The East Continent Emperor and East Continent Princess
Fallen Emperor Bay was huge. Looking down from above, it was like a crescent moon. The water of the inner sea came from here.
Qin Hao and his group came ashore somewhere. Looking around, there was no one on the ground. They were obviously the first batch to arrive. The other candidates were still on their way.
Jiuying begged Qin Hao again and again to leave behind a snake tooth before returning to the inner sea.
"It's completely different from what Senior Li said."
Zheng Qingchi squatted on the shore and scooped up the river with his hand. He put his wet hand under his nose and smelled it. There was no smell of blood.
This proved that Fallen Emperor Bay was not a blood river. Moreover, its water looked surprisingly clear. It was many times cleaner than the foamy water of the inner sea.
"Often, the surface is an illusion. What you can't see is the most dangerous." Qin Hao did not know the reason. He only knew that Li Wanji would not lie.
"Big Brother, what should we do next?"
Tsiogua looked around. The air was terrifyingly silent. Hundreds of thousands of candidates had disappeared. It was as if they were the only ones left in the world.
Qin Hao took out the Divine Palace token. It was calm as usual and did not give any instructions. He put it away helplessly and thought, "With Jiuying's help, perhaps we arrived too early and the people of the Divine Palace are not ready yet."
"Looks like we have to wait a few days," Zheng Qingchi agreed.
This was his first time participating. His family did not record the assessment process. For thousands of years, no one had passed the Divine Palace's assessment completely. There was no way to verify this.
What Zheng Qingchi knew was only limited to the monsters of the inner sea.
"Que 'er, Ye Yao, stay here and guard Han' er. Brother Qingchi, you take Zheng Da and the others to the east. Zhou Wudao, Tan Geng, and I will go to the west. Before the other candidates arrive, we should familiarize ourselves with the terrain."
Seeming to notice Zheng Qingchi's nervousness, Qin Hao added, "Don't worry. Since the Divine Palace has listed this place as an assessment, there will be no big trouble. If you encounter any danger, remember not to fight. Come back immediately."
"Okay." Zheng Qingchi mustered up his courage and nodded. In fact, he wanted to act with Qin Hao because he felt safe.
However, Zhou Wudao had always been an unstable factor. Among the people present, only Qin Hao could control him, so there was nothing wrong with this allocation.
"Brother Dog, Ah Hei Huang, you guys stay behind. Gua Di, Zhou Wudao, Tan Geng, you guys follow me."
Qin Hao walked towards the west without summoning his Primordial Wings. The moment he stepped onto the shore, he felt that the vital qi in his body had completely disappeared.
Fallen Emperor Bay couldn't use his origin energy and couldn't even communicate with his source spirit, which was the same as what Li Wanji said.
Currently, he was like a Body Tempering Stage martial artist who had just stepped into the Martial Dao.
"Let's go."
Zheng Qingchi waved his hand and led his five subordinates to the east. Qin Hao was right. It was very advantageous to figure out the terrain before the other signs came.
One of the two groups headed east while the other headed west. Even though they couldn't fly, they were still Yuan Venerate powerhouses, so their running speed was still astonishing.
As Qin Hao ran, he observed his surroundings and memorized some of the special terrain.
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Not long after everyone arrived, Qingzhi Han also stepped onto the shore in the west.
"Master, be careful. Little Blue will wait for you in the inner sea." The Sea Qilin let out a beastly roar and dived into the sea.
At that moment, a sense of danger flashed through its mind. It looked towards the east from the bottom of the sea and sensed a familiar scent.
"It's the scent of Jiu Ying. Why is it here too?"
The Sea Qilin pondered. However, what Jiu Ying wanted to do had nothing to do with it. Both parties had always minded their own business, so it wouldn't take the initiative to ask.
"This is the number one forbidden area of the Southern Region, Fallen Emperor Bay?" Qingzhi Han stepped onto the grass on the shore and stretched her back, her chest puffing out.
She took in a few breaths of fresh air. Her impression of Fallen Emperor Bay wasn't bad. It didn't have the fishy smell of the inner sea, and the air was fresh and natural. It didn't seem like a dangerous place.
"Seems like it's not challenging at all. There isn't even a shadow. Boring."
Qingzhi Han walked slowly. She was separated from Mo Xian and Ning Tianxing's group. She didn't know if those people were dead or alive. She rode the Sea Qilin and came here on water. Until now, she hadn't seen anyone.
This meant that the first person to step onto the destination was her. This fully demonstrated her ability.
Celestial Palace's sign?
She didn't even have an opponent.
Qingzhi Han's lips curled into a smile. She was very disappointed. If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have come to participate in the sign. Legends were legends after all. However, the one hundred percent mortality rate of Celestial Palace was probably going to be broken by her.
"That's not right." Several breaths quickly approached from the east. Qingzhi Han's expression changed slightly. There were actually people.
Could it be that she wasn't the first one to come ashore?
That was impossible!
She had enslaved the Sea Qilin. With the Sea Qilin's speed, she had forcefully passed through the storm area. How could she be surpassed by someone else?
Qingzhi Han, who was still proud of herself a moment ago, now suffered a blow. Her agile body leaped and stepped on a giant tree. The dense leaves concealed her figure. She held her breath and wanted to see from the shadows who had surpassed her.
Not long after, he saw four figures quickly rushing over.
The person in the lead was tall and straight. He had an extraordinary aura. Just by looking at his face, one could tell that this person was extremely reserved. After a glance, Qingzhi Han smelled danger from Qin Hao.
This surprised her. In the vast world, except for that crazy woman and the Sunset Battle God of Sunset Plentiful, no one had ever given her such a feeling.
But the bigger surprise was still to come. Qingzhi Han actually saw Zhou Wudao, the Second Prince of the Great Zhou Empire of the East Continent.
This was not the point. The point was that Zhou Wudao was following behind the white-haired warrior. This showed a big problem.
In the East Continent, the order of one's position determined one's status.
For example, in a Sect, the leader must be the Sect Leader, followed by the Elders.
In the Empire, the leader must be the Nine-Star Great Emperor.
What did this mean?
Zhou Wudao had been subdued?
Qingzhi Han found it unbelievable. Although the Great Zhou Empire's national strength was far inferior to East Qin, it was still slightly superior to the Moro Empire.
In fact, without the support of Empress Ling Xuan, the Moro Empire might not be a match for the Great Zhou Empire.
And Zhou Wudao was an extremely proud person. His talent was not inferior to Mo Xian's. He was one of the best in the entire East Continent.
He was actually obediently following behind someone else. Who was this white-haired martial artist?
"Let's not go too far. I don't know if you have a feeling … a feeling of hunger." Zhou Wudao said, his hand secretly pressing his stomach.
Martial artists cultivated and fed on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. At his level, an Emperor Realm cultivator would not be affected even if he did not eat for half a year. Usually, when he drank and ate, it was just to taste the delicious food, absolutely not to eat until he was full.
The strange thing was that Zhou Wudao felt hungry not long after he set foot in Fallen Emperor Bay. As he ran, the hunger grew stronger.
"You don't say, I'm hungry too."
Rumble!
A thunderous sound came from Tsiogua's stomach. He smiled embarrassedly.
Tan Geng leisurely took out the dried meat from his storage ring. The dried meat had been stored for many years. He remembered that he had put it in when he was at the Yuan Gathering Realm. Now that he was at the peak of the Yuan Venerate Realm, he had almost forgotten about it. He thought that he might not be able to use it in this lifetime.
In the end …
"Mmm, delicious!" Tan Geng chewed.
"Brother, give me a bite." Tsiogua stretched out his hand and swallowed.
"It's fun to share good things with others. This meat must have been stored for many years. I don't want it to spoil. Let me help you with it."
Zhou Wudao grinned. As a prince of the Great Zhou Empire, he could not keep such vulgar things on him.
The people behind him were making a racket. They were arguing over a few pieces of jerky, but Qin Hao didn't react. His eyes flashed and he looked sharply at a big tree on the coast. He stared at it closely, as if he had discovered something.
"What a formidable fellow."
Qingzhi Han held her breath. She did not need a secret technique to conceal her aura. After all, she did not have any aura at the moment because her Yuan Qi could not spread out. On the way here, the Sea Qilin had already told her that Yuan Qi could not be used or summoned in Fallen Emperor Bay.
"What's wrong?"
Zhou Wudao finally snatched a piece from Tan Geng's hand and threw it into his mouth. As he chewed, he followed Qin Hao's gaze and looked at the tree. Then, he pretended to bend down to pick up a stone and threw it over.
"Maybe I'm being paranoid."
Qin Hao pulled Zhou Wudao's arm first and shook his head at him. His eyes were clearly saying that there was someone there.
Zhou Wudao shrugged. He understood what Qin Hao meant and threw the stone indifferently.
"Let's go back." Qin Hao gave everyone a look. Everyone understood and went back the way they came.
Actually, there was not much to investigate. Apart from the side of Fallen Emperor Bay that was close to the sea, the other three sides were surrounded by mountains. Qin Hao did not feel at ease going to places that were too far away because he was worried about Xiao Han. On the other hand, the nearby areas were all flat land and there was nothing suspicious.
What was different was that he had discovered other Omens on this trip.
"Interesting."
Watching the four leave, Qingzhi Han stood on the tree and sneered. Zhou Wudao actually had a day when he was under someone else.
Originally, she thought that even if Zhou Wudao was under someone else, that person would only be her.
She did not expect that he would be under a white-haired youth.
That was good as well. This way, there would be some fun. Otherwise, if there was no one around, Han Qingzhi would feel lonely. Then, from this moment onwards, she was no longer lonely. Lightly jumping down, she chased in Qin Hao's direction and cautiously followed.
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Nine Heavens Divine Emperor.