Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 368 - 366: Reencountering Jinpengzi

Chapter 368: Chapter 366: Reencountering Jinpengzi

"Slaughter Law, treading the path of Enlightenment through the inner intent to kill. Once Xiao Ye grasped this concept, his understanding of the Slaughter Law became increasingly clear.

Xiao Ye rose to his full height, stepped out of the cave, his black hair wildly dancing in the air, dark pupils turned completely blood-red, filled with ruthless coldness, as though the Grim Reaper had descended, his surging killing intent sweeping across the entire mountain range.

Boom!

The next moment, a thick blood light burst forth from Xiao Ye, rising like a wolfish smoke towards the sky, reflecting against the red sun above, further augmenting its force.

Instantly, the green-haired dead corpses in the mountain range looked over in terror, bodies trembling humanly before kneeling in that direction.

If the Young Talents of the Sky Breaking King Realm had witnessed this scene, they would have been astounded.

But Xiao Ye had no mind to pay attention to these green-haired dead corpses. He was completely immersed in his own insights, with his killing intent surging like a raging flood, looking for an outlet.

This uncomfortable extreme sensation caused Xiao Ye to roar up to the sky. He operated the First Level of the Ten Thousand Refining Golden Body, and unlike before, the dazzling golden light merged with the blood light, turning into a dark gold.

"Kill!"

Xiao Ye turned his Physical Body into the Supreme Divine Blade, exuding an unmatched might, fiercely charging at the kneeling green-haired dead corpses not far away.

Pfft!

Pfft!

Pfft!

...

A series of sounds followed, with ten green-haired dead corpses pierced by Xiao Ye’s Supreme Divine Blade, their golden armors crumbling away effortlessly, bodies split with a huge gash, leaking green blood.

If it was any ordinary time, such a wound would not have been enough to kill the green-haired dead corpses, but now from those gashes sprayed out an extremely pure force of slaughter, causing the bodies of the ten green-haired dead corpses to shudder simultaneously, then inch by inch turned to ashes, dispersing into the void.

Ten green-haired dead corpses were actually killed by Xiao Ye in one blow!

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Xiao Ye’s eyes were a sea of blood-red. He did not employ the power of the four Xuandans, letting his heart’s desire run wild, freely venting the surging killing intent within, his casual slash could actually kill ten green-haired dead corpses.

After suffering a massacre, those green-haired dead corpses grew even more terrified, not daring to resist.

Rumbling thunder!

Within the mountain range, that terrifying Blade Light was like a blood-red Galaxy pouring down from the Nine Heavens, only this Galaxy was full of the force of slaughter, any green-haired dead corpse that was barely touched by the Blood-colored Blade Light turned to dust in the air.

As Xiao Ye vented, he always retained a clear mind, taking the opportunity to temper the Combat Techniques suitable for the Slaughter Law, his consciousness sinking into the Time Tower, continuously verifying and hypothesizing.

Thanks to having the Time Tower in hand, Xiao Ye had enough time to gain insights and deduce.

After half a month passed in the outside world, the power of each of Xiao Ye’s strikes grew stronger, the number of green-haired dead corpses annihilated by a single blow increasing from ten to fifteen, and eventually to twenty.

The vast number of green-haired dead corpses in the entire mountain range were now annihilated by over half, and at the same time, the prototype of a Combat Technique gradually emerged in Xiao Ye’s heart.

Finally, after two months had passed in the outside world—

Boom!

Xiao Ye stepped forward, arriving at a place in the mountain range where the green-haired dead corpses were clustered. Both hands drew arcs proven countless times, filled with a Mysterious aura, seeing two streaks of Blade Light form a cross and swept out; they grew upon encountering the wind, merging into one another, their power exponentially increasing.

Rumbling thunder!

That cross-shaped blood-red Blade Light seemed to come from the Nine Netherworld Hell, all the green-haired dead corpses along its path were shredded into pieces, turning into ash and disappearing in the void.

Not until seventy green-haired dead corpses were killed did the cross-shaped Blade Light dissipate.

"Such tremendous power!" Xiao Ye emerged from that state of slaughter, unable to hide the shock on his face.

One must know that a single move to kill seventy green-haired dead corpses was something even the young man who had blasted him into the mountain range couldn’t achieve. With the power of this one move alone, he could dominate the entire Sky Breaking King Realm, unbeatable.

Of course, that assumes the other party is not hiding their real strength.

"This move, which integrates Half-level of the Slaughter Law, is created by me; it shall be called Cross Slaughter." Xiao Ye slowly calmed down.

"The power of Law Profound Mysteries is indeed terrifying, no wonder that upon understanding a little, one can claim supremacy within the same realm," Xiao Ye thought to himself.

He had only released a Half-level of the Slaughter Law and had such might. If he were to understand and release the remaining Two and a Half Levels, even if his Cultivation remained at the Half-step Void Martial Realm, killing higher-level Void Martial Realm Experts would be absolutely no issue.

The gift left to him by Sky Breaking King was indeed hefty.

However, Xiao Ye also realized the downside of the Slaughter Principle. The more he killed, the more excited he became inside, and he even had a growing thirst for killing people.

Xiao Ye fell silent. If this continued, would he walk down the same path as the Sky Breaking King? Moreover, it actually took him three and a half years to integrate the half-level Slaughter Principle into his saber technique, which shows that this path would consume a lot of time.

"I wonder if there is a way to counteract the backlash of the Slaughter Law. It seems that I should use the Slaughter Law as little as possible in the future, to avoid its influence on my mind." Xiao Ye mused to himself before taking a booklet out from his chest.

This booklet recorded a precious secret technique that he had discovered while resting in the mountains.

"The True Spirit Continent is vast and boundless, giving birth to many Heavenly Sons with special physiques. They can even manifest auspicious omens during battle, exposing their identity as Heavenly Sons."

"This ’Returning to Simplicity Technique’ can help these Heavenly Sons to hide their auspicious signs and achieve the effect of avoiding detection."

On the first page of the booklet, a few short lines were written, followed by the mantra of the Returning to Simplicity Technique, which was only a few hundred words long.

The first time Xiao Ye read this phrase, his heart was stirred because once all four of his Xuandan reached the Half-step Void Martial level, their full eruption could produce the illusion of Four Cave Heavens and even have the accompanying effect of binding the void.

He guessed that this might be a skill derived from cultivating the Four Profound Treasure Technique because he had never heard of any Half-step Void Martial Realm martial artist who could bind the void.

At that time, Xiao Ye had always refrained from fully exerting his Half-step Void Martial strength and binding the void effect to avoid exposing his secret, which was a significant disadvantage. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have needed to be so battered when he defeated Jinpengzi.

"Perhaps this Returning to Simplicity Technique could help me conceal the illusion of the Four Cave Heavens, and I won’t have to worry about exposing my secret when I fight others."

Xiao Ye secretly thought.

This was just his speculation, and whether it would succeed or not would only be known after he practiced the technique since he was not a Heavenly Son.

Without hesitation, Xiao Ye proceeded to memorize the contents of the booklet.

The few hundred words were easy to remember, and in just three days, Xiao Ye was able to perform them proficiently.

Xiao Ye tried to operate the Returning to Simplicity Technique, and his four Xuandan inside his body trembled simultaneously, releasing four kinds of intensely hot Xuanwu Power through the cracks, flowing through his entire body.

And at the same time, the illusion of the Four Cave Heavens did not appear behind him.

"It really works!" Xiao Ye relaxed upon seeing this, finally removing his last concern.

The added effect of binding the void, paired with the Cross Slaughter Saber Technique, was a perfect match. If he caught his opponents off guard, Xiao Ye even had the confidence to kill a Virtual Martial Eighth and Ninth Level expert.

Now that all four of his Xuandan had reached the Half-step Void Martial level, he was stronger than most Young Talents in terms of power. Coupled with the half-level Slaughter Principle he had comprehended, there was no one left in the Sky Breaking King Realm for him to fear.

"The ranking battle of the Kingdom Battle shouldn’t be far off; it’s time for me to leave." Xiao Ye was full of strong confidence as he soared into the sky and flew out of the mountains.

Xiao Ye looked down at the mountains below, as if it were all a distant dream.

His cultivation level might still be at the Half-step Void Martial Realm, but his actual strength had increased by more than ten times. Together with the Void Artifact he had obtained, securing his place in the top ten in the upcoming ranking battle was almost a certainty.

If the first place in a Kingdom Battle were obtained by a martial artist in the Half-step Void Martial Realm, it would certainly be a huge shock when the time came.

"Sky Breaking King senior, this junior, Xiao Ye, thanks you for your grace. If an opportunity presents itself, I will avenge you and find those who joined forces to kill you back then."

Xiao Ye silently declared in his heart before no longer hesitating, turning into a rainbow light and quickly heading towards the center of the Sky Breaking King Realm.

He had spent quite some time in this mountain range and did not know exactly how much time was left before the ranking battle, so he could only hurry on his way at full speed.

After all, he still had a few Top-grade Essence Stones, and he wasn’t afraid of consuming them.

At this moment, many Young Talents were resting on the plains about ten miles away from the center of the Sky Breaking King Realm.

Under a large tree somewhere in the Sky Breaking King Realm, a golden-haired youth in gold robes was sitting cross-legged, holding one-tenth of a Top-grade Essence Stone in his hand, absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to replenish his spent energies.

If Xiao Ye were here, he would certainly recognize that this youth was Jinpengzi, who had narrowly escaped death at his hands.

Crack!

Half an hour later, the Top-grade Essence Stone in Jinpengzi’s hands turned to powder, dispersing through his palms.

"The last of my top-grade essence stones has been consumed. Fortunately, my cultivation has been adjusted to its peak, and I am ready to join the ranking battle," Jinpengzi said, rising to his feet, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes.

After being saved from Xiao Ye’s hands, his injuries gradually healed, and his temperament became incredibly irritable. He went around snatching Top-grade Essence Stones, venting the anger in his heart, resulting in the death of not a few Young Talents at his hands.

As the ranking battle approached, and Top-grade Essence Stones, even Mid-grade Essence Stones, became treasures that everyone fought for, Jinpengzi’s name grew more notorious with bloodstained hands, yet no one dared to resist.

Because everyone knew that behind Jinpengzi stood a terrifyingly powerful Young Expert.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Jinpengzi’s eyes sharpened, looking towards the distant sky where a youth carrying a long saber was flying through the air.

A name that Jinpengzi would remember for a lifetime slowly surfaced from the depths of his heart.

"Xiao Ye!"