The Devil's Tribulation

Shengyan Island in Nanzhou.

Millions of monks were waiting outside a huge stone gate. Although there were many people, it was exceptionally quiet.

Pan Chengfeng stared at the stone gate for a long time before asking, "Uncle Yun, is this the Holy Flame Realm?"

Shangguan Yun nodded slightly and said, "Yes, this is the small world opened up by Lord Yandi. Once you enter, there is no other exit except this stone gate."

Pan Chengfeng thought of a game called "Cricket Fighting".

There are so many monks here, just like crickets, locked in a "jar", and then starting to fight desperately.

The winning crickets can survive and receive a reward from their owner, while the losing crickets often die or become seriously injured or disabled.

Pan Chengfeng felt very uncomfortable when he thought that he was just a "toy" of those people.

After a while, a golden light flashed beside the stone gate, and Ying Chengxu appeared in front of everyone.

Although he was stripped of his position as Palace Master by Emperor Yan, that would have to wait until after the competition. He still needed to preside over the current competition.

Ying Chengxu looked at the monks and said loudly: "The first round of the competition will begin soon.

In the Holy Flame Realm, life and death are determined by fate. There are not only treasures prepared by the Flame Emperor, but also countless natural treasures. It all depends on your ability to succeed."

After saying this, Ying Chengxu turned and looked at the stone gate, forming seals with his hands and shouting, "Open!!"

A rumbling sound was heard, and the stone door that was fifty meters high and hundreds of meters wide slowly opened, revealing a blue space entrance.

Ying Chengxu continued to form seals and said, "The entrance will open five years from now. There's no waiting, so hurry in."

The monks stood up one after another and flew into the Holy Flame Realm with a determined look on their faces.

Pan Chengfeng turned to look at the monks from the three Dongzhou sects and shouted, "Everyone will be separated after entering. Remember to find your companions first and then look for treasures. Let's go!!"

After saying that, Pan Chengfeng flew up first, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the space gate.

.........

Inside the Holy Flame Realm.

A white light flashed, and Pan Chengfeng appeared in a valley. The valley was lush and green, with birds singing and flowers blooming. From time to time, the roars of wild beasts could be heard.

Pan Chengfeng released his spiritual sense, and within a radius of a thousand miles, there was no cultivator except some wild beasts.

Pan Chengfeng closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, then muttered to himself, "Surprisingly, no one can sense it..."

When Pan Chengfeng came in, he left his "soul imprint" on Xin'er, Yun Feiyang and several important disciples of the Yu Lei Sect.

This was figured out by referring to some rune marks and combining it with his own spiritual awareness.

For those who have been soul-branded, Pan Chengfeng can sense the other person's location within a million miles, and this can last for ten years.

Since he couldn't sense it, Pan Chengfeng had to take action on his own. He randomly picked a direction and flew away.

Shang Jicheng appeared in a cave, holding a compass-like object in his hand.

Looking at the dozen or so moving spots of light above, he smiled slightly and said, “With this treasure, I can quickly find them and reunite with them.

Pan Chengfeng! Just wait for me, this time I will make you suffer a fate worse than death!

Nangong Tian touched his dizzy forehead, observed the surroundings and said, "I'm lucky. This should be the Monster Sea that my father mentioned. The 'Monster Companion Grass' is not far from here. We can go get the Monster Companion Grass first, and then look for the 'Vajra Subduing Demon Circle'.

As for the Qiankun Creation Art, it's not that important, so I'll do that last."

These large sects all have their own great emperor skills, so compared with the other two treasures, the "Qiankun Creation Art" is not that important.

As for those small and medium-sized sects, their primary goal is to find the Great Emperor's skills.

Nangong Tian flipped his hand and took out a small pebble-like stone, which emitted a faint yellow light.

Nangong Tian laughed and said, "Someone is nearby. This mother-and-child stone is really a good thing~"

In the Holy Flame Realm, under a waterfall, a handsome young monk was meditating. From time to time, a golden light flashed from his body, and he was chanting scriptures that no one else could understand.

Standing beneath a massive volcano, Shi Man frowned and said, "What bad luck! I've encountered the Demon Lord right on arrival!! But the precious medicine it's guarding is truly a treasure!! I'll definitely take it!"

The two-headed Fire Rock Dog, a mid-level seventh-order cultivator, was a canine mutant. Its two enormous dog heads spoke in human language, "Human! Get out! Or I'll devour you!"

Shi Man chuckled and said, "Mid-seventh-level, huh? If that guy can defeat him, so can I!!"

After saying that, the corpse barbarian summoned his own corpse leader, and the man and the corpse rushed towards the two-headed fire rock dog.

Xue You was walking on a snowy mountain with an expressionless face. Suddenly, his expression froze and he looked at a rock tightly covered with snow.

After a while, a white rabbit with a snow-white body and slightly red eyes jumped out.

Xue You's usually cold expression suddenly revealed a hint of surprise, and she walked briskly towards Bai Tu.

The white rabbit seemed to be frightened by Xue You's momentum. It trembled with fear and lay motionless on the spot.

Xue You quickly put away her aura, stretched out her hands to pick up the white rabbit, stroked its head and said, "Little rabbit, why are you here too? Do your parents not want you anymore?"

Xin'er was surrounded by more than a dozen monsters, all of them were level five or six. Each monster was vying for position, wanting to be closer to Xin'er.

Xin'er touched this and patted that with a smile on her face, and whispered softly: "I know you have been locked up for a long time, but I can't take you out~"

When the monsters heard Xin'er's words, they all showed disappointed expressions. Xin'er also felt uncomfortable, because she knew the feeling of being imprisoned.

When she first went to the Beast Taming Sect, her masters did not allow her to run around, so she could only practice in the sect and on the Beast Taming Mountain.

These monsters were captured here by the Holy Flame Temple. They can be killed and eaten, but they cannot be released.

Xin'er didn't know how long they had been imprisoned, but she thought it must have been tens of thousands of years.

Li Ke looked at the five Southern Continent cultivators opposite him with a gloomy face, thinking to himself, "What kind of luck is this? Five Southern Continent cultivators at the peak of the Void Refinement Realm!"

Li Ke was teleported into a swamp. Before he could figure out the direction, he was blocked by five monks from Nanzhou.

A young cultivator who was leading the five people said with a triumphant look on his face, "Li Ke from the Dongzhou Yugui Sect has reached the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm.

Hahaha~~ I'm so lucky! If I kill you, I'll get a reward of one million high-grade spirit stones!!! Give me your life!!"

"Ice Ghost, come out!" Li Ke shouted, and a two-meter-tall, snow-white ghost appeared. The five Nanzhou cultivators' faces changed, and the leading cultivator shouted, "It's just a ghost commander at the peak of the Void Refinement Realm. Let's take care of him together!!!"

There was a loud noise in the swamp, and then magic filled the air.

Half an hour later, Li Ke walked out of the swamp with wounds all over his body. He was injured in several places by magic and his clothes were mostly torn.

He found a dry place to sit down, took out a healing pill and swallowed it. Li Ke muttered, "A few small characters are still trying to take my reward!"

Just as he was about to use his internal energy to absorb the medicinal power, he suddenly muttered, "I wonder how much spirit stones Nanzhou is offering for that kid?"

In the Holy Flame Realm, everyone is teleported to a different place. Those who are lucky can get some benefits immediately.

There are also those who are unlucky and encounter some powerful monsters or opponents.

There are even worse ones, some are directly sent to the death zone and turned into ashes before they even open their eyes.

In short, everyone who comes to participate in the competition is well prepared. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are in the hands of God.