War God
The identity of Mr. Jona

Mother Yu's full name was Xuan Yu, and Qi Ying was actually not her son.

Qi Ying heard from Xuan Yu that she had left the house at the age of sixteen and had discovered Qi Ying during her journey. He had been buried under the rubble of a village, which had been robbed, its people massacred, and burned to the ground. At that moment, he seemed to be only a few hours old. Thus, Xuan Yu's maternal instincts got the better of him, and he took her to the Nameless City, which was a small town within the Celestial River Region. He made money by washing clothes for some of the wealthy families in town and raising them with that income.

The name Qi Ying had a pronunciation similar to 'abandoned baby'.

If not for the fact that Xuan Yu had found her, she would have been a baby that had been abandoned by this world.

As for his left hand, Xuan Yu told him that he originally thought that it was the result of a burn. However, after taking her to the clinic for some tests, they found that this was not the case. No one knew exactly why Qi Ying's left hand was like that. It's as hard as dark iron. Some doctors suggested amputating Qi Ying's arm in fear that if the situation was allowed to develop further, Qi Ying's entire body would eventually turn into a black stone. Xuan Yu rejected this action.

Qi Ying's troubles began when she was four years old. One day, Xuan Yu came home late, because he had too many clothes to wash. The little Qi Qi was not eating dinner to eat, and he suddenly fell to the ground and started rolling around in pain. All the blood in his body flowed into his left hand, and he almost died. From then on, Qi Ying had been ravaged by this condition. Every time his body lacked energy, for example, if he starved for too long or spent too much energy hunting wild animals in the mountains, he said, he will have a recurrence and be attacked by excruciating pain.

As he grew, his left hand's appetite continued to increase. Originally, Qi Ying only needed to fill her stomach to prevent a relapse. However, he was soon asked to take pills meant for fighters. Furthermore, ninety-five percent of the power in the pills was absorbed by his left hand, leaving five percent very little for Qi Ying to absorb.

Pills were much more expensive than food, and even at the age of eleven, Qi Ying had to take several "Strength Strengthening Pills" per month. After that, he had to take the "Pill of Strength Enhancement" and even the "Great Power Pill". Thus, Qi Ying was forced to join the hunting party of Nameless City at the age of twelve, to hunt the game in the mountains. At that moment, Xuan Yu also lost his sight due to the accident in Nameless City, and thus Qi Ying became the sole bread winner in the family.

However, Qi Ying managed to get up and shoulder the burden confidently. Perhaps due to the fact that he had consumed many pills in his life, he was much stronger than the average hunter and could fight tigers,****woods, and black bears with his bare hands. In an ironic twist, his left hand became his best weapon, and as long as he had enough strength, he could smash the black bear's hand with a single blow.

Moreover, Qi Ying also joined the Nameless City patrol force. A few years after that, he was taken under the wing of a retired boxer and became very adept at hand-to-hand combat. Although Qi Ying was only an ordinary human at that moment, many Martial Strength Stage warriors were already no match for him.

Furthermore, under the beautiful and knowledgeable teachings of Xuan Yu, Qi Ying became well versed in many fields, such as astronomy, humanities, geography, and calligraphy, as well as playing woodwind instruments. As he grew up, he became increasingly handsome and developed to become a civilized, polite young man. There were many prominent families in Nameless City who offered their daughters for future arranged marriages and were willing to give Qi Ying and Xuan Yu all kinds of wealth as dowries. Qi Ying was very touched, but she still rejected them all. “Everyone has their own preferences. You're all beautiful, but nothing suits my taste. We are indeed lacking in wealth, but it is something that can be obtained. ”

"God!"

Night had fallen and Qi Ying was lying on his bed while reminiscing about past events. He suddenly sat down and for some reason, his mind turned to An Ruyi, who had been bothering him during the day. "Hmph! I rejected so many beautiful women who were three hundred times more handsome than him. What made him think that he would attract my attention? Could it be .. that An Ruyi already knew who I was? That shouldn't be the case ... I wore a mask that day ... "" Ptui, why did I think about it? I will be able to see the woman of my dreams in a month. ”

Qi Ying took the silver gloves on her bedside table before slipping them into her hands. He flexed his left hand to find that it felt no different from normal.

"I really don't know if I should thank you or curse you!"

Qi Ying sighed.

During his youth, he always hated his left hand, but at the same time, his left hand was very useful in important situations. For example, two months earlier, his left hand had helped him achieve something very important in his life. It was precisely because of this that he insisted on coming to the Heavenly River County despite Xuan Yu's objections.

Qi Ying then took out a small jade bottle of Energy Containment Pills on the table and looked at the eight pills left inside.

After which, Qi Ying closed her eyes and unleashed her internal inspection skill to observe the condition of her body. He could see that among his nine main acupoints, there were already seven that were filled with gray energy. Furthermore, a wisp of gray energy also appeared at the eighth acupoint.

In the Martial Power Stage, one had to refine spiritual energy, and progress occurred when the main acupuncture point started nurturing spiritual energy.

"I will reach the Eighth Power Martial Stage!"

Qi Ying was not happy in the slightest with this observation. Instead, he felt a little worried.

If he reached the Energy Martial Stage before turning sixteen, he would be considered one of the elite disciples of the academy. In that case, he would become extremely influential even outside of the academy, and would be considered a respected figure in this area.

“Thinking that I am just an ordinary human being with no cultivation base when I came to the Celestial River County two months ago. I reached the Sixth Power Martial Stage after cultivating for only six days according to the basic cultivation method I purchased from several stores. I wonder if the students and teachers in the academy will have a heart attack if they find out about this! ”

Qi Ying pursed her lips.

In reality, he wanted to break through to the Energy Martial Stage, and if he thought about it, he would be able to make a breakthrough in about a month. However, he did not dare to do that.

On the one hand, he was afraid that he would attract too much attention if others heard about his extraordinary cultivation talent, as being too famous was not always a good thing. For example, if a rare species of mutant beast was found in the mountains, they would definitely be targeted by hunters.

On the other hand, he knew the importance of building a strong foundation in cultivation. If his cultivation base rose too fast but his foundation was unstable, he could find a long plateau after this meteoric rise. An analogy with fruits that ripen too early in the mountains can be drawn here; most of them are quite small and not too sweet.

Most importantly, he would not have enough pills to satisfy his left hand, if he made this breakthrough.

Back when he had no cultivation base, he could take one Great Power pill per week to ensure that his left hand did not relapse. However, after reaching the Seventh Martial Power Stage, he had to drink nearly one Great Power Pill per day and even that started to become insufficient.

“Looks like I have to go to the Colosseum tomorrow. The mission in the academy is not enough to feed this person! ”

…

In a remote area like Celestial River County, the only tourist attraction worthy of the nobles' attention was the Colosseum in Celestial River County. There were over a thousand ferocious beasts there, as well as countless slaves from foreign tribes. In addition, there are some poor local fighters who are willing to take risks and fight in the Colosseum to earn a financial income.

All the spectators in the Colosseum only needed to pay a certain fee to be treated to one or many thrilling battles to the death. Some wealthy nobles even paid large sums to choose the ferocious beasts and people who would engage in the battle of the Colosseum.

There was an accident a few days earlier where an animal had escaped from its enclosure and injured many people around it. However, the Colosseum was only closed for a day, and it was still packed to the ceiling after reopening. Aren't the spectators afraid of another accident? Nah! The likelihood of another accident happening is too low, and everyone is adamant on the belief that an accident will definitely not befall them.

Inside the Colosseum.

There was still time before the start of the first colosseum battle, but the place was already filled with people. The tribune was filled with several thousand spectators, and they all shouted impatiently in anticipation of the first battle.

Qi Ying was wearing a robe as he passed through the crowd of people. He walked into the dark corridor and passed through the twinkling light before opening the door. “Halo, I want to participate in the battle of colosseum. ”