A person in the heavens, starting with a Chaos Emperor Dao Fruit

After the group got to know each other and enjoyed a meal, the other nine gods also found Yunhua and introduced him to some of the rules of the island.

The snow island and the volcanic island both have their own rules: every thousand years, the guardians' clones will attack the islands, and if they can't withstand the attack, they will die.

However, the third island, Wanshan Island, does not have such rules. It is a very safe place, with the only exception being a calamity that occurs when a newcomer arrives on the island.

Every time newcomers arrive on the island, a demonic attack occurs. Only those who have single-handedly overcome obstacles to reach the island can fight back; the gods they brought with them are forbidden from participating.

Chapter 1023 A Century of Frenzied War

“Every time such a calamity occurs, a god will fall!” one of the gods exclaimed.

Another deity said, "Actually, the Moonlit Pool is also reminding us to cultivate diligently and not waste time here, which is why there is such pressure. Only when we are strong enough can we survive the calamity when the new deities enter this place."

The other gods also expressed their opinions one by one, some with sighs, others as if giving their last words, creating quite a lively scene.

"What if I pass the trial before the calamity strikes?" Yunhua suddenly asked.

In an instant, the lively conversation fell silent. All the gods fell silent, staring wide-eyed at Yunhua in astonishment.

"No one really knows the answer to this question!" A celestial being hesitated. "Even according to the legends passed down from our ancestors, no one set off immediately after arriving at Wanshan Island..."

“However, according to the rules, when a new god arrives on the island, a calamity will befall him; but now that you are passing the test, it means that you are no longer here... What exactly are the rules of Moonlit Pool?” Another god was also curious.

"Brother Jiehuo, are you really going to try to pass the trial now?" At this moment, Fei You, the strongest among the gods, looked at Yun Hua.

"My path must be found in battle!" Yunhua said softly.

"The next place we'll go to is called the 'Demon Ice Valley,' which is home to countless demons, the number of which is unimaginable."

The requirement for completing the challenge is simply to keep killing, killing, killing as many demons as possible. After a hundred years of slaughter, your chances of entering the fourth island will be determined by the number of demons you have slain.

The Celestial God Fei You said, "Continuous slaughter will surely overwhelm your divine power. Only inexhaustible primal forces like sword power or Tai Chi power can sustain it. Are you really sure?"

"My mind is made up. We'll set off now. If you're willing to follow me, enter my residence. If not, just pretend I never said that!" Yunhua looked at the group of gods before him.

For a moment, everyone else hesitated and no one expressed their opinion.

The reason this group of people in the original story were willing to follow Ji Ning was because Ji Ning demonstrated his strength when the calamity struck, giving them hope of escaping.

Since Yunhua hasn't revealed any of his strength, they are naturally hesitant and don't want to gamble their lives on an unknown person.

Yunhua nodded and said, "I understand!" Then he turned and left.

Watching Yunhua's departing figure, the group of gods had somewhat complicated expressions.

"I heard he rushed here in one go. Could he be planning to pass through all the levels in one go?" a celestial being wondered.

"Who knows? But since he's so confident, he must be pretty strong. Maybe he can make it through, but he's never shown his strength, so I can't say for sure. He might even die inside..."

The gods were all hesitant, wanting to follow but unable to make up their minds.

Meanwhile, Yunhua finally stepped onto the wooden bridge and arrived at the Demon Ice Valley.

"A hundred years of battles that can't stop for a moment... This is probably the first time I've ever experienced this in all the heavens!" Yunhua recalled some of her experiences in other worlds.

His longest battle was back in the World of Immortality, when the Ancestral Dragon exhausted everything to give him the Six Paths of Reincarnation Trial. But that trial was divided into six sessions, each lasting ten years, with breaks in between, unlike the current battle in the Demon Ice Valley, where there's no rest for a hundred years.

"It's time to fight. After a hundred years, I should have reached a level that was unimaginable before!" Yun Hua didn't think any further and stepped directly into the Demon Ice Valley.

"kill!"

"Kill, boys!"

"Haha, someone's coming again! Kill them!"

As soon as they stepped into the Demon Ice Valley, a large group of demons rushed out, howling.

"Just treat it as practicing swordsmanship and saber techniques, cultivating with countless lives. This is the first time in countless years!"

Yun Hua drew both his sword and saber, wielding a knife in one hand and a sword in the other, and forcefully charged into the midst of the demons.

With a hint of black sword power within the gold and a hint of crimson blade power within the red, Yunhua was empowered by both sword and blade forces simultaneously, making him as unstoppable as a tiger among sheep, with no demon able to withstand a single blow from him.

"Clang!", "Zheng!", "Clang!"...

Swords flashed and blades clashed in the demonic ice valley. Brilliant sword lights shot out and dazzling blade lights slashed through the air, and countless demons were struck and killed.

This was nothing short of a massacre. He killed so fast, it was like a meat grinder charging forward, and demons who were comparable to gods fell one after another under his sword.

Time passed day by day, year by year, amidst the battle.

Almost every year, Yunhua's power of the blade and sword undergoes a tremendous transformation, becoming stronger and stronger.

Gradually, the black aura on his sword power grew increasingly intense, and the silver-white aura on his saber power became ever more dazzling. Both the fourth chapter of Wu Bao Sword Technique and his saber skills steadily progressed through battles and carnage.

Finally, thirty years after he entered the Demon Ice Valley, his sword and saber instantly became much purer. The power of his sword, as black as ink, and the power of his saber, as silver as dazzling white, finally reversed, which also indicated that his power of saber and sword had finally advanced.

The Fourth Realm!

A century has passed in the blink of an eye.

Yunhua fought alone in the icy canyon, which was hundreds of millions of miles wide. It was a canyon formed entirely of ice. Yunhua's sword and saber danced, and each strike could kill at least one demon at the Heavenly God Realm. Sometimes, he could even kill seven or eight demons with a single strike.

"Clang!", "Zheng!", "Clang!"...

Swords flashed, and a demon was pierced through the head with a single strike; blades scattered, and a demon was cleaved in two; with both swords and blades drawn, eight demons nearby were instantly cut down; occasionally, a burst of flame would scatter, and large swathes of demons were burned to ashes by the raging flames.

With his cultivation at the Celestial God Realm, he could unleash more than a dozen attacks per second during such extreme slaughter, killing anywhere from a dozen to twenty or thirty demons. Sometimes, when using fire attacks, he could even kill hundreds of demons in one strike.

On average, he killed two to three hundred thousand demons every day. Over a hundred years, he slew nearly a hundred billion demons.

However, these billions of demons vanished quickly after their deaths, leaving no corpses on the ground.

The world of the Lower Pool this month is very special. These demons are specially arranged and cannot even be called real life. They are more like intelligent puppets. Their strength cannot improve, and after being killed, they will enter the depths of the canyon to be resurrected.

Otherwise, where could any demon withstand such slaughter?

"His progress is too fast. From the creation of the entire Moonlit Pool until now, among all the cultivators who have entered this place, his speed of progress is unparalleled. His swordsmanship and saber techniques are now almost surpassing the limits of the Heavenly Dao." On an icy mountain peak on both sides of the canyon, the Demon King looked down.

Chapter 1024 Billions of Demons

Countless demons, like ants, swarmed around Yunhua, fighting fiercely. This scene had been going on for a hundred years.

"Yes, that's fast! In just thirty years, his sword and saber skills have progressed from the third to the fourth realm. It's an unimaginable speed of progress. And now, seventy years have passed, and his sword and saber skills are almost at the fifth realm." The Purgatory God, who had been defeated by Yun Hua before, stood aside, watching Yun Hua's continuous slaughter below with amazement.

"His swordsmanship and saber techniques are indeed somewhat strange. His swordsmanship seems to have followed a set path without any detours, suggesting it's based on techniques left by predecessors; but his saber techniques are purely original, and over the past hundred years, traces of originality are clearly visible, now reaching a level comparable to his swordsmanship..."

"And his fire-based techniques are incredibly strange; I've never seen anything like them before. His progress is just too fast..."

The God of Purgatory's sharp eyes immediately spotted Yunhua's most crucial point.

The rapid pace of progress indicates that he must have a method that directly addresses the key issues. However, while maintaining the correct path, he was also able to create another path from scratch, which is truly remarkable.

"That's enough, retreat!" Just then, the Demon King suddenly spoke.

At the sound of the word "retreat," the endless demons vanished like a tide.

For a moment, Yunhua felt a little uncomfortable. After fighting for over a hundred years, the sudden stop naturally made him feel uneasy. However, he quickly calmed down after a moment of reflection.

"Did I pass?" Yunhua asked, looking at the Demon King who had come out.

"According to the requirements, 10 billion demons would be enough to pass the test, but you have exceeded the requirements by ten times!" the Demon King exclaimed.

"Over the years, you have killed the most people. Your swordsmanship and saber techniques are at the limit of the Heavenly Dao, and your saber and sword techniques are indeed the best at offense... So without a doubt, you have passed the test."

"See you at Thousand Star Island!" the Demon King said, and then quickly disappeared before Yunhua's eyes.

"Finally, I passed the test!" Yunhua breathed a sigh of relief. A hundred years of continuous killing was not a big deal for his divine body, but the mental pressure was getting greater and greater.

"In a hundred years, I have killed hundreds of billions of demons. The sword and saber techniques I have honed with so many lives are indeed incredibly sharp and unparalleled in attack!" Yun Hua did not advance for the time being, but sat down cross-legged to quietly comprehend the progress of his sword and saber techniques.

Before entering this canyon, he had been in this world for less than a hundred years. Now that a hundred years have passed, almost 70% of the time he has spent in this world has been spent in non-stop killing and fighting.

"It is indeed quick to comprehend sword and saber techniques in battle, but what one comprehends in this state is the method of killing, not the orthodox path!" Yunhua pondered for a while and said silently to himself.

He had already mastered most of the fourth chapter of the Five Treasures Sword Technique, only lacking the final step. However, this final step was not something that could be solved by fighting and killing; it required a completely new understanding beyond killing.

Similarly, his progress in swordsmanship and the way of fire is also similar.

A century of killing and fighting has improved his swordsmanship, saber techniques, and fire-based martial arts, but they have all gone slightly astray. He needs a period of adjustment and seclusion to get back on the right path.

Moreover, all that had happened before was killing; he hadn't yet systematically organized and summarized many things. The next period of time would be the most crucial.

Yunhua spent three days in the middle of the canyon, and only managed to organize and summarize a little bit of information.

Soon, he stopped sitting there and got up to move on.

This place is, after all, a place of testing; staying here too long is not a good idea.

Keep going, and ahead lies the fourth island—Thousand Star Island.

This island is similar to Wanshan Island, both being gourd-shaped. The small island in front is where treasure rewards are located, while the real Thousand Star Island is in the back.

Yunhua tried her best to get as many rewards as possible from the small island in front of her, but this time the demon king guarding the island was completely uncooperative. No matter what Yunhua said, she could only take ten portions of each of the three treasures, and ten portions of the same treasure would be counted as one treasure.

"At your rate of progress, you are very likely to become the second celestial being after Jueming to pass through the Moonlit Pool. Once you successfully pass the test, you will naturally reap even greater benefits, so you don't need to covet these treasures I have here," the Demon King concluded.

Yunhua didn't say much and continued forward, soon entering the real Thousand Star Island.

As soon as he entered the island, he sat down cross-legged and continued to organize and summarize the gains he had made in the past century of fighting and killing.

He sat there for three years.

A century of battles and slaughter, the sword techniques, saber techniques, and the Way of Fire forged from the corpses of billions of demons—these countless insights seeped into his heart, allowing him to grasp a trace of the ultimate realm at this moment.

"My swordsmanship and knife skills are almost perfected. I will soon see rapid progress and growth." A smile appeared in Yunhua's eyes.

Just as Yunhua was sitting cross-legged for three years and stood up again, a burly man in golden armor suddenly walked over.

"Haha, fellow Daoist, my name is Dong'e. May I ask if you only came to Thousand Star Island a few years ago?" the golden-armored deity asked.

“That’s right, my name is ‘Jie Huo’, and I only arrived here recently!” Yun Hua looked at the man.

He came here and sat cross-legged for three years. How could he not have set up any formations or restrictions nearby? In fact, Yunhua had sensed the existence of this Eastern Calamity God a long time ago.

However, this Eastern Calamity God seemed to have also noticed the surrounding restrictions, so he often came to check on things over the past few years, but he did not disturb Yunhua.

The Eastern Calamity God laughed loudly, "I knew it! I know all the gods on Thousand Star Island, and I know most of the gods in the Three Realms, but I've never heard of you. It seems you haven't been a god for very long. You're here alone; did you venture into the Demon Ice Valley by yourself before?"

Yunhua nodded. At the same time, Yunhua became wary: "Isn't this Eastern Calamity God just the lackey of the Great Dream God in the original story? His coming to find me is probably not for anything good."

Yunhua remembered that the Eastern Calamity God was one of the few true villains in the Moonlit Pool World. He wanted to monopolize all the treasures of the Moonlit Pool World, so while he was thinking about how to improve himself, he also spent a lot of time causing trouble for other gods, and his methods were extremely despicable.

"Come on, let me take you to meet the Great Dream God!" The Eastern Calamity God was very excited. "He also came here by his own strength. He is very powerful. If I take you to meet him, you may have a deeper understanding of this Thousand Star Island."

While talking to Yunhua, the Eastern Calamity God tried to get closer to her.

Yunhua pretended to know nothing and went with Dong'e Heavenly God to the territory of Da Meng Heavenly God.

Half an hour later, Yunhua finally met the Great Dream God.

When the Great Dream God saw Yun Hua appear, he was very enthusiastic and said, "Throughout countless ages, only nine people, including you and me, have been able to reach Thousand Star Island on their own! Come, let's have a good chat."

Yunhua nodded slightly and walked side by side with the Great Dream God.

The Great Dream God led Yunhua to the second floor of his palace, where the table was laden with fine wine and celestial fruits.

"Sit down!" the Great Dream God laughed.

"Moonlit Pool is too lonely. It's been a long time since any new gods have come in. Seeing new people is the happiest thing for me..." God Da Meng sighed, and at the same time, he gave Yun Hua a general overview of the news from Thousand Star Island.

Chapter 1025 The Path of Inner Demons

During his conversation with the Great Dream God, Yunhua did indeed sense something strange.

During this process, he couldn't help but feel a slight fondness for the Great Dream God. However, the moment this fondness appeared, his third-realm Dominator Realm mental power immediately severed it.

"As expected of the Great Dream God, who is the disciple of the Lord of Heart Demons, his Way of Heart Demons is truly powerful!" Yun Hua couldn't help but feel a little impressed.

In ancient times, the Pangu Chaos World and the Wujian Chaos World collided and merged into a vast new Chaos World, which is also the reason for the ancient war.

The Lord of Inner Demons is an ancestral god of the Boundless Chaos World. He is incredibly powerful, even surpassing Nuwa before her breakthrough. The Lord of Inner Demons excels in the art of manipulating inner demons and is adept at controlling people's hearts; the Great Dream God before us is his disciple.

"I wonder if the power of this inner demon can be integrated into my flames?" Yunhua was also a little curious and somewhat distracted.

He wondered what would happen if the power of his inner demons were integrated into the flames.

"Qiang!"

However, in that instant when Yun Hua was distracted, a sharp blade pierced directly into his abdomen, intending to cut him in two. At this moment, the Great Dream God no longer possessed his previous amiable demeanor, but instead exuded a chilling killing intent.

"puff!"