Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
When Ye Mo shifted his eyes to the giant range of black mountains, he knew they had arrived. It was the Black Jade Mountains, the ancient battlefield where the three divine warriors killed the Primordial Shenrui. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ nοvelfire.net
Ye Mo and Yao Yue landed on the ground simultaneously.
“Ye Mo, let’s descend to the ground. We’ve arrived at the site of the battle!” Yao Yue said, excited, and Ye Mo nodded at her, taking a deep breath and then looked at himself for a little while.
For the Battle of the Thousand Cities, he only had two trump cards that he could depend on. One was the Low-grade Celestial Weapon- the Sky Blood Spear, and the other was the Devil Refining Gourd.
As for seals, Ye Mo was also fully prepared. He had made several fifth-grade seals in order to fight the High-grade Profound World Realm experts.
Yao Yue also had a Low-grade Celestial Weapon- the Freezing Snow Sword. Moreover, she was the Ice Phoenix Physique. And she had many seals given to her by Ye Mo.
When Ye Mo landed, he saw an ocean of people rolling over from all directions, hustling and bustling.
Maybe it was an exaggeration to say all of the people were geniuses of the Zone of Chaos, but it was definitely fair to say that they were all top-ranking experts in the Zone of Chaos.
Ye Mo looked around and tried to sense the cultivation levels of the castellans carefully. Indeed, all of the people had extraordinary powers.
More than 70 percent of those present had reached the Profound Heavens Realm. And, among those Profound Heavens Realm experts, 30 percent were Low-grade, 40 percent were Mid-grade and the remaining 30 percent were in the High-grade.
30 percent of people in the High-grade Profound World Realm!
Ye Mo was, no doubt, the one and only Transcendence Seventh Realm expert among all these people. Not a single cultivator with such pitiful cultivation could be found. He was the weakest of all.
In fact, the lowest standard for the competitors of the deputy castellans was the Mid-grade Profound World Realm.
All top-ranking cultivators of the Zone of Chaos had gathered there. Some of the most powerful castellans had several cities under their control, while the weak castellans, such as Yao Yue, struggled to keep their heads above the water.
Without a doubt, the Battle of the Thousand Cities would be extremely cruel.
As time passed, more and more people congregated at the site.
In an instant, the sky above their heads began to crack. A shadow walked out from the crack slowly. Her silhouette was obscure, as she was standing in a mist. No one could see her face clearly, no one could even see her clothing clearly.
“Welcome, dear castellans,” a girl’s voice said. The voice was distorted though, as if she had used her power to disguise it. “Welcome to the Black Jade Mountains once again to participate in the craziest battle of all- the Battle of the Thousand Cities. Now, I’m going to announce some of the instructions for the competition.”
Her voice echoed from all directions and came to people’s ears clearly.
The girl waved her arm, creating a giant rift in space and time. The rift writhed in the sky.
“This is the rift that I’ve torn for you. After entering the rift, you all will be sent to different battle districts. As soon as you arrive, the battle begins. As for the rules, I imagine you’re all even more familiar with them than me.”
While speaking, one of the girl’s hands grasped the air, shooting out rays into everyone’s Xu Mi Ring.
Immediately, many of the Xu Mi Rings belonging to the castellans let out a popping sound.
“She is a Cosmos Realm expert, and even more powerful than your master,” Ye Mo clearly heard Hong Ling and Ling’er say.
“What has she done just now?” Ye Mo asked.
“She used the Space Power to sense Demon Crystals in the Xu Mi Rings. If there were Demon Crystals in the rings, she destroyed them immediately,” Yao Yue explained.
The mission in the battle was to kill demonic beasts and collect their Demon Crystals. Therefore, if were some people had collected Demon Crystals in advance, it would be unfair to the other competitors.
“Here are some Xu Mi Pouches. When you obtain Demon Crystals, you must put them in this pouch so that we can sense the amount of the Demon Crystals you collect,” said the girl and then she began to warn everyone, “The range of this battle is the entire Black Jade Mountains. When you enter the mountain, you will actually enter a giant formation. Therefore, if you step out of the formation, you will be disqualified from the battle? Is that clear?”
“Yes!” two thousand castellans and their deputies shouted loudly. The roar of their answer was deafening.
“This Battle of the Thousand Cities will be the most unforgettable experience of your life. I will say it is the turning point in many of your cultivation journeys. How much further you can continue your cultivation may depend on this battle. Only those with castellan tokens are allowed to enter the rift. Now, let the battle begin!”
The voice resonated in the mountains and the girl slowly faded away.
The Battle of the Thousand Cities had officially started!
Everyone flew into the rift in space and time; Ye Mo and Yao Yue followed them.
Ye Mo felt the whole world in front of his eyes become blurry, and both of them started moving quickly through the rift. When everything became clear again, they jumped out from the tunnel and the rift slowly closed behind them.
Ye Mo began to look around and observe his surroundings.
The place he and Yao Yue had landed was a canyon with cliffs towering up on the two sides, but the road in front and behind them was clear.
“Now, the game begins. We have to be extra careful.” Worry clouded Yao Yue’s face. Indeed, the battle had already begun, which meant danger was everywhere.
“Yao Yue, how are all of the participants sent to their locations? Are we all arranged randomly?” Ye Mo asked.
“Within the Blake Jade Mountains, there are ten districts for the battle. The place we’re standing in is the tenth district. I reckon it’s on the outskirts of the mountains. Normally, the beasts in this area aren’t as strong. But the deeper into the core area you go, the stronger the beasts get. Therefore, the host might have arranged all of the participants according to their cultivation levels.” Yao Yue continued, “As the matter of fact, no matter how powerful a beast is, killing one beast is only worth one Demon Crystal. So the rule makes the competition fairer. Like I said, the whole area has been divided into ten districts, meaning there are 200 participants in our district. But I’m not sure how many of them are the Mid-grade Profound Heavens Realm experts.”
In the entire competition, there were no less than 300 Mid-grade Profound Heavens Realm experts. Therefore, they would definitely encounter some of them in this district.
“It’s useless for us to worry about it too much.” Yao Yue sighed. “Let’s just try to avoid them.”
But the fact was, sooner or later, they would encounter Mid-grade Profound Heavens Realm experts. In order to stand out from the crowd, they would need to collect more Demon Crystals, and they had to rob the others or even kill their opponents. Avoiding them was pointless.
In such a space of illusion, luck wasn’t something they could depend on.
“Yao Yue, you go first, I’ll be behind you,” Ye Mo said.
“My cultivation is stronger than you. You go first. Let me follow you.” Yao Yue refused Ye Mo’s suggestion.
“Yao Yue, it’s true that my power isn’t as strong as yours, but you’re a girl. Please save me some dignity,” Ye Mo said with a smile.
“Alright then,” said Yao Yue reluctantly, throwing her hands in the air.
The person standing behind would have no one watching his back. In such a brutal world, anyone could attack Ye Mo at any time. Simply put, danger was right behind him.