Four Symbols Island, Eight Desolations Arena

The Flying Boat across the sky and, after more than half a month, successfully arrived at Four Symbols Island.

Standing by the window, Yang Tianyou surveyed the view below.

Surrounded by azure waters and clear skies, a vast and majestic Island stands proudly between heaven and earth, towering above the mountains and the sea, inspiring awe in all who behold it.

At this moment, with the opening of the Four Symbols Nine Trials, a large number of Cultivators are pouring in from all over the world. The magnificent scene, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, adds even more splendor to the Four Symbols Island.

With a look of amazement in his eyes, Yang Tianyou and several clansmen disembarked from the Flying Boat and followed the flow of people into Four Symbols Island.

No foreign Flying Boats are allowed to fly over Four Symbols Island; they can only anchor outside the island.

As he flew, the basic situation of Four Symbols Island began to emerge in his mind.

Due to being divided up by various forces, Four Symbols Island has been divided into five distinct areas.

The most central area is where the Spiritvoid Trading Grounds and the Eight Desolations Arena are located.

The four major regions—east, west, south, and north—correspond to the four lands of the Eastern Continent, Western Continent, Southern Sea, and Frostthunder Region, respectively.

Instead of heading to the eastern region, Yang Tianyou and his group flew straight to the central region. He had long yearned for the Spiritvoid Trading Grounds and the Eight Desolations Arena, which were renowned throughout the entire Lu Wu Realm.

It took three days to fly from the edge of the Island to the central area.

Soon, a vast city without walls came into view.

The houses, arranged in a staggered pattern, stretch out in a continuous line, seemingly reaching to the horizon.

One after another, Cultivators riding Law Artifacts flew overhead without anyone stopping them. The Mortals below had long been accustomed to this and went about their business as usual.

Upon entering the city's central area, Yang Tianyou tilted his head slightly, gazing at the thousand-foot-tall, octagonal building before him.

The Eight Desolations Arena!

As its name suggests, this is an Eight Desolations Arena where gambling battles, life-or-death duels, and competitions of Hundred Arts of Cultivation can all take place.

Some of the duels here are private and not open to outsiders, while others are purely for entertainment and can be wagered on to earn Spirit Stones.

At the very center of this magnificent building, four large gilded characters gleamed brilliantly. The characters were as if carved by a knife and axe, vigorous and powerful, and at the same time contained an extremely astonishing Blade Intent.

Yang Tianyou, who also cultivated the Blade Dao, could naturally sense the power of this Blade Intent.

That terrifying Blade Intent, seemingly capable of cleaving the sky in two, had definitely reached the [Blade Domain Realm].

Through this will, Yang Tianyou seemed to see a burly man dressed in a yellow robe with a long sword at his waist, facing all living beings in the Ba Huang with a wild smile.

Upon entering the Eight Desolations Arena, one finds it divided into five areas, each representing a realm from the Qi Refining Realm to the Spirit Transformation Realm.

However, generally speaking, the latter two areas will only open once every long period of time.

The Golden Core area is rarely opened, but it happens a few times a year.

The most common combat techniques are between the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages.

The lowest level cultivators are the least valuable; in the Cultivation World, there will never be a shortage of cultivators at these two levels.

Upon arriving at the Foundation Establishment area, Yang Tianyou and his Portal handed over Spirit Stones before pushing open the door and entering.

A deafening clamor reached their ears, Qi Refining cultivators, Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and even a few Golden Core Cultivators.

Hundreds of people sat in circular, tiered seating, each with a frenzied expression on their face.

Below, on the sandy ground, within the arena protected by Formation Shield, two Foundation Establishment Cultivators were engaged in a life-or-death struggle.

This was not a performance, but a real killing spree. Both of them were bloodthirsty and covered in blood.

They participated in the Eight Desolations Arena voluntarily, both because of personal grudges and because of Cultivation Resources.

If you win, not only will your opponent's entire fortune be yours, but you'll also receive 30% of the arena's revenue, including audience bets, ticket fees, and so on.

If one performs well, they may be recruited by spies from the arena or other forces, potentially changing their entire Destiny. Many unsuccessful Rogue Cultivators use this method to gain favor from powerful forces, and some have indeed risen to prominence as a result.

After watching the fight for a while, Yang Tianyou felt a little interested, but in the end he did not participate himself.

Firstly, he has no vested interest in it, and secondly, he doesn't need to gain combat experience through such means.

The Dao Comprehension Space contains many illusions that can enhance his abilities in this area.

Of course, if needed, this place can be a good place to recruit subordinates.

Many outstanding Rogue Cultivators use the Eight Desolations Arena as a stepping stone to advance their careers.

Of course, if there are Golden Core or Nascent Soul Cultivators engaging in public duels, it is mandatory to spend Spirit Stones to watch.

Only the Eight Desolations Arena can provide such a spectacle.

Normally, when High-Rank Cultivators engage in combat, Low-Rank Cultivators would stay far away and would never be able to watch up close.

To some extent, the Eight Desolations Arena has brought cultivators closer together, breaking down the previously rigid social hierarchy.

See, even the great cultivators aren't all that mysterious after all.

If you get injured, you'll still bleed; if your head is blown off, you'll still die...

After leaving the Eight Desolations Arena, Yang Tianyou looked at the surging crowd in front of him, grabbed a Qi Refining cultivator, tossed him a Spirit Stone, and asked what had happened.

A moment later he learned that it was actually two exceptionally talented immortals publicly battling in the outer arena of the Eight Desolations Arena.

The so-called outer arena is a fighting arena without spatial restrictions. It is not limited to the Formation Shield, but has a greater degree of freedom and receives more attention.

Generally speaking, many young cultivators from powerful factions who want to make a name for themselves will come to the outer arena of the Eight Desolations Arena and set up challenge rings.

By defeating opponents of the same level, or even challenging those of higher levels, one can increase their reputation and indirectly improve their status within their faction.

However, the two celestial maidens who publicly fought this time are not included in this category. The reason they fought was simply because their respective forces were hostile to each other.

"Let's go see what's going on!"

With nothing else to do, Yang Tianyou didn't mind joining in the fun, so he led a few of his clansmen and followed the surging crowd to a vast grassland that was a thousand feet wide.

At this moment, surrounded in the very center by thousands of cultivators were two women, one in red and one in blue.

The woman on the left wore a long red dress, had sexy makeup, a curvaceous figure, and Sha Qi look on her fair face. A flame rune was engraved on her forehead.

The woman on the right is dressed in a light blue Daoist robe, with a green wooden hairpin in her hair. Her face is radiant and her demeanor is as elegant as an orchid. Upon closer inspection, she gives people a sense of tranquility and profound beauty.