Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates

"Yang Family Master, you are too kind." Xiao Ye also smiled and returned the gesture with a cupped fist salute. This time, he did not refuse Yang Wudao's gift, instead he asked curiously.

"Family Head Yang, what is so magical about the Snow Lotus Sky Fruit that makes all the ten big families in Barbarian Valley City fight over it?" Xiao Ye asked.

Now that his King Body was fully developed, and his physical strength was comparable to a Royal Artifact. His defensive power was extremely terrifying, but at the same time, the Heavenly Sacred Water was completely depleted. Even if he obtained new Heavenly Sacred Water, it would be difficult to further enhance his Physical Body.

Advancing from Minor King Body to King Body Completion was extremely difficult.

And from King Body Completion to Perfect, it was even more challenging, as if separated by a Heavenly Chasm.

Otherwise, in the nearly ten thousand year history of the Taiyi Palace, it would not have been possible to have only one disciple who managed to cultivate the King Body to the Perfect Realm.

Therefore, if the Snow Lotus Sky Fruit could help with his Physical Body, then Xiao Ye had to reconsider his options.

"Hehe..." Upon hearing Xiao Ye's question, Yang Wudao laughed and said, "There are too many people here, when we get back to our Yang Family's place, I will tell Young Hero Xiao Ye in detail."

Xiao Ye nodded upon hearing this. They were still in the Duel Arena and surrounded by warriors from Barbarian Valley City, indeed it was not the right place for such discussions.

With the conclusion of this competition of the Heavenly Prides, Xiao Ye's popularity in Barbarian Valley City was unquestionable—undoubtedly the number one of the younger generation. He attracted a lot of attention in the Duel Arena, and many warriors excitedly discussed this competition of the Heavenly Prides.

Even the other families cast envious glances.

Initially, the Yang Family had little hope of making it into the top three, but because of Xiao Ye, they secured the first place and became the biggest winner of this competition, obtaining six Snow Lotus Sky Fruits.

Moreover, the Han Family, which had the greatest hope, became the weakest among the ten big families due to Xiao Ye, even their family head Han Ying was injured by Xiao Ye.

If they had known this beforehand, no matter the cost, they would have tried to win Xiao Ye over to their side.

Unfortunately, it was too late now.

"Elder Qian, we take our leave now!"

At this time, the nine families in the Duel Arena, one by one, stood up and bowed to the black-robed elder who acted as the referee, then turned and left the Duel Arena.

When it was the Yang Family's turn to leave, the black-robed elder smiled slightly at Xiao Ye and said, "Young fellow, your Physical Body Power is quite impressive, and so is your cultivation."

"However, looking across the True Spirit Continent, there is not a single one who can elevate both their Physical Body and cultivation to the peak of the Extreme Realm, not even the Human Race Four Emperors can achieve that."

"Therefore, Elder advises you to make a choice when you are in the King Martial Realm, as it will affect the path you take after advancing to the Emperor Martial Realm." The words of the black-robed elder sounded very mysterious, and after he finished, he laughed and turned away.

"It will affect the path I take after advancing to Emperor Martial Realm?" Xiao Ye was full of doubts.

Regarding the Emperor Martial Realm, he did not know much, so he couldn't immediately grasp what the black-robed elder meant.

"Probably Elder Qian is worried I'll spread myself too thin," thought Xiao Ye to himself. Then, under the gaze of the watching warriors, he left the Duel Arena with Yang Wudao and others and returned to the Yang Family Mansion.

The clan members who stayed at the Yang Family Mansion already knew about the course and outcome of this competition of Heavenly Prides, and they were all excitedly cheering. The mansion was decorated and beaming with joy.

This time, not only did the Yang Family obtain six Snow Lotus Sky Fruits, but Xiao Ye also significantly injured their biggest rival, Han Family's head Han Ying, giving them significant relief and making them even more grateful to Xiao Ye.

"Family Head Yang, can you now tell me what the Snow Lotus Sky Fruit is used for?" After returning to the Yang Family, Xiao Ye immediately found Yang Wudao and asked.

"It seems Young Hero Xiao Ye really can't wait. I'll tell you right now," said Yang Wudao, seeing Xiao Ye's eager appearance, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

He cleared his throat, his face showing a bit of longing, then he began to speak.

"I believe most warriors of the True Spirit Continent know about our Barbarian Valley City, right? This place is a paradise for Physical Body Martial Artists," said Yang Wudao.

Xiao Ye nodded, he naturally knew this, but what did this have to do with the Snow Lotus Sky Fruit?

He patiently continued to listen.

"In fact, our Barbarian Valley City has been in decline for hundreds of years. Even if we gather all the warriors, it would be difficult to contend with an ordinary second-rate sect in Central State. If not because Barbarian Valley City is located in the Bitter Cold Domain, with its harsh environment, it would have been ruined long ago."

"The current fame of Barbarian Valley City does not match its actual strength," Yang Wudao said here with a sigh.

Xiao Ye was slightly stunned, and upon hearing Yang Wudao's reminder, he indeed noticed this point.

For example, Han Ying, the head of the Han Family, was absolutely one of the top strong men in Barbarian Valley City, but he was no match for him at all. In the vast Central State, he was basically nothing.

If there really was a sect intending to attack Barbarian Valley City, it would indeed be very easy to flatten it.

Seeing Xiao Ye's thoughtful look, Yang Wudao laughed again: "Actually, the truly glorious period of our Barbarian Valley City was during the era of the Unrivaled Emperor. It could be considered to have a long history."

"At that time, Barbarian Valley City was just an ordinary village with no Cultivation Techniques. Together with frequent harassment from bandits and robberies, out of desperation, our ancestors could only tirelessly refine their Physical Bodies to increase their strength to protect the village."

"However, without any resources or Body Refining Techniques, it was too difficult to enhance their strength. Our ancestors were soon surrounded by bandits and were about to be wiped out."

"But just at that time, after the Unrivaled Emperor proclaimed himself emperor and inspected the True Spirit Continent, he happened to pass by our village and suppressed all the bandits with a raise of his hand."

"After the Emperor learned about our village's situation, he nourished an ordinary plant with his Emperor's Blood and gave it to our ancestors to nurture generation after generation. Once it bore fruits, they were to eat them so they could have the strength to protect the village."

"After the Emperor had done all this, he then floated away."

"And our ancestors, following the Emperor's word, cared for that plant every day. Finally, after five years, it bore a fruit."

"One of our ancestors ate the fruit and then went into seclusion for a year. When he emerged, his Physical Body had reached a terrifying level. He wiped out all the bandits within tens of thousands of miles of the village, even King Martial Peak Strong People were killed with a single punch, which from then on made a famous name that shocked the True Spirit Continent."