Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates-Chapter 520 - 506: This Road is Impassable

In the skies above the continent where the joint examination of the Four Main Halls was taking place, the final challenge of the Earth Hall officially began, capturing the attention of thousands.

Most gazes fell upon Fan Li because he was the most outstanding genius disciple of the Xuanzi Hall and, in their eyes, the strongest among the seventeen participating disciples—the most noteworthy of them all.

Feeling the surrounding gazes, Fan Li seemed to return to his times of triumph. His eyes were icy as he looked at Xiao Ye, with a hint of a mocking smile on his face.

"Xiao Ye, this time there’s no suppression from arrays—purely a collision of strength. Watch how I play you to death!" Fan Li sneered inwardly.

He had long been burning with the desire to take revenge on Xiao Ye, never expecting the opportunity to arrive so quickly, and under the watchful eyes of so many spectators at that. With his strength, embarrassing Xiao Ye would be all too easy.

"All right, let the examination begin. Except for refraining from harming the lives of other disciples, you may use all your strength to vie for ownership of these ten islands. We will not interfere," Wu Tong finished speaking, then retreated to one side with the other nine Elders.

"It has started!"

The seventeen disciples held their breaths, eyes ablaze, staring at the ten islands floating not far away. If they could stand on any of these islands for a quarter of an hour, they would become disciples of the Earth Hall. After numerous difficulties, they finally faced the ultimate challenge.

The next moment—

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The seventeen disciples simultaneously burst forth, launching an assault toward the ten islands.

Apart from Xiao Ye, each of them was among the elite disciples of the Xuanzi Hall, having already ascended to the King Martial realm and advancing much further within it. Now erupting in unison, the terrifying suppression swept in all directions like raging waves in the ocean, lifting endless spray and causing the void to tremble.

Swoosh!

Fan Li, with the most terrifying strength, shot forward like an arrow from a bow, a vast power forming a field around him, preventing approach. An invincible aura swept outwards, causing trembling in those near him. Any disciple within a hundred steps of Fan Li was blasted away.

Fan Li took the lead all the way, occupying an island with exceptional dominance as the first one there, standing proudly atop it while disciples on the continent below marveled. Fan Li truly lived up to his reputation as the finest disciple in the Xuanzi Hall.

Whoosh!

At this moment, behind Fan Li, a vast King Realm rose up, his eyes flashing like lightning, his face full of dominance as he surveyed all beneath heaven. With a wave of his hand, an invisible wall of Qi formed before him.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The remaining sixteen disciples followed closely behind. Caught off guard, they all ran into the wall of Qi and were bounced back, flying away.

Xiao Ye was also hindered but fared much better than the other disciples, showing little sign of disarray as he came to a stop in mid-air.

"Fan Li, what are you doing? Are you planning to monopolize all ten islands by yourself?"

At this point, all sixteen disciples were blocked by the wall of Qi, stopping in mid-air and glaring at Fan Li in anger.

Even though they previously held a sense of awe towards Fan Li, they couldn’t tolerate his overbearing act of blocking everyone, essentially cutting off their hope of entering the Earth Hall.

"Hmph!" Fan Li let out a cold snort, his eyes bursting with cold light as he arrogantly declared, "I’m not doing anything, just afraid you all might have forgotten the fact that my strength, Fan Li, far surpasses yours."

Upon hearing Fan Li’s words, the sixteen disciples all collectively took a sharp breath, their faces filled with disbelief. What kind of reason was this to make a move? Wasn’t this too much of a trap?

"Remember this, you all. This island belongs to me, Fan Li. You may compete for the other nine islands, but not this one. Should anyone dare to defy my will, I will make it impossible for them to stay in Taiyi Palace!" Fan Li said coldly.

Upon hearing these words, all sixteen disciples were stunned.

Fan Li actually claimed one of the islands for himself, forbidding them to contend for it?

"Senior Brother Fan Li, rest assured, I definitely won’t compete for this island!"

"Yes, rest easy, Senior Brother Fan Li!"

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Instantly, smiles appeared on the faces of those fifteen disciples from the Xuanzi Hall, and they spoke up one after another.

Although they didn’t understand why Fan Li was doing this, since it didn’t stop them, of course, they wouldn’t oppose Fan Li and make life difficult for themselves. After all, Fan Li’s cultivation was right there for all to see.

"Very good!" A cold smile appeared on Fan Li’s face, then with a sweep of his palm, the invisible qi wall thunderously dissipated.

"Charge!"

Suddenly, all fifteen disciples from Xuanzi Hall excitedly rushed out. Now that Fan Li claimed one of the ten islands outright, only nine were left for them. They had to unleash their full strength.

Suddenly, the fierce battle for the spots began, with the deafening sounds of combat echoing throughout the Nine Heavens.

Every disciple who passed the grueling trials to reach the third layer of the Haotian Tower was very strong in both cultivation and strength—none were weak. Naturally, the battle was extremely spectacular.

"What exactly is Fan Li trying to do?"

Xiao Ye did not hurry to join in. After all, even if he seized an island, he needed to maintain his position for a quarter of an hour to pass, and seizing an island now would make him the target of all. Naturally, he would not rush to do such a thing. Instead, he pondered over Fan Li’s unusual actions.

He had a vague sense that Fan Li’s actions were aimed at him.

Sure enough, when Xiao Ye looked up, he saw that playful and mocking gaze of Fan Li, which was fixed on him without shifting elsewhere.

"Hmph, no matter what schemes you have, it all comes down to strength here." Xiao Ye snorted coldly, no longer paying attention to Fan Li, and he chose to fly towards an island where fewer were contesting.

To Xiao Ye, though his cultivation had not yet reached the level of King Martial, he was still very confident in his strength, and he was definitely capable of giving the disciples of the Xuanzi Hall a challenge.

"Hehe, Junior Brother Xiao Ye, this path is closed to you!"

Just then, Xiao Ye heard the sounds of air being torn, only to see Fan Li rising into the air, blocking his way, with an expression that was neither friendly nor antagonistic.

A cold light surged in Xiao Ye’s eyes.

At this moment, he fully understood that Fan Li had claimed an island right from the start, threatening the other disciples not to contest it, all so he could free up time to deal with him.

"Junior Brother Xiao Ye, you are a new disciple of the Yellow Hall. This place isn’t suited for you; I think it would be best for you to withdraw voluntarily." Fan Li’s face was full of mockery.

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