Chapter 561: The Trial of the Nineteenth Layer of Hell Star

The arena outside Hell Star.

Everyone was still caught in the previous tremors.

The fall of the three minor giants was undoubtedly major news on the Emperor Road; once spread, it would cause a sensation throughout the entire Emperor Road.

And Jun Xiaoyao's feat of casually killing the three minor giants with forty percent of his strength would undoubtedly become a topic of heated discussion for everyone.

"The Jun Clan's Divine Child has fulfilled his merit; he should be coming out now, right?"

"Huh? No, look, the Jun Clan's Divine Child is continuing to go deeper?"

"What does he want to do? Could it be that he wants to enter the nineteenth layer of Hell Star?"

"The nineteenth layer of Hell Star, one of the seven great wonders—that is a forbidden place!"

Jun Xiaoyao's actions undoubtedly stirred up a violent storm in the arena once again.

No one expected that Jun Xiaoyao would actually choose to go deeper.

"Master is too hardcore, isn't he?" The Nine-Headed Lion was also tongue-tied.

"The nineteenth layer of Hell Star—can he make it through?" Kong Xuan was still in a daze.

Jun Xiaoyao's performance had already refreshed her understanding of strength.

She didn't know if Jun Xiaoyao could create another miracle.

"Heh, the Jun Clan's Divine Child—truly worthy of the name." Supreme Chong Ming also shook his head and smiled.

The reason he had come here in person was to see Jun Xiaoyao's choice.

Now it seemed that Jun Xiaoyao was indeed still that same Jun Xiaoyao.

It would be strange if Jun Xiaoyao didn't go to investigate the nineteenth layer of Hell Star.

Outside the entire arena, it was already a scene of clamor.

And deep within Hell Star, Jun Xiaoyao walked with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent.

Along the way, he encountered many Earth Demons and Heavenly Demons.

There were even quite a few Earth Demon Emperors and Heavenly Demon Emperors.

But they were all casually wiped out by Jun Xiaoyao.

The title of Invincible Saint was no empty boast; at this realm, Jun Xiaoyao was nearly invincible.

Jun Xiaoyao even possessed the ability to fight across realms.

Even for a Saint King, or even a Great Saint, dealing with Jun Xiaoyao was not that simple.

Finally, Jun Xiaoyao arrived before a massive gate.

This gate was mottled and dark, as if it had been drenched in fresh blood.

An ominous resentment permeated the air, as if it were the gate leading to the netherworld of Huang Quan.

"Is this the entrance to the nineteenth layer of Hell Star?"

Jun Xiaoyao scrutinized it.

Just the gate itself, standing there, gave one a sense of hair-raising dread.

Prodigies with weaker Dao hearts would have their minds destabilized; if they approached, they would be directly branded by some mysterious curse power and die in extreme pain and madness.

However, Jun Xiaoyao's entire body was brimming with immortal radiance, golden brilliance surging.

The evil-warding power of the Ancient Sacred Body was exerted to the extreme at this moment.

Jun Xiaoyao was like a god of endless light, suppressing all evil spirits.

Jun Xiaoyao did not hesitate or waver; he pushed open the gate with great decisiveness.

The moment he pushed open the gate, Jun Xiaoyao felt the world spin; he couldn't see anything before his eyes, as if he had been suddenly thrown into a dark universe.

He didn't know how much time had passed.

Before Jun Xiaoyao's eyes, it seemed to suddenly brighten.

All around were mountain peaks, as if it were the base of some faction.

"Senior Brother, it is impossible between you and me. The person I admire is a peerless hero who suppresses the Emperor Road."

Suddenly, a woman's voice came.

Before Jun Xiaoyao's sight appeared a pure and beautiful woman.

She looked at Jun Xiaoyao with disdain in her eyes.

Jun Xiaoyao wanted to say something, but discovered he couldn't say a word.

Instead, he heard a voice in his ear, sounding like himself, yet not like himself.

"Junior Sister, I will walk the Emperor Road. I will prove to you that I have the ability to protect you!"

Hearing this voice, Jun Xiaoyao was bewildered.

Was this something he had said himself?

How could he possibly be such a sycophant?

"Senior Brother, then I will wait. The day you become famous on the Emperor Road is the day I will marry you."

This Senior Brother, with firm eyes, stepped onto the Emperor Road.

Only then did Jun Xiaoyao realize that he seemed to have turned into a cluster of consciousness, residing within someone else's body.

Or rather, Jun Xiaoyao's consciousness was gradually merging with that Senior Brother's.

"The nineteenth layer of Hell Star—what the hell is this?" Jun Xiaoyao thought to himself.

This was simply bizarre, like sitting in a movie theater, watching someone else's life.

Jun Xiaoyao had thought that the nineteenth layer of Hell Star might have all kinds of dangers.

But he hadn't expected it to be so bizarre.

Next, this Senior Brother resolutely, full of conviction, stepped onto the Emperor Road.

And compared to an aloof existence like Jun Xiaoyao, who was the focus of all attention and stood above all living beings.

This Senior Brother was somewhat ordinary.

He was merely an inconspicuous outer disciple in a first-rate faction.

Walking the Emperor Road was no different from seeking death.

Sure enough.

Not long after stepping onto the Emperor Road, this pitiful Senior Brother was completely crushed by a heaven-gifted prodigy from a top-tier faction.

"Just by relying on an ant like you, you want to walk the Emperor Road? Haha, simply ridiculous!" The heaven-gifted prodigy stepped on that Senior Brother's head, driving it into the ground.

Then, the entire head exploded!

Jun Xiaoyao felt it very strangely, as if it were his own head that had been crushed.

If it were an ordinary prodigy, they would definitely go mad facing such a thing.

Jun Xiaoyao, however, felt it was quite novel.

At this time, sounds like weeping blood emerged.

"Unwilling... unwilling... I am unwilling... Why... why is it me whose bones are buried on the Emperor Road!"

This voice was blood-weeping and bone-carving, filled with tears and sorrow!

Vaguely, Jun Xiaoyao even sensed that his own consciousness seemed to have been infected as well.

He seemed to have become that Senior Brother, carrying the resentment and anger of being unwilling, as if he were about to turn into a demonic thought that cursed everything!

"So that's how it is. Is this the trial of the nineteenth layer of Hell Star?"

At this moment, Jun Xiaoyao suddenly understood.

Hell Star was rumored to be formed by the convergence of the monstrous resentment of countless cultivators whose bones were buried on the Emperor Road.

This nineteenth layer was the gathering place of that resentment.

These resentments wanted to assimilate Jun Xiaoyao's consciousness.

If that happened, Jun Xiaoyao would fall into endless madness, remain here forever, and become a part of the resentment.

"No wonder those who accidentally entered the nineteenth layer of Hell Star never came out." Jun Xiaoyao finally understood.

However, this trial didn't seem too terrifying right now.

Yet, Jun Xiaoyao was still being naive.

After the Senior Brother whose body his consciousness resided in had his head crushed.

A moment later, Jun Xiaoyao's consciousness recovered once again.

This time, he became a youth of the Demon race.

This branch of the Demon race was persecuted by a major faction.

This Demon youth swore to become stronger to protect his own clan.

Then, he resolutely stepped onto the Emperor Road, seeking the path to become stronger.

The result was also foreseeable.

He hadn't passed many trials before his chest was pierced through by a Human prodigy.

"No... I am not reconciled. I want to become stronger, I want to protect my clan, protect my blood relatives!"

This Demon youth's mouth overflowed with blood as he let out a desperate roar.

"The strong live, the weak die. Just by relying on an ant like you, you want to protect your clan?" That Human prodigy gave a cold, disdainful smile.

"Ah ah ah... I hate this!"

Finally, this Demon youth's body exploded, and his Primordial Spirit was shattered.

But that endless resentment and curse power could not dissipate for a long time.

This was the truth of the Emperor Road.

Except for a few dazzling, monstrous prodigies like Jun Xiaoyao.

The vast majority of other cultivators and living beings who stepped onto the Emperor Road were merely inconspicuous waves in the ocean.

A small wave would crash over, and they would be gone without a trace, not even leaving a single mark.

The Emperor Road is a pile of bones; it is their bones that remain. ===== CHAPTER 562 =====