Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 799 - 49: Holy Beast Divine Power
The Divine Ruins is a barren land situated between the Mainland Battlefield and the Dimension Battlefield. It’s rumored to be the place where the Thirteen Sky Witches repelled the Demon Clan and beheaded the former Demon Clan Army Commander.
Once upon a time, the Divine Ruins was merely an area stationed by the Demon Clan army.
Before his beheading, the Demon Clan Army Commander cursed the Sky Witch Clan and the land there. Any Divine Clan, Holy Clan, or half-god experts above the Dan Realm who entered that area would find their Dark Energy depleted, and the worst cases would experience their Dantian bursting and dying on the spot.
After the curse, experts above the Dan Realm entering that area indeed experienced strange occurrences in their Dantian, and in some cases, met sudden deaths.
Strangely, the curse had no effect whatsoever on the Demon Clan or ordinary people, or Dark Practitioners below the Dan Realm.
Over time, this area became known as the Divine Fall Land.
Even during major battles, the Dan Realm experts of Four Symbols City regarded this area as forbidden and avoided it upon nearing.
This indirectly resulted in a situation where demons or demon beasts losing on the battlefield, or Dark Practitioners who violated Four Symbols City’s rules, as well as fugitives from other Boundary Cities, would hide in the Divine Ruins.
That area became the closest and yet the most chaotic place near Four Symbols City among the Star Plane’s no-man’s lands, even City Lord Changsun had no solution for it.
Upon learning that the Heavenly Witch Pills were stolen, City Lord Changsun wanted to send Dark Heavenly Masters from the city into the Divine Ruins, but the city’s Dark Heavenly Masters, long residing in Four Symbols City and engaging in various businesses, had already lost their past fighting spirit.
They preferred to remain in Four Symbols City, cherishing their peaceful corner.
At this time, the Mercenary Newcomer King Competition and the Xuyang Trial were about to begin. Upon the advisor’s reminder to dare use new blood, selecting the best young Dark Earth and even Dark Heavenly practitioners on the continent and collaborating with mercenaries skilled in various search tasks, City Lord Changsun made considerable efforts.
Relying on his prestige, he exerted pressure on the two main countries and various major forces, ultimately facilitating this Xuyang Trial.
"This will be the greatest Xuyang Trial in the history of the continent, with the most generous rewards and the most special competition format. You will face not only personal ability contests but also team capability contests," when City Lord Changsun put forth the "theory of team cooperation," there was an uproar among the crowd.
No one anticipated that this Xuyang Trial would be conducted in such a special format.
Under City Lord Changsun’s explanation, the crowd roughly understood the whole competition of this Xuyang Trial.
The competition aimed at two objectives: the primary goal was to find the Heavenly Witch Pills; the secondary goal was to clean out demons or fugitives hiding in the Divine Ruins.
The thirteen Heavenly Witch Pills must be hidden somewhere or several places within the Divine Ruins. The thief might be a single person or several. To ensure the safety of these new arrivals shortly after entering Four Symbols City, two measures were adopted.
The first measure was to conduct a one-month team training first to understand the situation of the Divine Ruins, the local geography, and the distribution of various demon beasts and Devil Woods for safety, to know the enemy and oneself, and to win a hundred battles.
The second measure was to simultaneously conduct individual and team matches. Hundreds of newcomers were organized into Four Great Holy Beast teams. In the individual match, the top ten are determined by who kills the most demons or fugitives. In the team match, the team that finds the most Heavenly Witch Pills wins.
This unexpected idea proposed by City Lord Changsun surprisingly received commendation from both Princess Long Xue and Prince Yu Ji.
As influential figures of their respective empires, both felt that a well-trained, coordinated team was more intimidating than individual heroism.
"I know some of you may have objections to my idea and may question why you should serve Four Symbols City by entering the perilous Divine Ruins," City Lord Changsun’s sharp eyes seemed to see through people’s hearts. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Except for a few individuals, most of the newcomers participating in the Xuyang Trial did harbor grievances.
"If you are unwilling to enter the Divine Ruins, step forward and leave Four Symbols City. But before you decide, hear about the future of the winners in this Xuyang Trial. The winning team of the team competition will gain permanent residential rights in the Star District of Four Symbols City and the top ten will directly enter the Imperial Army of various empires. Compared to the team competition, the rewards for the top three in the individual competition are more enticing: he or she will receive the Divine Skills inheritance of one of the Four Great Holy Beasts."
Divine Skills inheritance?!
If the team competition’s rewards could be considered trivial, then the individual competition’s champion’s rewards were indeed eye-opening for everyone.
Legend has it that Holy Beasts are different from the Human Race. They are exceptionally talented and will automatically awaken a Divine Skill upon advancing to a Holy Beast.
For example, the Sun Dragon Clan, a branch of the Ancient Giant Dragon, their innate Divine Skill is Cloud Rain.
On the continent, it’s rare to find strong domain-knowledged practitioners, but Dark Practitioners who understand Divine Skills are truly rare, like phoenix feathers.
It could be said that once one comprehends a Divine Skill, it’s not impossible to challenge beyond one’s level.
The newcomers who were hesitant about entering the Divine Ruins indeed wavered upon learning about this astonishing reward, discussing excitedly.
City Lord Changsun seemed to have foreseen this situation and coughed a few times to signal everyone to quiet down.
"Now, you can decide whether to stay and participate in this Xuyang Trial or leave Four Symbols City. Those choosing to leave, please step forward," no one moved a step.
"Since it’s so, it means everyone is participating in this Xuyang Trial. We shall proceed to the next step, wherein the Four Spiritual Holy Beasts will select their respective Four Symbols teams, forming the Four Symbols Adventure Teams. Based on the Holy Beast’s recognition, you will form the Four Symbols. Dragon Team, Four Symbols. Tiger Team, Four Symbols. Sparrow Team, Four Symbols. Martial Team. Here I must emphasize that due to the importance of the Heavenly Witch Pills, this Xuyang Trial is not solely initiated by us from the Canglong Continent. Dark Practitioners from other continents on the Star Plane will also successively enter the Divine Ruins through their respective Boundary Cities. They will wear their own Merit Rings and are also your competitors." After speaking, Gui City Lord commanded the crowd to line up and walk in turn before the statues of the Four Spiritual Holy Beasts for the Holy Beast Team selection.
