Martial Defiance Across Nine Thousand Realms

The forest was a battleground of fierce combat.

Nie Yuan and two others joined forces to barely slay a third-tier Earth Rampage Bear.

But as they turned around, they were all struck dumb.

Not far from them, Ye Han was calmly wiping the fresh blood from his hands, straightening his clothes, while the bodies of four Earth Rampage Bears lay on the ground.

"Are you some kind of monster?" He Qingfeng couldn't help but exclaim.

Could a human even accomplish such a feat?

They had struggled to hunt down one Earth Rampage Bear, wondering how they would survive the ordeal, and yet Ye Han had gone and killed the remaining four?

"Divine Power Realm combat strength!"

"Ye Han, you actually possess the combat strength of the Divine Power Realm? How could a peerless genius like you be mingling with us menial disciples?"

After a few breaths of silence, Nie Yuan suddenly spoke up.

"I'm no genius!" Ye Han shook his head.

True geniuses would reach the eighth or ninth layer of Gathering Core by the age of twelve or thirteen. By Ye Han's age, they would have stepped into the Divine Power Realm.

There were such individuals among the Outer Sect disciples of the Cycle Academy.

"And you say you're not a genius? The three of us combined probably couldn't withstand a single punch from you," He Qingfeng looked at Ye Han with a mix of awe and disbelief, as if to say, stop being modest.

"The Primordial Void Records mentioned that Feng Wuliang, at the age of twelve, had reached the ninth layer of Gathering Core, and by sixteen, he had reached the eighth layer of the Divine Power Realm. Even among the Outer Sect disciples, there are geniuses of the Divine Power Realm who are about our age," Ye Han said.

"Alright, let's extract the bear gallbladders and continue hunting for Earth Rampage Bears," Ye Han quickly moved on.

The five bear gallbladders were swiftly collected, and the group continued their trek through the mountain ridges.

"More bodies?"

Moments later, they all looked at the ground before them with shock.

They saw bodies dressed in Cycle Academy disciple robes lying there, a ghastly sight, dead no more than two or three days.

Not far away were other corpses, but it didn't look like they had killed each other. Their deaths were gruesome, with parts of their flesh missing.

"They've been hunted by demons!"

Ye Han stared into the distance, where several demon corpses lay.

"That's strange. Although there are many demons in Demon Ridge, they mostly live deep within the Great Demon Canyon," Nie Yuan said, "It's almost impossible for demons to appear on the outskirts."

"Indeed, according to what I know, when we come here to hunt Monster Beasts and demons, those bloodthirsty demons wouldn't dare to come to the outskirts so easily," Zhao Yijian also chimed in.

This was odd. They hadn't been in Demon Ridge for long, and already they had encountered dozens of demons, both alive and dead?

"Never mind, let's focus on the task. Twenty Earth Rampage Bears, easy!"

Ye Han now had a clear sense of his own strength, which was not mere blind confidence.

In the next half-day, their gains were beyond imagination. They continuously hunted down more than twenty Earth Rampage Bears, including other second and third-tier Monster Beasts.

The number of Monster Beasts was ten times more than Nie Yuan and the others had known!

A task they estimated would take three to four days was already completed, and there were additional gains.

Of course, this was also thanks to Ye Han's strength. Otherwise, ordinary menial disciples would find it difficult to leave this place alive, and even Outer Sect disciples of the Divine Power Realm would struggle.

"Shall we head back?"

Zhao Yijian was calm at this moment.

"Okay!"

Ye Han nodded in agreement.

He had a bad feeling. During the previous hunt, he sensed an incredibly terrifying presence, at least a fifth or sixth-tier Monster Beast.

Training was one thing, but seeking death was another. Ye Han didn't want to stay any longer; something was off about Demon Ridge.

"Roar...!"

As they conversed, a dreadful roar came from deep within the jungle.

The noise was chaotic, with demons, Monster Beasts, and even human Martial Artists involved.

Thud, thud, thud!

As if in a daze, the ground trembled as if countless primordial beasts were stampeding.

"What's going on?"

Ye Han's expression changed as he climbed atop an ancient tree, and from his vantage point, he saw a mass of figures charging towards them.

Countless Monster Beasts and demons were engaged in endless combat, and Ye Han estimated there might be thousands.

At the forefront, several young Martial Artists were fleeing.

"These idiots," Ye Han cursed under his breath.

Clearly, these Martial Artists had angered a multitude of Monster Beasts, and together with those bloodthirsty demons, chaos ensued.

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The demons were hunting the Monster Beasts, but the beasts, with blood-red eyes, were intent on devouring the group of Martial Artists.

If they had scattered, it might have been better, but these fools were bunched together, fleeing in one direction. Weren't they just asking for death?

"Run!"

Jumping down from the tree, Ye Han led Nie Yuan and the others to escape towards the outskirts of Demon Ridge.@@novelbin@@

"Damn it, this must be a demon tide. How could we be so unlucky?" Nie Yuan cursed through gritted teeth.

"Demon tide?"

Ye Han was startled, immediately recalling what he had read in the Primordial Void Records.

The reproduction rate of underground demons was astonishingly fast. Whenever a large number of demons grew up, famine would ensue, driving them mad with hunger to hunt Monster Beasts and humans. This was the so-called demon tide.

A demon tide was a disaster. Fortunately, this was Demon Ridge, where Monster Beasts were plentiful, but it would still cause great chaos throughout the ridge.

No wonder those demons were so recklessly fearless.

Demon Ridge was vast and unfathomable. Fortunately, due to their limited realms, they dared not delve too deep and could only move around the outskirts, quickly escaping the area.

Boom!

As they ran, a violent tremor came from ahead.

A swath of jungle trees collapsed, and a mountainous shadow blocked their path.

"Ice Frost Saber-Toothed Tiger?" Nie Yuan was close to despair: "A fifth-tier Monster Beast!"

A fifth-tier Monster Beast, at least on par with a Martial Artist of the third layer of the Divine Power Realm, could turn Nie Yuan and the others into mush with a single swipe of its paw.

Fortunately, this Monster Beast seemed off, with a thirty-centimeter wound on its chest, bleeding profusely.

The Ice Frost Saber-Toothed Tiger was extremely agitated, its paws flailing wildly, venting an unknown rage, leaving destruction in its wake.

"You three, go now!" Ye Han commanded on the spot.

"No, we stand or fall together."

Though Nie Yuan was desperate, his blood was up.

Roar...!

The Ice Frost Saber-Toothed Tiger roared, its bell-like eyes locking onto them, its body dragging, paws reaching out, and a gust of wind bearing down.

Ye Han kicked Nie Yuan in the backside, sending the fool flying seven or eight meters away, then quickly leaped aside.

Where he had just stood, the ground cracked, leaving a conspicuous deep pit.

"Have you lost your mind?"

Ye Han's divine power burst forth, and he bellowed at the Ice Frost Saber-Toothed Tiger, drawing its attention while booming, "Zhao Yijian, He Qingfeng, take him and get lost, don't hold me back!"

"Brother Ye Han, we'll wait for you to return!"

Zhao Yijian and the others had complex expressions, tears glistening in their eyes as they grabbed Nie Yuan's arm.

The giant paw swept over again, and Ye Han had no time to respond. He darted into the jungle to the right, leading the Ice Frost Saber-Toothed Tiger away.

In an instant, both man and beast had vanished from Nie Yuan and the others' sight.