Chapter 81

The giant beast ran at an incredible speed, and the village of the Lian clan soon disappeared from sight. Seeing the people who had come to see them off vanish on the horizon, Yi Yun could only shake his head in sigh, thinking how easily the people of the Great Wasteland could be deceived.

They were simple, but not kind. On the contrary, they had all sorts of vices and ugliness. Perhaps, this was human nature...

Yi Yun no longer dwelled on it. He looked at the scenery flying past on both sides, feeling the wind roaring as the giant beast ran. He couldn't help but say to himself, "Great Wasteland, I'm coming!"

This was the first time Yi Yun had left the Lian clan, heading towards the vast Great Wasteland. He would also learn for the first time what the true Great Wasteland was like beyond the protection of the Lian clan's sacred land!

The giant beast ran extremely fast, leaving a huge footprint with each step. It could travel thousands of miles in a day. Sitting on the giant beast's back, the shaking was intense; without a certain level of strength, one couldn't endure it. After a day, one's bones would be shaken apart.

Even the people in the warrior training camp found it hard to endure.

At this moment, Yi Yun held the reins and stood on the giant beast's back, looking at the scenery of the Great Wasteland.

As the giant beast ran out of the Lian clan's sacred land, Yi Yun finally saw the true Great Wasteland!

The Great Wasteland was vast and sparsely populated, with forests covering the land, and the terrain was extremely primitive.

In fact, Yi Yun wasn't sure if it should even be called a forest. This kind of forest was completely different from the primeval forests on Earth.

The primeval forests on Earth were damp and hot, with the ground covered in dead branches and leaves. The trees were extremely dense, with shrubs under the tall trees. It was very difficult for a person to walk through such a forest, let alone for a giant beast to run.

However, in the Great Wasteland, the trees were far apart, allowing the giant beast to run at full speed. The trees were incredibly tall, often over a hundred meters, even several hundred meters, with their canopies piercing the clouds!

And these giant trees grew on extremely barren land. The land of the Great Wasteland was covered with huge rocks, mountains, and deserts!

Some trees even rooted in black iron rocks!

A huge rock growing a tree hundreds of meters tall—what a magnificent sight!

And this was not an isolated phenomenon; it was widespread! The soil in the Great Wasteland was scarce, and the ground was covered with rocks. Over 90% of the trees had to grow on rocks.

The rocks here were rugged and majestic, with sheer cliffs everywhere, impossible for even monkeys to climb!

The mountains here either rose abruptly or stretched for thousands of miles. Mountains several thousand meters high were considered short, and ten-thousand-meter-high mountains were not uncommon. Snow on the mountains had remained for thousands of years, and the ice was as hard as steel!

Between the mountains, there were ten-thousand-meter-high cliffs, bottomless abysses, and canyons that were hard to explore to their ends...

This was the Great Wasteland. Even if there were no ferocious beasts or wild beasts, ordinary warriors could not cross the Great Wasteland because the paths were too difficult.

Climbing sheer cliffs, leaping over abysses, facing blizzards and avalanches on the mountains, and invisible ice caves...

Even Purple Blood Realm warriors would have to carefully consider crossing such treacherous lands.

The giant beast of the Jinlong Guard, although large, ran on rugged mountain paths as if on flat ground. It followed a canyon, which was also the passage from the Tao clan to the Lian clan.

On the way, the giant beast crossed two large mountains, and Yi Yun finally saw the legendary Tao clan.

The buildings here were densely packed, with bustling streets and thriving shops.

Even in the center of the Tao clan, there were tall buildings and towers.

In the Tao clan, those who had the right to live in the towers were all Purple Blood warriors, the protectors of the clan.

"You can stay here."

The Tao clan had already prepared special accommodations for the representatives of the various small clans.

Around the Tao clan were dozens of small clans, with each clan sending ten people, totaling several hundred. The young talents of the Tao clan outnumbered those of the dozens of small clans combined, so it seemed that over a thousand people were participating in this election.

The accommodations for the participants were divided into three large areas.

The three areas clearly had significant differences in building quality. The first area consisted entirely of independent small buildings, built very intricately, somewhat like the villas Yi Yun had seen in his previous life.

The second area was made up of neat large houses. Although not as luxurious as the small buildings, they were still made of blue bricks and bright tiles, looking very comfortable.

The third area was temporary wooden houses, which were somewhat shaky. The interior was very simple, with only one table and four beds. Four people shared one room, somewhat like the dormitories Yi Yun had seen in his previous life.

The first area was for the direct descendants of the Tao clan, with each direct descendant having their own small building.

The second area was for the leaders of small clans like Lian Chengyu, with each of them having their own spacious tiled house.

The third area, which housed the most people, was for "attendants" like Yi Yun and the members of the warrior training camp. The leaders of the small clans would bring some attendants when they came to participate in the election, as there were ten slots available.

To others, these attendants were essentially slaves. Although they were all participating in the election, the difference in status between the slaves and their masters was significant, so they couldn't stay in the same place.

In this world, there was a very strict hierarchy, similar to ancient China.

When Yi Yun arrived at his accommodation, he saw three roommates, all around fourteen or fifteen years old, not much older than himself.

Looking at their clothes, they were all made of rough hemp, but they looked new, probably prepared specifically for the election.

In the Great Wasteland, there were still many people who suffered!

"Go out and see what the tribal geniuses in the Great Wasteland are really like."

Thinking this, Yi Yun walked out of the wooden house.

The Tao clan was very large, and this area was originally used for the clan's internal competitions. However, the election organized by the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom was not a simple arena contest. The examiners would set various challenges to test the participants in various aspects, and the specific questions were unknown.

On the square in front of the residential area, Yi Yun saw a familiar face, Lian Chengyu.

However, at this moment, Lian Chengyu was with several young talents, surrounding a white-clothed youth with red lips and white teeth. The youth looked to be around fourteen or fifteen years old, with fair skin and a feminine appearance, truly extraordinary in his beauty.

The usually arrogant Lian Chengyu now had a hint of appropriate humility on his face, discussing the talented youths of the Great Wasteland with the young masters of other clans.

"Lian Chengyu, the people you just mentioned are not worth mentioning at all," the fourteen-year-old youth said with a rather arrogant tone. "This time, the election of the divine kingdom has over a thousand participants, but over 90% of them are just attendants and slaves brought along to fill the numbers. After removing these slaves, how many are left? Only about a hundred people are truly noteworthy!"

"These hundred people are only considered powerful by ordinary people. In my view, even the carefully cultivated successors of some small clans are like dirt and dogs! You are barely passable. This election is actually meaningless!"

This child was incredibly arrogant.

Yi Yun was taken aback. Who the hell is this guy?

To speak so arrogantly and so loudly, many people around him had heard it!

Most of them had been insulted, described as either slaves or dirt and dogs.

"Damn, who does this kid think he is?"

A large man, unable to contain his anger, was about to rush over and beat up the white-clothed youth but was stopped by someone next to him.

"Are you crazy? He is the third son of the Tao clan, Tao Yunxiao!"