Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 377 - 375: A Huge Crisis

Chapter 377: Chapter 375: A Huge Crisis

The Slaughter Principle is like a double-edged sword; after its comprehension, while one possesses tremendous combat power, there is also the risk of backlash from the Slaughter Principle, turning one into a mere killing machine.

Sky Breaking King, who had comprehended the Level 10 Slaughter Principle, had established his own Heavenly King Realm, filled with endless Killing Aura. Even a King Martial Realm Expert would feel terror upon encountering it.

It is often said that fortune and disaster are intertwined. Faced with a desperate situation, Xiao Ye was exposed to the infinite Killing Aura and suffered the backlash of the Slaughter Principle. Consequently, his Slaughter Principle was stimulated, breaking through a bottleneck and achieving Level 1.

The Level 1 Slaughter Principle surged forth, shattering the void, and all the Young Talents felt a chill throughout their bodies, as if the scythe of death was poised at their throats.

"Lord Envoy, what should we do now?" a King Martial Realm Expert hurriedly asked.

Golden Roc King stepped forward and said coldly, "Hmph, the kid is being controlled by the Slaughter Principle; he must be eliminated, or else he is a menace!"

The defeat of all the Young Talents of Golden Roc Kingdom, due to Xiao Ye, provided a legitimate opportunity to execute Xiao Ye, which he certainly would not miss.

But before Golden Roc King could charge forward, a brilliant light burst forth, morphing into a figure that stood in his way.

"Golden Roc, stop right there!" King Xingyun said angrily, his robes billowing.

"Brother Xingyun, Xiao Ye is indeed powerful, but sadly, he has been backlashed by the Slaughter Principle and must be killed. Have you forgotten what happened with the Sky Breaking King?" Golden Roc King said indifferently, with a hint of schadenfreude in his voice.

King Xingyun knew the other party’s intentions all too well and said coldly, "Sky Breaking King comprehended the Level 10 Slaughter Principle and was an invincible King-level fighter. Only an Emperor Realm Expert could suppress him."

"Xiao Ye is merely at the Virtual Martial Realm level of strength. How much slaughter could he possibly cause? Moreover, it’s not certain that he’s completely controlled by the Slaughter Principle; there’s a chance he might regain consciousness."

"You’re so eager to make a move; I think you have ulterior motives, don’t you?"

"You!" King Xingyun’s words left Golden Roc King speechless and fuming with rage, only able to glare back.

Watching the confrontation, the Dynasty Envoy waved his hand and said, "Xingyun is right. Let’s wait and observe Xiao Ye’s reaction before making a decision."

"Hmph!" When even the Dynasty Envoy spoke up, Golden Roc King could only walk back with his sleeves thrown and a frosty face.

Boom!

At this moment, Xiao Ye’s body was enveloped by layers of blood light, with most of the Killing Aura from the Sky Breaking King Realm converging around him. His ice-cold blood-red eyes stared at Jun Shitian, and his tattered body appeared extremely ferocious and horrific, with his pulsating heart faintly visible.

"The Slaughter Principle breakthrough? I’d like to see just how capable you are now."

Jun Shitian quickly recovered, and with the summoning of his Gray Dragon and its dragon cry soaring through the Nine Heavens, he dived towards Xiao Ye. The massive body filled the Heaven, and its dragon might was overwhelming.

This Gray Dragon, evolved from a secret technique practiced by Shitian, was as terrorizing as a Virtual Martial Level 5 Ferocious Beast.

Xiao Ye stood motionless and simply extended his hand towards the Gray Dragon, then slowly clenched his fist.

Boom!

Suddenly the void trembled, and boundless murderous intent swept across, the dense blood-light like silk threads, entangling the Gray Dragon.

The Gray Dragon let out a painful howl. It struggled and writhed in vain against the bindings, and with a thunderous boom, its massive body exploded into pieces, scattering like stars.

"What!"

Jun Shitian’s pupils contracted. Xiao Ye effortlessly shattered the Gray Dragon. What level of strength was this?

"Die, die, die!"

Two red beams burst from Xiao Ye’s eyes, cold and merciless. In a blink, he abruptly appeared before Shitian, bringing down a hand-sword strike infused with the power of Level 1 Slaughter Principle.

At that moment, Xiao Ye was under the control of the Slaughter Principle, in a peculiar state where every move contained the essence of Heaven and Earth’s Tao, perfectly unleashing the Level 1 Slaughter Principle as if born for slaughter itself.

Otherwise, the Sky Breaking King would not have been so terrifying when controlled by the Slaughter Principle.

"To break my secret technique and dare to ambush me, you’re courting death!"

Shitian roared in rage, with a massive Grotto Heaven strapped to his back. The boundless Demonic Qi blossomed, and the Dark Profound devoured the light. The fusion of the three unleashed a punch that surged like the Yangtze River, shattering the void and sweeping away everything.

However, his invincible punch was easily shattered by Xiao Ye’s casual hand-sword. His entire fist nearly chopped off, he spewed out blood several meters long and was forced into a swift retreat.

Young Talents watching the scene gasped in shock, their faces revealing utter astonishment.

No one expected Xiao Ye to be so terrifying at this moment, seriously wounding Shitian in a single encounter. This was the first time Shitian had ever suffered such an injury.

Swoosh!

Xiao Ye’s figure flashed again, pursuing Jun Shitian relentlessly; his battered body seemed to pose no hindrance to him at all.

"The strength has actually become this strong!" Rage welled up in Jun Shitian’s eyes as his gaze intensified, and the towering Demon God suddenly burst forth from his body, attempting to entangle Xiao Ye.

Meanwhile, he himself circled behind Xiao Ye and threw another ferocious punch.

Xiao Ye’s eyes were blood-red, and his killing aura surged, enveloped with layers of blood light. He slapped his palm towards the towering Demon God, unleashing a Level 1 Slaughter Principle in an instant.

The endless killing aura penetrated the towering Demon God without obstruction, causing it to shatter apart.

At the same time, Jun Shitian’s fist was already close at hand, nearly landing a blow on Xiao Ye.

Hiss!

Just then, a huge blood-red Sword Light flew past, nearly cleaving Jun Shitian in two. He broke into a cold sweat and couldn’t help but retreat.

"How can this kid’s reaction speed be so fast!" Jun Shitian inwardly cursed as he stared at Xiao Ye, who was watching him coldly.

He felt as though he was facing not a man, but a perfectly operating killing machine. Both in terms of combat consciousness and reaction speed, it was beyond any human.

Most importantly, Xiao Ye had mastered a Level 1 Slaughter Principle and had an infinite intent to kill as his support, which even put him ahead of Jun Shitian in terms of power.

"I, Jun Shitian, will not be defeated under any circumstances!" Jun Shitian roared, elevating his condition to its peak. Then he rushed towards Xiao Ye, bursting with radiant light.

Everyone watched the battle in silence. They knew this would be the moment when victory and defeat would be decided, and it looked very likely that Jun Shitian would be defeated.

Jun Shitian, a mysterious young powerhouse, had wowed everyone with his terrifying strength. To call him the foremost amongst the youth of the East State was no exaggeration.

But before he could become world-renowned, he was about to fall in the Sky Breaking King Realm. All that could be blamed was Xiao Ye’s defiance of the heavens.

When Xiao Ye entered the Sky Breaking King Realm, his power could only be considered average, but his progress was so rapid that he surpassed everyone, reaching the level he was at now, unmatched among his peers.

Of course, Xiao Ye was now controlled by the Slaughter Principle. Whether he could wake up from it was another matter.

"Alas, the heavens are jealous of the talented. If Xiao Ye can wake up, his future achievements will be terrifying indeed," someone sighed.

...

While everyone had their own thoughts, Xiao Ye and Jun Shitian’s battle had reached its final stage.

Faced with Xiao Ye, who perfectly unleashed a Level 1 Slaughter Principle and had endless killing aura as support, Jun Shitian, despite fighting desperately, was still at a disadvantage and completely suppressed.

Pfft!

Under Xiao Ye’s assault, Jun Shitian’s chest was pierced through, a large hole gushing out blood, staining the heavens with a gruesome red.

"Could it be that at the Dynasty Battle, our East State will be ridiculed again?"

The Dynasty Envoy let out a heavy sigh— the Heavenly God Dynasty had finally produced three young powerhouses. Xiao Ye was backfiring due to the Slaughter Principle, and Jun Shitian was about to perish. Could Nangong Xingyu uphold this burden in the approaching Dynasty Battle?

"I, Jun Shitian, have never been defeated." At this time, Jun Shitian stood staggeringly, facing the steadily approaching Xiao Ye, his face revealing a strange smile.

"You lowly ant, will never understand how strong I have become, to the point of your despair. I will come for you soon, I hope you can survive well!" Jun Shitian looked up and laughed loudly, heroically facing death, ceasing to resist.

The people in the distance frowned upon hearing this. Had Jun Shitian gone mad? Even at such a juncture, he could still utter such arrogant words?

Did Jun Shitian actually think he could manage to escape even now?

Pfft!

Xiao Ye stepped through the air to Jun Shitian, and a mighty Sword Light ruthlessly struck him, splitting his body in two, his body torn apart by the powerful Slaughter Principle into fragments, and flesh falling like rain.

Having done all this, Xiao Ye’s blood-stained eyes became empty, aimlessly glancing around before his body fell powerlessly from the air.

"Fate, fate indeed," Nangong Xingyu, standing in the distance, shook his head and muttered to himself, then stepped forward to catch Xiao Ye.

Meanwhile, within a desolate forest on the vast True Spirit Continent, a terrifying and extreme aura shot into the sky, swiftly sweeping across and breaking the heavens, shaking the Nine Desolates.

In an instant, countless trees collapsed, and mountains crumbled, a scene of apocalypse. Within a thousand-mile radius, Ferocious Beasts, including King-level ones, trembled and lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to move.

"Hmph, Xiao Ye, dare destroy one of my avatars, when my Cultivation reaches Great Success, I will annihilate your entire line!" An icy voice echoed from the depths of the mountains.

Through the swirling dust, a tall figure could be faintly seen, with disheveled hair, sitting cross-legged deep in the mountains, with eyes that tore through the void, gazing in a certain direction, and a towering Demon Shadow stood behind him, radiating light that illuminated the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.