Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 177 - 175: The Four Cauldrons Complete, the Empress Appears

Chapter 177: Chapter 175: The Four Cauldrons Complete, the Empress Appears

Boom!

Xiao Ye’s Dharma Image was majestic, his skin radiated a demonic sheen.

He circulated the Four Tripod Heavenly Technique, his blood qi sweeping through his body like ten thousand roaring thunders crushing the void, forming a massive beam of light shooting straight into the Nine Heavens, breaking through the firmament.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

As the cultivation technique operated, the power of the Ten Treasures Pill hidden within his body felt like millions of blades repeatedly slicing through Xiao Ye’s physical body.

The Secret Technique developed by the Sixth Elder could rapidly breakthrough in physical strength, but it was also immensely painful, a kind of inhuman torture.

Over this past half year, Xiao Ye had fainted numerous times from the pain of refining his body with the Ten Treasures Pill, yet now he had grown accustomed to it, and his willpower had greatly strengthened.

Boom!

The blood qi inside him stirred even more violently, intertwining above his head into three solid and one illusory giant cauldrons. As time passed, the illusory cauldron gradually solidified.

One day...

Two days...

...

Half a month had passed, Xiao Ye was like a piece of withered wood, still sitting cross-legged at the summit, his robe and long hair soaked by the dew.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, Xiao Ye opened his eyes, looking up at the sky, his eyes emitting two dazzling divine lights that pierced through the firmament, extremely astonishing.

"Breakthrough for me!"

Xiao Ye stood up, roaring skyward.

At this moment, an overwhelming surge of blood qi burst forth from Xiao Ye, enveloping the area within ten miles with him at the center.

Bang, bang, bang!

Numerous giant rocks could not withstand this overwhelming blood qi and exploded, the mountain under his feet also trembled.

Fortunately, Xiao Ye always chose secluded places for cultivation, otherwise, it would definitely cause a sensation, because such a scene was too terrifying.

Boom!

Xiao Ye’s robe billowed, the blood qi surging around him growing stronger, sweeping through the Heavens, even obscuring the sun above, causing the wind and clouds to change color.

Finally, Xiao Ye’s blood qi reached a limit and after breaking through this extreme, an invincible aura ascended from him.

Four Giant Cauldrons emerged above his head, each one like a star, dazzlingly bright, looking down over the Nine Desolates.

Just then, the four cauldrons vibrated together, shattering the void, a straight path of golden light extended from the endless void.

A figure shrouded by infinite light walked down from this golden path, looking over the Nine Desolates, sovereign over all, with even the Great Dao under her feet whining ceaselessly.

She was the strongest person in this Heaven and Earth.

Xiao Ye stared at the figure, his heart trembling, almost unable to resist kneeling down.

Four Cauldrons complete, Empress appears!

"Supreme Empress!" These four words slowly came out from Xiao Ye’s mouth.

Xiao Ye was extremely thankful to the Empress. If it were not for the Four Tripod Heavenly Technique, he would have died in the Ten Thousand Burial Pits long ago.

The Supreme Empress was a legendary woman who, six thousand years ago, stood undefeated in the world with the body of a woman; she was the strongest person of that era, unmatched by any powerful geniuses.

Of course, Xiao Ye was very aware that the figure in front of him was not really the Empress herself descending; it was probably similar to the Emperor’s Evil Fruit, the real Empress had disappeared six thousand years ago, her whereabouts a mystery or perhaps she had already perished.

The figure of the Empress walked towards Xiao Ye, Xiao Ye felt a gentle gaze watching him.

Xiao Ye’s face flushed with excitement, to meet the Supreme Empress in such an unconventional way, perhaps he was the only one in the entire True Spirit Continent capable of this.

"My path is not solitary, I hope to obtain my inheritance, unbeatable in this era, pursuing my steps." The Empress’ intense light left these words in the void.

Then, the figure of the Empress began to shrink, transforming into a small sun rushing towards Xiao Ye.

"What!"

Xiao Ye was startled, but the small sun moved too fast, reaching his forehead in the blink of an eye.

Everything went quiet, the Golden Light Road disappeared, and the recent events seemed like a dream.

But the scorching heat on Xiao Ye’s forehead reminded him that what had just happened was real. He quickly touched it with his hand but found nothing.

He then began to carefully check his body, still finding nothing.

"Could it be that I’ve formed some kind of cause and effect with the Empress?" Xiao Ye pondered in a daze.

The obscure cause and effect of the Empress amount to a kind of fate, invisible and untouchable, possibly only manifesting its special effects when encountering the Empress’ inheritance.

Xiao Ye shook his head in resignation, no longer thinking about the Empress’ cause and effect.

"Pursuing my footsteps, could it be that the Supreme Empress was chasing after the other three Great Emperors?" Xiao Ye started to deduce the meaning of those words.

After thinking for a long time and finding no clues, Xiao Ye reluctantly gave up.

Right now, he was just an Innate Martial Artist, not even reaching the Xuanwu Realm, how could he possibly decipher the intentions of the Empress.

"Fierce Beast Mountain’s Ten Thousand Burial Pits and the whereabouts of the four Great Emperors, I must unravel these mysteries!" Xiao Ye’s eyes sparkled with a strong urge to investigate.

"Now that my Physical Body Power has reached the Four Cauldrons Level, and with the help of Time Tower, my cultivation speed can rival that of a genius with the Emperor’s Stature with Twenty Acupoints!"

Thinking this, Xiao Ye’s face lit up with excitement.

He had been waiting for this moment for a long time!

He had even refrained from absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi for the past half year, focusing entirely on refining the power of the Ten Treasures Pill, which is why his cultivation was still at the Innate Realm Ninth Layer Middle Stage.

"Let’s feel the current speed of cultivation!" Without hesitation, Xiao Ye took out a Primordial Stone and submerged his consciousness into the Time Tower to begin cultivating.

Boom!

The violent Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was absorbed by an acupoint into his body and refined into Innate True Qi, making Xiao Ye’s Primordial Crystal shine even brighter.

Xiao Ye’s cultivation level was increasing at a terrifying speed; after half a month, he reached the Late Stage of Innate Realm Ninth Layer.

Another month passed, and after several failed attempts to break through to the Innate Limit, Xiao Ye finally stopped.

"It seems that for now, I cannot achieve Perfect Innate True Qi." Xiao Ye opened his eyes, showing no signs of disappointment.

"With my current Physical Body Power, I am comparable to a First-class Innate Limit Martial Artist, and although my cultivation level is slightly weaker, using a Perfect Realm Fifth Grade Combat Technique with seventy percent of Flame True Intent, I can match a Second-class Innate Limit Martial Artist."

Although Xiao Ye’s Innate True Qi was not yet perfect, his realm in combat techniques and Martial Arts True Intent was exceedingly high, reaching a level difficult for ordinary people to attain.

Of course, with the dual amplification of his Physical Body Power and cultivation, his strength was still at the First-class Innate Limit level.

"Once my Innate True Qi is perfected, my strength will increase several times, and I can absolutely step into a level of Superior Innate Limit, making me an invincible existence under the Mystic Martial Realm!" Xiao Ye’s face was full of confidence.

With only one month left before the Heavenly Pride Battle begins, it was time to set off.

"Heavenly Pride Battle, I wonder if senior sister will participate," Xiao Ye muttered to himself, his eyes becoming tender.

He had won the first place as a Direct Disciple, and she owed him a promise.

For some reason, thinking of Bing Ya made his heart flutter in a strange way.

Then, Xiao Ye, carrying the Flame Saber, descended the mountain peak, took out the map of Black Dragon Country to confirm his location, and headed towards the Imperial City.

Three days later, a very wide and majestic Yangtze River appeared before his eyes.

Rumble!

The river water of the Yangtze was pitch black, and giant waves like roaring black dragons beat against the shore.

"Is this the Heilong River?"

The Heilong River is quite famous in Black Dragon Country, flowing through the Ten Counties, hence the name of the country. Crossing this Heilong River would lead directly to the Imperial City.

The Heilong River, like a natural barrier, makes the Imperial City transcend beyond the Ten Counties.

Due to the Heavenly Pride Battle being less than a month away, there were many Martial Artists stationed along the riverbank, preparing to head to the Imperial City to watch the spectacle.

"Independent Practitioner Genius, Wang Lin!"

Upon seeing Xiao Ye, they immediately exclaimed.

In recent times, the name Wang Lin has been well-known throughout Black Dragon Country, and many people recognized his appearance.

Wang Lin was rumored to be the most likely to become one of the Five Young Supreme, who would dare to underestimate him?

Xiao Ye remained calm, watching the turbulent Heilong River, feeling somewhat troubled.

This Heilong River is thousands of zhang wide. Unless he reached the Mystic Martial Realm and could fly across, Innate Martial Artists would not be able to cross, it seems he needed to find a way to cross the river.

"It seems that those sect disciples have already arrived in the Imperial City on their sect’s Mystical Artifact Spaceships," Xiao Ye thought to himself.

Before this, he had seen several Flying Warships passing overhead, all seated with disciples from powerful forces.

This is the difference between having and not having a powerful background.

"Hmph, would a formidable Independent Practitioner Genius really be so foolish?" A young man with a buzz cut scoffed, carrying a large tree and throwing it into the Heilong River.

Boom!

He stood on the tree with his hands behind his back, as Innate True Qi burst out from his body, propelling the tree forward, looking quite dashing.

Wow!

The crowd suddenly became excited, they had an epiphany, and began to follow suit, finding large trees to throw into the Heilong River, preparing to cross the river.

Xiao Ye was speechless; he had no enmity with the young man, so why was he targeting him?

Was the method of using trees to cross the river something he wouldn’t think of?

"Heavenly Pride Wang Lin, this person is named Ling Dapeng, also an Independent Practitioner, twenty-six years old, ranked twentieth on the Hidden Dragon List, but far from comparable to you," another Martial Artist kindly reminded.

Xiao Ye realized then; he and Ling Dapeng were both Independent Practitioners, but his own ranking was far above his, probably motivated by jealousy to target him.

"Haha, Wang Lin, as an Independent Practitioner Genius with a prominent reputation, you probably don’t have the habit of imitating others, right?" Ling Dapeng said loudly, taunting.

The expressions of the Martial Artists on the riverbank instantly became strange, all eyes turned towards Xiao Ye.

Ling Dapeng’s provocation was unusual; if Xiao Ye imitated his method, wouldn’t it be a lower class move? But if not, then how would Xiao Ye cross the Heilong River?

Among Martial Artists, sometimes it’s about keeping up appearances, especially for high-standing young talents.

"It seems Heavenly Pride Wang Lin is at a disadvantage," someone muttered.