Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 723 - 668: Dark Night Siege War

Chapter 723: Chapter 668: Dark Night Siege War

"The siege of Dark Night City, once every hundred thousand years, initiated by the master of the Dragon Phoenix Academy. All the talents of the Academy must participate in the grand battle to seize the legendary quota..."

No sooner had he delved into the Memory Jade than a flood of crucial information entered Ye Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, all regarding the siege of Dark Night City—every bit of it essential, summarizing the important points, and remarkably comprehensive.

After a good while, Ye Chen had grasped all the information, understanding everything.

The so-called siege of Dark Night City was, as the name implied, the grand battle against the First Ancient City within Stealing Heaven Plain, Dark Night City. Held every one hundred thousand years, it coincided with the time of the Human Emperor’s power struggle. Initiated by the Dragon Phoenix Academy, it involved all the elite talents of the Academy.

The main purpose was to have the many talents from the Cultivation Academy of Ten Thousand Domains undergo a grand assault on Dark Night City—a trial and even a life-and-death one at that, tempering and strengthening them.

Moreover, the siege battle aligned with the principles of the Dragon Phoenix Academy: disregarding the process and focusing solely on the result, indifferent to casualties.

Naturally, the rewards offered by the Dragon Phoenix Academy were quite substantial. Should anyone successfully breach Dark Night City, the rewards would be immensely generous, including a unique quota related to an ancient domain that is rumored to hold the Supreme Inheritance of both the Mythical Emperor and the Emperor.

That ancient domain was known as the Ancient Divine Domain!

Legend had it that within Dark Night City lay a Secret Ancient Road leading to the storied Ancient Divine Domain, but only the Dragon Phoenix Academy truly mastered the method to open this secret pathway.

Should any talent manage to invade the city and find the Secret Ancient Road, it would be as though they had secured a vital quota to enter the Ancient Divine Domain—just this point alone was enough to attract the envious gaze of countless individuals.

After all, everyone had heard rumors that the Ancient Divine Domain might hold the Supreme Inheritance of both the Emperor and the Emperor. Some had even attained parts of it and went on to become epoch-making Great Powers, shaking the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, establishing a Supreme Sect that would endure and be revered through the ages.

Who could resist the allure of such a supreme legacy?

Alas, successfully besieging the city was easier said than done. Let alone the fact that Dark Night City, situated at the core of Stealing Heaven Plain, was teeming with numerous powerhouses in its true Earth Dragon’s den, swarming with hidden dragons and crouching tigers. It was even guarded by the likes of the Heavenly King Old Antique.

Just approaching Dark Night City posed immense difficulties.

The talents of Ten Thousand Realms en route to Dark Night City would be heavily obstructed by countless bandits from Stealing Heaven Plain, enduring numerous battles of life and death, and might even encounter fearsome Huai beasts and Great Bandits, resulting in slaughters over ten thousand miles and bloodshed most gruesome.

All of this illustrated that the siege of Dark Night City was fraught with hardship, far from the ease one might imagine.

Furthermore, the number of quotas available to enter the Ancient Divine Domain was rumored to be no more than a few dozen. This alone was enough to make the elites of the Dragon Phoenix Academy wary of each other, preventing cooperation, and instead, they might turn against each other, waylaying one another along the way to reduce the number of contestants for the quota.

These factors further increased the difficulty of the siege.

Indeed, this made the siege of Dark Night City incredibly challenging.

According to intelligence gathered by the Heavenly God Palace, throughout history, the number of talents who have ultimately breached the city in the siege ranged from a mere three or four at the least to not more than thirty at the most, often fluctuating among a dozen or so.

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After obtaining this important information, Ye Chen’s expression grew somewhat solemn. The challenge of the siege of Dark Night City was indeed unexpectedly harrowing—truly a trial unlike any other from the Dragon Phoenix Academy.

And with the Heavenly King Old Antique said to be entrenched within Dark Night City, merely thinking about overcoming the city was nothing short of a pipe dream, the difficulty boundless. How could it be easy?

Ye Chen let out a soft sigh; indeed, entering the Ancient Divine Domain was no easy feat.

Will and the Corpse-devouring Worm Emperor fell silent upon learning the information within the Memory Jade, evidently feeling the difficulty of the siege on Dark Night City.

The Corpse-devouring Worm Emperor looked towards Ye Chen and asked, "Little Moon, what do you plan to do?"

"Siege."

The words were spoken softly, but the tone was unwaveringly determined.

Not surprisingly, the Corpse-devouring Worm Emperor nodded and said, "Good, but this matter requires careful planning, it is not wise to act rashly."

"Of course, I understand," Ye Chen nodded and quickly thought of a method.

"What method?"

"Become a Great Bandit!"

When he said this, both Will and the Corpse-devouring Worm Emperor were taken aback, not expecting Ye Chen to give such a response.

However, upon reflection, this strategy seemed to be the best one—becoming a Great Bandit could perhaps forgo the need for a siege, allowing direct entry into the city instead.

But, the Corpse-devouring Worm Emperor, with claws folded in front of him, couldn’t help frowning and said, "Little Moon, have you considered that if you could think of this, then why couldn’t the people inside Dark Night City? People throughout history must have done this, so how could the city’s inhabitants not be aware of such tactics and have precautions in place?"

"What if I add this?" Ye Chen smiled, pulling out a dark Token engraved with two ancient characters—"Black Sky!"

Indeed, this was the Black Sky Order given to him by Wang Ming before leaving the Domain Battlefield, representing the identity of the Black Sky Eight Bandits.

Wang Ming had once said that the Ten Thousand Domain Center was fraught with difficulty; should resistance be encountered, showing the Black Sky Order might make various Heroic Masters give some respect.

Now, Ye Chen’s cultivation had reached Tongxuan, on par with Saint Lord Level Characters and he also possessed the power of the Gulan World and the Power of Faith, his strength capable of making sudden leaps to surpass that of Reincarnation.

But in this Stealing Heaven Plain, he felt the Black Sky Order might very well be exceedingly influential.

"The Black Sky Order!?" After a moment of surprise, the Corpse-devouring Worm Emperor quickly understood Ye Chen’s relationship with Wang Ming, and that it was natural for him to possess such a Token.

Though Stealing Heaven Plain wasn’t the Black Sky Plain, their natures were similar, both lands where bandits roamed freely.

Furthermore, it was widely rumored in the Ten Thousand Realms that the Black Sky Plain and Stealing Heaven Plain had profound connections.

Especially the Black Sky Eight Bandits, reputed to have emerged from the bandits of Stealing Heaven Plain.

Therefore, the Black Sky Order might command the bandits of Stealing Heaven Plain, becoming a prominent Great Bandit.

Ye Chen had decided his next step was to enter Stealing Heaven Plain and approach Dark Night City, better yet to enter the city itself, to avoid the effort of laying siege.

Whether the bandits of Stealing Heaven Plain would respect the Black Sky Eight Bandits, he wasn’t sure, but he surmised it would have some effect.

After a short while, Ye Chen had made up his mind about everything, ready to take along one man and one dragon into Stealing Heaven Plain, but at this moment, Will spoke up, announcing his departure.