Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 410 - 406 Heavenly Pride Spirits

Chapter 410: Chapter 406 Heavenly Pride Spirits

In the ancient battlefield, fierce winds rose, brimming with intense war intent.

From the high skies above, suddenly over forty figures tore through the heavens, all formidable young talents. Yet, at this moment, they were fleeing in all directions, glancing back in terror, faces pale as if pursued by a dreadful entity.

"West State Dynasty has been relentlessly suppressing our East State’s geniuses in the Dynasty Battles through the ages; now it’s time to pay back."

At that instant, a detached voice sounded. Three awe-inspiring youths walked side by side through the air, the middle one, a youth in a purple robe, flashed a trace of cold light in his eyes. Subsequently, an enormous invisible force surged from him, sweeping across and forming a vast field of power.

The fleeing forty-plus youths hadn’t escaped far before they were enveloped by the massive power field. From this field emerged over forty towering peaks, each one pressing down on a young talent.

Needless to say, the three awe-inspiring youths in the sky—Xiao Ye, Prince Donghuang, and Nangong Xingyu.

"Is this what approaching the Second Realm’s Earth’s Profound Mysteries looks like?" Xiao Ye’s eyes shimmered sharply as he watched Prince Donghuang make his move and imagined how he would counter if it were him, thereby enhancing his combat experience.

He aimed to reach the peak of Martial Arts and wouldn’t miss any chance to bolster his combat experience.

"Ah!"

The forty-plus young talents roared. No matter how they dodged, the peaks like spikes stuck to their backs, pressingly pinning them to the ground. Only the strongest among them, a youth in a green robe, still carried the peak on his back and continued fleeing reluctantly, though his speed was significantly reduced.

"Brother Xiao, let this one who slipped through be your catch," Prince Donghuang said with a smile to Xiao Ye at his side.

"Didn’t expect to find a Second Tier young talent here," Xiao Ye nodded, then waited until the green-robed youth had fled far enough before he abruptly unleashed the Mountain and River Seal.

Boom!

The Ancient Divine Mountain, vast as to obscure the day and nearly as tall as the heavens, emerged from Xiao Ye’s hand and brutally smashed onto the green-robed youth, plunging him into a deep pit as he spewed blood, his bones shattered innumerably.

"Surrender your Imperial Dynasty Token," commanded Prince Donghuang, taking the lead in collecting over forty youths’ Dynasty Tokens and Space Rings.

"Damn it, our West State Prince won’t let you off!" the green-robed youth lay in the deep pit, yelling upwards.

"West State Prince?" Xiao Ye replied, his face full of mockery, "Don’t you know that your West State Prince, upon knowing our alliance, is too frightened to even show up?"

This words struck the green-robed youth like thunder, rendering him speechless.

Indeed, if the West State Prince truly knew of the alliance among Xiao Ye’s trio, he certainly wouldn’t have shown up, let alone seek revenge or reclaim the Dynasty Tokens.

Despair filled the green-robed youth’s heart as he voluntarily handed over his Dynasty Token and Space Ring, cursing inwardly, "Damn it, so unlucky. In past Dynasty Battles, our West State would always bully East State, but now the tables have turned!"

However, there was no helping it since East State had suddenly produced three prince-level powerhouses. He could only accept his fate.

This time, not only West State but Southern State and Northern State would suffer, as it was impossible for prince-level powerhouses from the Three Great States to seamlessly ally.

After plundering all forty-plus young talents, Xiao Ye and his companions swiftly departed.

"In just three days, we now have two thousand Dynasty Tokens combined. If we snatch another six thousand, securing the top three ranks will undoubtedly be no issue," Prince Donghuang said with a laugh.

Their trio, now allied, moved unabated across the ancient battlefield, forcing even prince-level powerhouses to detour and avoid appearing.

For instance, in recent days, as Prince Donghuang targeted geniuses from West State, he had already seized over a thousand West State Dynasty Tokens, but the West State Prince dared not even fart, let alone stand close.

Because once entangled by Xiao Ye’s trio and losing their Dynasty Tokens, the consequences were far more severe than losing face, potentially costing them their eligibility to continue in the Dynasty Battle.

Thus, the trio, like three fierce gods, went unchallenged; even East State’s young talents no longer dared to attempt seizing their Dynasty Tokens. In fact, some who had previously lost their Dynasty Tokens even took the initiative to return them.

"But continuing this way will take considerable effort; we should target those carrying numerous tokens," suggested Nangong Xingyu.

Prince Donghuang nodded in response, "Right, we’ll target those Second Tier powerhouses then."

The trio, slicing through the heavens like three meteors, headed towards distant lands, leaving a trail of chaos and cursing where they passed.

How could anyone play with these three deadly stars allied together?

On a vast grassland with abundant vegetation swaying in the wind, a refreshing breeze permeated, providing a comfortable sensation totally alien to the environment of the ancient battlefield, resembling a rare pure land untouched by the eons.

In this sanctuary sat over a hundred geniuses, among them a dirt-free youth in white, his presence ethereal as though merging with the Heaven and Earth Dao; the grass and breeze seemed to dance and sweep for him.

He was the South Emperor’s prince who had previously tied in a duel with Nangong Xingyu.

Suddenly, a young man came running, shouting in panic, "Prince, the three ominous stars are here, you must flee!"

What!

At these words, all the Young Talents of the Southern State on the plain panicked and began to flee in all directions.

Who in the Ancient Battlefield didn’t know about the three dread spirits who had been gathering Imperial Dynasty Tokens all this time?

Prince of the Southern Emperor remained calm, harmonious with nature; he stood up and walked to a wilting little grass, whispering to himself, "The world is heartless, even the Great Emperor must face the end of his life someday."

His voice resonated with Heaven and Earth, producing a tremor, followed by a vitality-filled aura that enveloped the withered grass.

In an instant, the grass bloomed with strong vitality and grew vigorously.

Having done this, Prince of the Southern Emperor then raised his head to look at the heavens, where Xiao Ye, Prince of the Northern Emperor, and Nangong Xingyu had arrived, looking down at him from midair.

"What a unique character!" Xiao Ye inwardly exclaimed in shock upon seeing Prince of the Southern Emperor.

For some reason, the moment he saw him, he felt his spirit cleansed, a very special feeling that made him lose any intent to attack.

"He is the Prince of the Southern Emperor, who has realized one of the most transcendental Earth’s Profound Mysteries within the Natural Law. Brother Xiao, you haven’t met him before, so be very careful," voiced Prince Donghuang suddenly.

Xiao Ye nodded.

Lately, he had heard that Prince of the Southern Emperor had once dueled Nangong Xingyu to a stalemate.

In his view, as mysterious as Nangong Xingyu was, even he himself might not necessarily match him in combat.

From this, one could gauge the prowess of Prince of the Southern Emperor.

"Prince of the Southern Emperor, we haven’t seen you in a long while. Why didn’t you flee upon seeing the three of us? Do you really have the confidence to confront us together?" Prince Donghuang suddenly burst into laughter.

"Fortune and disaster coexist. If it’s fortune, I accept it; if it’s disaster, I am not afraid," said Prince of the Southern Emperor, his white clothes fluttering as if he was a Banished Immortal about to ride the wind away.

"Let’s spare him and look for other targets," at that moment, Nangong Xingyu transmitted his voice to Xiao Ye and Prince Donghuang.

Xiao Ye showed signs of surprise; it was the first time he heard Nangong Xingyu vouch for someone. Could it be that their previous duel had sparked some bond between them?

"Brother Nangong, rest assured, I had no intentions of targeting any prince either. If I prevent them from participating in the second challenge of the Dynasty Battle, won’t their fathers fight me to the death?" Prince Donghuang replied.

Xiao Ye chuckled.

Subsequently, Prince Donghuang bowed towards Prince of the Southern Emperor, preparing to leave.

"Brother Donghuang, if I’m not mistaken, you have yet to find your sister, have you?" suddenly, Prince of the Southern Emperor spoke.

At his words, Prince Donghuang’s body trembled, turning abruptly to stare fixedly at him, "Do you know?"

"East Emperor’s Princess?" Xiao Ye’s eyebrows rose.

Like him, since the first challenge began, East Emperor’s Princess had been transported somewhere unknown and had yet to appear.

Prince Donghuang had been searching, but to no avail.

"I have seen her; your sister is trapped in a secret realm within the Ancient Battlefield, entangled by the spirit of an Ancient Genius and unable to escape," said Prince of the Southern Emperor.

What!

Xiao Ye was taken aback, the spirit of an Ancient Genius was unlike the ancient genius he had encountered in that cave; it was an energy similar in nature to the dark thoughts of the Empress.

This Ancient Battlefield truly was fraught with peril at every turn.

Two beams of sharp light shot from Prince Donghuang’s eyes, a formidable aura erupted from him as he forcibly suppressed his anxiety and quickly asked, "Brother Southern Emperor, could you tell me where this secret realm is?"

"Meeting is fate. Let me take you there," Prince of the Southern Emperor nodded, then his robes fluttered as he rose into the air as if invisible stairs were carrying him forward.

"Good, thank you so much, Brother Southern Emperor," Prince Donghuang expressed his gratitude with great joy.

"Don’t celebrate too soon. This spirit of an Ancient Genius is extraordinary. According to ancient texts I have read, he might possibly be the brother of the Ancient Iron Blood Emperor from over eight thousand years ago. To rescue your sister, we must at least defeat his spirit," Prince of the Southern Emperor gently said.