Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 395 - 391: Adventure

Chapter 395: Chapter 391: Adventure

The ancient forest, bathed in dim light, was extraordinarily quiet, vast and boundless with not a single beast in sight. It seemed as if it had endured the vicissitudes of eons—a world filled with a sense of ancientness.

Massive trees shot up from the ground, stretching to the clouds, casting shadows that blotted out the sun, dense and towering like mountain peaks, their imposing presence instilling a sense of insignificance in anyone who beheld them.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Suddenly, two young figures, one following the other, ripped through the void, flying swiftly through the ancient forest.

There was no need to mention that these two young men were none other than Xiao Ye and Chen Feng.

Chen Feng had been pursued by eight Heavenly Prides from the West State Dynasty along the way and had fled for several hundred miles. Fortunately, the memory of a Martial Artist from the Void Martial Realm was exceptional. Despite the monotonous scenery, Chen Feng managed to recall and find a path.

"We’re almost there, Heavenly Pride King. The cave is just ahead." Half an hour later, Chen Feng slowed down and whispered.

Xiao Ye nodded, reining in his aura, and together with Chen Feng, they probed forward.

At this moment, the unchanging scenery around them began to evolve, and the Heavenly Trees gradually thinned, widening their view.

"What is that!"

Xiao Ye’s eyes suddenly sharpened. He saw five enormous mountain peaks appear in front of them, shrouded in mist, rising straight and steep, piercing the heavens, shredding the cloud layer. They stood side by side, their shapes resembling five human fingers magnified countless times.

This was Xiao Ye’s first encounter with mountain peaks in the ancient forest.

Beneath the central peak, there was a pitch-black cave, like a passage to another world, from which a mighty killing aura emanated, and bloodlight churned violently.

Outside the cave entrance stood ten young men, casually chatting while they wielded their weapons and peered incessantly into the cave.

"It’s them!"

Upon seeing these ten youths, Chen Feng telepathically transmitted his message with a tone full of hatred.

"In this ancient forest, there are probably about a hundred Heavenly Prides from West State, while we only have about twenty or so," Chen Feng continued.

"Over a hundred? How strong are they?" Xiao Ye frowned slightly and asked through telepathy.

Chen Feng replied, "Their Cultivation is mostly around Virtual Martial Two to Three Levels, far inferior to you. There is only one white-clothed youth to be cautious of. It is said that he ranks within the top twenty Heavenly Prides of West State, with a Cultivation reaching Virtual Martial Level 4, and his understanding of Mystical Laws is nearly reaching the First Realm."

Xiao Ye felt his heart tighten and the pressure surge.

He had opened four Cave Heavens and cultivated the Four Emperor Skills. In terms of power and foundation, he feared no one. What he feared most were geniuses with a profound understanding of Mystical Rules, for this was his weakness.

Xiao Ye had heard from King Xingyun that, during the Dynasty Battle, there would be quite a few extraordinary talents who had reached the First Realm of understanding the Mystical Path. Converted into terms of the Slaughter Principle, it was equivalent to a Two-level Slaughter Law.

Now that he had encountered such a talent, without utilizing the Four Cave Heavens, he was bound to lose.

"I wonder how far that white-clothed youth is from reaching the Mystical First Realm." Xiao Ye’s eyes flickered, and after exchanging a few words with Chen Feng, he took the initiative to reveal himself and stepped forward.

Within this ancient forest, with over a hundred Heavenly Prides from West State, yet only ten youths were guarding the cave entrance. Clearly, the others must have entered the cave.

The white-clothed youth he was wary of was not among them, and since there weren’t many enemies, he naturally didn’t need to hold back, so he confidently revealed himself.

"Hehe, now it’s finally these guys’ turn to be unlucky." Witnessing Xiao Ye’s strength, Chen Feng excitedly followed.

...

Outside the cave entrance, ten Heavenly Prides from West State were conversing.

"Brother Wei said this cave might have treasure. It’s been four hours since he led people inside, and they still haven’t come out. I hope they haven’t encountered any danger," a short-statured youth spoke up.

"With Brother Wei’s strength, even if he faces danger, he should be able to get out quickly, so don’t overthink it. Let’s just stay here calmly and wait for him to bring back the treasures and the Imperial Dynasty Tokens from those East State weaklings."

"Yeah, we’re really lucky to have been teleported with Brother Wei. Following him, we’ll definitely score lots of Imperial Dynasty Tokens, hahaha!"

...

At that moment, two figures slowly flew in, instantly raising their guard. Leading the front was a black-robed youth, his dark hair whipping in the wind, eyes sharp as blades.

When they saw Chen Feng behind him, they burst into laughter.

"Isn’t that the kid who ran away?"

"Hey, this kid’s really brainless. He actually dares to show up again, and even brought reinforcement."

"Brothers, we can’t let these delivered Imperial Dynasty Tokens slip by, let’s go!"

Immediately, with looks of mockery on their faces, the ten young men flew towards Xiao Ye and the others.

"Get out of my way!"

Before they could speak, an icy shout rang out, and suddenly, a blazing light burst forth. An imposing aura swept in all directions. Then, a colossal Ancient Divine Mountain appeared overhead, casting a shadow as vast as the heavens itself, directly and domineeringly descending upon them, seizing their breath with an overwhelming sense of pressure.

"What sort of Combat Technique is this?"

Ten people had no time to be shocked as they all released their peak strength in unison, with various lights emerging, attempting to counter the immense pressure from the Ancient Divine Mountain.

Boom!

Among the ten, two were Heavenly Sons, and one had grasped some aspects of the Mystical, combining their efforts to actually withstand the Mountain and River Seal, halting its oppressive descent momentarily.

"Brothers, overturn their attack!" A tall youth roared, veins bulging on his arms as his fists released rows of black Demon Dragons, confronting the Mountain and River Seal with the momentum to uproot mountains.

"Just grasped a bit of the Mystical surface, and you want to fight against my Mountain and River Seal? Open for me!" Xiao Ye’s gaze swept over the youth and couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh, his palm spreading once again.

Boom!

Suddenly, the Ancient Divine Mountain soared, almost towering into the clouds, growing in size significantly. Waterfalls like ribbons on the mountain burst forth, stretching thousands of lengths vast and majestic, like a galaxy reversing the flow of Heaven, drowning the ten youths completely.

This was Xiao Ye’s latest understanding of the Mountain and River Seal, pushing this Eighth Grade Battle Technique close to Great Success, magnifying its power.

The might of an Eighth Grade Battle Technique surpassing Great Achievement realm was truly terrifying, instantly causing the ground to sink in, the ten youths trembled, each spitting out a mouthful of blood, their bones cracking, blood oozing from their pores, lying in the pit with severe injuries.

"So strong!" Chen Feng’s face was full of shock.

"Chen Feng, go gather their Space Rings, then let’s enter the cave together," Xiao Ye glanced at those people, then headed towards the cave.

"Yes!"

Chen Feng excitedly collected the Space Rings of the ten youths, then hastily followed Xiao Ye, leaving the ten geniuses of West State helping each other up, crawling out of the pit in a sorry state.

"This young man’s strength is too terrifying, probably the peak among the East State Youth Generation, how unlucky for us to encounter him, now even the Imperial Dynasty Token is lost."

"Don’t worry, his strength is indeed good, but he can only bully us. Once he enters the cave and meets Wei Yifei, he will surely be defeated, and the Imperial Dynasty Token will return to our hands."

"That’s right, Brother Wei will definitely avenge us."

The ten looked back at Xiao Ye’s fading figure with resentment.

...

As soon as Xiao Ye and Chen Feng stepped into the pitch-black cave, they were confronted by an astonishing Killing Aura, as if they were in a stormy Blood Sea.

Chen Feng couldn’t help but step back several paces, his face pale, only after circulating his strength to insulate himself from the Killing Aura did he return to normal.

"Chen Feng, if you can’t bear it, just wait for me outside," Xiao Ye said upon seeing this.

He felt no discomfort, like a fish returning to the sea, feeling very comfortable, his eyes covered with blood, murderous intent surging, resonating with the Killing Aura of the cave.

This sensation felt like returning to the Sky Breaking King Realm.

"No need, I’ll go in with you," Chen Feng shook his head, a stubborn expression on his face.

Seeing this, Xiao Ye shook his head helplessly and continued forward.

"Training here, my comprehension of the Slaughter Principle will definitely be swift," Xiao Ye smiled, suppressing the impulse in his heart.

After all, in this cave, besides the several West State Heavenly Prides, there might also be other dangers; he obviously couldn’t close off and cultivate now.

"Let’s see what it is inside this cave that’s emitting so much Killing Aura," Xiao Ye’s interest grew, vanishing into the dark tunnel with Chen Feng.

Long after the two of them had disappeared, a fierce wind suddenly picked up in the tunnel as a shadowy figure appeared, emitting sobbing sounds, as if crying, with a pair of crimson eyes faintly visible within the shadow, staring ahead.

A towering Killing Aura swept out from this shadowy figure.

Whoosh!

In no time, the shadowy figure slowly dissipated, as if it had never been there.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ye and Chen Feng had been traveling along the cave passage for three hours.

This cave passage was very lengthy, leading straight underground, as if connecting to a Bottomless pit, shrouded in complete darkness, the further they proceeded, the more intense the Killing Aura, accompanied by howling winds within the cave.

"The Imperial Dynasty Token finally has a response, our East State geniuses are right ahead!" Xiao Ye suddenly trembled all over, his face full of surprise.

This mountain path was too long, taking them this far to discover anything.

Chen Feng also picked up on the presence emanating from the Space Ring, equally excited, speeding up with Xiao Ye as they rushed forward.

After about the time it took an incense stick to burn, a glimmer of light finally appeared before the two.

"Ah, another unlucky fellow has come."

"Somebody to accompany us here, not too bad to die alone; it’s just a pity that I got eliminated before participating in the Dynasty Battle."

"I will not give up, I must break out of this cave!"

Suddenly, three voices came from up ahead, causing Xiao Ye to pause, a bad premonition sweeping over him.