Fire Pattern Guest Elder, Beast Tide Assault

"Mr. Yu, your strength is extraordinary. It's only a matter of time before you break through to the Domain Lord. Moreover, you have done a great favor for our Fire Pattern Branch, so it's alright to tell you this confidential information."

Huowen Xiong continued.

"Within our Fire Pattern Tribe, at the gathering held once every thousand years, the Clan Grand Elder organizes a competition among the Universe Level Nine level, Domain Lord, and World Lord from various branches. Any genius who can gain the approval of the Clan Grand Elder can go to a mysterious place."

"That is the entrance to the once magnificent Abyss Temple!"

"As long as you pass the temple's test, you can obtain Abyss Crystal for free. The amount you receive will be allocated based on your performance in the test."

"So, the Abyss Temple, which once ruled the entire Abyss Continent, still exists today?" Yang Yu asked.

"It does still exist, but it has long since declined compared to what it once was."

A hint of melancholy appeared in Huowen Xiong's eyes.

"As for the reason, Mr. Yu, you will know in the future."

"Although the temple has declined, its power remains immense, and every immortal on the Abyss Continent considers it an honor to join it!"

A burning desire appeared in Huowen Xiong's eyes. "Our Fire Pattern Tribe Clan Grand Elder's wish is to completely fuse the two Abyss Crystal, break through to Immortality, and join the Temple!"

"So that's how it is. Abyss Crystal can only be obtained from within the temple." Yang Yu's eyes lit up with understanding.

"Indeed, but the number of places for the Temple Test is extremely limited. Each large tribe only has one chance to go for the test once every thousand years. I have participated in dozens of tribal competitions, but I have always fallen short. Perhaps this Abyss Crystal is not meant for me."

Huowen Xiong said dejectedly.

"However, Mr. Yu, you have a very good chance!" Huowen Xiong turned to look at Yang Yu with great enthusiasm.

"As long as you, Mr. Yu, agree to become a guest elder of my Fire Pattern Branch, you can also participate in our Fire Pattern Tribe's clan competition ten years from now. As long as your talent is recognized by the Clan Grand Elder Mr. Yu, you can also go to that mysterious place to participate in the Temple Test in the name of our Fire Pattern Tribe. If you pass, you will obtain at least one Abyss Crystal!"

"After fusion, you will become Abyss Warrior! The path to becoming a powerful warrior will be smooth sailing from now on!"

"A guest advisor?"

Yang Yu showed an expression of interest.

"Yes, becoming a guest retainer of our Fire Pattern Branch doesn't require any payment. On the contrary, our tribe will provide 100,000 Fire Pattern Coin or equivalent cultivation resources every ten years. All we need to do is assist in defense during occasional Beast Tide attacks."

Huowen Xiong said with a smile.

"Furthermore, if you, Mr. Yu, believe that the invading Beast Tide exceeds your own capabilities, you are free to leave on your own; we will not restrict your freedom at all."

"That sounds good. Then I'll serve as your tribe's guest advisor for now. If I can get the chance to go to the mysterious land after participating in your clan's grand competition, that would be great. If not, we'll talk about it later," Yang Yu agreed.

"Haha, welcome Guest Elder Yu!"

Huowen Xiong said happily, "With the addition of Guest Elder Yu, our tribe's safety is further guaranteed."

"Besides Mr. Yu, our tribe currently has two other guest elders, but they are both out cultivating at the moment. I will introduce them to you when they return."

"This is a token exclusively for guest elders. Mr. Yu can establish a bond by inserting a wisp of his Spiritual Mark. With it, one can participate in the upcoming clan competition and also gain certain privileges within the tribe."

As they were talking.

Huowen Xiong flipped his hand, revealing a palm-sized, dark red token with the character 'fire' engraved on its front.

On the back, the character "Yu" is engraved on the back where the fire-marked male manipulates the force.

A token was partially crafted on the spot, and Huowen Xiong handed it to Yang Yu.

"Thank you, Elder Xiong." Yang Yu took the token and hung it on his waist.

From this moment on, Yang Yu officially became a guest elder of the Fire Pattern Branch.

"Come, drink!" Huowen Xiong raised his large wine glass. "Let's celebrate Mr. Yu becoming our tribe's guest elder!"

After drinking with Elder Huowen Xiong for half a day and learning about the Fire Pattern Tribe and several other large tribes in the surrounding area, Yang Yu took his leave and, led by Huowen Tu, arrived at his new residence.

"Lord Yu, this is the area where our Fire Pattern Guest Elder reside. The building on the far right has never been inhabited. Lord Yu, are you satisfied with it? If not, we can rebuild one for you immediately."

Looking around, Yang Yu saw that the area was located in the south-central part of the valley, with a large river in front and mountains behind, making for a rather pleasant landscape.

Moreover, each guest retainer lived in a separate palace.

"Very satisfied, thank you for your help," Yang Yu said with a smile.

The palace, with its abyss-like style, actually suited Yang Yu's aesthetic quite well.

"Then I won't disturb you any longer, Lord Yu. If you need anything, you can summon me directly. Apart from designated messengers, no one usually comes here. It's very quiet here, Lord Yu you can cultivate in peace."

After finishing his speech, Huowen Tu bowed respectfully and left.

Pushing open the palace gates, Yang Yu stepped inside and went to the top floor to look around.

Huowen Tu returned to the area where he had entered the tribe, chatted and laughed with the large group of people, and then went back to his own residence.

Looking further into the distance, the vast Dark Forest resembled a giant maw, ready to devour the Fire Pattern Branch beneath their feet.

"I didn't expect that obtaining these Abyss Crystal would be so difficult. No wonder the mission requires surviving for a full year to earn a reward of 400,000 Points."

Yang Yu sat cross-legged on the palace rooftop, deep in thought.

"Moreover, the Abyss Crystal is very similar to the Blood Luo Crystal; both can be fused into the body to enhance cultivation aptitude. However, the Abyss Crystal seems to be even more effective, and it is significantly more difficult to obtain."

"Could this Abyss Continent also be the place where some Innate Beast God once perished?"

"If so, then what type of Beast God is it?"

Yang Yu pondered in a daze.

" In the Original Work, the place where the Innate Beast God fell, explicitly mentioned in the Human Territory, is the Blood Luo World. That Beast God's attributes were 'metal and void.' Therefore, the Blood Luo Crystal, which was born from it, is very suitable for fusion with flesh and blood life forms of the 'metal and void' attributes."

"But Blood Luo Crystal are significantly easier to obtain; almost all Domain Lord Level experts possess them, and even genius Universe Level experts can occasionally acquire them."

"However, one can only obtain one Abyss Crystal with the approval of the so-called Abyss Temple. There are currently no other ways to obtain more."

Yang Yu frowned as he thought.

I learned from Elder Huowen Xiong that the Abyss Crystal is indeed a good thing; fusing one is roughly equivalent to fusing three Blood Luo Crystal.

However, obtaining it is significantly more difficult than obtaining three Blood Luo Crystal.

"Having been in this Abyss Continent for several days, it seems that it is not as dangerous as I had imagined."

Yang Yu felt that although the Abyss Continent was very chaotic, and he had killed many bandits and Fierce Beast along the way, it wasn't that dangerous.

Any genius who dares to accept this task could handle the dangers that came before.

After all, the most dangerous attack was only by Domain Lord Level Fierce Beast.

The core geniuses cultivated by such a behemoth as Virtual Universe Company, even if their basic level is only the Universe Level Nine, each of them has the strength comparable to an ordinary Domain Lord, and this is also true for those geniuses from the Endless Secret Realm.

With that kind of strength, surviving a year shouldn't be difficult.

But why is it that simply surviving here for a year is enough to complete this number one Desperate Level Mission?

Yang Yu was a little confused.

"Could there be hidden dangers that I haven't discovered?"

Yang Yu pondered.

The mission information did not explicitly state the dangers of the Abyss World, only indicating that the environment here is strange and harsh, extremely hostile to outsiders, and that powerful individuals abound, with numerous cultivation systems.

Based on these messages, no further information can be deduced.

"Never mind that, I'll focus on my cultivation first! As time goes by, the dangers that are bound to come will inevitably surface."

Yang Yu then closed his eyes and entered a meditative state, but retained a tenth of his consciousness to guard against his surroundings, and also activated the detector.

Although the Fire Pattern Tribe as a whole has shown goodwill, we still cannot let our guard down.

After all, this is a chaotic and insane Purgatory Abyss.

In my consciousness.

Yang Yu's Human Original Body continued to study the Liuguang Secret Technique, occasionally comprehending the Lightning Law.

The Zhuliuyin Clone refers to the fourth volume of <The Time True Explanation> to comprehend the Time Law.

Cultivation knows no days or months.

Yang Yu's period of seclusion lasted for three years.

Strangely, Yang Yu felt that three years had clearly passed, far exceeding the mission requirement of 'surviving in the Purgatory Abyss for one year'.

However, the Smart Brain never received a notification that the first task was completed.

This made Yang Yu feel uneasy.

However, they didn't pay much attention to it. It's possible that the tasks would be settled in a unified manner after Yang Yu left, and there would be no notification now.

Just as Yang Yu was immersed in cultivation.

Suddenly.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Countless explosions rang out.

Various energy attacks appeared in the valley.

Such a loud commotion naturally woke Yang Yu up.

"What is this?" Yang Yu's eyes showed a hint of doubt, and then he floated into the air to observe his surroundings.

From the distant forest, which resembled a gigantic, dark maw, emerged a vast horde of Fierce Beast.

Judging from the detectors, the weakest are all Star Level, and there are quite a few Universe Level Fierce Beast as well.

Leading the pack were several Fierce Beasts at the Domain Lord Peak.

"This is the Beast Tide?"

"Nearly tens of thousands of Fierce Beasts; that's quite a force to be reckoned with."

Yang Yu flipped and leaped into the air, then flew at top speed towards the largest palace in the valley.

"Waaaaah!!!"

A series of high-pitched and resounding bugle calls rang out.

Upon hearing the horn, all the members of the Fire Pattern Tribe gathered in an orderly fashion towards the central palace.

In less than a minute, all the Fire Pattern Tribe Member in the valley had gathered in the palace.

Judging from their practiced manner, they clearly encounter this situation frequently.

At this moment, Huowen Xiong Grand Elder of the Fire Pattern Tribe Huowen Xiong, appeared before everyone.

"Don't panic, everyone. Judging from the current situation, this is only a level three Beast Tide. We can handle it. Women and children below the Universe Level must stay inside the palace and are not allowed to go out. Clan members above the Universe Level, follow me to intercept the Fierce Beast!"

"Guest Elder Yu, you're in charge of stopping those Fierce Beast below the Domain Lord Level 3. Leave the rest to us."

"Monan Guest Elder, Jumu Guest Elder, you two will accompany me to confront those three Domain Lord Level Nine Fierce Beast leading the charge!"

"The other ten elders at the Domain Lord Level and above are free to fight, but no Fierce Beast at the Universe Level or above is allowed to enter the palace behind them!"

Grand Elder Huowen Xiong quickly made the arrangements.

"Yes!"

Everyone responded loudly.

For the past three years, Yang Yu has indeed cultivated quietly at the Fire Pattern Branch without being disturbed in the slightest.

Yang Yu had witnessed the Fire Pattern Tribe's quiet dedication over the years.

It's still worthwhile to help resolve this minor issue.

Yang Yu then followed the others out of the palace, each choosing a direction to head towards the densely packed Beast Tide.

"Puff!"

"Laugh!"

Yang Yu's Dark Red War Blade flashed continuously, killing any Fierce Beast it touched instantly!

Yang Yu was all too familiar with this chaotic battle environment.

During the Great Nirvana Period, Yang Yu had faced countless attacks from massive numbers of Monsters. Now, as he wielded his War Blade to slaughter these abyssal Fierce Beast, Yang Yu felt a strange sense of familiarity.

"What incredible strength, Guest Elder Yu!" The children in the palace and the women whose strength was below the Universe Level stared with admiration.

"Indeed strong. I feel like the Guest Elder Yu, who is only at the Universe Level Nine, is even more relaxed than the Monan Guest Elder Domain Lord Level Nine." A beautiful girl from Star Level tribe exclaimed.

"Exactly! I feel the same way. Guest Elder Yu's Movement Technique are so graceful, and his Blade Technique is so sharp!" The beautiful girl's best friend's eyes sparkled.

"Lord Yu is very strong; he's Abyss Walker!" said the young Huowen Yu suddenly appeared beside him. "When we encountered Mr. Yu in the Dark Forest, he killed a Domain Lord Level Fire Scale Snake Serpent with a single strike!"

"Could it be that the extra thousand 'Fire Scale Armor' in our tribe were contributed by the Fire Scale Snake that Lord Yu killed?" The beautiful girl exclaimed, covering her mouth.

"Of course!" the young Huowen Yu said proudly. "I personally witnessed Lord Yu take action, and Uncle Tu and the others cut off the entire skin of the Fire Scale Snake."

"Wow!" The beautiful girl and her best friend's gazes towards Yang Yu became even more intense.

On the battlefield.

Yang Yu effortlessly slaughtered the massive numbers of Fierce Beast that kept appearing around him.

However, Yang Yu only revealed a very small portion of his strength, which was roughly equivalent to the mid-stage of the Domain Lord Level.

At this moment, Yang Yu took a moment to look around and found that apart from his own situation, the situation in other places was not so optimistic.

The very center of the battlefield.

It was Huowen Xiong, Mo Jumu, and Ju Mu, the three Domain Lords were facing off against three giant, ferocious Fierce Beast that were a thousand meters long.

These three Fierce Beast beasts were all at the Domain Lord Level Nine. They resembled Giant Lizard, except that their fur and scales were dark red. At this moment, they were fighting with their sharp claws and teeth and their tails covered with thick scales.

Although Mo Nan and Jumu were also at the Domain Lord Level Nine, they found it extremely difficult to resist.

Only Grand Elder Huowen Xiong seemed relatively relaxed.

"Very well, then let's help them resolve this trouble. Cultivation is the priority!"

Having made up his mind, Yang Yu instantly swung the Dark Red War Blade in his hand with lightning speed.

In an instant.

Centered on Yang Yu, thousands of dazzling Purple Blade Light erupted, each containing a considerable portion of Yang Yu's Lightning Law Comprehension.

"Laugh!"

"Laugh!"

"Laugh!"

Countless blade beams slashed through the sky.

It only lasted a moment.

The Fierce Beast surrounding Yang Yu were cleared away!

"Um???"

This scene shocked not only the Fire Pattern Tribe boys and girls watching from afar.

This also shocked Huowen Xiong, Mo Nan, Jumu, and the three giant Dark Fire Lizard in the center of the battlefield!

"Die!"

Yang Yu sighed softly, unleashing his lightning-fast Thunder Body Technique, transforming himself into a bolt of Leidian and joining the central battlefield at astonishing speed.

"Swish swish swish!"

Three consecutive Purple Blade Light appeared.

Three Dark Fire Lizard at the Domain Lord Level Nine Limit were instantly killed!