Chapter One Hundred: Desolate Land of Death

  Upon hearing Xiao Bin's words, Shangguan Yu also looked at him and said, "This time we must thank you for saving our lives, Your Highness. Don't laugh at me, but if you hadn't arrived in time, the three of us would probably have become prisoners by now."

  "What are you talking about, little brother? I should be thanking you for helping me kill Xiao Zhen. If it wasn't for your timely arrival, it would have been difficult to kill him. Unintentionally, I saved your lives, and you helped me get rid of my arch-nemesis. It seems that our accounts are settled now. But I'm curious, how did the three of you manage to offend Xiao Zhen?" Xiang Bin asked.

  "This doesn't matter, we killed his precious son before, he naturally came rushing after us. Fortunately, he came in a hurry and the guards he brought weren't very strong either, otherwise I'm afraid we would have been caught long ago." said Shangguan Yu with a smile.

  Xiao Bin looked at Shangguan Yu, this time he was so desperate to fight Xiao Zhen, also because he found that Xiao Zhen's guards were not many. As long as they fought each other to the death, and then called his own guards to attack, it would not be difficult to kill Xiao Zhen. Such an opportunity is rare, Xiao Bin naturally wanted to seize it. But he did not expect that halfway through, Shangguan Yu suddenly appeared out of nowhere and used Tian Jie to annihilate Xiao Zhen.

  "I wonder where the next three little brothers are going?" Xiao Bin asked again.

  Zhu Shoucheng walked a few steps forward, "Next, it's not necessary to trouble the king anymore. We three are not going to the Nan bandit kingdom. We have other tasks at hand, so we don't need to trouble the king."

  "Good, with this, the Nanyue Kingdom has lost General Xiao Zhen, they will probably lose a large piece of land again. The opportunity is rare, I must also seize the time to compete for the Nanyue Kingdom's territory." Xiao Bin jumped onto his horse and bowed to the three of them. "The green hills remain unchanged, the clear waters flow forever, we will meet again someday!"

  Shangguan Yu and the three others also nodded their heads, saying they would meet again later. Immediately after, Xiao Bin left with a guard. Shangguan Yu turned his gaze to Zhu Shoucheng, "Senior brother, if we don't go to Nan Yi Wang Chao, then where will we go?"

  "The journey to the Southern Bandit Kingdom is really too far, I happen to know a shortcut. Just follow me and we'll be fine, we've already wasted quite some time, it seems like we should hurry up and leave." said Zhu Shoucheng.

  Since Zhu Shoucheng said so, Qin Shou and Shangguan Yu naturally didn't ask much either. Fortunately, Xiao Zhen and the others died in time, and with these fine horses, Shangguan Yu and the others no longer had to walk all the way.

  They walked all the way from Zhenwu City to the Nanman Dynasty, and indeed had no other choice. Inside Zhenwu City, only exotic beasts were sold, and it was impossible to buy a horse. And after leaving Zhenwu City, it was all mountains and forests, with no human settlements at all.

  This time, each of them rode a fine horse, and hurrying along the road was much easier. Shangguan Yu looked up at the sky, wondering when he could reach the Imperial Extreme Realm, that feeling of flying in the sky should be great.

  On this road, Shangguan Yu still did not stop cultivating. He found that his consumption of yuan stones was getting bigger and bigger. Wu Santong said that these yuan stones were enough for warriors to cultivate from the extreme realm to the king's extreme realm. However, Shangguan Yu discovered that at this rate of consuming yuan stones, it would be good if he could reach the Marquis' Extreme Realm. If he wanted to cultivate to the King's Extreme Realm, he probably still needed to get a lot more yuan stones.

  Shangguan Yu took out the rolled-up sleeve and compared it with the route they had taken over the past few days. He was shocked to discover that this road led to the Death Desert, how could they have ended up there? The Death Desert was of course a name given by humans, but in reality, it was inhabited by the demon tribe.

  The Tianxuan Continent has both human and demon tribes. The demon tribe is a very powerful race, but because their numbers are far fewer than those of the human tribe, the humans were able to rule this continent. However, between the demons and humans lies an irreconcilable hatred. Wherever the demons gather, humans naturally dare not go. Unless they are extremely powerful warriors, going to where the demons gather is no different from seeking death?

  Death Abyss is a gathering place for the demon tribe, with all kinds of demons inside. The place where Shangguan Yu and others are located is in the eastern part of the Tianxuan Continent, which is also known as Dongzhou. In Dongzhou, Death Abyss is also very famous. The demons inside are extremely powerful, and once a supreme sect wanted to compete for that piece of land in Death Abyss. So that supreme sect went to war with the demons in Death Abyss, but after fighting for hundreds of years, there was still no result, and finally that supreme sect had to give up.

  It is said that in the land of death, there are many powerful demons with extraordinary strength. These demons not only have boundless magical powers but also possess robust and terrifying physical bodies. Among humans, except for those with special physiques, it is impossible to match the physical prowess of these demonic creatures.

  Those demonic tribes' magical powers, of course, also rely on yuanqi as a backing, but there are also some demonic tribes that directly cultivate the heavenly and earthly yuanqi. They do not convert the heavenly and earthly yuanqi into yuanqi, but instead store it directly in their demonic bodies. These demons should be similar to those mages, but they are more powerful than those mages. Because mages cultivate elemental powers, which are inferior to heavenly and earthly yuanqi in terms of quality.

  However, this cultivation method is only suitable for the demon tribe and cannot be cultivated by humans. In the past, there were some humans who envied the demon tribe's cultivation method and also taught their descendants to practice it. However, no human has ever succeeded, and some people have even exploded and died as a result of practicing in this way.

  After that, no one used this cultivation method to cultivate again. I guess only the demon clan can cultivate like this, combined with extremely powerful physical strength, those great demons who truly fight, can completely overpower the warriors of the same realm.

  It's understandable, after all, these demon clans are equivalent to dual cultivation of magic and martial arts, neither their magical powers nor physical bodies fall behind humans. The warriors of the human tribe are strong, but compared to the demon clan, their physical bodies are much weaker.

  Since the discovery of cultivating yuanqi, the promotion of martial arts has accelerated significantly, and naturally, no one is willing to continue torturing their bodies through self-mortification. As a result, the physical strength of modern warriors is not as strong as that of ancient warriors, with a difference as vast as heaven and earth.

  In ancient times, the human race was not numerous, but those warriors were all cultivating their physical bodies. Even compared to the powerful demonic bodies of the demon tribes, the ancient warriors were in no way weak. It was precisely because of this that they laid a solid foundation for the human tribe's rule over the mainland later on.

  Death Ground is also a place where few people dare to come now. The human race, in order to rule the mainland, forced all the demon tribes to some remote places. For this reason, the human and demon tribes had a great war for a long time, and finally ended with the defeat of the demon tribe. This defeat also means that the demon tribe can only get some small territories.

  So the current demon tribe is extremely hostile to the human tribe, and the hatred between the two tribes has lasted for many years. The route that Shangguan Yu and his group are taking now happens to be heading towards the Land of Death, which makes Shangguan Yu worried. He is only a martial artist at the Earth Realm level, and there are many demon tribe members who are more powerful than him.

  If they were to encounter those demons in the land of death, they would probably skin and debone them, then stew and eat them. Since it was Zhu Shoucheng who led the way, Shang Guanyu naturally had to ask for a reason.

  "Big brother, if we continue on this path, I'm afraid we'll end up in a dead-end place. Big brother, take a good look, haven't we taken the wrong road?" Shangguan Yu asked aloud.

  Zhu Shoucheng turned his head, looked at Shangguan Yu, and smiled: "Brother, I'm still young, but not so muddled. We haven't gone the wrong way, and this road really leads to the Land of Death."

  Looking at the puzzled expressions of Shangguan Yu and Qin Shou, Zhu Shoucheng continued to explain, "This road is actually much closer, although it passes through the Death Desert, but we are just walking around the periphery of the Death Desert. We don't go in, even if we encounter demons, they are probably some low-level demons. It's been so long, I'm afraid the sect's grand competition is about to end soon, and we must seize the time."

  After hearing Zhu Shoucheng's explanation, Shangguan Yu also felt relieved. They had been together for so long, and Zhu Shoucheng seemed like a reliable person, so there was no need to suspect anything. However, Shangguan Yu didn't know why, but he always felt that there was something wrong with Zhu Shoucheng.

  "No big deal, but I've never seen a demon tribe before. It's said that some demons can transform into human form, of course, that's not the point. The key is, it's said that after those female demons transform into humans, they're usually stunning beauties, enchanting and captivating."

  Shangguan Yu couldn't help but glance at Qin Shou, wondering how this kid could think about beautiful women all day long. He really wanted to cut open Qin Shou's brain and see if there was anything else inside besides beautiful women. However, after Qin Shou's interruption, Shangguan Yu also felt a bit more at ease.

  If the land of death is just a land of death, then so be it. What can the demon clan do about it? Since this continent is ruled by humans, it means that the demon clan isn't as formidable after all. Otherwise, the master of the Tian Xuan Continent would probably be the demon clan instead.

  However, Shangguan Yu did not lower his guard. Even on the outskirts of the Death Abyss, it was possible to encounter powerful demon tribes. Although those demons were not particularly powerful compared to others, for the three of them, as long as a single Hou Ji peak-level demon appeared, they would likely be directly defeated.

  Shangguan Yu looked at the little Guizi lying on his body again, and didn't know if Little Gui was considered a demon or not. He smiled lightly, even if Little Gui was a demon, it wouldn't change the feelings he had for her after just one meeting. Since that's the case, why bother thinking about such boring things.

  "Since death is inevitable, why not take a risk? You demons, hehe, I wonder what's so formidable about you?" Shangguan Yu looked into the distance, her eyes filled with anticipation.