Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 403 - 399: Exiting the Ancient Forest

Chapter 403: Chapter 399: Exiting the Ancient Forest

In front of Xiao Ye, there were over a hundred Space Rings laid out, each one he picked up and inspected by probing his consciousness into them.

The West State’s Genius whom he had plundered had an unusual identity, but it was not exaggerated; the Space Rings were filled messily with Mid-grade Primordial Stones, Combat Techniques, Cultivation Techniques, and other miscellaneous items in large quantities.

One by one, Xiao Ye sifted through them, and although there were some powerful Seventh Grade Battle Techniques and Void Martial Realm Techniques, with his current perspective and strength, these failed to catch his attention.

After all, which Cultivation Techniques could be more powerful than the Four Emperor Skills?

"However, these items, if brought to East State, would hold significant attraction, enough to serve as the foundation of a kingdom!" A thought suddenly struck Xiao Ye.

Coincidentally, since the East Emperor had granted him a territorial title, these items could be put to good use. He no longer needed to worry about this aspect, allowing him to consolidate the powers of Xiao Alliance and Ye Alliance to become the largest kingdom in East State.

"Hmm? There are actually nine Top-grade Primordial Stones?" Xiao Ye showed a smile on his face and extracted the High Grade Essence Stones from one of the Space Rings.

Although he already had a considerable amount of High Grade Essence Stones on him, a mosquito was still meat no matter how small; he couldn’t miss out on them. It felt exhilarating to possess such treasures, and it seemed he would have to plunder more in the future.

Xiao Ye swiftly organized the Space Rings once more without any major new discoveries, which did not disappoint him.

After all, the ones he had plundered were only from the lower ranks among the younger generation of West State, and even Wei Yifei barely made it into the top twenty, naturally not possessing many treasures.

The precious treasures should be on the top Heavenly Prides of the other Three Great States; once he left this Ancient Forest, he would naturally meet them.

"Brother Xiao, four hours are up; our injuries are temporarily suppressed now, we can set off," said Chen Feng, stepping forward at this moment, interrupting Xiao Ye’s contemplation.

Xiao Ye nodded at his words, packed up his belongings, and stood up saying, "Then let’s set off now."

With that said, Xiao Ye followed the map left by Wei Yifei, leading everyone forward.

The route on the map was extremely winding and not straight. Moreover, the Ancient Forest was vast, with towering ancient trees everywhere. After an hour, the scenery around them had not changed much, like a natural labyrinth.

"Without this map, who knows how long it would take to get out," Xiao Ye remarked inwardly, grateful for the map in his hand.

Three days later, under Xiao Ye’s leadership, the group finally saw the end of the forest and couldn’t help cheering.

After all, if they had remained trapped in the Ancient Forest, they wouldn’t have been able to participate in the Dynasty Battle.

Upon leaving the Ancient Forest, everyone understood that Xiao Ye would now part ways with them, for Xiao Ye and they were not at the same level of Martial Artists.

"You all still have injuries, it’s best to find a place to hide first, recuperate well before coming out," Xiao Ye said to the geniuses of East State just before parting.

"Thanks for the concern of the Heavenly Pride King!"

"With such strength, Heavenly Pride King, you will surely make a name for yourself in this Dynasty Battle and enter the Martial Arts Holy Land Central State!"

"Yes, Heavenly Pride King, you must stand up for our East State this time."

...

A group of East State geniuses bowed to Xiao Ye, their faces full of respect.

"Don’t worry, I, Xiao Ye, will definitely not let anyone look down on our East State," Xiao Ye responded with a slight smile, returning a bow and randomly picking a direction to stride away.

...

The Ancient Battlefield was filled with a desolate and ancient atmosphere everywhere; vast and boundless, with many areas bearing traces of a past supreme battle that time had not erased.

"Having left the Ancient Forest, the speed at which I can seize Imperial Dynasty Tokens and Space Rings has really increased," Atop a hill, Xiao Ye sat cross-legged, tallying his spoils of war.

This was the fifth day after he had left the Ancient Forest, and almost every day, he had encountered the Heavenly Pride figures from the other Three Great States in sweeps.

Xiao Ye of course showed no courtesy, directly seizing the Imperial Dynasty Tokens and Space Rings as his own.

Now, in his possession, just the Imperial Dynasty Tokens had already reached a total of 150, earning him 150 War Merits.

"I wonder where Nangong Xingyu and Prince Donghuang are." Xiao Ye thought secretly.

Compared to the other Three Great States, there were too few geniuses from East State. It had been five days, yet he hadn’t encountered a single one.

"Who’s there?" Just then, Xiao Ye’s eyes hardened, and he slashed out a Blood-red Blade Light towards the distant bushes.

The Ancient Battlefield, after more than 8,000 years, even ordinary bushes grew extremely dense, tall enough to hide several people.

Pssh!

The two-man-tall bush was cleanly sliced in half by Xiao Ye’s Sword Light, suddenly causing grass fragments to fly about, and a tall figure emerged from it, landing in front of him, the force between his feet making the earth tremble.

This is an exceptionally burly young man, with muscles bulging all over his body like blocks of stone stacked together, and under his crew cut, a pair of sharp eyes twinkled.

At this moment, he was looking at Xiao Ye with a ferocious smile, his tone arrogant, "Not bad, to actually discover me so quickly. You’re not a bad prey."

"Am I your prey?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Ye coldly chuckled, "Let’s see who is whose prey."

After Xiao Ye spoke, his body shot out, and then he threw a punch.

"Got the courage to hit me first? Truly ignorant of life and death."

The exceptionally burly young man, with a face full of disdain, summoned a majestic grotto heaven behind him, his muscles bulging even more, making his aura surge violently, stirring up a fierce wind that cracked the earth with huge fissures.

"Hmm? A special physique!" Xiao Ye was slightly taken aback.

The opponent’s special physique seemed very unique and formidable, definitely not a mere human-level special body.

Other than Nangong Xingyu and Jun Shitian, he was encountering a Heavenly Son with such a powerful special body for the first time.

Immediately, Xiao Ye summoned a fusion Grotto Heaven behind him, causing his strength to skyrocket, and their fists heavily collided.

Boom boom boom!

It was as if two giant stars collided, the terrifying power centered between them sweeping outwards, pulverizing everything in its path, and the ground beneath their feet deeply dented.

The two disengaged after a single contact, each retreating seven or eight steps before stabilizing, surprisingly equally matched!

The burly young man was not injured, but a look of shock appeared on his face.

"You... Your strength is so immense, who exactly are you?" The burly youth exclaimed in disbelief.

It’s known that his special physique is very powerful, ranked at the earth-level, which could amplify his strength about tenfold. Even without understanding the Law’s Profound Mysteries, relying on his special physique alone ranked him fifteenth among the young generation in Northern State. Even those ranked in the top ten were not as strong as him in terms of strength.

But Xiao Ye, was on par with him in what he prided himself most, how could he not be shocked?

The burly youth was shocked, and so was Xiao Ye.

"Indeed powerful." Xiao Ye shook his numbed fist, feeling awe-struck, he had pioneered the unprecedented Four Cave Heavens. Although he had only deployed a two-in-one fusion Grotto Heaven, his strength could compare to geniuses of the same realm who cultivated top-grade Void Martial Realm Techniques.

Yet that burly youth, only having a Virtual Martial Level 2 cultivation, seemingly not cultivating a top-grade Virtual Martial Arts Technique and had not deployed any profound mysteries, was actually able to compete with him.

"I remember you." At this point, the burly young man looked at Xiao Ye deeply, with apprehension in his eyes, then turned to leave.

"Think you can attack me and just leave? Leave behind your Imperial Dynasty Token and Space Ring."

Xiao Ye yelled, his body radiating intense blood light, a huge blood-colored lotus appeared above his head.

Boom!

Instantly, a blade light condensed with Two-level Slaughter Law came crashing down, slashing towards the burly young man.

"What? Slaughter Law!"

"Just who is this kid? It’s one thing for his strength to be formidable, but even his comprehension of the Slaughter Law is monstrous, when did the Ancient Battlefield produce such a character now?"

The burly young man was shocked, pushing his strength to its peak, yet still unable to withstand the blade light condensed with the two-layered Slaughter Law, his chest was split open, blood spattering down.

"Boy, don’t push people too far!" The burly young man roared, then turned and fled with great speed.

Xiao Ye’s strength was not inferior to his, and he also comprehended the Two-level Slaughter Law; he knew he couldn’t compete at all.

"You initiated the attack on me, if it weren’t for my strong strength, I’d have been robbed by you, and now you dare say I’m pushing too far?" Xiao Ye sneered, operating the Ten Thousand Refinement Golden Body Second Layer, his golden and blood light intertwined, raising his hand and slashing again with a blood-red Blade Light.

Although the burly young man’s strength was great, he lacked in other areas, his true strength wasn’t even comparable to Wei Yifei of West State. Xiao Ye’s several strikes with the Blade Light caused him to sustain heavy hits and fall to the ground with a tremble.

Pfft!

The burly young man spat out a mouthful of blood, then with resentment looked at the approaching Xiao Ye, speaking loudly, "Kid, I am under Prince Bei Huang, if you dare to take my Imperial Dynasty Token, the Prince will never let you off!"

"Prince Bei Huang?" Xiao Ye raised an eyebrow, chuckled coldly, "I don’t care who it is, I will take it nonetheless!"

After saying that, Xiao Ye snatched the Imperial Dynasty Token and Space Ring from the burly young man, enraging him to roar loudly, "Boy, just you wait, Prince Bei Huang will come looking for you."

Xiao Ye couldn’t care less about this person and simply left with the items.

They from the Four Great States’ Heavenly Prides, originally stood on opposing sides, even if he hadn’t made a move, Prince Bei Huang wouldn’t have spared him upon seeing him, so why be concerned?

"If Prince Bei Huang comes looking for me, it would be just right for me to gauge his strength." Xiao Ye’s eyes sparkled with intense light.