Destiny is ashes

Chapter 998 A Sword Declares to Heaven (33)

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With a sword cry, a crimson sword aura shot into the sky, then burst open above the clouds, crisscrossing and creating layers of light and shadow.

The crimson glow spread across the sky like a churning sea of ​​blood, magnificent yet filled with an ominous meaning.

Immediately afterwards, a grand will was imbued within this radiant sword light, awaiting the visit of every curious and inquisitive martial artist.

At this moment.

All the martial artists who were exploring, fighting, and seeking cultivation in the Zhaolin Realm saw the blood-red sky at the same time and learned the message conveyed by An Jing.

"The great calamity of the Blood Sea has begun, and the mastermind is the leader of the Blood Sea Demonic Cult, whose intention is..."

"What? A bloodbath?"

"It was the Blood Sea Demonic Cult that did it! Have they gone mad?!"

"As expected of a demonic sect inherited from ancient times, they are indeed powerful, truly capable of accomplishing such a 'great feat'!"

"We must be vigilant! We cannot let them succeed!"

With a single sword strike, An Jing's actions undoubtedly ignited a beacon of light in the chaotic situation of the entire Zhaolin Realm.

At this moment, all the scattered martial artists in the entire Zhaolin Realm became vigilant—An Jing also placed his hopes on the ambush of the Tianji Mountain cultivators in the rosy light, making it more difficult for the Blood Sea Demon Sect to launch a sneak attack on anyone.

The others who also knew about this important event and wanted to inform other martial artists breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the glow, thinking to themselves, "Why didn't I think of this method?"

"This sword aura, radiant with light, illuminates the entire Zhaolin Realm; such a level of power..."

"Anjing..."

Everyone has their own thoughts.

After doing all this, An Jing sheathed his sword.

Then, as if remembering something, he asked the martial artists of Tianji Mountain, "By the way, how were you attacked?"

"Actually, we went there to rescue people at first."

At this point, the True Man of Tianji Mountain blushed slightly and said with considerable shame, "Before this, when we were exploring another area, we discovered that some martial artists had been attacked."

"Since we didn't know who the other party was, and based on our initial assessment using the puppets, the enemy didn't seem very strong, we decided to chase after them, wipe out those demons, and rescue our comrades."

"Unexpectedly... we were the prey."

"The other side deliberately feigned weakness to lure us to this valley, and then the Blood Sea Demon God and the Great Wilderness Dragon Clan led their ferocious beasts to swarm us and surround us."

Master Tianji Mountain sighed deeply, while An Jing patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "That's enough. It's great that you have the will. It's not your fault that the enemy is too cunning."

At the same time, the Golden-Winged Roc, which had disappeared after slaying the Mirage Dragon, reappeared. As it flew over, it let out a joyful cry, as if to boast of its achievements: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"Come quick, I found it!"

"Good guy."

Although An Jing had already guessed that the other party must have remembered the 'base dragon ball' he had promised it, which was why it had gone to find the Great Wilderness Dragon Clan's base, he still smiled and said, "What did you find? You seem so happy."

He gestured for the people of Tianji Mountain to follow, and then he and Jin Yanhua and the others boarded the Golden-Winged Roc. Soon, they saw a dragon base in the valley not far away, almost identical to the previous batch of Great Wilderness Dragon Clan members.

This dragon base is much larger than Huo Jin's, covering the entire valley. It is drawing on the spiritual veins of the Zhaolin Realm to develop, creating all sorts of puppet machines and automatic turrets, armed to the teeth.

While real people aren't particularly afraid of these weapons, they are completely overwhelming in the context of mortal warfare.

"Not bad." An Jing inspected the items and was quite satisfied with what he had gained.

Because there are no lone wolves like the Crimson Dragon this time, there are three Dragon Base Orbs in total: Energy, Base, and Attack System.

This energy system is more like a spirit vein furnace. It doesn't draw upon heavenly lightning, but instead penetrates deep into the earth's veins, pulsating like a heart to draw energy. The base itself isn't much different; it's also a furnace factory.

The attack system is also very simple, consisting of various automatic turrets and special devices that assist the True Spirit Armament in loading more spiritual energy structures.

Moreover, and more importantly, they discovered some extremely subtle, yet absolutely unmistakable, demonic aura at the heart of this base.

"Sure enough."

An Jing nodded slightly: "The Great Wilderness Dragon Clan has been used—they probably really thought the Blood Sea Demon Sect was some legitimate force researching bloodline spirits. Although both sides are plotting against each other, their goal is to seize the Ancestral Dragon Scale."

"As a result, I was sent here and became a pawn of the Blood Sea Demon Sect and the Heavenly Demon."

This was the initial thought, but soon An Jing frowned, sensing something was amiss; "But it shouldn't be like this, I remember the Great Wilderness Dragon Clan has a 'Chief God,' that is, a 'Lord of the Heavens'..."

"Subduing evil, Lords of the Heavens, is that equivalent to the Daoist court's 'Returning to the One of Emptiness'?"

“I don’t think so.” Fu Xie’s tone was dismissive: “Back when the Great Immortal Huai Xu led the Dao Court to explore beyond the Dao Realm, the definition of Returning to the Void became stricter… In this Great Wilderness Realm, there are actually several ‘Lords of the Heavens,’ which means that they are definitely not true Returning to the Void, but at most powerful Heavenly Venerables who possess some characteristics of the Returning to the Void Realm.”

"Of course, even so, for Lingxiao of Huaixu, it is a further step in his realm. You are right. For a Lord of the Heavens, even if he crosses the boundless void, from the Great Wilderness to Huaixu, he can deduce this 'possibility'."

"That's weird."

An Jing pondered: "Could it be that the Dragon Clan's Lord of the Heavens deliberately sent someone to their death?"

"Have you forgotten?" Fu Xie reminded him, "Didn't the Four Sages of Tianyuan do something similar? They sent their own prodigies to their deaths, using their blood and reincarnation to seize ownership of the 'Cave Heaven'... I think it's the exact same technique."

"Right."

Hearing this possibility, An Jing rubbed his forehead in frustration: "I always value human life highly, but now it seems they themselves probably don't care much. Sigh..."

"Speaking of this."

Then, An Jing thought of something else and called upon the Golden-Winged Roc, who was inspecting the Dragon Clan's base.

"Dapeng, that Netherworld Dragon Worm suddenly attacked us like a madman. Could it also be influenced by the methods of the Blood Sea Demon Sect or the Heavenly Demon?"

The Golden-Winged Roc was slightly taken aback, tilted its huge head, pondered for a moment, and then shook its head: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is not so. At that time, I... was actually somewhat affected as well."

Dapeng's words were already very good, but they were still somewhat fragmented when it came to complexities. After summarizing them, Anjing arrived at a rather strange answer.

—According to the Golden-Winged Roc, You Ruhui gave it the possibility that if it ate it, it could definitely replenish all of its own strength, become more powerful, and even escape the cycle of reincarnation in the 'Zhaolin Realm'.

(End of this chapter)