The Martial Emperor with Dragon Blood Chapter 1246 - 1247: Intermediate Dream-entering Stone

"Listen, if you intend to command troops on the battlefield, you must be thoroughly prepared. The Intermediate Dream Entering Stone is situated at the heart of the training grounds."

Li Murong added a stern reminder, "The challenges presented within the Intermediate Dream Entering Stone far surpass anything you would have encountered in the Lower-level version. Ensure you are completely ready."

Compared to the numerous other Lord-level experts, Ye Mo and his companions held only a middling to low standing. Without the expertise to navigate the Wraith Formation, attempting to confront those enemy Lords would be nothing short of suicide.

Upon hearing this, several other Lords regarded the trio with unconcealed mockery. In their assessment, neither Ye Mo nor Xiao Yue possessed the skill to clear the Intermediate Dream Entering Stone’s trial, and they doubted Li Han Guang would fare any better.

"Furthermore, among the Lords currently deployed in the Blood Prison Battlefield, only one individual who breached the Sevenfold Space-Time Gate has managed to master the Intermediate Dream Entering Stone trial."

Failing this assessment means you are fundamentally unequipped to handle opponents who utilize Intermediate Array Formations.

Li Murong’s revelation caused the three to experience a momentary chill; they had not realized the trial was so exceptionally difficult, with only a single practitioner of the Sevenfold Space-Time Gate having ever triumphed.

"Proceed, you three may attempt the trial now!"

Without a moment’s delay, they departed for the camp.

Once out of earshot, Li Han Guang expressed his excitement, "Ye Mo, are you aware of the significance? The Intermediate Dream Entering Stone! If we successfully pass the trial, the Lord-level experts of the Wraith Camp will no longer be a source of dread."

"By the way, what exactly is the Book of Soldiers?" Ye Mo asked with growing curiosity.

"The Book of Soldiers is a legendary treasure curated by our Spirit Martial Camp. Every Lord-level expert covets one. It stores a vast amount of energy, effectively sealing the lifelong Cultivation of a fallen Lord-level expert. You can only earn one by slaying a Wraith Camp Lord and proving your immense value to our cause," Li Han Guang explained. "I begged my father for one countless times, but he always refused."

"Perhaps he wanted you to understand that things achieved too easily are rarely beneficial," Ye Mo remarked nonchalantly.

"Now that you put it that way, I am even more determined. Let us head to the training ground at once!"

After making inquiries, they located the sprawling training grounds, where a gargantuan, purple-hued stone stood—nearly twice the size of the Lower-level Dream-entering Stone.

"Who shall go first?" Li Han Guang inquired.

Going first is rarely advantageous, as it leaves one blind to the upcoming scenarios, whereas watching others provides a tactical edge.

"I will go!" Xiao Yue stated calmly.

"You intend to take the lead?" Li Han Guang’s eyes flickered with intrigue. This woman rarely spoke, yet she always exuded a puzzling aura of mystery.

"Yueyue, let me handle it. Only by succeeding on the first attempt will we uncover how to master the setup of an Intermediate Array Formation," Ye Mo advised firmly. He possessed prior experience, and the words of the Wraith Demon Emperor provided him with the key to dismantling the formation, removing the need for a blind test.

His objective was not merely to succeed, but to triumph on his very first try.

"I still wish to attempt it!" Xiao Yue maintained, her expression resolute.

In truth, Xiao Yue’s competitive drive was just as fierce as Ye Mo’s, though she tended to restrain herself in his presence.

"Very well!" Ye Mo consented, and Li Han Guang agreed as they stepped away.

By this stage, a crowd of Lords had gathered, eager to see which reckless martial artists would dare to challenge the Intermediate Dream Entering Stone, especially given that only one person had succeeded in recent days.

Xiao Yue approached the stone, her gaze fixed intently upon it. As she placed her delicate palm against the surface, a deafening roar shook the area. On the training ground, a massive Evil Demon manifested, ten zhang tall, crackling with thunderous intensity. Demonic Qi surged chaotically, and as it brandished an enormous Asura War Ax, its compound eyes, resembling those of a dragonfly, seemed to reflect countless tragic scenes.

Though it was merely an apparition from within the Dream Entering Stone, the nearby experts could feel an oppressive weight emanate from it.

Some were visibly struggling to breathe, their teeth chattering in involuntary terror.

"Ye Mo, this is the opening trial: the Dragonfly King Fiend. It possesses 108 pupils, each providing extraordinary perception, and its defensive capabilities are near-invincible," the Wraith Demon Emperor whispered.

"Its strength appears matched to Yueyue, but its aura is truly majestic; defeating this creature will be no small feat," Ye Mo remarked coolly.

"Indeed. I can tell you that its eyes are its only true weakness. Strike both, and it will fall. But actually pulling it off? That is quite the task," the Emperor commented.

Within the dream, Xiao Yue was already swinging her Six Paths Reincarnation Staff, weaving Xuan Aura above the creature’s head. She condensed streams of black inferno that cascaded down, transforming the dream realm into a sea of dark fire.

Ye Mo recognized this as the Six Paths Hellfire. It possessed immense power, but as the Wraith Demon Emperor warned, it would likely be insufficient to bring down the Dragonfly King Fiend.

"What on earth is that monster? Even someone who opened the Second Temporal-Spatial Gateway might crumble under its assault."

"The fiend’s power is scaled to the challenger; this implies that the lady, with her Wheel of Reincarnation Eight Transformations, has reached the capability to open the Second Temporal-Spatial Gateway."

"What? How could that be?" The surrounding martial artists whispered in disbelief.

At that moment, Li Murong arrived with his entourage to observe the projection.

"Who is this woman, Xiao Yue?" Li Murong demanded of his subordinate.

"Unknown, sir. We have no record of her in our camp. However, her realm indicates she has truly reached the level required to open the Second Temporal-Spatial Gateway," the man replied.

"Master Li Murong, could they be geniuses brought over from the Lingwu Continent?" a Lord speculated.

"Likely. Han Guang is too proud to accept defeat unless the opponent is truly formidable. Only those from the Lingwu Continent seem capable of such feats. It is ironic, however, that Ye Mo, despite his lower realm, managed to best Han Guang," Li Murong observed.

"Even so, their power level is still quite low. The geniuses from the Wraith Land reach the Demi-Sovereign level, and we have been locked in a stalemate with those Lords for far too long."

"We shall see. If they pass the Intermediate Dream Entering Stone trial, there is hope. I refuse to believe our Lingwu Continent geniuses will be outmatched, especially with figures such as the Heavenly King Fojiang in our history," Li Murong stated, keeping his eyes glued to the dream projection.