Chapter 103: The Burial Pit of Ten Thousand Corpses

  The sky had just brightened, but Du Fei had already finished his cultivation. He opened his eyes and looked out the window, smiling: "It's finally here." After a while, Du Fei had woken up everyone in the group, which annoyed them all. In the end, they were scolded by Old Beggar, and only then did they calm down. After breakfast, they packed up everything and headed towards the outside of Youling Town. Along the way, there were countless people coming and going, with many looking tense. Many young men were accompanied by their elders, but their faces were all solemn. This was no ordinary martial arts competition, after all - it could be a matter of life and death at any moment. Du Fei's group looked at the crowd's expressions with great sympathy. "I really don't understand these people," Du Fei said, puzzled. "They're afraid, but they still want to come?" Mo Shaoyang chuckled: "This competition may be cruel, but you have to know that entering this Hao Yuan Academy is like a carp jumping over the dragon gate. The threshold for entering Hao Yuan Academy is high, so the students who come out of here are all incredibly talented. Even the imperial royal academies can't compare to it - they're just barely passable. Those royal academies usually only recruit from among the nobility, and even if you have exceptional talent, without a strong connection, it's hard to get in. But Hao Yuan Academy is different - as long as you meet their admission standards, anyone can enter. You know, the teaching methods here are beyond what those royal academies can achieve... but these are just surface-level reasons."

  "Oh, you mean to say that's just a superficial reason and not the real one?" Du Fei said in surprise.

  "That's right, actually the main reason is nothing else, just for the Hao Yuan Academy's Hao Yuan Sacred Dress." Mo Shaoyang said.

  "What is Hao Yuan Sheng Zhuang?" Du Fei asked anxiously.

  "That Hao Yuan Sacred Suit is also the treasure of Hao Yuan Academy, and the academy was named after it. It's said that this Hao Yuan Sacred Suit is even more powerful than a Tian Bao-grade artifact." Mo Shaoyang said.

  "What did you say!? Is it even more powerful than a Tianbao-level treasure?" Du Fei also looked at Mo Shaoyang in disbelief.

  Mo Shao Yang saw Du Fei's shocked expression and smiled, continuing: "You're also surprised, I was like that when I first heard it. The Hao Yuan Sacred Dress seems to be ownerless now, and there's a rule in the Hao Yuan Academy that anyone who has the ability can try it on, whether they're teachers or students. If you're recognized by the dress, you'll make a fortune, but if you force yourself to wear it without being recognized, then... well, let's just say it won't end well for you. Although this is very dangerous, many people have tried, and with the Hao Yuan Academy's power being unfathomable, it's hard to steal from them openly. I heard that in the past, some non-academy members wanted to force their way into trying on the dress, but they were all eliminated by the academy's top experts. Those people's abilities were among the top twenty in the continent at the time." Mo Shao Yang raised an eyebrow and looked at Du Fei, who was staring back with wide eyes. Mo Shao Yang continued: "So the only way is to join the Hao Yuan Academy and gain the qualification to try on the dress without anyone stopping you. That's why many people want to participate in this tournament."

  "Oh, no wonder! No wonder so many people came to send him off. It turns out it was like this." Du Fei said with a shocked expression.

  "You're still coming here to die, and you're blaming others." Mo Yu Heng said in a bad tone.

  "I'm here to die, what business is it of yours?" Du Fei also gave Mo Yuhe a cold glance. The two of them continued on their way. After following the main group for about ten minutes, they arrived at a massive pit bottom. Everyone stopped in their tracks and stood on the rocks, gazing down at the enormous pit below. The pit was over ten kilometers in diameter, with a depth of nearly a hundred meters. A thick fog rose from the bottom, obscuring everyone's view. Due to the fog, no one could see clearly what was at the bottom of the pit. They could only stand there, awestruck by the mysterious and majestic sight.

  "Great pit, Shaoyang, why did you bring us here?" Du Fei asked.

  "This is where we will be competing today, the Wan Zang Pit," Mo Shaoyang said, gazing down at the pit.

  "This is indeed the Wan Zang Pit. I've only heard of its existence and the various rumors surrounding it on the mainland. Seeing it with my own eyes today has truly broadened my horizons. I don't think this is a natural pit, but rather one that was created. Look over there at the stone wall, you can see many marks left behind by martial arts techniques, with a history of at least several hundred years. It's truly unknown who could be so powerful as to create such a magnificent and majestic sight."

  Zu Ji Tian said with some admiration.

  "Hehe, maybe Old Man knows," Du Fei said, turning around to look, but the old beggar was nowhere to be seen, nor was the old woman's figure. The group looked around in all directions, but still couldn't find any clues.

  "What's going on? The two of them are gone. I wonder if they've run into some trouble." Du Fei said in surprise.

  "Hehe, don't worry about Grandma and the others, they might have gone somewhere else." Mo Yiyu comforted everyone. After hearing Mo Yiyu's words, everyone felt a lot more at ease and didn't worry too much, continuing to watch from the cliff edge. At this point, the cliff edge was already packed with people, making it impossible to move. Although it was called the Million-Man Breakthrough Convention, there were at least five or six million people present, some of whom came to participate in the convention, while others came to spectate the rare and intense battle scene, and still, others had unknown reasons for being there.

  "Master, when you have time, tell me who set the rules for this brutal tournament?" A soft and beautiful voice asked. It was none other than the grandmother of the Mo siblings, who had transformed into a stunning beauty with an alluring appearance. Beside her sat a disheveled old man, the old beggar, floating in mid-air as they gazed down at the massive burial pit below, which looked like a giant fist.

  The old beggar smiled and stroked his chin whiskers, looking mysterious as he gazed down at the scene below. "Heh heh, heaven's secrets can't be revealed," he chuckled. "Don't ask about these things, just watch the match." The beautiful woman also fell silent, her lips pursed in concentration as she focused on the scene below.

  At this time, beside the mass grave, it was already crowded with people, and the voices were dense and endless.

  "I'm saying, when are we going to start? So many people have arrived already." Du Fei said somewhat impatiently. At this moment, six agile figures suddenly appeared in the sky, and the crowd looked up to see five men and one woman descending from the heavens like celestial beings, each wearing a crisp white outfit that looked elegant and refined, with an air of unmatched elegance and grandeur. Every person was calmly gazing at the crowd standing at the edge of the cliff, exuding an aura of invincibility. Some people who were still floating in mid-air earlier were also startled by the powerful aura emitted by the six individuals and stood at the edge of the cliff. The people at the edge of the cliff were all shocked and exclaimed. "Hao Yuan Six Heroes!" Mo Yuzhou and Mo Shaoyang exclaimed in unison.

  "Hao Yuan Liu Jie?" Du Fei looked at Mo family siblings with a puzzled expression and continued: "Are these six guys that powerful, to have such a grand setup!"

  "When the time comes, you'll know. The breakout conference is about to begin, and you must be prepared." Mo Shaoyang said, looking at the six people floating in the sky. Du Fei was also speechless at this moment, only intently staring at the six people suspended in mid-air.

  At this time, the only one standing in front of several people, the woman looked like a stunning beauty, with a heavenly face that really attracted countless men below to sigh and praise. The woman didn't care at all, opening her mouth to say, "Everyone, please be quiet." Her words were ordinary, but they contained an extremely powerful aura that encompassed all the noise in the field, making everyone shut up. The woman continued, "Today is the day of our college's recruitment. I think the rules of our college's recruitment have been passed down for hundreds of years, and everyone should know them by now. I won't say more. When I announce the start of the meeting later, those who want to participate in the recruitment competition, please jump into this Wan Cang hole." The woman finished speaking and turned around to nod at the five men.

  Six people suddenly flew in different directions, and at the same time landed on six large, flat rock pillars. The six rock pillars were positioned to divide the vast underground pit into six equal parts. In each of their hands appeared a golden-yellow long rectangular shield, nearly as tall as a person, with intricate totems carved on its surface and a deep blue gemstone embedded in the center, which shone brightly under the sunlight. The six people closed their eyes, made identical gestures, and muttered something repeatedly for several minutes. Suddenly, they opened their eyes, raised their right hands, and struck the back of the shields with a palm. The gemstones at the center of the shields emitted a faint blue glow that spread out in a fan shape into the air, eventually intersecting at the center of the underground pit. At this point, the entire airspace above the underground pit was enveloped by a pale blue glow...