On the long line of life and death, in the depths of the desert.
In the dim light, there were some vague existences that were quietly closing in.
Some had the body of a goat, some had the body of a horse, some had a big head and small body, and some had hands like chicken claws …
The desert was very 'dry'.
This kind of 'dry' affected the depths of the soul and also the physical body.
Only the power of the Life Soul Stone could resist it.
One of the important raw materials of the Life Soul Stone was the head of the Yin Demon.
These weird things, or rather, these normal demons, were like fish in water in this' dry '.
The bodies of the demons were also a part of this' dry '.
It wasn't the desert that created the demons, but the existence of the demons expanded the desert.
There were hundreds of Yin Demons that closed in, and they seemed to be in a formation as they quietly closed in. They weren't like those of their kind that occasionally appeared on the line of life and death, running around like headless flies.
In the endless desert, one could still see the sun.
However, when one raised their head and saw the sun, it was always covered in a layer of darkness, like the rust on a bronze mirror that couldn't be wiped away.
One could still see it, but they would never be able to see themselves through it.
"He can even endure the endless desert, what does he want to do?" A person wrapped in a black robe said.
This black robe wasn't normal, and it had a very heavy, iron like texture. At the two corners of the robe, there were two black arrows.
The arrows shone with a cold light and were very sharp, and it wasn't just a normal decoration. It could be attached to an arrow shaft at any time to kill the enemy.
This Black Prison Arrow Robe was the symbol of the Great Qin Prison Guardians.
Under the effect of the Prison Guardians' secret technique, a picture of a black prison would appear on the back of the black robe. In that state, this kind of robe would be recognized by more people.
However, probably no one in the world would be willing to recognize it.
"Let's go and ask." The one who spoke was another person wearing the same black robe.
However, the hood was pulled down, revealing a bald head. There were vertical chains tattooed on his head that went down the back of his head to his neck.
This person reached out his right hand and … closed his five fingers!
The faintly discernible "things" that were approaching let out all kinds of strange and ear-piercing howls almost at the same time.
But it was short-lived.
As soon as that voice appeared, it was over.
Leaving only …
Heads littered the ground.
Strange, vicious, and deformed heads of Yin Demons.
The Yin Devil's body was half illusory and half real. Its head was made of demonic energy, and only its body had a physical body. However, after death, it was the opposite. Only the head would remain, turning from illusory to corporeal, while the body would turn from corporeal to illusory, directly dissipating.
When fighting the Yin Demons, the Yin Demon's head was the only 'spoils of war'.
They could be used to create Life Soul Stones, but no matter how many Life Soul Stones there were, they could only be used in the desert …
"Tu Wei." The man wrapped in a black robe said with some dissatisfaction, "I told you before we came. If you want to fight, just do it. Don't make a big commotion."
"Is this considered big?"
The bald man with the chain tattooed on his head looked at him and finally sighed. "Alright."
At this moment, a figure strode over from the dust-filled distance.
He was also wearing the Dark Prison Hanging Arrow Robe, and his hood was also pulled down. She had long hair and a hook on her left ear.
Her left hand was dragging a majestic and motionless human-shaped body.
From this angle, one could only see that the 'thing' she was dragging had a pair of huge bull horns.
"I caught this General Demon!" the person said with a smile.
"Shang Zhang." The figure wrapped in a black robe turned around and said with a helpless tone, "Just kill it. Why did you catch it?"
"General Demon." Shang Zhang said, "Kill it and it will scatter, nothing will be left."
Different from Yin Demons, General Demon had intelligence and had the qualifications to command large groups of Yin Demons. They were considered low-level 'officers' of the 'demons'. However, in the world of demons, who knew if the concept of 'officers' existed?
The demon wave had been too long since the present era …
However, one thing was clear. General Demon wouldn't even leave a head behind after death. It would scatter into demonic energy.
In terms of 'gains', it was actually inferior to Yin Demons.
In short, it was very unlucky. Killing it would be a waste, but it wasn't easy to deal with.
"But a General Demon has very limited knowledge and almost no value." The person wrapped in a black robe asked, "What's the point of catching him?"
"He's not easy to catch." The person was still smiling.
The person wrapped in a black robe was angry, "Is this a question of whether or not he's easy to catch? Motherf * cker, I'm asking you what's the point of catching him? "
"Good, good, good." Shang Zhang's left hand loosened.
An extremely soft explosion sounded.
That horned General Demon exploded into a cloud of demonic energy and quickly scattered. Like a worm, it drilled into the desert ground.
"Don't be angry, Si Feng." Shang Zhang said with a smile. Shang Zhang smiled.
"Motherf * cker, you're all so careless! This isn't a safe place. It'll be troublesome if those wolf pups set their sights on us. "Si Feng urged," Hurry up and ask questions! "
"Okay, okay."
Shang Zhang walked forward and walked past the bald Tu Wei to stand behind Si Feng.
With a smile on his face, he lowered his head and looked at the ground.
There was a person covered in wounds lying on the ground.
He had the appearance of a middle-aged man, but his eyes were very dim and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seemed to be deepening. His long hair scattered on the ground was turning white, strand by strand …
He was rapidly aging.
The Golden Body Jade Marrow had already been broken.
The Godly Descent realm no longer existed.
"Hello, Senior Deng Yue." Shang Zhang looked into his eyes and said with a smile, "We were in a hurry before, so I didn't have time to introduce myself to you. I am the Great Qin's Warden of Prison, Shang Zhang. I'm one of the ten Wardens. "
The person lying on the ground … was Deng Yue!
Shang Zhang's eyes looked to Deng Yue's side and suddenly became somewhat sorrowful, "Now, it's the ninth."
There was another person lying next to Deng Yue.
Or rather, it was a corpse.
It was also wearing the Dark Prison Hanging Arrow Robe … a corpse.
It was lying on the ground, motionless.
There was a fist-sized hole on its back, piercing through the Dark Prison Hanging Arrow Robe and its body and even into the ground. It was so dark that the bottom couldn't be seen.
It was as if it had been nailed to the ground by an invisible spear.
It was obvious that the Great Qin Prison Guardians had paid a heavy price to capture Deng Yue.
Shang Zhang's expression wasn't fierce.
Deng Yue looked at him quietly, then the corners of his mouth twitched and he smiled.
He said slowly, "It's very nice to meet you, Shang Zhang."
His voice sounded a little old and feeble.
It was hard to believe that he, who was so weak, had been able to fight and escape from the four Wardens of the Great Qin Empire. After fighting for three days, he had even killed one of the Wardens!
"Very good, I like to make friends. If you're good to me, I'll be good to you. "Shang Zhang smiled and said," Can you answer a few of my questions? "
"Of course, we Old Qin people have a tradition of supporting the younger generation." Deng Yue should have used a lot of effort to speak, but he used a terrifying amount of willpower to make his voice sound calm and gentle, "However, out of courtesy, shouldn't you first answer my questions?"
Shang Zhang thought seriously for a moment, "I should. However, you'd better ask quickly. "
He waved his finger above Deng Yue's body a few times, as if he was embarrassed, "Because of your condition … you know."
"Ah." Deng Yue smiled again, "I know."
This man, whose hair was almost half white, looked at Shang Zhang with a curious gaze, "How did you find me?"
"News from your friend," Shang Zhang said with a smile.
"Impossible." Deng Yue also smiled, "That friend would never betray me."
"Of course, of course. Your friend is very loyal, "Shang Zhang comforted him. "Back then, he watched as his father was burned to death, but he didn't say anything about your whereabouts."
"However." Shang Zhang said, "You haven't been in contact for so long. Did you know that he later gave birth to a child?"
"Sigh." Shang Zhang let out a sigh of regret. "This is quite strange. Did you know? Many times, when a person has a child, they have a weakness. "
Deng Yue nodded, "I understand."
Shang Zhang smiled, "We understand each other."
He didn't know if they were talking about "understanding."
"What happened to the child?" Deng Yue asked.
"What can happen? He's been raised. "Shang Zhang said," Who would be so inhumane as to kill a child? "
Deng Yue was silent for a while, then asked, "What about my friend?"
"This is a secret." Shang Zhang's expression was serious, "The Prison Keeper has rules. You should be able to understand. "
"I understand," Deng Yue said.
Shang Zhang looked at him and smiled, "So I will never have a child. I will never marry. "
Deng Yue looked at his crotch and said with a smile, "Just go to the palace."
"That won't do!" Shang Zhang's reaction was very fierce, "I hate those damn eunuchs the most! They have to say a word three times, and they're disgusting all day long. Each and every one of them has a perverted mind! "
No matter how impatient the bad-tempered Consort Feng and the bald Tu Wei with the chain tattooed on his head were, after Shang Zhang started asking questions, they both remained silent. Obviously, they trusted him very much in this aspect.
However, he seemed to be chatting happily with Deng Yue, as if he had completely forgotten the purpose of the interrogation.
Deng Yue reminded him, "You can ask me questions now."
"You see." Shang Zhang looked at Consort Feng and Tu Wei, very proud of himself, "Didn't I tell you? It's convenient for others and convenient for yourself. When you're outside, you have to rely on your friends! "
He turned back and looked at Deng Yue, "Then let me ask you. Where is the person we're looking for? "
Deng Yue looked at him very sincerely, "I don't know."
Shang Zhang pressed the space between his eyebrows, "You're injured so badly that it might lead to amnesia. I can understand. "
He was a good friend, and tried hard to find an excuse for Deng Yue.
Then he said, "Then I'll change the question. What does he want to do?"
Shang Zhang looked left and right, "This damned place. Can he even stay here? "
"Maybe he's grown up," Deng Yue said with a smile.
Shang Zhang said very seriously, "I just asked you two questions, but you only answered one. I hate people who don't talk seriously and only answer half of a sentence. We just met, so don't let me down, okay? "
Deng Yue said slowly, "Young man, this is the answer to both of your questions. I'm already so old, how can I lie to you? "
Shang Zhang nodded slowly, then pursed his lips and smiled, "You might not understand the current Prison Keeper very well. Our interrogation methods are not the same as before. "
"Congratulations." Deng Yue said, "Talented people come out of every generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years."
Shang Zhang slowly squatted down, still smiling, and used two fingers to gently pinch Deng Yue's right index finger, "One Finger Severing the River, right?"
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In the boundless desert, there wasn't even wind, because it couldn't blow in.
But the wind that couldn't do anything on this side of the line of life and death might have swept through the grasslands, brushed the willow trees, or drifted over the long river.
Then it might have also come to the River-Viewing Platform.
On the River-Viewing Platform, Tianjiao of various countries had gathered. Banners were already densely packed, and heads were moving.
The Yellow River Meeting officially began on July 11.
But in fact, as early as July 9, the martial arts competition had already begun.
It was also called the "preliminary selection".
In the Yellow River Meeting's main competition, regardless of whether it was the Inner Mansion or the Outer Mansion, there were only 16 spots.
Among them, six of the six strongest countries in the world had taken up the spots.
The remaining 10 spots would be competed for by other countries.
There were no restrictions for those under 30 years old, and there were only a total of eight spots for the main competition. There were only two spots for other countries to compete for.
For many countries, the goal of their competition was actually only the qualification for the Yellow River Meeting's main competition.
After obtaining the qualification for the main competition, they would have more say. If they could enter one or two rounds, they would have a foothold behind the Door of Ten Thousand Demons. They would have the possibility to independently capture demons and create Meridian Unlocking Pills. And they wouldn't be forever trapped … in the tribute system built around Meridian Unlocking Pills, forever unable to escape the suppression of the overlord countries.
Of course, not all the rewards were suitable. The result of a country's strength not being able to match Tianjiao's results was also very scary. Otherwise, those abandoned strongholds behind the Door of Ten Thousand Demons … where did they come from?
For big countries like Xia, Wei, Sheng, and Song, what they wanted was definitely more than that.
Who wouldn't want to know the weight of the cauldron?
However, there were only those six strongest countries in the world.
If the latecomers wanted to replace them, they would have to put in too much effort.
In the middle of the Riverview Platform, the training field surrounded by the Pillars of Six Directions had already been opened.
Apart from the six strongest countries, there were a total of 136 countries participating in the Yellow River Meeting.
In fact, those small countries that could participate in the Yellow River Meeting were already considered quite strong. In the Western Region, the Mo, Cheng, and Luo didn't send anyone to participate at all.
Other than the fact that there was no hope of winning, the long journey, and the fact that they had to waste their already stretched powerhouses to lead the team, there was another very important reason. That was, the early selection of the Yellow River Meeting didn't forbid death.
For many small countries, there were only a few geniuses that were worth nurturing. They were still counting on them to grow up and become the mainstay of the country, continuing the country's fortune for a few hundred years. If they were to compete in the Yellow River Meeting … they simply couldn't afford it.
In fact, the main competition of the Yellow River Meeting didn't forbid death either. It was just that the powerhouse hosting the main competition would, as usual, make a move at the last moment to save Tianjiao from death.
But even so …
The number of participating teams from 136 countries competing for the pitiful number of spots in the main competition was enough to show how fierce the competition was.
And in these 136 countries, there were many.
There were 112 people competing for the ten spots for the main competition of the Inner Mansion Realm. Most of the countries participating in the Yellow River Meeting sent cultivators of the Inner Mansion Realm to participate in the competition.
There were 75 people competing for the ten spots for the Outer Mansion Realm.
There were only 17 people competing for the two spots for the unrestricted main competition under the age of 30 …
Although it was said that there were no restrictions for those under the age of 30, if you really sent a cultivator of the Inner Mansion Realm under the age of 30, there was no possibility of that cultivator participating.
"There are so many people in the Inner Mansion Realm! No wonder so many people say that the Inner Mansion Realm is the most competitive competition. " In a teahouse somewhere on Qi Street, after hearing the guard's report, Cao Jie smiled. "Jiang Qingyang, are you nervous?"
"Of course not." Jiang Wang, who was sitting cross-legged opposite him, said, "It's just that the requirements for the Outer Mansion Realm and the unrestricted main competition under the age of 30 are relatively higher, so a large number of people are eliminated in advance. As for whether I'm nervous or not … "
He lowered his head and looked at Chang Xiangsi. "Hearing that all the heroes of the world are coming here, my sword is trembling."
Then he chuckled. "It's very excited."
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ps:
1. "Talented people are born in every generation of the country, each leading the way for hundreds of years." — Zhao Yi, Qing.
2. Because many readers said that they weren't used to not having an update at 8 PM, they moved tomorrow's update over …
There are no more saved chapters. I can only update twice tomorrow. I'll look at it again the day after tomorrow.
(I'll start saving from scratch for the big climax. O, O)
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