"Thank you for telling me, Fellow Daoist Chen." Han Li said, stood up, and was about to bid farewell and leave.

"Fellow Daoist Li, please don't be impulsive. Scarface himself is not worth worrying about, but unfortunately, he has been helping Poison Dragon, so he is quite valued by Poison Dragon. After all, you have to consider the master when you beat a dog, and for Poison Dragon, Scarface is still a very easy-to-use and obedient dog. Don't be impulsive and completely offend Poison Dragon to death." Chen Lin quickly stopped him and advised.

"Didn't Fellow Daoist Chen say last time that Poison Dragon is narrow-minded? After my conflict with him last time, he wouldn't let me go anyway. Even if I have some concerns, what's the use?" Han Li shook his head and said noncommittally.

"Even if you don't need to worry about him, you still have to abide by the rules of the Black Arena. For the Black Arena, it doesn't matter if we Black Arena fighters fight privately or even form deadly grudges. They even like to see it, but all life and death can only be settled in the Black Arena competitions. If private fights lead to deaths, the consequences will be very troublesome, so I advise you not to be impulsive." Chen Lin continued.

Hearing this, a trace of doubt flashed in Han Li's eyes, and he slowly sat down.

Seeing this, Chen Lin also sat down beside him and smiled: "I was really afraid that I couldn't persuade you, Fellow Daoist Li..."

"Thank you." Han Li paused slightly, then smiled.

"Alright, alright, I'll do a good deed to the end." Chen Lin hesitated slightly, showing a hint of heartache, and said.

Han Li was puzzled, and saw him turn around and go to the inner room, holding a black stone box when he came out.

"A petty person like Scarface won't give up after one failure, so you should take this thing for now, it can help you avoid some trouble." Chen Lin handed over the black stone box and said.

"This is..." Han Li didn't rush to take it, but asked in confusion.

"Celestial Star Shell, you should have seen this thing in the exchange office, right? In this ghostly place, there is no demonic Qi to absorb and condense, and there are no demonic artifacts to use, so you can only set up some simple mechanisms, which are often easy to open. This Celestial Star Shell is considered a high-end item." Chen Lin said with a smile.

Hearing the name Celestial Star Shell, Han Li immediately remembered it. He did see it in the exchange hall at that time. Although he didn't know what it was for at the time, its high price left a deep impression on him.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, we are just strangers who happened to meet. I am already very grateful for telling me so much news. I can't take such a valuable item like the Celestial Star Shell." Han Li declined.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you misunderstood. I wanted to give it to you generously, but unfortunately, my strength doesn't allow it..." Chen Lin said with a wry smile.

"Then what is Fellow Daoist..." Han Li raised an eyebrow and asked.

"This Celestial Star Shell was used by me a long time ago. The Stellar Power contained within has been consumed a lot. Later, I formed a deadly feud with someone, and in order to prevent accidents, I bought a new one with better quality. This Celestial Star Shell has been idle. I know that you are new to this Black Arena, Fellow Daoist Li, and you definitely don't have any money. I can sell this Celestial Star Shell to you for half price." Chen Lin said.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, to be honest, the points I earned from the previous fight have already been exchanged for beast cores. At this moment, unless I exchange it with Taro beast cores, there is nothing else I can buy from you." Han Li said helplessly upon hearing this, feeling slightly moved.

"Fellow Daoist Li, it's hard to find someone who suits your taste in this Black Arena. You can take this Celestial Star Shell and use it first. As for the exchange reward, don't worry about it. Just pay me back after you win two more matches." Chen Lin said with a smile.

"Then I'll do as Fellow Daoist Chen says." Han Li nodded after a slight hesitation.

After saying that, he took the black stone box and pushed it open with a "snap."

Inside the black stone box lay a palm-sized white shell-like object. There were many complex patterns on it, whether natural or artificially carved, which looked quite beautiful.

"I have used this thing before, so there are imprints left by me on it. Fellow Daoist Li, you only need to drop your own blood essence on it to make it recognize you as its master again. After that, place it inside the stone door of your house, and the Celestial Star Shell will automatically emit a layer of Stellar Power, covering the entire door from the inside. In this way, unless someone destroys it with brute force, the only person who can enter your house is you. Even small things like Soul-Eating Insects can't sneak in." Chen Lin explained.

"I will remember Fellow Daoist Chen's kindness." Han Li nodded and thanked him again with clasped hands.

Then, he bid farewell and left.

After returning to his room, Han Li took out the Celestial Star Shell again, condensed a drop of blood on his fingertip, and dripped it onto it.

With a soft "pop" sound.

A drop of blood splattered into a scarlet flower on the Celestial Star Shell, which was then swallowed by a layer of white light and disappeared.

At the same time, all the patterns on the Celestial Star Shell lit up, and a hazy white light spread out from it, like a piece of pale starlight covering the surroundings.

Han Li placed it inside the stone door, and the white light immediately wrapped the entire stone door, filling all the gaps along the edge of the stone door, leaving no flaws.

After checking it with his divine sense for a while, he found that the Stellar Power contained in this Celestial Star Shell was still quite abundant. It seemed that Chen Lin had made up most of his previous statement in order to befriend him.

After pondering for a moment, Han Li sat back on the stone bed cross-legged, took out a Taro beast core from his bosom and swallowed it, and began to circulate the Feather Ascension Art to cultivate.

……

A month passed quickly.

Inside Han Li's room, the white tree roots above the roof shone brightly. He was sitting cross-legged below the stone bed with his eyes closed, shrouded in a layer of hazy white light. The number of Mysterious Apertures on his body had changed to forty-one.

In addition to the Mysterious Aperture he opened after taking the Tiger Scale Beast's beast core, Han Li subsequently took seven Taro beast cores in a row. With the help of the Palm Heaven Bottle, he successfully opened two more Mysterious Apertures, which, like before, were distributed on his legs.

Just then, a buzzing sound suddenly rang out in the room, and a burst of black light flickered beside his bed. Han Li slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the edge of the stone bed, frowned slightly, and casually picked up the glowing number plate.

He let out a light breath and slowly stood up, opened the stone door, and walked out.

There seemed to be other Black Arena competitions going on in the ninth district, and there were fewer people gathered than usual.

Seeing Han Li's appearance, these people turned their attention to him. Although some people would nod to him, their eyes still carried a hint of strangeness.

Han Li went straight through the exchange hall and came to the waiting hall.

In the hall, the one-horned burly man had just arranged a fight for a Black Arena fighter with thorns growing on his back when he saw Han Li at a glance.

He had a very deep impression of this human's previous Black Arena fight.

"Li Feiyu, you're here!" the one-horned burly man called out.

Han Li responded expressionlessly and walked slowly closer.

"According to the rules, you should have a Black Arena fight today. You should be fighting a Black Arena fighter with similar strength to you, but unfortunately, the Black Arena matches have been busy recently and the schedule is very tight. There is no suitable person to fight you for the time being. You can choose to postpone it for some time, but if you delay the match, some points will be deducted." the one-horned burly man said.

"If I don't have enough points, can I delay payment?" Han Li frowned and asked.

"According to the rules of the Black Arena, you can't delay paying the points. Considering that you are new here and don't know all the rules, you can have one exemption. But if you delay the payment, the deducted points will be counted as double. Your next match will probably be in vain. Remember not to use up all your points in the future." the one-horned burly man said.

"You said earlier that there is no opponent with comparable strength to fight me, so what about those who are not comparable?" Han Li asked.

"If you don't choose to postpone, then there is only a Dark Scale Elephant and a Mountain-Piercing Ape that you can challenge. Both of them are Mysterious Rank Scale Beasts, and their strength is much stronger than that mutated Tiger Scale Beast. Besides that, there is only one Black Arena fighter with sixty Mysterious Apertures can be challenged. I remind you that, whether it is a Black Arena fighter or a Mysterious Rank Scale Beast, you have very little chance of winning at the moment, so you'd better choose to delay the battle." the one-horned burly man reminded.

"I appreciate Fellow Daoist's kindness, but delaying payment is too uneconomical. Forget about that Black Arena fighter, I'll choose one of the two Mysterious Rank Scale Beasts to challenge." Han Li said with a slight bow.

"I can't tell you about the situation of the two Scale Beasts here. I just remind you that the Black Arena is about the strength of the physique and bones. For most Scale Beasts, they can't escape the law that the larger the body, the stronger the combat power." the one-horned burly man said.

"Thank you, then I choose to fight that Mountain-Piercing Ape." Han Li said upon hearing this.

"At the moment, the several Black Arena fighting grounds in the ninth district are occupied. You need to wait until one of the matches is over before you can enter the arena to compete. You can rest for a while." the one-horned burly man said with a smile, his tone much better than before.

"It's okay, I'll just wait for a moment." Han Li nodded, randomly found an open space outside the passage door, sat down cross-legged, and closed his eyes to rest.

About a quarter of an hour passed, and one of the Black Arena fighting grounds finally finished. The two Black Arena fighters fought fiercely, and both died in the end, allowing the City Lord's Mansion, as the bookmaker, to win a complete victory and make a lot of money.

Hearing the movement, Han Li opened his eyes and saw the remains of the two Black Arena fighters being carried out of the arena. One had his head completely smashed through, and the other had his heart torn apart. Both corpses were covered in blood and looked terrifying.

After waiting for a long time, after the ground in the Black Arena fighting ground was repaired, the one-horned man entered it and began to announce the situation of the next Black Arena fight.

"Everyone, after a month's absence, I believe everyone has been thinking about the human who surprisingly defeated that Tiger Scale Beast before, right? Today, he will return to the Black Arena and challenge a Mysterious Rank Scale Beast, the Mountain-Piercing Ape. According to the investigation, the number of his Mysterious Apertures is only thirty-odd. I don't know if he will have the opportunity to shock the audience again and reverse the trend of the Scale Beast?" The one-horned man's simple two questions instantly ignited the atmosphere of the Black Arena fighting ground.

"Li Feiyu, Li Feiyu, Li Feiyu..." Some people even began to shout his name.

"Can luck happen once, and you want it to happen every time?"

"Go to hell, you humble human, become meat paste under the hammer of the Mountain-Piercing Ape..."

Of course, there were more taunts, doubts, and extremely vicious curses.

Han Li could hear some vague words standing in the passage, but he remained expressionless and indifferent. He had no interest in this kind of fanatical shouting.

"The Black Arena fight between Li Feiyu and the Mountain-Piercing Ape is about to begin. Please seize the time to bet as soon as possible. Once the match begins, the betting will stop immediately. The odds this time are still five to one!" The one-horned burly man glanced at everyone and said loudly.

Hearing that the odds were still five to one, the atmosphere on the stands became more enthusiastic. Although most people still chose to bet on the Mountain-Piercing Ape, which had a significantly higher winning rate, many people were indecisive and wanted to take a chance on Han Li.

In a VIP seat on the stands, Chen Yang, who had removed his bone armor, leaned on a black chair. There was no one beside him. Neither the accompanying beautiful maid nor the man named Hube with whom he gambled before was to be seen.

"Li Feiyu, ah, Li Feiyu, I don't know how you managed to win a game by luck last time. Why are you so unappreciative of your life and challenge a Mysterious Rank Scale Beast again, and it's still the Mountain-Piercing Ape known for its ferocity and violence. This time, please forgive me for not believing in you. This time, I will bet on that Mountain-Piercing Ape." Chen Yang narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself.

After a while, a sound of clanging metal sounded.

The time had come, and the whole audience stopped betting. The Black Arena fight was about to begin.

The stone door of the passage slowly opened, and Han Li slowly walked out of the door, his eyes as calm as water as always, looking towards the opposite side.