Chapter 440: The Strange Trial

Through the Purgatory, Ye Feng and the others observed the outside world. As a pseudo-illusory treasure, it did have such minor functions.
The spatial turbulence displayed a dazzling array of colors, but Ye Feng and the others dared not doubt the deadly danger lurking behind such breathtaking beauty.
The emergence of spatial turbulence meant that the entire area’s space had fragmented, and one could easily get lost in the alternate dimension if not careful. At the same time, the turbulence also indicated that the tearing forces in this region made it impossible for the space to remain stable. If humans entered, they would be instantly torn to pieces.
“So this is what spatial turbulence looks like… It’s so beautiful…” Zhuge Ling’er said with longing in her eyes.
“That color comes from various attributes originally present in space, which have been torn apart into particles and displayed as colors,” Ye Feng explained. “Although this area appears incredibly magnificent, it’s actually full of deadly dangers. If we step in, we’ll be torn to shreds in an instant!”
After hearing this, Zhuge Ling’er pouted slightly, still staring at the colorful world outside, but with less enthusiasm and more caution in her eyes.
After a while, the Training Realm finally left that area.
“Have we entered the Land of Ten Thousand Demons?” Pearl asked hesitantly.
“It should be right!” Ye Feng looked at the vast desert outside. Though he was somewhat puzzled, he nodded. “Let’s go out!”
After sending everyone out of the Training Realm and storing away the Purgatory, Ye Feng looked around in confusion.
“There seems to be nothing special about this place…” Long Tian voiced Ye Feng’s doubts.
“I’m not sure what the Land of Ten Thousand Demons looks like, but I know the Black Demon Realm. However, this place feels completely different from what I imagined.” Tie Niu, still at the peak of the Divine Realm, also frowned. His slow progress was because he was a physical cultivator—once his physical strength hit a limit, his cultivation level couldn’t advance unless his physical strength improved. Though he was only at the peak of the Divine Realm, relying on his physical strength and close-combat advantages, even Xiao Liu, who was at the level of a true god, might not be his match.
“My mental power is completely suppressed; I can only detect things within a radius of 500 kilometers,” Ye Feng quickly noticed something unusual.
“I can only detect things within about 100 kilometers,” Long Tian said, looking at Ye Feng.

“It seems I’m still far behind you all. I can only detect a little over a kilometer—not even as good as my eyes!” Yi Fan, who was at the peak of the True God level, was instantly discouraged.
“I can only detect less than 500 meters…” Xiao Liu immediately realized the gap between himself and Yi Fan; he had never compared himself to Ye Feng before.
“We can all detect less than 200 meters…” Long Yue and the others nodded as well. Their cultivation levels were similar, their soul strengths were about the same, and their mental energy detection ranges were also around 200 meters. Although Zhen Zhu’s cultivation level was weaker, her soul strength was slightly higher than Long Yue’s and the others due to previous soul training, but her mental energy detection range was still just over 200 meters.
“Be careful everyone. Channel your mental energy and pay attention to your surroundings,” Ye Feng shouted at them.
Then he used his mental energy to scan the area within 500 kilometers—and there wasn’t a single person there.
“Is anyone here?” Long Tian, who had already scanned his own detection range, found nothing and could only wait helplessly for Ye Feng’s reply.
“None,” Ye Feng finally frowned slightly under these circumstances.
He was about to fly out to check when his expression suddenly changed. “Can’t we fly here?”
“What?” Long Tian and the others realized this problem then. Inability to fly wasn’t a trivial issue. At least when escaping, flying was a basic skill. If they couldn’t fly, any crisis would only lead to more casualties.
“It seems some kind of restriction is preventing flying,” Ye Feng said with a furrowed brow. “In that case, we need to be even more careful.”
“There seem to be words on that rock over there…” Zhuge Ling’er pointed at a rock not far away.
“North from here!” Although the words on the rock didn’t seem newly carved, they only increased Ye Feng and the others’ confusion. What was there in the north? Why head north? The rock didn’t answer any of these questions. Just that simple sentence brought even more doubts.
“Should we follow the route indicated on the rock?” Long Yue was skeptical about this crude guide.
“It’s better than choosing a direction at random, right?” Ye Feng’s tone also carried a hint of helplessness.
“What if it’s a trap? It’s possible those who came here 300 years ago wrote this—it might just be a deception,” Long Yue remained doubtful.
“Then what do you suggest we do?” Ye Feng helplessly spread his hands, waiting for Long Yue’s reply.

Long Yue was momentarily speechless. Her mental power could only detect distances of about 200 meters, so she really had no say on this matter.
“Let’s go. Nothing will happen. There are so many of us, and we’re all quite strong. Why worry about an ambush? Look at those people outside—they can’t even hide fast enough when they see us. How dare they come looking for trouble?” Ye Feng wasn’t overly concerned.
Long Yue was actually aware of the situation. Without any knowledge of the local geography, she could only rely on the existing coordinates, which was better than choosing a direction at random. Under these circumstances, she had no choice but to compromise, even if it was indeed a trap—she and the others had no other option but to go ahead.
Seeing that Long Yue didn’t raise any further objections, Ye Feng led everyone northward.
“Do you guys feel like the gravity here is stronger than in the Demon Realm or the Fiend Realm?” Pearl suddenly asked after walking for a while.
Ye Feng was also taken aback. “I didn’t notice before, but now that you mention it, the gravity here does seem stronger than in the Demon Realm—probably about twice as much.”
“This damned place is full of weirdness,” Zhuge Ling’er couldn’t help but curse.
Although they were just walking, Ye Feng and the others moved at a fast pace. It took less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to cover about 100 kilometers.
“Huh, it feels like my body is heavier again…” This time, it was Long Tian who spoke.
“The gravity seems to have doubled again. We’re probably about 100 kilometers away from where we started. The gravity has suddenly doubled within this area…” Ye Feng and the others didn’t slow down due to the gravity. After all, even the weakest among them were half-god level warriors. A slight increase in gravity was easily bearable for humans with good physical conditions, let alone Ye Feng and his group.
When Ye Feng and the others walked another 100 kilometers, he clearly sensed something unusual—the gravity had doubled once more. He suddenly understood the purpose of this secret realm test.
According to the methods of the Demon Realm’s Black Demon Prison, people there were tempered through murderous intent to make them stronger. Meanwhile, this Wan Yao Ridge clearly used gravity to strengthen the bodies of the fiends, making them stronger as well.

“Oh, I see…” After understanding this, Ye Feng immediately prepared himself mentally and called out to Long Tian and the others, “Everyone, pay attention. In this secret realm, if my guess is correct, the gravity doubles every hundred kilometers we move forward. The purpose of this is to strengthen the physical strength of the demon race. We can also take this opportunity to enhance our own bodies.”