Chapter 898: Weak Position

Above Shura City, the sky was a bloody red, appearing exceptionally ferocious.

This crimson sky dyed the earth red.

A red beam of light descended from the heavens, directly entering the Shura Field.

"What's happening? Could the sky be falling?"

"Don't make a fuss over nothing! This is a phenomenon of Shura City, occurring once every ten years. Nothing to worry about!"

"I see, you scared me! This phenomenon is too terrifying."

The warriors of Shura City changed quickly, but there were always some old-timers who had been there for a long time.

This phenomenon occurred once every decade, and they had grown accustomed to it.

At that moment, the seventh layer of the Shura Field was bustling. A large group of warriors gathered there, all of them killing generals under various sovereigns, summoned to the seventh layer to await entry into the Heavenly Execution Pit.

The red beam descending from the sky directly connected to this place.

"Wu He, ten years ago you nearly lost your life in the Heavenly Execution Pit. Do you dare to enter again this time?" said a warrior in black martial attire.

The man opposite darkened his face and snorted coldly, "Li Dao, don't think I don't know that you tricked ten fellow cultivators in the Black Demon Mountain to get out. I'd like to know how many you plan to trick this time."

At these words, the few behind Li Dao changed expression. The remark was truly biting.

Li Dao's face shifted, and he angrily said, "Wu He, stop spouting nonsense!"

Wu He sneered, "Heh, whether it's nonsense, you know it yourself."

Wu He and Li Dao belonged to two different sovereigns' camps. They clashed as soon as they met, and it seemed they might come to blows over a few words.

"Hehe, both of you, say a few less words. The Heavenly Execution Pit is both a treasure land and a dangerous place. Wealth is sought in danger; anything can happen without surprise," said an old man with white hair and beard, mediating.

Sure enough, as soon as he spoke, Li Dao and Wu He both snorted coldly and fell silent, clearly showing great deference to him.

"Hmm? Someone else is coming—it's Sovereign Siyin's people."

"Heh, over the past ten years, Sovereign Siyin has had no presence at all. Her strength is the weakest among the sovereigns. This time, she might even fall inside!"

"The Heavenly Execution Pit is extremely dangerous even for sovereigns. Almost every time, someone falls inside. This time, the most likely candidate is Sovereign Siyin! If she falls, our opportunity will come."

A small number of killing generals were very senior, even more so than the sovereigns. Their goal was naturally to become sovereigns themselves.

In Shura City, a sovereign was an invincible existence.

Even if some killing generals had cultivation realms and strength not inferior to a sovereign, they could never be a match for a sovereign!

Thus, every time the Heavenly Execution Pit opened, these veteran killing generals grew restless.

And this time, their target was naturally fixed on Siyin.

As soon as Ye Yuan appeared, several scorching gazes locked onto him. Those looks were far from friendly.

However, Ye Yuan stood calmly, ignoring those stares.

But even if he didn't seek trouble, trouble came to him.

"Kid, are you Ye Yuan?" Wu He, who had been arguing with Li Dao earlier, now approached Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan kept his eyes closed, too lazy to even acknowledge the man.

Wu He's tone was hostile, clearly looking for trouble. Ye Yuan never bothered with such blind fools.

Seeing Ye Yuan's attitude, Wu He flew into a rage and pointed at Ye Yuan's nose, saying, "Kid, do you think staying silent will save you? Once inside the Heavenly Execution Pit, the rules of the Shura Field won't protect you! Since you killed Baimeng, be prepared to be killed!"

This Wu He was the third killing general under Sovereign Blazing Fire. Baimeng had been close to him, and since Ye Yuan killed him, Wu He harbored a deep hatred for Ye Yuan.

In the Shura Field, those on higher layers couldn't attack those below, so Wu He had no way to deal with Ye Yuan.

But this time, Ye Yuan had become a killing general under Sovereign Siyin, which thrilled Wu He.

Ye Yuan slowly opened his eyes, glanced at him indifferently, and said, "Idiot!"

Wu He was very strong, ranked in the top two hundred on the Heavenly Execution List, yet he was ignored by a newcomer to the list. How could he bear this?

"Kid, you're asking for death!" Wu He roared with rage and was about to attack Ye Yuan.

Just then, a figure blocked his path—it was Shao Kai, a general under Sovereign Siyin!

"Wu He, are you bullying us because we have no one?" Shao Kai said coldly.

Wu He glanced at Shao Kai and said disdainfully, "Hmph! What if I am? Shao Kai, you're considered someone, yet you serve under a woman. I'm ashamed for you!"

Wu He had no regard for Shao Kai. Although both Sovereign Blazing Fire and Sovereign Siyin were newly ascended, Blazing Fire had great ambitions and had developed quite well over the past decade.

In comparison, Sovereign Siyin's strength was much weaker.

Thus, like others, Wu He looked down on Siyin's faction.

Shao Kai's expression was grim. He knew well the predicament of Sovereign Siyin, but she had once saved his life, so he could never betray her.

This entry into the Heavenly Execution Pit was Siyin's chance to rise, and Shao Kai was determined to help her succeed.

Just then, light flickered, and twelve figures appeared—the mysterious twelve sovereigns.

Ye Yuan, who had been resting with closed eyes, opened them and observed the twelve sovereigns.

Apart from Siyin, he was seeing the other eleven sovereigns for the first time.

As he swept his gaze over them, Ye Yuan was slightly surprised. Each of the twelve sovereigns had eight stars on their foreheads—meaning they were eight-star soul generals!

Even just in the path of slaughter, the strength of these twelve was unfathomable.

"Alright, time is about up. The twelve of us will join forces to open the passage, and everyone will enter the Heavenly Execution Pit together," said a masked sovereign in the middle.

Shao Kai leaned close to Ye Yuan's ear and whispered, "This is the most mysterious among the twelve sovereigns—Sovereign Netherkill."

Ye Yuan showed a look of understanding. This man was indeed unfathomable, giving even Ye Yuan an elusive feeling.

The twelve sovereigns took their positions, and fierce killing intent erupted as they simultaneously directed it toward the red beam of light.

"Boom!"

A teleportation gate slowly opened on the red beam!

Seeing this, the warriors showed eager expressions.

"Alright, let's go!"

...

This was a bloody wasteland, filled with desolation and slaughter, giving off a very dangerous feeling.

"Each sovereign has the coordinates of the Dragon Emperor's territory. We'll meet there in three days. Now, set off!" Sovereign Netherkill said coldly.