Chapter 586 The Descent of a Spirit
Yin Zuimo was slightly shocked.
Based on Li Yiruo’s tone, Ding Hao had encountered some extraordinary opportunity in the Sage Battlefield. He had grown to an incredible level and should be more powerful than the hunter youth Zhang Fan.
After a simple discussion, the Heavenly Sound Valley finally dispatched 20 elite disciples. They were led by Qin Ying, the second-in-command, and used the flying Qi to rush to the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect at the fastest speed possible with Zhang Fan and Li Yiruo.
Ximen Qianxue, who was still in a coma, was temporarily left in the Heavenly Sound Valley, and someone was a.s.signed to take care of her.
w.a.n.g Juefeng saw the handsome young man in black who suddenly appeared in front of him. He exclaimed and his eyes lit up, “Ding Hao?!”
At this time, the Young Poison Master was in a miserable state.
He wore a tattered robe, and the exposed fine-looking muscles were covered with all kinds of scars, such as saber and sword wounds, burn marks, whip wounds, and gaping wounds. There was hardly a complete piece of flesh left in a badly mutilated body. One eye had been gouged out, one arm and one leg had been cut off. Two arms were nailed to the stone wall; it was an extremely miserable sight.
If it had been an ordinary person, he would have died 10,000 times over.
w.a.n.g Juefeng was a master above the Primordial. Even if his Qi cultivation was sealed, his physical vitality was unparalleled. He had suffered a lot, but he was still strong enough to live.
“Instructor…” Ding Hao was stunned, and he only felt that the anger in his chest was about to explode.
He rushed to w.a.n.g Juefeng at once, carefully wrapping him up with Qi; he then pulled out those iron nails and put him down. Even though he had imagined the tragic situation he would see many times before entering the underground blood cell, w.a.n.g Juefeng’s tragic experience still made Ding Hao feel that all the blood in his body had been incensed by the rising anger.
“I’m sorry, I… I’m late!” Ding Hao couldn’t help bursting into tears.
“Hahaha, I am not dead yet. What the h.e.l.l are you crying for! Is there anything to cry about!?” w.a.n.g Juefeng didn’t seem to feel the pain at all. He sat up straight, and the wounds on his body burst open, blood gus.h.i.+ng out.
He laughed out loud and said, “I knew you’d come sooner or later… By the way, you never performed poorly in the past. What about this time? “Did you gain something in the Sage Battlefield? “The hope of the Sect’s revival rests in your hands. You should nail me back as soon as possible if you can’t defeat the people from the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmans.h.i.+p Sect on the mountain. You should run away as far as you can and conceal your name. You can come out again when you’re sure that the Sect can be revived.”
Ding Hao’s anger was subdued by a happier mood, for w.a.n.g Juefeng didn’t care about his injuries at all. He said, “Conceal my name? “According to you, do I have to disfigure myself first and change my appearance?”
w.a.n.g Juefeng laughed and said, “You’re such a playboy, seducing beautiful girls everywhere you go. Would you ruin your own face?”
Ding Hao gritted his teeth and nodded with a.s.surance, “It seems that you’re still living well. At least your hate mongering skills are as strong as ever.” Ding Hao’s mood changed for the better after being teased by w.a.n.g Juefeng.
“So, how about it? You’re really sure about being able to defeat the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmans.h.i.+p Sect people, aren’t you?” w.a.n.g Juefeng felt Ding Hao’s calm and confidence, which showed that he was ready to revive the Sect.
Ding Hao took out a few elixirs from the storage ring and fed them to w.a.n.g Juefeng. Then he injected Qi into w.a.n.g Juefeng’s body to treat his injuries. He nodded and said, “Not only will I defeat the people of the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmans.h.i.+p Sect on the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Mountain; the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmans.h.i.+p Sect in the Sword Province will disappear from this world forever.”
w.a.n.g Juefeng was stunned. “I didn’t expect for you to become so good at bragging after half a year.” However, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief; he nodded, not saying anything else.
Because w.a.n.g Juefeng knew full well that there would be no problems since Ding Hao had said so.
He believed in the boy in front of him.
w.a.n.g Juefeng felt that the pain, which had tormented him for more than a month, slowly receded like a tide. w.a.n.g Juefeng moaned comfortably. He remembered something and squinted at Ding Hao. He could not help reminding him, “Don’t you brag. In addition to the four peak sword-practicing Martial Kings at the beginning, there is a sword pract.i.tioner at the half step to the Martial Emperor realm. Don’t be careless.”
“They’re nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs.” Ding Hao took out another elixir; he crushed it and smeared it on w.a.n.g Juefeng’s wounds. He said, “When the Sect recovers, I will continue to treat you. Don’t worry. As long as you’re still alive, I can help you regrow your limbs.”
“Is it true?” w.a.n.g Juefeng was shocked.
No one wanted to be a good-for-nothing. For him, such news was definitely as wonderful as the sound of nature.
However, he still pretended to be indifferent as he replied, “In fact, even if they can’t grow well, I can still run amok in the Snow Province with one eye and one leg. Being the Jianghu boy that I am, I don’t care about such trifles.”
“You can pretend all you want.” Ding Hao helped him to stand up and said angrily, “I checked the whole underground blood prison. Senior Brother Guan Feidu and the others are in good condition, since they weren’t tortured. Only you were injured in the end and almost ended like a dead dog. I think it’s probably because of your filthy mouth that keeps attracting hatred all the time. You riled them up, so they wanted to torture you to death in return!”
Before finding w.a.n.g Juefeng, Ding Hao had indeed walked through the entire underground blood prison.
What surprised him was that the hundreds of elites of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect were actually uninjured, or they had not been tortured much, except that their Qi cultivation had been sealed. It was slightly strange. Ding Hao had killed several masters who were guarding the blood cell and asked Huanhuan and Nizi to save everyone. He had gone to the deepest part of the blood cell to save w.a.n.g Juefeng under Guan Feidu’s guidance.
Only w.a.n.g Juefeng was tortured to such a bad state. The only explanation his foul mouth; he must have needlessly brought trouble for himself.
“F*ck, I’m in charge of the affairs of heaven and earth. I can’t control my anger,” w.a.n.g Juefeng said resentfully, “Even if I’m cut into pieces, I have to swear. Hee hee, it’s good to swear!”
Ding Hao was speechless.
But that was also w.a.n.g Juefeng’s character.
He would definitely swear whenever he was unhappy, even if he was being injured.
As they spoke, Guan Feidu and the others walked out of the corridor.
After being locked up for so long, everyone was a little tired, but their eyes were s.h.i.+ning with excitement. Ding Hao’s arrival gave them infinite confidence. Compared with the hope of reviving the sect, the little physical torture was nothing.
“Ding Hao!”
“Junior Brother Ding!”
“Martial Uncle Ding!”
All of those t.i.tles rang out inside the dungeon at the same time. Their voices sounded pleasantly surprised.
Ding Hao was surrounded by the crowd at the center.
These people were all elites of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect. At this time, Ding Hao had removed the Qi seal in their bodies and restored their former strength. There were some with lofty ident.i.ties among the group, but at this moment, they were all taking Ding Hao as the center.
This was because Ding Hao had been the master of the Sword-hidden Peak and Qi Qingshan’s disciple before the sect was destroyed. He was on the same level as Li Jianyi, the head of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect. Moreover, Ding Hao had the right to inspect the Sect first and then report to the Sect Head. In fact, Ding Hao had been one of the giants, a figure on the same level as the leader of the Six Peaks and Six Bases.
Except for the rebellious Tang Folei, all the heads of the Six Peaks and Six Bases of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect had died in the battle. Almost all the elders with high seniority in the Sect had also died. Among all the remaining people, Ding Hao had the highest status.
Guan Feidu, Leng Yixuan, w.a.n.g Xiaosa, Murong Shengnan, Zhuo Ziyan and the others were staring at Ding Hao.
w.a.n.g Juefeng patted Ding Hao on the shoulder and said, “Well, what should we do next? Boy, tell us what will happen. We will cooperate!”
There were also lamenting feelings in his heart.
Back then, he had taken good care of Ding Hao when he had been the teacher-in-charge of the Eastern Academy of green s.h.i.+rts because he felt he had some talent. Unexpectedly, in less than three years, Ding Hao had grown into the pillar of the whole sect with the changes of the world and the ups and downs of the sect.
“I will first save the people in the cave at the back mountain, and then I’ll find the people of the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmans.h.i.+p Sect to vent the anger!” Ding Hao took out all kinds of weapons and armors from his storage ring and distributed them among those present. Then he distributed some high-grade medicinal pills for healing. After everyone was fully armed, he said, “This time, we need to be fast. We’ll fight back without leaving any room for our opponent to retaliate. I will deal with the people of the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmans.h.i.+p Sect and the masters of the other sects. You must rescue our fellow disciples who have been detained in the mine first. We can’t afford having more members of the sect dying.”
“Okay!”
“We’ll follow Senior Brother Ding!”
After a discussion, they marked out the route and began to take action.
After they got out of the underground blood prison, the group of people had a clear goal. With a murderous look, they first walked toward the mining zone inside the garbage area at the back of the mountain.
Everyone’s faces were filled with immense killing intent.
The group of people were like an unstoppable torrent. Along the way, some people found that something was wrong and tried to stop them. They immediately got rid of them. Their hatred had been fermenting for more than a month. At this moment, they needed to vent. Many Martial Arts masters who were stationed with other forces at the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Mountain were suddenly dragged into the melee!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
The bell finally rang when the group of people reached the edge of the garbage area.
Streaks of fire light shot up to the sky to warn the others.
“Go. Let’s go to the mining hole first!” Ding Hao shouted. He walked in the front, unstoppable.
Once there were enemies whose strength was above the Primordial, Ding Hao’s casual blow would overpower them in an instant. Such a powerful performance boosted the morale of the people of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect. They destroyed the enemies who had tried to stop them, just like a tiger in a herd of sheep.
The old garbage area in the back of the mountain had changed considerably.
Most of the garbage had been cleaned up, leaving a flat field. Large tents were temporarily built, all made of alchemic materials. The tent’s surfaces flashed with looming inscriptions, and various places were equipped with a large number of inscription sword formations. This was the place where the essences of the mysterious crystals and minerals of the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmans.h.i.+p Sect were being researched. There were a large number of mysterious crystals and minerals, and many experts were stationed as guards.
“Activate the inscription tactical formation and trap them!” someone shouted in the distance.
The next moment, streams of inscription flames soared into the sky, with the magnificent and overwhelming, faintly turning into ma.s.sive sword lights that appeared everywhere. They surrounded all the people of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect. The terrible Sword Qi seemed able to tear the sky apart. It was the sword formation inscription of the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmans.h.i.+p Sect.
The expressions of the people of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect changed one after another.
The tactical methods of a super sect were not something that they could go up against. They felt a suffocating pressure once they were trapped within. It was as if their bodies were carrying a mountain.
In the distance, there were people who roared with laughter, issuing orders, “Haha, they’re trapped. Use the sword formation and kill this group of thugs, leave not a single one alive!”
The inscription tactical formation was activated to the extreme. The ma.s.sive sword light was like substance, releasing unparalleled killing intent. The terrible tearing force was going to completely strangle the people of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect.
Ding Hao suddenly stepped on the ground, and endless golden light surged from his body.
Boom!
The earth quaked.
The endless sword light chopped down and reached the golden light. n.o.body was able to get any closer. In an instant, the people of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect around Ding Hao felt that all the pressure had disappeared, and the terrible tearing force was completely isolated from the golden light.
A powerful expert who was commanding the troops from a distance shouted in anger and shock, “What’s going on? “Use all your power to activate the formation and kill them!”
“F*ck off!” Ding Hao shouted back and stamped his foot on the ground.
A gigantic golden virtual shadow emerged behind him and looked down at the crowd like a G.o.d. With a loud bang, the surrounding golden sword lights were completely destroyed in an instant. Streaks of golden patterns were spread under his feet. Wherever they pa.s.sed, all the inscription tactical formations set in the former garbage area were instantly destroyed easily.
The horrifying and uncontrollable aura swept out like raging waves.
Wherever the golden flames pa.s.sed, all resistance turned into flying ash.
This kind of power was like the manifestation of a G.o.d coming to the world.
“Go to h.e.l.l!”
Ding Hao’s eyes were like lightning, and he looked over at once.
In the distance, the expert who had been controlling the sword formation immediately turned into a b.l.o.o.d.y mist with a bang. The other twenty or so experts who were maintaining the sword formation also spat out mouthfuls of blood and exploded on the spot like balloons. Blood and bones were splattered all over the place!
His breath, with the might of a War G.o.d reborn, swept through the whole area in an instant.
Everyone stared blankly at the scene unfolding before them; this had completely overturned their understanding.
w.a.n.g Juefeng had also felt an indescribable shock. Although he had guessed that Ding Hao’s strength had been greatly increased, he never thought that Ding Hao was as powerful as the reincarnation of the devil G.o.d.
Behind him, Guan Feidu, Murong Shengnan, Zhuo Ziyan and the other disciples of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect who had come out of the blood prison, all opened their mouths and didn’t know what to say.
Ding Hao’s strength was far beyond their optimistic estimations.
Some of the pessimistic onlookers were so excited that they were about to howl.
They were extremely excited. They were even certain that the suffering of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect was going to end. It was really going to end. With a master like Ding Hao, all enemies would pay the price of blood!
“Kill! Kill all the enemies! Leave no one alive!”
“Hurry up and save our brothers in the mine!”
The crowd roared excitedly. Like an unstoppable torrent, they rushed toward the cliff of the crypt ahead.
All those who had tried to stop them were torn into pieces in an instant. The angry and crazy crowd was like a flood.
Guan Feidu, Leng Yixuan, and the others had regained their strength and were currently unstoppable. They soon reached the edge of the cliff.
At the cliff’s edge, there were countless cable ropes that were half a meter in diameter; they went all the way down to the depths of the bottomless mine entrance. An enormous bulk drove through the spinning steel arms and the greased gears to pull the cable ropes and continuously transport the mysterious crystal ore from the underground.
In addition, there were also dozens of delicate close-distance transmitting inscription tactical formations, which were used to transmit some top-grade mysterious crystals.
There were about 400 to 500 Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect disciples whose hands and feet were shackled with specially made inscriptions. Under the urging of the supervisor, they worked day and night like cows and horses without rest. Each of them wore clothes that could not cover their bodies completely, and their bodies were covered with whips marks and scars.
Clas.h.!.+ Clas.h.!.+ Clas.h.!.+
Guan Feidu and the others moved flying swords and cut off the shackles on their hands and feet.
“Brothers, it’s time for revenge. Pick up the swords and fight!” Guan Feidu waved his arms and shouted. He jumped off the cliff to save the other people in the mine cave below.
Leng Yixuan stayed behind with the first-released group and continued to rescue the miners. At the same time, he untied the Qi seals in their bodies.
In an instant, the entire edge of the cliff was lively.
The Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect disciples, who had finally regained their freedom and strength, immediately understood what had happened after their initial sluggishness. They picked up their weapons one by one and began to join the battle in an orderly manner under the guidance of w.a.n.g Juefeng and the other masters to rescue more disciples.
This process was like a s...o...b..ll. More and more Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect disciples had their strength restored and faced the enemies who rushed over upon hearing the news. Roars of fighting could be heard everywhere!
They had acc.u.mulated too much anger and hatred. At this moment, they began to madly vent them in full.
Most of the people who were stationed in the mountain gate of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect were warriors from the Tranquility Academy who had partic.i.p.ated in the siege of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect. There were thousands of people who had been domineering and vicious. They had not taken the disciples of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect seriously and had tried all sorts of things to torture them. They had even taken pleasure in that. Unfortunately, they were almost torn to pieces by the angry disciples of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect!
Just like a spark falling from an oil pan, it turned into a prairie fire in an instant.
Thanks to the painstaking efforts of Li Jianyi, Qi Qingshan and others when they had been alive, the overall strength of the disciples of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect was very strong. Those who had survived this disaster were the extremely elite and loyal warriors. They became fierce tigers once their strength had been restored. The scattered soldiers and lazy warriors left by other sects were simply not their opponents and were quickly defeated…
Therefore, the formation was changing in an extremely favorable direction!
“Meow!”
With a flash of white flowing light, Evil Moon flew up from under the cliff.
The fat cat moved to Ding Hao’s shoulder in a flash and said lazily, “Meow. The people who were guarding below, those that were above the Primordial grandmaster realm, have been eaten by me… You really can’t make me do this kind of thing again in the future. Human flesh is too bad, I want to vomit…”
“Eat people up? “Idiot, did I ask you to eat people? “You must be tired of your divine herbs, so you wanted a change of taste!” Ding Hao’s face darkened, and he flicked its head.
Evil Moon was released in advance by Ding Hao, so the experts who were investigating and charting the mines.
No one knew how many magic materials and medicines this fat cat had swallowed in the Sage Battlefield. It didn’t waste the opportunity that Ding Hao had offered. It had already ignited its own divine fire, became more obscene and hateful, faster and more elusive. If it really fought with its full strength, even a Peak Martial King would be helpless against it.
This time, when they sneaked into the crypt, they were so fierce that they killed all the masters in charge of the security of the major Sects.
It could also be regarded as a great contribution.
According to Evil Moon, the strong men of the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmans.h.i.+p Sect were obviously stationed elsewhere.
This was easy to deal with.
When looking back, the whole garbage area of the back mountain was basically under control. Most of the goods and the mysterious crystals were under the control of the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect’s disciples.
Right at this moment…
“Who is making trouble? “You low-cla.s.s nonent.i.ties, don’t you want to live?”
A thunderous sound came down from the higher step area. It was extremely majestic, mixed with boundless Qi like a vast ocean. In an instant, it came to the cliff in the garbage area. Like a dazzling sun, the figure looked down from a high place, releasing an unparalleled powerful aura.
This was an extremely powerful being.
In his rage, there was a Qi force that seemed to be controlled by a demon G.o.d.
This was one of the four sword pract.i.tioners from the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmans.h.i.+p Sect, who had come to the Snow Province with Han Yangjian.
He had quickly rushed over, understanding what had happened at first glance. He laughed angrily and said, “You’re really a group of reckless ants. It’s a great gift that I let you survive. Now you dare to make trouble. All of you should drop your weapons immediately and your leader should step forward obediently to receive death. Otherwise, all of you will die!”
The cheers in the garbage area gradually died off.
Everyone could feel the brute strength of this sword pract.i.tioner.
He was at the peak of the Martial King realm and was far more powerful than all of them. If he couldn’t be defeated, all the previous efforts would have been in vain. Not only would a large number of people die, but also the survival of the remaining people would become more difficult. They would still become slaves!
But no one was afraid.
Everyone held their weapons tightly and looked up at the sword pract.i.tioner with anger.
This time, they would never bow down to him, even if they had to die.
“Hehe, looks like you’ve already made your choice. You’re just a bunch of lowly ants. Do you really think that your lowly strength can resist my will?” In the sky, the sword pract.i.tioner smiled grimly. “In that case, all of you can go to h.e.l.l!”
He waved his hand.
Countless streaks of sword light moved straight toward the people on the ground.
Any ray of sword radiance was as bright as a meteor. It was equivalent to a full blow from a Martial King realm expert. No one in the Swordsmans.h.i.+p-seeking Sect would be able to resist.
However—
There was Ding Hao.
Ding Hao just opened his palm; an invisible force gushed out.
The next moment, something incredible happened—
Like a magnet attracting iron chips, the tens of thousands of sword lights were instantly attracted over. In an instant, they were condensed and compressed in Ding Hao’s palm, becoming a hot, glaring silver light ma.s.s that immediately melted and disappeared like ice and snow!