Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates

The martial artists in this city had rallied out en masse to combat the ferocious beasts, yet it was of little use – the beasts were closing in on the city.

The martial artists participating in the trial looked increasingly pale.

Lucky for them they knew this was the Illusion Realm; otherwise, they'd have turned tail and fled.

The Great Emperor was trembling, and bloodthirsty, ferocious roars resounded like a tempestuous storm, shaking the whole city incessantly.

The number of martial artists in Marquis Kuang's city was dwindling, most having fallen to the jaws of ferocious beasts.

In the sky, even the vast moon seemed stained with red, and then it was obscured by a layer of dark clouds.

As it drew near, the multitude of martial artists realized those weren't dark clouds, but huge flying creatures, colossal like mountains, blotting out Heaven, casting a terrifying aura.

On the ground, countless ferocious beasts were storming in, imparting suffocating pressure. The martial artists still on the walls, engaged in the trial, clenched their weapons tightly, eyes serious.

"Where exactly lies the key to passing the trial?" Xiao Ye calmly observed his surroundings, completely undisturbed by the rampaging beasts.

Some had personally verified that these beasts were beyond their strike, so surely the trial was not about joining forces in defense.

Then how exactly should one pass the trial?

Xiao Ye pondered.

"Look everyone, the ferocious beasts are reaching the city's base!" Just then, Wang Hu spoke up.

Even though this was his second time going through the trial, his expression was very grave, face ashy pale.

Xiao Ye looked down to see an uncountable number of ferocious beasts already at the city gates, their violent aura so overwhelming it nearly caused less cultivated martial artists to faint.

There were too many!

Countless ferocious beasts densely packed, filling both sky and land, leaving no space empty.

Moreover, these beasts didn't stop at the city walls. A portion of them leaped high, cutting into the city.

Innumerable birds of prey in the sky unabatedly crashed down, some with fearsome claws reflecting a chill light, others spewing endless fire, surging towards the city.

This was a disaster!

An utter disaster!

Xiao Ye's heart tightened as he helplessly watched a child being killed by a ferocious beast. He rushed to help but found himself powerless.

Roar!

A beast covered in green scale armor, like a streak of green lightning, instantly leaped onto the city wall, slaughtering the soldiers guarding it one after another.

The martial artists in the trial felt their scalps tingle, watching the beast rampage unchallenged atop the wall.

The last soldier, gathering his courage, charged at the beast, only to be slapped down by its paw.

"Ah!"

Immediately panicked, the soldier had no chance to react before his head was crushed by the beast, spurting a fountain of blood that splashed across Heaven.

Having killed the last soldier, the beast, like lightning, lunged into the heart of the city.

By then, most of the city had fallen, filled with pitiful shrieks and wailing, the sky ablaze, smoke billowing.

"Get out of my way!"

Just then, a thunderous yell suddenly arose, making Xiao Ye's ears ring.

"Um?"

Xiao Ye looked in the direction of the sound, and his pupils instantly constricted.

For unknown reasons, a white-robed middle-aged martial artist had descended into the city.

His face was chiseled like a sculpture, handsome, with a pair of eyes emitting a profound divine radiance. Just with a single palm strike, he shattered the ferocious beast clad in green scale armor.

This white-robed middle-ager moved as if he owned the city, furiously slaughtering one ferocious beast after another.

Not a single beast could escape his palm; all were slain.

Marquis Kuang!

Xiao Ye's spirits lifted, and his eyes immediately brightened.

This white-robed middle-aged man was the spitting image of the stone statue he had paid homage to outside the Emperor Martial World.

Without a doubt, this man had to be the legendary Marquis Kuang.

It all made sense, as the events of the past were replaying, Marquis Kuang, the protagonist, naturally had to appear.

Just like Xiao Ye, the martial artists witnessing this test for the first time got excited and started shouting, "Haha, it's Marquis Kuang!"

"Lord Marquis Kuang, quickly kill all these beasts!"

The martial artists yelled excitedly.

At this moment, Marquis Kuang was already a powerhouse of the Emperor Martial Realm, as seen by the Emperor Martial World rising behind him, as if he was carrying the blue sky itself, with countless divine lights swirling around him, swiftly annihilating a vast number of ferocious beasts.

"So powerful!" Xiao Ye was astounded.

Could it be that Marquis Kuang was performing that secret technique?

In just the span of a short incense stick's time, Marquis Kuang had already eradicated all the ferocious beasts within the city.

With a thunderous roar, waves surged like ocean tides, and then, with his white robe fluttering, he headed out to kill beyond the city walls.

Upon Marquis Kuang's emergence, the martial artists within the city grew even more excited, shouting his name.

Marquis Kuang descended amidst the tidal wave of ferocious beasts, each gesture emitting an invincible might, annihilating all beasts within a hundred meters around him.

The martial artists who were initially struggling in a bloody battle and nearly unable to withstand the onslaught, upon seeing Marquis Kuang, consciously gathered around him, organizing a structured counterattack under his leadership.

Suddenly, the overwhelming horde of ferocious beasts was halted by a team of mere dozens of people.

Marquis Kuang's divine power was unmatched, and a multitude of ferocious beasts fell by his hand.

"As expected of Marquis Kuang, truly formidable!" Xiao Ye exclaimed in admiration.

Such an outstanding figure, to ultimately have fallen during this outbreak of ferocious beasts, even he felt it a shame.

Moreover, he thought, with Marquis Kuang's strength and talent, he shouldn't have been a loose cultivator; had he participated in the assessments of a major sect in his youth, he surely would have been admitted.

Layers of mystery enveloped Xiao Ye's heart.

While he surveyed his surroundings, he watched Marquis Kuang lead many martial artists to organize a counterattack, slaughtering a large number of ferocious beasts.

Roar!

Just then, an immensely authoritative voice suddenly erupted, echoing like thunder, causing even the fierce birds in the sky to fall, trembling and cowering on the ground.

As for the army of ferocious beasts, they too became quiet, kneeling on the ground.

Xiao Ye's heart skipped a beat as he looked up, only to see at the very end of his sight, a towering figure as immense as a mountain, striding towards them, each step causing the ground to tremble.