Eighteen martial saints stood outside the mysterious cave entrance, each of them covered in wounds, the worst off having even lost an arm or a leg.

Ye Wuxin turned around and looked at the crowd behind him. Everyone's expression was very firm. In less than three days, there were only eighteen people left in the nine teams. During this time, they encountered powerful beings, those demons, and stronger beings who surpassed them. They paid a great price and finally killed them.

Recalling when they first entered, everyone was looking forward to rare treasures and thinking about breaking through to the Martial God realm. Now, although they have amassed quite a few rare treasures, everyone's mind is now focused on destroying the teleportation array. It's too terrifying. The demons are too cruel. This is only because their strength has been suppressed. If the demon army were to appear, the Hundred Races Continent would be unable to resist.

"Gentlemen, this is the place where the Winged King disappeared, and it's also the last place we haven't explored. If I'm not mistaken, the teleportation array is inside," Ye Wuxin said to the other seventeen people.

"Are you ready? The being inside is bound to be far more powerful than anything we've encountered before."

"Haha, at this point, what is there to be afraid of? These days are the most enjoyable I've lived in the past thousand years. A martial artist, this is what a martial artist is. I finally understand why we haven't been able to break through to the Martial God realm for so many years."

"A warrior must fight relentlessly, no matter how powerful the opponent is. Brother Ye, I have lost an arm and my true energy is almost depleted. When I go in, I will try to take down the creature inside. I hope that if any of you survive, you will take good care of the Flame Clan and tell them that their king is not weak." The Flame King said, clutching his missing left arm.

"I, Ye Wuxin, swear once again that as long as I get out of here alive, the Yanren race will be my Demon race's ally, and I will never betray them," Ye Wuxin said, looking at the Yanren King.

“I am also a human,” the Sword Saint quickly replied.

"Haha, we all are." The others laughed heartily.

"Don't worry, Brother Yan, we will definitely win."

"Night Without Heart." Just then, a pink figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

"Divine Lord!" Ye Wuxin exclaimed in surprise.

It was Xiaodie who arrived.

"His Majesty sent me to deliver a message."

"Your Excellency, what are you saying?"

“He has seen your determination. Now he is giving you a chance. You can give up on this final hurdle, and then he will take you all out. He will also personally destroy the secret realm,” Little Butterfly said, flapping her wings.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then a bitter smile appeared on their faces, and then they all looked at each other in silence.

"To be honest, I also really want to give up right now," Ye Wuxin said.

"But...how can I face my people after I leave those who have died?"

"That's right, the Supreme Being's actions and our actions are two different things. If I just leave like this, I won't have the face to see my fellow beastmen, let alone the other hundred races. I'll go in and have a go, no matter what, I'm going to go in and have a go." The beastman king said with a ferocious expression.

"That's right. This final battle must be a big one. If we just leave like this, wouldn't we become a laughingstock to the world, have our martial arts heart tainted, and never be able to break through to the Martial God realm?"

“Divine Lord, you see, this is our choice. Go back and tell the Supreme One that we will fight to the death. If we unfortunately fail, it will not be too late for him to take action,” Ye Wuxin replied.

"Alright, this is your own choice." After saying this, Xiaodie gave everyone a deep look, and then her figure gradually disappeared.

"Let's go!" Ye Wuxin took a deep breath and was the first to enter the cave. The others followed closely behind, and each of them simultaneously unleashed a powerful aura. At this moment, they were several times stronger than before they came. This was the result of the life-and-death trials they had undergone over the past few days.

Outside the secret realm, Li Daoyi slowly nodded. Xiaodie had just recounted what happened inside.

Everyone present heard it and was deeply moved. They never expected that only eighteen people would remain, and they didn't even know if they would ultimately succeed.

"Your Excellency, please let us in," a Martial Saint said as he emerged.

"Yes, let's go in and help them."

"Your Excellency, we are not afraid of death, we beg you."

Those martial saints who were not chosen stepped forward to volunteer for the battle, and dozens of people knelt down around them in an instant.

However, Li Daoyi turned away and ignored them.

Time passed slowly, and the three days were almost up.

"Buzz..."

Suddenly, the mountain in front of them trembled, followed by a pillar of energy shooting into the sky before disappearing into the air.

"The teleportation array has been destroyed," Li Daoyi's voice rang out.

"They succeeded, they succeeded."

Everyone cheered immediately.

Immediately afterwards, people noticed something unusual at the cave entrance, and several figures staggered out of it.

The Demon King, Sword Saint, Xuan Yue, Water Queen, Beast King, Barbarian King, Wind King, and the two elders of the Demon Clan—a total of nine people—walked out, supporting each other, each covered in wounds.

"Whoosh..."

In an instant, countless figures rushed over and caught the swaying, collapsing crowd.

"bite…"

"The copy has finished. Statistics are being compiled."

"Completion rate 100%, rating A. Rewards have been issued. As this is the first time clearing the level, the rating has been upgraded to S-level, and the rewards have been upgraded to S-level."

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At this moment, a voice sounded in Li Daoyi's mind; it was a system notification.

Immediately afterward, the cave entrance shook, then gradually disappeared, leaving behind a neat pile of items—the rewards from the system dungeon.

"this…"

Everyone watched this scene with confusion.

"Linglong, put those things away safely," Li Daoyi said.

"Yes." Empress Linglong quickly stepped forward and put all the items away.

"You did a great job. The items you just received are extra rewards for this secret realm. Linglong will give them to you when we get back, and you can discuss how to distribute them among yourselves."

"The path of martial arts is arduous. The best way to reach the other shore is to forge ahead bravely and fearlessly. Hesitation, cowardice, indecisiveness, recklessness, and lack of thinking are the greatest taboos in martial arts. This time I saw your courage, but there are still many shortcomings. Nine people, nine people alive, is actually much fewer than I expected," Li Daoyi said slowly.

“One high-level demon servant, nine low-level demon servants, and a total of one hundred of you. If you had been able to analyze the opponent’s strength carefully and cooperate properly, there would have been no need for so many people to die. You didn’t fully utilize the various races, including all kinds of techniques and attributes. Of course, we can’t expect too much from you since this is the first time you’ve cooperated like this. I just hope you remember this lesson,” Li Daoyi continued.

After saying that, he waved his hand, and a flash of white light appeared, revealing more than twenty corpses on the ground. They were the same hundred-race team that had entered earlier, only now there were far fewer of them.

"Those that were incomplete or shattered, which I didn't bring out, let them rest in peace inside!" Li Daoyi said.

"Your Excellency..." Night King struggled to push away the person beside him and knelt down directly.

“I understand what you mean. I have a reason for bringing these corpses out.” Li Daoyi understood that Ye Wuxin wanted to bring out the mutilated corpses as well.

After saying that, Li Daoyi stretched out his hand and conjured a talisman in the air.

Immediately afterward, the weather changed drastically. The once clear sky turned gloomy in an instant, the surroundings darkened, and a chill spread throughout the crowd.

“Pardon…” Li Daoyi shouted into the air.

"Black and White Impermanence, show yourselves at once!"

Immediately afterwards, a black gate appeared in the sky, and two figures slowly emerged, none other than the Black and White Impermanence.

"Greetings, Immortal." The two bowed.

The aura emanating from the two individuals, surpassing even that of martial gods, immediately intimidated everyone present, and their sinister aura shocked them even more.

"Enough with the nonsense. I won't make things difficult for you two divine lords. Hand over the souls of these people, and I'll consider it a favor I owe you," Li Daoyi said.

The two men exchanged a glance, then looked down at the more than twenty corpses lying below.

"Alright! If Yama investigates, my brother and I will take the blame," Bai Wuchang sighed.

Then, Bai Wuchang waved the white banner in his hand, and many white orbs of light flew out from the dark gate behind him.

“Collect…” Li Daoyi took out a bottle, and the balls of light flew into it.

"Why are there only nineteen?" Li Daoyi asked.

“Immortal, this person is cultivating using a living soul. He is a wanted criminal in the underworld, and his crimes are heinous. This humble god has no authority to release him,” Bai Wuchang said hastily, pointing to a corpse.

Everyone looked and saw that it was the Netherworld Martial Saint.

"I see, then forget it." Li Daoyi nodded.

"It's not appropriate to linger in the mortal realm. You may all leave." Li Daoyi waved his hand.

"Yes," the two replied. Then their figures retreated into the black door, and the black door disappeared as well.

Li Daoyi pointed the bottle at the corpse on the ground and muttered incantations.

"go…"

The souls inside the bottle flew towards the corpse.

Then he took out a few more bottles and threw them to Linglong.

"Go and give it to everyone."

"yes."

Soon, all nineteen corpses had ingested the mysterious liquid, and their originally stiff and pale faces gradually turned rosy.

“You guys wanted to help before, right? The opportunity has come. These people are just one step away from being resurrected. Infuse your true energy into them.” Li Daoyi then looked at the martial saints who had volunteered for the battle earlier.

"What? Resurrection." Li Daoyi's actions just now had confused everyone. Although they had a vague idea in their hearts, they were still shocked when he said it himself.

However, after only a moment's hesitation, everyone rushed forward and quickly channeled their inner energy to transfer it over.

After an incense stick had burned for a while, the nineteen corpses exhaled a breath of turbid air and slowly opened their eyes. When they saw their surroundings, each of them was completely dumbfounded, clearly unaware of what had happened.

"Hahaha... Our mission is accomplished, let's go." Li Daoyi laughed loudly, waved his hand, and flew back to the oxcart with the people around him.

"Moo..."

The blue ox bellowed and then soared into the air, leaving the crowd still in shock.