Killing Intent

Just like you?

The two Martial Alliance warriors' faces instantly darkened, their bodies trembling faintly as though they had recalled some humiliating past. Their moods turned thoroughly foul.

There was no other reason: one of each of their descendants had taken part in the same Starry Sky Trial as that bastard.

Back then, Situ Ting had been just like the warrior he had sent in today—over two months late, entering the Trial Star when the stable period was nearly over.

His teacher at the time had been Yue Shan, now a Dharma Image Realm warrior.

And Yue Shan had been just as overbearing as Situ Ting was today, disregarding the rules and throwing Situ Ting into the trial when he had only reached the second refinement of the physical body, pitifully weak.

At the time, whether Martial Alliance warriors or Red River Star warriors, none of them thought highly of Situ Ting, who had been two months late.

Everyone believed Yue Shan had thrown Situ Ting down there to die. At most, within a few days, Situ Ting would likely become demon beast droppings.

Even if he survived by sheer luck, there were quite a few young geniuses on the Trial Star who harbored deep hostility toward Red River Star.

Situ Ting would absolutely not live to see the end of the trial!

Even the Red River Star warriors believed so.

But what had happened in the end?

That damn bastard possessed terrifying talent. Not only had he swiftly adapted to the slaughter on the Trial Star, but he had also rapidly improved his strength amid the killing.

In just a few short months, he had caught up to the geniuses of the Trial Star's first echelon.

Then...

He killed dozens of genius warriors whose ancestors had grudges against Red River Star!

As well as quite a few innocent warriors who were dragged into it, including descendants of the two of them.

Immediately afterward, the truly top geniuses of the Trial Star—the monstrous prodigies who had comprehended martial intent in the Physical Body Realm—joined forces to hunt down Situ Ting.

After narrowly escaping death several times, not only did he avoid being killed, he also obtained one opportunity and fortuitous encounter after another.

Thus, Situ Ting's strength soared...

Well, he still was no match for those top monstrous geniuses. The power of a warrior's martial intent was no longer something ordinary warriors could contend against.

But he could run.

And he could run very, very far.

In the end, Situ Ting emerged alive from the Starry Sky Trial and, over just a few decades, obtained many more opportunities and fortuitous encounters that made others green with envy.

Until now, when he stood on the verge of breaking through to the Dharma Image Realm.

Just like you?

The Thunder Domain divine ability's domain rippled for the briefest instant. Invisible killing intent surged forth, only to be suppressed by him in the blink of an eye.

"Then you should be even less willing to let him go." Fury rose within the Water Marsh divine ability warrior.

"Situ Ting, I will report this matter to the Martial Alliance. Just wait to receive the Martial... no, wait to receive a summons from the Human Federation Tribunal..."

"The charge: for personal selfishness, plotting against a genius of the human race!"

A prodigy who comprehended martial intent in the Physical Body Realm—even among the Martial Alliance's core ranks—would absolutely be among the most exceptional monstrous geniuses.

Any such genius who grew up would surely become a pillar of the human race in the future.

Even if Situ Ting believed that, with Su Bo's talent, he would carve his way out of the trial just as Situ Ting had back then, he still could not escape the Tribunal's punishment.

His teacher back then, Yue Shan, now a Dharma Image Realm warrior,

had also been sentenced to the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield to fight for a hundred years because he had thrown Situ Ting into the Trial Star!

That was only because Situ Ting had truly fought his way out of the Trial Star. If Situ Ting had died inside, Yue Shan's punishment would have been far harsher.

Even if the Tribunal would not directly execute a Divine Ability Realm warrior, it would make him fight on the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield until his lifespan ran dry.

Situ Ting cast him a glance and said calmly, "If the Tribunal summons me, then I'll wait for it."

"The Ten Thousand Races Battlefield is all it is. It's not as if this is my first time going."

"Let's go..." The Water Marsh divine ability warrior turned and left.

Without saying a word, the Thunder Domain divine ability warrior followed behind the Water Marsh divine ability warrior and left the meteorite.

Su Bo's being thrown into the Trial Star had become a foregone conclusion. No matter how monstrous Su Bo might be, they had no way to enter and save him.

The rules of the Trial Star restrained the powers of divine abilities and Dharma Images.

Not to mention the two of them, Divine Ability Realm warriors—even Dharma Image Realm warriors who entered the Trial Star would have their Dharma Image and divine ability powers sealed in an instant.

Their immense power would be confined to the Gang Realm, leaving them with less than one ten-thousandth of their strength.

Dharma Image warriors would fare somewhat better. After all, they had comprehended martial intent; even if confined to the Gang Realm, they would still possess absolutely invincible power within the Gang Realm.

But if a Divine Ability Realm warrior who had not comprehended martial intent were sealed, that would be troublesome.

Once they encountered those monstrous geniuses who had broken through the Gang Realm and comprehended martial intent—and the other side had even the slightest grudge against their Lineage—

Heh heh, congratulations. You would become a Divine Ability warrior slain by someone fighting above their realm from the Gang Realm.

Situ Ting watched the two leave, his gaze lingering meaningfully on the Thunder Domain divine ability warrior for the briefest instant.

A faint thread of invisible killing intent seemed ready to tear through the void.

At once, the other man instinctively turned back and met Situ Ting's killing gaze.

Boom!!!

Thunder erupted. In an instant, the Thunder Domain divine ability warrior transformed into lightning and vanished into the starry sky, escaping Situ Ting's domain without daring to linger for even a second.

He was terrified Situ Ting would kill him in a single move.

Situ Ting, standing on the verge of breaking through to the Dharma Image Realm, could absolutely unleash power comparable to the Dharma Image Realm with his foundation.

To kill an old, declining Divine Ability Realm cultivator like him, Situ Ting would not even need three moves.

The Water Marsh divine ability warrior froze for a moment, silently sighed, and evaporated away like flowing water.

"Trash!" Situ Ting snorted coldly.

Then he looked into the Trial Star, staring at Su Bo's figure for a long while before slowly withdrawing his gaze and turning it toward the far eastern edge of the starry sky.

The Ten Thousand Races Battlefield lay in the easternmost starfield.

The Trial Star...

Damn it, where the hell is this? Su Bo groaned inwardly.

After running all this way, he discovered that the markers he had left along the road had somehow vanished.

Naturally, he had gone off course, with absolutely no idea where he had run to.

Gazing at the dark forest before him, he felt his heart pound in alarm with the slightest probe of his senses, as though some great terror lurked within.

He wanted to turn and leave, but he truly could not.

Not far behind him, several terrifying auras faintly emanated from the woods. They belonged to the terrifying demon beasts he had accidentally provoked along the way.

They had pursued him for a very, very long distance and had nearly torn him apart.

Yet after reaching this dark forest, the demon beasts that had been chasing him stopped in their tracks. None dared approach.

Several demon beasts even fled in panic.

"Damn it, looks like I've run into somewhere seriously incredible." Su Bo pondered for a moment.

Without another thought, he walked straight into the forest.

The heart-pounding sensation and the great terror were indeed frightening, but he had another premonition: some enormous opportunity might exist here.

The principal had said that the Trial Star contained countless opportunities and fortuitous encounters.

His achievements and strength today could not be separated from the opportunity he had obtained on the Trial Star back then.

After Su Bo stepped into the Dark Forest, a swath of darkness seemed to spread out from within the woods, rapidly expanding dozens of meters outward.

The terrifying aura beneath that darkness spread like invisible ripples.

The fierce beasts lingering outside, hunting Su Bo, had still been hesitating over whether to leave or follow Su Bo inside to take a look.

But in that instant, boundless terror suddenly arose in their hearts.

Roar~!

Terrified roars rang through the dense forest.

A demon beast lurking deep in the shadows seemed frightened out of its wits. It let out a wail, roared, and frantically fled into the distance.

Seeing this, the other demon beasts could no longer restrain the fear in their hearts and fled from the area as though their lives depended on it.