Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 401 - 397: Shameless

Chapter 401: Chapter 397: Shameless

From the Blood-colored Lotus surged a blood-red blade light, resplendent and capable of cleaving heaven and earth. Instantly, the heavens and earth changed color, the void shattered, and the ground crumbled, as if divine punishment had descended, stirring up a towering blood wave, exuding a terrifying momentum, and fiercely cleaving towards the fleeing Wei Yifei.

"What!"

Wei Yifei’s heart violently skipped a beat, his body hair standing on end, recalling the feeling of once again facing that Ancient Genius, against whom he had barely lasted twenty moves before defeat.

"Hmph, my Mystical Wood has broken through to the First Realm, I refuse to believe I still can’t contend with you!" Wei Yifei roared, as a verdant Mysterious Lotus appeared above his head.

With his hands joined together, an extremely thick ancient tree materialized in front of him, branches lush and thick as an adult’s thigh, an alarming sight.

Boom Boom Boom!

That towering ancient tree, swinging all its branches as if it were a war fortress, seemed like a prison of heaven and earth, smothering the blood-red blade light that engulfed everything in its path.

Puchi!

Puchi!

...

Killing aura filled the air, and a series of explosive sounds rang out, a great number of branches were cleaved into two by the blood-red blade light and danced in the air.

Boom!

Eventually, the colossal ancient tree itself was severed in half by the blade light and thunderously collapsed, while the blood-red blade light was considerably weakened and shattered by a palm strike from Wei Yifei.

"Phew—"

Wei Yifei relaxed a bit seeing this, but his mood turned grim, his back covered in cold sweat because the Ancient Genius had not made a move personally.

His Mystical Wood First Realm was not as powerful as the Ancient Genius’s Slaughter Law at the same level, and if it came to a true confrontation, he would still be at a disadvantage—though not by much.

The Slaughter Law, truly a unique existence among the Three Great Laws.

"However, I won’t face you one-on-one; we have so many people from the West State to make up for the difference between us, I am not afraid of you!" Thinking this, Wei Yifei’s heart steadied, his eyes dark with determination as he stared at the cave entrance.

Boom!

Boundless killing aura, as if breaking through some prohibition, was released without reservation, bursting forth layers of blood light, engulfing everything outside the cave entrance.

"That Ancient Genius actually isn’t dead." A bitter smile emerged on the lips of the geniuses from East State.

Already unlucky enough to be plundered and humiliated by Wei Yifei, they now faced the pursuit of the Ancient Genius—all of these were signs of an ill-fated year.

The scene was eerily silent, everyone watching the cave entrance.

From within the deep cave entrance, came footsteps akin to those of the Death God.

A youth dressed in a black robe slowly walked out, his pitch-black eyes swirling with blood light, emitting sharp divine beams, his ragged robe stained with blood, but still unable to conceal his peerless sharpness, the Slaughter Lotus blooming above his head connecting the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, filled with an awe-inspiring authority.

Xiao Ye!

When everyone saw the young man’s face, their pupils contracted, their faces filled with shock—the newcomer was not the Ancient Genius, but Xiao Ye!

How is this possible!

Xiao Ye actually isn’t dead?

Could it be that Xiao Ye killed the Ancient Genius? And how did Xiao Ye’s Slaughter Law suddenly advance from Level 1 to a Two-level realm? How much time has even passed?

Even for a Monster, such a terrifying breakthrough in such a short time is impossible!

At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded, their brains seemingly not enough to comprehend.

"Hmm?" Xiao Ye stepped out of the cave, and when he saw the East State’s Geniuses lying in pools of blood, he couldn’t help but frown.

In the underground space, he had been tirelessly cultivating in the Time Tower, channeling the killing aura left by the Ancient Genius and the inspiration bestowed by the Sky Breaking King, which allowed him to greatly advance his Slaughter Law today to the extent he could condense the Slaughter Lotus, making him eager to leave seclusion.

That was when he discovered that the geniuses from East and West States had already started fighting outside the cave, and upon emerging, he witnessed the current scene.

"Heavenly Pride King!"

"Brother Xiao!"

"It’s really great you’re not dead!"

...

Seeing Xiao Ye, more than twenty East State geniuses quickly regained their composure, one by one they roared with excitement, especially Chen Feng, who struggled to stand up and approached Xiao Ye.

In their eyes, Xiao Ye had already become their spiritual leader.

"Chen Feng, tell me, what happened?" Xiao Ye supported Chen Feng and took out healing pills from the space ring for him to take, and asked.

Chen Feng looked at Xiao Ye with gratitude, and then with an angry tone, quickly recounted everything that had happened.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ye’s eyes turned icy, a surge of rage welled up within him, and he glared at the group of West State’s youths: "You think East State has no one to stand up for it?"

Xiao Ye didn’t expect gratitude from them, but their actions were contemptible to him. If he didn’t establish his authority today, these people would truly believe East State was without defenders.

Boom!

As soon as his words fell, Xiao Ye’s long hair danced in the air, turning into a blood-red color, a tidal wave of bloody light swept out from his body, a chilling killing intent covered the West State’s geniuses, causing them to turn pale and their bodies to feel as though they were about to split open. The terrifying killing aura almost crushed them to their knees, forcing them to muster their strength to hold on with difficulty.

"Brother Xiao, you’ve comprehended the Two-level Slaughter Law, making you a peak force on this Ancient Battlefield; engaging with these people beneath you is truly beneath your dignity," said Wei Yifei in a white robe, waving a hand as he released the Mystical Wood’s First Realm, immediately intertwining green light within the void, forming a vast field, which warded off all the killing intent.

"Hmph, ’beneath my dignity,’ when you personally humiliated the geniuses of East State, did you not feel you were beneath your dignity? Or have you no face to lose?" Xiao Ye said with a cold sneer.

That remark made Wei Yifei’s breathing halt, as if a loud slap had struck his face, leaving him speechless and seething with anger inside.

But thinking of the terrifying attack power of the Slaughter Law, he still forcefully suppressed his rage.

Moreover, being able to enhance the level of the Slaughter Law in such a short time and standing shoulder to shoulder with him in realm truly attested to the terrify potential of Xiao Ye.

Offending such a genius with both formidable strength and potential was clearly an unwise decision.

"Brother Xiao was joking, I will immediately hand over their space rings and Imperial Dynasty Tokens," said Wei Yifei, squeezing a smile on his face, and after finishing speaking, he gave a signal to a youth behind him.

That youth hurriedly retrieved the space rings and Imperial Dynasty Tokens they had just collected, offering them to Xiao Ye with respect: "Brother Xiao, please!"

There was no choice, with Xiao Ye’s current stature, even Wei Yifei dared not provoke him recklessly.

With the corners of his mouth slightly lifted, Xiao Ye swept his hand, collecting all the items.

Just as the youth turned to leave, an icy voice suddenly came: "Did I allow you to leave?"

"Brother Xiao..."

As soon as the youth began to speak, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, a terrifying force struck him like a tidal wave, causing him to spew a mouthful of blood and his body was sent flying, crashing to the ground with a cold killing intent wreaking havoc inside him, making him scream and roll around non-stop.

"Xiao Ye, what are you doing? We’ve returned everything to you, what else do you want!" shouted Wei Yifei angrily.

"The items have been returned, yes, but the humiliation you inflicted upon them, I have not yet reclaimed. The people of East State are not yours to bully." Xiao Ye stated lightly.

The faces of over a hundred West State youths changed drastically at his words, each of them on guard, as it seemed Xiao Ye was ready to make a move on them.

"Don’t be too arrogant, Xiao Ye. Although your Slaughter Law has broken through to Two-level, you are only the same in realm as I am. If it comes to a fight, I will not be afraid of you!" cold light flashed in Wei Yifei’s eyes as he said loudly.

Hearing this, Xiao Ye scoffed: "Wei Yifei, aren’t you annoyed with me? Now, I’m giving you a chance."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Ye’s head was surrounded by the Slaughter Lotus, a new Grotto Heaven fused from fire and earth rose behind him. He stepped into the air and slapped his hand down towards Wei Yifei.

A dense blood light bloomed in his palm, containing the Two-level Slaughter Law, like a mountain of blood pressing down, so mighty it blotted out the sky. Before it even approached, the ground cracked under the strain.

This was one of the fruits of Xiao Ye’s seclusion; every punch and slap could wield the Slaughter Law.

None of the crowd expected Xiao Ye to make a sudden move, and they all exclaimed in shock.

Wei Yifei hurriedly deployed the Mystical Wood, sending both fists thundering out, branches exploding from below and growing wildly, entwining around his arms like Qiu Long dragons, confronting Xiao Ye’s palm.

Boom!

The collision between the Mystical Wood and the Slaughter Law erupted in a terrifying momentum, forcing the surrounding youths to retreat again and again. Wei Yifei was obviously in a disadvantaged position, his arms’ branches shattered, and he was sent flying backward, only to quickly fly back. Although not seriously injured, he looked quite disheveled.

The shocked expression on everyone’s face was evident. It seemed that Xiao Ye had not only comprehended the Two-level Slaughter Law but had also mastered it to the point of transforming it into an attack, like the rebirth of an Ancient Genius. His cultivation speed was terrifying.

To think that when Xiao Ye first entered the cave, his level in the Slaughter Law was far below Wei Yifei, only standing shoulder to shoulder with him due to his profound strength foundation, and now he had completely surpassed him.

"Everyone, attack together!"

Wei Yifei was obviously shocked too. He gritted his teeth and roared loudly.

Boom!

Over a hundred West State’s young elites joined Wei Yifei in a move, pressing down towards Xiao Ye together.

Each of them was a strong figure among their peers, and their joint attack was earth-shaking.

Suddenly, in the Ancient Forest, the sky changed color. Countless ancient trees were uprooted, causing the whole land to tremble, and at first glance, the earth shattered, the sun and moon went dark as if doomsday had arrived, making East State’s geniuses full of fear. Even a Virtual Martial Eighth Level expert could not hold back, could they?

"Hmph, a war of attrition is only to my advantage, not harmful; now you all lie down for me!" Xiao Ye threw his head back in a long howl, his eyes surging with a tidal wave of blood light.