Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 437 - 433: Heavenly Incomplete Bow Obtained

Chapter 437: Chapter 433: Heavenly Incomplete Bow Obtained

In the blood-red desert, amid howling winds, everyone only saw Prince Nangong struck through by a Sword Light from Xiao Ye, his body pierced, blood spurting wildly.

Standing proudly in the void, Prince Nangong, clad in now blood-soaked white clothes, stared fixedly at Xiao Ye with a face full of shock, as though even he did not anticipate that despite his immense power, he still fell short against Xiao Ye.

Eventually, Prince Nangong’s body fell powerlessly, his soul gradually dissipating, losing the breath of life.

Prince Nangong was finally dead!

Xiao Ye sighed in relief, retracting his power, and descended, looking intently at the corpse of Prince Nangong.

This was a formidable opponent, before entering Central State, he was the only one capable of rivaling Xiao Ye, only his character was too insidious, fond of using schemes.

Yet even so, he had to acknowledge the opponent’s strength.

"Brother Xiao, you killed Prince Nangong, the South Emperor will definitely not let you go," Prince Donghuang came over to Xiao Ye’s side, speaking as he regained consciousness from the shock, his feelings mixed.

He was glad that Prince Nangong was finally dead, their revenge fulfilled, but worried that Xiao Ye had made an enemy of a strong Emperor Martial Realm fighter, which was no small matter.

"It’s okay, once I am selected by the forces of Central State and enter there, no matter how powerful the South Emperor is, could his reach extend into Central State?" Xiao Ye spoke, then bent down to pick up the Heavenly Defect Bow in his hands, feeling the immense power contained within, his face filled with excitement.

This was a potent Quasi-King Artifact, and coupled with the Heavenly Broken Arrow Technique taught by Tian Yi, it could even exhibit the power on par with a Royal Artifact.

The main reason Prince Nangong could push them to such dire straits was largely due to this Quasi-King Artifact.

"Perhaps this Heavenly Defect Bow can help me in the Fifth Zone," Xiao Ye thought to himself, resolved to diligently cultivate the Heavenly Archer Technique, then he stored the Heavenly Defect Bow into the Space Ring.

Following that, Xiao Ye scanned around, removed the Space Ring from Prince Nangong’s finger, and probed into it with his Void Martial Consciousness.

This Space Ring was considerably more advanced than Xiao Ye’s own, with a considerably large space, containing many miscellaneous items as well as Martial Arts Secret Manuals.

After a search, what caught Xiao Ye’s attention the most was a piece of metal emitting divine light and colored purple gold, along with two booklets, and some scattered Mid Grade and High Grade Essences Stones.

Xiao Ye took out the fist-sized metal, and instantly, Heaven and Earth thundered, Ten Thousand Dao light pillars soared from the metal into the sky, shaking Heaven, the aura felt incredibly comfortable, as though returning to a womb, with no suppression at all.

"Could this be the legendary Purple Gold Flowing Flame Iron, capable of forging top-tier Royal Artifacts?"

"Brother Xiao, you’ve struck it big, this top-tier material is a rare treasure, obtaining even a small piece is remarkable, and here there’s a piece the size of a fist, probably even ordinary Emperor Martial Realm fighters would be tempted," this piece of metal immediately drew Prince Donghuang and others’ attention, who all gathered around.

"Purple Gold Flowing Flame Iron?" Xiao Ye’s eyes burst with excited light at the mention.

This metal piece looked incredibly extraordinary, combining the prior words of Tong Zhan, Xiao Ye was a hundred percent sure, it was the rare material capable of forging Royal Artifacts.

"Prince Nangong was killed by Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao has borne great danger, this piece of Purple Gold Flowing Flame Iron should stay with Brother Xiao, once Brother Xiao enters Central State, it will definitely be of great utility!" Prince Donghuang retracted his gaze, continuing to speak.

"I have no objection." Prince Donghuang and East Emperor’s Princess both nodded.

In their view, Xiao Ye even killed Prince Nangong, acquiring this material was reasonable.

Xiao Ye, unpretentious, stored the Purple Gold Flowing Flame Iron into the Space Ring, then took out the two booklets.

Virtual External Embodiment!

Sacrifice Secret Technique!

When Xiao Ye saw the titles on the booklet covers, his body trembled, these were indeed two powerful secret techniques.

He was obviously familiar with Virtual External Embodiment, the ultimate secret technique for escapement, regarding the Sacrifice Secret Technique, it was likely what Prince Nangong used in the Third Zone, sacrificing half his life to summon that Demon Shadow.

For such an evil secret technique, Xiao Ye would not cultivate it, but Virtual External Embodiment was different, if cultivated, it was like having an extra life.

"I had heard of the Virtual External Embodiment from Southern State before, seeing it today, it truly is extraordinary," Prince Donghuang took over, quickly immersing in it, his eyes gleaming.

For this set of secret techniques, Xiao Ye would not be stingy, allowing Prince Donghuang, East Emperor’s Princess, Nangong Xingyu to all make copies, preparing to cultivate together.

After sorting through all of Prince Nangong’s treasures, Xiao Ye switched to the opponent’s Space Ring, and the four set off once more.

This time, Xiao Ye obtained significantly great rewards; with the Sky-Breaking Bow at hand, he believed it wouldn’t take long for his strength to approach the King Martial Realm.

Having solved the big trouble like the South Emperor’s Prince, the four people felt much more relaxed, talking and laughing along the way. The Ancient Geniuses in the Fourth Zone could not pose a threat to them at all, instead, they used them as a means to hone their skills.

While progressing, Xiao Ye often took out the Sky-Breaking Bow, diligently practicing the Sky-Breaking Arrow Technique.

At that moment, Xiao Ye discovered that the seal left by Tian Yi on the Heavenly Incomplete Bow was almost completely deciphered by the South Emperor’s Prince and was effortlessly broken by him using the mental method of the Sky-Breaking Arrow Technique.

The South Emperor’s Prince had inadvertently done him a huge favor.

As for the Sky-Breaking Arrow Technique, the difficulty of cultivation was not too high, equivalent to a set of Nine-grade Battle Techniques, but with the boost from the Heavenly Incomplete Bow, it could unleash terrifying power.

Xiao Ye even mastered the majority of the absurdly powerful Four Emperor Skills from the Void Martial Scroll. Combined with assistance from the Time Tower, his progress in cultivating the Sky-Breaking Arrow Technique was naturally swift and fierce.

Xiao Ye started with the most fundamental archery techniques to lay a solid foundation.

Half a month later, with a single shot, even the East Emperor’s Prince couldn’t resist and hardly avoid it, he couldn’t help but exclaim how abnormal it was.

Could it be anything but monstrous to control the Sky-Breaking Bow to such an extent within half a month?

Out of frustration, the East Emperor’s Prince and others left the last Ancient Genius they encountered to Xiao Ye to handle.

Xiao Ye did not refuse and was very willing to use these Ancient Geniuses to practice his archery; thus, a large number of them fell to Xiao Ye’s arrows.

Xiao Ye was like a reincarnated Tian Yi; the Heavenly Incomplete Bow in his hands had recovered 90% of its power, surpassing the South Emperor’s Prince. With one arrow shot, even the warriors of the Virtual Martial Ninth Level found it difficult to withstand.

At the same time, Xiao Ye didn’t neglect the cultivation of the Virtual External Embodiment and could barely condense an ethereal avatar. Among the four, his cultivation speed was the fastest.

The Fourth Zone was boundless, and it was unknown where the end was. After another half month, Xiao Ye and others still hadn’t reached the exit, only seeing an endless blood-red desert and countless Ancient Geniuses, to the point Xiao Ye started to feel numb from all the killing.

One day, while the four of them were practicing archery, suddenly, a strong young man, all covered in blood and with a broken longsword, staggered towards them, looking extremely wretched.

"Hmm?" Xiao Ye was shaken upon seeing the young man.

He knew this young man; he was Li Renjie, a descendant of the fifth generation East Emperor from the East State Heavenly God Dynasty. Previously, in the Heavenly God Emperor Realm, he had even hosted a banquet in his honor and informed him of some secrets of the Ancient Battlefield.

Since participating in the Dynasty Battle, he had not seen Li Renjie again, and unexpectedly, he encountered him here.

Both the East Emperor’s Prince and East Emperor’s Princess were excited to see Li Renjie too; it signified that they were catching up with the group of youths from the Four Great States and moreover, Li Renjie came from the same dynasty as them.

"Brother Ren Jie!" The East Emperor’s Prince greeted him.

"Prince!" Li Renjie, seeing the East Emperor’s Prince and then Xiao Ye, had an excited expression, as if grasping a lifeline.

"What happened?" Xiao Ye approached and asked.

"We, the youths of the Four Great States, were making our way through the Fourth Zone, almost reaching the exit, when suddenly the Controller of this zone went mad, bringing a large number of Ancient Geniuses to block us, saying we must fight our way past them to truly pass the Fourth Zone."

"We mustered our courage to charge, but the enemy was too numerous. Many youths from the Four Great States died, and many others were surrounded, fighting desperately. I escaped amidst the chaos; there’s no way we can get through the Fourth Zone. Don’t go any further, or you’ll encounter danger too."

"Damn it, the Controllers of the first three zones didn’t intercept us, but it was different when we reached the Fourth Zone. It’s so frustrating!"

Li Renjie, mentioning the Controller of the Fourth Zone, showed a face full of anger and fear. For him, having the Controller blocking the way ahead meant a dead end; there was just no passing through.

Xiao Ye and others, hearing this, were speechless.

They had encountered Controllers at every station along the way, who had all taken action against them, whereas those youths from the Four Great States only encountered one in the Fourth Zone—it was indeed infuriating to compare.

"Brother Xiao, the Controller of the Fourth Zone, let’s leave it to you," the East Emperor’s Prince jokingly said.

Xiao Ye had already killed an formidable opponent like the South Emperor’s Prince and held a Quasi-King Artifact, the Heavenly Incomplete Bow, dealing with the Controller of the Fourth Zone was naturally within his abilities; they only needed to watch the show.

Xiao Ye nodded, carrying the Heavenly Incomplete Bow on his back and walked forward, his eyes filled with intense anticipation. He was eager to fight a strong opponent to test his archery skills.

"This..." Li Renjie’s eyes widened, showing an expression of utter disbelief.

From the East Emperor’s Prince’s words, was Xiao Ye going alone to confront the Controller of the Fourth Zone? However, he hadn’t accompanied Xiao Ye and was naturally unaware of how terrifying Xiao Ye had become.