Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 376 - 374: Law Enhancement

Chapter 376: Chapter 374: Law Enhancement

The aura of the two peak strong people swept across the entire Central Continent, constantly colliding in the void.

The Slaughter Principle that unfurled from Xiao Ye’s body astonishingly surpassed a half-level, and although it fell slightly short of Level 1, it was terrifying enough to push back the boundless darkness.

As Xiao Ye created the Cross Slaughter in the Death Mountain Range, he didn’t stop comprehending the Slaughter Principle. After meditating in silence for the two days before the ranking battle began, he accumulated knowledge over time and finally took a big step forward, which erupted at this moment.

"Hehe... So you were hiding your true strength. But still, you are no match for me!" Jun Shitian, standing on a Gray Dragon, still overflowed with invincible confidence in his shining eyes after seeing Xiao Ye take out two Void Artifacts.

"These two Void Artifacts, after I kill you, will both be mine." After Jun Shitian finished speaking, the invincible aura on his body erupted, enveloping heaven and earth in its entirety.

"Dark Hand!"

Jun Shitian raised his right palm and struck towards Xiao Ye. Although it seemed simple, within his palm thrummed the power of Void Martial Power, Demon God Physique, and Dark Profound—three forces flashing and merging into three giant millstones intersecting and possessing the strength to grind everything to dust.

Almost simultaneously, Xiao Ye also made his move.

The power of his four Xuandans poured into his hands, rejuvenating the two Void Artifacts—a saber and a sword. They radiated the suppression of a high-level Void Martial Realm expert as the horrific Sword Qi and Blade Light shattered the void.

In an instant, Xiao Ye crossed saber and sword, wielding the two Void Artifacts to invoke the Slaughter Principle that transcended a half-level.

Though Xiao Ye was not skilled in swordplay, which reduced its power, the amplification from the Void Artifacts still greatly exceeded that of being unarmed.

Boom! Boom!

After two loud bangs, the Blade Light and Sword Light, completely condensed from the Slaughter Principle, formed the Cross Slaughter, filling the entire sky and colliding with Jun Shitian’s hand.

Fortunately, Jun Shitian was focused on confronting Xiao Ye, and his Dark Profound no longer devoured the light, allowing the world to escape the blanket of darkness and enabling the Heavenly Prides to clearly observe the exchange between the two.

The clash between the two peak fighters was surprisingly not as loud as one would imagine.

With a puchi sound, the void trembled, the space was torn apart, and as the two forces of extreme power clashed, Jun Shitian’s palm sprayed with blood while Xiao Ye also took a direct hit from Jun Shitian’s palm, blood spurting high from his mouth as he was knocked back.

The watching audience gasped in shock.

The first exchange between the two resulted in injuries on both sides? And it seemed that Xiao Ye was at a disadvantage.

In reality, the combat power of Xiao Ye and Jun Shitian had far exceeded their own cultivation at this moment. If their attacks fully landed on their opponent, they could immediately inflict severe injuries or even kill.

This was extremely dangerous; a slight mishap could decide the victory with a single move.

"How dare you injure me!" Jun Shitian, looking at the bleeding wound in the center of his palm, had eyes filled with icy chill.

Xiao Ye swallowed a Cloud Ginseng Fruit, and his injuries were instantly alleviated and continued to heal. He watched Jun Shitian with a cold gaze as a towering killing intent swept out from him.

Although his Slaughter Principle had another breakthrough, compared to Jun Shitian it was still somewhat lacking. Indeed, Jun Shitian was a frightening opponent, but Xiao Ye would not cower.

The atmosphere of the Central Continent seemed to freeze, as the two peak strong people faced each other from afar.

Many young spectators dared not blink, afraid of missing a thrilling moment.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

The two peak strong people almost simultaneously rushed towards each other. Jun Shitian, riding the Gray Dragon, punched through the air, aiming for Xiao Ye’s chest with three types of extreme power morphing into a crushing millstone.

"Cross Slaughter!"

Xiao Ye’s Sky Breaking Saber, imbued with the Slaughter Principle, cleaved towards Jun Shitian’s fist, while his other Void Longsword struck like lightning at Jun Shitian’s chest.

Using only the Sky Breaking Saber to execute the Cross Slaughter naturally could not compare to the combined power of sword and saber; his real intent was to trade wounds, aiming to severely injure Jun Shitian with the longsword.

After all, he had items like Cloud Ginseng Fruit, a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, giving him an advantage in healing injuries.

"Roar!"

At that moment, the Gray Dragon beneath Jun Shitian let out a dragon’s cry, swinging its giant tail to block Xiao Ye’s longsword, and the tail exploded into pieces, bleeding profusely.

"Not good!"

Xiao Ye’s expression changed. His Sky Breaking Saber collided with Jun Shitian’s fist, and after a terrifying fluctuation, he was blown away, a bloody hole in his chest nearly boring through him, blood spurting violently, not a light injury.

If he hadn’t moved his body at the last moment, he might already be dead under Jun Shitian’s fist.

"Hmph, you think you can injure me with such tactics?" Jun Shitian sneered, not letting this opportunity slip by, attacking strongly. His fists, like two Ancient Divine Mountains, repeatedly hammered down on Xiao Ye.

The so-called one wrong step leads to continual errors, and Xiao Ye was completely on the defensive. Coupled with his injuries not having time to heal, he could only combine sword and saber, struggling under Jun Shitian’s dual fists, coughing up blood, his body stained red. The scale of victory was already tilting towards Jun Shitian.

"A person of Heavenly Pride, is he about to fall?"

Seeing this scene, the crowd couldn’t help but mourn silently in their hearts.

At this point, no one could deny Xiao Ye’s strength. He was one of the two people from East State capable of contending with Jun Shitian, and moreover, his cultivation had not even advanced to the Void Martial Realm yet, which meant he had a huge amount of potential for improvement, unrivaled by anyone.

Such a person is destined to make a name for themselves across the world, rising like a comet to carve out an invincible path, yet now they are about to fall here.

"Some of the outstanding figures in the ten-thousand-year history of the True Spirit Continent have been numerous, but most have been submerged by the vast river of time, and only four have made it into the annals of history. Death is the common destination for most." Someone sighed.

At this moment, Xiao Ye, who had been struggling bitterly, was finally defeated, blown away by the dual fists of Jun Shitian, blood spraying wildly from his mouth, half of his body nearly shattered, with stark white bones protruding from the wound—a terrifying sight.

"Die for me!"

Jun Shitian took a step forward, descending from the sky like a Demon God, intent on crushing all living beings underfoot.

At this instant, Xiao Ye, weakly falling from the sky with shut eyes, suddenly opened them, staring at the imminently approaching Jun Shitian, his pupils emitting two cold, merciless beams of light.

"Jun Shitian, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!"

Xiao Ye shouted coldly, his body’s four Xuandans humming with vibrations. Due to the operation of the Returning to Nature Technique, nobody saw the phantom images of Four Cave Heavens, which shattered the heavens and rose from behind Xiao Ye.

Boom!

Suddenly, the Four Cave Heavens shackled the void, causing Jun Shitian’s body to stiffen.

"Jun Shitian, you have lost."

Xiao Ye, propping up his wounded body, gripped the Sky Breaking Saber and the Longsword in his hands, slashing towards Jun Shitian. The blood-red Blade Light embodying the Slaughter Principle seemed to split Jun Shitian in half.

Indeed, the ability to briefly imprison the void, Xiao Ye had kept hidden and unrevealed, wishing to use it as a trump card to deal a fatal blow to Jun Shitian at the most critical moment.

Previously, Xiao Ye feared that Jun Shitian’s strength was too terrifying and would be impossible to restrain, but now it seemed he had worried unnecessarily.

However, before the Sky Breaking Saber could hit Jun Shitian, he unleashed a terrifying power that burst through the shackles.

"Xiao Ye, you’re too naive. Did you think you could kill me like that? It’s you who will die!"

Jun Shitian said coldly, his fists thundering out. His left fist shattered the Blade Light, but his own hand was also blasted to bleeding flesh, his body recoiling. The right fist aimed at Xiao Ye was deflected somewhat, only grazing Xiao Ye’s body, greatly reducing its power.

Pfft!

Blood sprayed high from Xiao Ye’s mouth as he was blown away, bleeding profusely. His injuries worsened, half his body unable to move, blood continuously flowing out.

Fortunately, he had consumed a Cloud Ginseng Fruit, and with Jun Shitian’s right fist off-target, otherwise, he would have undoubtedly died.

"Escape!" The threat of death spurred Xiao Ye to summon the last bit of his energy, flying towards the direction of the Dynasty Envoy.

Now in the arena, the only ones who could stop Jun Shitian were those King Martial Realm Experts and the Dynasty Envoy.

"Actually daring to hurt me, this time no one can save you. I will torture you to death!" A fierce light flared in Jun Shitian’s eyes as he chased after Xiao Ye, vowing to kill him.

Seeing this scene, the Dynasty Envoy hurriedly said in a deep voice: "Stop, Xiao Ye has already lost!"

"Jun Shitian, if you don’t stop now, I will surely eradicate your nine generations!" Nangong Xingyu had not expected the situation to deteriorate so much, bursting forth in an attempt to save Xiao Ye.

Jun Shitian, deaf to their cries, caught up with Xiao Ye before they did.

"I absolutely cannot die!"

"Whoever tries to kill me, I will kill them in return!"

Feeling the breaking sound behind him, Xiao Ye roared out loud, his eyes blood-red like twin suns, and his black hair turned completely to a blood-red color.

The anger and despair made his killing intent even more vast. The terrifying killing intent formed a large column of light, bursting out in all directions.

Boom!

Suddenly, an anomaly occurred in the Sky Breaking King Realm; an endless killing aura began to converge towards this place.

Xiao Ye’s body seemed to transform into a bottomless pit, rapidly absorbing the boundless killing aura, his skin turning blood-red. The entire Central Continent became a ghastly hell, with countless corpses piled up on the ground, the thick smell of blood nauseating.

At this point, the four strands of Xuanwu Power within Xiao Ye were suppressed by this endless killing intent, which turned into roaring, rampaging power inside him.

"What’s going on?"

Jun Shitian’s eyes showed shock, staring at Xiao Ye. Despite being seriously injured and on the brink of death, how could he emit such terrifying killing intent?

"Those who deceive me, kill them all!"

"Those who insult me, kill them all!"

Xiao Ye, with blood hair fluttering, his robes billowing, seemed to transform into a true Death God. His voice lacked any human emotion as he coldly watched Jun Shitian.

Simultaneously, after absorbing a vast amount of killing intent, Xiao Ye’s Slaughter Principle advanced, breaking through its bottleneck, reaching Level 1. The heavens and earth trembled as layers of blood light enveloped him.

"Not good, this is the Sky Breaking King Realm. Xiao Ye has triggered the killing intent within the King Realm. With his Martial Arts Heart, he cannot control it and is now dominated by the Slaughter Principle!" The Dynasty Envoy exclaimed with a change in color.