Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 241 - 239: Heavenly Slaughter Island

Thousands of years ago, for some reason, all the Emperor Realm experts in the True Spirit Continent joined forces. They partitioned the True Spirit Continent and created four islands, with the Yulan Domain being one of them.

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Ye’s intuition told him that the so-called "some reason" might be related to the Ten Thousand Burial Pits.

"Could it be that the other three islands also contain Ten Thousand Burial Pits?"

Xiao Ye then recalled the catastrophe mentioned by the Energy Avatar of the Empress, feeling that these events were interconnected by countless threads, weaving an invisible net that made him break out in a cold sweat.

Afterward, Xiao Ye tentatively asked a few questions and indeed discovered that the Chongyang Sect Leader was unaware of the existence of the Ten Thousand Burial Pits.

This was not unusual; considering the terrifying nature of the Ten Thousand Burial Pits, it was estimated that among the Thirteen Countries of Yulan Domain, only Xiao Ye had ventured there and knew that other Dark Martial artists would not return once they entered.

"Alas, the various powers of the True Spirit Continent look down upon us martial artists from the exile lands, making it extremely difficult for us to ascend to the True Spirit Continent," the Chongyang Sect Leader said with a wry smile.

"What difficulties exist?"

Xiao Ye grew even more curious upon hearing this. Wasn’t the other party headed to the True Spirit Continent?

The Chongyang Sect Leader seemed to see Xiao Ye’s confusion and spoke up: "Supreme Xiao Ye, I left the Yulan Domain eight years ago but haven’t ascended to the True Spirit Continent. The conditions are too difficult, and there are countless pirates along the way."

"What?" Xiao Ye was stunned. He could understand the presence of pirates, but the fact that there were conditions to ascend to the True Spirit Continent?

The Chongyang Sect Leader was an Early Stage Fourth Transition Xuanwu martial artist, on par with the Black Dragon Kingdom’s Monarch.

Xiao Ye wanted to ask further, but the Chongyang Sect Leader waved his hand and said, "Supreme Xiao Ye, once you find the entrance to the True Spirit Continent using my map, you’ll naturally understand."

"Alright," Xiao Ye said, his eyes flashing.

After another round of conversation, during which the Chongyang Sect Leader expressed his goodwill, he soon drifted away.

The banquet arranged by the Xiao Alliance lasted a full three days. It was a joyous occasion where Xiao Tianxiong and others achieved their purpose.

Xiao Ye understood that it was time for his departure. He packed up and walked out of the Xiao Alliance’s main gate.

On this day, nearly all the Dark Martial experts of Yulan Domain came to see Xiao Ye off.

"Brother Xiao, take care. Once my cultivation advances, I too will head to the True Spirit Continent. I hope we can meet again and enjoy a drink together," Long Chen, dressed in a purple robe, said while bowing to Xiao Ye.

Three months ago, Long Chen had reached the Dark Martial realm, but his cultivation was only at the Early Stage of the First Transition Xuanwu, far from being comparable to Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye smiled and nodded, his gaze sweeping over the crowd of Young Talents and members of the Xiao Alliance, finally resting on Luo Meilan and Xiao Yang.

At that moment, both of them had tears swirling in their eyes, and Xiao Fan in their arms also opened his eyes wide to look at his brother.

Xiao Ye didn’t want to see the sadness of his family. Holding back his reluctance, he shot into the sky and soon disappeared on the horizon.

"Perhaps by the time Xiao Ye returns, he will have become a Void Martial Realm expert," the Black Dragon Kingdom’s Monarch said aloud as he gazed at the sky.

A Void Martial Realm expert had never been born in Yulan Domain.

But no one doubted these words; they believed in Xiao Ye’s potential.

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The exit leading away from Yulan Domain was within the Thunder Sea Country, at a port called Thunder Sea Alley. All martial artists heading to the True Spirit Continent departed from there.

However, very few martial artists actually left the Yulan Domain.

Boom boom boom!

On the seashore of Thunder Sea Alley, infinite waves roared and tumbled, with a huge sailing ship anchored in the middle of the sea.

Ten days later, a young man wearing a black robe with long hair draping over his shoulders appeared in the sky above Thunder Sea Alley.

"Supreme Xiao Ye, the ship has been prepared for quite some time; please come aboard," the soldiers of Thunder Sea Country, upon seeing the arrival of this black-robed young man, hurriedly saluted respectfully.

They were waiting here by order of the Thunder Sea Country’s Monarch.

"Thank you," Xiao Ye said, leaping onto the sailing ship, where a general then showed Xiao Ye how to use the ship’s equipment.

Beyond the Yulan Domain lay the vast and endless Endless Sea. Even for Dark Martial warriors, it was difficult to reach the entrance to the True Spirit Continent by flying alone.

The reasons were twofold; first, there are few places to land in the Endless Sea, and without rest, even Dark Martial experts would exhaust their power and drown.

Second, it’s easy to lose one’s way while flying over the Endless Sea.

Hence, it was necessary to utilize ships and navigational devices.

"Yulan Domain, when I return again, who knows how many years will have passed."

As the sailing ship put to sea, Xiao Ye turned his head to look at the coast growing distant, his face filled with emotion.

Xiao Ye composed himself and took out the map provided by the Chongyang Sect Leader.

In fact, the so-called map was simply a route charted by the Chongyang Sect Leader, and with the vastness of the Endless Sea, even experts of the Void Martial Realm might not be able to explore it all.

"In the Endless Sea, there are indeed quite a few islands, but their sizes are far incomparable to those in the Yulan Domain," Xiao Ye thought to himself as he examined the map.

On the sea route charted by the Chongyang Sect Master, one must pass by numerous islands to reach the entrance to the True Spirit Continent, sailing a whole one hundred thousand li.

Xiao Ye calmed his mind and took out Primordial Stones to cultivate.

Little White leaped out of Xiao Ye’s embrace and was momentarily stunned upon seeing the vast sea in front of him, occasionally absorbing a few Primordial Stones tossed over by Xiao Ye.

Such arduous days of cultivation continued for a month, only to be interrupted by the sounds of intense battle.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Waves surged in the sea, terrifying in their tumult.

Xiao Ye awoke startled, feeling a tinge of excitement—he finally encountered humans.

Focusing his gaze, he saw two large ships ahead. On the deck of one, a group of Martial Artists wielding sharp weapons surrounded three middle-aged men.

Their predicament was dire; they were covered in wounds, bloodied and seemingly on the brink of defeat.

"Just hand over the Mid-grade Primordial Stones obediently, and perhaps this old man will spare you a path to life," an Elder with his hands behind his back coldly watched the three middle-aged men.

"Bullshit! Even in death, we won’t hand over the Primordial Stones to you bandits!" one of the men roared, pulling out five Mid-grade Primordial Stones from his chest and throwing them into the sea.

The other two men followed suit, throwing their Primordial Stones into the water.

"You’re asking for death!"

The Elder’s face darkened, and he shot forth, his large hand grasping and capturing many of the Mid-grade Primordial Stones, although half of them fell into the ocean.

Enraged, the Elder burst out with a powerful aura and attacked the three middle-aged men.

"Fourth Transition Xuanwu Late Stage, such formidable strength!" Xiao Ye tensed as he saw the Elder make his move.

With such Cultivation, even in the Yulan Domain, he would be among the very top; as for those Martial Artists with the Elder, their Cultivation was not weak either, all having reached the Xuanwu stage, at around the Early Stage of First Transition Xuanwu.

And this was just overseas. How much more formidable must the experts be in the True Spirit Continent? Surely, there would be even more of them.

For a moment, Xiao Ye looked forward to the True Spirit Continent with even greater anticipation.

At this time, the Elder had already cornered the three men to a desperate situation.

"You hooligans from Heavenly Slaughter Island have committed too many evils, looting Mid-grade Primordial Stones everywhere, someone will take you down sooner or later!" one of the men bellowed just before his death.

"Hmph, many have wanted to take down our Heavenly Slaughter Island, but in the end, they’re the ones who died," the Elder said, dispatching the three middle-aged men and leading his subordinates back to their own large ship.

"Without sufficient strength, it’s indeed difficult to proceed even a single step," reflected Xiao Ye.

Needless to say, those three middle-aged men wanted to travel to the True Spirit Continent just like him. And judging from their conversation, the Elder and his followers must belong to a gang of pirates.

Heavenly Slaughter Island was also marked on the map.

Xiao Ye understood that compared to the True Spirit Continent, the four Exile Lands were already barren territories. The smaller islands in the Endless Sea were even more barren, making it very challenging to find Mid-grade Primordial Stones.

The only way for these islands to acquire Mid-grade Primordial Stones was to rob them; evidently, the Elder belonged to that type.

Being able to reach Fourth Transition Xuanwu Late Stage under such circumstances undoubtedly meant that the man had plundered a great deal of Primordial Stones.

"Elder Gai, we are in luck today, having robbed twenty-five Mid-grade Primordial Stones," said one of the Elder’s subordinates with a smile.

"Twenty-five? That’s not enough; we must continue to rob until we reach thirty to complete our mission," Elder Gai spoke with a cold voice, his gaze sharp as a knife.

"Elder Gai, a sailboat has been spotted ahead, perhaps the person on board has Mid-grade Primordial Stones!" At that moment, a Martial Artist pointed out Xiao Ye’s ship.

Actually, without the reminder, Elder Gai had already noticed Xiao Ye.

"So young, yet daring to travel alone to the True Spirit Continent, this young man must have exceptional talents and strength. Likewise, he surely has a number of Mid-grade Primordial Stones on him!" Elder Gai pondered.

Even pirates need to be discerning and not provoke just anyone.

"We can’t let this fat sheep slip away!" With a glint in his eye, the Elder flew towards Xiao Ye.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this, Xiao Ye sneered to himself. He wouldn’t offend others if they didn’t offend him, but if someone dared to bully him, he would surely repay it doubly.

"This old man is an Elder of Heavenly Slaughter Island and sees that you, young friend, possess a vibrant spirit with surely no mediocre Cultivation, right?" said the Elder, now showing a friendly demeanor with a chuckle.

"You want to test my Cultivation? Do you think I didn’t see you robbing other people’s Yuan Stones?" Xiao Ye inwardly sneered, his mind clear as day.

This Elder was indeed cautious. If Xiao Ye’s strength were strong, he would definitely not dare to act. However, if Xiao Ye showed any weakness, the Elder would not hesitate to strike and rob him of his Mid-grade Primordial Stones.

Xiao Ye decided to take a calculated risk, unleashing the power of a Xuandan and said indifferently, "My Cultivation is at the Fourth Transition Xuanwu Early Stage."

"Oh?" The Elder’s eyes lit up, followed by an ugly smile breaking out.

"Sorry about this then, please hand over your Mid-grade Primordial Stones."

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