Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 202 - 200 Walking Alone

Xue Zhan, with a look of relief, pulled out his Red Tassel Spear and walked over. Upon hearing what the young man said, his face immediately filled with confusion.

"What do you mean?"

The young man, knowing he had conspired to frame Xue Zhan and couldn’t escape punishment today, sneered, "Someone has spread a rumor that you have achieved great success with the Four Tripod Heavenly Technique and have formed a cause and effect relationship with the Empress, making you capable of finding treasures and the Empress Inheritance. Now, all the Young Supremes in the Empress’ Hard Cultivation Land consider you an enemy."

"What!" Xiao Ye was shocked.

Before entering the Empress’ Hard Cultivation Land, the King had warned him that if he exposed his Four Tripod Heavenly Technique, he might become everyone’s public enemy. However, he hadn’t expected the news to spread this fast and the situation to become this dire.

"To form a cause and effect bond with the Empress and receive inheritance and treasure? Ridiculous! If that were true, would I still need to search everywhere for the Red Dust Flower!" Xiao Ye felt a surge of anger due to being wrongly accused.

"There must be someone targeting me!" The image of He Wudao flashed in Xiao Ye’s mind.

It went without saying, among the Young Supremes who entered the Empress’ Hard Cultivation Land, only He Wudao had a grievance with him; this incident must have been deliberately spread by him.

"He Wudao!" Xiao Ye clenched his fists, cracking sounds emitting from them, as a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Up until now, the only benefit he had received from forming a bond with the Empress was different treatment from Zero; in other aspects, he was still the same as the other Young Supremes, diligently seeking treasures.

Even if he told the truth, who would believe him? It had to be said, this conspiracy was extremely vicious, turning him instantaneously into a target for all, completely isolated.

Xiao Ye looked up and saw Xue Zhan looking at him with flickering eyes, full of suspicion.

"Even Xue Zhan doesn’t believe me?" Xiao Ye’s face fell in sadness.

Then Xiao Ye composed himself and struck the young man with a palm.

Dingling!

After a few objects fell from the young man, he was transported back to the starting point by a burst of white light.

Xiao Ye glanced at those items, noticed they were all attack-type Xuan Artifacts, and after realizing there were no special treasures, he left a message and then turned to leave.

"Xue Zhan, if you don’t believe me, then we should go our separate ways."

"Brother Xiao..." Watching Xiao Ye’s retreating figure, Xue Zhan’s face was full of shame.

Xiao Ye had just saved him, yet he had doubted Xiao Ye; now, to follow him would clearly indicate his disbelief.

"Alas." Xue Zhan sighed and chose a different path to leave.

...

Xiao Ye, alone, explored the Second Layer Heaven, searching for the Red Dust Flower; he killed any ferocious beasts that attacked him along the way.

"Compared to human hearts, ferocious beasts seem more likable," Xiao Ye mused quietly.

Only a few in this world could truly be considered friends; to walk alone was also a kind of nonchalance.

"Next, I need to be even more careful," a great sense of crisis arose in Xiao Ye’s heart.

Firstly, even the weakest among the Young Supremes who entered the Empress’ Hard Cultivation Land likely possessed the power of Second-class Innate Limit. Secondly, some of them could rival Long Chen, reaching the First-class Innate Limit.

If these people formed a powerful alliance, even he could not escape unscathed.

"Unless... I find the Red Dust Flower, make my Innate True Qi perfect, and step into the Great Emperor Domain." Xiao Ye’s eyes sharpened as he continued forward.

As per the words of Empress’ Follower Zero, the higher the level in the Empress’ Hard Cultivation Land’s Four-layered Heaven, the smaller the area each layer enveloped.

Therefore, Xiao Ye inevitably encountered several waves of Young Supremes and even saw Jiang Yunfan but did not spot He Wudao.

On the First Layer Heaven, he was only slightly behind others; he estimated that Long Chen and others had probably reached the Third Layer Heaven by now, where there were more treasures.

Xiao Ye chose not to reveal himself and turned to leave.

A month passed in a blink of an eye; Xiao Ye picked up a few Combat Techniques, all quite powerful, and collected them; he gave up on any excessively large attack-type Xuan Artifacts.

"It seems the Second Layer Heaven likely doesn’t have the Red Dust Flower or Bodhi Leaf; the other treasures are nothing but Combat Techniques and Xuan Artifacts." Xiao Ye prepared to find the Heavenly Ladder to enter the Third Layer Heaven.

Just then, a scorching hot wind and human shouts erupted in front of him.

Xiao Ye looked up, seeing numerous sparks shooting into the heaven, forming a sea of fire from which a double-headed ferocious bird burst through, its piercing screeches causing Xiao Ye’s eardrums to ache.

"Is this the Double-headed Flame Bird?" Xiao Ye’s pupils constricted sharply.

He had seen many ferocious beasts in the Fierce Beast City, including descriptions of this Double-headed Flame Bird.

This beast was formidable, capable of spewing fire, a headache even for Martial Artists with Second-class Innate Limit.

"Quick, kill this beast; there are two defense-type Xuan Artifacts in its den!" More than a dozen silhouettes ascended the heaven, their fierce attacks forming a torrent aiming at the Double-headed Flame Bird.

"Two defense-type Xuan Artifacts?" Xiao Ye’s heart pounded.

He already had a Protective Chest; acquiring two more would bring him closer to completing the set.

Seeing this, Xiao Ye headed in the direction of the Double-headed Flame Bird.

Boom, boom, boom!

After being struck, the Double-headed Flame Bird roared angrily, opening its beaks and releasing streams of blazing flames, sweeping across the sky, igniting the surrounding trees and melting even the boulders as if they were wax.

From afar, terrifying waves of fire surged skyward with an astounding momentum.

The Young Supreme fighting the Double-headed Flame Bird was left in a sorry state, each of them dodging the flames, and one even turned into a fireball, sent back to the starting point.

The treasures that fell from him sparked a frenzied scramble.

"It’s them!"

As Xiao Ye approached the site of the battle, he spotted the twin brothers from Flowing Wind Country among those Young Supremes.

"Let’s see if there are any other masters." Xiao Ye hid in a concealed spot, scanning his surroundings.

If there were several First-class Innate Limit Young Supremes here, he would have to give up; otherwise, the moment he showed himself, he would become the target of everyone.

"Thirteen Second-class Innate Extreme Martial Artists, three Third-class Innate Limit Martial Artists." After noticing there were no First-class Innate Limit Young Supremes, Xiao Ye finally relaxed.

It was normal; if there had been a Young Supreme of that level present, the Double-headed Flame Bird would have been dead by now.

"The cave of the Double-headed Flame Bird is over there." Xiao Ye looked toward a nearby cave and then quickly dashed over.

"Damn it, who is it! We are struggling with the Double-headed Flame Bird, and you’re trying to gain an advantage?"

"Trying to reap the benefits effortlessly, truly seeking death!"

The Young Supremes engaged in battle with the Double-headed Flame Bird noticed Xiao Ye’s movement and were enraged, their killing aura sky-high.

"Hmph, do I need to pick up scraps with your strength?" Xiao Ye sneered and sped towards the cave.

The Double-headed Flame Bird in the sky also noticed Xiao Ye, immediately letting out an angry shriek, with multiple thick flames spewing from its two mouths.

Boom!

Instantly, the entire heaven and earth turned fiery red, with boundless flames rolling violently, engulfing Xiao Ye in a scorching heat.

"Hehe, that guy is definitely dead."

"Hmph, serves him right, staying out of it without any strength but still trying to snatch advantages?"

"I wonder which country’s Young Supreme he’s from, truly embarrassing."

Seeing the Double-headed Flame Bird’s rage, a group of Young Supremes stopped and coldly watched from the side, loudly making fun.

Boom!

At that moment, a massive pillar of blood qi shot up to the sky, followed by a fist striking the charging Double-headed Flame Bird.

The fist, indestructible, like a meteor tearing through the void, pierced through the heavens, and fiercely smashed onto the vast body of the Double-headed Flame Bird.

The Double-headed Flame Bird let out a mournful cry, droplets of blood falling from the sky, its huge body flung out and crashed into the ground, its dust filling the air and turning into a cold corpse.

At that moment, the scene fell into a deathly silence, the sixteen Young Supremes utterly dumbstruck, their hearts pounding fiercely.

They had joined forces and fought for half an hour, yet not killing the Double-headed Flame Bird, and now someone had punched it to death? The Young Supremes who earlier mocked Xiao Ye, looked as if they had swallowed a dead rat, their expressions extremely unsightly. freёwebnoѵel.com

This is definitely the strength of a First-class Innate Limit!

"Damn, First-class Innate Limit Young Supremes, didn’t they all go to the Third Layer Heaven to fight over the Bodhi Leaf? How could we still encounter one here? Really bad luck!" a Young Supreme complained indignantly.

Xiao Ye’s body surged with powerful blood qi, shaking the Nine-layered Heaven, his exposed skin shimmering with a demonic glow.

"Hmph, a bunch of wastes!" After killing the Double-headed Flame Bird, Xiao Ye coldly glanced at the thirteen Young Supremes and then stepped into the cave.

Xiao Ye’s words, like a slap in everyone’s face.

"It... it’s Xiao Ye! The Young Supreme who cultivated the Four Tripod Heavenly Technique and established a cause and effect with the Empress!" At this point, someone exclaimed, immediately causing a sensation.

Having entered the Emperor’s Cultivation Land two months ago, they had heard the name Xiao Ye several times, the rumored individual who could acquire the Empress’ treasures and inheritance.

The thirteen Young Supremes suddenly quieted down, exchanging glances with a greedy gleam flashing in their eyes.

Xiao Ye, unaware of their thoughts, had already entered the cave.

"There really are two Defense Type Xuan Artifacts." On a stone platform, Xiao Ye quickly found his targets.

They were two red protective knees, radiating terrifying power fluctuations.

"Maybe before leaving the Emperor’s Cultivation Land, I could possess a set of protective Xuan Artifacts." Xiao Ye slightly smiled as he placed the protective knees into a bag he had prepared.

"Let’s see if there are any other treasures." Xiao Ye did not immediately leave the cave, but instead started looking around.

Suddenly, Xiao Ye’s body shook, his breath becoming rapid.

Not far in front of him, a flower with three petals, as large as a basin, rooted in the cave’s earth, gently swayed.

The flower was divided into black, white, and gray, very peculiar.

"Red Dust Flower!" Xiao Ye slowly uttered these three words.

(The fourth update is here, sorry for being late, I will update earlier tomorrow.)

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