True Martial World - Chapter 449: Come and Get Your Rewards

After about seven minutes, a third person from the Shentu family clan was eliminated. She was a 20+ year old female. The Thousand Hand Granny's face slightly twitched when she saw this girl eliminated.

This girl's name was Shentu Yinxiang. She had extraordinary martial arts talent since a young age. She was adopted by the Shentu family clan, and her surname was changed to Shen Tu.

As a child, she grew up with Shentu Nantian, and she was destined to become Shentu Nantian's concubine in the future.

Originally, for this expedition to the mystic realm, Shentu Yinxiang traveled together with Shentu Nantian. She was responsible for protecting and helping him. So the Thousand Hand Granny had some expectations for Shentu Yinxiang, hoping that she could go far together with Shentu Nantian.

However, she was unexpectedly eliminated from the outset.

This made the Thousand Hand Granny frown. This girl was usually quite capable, but when she was really needed, she had failed. She was trash in in the Thousand Granny’s eyes.

"How's Tian'er?"

The Thousand Hand Granny ignored Shentu Yinxiang's injuries and asked about Shentu Nantian first.

"Yinxiang was useless, I was unable to help the young master… " Shentu Yinxiang hurriedly swallowed a pill as she said with guilt, "Young Master passed the trial perfectly. He surprised everyone. Not only did he take the shortest time, but he was not injured at all. Also, he received the Great Empress mystic realm's reward, the Empyrean Mark."

"The Empyrean Mark?" Hearing Shentu Yinxiang's words, the Thousand Hand Granny smiled happily, "It's understandable for him to receive the Empyrean Mark. It shouldn't be too difficult for Tian'er. How many did he get?"

"Five. I counted them very carefully."

"Well done!" The Thousand Hand Granny was feeling more and more pleased. She no longer found fault with the future concubine of Shentu Nantian in front of her. "If that's the case, then let's forget about your failure. Your abilities are limited, and Tian'er doesn't need your help. In the last Great Empress mystic realm's trial, Tian'er had obtained quite a number of Empyrean Marks. He had received three marks in the first trial, but in the end, he only needed a few more to open the Great Empress' vault."

"But this time, Tian'er received five marks in the first trial. It looks like the Great Empress' treasures will belong to Tian'er."

The Thousand Hand Granny's voice was very loud as she did not conceal it at all. Many Elders from the various factions heard this clearly. They had all seen the Shentu family clan's jade scroll, so they knew what the Empyrean Mark meant.

They were envious of Shentu Nantian receiving five Empyrean Marks.

"That old thing is getting carried away!" On the Lin family's side, Matriarch Lin said angrily. She was feeling some regret for not crippling the Thousand Hand Granny back then.

Now, the Shentu family clan were doing well in the trials, while the outlook for them in the trials seemed grim. This made Matriarch Lin feel anger brew in her heart.

Sensing Matriarch Lin's gaze, the Thousand Hand Granny sneered. After the relic trial, she hated the Lin family to the bone. She could not wait to raze the Lin family down to the ground, killing every single one of them.

"Lin Fengxian, do you think your Lin family will be able to receive the ancient recipe that can heal that little witch girl? What a joke! If 2-3 of the 10 juniors from your Lin family can return alive, it would be impressive. Today's expedition into the Great Empress mystic realm will be the beginning of the decline of your Lin family. There will be a day when my Shentu family clan will erase your Lin family from the Tian Yuan world!"

The Thousand Hand Granny's tone was filled with killing intent, while Matriarch Lin's eyes turned cold. The time for the Lin family and the Shentu family clan to come to bloody blows had come.

She didn't have a futile war of words with the Thousand Hand Granny. She was waiting to receive her Lin family's juniors, so she had to be fully concentrated, so she could prevent the Shentu family clan from sneaking up on them when she saved a person.

However, after another 7-8 minutes, the spatial fluctuations of the Great Empress mystic realm's entrance's grew weaker. It had been a while since the juniors who had failed were ejected out of the mystic realm.

This made Matriarch Lin think. Since she had not seen Lin Yu or Yi Yun, could it be that the both of them had passed?

"There's no one left. Maybe Yi Yun won't come out. Could it be that only one of our Lin family's juniors was eliminated in the first trial?"

Only Lin Ping from the Lin family's ten juniors had been killed. The other nine were not seen.

The Thousand Hand Granny snorted in response to the Lin family's Elder's naive thinking. As the elimination of the Great Empress mystic realm had not ended, Yi Yun was bound to be ejected sooner or later.

She knew Shentu Nantian's arrangements very well. She was eager to see the scene of Yi Yun having died a horrible death.

However, as time passed, the spatial fluctuations of the mystic realm's entrance had gradually calmed down. No one was ejected. The Thousand Hand Granny's old face also slowly froze.

"They really passed!"

Elder Tianzhu and Matriarch Lin exchanged looks. They were overjoyed deep down. There was nothing much to say about Lin Yu because he was a young elite nurtured by the Lin family, so it was not surprising for him to do well.

However, Yi Yun was a youth who came from the Backwater East and he had spent a lot of time and energy on a secondary focus, the Desolate Heaven technique. Under such circumstances, he could actually pass the first trial?

These results and his talent were simply stunning.

"Stop dreaming." At that moment, the shrill voice of the Thousand Hand Granny could be heard again. "Do you really think that the remaining 9 people from the Lin family can pass the trial, especially a little bastard like Yi Yun? Let me tell you, there are many ways to die. Some leave corpses, while there are also times when a corpse will not be left behind."

"For example… After being hacked to bone dust, even if he was ejected by the Great Empress mystic realm, it would just be dust that won’t catch the eye. Which one amongst you can recognize the little bastard in that form?"

The Thousand Hand Granny's words made Matriarch Lin's heart sink. For warriors, it was a simple task to destroy a person's corpse after killing them.

She tilted her head slightly and looked at the young cultivators who had been eliminated.

These people were all 16+ in age. Matriarch Lin's memory was very good, so she could remember the few people who had entered the mystic realm with Yi Yun. According to the Great Empress mystic realm's rules, once they entered, they would be grouped together with cultivators of the same age.

These people had to know of Yi Yun's situation.

That included the fat youth, who had lost his arm and was addressed as "Guo'er" by the woman. At that moment, he had woken up from his comatose state. He happened to hear the fierce exchange of words between Matriarch Lin and the Thousand Hand Granny.

The Thousand Hand Granny had mentioned Yi Yun in her last few sentences. Because of this, the fatty realized that the reason behind the conflict between the two important figures of the Shentu family clan and the Lin family was not only because of the two family's hatred for each other, it also had a lot to do with Yi Yun.

Yi Yun...

Thinking of this monster, the little fatty, who was still lying in the arms of the woman, twitched his fat face. That kid was too weird. It was so weird that it caused fear in others. And what made the little fatty fear the most was that he had actually thought of killing Yi Yun before.

Thankfully, he had not made a move, or he would probably have said goodbye to his fat body in the Great Empress mystic realm!

And when he heard the Thousand Hand Granny say that Yi Yun would definitely be eliminated by the trial, and then be dismembered and hacked into ashes, the fatty blinked his tiny eyes. His expression was extremely odd.

As for the others who were in the same group as Yi Yun but were eliminated, they had similar expressions.

"You reminded me." The Thousand Hand Granny noticed Matriarch Lin's gaze and then said to those youths who had been eliminated, "I know that Tian'er had promised a reward. Now, Tian'er is still in the trials and he hasn't come out. I'll help him hand out the rewards. Who amongst you helped in the process of killing that little bastard Yi Yun? Poking with a knife or stabbing with a sword, any one of those can get a reward from me. As long as it's real, all of you will get it."

The Thousand Hand Granny's voice was husky but loud. With her injecting Yuan Qi into it, it easily entered everyone’s ears.

She wanted to use an insolent method like that to trample on Lin Fengxian's face, giving the Lin family a serious setback.

However, what surprised the Thousand Hand Granny was that none of the eliminated youths had come forward to receive their rewards. Instead, they were all looking at her weirdly.

"Oh? What's the meaning of this?"

The Thousand Hand Granny was finding it weird. She had a slight sense of foreboding. It was as if the situation was not as she thought it was...

"That… We didn't harm Yi Yun… " The fatty was the first to speak.

The Thousand Hand Granny was shocked, as the sense of unease in her heart grew more intense.

Matriarch Lin also looked at the little fatty.

Sensing Matriarch Lin's gaze, the fatty hurriedly said, "Granny, please don't get me wrong. I never had the intention to deal with Young Master Yi Yun, nor did I covet any reward."

The fatty was fast to make things clear. He was already afraid. He had his arm torn off by the terrifying ancient desolate beast in the short while he was up, and yet Yi Yun had defeated it using one arrow.

Although people like Gongsun Hong thought that Yi Yun had some dogsh*t luck, and he happened to hit the ancient desolate beast's weakness, this fatty did not have similar thoughts. Yi Yun was too odd. He did not wish to be remembered as the fatty who wanted to kill him to obtain rewards when Yi Yun matured one day.

Hence, he used this occasion to make his stance clear. He had even changed his salutation to Young Master Yi Yun, which made it even clearer.

Matriarch Lin naturally noticed the fatty's fear in his words. She was curious and asked, "What happened to Yi Yun?"

"He… Uh… He perfectly passed… Not only was he not injured, he even killed the ancient desolate beast guardian. And because of this, the Great Empress mystic realm rewarded him with the Empyrean Mark… " The fatty was feeling a bit helpless. He had done so badly with his arm being torn off, so he naturally felt uncomfortable speaking of Yi Yun's achievements.

"Empyrean Mark!?" Matriarch Lin's eyes lit up. It was a great pleasant surprise. She thought that it would be very impressive for Yi Yun to pass. She never expected that he would obtain the Empyrean Mark!

"Yi Yun received the Empyrean Mark?" Elder Tianzhu also spoke. As the Lin family's Grand Elder, he would not have paid much attention to a genius who had obtained the Empyrean Mark, but for a person who could obtain the Empyrean Mark in martial arts and had exceptional Desolate Heaven technique talent at the same time, it was something that would move him.

"Yes… and he received quite a number." The fatty's expression was bitter as he spoke.

"How many?" Matriarch Lin asked hurriedly.

"This… " The fatty scratched his head and said uncertainly, "It was like… Uh… more than 30… "

"How… How many!?"

Matriarch Lin was completely shocked. Even Elder Tianzhu was completely petrified from the shock. They could not believe their ears!

True Martial World - Chapter 448: The Death of a Youth

After the girl, one cultivator after another were ejected out of the Great Empress mystic realm.

Matriarch Lin and Elder Tianzhu looked at each other as they focused intensely.

They were most concerned about Yi Yun's safety.

"Fengxian, as Yi Yun comes from the Backwater East, he is not suited to the Tian Yuan world. He is very likely to be eliminated in the first trial. When he gets ejected, you should catch him, while I will be responsible for being vigilant of the surroundings, so as to prevent the Shentu family clan from attacking us without any regard!"

The "Fengxian" Elder Tianzhu was referring to was Matriarch Lin.

The name, Lin Fengxian, had not been used for a very long period of time. Those who had the qualification to call that name in the Lin family were the three Grand Elders only.

Matriarch Lin nodded. Amongst all the other big factions present, the Shentu family clan was the only one that left a Grand Elder outside to receive their people. The other factions had sent in their most powerful Elders into the Great Empress mystic realm so they could obtain more opportunities.

With Elder Tianzhu pinning the Shentu family clan down, there would not be any problems. If they really began fighting, it would definitely be a life-and-death struggle. Matriarch Lin did not believe that the Shentu family clan would pay such a heavy price just for a junior like Yi Yun.

The entrance of the Great Empress mystic realm flashed with streams of light as one cultivator after another were ejected. Up till now, there was not a single disciple from the Shentu family clan who had appeared.

This situation made many of the elders of the Shentu family clan very pleased.

"Ze Ze Ze, the situation is not bad. I believe Tian'er will scale new heights with this entry into the mystic realm. With the previous experience, he can go even further and obtain more opportunities!"

A sinister voice sounded out, it was the Thousand Hand Granny.

The Thousand Hand Granny had not entered the Great Empress mystic realm either. She looked at Matriarch Lin from far away and she sneered with a face full of mockery when she saw Matriarch Lin's concentrated expression.

At that moment, the entrance to the Great Empress mystic realm flashed and a person wearing the Lin family's clan clothing was ejected.

The person's body was covered in blood and his body was mangled. Matriarch Lin's pupils constricted and she appeared beside the Lin family disciple almost at the same moment, protecting him.

It was a man in his twenties. His clothes were tattered and his hair disheveled. His chest and abdomen had been penetrated and blood was flowing everywhere.

Matriarch Lin clasped the man's wrist and her expression immediately changed.

Dead...

Momentarily, Matriarch Lin went into a daze. A fresh life, one of the most outstanding people in the Lin family's young generation, had died just like that.

"Lin Ping is dead?"

Elder Tianzhu's voice sank and his expression turned ugly. As a Grand Elder, he was in training most of the time and he seldom dealt with the matters of the Lin family, but he had a rough understanding of the situation of the most outstanding juniors.

Lin Ping's talent was not only inferior to Lin Xintong. He was even inferior to Lin Fengyue and Lin Xiaodie as well.

However, he had always worked hard. His training was almost to the point of self-mutilating. He had used hard work to barely force himself into being one of the best amongst the Lin family juniors. But even so, he was the last person who obtained a place for the Great Empress mystic realm trial.

It was unexpected that he had died in the short timespan of entering the Great Empress mystic realm.

"Saber wounds!"

Matriarch Lin said as her voice turned cold.

Lin Ping's body was covered with wounds. Some of them were left behind by desolate beast claws, but the fatal ones were those left on his abdomen. They were all saber wounds!

"What!?"

Upon hearing Matriarch Lin's words, Elder Tianzhu's anger rose. He thought that Lin Ping was too weak, resulting in him dying in the Great Empress mystic realm. He could still accept that, but upon hearing that there were saber wounds, he began to suspect that Lin Ping had been killed by the other family clans!

Elder Tianzhu slowly turned around to look at the Shentu family clan. His eyes were filled with killing intent!

The people from the Shentu family clan only sneered.

The Thousand Hand Granny sneered, and said eccentrically, "Why? Just because of a fatal saber wound, you are suspecting us? Who knows if that Lin Ping's strength was so lacking that he could not withstand the difficulty in the Great Empress mystic realm, so he was killed by sword and saber puppets!"

"Furthermore, even if he was killed by someone with a saber, how can you be sure that it was done by my Shentu family clan?"

The Thousand Hand Granny gave a reckless laugh, as she took pleasure in their misfortune.

However, it was unlikely for Lin Ping, who had claw and saber wounds, to face desolate beasts and sword and saber puppets in the same trial. Besides, none of the other youths from the other family clans that were eliminated were in a similar situation.

Elder Tianzhu did not say a word as he silently looked at the Thousand Hand Granny.

The Thousand Hand Granny's heart sank. She would still fear being stared at by a Grand Elder of the Lin family. Furthermore, Elder Tianzhu's intent in his eyes made her feel the pressure. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

And at that moment, a black-robed Elder stepped in front of the Thousand Hand Granny, enduring the pressure emitted by Elder Tianzhu.

This black-robed elder was the Shentu family clan's Grand Elder. He was tall and his body frame was very broad, but he was very thin. He looked like a skeleton dressed in a long robe.

With the black-robed elder present, the Thousand Hand Granny immediately felt the pressure decrease.

The Thousand Hand Granny again recovered her fearless position as she sent a provocative and mocking gaze at Elder Tianzhu and Matriarch Lin. It was clear what her gaze meant, "Even if he was killed by us, what can you do? If you have the ability, come fight us!"

"That bitch!" Matriarch Lin was extremely angry. With her personality, it was rare for her to use such words to curse.

Elder Tianzhu's face sank as he ignored the Thousand Hand Granny, he looked at the broad-framed Shentu Elder, "Shentu Jue, it looks like your Shentu family clan has decided to declare war on our Lin family?"

Seeing how Elder Tianzhu's words were to the point of drawing swords, Shentu Jue only lightly responded, "You don't have to threaten me. From the relic trial, what your Lin family did to my Shentu family clan's Elders is sufficient for us to go to war. However, we aren't fighting yet because both you and I are worried that others will take advantage of the situation."

"But… in the mystic realm, life and death is determined by the heavens. Elder Tianzhu, you can't be so naive to think that your Lin family disciples and my Shentu family clan disciples will be helping one another to pass the trials together in the mystic realm?"

Shentu Jue's voice had a bizarre penetrative power. It did not contain any Yuan Qi in it, but it caused one's eardrums to resonate, causing slight pain in the ears.

Elder Tianzhu's eyes squinted slightly and shouted out a "Fine!" Anyone could hear the killing intent in his voice.

"You are right, there is life and death in the mystic realm. Then I shall see, who will have the last laugh amongst my Lin family and your Shentu family clan's disciples!"

"Haha!" Shentu Jue roared with laugher, "I do not know where you get the confidence from. Do you think your Lin family disciples, who are not familiar with the Great Empress mystic realm, will be able to stand out with more than ten other factions in there? Are you basing it on a single Lin Xintong? Her talent may be good, but she is still young, so how can she compare with Tian'er?"

Shentu Nantian was Shentu Jue's direct descendant, and he was the one he appreciated the most. He did not believe that the young Lin Xintong was able to compete with Shentu Nantian in the mystic realm.

If the Lin family disciples were smart, they would give up early. If they were not injured, they would not need to be afraid of being sneaked up upon. In this case, they could leave the Great Empress mystic realm safely, without any deaths.

However, if they were to try their chances by being reckless, there was a possibility they would all be wiped out!

Elder Tianzhu did not speak. He was also unable to determine how far the juniors could go. It all had to depend on them.

There was no meaning to argue further with Shentu Jue and the Thousand Hand Granny, because they had to concentrate and receive the other Lin family juniors, especially Yi Yun.

At that moment, a short fat youth was ejected out of the Great Empress mystic realm. This youth's situation was very miserable. He had lost an arm, and as he had lost a lot of blood, the spatial manipulation around him and the forceful power of the God Burial Abyss was not something he could withstand. He fainted immediately.

However, as he fainted, he still grasped his broken arm firmly.

"Guo'er! Guo'er!"

On the Xu family's side, a woman suddenly shouted. She seemed to be an immediate family member of the youth, but to use "Guo'er" as a name made everyone's face look odd. It felt too endearing for a youth who had such a wretched look to be called Guo'er.

"It's now the turn for the 16+ year old group to be eliminated. Ze Ze Ze! I want to congratulate your Lin family in advance, for receiving an additional corpse!"

The Thousand Hand Granny mocked with her horrible-sounding voice.

The 16+ year old group was the group Yi Yun belonged to. The so-called additional corpse was naturally referring to Yi Yun's corpse.

The Thousand Hand Granny knew of Shentu Nantian's arrangements. In her opinion, apart from having a black heart and having some talent in the Desolate Heaven technique, Yi Yun was nothing special. As the Great Empress mystic realm depended on true ability, his fanciful tricks were useless.

As long as Yi Yun was eliminated, he would be killed by the people who were arranged by Shentu Nantian!

She was looking forward to Lin Fengxian's expression at that moment.

Matriarch Lin did not respond as her face turned sullen. At that moment, one junior after another was ejected by the Great Empress mystic realm.

These people were mostly 16+ years old, so it was indeed the youth group's turn.

Matriarch Lin was waiting. The Lin family had a total of four 16+ youths. It should be no problem for Lin Fengyue and Lin Xiaodie to pass. As for Lin Yu and Yi Yun, it would be no surprise for them to be eliminated.

As time went by, the number of people who were eliminated increased. There were two Shentu family clan disciples amongst them. These two were 17 years old and they were not classified into Yi Yun's group.

It was no big deal having two people receive slight injuries. The Thousand Hand Granny glanced at them and gave a extremely nasty smile.

These two people were the two weakest people in the Shentu family clan that came on this mystic realm expedition. They were eliminated with light injuries. This result made the Thousand Hand Granny very satisfied. Compared to the Lin family's corpse, they were in a much better shape.

True Martial World - Chapter 447: The Eliminated Ones

Yi Yun was the last cultivator, so after he defeated the ancient desolate beast, the bridge of light trembled before completely disappearing. The only thing remaining was the divine beam from the heavens that landed on Yi Yun's body.

After about thirty seconds, all the light condensed on Yi Yun's arm, becoming Empyrean Marks. These Empyrean Marks were colorful and they were like dragon scales arranged nicely together, looking very beautiful.

All the people present were warriors with extraordinary eyesight. With a glance, they could tell how many Empyrean Marks Yi Yun received. There was a total of… 36!

"So many!"

Seeing the Empyrean Marks on Yi Yun's arm, Lin Yu's eyes turned red with envy. As long as Yi Yun could enter the Great Empress' vault, all those Empyrean Marks could be exchanged for a tremendous opportunity by Yi Yun!

Why is this happening!?

In the Lin family, Yi Yun had been greatly appreciated by the Matriarch. Lin Yu believed that the Great Empress mystic realm, a place that tested one's martial arts, would be his stage, but who knew that he would end up being inferior to Yi Yun.

He had specially used a mystic technique and barely passed the trial after enduring severe injuries. In contrast, Yi Yun had passed without a single injury, and he had obtained a large number of Empyrean Marks. This difference was staggering.

"That kid's luck is so good for him to bet correctly!" Gongsun Hong looked at the 36 Empyrean Marks on Yi Yun's arm as he said in a gloomy voice.

At that moment, Gongsun Hong was in a bad mood.

Beside Gongsun Hong, there was a youth who followed his lead and echoed, "Some people tend to aim for a desolate beast's eyes or mouth, thinking that is where its weakness is. Actually, against real big ancient desolate beasts, this action is very dumb, especially when attacking the mouth. The person could be crushed into pieces because of this!"

"Who knew that the Great Empress mystic realm had such a rudimentary setting, to put the desolate beast's weakness in its mouth. We have overestimated this mystic realm!"

Gongsun Hong did not respond to his lackey's words, but his expression revealed that he had silently agreed to those words.

Yi Yun only chuckled slightly when he heard this, nor did he explain anything.

He had indeed used trickery to attack the ancient desolate beast's weakness, but without the guidance of the energy vision, there was no meaning to attacking the mouth of the ancient desolate beast.

Gongsun Hong refused to admit defeat due to his arrogance, and instead, he chose to look down on the Great Empress mystic realm. With such thoughts, he was bound to suffer eventually.

Upon thinking about this, a playful smile suffused on Yi Yun's lips. He naturally wished to see the situation of a person who had good relations with Shentu Nantian and who wanted his life to be down on his luck.

In this trial, Yi Yun had already obtained 36 Empyrean Marks and one ancient relic.

Injecting his mental energy into his interspatial ring, he saw the mysterious crystal floating in his interspatial ring. Yi Yun was raring to find a spot where he could examine the usage of the ancient relic without anyone seeing it.

At that moment, the Great Empress mystic realm made an announcement. Everyone who had passed the first trial could carry on to the next level.

And those who were eliminated would be sent out of the Great Empress mystic realm collectively in 15 minutes.

After hearing this, many of the young elites who had failed felt depressed. They had hoped to broaden their horizons by entering the Great Empress mystic realm, but reality was cruel. These people did not even pass the first round, so it was a huge setback for them.

Of course, there were people who also looked forward to the end of the trial. For example, the fat youth who attempted the trial first. He had his arm torn off by the ancient desolate beast, and now, the broken arm was turning blue from a lack of blood flow.

The fat youth's face was also pale as his lips quivered. He had endured two hours of torture, and he was nearing his limits.

Now, he only wished to rush out as soon as possible, returning to his Xu family and be treated by his Xu family elders because there might still be a chance for him to save his arm.

Or else, his martial path would come to an end. Geniuses who lost an arm would be more inferior to second-class warriors.

...

At that moment, outside the Great Empress mystic realm, in the huge God Burial Abyss, there was sea water being swallowed continuously.

In the turbulent seawater, there were people from various family clans and sects waiting here.

Only a fraction of the people from the various large factions who came entered the mystic realm to search for treasures, and the rest were left outside to receive their people.

Juniors who had failed would be eliminated by the Great Empress mystic realm, so without the elders receiving them, these juniors would be sucked into the God Burial Abyss, and smashed into pieces.

Many of the Elders from the various factions were feeling uneasy. According to the Shentu family clan's jade scroll, most of the people who failed the trials would be severely injured, but there were also deaths.

The youths from these various factions, who had entered the Great Empress mystic realm, were all painstakingly selected elites. Death of any one of them would be quite a big loss to these large factions.

"According to the jade scroll, the first trial's elimination will happen after 3 hours. It's still early..."

An elder from the Shentu family clan said, but at that moment, the entrance to the Great Empress mystic realm began trembling. It was as if the surface of an area of water had been hit by a falling rock.

"Oh? Has the first trial already ended? So soon?"

People were alarmed and surprised. However, they were not careless. Many of the Elders focused and prepared to receive the juniors from their factions.

On the Lin family's side, Matriarch Lin had her full attention on the entrance.

She did not enter the Great Empress mystic realm, and she knew that the Shentu family clan had made the news public, luring more than ten factions to enter the Great Empress mystic realm. The Lin family knew deeply that even if they entered the Great Empress mystic realm, there were very low chances of getting anything good, so only Elder Huowen took four or five Elders into the Great Empress mystic realm. As for the remaining Elders of the Lin family, including Matriarch Lin and Elder Tianzhu, they stayed outside the mystic realm.

With such a strong lineup, they could also greatly protect their Lin family's juniors.

As the entrance’s trembling grew more intense, a youth was ejected out of it finally.

It was a young girl. When she was ejected out, her hair was disheveled, and she looked quite pathetic.

As her hair and blood was covering her looks, it was hard to tell who she was. However, many of the Elders present were fully focused, so with a scan, they could tell the girl's identity.

A woman dressed in red from her faction flashed forward immediately, saving her from the intense turbulent water flow.

A warm energy surged over, isolating the suction power of the God Burial Abyss. At the same time, the woman dressed in red took an elixir out to feed the girl, so as to let her recuperate.

Although someone from her side had been eliminated, the woman dressed in red was not too upset as the girl was not seriously injured. She would be fine after some treatment.

True Martial World - Chapter 446: Ancient relic

After successfully killing the ancient desolate beast, Yi Yun heaved a sigh of relief. When all the developments happened as he expected, allowing him to kill the ancient desolate beast as he planned, this sense of accomplishment was quite strong.

At that moment, after the ancient desolate beast disappeared, it transformed into energy light droplets that resembled rain. It rained down on Yi Yun, covering him within. It made him look like a god that had descended down onto the mortal plane.

The young elites nearby were completely dumbfounded, regardless of them having managed to pass the bridge or not.

Just a while ago, many of them were envisioning Yi Yun's failure, and how they would kill him, in exchange for the Shentu family clan's rewards.

But now, reality had given them one tight slap!

A number of them had barely managed to last on the bridge, receiving serious injuries, but even so, they were very happy about their results. As for the remaining people who did not pass the trial, they had either been swept away by the ancient desolate beast, or given up before stepping on the bridge.

Looking at Yi Yun again, the "unlucky person" who they were thinking of killing, had actually...managed to shoot the ancient desolate beast to death with one arrow shot after he arrived on the bridge!

This was a heaven and earth difference. It was too ridiculous!

Was this kid even human?

People swallowed mouthfuls of saliva as they felt fear. They were happy that they were protected by the Great Empress mystic realm's laws, for it might not be them killing Yi Yun, but Yi Yun killing them!

The people who had the greatest reaction would be Lin Yu and the youth from the Shentu family clan.

Lin Yu was battered out of his senses. His face was pale, as if his parents had just died.

Previously, he had compared himself with Yi Yun in all sorts of aspects. With Yi Yun being appreciated by Matriarch Lin, and him showcasing his unparalleled talent in the Desolate Heaven technique, martial arts and actual combat had become the only thing that Lin Yu felt he was superior to Yi Yun in. After all, in the Tian Yuan world, strength was of utmost importance. The status of the best Desolate Heaven Master in the Tian Yuan world was incomparable to the strongest person.

But now, Lin Yu's only sense of superiority had completely shattered. He was inferior to Yi Yun in the Desolate Heaven technique, his backer was inferior to Yi Yun, and now, even his strength was inferior to Yi Yun!

One can imagine the setback Lin Yu felt to be completely overshadowed by a bumpkin from the Backwater East when he was a child of a large family clan!

As Lin Yu was on the verge of collapse, Yi Yun disappeared from his view.

Yi Yun had used his movement technique to shoot out like an arrow in a particular direction. In the blink of an eye, he had flown a hundred meters away.

Oh? What is he doing?

People were stunned. As they were still immersed in the shock of Yi Yun killing the ancient desolate beast, they had not reacted in time.

"Retrieving his arrow?"

A youth was stunned. He watched puzzledly as Yi Yun picked up the arrow a hundred meters away. It was the Wind Chasing Arrow that Yi Yun had shot out previously.

Picking up an arrow he shot? Was he that poor?

Yi Yun's Wind Chasing Arrows were of course top grade items in the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, but in the eyes of the Tian Yuan world, it was definitely not considered a good arrow.

Yi Yun was not poor at all now, especially after robbing Shentu Nantian and the Thousand Hand Granny. Amongst the younger generation in their teens, he could be said to be a tycoon. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Yi Yun of course did not care for one Wind Chasing Arrow. He had purposely flown so far away to pick up the Wind Chasing Arrow was not because of the arrow, but...the ancient desolate beast's crystal!

Just now when Yi Yun killed the ancient desolate beast, there was utter chaos. People were still shocked by the death of the ancient desolate beast, so they did not notice a crystal had flown out from its body. Even if they noticed it, they did not have Yi Yun's energy vision, so they would not have been able to tell what was unusual about the crystal.

Now, Yi Yun was using the excuse of picking his arrow to keep the crystal into his interspatial ring without anyone knowing. As he had used his body as concealment, no one noticed it throughout this whole time.

At the split second Yi Yun stored the crystal, he saw clearly that it was a crystal the size of a thumbnail. It looked like a desolate bone relic refined using a special mystic technique.

In the world of warriors, desolate bone relics were the most efficient source of energy. It could be used to power large arrays, and drive airships, etc.

There was no doubt that the ancient Great Empress had left behind a large amount of desolate bone relics in the mystic realm when she set it up.

To prevent the energy inside the desolate bone relic from slowly disappearing over time, there was definitely a large array in the mystic realm used to gather Heaven Earth Yuan Qi so as to nourish the desolate bone relic.

And the whirlpool of the God Burial Abyss had sucked in limitless amounts of Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, so under the nourishment of such Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, the desolate bone relics in the mystic realm had become even purer and of higher quality!

Under such circumstances, Yi Yun definitely would not miss out on such a desolate bone relic.

"He is after all a person from the Backwater East, he can't change his miserly nature. He can't even bear to part with a low quality arrow."

The youth from the Shentu family clan gritted his teeth as he spoke. Although Yi Yun had shot the desolate beast to death in one shot, something even Gongsun Hong could not do, caused him to feel great fear, he would still take every opportunity to tarnish Yi Yun's reputation. This was also understandable.

About a hundred meters away, Yi Yun seemed to notice something. He chuckled and gave the Shentu youth a deep glance.

And this glance made the Shentu youth's face turn pale white. He subconsciously took a step back.

After he killed the ancient desolate beast, the pressure Yi Yun gave to others was too great.

"This kid!" The Shentu youth swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva as his voice trembled.

"There must be a mistake somewhere!" He thought viciously. He could not believe that Yi Yun was both a Desolate Heaven technique genius and a martial arts genius at the same time.

And at that moment, a divine beam fell from the sky!

This beam was colorful, and similar to the beam that shot on Gongsun Hong from before. However, its color was more vivid and its intensity was many times stronger!

"That is the...Empyrean Mark!"

People exclaimed as they felt envy and jealousy.

Yi Yun had easily passed the first trial. He had completed it more perfectly than Gongsun Hong, so how could he not receive an Empyrean Mark?

The divine beam condensed on Yi Yun's arm, forming a tattoo.

The tattoo looked like beautiful scales closely spaced together.

"This..."

As they looked at Yi Yun's arm, their eyes went into a daze.

Was this really an Empyrean Mark? There was too many!

Gongsun Hong only had one Empyrean Mark imprinted on him.

But on Yi Yun's arm, it was a whole segment of Empyrean Marks!

This made many of the young elites present hold their breaths. In just that few seconds, there were already more than twenty Empyrean Marks, and it did not seem to have an end. The difference was too great!

Yi Yun's trial was naturally better than Gongsun Hong's, but it was not to the point of such a huge gap.

"There's almost 30!"

People's lips twitched as they saw the beautiful Empyrean tattoo on Yi Yun's arm. They wished they could have it for themselves, unfortunately, the Empyrean Mark was only usable by the person himself. Even if others cut off Yi Yun's arm, it was also useless.

Amongst the people, Gongsun Hong's expression was sullen as he looked at Yi Yun's arm.

He had only one Empyrean Mark. It was originally a mark of pride for him, but now compared to Yi Yun, this single Empyrean Mark had become a mockery and humiliation for him!

Gongsun Hong had always been the center of attention, but now in the Great Empress mystic realm, he had completely been put down by Yi Yun.

He had proposed the viewpoint that the ancient desolate beast was undefeatable, and he had followed this rule, and had passed the trial in a seemingly perfect manner.

However, his perfection had not lasted very long before it was mercilessly crushed by Yi Yun.

Now, with the huge number difference in Empyrean Marks, it was already clear that he had barely passed the trial. And the only person to have perfectly passed the trial was Yi Yun alone!

This setback made the proud Gongsun Hong, who had been accustomed to impressing others, very uncomfortable.

"I didn't expect that the ancient desolate beast's weakness was in its mouth. This kid's luck is too good to shoot at the ancient desolate beast's weakness with one arrow, killing it in one blow."

"If I knew where its weakness was, then I could have killed the ancient desolate beast. It would be very easy. Just one sword Qi would suffice!"

Gongsun Hong was unwilling to accept the fact that he had been trampled on by Yi Yun as he said with a deep voice.

He would rather die than believe that Yi Yun's attacking power exceeded his. And in fact, the arrow that Yi Yun shot didn’t even look special.

Then that could only show that Yi Yun's luck was good. He had managed to kill the ancient desolate beast due to luckily hitting its weakness.

True Martial World - Chapter 445: One Arrow to Seal One’s Throat

After Yi Yun drew his bow, the ancient desolate beast seemed to feel Yi Yun's provocation. WIth a roar, it charged at Yi Yun!

Yi Yun's pupils constricted as he leaped up. He somersaulted mid-air as if he was a tree leaf that was being moved up by the wind.

Whew!

The ancient desolate beast swept past Yi Yun, while Yi Yun continuously flipped. His body had rubbed past the ancient desolate beast's back, avoiding its attack! Even the bone spurs on its back was swept past Yi Yun's face by a hair!

Yi Yun had dodged the ancient desolate beast's first attacking pounce!

Oh? He dodged it?

People were stunned. They never expected the kid to be this agile. They had thought that even if Yi Yun managed to dodge, it would be in a very sorry plight. They did not expect him to dodge the direct attack, and even dodge the energy fluctuations as well.

"This is just the beginning. Soon, the ancient desolate beast will open its third eye. When that happens, the kid will die."

The Shentu youth said for he was unwilling to accept the situation.

At that moment, Lin Fengyue said to Yi Yun, "The desolate beast's back is its blind spot. Try to hide there!"

Lin Fengyue actually had good intentions. He was not jealous of Yi Yun. As one of the few people of the younger generation just second to Lin Xintong, Lin Fengyue had his own pride. He was greatly appreciated by his family, and his position was even higher than Yi Yun's.

For a martial family, top martial geniuses would definitely have much higher statuses than Desolate Heaven technique geniuses. Martial arts were a family's fundamental that supported everything, while the Desolate Heaven technique was just a service for martial arts.

Under these circumstances, Lin Fengyue and Lin Xiaodie actually did not wish to see Yi Yun die terribly.

However, Lin Yu was different. Hearing Lin Fengyue's words, Lin Yu sneered and mocked in his heart, "What's the f**king point of warning him!? He just managed to dodge the first attack. It's still early."

Yi Yun gave a friendly smile at Lin Fengyue's goodwilled advice. Lin Yu frowned when he saw Yi Yun smile even amidst the storm-like attacks.

This kid...

"Roar!"

The ancient desolate beast pounced once again. Yi Yun somersaulted in the air and managed to dodge it again!

It was like Yi Yun's body was a leaf. The wind force from the ancient desolate beast's attack had blown Yi Yun up.

The ancient desolate beast's speed became faster, and the wind force also became stronger. Yi Yun was also blown up even faster, and vice-versa, he would also become slower.

Yi Yun's movements looked very light and simple. He did not dodge one bit more or one bit less. It made people unsure if he was calculating his movements properly or if he just had good luck every time in his risky dodges.

"Eh?"

Gongsun Hong's eyebrows slowly moved up as he looked astonishingly at Yi Yun. His eyes lit up unnaturally. Dodging once or twice did not explain anything, but to do it repeatedly proved that Yi Yun's movement technique was ingenuous.

The elites present were not worthy of Gongsun Hong's attention, and Yi Yun was naturally the same. However, Gongsun Hong never expected Yi Yun to have some skill. This ability was almost similar to Lin Yu's. It was pretty impressive for a Desolate Heaven Master apprentice, who put in a lot of effort into the Desolate Heaven technique, to be at Lin Yu's level.

At that moment, the ancient desolate beast roared as it opened its third eye.

"It's opening its eye!"

The Shentu youth sneered. Quite a number of them could withstand the ancient desolate beast’s attacks before it opened its eye. However, once it opened its eye, all of them would nearly be defeated instantly. It was on a completely different level.

At the moment the ancient desolate beast opened its third eye, Yi Yun raised his Tai Cang Bow. He was waiting for this particular moment.

When the ancient desolate beast opened its third eye, it was also in its most powerful form, but it was also when it revealed its weakness.

Without it opening its third eye, Yi Yun could do nothing to it. He could only dodge like Gongsun Hong and company, but now, Yi Yun could test his idea. What lied behind danger was opportunity!

Grasping the Tai Cang Bow tightly, Yi Yun opened his energy vision. The cold metallic touch in his hand seemed to have a blood connection with Yi Yun. This was a good bow built by a Tai Ah Divine Kingdom master. The bow's body was made of Tai Cang metal essence. Once Yuan Qi was injected into it, its hardness and toughness would increase greatly. The more Yuan Qi injected, the harder the Tai Cang Bow became, making it harder to pull, but also increasing its strength!

The Tai Cang Bow may be nothing when placed in the Tian Yuan world, but once the bow was infused with Yuan Qi, it could be as strong as its user. It could withstand all of Yi Yun's energy, amplifying Yi Yun's power to its extreme!

The ancient desolate beast charged at Yi Yun as it opened its big mouth. Yi Yun did not dodge as he stared straight at the ancient desolate beast. He pulled the Tai Cang Bow open and shot a cold arrow!

Back when Yi Yun first chose a weapon, he had a strange affinity with bows. Back in the Tai Ah Divine City, an insignificant figure like Yi Yun had used the bow to obtain a primordial herb!

"What is he doing!?"

Seeing Yi Yun suddenly not move, as if he was going to clash with the ancient desolate beast, everyone was shocked!

Yi Yun's movement technique was much better than they had imagined. Although people like the Shentu youth and Lin Yu had biased tendencies, believing Yi Yun would be eliminated once the ancient desolate beast opened its third eye, those who were objective believed that if Yi Yun were to use all his strength, he could pass the trial despite heavy injuries. But they never expected that Yi Yun would suddenly have such death-seeking behavior!

"Is he courting death?"

"He's mad!"

In a split second, people did not have time to exclaim. The ancient desolate beast's fangs had already come crashing down on Yi Yun's head, but at the moment the ancient desolate beast was about to close its jaws, Yi Yun released his bowstring, shooting the arrow!

"Peng!"

A clear twang of the bowstring echoed, and like a dragon's roar, resounding in one's ear.

The Wind Chasing Arrows formed a divine beam, shooting straight into the ancient desolate beast's mouth!

Yi Yun's arrow was guided using his energy vision. It may look like it was being simply shot into the ancient desolate beast's mouth, but its angle and speed was extremely well calculated. No ordinary person could emulate it.

Yi Yun's target was a crystal at the back of the ancient desolate beast’s head.

It was the ancient desolate beast's core, and it was the thing manipulating the beast’s energy source.

It was the true form of the ancient desolate beast's third eye!

The third eye in the middle of its eyebrows was actually just a projection of the crystal. If Yi Yun had shot the third eye, it would be useless, because the crystal's energy was all concentrated in its third eye.

Only by shooting its true form could it be killed in one hit!

Seeing the arrow about to hit it, the ancient desolate beast was shocked!

Its reaction was extremely fast. It closed its mouth and bit on Yi Yun's arrow!

There was no way Yi Yun would let it have its wishes. There was only one chance, because this opportunity would never arise again!

"Radiant Sun Qi, explode!"

A phantom image of the Tang Valley appeared behind Yi Yun. At the moment he shot the Wind Chasing Arrow, he had injected Radiant Sun Qi into the arrow, and it exploded at that moment.

The Wind Chasing Arrows emitted a divine beam, and it accelerated like a meteor. Just before the ancient desolate beast closed its mouth, it had already entered its mouth.

The arrowhead pierced into its flesh, sealing its throat with one arrow!

"Peng!"

The whole four foot long arrow sank in. Even the arrow's fletching could not be seen. The ancient desolate beast's body suddenly paused. It stopped one foot away from Yi Yun.

Yi Yun held the Tai Cang Bow and exchanged glances with the ancient desolate beast in close proximity. Yi Yun could clearly feel the terrifying aura that the ancient desolate beast emitted from this distance. Its ferocious fangs and cold eyes gave Yi Yun an extremely oppressive feeling.

"He shot the arrow into its mouth?" Gongsun Hong was stunned for a while, but then shook his head, "It's useless with it entering its mouth. The oral flesh may be weak, but against the ancient desolate beast, it will also not be its weakness. Its tongue is covered in metallic needle-like hangnail, it's impossible to shoot through it..."

Gongsun Hong was sure that a terrifying desolate beast at this level could not be taken down with usual weak spots like its eyes, oral cavity or belly.

However, just before he finished speaking, the ancient desolate beast suddenly trembled violently. Its body that was composed of energy began changing. This lasted for a few seconds, and hearing a "Peng" explosion, the ancient desolate beast exploded into a rain of light before disappearing...

Gongsun Hong, who was always calm even if he saw a mountain collapse in front of him, was dumbfounded with his mouth agape when he saw this scene. His face completely changed!

What!?

The rain of light, which was still wantonly dispersing as if a divine miracle had come down from the sky, seemed to be mocking Gongsun Hong's blind confidence and ignorance. Gongsun Hong opened his mouth slightly, unable to close it for a long while...

True Martial World - Chapter 444: Yi Yun Makes His Move

There were still 30 minutes left… Yi Yun looked behind him at the cultivators that had not began the trial. Including him, there were three people left. 30 minutes was more than enough time.

At that moment, many of the cultivators that had managed to cross the bridge finished their meditation. Their eyes were all gathering onto the last few people.

Momentarily, these people's faces turned bitter. They did not wish to give up, but neither did they have the courage to face the ancient desolate beast.

The few of them looked each other in the eye, hesitant to go forward. It was easy to give up, but they felt that giving up without a fight would result in a black mark in their lives. It would affect their martial hearts.

With no room left for retreat, a person cowardly went onto the bridge of light, attempting the trial.

However, the disparity in strength could not be made up. Against the ancient desolate beast, this youth only lasted for about a minute before being sent flying by the ancient desolate beast in one strike!

He did not have the ability to avoid the direct attack and be unaffected by the energy fluctuation like the other geniuses. So, he got a dealt a heavy blow, causing his ribs and sternum to shatter. He flew off the bridge like a broken blood bag.

"Haha! So terrible!"

Seeing this cultivator's state, the youth from the Shentu family clan started mocking. There was no sympathy in the world of warriors. When these youths grew up, they could one day be their enemies, so they did not mind impacting the confidence of these people, letting them never recover from a setback.

"Ze Ze! There are two people left. To drag it out to now, their courage is smaller than a needle head. That Yi Yun has not gone up yet. He is the shame of the Lin family!"

The Shentu youth looked at Yi Yun as his eyes glanced on Lin Yu, Lin Fengyue and company. His expression was one of disdain.

"He is not part of our Lin family, don't include the Lin family into this!" Lin Yu said angrily not far away from the Shentu youth. He could not tolerate any insults to his family, "That kid was originally a bumpkin coming from the wilderness of the Backwater East, whatever you want to do to him has nothing to do with the Lin family."

Lin Yu was in a very bad mood. Yi Yun's timidness had made him get ridiculed as well.

What was the point in delaying? In less than 30 minutes, this bridge of light and the ancient desolate beast would disappear. Then, there was no way for Yi Yun to go through the trial.

There would be enough time to kill Yi Yun in between the time of the bridge disappearing and the opening of the second trial entrance.

Many of them were silently waiting for this moment. The Shentu youth was watching Yi Yun with a cold sneer.

Shentu Nantian had given this task to him, so he naturally needed to do it beautifully. Besides, it was not a difficult task at all.

Shentu Nantian had specially instructed that Yi Yun had to be killed in the most cruel manner!

A visual disk array was not a bad choice. By recording the process of Yi Yun dying, Shentu Nantian could indulge in his tragic death. He was likely to become very happy with that gesture.

Shentu Nantian might have stumbled previously, but he was after all the most likely successor of the Shentu family clan. He had a bright and limitless future. This Shentu family clan youth was already thinking of a way to build friendly relations with Shentu Nantian, hoping to be put in an important position in the future by Shentu Nantian.

And killing Yi Yun was that opportunity.

Thinking of this, he took out a visual disk array from his interspatial ring. He also took out a worm that the Shentu family clan reared, as a cruel smile appeared on his face.

At that moment, other than Yi Yun, the last person had already gone up. He did not have much confidence to begin with, hoping to let Yi Yun go up first, but seeing Yi Yun being leisurely at ease, he knew he could not last longer than Yi Yun, so in the end he had to summon his courage and go up.

In the end, there was no miracle. The youth failed miserably.

His whole body was covered in blood as his eyes flashed with the unwillingness to accept his fate, but thankfully, he did not lose to his fear.

On the other side of the bridge, many people were giving off mocking smiles. Many of them were saying tasteless and sarcastic remarks, as if they were watching a monkey show.

That youth's face was filled with humiliation, but he did not say a word. He swallowed an elixir and began to meditate.

Seeing the youth in this state, Yi Yun let out a light sigh. The Tian Yuan world was indeed cruel. In the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, people were after all from the same country, so even if they were jealousy or animosity, people would at least slightly disguise it. However, there was no such thing in the Tian Yuan world, there was just full blown hostility and murderous intent. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

However, if the youth could handle the humiliation from this experience, then his future accomplishments would no longer be the same.

Yi Yun shook his head slightly and looked back at the ancient desolate beast, confirming its weakness. He was not in a hurry. As for the mockery from the cultivators across the bridge, he turned a deaf ear to it.

Yi Yun wanted a hundred percent guarantee!

The Great Empress mystic realm's test was extraordinary. Even with the Purple Crystal, Yi Yun had to confirm it again and again so as to ensure that there was no mistakes.

There was about 10 minutes left before the bridge of light disappeared. The Great Empress mystic realm's voice gave another indifferent notice,

"The time remaining is the time it takes for two joss sticks to burn!"

Hearing this notice, people began to ready themselves.

"Yi Yun, give it a try. It is better than not having any hope at all!" The person who spoke was Lin Fengyue. Yi Yun gave Lin Fengyue a surprised look, before saying faintly, "Thank you."

After saying that, Yi Yun walked towards the bridge.

"He's finally coming up. Hahaha!"

The Shentu youth laughed maniacally, waiting to see Yi Yun end up in a pathetic state, "I say kid, you can't be thinking of committing suicide on the bridge, right? That would be quite wise!"

The Shentu youth naturally did not want Yi Yun to die like that. He only deliberately provoked Yi Yun. At the same moment, he placed the visual disk array down and aimed it towards the bridge, preparing to record the scenes of Yi Yun being abused.

Yi Yun did not even look at the Shentu youth as he stood ten meters away from the ancient desolate beast, quietly looking at the terrifying existence.

In his energy vision, the bridge of light became colorful, and the desolate beast on the bridge became an existence made up of colorful light dots.

Yi Yun tilted his body slightly as he wiped the interspatial ring with his fingers, creating a surprising scene for everyone. Yi Yun actually… drew out a bow!

With the bow and arrows, as well as the cold arrowheads, he held the bow straight at the ancient desolate beast!

Bow!?

Everyone became shocked. They originally thought that it would be pretty impressive if Yi Yun had the courage to stand in front of the ancient desolate beast. Once the battle began, Yi Yun would end up running around in a pathetic state before he would be sent flying by the desolate beast after tens of seconds.

They never expected for Yi Yun to draw out a bow. What was he doing? Could he be wanting to attack the ancient desolate beast?

Previously when Gongsun Hong faced the ancient desolate beast, he had drawn his sword, but that was to use his 'Sweeping Figure Sword Steps'. However, for a bow, they had never heard of any movement techniques that were used in conjunction with a bow.

"Fool!" Lin Yu shook his head. A fool who only knew how to go into reclusive training and with no actual combat experience even lacked the basic knowledge of himself.

Yi Yun actually wanted to shoot at the desolate beast that even Gongsun Hong did not dare to attack. It was unknown if his mind was unclear and if he was just abandoning himself to despair in this dire environment.

True Martial World - Chapter 443: Empyrean Mark

"No injuries!"

Seeing Gongsun Hong pass the trial unscathed, many of the elites present looked at each other.

With this "Sweeping Figure Sword Steps" displayed, not only was it gorgeous, its power was also shocking.

"The 'Sweeping Figure Sword Steps' is a move that is both offensive and defensive. It has speed and is also very aggressive."

People knew Gongsun Hong was very talented, and wanted to know how he would pass the trial. They had however never expected for Gongsun Hong to use such a method. He had used a trick, and with his exceptional abilities, he easily passed the trial.

"If Gongsun Hong had used 'Sweeping Figure Sword Steps' to attack the ancient desolate beast, he would not be taking any risk. Yet, even so, he did not do so..."

"Sweeping Figure Sword Steps" was only sword Qi, so nothing happened with it shattering. If the other people were Gongsun Hong, they could not help but attempt attacking the ancient desolate beast and see its effects, but Gongsun Hong did not even try. Clearly, he had made the judgment that the attacks of 'Sweeping Figure Sword Steps' were too inadequate to be used on the ancient desolate beast.

While people were talking, a sudden light beam fell from the sky, shooting straight at Gongsun Hong!

"Oh?"

Gongsun Hong was surprised, but he did not dodge. He allowed the beam of light to hit his body because he made the judgment that the light beam had no murderous intent.

"Whew!"

The light beam hit Gongsun Hong on the arm, and formed a purple mark. It looked like a small tattoo.

"Could that be an… Empyrean Mark!? He received an Empyrean Mark just like this?"

When Panther Lady saw this small purple mark, she became dumbfounded.

When she said this, she immediately caused a commotion amongst the crowd. Many elites ignored their injuries and stopped their meditation. They looked towards Gongsun Hong's arm.

In the Shentu family clan's jade scroll, there was a description of the Empyrean Mark. After the Great Empress mystic realm opened, if the younger generation excelled in any of the trials, they would obtain an Empyrean Mark.

Every Empyrean Mark was precious. These runes could open the Great Empress' vault once enough were accumulated. One could then exchange the runes for treasures inside the Great Empress vault.

The ancient Great Empress was not stingy when it came to nurturing geniuses.

Those who were not up to mark to be her successor, but had considerable talent would be given appropriate help and rewards.

And every item left by the ancient Great Empress in the Great Empress mystic realm were impressive. If one could manage to exchange for any single item...

Just thinking of this made the others extremely envious.

Even Gongsun Hong, who was always calm, could not help but smile. He had his ambitions. It was to the point that he did not want his future to be restricted in the Li Fire Sect.

However, just one Empyrean Mark was not enough. According to the records in the Shentu family clan's jade scroll, the items in the Great Empress vault were extremely difficult to get.

There were juniors in the Shentu family clan who managed to obtain Empyrean Marks, but they did not manage to see the real Great Empress vault. They could only see the inventory list of the Great Empress vault. And the number of Empyrean Marks needed to exchange for the treasures greatly set them back. The amount of Empyrean Marks they gathered were just enough to exchange for items that the Great Empress found insignificant.

Regardless, it was still a good sign. To obtain one Empyrean Mark at the first trial meant that in the future trials, they would be be able to get more Empyrean Marks. If they could really open the Great Empress vault, then that opportunity would be unimaginable!

"This Gongsun Hong… Hai..."

The youths who had passed the bridge of light could not help but shake their heads. They were geniuses too, but the difference was just too great. The scene of Gongsun Hong obtaining a Empyrean Mark made the joy of them passing diminish greatly.

However, they had nothing else to say with Gongsun Hong's strength. Compared to the situation of them passing the trial, Gongsun Hong was indeed on a level higher than them.

As all of them were focused on the Empyrean Mark on Gongsun Hong's arm, not far away, Yi Yun's eyes were still looking straight ahead. He had been staring at the bridge's ancient desolate beast and its third eye...

Back when Yi Yun went into reclusive training for half a year, he had used the pure Yang Qi in the Great Empress relic and the Purple Crystal to transform his body. He had made his pure Yang body come closer to perfection.

With a pure Yang body he would also be a top genius, even here in the Tian Yuan world. Back in the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, a predecessor with a pure Yang body had managed to master the "Tai Ah Sacred Technique" in twenty days, and eventually became a Sage. This time period had also become an eternal record in the Tai Ah Divine City.

And that was just an ordinary pure Yang body. If it was a perfect pure Yang body, then it would be even more amazing.

Even in the Tian Yuan world, it would be a startling occurrence. It was a body condition that could influence the situation of the various large factions in the Tian Yuan world!

When he was in the Cloud Wilderness, Yi Yun's martial arts talent could be said to be extremely terrible.

After he went to the Tai Ah Divine City, and his expedition into Fallen Star Gate, Yi Yun's martial arts talent greatly improved.

And now, Yi Yun had come to the Tian Yuan world. With the Purple Crystal's energy subtly transforming his body, his body was slowly approaching that of a perfect pure Yang body. Even without the Purple Crystal, he could still truly be called a martial arts genius!

In the Great Empress mystic realm, Yi Yun did not find it difficult to use his own strengths to pass this entry trial.

However, this was not enough to satisfy Yi Yun. The ancient Great Empress could leave her name for eons meant that her cultivation realm had exceeded the imagination of this world. To impress the ancient Great Empress, just passing or passing beautifully was far from enough!

Gongsun Hong was considered to have passed beautifully, but so what?

It was just one Empyrean Mark. Yi Yun had seen the description of the Shentu family clan's jade scroll. To really exchange the treasures in the Great Empress vault, one Empyrean Mark was nothing at all.

From Yi Yun's point of view, a young genius who won first place in his Li Fire Sect's tournament, would not be the only one of his kind in the current Tian Yuan world. A couple of them could be pointed out from all the various large factions. Placed in the ancient Great Empress's era, they were easily found in handfuls.

If the ancient Great Empress wanted such a person as her successor, she just needed to indicate her will back in her era. Countless numbers of people would come breaking down the doors. And amongst those people, there were definitely people who were more outstanding than Gongsun Hong!

However, it was all useless.

Hence, Yi Yun was sure that Gongsun Hong's performance was not to the Great Empress' satisfaction.

Perfectly dodging was not impressive to the Great Empress, and if that was so, it meant that there was a more perfect way of clearing the trial, such as… killing the desolate beast!

When this thought came to mind, Yi Yun was also taken aback himself.

It was because things were clear. The massive ancient desolate beast on the bridge was not something Yi Yun could deal with. Even if all of the people present joined forces it would still not be enough. Even when Lin Xintong was sixteen years old, even if she doubled her strength, she would still be no match for the ancient desolate beast.

However, according to analysis of the various aspects, there was only one way to clear the trial that would satisfy the ancient Great Empress. If not, the Great Empress mystic realm set up by her would lose its meaning.

It was impossible to directly kill a desolate beast that far exceeded the strength levels of 16-17 year old youths. Hence, using this logic, the ancient desolate beast in front of him definitely had a weakness.

This first entry trial might not be testing one's movement technique, nor was it a test of one's actual combat skills, but testing the observational powers of every cultivator that stepped onto the bridge.

Search for the ancient desolate beast's weakness!

Yi Yun's perceptivity might be pretty good, and his eyes sharp, but he did not believe his ability in this area outshined the geniuses from the ancient era, nor would it make the Great Empress satisfied.

Hence… Yi Yun had to use his killer weapon...

When the ancient Great Empress set up the Great Empress mystic realm, be it arrays or arrangement, they could not avoid their… energy!

In his energy vision, the bridge and the ancient desolate beast gave a completely different scene.

This method might seem a bit shameless, but… Yi Yun liked it a lot.

"Cough… Why am I having such thoughts?"

Yi Yun touched his nose, "Senior Great Empress, sorry. I also did not want to cheat, but… the Purple Crystal is also considered a part of me and is a constituent of my talent. If I were to receive your heritage, I believe… it will not be shamed in my hands."

Yi Yun believed that the process and methods of doing a task was not important, as long as he did not violate his own bottom line. The result was what was fundamental.

And at that moment, the indifferent voice of the Great Empress mystic realm sounded out. There was still 30 minutes left before the ancient desolate beast would disappear!