"The Illusory Purgatory is like its name … Once you enter it, it's equivalent to entering a world that's like purgatory! Only 50 of you will be able to survive after entering it and obtain the qualifications to participate in the second round of the selections. "
Right when everyone was trembling with fear from the Illusory Purgatory, Ning Can spoke out once more and spoke of the rules of the first round of the Martial Competition of the Ten Dynasties.
Only 50 of you will be able to survive after entering it?
Instantly, many young men couldn't help but reveal grim expressions.
Didn't that mean that forty-four of them were going to die?
Some young geniuses that were at the bottom of their respective Dynasties were terrified to the point their countenances went ghastly pale, and for a time, they slightly regretted participating in the Martial Competition of the Ten Dynasties.
"Vice … Vice Fort Master, can we abstain?"
In next to no time, a young man asked with a trembling voice.
He was an existence at the bottom amongst the 10 young geniuses of his Dynasty, and he felt that once he entered the Illusory Purgatory, he would most probably die.
Along with this young man asking this question, many people looked at Ning Can and Feng Wei with expressions of anticipation. Obviously, they had the intention of abstaining as well.
What a joke!
Even though the rewards of the Martial Competition of the Ten Dynasties were extremely generous, it was impossible for them to be willing to risk their lives for it.
As far as they were concerned, there was nothing more important than their lives. Once they lost their lives, then no matter how generous the rewards were, it would be useless because they were utterly useless.
"Abstain?"
Feng Wei glanced indifferently at this young genius and nodded. "Sure …"
Right when the gazes of many young geniuses lit up, Feng Wei's following words caused their expressions to go grim. "But, the person that abstains must resist a strike of mine by himself! So long as you're able to survive, you can leave safely. "
What a joke!
Resist a strike of Feng Wei?
Feng Wei, the Vice Fort Master of Skywolf Fort, an existence that seemed to be at the seventh level of the Void Transformation Stage or above, not to mention people like them that didn't have confidence in themselves.
Even if it was the most outstanding young genius of the ten Dynasties, it would be impossible for them to resist a strike of Feng Wei and survive.
Instantly, the bodies of many people started to tremble, and they were filled with terror towards what was about to happen next.
Seeming to have realized that the atmosphere wasn't right, Ning Can continued. "Of course, entering the Illusory Purgatory doesn't rely entirely on strength … If you're able to smoothly avoid the other martial artists, then even if your strength is the weakest, you'll still be able to survive in the end after 44 people are killed!"
Ning Can's words caused the young geniuses that felt despair to recover from their shock, and their gazes lit up.
Is this even possible?
Wasn't there going to be a melee once they entered?
Perhaps Ning Can noticed the bewilderment of these young geniuses, so he said, "The Illusory Purgatory was constructed with an Inscription Formation by a Martial Monarch Stage Inscription Master friend of our Skywolf Fort's then Fort Master a few thousand years ago … Once one enters it, it's equivalent to entering a vast world!"
"That place is filled with mountains and forests. There are many places where you can hide."
Ning Can finished speaking in one breath.
Martial Royal Realm Inscriptionist?
Ning Can's words caused everyone besides Duan Lingtian to be shocked.
Never had they imagined that this Illusory Purgatory had such a great background, and it was actually created by a Martial Monarch Stage expert of legend.
To the members of the ten Dynasties, not to mention an expert like Emperor Wu, even a Martial Monarch Stage expert was an existence of legend that was far beyond their reach.
"Vice Fort Master, will all of us appear at the same place after we enter?"
Someone couldn't refrain from asking.
Instantly, his question resonated with many people, and they were filled with curiosity towards this.
If they appeared at the same place, then wouldn't some of the weaker people amongst them become lambs waiting to be slaughtered?
That was something they weren't willing to see happen.
"Don't worry, once all of you enter the Illusory Purgatory, even though all of you will appear at the same place, yet all of you won't appear at the same place … The closest person to all of you is at least 500km away, and it's entirely sufficient for all of you to conceal yourselves."
Ning Can continued. "So, the first round of the selections of this Martial Competition of the Ten Dynasties belongs to the main battlefield of the young experts that are confident in themselves. They want to find the concealed weaklings and kill them! All of you will only be sent out by the Illusory Purgatory after you've killed 44 people. "
"Of course, all of you can choose to cooperate with people you can trust while you're inside … For example, the comparatively weaker people can join forces to deal with the comparatively stronger people."
Ning Can's words caused the gazes of many comparatively weaker young geniuses to light up.
"If we join forces … I'm afraid we can only join forces with people from the same Dynasty."
"Yeah, if we join forces with people from the other Dynasties, we might be secretly killed by them … Unless we swear on the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation."
…
Many young geniuses discussed animatedly.
"Right, I have to remind all of you of something … It's impossible to swear on blood within the Illusory Purgatory because the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation is unable to sense your existence."
Ning Can added.
Instantly, the expressions of many people sank, and they had slightly distressed expressions. "Looks like we really can only choose to join forces with people from the same Dynasty."
"Even if it's people from the same Dynasty, who dares say that everyone is worthy of trust? In my opinion, unless it's someone you can trust, you can't trust anyone else. "
"Yeah … After all, only by waiting for 44 people to die would the others be able to leave the Illusory Purgatory and survive to pass through the first round of the selections of the Martial Competition of the Ten Dynasties."
"For the sake of passing through the first round of the selections, there would surely be many people that would stop at nothing. After all, the death of a single person would mean that one's safety would be guaranteed. "
…
Many comparatively weaker young geniuses had slightly distressed expressions for a time.
"Looks like our plan to join forces earlier has failed … I never imagined that we would actually be separated after entering the Illusory Purgatory."
Zhang Shouyong looked at Duan Lingtian, Feng Tianwu, and Su Li as he sighed.
"All of you have to protect yourselves to the best of your ability after entering … It wouldn't be too late for us to join forces after we encounter each other inside. If the four of us are able to join forces, then it would be extremely easy for us to pass through the first round of the selections. "
Su Li spoke.
As far as he was concerned, so long as the four of them joined forces, then with Duan Lingtian's unfathomable demonic technique, the young geniuses of the various Dynasties would absolutely be unable to gain the slightest advantage from them.
"Exactly. Everyone must be careful after we enter … We absolutely can't make a move without absolute confidence!"
Duan Lingtian spoke with a serious expression.
Once one entered the Illusory Purgatory, it was equivalent to entering purgatory in the mortal world. Even though there weren't any extremely ferocious and evil beings there, yet there were the young experts of the various Dynasties that might appear at any moment to kill one.
The slightest carelessness was extremely likely to cause one to fall into a bottomless abyss and perish!
Feng Tianwu didn't speak, but she'd heard the words of Duan Lingtian and Su Li, and she directly nodded to display her understanding.
"All of you can enter."
As Ning Can spoke, the copper mirror in his hand appeared once more, and his Origin Energy fused into it.
Whoosh!
This time, a strong blue colored light shot out from the surface of the mirror, and it just happened to be aimed at the material clouds and mist in the sky before shooting onto it.
Instantly, the clouds and mist dispersed as a rift appeared on it, and it seemed as if a door had been opened.
Swoosh!
Right when most of the young geniuses were slightly hesitant, a figure was like a bolt of lightning that instantly entered the Illusory Purgatory.
"Feng Wei, this disciple of yours is really not bad. No matter if it's strength or courage, he's extremely outstanding."
Ning Can praised.
The first person to enter was precisely the Darming Dynasty's Crown Prince, Lu Yong.
"Martial Uncle, you're too kind."
Even though Feng Wei spoke modestly, yet his face revealed a brilliant smile.
"Go on."
Sword 13 and Saber 5 respectively looked at Su Li and Long Yun.
Su Li and Long Yun nodded, and then they seemed as if they were competing and entered the Illusory Purgatory at practically the exact same time.
"We ought to leave as well."
Duan Lingtian smiled to Feng Tianwu and Zhang Shou Yong before entering the Illusory Purgatory with the other young geniuses of the various Dynasties that had recovered from their shock.
After Duan Lingtian entered, Feng Tianwu, Zhang Shou Yong, and the remaining group of young geniuses entered successively.
After a short moment, a total of 94 young geniuses had all entered the Illusory Purgatory.
Outside, the group of experts of the older generation silently stood guard there as they waited for the outcome.
After Duan Lingtian stepped into the Illusory Purgatory, his field of vision was obstructed by an expanse of mist, and even if he stretched out his Spiritual Force, it would be directly crushed by a shapeless pressure in a short moment.
After flying forward for an unknown period of time, the mist before Duan Lingtian's eyes dispersed, allowing him to look straight at the world before his eyes.
"This is the Illusory Purgatory?"
Duan Lingtian couldn't help but laugh bitterly as he looked at the towering mountains and lofty ridges with complicated terrain before him. "If someone really intends to hide in a place like this … Then it's simply more difficult than ascending the heavens to find him."
"But fortunately, I have my Spiritual Force to rely on … With my Spiritual Force, it's capable of enveloping an area of 100 meters, and anyone that's hidden in the shadows would have nowhere to hide from me!"
"When I came over earlier, there was a pressure that crushed my Spiritual Force. There ought to be no pressure like that here, right?"
When he thought up to here, Duan Lingtian stretched out his Spiritual Force.
In the next moment, his excited expression completely collapsed.
His Spiritual Force was crushed by that pressure once again.
"What's going on?"
Duan Lingtian frowned with a puzzled expression on his face. He completely didn't know what had happened, and he didn't know where that pressure came from.
Only when Duan Lingtian searched through Emperor Wu's lifetime of memories did he find the answer.
"Looks like there's another Soul Suppression Inscription Formation in the Illusory Purgatory within the Inscription Formation constructed by this Martial Monarch expert."
Soul Suppression, as its name suggested, suppressed the energy of the soul.
Spiritual Force was the energy of the soul.
"In that case … Even my soul skill, Thousand Illusions, can't be used in this damnable place?"
In next to no time, Duan Lingtian's face sank slightly.
When he used his Spiritual Force to fuse with the Soul Brand in the depths of his soul and tried to use the soul skill, Thousand Illusions, he discovered that there was no way to construct that illusory space.
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