Chapter 291 - 290: What Happened?

Tang Yi understood the principle that pushing things to an extreme would cause them to backfire.

He knew he couldn’t push them too far. Otherwise, not only would he fail to achieve his desired outcome, but he would also create unnecessary trouble. That was why, when Tang Yi and the North District candidates had been robbing and forcing the candidates from the Three Major Zones to quit, they had always known when to stop. A little intimidation and a few threats were all it took, and things had been proceeding very smoothly.

But this time, those two undercover agents from the Heaven-Devouring Sect had ruined everything.

Tang Yi was also extremely displeased with these two Heaven-Devouring Sect spies.

Of course, it wasn’t that he was afraid of the several hundred rioting candidates from the Three Major Zones. It was just a few hundred candidates. He had plenty of Techniques to deal with them. Even killing them all would be easy for Tang Yi. He simply didn’t want to cause a massacre, which was why he had resorted to threats to force them to quit.

’Since threats are no longer working, then I’ll just have to...’

"Everyone, charge! He’s only one person! With so many of us, are we still afraid of him? As long as we kill him, we won’t have to withdraw from the West Mansion entrance exam!" Shao Yushan continued to instigate.

"Charge! Kill this North District candidate!" Jiao Zhiming chimed in, shouting from the side.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

At the two men’s incitement and provocation, the candidates from the Three Major Zones, in a rush of blood to the head, charged toward Tang Yi.

The Momentum of several hundred candidates charging forward at once was quite a spectacular sight.

At this moment, everyone’s eyes were bloodshot. They roared as if to bolster their own courage, their gazes filled with a hatred one would reserve for the murderer of their own father!

Seeing all the candidates from the Three Major Zones on site charge toward Tang Yi under their incitement, Shao Yushan and Jiao Zhiming exchanged a glance, a triumphant smile appearing on their faces. Then, instead of charging at Tang Yi with the other candidates, the two of them turned tail and fled in the opposite direction!

That’s right, they fled!

Shao Yushan and Jiao Zhiming had incited the candidates from the Three Major Zones to deal with Tang Yi not because they actually wanted to kill him, but because they wanted to escape with their lives!

The two of them knew that against an expert of Tang Yi’s caliber, they wouldn’t necessarily be a match for him even with all the candidates from the Three Major Zones combined!

So, after inciting the candidates, they used them to draw Tang Yi’s attention, taking advantage of the Chaos to make their escape!

In truth, it wouldn’t matter even if they were discovered or their plan was seen through. The candidates from the Three Major Zones would help them hold Tang Yi back. By the time Tang Yi dealt with those candidates, Shao Yushan and Jiao Zhiming would be long gone.

It had to be said, this plan was perfect—absolutely seamless.

Against an ordinary expert, this plan would have certainly guaranteed their escape. But unfortunately...

They had run into Tang Yi!

’Hmph, spies will be spies. Truly despicable and shameless! Trying to escape with a trick like this? You’re still too naive.’

Tang Yi’s eyesight was incredibly sharp. Even though Shao Yushan and Jiao Zhiming had lowered their bodies and were using the Chaos to flee, Tang Yi spotted them in an instant!

With a cold snort, Tang Yi spoke, "Alright, ten breaths are up. I told you, after ten breaths, anyone who remains will die. Since you’ve chosen death, then I can only grant your wish!"

As he spoke, Tang Yi exuded an incomparably cold aura, a powerful presence that declared, ’Those who follow me will prosper; those who oppose me shall perish.’ It was as if he held all of creation in contempt. His gaze upon the candidates from the Three Major Zones was that of a man looking at a group of dead people.

When the candidates from the Three Major Zones got closer, Tang Yi clenched his left fist at his waist, raised his right hand holding the Shadow Remnant Sword high, and leaped into the air. Then, he slammed his right hand heavily onto the ground before him.

"Die!"

"Mountain Shattering Earth Splitting Slash!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

With Tang Yi as the epicenter, enormous fissures appeared in a ten-by-ten-meter area of land in front of him, accompanied by a deafening rumble. Scorching magma erupted from the cracks, and torrents of crimson flames swept across the area like a gale.

The entire area covered by the Skill became like a small furnace. The temperature skyrocketed, and black smoke filled the sky, making it thick and murky.

Tree after tree collapsed with a crash amidst the violent tremors, before being incinerated into ash by the flames.

The scene was like Hell, a sea of fiery red everywhere. The scorching air was thick with the stench of burning.

Dozens of candidates from the Three Major Zones who were charging at Tang Yi bore the brunt of the attack. Before they could even realize what was happening, they were swallowed by the magma in the blink of an eye. As the flames swept back and forth, their sturdy bodies were reduced to dust without even a chance to scream, leaving not even bones behind.

The candidates from the Three Major Zones further back saw what happened to those in front and didn’t dare take another step forward. But just because they didn’t advance didn’t mean they were safe!

The moment Tang Yi made his move, their fate was sealed!

It was too late for regrets. It was too late to crush their Help Stones.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A few more explosions of magma rang out. Countless candidates from the Three Major Zones were engulfed by the scorching liquid, vanishing from the world. Aside from a field of ash, not a single trace of their existence could be found.

When everything calmed down, only a few slow-running candidates from the Three Major Zones remained. They had not been in the attack range of Tang Yi’s Mountain Shattering Earth Splitting Slash and had luckily survived.

However, even though they were alive, they were not well!

These few lucky survivors were now trembling all over, their eyes filled with terror as they stared at Tang Yi. From their expressions and movements, it was clear they were utterly terrified.

In their eyes, Tang Yi was simply a Demon.

Over a hundred people... a full hundred people... had vanished before their very eyes in an instant, reduced to a field of fine dust.

That thick layer of black ash on the ground... that was over a hundred Lives!

Over a hundred people dead in the blink of an eye, and death had come so close to them. How could they not be afraid?

They had been mere inches away from suffering the same fate, from becoming a pile of ash like the others!

"Ah! A Demon! You’re a Demon!"

"Help!"

"I don’t want to be here!"

After a moment of silence, these few candidates finally broke down and began to scream hysterically. They hastily took out their Help Stones, crushed them immediately, and left the Little Extreme Sacred Land.

...

「Shuangyong Square.」

Elder Wan Sibo was methodically arranging for the eliminated candidates to leave the West Mansion when, suddenly, several flashes of light appeared within the yellow-lined area as a few more candidates were teleported back.

Normally, a few candidates being teleported back was nothing unusual or out of the ordinary, but...

The moment these candidates were teleported back to the square, they began to clamor loudly, shouting words like "Demon" and "they’re all dead," looking completely crazed, as if they had lost their minds.