Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 103 Staying Here Can Save You

It took the two of them a long time to climb to the cave entrance. There was a fierce fight going on on the other side and they didn't notice the changes on their side.

This cave entrance is one of the four cave entrances around this space. With the faint light emitted from the stone wall, you can clearly see that the cave is a man-made tunnel. There are ancient characters engraved on the stone wall. Wu Ai has no time to figure it out. He walks not far before he sees many rooms on both sides of the tunnel. Judging from their structure and furnishings, this should have been a primitive tribe living in the cave before it was sealed. The space he just entered after the seal should be the altar of this tribe.

Bixia stopped and looked into the room, whispering to Wuzhan: "This should be the habitat of the ancients, there shouldn't be any treasures here, let's go outside and see if we can find a chance to save those villagers!"

Wuzhan panted and said, "Although I know that Yuanjun's cultivation is not inferior to those people outside, but Yuanjun is seriously injured now. If he goes out now, not only will he not be able to save those villagers, but he may also lose his life in vain. I still advise Yuanjun not to think about saving those villagers first. Some things cannot be stopped."

"But how could I just watch those villagers die tragically without helping them?"

"If Yuan Jun loses his life, who will take the Xirang? If those outside get the Xirang, do you still expect them to stop the Yellow River from bursting and provide disaster relief? How could Yuan Jun not know which is more important!"

Bixia's eyes flashed with anger, and she said in a deep voice: "If it weren't for you, how could the Yellow River burst its banks, and how could the people downstream suffer from the disaster? Would Xiran be needed to block the breach? Do you think I am as cold-blooded as you, disregarding so many lives?"

Wuzhan was scolded by Bixia and felt ashamed. Bixia looked at Wuzhan and said, "You stay here. After they leave, you can go out. Maybe you can survive!"

Wuzhan said calmly: "If you want to find Xirang, you have to sacrifice the lives of the people. Those villagers have already lost their souls. Even if Yuanjun saves them, they will become zombies. The reason they brought them here is to use the villagers' blood to awaken Gun's soul and find out the whereabouts of Xirang. This is all I can think of. If Yuanjun insists on saving them, I will accompany you!"

"It's useless for you to go back. You'd better stay here and hide!" Bixia said and walked back.

Wuzhan looked at her graceful figure, hesitated for a moment, and then quickly disappeared into the darkness.

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The three men besieged Han Xiaoting but still could not hurt him at all. The golden bell on Han Xiaoting's ear moved with the true Qi in his body, and the sound it made made Daoxuan and Jiang Yuan's true Qi chaotic and turbulent. During the fight, they were cautious, and if they made a slight mistake, they would lose their lives.

Seeing that the three men could not kill Han Xiaoting after a long attack, Huo Biao glanced at the glass Yin-Yang mirror above the jade pillar and saw that the light had turned red. He drew his sword back and blocked the iron rod that Han Xiaoting smashed down. He used the force to fly away and shouted, "You two hold him back. If you don't sacrifice blood, I'm afraid we'll miss the time!"

Han Xiaoting was furious: "Where are you running to!" He swung the Beiming Yinhuo Sword, raised a ray of black light, and smashed it towards the fire.

Daoxuan flew in front of Huo Biao, his sword flashing with dazzling light, the air crackled with lightning, and he faced the roaring black light. There was a muffled sound, flames raged everywhere, heat waves spread out, and Daoxuan flew backwards several feet away before he could steady himself. He was already sweating profusely.

Huo Biao took the opportunity to leap in front of the jade pillar and quickly threw out four black projectiles, which landed at the four corners ten feet away from the jade pillar. He formed seals with his hands and shouted, "Four Symbols Fire Prison!" The four projectiles that fell to the ground flashed with fire, and suddenly a raging flame rose up, connecting together to form four fire walls. The fire walls were two feet wide and enveloped the villagers around the jade pillar. The entire space was as bright as day.

Han Xiaoting's white hair was flying, his clothes were tattered, and he roared, "I have been looking for you for eighteen years. Today, I will tear you into pieces and destroy you both physically and spiritually!" He raised the iron rod with black mist and rushed towards Huo Biao in the flames. Before he could get close to the fire wall, the hot air wave shook him away. Han Xiaoting was furious and swung the iron rod to smash the fire wall. When the collision occurred, the flames made a "teng" sound, as if they were enraged, burning more fiercely and widening by more than ten feet. Han Xiaoting knew that he could not force his way through the fire wall, otherwise the fire wall would absorb the true energy more vigorously. He could only wait for it to extinguish itself. For a while, he could not get close to Huo Biao and cursed, "You bastard, I wonder how long you can hide!"

Huo Biao looked at Han Xiaoting in the flames and laughed, "You thousand-year-old zombie, you'll never catch me!" After that, he ignored Han Xiaoting who was cursing angrily and walked to the fallen villagers. He grabbed a villager and quickly chopped off his head without even looking at him. Blood immediately gushed out onto the jade pillar. When the blood stopped gushing, he threw the body away and grabbed another villager. He did this and chopped off the heads of six villagers in a row. The jade pillar began to emit a faint flame. Huo Biao was overjoyed and hurriedly grabbed a gray-faced girl. He was about to swing the sword in his hand when he suddenly stopped because a short sword condensed by emerald green energy was against his chest.

"Don't move, put down your sword, otherwise I will make your chest burst into pieces!" Bixia's eyes radiated cold light as she stared at Huo Biao. It turned out that she was hiding among the villagers in order to take advantage of Huo Biao's unpreparedness and suddenly subdue him.

Huo Biao never thought that there would be such a master hidden among the villagers who could subdue him. For a moment, he didn't know where he came from, and asked in panic: "Who are you, and why do you want to assassinate me?"

Bixia said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense and hand over the sword!" She thrust the emerald green short sword into the chest a little, and blood gushed out.

Huo Biao felt pain and begged for mercy, "Please show mercy, I will hand it over right away!" As he said that, he slowly handed the hilt of the sword to Bixia.

Bixia took the long sword, and the sword immediately turned green. She put it against Huo Biao's chest and took back the green short sword. "Take out the golden bell in your sleeve and wake up these villagers!"

Han Xiaoting, who was cursing outside the fire wall, sensed the changes inside the fire wall and laughed, "Leave that guy to me. I will kill him myself!"

After Huo Biao set up the fire prison, Daoxuan and Jiang Yuan knew that they were no match for Han Xiaoting, so they stopped attacking and waited for Huo Biao to get the Xirang. They would be done, but they did not expect such a sudden change. Daoxuan saw the figure in the fire wall, who looked very much like the head of Mount Tai, and said, "Are you Bixia Yuanjun?" Bixia ignored Daoxuan's question and urged, "Hurry up and do as I say!"

Huo Biao's eyes flashed red, and he sensed that although the man who held him hostage had reached the level of a Sanxian, his true energy was slightly fluctuating, as if he was injured and was holding on so as not to be seen by others. He then sighed and said, "Do you know why we want to kill these villagers, Yuanjun?"

Bixia said: "If you keep talking nonsense, I will have no choice but to kill you and do it myself!"

Daoxuan was almost certain, "Yuan Jun, please show some mercy, we had no choice but to do this!"

Bixia said angrily: "Killing so many people is still considered a last resort?"

Daoxuan said: "Yuan Jun, you don't know that we came here to unlock the seal, find the Xiran, and save the people of the world!"

Han Xiaoting said: "They are insidious and cunning, don't listen to them, quickly order him to remove the fire prison, and I will kill him!"

Bixia ignored Han Xiaoting's words and asked in a deep voice: "How can you have the face to say you are saving so many people when you want to kill them!"

Daoxuan said, "Yuanjun, do you know why we had to kill these villagers?" Seeing Bixia was silent for a while, he continued, "From ancient times to the present, the Yellow River has been flooded for many years, and the people have suffered terribly. Every year, more than a few hundred people die in floods. Today, Your Majesty has unified China, unprecedentedly, and wants to be a wise king, benevolent to the world, and ordered us to control the Yellow River floods. After receiving the imperial edict, we visited various places, consulted ancient books, and went through untold hardships before we found this place. But we know that Gun's soul has dissipated and the whereabouts of Xirang are unknown. If we want to find Xirang, we can only use the blood of these people to call back Gun's soul and inquire about the whereabouts of Xirang. If there are other ways to find Xirang, how could we choose such a cruel method? We really have no choice. Please understand, Yuanjun!"

Han Xiaoting said: "If you are for the sake of the people of the world, the sun will rise from the west. Xirang must not fall into their hands, otherwise there will be endless troubles!"

Bixia knew that the breach in Jiuyuan might be blocked by Xirang, but if she wanted to get Xirang, she would have to kill so many villagers in front of her. No matter what choice she made, she couldn't bear it.

Huo Biao saw through Bixia's thoughts and sighed, "The souls of these villagers have been dispersed by this Soul-Shocking Bell. Even if they are alive, they are like zombies. There is no cure and there is no turning back!"

Bixia's heart trembled, and she said angrily: "Don't lie to me!"

Huo Biao said, "How dare I lie to you, Lord Yuan? If you don't believe me, you can go ask the thousand-year-old zombie outside. This Soul-Shocking Bell was taken from his right ear. He knows it best!"

Seeing Han Xiaoting silent, Bixia said in a deep voice: "How can you be so cruel!"

Huo Biao said, "I deserve to die, but now it has come to this. If we delay any further, then all these people will have died in vain. Please think twice, Lord Yuan!"

Han Xiaoting said to Bixia: "I can also awaken Gun's spirit. You hand him over to me. After I kill him, I will give you the Xirang as a reward!"

The fire walls around were still burning, but the flames had begun to weaken. Huo Biao and others began to get anxious. The sword in Bixia's hand was still against Huo Biao's heart. As time passed, the emerald green energy on the sword began to fade. In fact, she could no longer hold on.

Bixia hesitated for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I believe you this time, but after you get the Xirang, you must hand it over to me for safekeeping, otherwise I will kill you now!"

Huo Biao smiled and said, "Of course! Please return the sword to me, Yuanjun!"

Bixia said: "You swear a poisonous oath!"

"Okay, if I, Huo Biao, don't hand over Xirang to Yuan Jun after I get it, I will be struck by five thunders and die without a complete body!" After swearing a poisonous oath, he said to Bixia: "Yuan Jun, you should be relieved now!"

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(End of this chapter)