Chapter 583: Chapter 581: Third-Class Immortal Soldiers, Battle Immortal Beasts

What does it mean to have a hundred thousand Immortal Soldiers?

Even if every training tower here is counted, and less than one-tenth make it through the trials, that number is still terrifying.

It must be known that, back in the day, the true Immortal Soldiers here were far stronger than any of them now!

They might have all been Celestial Human and Immortal level!

To become an Immortal Soldier selected for training was itself to stand out among countless peers!

Such an incredible number—just what manner of immortal sect was this?

So mighty, yet still extinguished!

Xu Yang was shaken to his core.

This Immortal Dao is both mysterious and astonishing!

"Below the rank of True Immortal, all are Immortal Soldiers; according to your strength, you will be sorted into three tiers!"

The youth abruptly flicked his finger.

Xu Yang jolted; at once he sensed a change on the White Jade Immortal Soldier Order.

A strange, cryptic mark—an archaic ’three’—appeared on its surface!

It seemed to represent a third-tier Immortal Soldier.

"I’m second-tier!"

"I’m third-tier."

"Me too."

Bloody Ming, Shi Hu, and Stone Jade all spoke up in turn.

The four exchanged glances, each thoughtful.

Below True Immortal, all are Immortal Soldiers!

True Immortal clearly referred to the Immortal Dao realm.

Immortal Soldiers had not yet attained true immortality.

Third-tier: True Monarch; second-tier: Divine Firmament; first-tier: Celestial Human Realm!

The information instantly grew clear.

Xu Yang gazed at the youth, inwardly curious—what level of the Immortal Dao had this youth achieved in life?

He must have surpassed True Immortal.

The youth ignored the three’s murmured discussion, acting as though he hadn’t heard it, only speaking on his own terms: "Training here is divided into three rounds: first round, combat; second round, spell control and transformation; third round, Heart Demon Tribulation!"

"Each time you clear a stage, you will receive a worthy reward!"

"Today, the first round of training shall commence."

"For thirty days, each day, someone among you will be eliminated."

"To become True Immortal or Battle Immortal, you must fight with a hundred times the effort, staking your very lives!"

The youth’s voice suddenly grew sharp and chilling, filling the space with a suffocating, murderous aura.

Whoosh!

The youth flicked his sleeve in a sweeping arc.

Immortal light flared, surging like a tidal wave, drowning the entire broad plaza in an instant.

Xu Yang’s vision blurred. When he regained his senses, he stood amid vast mountains and wilds.

Roar!

Thunderous howls echoed from the mountains.

One after another, fierce and menacing, shaking the land and sending evil qi skyrocketing.

Just the evil qi alone was enough to make one’s blood run cold!

"Today’s goal: each of you will hunt and slay three immortal beasts matching your respective tiers!"

The youth’s ethereal voice fell from the skies, ringing in the ears of the four.

At once, the ground trembled and space twisted in every direction.

Twelve gigantic beasts, bathed in evil qi and all manner of immortal light, trampled ancient trees and shattered mountains, bursting into view.

Gulp!

Shi Hu couldn’t help but swallow hard.

"So strong!"

"The weakest among them are at True Monarch Perfection!"

Stone Jade’s fair face paled, overwhelmed by the pressure.

Bloody Ming narrowed his eyes and said, "The three beasts for the second tier haven’t quite reached the Divine Firmament’s peak, but they’re not far off."

Xu Yang drew a deep breath, looking at Shi Hu and Stone Jade. "You two be careful; I’m afraid there’s no helping each other here!"

This is Immortal Soldier training!

Though it’s merely a manifested projection, the youth is still watching.

They must obey all the rules!

"Don’t look down on us."

Shi Hu clenched his fists, glaring angrily at Xu Yang as he spoke.

Xu Yang only smiled faintly and burst forth to attack first.

Roar!

The twelve immortal beasts split apart in an instant.

As the four erupted into action, only four of the beasts moved.

The rest stood motionless behind, menacing but restrained by some law, awaiting the fall of the first.

Sight of this let Xu Yang breathe a small sigh of relief.

Thankfully, it’s not all of them at once!

Evil qi rushed forth as his foe approached.

Xu Yang’s heart trembled; though this beast was a third-tier match, its power rivaled a Peak of True Monarch.

Swish!

Xu Yang seized the Asura Blood Saber, facing the beast head-on, slashing down savagely.

Boom!

Man and beast alike were blasted back!

The immense force left Xu Yang’s palms numb, his gaze filled with shock.

The immortal beast pounced, its four limbs striking the ground and launching forward like an arrow loosed from a bow.

"No holding back."

Xu Yang’s eyes sharpened, his aura surging, the saber swelling, letting out an ear-splitting hum.

"Kill!"

The saber’s light spanned a thousand feet, his flesh gleamed crystalline.

Xu Yang unleashed everything, erupting at full strength!

His blade swept forth with boundless, crushing power, engulfing the immortal beast in an instant.

Rumble!

The immortal beast crashed violently to earth.

Xu Yang leapt, saber horizontal, smashing through the oncoming immortal light, retreating several steps.

He steadied himself and saw that the beast’s hide was only marked by a few bloody gashes. His eyes narrowed. Seizing the moment before it could rise, he flashed forward like lightning.

The beast raised its head, its body swelling as it opened its gaping, blood-red maw.

Buzz!

A ball of dazzling immortal light began to gather and surge.

"Lock!"

Xu Yang roared, and the Heaven-locking Spirit Mark enveloped the sky and earth.

The beast shuddered, its immortal light frozen mid-formation.

In that brief instant, Xu Yang’s saber thrust straight through its mouth.

Splurt!

Blood sprayed in all directions.

The immortal beast gave a wretched scream, staggering and collapsing to the ground.

Bang!

Its form shattered on the spot, but there was no blood—only a mass of immortal light left behind.

Xu Yang paused for a moment at the sight, then joy burst into his eyes.

"Kid, the immortal light left after slaying one of these beasts is nearly as potent as refining those forbidden immortal energies," Bloody Ming called from afar.

Opportunity!

Xu Yang rushed forward, swallowed the immortal light in one gulp, letting it fall into the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod, where it transformed into Purest Essence Qi.

Buzz!

The sensation far surpassed any mere strand of Essence Qi.

It was vast, incredible, immaculate and pure!

Xu Yang trembled all over, awash in exhilaration.

His flesh and bones, every ounce of strength, were nourished and transformed by that stream of qi.

Dozens of breaths passed.

Xu Yang quaked from head to toe, his entire body radiating immortal light.

His spirit mark stood eight feet and eight inches tall!

His strength had risen substantially!

"To think even reenacting past training could yield such opportunity!"

By rights, all this should have been no more than illusion.

Yet this immortal beast and its qi were truly, tangibly real.

What kind of treasure could create such a marvel?

Was it the training towers?

The notion flashed through Xu Yang’s mind and he hastily glanced aside.

Shi Hu had collapsed to the ground in misery, wounded all over and seemingly spent from his battle.

A mass of immortal light hovered before him.

Stone Jade was nowhere to be seen.

"Where’s Stone Jade?"

Xu Yang could hardly believe it.

Shi Hu gave a bitter smile. "She failed."

"She must have been eliminated."

Xu Yang fell silent at once.

Stone Jade’s strength was hardly the best, but it was far from poor.

But thinking of the power of these immortal beasts rendered Xu Yang speechless.

Even at his strength, he had to use everything—plus Heaven Locking intent—just to scrape by!

Shi Hu’s victory was sheer desperation!

"It’s only elimination. Lives shouldn’t be at risk!"

Xu Yang sighed, tasting the trial’s cruelty firsthand.

A strongman or genius from the Spirit Realm, placed among these hundred thousand Immortal Soldiers, would most likely rank at the very bottom.

"Hang on, you siblings aren’t both out yet."

Xu Yang shot Shi Hu a look, tossed out a sentence, and charged for his second immortal beast.

Shi Hu’s facial muscles twisted; of course he knew Xu Yang said it to spur him on.

The effect was outstanding!

He was the true heir to the War King Family.

Stone Jade, out on the very first day.

If he too failed, it would be a disgrace.

Intolerable!

"Damn it!"

"No way I’m being eliminated!"

"War King Family, never admit defeat!"

Shi Hu bit through his lip, sprang to his feet, and charged ferociously at the orb of immortal light.

Elsewhere, Bloody Ming had already finished off his second immortal beast, and now moved to challenge the third.

Xu Yang had engaged his second foe, the duel earthshaking and fierce across the wilds.

Once Bloody Ming finished his training, before he could say anything, he vanished into thin air.

After Xu Yang slew his third beast and claimed its immortal qi, he too vanished.

Only Shi Hu remained, still struggling bitterly with his second immortal beast.