Overlord of the Wilderness

Ah... I’m afraid I have to break my promise. A certain spot feels like it’s on fire—it’s agony to the touch, and the pain is making my head all fuzzy. This is the first Chapter for today; the second will be around midnight. I won’t be able to get a third one out. I am guilty, and I apologize to the four friends who used their monthly tickets on me today. Sob...

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Zhaang Ye followed the crowd closely, speeding in one direction.

Two hours later, Zhaang Ye finally arrived outside a massive valley. The valley was surrounded on all sides by cliffs that soared into the clouds. The southern, western, and northern cliffs had been carved with countless small stone steps. These steps were already densely packed with spectators; Zhaang Ye estimated there were no fewer than three hundred thousand people.

At the bottom of the valley lay a vast, flat expanse of land spanning tens of miles, upon which stood fifty fighting arenas. Each arena was a uniform one hundred zhang wide, and the platforms all gave off a faint purple glow. From a distance, an austere and chilling aura washed over onlookers, and a single glance was enough to make one’s heart race and blood boil!

Seeing Zhaang Ye standing outside the valley, a man who looked like a Steward approached him. ”You must be a disciple here for the entrance tournament, right? Take out your Identity Recognition Jade Token so we can check you in and assign you a number.”

Zhaang Ye handed over his Identity Recognition Jade Token. The Steward-like man took the Jade Token, pressed it onto a White Jade Platform, and Zhaang Ye’s information immediately appeared on a nearby Crystal Screen. After glancing at Zhaang Ye’s file, the Steward said in mild surprise, ”Huh? You’re actually from the Land of Divine Abandonment.”

When the people nearby saw his information, their eyes revealed a trace of contempt.

With a sweep of his finger, the Steward added two new lines of information to Zhaang Ye’s Jade Token:

Entrance Tournament Number: 588

Entrance Tournament Seat: East, 44444

The Steward handed the Jade Token back to Zhaang Ye and said, ”Everyone participating in the tournament gets a number. For this entrance tournament, your number is 588. In a moment, we will randomly draw opponents based on these numbers, so pay close attention to the Crystal Screen in the sky. Alright, you can go find your seat now.”

The south, west, and north sides of the valley were for spectators. The east side was for the participating disciples. Among them, the important figures like Elders and Steward Level experts, along with the fifty seeded contestants, sat at the front. The other participating disciples could only sit in the back.

Zhaang Ye had assumed his seat would be in some remote corner. But to his surprise, his seat was in the middle of the seventh row of stone steps, a perfect distance from the arenas. From this seat, he had a panoramic view of the action on all fifty arenas. It was definitely a great spot.

Just as he sat down, Zhaang Ye heard a thunderous wave of cheers echoing from the surrounding cliffs. The unified shouts of tens of thousands of people created sound waves so substantial they seemed to make the entire valley tremble.

”Fa Cangtian!”

”Fa Cangtian!!”

”Fa Cangtian!!!”

The crowd roared his name, their eyes glued to the entrance.

Zhaang Ye looked toward the entrance and saw a young man, nine feet tall with a large nose and a wide mouth, striding in. An almost tangible aura soared from his body. He walked with the swagger of a tiger, and the ground trembled with his every step.

A young expert next to Zhaang Ye sucked in a cold breath. ”That’s Fa Cangtian, ranked fifty-third on the power rankings. The purple-black staff in his hand is said to possess the might of Moving Mountains and Leveling Seas. He’s one of the absolute standouts of the Younger Generation. His strength is no less than that of the seeded contestants; his ranking only fell below fifty because he rarely fights and has fewer recorded victories.”

Zhaang Ye nodded in agreement. This Fa Cangtian’s Cultivation had reached an unfathomable level; even Zhaang Ye couldn’t see through it. From this point alone, Fa Cangtian was someone to be taken seriously.

After Fa Cangtian’s entrance, several more top-tier experts entered the valley one after another. These were geniuses among geniuses who, despite their youth, had long since made a huge name for themselves. The sight of these super-geniuses entering the valley whipped the audience into a frenzy, and the cheers echoed ceaselessly.

Suddenly, the crowd let out an even louder roar.

Zhaang Ye looked toward the entrance and saw a young man in black with unbound hair suddenly appear. His features were sharp and chiseled, his physique so defined it looked as if carved by a knife and hewn by an axe. His eyes were as sharp as blades, and wherever his gaze passed, people would lower their heads, not daring to meet his eyes.

”What a piercing gaze! It’s filled with boundless killing intent. Anyone with a slightly lower Cultivation would probably be scared witless just by being glanced at from a distance! Who on earth is that?”

”Heh, you’re hopeless. You don’t even know Xingtian Zheng, who’s ranked eleventh on the power rankings!”

”What? That’s Xingtian Zheng? No wonder his gaze is so terrifying! I heard his Spiritual Power is incredibly formidable—that his gaze alone can kill. If your Cultivation isn’t high enough, you’re done for if he so much as looks at you!”

Listening to the discussion next to him, a thought stirred in Zhaang Ye’s mind. He focused his immense Spiritual Power into his gaze and looked directly at Xingtian Zheng.

The moment Zhaang Ye’s gaze landed on him, Xingtian Zheng’s body trembled slightly. A gaze like two Sharp Swords shot directly toward Zhaang Ye.

Just as Xingtian Zheng’s eyes turned his way, Zhaang Ye had already quietly withdrawn his Spiritual Power. ’For Xingtian Zheng to be able to sense my gaze among hundreds of thousands of people, his strength is truly unfathomable,’ he thought. ’If the eleventh-ranked person is already this formidable, I can’t imagine how terrifying the top ten must be.’

While Zhaang Ye was pondering this, a man with a towering figure appeared at the entrance.

His skin was the color of ancient bronze, his limbs were thick, and his muscles bulged. Every move he made filled the surroundings with a wild aura, like that of a terrifying beast. The thousands of spectators near the entrance quieted down upon his appearance, their gazes becoming timid and fearful.

”Clouds Parting and the Sun Shining! That’s Clouds Parting and the Sun Shining!”

”Yes, that’s him! The one ranked tenth on the power rankings, Clouds Parting and the Sun Shining! His aura is terrifying. The few thousand people near him don’t even dare to speak loudly.”

After Clouds Parting and the Sun Shining walked into the valley, a howling gale suddenly kicked up outside. Riding this gale, four young people abruptly appeared at the entrance. Each of them possessed an aura that soared to the sky. The four tyrannical auras constantly clashed in the air, creating four vortexes visible to the naked eye.

The four immense auras spiraled in the air like four great mountains pressing down on everyone’s hearts. Some of the weaker cultivators desperately circulated their Cultivation Techniques and said in horror, ”These four are so strong! Their auras alone are suppressing hundreds of thousands of people! Who are they? Could they be the legendary four regional powerhouses?”

”Heh, that’s right. They are indeed the four publicly acknowledged top experts of the Younger Generation. The one with long eyebrows, long arms, and long hair is Lie Xuefeng from Eastern Snow Sand City, ranked seventh. The one with the delicate features, three strands of a long beard, and a fan in his hand is Luo Fusheng from Southern Black Stone City, ranked eighth. The woman in the light blue gauze dress is Bizhi Orchid from Western Star-picking City, ranked ninth. And the last one, clad completely in black, is Blood Chongyang from Northern Qu Mountain City, ranked tenth.”

”So it’s them! Legend says none of the four submits to any of the others. No wonder they started competing with their auras the moment they appeared! This is a real eye-opener!”

Lie Xuefeng of Eastern Snow Sand City!

Luo Fusheng of Southern Black Stone City!

Bizhi Orchid of Western Star-picking City!

Blood Chongyang of Northern Qu Mountain City!

The appearance of the four super-geniuses sent the spectators in the valley into a frenzy of roars. The massive sound surged skyward, forming an incredibly thick pillar of air that seemed to solidify in the sky for a long moment.

Suddenly, the roars came to an abrupt halt. Over three hundred thousand spectators simultaneously shut their mouths and held their breath.

Everyone looked up at the same time to see five faint beams of light suddenly fly in from the sky. Before these five beams of light even reached the space above the valley, five unimaginably terrifying auras crashed down like a tsunami. Before these five immense auras, the clouds in the sky scattered, and the entire valley trembled.

”Ah, the five super experts have arrived!”

”Heavens! Have they already cultivated to the Innate Realm and become Daoist Masters? How can they fly?!”

”Heh, they aren’t Daoist Masters, but the Innate True Qi in their bodies is infinitely close to that of a Daoist Master, so flying isn’t difficult for them. They just can’t fly for long distances.”

”King of Hell, Mo Luo; Sword King Ye Cangtian; Power King Red Cliff Celestial Ape; Blood King Netherworld Green Blood; and Spear King Fengyun Sheng... these five truly deserve the title of super experts. Their auras alone could crush a person to death!”

As the crowd murmured, the five super experts slowly descended from the sky. Gazing at these five most powerful young masters, the cheers from the valley grew louder than ever before. The immense sound waves reverberated through the valley, making people feel as if they were caught in a violent storm, struggling even to stand firm.

Zhaang Ye silently assessed the auras of the five, a flicker of surprise in his heart. The power radiating from them was simply boundless; they were likely not much weaker than an expert of the True Dao First Layer. Setting all else aside, their auras alone made them worthy of the title ”super expert.”

The five super experts flew lower and lower, slowly passing over the heads of the crowd. Zhaang Ye sensed them descending, as if they intended to pass directly over his own head. His brow furrowed slightly, and a condensed, un-dispersing beam of Sword Gang shot straight into the sky, preventing the five from flying over him.

”Hm?”

Sensing the Sword Gang above Zhaang Ye’s head, a trace of anger appeared on the faces of all five super experts. With their status, no one would dare to protest even if they were to literally walk over their heads. Now, Zhaang Ye had released Sword Gang to block their path, instantly infuriating them.

Although they were secretly furious, the five super experts didn’t try to force their way through. They discovered that the beam of Sword Gang Zhaang Ye had released was condensed as if tangible and faintly contained an aura from Ancient Times. Suspended in the air, they couldn’t exert their full strength, and the consequences of a direct clash were hard to predict.

Sensing Zhaang Ye’s power, the five super experts gave him a deep look before flying around him on both sides and landing in their seats.

With the arrival of the five super experts, the Green Cloud Sect’s entrance tournament officially began. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with Recommendation Tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)