Chapter 94 The Third Day The Hunt Intensifies
Chapter 94 The Third Day The Hunt Intensifies
Chapter 94: Chapter 94 The Third Day The Hunt Intensifies
The golden haze stretched endlessly before the exhausted cultivators.
The 2nd day had ended, but the trial showed no sign of mercy.
The original Primordial Devouring Beast continued its relentless pursuit, its enormous body moving steadily along the ancient road. Behind it, the dark-scaled beast with curved horns and golden eyes maintained its terrifying pace.
The pressure weighing down the cultivators remained overwhelming.
Some were barely able to keep their legs moving. Others relied on medicinal pills to replenish their spiritual energy, desperately trying to preserve enough strength to survive the final day.
Then, the ancient voice echoed throughout the passage.
"The 3rd day of the trial has begun."
The moment the announcement ended, the golden markings covering the road began to shine.
The golden symbols on the foreheads of the designated prey reacted immediately.
Several independent cultivators felt their expressions change as the marks suddenly burned with intense golden light.
"What is happening?!"
Before the cultivator could finish speaking, a terrifying roar erupted from behind.
BOOM!
The ground trembled violently.
A massive beast emerged from the golden haze, its enormous body covered in dark crimson scales. Thick, muscular limbs supported its enormous frame, while a pair of curved horns extended from its head.
Its eyes glowed with a cold, golden light.
The moment it appeared, the surrounding spiritual energy shook violently.
"Mahayana Realm!"
Someone screamed in disbelief.
The beast’s cultivation had reached the Mahayana Realm Level 1.
For the cultivators already struggling beneath the immense pressure, the appearance of another powerful beast was a nightmare.
Yet that was not the end.
A shadow suddenly spread across the ancient road.
Several cultivators instinctively looked upward.
Their faces turned pale.
A gigantic winged beast descended from the golden haze above them. Its enormous wings stretched across the sky, casting a vast shadow over the road. Dark feathers covered its body, and sharp talons extended beneath its powerful legs.
Its eyes shone with a terrifying golden light.
The pressure radiating from its body was far more frightening than anything they had experienced before.
"Mahayana Realm Level 3!"
The words escaped someone’s mouth in horror.
The flying beast let out a piercing roar.
Its wings spread wide, stirring violent currents through the golden haze. Even before it began moving, the spiritual energy around it seemed to tremble beneath its presence.
The cultivators finally understood.
The trial had entered an entirely different stage.
They had already been pursued by 2 terrifying beasts. Now, 2 more had joined the hunt.
There were 4 beasts on the ancient road.
And the strongest among them had reached Mahayana Realm Level 3.
Before anyone could recover from the shock, the golden symbols on the foreheads of the designated prey blazed even brighter.
The independent cultivators who still carried the marks immediately became the focus of the approaching beasts.
"No! Stay away!"
One independent cultivator desperately changed direction within the limits of the straight road, trying to escape the approaching danger.
Another pushed his movement technique to its limit.
A third swallowed a medicinal pill and forced every remaining trace of spiritual energy into his legs.
None of it was enough to guarantee safety.
The marked cultivators had already been under greater pressure than the others. Now, with 4 beasts pursuing them, their situation deteriorated rapidly.
A deafening roar shook the passage.
The dark-scaled beast lunged forward.
An independent cultivator barely managed to evade its enormous claw, only for the flying beast’s shadow to sweep across him from above.
He looked up in horror.
A massive talon descended toward him.
Golden light enveloped his body.
In the next instant, he disappeared from the ancient road.
Another marked independent cultivator suffered the same fate when the crimson-scaled beast brushed against his shoulder. He vanished in a flash of golden light before he could even cry out.
One after another, the remaining marked independent cultivators were eliminated.
Some attempted desperate evasive maneuvers. Others tried to accelerate beyond their limits. A few used every movement technique they possessed.
But the marks had made them the targets of an increasingly dangerous hunt.
Whenever either beast touched a cultivator, golden light immediately transported that person out of the ruin.
Their lives were spared, but their participation in the trial ended, and each suffered a reduction of 1 minor cultivation level.
Within a short period, the remaining marked independent cultivators had disappeared from the ancient road.
However, the hunt did not end with them.
Among the marked successors of the Holy Sects, Liu Tianhao of the Stellar River Holy Sect clenched his teeth as he attempted to escape the shadow passing overhead.
His Stellar Divine Physique circulated at full power, allowing him to maintain his speed despite the crushing pressure.
For a brief moment, he thought he had escaped the flying beast’s attention.
Then a tremendous gust swept across the road.
The beast descended.
Liu Tianhao attempted to dodge, but its talon brushed his shoulder.
Golden light engulfed him instantly.
He disappeared.
Bai Jue of the Nether Lotus Holy Sect barely had time to react before the crimson-scaled beast surged forward. He poured his spiritual energy into his movement technique, attempting to evade its charge.
A single touch was all it took.
Golden light swallowed him, transporting him outside the ruin.
Zhao Zhen of the Myriad Techniques Holy Sect tried a different approach.
He activated several defensive techniques in rapid succession, layering barriers around his body while continuing to run.
The barriers held against the surrounding pressure, but they offered no protection from the trial’s elimination rule.
When the flying beast swept past him, one of its claws grazed his arm.
His defensive techniques shattered beneath the sudden disturbance.
Golden light enveloped him.
A moment later, he vanished from the road.
The 3 marked Holy Sect successors had all been eliminated.
Only 2 marked successors of the Forbidden Sects remained.
Shen Feng of the Myriad Heaven Sect.
Luo Xue of the Blood Moon Sect.
Both had witnessed the rapid elimination of the other designated prey.
Their expressions became solemn.
Shen Feng’s Myriad Laws Divine Body circulated with tremendous force, allowing him to maintain his footing as the pressure intensified.
He understood that his cultivation and physique could not guarantee his survival.
The beasts did not need to defeat him in a direct battle.
A single touch would end his participation.
Luo Xue was equally cautious.
The Blood Moon Divine Physique within her body surged as she adjusted her movement technique, carefully watching the beasts’ positions.
The crimson-scaled beast was rapidly closing the distance.
Above her, the flying beast circled through the golden haze, its enormous wings stirring violent currents across the passage.
Luo Xue narrowly avoided the shadow of its descending claws.
Her heart pounded.
She had survived the first 2 days, but the third day was already more dangerous than anything she had imagined.
Neither she nor Shen Feng dared to relax.
They were the last marked successors of the Forbidden Sects still participating in the trial.
And with 4 beasts hunting across the ancient road, their survival had become far more uncertain.
The ancient voice finally echoed again.
"The designated prey have been eliminated, except for the remaining successors of the Forbidden Sects."
The announcement sent a chill through the surviving cultivators.
The hunt was not over.
The flying beast released another deafening roar, its wings spreading across the golden haze.
Below it, the 3 other beasts continued their relentless pursuit.
The golden markings on the ancient road shone brighter than ever.
The 3rd day had only just begun.
And the trial had become more terrifying than anyone could have imagined.