Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 208 - 189 Huai Desert Escape

Chapter 208: Chapter 189 Huai Desert Escape

On the Trial Road, everyone saw a strange scene where four renowned super experts, usually dominating the Trial Road, were hurriedly rushing toward the final checkpoint at the Fifteenth Pass.

Yet, it was surprising that these super experts, instead of exhibiting the poise expected of them, appeared exceedingly bedraggled, covered in blood, their clothes tattered as if they were fleeing, swiftly heading to the last checkpoint.

This spectacle left many trial participants along the way extremely astonished, wondering what had happened to these super experts to end up in such a dire situation.

The trialists near the final checkpoint obviously hadn’t received the news of the massacre; otherwise, they wouldn’t have thought so.

Not long after, other trialists saw the Crownless King, Ye Chen, approaching like a storm sweeping across the sky and earth, with a swath of golden radiance, causing the heavens and the earth to tremble wherever he passed, a tremendously imposing aura that was startling.

Reflecting on the previous distressing scene of the four super experts, everyone couldn’t help but speculate that the four had been pursued by Ye Chen, resulting in their wretched state.

This speculation left many people stunned, wondering if Ye Chen was truly powerful enough to chase down even super experts like them to such an extent.

If they all knew about the massacre in the Divine Little World, they would probably be even more shocked.

The Fifteenth Pass, compared to any of the previous fourteen passes, was much broader and more vast, not merely the size of a Kingdom but several times larger, spanning at least over a hundred thousand miles, truly vast and boundless.

And here lies the final and most crucial checkpoint of the Trial Road.

Instead of the anticipated forest, it was an endless Great Desert, with boundless red sand, powerful sandstorms sweeping across the world, inhabited by numerous Demon Beasts prowling the desert, filled with various dangers.

Even the Top 100 Trial Participants could encounter dangers at the slightest carelessness, making it the most dangerous pass.

Only by crossing the endless Great Desert could one truly reach the endpoint and pass this trial.

However, this final checkpoint was also dangerous; laden with various hazards, it was considered the most perilous among the fifteen checkpoints. If careless, one could easily meet an unexpected demise here, posing a significant risk.

Upon reaching this boundless sandy desert wasteland, Ye Chen sensed an aura from the Great Desert of the Twelfth Pass, the cold white flames of the Dao lingering deep within the earth, burning slowly, ignited.

Ye Chen guessed that this place must have been an important location for the battle between the Ice Flame Heavenly King and his foes in the past. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have transformed into such a vast and boundless red sand desert, easily spanning tens or hundreds of thousands of miles, and possibly even more expansive.

This battle, perhaps, was a crucial one that shattered this piece of heaven and earth.

Following the traces left by the four, Ye Chen plunged into the boundless desert, continuing the great chase.

These four were quite cunning, fleeing everywhere, even leveraging the power of the Gate Masters to hinder his pursuit. They truly spared no effort to escape.

Sadly, it was of little use; upon entering the vast and boundless Great Desert, visibility stretched to the horizon, with barely any place to hide. Even though they started first, they were still chased down by him here.

"Hiss—"

Countless hissing sounds erupted as Red Sand Scorpions sensed human presence and frenziedly surged out from the western sands. Each one was palm-sized, collectively numbering in the hundreds of thousands, forming a sea of scorpions, a dark mass furiously emerging and converging towards Ye Chen in the void, with purple Red Sand Scorpions darting through the air.

Ye Chen promptly used a powerful technique, his Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Finger releasing the Destruction Circle, obliterating swathes of Red Sand Scorpions into a bloody pulp, a sight both gruesome and piteous.

However, no golden Red Sand Scorpion King appeared, which was somewhat disappointing for Ye Chen, as he had genuinely wanted to kill one or two to obtain Martial God Demon Pills.

Probably Ye Chen alone had the courage to fearlessly confront everything.

After effortlessly slaughtering hundreds of thousands of Red Sand Scorpion Groups, Ye Chen soared towards the distance. Under his Divine Sense, the traces left by Yangg Shaoqi, Wu Han, Long Tenghua, and Li Cheng—the four young super experts—could not be concealed, becoming crucial means for him to track them.

The vast and endless Great Desert was not only made up of red sand; just as extremes meet, the cold white fires burning beneath the earth created several hidden rivers and gave rise to verdant oases brimming with vitality, dotted like pearls throughout the entire boundless desert.

Moreover, each oasis appeared small from afar in the vast desert but was actually quite large, generally spanning several miles, with some even spanning tens or hundreds of miles, containing mountains and lakes, virtually forming a world of their own.

At this moment, Yangg Shaoqi and the others were situated in an oasis encapsulating about ten miles in the boundless desert—neither too large nor too small. Yet today, the four super experts renowned on the Trial Road all appeared extremely bedraggled, filthy, and gasping for breath, their complexions slightly pale, struggling to catch their breath, a scene unimaginable in ordinary days.

Who would have thought that the four great masters who once commanded the winds and clouds on the Trial Road, were now reduced to this state?

Along the way, they had been fleeing for their lives continuously, and it took them two whole days and nights to escape from the Twelfth Pass to the Fifteenth Pass.

Yet even so, they were far from reaching their destination, because the Fifteenth Pass was incredibly vast, as boundless as dozens of Kingdoms combined.

Crossing it would be too difficult; it wasn’t something that could be achieved in just a day or two, and what was even more worrisome was that the Young Great Demon King was pursuing them from behind.

They never expected Ye Chen to actually come chasing after them. In the past two days, they had felt the terrifying aura emanating from the Young Demon King, which soared to the skies and shook the ancient space, scaring them to the core.

Had they not been fleeing for their lives, meeting obstacles and unhesitatingly using the Martial God Dao Soldiers to push through, they would have been caught up long ago.

But now, the distance between them was closing, intensifying their sense of a deadly threat.

Ye Chen was truly terrifying.

"Let’s rest for a bit; the escape these past two days has drained us too much. We need to replenish our energy, otherwise, we might be caught," Wu Han suggested, receiving unanimous agreement from the others.

Although they knew Ye Chen was continuously closing in from behind, their constant running without rest had severely drained their stamina. If caught, in their current state, they would stand no chance and would be instantly killed.

Several of them took spiritual pills from their respective forces which quickly healed their injuries and restored their Primordial Energy. However, each consumed pill, at least a two-star pill, was precious and worth hundreds of thousands of Gold Coins, causing even them to feel the pinch.

But under such circumstances, they had no choice.

After a short rest and partially restored Primordial Energy, they looked at each other and nodded, "Let’s go, set off—"

However, in the next moment, all of their expressions changed, and they completely concealed their auras because they felt a powerful and familiar aura quickly approaching and descending upon this oasis, causing them to shudder—

Ye Chen had arrived.

The group was shocked, helpless, bitter, and even felt a tinge of despair, never expecting the Young Great Demon King, Ye Chen, to arrive so quickly. Was it really the end for them? They were unwilling to accept this.

They quickly submerged into the sands of the oasis lake shore, allowing the lake’s tides to wash over and naturally erase their traces, deeply burying themselves without daring to move.

Ye Chen descended upon this oasis because he sensed Yang Shaoqi and the others’ presence here. Even though they concealed their auras, they could not escape Ye Chen’s incredibly sharp senses.

His aura was not concealed at all; instead, it became even more astonishing, stirring the air above the oasis as his voice thundered, "Come out now. There’s no need to hide. Do you really think you can escape my pursuit?"

Naturally, Yang Shaoqi and the others did not answer, still clinging to a sliver of hope since they did not want to be killed by Ye Chen just yet.

Ye Chen smiled faintly, his gaze scanning the oasis as if he could see through all illusions, "Do you really want me to invite you out? The consequences of that would be severe. I’ll cripple your cultivation first, then break every bone in your body one by one, bury you in the ground with only your head exposed, remove your top of the skull, and finally, sprinkle those flesh-eating ants over you. What do you think about that?"

The group felt a chill in their hearts; Ye Chen really was a Great Demon.

Ye Chen stopped talking and casually walked around the oasis as if strolling in his own courtyard, his eyes sparkling as he continuously swept across the area.

"Do you really not want to come out?"

Ye Chen spoke again, his voice suddenly rising as he slapped towards a specific spot, creating a thunderous explosion, causing trees to fall, and dust to rise to the sky.

But there was nothing there. After a long look, Ye Chen muttered to himself in confusion, "Could I have been mistaken? These guys’ hiding techniques are really good, even I was deceived."

Whoosh—

Ye Chen strode away, disappearing from sight.

At this time, hidden in the sandy beach by the lake, Yang Shaoqi and the others waited silently for a full three hours before carefully emerging, sighing in relief, "He’s finally gone."

However, at that moment, a voice that seemed to laugh echoed by their ears, causing the hairs on their bodies to stand on end, "But I’ve waited a long time for you."

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