Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 439 - 435: Heading to the Fifth Zone

Chapter 439: Chapter 435: Heading to the Fifth Zone

In the Fourth Zone of the Ancient Battlefield, there was a deathly silence as everyone was stunned, watching the young figure walking on air in mid-sky, overwhelmed by shock that was hard to express in words.

A vast number of Ancient Geniuses also stopped, staring blankly at Xiao Ye.

"You... what weapon is that bow in your hand?" The Controller lying on the ground, stared intently at the Heavenly Incomplete Bow in Xiao Ye’s hand, his face filled with fear.

That bow was too terrifying. If another arrow was shot, he would vanish from this world forever.

Xiao Ye smiled slightly and did not answer, but instead asked, "Do you still want to continue fighting?"

"No, no more fighting!" The Controller regained consciousness and quickly shook his head.

Joking aside, even if given a hundred guts, he wouldn’t dare to confront Xiao Ye again. Although Xiao Ye defeated him quickly with the help of the Heavenly Incomplete Bow, the fact that Xiao Ye could break through the force prohibitions of the Fourth Zone and fly indicates that Xiao Ye’s own strength is also very formidable. It would be easy for him to withstand twenty moves in his hands.

"What about them?" Xiao Ye shifted his gaze to the surrounded Young Talents of the Four Great States.

"They’ve also passed." The Controller hurriedly said, because half of his body was destroyed, he could only lie on the ground and yell, "Everyone, withdraw!"

Immediately—

The Ancient Geniuses, upon receiving the order from the Controller, retreated like a tide in all directions and instantly disappeared from sight, leaving a large open space.

"Then I..." The Controller’s face showed fear as he carefully inquired.

Although he survived in this state, as the Controller of the Fourth Zone, commanding a large number of subordinates, he was somewhat reluctant to just die like this.

"You can leave too." Xiao Ye waved his hand.

They had come to participate in the Dynasty Battle, naturally, they would encounter intercepts from Controllers and Ancient Geniuses. This was one of the disguised trials given by the Ten Great Forces of the Sacred Central State.

With his current perspective and strength, it was not worth dealing with these tragically fated Ancient Geniuses.

"Thank you." With the aid of an Ancient Corpse, the Controller thanked Xiao Ye with a nod, and quickly left, fearing Xiao Ye might change his mind.

"Ha ha, I’ve survived!"

"I’ve finally made it through the Fourth Zone!"

...

Over three hundred fortunate Young Talents burst into cheers.

Although in the Talent Cemetery, they could naturally save their lives if they chose to exit, but having come this far, who would want to give up?

In order to enter the long-aspired Martial Arts Holy Land of Central State, they were willing to give it their all.

"Brother Xiao, thank you." Eight Prince Level powerhouses came over, saluting Xiao Ye, full of gratitude.

In the crowd, Prince Bei Huang was deeply moved.

It was equivalent to the first stage of the Dynasty Battle when he had confronted Xiao Ye and even suppressed Xiao Ye for a while, but in just a short time, Xiao Ye’s strength had grown so tremendously that he could only look up to him now.

"We all come from the Four Great States, striving to enter Central State, there’s no need for thanks." Xiao Ye returned the salute with cupped hands.

For him, saving these people was just a convenient act, not taxing, and also allowed them to owe him a favor. Later, when his Xiao Alliance and Ye Alliance would establish themselves in the East State, they might come in handy.

After some catching up and formalities, a sobbing sound suddenly came through.

Xiao Ye looked up to see a young man in a gray robe crying over a corpse.

"Brother, we promised to enter Central State together." The young man in the gray robe trembled as he dug a hole in the desert and buried the body.

A profound sadness spread throughout the scene.

"Alas, everyone aspires to enter Central State, but many people pay the price of their lives and cannot succeed, ultimately buried here, ending their prime years." Xiao Ye sighed deeply.

"The pursuit of Martial Arts is indeed cruel; those with insufficient talent and strength are destined to be eliminated, but fortunately, we are the successful ones." Prince Donghuang stood alongside Xiao Ye and slowly spoke.

"Now, speaking such words is still somewhat premature. The powerhouses of the Ten Great Forces of Central State have been watching us, and no one knows who he has chosen."

"Brother Xiao, do you decide to go into the Fifth Zone?" The slender Prince of Western Emperor stepped forward and asked Xiao Ye.

Among this group of people, Xiao Ye was undoubtedly the last qualified candidate to challenge the Fifth Zone.

"Of course, I’ll challenge it!" Xiao Ye smirked, a sharp glint in his gaze as he looked forward.

From here, one could see the exit of the Fourth Zone and the White Jade Square at the border with the Fifth Zone, clearly indicating the upcoming Fifth Zone was ahead.

Rumored to be the place where one could meet the Iron Blood Emperor in his youth, just for that, he must go and see for himself.

What an exhilarating experience it is to contest against the Iron Blood Emperor in his youth?

"I plan to go in and see what exactly is inside the Fifth Zone," said the Prince of Western Emperor, smiling slightly after hearing Xiao Ye’s response.

"I’m going too!"

"I want to go as well!"

"Me too!"

...

Immediately, one after another, the young talents with Prince Level strength loudly declared, their intense war intent soaring into the sky, shattering the Nine Desolates.

As for the East Emperor’s Princess, persuaded by the Prince Donghuang, she finally agreed to stop and not venture into the Fifth Zone. Being a female participating in Dynasty Battle already gave her certain advantages, especially being a heavenly pride like Prince Donghuang, entering Central State should not be hard; there was no need for her to take risks.

The rest of the young talents looked at each other in silence.

The Fourth Zone nearly claimed their lives; if they were to enter the Fifth Zone, they could think of no other outcome but death.

Moreover, before the opening of the Second Stage of Dynasty Battle, the elder from the Taiyi Holy Palace had cautioned them that throughout the history of Dynasty Battle, the best anyone had ever managed was to last for just over ten breaths in the Fifth Zone. This spoke volumes about the dreadfulness of the Fifth Zone.

Everyone has their own choices.

Now, the young talents determined to venture into the Fifth Zone, led by Xiao Ye, marched towards the exit of the Fourth Zone filled with intense war intent.

An extended period later, the group finally left the Fourth Zone and arrived at the White Jade Square at the border of the Fifth Zone.

"Is this the entrance to the Fifth Zone?"

Xiao Ye looked towards the end of White Jade Square, only to see a human-height space rift at the front, spreading a sinister and terrifying aura that induced severe palpitations, completely different from the other four zones.

Xiao Ye tried to release his Void Martial Thought to probe the Fifth Zone.

But the moment his Void Martial Thought neared, an immensely powerful suppression descended, as if a dragon was provoked by an ant.

Xiao Ye’s expression drastically changed, and he quickly pulled back his Void Martial Thought, but it was too late. The suppression followed like a shadow, heavily striking him.

Xiao Ye’s vision darkened, his head throbbed painfully and a trace of fresh blood ran down the corner of his mouth, his face filled with horror.

That suppression was incredibly powerful, definitely reaching the realm of King Martial, which had repelled him and, apart from him, no one else even felt it—they were still observing the space rift up ahead.

When Xiao Ye tried to sense it again, the suppression had disappeared without a trace.

"Could this suppression be emanating from the Fifth Zone, attacking anyone who tries to probe it with Void Martial Thought?" Xiao Ye wondered.

"Ah!"

Just then, a scream rang out. A prince-level talent from West State trembled and spat out blood, his body slammed harshly on the ground, then turned ashen and passed out, looking far more disheveled than Xiao Ye.

Seeing this, Xiao Ye was greatly shocked and promptly shouted, "Everyone be careful! Do not probe this space rift with Void Martial Thought, or you will be attacked."

With these words, those who were about to release their Void Martial Thought hastily pulled it back, faces full of panic.

Following this incident, a chill arose in everyone’s hearts, and fear towards the Fifth Zone grew.

"Brother Xiao, Brother Nangong, Brother Donghuang, since we did not achieve any ranks in the first stage of the Dynasty Battle and cannot stay here longer, we will go in first," said the Prince of Western Emperor and Prince Bei Huang, leading their respective Dynasty’s mighty ones, they cupped their hands towards Xiao Ye and others and bid their farewell.

"Take great care," Xiao Ye and the others cupped their hands in return, then watched as the group of seven stepped into the space rift one after another.

"Could it really be the Iron Blood Emperor from his younger days inside the Fifth Zone? I wonder how long they can last? Surely the elder from Taiyi Holy Palace wasn’t just bluffing to scare us," Prince Donghuang muttered.

He then sat down at White Jade Square, preparing himself to be in peak condition to face the challenges of the Fifth Zone. Xiao Ye, on the other hand, silently circulated the second layer of Ten Thousand Refinement Golden Body to heal his recent injuries.

Bang!

Just then, a muffled sound came, and a scream echoed from the space rift. Following that, a figure was blasted out, heavily slamming onto the ground.

"What? They were blasted out so quickly?" Xiao Ye and the others were dumbfounded.

Only five breaths of time had passed since the seven prince-level elites had entered.

The young talent from West State, possessing prince-level strength, struggled up from the ground. Although uninjured, his face was stricken with fear as he looked towards the entrance of the Fifth Zone, trembling as if he had encountered something terrifying.

Xiao Ye hastily got up, prepared to approach and inquire.

But at that moment—

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Five more young talents were simultaneously blasted out, harshly smashing onto the White Jade Square. After they got up, their expressions mirrored those of the first talent who got blasted out.