336: Saint-level exclusive items

This strange, sudden scent was emanating from a flower field not far from the main road.

This flower field looked very ordinary.

There was nothing special about it.

However, the fragrance emanating from the flower field had the effect of making people lose their strength.

Everyone who smelled this scent...

Would gradually lose their strength.

Xiao Shi frowned at this.

Although the loss of strength caused by this scent was not obvious to him, he noticed that the situation of the guards was not good.

Clearly, these guards had no good way to avoid the loss of strength caused by this scent.

If this continued... once all the guards' strength was completely depleted...

Not only would they be unable to fight, but their entire bodies would also collapse to the ground, unable to move, due to the complete loss of strength.

Although Xiao Shi had never expected these guards to fight.

He knew that with the strength of these guards, they couldn't help him at all.

But Xiao Shi was aware of an important role these guards played here.

That was... the transportation of the Demonic Body Clone.

This box, which contained the Seal on the Demonic Body Clone, was very special and could only be transported by these guards.

These Martial Demon Grade country lords could not transport it themselves.

In other words...

Once these guards lost their ability to transport due to the loss of strength, they would not be able to bring this box, which contained the Seal on the Demonic Body Clone, to the Holy Land.

This also made Xiao Shi realize.

On the way to the Holy Land, in addition to his own safety, he also had to ensure the safety of these guards.

Once these guards lost their ability to transport.

Then the Demonic Body Clone could not be brought to the Holy Land.

Nor could the Seal on the box be undone.

Xiao Shi had previously carefully examined the Seal on the box.

And found that...

This Seal on the box was very special.

And its rank was extremely high.

Even with his current methods, he could not forcibly undo the Seal on it.

He felt that there might be two possibilities to undo the Seal... one was to bring the box to the Holy Land and have the Seal removed through the Holy Land.

The other was to undo the Seal on the box during its transportation, based on the situations encountered along the way.

No matter which one.

It was destined that these guards were very important.

Their safety would be an extremely crucial part of the journey to the Holy Land.

Thinking of this.

Xiao Shi decisively took out an item from the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree's storage space.

This was a robe somewhat similar to what a priest would wear.

As Xiao Shi took it out.

Information about the robe immediately appeared in his vision.

[Name: heaven officiant robe]

[Type: Robe]

[Grade: Martial Demon Grade]

[Description: This is a powerful robe that officiants wore during the ancient Heaven Officiant Era. Even though heaven officiation is no longer possible in the current era, the heaven officiant robe still possesses considerable utility.]

[Note 1: Wearing the heaven officiant robe will create a Heaven Officiant Domain. Within this Domain, the Domain can be continuously strengthened by offering items or power.]

[Note 2: The power of the Domain has an upper limit. Even if continuously enhanced, it cannot exceed the limits of the Martial Demon Realm.]

[Note 3: Each time the heaven officiant robe is removed and put back on, the Heaven Officiant Domain needs to be strengthened and enhanced again.]

[Note 4: The heaven officiant robe can only be worn for a maximum of one day at a time, after which there must be a three-day interval before it can be worn again.]

...As Xiao Shi put on this robe.

Buzz!

Instantly.

Centered on his position.

An invisible ripple immediately spread out in all directions.

Under Xiao Shi's control.

This ripple spread precisely to encompass all the guards.

Thus forming the Heaven Officiant Domain.

From the surface, this Domain showed no abnormalities, like an invisible Domain.

Only those within the Domain could feel the difference brought by the Domain.

The moment Xiao Shi formed the Domain.

He immediately took out another item.

This was an item shaped like a horn.

It had spiraling patterns on it.

This horn directly turned into dust in Xiao Shi's hand and dissipated within the Domain.

It was directly used by Xiao Shi for the offering.

This item was a Martial Soul Realm item.

It was perfect for offering.

As the horn dissipated.

The power within the entire Domain immediately became active.

Xiao Shi then controlled these Domain powers to form a barrier, thereby preventing the loss of strength of the many guards within the Domain.

He knew very well.

The Domain formed by the [heaven officiant robe] could effectively create a barrier.

Through this barrier, the loss of strength from everyone's bodies could be effectively blocked.

However, it should be noted that the [heaven officiant robe] can only be worn for one day.

In other words...

He must lead these guards out of this flower field area within one day.

Otherwise, once the time was up...

He would not be able to maintain this Domain.

Fortunately, the Heaven Officiant Domain not only provided a barrier but also an increase in speed.

This significantly sped up the progress of Xiao Shi and his group.

As they continued to move forward.

Xiao Shi also discovered that this flower field was extremely vast.

Without the barrier and acceleration provided by the Domain... all the guards around him would probably have lost all their strength.

They wouldn't have been able to get out of this area at all.

This also made Xiao Shi even more certain that the path to the Holy Land was bound to be full of obstacles.

With the speed boost provided by the Domain.

They successfully exited the flower field area in less than half a day.

At the same time, the moment they walked out of this area.

Xiao Shi clearly saw a brightly colored flower placed on the ground ahead.

This flower had only three petals.

It was very similar to the flowers in this flower field.

The difference was that this flower seemed to be more advanced than those in the flower field.

As he got closer.

Xiao Shi found that information about this flower appeared in his vision.

[Name: Bewitching Martial Evil Flower]

[Type: Exotic Flower (Area Exclusive Item)]

[Grade: Saint Grade]

[Description: This is an exotic flower that grew 100,000 years ago during the Xie Wu Era and is now extinct. It has the effect of making Martial Artists lose their strength, and even Saints cannot avoid it.]

[Note 1: This item is exclusive to this area and can only be used within this area. It cannot be taken out of the area.]

[Note 2: This flower can be used a total of three times. Each use consumes one petal.]

[Note 3: Each petal can cause the target's strength to be completely lost within three minutes. They can be stacked, and if three petals are used simultaneously, the target's strength can be completely lost within one minute.]

[Note 4: All Martial Artists below the Upper Three Realms cannot avoid it, including Saints.]

...The moment the information about this [Bewitching Martial Evil Flower] appeared in Xiao Shi's vision.

His pupils immediately trembled violently.

He had never expected... this flower to be a Saint Grade item!

Its effects were also far beyond what this flower field could compare to.

If there was a [Bewitching Martial Evil Flower] in this flower field, then even if Xiao Shi formed a barrier with the [heaven officiant robe] that could isolate, it would not have any isolating or blocking effect!

After all, even Saints could not avoid the loss of strength caused by this [Bewitching Martial Evil Flower].

The Domain of the [heaven officiant robe] alone would certainly not be enough.

"In other words..."

"This flower field is actually a weakened version of this [Bewitching Martial Evil Flower]."

Xiao Shi understood in his heart.

As he picked up the [Bewitching Martial Evil Flower] from the ground.

He felt that this [Bewitching Martial Evil Flower] was more like a reward he obtained after passing through this flower field.

At the same time, from the information about this [Bewitching Martial Evil Flower], he also gained more understanding of this special area.

According to the description in the information.

This kind of [Bewitching Martial Evil Flower] was an exotic flower that grew 100,000 years ago and had long been extinct.

But now it appeared in this special area... connecting this to the people in this special area.

Xiao Shi gradually realized that when Martial God created this area, he must have had some kind of connection with previous eras... causing people and items from previous eras to exist in this area.

However, these people and items were different from the illusory forms Xiao Shi had seen in the illusory world before.

Instead, they were transformed into exclusive items for this area.

This method was too advanced.

Xiao Shi could not know the principles behind it.

However, he could infer that...

There must be many items similar to the [Bewitching Martial Evil Flower] in this area!

"No wonder the person who refines this area can become the strongest Saint. This is a special area... with exclusive items!"

Xiao Shi's mind was greatly shaken.

Although these exclusive items could not be taken out of the area and could only be used within their own area.

But with the powerful nature of these items.

Even Saints could not avoid them.

Once a Saint dared to break in... they would surely meet their demise!

This would break the situation where Saints were difficult to kill by other Saints.

The person who possessed this powerful Domain definitely had the ability to kill other Saints.

"This area... must be taken!"

Xiao Shi's heart burned with fervor.

He had an even stronger desire for this area.

In addition to this.

He suddenly thought of a situation.

"If this flower field is considered a checkpoint, and after clearing it, one can obtain an exclusive item, then other Martial Demon Grades... must be in the same situation as me!"

"After they leave their respective small countries, they will also encounter different checkpoints along the way."

"Once they pass the checkpoints, they can also obtain the exclusive items of this area..."

Xiao Shi's brows gradually furrowed.

Before this.

He feared no Martial Demon Grade.

Especially after realizing that these Martial Demon Grades had a high probability of having fallen to the first stage of the Martial Demon Realm, he became even more fearless.

At the same Realm, he didn't believe anyone would be his opponent.

And with his current strength.

Even a Martial Demon Grade in the second stage, he could still kill!

But now with exclusive items, it was different!

Especially if all the exclusive items here were of this Saint Grade... Martial Demon Grades holding these exclusive items definitely had the ability to threaten him!

"If that's the case..."

"Then I must collect more exclusive items faster than them!"

"As long as I have more exclusive items than them, I won't have to worry about their exclusive items posing a threat to me."

Xiao Shi's eyes narrowed slightly.

He was still very confident in this regard.

For others, their only way to obtain exclusive items was to pass these checkpoints and trials on the road.

But in addition to obtaining exclusive items by passing checkpoints, Xiao Shi could also obtain them by killing!

According to his consistent experience.

As long as he caused a slaughter in this area... exclusive items from here would definitely drop!

Thinking of this.

Xiao Shi immediately lowered his head to look at the map in his hand.

If there were no creatures to kill in this area, then he could only kill the other Martial Demon Grades.

Through the map in his hand.

He found that after passing through this flower field area, the main road he was on would converge with the main road of one of the small countries.

When they met, it might be an opportunity.

However, this required some luck.

First, he had to be faster than the opponent!

If the opponent had already left by the time he arrived, that would be a bit troublesome.

He had to get to the intersection first and wait for the opponent to arrive.

Or arrive at the same time as them.

Secondly, the opponent must be a Martial Demon Grade from the Three Great Domains.

If the opponent was a Martial Demon Grade from the Great Wu Dynasty, who had taboos on them, Xiao Shi would not be able to kill them.

Finally, the opponent must be able to successfully pass this checkpoint and not die in the checkpoint.

Although this checkpoint should be the simplest one, and from Xiao Shi's previous experience, there were no fatal dangers in this checkpoint.

However, the checkpoints everyone experienced might not be the same.

Xiao Shi being able to pass this checkpoint easily did not mean others could do so as easily.

To kill this Martial Demon Grade.

These three conditions were indispensable!

Of course.

Xiao Shi had also considered killing his own guards.

He felt that killing people in this area should also drop exclusive items.

However, after careful consideration.

He still gave up on this idea.

On one hand, these guards were not entirely useless; they also bore the important responsibility of transporting the Demonic Body Clone.

If the Demonic Body Clone could not be delivered to the Holy Land, then the struggle for this area would inevitably fail.

On the other hand, these guards were not emotionless robots.

They were independent lives.

If he inexplicably killed a few guards, the other guards would certainly feel panic and fear.

At that time, everyone might be frightened and scatter.

Most importantly... since they were supposed to protect these guards on the way to the Holy Land, if he were to kill them, it would be a violation of the rules.

He might even face some punishment.

Therefore, obtaining exclusive items by killing his own guards was clearly not feasible.

Now Xiao Shi could only hope for good luck.

Soon.

After he led the guards for a short while.

They successfully arrived at the intersection with another main road.

Judging by the traces on the main road, the Martial Demon Grade from the other side had clearly not arrived yet.

"Excellent, the first condition is met!"

Xiao Shi's heart stirred.

He suddenly had an idea.

Instead of waiting here, why not follow their main road and see their situation?

If the opponent hadn't passed the checkpoint, or had died in the checkpoint, could he then clear their checkpoint?