Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 367 - 365 Creating Combat Techniques

Chapter 367: Chapter 365 Creating Combat Techniques

"Thank you, Senior, for your generous gift!" Tears glistened in Xiao Ye’s eyes, his face full of gratitude, as he knelt in the direction where the Sky Breaking King’s avatar had dissipated and heavily kowtowed.

The Sky Breaking King had treated him with the selflessness of an elder to a junior, risking the dissolution of his avatar to help him preserve the insights from the Third-level Slaughter Principle.

With these insights, all he needed to do was absorb and transform them directly. His starting point on the path of the Slaughter Law would be significantly advanced. Moreover, with the Time Tower in his possession, it wouldn’t be long before the terrifying combat power of the Slaughter Law would return to the East State, astonishing and frightening countless people.

Whoosh!

Moments after the Sky Breaking King’s avatar vanished, Xiao Ye’s eyes shone brightly again, and when he regained consciousness, he found himself standing amid a lush and verdant mountain range, surrounded by mountains, with peaks piercing the heavens like Heavenly Swords.

"Oh no, with the avatar of the Sky Breaking King gone, it’ll be troublesome if those green-haired dead corpses besiege me." Xiao Ye didn’t have time to ponder; he suddenly shivered and quickly looked around vigilantly.

Although he had gained insights into the half-level Slaughter Law and his strength had greatly increased, the numbers of green-haired dead corpses were overwhelming and difficult to kill; he dared not take them lightly.

Xiao Ye’s gaze swept around and quickly noticed around ten green-haired dead corpses wandering not far from him. Strangely though, they just looked up at Xiao Ye and then slowly walked away, disappearing from his sight.

"What’s going on?" Xiao Ye was baffled, his face full of confusion.

Then, a few more green-haired dead corpses walked past Xiao Ye without attacking him.

"Could it be because I’ve grasped the Slaughter Law that these green-haired dead corpses are not attacking me?" Xiao Ye murmured to himself. To confirm this guess, he deliberately approached the green-haired dead corpses and released the Slaughter Law he had comprehended. Immediately, a tremendous killing aura surged into the Nine Heavens, stirring the winds and clouds to change color, cold and sharp as a knife.

All of a sudden, instead of attacking him, the green-haired dead corpses showed signs of fear and dared not approach Xiao Ye.

"It really is so!" Xiao Ye’s face was filled with excitement as the blood light in his eyes gradually faded and his pupils returned to pitch black.

The Sky Breaking King’s avatar had mentioned that there were many treasures within this mountain range. Now that the green-haired dead corpses wouldn’t attack him, weren’t those treasures his for the taking?

With anticipation gleaming in his eyes, Xiao Ye, dragging his severely injured body, began to search the mountain range.

Soon, Xiao Ye stopped in front of a tree lush with leaves, which bore bright, tempting fruits exuding an enticing fragrance.

"This... this is the Cloud Ginseng Fruit!" Xiao Ye’s eyes sparkled.

He had seen a record of this fruit in the Exchange Hall of the Genius Camp, so he recognized it.

For martial artists, the Cloud Ginseng Fruit was a Healing Holy Medicine. Although it was not as terrifying as the Heavenly Spirit Pill, which could quickly heal the injuries of a martial artist in the Xuanwu Realm, it was still formidable in its own right.

Furthermore, the Cloud Ginseng Fruit had a strong healing effect even on King Martial Realm experts. There were only a few in the National Treasury of the Xingyun Kingdom, and they cost tens of millions of Contribution Points to exchange. No one in the Genius Camp was willing to exchange for it.

"With the extent of my injuries, using Cloud Ginseng Fruits to heal seems like quite a luxury." Xiao Ye smiled ironically, picked a Cloud Ginseng Fruit, ate it, and then sat cross-legged, dissolving the medicinal power of the fruit.

Boom!

Hot energy surged throughout Xiao Ye’s body, and after a period of time, his injuries had been completely healed, leaving not a single scar on his body.

"What a shame, if I had a Space Ring, I could take all these Cloud Ginseng Fruits with me." Xiao Ye picked three more Cloud Ginseng Fruits and put them in his chest, then stepped away.

He knew with the effects of the Cloud Ginseng Fruit, once he brought them out, even King Martial Realm experts would be willing to exchange treasures for them. The stronger the cultivation, the more difficult it was to heal injuries.

Xiao Ye continued on his search, leaping into the air and landing on the summit of a mountain. At the top, on a giant boulder, were at least a hundred books.

"Eighth Grade Combat Techniques!"

Xiao Ye picked up a book and flipped through it, his body trembled with excitement, and he found to his surprise that he had picked up an Eighth Grade Combat Technique.

Although the combat techniques he practiced, the Domineering Dragon Suppressing Sky Fist and the Blood Battle Eight Directions, with the amplitude of four Xuandans, reached eighth-grade power, they were still not genuine Eighth Grade Combat Techniques, inherently inadequate.

Once he opened four Grotto Heavens and advanced to the Void Martial Realm, those techniques would no longer be suitable. Only Eighth Grade Combat Techniques could truly bring out the advantage of his Four Grotto Heavens.

Xiao Ye didn’t study it in detail, and he slipped the book into his chest, then picked up another one to see: "Are all of these Eighth Grade Combat Techniques?"

Techniques, combat skills, and weapons beyond the Void Martial Realm were so rare in the East State. If all these were Eighth Grade Combat Techniques, it was a huge fortune.

However, Xiao Ye soon realized he was thinking too much because among the hundred or more books, there were combat techniques and cultivation techniques, among which only three were Eighth Grade Combat Techniques, and there was one Void Martial Realm Technique.

As for the rest, Xiao Ye didn’t even glance at them.

Nevertheless, Xiao Ye wasn’t disappointed at all. On the contrary, he was thrilled because among the three Eighth Grade Combat Techniques was the Ten Thousand Refinement Golden Body Second Layer.

"Haha, it seems even the heavens are helping me!" Xiao Ye laughed heartily.

Once he perfected the Ten Thousand Refinement Golden Body Second Layer, his defense would be invincible in the Void Martial Realm. Moreover, once he advanced to the Void Martial Realm, he wouldn’t have to worry about cultivation techniques and combat skills anymore.

Xiao Ye, still unable to open a Grotto Heaven, didn’t have the qualifications to cultivate Eighth Grade Battle Techniques or Void Martial Realm Techniques. He ascended into the sky and continued searching through the mountains.

Soon, Xiao Ye was drawn to an unusual peak.

The mountain was bare and from the footpath all the way to the summit, it was filled with weapons emitting a cold light, exuding a powerful aura. Everywhere his gaze reached, there were Xuan Artifacts.

"Could it be..." Xiao Ye’s body trembled, an immensely exciting thought flashing through his mind.

He shot straight towards the sky, heading for the peak.

Boom!

Just as he drew close to the summit, Xiao Ye felt as if the air itself had solidified. A majestic suppression fell, catching him off guard and nearly blasting him back down.

Xiao Ye grew more excited, resisting the terrifying suppression and arrived at the summit.

The peak of the mountain was very empty, and there sat a long sword with a scabbard. The immense pressure was emanating from this sword.

Xiao Ye’s breathing grew hurried; his eyes locked onto the long sword and he flew over to pick it up.

Clang!

The sword was drawn from its sheath, like a king awakening. Suddenly, a dazzling blood light erupted, as if an endless sea of blood was surging, like a torrent flooding the skies.

Rumble!

The barren mountain trembled violently, large cracks spread from Xiao Ye’s feet, and as dust whirled, the entire mountain began to collapse with boulders tumbling down.

Even Xiao Ye’s body struggled to withstand such a fearsome presence. With difficulty, he sheathed the sword, and before the mountain completely collapsed, ascended into the sky.

"I guessed right, there truly is a Void Artifact here!" Xiao Ye’s eyes brimmed with excitement, reaching an ultimate high.

Indeed, the long sword in Xiao Ye’s hand was an authentic Void Artifact, and even more so, a weapon he excelled with, able to unleash his full strength.

Knowing that an ancient city had once seen a Void Artifact spear causing countless Young Talents to engage in a mad and murderous struggle for possession, how could he not be thrilled by his effortless claim?

"The Sky Breaking King’s predecessor has been good to me; from now on, you’ll be known as the Sky Breaking Saber," Xiao Ye caressed the scabbard and then used vines to tie it to his back.

After another search in the mountain range and not finding any treasures that piqued his interest, Xiao Ye set his sights distantly towards the center of the Sky Breaking King Realm, while calculating the time he had delayed.

"There should still be some time before the final ranking battle; there’s no need for me to leave now, especially since the treasures in other areas no longer attract me."

"This place is a perfect spot to seclude myself for cultivation," Xiao Ye thought to himself.

Having made up his mind, Xiao Ye opened a cave in the mountain range and sat down cross-legged, quieting his mind for contemplation.

"To open four Cave Heavens and reach the Void Martial Realm in the remaining time before the end was clearly impossible. If I wish to increase my strength and dominate the heroes in the Kingdom Battle, I have to start with the Slaughter Principle."

After a moment of contemplation, Xiao Ye understood the task for his seclusion.

Understanding the Slaughter Principle was one thing, but releasing it to form an attack was another. This idea was similar to the concept of Martial Arts True Intent, which Xiao Ye, of course, understood.

Take Jinpengzi for example, who had comprehended the Mysteries of Gold and was able to unleash it in his attacks because he had cultivated a set of battle techniques to release the Mysterious Power.

"If there’s no battle technique to release the Slaughter Principle, then I’ll just create one myself!" Xiao Ye was filled with immense confidence; with the Time Tower in hand, he was not afraid to spend the time.

Without anyone to guide him, Xiao Ye explored on his own. A terrifying Killing Aura swept out from the cave and enveloped the whole mountain range.

By now, no more Young Talents remained outside the mountain range; they had obviously left, or they surely would have been shocked.

The Slaughter Principle was boundless like the ocean, and Xiao Ye had only grasped a mere droplet. Even so, releasing it proved to be extremely difficult.

"Slaughter, sealing the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, with only the heart of slaughter remaining, magnify it infinitely to obtain extreme power, and then release one’s own Killing Aura."

The memories of being blasted into the mountains by that young man and the destruction of Xiao Family Village, the powerlessness and anger he felt, brought insight into his mind.

A look of hatred and madness appeared on Xiao Ye’s face, emanating a chilling and intimidating presence, as visions of countless mountains of corpses and seas of blood manifested around him.

Boom!

In an instant, Xiao Ye’s eyes snapped open, his gaze void of emotion and indifference, as if a Death God had descended to judge the life and death of all below.

"Kill!"

As Xiao Ye uttered the word, the entire mountain range trembled, and the skies above transformed amidst the wind and clouds.