Chapter 314 (1/2)
Chapter 314
Chapter 314 - Rather Die Than Admit
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At the base of the mountain, a vast tract of the forest wilderness had been cleared out, creating an enormous open area . Although it was buried and concealed, a thick scent of blood still lingered in the air .
This was the venue that the Souths.h.i.+ne Nation had chosen to host the great compet.i.tion . It had only been created several days ago . In a manner consistent with the Souths.h.i.+ne Nation’s att.i.tude, the compet.i.tion stage had been built over the bones of countless monster beasts . In other words, buried beneath this land were the corpses of tens of thousands of monster beasts .
It was no wonder that the air was filled with a cold yin chill, and a ferocious killing intent percolated in the wind; it was caused by these buried monster beast corpses . It was said that the reason the Souths.h.i.+ne Nation first did this was to show monster beasts that they would not forgive any trespa.s.s . Secondly, it was to increase the difficulty of the alchemy compet.i.tion . If they couldn’t even withstand this slaughter energy, then they couldn’t be considered a true alchemist .
But no matter what their goal was, this in itself was a tremendous display of ability . Only the strength of an entire nation could gather such a strong force to accomplish this in a short period of time .
Right now, Qin Yu was several miles away . He stood atop an ancient tree that had grown for many years . It was over a thousand feet tall and its branches were like great columns .
“Here it is . But it’s probably not a good idea to use this appearance anymore . ” Qin Yu whispered to himself . As he spoke, there was a flash of light and a mask as thin as a cicada’s wings appeared . He placed it on his face and it wriggled about, directly fusing with his skin . Then, a strange youth with slightly darkened skin appeared .
He stepped out and leapt free from the treetop . Several breaths later, he swapped into a different colored set of robes and soared straight to the compet.i.tion field .
When he registered he wore black robes, when he crossed through the wilderness he used his true appearance, and when he entered the compet.i.tion venue he used a mask . . . it wasn’t that Qin Yu wanted to be mysterious, but that right now he had no choice but to be discreet . The name Ning Qin had already offended many people, the most important of which was Philosophy Watch . Qin Yu didn’t want to provoke unknown troubles in the future .
As for Qin Yu’s true appearance…he didn’t believe that this grand alchemy compet.i.tion which swept throughout the entire Souths.h.i.+ne Nation wouldn’t be broadcasted live . The You Family was located at the Southern Overwatch Pa.s.s . If they discovered Qin Yu’s presence here, one didn’t need to be a genius to understand what they would do .
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In summary, the root problem was that his cultivation was too weak, otherwise there would have been no need to be so cautious and keep sneaking around like a rat . He smiled self-deprecatingly and shook his head . With that, he landed on the ground and finally stepped into the scope of the compet.i.tion field .
In the next moment his complexion changed . It seemed as if he could hear the endless roars of pain, resentment, and unwillingness from monster beasts in his ears . It was like an invisible vortex that tried to pull his soul in .
He was startled for a brief moment before immediately recovering his senses . A dignified expression crossed his face . This was the fierce murderous aura emitted from the countless monster beasts that had been slain; it was truly amazing . But, when he immediately regained his composure after a mere breath of time, he didn’t know how much of a shock this was to the Souths.h.i.+ne Nation officiate cultivators who were watching .
When an ordinary cultivator first stepped into the ferocious atmosphere created by the monster beasts, their mind would be seized and if they could restore themselves in ten breaths of time, that was already a commendable achievement . But most of them stood there in a daze for a long period of time, sometimes screaming in fear . Contrasting those people, they felt more and more astonished by Qin Yu .
“Fellow daoist, if you are here to partic.i.p.ate in the compet.i.tion, please show me your hourgla.s.s . ” A Souths.h.i.+ne Nation official said, his expression subconsciously warm .
This person was likely to be extraordinary in the future . They naturally didn’t dare nor were they willing to display the common overbearingness of officials .
Qin Yu took out the hourgla.s.s . After careful inspection, the officials didn’t discover any problems and allowed him onto the compet.i.tion field . They also warmly reminded him, “The field is being set up for the rest of the day . The compet.i.tion will officially begin tomorrow . Fellow daoist can freely choose a dwelling . If you can adapt to the monster beast slaughter energy in this place faster, it will ensure that you are affected as little as possible during the alchemy process . ”
After expressing his thanks, Qin Yu walked in, leaving the cultivators behind who had just regained their composure stunned .
Hey, why did you treat him so well? That wasn’t how you were just now!
Facing their questioning looks, the Souths.h.i.+ne Nation officials simply arrogantly raised their chins . If these idiots couldn’t understand something so simple, they were bound to have no accomplishments in life and weren’t worth being seen in their eyes .
“The wilderness trial this time seems extremely simple . I didn’t even do anything and I arrived at the compet.i.tion field . ”
“I heard that too . The difficulty level seems to have dropped by several degrees this time . There isn’t any challenge at all . ”
“Haha, my group hurried all the way over here and we didn’t even see a shadow of a monster beast . Our journey was unbelievably smooth!”
“Could the Souths.h.i.+ne Nation officials have decided to relax the conditions for partic.i.p.ants? If so many people arrive all of a sudden, I fear it will be too packed once the compet.i.tion begins!”
Shouts filled with joy, excitement, happiness, and all sorts of emotions spread to Qin Yu’s ears . He suddenly thought of White Fengfeng and her group . Although he didn’t know just what the mystic beast fodder medicine was, the effects of it were obvious enough . After the wilderness was cleared out by the Souths.h.i.+ne Nation, the vast majority of remaining monster beasts had likely rushed over to them . In this situation, it was natural for the other partic.i.p.ants to easily pa.s.s through .