Chapter 632: Seizing the Lead, the Talented Empress Displays Her Divine Might

Hearing them say that, Duan Di also interjected: "Hey, wait, what about me? I also contributed just now; when will I be counted too?"

"You?" Caiqing Nvdi gave him a sideways glance and said helplessly, "You can go to the back..."

Duan Di gave a bitter smile.

Although I joined midway, I could also be considered an old member, right?

How come I can only enjoy this treatment?

But thinking about it, it's fine; after all, I've now joined Caiqing Nvdi's side, so even if there are good things, they'll likely benefit the two of them first, and it's no problem for me to come later.

As for the matter of points, Duan Di had some thoughts in his mind.

"You say, later on, will nobody be willing to go on adventures and challenge the ferocious beasts?"

"Oh? Why do you say that, Duan Di?" Caiqing Nvdi raised her eyebrows and asked curiously.

"You see, right now taking on a ferocious beast one-on-one is obviously dangerous; one person can't beat it, and even three might not have a chance, likely resulting in total annihilation. After such a tough battle, only one person can earn points, so the profit is too small..."

"In other words, those who have already earned points might be more attractive than the ferocious beasts. Then everyone else might have only one target: to deal with those who have points. That would isolate the ferocious beasts completely, wouldn't it?"

Duan Di's words left Caiqing Nvdi stunned for a moment.

She pondered for a while and felt it somewhat made sense.

After all, this competition is exceptionally cruel; on the surface only solo fights are allowed, but to win and survive in this competition, relying on just one person is very difficult.

So teammates are needed, but having teammates isn't necessarily a good thing...

Because the points mechanism easily leads to internal conflict.

We must balance the distribution; strong people are fine—they don't worry about not getting points later—but the relatively weak might start thinking of petty tricks.

For example, stabbing in the back, striking when someone is unprepared, killing those who have points to gain benefits.

Such thoughts will also greatly affect the later progress of the competition.

"What Duan Di said isn't without reason...... Earlier I earned points, and besides us three, probably all the mighty beings of the heavens know. Now they, besides dealing with ferocious beasts, will also set their sights on us point‑holders......"

That would put Caiqing Nvdi in a very dangerous situation, likely to be besieged by others.

Thinking of this, Caiqing Nvdi merely gave a light smile.

"What are you laughing at? Our situation is not optimistic right now."

"I'm just laughing; this competition might be far more complex than we imagined."

Caiqing Nvdi wiped away her smile, tidied her clothes, and set off.

"Tsk...... you really are a trouble."

Duan Di looked helpless, but he now had nowhere else to go.

Others also couldn't be found; wanting to survive alone in this perilous place, having one or two backers is essential.

So before finding the Lord of the Great Wasteland, we could only team up with Ancestor Sacrifice God and Caiqing Nvdi's group for now.

On the other side, the three Lords of the Great Wasteland also arrived at a strange place where remnants were visible everywhere.

"What place is this?"

Heidi glanced at the scattered bones on the ground, casually picked up one and examined it closely.

"Damn, it's human bone."

"Something might have happened here before......"

"Wait, this isn't the independent space conjured by the Sect of the Cut's big shots, is it? It's not illusory, so how could this exist?"

"Hehe, maybe it's just to increase our sense of immersion?" Heidi shrugged and laughed.

"Perhaps there's also another purpose; don't overthink it, the urgent thing is still to find a high ground first."

They three have already walked a stretch in this world, yet still haven't found a place advantageous to them.

Moreover, in this peril‑filled place there are countless ferocious beasts; although they seem harmless, the Lord of the Great Wasteland still warned them not to act rashly.

Before confirming there are no other threats nearby, they cannot reveal their positions.

What they didn't expect was that now the three of them have already been targeted by others in the darkness.

"It's so hot......"

Halfway through, Chudi complained.

Although he couldn't see the sun overhead, the surrounding heat still drenched him in sweat.

At their cultivation level and realm, they should naturally be unaffected by these external factors; the saying goes, a calm mind brings natural coolness.

But now this pervasive heat has made him somewhat lose his composure.

"Tsk...... you'd better not say it, this place is indeed strange, even more abnormal than the places we've been before."

Heidi also wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered.

The place they had just come from was also a barren wasteland, but at least there were occasional cold breezes; however, after stepping into this spine‑desert, aside from the relentless heat, there was nothing but endless yellow‑hot earth.

The Lord of the Great Wasteland heard their words, gave no reply, and just kept walking forward.

"By the way, just now something seemed to happen far over there; it looks like a fight broke out, and I really want to go see what's going on."

Chudi suddenly brought up the commotion that had come from the horizon earlier.

But he didn't know that the intense shaking just now was caused by Duan Di.

"Tch, what's the big deal? In this creepy place, it's weird that nobody's started fighting...... I'm just bored; hurry up and send someone out so we can practice, this is too dull!"

Heidi complained.

They haven't seen a living person for a long time; all they see are dead things.

Not to mention ferocious beasts, there isn't even a living person.

This place really is vast and boundless.

Just then, the Lord of the Great Wasteland ahead suddenly stopped his steps.

Wait!

The two behind were startled by the Lord of the Great Wilderness's tone and stopped.

What's wrong? Did you sense something?

Black Emperor approached and asked.

Shh...

The Lord of the Great Wilderness waved his hand, signaling the two to be quiet, then knelt on one knee, placing a hand lightly on the sand to sense movements on the ground. This situation was not the first time they had encountered it.

But they still felt it was strange.

Even someone at the Lord of the Great Wilderness's Realm still needs to kneel like an apprentice and use a hand to sense?

With their Cultivation Level, they only need to cover the surrounding area with Spiritual Power; any disturbance within hundreds of millions of miles would be sensed.

But thinking about it, they cannot emit any trace of aura, otherwise they'd reveal their position, which would be a loss.

The Lord of the Great Wilderness's actions left Chu Emperor and Black Emperor somewhat baffled.

Old Huang, give us a word—what's going on? Chu Emperor urged impatiently from behind.

There's something underground... the Lord of the Great Wilderness said, brows furrowed, face solemn.

He didn't know exactly what it was, but he could clearly sense something underground faintly throbbing, like a heartbeat, thumping.

No way, Lao Huang, don't scare us! Looking around, it's just a barren desert—could there actually be life in this godforsaken place? Black Emperor scratched his head and looked around.

Apart from the yellow sand and hot air, where else is there any sign of living creatures!

But the Lord of the Great Wilderness's expression didn't look like he was joking; he was obviously serious when telling them this.

No mistake, one word, one shot, one inner, one content, one in one look!

Be careful, something's wrong down there. the Lord of the Great Wilderness said in a low voice.

Given his Cultivation Level, he would never joke or mis-sense. Since he truly sensed this unusual aura, Black Emperor and Chu Emperor indeed need to prepare.

Just then, the yellow sand beneath their feet began to sway.

Huh? What's going on? Black Emperor frowned, also starting to sense something off.

Before they could react, the swaying of the sand intensified, turning from a slight shake into violent undulations!

Boom—

Sand flew up, and several streams of hot air shot straight from the ground, making the scorching heat in the air even more unbearable.

Retreat, retreat! the Lord of the Great Wilderness shouted, then led the way back a distance.

Ahead, sure enough, something existed!

At the moment the three retreated, the sand before them began to crack, a huge pit sinking from the middle.

This... Chu Emperor stared blankly at the scene ahead, frozen in place.

He never imagined this place actually hid such a trap!

If it weren't for the Lord of the Great Wilderness having sensed the anomaly earlier, they might have just walked over this pit!

What a relief!

Pat-pat...

Countless grains of sand fell into that pit, and the place was like a bottomless abyss, with streams of hot air rising from below.

This aura... the Lord of the Great Wilderness's hairs stood on end, and a cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Sure enough, just as he had thought, there really were creatures down there!

A ferocious beast? Black Emperor ventured.

Judging by the momentum, it likely is. the Lord of the Great Wilderness replied.

Just then, several thin, black, sharp claws suddenly extended from the pit, stabbing directly into the sand surface.

Seeing that fuzzy, black, long object, Black Emperor immediately realized what it was.

No way, it couldn't be that thing I hate most, could it? Black Emperor's face changed.

Sure enough!

When the three looked over, they saw a huge monstrous shape crawling out of the pit.

Eight incredibly slender legs, as they crawled out from below, released a stench as if from hell.

The surrounding air also began to become viscous and damp...

The sand all over the ground also began to sway in tandem.

A huge spider-shaped ferocious beast appeared!

Holy cow! It really is what we fear coming true! Black Emperor stared at the towering creature, his whole body beginning to tremble.

Its appearance is truly inhuman!

However, we must admit, this ferocious beast conjured by a senior figure of the Sect of Cutting is obviously far more terrifying than real-world beasts.

Just the deterrent aura released upon its appearance was enough to make someone of the Lord of the Great Wilderness's level feel weak in the knees.

Chitter—

The ferocious beast crawling out from under the sand rolled its eyes, staring at Black Emperor and the Lord of the Great Wilderness below, those eyes revealing a deathly light.

Seeing this, Chu Emperor couldn't help but swallow.

Well, what should we do now? Should we engage? Chu Emperor asked.

After all, the ferocious beast has already appeared and is right before them—there's no reason not to fight!

But if they truly can't defeat it, what will happen then is truly unknown.

Never mind, now that we've encountered a ferocious beast, this might be a great opportunity. Everyone must be extremely careful—our opponent is unlike others; we must be very cautious! the Lord of the Great Wilderness ordered.

Saying that, he took out a magical treasure and faced the threat head-on.

For them, what they now face is the greatest enemy they have encountered in this world!

In the Chaos World.

Zhao Gongming watched, heart pounding, staring at the huge ferocious beast appearing in the sky, and was somewhat dazed.

"Senior brother, how did you come up with imagining such a monstrous beast? This is really..." Zhao Gongming, for a moment, didn't know what words to use to describe it.

That earlier constantly writhing ferocious beast, which looked just like a giant earthworm, no wonder the Three Marvelous Sisters couldn't bear to look directly at it when it appeared.

Now, a spider of such bizarre shape has even crawled out, its fuzzy appearance truly making one's scalp tingle.

"Hehe, you wouldn't understand." Duobao Daoist shook the flab on his face, chuckling, "The goal is just to let them experience the cruelty of the ferocious beasts in this world. Otherwise, if each ferocious beast could be easily defeated in one go, what fun would that be?"

The three ferocious beasts previously controlled were defeated one by one by people from different worlds, although this was also within their plan.

But Duobao Daoist felt that this seemed to lack some flavor.

The sense of thrill...

The second kind of trial has already been underway for a while, and the number of eliminations isn't large. If this pace continues, later on it will truly no longer be hunting ferocious beasts, but hunting those with the most points!

In that case, wouldn't the whole trial lose its flavor?

On this Spine of the Land, waves surged; the giant spider occupied a large area ahead, its terrifying pressure making the Lord of the Great Wasteland, the Black Emperor, and the Chu Emperor all feel somewhat short of breath.

Since they have encountered this ferocious beast, they have no choice but to engage in battle!

"Black Emperor, Chu Emperor, you two get ready and surround it!" the Lord of the Great Wasteland shouted loudly. The magic treasure in his hand turned into a ring of light, thrown into the air; instantly, a powerful aura spread out, enveloping the entire Spine of the Land.

At that moment, the ferocious beast stood still in place, its six eyes fixed straight on the three before it, as if eyeing prey about to be caught.

"Tsk… this guy is more disgusting than any demonic beast I've ever seen! Look at those eyes…" The Black Emperor trembled all over; whenever he normally encounters such things, he takes a detour—not because he can't beat them, but because he simply lacks the courage to face them. (End of chapter)