Invincible Divine Sword

Chapter 622: Chapter 622: Entering Poison Fog Island

Upon learning that the Desolate Heavenly Emperor once cultivated for a long time in the Ancient Sword Ruins, Yang Xiaotian couldn’t help but be curious. Could it be that the Ancient Sword Ruins held some secret?

Otherwise, with the strength of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, it would not have been possible for him to stay in the Ancient Sword Ruins for such a long time.

“Actually, my mentor, the Immortal Sword God, also entered the Ancient Sword Ruins,” Yuan Wei said.

The Immortal Sword God was Yuan Wei’s mentor, which took Yang Xiaotian by surprise.

He had learned from the Qi Tian Medicine God that three million years ago, the Immortal Sword God had also opened the Divine Dragon Hall.

“What happened to Immortal Senior later?” asked Yang Xiaotian.

Yuan Wei shook his head, “Just like your mentor, he disappeared.”

Yang Xiaotian’s heart sank.

He disappeared too?

Afterward, Yang Xiaotian asked many questions regarding his mentor.

The Qi Tian Medicine God and Yuan Wei spared no details in responding.

It wasn’t until late into the night that the two of them left.

Upon leaving, the Qi Tian Medicine God told Yang Xiaotian not to worry about tomorrow’s second round of the competition.

Yang Xiaotian picked up on the meaning of Qi Tian Medicine God’s words.

In tomorrow’s second round, there would certainly be no shortage of people who wanted him dead.

Meanwhile, within the Tian Family Estate, the Tian Family Patriarch, Tian Zhiqing, and a host of the Tian Family elders gathered in a hall.

“No matter what, we cannot let Yang Xiaotian pass the second round,” Tian Zhiqing said gravely, then he spoke to Tian Junheng, “Use any means necessary, kill Yang Xiaotian.”

He then took out ten Yin Divine Thunders, “These ten Yin Divine Thunders have been crafted by collecting thousands of types of Yin Thunder by our Tian Family, each able to kill a pinnacle of the Divine Spirit tenth layer.”

Tian Junheng accepted the Yin Divine Thunder and took a deep breath, “Patriarch, rest assured, if I encounter Yang Xiaotian tomorrow, I will kill him!”

The night passed without incident.

The next day dawned.

Yang Xiaotian and the Shocking Heaven Sword God, among a few others, arrived at the Enshrinement Square.

The square was buzzing with voices.

Upon seeing Yang Xiaotian arrive, all the formidable forces showed fear, admiration, and frenzy.

After the battle yesterday, the worship of Yang Xiaotian by disciples from numerous families and sects from all the great empires had almost reached blind fanaticism.

Especially the girls, whose gaze seemed as if they could not wait to strip Yang Xiaotian bare.

“Divine Protector Alchemist!”

All along the way, elders, Sect Masters, and Patriarchs from various factions bowed to Yang Xiaotian.

When Tian Junheng, who had already arrived at the square, saw this, his eyes filled with even more murderous intent.

Soon, all the disciples participating in the second round and the many strong figures from the Heavenly Court had arrived.

The Sword Heavenly Monarch scanned the ten thousand disciples who had made it to the second round and declared loudly, “The Jiuyou Demon Clan has surfaced; the Heavenly Court has located a den of the Jiuyou Demon Clan on Poison Fog Island, so the second round of the competition will be a battle to kill the members of the Jiuyou Demon Clan on Poison Fog Island!”

“Killing a Jiuyou Demon Clan expert of the Divine Spirit third layer will earn ten points.”

“Killing a Divine Spirit fourth layer, thirty points.”

“Killing a Divine Spirit fifth layer, fifty points.”

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Yang Xiaotian was taken aback.

He hadn’t expected the second round to be about killing experts from the Jiuyou Demon Clan on Poison Fog Island.

“The time limit is one month; after one month, those in the top hundred in points will proceed to the third round,” the Sword Heavenly Monarch announced, “On Poison Fog Island, there are millions of Jiuyou Demon Clan experts, and their leader is at the pinnacle of the late stage of the Divine Spirit tenth layer!”

“Moreover, there are dozens of Jiuyou Demon Clan experts at the Divine Spirit tenth layer.”

“Therefore, this trip to Poison Fog Island will be especially dangerous.”

“During this month, if you encounter any danger, the Heavenly Court will not intervene to save you.”

“Whoever leaves Poison Fog Island midway will be deemed to have forfeited their right to battle for enshrinement.”

Hearing that inside Poison Fog Island, there were dozens of Jiuyou Demon Clan experts possessing strength at the tenth level of the Divine Spirit Realm, and that there were millions of such experts, all the disciples participating in the second round of the trial changed color.

Even Tian Junheng’s face shifted.

It would be less accurate to say that the Heavenly Court was sending them in to kill the Jiuyou Demon Clan experts than to say the Heavenly Court was sending them in to be slaughtered by the Jiuyou Demon Clan experts.

The moment they infiltrated Poison Fog Island and killed a Jiuyou Demon Clan expert, they would surely be discovered. From then on, within that month, they would face the relentless pursuit and assault of millions of Jiuyou Demon Clan experts.

They might hold out for a day or two, but to endure for a whole month on Poison Fog Island, that would be difficult!

This was no longer just a test of one’s strength and adaptability.

“If anyone is afraid, you can drop out now,” Sword Heavenly Monarch said, seeing the faces of the disciples.

The disciples had mixed expressions, but ultimately, no one chose to quit.

After all, they had fought their way to the second round; no one wanted to give up so easily.

“Additionally, there are Divine Level Spiritual Medicines planted by the Jiuyou Demon Clan experts on Poison Fog Island,” Sword Heavenly Monarch continued, “If you obtain them, they are yours.”

“Moreover, there are treasure vaults of the Jiuyou Demon Clan on the island, filled with superior and supreme Spirit Stones in abundance, even Sacred Spirit Stones, along with many other treasures of heaven and earth. Whoever acquires them during this month, it will be theirs.”

At Sword Heavenly Monarch’s words, the crowd erupted with excitement.

The ten thousand disciples, who were initially dissatisfied with the idea of entering Poison Fog Island to kill the Jiuyou Demon Clan, were now pleased.

Xiaotian felt a stir in his heart as well.

The Jiuyou Demon Clan was one of the ten great demon races of the ancient times; although Poison Fog Island was just one of their dens, the treasures in their vaults were surely not few.

A moment later, Sword Heavenly Monarch opened the spatial transmission channel.

“Enter!”

Following Sword Heavenly Monarch’s order, Xiaotian and the rest of the disciples surged into the spatial transmission channel.

After a whirl of spatial forces, Xiaotian felt lighter as he landed on a sandy beach.

The beach was empty and desolate.

Quiet and cold.

In the distance from the beach was a vast sea.

Clearly, his current location was a beach on Poison Fog Island.

Looking at the dark Poison Fog Island before him, Xiaotian didn’t hesitate and used Space Concealment, flying towards the center of the island.

The entire Poison Fog Island was shrouded in thick poison fog.

This poison fog was beneficial for the cultivation of the Jiuyou Demon Clan experts, but if a member of the Human Race inhaled too much, they would become demonized, turning into half-human, half-demon monsters.

However, for Xiaotian, who possessed the Eternal Divine Body and the Primordial Heaven Destiny God Body, these poison fogs were negligible.

Before long, Xiaotian arrived at a primitive forest.

Perhaps due to being soaked in poison fog all year round, the trees in this primeval forest grew in strange and terrifying shapes, with some trees dripping blood and others covered in various poisons, enough to make one shudder.

After Xiaotian carefully made his way through the poison forest, he encountered many patrolling Jiuyou Demon Clan experts.

These Jiuyou Demon Clan experts patrolled in groups of a hundred and camped in groups of ten thousand.

Xiaotian did not rush to attack, instead continuing to fly forward.

He would only strike when he encountered Jiuyou Demon Clan experts who were alone—and with a single strike. After killing them, he would incinerate their bodies completely with Divine Flame.

Thus, days later, he finally arrived at the central region of Poison Fog Island.

There before him were continuous mountain peaks with countless palaces.

Presumably, those palaces were the cave dwellings where the Jiuyou Demon Clan Divine Spirit Realm experts cultivated.

However, just as Xiaotian was about to sneak past, suddenly, a thunderous boom rang out, and one after another, Jiuyou Demon Clan Divine Spirit Realm experts burst out from the palaces.

Following closely, the voice of the Jiuyou Demon Clan leader echoed through the surrounding mountains.

“Kill them all!”

“Seal the island!”

“Don’t let any of them escape!”