Slaughter Feast: Three Realms Martial Arts Exchange Tournament!

The next day, dawn broke over the Earth Cave!

King Ming, King Feng, the Myriad Demon King, and other Earth Cave monarchs led their warriors to gather at the Forbidden Earth Cave!

In the distance, King Huai hid in the shadows, choosing not to show himself; he was only here to watch the spectacle.

The Survival King of the Earth Cave, King Pingshan, did not come to watch the fun.

He was afraid that if a fight broke out, the spectators would be the first to die.

At the same time, he was also wary that King Gan, King Xun, and the others might take the opportunity to capture him.

On the other side, the void rippled!

One after another, Emperor-level powerhouses stepped out from the air!

The Great Emperors of Heaven Beyond Heaven, the Overseas Immortal Islands, and the several Boundary Lands arrived, leading their subordinates through the sky.

Other powerhouses from the Three Realms remained hidden in the shadows!

In an instant, the Forbidden Earth Cave was surging with wind and clouds!

The Heaven Suppressing King, the War King, the Sword King, and other Peak powerhouses of the Human Realm had already arrived at the Forbidden Earth Cave to prevent chaos in the outer regions.

The Wu'an Army stood ready, their killing intent chilling and severe!

Suddenly, the void fluctuated, and the Earth Cave passage trembled!

"The Human Realm warriors have arrived!"

In the void, the eyes of the Emperor Venerables erupted with divine light as they all looked toward the passage of the Forbidden Earth Cave!

The next moment, Zhang Tao led Fang Ping, Wang Jinyang, and the other expeditionary warriors into the Forbidden Earth Cave!

As soon as Zhang Tao entered the Earth Cave, his aura surged, vast and mighty!

The sky of the Forbidden Earth Cave dimmed instantly!

Zhang Tao stood proudly in the void, glancing around, his voice indifferent: "Everyone, sorry to have kept you waiting!"

The Great Emperors of Heaven Beyond Heaven and the Boundary Lands had their expressions change drastically, their eyes trembling!

"Is this the Martial King of the Human Realm, Zhang Tao?!"

It was inconceivable!

The martial arts of the Human Realm had been extinguished, yet Zhang Tao had managed to cultivate into an Emperor-level powerhouse within a mere hundred years; it was hard to believe!

Now that the Sky Screen had descended, he had absorbed its rewards, and his strength must be even more terrifying!

King Ming, King Feng, King Hu, and other Earth Cave True Kings looked solemn, their hearts filled with dread!

The Martial King was invincible!

Even the Myriad Demon King was no match for the current Martial King, Zhang Tao!

If not for the Earth Cave's cooperation with King Xun, King Gen, and the others, no one in the Earth Cave could withstand the Martial King right now; they would surely be annihilated!

The Human Realm powerhouses and the Human Realm prodigies had to be killed!

Otherwise, the Human Realm would surely produce an Emperor!

King Ming stepped forward, walking through the air, his expression cold and stern, his voice extremely indifferent:

"Martial King, since you have arrived, let us prepare to begin!"

The powerhouses of the Three Realms narrowed their eyes, all looking toward the Human Realm warriors!

Everyone knew that this Three Realms Martial Arts Exchange Tournament was a trap set by the Earth Cave in league with King Xun, King Gen, and others, intended to slaughter the prodigies of the human race!

Yet, the Human Realm powerhouses still dared to let their prodigies compete.

Was it fearlessness, or were they merely putting on a brave front?

Zhang Tao looked around at the participating warriors, his gaze cold and sharp, hidden blades in his eyes, and he sneered:

"King Ming, you really went to great lengths to deal with us!"

Zhang Tao's tone was chilling; he had noticed that the Earth Cave warriors, as well as some from Heaven Beyond Heaven and the Boundary Lands, were not right!

King Ming, the Emperor Venerables of Heaven Beyond Heaven, and others were actually forcing their Origin warriors, and even True God warriors, to sever their paths and burn their blood, dropping their cultivation realms to fight!

To kill the prodigies of the human race, the Earth Cave, Heaven Beyond Heaven, and other factions were truly stopping at nothing!

"Martial King, there is no point in talking!"

King Ming sneered: "Fighting at the same rank—could it be that your human warriors are afraid?!"

Zhang Tao's eyes were sharp as knives, and the void shattered!

"Fighting at the same rank—what a fine 'fighting at the same rank'!"

When a Rank Nine warrior drops to Rank Four or Rank One, how could an ordinary low-to-mid-rank warrior possibly defeat them?

Zhang Tao's expression was grim as he informed Wang Jinyang, Yao Chengjun, Fang Ping, Zhang Xuan, and all the other expeditionary warriors of the specific situation.

Whether to fight or not, the choice was theirs to make!

"Fight!"

Wang Jinyang and the others were fearless.

Fighting against those of the same rank, they had nothing to fear!

Fang Ping, Fu Changding, and the others also chose to enter the fray.

Things had reached this point; how could they simply admit defeat and retreat?

If they didn't even fight, how could they prove they were inferior to their opponents?

So what if they were martial artists who had fallen in rank!

If the opponents were truly overwhelmingly powerful, why would they need to drop their rank to fight, attempting to bully the young with their seniority?

These martial artists who had fallen in rank were nothing more than a group of losers!

They were losers in their original realms, and now that they had fallen, they were losers all the same!

King Ming, King Feng, and the other Earth Cave True Kings sneered in their hearts as they saw the human martial artists still choosing to fight.

"Seeking death!"

Suddenly, the void in the distance shattered.

King Gan, King Xun, and King Gen stepped out from the void, their auras powerful and ancient!

"Li Zhen, how about we join forces to set up the arena and the secret realm? If you let us set it up alone, the human race might not feel at ease."

King Gan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the Heaven Suppressing King, his voice calm.

As the leader of the eight ancient Heavenly Kings, he was qualified to speak to the Heaven Suppressing King as an equal!

The Heaven Suppressing King nodded without saying much.

King Gan, King Xun, and King Gen then took action, working with the Heaven Suppressing King to prepare the venue.

There was no need for them to play tricks with the venue; the Heaven Suppressing King was not blind.

If they set traps in the arena, the Heaven Suppressing King and Martial King Zhang Tao would surely demand an explanation once they discovered them, and a great war would inevitably break out!

Once a great war erupted, if the Emperors did not intervene, who could match the Heaven Suppressing King?

Even if the Emperors temporarily held back the Heaven Suppressing King, if he were to ambush them later, some of them would surely fall.

With the Heavenly Kings taking action, the arena and the secret realm were set up in an instant.

On the human side, Fang Ping, Fu Changding, and Zhao Lei were all entering the Earth Cave officially for the first time.

Looking at the powerful figures standing in the void all around them, as well as the martial artists stationed everywhere, it was impossible for them not to feel nervous.

Wang Jinyang, Yao Chengjun, Li Hansong, Ling Yiyi, and Qin Fengqing, who had fought in the Earth Cave hundreds of times, looked at the powerful figures whose pressure covered the sky with extremely grave expressions.

Below the Peak, all are ants!

That saying was truly correct!

At this very moment, the powerhouses of the Three Realms were all present!

If a chaotic battle were to truly break out, even those at the Peak would likely only be able to barely protect themselves.

As for these people, a single shockwave would likely kill them.

However, the Heaven Suppressing King's Emperor-level combat power—achieved by merging his two bodies—and the power to slaughter Emperors from the War Heavenly Emperor's remnant soul projection were enough to deter the powerhouses of the Three Realms to a certain extent, preventing them from easily starting a life-and-death struggle.

Zhang Xuan looked around at the powerhouses of the Three Realms with interest.

I wonder which Heavenly King or Emperor Venerable will fall.

Zhang Xuan chuckled inwardly.

He could guess Zhang Tao's intentions.

Regardless of the final results achieved by Fang Ping, Wang Jinyang, and the others, he would definitely ignite a battle between Emperor Venerables, or even Heavenly Kings!

He would slaughter an Emperor Venerable or a Heavenly King to deter the powerhouses of the Three Realms and avenge the humiliation of being "forced"!

With the secret realm and the arena prepared, the Three Realms Martial Arts Exchange Tournament officially began.

At this moment, the martial artists entered the secret realm.

According to the agreement, the human martial artists could enter the secret realm first for one quarter of an hour. After that, the Earth Cave martial artists would enter, followed by the martial artists from forces like Heaven Beyond Heaven.

Everyone carried a point token, and some point tokens were scattered throughout the secret realm.

The side with the most points would receive the most rewards.

(Do not dwell on the rules)

"Remember, if you cannot win, flee immediately. Only by staying alive is there a future!"

Zhang Tao looked at Wang Jinyang, Ling Yiyi, and the others, giving them a few more instructions.

Wang Jinyang, Li Hansong, Yao Chengjun, Ling Yiyi, and Qin Fengqing nodded.

If they could not overcome the enemy, they would not force it.

"Human martial artists, enter the secret realm!"

Following the order, Wang Jinyang, Li Hansong, and the others stepped into the Fourth Rank Secret Realm, while Ling Yiyi, Qin Fengqing, and the others stepped into the Third Rank Secret Realm.

The martial artists from the Earth Cave and Heaven Beyond Heaven stared fixedly at the human martial artists, their eyes filled with contempt as they sneered aloud.

"Among the human Third Rank martial artists setting out, I wonder if Ling Yiyi, who made it onto the Heavenly Pride Ranking, is among them."

"Hahahaha, the human martial artists have actually used disguises. Are they afraid?"

"A bunch of people about to die, just wait for this prince to enter the secret realm and slaughter you all!"

"Weak, all too weak!"

"..."

Wang Jinyang, Yao Chengjun, and Li Hansong paid no mind to the barking of the Earth Cave and Heaven Beyond Heaven martial artists.

It remained to be seen who would be the one doing the killing.

After Wang Jinyang and the others entered the secret realm, the First Rank and Second Rank arena matches were also set to begin.

Each person had 10 opportunities to challenge or be challenged; one could concede, or have someone else take their place in the arena to fight. The more victories one achieved, the more points they would earn.

(No need to delve into the rules)

On the First Rank arena, Liu Ji looked toward the human martial artist team and sneered: "Human martial artists, who dares to fight me?!"

"Who should go first?"

Han Xu whispered.

Fang Ping, Fu Changding, Zhao Lei, and Chen Jiasheng exchanged glances.

Chen Jiasheng stepped forward: "I'll take the first match."

"Let me take the first match."

Zhang Xuan patted Chen Jiasheng on the shoulder, carried his broadsword, and walked onto the arena with a calm expression and a relaxed posture.

Seeing this, Fang Ping, Fu Changding, Zhao Lei, and Han Xu said nothing more.

Zhang Xuan's strength was formidable; even if they were unsure of the opponent's true strength, he would not be in any life-threatening danger.

Zhang Tao had just used his spiritual power to inform them of the situation regarding these suspicious martial artists.

The person on the arena was a martial artist who had fallen in rank; his original realm was the Ninth Rank of the Origin!

On the arena, Liu Ji held a horsetail whisk, lacking any air of a celestial sage, and stared at Zhang Xuan, who was slowly walking onto the stage, with contempt, mocking him disdainfully: "Oh? Someone actually dares to come and die!"

"Human junior, do you dare leave your name?"

Zhang Xuan glanced at Liu Ji indifferently and chuckled: "I can't be bothered to say it, and you aren't worthy of hearing it."

Liu Ji's gaze turned cold, his voice icy:

"A nameless nobody, you've got quite the nerve!

But... just because of you, you dare to threaten this old man?!"

"If you were the Future Human King or the reincarnation of the Demon Emperor, this old man might fear you a little, but are you?"

Zhang Xuan chuckled and raised his blade.

"The slaughter can begin!"

As the words fell, before Liu Ji could make a move, Zhang Xuan used his Ghost Steps to teleport, his long blade arriving in an instant like a shadow!

"You!"

Liu Ji cried out in terror, his body trembling, his pupils dilating!

"Splat!"

Blood dripped!

Liu Ji, still wearing a look of terror, was instantly split in two by Zhang Xuan!

The entire venue fell silent!

Zhang Xuan did not look at the shocked expressions of the others and began to loot the corpse on his own.

"This person is not right!"

King Ming's expression changed instantly, and he said in a deep voice:

"His blood-qi explosion and speed far exceed that of a normal person; he is nothing like a First Rank martial artist!"

But the opponent was indeed, without a doubt, a First Rank martial artist.

It was simply unbelievable!

Even if he were a resurrected martial artist from among humans who had died a hundred or a thousand years ago and lived another life, it would be impossible to possess such formidable and terrifying strength at a low rank!

On the side of Heaven Beyond Heaven, an Emperor Venerable had a gloomy expression.

All the kings of the Earth Cave wore grave expressions.

"This person must be a human martial artist who has ascended the Human Realm Heavenly Pride Ranking!"

"He cannot be fought head-on; among the Rank One realm, he is likely truly invincible!"

"Detestable, this man actually killed a disciple under my command, he deserves to die!"

On the Human Realm side, Fang Ping, Han Xu, and Fu Changding had not expected Zhang Xuan to secure the first victory so cleanly and decisively!

An instantaneous kill, a crushing victory!

It was simply inhuman!

In the void, the expression in the eyes of Zhang Tao shifted slightly.

Zhang Xuan, something is wrong!

He is absurdly strong!

Could it be that he is also a mutated martial artist like Wang Jinyang?

On the arena, Zhang Xuan finished looting the corpse and couldn't help but spit out a curse, calling him a poor wretch.

Then, he kicked the corpse of Liu Ji off the arena.

"Is there anyone else who wants to challenge me?"

Zhang Xuan scanned the surroundings, a smile playing on his lips.

On the Earth Cave side, King Feng let out a cold shout:

"Feng Jiucheng, kill this man!"

"Yes!"

Feng Jiucheng, whose cultivation had dropped from Rank Nine to Rank One, wore a cold and stern expression, his killing intent awe-inspiring!

"Human, you deserve to die!"

Feng Jiucheng stared at Zhang Xuan, his eyes filled with venomous resentment!

To kill this person, King Feng actually wanted him to self-destruct!

He was unwilling!

As a powerhouse who had walked a great distance on the Rank Nine path, he was to self-destruct just to kill a Rank One ant?

How ridiculous!

"Those about to die are always full of nonsense!"

Zhang Xuan smiled, looking at Feng Jiucheng with a calm expression.

At this moment, Feng Jiucheng's baleful aura soared to the heavens!

The moment Feng Jiucheng fully stepped onto the arena, he charged ferociously toward Zhang Xuan!

He chose not to obey King Feng's order to self-destruct immediately; he wanted to slaughter Zhang Xuan with his own strength!

However, he was fast, but Zhang Xuan was faster!

Zhang Xuan did not clash head-on with Feng Jiucheng at all.

He wielded his blade, used the Ghost Step to teleport, and instantly arrived at Feng Jiucheng's side!

The long blade swept across, a single point of cold light!

With a bang, Feng Jiucheng's head smashed onto the ground below the arena, and his body collapsed with a boom!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhang Xuan split Feng Jiucheng's body open with a single blade strike and extracted the life essence from within his remains.

For Earth Cave martial artists to drop their cultivation to Rank One, they must burn their vitality and spiritual power; even if the vitality in their remnant bodies is strong, it will not exceed 400 cal.

A 400-cal vitality self-destruction is not enough to guarantee the death of a Heavenly Pride martial artist of the same rank.

Therefore, there must be energy-rich items like life essence inside the bodies of Earth Cave martial artists to enhance the power of their self-destruction.

Martial artists from Heaven Beyond Heaven like Liu Ji were arrogant and conceited, never thinking they would be injured by human martial artists, let alone need to self-destruct.

Thus, they generally did not carry much in the way of resources like life essence on their persons.

"Utterly detestable!"

King Feng was incensed, his eyes wide with rage as he glared at Zhang Xuan!

Feng Jiucheng was his son, yet he had been slaughtered by a Rank One ant!

It was truly hateful!

The Earth Cave martial artists stared fixedly at Zhang Xuan, gnashing their teeth and glaring with fury!

The martial artists from Heaven Beyond Heaven gasped in shock!

This person was too terrifying!

There was likely no one in the Rank One realm who could rival him!

Unless they resorted to self-destruction, it would be impossible to kill him!

"How could a human prodigy be this strong!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Unless he is..."

King Ming's eyes were split, his gaze blood-red!

Even if this person wasn't the Future Human King, given time, he would surely become a massive threat to the Earth Cave!

King Ming said coldly, "Bao Yun, you challenge him. You must crush and kill this person!"

"Yes!"

"Ji Ming, this person shall be killed by my disciple!"

The master of Pingyu Heaven, one of the Four Brahma Heavens, Pingyu Emperor Venerable glanced at King Ming and said coldly:

"Gu Qing, go kill him and bring back his corpse!"

To slaughter the Future Human King—who was highly likely to be in the Rank One realm—and seize everything belonging to him, he had allowed Gu Qing, the most outstanding disciple of Pingyu Heaven, to drop his realm to Rank One!

Now that a human prodigy who appeared to be the Future Human King had emerged, how could he let this opportunity slip by?!

"Rest assured, Master. I will definitely kill him!"

Gu Qing's tone was icy.

He was a top-tier powerhouse among Rank Nine, with his spiritual sense forged nine times and his origin source at the tenth stage!

He was only a single step away from becoming a True God!

It wasn't that he couldn't, but that he hadn't been willing!

Because of the Future Human King, he had dropped his realm to Rank One.

With such deep hatred, how could he not seek revenge!

In the Heavenly Fate Royal Court camp, Ji Yao had also witnessed the divine might of Zhang Xuan with her own eyes.

She gazed at Zhang Xuan, her phoenix eyes flickering.

"This person is so strong!"

That blade strike that had just killed Liu Ji was something even she felt was formidable!

Even a Rank Three martial artist could not have taken that strike head-on!

When she was at Rank One, she was nowhere near as strong as this person!

"Could he be the Future Human King?"

Ji Yao pondered silently, her phoenix eyes locked firmly onto Zhang Xuan.

In the Heavenly Plant Royal Court camp, Feng Miesheng's eyes were split, his killing intent surging!

It was hateful that he hadn't dropped his realm to Rank One; otherwise, he would have sworn to kill this person to avenge his uncle, Feng Jiucheng!

King Hu, King Baishan, and the others had gloomy expressions.

The start was unfavorable!

They had expected to wipe out the human prodigies with overwhelming force.

They hadn't expected that the first to be killed would be one of their own!

King Huai stared at Zhang Xuan, his eyes gleaming with profound light.

"This person is extremely suspicious. Could he be the Future Human King or the reincarnation of the Demon Emperor?"

It wasn't just King Huai; the other True Kings, the Emperor Venerables from Heaven Beyond Heaven, and the various powerhouses of the Three Realms all had their own guesses.

Previously, some had thought the Future Human King would be a Rank Two or Rank Three human prodigy.

But now, most of the powerhouses in the Three Realms felt that the Future Human King was most likely a Rank One monster!

There was no other reason; the strength Zhang Xuan had displayed was simply too terrifying!

It was completely unlike the strength a Rank One martial artist should possess.

To have such strength, even if he wasn't the Future Human King or the reincarnation of the Demon Emperor, there must be something miraculous about him!

On the arena, Zhang Xuan cooperated perfectly by acting weak.

He panted heavily, wiped away his sweat, and put on the appearance of having exhausted his vitality.

He had to pretend.

If he didn't act weak, what would happen if no one dared to challenge him?

Zhang Xuan walked off the arena weakly and arrived beside Fang Ping and the others.

"My vitality is almost completely exhausted. I'm afraid I won't be able to fight again for a while."

Zhang Xuan gave a bitter smile.

Fang Ping stared at Zhang Xuan with a surprised look, thinking to himself, "Vitality exhausted? Could Zhang Xuan be faking it!"

After all, he had once pretended to recover rapidly after consuming pills following a depletion of vitality.

He was also a veteran actor, and at a glance, he could tell that Zhang Xuan was also a master of acting!

Han Xu, Fu Changding, and the others did not think too much about it; they felt it was perfectly normal for Zhang Xuan to have exhausted his vitality at this moment.

Even if Zhang Xuan had fainted on the spot, they would have found it normal.

"Right, if you go up on stage, you must use thunderous means to slay the Earth Cave martial artists, otherwise, they might use self-detonation to blast us to death!"

Zhang Xuan offered a reminder.

Fang Ping, Chen Jiasheng, Fu Changding, and the others narrowed their eyes, all nodding with grave expressions.

"Alright, we understand!"

They all knew that once they stepped onto the arena, there would be no sparring, only a battle of life and death!

Gu Qing leaped onto the arena, his gaze fixed on Zhang Xuan like a blade, and he said coldly: "Do you dare to fight me!"

"I will fight you!"

Fang Ping stepped forward, drawing his saber!

If the Earth Cave and Heaven Beyond Heaven martial artists intended to use self-detonation to kill them, everyone except for him and Zhang Xuan was at risk of being blown to bits.

Now that Zhang Xuan was "weak," it was his turn to take the stage!

"Good, then I will kill you first, and then kill him!"

Gu Qing sneered cruelly, his eyes flashing with a scarlet, blood-red hue!

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