Chapter 872: The Shura Field

Ye Yuan glanced at Tan Si's brow and saw four blood-red stars between his eyebrows.

"A five-star soul general, not bad." Ye Yuan was still answering the wrong question.

This was indeed Ye Yuan's first time in the Plain of Slaughter, but as a former pinnacle existence in the Divine Realm, he was very clear about its rules.

But Ye Yuan naturally wouldn't tell Tan Si any of this.

Tan Si suddenly felt at a loss in front of Ye Yuan.

Tan Si had always been a ruthless man, having fought between life and death over the years to attain his current strength.

No matter how strong the enemy, he could always find a way to kill them.

But facing Ye Yuan, he felt an indescribable sense of powerlessness.

Suddenly, Tan Si's expression changed, and he looked at Ye Yuan as if he had seen a ghost.

"You... you just entered the Plain of Slaughter, and you're already a three-star soul general!"

On Ye Yuan's brow, three stars gradually condensed, arranged in a triangle, exactly the mark of a three-star soul general that Tan Si had mentioned.

For martial artists entering the Plain of Slaughter, the Execution Order condensed their killing intent onto their brows, externalizing the intent.

Based on the level of comprehension of intent, it ranged from one star to nine stars. A three-star soul general was not far from supreme true intent.

Earlier, Tan Si hadn't sensed any killing intent from Ye Yuan, but after entering the Plain of Slaughter, Ye Yuan had suddenly reached the level of a three-star soul general. How could he not be shocked?

To think that when Tan Si first entered the Plain of Slaughter, he had killed countless people and only reached the one-star level.

This harmless-looking young man had already gone so far on the path of slaughter. How was that possible?

Little did he know that in the lower realm, Ye Yuan had personally slaughtered an astronomical number of martial artists.

When it came to killing, Tan Si wasn't even fit to hold Ye Yuan's shoes!

But Ye Yuan had a firm mind, and the wildness of some killing true intent couldn't affect his state of mind.

On the path of slaughter, Ye Yuan had long unconsciously comprehended true intent. But now, true intent was of little help to him.

"Just three stars, what's there to make a fuss about? In this Plain of Slaughter, three-star soul generals are a dime a dozen." Ye Yuan said nonchalantly.

Tan Si was speechless for a moment before asking, "You came to the Plain of Slaughter, not to go to Shura City, right?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "If not for Shura City, why would I come to the Plain of Slaughter? You're a master on the Earthly Fiend List, yet you're afraid to enter Shura City?"

Tan Si's face darkened. "Provoking me won't work. I won't enter Shura City with you! Once you enter Shura City, you have to activate slaughter mode—either kill or be killed! The Heavenly Fiend List and Earthly Fiend List change frequently because Shura City is too brutal! I'm not one of those self-proclaimed genius fools who go to their deaths!"

Ye Yuan shrugged. "Whatever. If you don't go, I'll kill you now."

Ye Yuan said it with extreme ease, as if it were a trivial matter.

Tan Si said grimly, "I've tolerated you enough. Don't push me too far!"

"Boom!"

A gust of wind whistled past Tan Si's ear, smashing a huge crater behind him.

Tan Si's pupils contracted, and his whole body stiffened, unable to move!

He desperately tried to move, but his body wouldn't obey.

That punch had come very suddenly, but he knew that even if he had been fully prepared, he couldn't have blocked it!

Ye Yuan slowly withdrew his fist and sighed, "I missed a bit by accident. Hmm... how about I throw another punch?"

"Thud!"

Tan Si suddenly knelt down, prostrating himself on the ground, gasping heavily.

"I... I'll go!" Tan Si panted.

"Oh, then... let's go."

Ye Yuan stepped forward and walked toward the giant city.

...

Standing before the giant city, Ye Yuan felt its grandeur.

"Thirty thousand years ago, Shura City rose from the ground. Since then, the Chaotic Demon Sea was born. From that time, countless genius martial artists have fallen in this city, just to gamble on becoming a nine-star soul general." Ye Yuan sighed.

The Chaotic Demon Sea was a lawless place, especially Shura City.

The allure of a nine-star soul general to martial artists was fatal.

Reaching the level of a nine-star soul general meant that the martial artist's supreme true intent of slaughter would also reach great perfection.

With a great-perfected supreme true intent, reaching the Divine King realm was easy. Moreover, the combat power of slaughter intent was comparable to that of scorching intent.

As long as one could cultivate to a nine-star soul general, it meant they could step into the ranks of the top Divine Kings of the Divine Realm.

This allure was too great!

Thus, the martial artists who came to Shura City were not only those being hunted by major powers but also many genius martial artists from all over the Divine Realm.

Because there was a shortcut to becoming a nine-star soul general: in the Shura Field of Shura City, killing an opponent allowed one to absorb part of their slaughter intent and convert it into one's own intent.

This conversion increased with the number and quality of opponents killed.

As long as one accumulated to the level of a nine-star soul general, the martial artist would naturally comprehend supreme true intent to great perfection. Such was the wonder of the Execution Order!

Of course, killing opponents of corresponding levels was extremely difficult.

Most martial artists ultimately met their end in the Shura Field.

Tan Si knew that Ye Yuan intended to enter the Shura Field, so he had refused to come to Shura City. But now, he had no choice.

If he didn't come to Shura City, Ye Yuan would have killed him on the spot.

Following Ye Yuan into the city, Tan Si's face was ashen.

Ye Yuan smiled and patted his shoulder. "Relax a bit. Who knows, maybe in the future, you'll thank me for achieving the nine-star soul general!"

"Hmph! In thirty thousand years, countless geniuses have come to the Shura Field, but how many have become nine-star soul generals? Ye Yuan, if I die, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!" Tan Si said fiercely.

Ye Yuan said dismissively, "You can't beat me alive, so do you think you can turn the tables as a ghost? Take it easy. With this attitude, you might die in your first match. You've killed so many people, don't you have the觉悟 to be killed? Without that觉悟, your achievements in this life will amount to nothing."

Tan Si was startled; Ye Yuan's words seemed to contain some guidance.

To be honest, the more people one killed, the more one feared death.

Tan Si was also a martial arts prodigy. He had never entered Shura City but had cultivated to the five-star soul general level in the Plain of Slaughter.

But the strength of martial artists in the Plain of Slaughter was limited, and his achievements could only go so far.

Yet he dared not enter the Shura Field, so he had returned to the Chaotic Demon Sea.

"Have you figured it out? Then let's enter the city!"