Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates

"Liu Yan, aren’t you planning to leave with us?"

"There’s nothing worth lingering over in a mere Xingluo City," said Little White, displeased when he saw Liu Yan hadn’t followed along during the sudden silence in the field.

"I... I’ll pass on all this commotion." Liu Yan smiled bitterly upon hearing.

He had come from his Fenglei Continent multiple times to the Three Thousand Great Realms, just to seek the Spirit Rank Cultivation Method.

Finally arriving at Xingluo City, and soon to obtain the Spirit Rank Cultivation Method, he found it hard to accept the idea of following Little White in abandoning Xingluo City.

After all, unlike Xiao Ye and Little White, who performed exceptionally in the Initial Spirit Test as geniuses, he wasn’t the same.

"Liu Yan, you traitor!" Little White glared angrily at him upon seeing his reaction.

"Little White, let it be. Everyone has their own choices," Xiao Ye said calmly.

"You..."

At this moment, the Xingluo City Lord’s face turned red, his breathing becoming rapid.

Today was the Xingluo Banquet, intended to host geniuses who recently excelled in the Initial Spirit Test and intimidate surrounding Ancient Stars.

But now, under the watchful eyes of numerous Ancient Star City Masters, these geniuses had left one after another, leaving only Liu Yan, creating an utter farce and thoroughly disgracing him.

He, a strong Heavenly Spirit Realm cultivator, was rendered so embarrassed by a few ants who had just begun Spirit Transformation?

"All of you, die now!"

The Xingluo City Lord’s eyes flashed with intense killing intent, his green hair flying wildly, a terrifying aura bursting forth towards the Universe, unleashing formidable power instantaneously sweeping across the All Heavens World, causing the Star Luo Ancient Star beneath people to tremble lightly.

"Heavens, an Ancient Star is shaking!"

"Is this the dreadfulness of a Heavenly Spirit Realm’s strong cultivator?"

...

The Human Race Four Emperors and Murong Xian all turned pale, under such oppressive aura, even moving a finger proved challenging, akin to lambs awaiting slaughter.

"Xingluo City Lord, today we merely didn’t choose your Xingluo City, and you react with aggression, how domineering!"

"With such temperament, who would dare come to Xingluo City in the future?"

Xiao Ye fared comparatively better than the Human Race Four Emperors due to several Ancient Star City Masters standing before him, yet he was still fuming.

"Hmph, feeling cold-hearted?"

"You martial artists from low-level planes, coming to the Three Thousand Great Realms, bound to serve us as slaves or maids, and as long as I bestow the Spirit Rank Cultivation Method, won’t you all flock to it?"

"Even today, with those Ancient Star City Masters protecting you, I’ll ensure you can’t leave here!"

The Xingluo City Lord shouted ruthlessly, encompassing Xiao Ye with sweeping killing intent, causing the expressions of numerous Ancient Star City Masters to change drastically.

Should battle erupt, they could indeed resist the Xingluo City Lord, but Xiao Ye’s fall remained a substantial possibility.

After all, a skirmish between Heavenly Spirit Realm powerhouses is terribly horrifying, crushing Ancient Stars, obliterating Star Rivers effortlessly, and despite Xiao Ye’s heaven-defying aptitude, he was only at Initial Spirit Transformation, how could he possibly resist?

The gap in realm is truly vast.

It seems the Xingluo City Lord is indeed going mad.

"Enough, this farce should end now."

Just then, a voice suddenly echoed from afar, stirring ripples within the void, causing the Xingluo City Lord’s expression to become exceedingly unnatural, eyes flickering with fear.

On the Floating Continent where the Xingluo Banquet was being held, a tall man calmly finished his drink before disappearing as if through Instant Teleportation, reappearing in the field.

"Xingluo, you, a Heavenly Spirit Realm powerhouse, compare yourself with a bunch of novice Spirit Transformation kids, aren’t you afraid of losing face?"

The man glanced at the Xingluo City Lord, rendering the latter’s face pale, all aura vanishing, head lowered, daring not to utter a word.

Other Ancient Star City Masters also cast curious glances.

This man, like them, came to attend the Xingluo Banquet, but he was notably silent throughout, focused solely on his drink, yet showed interest in intervening in this matter?

What is his identity?

"Who is this person?"

Xiao Ye’s pupils contracted.

The man appeared ordinary, yet possessed an overwhelming majesty, his radiant eyes, dense black hair cascading over his shoulders and back, made him quite a handsome figure within the Three Thousand Great Realms, not to mention his ability to subdue the Xingluo City Lord, showcasing unparalleled deterrent strength.

"You must be Xiao Ye, right?"

"Finding you rather agreeable, you now have the choice to join any Ancient Star City Master’s ranks, receiving their training."

"Rest assured, geniuses like you from the Human Clan are scarce across the Three Thousand Great Realms, I won’t allow the Xingluo City Lord to act recklessly."

The man looked at Xiao Ye, a faint smile finally appearing on his typically expressionless face.

What choice will Xiao Ye make?

"Xiao Ye..."

The Ancient Star City Masters all turned their gaze towards him, eyes filled with eagerness, scrambling to offer enticing terms one after the other.

The prowess of Xiao Ye speaks for itself, able to contend evenly with Luo Xie in the Earth Spirit Realm, alongside him stood several other geniuses too.

To win him over equates to gaining several geniuses under one’s command!

"Lord, I, Xiao Ye, am willing to bring my friends to join you." Xiao Ye spoke to the man almost without hesitation.

The current Ancient Star City Masters were unfamiliar to him.

But this man exuded mystery, rendering even the Xingluo City Lord apprehensive, definitely extraordinary.

"Join my ranks?"

"You kid, you’re rather crafty."

The man was momentarily surprised by Xiao Ye’s words, then broke into a soft chuckle.

"I have lived my life enjoying solitude, not eager to take people along in my wanderings."

"However, I guess it is fate to meet within the Three Thousand Great Realms, indeed it would be wasteful to leave you among these Ancient Stars."

"Come along with me first."

The man waved his hand, enveloping them in a field, and instantly Xiao Ye, Little White, the Human Race Four Emperors, and Murong Xian disappeared together.

Xiao Ye and Little White have been taken away?

At this moment, all the Ancient Star City Masters displayed expressions of astonishment.

Furthermore...

The man’s speed earlier was unbelievably swift, even they admired it.

"Foster Father, who is this man?"

"Did you really let him take Xiao Ye and the others away?"

Seriously wounded, Luo Xie gritted his teeth as he approached.

"I am unclear about the man’s identity too, he suddenly descended a few days ago, he is extraordinarily strong, beyond imaginable..."

The Xingluo City Lord gazed upon the starry sky, muttering to himself.

This time, he had thoroughly offended Xiao Ye, and now letting Xiao Ye leave, he worried about the future of Xingluo City.

After all, any thought of Xiao Ye’s Initial Spirit Test performance made him tremble.

"Beyond unimaginable?"

Hearing Xingluo City Lord’s self-talk, Luo Xie widened his eyes abruptly, full of disbelief.

His foster father is a super strong cultivator in the Spirit Rank Third Realm, Heavenly Spirit Realm...