Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 406 - 402: It’s Your Turn

Chapter 406: Chapter 402: It’s Your Turn

The Xiao Ye has not neglected the cultivation of the Second Layer of the Ten Thousand Refining Golden Body during his closed-door training. His physical body has reached the Intermediate Realm through immense tempering. Now, when he employs it, he instantly erects a massive golden protective shield, astonishingly powerful, impervious to martial artists below Virtual Martial Level 4.

Of course, those who can enter the Ancient Battlefield are all the top geniuses from the Four Great States. Their strength cannot be judged merely by their cultivation levels, as most have surpassed Virtual Martial Level 4, making the defensive capabilities of the Intermediate Realm of the Ten Thousand Refining Golden Body somewhat nominal.

However, Xiao Ye’s physical strength far surpasses that of Xuan Artifacts; each punch and palm functions as a weapon capable of unleashing formidable power.

Boom!

Xiao Ye, bearing a Fusion Cave Heaven of two-in-one, brandished his fists glowing with golden brilliance, fighting fiercely against the Bald Youth.

It must be said that this Bald Youth is incredibly powerful, not only reaching Virtual Martial Level 4 but also possessing a special constitution. His palm winds were like blades, shattering Xiao Ye’s golden protective shield.

Xiao Ye dodged, quickly moving out of the Bald Youth’s attack range. Stepping forward, he clasped the Mountain and River Seal in one hand while the other hand strike towards the Bald Youth, containing enough power to shatter a mountain.

The Bald Youth reacted quickly too. As Xiao Ye attacked, he displayed remarkable speed, appearing on Xiao Ye’s right side and kicking out, breaking Xiao Ye’s opportunity to deploy the Mountain and River Seal.

In terms of speed, the Bald Youth had the upper hand over Xiao Ye, but Xiao Ye was stronger in strength. The two exchanged blows evenly, neither gaining the upper hand, making it difficult to determine the victor for the time being.

"Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t need to use the Slaughter Principle to defeat him," Xiao Ye gained a general understanding of the Bald Youth’s strength.

It’s important to note that he was multitasking, fighting the Bald Youth while secretly cultivating the second layer of the Pocket World Secret Technique, which significantly divided his attention and naturally hindered him from performing at his peak.

As for the Slaughter Principle, he couldn’t afford to use it while distracted, as it would surely backfire. Moreover, defeating the Bald Youth now would likely provoke the Prince Bei Huang to act.

This clearly contradicted Xiao Ye’s intention.

Thus, the current situation of equal standing suited him best for biding his time, and Xiao Ye was not in a rush to break this deadlock.

In the distance, Prince Bei Huang stood with his hands behind his back, watching Xiao Ye and the Bald Youth exchange blows, shaking his head in disappointment.

"It seems Xiao Ye is just lucky, having understood the Two-level Slaughter Law, and that’s how he rose to fame. But his combat awareness is too weak; such a person won’t achieve much in the future."

A true strong person can use the least amount of strength to exert the strongest power—that is combat awareness.

Observing this, he realized that Xiao Ye’s combat awareness was extremely lacking. Without employing the Slaughter Principle, he could only manage a draw against the weakest of his three followers, the Bald Youth.

As time passed, Xiao Ye and the Bald Youth had exchanged over a hundred moves.

"I’m about to succeed in cultivation!"

Suddenly, Xiao Ye felt a surge of excitement. The obscure mantra of the secret technique was gradually beginning to circulate. He felt an overwhelming pressure building up, reaching a critical moment.

"Just a bit more!"

Xiao Ye excitedly focused more energy, striving to overcome the last barrier. However, his movements slightly stalled, giving the Bald Youth a chance to seize the opportunity. His palms transformed into golden dragon claws, fiercely striking towards Xiao Ye’s chest.

"Damn it, I can’t interrupt now, I must risk it. Once I successfully cultivate the Pocket World Secret Technique, I will not let this man go!"

Feeling the oppressive palm wind nearing, Xiao Ye was jolted awake, but it was somewhat late. With determination, he clenched his teeth, his body’s protective shield glowing even more brilliantly like the sun, dazzling and impossible to look at directly.

Boom!

The colossal dragon claw fiercely landed on the golden shield, the surging power sweeping out. After a momentary standstill, it violently tore through, subsequently striking Xiao Ye.

Spurt!

Xiao Ye’s complexion paled, feeling as though a large stone had struck his chest, spewing fresh blood, retreating thousands of meters before stopping. Two of his ribs were broken, and intense pain spread throughout his body.

Fortunately, he had cultivated the Ten Thousand Refining Golden Body, which had greatly enhanced his physical resilience and strength. Thanks to the golden protective shield absorbing some of the Bald Youth’s attack power, the injury was not too severe.

If it weren’t for being close to succeeding in cultivating the second layer of the Pocket World Secret Technique, he would have dearly wished to employ the Slaughter Principle right away and vigorously defeat the Bald Youth.

This feeling of having sufficient strength yet having to hold back was utterly frustrating.

"I mustn’t be impulsive. If I use the Slaughter Principle, Prince Bei Huang will undoubtedly intervene." Xiao Ye forced himself to calm down and fervently continued to cultivate the Pocket World Secret Technique.

He felt he was just a hair’s breadth from the final threshold, yet something was just a bit out of reach, possibly just a step away from making the final breakthrough.

Boom!

The Bald Youth didn’t give Xiao Ye time to breathe. His body sliced through the void, with palms like two mountains slamming towards Xiao Ye. Behind him, the Cave Heaven absorbed the essence qi from all directions, amplifying his aura even more intimidatingly.

Xiao Ye’s body glowed brilliantly, once again erecting a huge golden protective shield, gripping the Mountain and River Seal in one hand, striking towards the Bald Youth.

This battle was even more intense; the bald youth pushed his strength to the peak, deploying a set of Eighth Grade Battle Technique as his trump card, the terrifying power shattered the void, and he actually had the tendency to suppress Xiao Ye.

"This kid hasn’t even used the Slaughter Law yet, what is he doing?" At this moment, Prince Bei Huang sensed something was amiss.

No one in this world is a masochist.

Previously, when Xiao Ye and the bald youth were evenly matched, it was understandable that he kept the Slaughter Law as a trump card, but now he is at a disadvantage.

"No, this kid is at a disadvantage, but his aura seems to be getting stronger. What exactly is going on?" Suddenly, a feeling of danger surged in Prince Bei Huang’s heart.

He only felt this sensation when facing princes from the other three great dynasties.

Immediately, Prince Bei Huang shouted at the other two followers: "You two, together with Lin Wu, suppress Xiao Ye and bring him to me."

The two youths were stunned, their faces filled with confusion.

Lin Wu was clearly having the upper hand; why did Prince Bei Huang still ask them to make a move?

"Yes, Prince Your Highness." Without daring to ask more, they stepped forward and together headed towards Xiao Ye.

Boom, boom, boom!

But at that moment, an aura powerful enough to change the color of heaven and earth suddenly burst forth from Xiao Ye, piercing through the Nine Heavens, shattering Heaven like a Jiao Long emerging from the abyss, displaying its awe-inspiring might to the world.

From afar, the ten-mile radius centered on Xiao Ye erupted in chaos, boundless power emerged, instantly blasting the bald youth Lin Wu away, and the other two youths retreated in fright.

Mountains collapsed in succession, the earth trembled violently, and shocking cracks spread across the ancient battlefield. Dark clouds accumulated in the sky, with lightning flickering, as if the apocalypse had arrived, astounding everyone.

Xiao Ye stood proudly above Heaven, his black hair wildly dancing with the wind, his eyes blazing like the fierce sun. Behind him, a more astonishing Grotto Heaven rose again, like the mouth of a volcano, erupting endless firelight, powerful enough to suppress all beings, unrivaled by anyone.

"Finally, I have succeeded in my cultivation!" Xiao Ye felt immensely exhilarated.

At the critical moment, the second layer of the Pocket World Secret Technique was successfully cultivated, allowing him to merge the Earth, Fire, and Wind Grotto Heavens, greatly enhancing his power and evoking the feeling of overseeing the world with the initial Four Cave Heavens.

Now his mighty power could definitely make up for the gap in mystique, allowing him to reach the heights of standing shoulder to shoulder with Prince-level powerhouses.

"This..." Prince Bei Huang, looking at the scene before him, finally showed a look of shock on his face.

Even he felt a tremor from the new Grotto Heaven behind Xiao Ye, which was actually released by Xiao Ye.

"This kid was deliberately delaying time, then took the opportunity to break through, and the cultivation technique he practiced is definitely not an ordinary Void Martial Realm Technique!" Prince Bei Huang thought, his eyes flashing with annoyed flames.

He, as Prince Bei Huang, was played by someone, how could he tolerate such a thing?

"Capture him, dead or alive!" Prince Bei Huang said coldly.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this command, the blown-away bald youth, together with the other two, gritted their teeth and pressed toward Xiao Ye.

"Ha ha, Prince Bei Huang, if you want to test my strength, you can do it yourself, there’s no need to send these useless minor characters, they’re far from being my match, Xiao Ye."

Xiao Ye looked up laughing, his clothes fluttering, his Spirit at its peak state, casually punching forward, immediately the terrifying punch aura shattered the void, emitting a blazing light, like a Heavenly God’s divine punishment thundering towards the three.

"Divine Dragon’s Hand!"

"Heavenly Trace Sword!"

"Killing Fist!"

Facing Xiao Ye’s strike, the three youths screamed together, unleashing all their strength, then confronted it.

The punch aura was like Heaven and Earth, emanating magnificent Heavenly Might, under Xiao Ye’s cold gaze, the three youths simultaneously spat blood and flew backwards, heavily smashing into the ground, with two of their weapons shattered into pieces.

"Merely with strength, a casual punch can have such terrifying power?" Prince Bei Huang’s expression froze.

His strength was great, mainly because he had extraordinary accomplishments in the mystic arts, already very close to the Second Realm; in terms of pure strength, he was far inferior to Xiao Ye.

And on top of that, Xiao Ye’s Two-level Slaughter Law...

Prince Bei Huang understood, at this moment, Xiao Ye was definitely a powerhouse of his same level.

"Now, it’s your turn." Xiao Ye’s icy gaze, tearing the void, looked towards Prince Bei Huang.