Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 1256 - 1239: Interference

Time passed slowly, and before anyone realized it, an hour had gone by.

Above the Martial Arts Arena, the frantic scramble continued, growing more intense with each passing moment. The terrifying reverberations of the battles swept through the place, shaking the Heavenly Dome.

Out of thirty thousand young talents, only a thousand could pass the first round, making the competition exceptionally fierce.

The Four Great Emperor’s Sons dominated the ice mountains, and no one dared to provoke them. Therefore, the most outstanding performance undoubtedly belonged to Dongfang Huoqing.

His strength was extremely frightening, exuding an invincible aura with every gesture. Without using any weapons, he could barehandedly repel young talents one after another, directly seizing an ice mountain.

Like the Four Great Emperor’s Sons, he stood atop one of the ice mountains. Occasionally, a young talent with boldness approached, only to be forcefully blown away, until finally, no one dared to come near.

More and more young talents stood atop an ice mountain, with fewer and fewer ice mountains left, causing the situation to become increasingly chaotic. Enormous Emperor Domains floated in mid-air, absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, continuously refining it into Emperor Martial Power to replenish consumption.

Puchi!

A young talent cried out in agony as his body was pierced by his opponent’s Sword Light. Scalding blood sprayed down in mid-air, seemingly reminding everyone of the brutality of the first round.

From the sect to which the fallen young talent belonged, there came a gasp of shock. An elder with a livid face flew out, catching the young man’s corpse and flying back.

"This guy is strong, and he doesn’t come from a major sect, so he doesn’t have a powerful background. Everyone, let’s join forces, drive him away, and then decide the ownership of this ice mountain!"

"This is a good idea, I agree!"

"I agree too!"

"Let’s do it!"

...

In mid-air, seven young talents gathered together and charged toward one of the ice mountains, using various Emperor Martial Battle Techniques that shook the heavens and earth. The ice mountain trembled violently, yet it appeared unusually sturdy, withstanding the onslaught.

As for the young talent on top of the ice mountain, he wasn’t so lucky. He couldn’t withstand the combined attack of seven people and was directly blasted away, spitting blood and looking utterly miserable.

This scene repeated endlessly.

"It’s fortunate that Ye Zi warned us not to make a move, or we might have faced the same situation."

On the Heavenly Pride Seats, Prince Donghuang had been watching the scramble of the first round, and when he saw this, he felt a sense of relief.

When the first round officially began, Xiao Ye transmitted a message to him and Nangong Xingyu, advising them not to act for the time being. Looking at it now, it was indeed a very wise decision.

According to the rules announced by the Ice and Snow Palace Master, even if you are strong and take an ice mountain now, it doesn’t mean you’ll pass the first round. On the contrary, showing excellence is likely to attract joint attacks.

Unless you’re a figure like the Four Great Emperor’s Sons, with unfathomable strength and background beyond compare among the Martial Artists of the same generation. They’ve occupied an ice mountain until now, and not a single person has dared to approach.

This is a form of powerful deterrence!

But it’s different for him and Nangong Xingyu.

If they were to seize an ice mountain, they might very well be besieged.

In this situation, many people lose their cool; who would think of these things? But Xiao Ye did.

This made Prince Donghuang admire Xiao Ye even more.

By now, the young talents scrambling for the ice mountains in mid-air had obviously also discovered the problem within the first round’s rules and began to feel greatly troubled.

Unless you’re the Four Great Emperor’s Sons, or the top talents below them, it’s difficult to maintain a transcendent position in the first round. Seizing an ice mountain only brings heaps of trouble.

But now, they couldn’t just fly back to the Heavenly Pride Seats, could they?

Thinking of this, they frequently cast envious glances at Xiao Ye and the two others on the Heavenly Pride Seats.

Those three must have guessed this outcome long ago, which is why they didn’t take action. So clever.

"Hmph, cowardly guys, I thought you’d stop at the first round, but you surprisingly didn’t make a move."

At this moment, the Iron Blood Emperor’s son, sitting cross-legged atop one of the ice mountains, suddenly opened his eyes and cast a cold glance at Xiao Ye on the Heavenly Pride Seats, mockingly saying.

His voice, enveloped by Emperor Martial Power, resonated in mid-air, causing the eyes of the strong on the Rainbow Bridge audience seats to flash with different colors.

Facing the cold taunt of the Iron Blood Emperor’s son, Xiao Ye remained unmoved, fully ignoring him, and continued to rest with his eyes half-closed, as if everything in front of him was irrelevant. This astonished the strong spectators on the audience seats.

This youngster is indeed extraordinary; his Mental Realm is incomparable to ordinary people.

Finally, when there was only an hour left until the end of the first round, the ownership of nearly a thousand floating ice mountains in mid-air had been claimed. Over ten thousand young talents, injured to varying degrees due to the scramble, sorrowfully chose to leave the arena.

It’s fair to say that to pass the first round, besides strong strength, a bit of luck is needed as well.

Feeling the urgency of time, the remaining young talents became even more frenzied. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Let’s go!"

At this moment, Xiao Ye, on the Heavenly Pride Seats, suddenly opened his eyes, his dark hair fluttering wildly, and leapt into the air first.

"It’s about time!" Nangong Xingyu, wearing a mask and exuding a transcendent aura, rose and flew along with Prince Donghuang.

"Look, Wudi is making a move!"

"This little guy, really patient, only making his move in the last half hour. Does he not fear elimination?"

...

This scene at the Heavenly Pride Seats captured the attention of the strong on the Rainbow Bridge audience seats.

Wuming of the Invincible Emperor Domain and the Taiyi Palace Master both cast their watchful eyes.

"Wudi is here!"

Many young talents scrambling for ice mountains in mid-air, seeing Xiao Ye and the others fly over, wisely made way for them.

By this time, although Emperor Martial Realm experts could use the Emperor Domain to replenish consumption, allowing Emperor Martial Power to flow continually, there was still some depletion. Many bore injuries on their bodies.

How could they contend against geniuses akin to Emperor Level?

It’s fair to say that Wudi’s initial choice already predestined him to easily pass the first round.

"Let’s pick that one!" Xiao Ye’s gaze swept around, casually selecting an ice mountain, and flew towards it.

"Damn, what bad luck!"

The young talent on this ice mountain, seeing Xiao Ye fly towards him, cursed angrily, assuming a defensive stance as if facing a great enemy, but his calves were cramping.

He had endured waves of attacks from other young talents, so holding on until now was no easy feat. He wasn’t confident at all in fighting Xiao Ye.

Bang!

At this moment, a vast chilly aura suddenly descended, with a surging torrent of energy roaring wildly, directly blasting the young talent off the ice mountain.

Immediately, a young figure descended from the sky, replacing the youth’s position, and flashed a brilliant smile at Xiao Ye, "Are you Wudi?"

"I’m sorry, but I plan to stop you at the first round."