The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 907 Another Battle

Nanzhou Holy Flame Island, in the Holy Flame Realm.

Xin'er's team is still ten days away from the location of the Demon-Companion Grass.

They encountered more and more cultivators on the road, most of whom were from aristocratic families and small sects.

Most of these people who come to participate in the Continental Genius Competition are just trying their luck. Only those from major sects have the real ability to compete for rare and precious materials.

Even knowing this, they still wanted to go and see for themselves. As long as they went, there would be a chance, even if that chance might cost them their lives.

The second most powerful family in the Eastern Continent, the Merchants, are among these cultivators.

Shang Jicheng led more than 500 members of his family and sped toward the direction of the Demon-Companion Grass.

Suddenly, a large group of cultivators appeared within his divine sense range. Shang Jicheng was shocked and hurriedly raised his hand to stop the group.

The merchants and monks all looked wary and hovered in mid-air, on guard.

A moment later, a group of cultivators approached from afar, and a powerful divine sense swept over the merchant group.

Everyone in the group felt ice-cold all over, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

With a swift movement, the more than two thousand cultivators leaped over the merchants' procession without stopping.

Shang Jicheng, sweating profusely, said, "This is the Corpse Demon Sect's group from the Western Continent, and the leader is Corpse Barbarian!"

The follower behind him continued, "How can these geniuses be so terrifying? Just now, when his divine sense swept over us, it was as if we were being stared at by a Nascent Soul stage expert."

Shang Jicheng gritted his teeth and said, "Fortunately, they are cultivators from the Western Continent, and it seems they are chasing someone. If they were cultivators from the Southern Continent, we would be in trouble."

When Shang Jicheng first entered the Holy Flame Realm, he quickly assembled a team.

On the way, they encountered some cultivators from the Southwest Continent. As long as they identified themselves as merchants from the Eastern Continent, the cultivators would not make things difficult for them. However, this situation did not last long.

About half a month ago, the cultivators from the Purple Gold Mansion and Sword Sect in the Southern Continent started to go crazy, attacking anyone they saw and refusing to listen to any nonsense.

Shang Jicheng took many detours to avoid the cultivators from the Southern Continent, but no matter how far he went, he would still run into them.

I initially thought it was just a few isolated teams, but who would have thought that the situation would get even worse in the last few days, with even cultivators from the Western Continent experiencing the same thing.

The merchant group originally numbered over a thousand, but after this unexpected disaster, only about five hundred remain.

Shang Jicheng guessed that something major must have happened to drive the cultivators of the two southwestern continents mad.

He scratched his scalp raw, but still couldn't figure out what had happened.

Seeing that Shang Jicheng was still not moving, the follower quickly said, "Young Master, we should leave here quickly, otherwise it will be dangerous if we encounter these cultivators again."

Shang Jicheng sighed inwardly, then his face hardened as he said, "If I find out who caused this trouble, I'll make them pay!"

"Achoo!" Pan Chengfeng rubbed his nose and said, "Xin'er must be missing me. I have to hurry and catch up with her."

As he spoke, Pan Chengfeng activated his Lightning Escape Technique, instantly increasing his speed several times over.

Pan Chengfeng was right. Xin'er was missing him now because she had encountered a formidable enemy again.

Li Ke flew to Xin'er's side in a disheveled state, and said happily, "Junior Sister Xin'er, I've finally found you."

Xin'er frowned, glanced at the Ghost Control Sect disciples behind Li Ke, and then asked softly, "Senior Brother Li, what happened? Why are you in such a sorry state?"

The cultivators of the Ghost Control Sect were all injured and their magical power was unstable, clearly indicating that they had just experienced a major battle.

Li Ke sighed and said, "It's a long story. Junior Sister Xin'er, please help me hold off the enemy for half an hour."

The cultivators of the Ghost Control Sect urgently need some time to rest; otherwise, they won't be able to unleash their full strength in this state of combat.

Upon hearing this, Xin'er hurriedly released her divine sense, and a group of cultivators from the Western Continent appeared within her divine sense range.

Li Ke apologized, "I had no choice but to bring them here. Please forgive me, Junior Sister Xin'er."

Previously on the Thunder Boat, Pan Chengfeng, Xin'er, and Li Ke had learned about each other's strengths.

Li Ke knew Xin'er's strength; she wouldn't be at a disadvantage even against the Corpse Barbarians.

Xin'er nodded slightly and said, "I understand. Senior Brother Li, please take your men to rest first. I will hold off the Corpse Barbarians for you."

As the three major sects of the Eastern Continent, they had already agreed to help each other in this competition. Since Li Ke had spoken up, Xin'er naturally wouldn't refuse.

Upon hearing this, Li Ke cupped his hands and said, "Then I thank you, Junior Sister."

Just a few breaths after Li Ke and his men left, more than two thousand cultivators from the Western Continent arrived.

Corpse Barbarian took the lead, moving at an extremely fast speed, and only stopped when he was a hundred meters away from Xin'er.

Looking at the woman before him, Shi Man was secretly astonished, thinking, "Such a beauty exists in this world! If only she could be my Daoist partner."

Seeing Shi Man staring at her, Xin'er said with slight anger, "Is the visitor Shi Man, the sect master of the Corpse Demon Sect in the Western Continent? Fellow Daoist Shi? A sect leader, how can you be so rude?!"

Upon hearing Xin'er's voice, Shi Man composed himself and forced a smile onto his pale face, saying, "It is indeed I, young master. Are you Liu Xinyue, the Holy Maiden of the Beast Taming Sect of the Eastern Continent? Fairy Liu?"

Xin'er said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Shi, you are a cultivator from the Western Continent, why are you getting involved in the conflict between the Southeast and the Eastern Continents?"

Corpse Barbarian looked troubled and said, "This young master is also unwilling to be an enemy of the fairy, but the sect has given orders, and this young master has no choice in the matter."

Xin'er's pretty face darkened as she said, "Then there's nothing more to say..."

"Fairy, please hold your hand!" Corpse Barbarian interrupted, "I really don't want to fight you, Fairy. Besides, I have some connection with your Daoist partner."

"Chengfeng?" Xin'er asked in surprise, "You actually have a connection with Chengfeng?"

Shi Man chuckled and said, "We have some connection, I suppose. As long as you step aside and let me kill Li Ke of the Ghost Control Sect, I will definitely not make things difficult for you."

Upon hearing this, Xin'er coldly said to Shi Man, "Shi Man, do you know what you're saying?"

Shi Man was stunned, but before he could speak, Xin'er continued, "How could you make me do such a treacherous thing? Even if I leave the Holy Flame Realm alive, how can I stand in the sect afterward?"

How can we establish ourselves in the Eastern Continent?! How can we establish ourselves on this continent?!

After saying that, Xin'er waved her little hand, and Nao Nao flew out. Xin'er formed a hand seal and shouted loudly, "Nao Nao, burn them!"

Shi Man was shocked. He never expected that Xin'er was not only beautiful, but also very capable when she got into a fight.

Nao Nao circled once above Xin'er's head, then opened its little mouth and fired a series of rapid-fire shots like a machine gun.

Hundreds of fireballs, each the size of a fist, shot towards the Western Continent cultivators.

The Corpse Barbarian, bearing the brunt of the attack, paled and cried out, "Yang Fire! Don't resist, use your movement techniques to dodge!!"

The Corpse Barbarian moved with incredible speed, instantly forming a magic seal: "Shadow Technique!"

As the technique was completed, the Corpse Barbarian's body stretched out like a shadow, skillfully dodging the fireballs that were aimed at him.

But the cultivators behind him were not as powerful as him. Only a small number of them had time to use their movement techniques, while the majority of them simply withstood Nao Nao's fireballs.

Then, another horrific scene unfolded.

Three or four hundred cultivators who didn't have time to dodge or couldn't withstand the fireballs were all set ablaze.

Shi Man turned around, his face contorted in rage, and glared at Xin'er with a sinister look, saying, "Fine! Very well! You shameless woman, you don't know what's good for you. Don't blame me for being ruthless and destroying your beauty!"

Nao Nao's attack has sounded the clarion call for yet another battle.

Corpse Barbarian suffered a great loss. With a wave of his hand, all the more than a thousand Corpse Demon Sect cultivators summoned their own Corpse Demons.

Xin'er's side was equally formidable, with the Beast Taming Sect cultivators possessing a considerable number of spirit pets as well, and the battle between the two sides immediately intensified.