Chapter 534: Accidents Keep Occurring

"At this moment, the Five Great Inheritances appeared, and the strongest Star‑Moon Inheritance…"

"It could very well appear!" Yao Xinghai said firmly.

Hearing that, many Elders became excited.

Many geniuses and spectators in the arena felt the emergence of the Shura Hell great inheritance.

Yet just as they were excited, a massive black hand suddenly reached out from the sky, reaching for Shura Hell.

The power of that black hand made anyone who merely sensed it feel their hearts tremble.

"Yin‑Yang Realm? Dark Night Demon Hall?"

Yao Xinghai reacted instantly, without time to think, and thrust a palm straight at the black hand.

"Don't think you can pick up a ready‑made bargain!"

A huge silver palm appeared in the sky, bearing terrifying power, and collided with the black hand.

Boom— the clash of Yin‑Yang Realm masters opened a massive hole in the void.

In the sky, a pitch‑black opening gaped like a huge mouth, as if ready to select a victim and devour.

At the same time, a massive black banner immediately enveloped the Shura Hell inheritance.

Yao Xinghai could only shape his other hand into a claw and reach for the black banner.

Because he was distracted, his palm that blocked the black hand was struck back by the black hand.

And his claw that seized the black banner tore it apart. The shattered banner instantly lost control and fell through the air. His claw was also bounced back by the banner.

Yet inside the black banner, the Shura Hell inheritance had vanished without a trace.

"Damned it!" Yao Xinghai shouted, but did not strike again.

The black hand made no further attack, ignored the falling black banner, and simply vanished.

Immediately after, a massive roar echoed from the distant sky, and a huge black hole also appeared in the far sky.

"The Alliance Leader is acting!" Yao Xinghai felt a slight relief.

He had just clashed palms with the black hand of Dark Night Demon Hall, and due to distraction suffered a setback. At this moment his Qi and blood surged within, so he dared not pursue.

From the edge of the sky, a distant laugh rang out.

"Hahaha, Cangyun Alliance, thanks for this great gift; we Dark Night Demon Hall have taken this inheritance!"

Then the voice faded, and everything returned to calm.

Yet in Yao Xinghai's Sea of Consciousness, he received a Transmission Voice from the Cangyun Alliance Leader.

"They've fled. Don't chase; they've already made full preparations. Continue organizing the martial contest; it has little impact, there are still four of the Five Great Inheritances left!"

"Yes!" Yao Xinghai replied, then sat down again, calming the Qi and blood within.

Until then, the Elders standing aside, as well as all spectators and geniuses, only then realized what had happened!

Even Ye Liuyun was drawn out by the massive clash of Yin‑Yang Realm power. He emerged from Xuan Kong Shi to investigate.

"One of the Five Great Inheritances, the Shura Hell inheritance, has been seized by Dark Night Demon Hall!"

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense, after probing the earlier events, couldn't help but frown. "That's not just Dark Night Demon Hall's power; it's escalating. With this, they can at least cultivate three super geniuses!"

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense also reached out to the Elders on the Zhan Tai, to see how they intended to handle it.

At this moment, the Elders on the Zhan Tai, each so angry their beards seemed to curl, rushed to demand to go into battle and eradicate Dark Night Demon Hall.

With so many eyes watching, having the inheritance stolen was a blow to their reputation.

Meanwhile, someone had already retrieved the fallen black banner and handed it to Yao Xinghai.

After recovering, Yao Xinghai only said a few casual words.

"Protecting these geniuses is more important. If we leave, Demon Cultivators might take the opportunity to strike them. So ignore them; the martial contest continues. It's just one inheritance."

Yao Xinghai looked at the ruined black banner and couldn't help sighing. The banner was actually a divine artifact. Fortunately, its controller's realm had not surpassed the Tian Gang realm, otherwise it wouldn't have been torn by his claw.

Moreover, the black banner was clearly transmitting the inheritance at that moment, so its defense was weakened.

"They even used a divine artifact to seize it! What a waste."

Yao Xinghai said, tossed the ruined artifact aside, ordered people to soothe everyone's emotions, and then everything returned to normal.

Ye Liuyun and the other geniuses all returned to cultivation, completely unaffected by the incident.

He and Lei Ming and others spent the day inside Xuan Kong Shi cultivating for ten days, not only fully absorbing the ambient spiritual energy but also slightly enhancing various abilities.

When Ye Liuyun emerged, his realm had risen to the mid‑stage of the Seventh Layer of Tian Gang. His Soul, bloodline, and Physical Body all received some boost.

The biggest change was his Mixed‑Origin War God becoming more solidified; its five features almost manifested, exactly the great being who originally gave him the Ten Thousand Gods Command.

Moreover, as the Mixed‑Origin War God solidified, the amount of Heaven and Earth Power Ye Liuyun could draw increased.

He now feels confident that, aside from the Five Great Heavenly Champions, almost no one can match him. Only Mo Tianheng is an exception.

Mo Tianheng is too mysterious and very low‑key; he hasn't yet revealed his full strength. Ye Liuyun estimates his power is likely not inferior to the Five Great Heavenly Champions.

"Time's up! Let's prepare for the next round of the contest. Everyone stop cultivating."

At this moment, Changxu Elder, the host, appeared again above the crowd and awakened everyone who was cultivating.

Then the entire martial contest arena changed again. The stage began to sink, returning to the ground.

Afterwards, a mysterious force shrouded the entire battlefield. Then the ground erupted with blood‑filled water, corpses, mountains, and ravines, presenting a hellish scene.

Ye Liuyun and the many geniuses all felt as if they had entered a Secret Realm.

"Truly marvelous! How did the Alliance design this!" Ye Liuyun exclaimed, then rushed toward the highest peak. He wanted to reach the high ground to understand the geography of this blood‑red Secret Realm.

Inside the hell‑like Secret Realm, space was magnified countless times. The five hundred participating geniuses were each transmitted to different parts of the realm, temporarily separated.

"What's going on?" Yao Xinghai frowned and sent a Transmission Voice to the host Elder.

This stage of the contest wasn't designed this way!

The host Elder hurried over, reporting to Yao Xinghai and the other Elders.

"Lingzhu Island has activated the Killing Secret Realm on its own! We have now lost control of the contest!"