Chapter 16

-I will begin the Third Pavilion!
The eyes of the trainees changed when they heard those words.
They had already guessed that the time spent in the Second Pavilion practicing martial arts would not continue.
But to suddenly start the third gate as soon as the training was over, without any warning?
“The third gate? Wasn’t it the second gate?”
Furthermore, most of the practitioners had no idea about the Jay Gate that Bu Eun-sul had gone through.
However, the bright-eyed students were dumbfounded.
They had already guessed that there was another gateway ever since she boarded the ship to the Hell Road.
“Soon, the cave will be closed.”
At that moment, Bai Zhen Tian, who had been standing next to Lian Ning, stepped forward and said.
“Please gather up any weapons you’ve been storing in your quarters, or any other items you think you might need.”
When the trainees all looked puzzled, he spoke again.
“From now on, you will not be able to return to this abode again until the Ten Demon Warriors have been chosen.”
“I’m not sure what you’re talking about!”
A boy among the trainees who had been listening to Bai Zhen Tian’s story exclaimed in a loud voice.
“How do you mean, how do you deduce the ten horsemen?”
“We don’t figure it out for you, you have to figure it out for yourself.”
The boy’s expression turned puzzled.
“You mean, we’re supposed to discuss amongst ourselves and decide who the ten warriors are?”
At the boy’s lazy repetition of the question, the man beside him frowned.
“Let me tell you.”
Bai Zhenchuan was a man of great intelligence, but his speech was not straightforward, and he had a habit of speaking in clumps.
“Kill each other.”
Liu Lianyung’s voice rang out across the island like a bell.
“Until the Ten Horsemen are culled. Until the main bridgehead tells you to stop. Kill each other. Do you understand?”
At that moment, the expressions on the faces of the practitioners in front of the stone mountain fell into two categories.
Those who knew it would happen, and those who looked at their neighbors in disbelief.
“I have a question.”
A girl with two iron swords strapped to her back called out.
“What happens if we don’t fight?”
“Not fight?”
“For example, if we sneak away, or if there are those who circle the island and avoid us.”
At the girl’s pointed question, Hyuk Lian Neng bared his fangs and smirked.
“Of course, whether you choose to hide or not to fight, it’s all up to you. But you will never be able to do that.”
As he looked at the girl, his eyes seemed to burn with fire.
“As time passes, the area where you can stay will be limited.”
Chuak.
At that moment, Bai Zhen Tian ordered his men to unfold a large parchment.
The parchment was a map detailing the locations of all the features of the Infernal Map.
“If you don’t fight, or if I think the fight is getting stale, I will gradually limit the area you stay in.”
The trainees all opened their mouths.
Limit the area as the fighting increases?
This was the worst possible way to push the trainees to the brink, where they would have no choice but to kill each other.
“What happens if we stay in a limited area, or if we sneak away?”
In response to a practitioner’s question, Liu Lianneng stretched out his finger.
He snapped his fingers.
A violent surge of Yang Qigang power poured out, scorching part of the map on the parchment.
“Those who stay in the restricted area will be killed by the flesh ghosts.”
Shudder.
Before he could finish, shadows appeared behind the dais like ghosts.
Reflected in the sunlight, the shadows were cloaked, wearing robes with grotesque patterns like reptilian skin.
Numerous practitioners looked up at the platform, but none of them saw when they had come.
At that moment, a large boy, about a head taller than the rest of the assembled practitioners, stepped forward.
“Are those flesh demons unable to attack?”
Suddenly, the clearing in front of the stone mountain was filled with a murderous silence.
“Wahhhhhh!”
Lian Ning suddenly chuckled and nodded in satisfaction.
“For a candidate who’s a ten-horse warrior, this is not bad!”
After chuckling for a while, he revealed a murderous smile that seemed to come from the depths of hell.
“Of course you can attack. If you have the ability, I don’t mind killing you.”
“You mean even if I kill……?”
“Yes. If you can kill it, you will immediately become a Ten Demon Warrior.”
The trainees could feel the conviction in Liu Lianneng’s words.
The level of martial prowess of the flesh ghosts would be beyond their imagination.
It would be easier to annihilate all of the practitioners here than it would be to deal with a single one.
“You can roam in packs, you can raid. There are no restrictions.”
A fiery killing intent rose like a mist from the pupils of his eyes.
“As long as you can kill them, do whatever it takes, because that’s the only way to become a Ten Demon Warrior as soon as possible.”
After studying the expressions on the silent trainees’ faces, Liu Lianneng nodded.
“It seems like you have understood correctly.”
Then, with a solemn and serene gaze like that of a grim reaper, he announced.
“We will begin the Third Pavilion from now on!”
* * *
Bai Xiaochun and Bai Xiaochun stood on the dais to explain the Third Hall,
Bu Eun-sul began to carefully examine the faces and features of the practitioners gathered on the stone mountain.
“This is the last chance to get information.
The number of practitioners gathered in the clearing in front of Stone Mountain was about ninety.
They don’t know what to expect once the three battles begin, which will require them to travel around the vast island.
Some of the trainees may be wearing masks, while others may not be trainees at all, but impersonations of flesh-eaters.
-The more informed will survive longer than those who are stronger in martial arts.
This was what Bu Zhanliang, who spent every day identifying the cause of death and carefully praying over the corpses, had always told Bu Eunseul.
-Many of the martial artists who are killed don’t even know why they were killed, let alone how they died.
You could have avoided the death trap if you were more aware of your surroundings.
A little more observation of the people around you might have prevented a surprise attack.
Bu Eun-sul learned this the hard way as he cleaned the corpses.
He wants to get as much information as he can before the trials begin, so he can have the upper hand in the event of a surprise.
“There are many who have formed a group.
Observing the practitioners around him, Bu Eun-sul learned three things.
First, there were many of them.
Many of them were exchanging meaningful glances.
‘It’s definitely different from back then.
The second was that those who remained in the Infernal Realm now were all martial artists of great prowess.
While most of the people at the Jay Guan Gate were unable to adapt to the new environment, the remaining practitioners here all wore calm expressions.
There were even a few, like Bu Eun-sul, who stood in the corner, watching the surroundings without speaking.
It was clear that they too understood the importance of the information.
”Besides, there are also many who have mastered various martial arts.
Third.
Some of the trainees wore weapons, not just iron swords, but peculiar knives and whips.
They wore them proudly, presumably given to them when they were trained in the martial arts.
“No, no. Some of them brought them secretly.
When they came to Hell City, they returned all their weapons and clothes and were given iron swords and armor.
Even so, some of the trainees still wore signs of memorization or something on their bodies.
“Even if you can fool the pinnacles, you can’t fool my eyes.
This is a phrase that has haunted countless martial artists for countless years.
Many of the visiting martial artists wore special memorization devices on their bodies.
Many of them were barely recognizable with their clothes on, but when they took off their clothes, many devices were found in hidden places.
“Those things will be a factor in unexpected situations.
Buun-sul’s eyes narrowed in thought,
“Then we’ll begin the first, second, and third guan!”
A thunderous, eardrum-bursting shout from Leng Ning echoed throughout the island.
“Ta-da.
His snowy feet stomped the ground with force.
He started sprinting toward the lush forest in front of him.
“We need to get out of here immediately.
Ever since she entered the Intermediate Pavilion of the Hua Wu Sword Gate, she had attracted the attention of many practitioners.
If he didn’t leave and lingered around the stone mountain, he might be attacked by a group of martial artists with superior skills.
Tata-tak.
At that moment, there were shadows that quickly followed behind him, accompanied by a fierce wind.
‘They’re after me.
Bu Eunseol sensed that several people were chasing after him.
Boom!
Suddenly, a wave of sound poured out from behind her back.
Papapap.
The memorized sound echoed around him as he raced through the complex forest path.
But he didn’t even turn his head.
Looking away would only slow him down, and if he saw their faces, he might not give up the chase.
“Just hold on.
The slaughter will have already begun, and they’ll quickly forget you exist.
Attention to the unseen is short-lived.
Whirriric. Percussion.
Even as she sprinted at full speed, Bu Eunseol’s expression was no different from walking on flat ground.
Two months of training in Hell Island had given her a body of steel.
“That would be good.
There are still no restrictions on where you can stay.
You must choose the safest space on the island.
Whistle. Percussion.
As I ran with all my might to the northern end, I saw a small mausoleum in the distance.
It was the pavilion where Nangyagak’s official resident, Sau, was staying.