry, as long as you tell me everything you know, I won't kill you," Han Li said, his expression softening slightly.

"Thank... Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li," Zhu Jieshan thanked him hastily.

"Since the Qingyang City Lord covets my True Spirit Bloodline, why didn't he act when he captured me, and waited until now?" Han Li asked again.

"I don't know about that. I was just following orders to lock you up in the Profound Combat Arena. The rest is not my responsibility," Zhu Jieshan replied immediately via voice transmission.

"Then when exactly does the Qingyang City Lord plan to act against me?" Han Li frowned slightly and asked.

"I haven't heard anything about that either. I just received orders from above to pay close attention to your movements during this time. Other than that, there are no other instructions," Zhu Jieshan said, shrinking back and pausing before continuing via voice transmission.

"Probably also to immediately capture me if I make any suspicious moves, right? So there was something wrong with the tea you just gave me. Don't bother stalling for time, I didn't swallow the tea at all, it won't work," Han Li sneered, spitting out a small mouthful of tea.

Zhu Jieshan was slightly stunned at the sight, then revealed a shocked expression, lowering his head in a flustered manner, not daring to look Han Li in the eyes.

"Alright, one last question, and if you can give me a satisfactory answer, I'll spare your life," Han Li said calmly, his expression unchanged.

"What question?" Zhu Jieshan asked, slightly raising his eyes, pleased to hear this.

"How can the Black Tribulation Worms in my body be removed without being detected?" Han Li stared into Zhu Jieshan's eyes and asked, word by word.

"The Black Tribulation Worms are strange insects refined by the City Lord, concerning the highest secrets of Qingyang City. Only he can解开them, there's no other way. I've heard that those who tried to解开them themselves all suffered miserable fates," Zhu Jieshan's expression changed upon hearing this, and he replied immediately via voice transmission.

Although Han Li had expected this, his face still sank upon hearing this.

"Fellow Daoist, this is absolutely true, I can swear on my Inner Demon! Furthermore, how could the City Lord possibly tell a small figure like me about something as important as the Black Tribulation Worms?" Zhu Jieshan's face turned pale as he saw Han Li's expression change, and he hurriedly defended himself.

Han Li's eyes flickered slightly. His Divine Sense Chain was currently imprisoning Zhu Jieshan's Soul, allowing him to roughly sense the person's Soul state to some extent.

Zhu Jieshan's Soul fluctuations were relatively stable at the moment, and he didn't seem to be lying.

It was a pity that he couldn't use Immortal Spiritual Power now, otherwise he could directly search his Soul, why bother with such troublesome coercion?

"As a guard of the Profound Combat Arena, you can't possibly know nothing about the Black Tribulation Worms. I remember you said before that the Black Tribulation Worms would act up once a prisoner escaped. What's the reason for this?" Han Li pondered slightly, then frowned and asked.

Zhu Jieshan's body trembled slightly upon hearing this, and there seemed to be some hesitation in his expression, without speaking immediately.

"Hmph!"

A cold light flashed in Han Li's eyes, and with a wave of his arm, a white shadow flashed, cutting across Zhu Jieshan's right hand.

A deep wound was immediately cut on Zhu Jieshan's right hand, nearly half of his wrist was severed, and he let out a whimpering scream, his whole body trembling.

"I've already said, my patience is limited! If you continue to be stubborn, you'll be a person without limbs. I have plenty of ways to prevent you from growing new limbs," Han Li said, raising the bone sword again.

"I'll talk, don't chop off my right hand!" The hesitation in Zhu Jieshan's heart was cleaved away by this sword.

"Speak quickly!" Han Li pressed the bone sword against Zhu Jieshan's right wrist, the sharp blade stimulating his skin to tremble, as if it would be chopped off immediately if Zhu Jieshan hesitated any longer.

"In the City Lord's Mansion, there is a Black Tribulation Stone. This stone emits a special Soul Power fluctuation, which envelops the entire Qingyang City. As long as the Black Tribulation Worms are within the range of this Soul Power fluctuation, they will fall into a dormant state. Once they leave the range of influence of the Black Tribulation Stone, the Black Tribulation Worms will awaken and act up. Therefore, the City Lord doesn't worry about you daring to escape," Zhu Jieshan said quickly, like pouring beans, without daring to have any other thoughts.

"Black Tribulation Stone? Does that mean that as long as I get this stone and carry it with me, the Black Tribulation Worms will never act up?" Han Li's eyes lit up and asked.

"This... it seems theoretically feasible, but I don't know if that's really the case. After all, the City Lord has heaven-reaching methods, and he may have other tricks up his sleeve," Zhu Jieshan said, lowering his eyes.

Han Li frowned and didn't speak, falling into contemplation. However, he quickly raised his head again and said coldly, "What else do you know about the Black Tribulation Worms? Tell me everything!"

"That's all, I really don't know anything else," Zhu Jieshan said, his eyes red, almost pleading via voice transmission.

"Alright, I'll grab another guard to ask later. If what you say matches, I'll spare your life. If you dare to deceive or conceal anything, I'll immediately flay you inch by inch and feed you to the scale beasts in the Profound Combat Arena!" Han Li said sternly.

Zhu Jieshan was stunned upon hearing this, but he didn't show any fear. Instead, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Han Li's eyebrows twitched at the sight, it seemed that Zhu Jieshan was indeed not lying.

He waved his arm, and the bone sword struck the back of Zhu Jieshan's head.

With a "噗" sound, Zhu Jieshan fell to the ground in response, falling into a coma.

Han Li chanted something in his mouth, pinching a hand seal and pointing at his forehead.

A crystal light flashed at Zhu Jieshan's forehead, followed by a seal-like formula in the shape of a cage, which disappeared in a flash.

After doing all this, Han Li retracted his finger, his expression slightly relaxed.

This Soul Seal can seal Zhu Jieshan for three days and three nights, keeping him in a state of deep sleep, so that he wouldn't hinder his escape.

It wasn't that he was soft-hearted, but he was worried that the Qingyang City Lord had also applied some methods that he didn't know on these people. If he killed this person, it would attract the other party's attention, and that would be a loss.

He then stuffed Zhu Jieshan under the bed, cleaned up the blood stains in the room slightly, and then opened the door, walking out with a calm expression.

After Han Li left this area, he quickly returned to the Exchange Hall, standing outside the hall, looking towards the direction of the Profound Combat Arena below.

Opposite the Profound Combat Arena, almost symmetrical to the Exchange Hall, there was a wide passage leading to the outside, which was the entrance to the Profound Combat Arena.

As long as he passed through there, he could directly enter Qingyang City.

And the City Lord's Mansion was in Qingyang City.

To seize the Black Tribulation Stone, it was only possible to enter Qingyang City first.

Han Li's eyes flickered, and his brows furrowed slightly.

According to the regulations, these Profound Combatants were not allowed to leave the Profound Combat Arena. There were also many guards guarding the entrance, whose purpose was to prevent these Profound Combatants from escaping.

It wouldn't be easy to break through.

Han Li pondered slightly, then turned and walked towards his residence.

He hadn't obtained the information about the Black Tribulation Stone before, and hadn't made any preparations for it. Now that he knew about the Black Tribulation Stone, the escape plan needed to be changed.

Han Li quickly returned to the Ninth District, pushed open the door and walked into his room, his expression immediately stunned.

A tall figure was standing inside. Looking at the facial features, who else could it be but Xie Daoren?

His eyes lit up, and he was about to say something, but his expression changed drastically, and with a sudden shake of his body, he shot back with extreme speed.

However, as soon as his body retreated, a figure flickered in the void above his head, and a figure appeared there silently. A blurry arm slammed down like lightning, hitting his chest solidly.