Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 510 - 496: Fan Li’s Conspiracy

Chapter 510: Chapter 496: Fan Li’s Conspiracy

"Attack quickly!"

"Don’t let this monster escape!"

At this moment, the disciples, who had been preparing for a long time, all started shouting, activating their unskilled King Martial Combat Skills to attack the ground, causing a mighty momentum to surge throughout the space on the First Level.

However, such a joint attack did not achieve any effect, and it didn’t even cause the slightest damage to the ground of the Haotian Tower’s First Level. All attacks were bounced back, leaving all the disciples dumbfounded and filled with a sense of despair.

If this monster keeps hiding underground and ambushing them, they seriously have no way to deal with it.

Among all the disciples, only Xiao Ye did not make a move, because he had already seen, even before the other disciples acted, that the monster had clearly escaped. Even if they blasted open the floor of the Haotian Tower’s First Level, it wouldn’t have much effect.

In this unclear situation, it was best to conserve energy.

"Junior Brother Xiao Ye, how about one of us is responsible for finding the entrance to the Second Layer, and the other on guard?" Just then, Fan Li approached and asked, his face filled with a serious expression.

Xiao Ye gave him a faint glance, did not agree or refuse, and instead continued walking forward.

With a sufficient understanding of the King Martial Combat Skills, Xiao Ye was full of confidence. Even if the monster dared to ambush him, he was confident that he wouldn’t be caught off guard.

Ignoring Xiao Ye made Fan Li pause, and resentment flickered in his eyes. Anger flared within him, and the elegance in his demeanor was gone completely.

"This damned kid, really giving face where it’s not desired. If it wasn’t for that reason, I wouldn’t bother getting close to you. Now I’m proposing a collaboration, and you dare show me attitude. Just you wait!"

Thinking this, Fan Li snorted coldly and closely followed behind Xiao Ye.

The remaining disciples from Xuanzi Hall witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but be utterly shocked.

Fan Li was a genius disciple of the Xuanzi Hall, confident enough to walk around freely in a lower level, which they could understand. But Xiao Ye was just a new disciple from the Yellow Hall. Although he had shown exceptional strength outside the labyrinth, they didn’t think he was on par with Fan Li.

So, where did Xiao Ye get his confidence from?

"Damn, if even a new disciple dares to boldly move around, what am I afraid of? At worst, it’s just a failure. I don’t believe the cost of failure is death!" One disciple grunted indignantly and started moving, searching for the entrance to the Second Layer within the First Level.

"Right, we are disciples of the Xuanzi Hall after all. How can we lose to a new disciple from the Yellow Hall!" Following this, another dozen disciples stopped awkwardly standing around and followed behind Xiao Ye and the others, joining the team searching for the entrance to the Second Layer.

Boom!

Before long, the ground shook again, and soon after, two disciples were caught off guard, successfully ambushed by the monster from underground, and were eliminated.

Just like last time, the other disciples rushed towards where the monster appeared, launching attacks that were all to no avail.

As time went by, at intervals, the monster would launch an ambush, continuously eliminating disciples being assessed, causing the number of figures in the First Level to keep decreasing, soon leaving only fifty people.

This scene terrified the last fifty disciples.

They came to the First Level of the Haotian Tower but hadn’t even seen the shadow of their opponent, and were continuously being eliminated. The difficulty of this assessment was perhaps too great, denying them even the chance to use their combat techniques.

No one knows who will be the next disciple to be eliminated; under this monster’s sneak attack, they seem to have no chance of resistance.

How is this a test of comprehension? It’s simply testing everyone’s luck. Once targeted by the monster, you face the fate of elimination.

However, after the number of people dwindled down to fifty, the monster did not appear again.

"What on earth is going on? Were we fooled by the Elder of Earth Hall again?" Even Xiao Ye frowned, fury rising in his heart.

...

At this moment, bizarre footsteps suddenly rang out in the deserted First Level, immediately drawing everyone’s attention.

Following the direction of the sound, Xiao Ye and the others couldn’t help but widen their eyes, each face filled with disbelief and intense panic overwhelming their entire bodies.

They saw in the not-so-distant place, fifty majestic tall figures, shrouded in endless stardust slowly walking towards them, their heavy footsteps pressing on everyone’s hearts, making their complexions change drastically.

These fifty figures, dressed as Martial Artists and clad in the garb of Holy Palace Disciples, were most shockingly masked behind a layer of fog, making their faces indiscernible.

They stood together, stepping slowly towards this side, as if suppressing downwards like a vast world.

"They are the monsters that attacked us earlier!" Xiao Ye’s eyes narrowed, focusing on the palms of the fifty Martial Artists - without exception, gleaming with a metallic luster.

"And there are exactly fifty of them."

Xiao Ye thought to himself. He began to understand why these monsters had previously attacked them. Perhaps the objective was to reduce their numbers to fifty and then strike, ensuring both sides were equally numbered.

"That’s the entrance to the Second Layer!" Suddenly, Xiao Ye’s body shook, and behind the fifty Martial Artists, a Light Gate appeared, clearly indicating that defeating these fifty would lead to the Second Layer.

Wow!

At the same moment, the other disciples evidently also noticed the entrance to the Second Layer, unleashing cries of astonishment and boosting their spirits.

"Kill them!" shouted a disciple from Xuanzi Hall as he stomped his foot and leaped forward like an arrow off its string while swinging his fists, deploying the King Martial Combat Skills he had mastered.

"It seems that using mastered King Martial Combat Skills will definitely allow us to defeat these Martial Artists and move to the Second Layer." Xiao Ye, a smile appearing on his face, also rushed forward.

What he disliked the most was the stealth attacks; he preferred this kind of direct confrontation.

"Jeje, Junior Brother Xiao Ye, apologies, but I’ll be using you as my stepping stone. Once I enter Earth Hall, I’ll surely find a way to compensate you," whispered a sinister voice at that moment, causing Xiao Ye’s pupils to shrink.

Immediately after, Xiao Ye felt a Huge Power surging towards him, striking hard on his back and causing him to stagger and crash heavily into the ranks of the fifty Martial Artists, drawing the attention of all fifty, with cold gazes sweeping over him.

Simultaneously, taking advantage of the situation, Fan Li shot towards the entrance to the Second Layer.