Chapter 284: Five God Generals!

Buzz!

The sword's sound rose again, not from Feng Caichen, but from the guiding beam that corrected the coordinates itself, as if it were driven by his supreme sword intent.

In Feng Caichen's clear, bright eyes, a faint trace of surprise finally flickered, then turned into a barely perceptible hint of expectation.

"Young Supreme Trial… Lao Ye, you, should also be going there…"

He did not resist, allowing the beam to carry him, transforming into a peerless sword light that tore the heavens, heading toward the same ultimate stage as Ye Wuque, and broke through the void!

Across the entire eighth warzone, countless Heavenly Prouds gazed at the vanished sword light, their hearts unable to settle for a long time.

They knew that a true sword Dao legend was about to unleash an unparalleled storm across even broader heavens and earth.

And those who could directly earn the right to enter the Young Supreme Trial during the Saint King Trial, across all warzones, were probably only beings like Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen—truly unparalleled monsters standing at the Absolute Peak of countless lives.

Endless space spanned, the land of the Young Supreme Trial.

After an indeterminate period of temporal‑spatial traversal, the surrounding chaotic Void turbulence gradually subsided, replaced by an indescribable heavy, ancient, and radiant aura.

Ye Wuque felt the guiding beam enveloping him slowly stabilize.

Ahead, a realm whose vastness and grandeur defied description was slowly revealing its tip of the iceberg.

The heavens here hung not just one radiant great sun, but also a bright moon and stars shining together; the laws manifested like Dragons, interwoven into a net, Dao Rhythm so dense it almost became tangible spirit rain, falling upon the boundless mountains and rivers.

In the Void, powerful Divine Sense swept by from time to time, bearing inquiry and majesty.

Compared with the Saint King Trial world, this place is broader, sturdier, and the opportunities and dangers it contains inevitably increase geometrically.

"Arriving at the Young Supreme Trial, first‑stage warzone world."

"Trial participant Ye Wuque, confirm receipt of trial rules."

The grand will of the Great Thousand Divine Universe resonated again, directly injecting a massive data stream into Ye Wuque's mind and spirit.

Young Supreme Trial Rules:

1. Participant restrictions: cultivation age must be within five hundred years. Realm must be below the third tier of the Immortal Path, i. e., below the Immortal Calamity realm. Only those meeting both criteria are eligible for guidance; they are the youthful heroes of a Zhutian Wanjie universe, peerless Heavenly Prouds.

2. Trial structure: a total of ten stages. It begins with an endless warzone; based on the number and traits of participating beings, billions of initial warzone worlds are divided for preliminary selection and elimination. As stages advance, they continuously merge, and finally, at the tenth stage, converge into a single warzone—the ultimate battlefield of this trial!

3. Elimination mechanism: each stage has specific tasks or survival requirements; losers are either directly eliminated from the trial or lose the right to vie for the final destiny. They may also battle each other, seizing opponent's points or tokens. The fallen, using a life‑preserving talisman granted by the Great Thousand Divine Universe, can be transported away, counted as eliminated.

4. Opportunity distribution: each major warzone world harbors countless ancient ruins, mysterious Dongfu, wondrous celestial treasures, law origins… and may even contain inheritances of ancient great powers! Opportunities and dangers coexist.

5. Current progress: about a year has passed since the Young Supreme Trial began. The overwhelming majority of demonic Heavenly Prouds have cleared the earlier stages and entered worlds beyond the sixth stage. The top tier may already have reached the ninth or even the tenth stage.

Ye Wuque's eyes flickered, his battle intent intensifying.

This meant that the preceding stages, for him now, might be more like a warm‑up and resource accumulation.

"Stage One, commence!"

Without much hesitation, Ye Wuque stepped out of the guiding beam, formally descending onto this ancient land.

In the next five months, Ye Wuque's Dark Shadow traversed the first eight stages of the Young Supreme Trial.

From his first arrival in the first warzone to his sweeping dominance in the eighth, he pushed forward unimpeded, crushing everything in his path!

This is not a simple repetition of the Saint King Trial process.

The realm and power of Heavenly Prouds in the Young Supreme Trial far surpass those of the former.

Almost every one possesses cross‑tier combat strength; powerful bloodlines and ancient inheritances are everywhere.

However, before Ye Wuque's unfathomable absolute power, no matter the genius or bizarre divine technique, ultimately can only become stepping stones on his path forward.

His reputation spread through the warzone worlds of the first eight stages like a wildfire.

Titles such as "Black Robe Death God," "Ye Demon God," and "Ye Press King" spread like wildfire.

During this time, he explored several ancient ruins, acquiring many divine pills and refined instrument materials greatly beneficial to the Saint King Realm, and even obtained a fragmentary Primordial divine technique.

At the same time, he encountered many Heavenly Prouds who, impressed by his overwhelming strength and personal charisma, voluntarily sought to follow him.

Ye Wuque did not accept all of them outright.

He knew well that the road ahead required companions, but not just any pretenders.

His standards for followers, especially core war generals, were exceedingly high.

It was not only a matter of strength, but also of temperament, potential, and loyalty.

His father, Ye Zhengrong, possessed the Four Battle Generals of Battle Eight Wastelands who terrified Zhutian, each a terrifying great power capable of standing alone.

Ye Wuque also shared this notion, wishing to cultivate his own cadre to wage future wars across even broader heavens and earth, handling myriad complex affairs, which could not always be done personally.

In the end, after observation and testing, only four beings received his preliminary approval, allowed to follow him on either side.

The first was an Ancient Freak of the Moon‑Howling Sky Wolf Clan, named Wolf God.

He bore silver hair to his shoulders, eyes filled with moonlight, his speed and attacks mysterious and unpredictable; though he lost a duel with Ye Wuque, he was honored and fully convinced.

The second was a refined‑body monster named Man God, of mysterious origin, not versed in many divine techniques, yet he forged his Flesh to the extreme, his power dominating heaven and earth, capable of tearing supreme malevolent spirits.

He considered his Flesh unrivaled until he met Ye Wuque, whose pure Flesh power easily suppressed him, leading him to wholeheartedly follow.

The third was a pure‑blood Vermilion Bird clan's heavenly‑pride maiden, called Bird God.

Her fire‑control art was peerless, bearing the Southern Brightness Severing Fire, scorching sky and boiling sea; she was proud yet was humbled by Ye Wuque's abyss‑deep, sea‑vast strength and bearing.

The fourth was a pure‑blood Sacred Heavenly Horse, who called himself Horse God.

It was entirely snow‑white, with a pair of wings on its back, sacred and serene; not only overwhelmingly strong, it also possessed potent healing and support abilities, keen perception, and the knack to seek fortune and avoid disaster.

Additionally, in a certain ancient valley of the seventh stage, he happened upon the young master of the Primordial Overlord Tiger Clan, previously marked with a slave seal by Ye Wuque—Hu Xiao Zhou.

When he saw Ye Wuque, his face was full of terror, attempting to flee, but Ye Wuque easily caught up.

Under the absolute power gap and the dual effect of the slave seal, Hu Xiao Zhou completely lost any will to resist, willingly becoming Ye Wuque's mount again, and supplied abundant information about the later stages.

According to him, his clan brother Hu Xiao Yu had, as early as the sixth stage, attracted a terrifying Ancient Freak and was eliminated.

Thus, Wolf, Man, Bird, Horse, and Tiger—the five great powers—gathered, wholeheartedly following Ye Wuque.

Ye Wuque temporarily grouped them under the name "Five God Generals".

He knew that although these Five God Generals were one‑in‑ten‑thousand monsters, they still fell short of the core war generals he envisioned.

They are the Prototype of his team, yet not the end.

Carrying the initially formed Five God Generals, Ye Wuque pushed forward all the way, and finally, after five months, reached Dijiuguan!

The rules of the Young Supreme's trial, in the later stages, grant the trial participants a certain degree of autonomy, allowing them to freely choose which battle‑zone world of Dijiuguan to go to.

Therefore, Ye Wuque and the Five God Generals did not separate, and together descended onto the Ten Thousand Battles Wasteland Battle Zone of Dijiuguan.

This battle‑zone world is vast and boundless, filled with a desolate and murderous aura; the ground is dark red, as if stained by the blood of countless ancient strongmen.

However, they had just arrived, barely having time to examine the surroundings, when from afar came a thunderous energy boom and a furious roar!

Within that energy fluctuation, there was a familiar fighting intent mixed with ape howls!

"It's the aura of the Sacred War Heaven Ape Clan!"

Ye Wuque's gaze tightened, instantly recognizing it.

"And… it's those little heroes!"