Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 440 - 436 Skull Bridge

Chapter 440: Chapter 436 Skull Bridge

Seven prince-level powerhouses entered, and within just a few breaths, six were blasted out, including the Prince of Western Emperor.

That means, now in the Fifth Zone, only Prince Bei Huang remains.

"Perhaps Prince Bei Huang won’t last much longer either?" Prince Donghuang muttered to himself as his gaze fixated on the space rift.

Indeed, two breaths later—

Bang!

A dull sound erupted, and Prince Bei Huang was blown out in disarray, tumbling onto White Jade Square. He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and took a long time to struggle to his feet, his face pale as he stared at the space rift, his eyes brimming with intense fear.

Thus, all seven prince-level powerhouses who entered the Fifth Zone were expelled, with Prince Bei Huang enduring the longest, merely six breaths.

"Brother Western Emperor, Brother Northern Emperor, what exactly exists in the Fifth Zone?" Prince Donghuang hurriedly ran over to inquire.

Xiao Ye and Nangong Xingyu also came over, faces full of curiosity.

Although the three of them had already obtained information from Tian Yi that ancient geniuses in the Fifth Zone might be manifestations of a young Iron Blood Emperor influenced by the ancient battlefield’s energies, they naturally wanted to gather more information to prepare for their entrance.

The seven prince-level powerhouses exchanged glances, their mouths opened, but after a long while, not a single word came out, their faces filled with the color of defeat.

"Don’t lose heart. Didn’t that elder from Taiyi Palace say? As long as anyone can rush into the Fifth Zone, even if blasted out immediately, they could still choose from the Ten Great Forces."

"Now that you have all done so, failing is not a problem," Prince Donghuang said, comforting them as he thought they were struck by a huge blow.

The seven prince-level young powerhouses grimaced painfully upon hearing this, with Prince Bei Huang expressing bitterly, "Actually... we didn’t even manage to rush into the Fifth Zone, we were already blasted out."

What!

At this, Xiao Ye and the others were utterly shocked.

These people... hadn’t even managed to enter the Fourth Zone before being expelled? Then, who could have expelled them?

When Xiao Ye pursued the matter further, these seven firmly shut their mouths, unwilling to elaborate, faces overcome with deep fear, as if just recalling that moment could make them mentally collapse.

"Brother Xiao, don’t ask anymore, once you enter, you’ll naturally understand," Prince Bei Huang said with a wry smile. After speaking, he sat cross-legged right there and began cultivating his techniques to heal his injuries.

However, his slightly trembling frame betrayed an ongoing inner terror, like a nightmare he couldn’t dispel.

Seeing that no more information could be gleaned, Xiao Ye and the two others moved aside, a sense of gravity spreading around.

"Brother Xiao, what do you think lies behind this space rift? It seems it might not be the young Iron Blood Emperor, could the rumors be wrong?" Prince Donghuang sent a message telepathically.

Xiao Ye’s eyes gleamed as he stared at the distant space rift and slowly said, "Whoever expelled them, it definitely wasn’t the young Iron Blood Emperor."

"After all, even if the enemy is strong, it wouldn’t instill such fear. As for whether there’s a young Iron Blood Emperor in the Fifth Zone, it’s still too early to judge, as none of the seven managed to enter."

Nangong Xingyu nodded, "I think Xiao Ye makes sense, but we can’t be careless."

"No worries, haven’t we practiced the Virtual Outer Body Technique? If there’s any danger, we just need to consolidate a virtual embodiment to dodge," Prince Donghuang said with a light smile.

Having ventured through the Talent Cemetery, he had faced numerous ordeals, significantly enhancing his strength and making good progress in mastering the Virtual Outer Body Technique.

"Right, we also have the Virtual Outer Body, and with our strength beyond the prince level, we can definitely endure longer than them," Xiao Ye spoke more relaxedly.

Afterwards, the trio discussed for a while and then sat cross-legged on White Jade Square.

They were the top three of the First Stage of the Dynasty Battle, granted the privilege to rest here. If not now, when would they adjust their condition to the peak?

Half an hour later, Nangong Xingyu’s rest on White Jade Square was complete, and he opened his eyes and stood up.

"Brother Nangong, please be careful," both Prince Donghuang and Xiao Ye stood up too, watching Nangong Xingyu approaching the space rift.

At the same time, the rest of the prince-level powerhouses resting on White Jade Square also opened their eyes, focusing on Nangong Xingyu’s back with a sigh, no longer speaking.

"Don’t worry, my strength is sufficient to protect myself," Nangong Xingyu glanced back at them, his gaze especially pausing on Xiao Ye before stepping into the space rift, his figure disappearing from White Jade Square.

Xiao Ye also frowned slightly, finding something amiss.

According to reason, if even the princes at prince level were expelled within moments, then even if Nangong Xingyu was very strong, it should be hard for him to persist for such a long time.

At this moment, they didn’t notice that on the White Jade Square where seven prince-level young experts were resting, a look of shock emerged on their faces.

After two hours, Nangong Xingyu still hadn’t been expelled, as if he had disappeared. At this point, Prince Donghuang’s time at the White Jade Square also expired.

"Brother Xiao, I’m going in," said Prince Donghuang as he stood up and spoke to Xiao Ye.

"Brother Donghuang, please be extremely careful," Xiao Ye said, his face filled with worry.

The disappearance of Nangong Xingyu gave him a bad premonition, feeling that something significant was going to happen.

"If something happens to me, just take good care of my sister, haha," Prince Donghuang laughed out loud, not giving Xiao Ye time to react, his figure quickly swept out and dashed into the space rift.

"Take care of your sister?" Xiao Ye stared blankly, then couldn’t help but give a bitter smile.

The Princess of East Emperor, the daughter of the East Emperor, holds a prestigious status; how would it fall upon him to take care?

This time, like Nangong Xingyu, after a hundred moments had passed, Prince Donghuang still did not appear and completely vanished.

"It seems Brother Donghuang also can’t come out. What exactly is beyond this space rift? It seems I can only find out after I go in," Xiao Ye mused internally, starting to worry for his two friends.

But worrying now was useless, he should first adjust his own condition, after all, he still had two hours left at the White Jade Square, and he definitely couldn’t waste it.

Boom!

A radiant light enveloped Xiao Ye, his Blood Qi surged like a river, his skin was like jade, and his long hair, black as ink, flailed. His injuries rapidly healed.

"It looks like both Nangong Xingyu and Prince Donghuang have entered the Fifth Zone."

"Now it’s up to Xiao Ye."

At this point, on the other side of the square, the seven prince-level experts communicated with their eyes for a moment, not uttering a sound, their eyes also filled with deep fear.

Finally, after two hours.

Swish!

Xiao Ye opened his eyes, the golden light around his body dissipated, and from his eyes burst forth two brilliant Divine Lights, like two Divine Blades piercing through the void.

"It’s my turn," Xiao Ye exhaled and stood up, with a resolute expression he walked toward the space rift, step by step.

At this moment, the ten palaces suspended in Heaven suddenly stirred.

The Emperor Realm experts representing the Ten Great Forces were casually conversing, their brilliant eyes piercing through the void, watching everything below clearly.

"Oh? Xiao Ye is finally moving."

"Nangong Xingyu and Prince Donghuang lasted for quite a few moves in that person’s hands before they were defeated; I wonder how Xiao Ye will fare?"

"I think, this young lad will definitely perform spectacularly this time, enough to compare with the weakest genius of Central State."

"I agree, but those people from the Four Great Emperor Domains are probably already eyeing Xiao Ye, it’s a pity such a good seedling, we cannot recruit him into our ranks."

Once these words were spoken, a wave of regret echoed.

They had seen clearly the moment Xiao Ye killed the Prince of South Emperor, and they were greatly moved by Xiao Ye.

"Hehe, I had the foresight, letting Xiao Ye consume the Taiyi Pill; this time Xiao Ye will definitely join our Taiyi Palace. No matter how formidable you Four Great Emperor Domains are, Xiao Ye won’t follow you," an old man from Taiyi Palace revealed a smug smile.

...

Whoosh!

As Xiao Ye stepped into the space rift, his vision blurred, a strong sinister aura rushed towards him, almost suffocating him, and a multitude of wailing cries rang in his ears, sounding like demonic noise, extremely harsh and unbearable, making his heart tremble violently and hard to calm down.

"What is this?" Xiao Ye waited until his vision restored, and as he looked up, he couldn’t help but inhale sharply in shock.

It was a log bridge, a bridge completely made of piled-up white bones, spanning an abyss that seemed bottomless, at least two hundred meters long.

Xiao Ye’s gaze swept across, his scalp turning numb immediately; below the bridge was an abyss filled with boundless darkness, wave after wave of Yin Wind blew from the depths of the abyss, carrying with it that piercing demonic noise, making him feel as if his soul was about to leave his body, and numerous knives seemed to pierce into his mind, causing him an excruciating headache.

"Could it be that to enter the Fifth Zone, one must cross this Skull Bridge?" Just as Xiao Ye was shocked by the scene before him, a sudden change occurred.