Chapter 977: The vast Borderlands, the trial officially begins

Jun Xiaoyao's spiritual perception was extremely keen, and he possessed an innate insight into crises.

Coupled with his sharp and intelligent mind,

he couldn't help but feel that these three imperial clan prodigies before him harbored ill intentions.

Up until now, Jun Xiaoyao had made quite a few enemies in the Exotic Realm.

But he believed that the likes of the Black Peacock royal clan from before would no longer have the guts to provoke him.

And if these three before him were truly acting against him, they must have been incited by someone.

"Is it the Mingzhao Imperial Clan, the Mojie Imperial Clan, or... Marquis Fufeng?"

In just an instant, Jun Xiaoyao's thoughts raced a thousand times over.

Possessing a Primordial Spirit of Three Lives, his thinking was like a supercomputer.

He had a grudge with Li Jiuming, but logically speaking, Li Jiuming was at least still alive.

He wouldn't be so impulsive yet.

That left only the Mojie Imperial Clan and Marquis Fufeng.

Both parties were possibilities.

Especially Marquis Fufeng; Jun Xiaoyao had already seen through his narrow-mindedness.

Upon learning that he was one of the Six Kings of World Destruction, he would naturally be even more displeased.

Plus, he was an ancient supreme being of the academy, a quasi-immortal, and could mobilize significant energy.

Jun Xiaoyao was speculating.

However, Jun Xiaoyao didn't take this matter particularly to heart.

Although these three imperial clan prodigies were all in the Supreme Realm,

wanting to kill him in the Borderlands was still a bit of a fantasy.

"They are but empty titles, not worth mentioning."

Jun Xiaoyao smiled faintly and replied.

"I hope you, this Chaos Mount Zhanshen, can carve out a reputation for our realm in the Borderlands," Prince Jimeng smiled.

"Likewise," Jun Xiaoyao said.

This conversation seemed peaceful, but there were undercurrents.

It was just that outsiders found it hard to perceive.

Afterward, more imperial clan prodigies appeared, each with surging auras.

Their cultivation bases were at least at the quasi-supreme level.

This made Jun Xiaoyao secretly frown.

Sure enough, compared to the Exotic Realm, the strength of the Immortal Realm still had a gap.

If it weren't for the fact that the Immortal Realm still had some dormant seed-level figures,

relying solely on the contemporary prodigies would make it difficult to compare with the Exotic Realm.

"Alright, everyone, no more words, let's set off."

Elder Mu appeared and said.

He was leading the team this time.

Ancient warships, hundreds or even a thousand zhang long, floated in the void.

There were also various fierce flying ancient beasts pulling bronze chariots, all ready to go.

This Borderlands trial was not a true decisive battle between the two realms, but the scene was still very shocking.

Under Elder Mu's lead, Jun Xiaoyao and the others left the Mount Zhanshen Academy and sailed majestically toward the Borderlands.

Besides the Mount Zhanshen Academy, the ten major states of the Exotic Realm were also fully mobilized.

The various major clans, royal clans, quasi-emperor clans, and emperor clans all dispatched many living beings, as well as young heaven-proud ones.

The Mount Zhanshen Academy was merely one force among them.

Of course, the Immortal Realm couldn't possibly have only the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy; the nine great immortal lineages of the Immortal Court, the Jun Clan, major ancient aristocratic families, ancient imperial clans, super divine dynasties, and immortal traditions would all participate.

Although this wasn't a decisive battle, it could be said to be the first major mobilization of the two realms.

Looking at the vast, sky-covering Exotic Realm army, Jun Xiaoyao hid a look of seriousness in the depths of his eyes.

The foundation and strength of the Exotic Realm were even stronger than he had imagined.

It was no wonder they could pose such a threat to the Immortal Realm.

Jun Xiaoyao was very curious: what exactly was the origin of the Exotic Realm?

While the Exotic Realm was mobilizing, the Immortal Realm army naturally also moved majestically toward the border pass, then exited to head for the Borderlands.

On the edge of the major states of the Exotic Realm, there were giant teleportation arrays that could teleport directly to the Borderlands.

The Exotic Realm side did not have a Great Wall like the Immortal Realm.

Because the Exotic Realm itself was the aggressor and did not fear an invasion from the Immortal Realm.

Moreover, the dark matter of the Exotic Realm was not something that living beings of the Immortal Realm could easily withstand.

After entering the teleportation array,

Jun Xiaoyao only felt the surrounding space shaking violently.

The scenery around him twisted instantly.

At times, flames filled the sky, with lava everywhere, as if returning to the early stages of an ancient star's formation.

Then, it was thick with fog, stretching for unknown billions of miles, all permeated with meta-magnetic Qi.

Afterward, there were various poisonous swamps, thunderstorm regions, and gale domains.

He didn't know how much time had passed, nor how many regions he had traversed.

Finally, the chaotic space around him settled.

Jun Xiaoyao looked out and immediately took a deep breath.

As far as the eye could see, it was an endless desert.

Lone smoke in the vast desert, the setting sun over the long river; it looked like a desolate Gobi beach.

Even with a sweep of his spiritual sense, he couldn't detect the end of the desert.

Above the firmament, it was not a blue sky, but a pitch-black, deep starry sky.

Various celestial bodies twinkled, and stars shone.

This was a desert under an endless starry sky.

"This is the Borderlands..."

Jun Xiaoyao murmured.

Not only him, but the vast majority of the young living beings of the Exotic Realm present were visiting the Borderlands for the first time.

They were all shocked by the scene before them.

The skeletons of unknown giant beasts were as huge as mountains, towering into the starry sky.

Collapsed ancient mountains and celestial bodies falling from the starry sky smashed deep ancient pits into the ground.

This was a desolate, dead, and chaotic region.

Jun Xiaoyao stepped forward and grabbed a handful of sand from the ground.

This sand was bone-white.

"This isn't sand, but dust left behind after skeletons weathered away," Jun Xiaoyao said.

Other prodigies also noticed this, and each was incomparably shocked.

This boundless, desolate desert was actually entirely formed from the weathered bones of living beings after their deaths!

"Just how many living beings have died here?"

Some Exotic Realm prodigies were lost in thought, murmuring.

Even though the Exotic Realm revered the iron-blooded law of the jungle, seeing this scene now, their hearts were shaken.

"Green hills are everywhere to bury loyal bones; why must we return wrapped in horse hides? Our predecessors of this realm died in battle here, and it is their glory."

"And what we must do is complete the will of our predecessors, smash the border pass, and trample the Immortal Realm!" Elder Mu shouted loudly.

"That's right, smash the border pass, trample the Immortal Realm!"

A large group of Exotic Realm living beings shouted.

Jun Xiaoyao frowned secretly.

Why exactly was the Exotic Realm so obsessed with invading the Immortal Realm?

Was it merely for the land and resources of the Immortal Realm?

Jun Xiaoyao vaguely felt that there were deeper secrets hidden within.

"Alright, next, the army of our realm will confront and fight the army of the Immortal Realm."

"But your task is not to follow the army to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but to go deep into various regions of the Borderlands and fight against the prodigies of the Immortal Realm."

"Kill as many Immortal Realm prodigies as you can, severing the growth path of their younger generation, creating a gap," Elder Mu shouted loudly.

The true great battle had not yet begun, so the big figures of the two realms were each holding their own positions and would not easily make a move.

The army below was also just testing the waters.

The most important thing was this trial for the younger generation.

"Little friend, are you sure you don't need others to look after you?" Elder Mu looked at Jun Xiaoyao.

He had originally wanted to let a few imperial clan elites accompany Jun Xiaoyao so there would be some support.

Even if they encountered danger, these imperial clan elites could serve as cushions, as long as Jun Xiaoyao was fine.

After all, his identity was special and very important to the Exotic Realm.

"True gold needs fire to be refined. If I bear the title of Mount Zhanshen and still act timidly, wouldn't that just invite ridicule?" Jun Xiaoyao said nonchalantly.

But in reality, he just didn't want to be constrained.

Upon hearing this, Elder Mu nodded.

"Young Master, I want to go train alone."

Beside him, Su Hongyi hesitated for a while before speaking.

She hoped she could become stronger and not hold Jun Xiaoyao back.

"Good," Jun Xiaoyao replied.

Su Hongyi had secrets, and her talent was very strong.

She just lacked tempering between life and death.

Jun Xiaoyao believed that if Su Hongyi were truly one of the Six Kings of World Destruction, she would never easily meet with disaster.

"Everyone in the Immortal Realm, are you doing well?"

Jun Xiaoyao murmured in his heart, stepped into the void, and his figure broke through the air, disappearing from where he stood.

The Borderlands trial, officially begins! ===== CHAPTER 978 =====