In the game "High Martial Arts," players start with the blessing of the Martial God.

Chapter 103 Crimson Dragon Realm

The mentors and elders in the main hall of Chilong Town all remained silent, digesting the news they had just received.

Zhang Tu was in a state of confusion. Such a drastic change suggested that the Heavenly Demon Clan might indeed intend to invade again, and it seemed that the Water God Valley would have to retreat.

No one expected the Heavenly Demon Clan to suddenly launch an attack; they had been dreaming of peace talks!

Zhang Tu smiled wryly, "This is difficult to handle!"

Or perhaps their Xuanhuang civilization's foundation is too shallow, as they are outnumbered in every level of power.

The sectarian era was closed off and had no real powerhouses. When it came to their generation, they found themselves surrounded by enemies, and the pressure was immense!

However, there is no need to panic. If we were able to survive the crisis a thousand years ago, the situation now is much better than it was back then.

The other elders shared the same thought and gradually regained their composure. They were not panicked, and the mentors were also inspired. It was just one battle!

Of course, wars between civilizations are no child's play. Even if the Heavenly Demon Clan wanted to fight, they wouldn't just go all out against them. They would have to test the waters slowly.

Baiyeyuanjie is probably flexing its muscles or sending some kind of signal.

The war is most likely to start in the Primal Realm; a war in the Divine Realm is not so easy to break out.

"Oh no!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Tu suddenly stood up. "Could something have changed in the Crimson Dragon Realm?"

The Crimson Flame Demon Clan belongs to the Abyss Civilization, and like the Heavenly Demon Civilization, they have many desires towards them.

The base itself is not a problem; there is no shortage of Xuanhuang civilizations below the fourth rank, making it impregnable. But what about the students who need to go out to hunt alien beasts?

"It's alright!"

General Zhao waved his hand, "It's just a Level One Origin Realm. There aren't any particularly special places within it that are worth fighting over. Both sides have limited resources. I've already notified the base, and they will do their best to stop the Crimson Flame Demon powerhouses. As for the rest, let's consider it a test for the little ones."

Although the danger has increased significantly, no one objects anymore. The events of the Hundred Leaf Plains have served as a wake-up call for everyone. This generation of young people does indeed need more experience to help them grow as much as possible.

"There are also hidden geniuses inside, shouldn't they be given special treatment?" Elder Yanhuang Star Palace asked worriedly.

"A hidden genius?"

General Zhao shook his head. "Can he compare to Xiao Xuantian? Can he compare to Luo Zhao?"

Elder Yanhuang fell silent. How could this be compared?

"If you can't compete, then you have no special privileges!"

General Zhao said calmly, "No peerless expert can achieve their status solely through talent. It is precisely because they are talented that they need more training, otherwise they often fail to reach their expected growth."

"Such great changes are the best time to hone true character. The military leader hopes that many years from now, one of them will ascend to the divine realm!"

A divine realm?

Everyone shook their heads inwardly, thinking it was unlikely. Even someone as peerless as Xiao Xuantian couldn't become a god, and neither could Xia Tianhou, the military commander.

The realm of gods—how easy is that!

After passing through the Origin Realm Passage, the Crimson Dragon Origin Realm finally arrived in this brand new world.

It's not much different from the Xuanhuang Realm; it's the same green mountains, clear waters, and the same sun, but here there's a more wild and untamed atmosphere.

The Crimson Dragon Realm is devoid of any technological development; no civilization has ever been born here. Instead, there are only groups of strange beasts who occupy the mountains as kings and fight each other.

The Xuanhuang civilization's base here is very low-key, and it rarely goes to great lengths to hunt powerful alien beasts, as this would attract the hostility of the alien beast groups, which is inconsistent with the base's mission.

The Red Dragon Base was established here simply to harvest resources.

Inside the base is a steel fortress equipped with many technological weapons, but due to the limitations of the passage rules, it is difficult to be effective against fourth-tier alien beasts. However, its defense is extremely strong, and it can withstand attacks from fourth-tier beasts for a long time before retreating at will.

But we won't retreat unless absolutely necessary, the cost would be too high!

There's no story of someone sacrificing themselves to break through to the fourth tier and guard this place for the sake of civilization. The Crimson Dragon Realm isn't a place that absolutely must be defended. Even if native beasts rush out from here, they won't cause any damage.

It's not worth sacrificing a fourth-tier powerhouse to be trapped here.

"I am Zhao Wenlong, the commander of the Crimson Dragon Base. It's a pleasure to meet all the geniuses from the Star Palace!"

Zhao Wenlong was very polite. After greeting everyone, he said seriously, "According to the assessment regulations, this base will only record your points and will not provide any assistance. The assessment will last for seven days. You may leave at any time if you want to give up halfway through."

"If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask my adjutant."

A middle-aged man in a blue shirt stepped forward.

"You can now follow the adjutant. You have one night to learn about the Crimson Dragon Realm. You must leave the base at 6:00 AM tomorrow and are only allowed to return once within 24 hours."

Everyone was very serious, which meant they would have to spend the night away from home, greatly increasing the danger.

They left with the middle-aged adjutant, who arranged accommodations for each of them. The conditions were very simple, but no one cared. Who was in the mood to rest at a time like this?

"Want to go for a walk?"

Xia Qiwen winked at him, and Ji Ming silently followed him to a street in the base. There were quite a few people there, and shops lined both sides.

Apart from the garrison soldiers, most of them were social professionals who came to gain experience and adventure.

Some of them are college graduates, while others didn't even get into college. Their abilities vary greatly. That's how it is for professionals in society; you have to work your butt off to make any progress!

After they graduate, if they don't join the military, they'll have to become professionals in society. Every bit of merit they earn is hard-won, and there's no chance of them getting any good rewards or exams.

Ji Ming looked around the Crimson Dragon Base. The assessment had actually started now. The base wouldn't give them any help; they would have to collect all the information themselves. There wasn't even a map. Smart people would know what to do; only a fool would actually sleep and rest.

He and Xia Qiwen exchanged a glance, then went to a tavern to listen to the adventurers bragging and joking.

Finally, when it was time to pay the bill, he smiled and clasped his hands in a fist salute to the boss, "Boss, do you have a map of the Crimson Dragon Realm?"

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The boss glanced at it. "Is the Star Palace here for the assessment?"

"Boss, you know?" Xia Qiwen asked in surprise.

"What's there not to know? It's been all over the place for the past couple of days." The boss's voice was indifferent. For someone who had spent years roaming the Primal Realm, living a life of constant danger, he didn't care about any geniuses.

Let's focus on surviving first!

Ji Ming and Xia Qiwen paused simultaneously, realizing once again that there was absolutely no special treatment being given; even information wasn't kept confidential. In the past, when arranging training for students to prevent accidents, this was never done.

From now on, they are no different from these social professionals!

"I do have a map, but—" The boss rubbed his fingers together.

"How much?" Xia Qiwen asked magnanimously.

"It's not expensive, just ten drops of Yuan Liquid. I have a detailed map of the entire area within a thousand miles of the Crimson Dragon Base," the shopkeeper said with a smile.

Ji Ming nodded. Although it was still expensive, at least they weren't being ripped off.

"Can!"

Xia Qiwen produced a jade bottle and tossed it over.

The shopkeeper opened it, nodded, and placed a folded piece of paper on the counter.

Ji Ming picked up the bag and left with Xia Qiwen.

"Old Zhang, were those two students who came to buy a map just now?"

"Haha, Lao Zhang, you're just too kind-hearted to sell so little. If you ask me, you could price it ten times and they'd have to accept it even if they had to hold their noses!"

The drinkers laughed loudly.

The tavern owner's gaze remained unwavering. He wasn't stupid; he genuinely didn't care about these so-called geniuses, but killing them ruthlessly would offend people.

No need!

Besides, he's not the only one with detailed maps.

Several hours later, Ji Ming and Xia Qiwen reunited. The two searched the entire base and each bought a map elsewhere.

They are no longer students and need to change their status as soon as possible. It wouldn't hurt to be more careful when they are out and about.

"Take a look!"

The two compared all the maps and found they were largely the same, so they breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems there shouldn't be any problems."

The probability of everyone teaming up to cheat them is almost zero; if that's the case, then they can only accept their fate.

The two of them each took a map; it was getting late.

"Consider this a debt I owe you," Ji Ming said.

He's completely broke now; just a couple of days ago, he even got ten drops of Heavenly Demon Blood Essence and some other races' Blood Essence with special abilities on credit from Xia Qiwen.

At least, he has done all the preparations he could.

"fine!"

Xia Qiwen shook his head. "Come back alive."

"You too!" Ji Ming took a deep breath and said seriously.

"Of course!" Xia Qiwen laughed. Given his status, he wouldn't receive any special privileges. Here, dying wouldn't matter.

The general's statement that anyone who retreated would be executed along with the Xia and Fang families was not an exaggeration.

In the Xuanhuang civilization, the more powerful a family is, the more it must dare to be a pioneer. The Xia family, in particular, must take the lead and treat others with double standards. How can others be expected to do their best?

Relying solely on strength to restrain others is not enough. The reason why the new era was able to be established after the crisis a thousand years ago is because the top leaders took the pioneering spirit to the extreme. Whenever there was a major battle, their own people stood at the forefront, and only in this way could the top lead the way.

The next day, at six o'clock in the morning, the base gates opened wide, and students left one by one, heading into the distance.

Commander Zhao Wenlong stood atop the tower, watching them leave. He then instructed his adjutant, "Give the order: remain vigilant at all times, be wary of the Crimson Flame Demons' attack, and keep a close watch on any of their late-stage Tier 3 or higher experts!"

"clear!"

The adjutant nodded earnestly.

Zhao Wenlong remained silent. This was merely a training exercise, not a mission to send the students to their deaths. The native beasts were territorial and wouldn't wander off, but the Crimson Flame Demon Clan might come specifically to hunt down these geniuses.

He thought to himself that being able to stop the late-stage third tier was the limit; there were far too many below the late-stage, so these students had to deal with them on their own.

In terms of strength, students would naturally be no match for each other in a head-on confrontation, but learning to survive is also a very important lesson, and hopefully not too many people will pay the price with their lives.

Like gold being sifted from sand, those who survive this ordeal will undergo a transformation, and only these individuals will be worthy of enjoying the resources and support of the Xia Kingdom.

The demon race of the Crimson Flame Base are not just monsters who only know how to kill; their technological level is in no way inferior to that of the Xuanhuang Civilization.

The Crimson Flame Demons are one of the top races of the Abyss Civilization. They are protected by gods, possess formidable combat power, and have a powerful bloodline.

Several Crimson Flame Demon base controllers are holding a meeting in the base's conference room.

"We've received word that a group of young geniuses from the Xia Kingdom of the Xuanhuang Civilization will arrive in the Crimson Dragon Plains today for training. We've been instructed to send people to hunt them down as many as possible. They want to train, right? Let's give them a push!"

"Yes, that's right. This is a rare opportunity. The more geniuses we can hunt now, the less pressure our race will face in the Battlefield of Myriad Realms in the future."

"agree!"

"agree!"

The Crimson Flame Demon commander nodded, "Alright, arrange manpower as soon as possible, but don't make them too strong, and try not to provoke the Xia Kingdom too much."

Why?

The other Crimson Flame Demons were puzzled.

The demon commander laughed, "Because the Heavenly Demon Clan has become impatient and attacked the Xia Kingdom first, the clan's decision is to let the two sides wear each other down while we conserve our strength and wait for the right opportunity!"

"So don't provoke Xia Kingdom's sensitive nerves too much now. Of course, the tribe is not afraid of Xia Kingdom. We still can't let go of those we can hunt. If we keep that line, Xia Kingdom will only feel that we are still in the training range, and they can accept even if the losses are great."

"Haha, I see!"

"No problem!"

The Crimson Flame Demons became excited. Their clan's ancestral god had benefited from the great war a thousand years ago and thus advanced in rank. If they could have another chance, the Abyss Civilization would be ruled by their Crimson Flame Clan!

"Yes, sir, I'll make the arrangements right away. They're just some Xia Kingdom people at the second or early third tier. A single team of third-tier clansmen can easily crush them!"

"Haha, that's right!"

The Crimson Flame Demons laughed. After the human race became powerful and reached the seventh realm, before that, there were very few humans of the same realm who could match them, the Crimson Flame Demons.

"Excellent, everyone! If we achieve great merit, we can return to the Abyss, and our chances of advancing in rank will be very high!"

The officer stood up, his eyes filled with anticipation.

The other Crimson Flame Demons nodded in agreement. If they had a choice, who would want to come to this godforsaken place, the Crimson Dragon Realm?

Ji Ming unfolded a map dozens of miles outside the base. He realized that he was completely outside the base's protection zone. Due to repeated clearing, this area was considered the territory of powerful beings by many alien beasts, and they generally wouldn't come here.

But as you venture further out, you'll gradually encounter strange beasts, though their strength diminishes the closer you get to the base.

Ji Ming carefully examined the map. The map only showed the route within a radius of a thousand miles centered on the base. The Crimson Dragon Plains were certainly much larger than this, but the outer areas had not been explored in detail because they were too dangerous.

There are three groups of fourth-tier alien beasts in this thousand-mile area alone. This is a place that should never be visited. A level 35 alien beast can instantly kill a level 23 beast without even giving him time to react.

"Let's wait and see!"

Ji Ming carefully put away the map. Thinking too much was not as good as experiencing it for himself. This was his first time surviving in such a dangerous wilderness, and he needed to slowly accumulate experience. It was not suitable for him to wander around aimlessly. It would be better to practice on some lone beasts first.

He continued walking forward when suddenly three strange beasts resembling lizards sprang out of the bushes beside him, their mouths open, and a pungent, fishy smell assaulted him.

"snort!"

A cold glint flashed in Ji Ming's eyes, and a black light emerged from his body, transforming into a dark longsword that landed in his hand. He unleashed his source power and slashed out three sword lights in succession!

"Sizzle!"

A piercing sound rang out, and a blade flashed through the air, striking the three strange beasts. They were instantly cleaved in two, turning into a bloody mist that fell to the ground.

"Three level 15 lizards dare to ambush me?" Ji Ming shook his head. They were indeed intelligent but lacking in intelligence.

He bent down and cut off a part of each item, placing them into his storage equipment, earning a total of 15 points.

He then used the Blood Clotting Spell, but after a long time, he still couldn't see any essence blood condense. He could only sigh in disappointment, thinking, "It's really trash!"

Not all races can condense essence blood. There are many cannon fodder races in the myriad worlds, whose internal power is scattered and have no foundation. These races cannot extract essence blood.

Generally speaking, only races at the top 1,000 can produce essence blood.

Ji Ming got up and continued walking forward. Killing alien beasts would only earn him points, not merits, because these native races were not considered enemies and posed no threat to the Xuanhuang civilization. On the contrary, they were the invaders.

However, one's perspective is determined by one's position, and there is no right or wrong between different groups, so Ji Ming naturally wouldn't hold back.

Several hours later, Ji Ming sat down to rest on a large tree, looking slightly tired. In such a place, one must always be vigilant.

He had already traveled hundreds of kilometers away from the base. There were almost no traces of human activity here, and the area was gradually turning into a primeval forest where strange beasts were no longer rare.

In the places he had traveled through, there weren't many strange beasts because a large number of professionals came to hunt them, and since the strange beasts didn't respawn, there weren't many of them.

However, in his current area, he is already encountering second- or even third-tier beast groups, so he needs to be even more careful from now on.

Along the way, he has killed more than 50 strange beasts, but he has not yet encountered a third-tier beast.

After a short rest, Ji Ming continued forward. If he wanted to enter the top ten, it would be impossible to rely solely on killing second-tier alien beasts.

Suddenly, Ji Ming's eyes lit up in the wilderness, and he smiled. "Finally, something challenging has appeared."

He saw dozens of gray wolves surrounding him in a ring, their gleaming eyes staring intently at him like will-o'-the-wisps in the night.

Wolves are generally social animals that prefer to act in groups and are extremely patient with their prey. It seems he has been targeted for a long time.

"Is that the Wolf King?"

Ji Ming looked into the distance and spotted a gray wolf nearly five meters tall on a small hillside. The wolf king had glossy fur, an imposing presence, and a pair of huge eyes staring coldly at him.

"A third-tier wolf king!"

Ji Ming became serious. Fortunately, the life force was no more than level 24, so he could still handle it.

But we need to deal with the wolf pack first!

He looked around and saw nearly seventy gray wolves, all of them at levels 18 to 20. There were no other third-tier gray wolves.

"call!"

Ji Ming let out a breath, raising the dark blood-refined divine weapon longsword high. After a day of refining, he could now barely unleash its power.

"drink!"

Ji Ming suddenly roared, his source power erupted, and a dazzling spot of light flashed at the tip of his blade. As the source power was injected, it rapidly expanded. In just a few seconds, a golden sun with a diameter of five meters appeared above his head, held aloft by the longsword. What flowed within the sun was not raging fire, but a dazzling blade light!

Nine Luminaries Mystic Heaven Blade! The Ultimate Sun Blade!

kill!

"boom!!!"

The sun exploded!

Centered on Ji Ming, countless blade beams swept across the land, each capable of slicing through metal!

Instantly, the scene was a mess. Stones and vegetation turned to dust, and a layer of the ground was shaved off. The gray wolves within this area were instantly chopped into pieces, and blood rained down on the ground!

This move alone killed seventy to eighty percent of the Grey Wolf!