Chapter 46: This is what's called difficulty!

  After splitting up, Yue Yang followed Ye Kong, Lie Bian and Lie Sha, leaving the initial transmission point of Chen Xi Town on the first floor, rushing towards Yu Long Valley.

  Longtan Valley, has nothing to do with dragons at all.

  It's just a fifty-kilometer-long treacherous canyon with high mountain ridges like knife edges.

  The mountain wall has countless sharp thorns, strange rocks and cliffs, making it impossible for warriors to cross from the top. At the same time, countless third-level rock eagles live on the peak, and wanting to ride flying war beasts across the mountain ridge is simply a suicidal act.

  The valley is the only way through.

  However, inside it lives a large number of giant magic insects that cannot be killed, estimated to be tens of millions. Thousands of kinds of ugly and powerful magic insects, although not very strong, but they can exert amazing combat power in the special terrain of Longwang Valley, and no one can thoroughly eliminate them. Moreover, the reproductive power of the magic insects is extremely terrifying, and it only takes about ten days for the surface of Longwang Valley to be re-occupied by large and small magic insects that emerge from underground insect holes and stone crevices after being cleaned up by human warriors, as dense as before.

  Unable to eradicate the Devil's Bugs, the Warrior's Guild simply made this place the first trial for warriors.

  "Damn it!" When arriving at Yulong Valley, Yueyang saw the demonic insects all over the mountains and fields, and couldn't help but frown.

  With his strength, he was naturally not afraid of these magic insects.

  But these demonic insects were so ugly that they made people feel sick, their shapes were extremely strange and eerie, and they were also fiercely menacing, baring their teeth and brandishing their claws, making Yueyang's classmates feel a little nauseous. This was not surprising, as anyone who saw the dense sea of insects in this valley would feel a chill run down their spine.

  For crossing the Imperial Dragon Valley, Ye Kong had two plans.

  One way is to follow the path that all warriors take, lighting long torches, driving away the fire-fearing demonic insects while advancing cautiously along the safe route taken by predecessors, clearing out a small number of demonic insects on the necessary path in an attempt not to disturb the large group of demonic insects, passing through the Dragon Suppression Valley at a slow but relatively safe speed. If you can find a team that works together, it's estimated that within two days, you'll be able to pass through safely.

  Two is to use the most reckless, craziest and fastest method, that is, to rush all the way, flying through the magic bugs without stopping for a second!

  "If we take the first method, it's relatively safe but consumes a lot of time. Moreover, spending one night in Yulong Valley is the most dangerous, and we must find a hiding cave; otherwise, by nightfall, the number of demonic insects will increase more than tenfold, and many powerful third-level demonic insects may emerge, making it highly likely that we'll be eaten. The second method appears extremely dangerous on the surface, but the demonic insects are relatively sluggish during the day, and sunlight makes their vision extremely poor. If we target their sense of smell and use strong-smelling things to lure them all the way, clearing away a small number of demonic insects blocking our path, the success rate will be higher... The only drawback is that this method requires a lot of physical strength; the fifty-kilometer-long valley is actually rugged and rocky, extremely consuming our physical strength. We can't rest halfway through; we must push forward in one breath! If a swarm of demonic insects chases us and we miss the hiding cave located in the middle section of Yulong Valley, it's highly likely that we'll die from exhaustion in the second half of the valley..."

  Ye Kong said this as he looked towards Yueyang.

  He didn't worry about his own body, which had been starving for several days, as hunger had become a habit for him. Ye Kong was more concerned about whether the third son of the Yue family, who was known to the world as a waste, had enough physical strength to traverse the canyon in one breath under the pursuit of the magic insects?

  Liche and Lige exchanged a glance, which was also their concern.

  From a combat perspective, both of them agreed to rush forward at once, as it could reduce many unnecessary battles before the Magic Bugs reacted.

  On the contrary, if we walk slowly and let a large group of magic insects surround us, with just two people, it's likely to be more dangerous than auspicious... The problem is that this choice has to be made by our employer, Yueyang. Ye Kongsheng feared he hadn't made himself clear enough, so he added: "If we choose the first plan, then we should prepare the necessary items now and look for other teams who want to pass through Yulong Gorge to cooperate with us; if we choose the second plan, we have to set off immediately because it's noon when the magic insects are at their weakest, and we've already passed the best time... The fastest record of flying through Yulong Gorge is five hours, but we must be faster than that. Otherwise, once night falls, we'll fall into an extremely dangerous situation!

  Yue Yang thought that even if it wasn't himself, but a trained martial artist, running this 50-kilometer mountain road wouldn't be a problem.

  He decided to adopt the second plan.

  Rushing towards Ye Kong, he nodded and said: "Run, I've practiced some family-transmitted martial skills, my physical strength is no problem, give you half an hour to prepare the necessities!"

  Upon hearing this, Ye Kong and Lie Chi's brothers both tensely swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

  Although they had hoped in their hearts that Yueyang would choose the second option, once the decision was made, they felt that this was actually a gamble with their lives. The two brothers immediately lay down on the spot, preparing to recover their physical strength to its best within half an hour.

  Ye Kong didn't have any, so he immediately ran to the nearest grocery stall and took out the silver coins that Yue Yang had advanced him to buy various necessities from the vendors. About ten minutes later, he came back with a large package of goods and also brought back some good news. Two days ago, several powerful teams had killed many magic bugs and passed through the customs, so now there were slightly fewer magic bugs than usual.

  In Yueyang's eyes, even if there were ten times fewer demonic insects, they would still be too numerous to count.

  Lai Qie and Lai Ge, the two brothers, were greatly encouraged, although they also knew that this help was not great. However, hearing good news is always better than hearing bad news!

  "Why not leave the Iron Backbone Wolf here to be fostered, it will still betray and run away when it sees the demonic insects all over the mountains." Ye Kong sprinkled 'insect repellent powder' on Yueyang's body while softly advising him to leave Hui Tai Lang behind.

  "No need, let it run away, this is a test for it!" Yue Yang casually kicked Hu Tai Lang with one foot.

  If even the gray wolf runs away at the sight of a demon bug, what's the point of keeping it?

  Ye Kong saw Yue Yang's casual kicking and punching of the war beast, he was a bit stunned. He had never seen a warrior who would punch and kick his own war beast before. Treating a war beast this way, wasn't he afraid that the Iron Backbone Wolf would betray him? However, when he looked at the Gray Wolf again, it seemed to be enjoying the beating, shaking its head and wagging its tail, Ye Kong almost fell over! He had never seen a war beast with so little self-respect before. Was this wolf born to be a masochist or something?

  As a group of people in Yueyang were preparing to force their way through the Imperial Dragon Valley, several small team members who were queuing outside the valley and negotiating cooperation looked stunned one by one.

  The two team captains shouted one after another: "Hey, are you guys ready to serve dinner to the Magic Worm?"

  "Some people shouted: 'They're crazy! These four guys are crazy!'"

  "It's already afternoon, the sun will set soon, and within five hours, you absolutely can't run past the Dragon Valley! Even if you're lucky and don't encounter any third-level nest spiders or bird mantises, and don't meet a large group of second-level giant iron ants and ghost-faced centipedes, you still won't be able to run through the Dragon Valley in one breath. The 50-kilometer distance, plus the complex terrain, I estimate that you'll be exhausted before even reaching halfway!" Several warriors who were setting up stalls kindly advised: "Stay behind and form a team with everyone to challenge the pass together, it's the safest way!"

  "Many warriors have tried to run through the Imperial Dragon Valley, with no less than a hundred attempting it every year. However, fewer than ten people can safely make it through. You should think carefully about this!" Even the captain of the Silver Armor Guard, who was guarding the entrance to the Imperial Dragon Valley, advised Yueyang not to act impulsively.

  "You can stay..."

  Yue Yang spoke up, this was a probe of Ye Kong's reaction.

  If Ye Kong and Lie Che brothers hesitated, then Yue Yang would immediately leave and never trust them again. Even if they were hired hands, they must maintain a sense of loyalty; otherwise, he couldn't entrust tasks to people who hesitated in the face of difficulties. This world could have weaklings, and Yue Yang didn't deny their right to exist, but he wouldn't choose weaklings as his companions, even temporary ones.

  Their reaction was firm and resolute: "No, we are employed by you. As long as you make the decision, even if it's death, we will carry it out!"

  The two brothers did not say a word, but their resolute attitude had already made everything clear.

  Watching Yuexiang and others rush towards Yulong Valley, almost all the warriors shook their heads: "These four fools are dead for sure!"

  "But they might succeed!" argued the Silver Shield Captain.

  Everyone is puzzled.

  The Silver Armor Captain said with a hint of profundity, "Their eyes are just like those who have successfully passed before, full of confidence!"

  "Nonsense! Having confidence doesn't mean you can do everything!" The crowd of martial artists was shocked into silence.

  "Having confidence doesn't necessarily mean success, but lacking it will certainly lead to failure!" The Silver Armor Captain tossed out another sentence.

  "Who can't talk big, anyway?" No one believed that Yue Yang and his party could safely pass through the Dragon's Lair. Everyone thought that these four would at most run halfway before becoming exhausted, falling to the ground, and becoming a snack for the swarms of demonic insects.

  Two days later.

  When the mercenaries went through a nightmare-like battle, they were all injured and came to the outer edge of the Star Domain, covered in blood. However, they found that Yue Yang and others who "had already died" were lying comfortably under the big tree at the entrance of the Mercenary Guild, leisurely drinking iced beer. This result made them all stunned: "You didn't die?"

  "Do you think dead people can drink?" Yuyang was speechless.

  For him, running through the Imperial Dragon Valley was not a difficult task. For Ye Kong, Li Qie and Li Ge, it might be life-threatening, but for this innate expert, running through the Imperial Dragon Valley was no different from taking a stroll in his own backyard, except that the distance was farther and the terrain was more rugged.

  Yue Bing's news, Yue Yang arrived and found it at the Wu Zhe Public Hall.

  She's fine, no danger to her life.

  This little girl is alone in the star domain's 'Black Stone Labyrinth' to complete her trial mission, and it's estimated that she won't be out for at least three days. This makes Yueyang feel at ease while also feeling extremely bored.

  "It's decided, I'll also participate in the trial task!" Yuyang felt that this life was too boring. On the first day of arrival, he played around the periphery of the Star Domain, on the second day, he familiarized himself with various intelligence in the first layer of Tongtian Tower, and on the third day, he had nothing to do. It was really unbearable. Since Yubing still had three days before returning, Yuyang made a decision - he would also participate in the trial.

  "What?" The good days of Ye Kong and others who had just passed two days were like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

  "Cough, cough, to participate in the trial, at least one contract beast is required. In the star domain, you must pass with a beast, and human martial skills are useless. Beasts without contracts like Grey Wolf cannot participate!" Ye Kong didn't want to discourage Yue Yang, but he had no choice, this was the cruel reality.

  "Contracted Beast? Who says I don't have one?" Classmate Yueyang got angry, thinking to himself: "You guys still think I'm a useless waste till now?"

  "Your warbeast is……" Ye Kong didn't hold any hope, because even the Grey Taewolf, a Bronze-level Iron Spine Wolf, wasn't able to sign a contract with him. He estimated that there were very few warbeasts that Yue Yang could contract with, and even if he could, it would definitely be an extremely weak one.

  "Poisonous flower!" As soon as Yue Yang said it, his whole body fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

  "Passing the trial of Star Domain with Thorn Flower? This difficulty, my god, I'd rather run naked ten times through Yulong Valley!" Everyone who heard this had an urge to bang their heads against a wall.

  "What's difficulty? This is what I call difficulty!" Ye Kong's face was filled with excitement.