Translator: Silavin
Qin Yichen’s group could be considered fortunate.
Originally, given their collective strength, breaking through should have been impossible. However, the commotion at the gathering point attracted the vast majority of Demonic Beasts.
Throughout this desperate rush, everyone had completely coalesced around Qin Yichen as their core.
This was not solely because the endless supply of Pills from Qin Yichen’s hands had moved them, but more importantly, because of his actual combat capability.
Despite being merely at the Martial King Realm, the number of Demonic Beasts he had slain along the way far exceeded even the Martial Emperors among them.
He and Liu Yun charged at the forefront. Liu Yun handled Demonic Beasts at the Martial Emperor Realm, while Qin Yichen dealt with the prevalent Martial King Realm beasts.
Their coordination grew increasingly seamless.
Additionally, with someone possessing the Lunar Saint Physique in their group, any injury that wasn’t immediately fatal could be healed and recovered from, dramatically reducing their casualties.
In the end, seven people broke through successfully.
Qin Yichen, Liu Yun, and Long Qingyao all bore injuries of varying severity. Of the remaining four, two were Martial Emperors, another was the young woman with the Lunar Saint Physique, and the last was someone at the Peak Martial King Realm.
Losing only five people, this was already a great boon.
The young woman with the Lunar Saint Physique had survived because everyone deliberately protected her.
This was likely precisely why she had revealed her ability. Otherwise, given her strength alone, breaking through would have been impossible.
That Peak Martial King Realm man, however, surprised everyone.
After all, three Martial Emperors had fallen, yet he survived. This demonstrated his exceptional nature.
Qin Yichen noticed the man bore over a dozen wounds deep enough to expose bone, yet he had not made a single sound. He did not even let out a groan of pain.
Shortly after their breakthrough, one of the gathering point’s walls collapsed. Countless Demonic Beasts surged inward, instantly submerging the entire gathering point.
Witnessing this scene, Qin Yichen and the others felt a wave of relief.
Naturally, they were all intelligent people.
Otherwise, they would not have chosen to gamble their life for a breakthrough.
Though they had lost nearly half their number, they had survived. Had they remained in the gathering point, only death awaited them!
“Let’s move. We can’t linger around this place!”
Despite having broken through, Qin Yichen still had not relaxed.
After all, this was the ancient battlefield at night!
No one objected, following closely behind.
Perhaps because the commotion at the gathering point had drawn all the Demonic Beasts in this region there, their journey after breaking through encountered remarkably few Demonic Beasts. Even when they did encounter a few clustered together, the seven swiftly eliminated them.
Eventually, everyone found a rocky cave to hide inside.
Inside the cave lay shed beast fur, some skeletal remains, and bloody chunks of meat.
Clearly, this was a Demonic Beast’s lair.
After inspecting the area and finding nothing abnormal, everyone practically collapsed. Qin Yichen, however, positioned himself at the cave entrance, sitting with his back against the wall.
“Those bastards from the Sky Elephant Imperial Dynasty. If this Young Master sees them again, I’ll absolutely finish them off!” Liu Yun, sprawled on the ground, continued cursing. Yet his gaze kept drifting towards the young woman with the Lunar Saint Physique who was healing everyone’s wounds nearby, muttering under his breath: “Lunar Saint Physique… truly eye-opening…”
Whether he was curious about the Lunar Saint Physique itself or something else, he kept staring at the young lady.
The woman wore a simple white dress, her ink-black hair cascading down. Her petite frame appeared rather delicate. She quietly attended to healing everyone, like an orchid blooming in an empty valley, naturally drawing attention.
“Young Master, Young Master…”
The woman called out three or four times before Liu Yun finally responded.
“Ah?” He gazed somewhat bewilderedly at the young woman before him.
The woman frowned slightly but maintained her patience. “Are you experiencing discomfort anywhere, Young Master?”
“Discomfort?” Liu Yun blinked in confusion. Only when the woman was about to move past him to treat someone else did realization dawn. “Ow… this hurts here, ow ow… I think I’ve sustained some internal injuries…”
His cries of pain successfully brought the young woman back to his side.
And then… Young Pavilion Master Liu seemed to develop pain throughout his entire body, as if every single bone had been trampled and broken.
“Hah… hah…” Before long, the young woman was panting, her complexion deteriorating. She staggered, nearly falling, but Liu Yun caught her.
“Miss, are you all right?” It must be said, Liu Yun was a gentleman, not a scoundrel. Even with the woman threatening to topple into him, he did not take advantage of the situation. After steadying her, he politely established some distance.
“I… I need to rest for a while.” Clearly, the woman had become fatigued.
After the woman sat cross-legged to recuperate, Liu Yun muttered. “So those with the Lunar Saint Physique can’t heal themselves, then.”
Subsequently, the cave fell silent.
Having broken through, everyone had collectively slain several hundred Demonic Beasts at the minimum. Even Qin Yichen felt exhausted.
His continuous use of the Spirit Sword had drained a lot of his Spiritual Energy.
The night passed swiftly. Though Demonic Beasts passed by outside the cave, none intruded, allowing Qin Yichen’s group to rest and recover properly.
As dawn broke, Qin Yichen emerged first. The group then filed out from the cave.
Bathing in sunlight, everyone experienced a sensation of rebirth.
This night had undoubtedly been the longest they had ever endured. Each person had essentially taken a trip through death’s door.
“Everyone!” Qin Yichen spoke. Only after all eyes focused upon him did he continue: “Heart Trial City still lies several days’ journey from here. Travelling alone is just asking for disaster to befall them. Why not journey together?”
“Agreed!”
“Exactly what I wish for!”
The two Martial Emperors hesitated only briefly before consenting.
Subsequently, the young woman with the Lunar Saint Physique also nodded.
The final Martial King Realm man, though silent, did not depart either.
Seeing this, the corners of Qin Yichen’s mouth curved into a smile. “I am Qin Yichen. This is Liu Yun, and that is Long Qingyao!”
Through last night’s breakthrough, everyone had clearly established something… trust!
“Mo Qingge!”
“Gong Yifei!”
The two Martial Emperors identified themselves in turn.
“Qiao Yuewei.”
The young woman with the Lunar Saint Physique spoke in a light, melodious voice.
She appeared to possess no combat capability whatsoever. One could not help but wonder why she had come to this Imperial Dynasties Assembly. After all, the Imperial Dynasties Assembly carried an extremely high mortality rate. Without sufficient strength, entering here was tantamount to seeking death.
“Your surname is Qiao. Could you be Royalty from the Namo Imperial Dynasty?”
Liu Yun suddenly interjected.
The Namo Imperial Dynasty was a top-tier Imperial Dynasty. In terms of foundation, it absolutely rivalled any of the ten great Forces within the Heart Trial Territory.
Therefore, the Namo Imperial Dynasty should not lack outstanding young talents to participate in the Imperial Dynasties Assembly. Why would they send a member of their Royal Family? Moreover, one possessing the Lunar Saint Physique to this place?!
Silavin: Namo is a word from Buddhist Scripture, means to ‘pay homage to’. From na mo ami tuo fo.