Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 113 - 111 Underground World

Xiao Ye entered the cave entrance and discovered a very deep passage that sloped straight into the ground. Along the walls of the passage, torches were placed, illuminating the passage as bright as day.

Xiao Ye was startled; this passage was quite similar to the one he saw when he obtained the Flame Saber, one that led directly underground.

"The first challenge in the Illusion Realm was already terrifying; the second challenge is sure to be even more difficult," Xiao Ye drew the Heavenly Termination Saber, and as Innate True Qi was infused into it, Sword Light surged at the tip of the sword, ready to unleash Sword Energy at any moment.

With the aid of the light, Xiao Ye slowly walked forward.

Deep in the passage, there were indistinct roars of unknown creatures echoing around, making Xiao Ye feel somewhat thrilled.

After walking for almost half an hour, Xiao Ye finally exited the passage. What appeared before him was astonishingly a world composed of Magma, a fiery red scene with waves of heat reaching the sky, with no end in sight.

Gurgle gurgle!

The boiling Magma constantly bubbled and rolled.

"Holy shit, the second challenge isn’t about making us cross through Magma, is it?" Xiao Ye was dumbfounded.

Flames surged up from the Magma with an exceedingly high temperature and without any foothold in sight. A slight misstep would lead to being engulfed by the Magma, leaving no trace of bone or ash.

Xiao Ye observed for a long time and didn’t find any other passages. Finally, he gritted his teeth and Innate True Qi burst forth, forming a protective Qi shield around his body, and then he dashed toward the Magma.

Plop!

Xiao Ye jumped into the Magma, and although the Qi shield blocked the flames around him, he still felt intensely hot, and the Innate True Qi within his body was rapidly depleting.

"I must find the exit quickly, or my Innate True Qi will be completely exhausted," Xiao Ye prompted the Innate True Qi, wandering through the Magma.

This place wasn’t like the Death Swamp, with no safe spots for him to rest.

Gurgle gurgle!

The Magma rolled violently, and Xiao Ye’s vision was filled with fiery red, losing all sense of direction.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Just then, a black shadow zipped through the Magma towards Xiao Ye. Because the noise of the rolling Magma concealed it, Xiao Ye seemed completely unaware.

Ten meters...

Nine meters...

Eight meters...

...

When it was just three meters away from Xiao Ye, the black shadow suddenly leaped high and pounced towards Xiao Ye.

It was a ferocious beast with a human face and an animal body, standing as tall as two men, engulfed in flames as if it were a fireball.

Swoosh!

At that moment, a blazing Sword Light shot out fiercely, directly bisecting the creature’s body, scattering its red beast blood.

The ferocious beast’s eyes still held a trace of astonishment; its corpse plunged into the Magma, sinking down, seemingly unable to understand how Xiao Ye had detected its presence before dying.

"Hmph, if I let you succeed in your sneak attack, then my year of training in the Death Swamp would have been for nothing," Xiao Ye said coldly.

In the Death Swamp, every day he would sneak attack ferocious beasts, as well as being sneak attacked by them, honing his combat awareness to a level that ordinary people could hardly reach.

In fact, Xiao Ye had already sensed the killing intent when that ferocious beast was ten meters away. When it drew near, he directly slashed at it, counterattacking the opponent.

"The strength of this ferocious beast is comparable to that of an Innate Realm Sixth Layer Middle Stage martial artist, and there must be many more in the Magma," Xiao Ye didn’t relax in the slightest.

Roar!

Roar!

Before long, more beasts with human faces, brimming with ferocity, emerged from the Magma, surrounding Xiao Ye with menacing glows in their eyes.

"Six of them!" Xiao Ye frowned.

These beasts showed no fear of the Magma; this was their main battlefield. Meanwhile, the Innate martial artists would have their powers affected when entering the Magma.

The difficulty of this second challenge took even Xiao Ye by surprise.

Probably among the ten Inner Sect disciples, apart from himself and Leng Feng, the others would be caught in a bitter fight.

Six ferocious beasts, each time Xiao Ye took a breath, pounced together, stirring the Magma into dozens of meters high.

"Four Tripod Heavenly Technique!"

Xiao Ye bellowed, his Blood Qi intertwined and shining, transforming into two real and one imaginary Giant Cauldrons. Holding the Heavenly Termination Saber, he exploded with all his strength, battling fiercely with the six ferocious beasts.

Pfft!

Pfft!

...

With the dual amplification of Cultivation and Physical Body, Xiao Ye’s strength was too formidable, arguably the strongest Inner Sect Disciple in history. Within a few breaths, he had slain these beasts one by one.

Soon after, ten more ferocious beasts emerged, encircling Xiao Ye.

"Kill!"

Without hesitation, Xiao Ye stimulated his Innate True Qi and lifted his saber, unleashing Sword Light that pierced through all ten ferocious beasts.

Roar!

Roar!

...

The following ferocious beasts were even more numerous. Their eyes filled with resentment as they pounced towards Xiao Ye.

"The number of ferocious beasts keeps increasing," Xiao Ye thought while engaging in fierce battle.

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, looking to the vast traces of blood within the magma.

"It turns out, it must be the blood of these beasts that attracted the ferocious beasts. The more I kill, the more ferocious beasts are drawn to me." In an instant, Xiao Ye saw through the intention of the three Black Robed Elders.

Stronger disciples, because they can easily kill these ferocious beasts, are in greater danger. Whereas the weaker disciples, because they have a hard time killing the beasts, are in lesser danger; they just need to find the exit.

The second trial is very fair for the ten Inner Sect Disciples; stronger disciples may not necessarily be the first to break through this trial.

Realizing this, he couldn’t help but admire the wisdom of the Black Robed Elders.

"With my strength, even if more ferocious beasts come, I need not fear, I can just use them to hone my saber technique!" Xiao Ye raised the Heavenly Termination Saber, sending a radiant sword light through the void, killing all the ferocious beasts.

In the first trial’s Illusion Realm, Xiao Ye found his true self, gaining a clearer understanding of his future path in Martial Arts.

Knowing the difficulties, yet he chooses to face them head-on, never admitting defeat, this is Xiao Ye’s personality! If out of fear he were to change his own ways, that would be a betrayal of his Martial Arts Heart!

Roar Roar Roar!

The roaring of the ferocious beasts formed a wave, covering the sky and bearing down on Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye wielded his saber to meet them, and a fierce battle erupted, with the magma filled with the corpses and blood of beasts, creating a shocking sight of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

No matter how many ferocious beasts came, they could not stop Xiao Ye’s advance.

Half a day later, Xiao Ye’s Innate True Qi had been depleted by eighty percent.

"I’ve reached the exit!" Xiao Ye’s gaze looked towards another side of the magma, where a deep cave mouth was present.

However, in his path, over a hundred ferocious beasts lay in wait, densely packed and blocking his way.

This was the final battle, so long as he could kill these ferocious beasts, he could pass the second trial.

"My True Qi may be exhausted, but I still have the Heaven Burning Slash!" Xiao Ye’s body surged with a powerful Martial Arts True Intent, colliding fiercely with the incoming ferocious beasts.

Flame True Intent is of fire, filled with a sense of heat, now in the magma, its power increased even further.

Three-tenths of the Flame True Intent was channeled into the Heavenly Termination Saber, with over a hundred meters of Flame Blade Light engulfing the void in front of him.

Puchi!

Puchi!

...

With one strike, at least fifty of the ferocious beasts were slain.

Boom!

Xiao Ye raised his hand and delivered a second Heaven Burning Slash, the terrifying Flame Blade Light annihilating the remaining ferocious beasts.

"The Heaven Burning Slash infused with three-tenths of Flame True Intent really is powerful, it could even contend with a mid-stage Innate Realm Seventh Layer Martial Artist." A slight smile appeared on Xiao Ye’s face as he rushed towards the exit.

Hualala——

Just then, the sound of roiling magma suddenly made Xiao Ye stop in his tracks. He stared at the magma, which stirred something in his heart, leading to an inspiration.

"Flame True Intent represents heat, is fire, like this magma." In his eyes, these were no longer magma but had become the Flame Blade Light from the Flame Saber World where the phantom struck.

Every undulation of the magma was like the phantom wielding its saber, containing a profound Martial Arts True Intent.

After his Flame True Intent had broken through to three-tenths, Xiao Ye had entered the Flame Saber World numerous times to observe the Flame Blade Light containing four-tenths of Flame True Intent, but he had never fully grasped it.

But at this moment, the originally hazy sword light in his mind gradually became clear, as if finding a breakthrough, with continuous inspiration flowing into his mind.

"This place really is an excellent spot to comprehend the Flame True Intent!" Xiao Ye laughed heartily upwards.

Back when he was still in the Xiao Family Village, the cave dwelling of the Innate Martial Artist he found was built deep underground amidst the magma. Perhaps that fallen Innate Martial Artist wanted to use the magma to understand the Flame True Intent.

"If I comprehend here, my performance in this trial might fall behind others." Xiao Ye’s gaze flickered, and then a determined expression surfaced on his face.

"Opportunities for sudden enlightenment are extremely rare. As long as I seize the chance, I can elevate the Flame True Intent to four-tenths; how could it compare to merely a single competition?" Xiao Ye made his decision.

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Xiao Ye gave up the idea of leaving, sat down next to the magma, taking hold of those distant, continuous inspirations, and began to comprehend.

At this time, at the other end of the ten passages, the three Black Robed Elders and many Inner Sect Disciples had been waiting for a long time.

"I wonder who will be the first to come out."

As one day passed, a young man wielding a long spear emerged from the third passage. Although his steps were shaky, his aura remained sharp, seemingly capable of piercing the heavens.

The newcomer was none other than Leng Feng!

"Leng Feng has come out!" A cheer erupted from the crowd.

"Not bad!" The Great Elder nodded with a smile.

Judging by Leng Feng’s appearance, he must have fought his way through. To be able to pass the second trial within a day amid the encirclement of ferocious beasts is a truly impressive feat.

"Where is Xiao Ye?" The crowd’s gaze turned towards the eighth passage, where Xiao Ye’s figure had yet to appear.

Xiao Ye and Leng Feng, known as the two Heavenly Prides of the Inner Sect, their every move was closely watched.

"Leng Feng is out, Xiao Ye must be coming out soon too." The crowd waited patiently.

On the third day, the second figure emerged from the passage, it was Zhang Huwei, who ranked third in the Inner Sect.

On the fourth day, another Inner Sect Disciple came out, severely injured and with one arm amputated.

After the tenth day, aside from Xiao Ye, all other disciples had emerged.

"What’s going on?"

Everyone looked puzzled; Xiao Ye could stand shoulder to shoulder with Leng Feng, even if his performance in this trial was a bit weaker than Leng Feng’s, it shouldn’t be this much weaker.

Keep in mind, Leng Feng passed the second trial in just one day.

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