In the Nine Nether Abyss, the devilish energy diffused.
The towering trees cover the sky and cover the earth, making it difficult for even sunlight to penetrate.
Falling bones, broken limbs and broken arms, scenes after being eaten by monsters can be seen almost everywhere.
Somewhere in the abyss, two rows of cultivators in black knelt on the ground on one knee, facing the white-robed old man in front of them.
"Welcome Master Yang!"
Master Yang glanced at them: "Get up."
"Thank you, master." Under the order, the black-clothed cultivators stood up one after another.
Master Yang squinted his eyes and looked at the Nine Nether Abyss in front of him meaningfully.
Behind him was another gray-robed old man, none other than Suo Lao.
Old General Suo looked away from the Nine Nether Abyss, smiled, and walked forward: "Master Yang, every five years when you come to the Nine Nether Abyss, will you feel a little sad?"
Master Yang sighed with emotion: "That's right, these students have not experienced much danger of life and death, and they don't have enough sense of crisis. I don't know if more than half of these students will survive this year?"
The Nine Nether Abyss is full of demon pets and abundant resources. It should be open to the outside world every day, so that every Taoist disciple can hunt for demon pets.
However, it is opened every five years. The reason is not that there are not enough demon pets to hunt; it is that the death rate of hunting pets here is too high. middle.
He paused for a moment, then continued: "And how many times, few people have been able to hunt the monster pets of the mysterious level. I don't know if anyone will be able to do it this year?"
Suo Lao stroked his long beard: "This kind of thing is always something that can't be expected."
Master Yang nodded with a smile. After a long silence, he suddenly spoke.
"By the way, Suo Zhenren, do you know that Ye Zifeng is participating this time?"
Suo Lao couldn't help but shudder when he heard the word "Ye Zifeng".
"Why did the master suddenly mention this person?"
Logically speaking, at the level of a master, it is generally rare to pay attention to students in the realm of martial arts, let alone remember other people's names.
Master Yang's face froze, he hehe laughed: "It's nothing, I thought too much, he didn't awaken his martial soul, and he didn't have a place recommended by his master, so he probably won't be able to participate in the competition."
Master Yang had never seen Ye Zifeng's awakened martial soul. If he hadn't been pulled by the other party to conceal the matter, he would have found a few more people to study the mysteries of Ye Zifeng's humanoid martial soul.
"No, master. Ye Zifeng really participated in the competition. He was recommended by Mr. Zhao, and he gave him his own student quota." Mr. Suo said with great reluctance, but helplessly.
Liang Dong was Suo Lao's distant relative, and the fact that his quota was taken away by Ye Zifeng made Suo Lao feel a little unhappy. However, since Mr. Zhao didn't say anything, he had no choice but to agree to Ye Zifeng's participation.
"What? Gave him the place of his own disciple?"
Master Yang's complexion changed slightly, his expression gradually became more exciting, he smiled leisurely: "This kid named Ye Zifeng really has a way..."
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At the entrance of the abyss, hundreds of people gathered, and the momentum was overwhelming.
Many people were gearing up and swearing loudly, the scene was extremely lively.
"In this pet hunting conference, I, Ren Tianxing, must hunt down a spirit-level triple demon pet!"
"I, Wei Hong, must hunt down the spirit-level quadruple demon pet! Come back safely!"
Ye Xueyi looked at the surrounding situation, giggled, and muttered: "Brother Zifeng, you don't think they seem to be any powerful characters, but they all speak loudly."
Ye Zifeng smiled slightly: "Many of them also know in their hearts that pet hunting is extremely dangerous this time, and it is actually a way to overcome the fear in their hearts by relying on their aura."
"Brother Zifeng, why aren't you afraid? Besides, I rarely see you scared..." Ye Xueyi gave him a slightly strange look.
"I..." Ye Zifeng smiled lightly, without comment.
In fact, he is not afraid of anything, but, as Wu Zong in his previous life, he has never seen any life and death scenes, and his psychological quality is naturally far superior to others.
Instead, his eyes suddenly lit up, he raised his head, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Alright Xueyi, don't think about other people's affairs, cheer up, there is a real person coming."
Sure enough, not long after the words fell, Suo Lao's figure appeared in everyone's sight.
"Disciple, I have seen Suo Zhenren!"
Suo Lao looked very solemn, and walked over slowly surrounded by several other real people.
"The five-yearly Pet Hunting Conference is about to start. Before you enter the abyss, there are some things that I want to tell you. Are you ready?"
Everyone quieted down and looked at each other, and Qi Qi turned their eyes to Suo Lao.
"yes!"
"Okay!" Suo Lao looked very serious: "What I want to say involves the safety of everyone, I hope you listen carefully. There are three things in total. First, the space of the Nine Nether Abyss is special, and you cannot escape with the escape token , so if something happens, no one can come to save you, so you should be mentally prepared."
As soon as this remark came out, a pot of fire exploded among the students.
"What? Escape tokens are forbidden, this..."
"That's right, I haven't heard of such a thing. If you can't escape, what should you do if you are targeted by a monster?"
Suo Lao didn't bother to talk to people who asked such words. From the very beginning, people who thought about running away, even if they achieved something in the future, their achievements would be limited.
Although Taoism is people-oriented, it never raises useless people!
While talking, he glanced around the crowd, and continued: "Second, the number of monster pets allowed to be hunted in the Nine Nether Abyss, in principle, can only be one, and no more than two at most. I advise everyone not to be greedy. It is for your own good, as for the methods of making monsters recognize their masters, I believe your masters have already taught you all of them."
"Wait, brother Zifeng, he still..." Ye Xueyi suddenly had a thought in her mind, looked at her brother, and remembered that he didn't have a master, and maybe he didn't know the way to make the monster recognize its master.
Hearing what Ye Xueyi said, Suo Lao smiled and cast his gaze over.
"What's the matter, Ye Zifeng, don't tell me, you don't know how to recognize the master of monsters, and you want me, Suo, to come here and teach you alone, and waste everyone's time?"
Ye Xueyi was taken aback when she heard the words, but she didn't expect that what she said unintentionally would attract Suo Lao's cynicism to her brother. She looked anxious and felt guilty, and was about to apologize to her brother.
But Ye Zifeng smiled back at her indifferently, indicating that there is nothing important on his side.
"No need. I know how to recognize the master of monsters."
He shook his head: "Suo Lao, you can continue with the third point."
Suo Lao snorted coldly, and muttered, "You're still stubborn even though you don't know."
He paused for a moment, then continued: "Okay, this third point is actually related to you. Those who have not yet awakened their martial souls, all come out to me!"
Ye Zifeng was startled, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the expressions of some other people around him changed slightly. This way of treating people differently is really embarrassing.
After a while, except for Ye Zifeng, only a few people walked out from the team.
"Is there anyone who hasn't come out yet? Hurry up! Now is not the time to take care of your face, but the time to take care of your lives!"
Hearing the words "care for life", the rest of the vacillating people gritted their teeth and finally walked out of the crowd.
Suo Lao took a deep look at everyone, his face solemn.
"You people are students recommended by real people. In other words, they are related households. Normally, I would give you face, but today I won't."
His eyes were as cold as a knife, he paused for a moment, and continued: "Because after the Pet Hunting Conference is over, those of you who have not awakened your martial soul may not be able to survive half of the time! Therefore, in order to prevent too tragic results..."
He winked at the attendants behind him and waved his hands.
Under understanding, the attendant stepped forward and presented the jade pendants emitting golden light in front of Suo Lao and the others.
"So, everyone who has not awakened their martial soul, come here to get a jade pendant, with my aura attached to it, and connected to this jade pendant. If there is a life-threatening danger, crush this jade pendant, you can Let out a strong light on the spot, and I can know where you are through the connection in the aura."
"In this way, can the real person come to save us?" Dong Tianrui's eyes lit up, and he almost blurted out.
A cold smile appeared on Suo Lao's face, he shook his head, his eyes shone coldly.
"If you come early, it's to save you, if you come late, it's to collect your corpses."
Dong Tianrui's face froze, and his mood, which had just been better, sank again.
"If you understand, get the jade pendant and go into the abyss. Five days later, I will still be here waiting for your return. I hope you can cherish your own lives while working hard to hunt down the demon pets."
However, this time, some people who had awakened their martial spirits couldn't hold back anymore.
"Wait, Suo Zhenren, this is not fair, we also want this jade pendant!"
Although the efficacy of this jade pendant is not as good as the escape token, it is still better than nothing. If a person is really in a desperate situation, this jade pendant can also be regarded as a hope.
Suo Lao snorted coldly: "What's not fair? You have awakened your martial soul and are stronger than them. If you don't even have this bit of courage, I don't think you will participate in the competition!"
The person who was clamoring for the jade pendant just now calmed down after being scolded by Mr. Suo, and didn't say anything more.
"If there is no problem, then the Pet Hunting Conference in the Nine Nether Abyss will be..."
There was silence, just as Suo Lao was about to announce the start.
"By the way, Suo Lao, can I not want this jade pendant?" Ye Zifeng pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled lightly.