Chapter 186 - Sudden Attack Of The Fiendcelestial Cult? Everyone, Don’t Be Scared, It’s A Mystic Realm!
Chapter 186: Sudden Attack Of The Fiendcelestial Cult? Everyone, Don’t Be Scared, It’s A Mystic Realm!
‘Heavenly Heart Mystic Realm?’
At this moment, the students of the Ten Nations spoke up one after another.
In the huge combat arena not far away, an array formation appeared. Enveloped by various streams of colorful light, array patterns began to spread towards their feet.
“Is this the Heavenly Heart Mystic Realm?”
“What’s going on? Not only did they include a literary test in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament this time, but they also set the Heavenly Heart Mystic Realm to be the mystic realm assessment?”
“This is really outrageous. I can tolerate anything except this Heavenly Heart Mystic Realm.”
The voices sounded one after another.
The students of the major academies frowned. This time, there were more than 300 academies participating in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament.
There were at least two to three thousand participants.
However, most of them were students of small national academies, and only a small number was from the Ten Nations Academy. Those who could qualify to be sent to participate in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament were obviously the geniuses among geniuses.
Outside the array formation.
Ye Ping couldn’t help but frown after seeing the Heavenly Heart Mystic Realm.
Even as an unranked array formation cultivator, he knew what the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array was.
It was known as the best illusory formation in the Ten Nations.
It could make one subconsciously enter the mystic realm but that was not the most terrifying thing.
The Heavenly Heart Illusory Array could reach one’s heart and grasp one’s deepest fears.
Another thing was that the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array was sentient.
Yes, the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array was sentient, and it could set up different illusory array formations according to each individual.
Normal mystic realm assessments could be passed using strong willpower, as well as the power of one’s essence soul.
However, the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array could make one constantly enter the depths of a labyrinth, and in fact, there might even be the occurrence of an array formation within an array formation.
That was the reason that the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array was known as the best illusory array in the Ten Nations.
Legend had it that there used to be some Tribulation Transcendence powerhouses who were not willing to mortalize and instead chose to use the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array to transform into a mortal. They then became too obsessed and were unable to extricate themselves or differentiate between reality and illusion. In the end, it eventually led to the collapse of their Dao Heart.
Ye Ping happened to remember reading about that event that was recorded in a book in Kṣitigarbha Pavilion of Jin Nation.
Hence, after the appearance of the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array, the students of the academies of various nations began wailing.
“Is it the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array? Fortunately, I’ve already guessed it previously. Hey, how am I so outstanding?”
At this moment, someone suddenly spoke up.
Several figures appeared, and the leader was none other than Chen Hongfei.
He had also arrived with a few elites of Chen Nation beside him. They stared at the array formation on the combat arena. In particular, Chen Hongfei seemed to have already known that it was the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array. He spoke slowly and seemed to be very knowledgeable in it.
When Chen Hongfei appeared, Huangfu Tianlong’s face suddenly became rather sullen, especially since the former deliberately stood beside him.
“Can you stop bragging? The examination questions of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament were set by different experts of the Ten Nations, and there was a division of labor during the setting of each examination question. The process was strictly supervised by the Ten Nations Academy and the news will never be leaked. Yet, you could guess it?”
Huangfu Tianlong said in a calm tone but his words were full of derision.
“Hah, you’re just a frog at the bottom of the well, the fact that you can’t guess it doesn’t mean others can’t guess it either.”
Chen Hongfei immediately retaliated. He was narrow-minded and was still holding a grudge for what happened yesterday. Hence, now that he had seen Huangfu Tianlong, he naturally had to make some sarcastic remarks.
“Junior Brother Huangfu, stop arguing and think about how to pass instead.”
Ye Ping spoke up and told Huangfu Tianlong not to argue anymore.
The Heavenly Heart Illusory Array was the best illusory array formation in the Ten Nations. It was definitely not to be taken lightly, and Ye Ping thought that it would be better to think about how to cope with it instead of bickering unnecessarily.
“Yes.”
Huangfu Tianlong nodded. He also understood that it would be pointless to argue with Chen Hongfei.
On the other hand, after Chen Hongfei heard Ye Ping’s words, he humphed coldly. Clearly, he was not stupid either. He knew the power of the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array and was not willing to waste time.
At this moment, several figures appeared. They were elites from the Ten Nations.
Almost everyone who came here could not help but frown as they thought that the Ten Nations Academy was being too ruthless for setting up the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array.
However, the appearance of the few figures led to a discussion.
“Look, isn’t that Nangong Xing?”
“Yes, it’s Nangong Xing.”
“Nangong Xing is the elite of Qing Nation.”
“Zhang Ren is here too, he’s the most famous elite of Jing Nation.”
They started murmuring.
Ye Ping couldn’t help but look over.
In the main passage.
Two men walked over, clad in a long starry robe. They seemed rather energetic and were shrouded in faint starlight.
The man on the right seemed somewhat ordinary as he was dressed in a plain robe with a calm gaze in his eyes.
They were the elites of Qing Nation and Jing Nation respectively. While walking side by side, they attracted the gazes and attention of many passersby.
“Senior Brother Ye, these two people are the elites of Qing Nation and Jing Nation respectively. Nangong Xing is not too bad, he cultivates the Circulatory Star Technique and he’s very strong. However, there’s a limit to his strength. Zhang Ren is really terrifying, though. He may seem ordinary, but he has been lurking in the Jing Nation for fifteen years and suddenly became the best elite of Jing Nation.”
“I previously challenged the Ten Nations Academy and the person I wanted to challenge the most was him.”
Huangfu Tianlong sent a voice transmission. He didn’t speak right away. After all, everyone present was an elite, and no matter how soft their voices were, they would still be heard.
‘Oh!’
Upon hearing Huangfu Tianlong’s words, Ye Ping was astonished.
He didn’t know much about the elites of the Ten Nations because most of them only seemed like experts on the surface. Their strength could only be determined after a fight and there was no point in saying much.
Nangong Xing and Zhang Ren walked over together side by side, seemingly rather close to each other.
“Brother Nangong, Brother Zhang.”
When Chen Hongfei saw the both of them, he immediately greeted them warmly. When the two saw that it was Chen Hongfei, they couldn’t help but smile and walk towards him too.
“Chen Hongfei looks like he has quite a significant status.”
Ye Ping sent a voice transmission and communicated with Huangfu Tianlong.
However, Huangfu Tianlong snorted.
“At the end of the day, he’s just putting on airs because of his brother’s status. Besides, what’s the point of having connections?”
Huangfu Tianlong didn’t care about personal connections at all.
“His brother?”
Ye Ping asked with some curiosity.
“Yes, Chen Hongfei’s brother is the best genius in Chen Nation. Otherwise, who would care about him? Besides, his brother is also one of the experts I want to challenge this time, but unfortunately, his brother had already reached Major Perfection of the Golden Core realm ten years ago. However, I can fight him because I’ve broken through to the seventh level of the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique.”
Huangfu Tianlong said.
However, at this moment, Nangong Xing and Zhang Ren saw Huangfu Tianlong almost at the same time.
“Are you Huangfu Tianlong? I’ve heard a lot about you.”
Nangong Xing walked over after having recognized Huangfu Tianlong at a glance.
“Uh? No, no, it’s just a false reputation that isn’t worth mentioning. I’ve heard plenty about your glory, Brother Nangong.”
Huangfu Tianlong was stunned to hear Nangong Xing’s voice and he soon smiled.
On the other hand, Ye Ping, who was standing at the side, couldn’t help but smile and think to himself, ‘Seems like Huangfu Tianlong isn’t that dense after all.’
“Who’s this? Ye Ping? Fellow Daoist Ye?”
However, Zhang Ren who was beside Nangong Xing suddenly looked at Ye Ping with curiosity.
“Yes, this is Senior Brother Ye Ping.”
Huangfu Tianlong immediately nodded and answered on Ye Ping’s behalf.
“I’ve long heard about you.”
Zhang Ren spoke with a calm expression as he bowed to Ye Ping.
“You’re being too polite.”
Ye Ping returned the gesture with a smile.
That scene made Chen Hongfei rather displeased but he had nothing much to say.
After a simple exchange of pleasantries, Nangong Xing and Zhang Ren continued to walk towards Chen Hongfei. After all, they somewhat knew Chen Hongfei, and if they didn’t greet him, it would seem inappropriate.
After the both of them left, Ye Ping couldn’t help but look at Huangfu Tianlong curiously.
“Who do you think are the real geniuses in the Ten Nations?”
Ye Ping could not help but ask about it.
He did not have any recollection about the elites of the Ten Nations and hence was full of curiosity.
“There are many geniuses, but in my opinion, there are very few who are elites in the Ten Nations. Wang Murong of Li Nation, Chen Zhanpeng of Chen Nation, who is also Chen Hongfei’s older brother, Changgong Chen of Jing Nation, Zhang Ren of Qing Nation, and Li Changping of the Yan Nation are the five elites whom I want to challenge the most.”
“However, they are all second and third generation disciples who are very far ahead. Although I want to challenge them, they won’t give me a chance to.”
Huangfu Tianlong named five names in one go, all of whom were the elites of the five nations.
“Wang Murong? Is the elite of Li Nation a woman?”
Ye Ping was rather shocked.
“Yes, it’s a woman, she’s Fairy Murong who is known as the top fairy of the Ten Nations. She’s competent, pretty, and related to the top elite of Ancient Moon Sect.”
Huangfu Tianlong nodded and said.
“However, this is a known fact and some smaller nations can’t be ignored too. After all, it’s a powerful nation and they can indeed produce an invincible genius.”
Huangfu Tianlong continued.
Ye Ping nodded, but he did not continue to say anything else.
However, at this moment, there was a sudden ringing of a bell.
Clang!
The sound of the bell filled the air, and in an instant, everyone couldn’t help but look at the combat arena.
At this moment, three figures appeared above the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array.
The three of them were dressed in white robes and standing in the void, looking at everyone with the aura of immortals.
“They’re the elders of the Heavenly Array Sect.”
“The elders of the Heavenly Array Sect?”
“The examiner for the first assessment of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament turns out to be the elder of the Heavenly Array Sect.”
Everyone was surprised, be it the participating students or the onlooking cultivators.
The Heavenly Array Sect was the best of the sects that specialized in array formations in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament. No one thought that they would invite the elder of the Heavenly Array Sect to invigilate the Ten Nations Grand Tournament this time.
It seemed that they were very serious about it.
“Silence!”
A loud voice rang out, making the crowd of cultivators fall silent.
At this moment, there was complete silence at the venue.
Soon, one of the three old men in the middle of the void spoke slowly.
“The first assessment of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament is an array formation test. After some discussion among the elders of the Ten Nations Academy, we have decided to use the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array for the topic of assessment.”
“However, considering the massive power of the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array, there won’t be an array formation within an array formation this time, though it will still be difficult. All candidates, pay attention.”
“In order to prevent people from getting lost in the array formation, you have to declare forfeit thrice if you get lost after entering. You will then return to reality.”
“At the same time, the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array is the best illusory array in the Ten Nations, and regardless of the simplification, it’s still extremely difficult for you. Hence, you can choose to forfeit in the first round.”
“If you directly forget it, you must enter the top 100 places in the second and third round in order to qualify to enter the Ten Nations Academy. Otherwise, even if you obtain ordinary results, there will be no way you can enter the Ten Nations Academy. Do you understand?”
The voice of the elder of the Heavenly Array Sect sounded as he warned all the participating students.
The Heavenly Heart Illusory Array was the test topic, but its power had been weakened, though it was still rather intense. If one wasn’t confident enough, they could choose to give up without affecting their overall performance.
They just had to emerge in the top places in the two remaining assessments.
“We understand.”
At this moment, everyone spoke and acknowledged.
“Okay, all participating students may enter the array formation.”
The elder suddenly said.
In an instant, the crowd walked into the array formation.
However, there were also students who hesitated.
The illusory array was not as simple as walking into a maze where everything would be fine once one walked out of it.
The illusory array was extremely realistic, and sometimes people got lost in it, thus becoming unable to distinguish between reality and illusion. That would lead to the collapse of their Dao Heart and they would eventually be crippled.
Hence, some students were hesitant because they were just there to see if they could have a chance of entering the Ten Nations Academy without competing too seriously.
They didn’t really want to risk their lives, and since there was real danger, they would rather give up on the competition.
After all, as a genius, even if they were not selected for the Ten Nations Academy, they would still be able to enjoy the treatment of geniuses back in their own nation. They could also work hard in the future to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.
A Nascent Soul realm powerhouse was equal to a king in a small nation and could live in the lap of luxury like the king would.
However, it would be a huge loss if they died there.
Thinking of this, some people were silent while some hesitated.
However, Chen Hongfei suddenly interjected.
“I get it.”
All of a sudden, his words attracted the attention of many.
“What did you get?”
“Brother Chen, what do you know?”
“Yeah, Brother Chen, what could you have understood from that?”
Many were curious after hearing his voice as they didn’t understand what Chen Hongfei had understood.
“This is an assessment!”
Chen Hongfei’s gaze was incomparably certain as he looked at the array formation on the combat arena near them. His expression was full of confidence too.
“Assessment? What assessment?”
“Brother Chen, what do you mean by that?”
“Brother Chen, isn’t this an assessment?”
Some people were curious and really didn’t understand what Chen Hongfei was trying to express.
“No, I’m not talking about the array formation assessment but a test of the Dao Heart. Although the Ten Nations Grand Tournament has strict rules, it’s impossible to set up the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array in the first round. Such an array formation is so powerful that even a Tribulation Transcendence powerhouse might end up losing himself.”
“There’s nothing wrong with using the illusory array against an enemy, but it doesn’t make sense to use it as an assessment for us disciples. There are thousands of students in the Ten Nations Grand Tournament and all of them are elites of various nations.”
“Although there had been casualties in the previous tournaments, it’s within a controlled range.”
“If the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array is really used as a test topic, half of the disciples will lose themselves, and once this problem really occurs, the Ten Nations Academy will not be able to answer to everyone.”
“So I can conclude that this is not the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array at all. This is just a test to see if we dare to enter the array formation or not. If we don’t even have the courage to enter, we will have no right to continue with the Dao of immortal cultivation.”
“When the elder said that the first round wouldn’t affect our overall performance, that was just a trick for us. If we can choose to give up, what would the point of three rounds be? The people of the Ten Nations Academy are just trying to get us to withdraw voluntarily.”
“What a good scheme, what a good scheme.”
Chen Hongfei’s words were wise but rather exaggerated too.
He actually did make some sense.
“Yeah, yeah, it seems to really make sense.”
“Yeah, I think it makes sense too.”
“Oh, I get it, no wonder they dared to put up the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array, turns out this is their intention.”
“Yes, yes, the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array is the best illusory array in the Ten Nations. To put it bluntly, we might be the elites of our respective nations but most of us have yet to grow. Such an illusory array going to be an overkill. I get it, Brother is right.”
“That was close, that was close, I almost fell for it, thanks to Brother Chen for reminding us.”
At this moment, many students who were still hesitating could not help but come to a sudden realization after hearing these words.
After thinking about it carefully, they felt that it was really the case.
Even Huangfu Tianlong couldn’t help but secretly nod.
It was because Chen Hongfei made sense.
The Heavenly Heart Illusory Array was the best array in the Ten Nations and even a Tribulation Transcendence powerhouse might not be able to resist it. The weakest of the cultivators present was in the Foundation Establishment while the strongest was in the Golden Core realm.
Besides, the illusory array test was not a realm. It mainly required willpower and essence soul. Using the Heavenly Heart Illusory Array was an overkill and it didn’t make any sense at all.
“Senior Brother Ye, what do you think?”
Huangfu Tianlong looked at Ye Ping and asked via voice transmission.
“I’m not sure but it does make some sense. Enter the array formation first.”
Ye Ping felt that what Chen Hongfei said did make some sense, but for some reason, Ye Ping always felt that things would not be so simple.
After all, the answer that Chen Hongfei could think of was definitely not correct.
However, Ye Ping could not think of a better reason and decided that it would be better to enter the array formation and take a look first.
Besides, after Chen Hongfei said that, many elites had also entered and smiled without hesitation.
Soon, the crowd entered the array formation, walked into the combat arena, and then found a random seat to sit down on as they waited for the array formation to be activated.
An entire hour passed.
No one entered the array formation.
The elder spoke again.
“The mystic realm trial which is the first round of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament officially begins.”
In the array formation, some people’s faces were sullen and some were tensed up. However, some were still as composed as ever.
The crowd did not know whether what Chen Hongfei said was true or not, but now that they had entered the array formation, they could not leave.
Boom!
The sounds of the array formation being activated could be heard as streams of spiritual energy surged into the array formation from all directions.
In the next moment, the array formation blossomed into an infinite amount of light while colorful light engulfed the combat arena. Everyone stayed silent and waited for the array formation to be completely activated.
Just like that, hundreds of rays of light kept intertwining at great speed.
However, at this moment…
Boom!
A terrifying shock wave spread out from the combat arena while the array formation on the arena disappeared. The three elders in the middle of the void then spat out fresh blood one after another.
Their faces were sullen.
The surrounding cultivators who were watching also took dozens of steps backwards and some cultivators even got injured by the shockwave as they started spitting blood.
“What’s going on?”
“What happened?”
“Has it begun? Has it begun?”
“Not yet, the array formation has collapsed and failed.”
“Huh? How could the array formation fail?”
The group of elites in the array formation were curious as they didn’t know what was happening and they thought the array formation had been activated.
“Everyone, stay quiet. There are problems with the array formation, you guys wait here for a while.”
In the middle of the void, the elder of the Heavenly Array Sect spoke, and immediately afterwards, three figures disappeared in place.
At this moment, everyone was curious, and be it the participating students or the onlooking cultivators, they were all curious and clueless about what happened.
“Brother Chen, what’s going on?”
Inside the array formation, someone got curious and asked Chen Hongfei. After all, Chen Hongfei had mentioned some theories that made sense just now and everyone began to think of him as a wise person.
“I should have guessed it correctly. This Heavenly Heart Illusory Array does not exist at all, and it’s only meant for testing our Dao Heart. Now it seems that the collapse of the array formation is just a show for us.”
Chen Hongfei stated his conjecture.
Everyone immediately agreed with him.
They felt that Chen Hongfei’s theory made sense again.
At that moment, many geniuses breathed a sigh of relief. After all, being able to get through the first rank unharmed would naturally be a good thing.
However, rays of light streaked across the sky.
“It’s Lord Li Ping.”
“Hey, isn’t that the Marquis Chen of Wei Nation?”
“Look guys, that’s General Xu, the head general of Chen Mountain Camp.”
“What’s going on? Why are all the bigwigs of Wei Nation rushing towards the outside of the city?”
“Go quickly and see what’s happening.”
Among the cultivators who came to watch, there were some who immediately recognized the powerhouse in the sky. They were surprised and full of curiosity. There were even many who rushed directly to the outside of the city to see what was happening.
Somehow an inexplicable fear spread in the hearts of everyone.
Time passed bit by bit.
Half an hour passed.
A shocking piece of news spread.
“Oh dear, oh dear, the Fiendcelestial Cult members have come over. Hundreds of Fiendcelestial Cult members are gathered outside the city and the array formation has collapsed. All the array formations within the capital have been shattered with a single array diagram.”
His voice instantly resulted in an uproar.
“What? The Fiendcelestial Cult is here?”
“Impossible, how could the Fiendcelestial Cult dare to invade Wei Nation’s capital? Isn’t this a death wish?”
“There are plenty of powerhouses of the Ten Nations gathered here. Aren’t they afraid of getting harmed during their sudden attacks?”
“Impossible, absolutely impossible, the Ten Nations Grand Tournament is under the strict supervision of the Ten Nations. Even if the Fiendcelestial Cult wants to create trouble, they can’t possibly appear at this juncture, unless they don’t want to live anymore.”
The voices sounded.
Everyone did not believe it.
After all, it happened too suddenly.
It seemed surreal.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
However, in the next moment, footsteps that sounded like tsunamis spread, followed by several beams of golden light that streaked across the sky. It was the Wei Nation protective army.
More than a hundred thousand Wei Nation state army troops appeared and were charging out of the city. It was a shocking scene.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Soon, three bells rang.
“This is bad. That’s the Wei Nation’s bell, and unless a major thing happens, it wouldn’t ring.”
“Oh dear, is the Fiendcelestial Cult really here?”
“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”
Some people immediately recognized the voice.
However, several figures appeared on the main road.
“Nangong, run, the Fiendcelestial Cult is going mad, they want to capture you alive, and use this to blackmail the Great Xia Dynasty into releasing the important figures of the Fiendcelestial Cult.”
“Hongfei, hurry up and flee. The Fiendcelestial Cult are here, and the national power of the Wei Nation cannot resist them at all. Hurry up and flee, don’t let them capture you alive, or you will definitely die.”
“Li Peng, flee back to Yan Nation. Don’t hesitate.”
Several figures appeared. They were the elders of the academies of various nations and seemed rather flustered. They simply told everyone to flee.
At this moment, everyone was panicky.
In particular, the surrounding cultivators were just there to watch the fun. If there was danger, they naturally wouldn’t dare to stay.
One by one, the figures disappeared on their flying swords, looking rather dense.
“Don’t panic, don’t panic, it’s not real.”
There were also people who remained rational and told everyone not to panic. No matter what happened and regardless of whether it was real or not, most people would develop a herd mentality as long as someone took the lead and fled.
They scurried along.
Anyway, whether it was true or not, fleeing was definitely the right choice.
There were also many geniuses who fled on the combat arena.
They didn’t want to die there. Regardless of whether it was true or not, it was better to run first.
“I understand, I understand, all of you, don’t flee. We’re already in the illusory array and all of this is fake. I get it, I completely understand.”
However, in the middle of the array formation, Chen Hongfei spoke loudly.
He told everyone not to run and claimed that it was all fake because everyone was already in an illusion.
After all, everything happened too suddenly and it didn’t seem real at all.
Some people stopped in their tracks with hesitation in their eyes.
However, there were still people who decided to run first. They did not dare to take the gamble because they couldn’t afford to.
“Hongfei, what nonsense are you saying? If this is really an illusory array, how can all of us fall into it together? Hurry up and run, don’t waste time.”
The elder of Chen Nation Academy spoke as he looked at Chen Hongfei with a furious expression.
“Kill!”
At this moment, the deafening sounds of a clamor to kill came from outside the capital of the nation, crumbling the last line of defense of many geniuses.
Most of them ran away, and no one dared to stay.
There was only a portion of true geniuses who stayed there who felt that everything happened too suddenly.
“Senior Brother Ye, what should we do?”
Huangfu Tianlong frowned, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say, so he could only ask Ye Ping.
On the combat arena.
Ye Ping frowned. To be honest, his reaction was the same as Chen Hongfei.
They thought that it was too unreal and they weren’t prepared for the attack of the Fiendcelestial Cult at all.
However, the problem was that it was hard to distinguish between reality and illusion.
Sometimes the faker something seemed, the more likely it was to be true. Reality was just that corny.
“Master, Master, run, the Fiendcelestial Cult have arrived.”
At this moment, among the crowd of people fleeing around, Li Yu stumbled and scurried over. He was sweating profusely with his head covered in sweat. His face was as pale as a sheet.
“What’s wrong? What did you see?”
Huangfu Tianlong immediately asked when he saw Li Yu.
“There are Fiendcelestial Cult disciples everywhere outside and there’s bloodshed and corpses everywhere. The Fiendcelestial Cult has gone mad, yet they actually dare to strike at this juncture. They’re really crazy.”
“Master, Brother Huangfu, let’s run before it’s too late.”
Li Yu pointed to the back and said breathlessly.
However, at this moment, Ye Ping looked at Li Yu and spoke.
“Li Yu, let me ask you, when I met you, you always asked me to write a poem for you. Do you still remember?”
Ye Ping said and asked directly.
At that moment, Li Yu froze in shock.
However, his eyes were full of bewilderment.
“Master, why are you asking that question at this juncture?”
Li Yu was puzzled.
“Quick, tell me.”
Ye Ping asked seriously.
Li Yu frowned. He was in deep thought but after a while, Li Yu pulled a long face and asked, “Master, I… I… I can’t remember, when did you ever write me a poem? Is there such a thing?”
Li Yu cried and then continued, “Master, hurry up and run, if you don’t, we’ll really be in trouble.”
“The Wei Nation troops are resisting out there and the Fiendcelestial Cult has sent a million disciples. They seem to be fearless. At this rate, the Wei Nation can’t handle it.”
“Once they are captured alive and used to blackmail the Grand Xia Dynasty, we will all have to die because it’s unlikely that the Great Xia Dynasty will agree to the Fiendcelestial Cult’s demands.”
Li Yu did not know why Ye Ping asked this question, but the urgent matter at hand was to flee, not talk about such pointless things.
Seeing Li Yu’s reaction and hearing his answer, Ye Ping immediately believed that it was real.
The reason being, he did not write any poems to Li Yu and the reason he asked this question was not to hear Li Yu’s answer, but to see Li Yu’s reaction.
If Li Yu immediately said no, it must be an illusory array.
However, Li Yu immediately pondered before answering that he did not remember. His expression was also apt to the current situation.
However, it was all too sudden!
Everything happened too suddenly, and hence, Li Yu should have behaved anxiously, but his looks and reaction were too difficult for the array formation to simulate.
Of course, that was only a means for Ye Ping to test whether everything they were experiencing was real or not. Ye Ping did not dare to be entirely certain and could only say that it was very real at the moment.
“I don’t believe it, I just don’t believe it, this must be an illusory array. It must be an illusory array.”
“How can there be such a coincidence? The Fiendcelestial Cult came over all of a sudden?”
“This is the Ten Nations Grand Tournament. Even if the Fiendcelestial Cult is gutsy, they wouldn’t dare to make trouble at this juncture. Stop trying to fool me, I’m just going to stay here. Hah, are you trying to fool me?”
At this moment, Chen Hongfei continued to speak.
He still felt that it was an illusory array because he felt that everything happened too suddenly.
It was too unreal.
His words made some of the elites hesitate, and they did not choose to flee immediately but instead continued to stay here.
“Hongfei, you’re so silly, if this is just an illusory array, why would they use such a low-end trick to fool you?”
“Even a fool can see that everything happened too suddenly, if this is really just an assessment, do you think the Ten Nations Academy will resort to such a simple approach? Don’t make a fool of yourself here, go, go, leave, please!”
The elder of Chen Nation cried anxiously.
After hearing his words, many elites left because he was right.
If it was really an illusory array, it wouldn’t be that fake.
How did the Fiendcelestial Cult members all come over out of nowhere? The illusory array had to progress step by step, so that people in the array formation would gradually lose themselves. How could it be that casual?
At the thought of this, more people left.
“Let’s go.”
Even Ye Ping left too.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, there must be a main topic since it was an assessment.
There was nothing shameful about temporarily retreating when encountering danger.
The disciples of the Ten Nations Academy couldn’t possibly rush out and put themselves in danger when encountering a million Fiendcelestial Cult disciples.
Hence, there was nothing wrong with escaping and staying behind would be silly.
Boom!
However, at this moment, cultivators appeared in a stream as they fled towards the North.
Now they were back again.
“Why have you guys returned?”
“What’s wrong with you?”
Someone was curious and couldn’t help but ask.
“Don’t ask, run, the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples are coming from the northern city gate. Hurry up and run.”
“Don’t poke me with your flying sword while you’re running.”
“Oh dear, it’s really the Fiendcelestial Cult. It’s the Fiendcelestial Cult.”
The voices were chaotic.
Soon, terrifying figures appeared like a tornado.
They were all holding sanguine machetes.
They were the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples.
Pfft.
The Fiendcelestial Cult disciples did not have high cultivation levels, and most of them were at the Foundation Establishment realm. The fight should be evenly matched.
However, due to the fact that the crowd was flustered and were eager to flee, they weren’t in the mood to fight at all. They simply slashed everyone’s heads with the machete.
Blood splattered everywhere and the strong odor of blood spread throughout the entire Wei Nation’s capital.
All of a sudden, everyone completely believed that this was true.
“Hongfei, don’t be a disgrace, get lost.”
The elder of Chen Nation grabbed Chen Hongfei and fled.
At this moment, no one would think that this was an illusory array anymore.
If it was just to trick everyone to leave the array, they couldn’t have been arrested.
Clearly, everything was real.
Figures vanished and they fled extremely quickly.
However, some were fearless.
Someone pulled out his flying sword and shot out hundreds of Sword Qi.
“Everyone, don’t panic, we are the elites of the various nations. If we work together, we don’t have to fear the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples.”
He said. Under the attack of the Sword Qi, hundreds of Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were beheaded in one go.
Indeed, with someone to take the lead in fleeing, there was panic.
However, as long as someone took the lead to fight, there would be plenty of support too.
At this moment, hundreds of figures appeared beside that person, killing this group of Fiendcelestial Cult disciples in an instant.
“Senior Brother Ye, are we going to take it on or not?”
At this moment, Huangfu Tianlong couldn’t help but speak. He was asking Ye Ping a question but staring at the group of Fiendcelestial Cult disciples.
“Kill!”
Having delayed for too long, Ye Ping knew that running was no longer going to help. Besides, even if they fled, the Fiendcelestial Cult must have had a detailed plan since they had come over in the name of their faith.
Where could they escape to?
They might as well stay behind and continue fighting. They might at least be able to leave.
“Alright.”
After receiving Ye Ping’s reply, Huangfu Tianlong barely hesitated and the roar of the Dragon-Elephant sounded while a Dragon-Elephant appeared behind him. In the next moment, his fists opened and closed.
He swung his fist and hundreds of Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were blown up on the spot.
However, Ye Ping did not hesitate. There were various beams of golden light surrounding him. It was the Golden Light of Expiation and he didn’t cast the Golden Wheel of Expiation. After all, he wanted to retain some strength to fight the Fiendcelestial Cult. Perhaps, he might be able to play a crucial role at a critical moment.
Ye Ping’s body was bathed in golden light.
He first struck with the Ancient True Dragon Fist that was full of power. It condensed into a true dragon that killed 500 to 600 Fiendcelestial Cult disciples.
They turned into merits that entered Ye Ping’s body.
‘Good, another sum of merit.’
Ye Ping and Huangfu Tianlong were almost like two gods.
They rushed into the crowd with divine fists, and under one punch, there were countless casualties and injuries.
Perhaps because of Ye Ping’s and Huangfu Tianlong’s zealous battle intent, there were quite a few geniuses who also struck immediately.
“Fellow Daoist Huangfu, let me help you.”
“Brother Ye, let me help you.”
“I’ll come too.”
“They’re scums of the Fiendcelestial Cult, kill them.”
“What are you running for? Kill them.”
“Kill!”
In an instant, a few humans appeared and killed the Fiendcelestial Cult members with their eyes full of anger.
Geniuses were indeed geniuses as they could basically kill a hundred people alone.
The originally unbeatable Fiendcelestial Cult members were like nobodies in front of them. There were countless casualties.
However, there were too many Fiendcelestial Cult disciples who seemed to form a continuous stream.
Besides, the Fiendcelestial Cult members were not fools either. They knew that they could not defeat geniuses and hence turned around to go after those ordinary cultivators.
They wanted to scatter the elites and kill as many as they could.
“Elder, let go of me, I want to go find Fairy Zi Shuang. I’m afraid that she might be in danger.”
Chen Hongfei’s voice sounded. At this moment, he completely believed that it was real. After knowing that it was not an illusory array, Chen Hongfei’s first reaction was to go to Fairy Zi Shuang as he was afraid that something would happen to her.
However, at this moment, a figure appeared quickly before landing hard on the ground.
The entire combat arena was shattered.
“Crown Prince of Wei Nation!”
Li Yu recognized the figure immediately.
Soon, a three-meter tall cultivator appeared in the middle of the crowd.
He was three meters tall and clad in green protective armor with thin braids. He seemed rather ferocious and was surrounded by black gas.
“You guys, run quickly, this is one of the 36 Heavenly Spirits, Tian Shaxing. You guys can’t beat him at all, hurry and run to the Southern City Gate where the powerhouses of the Ten Nations Academy are.”
The person who spoke was the elder of Chen Nation who rushed out right away with a black pagoda on his head and a green blade in his hand. He charged towards the demon.
“You overestimate yourself.”
Tian Shaxing said coldly. He did not attack and simply stepped forward.
Boom.
An invisible force filled the air, and the pagoda on Elder Chen’s head shattered immediately. Elder Chen was instantly crushed too.
It was as miserable as being suppressed by two huge stones.
Whoosh.
In an instant, many people fled and even some elites dared not fight anymore. They were only in the Golden Core realm while the other party was in the Nascent Soul realm. They were worlds apart.
There was no way they could fight at all and they had to run or face death.
“Let’s go.”
Ye Ping dared not fight anymore.
After exclaiming, he left with Li Yu.
“Elder!”
At this moment, Chen Hongfei yelled at the top of his lungs while glowering at Tian Shaxing with his eyes full of endless killing intent and hatred.
He even drew his sword and wanted to take revenge.
“Do not be reckless, your elder has already died for you. You have to stay alive or you’ll be letting him down.”
Ye Ping directly grabbed Chen Hongfei. Although he detested Chen Hongfei, the latter’s elder had indeed sacrificed himself to fight for a chance for everyone else to live.
Hence, Ye Ping temporarily set aside their grudges and pulled Chen Hongfei away.
“You want to leave? You must be dreaming?”
Tian Shaxing said coldly.
He struck and his palm covered a thousand meters. He then slammed it down and all the buildings were destroyed. More than a hundred thousands of cultivators were mushed up.
At the critical moment, Ye Ping used the Carefree Sword Kinesis Flight and sped up to shun the attack.
“It’s useless.”
Tian Shaxing said again.
At this moment, a terrifying force swept over ten thousand meters and the spiritual energy seemed to have been sucked away while everyone could not help but feel a sense of powerlessness and despair.
A Nascent Soul realm powerhouse could kill everything.
Everything seemed insignificant in the face of absolute power.
At this moment, Ye Ping felt a sense of crisis for the first time!
It was a true crisis.