4374 Duan Ling Tian Is in a Hopeless Situation

"This is Xu Xu Dong."

"This is Na Pa."

"This is Ke Lu Er."

The prodigies whom Wang Yi Yuan introduced to Duan Ling Tian were all advanced Supreme Gods, including Wang Yi Yuan himself. They were all relatively young and seemed familiar with Wang Yi Yuan. They quickly got along with Duan Ling Tian; all of them admired Duan Ling Tian's ability of becoming an intermediate Supreme God and stabilizing his cultivation base before reaching 2,000 years old.

"Although all of us here are prodigies from the Myriad Worlds, none of our cultivation speed is comparable to yours," Na Pa said. He was a wickedly handsome young man dressed in a long gray robe, and he had long azure hair. His hair fluttered in the wind like tiny serpents.

According to Wang Yi Yuan, Na Pa was from the Sun Bright World, one of the top Worlds of the Myriad Worlds. However, the force he belonged to was a second-tier force in the Sun Bright World. It was similar to a heavyweight supreme-rank force in the God Defying World. However, even a second-tier force in the Sun Bright World had a supreme powerhouse.

'A second-tier force with a supreme powerhouse?' Duan Ling Tian was inwardly shocked upon hearing Wang Yi Yuan's words. Then, he asked Na Pa, "This means that first-tier forces in the Sun Bright World have more than one supreme powerhouse, right?"

Na Pa smiled brightly and proudly before he said, "Of course! There are at least three supreme powerhouses in a first-tier force. Some of them are even among the strongest supreme powerhouses. Not only that, but some second-tier forces even have two supreme powerhouses."

The Sun Bright World was one of the strongest Worlds in the Myriad Worlds. It was not surprising that natives of the Sun Bright World felt a sense of superiority, especially when they were with natives of other Worlds in the Outer Boundary. After all, there were very few strong Worlds in the Myriad Worlds.

At this moment, Xu Xu Dong, a young man dressed in a long gray robe, said teasingly to Na Pa, "Na Pa, so what if you come from the Sun Bright World? In the end, you're still captured by the Crimson Demon, right?"

Na Pa's smile vanished immediately, and he fell silent upon hearing Xu Xu Dong's words.

The expressions on Wang Yi Yuan and the other three prodigies' faces turned grim as well.

Duan Ling Tian could naturally sense the heavy atmosphere brought about by Xu Xu Dong's words.

Finally, Ke Lu Er, a bald middle-aged man who was dressed in a loose black robe, looked at Xu Xu Dong and said, clearly displeased, "Xu Xu Dong, we're all in the same boat. There's no need for such words. Aren't you also captured by the Crimson Demon?"

Xu Xu Dong smiled and replied, "Ke Lu Er, I know we're in the same boat. It's likely we'll all die here. I've come to accept my fate. However, it seems like all of you are still holding hope of surviving. Many people tried to escape from this place in the past. Have you forgotten what happened to them?" The smile on his face vanished as he continued to say, "When they tried to break through the spatial barrier, the Crimson Demon caught them and tortured their souls in the most brutal manner in front of all of us. All of them suffered pain beyond our imaginations and died a slow death. I still remember the images vividly as though it just happened yesterday…"

After Xu Xu Dong finished speaking, a smile of despair appeared on his face.

Silence descended immediately following Xu Xu Dong's words.

After a few moments, Xu Xu Dong, Ke Lu Er, and Na Pa turned around and left, leaving Wang Yi Yuan and Duan Ling Tian alone.

"Brother Ling Tian," Wang Yi Yuan said with a smile, "Although it's unfortunate that we met in such a place, our meeting is fated. Let me show you around since you're new here."

"Thank you," Duan Ling Tian replied. He knew nothing about this Little World compared to Wang Yi Yuan and the others so he was eager to learn more about this place where the Crimson Demon held the young prodigies captive. Although the chances were slim, he still wanted to look for a way to escape. He could sense Wang Yi Yuan and the others' despair, but he had no intention of doing nothing and waiting for death. It was not in his character to give up.

…

After leaving the stone platform, Duan Ling TIan learned from Wang Yi Yuan that those captured by the Crimson Demon would appear in the Little World on the stone platform.

Whenever a newcomer appeared, the commotion would catch the attention of the other prodigies. Some of them would come to watch the show, but many of them were not interested or were in closed-door cultivation.

Duan Ling Tian looked at Wang Yi Yuan and asked, "I heard someone said earlier that a few prodigies would die every once in a while?"

Wang Yi Yuan revealed a hopeless smile on his face before he replied with a nod, "That's right. To be honest, I barely survived previously. I was lucky to have survived. In any case, it's obvious that I don't meet the Crimson Demon's standards. Perhaps, it won't be long before I die during his next game."

"Game?" Duan Ling Tian frowned slightly.

Wang Yi Yuan nodded. "Every once in a while, the Crimson Demon will throw us into a dangerous secret realm. We have to pass a series of challenges in the secret realm. If you die there, that's it. When I first arrived, there were 139 prodigies. Now, there are only 32 of us left, including you."

After listening to Wang Yi Yuan, Duan Ling Tian naturally knew that the Crimson Demon was culling the prodigies by sending them to a secret realm in his Little World to test their strength, weeding out the weaker ones.

Wang Yi Yuan sighed. "Perhaps, this will only come to an end when only one of us is left standing. If everyone's speculations are right, the last one standing will be possessed by the Crimson Demon. If that's the case, it doesn't matter at all if we die or survive. Although we don't show, most of us have already come to terms with the fact that we won't be able to leave this place alive. Xu Xu Dong's words only reminded us of the sad reality of our situation."

Duan Ling Tian could hear the despair in Wang Yi Yuan's voice, and he could empathize with Wang Yi Yuan and the others. He would have felt the same if he were in their shoes.

"The weakest among us are intermediate Supreme Gods… If ordinary people were here, they might have already committed suicide," Wang Yi Yuan said, "Brother Ling Tian, you'll have to find a cultivation ground for yourself here. I carved out a cave in one of the mountains here. Since everyone's in the same boat, no one will look for trouble with you as long as you don't provoke them. The top advanced Supreme Gods here, in particular, keep to themselves. They can't be bothered with anything and are only focused on breaking through to become a supreme powerhouse. Unless we're brought to a secret realm by the Crimson Demon, they rarely appear.:

Thanks to Wang Yi Yuan, Duan Ling Tian had a better understanding of the prodigies that were captured by the Crimson Demon. The oldest among them was a top advanced Supremer God who was slightly over 10,000 years old.

'A top advanced Supreme God who's slightly over 10,000 years old and close to becoming a supreme powerhouse would be a prominent figure in the God Defying World. Alas, such a person is still trapped in this Little World, and he faces the threat of death every day,' Duan Ling Tian thought to himself with a sigh.

After a moment, Duan Ling Tian could not help but ask, "Were those who tried to escape top advanced Supreme Gods?"

Wang Yi Yuan said with a wry smile, "Do you think they'd be ordinary if they had the courage to try and escape from the Crimson Demon? Obviously all of them were top advanced Supreme Gods."

Duan Ling Tian's heart trembled as the reality of being trapped in a terrifying and hopeless situation hit him.