Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 150 - 135: The 8th Town

Chapter 150: Chapter 135: The 8th Town

"The initial stage of the King Slaughter plan had been disclosed to Hai Qingxue and others, but when Ye Chen was about to leave, everyone was still not over the shock.

This plan was shockingly audacious, for the young Ye Chen actually planned to eliminate all super experts qualified to be kings except for Xia Yang and seize their Identity Tokens, which was downright crazy.

However, Ye Chen just gave a smile and then bid farewell.

Although everyone was reluctant, they did not hold him back because they understood that Ye Chen was mainly going to the Eighth Pass to rescue the young experts from Xiafeng Country.

Before leaving, Hai Qingxue solemnly cautioned Ye Chen that the ones hunting the Thirteenth Prince and others were led by the Eighth Prince of the Tianqi Empire, who was also one of the Top 100 Trial Participants and a strong contender. He might not pose a major threat to Ye Chen, but more importantly, he was the Second Prince’s biological brother, and their relationship was very close; thus, Ye Chen needed to be extra cautious.

Ye Chen grew somewhat solemn, as, currently on the Trial Road, only these super experts qualified for kingship could pose some threat to him.

With a roar—

The Golden Lion let out a ferocious bellow that echoed through the Shifang Mountains, and then carried Ye Chen as a streak of dark light towards the Eighth Pass, scattering and subjugating countless demon beasts along the way, startling numerous people.

Ye Chen determined his direction based on the information and maps about Trial Road provided by Hai Qingxue, Hann Fei, and others.

Eighth Town, located between the Seventh Pass and Eighth Pass, was a small town.

Each level had a small town where Trialists on the Trial Road were allowed to rest, receiving three days of protection from the Law Enforcers when they first entered the pass, but once these three days passed, the Law Enforcers would no longer protect them, completely ignoring any other trialists’ actions.

The so-called Law Enforcers were the strong experts from Tiandu Academy.

The Golden Lion landed outside the city, and Ye Chen arrived at the bustling yet unadorned Eighth Town.

The city was not newly built but had existed for many years, bearing traces of time, ancient and vicarious, belonging to ancient artifacts that proved an era of prosperity had been born here even before this piece of land was discovered. However, it had perished later, and now that the Trial Road had opened, the town was renovated and served as a level pass and a temporary residence for many trialists.

There were at least six to seven hundred trialists resting here in Eighth Town, with taverns set up and various street stalls of treasures, all excavated from the Trial Road.

The Trial Road was once a land of prosperity with bustling towns and territories and had also seen many strong figures fall within this realm. Thus, trialists could sometimes come across the burial sites of past strong individuals, digging up valuable items.

Unfortunately, Ye Chen was not very interested in these. Being in this town for a long tenure, the truly valuable items were likely already sold.

Before long, Ye Chen directly entered a building.

This place was a spacious house’s hall, serving as an information house on the Trial Road, specializing in selling various types of intelligence regarding the Trial Road, quite comprehensive.

The owner of the information house was rumored to be a super expert qualified to be king, so no one dared to cause a disturbance here, lest they invoke the wrath of that super expert.

However, there were specific regulations here: the currency accepted was only Identity Tokens or items of significant value; gold coins and the like were not circulated here.

Of course, the more valuable the information, the more Identity Tokens it required.

Ye Chen had only gotten general information about the Thirteenth Prince from Hai Qingxue and Hann Fei; as for their current location, it remained unclear. Each pass was vast enough not to be smaller than a kingdom’s territory. If Elder Yan were to use his Divine Sense Power to search, it would easily alert the Supreme Old Mansion Master who controlled this area.

Therefore, Ye Chen could only use the intelligence from the information house to find the whereabouts of the Thirteenth Prince and others.

At that moment, there were already several dozens of people in the information house either buying or selling information, making it somewhat lively.

A beautiful maid came forward proactively with a pleasant voice and a professional, gentle smile, "Hello, sir, what kind of information do you need?"

Ye Chen said, "Could you please provide me with the latest information about the trialists from Xiafeng Country?"

"Certainly, sir, please wait a moment," the maid said, bowing slightly, revealing a glimpse of radiant whiteness at her chest, dazzlingly bright and surpassing the frost and snow. Yet Ye Chen kept his gaze fixed, slightly nodding, waiting for the maid to return.

In a short while, the maid returned with a rectangular brocade box, laying out three Memory Jades within it and smiling, "Sir, these three Memory Jades contain the latest information about the trialists from Xiafeng Country up to yesterday. They are available in a simplified version, a standard version, and a detailed version. The simplified version requires one Identity Token, the standard version three Identity Tokens, and the detailed version six Identity Tokens for you to choose from."

Even Ye Chen slightly furrowed his brows; the way this information house earned Identity Tokens was a bit too appalling, as even the simplest version required one Identity Token.

As if sensing what Ye Chen was thinking, the maid added, "Sir might not know that the trialists from Xiafeng Country have recently garnered widespread attention. The Eighth Prince of the Tianqi Empire had once offered a bounty of twenty Identity Tokens for their heads, hence the value of this information."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen’s brows furrowed even more. The situation of the Thirteenth Prince and others was far more dangerous than he had recently imagined. The opposing side had actually put a bounty of twenty Identity Tokens as the cost for the hunt, which could already allow a trialist to pass the trial.

"Give me a detailed version." Without much hesitation, Ye Chen chose the most detailed version and handed over six Identity Tokens.

Luckily, on his way here, he had incidentally dealt with a few trialists, snatched a few Identity Tokens, or else he wouldn’t even have had Identity Tokens to buy now.

"Thank you, young master, and welcome again!" The maid bowed slightly, revealing her snow-white skin. Ye Chen took over the Memory Jade and probed with his Divine Sense, immediately having a vast amount of information flood into his mind.

When all the information had been browsed through, Ye Chen deeply furrowed his brows.

The continuous one-month-long hunt had seen Xiafeng Country’s trialists being eliminated one after another. Now only the Thirteenth Prince, Princess Hongs Rong, Vivian, Hua Shaoyang, Li Hu, Xia Mang, and Yangg Yi—people Ye Chen knew—remained. Initially, there were more than twenty participants in the trial, but now only seven or eight were left, clearly illustrating the intense pressure from the Tianqi Empire Eighth Prince’s pursuit.

The report narrated various dangerous encounters the Thirteenth Prince and others faced during the chase. They were not only being hunted but also suffered attacks from Innate Demonic Beasts, resulting in almost everyone being severely injured.

Even the Thirteenth Prince, who was the strongest among them, was stabbed in the abdomen by the Eighth Prince leading multiple super experts, causing him to bleed profusely, reducing his strength significantly, and now he was trapped in a dangerous place called the Desolate Beast Valley, a thousand miles away from Eighth Town.

This was the latest intelligence collected until last night; today’s situation was still unknown, and Ye Chen was truly worried.

"Big news, big news about Xiafeng Country!" Just then, someone suddenly rushed into the intelligence room, shouting and startling everyone.

"What big news?" Everyone anxiously asked, as news concerning Xiafeng Country was highly sought after.

"The Eighth Prince, leading the super experts, is beginning to attack the Desolate Beast Valley, aiming to eliminate all of Xiafeng Country’s trialists," the person said, "Moreover, the Eighth Prince proclaimed that the super experts would surround the outskirts of the Desolate Beast Valley and anyone who departs from Xiafeng Country would be dealt with, and they would receive a reward."

"Let’s go, everyone, hurry. This is a great opportunity; if we miss it, it’s gone."

"Yes, let’s all go. At this time, Xiafeng Country’s trialists are like rats on the street; everyone is out to get them."

Many people were itching to move, preparing to set off.

"I advise you," suddenly a cold snort sounded, and everyone looked over to see a young man in black, pausing in surprise—there was such a young participant in the Trial Road.

Someone frowned: "Kid, what do you mean?"

The young man blocked the passage and said, "If you dare to go, if you dare to surround and kill Xiafeng Country’s trialists, I won’t mind eliminating all of you."

Upon hearing this, the crowd was first stunned, then burst into laughter as if hearing the silliest joke. Did this young man truly think he could stop all of them alone?

Someone scoffed disdainfully: "Young man, you’re too arrogant. Do you really think you are someone? One of the super experts who are eligible to be kings? Do you really think you alone can stop us? Isn’t it ridiculous?"

The young man shook his head, suddenly soared into the sky, and blew a whistle that echoed through the air.

This action astonished everyone—what exactly did this young man intend to do?

Howling—

Just as they were puzzled, suddenly a terrifying roar of a demon beast resounded from afar, shaking the air above Eighth Town and causing countless people to look up.

From a distance, a dark ray slashed across the sky, and upon closer inspection, it was a massive Scale Armor Golden Lion fluttering its huge wings at an astonishing speed, appearing above Eighth Town, causing many to pale.

"What, that’s the Mutant Scale Armor Golden Lion from the Seventh Pass. How did it appear here?" Someone recognized the identity of the Scale Armor Golden Lion. On the Trial Road, this was a terrifying demon beast that had eliminated many trialists. Unexpectedly, it had appeared over Eighth Town—what could this mean?

"Could it be that the demon beasts from the Seventh Pass are going to attack Eighth Town? We need to immediately ask the Eighth Pass Master to intervene." Many trialists in Eighth Town paled, as the Scale Armor Golden Lion had a widely known reputation for ferocity, not just any fierce demon beast.

Some people were already preparing to ask the super experts stationed at the checkpoints by Tiandu Academy to act, or else this could be a disaster. Even the top 100 trial participants generally had to bypass encountering this Scale Armor Golden Lion. It was terrifying.

But at this moment, the young man’s figure stood in the air, and with a swoosh, he flew onto the back of the Scale Armor Golden Lion, intending to ride this mutant demon beast, stunning countless onlookers who stood agape, unable to speak—this was just too incredible.

The young man pointed in a direction and commanded, "Go there!"

With a roar, the Scale Armor Golden Lion, carrying the mysterious young man, dashed towards the sky under the stunned gazes of countless onlookers, chasing the stars and moon as it rushed towards the distance.

And that direction was precisely Desolate Beast Valley.

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