Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 246 - 244: The Mysterious Heavenly Slaughter Island

Chapter 246: Chapter 244: The Mysterious Heavenly Slaughter Island

Xiao Ye believed that Zhang Qingyuan’s ultimate destination was also to ascend to the True Spirit Continent.

Now, however, he had become treacherous and deceitful, even quietly leaking hints to Heavenly Slaughter Island and drawing Second Evil and Third Evil here. If their side’s martial artists from the Xuanwu Realm all died because of this, what good would it do him?

Xiao Ye thought it over and over and felt that there was only one explanation that made sense.

That was Zhang Qingyuan was using the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain, using himself and these people to distract the martial artists from Heavenly Slaughter Island, and then he would take the opportunity to infiltrate Heavenly Slaughter Island.

So there, in addition to the secret techniques that would allow martial artists to reach the peak of Mystic Martial, there must be other treasures present, which was what made Zhang Qingyuan covetous.

"Hehe... sparing the life of this old man, do you want to probe the secrets of Heavenly Slaughter Island? Dream on!" Seeing the martial artists from Heavenly Slaughter Island of the Xuanwu Realm being killed one by one, Third Evil burst into a pitiful laugh.

"Brat, it looks like Heavenly Slaughter Island has fallen into your hands, this old man has nothing to say, I curse you, that one day you will die in despair!" Third Evil glared venomously at Xiao Ye, then his body crackled open with fissures, and the violent fluctuations of power caused heaven and earth to tremble uneasily.

"Would you rather self-destruct than reveal the secrets of Heavenly Slaughter Island?" Xiao Ye furrowed his brows, this old fellow’s mouth was indeed tough.

The power of self-destruction from a strong person like Third Evil was extraordinary, and since he couldn’t stop it, if it exploded here, it was likely that all the martial artists from their side in the Xuanwu Realm would perish.

Swish!

Without any hesitation, Xiao Ye swiftly dashed forward, flinging Third Evil away.

Boom!

Almost simultaneously, a deafening explosion resounded, a terrifying force engulfed everything, raising heaven-reaching waves, and the sea water within a ten-mile radius of the Endless Sea was evaporated, creating a vacuum zone.

Xiao Ye circulated his power to form a protective layer on the surface of his body, offsetting the impact, while the other martial artists were not as strong as Xiao Ye, many were blasted away, spitting out fresh blood.

"It’s over!" When everything disappeared, Xiao Ye breathed a sigh of relief and looked down.

After this battle, nearly half of their Xuanwu Realm martial artists had died, and now only about a hundred were left alive.

"Hmph, Zhang Qingyuan!" Xiao Ye clenched his fists until they cracked.

Anyone unexpectedly betrayed like this would be filled with rage.

If he really only had the cultivation of the early stage of the Fourth Transition Xuanwu, he would have really fallen into the opponent’s hands.

"Thank you, Lord Xiao, for the life-saving grace!" At this moment, the martial artists who had fortunately survived all clasped their fists towards Xiao Ye, extremely grateful.

"No need for such formalities, gentlemen, in truth, that elder from Heavenly Slaughter Island was killed by me, and at the end of it all, you were implicated because of me." Xiao Ye felt somewhat guilty.

To Xiao Ye’s words, these martial artists were not surprised at all; they were not fools, Second Evil and Third Evil together were not Xiao Ye’s match, let alone Fourth Evil? But no one blamed Xiao Ye for this.

In such a world, strength was everything, and feuds and killings were very common. Compared to Zhang Qingyuan, Xiao Ye was much more upright and honorable.

"Brother Xiao, we’re preparing to continue moving forward, will you join us?" Lin Hai flew over.

Xiao Ye shook his head, "I suspect there are treasures on Heavenly Slaughter Island, Zhang Qingyuan and the others must have gone there, I plan to check it out. Any of you who want to go can come with me."

Xiao Ye felt guilty towards these martial artists; if they wanted to share in the spoils, he would not mind.

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, then quickly became angry.

"Whether there are any remaining warriors from Heavenly Slaughter Island, no one knows. So even if there are treasures, they are not my turn to claim, I will not join the chaos. Thank you, Brother Xiao, for your kind intentions." Lin Hai was the first to speak.

"Yeah, our strength is too weak, even if we found treasures, we probably couldn’t keep them, I won’t go either."

"Lord Xiao, if you encounter Zhang Qingyuan, you must teach that boy a good lesson for us!"

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For a time, many martial artists spoke up.

They were scared by Heavenly Slaughter Island, and they were well aware of their own limitations, so no one chose to accompany Xiao Ye.

"Alright." Seeing this, Xiao Ye gave a wry smile and clasped his fists towards everyone, "Then, we shall part ways here, hoping that there will be another meeting on the True Spirit Continent."

"Haha, with Lord Xiao’s talent, you will surely shine even on the True Spirit Continent!"

"Lord Xiao, take care!"

A group of people bid farewell to Xiao Ye, tidied up, and sailed two other large ships towards the horizon.

Xiao Ye released his Martial Arts True Intent, detecting no one from Heavenly Slaughter Island lurking ahead, he then landed on the remaining large ship, and headed in the opposite direction.

"Zhang Qingyuan, you probably didn’t expect that I would survive!" Xiao Ye said coldly, then took out a map, heading towards the direction of Heavenly Slaughter Island.

Not to mention the secret technique on Heavenly Slaughter Island that allows martial artists to aspire to the Mystic Martial realm, Xiao Ye was determined to voyage to Heavenly Slaughter Island for revenge just for the scheme Zhang Qingyuan played on him.

Indeed, Zhang Qingyuan had not anticipated that Xiao Ye not only survived but also managed to counter-kill both Second Evil and Third Evil and was now hurrying towards them.

At the moment, Zhang Qingyuan, Feng Yujiao, and a young man were lurking at the edge of an island, their gazes grave as they surveyed the land without daring to make any rash moves.

This island was none other than Heavenly Slaughter Island.

From Nameless Island, reaching Heavenly Slaughter Island required traversing a thousand li, so he had only just arrived not long ago.

"Brother Zhang, you said there are many Mid-grade Origin Stones on Heavenly Slaughter Island, is that true?" asked Feng Yujiao in a low voice next to him.

"Of course," Zhang Qingyuan said indifferently. "I’ve heard that the Four Evil, every time they get Mid-grade Origin Stones, save most of them, to cultivate slowly. In twenty years’ time, they’ve probably amassed several thousand."

Were it not for Feng Yujiao’s appearance, he would never have revealed such precious information.

Hearing this, Feng Yujiao’s heart heated with excitement. Aside from their own talent, Mid-grade Origin Stones were a bottleneck for Xuanwu Realm martial artists in raising their cultivation.

Thousands of Mid-grade Origin Stones were undeniably a vast fortune, enough for them to advance several levels.

A day later, a disheveled young man flew over, his face filled with exhaustion.

Needless to say, he was the young man who had fled the area sealed off by Heavenly Slaughter Island’s forces. Following Zhang Qingyuan’s plan, after bringing those Mystic Martial realm martial artists to the sealed zone, he hurriedly escaped to this place.

"Hm?" Seeing the young man, Zhang Qingyuan’s expression brightened, and he quickly asked in a lowered voice, "How did it go?"

"Brother Zhang, it seems even the heavens are on our side this time," said the young man with a smile. "After you leaked the information to Heavenly Slaughter Island, both Second Evil and Third Evil went out and were not on the island."

Excited by the news, Zhang Qingyuan laughed, "Ha ha, heaven helps me indeed! Second Evil and Third Evil are fools, leaving their lair unprotected and going out. Now even without the help of that mysterious and powerful person who killed the Fourth Evil, I have no need to fear!"

He lurked here without immediately landing on the island to search for Mid-grade Origin Stones, precisely because he was afraid the two of them would still be on the island. After all, with their strength, killing either of them would be extremely difficult.

"Let’s go, search for Mid-grade Origin Stones, otherwise when Second Evil and Third Evil return, we’ll be in trouble." Zhang Qingyuan waved his hand and hurriedly rushed towards the center of the island.

The two young men and Feng Yujiao hurriedly followed.

At this moment, there were still a group of martial artists left on the island, but very few aspiring to Mystic Martial. Zhang Qingyuan acted ruthlessly, killing them all, their blood staining the earth red.

Two days later, near the sea area of Heavenly Slaughter Island, a giant ship appeared with a black-robed young man standing on the deck, a snow-white little animal perched on his shoulder.

"This is Heavenly Slaughter Island."

Xiao Ye scanned the area and then flew up into the sky, arriving above the island.

Just after entering the island, Xiao Ye found seven or eight corpses lying on the ground, wearing Heavenly Slaughter Island’s garments, dying in a very tragic state.

"It seems I have not guessed wrong, Zhang Qingyuan indeed came here," Xiao Ye thought to himself, then he released his Martial Arts True Intent and began to search.

He was by no means a pushover; if someone played him, he was naturally going to pay them back.

"How is this possible!"

After releasing his Martial Arts True Intent, Xiao Ye quickly became shocked because his Martial Arts True Intent could only detect the area within ten meters.

You must know that once a Martial Arts True Intent is comprehended to its fullest, its detection range can reach a thousand meters.

"Could there be a problem with my Flame True Intent?" Xiao Ye frowned slightly and then a yellow light surged from his body, spreading out towards the surroundings along the ground.

According to the information left in the orb by the Old Madman, this Martial Arts True Intent was the Earth Martial True Intent, filled with a sense of solidity.

Like Flame True Intent, once Earth Martial True Intent was released about ten meters, it was stopped by some invisible force.

"It appears that Heavenly Slaughter Island is definitely not simple and may contain great secrets." The ineffectiveness of both kinds of True Intent made Xiao Ye’s expression very solemn, and he became increasingly curious about the island.

However, with the loss of the effectiveness of Martial Arts True Intent, it was like a normal person losing their sight, leading to a significant reduction in sensing danger.

"Whine, whine!"

At this moment, Little White, who had been sitting on Xiao Ye’s shoulder looking around, suddenly cried out, raising its paw and pointing in a certain direction of Heavenly Slaughter Island as if in a great hurry.

"Hm?" Xiao Ye was startled and then overjoyed.

He had personally witnessed the special ability of Little White in finding Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Now, Little White’s reaction clearly indicated it had discovered a treasure.

"Little White, what did you find, lead the way!" Xiao Ye said.

Actually, without waiting for Xiao Ye’s reminder, Little White had already bolted forward like lightning, and Xiao Ye quickly followed.

Zhang Qingyuan’s purpose in coming to Heavenly Slaughter Island was definitely for treasure hunting. As long as Xiao Ye could find the treasure location, he naturally would encounter Zhang Qingyuan.