Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 268 - 266: The Strange Duel Arena

After entering the space rift, Xiao Ye felt darkness before his eyes followed by a vast expanse of white light that swallowed him whole.

"Is this a cave mansion? It’s too huge!" When Xiao Ye regained his vision, he was completely dumbfounded.

What appeared before him was a vast wilderness, empty and desolate all around, even the sky filled with thick clouds, creating a very oppressive feeling. Let alone treasures, there wasn’t a single hair.

Xiao Ye felt that this world was large, similar but not smaller than the Empress’s Cultivation Land.

The other Martial Artists who entered this world reacted just like Xiao Ye, standing stupefied in place.

With a quick glance, Xiao Ye immediately noticed that Jian Wuchen, Yan Zhen, and others who had rushed in first were nowhere to be seen, evidently having moved forward to scout.

"Hurry, the treasures must be up ahead!"

Martial Artists, with shining eyes, either in groups or alone, dashed off in all directions.

In this vast world, finding treasures relied solely on luck.

In an instant, everyone had scattered, leaving only Xiao Ye standing alone.

"Hehe, you all go try your luck; I still have Little White." Xiao Ye grinned, pulling Little White out from the space ring.

At this moment, Little White was sleepy. Ever since Xiao Ye’s Mid-grade Primordial Stones had been used up, aside from occasionally going out to find Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Little White had become quite lazy, sleeping all day.

"Little guy, there are a lot of treasures here. If you don’t wake up, they’ll all be snatched away." Xiao Ye said with a wry smile, trying to entice him.

Swoosh!

Lying on the ground, Little White suddenly perked up its ears, and in an instant, it stood up, its little eyes flickering with green light, and its nostrils twitching continuously.

"You really are a little treasure addict." Xiao Ye laughed, quietly waiting for Little White.

"Wuu wuu!" Moments later, Little White pointed in a direction, continuously yipping excitedly at Xiao Ye.

With a thought, Xiao Ye quickly picked up Little White and placed it on his shoulder, flying towards that direction.

"Little guy, it wasn’t for nothing that I raised you. I’m counting on you here!" Xiao Ye laughed as he flew.

While others relied on luck to find treasures, he had Little White, who had an exceptional sense for treasures, giving him a significant advantage.

In the boundless world, as far as the eye could see, Xiao Ye could only occasionally spot a few Martial Artists, looking very perplexed about the direction forward.

Boom!

Suddenly, the entire world began to tremble, and the ground shook as if there was an earthquake, or as if thousands of troops were charging over.

Xiao Ye’s heart tightened, looking forward, only to see a majestic aura rushing forward, stirring the dark clouds in the sky, bringing with it a fierce bloody scent.

"So many Ferocious Beasts!"

Xiao Ye couldn’t help but gasp, seeing huge Ferocious Beasts appear within his line of sight, running on the ground, flying in the sky, all crowded together, chilling to the bone.

"Damn, so many Ferocious Beasts, this way is no good, let’s get out of here!"

The Martial Artists moving in the same direction as Xiao Ye got a big fright at this scene, quickly turning around to leave, unable to charge through so many Ferocious Beasts.

Those Ferocious Beasts looked troublesome, there was no need to clash with them.

"Has that guy gone mad? Does he want to take on so many Ferocious Beasts alone?" Suddenly, a Martial Artist exclaimed.

Because Xiao Ye’s figure, instead of dodging, charged actively towards the flood of Ferocious Beasts.

"Domineering Dragon Suppressing Sky Fist!"

Xiao Ye roared, with three Xuandans within him bursting into brilliant light, immediately releasing three strands of Xuanwu Power through his fists towards the front.

Boom-boom!

Twenty-four Domineering Dragons filled the sky with bright lights, charging towards the flood of Ferocious Beasts, instantly ushering a storm of blood and gore; one punch killed at least fifty Ferocious Beasts.

"Hmph!"

Xiao Ye’s hair flew wildly, stepping on thin air, like an invincible War God, fighting in the midst of the Ferocious Beast flood, his figure engulfed by the beasts.

"Get lost!"

Xiao Ye roared, the terrifying power forming shockwaves, flinging the Ferocious Beasts surrounding him away, while he took the opportunity to activate Domineering Dragon Suppressing Sky Fist, blasting a bloody path forward.

"Holy smokes, is this guy even human? So powerful!"

"I remember him, that is Xiao Ye, he excels in potential among the young generation of Xingyun Kingdom!" someone commented.

"What! Xiao Ye is that strong? His strength is almost on par with the Young Masters of the Eighteen Great Families!"

Every Martial Artist who witnessed this scene was staggered by Xiao Ye’s strength, their faces filled with disbelief.

At this moment, the Ferocious Beasts that hadn’t died yet roared crazily, then ferociously charged towards the Martial Artists on the plains.

"Ah, run, those Ferocious Beasts have gone mad!"

Terrified, the faces of the Martial Artists went pale, pushing their strength to the peak, running wildly in panic.

...

"Hmph, as long as there are no Eighth Transition Xuanwu Ferocious Beasts, I’m not afraid even if the numbers are high." Xiao Ye broke out from the encirclement of the Ferocious Beasts and continued flying forward.

In terms of power, he is now equivalent to the early stage of the Seventh Transition Xuanwu.

Although it becomes increasingly difficult to fight across realms as one progresses in the Xuanwu Realm, Xiao Ye’s Domineering Dragon Suppressing Sky Fist has mutated in his hands, making it as powerful as a Seventh Grade Battle Technique, capable of killing a martial artist in the middle stage of Seventh Transition Xuanwu.

Moreover, he has an even more terrifying ultimate attack, Blood Battle Eight Directions, which he hasn’t used yet.

This set of combat techniques, albeit being a Sixth Grade Battle Technique, boasts impressive attack power, and it’s even more powerful than the Domineering Dragon Suppressing Sky Fist at its peak. However, Xiao Ye can only use it once normally and has kept it as his ace.

Therefore, overall, Xiao Ye’s current strength is monstrously strong, making him an invincible existence below the Eighth Transition Xuanwu Realm, easily breaking through the obstacles set by ferocious beasts.

"It’s just a pity that Blood Battle Eight Directions is a bit short of reaching perfection," Xiao Ye thought quietly.

On the boundless land and vast space, Xiao Ye swiftly flew past, as the only one able to get here because of the ferocious beasts’ obstruction.

The more he flew, the more excited Little White on his shoulder became, as if precious treasures lay ahead.

One day later, a huge structure suddenly appeared at the end of Xiao Ye’s vision. Little White was pulling at Xiao Ye’s clothes, desperately pointing towards the structure.

"The treasure is there!" Xiao Ye, filled with excitement, quickly flew towards the building and arrived above it.

"This is..." Xiao Ye observed the structure, puzzled.

What appeared before him was a gigantic Duel Arena, with a wide platform in the center surrounded by high amphitheater steps.

Whoosh!

Xiao Ye landed on the platform and surveyed the entire arena. It was empty and visible at a glance, devoid of any treasures.

"Little White, where is the treasure?" Xiao Ye asked.

Little White kept twitching his nostrils, but his special sensing for treasure seemed to fail here, anxiously scratching his head.

"It seems there are no treasures here."

Xiao Ye released his Martial Arts True Intent, carefully exploring the entire arena, finding nothing and feeling somewhat disappointed.

"Challenger, please be ready to accept the challenge," suddenly, a voice echoed in the empty Duel Arena as Xiao Ye was about to leave.

Xiao Ye’s pupils sharply contracted, a chill running down his spine.

He had just released his Martial Arts True Intent and found nothing. Could it be haunted?

"Challenger, if you win eight consecutive matches, you will be rewarded with a treasure," the voice continued.

Upon hearing this, mechanical footsteps suddenly came from the darkness.

"A successful challenge will result in a treasure?" Xiao Ye’s heart skipped a beat, and he hastily looked in that direction.

From the darkness, a figure filled with metallic sheen rigidly walked onto the platform.

"This is a puppet!" Seeing the figure’s appearance clearly, Xiao Ye was shocked, no wonder his scan with Martial Arts True Intent had revealed nothing.

He was no stranger to puppets; he had seen them before when he was an Outer Disciple at Chongyang Sect.

However, it was clear that the puppet before him was of a much higher grade than those from Chongyang Sect.

"As long as I win eight consecutive matches, I can get a treasure, then let’s do this!" Xiao Ye placed Little White on the platform, let out a roar, and his desire to fight soared.

Whoosh!

The human-shaped puppet swung its long arm-like limbs towards Xiao Ye, who slapped it away with a single palm.

"First challenge passed, challenger, please be ready for the next challenge!" the earlier voice echoed.

He won just like that?

Xiao Ye was stunned; winning the first challenge seemed too easy. The puppet’s strength was only equivalent to a martial artist in the First Transition Xuanwu Realm.

The second challenge, the third challenge, the fourth challenge... till the sixth challenge, Xiao Ye won very easily.

"These puppets have incrementally increasing powers; the one in the sixth challenge is equivalent to a martial artist in the Sixth Transition Xuanwu Realm," Xiao Ye noted silently.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished his thought, the seventh puppet to appear had already reached the middle stage of the Seventh Transition Xuanwu Realm.

Xiao Ye deployed his Domineering Dragon Suppressing Sky Fist and after exchanging a few moves, smashed it into pieces with a punch.

However, Xiao Ye didn’t feel any joy; instead, he felt extremely pressured. According to his estimate, wouldn’t the eighth puppet possess the strength of the Eighth Transition Xuanwu Realm?

"Damn it, even if I can’t defeat it, I must give it a try!" Xiao Ye’s gaze turned solemn as he looked into the dark corner.

Tap! Tap!

...

The sound of footsteps arose, as if stepping on Xiao Ye’s heart, causing him to involuntarily shudder.

At this moment, from the darkness emerged a young man wearing a black robe, carrying a huge battle blade, with wild hair flying about. His handsome face and the intimidating look in his eyes, along with an invincible aura surrounding him.

Boom!

Seeing this youth, Xiao Ye’s eyes widened in disbelief, his face showing utter shock, as if he had seen a ghost.

Because this young man looked exactly like him, even their gazes and demeanors were incredibly alike, and he was also carrying a Flame Saber!

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