Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 399 - 395: Ungrateful

Chapter 399: Chapter 395: Ungrateful

Deep within the earth, from the cracked physical body of an ancient genius, emerged a glowing young man who, with a sweep of his hand in the void, sent a fierce blood-red light surging into Xiao Ye’s body.

"This is the strongest sect-guarding secret technique created by a senior from my sect before my death, integrating the Slaughter Law; I do not wish for it to be buried with me, so now I’m giving it to you."

Instantly, Xiao Ye felt a set of combat techniques—Death Slash—imprinted deeply into his mind, appearing naturally as soon as he willed it.

It was an ancient martial technique, profound and vast, only activatable by martial artists who had comprehended the Slaughter Principle, and its power was extremely terrifying, a fact already demonstrated by the ancient genius.

"This combat technique is actually ranked Ninth Grade; I can use it even before I reach Level 10 of the Death Law!" Xiao Ye was utterly shocked as he looked over the details of the technique.

Ninth Grade techniques were the pinnacle among mortal combat skills, inestimably precious, and even that ancient genius had only just begun to glimpse its secrets, not yet reaching perfection.

This was truly a combat technique tailored for him!

As for the King Martial and Emperor Martial Realms, they transcended ordinary martial artists, and their means of attack were not mere combat techniques.

"My understanding of the Slaughter Law is still very shallow, so I cannot directly leave my insights to you."

"But these killing auras are released from my comprehension of the Slaughter Law and can help you accelerate your understanding of the Slaughter Law. This is the last thing I can do for you; I hope that in this life you can reach the Other Shore and step into that supreme realm, shoulder to shoulder with Tie Xue."

The glowing phantom of the ancient genius spoke and, like a wisp of blue smoke, disappeared into the void, restoring tranquility to the depths of the earth, leaving only a rolling mass of blood-red killing aura.

Xiao Ye stood still, full of contemplation. Though he sympathized with the ancient genius, his abilities were insufficient to retain the other.

"To carve out an unmatched path, one must compete against all geniuses of the era, destined that only one can ascend to the peak." Xiao Ye mused to himself, his motivation further fueled after witnessing the fate of the ancient genius.

"Death Slash!" Xiao Ye recalled the combat technique in his mind, immediately immersing his consciousness into the Time Tower and excitedly began his comprehension.

After all, the combat technique Cross Slaughter he had created was only a temporary measure born out of necessity to activate the Slaughter Law and was far too rudimentary compared to Death Slash.

Now having the appropriate combat techniques, he could naturally discard the former. Yet the fact that he could create a suitable technique with just a skin-deep understanding of the Slaughter Law demonstrated the formidable nature of Xiao Ye’s comprehension ability, frighteningly enhanced with the aid of the Time Tower.

Boom!

Deep underground, Xiao Ye was completely enveloped by infinite blood light.

With the pervasive killing aura in the caverns, Xiao Ye’s understanding of the Slaughter Law advanced rapidly, increasing about tenfold from before, causing his long-stagnant realm to begin loosening.

With the help of the Time Tower, where one month inside equated to only a day outside, Xiao Ye had ample time to comprehend Death Slash and the Slaughter Law simultaneously.

"Death Slash!" After five days in the outside world, Xiao Ye had been in seclusion in the third layer of the Time Tower for five months.

At this moment, Xiao Ye stood in the depths of the earth, his palm like a saber, executing the Death Slash, instantly conjuring a blood-red Sword Light from the Slaughter Law, striking forward like divine punishment from the Nine Nether, suffused with the aura of death.

Boom!

The surrounding void trembled continuously, terrifying energy dispersed everywhere, and the atmosphere of slaughter boiled relentlessly. The entire underground cavern expanded dozens of times with this single strike, dust filling the air, and huge rocks blocked the surroundings, creating an enclosed space.

"What a powerful saber technique, truly worthy of a Ninth Grade combat technique, to wield such immense power just from an initial glimpse. Without revealing the secrets of the Four Cave Heavens, I now have another powerful attack method!"

Looking at the destruction before him, Xiao Ye was thrilled.

The most astonishing aspect of this combat technique was its ability to forcibly deprive others of their life force to enhance its power. The more people present, the more life force absorbed, and the more terrifying the power became, elevating his strength to another level.

"However, this aspect is not good; it’s easy to provoke public anger. I must try to control it in the future and only deprive the life force of enemies." Xiao Ye thought to himself.

Then, Xiao Ye continued his seclusion, focusing on comprehending the Slaughter Law.

Although time was pressing and he needed to leave the cavern and find an exit, the killing aura left by the ancient genius was an opportunity to enhance his strength, which he naturally couldn’t miss.

So the pressing matter was to seize the opportunity to bring his understanding of the Slaughter Law to two levels first, so that even without fully mastering the Pocket World Secret Technique, he would have self-preserving strength in the ancient battlefield, enough to compete with a genius who comprehended the mysteries to the First Realm.

Meanwhile, on the platform of the bottomless pit of this cavern, the young talents of East State, hearing the terrifying noises of battle disappear, wore expressions of sorrow.

"Brother Xiao!" Chen Feng shouted, his face full of guilt.

The battle was over, and he believed that Xiao Ye must have fallen.

He had been saved by Xiao Ye in a desperate situation, but now, unable to assist Xiao Ye in his time of peril, he felt deeply remorseful.

Half a month flew by, and the youth of East State and West State felt something was amiss. Why had such a long time passed without any sign of that ancient genius? It was truly illogical.

"Could it be that he perished together with that other guy?" This guess emerged in the minds of many of West State’s youth.

Although this speculation was hard for them to believe, they couldn’t help it—they were too eager to get out. They wouldn’t give up on any glimmer of hope.

"Pang Hu, you go along the mountain path and scout the situation," Wei Yifei, clad in a white robe, ordered then.

The youth named Pang Hu, tall in stature, showed a hesitant expression upon hearing the command. Eventually, under the threatening gaze of Wei Yifei, he reluctantly nodded and then leaped into the air, rushing into the mountain path.

Time ticked away, second by second.

Five hours later, an ecstatic voice came from afar: "Haha, Brother Wei, I’ve reached the outside of the cave, that ancient genius didn’t show up, there are only signs of a battle everywhere, and I barely managed to clear a pathway."

Immediately after, Pang Hu’s figure flashed, bursting out from the mountain path, his face full of wild joy, as he ingratiated himself with Wei Yifei.

What!

As these words were spoken, all the youth on the platform were stunned, each of them standing up with excitement flashing in their eyes.

Facing that powerful anciently talented individual, they had all nearly given up hope. Now hearing this news, how could they not be thrilled?

"Let’s go!" A sharp light flashed in Wei Yifei’s eyes as he stepped into the void and rushed into the passageway ahead of everyone.

"Hurry up and get out!" Over a hundred youths from West State, each of them yelling excitedly and rushing towards the mountain path.

"Quickly follow!" More than twenty youths from East State, also overjoyed, followed in quick succession.

The deep and winding cave was eerily silent, with only the pervasive killing aura and the uneven signs of battle everywhere, shocking to behold, and occasionally encountering huge rocks blocking the path, which Wei Yifei, leading the way, shattered with a palm.

"We actually made it out!" Three hours later, Wei Yifei was the first to rush out of the cave, looking at the familiar ancient forest, his heart wildly jubilant, as if reborn, wishing to get as far away from that accursed cave as possible.

"Could it be that kid actually defeated the ancient genius?" Later, as Wei Yifei calmed down, this conclusion made his heart tremble, inexplicably bringing a chill over him.

Even those geniuses who comprehended the Mysterious to the First Realm found it hard to defeat an ancient genius, because the Slaughter Principle had the strongest attack power among the Three Great Laws.

"That kid must have perished along with the ancient genius, otherwise he would have already come after us to take the Imperial Dynasty Token. It’s good that he’s dead; I have one less rival." Thinking this, a smile appeared on Wei Yifei’s face, his eyes gleaming as he stared towards the cave entrance.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

...

As time passed, a succession of figures burst from the cave and returned to the ancient forest, their excited roars resounding, feeling as if they were reborn.

"We actually made it out, Heavenly Pride King saved us!" The more than twenty youths from East State had great affection for Xiao Ye.

"But Brother Xiao also paid with his life, and I couldn’t even find his corpse..." Chen Feng said, feeling utterly powerless.

He was at the place where Xiao Ye and the ancient genius had fiercely battled, hoping to retrieve Xiao Ye’s corpse, but was forcibly dragged out. After all, who knew if the ancient genius was truly gone?

If he missed this chance to escape, he might really be trapped in the cave forever.

Chen Feng, though unwilling, had no choice but to give up.

"Chen Feng, let’s go quickly. I see that those guys from West State have some malicious intent," said an East State youth urgently at that moment through voice transmission.

Chen Feng looked over and saw the over a hundred youths from West State, each with a cold smile, eyeing them with ill intentions, their figures surrounding them.

"What are you trying to do? Don’t forget, our Heavenly Pride King of East State saved you!"

"You not only lack gratitude now but also intend to attack us?" Chen Feng said angrily, the flames of rage burning in his eyes.

"Your Heavenly Pride King died in a duel with the ancient genius because he overestimated himself; he deserved it. Why should we be thankful?"

A slender youth from West State, his body brilliantly radiant, with a majestic Grotto Heaven rising behind him, walked over with a dragon-like stride, his Virtual Martial Level 4 aura sweeping out, causing the East State talents to catch their breath, their faces turning particularly ugly.

The martial strength of the younger generation of West State indeed surpassed that of East State.