Chapter 1475 – Instant Death
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At this time, a thousand miles away, a giant red spider and a giant black spider were lying on the ground. These were the Spider Brothers' contract beasts as well as their mounts.
And between these two spiders, the Spider Brothers were sitting cross-legged in the void. A gray crystalline sphere shimmered in front of them, clearly reflecting the image of Fatty Zhou's face.
"I didn't think you would have this sort of method. I will increase the agreed upon rewards."
Imperial Prince Naqi smiled with satisfaction from behind the Spider Brothers. They had been casually recommended by the mission issuer at Black God Fort, but after he had hired them he had been pleasantly surprised with their skills.
"Hehe, us brothers are the strongest God Burying Ridge guides of Heavendevil City. The several other guides are all within our control. We've already secretly placed tracking symbols on their bodies." Red Spider cackled, his voice hoarse.
The Spider Brothers were imp race martial artists. They originally excelled in tracking, cursing, poisons, and assassinations. Many years ago they obtained a set of god runes that allowed them to mark the other guides and quietly track their positions. Once these guides obtained a rare treasure from God Burying Ridge, they would kill them and steal their goods.
Now, they were using this tracking technique to locate Fatty Zhou and attack him with a curse technique.
Because they were too far away, the curse technique wasn't too strong. But using it at this exact moment actually had a wondrous effect.
We have already fulfilled your requests. With our interference it will only be a matter of time before we catch up to them. My only fear is that those several little fellows can't withstand us playing around with them and will be eaten up by the evil beings of God Burying Ridge."
Black Spider said with a faint note of disdain.
"Haha, if that man can be directly killed off then that is for the best. But as for that woman, do not kill her. She is still useful to me."
Imperial Prince Naqi happily laughed. Since he was doing all of this he might as well do it to the limit. After killing Lin Ming he would steal Xiao Moxian away.
But, he had to be careful in how he dealt with Xiao Moxian. If he were to do anything to her then he would have to cleanly handle the matter; he couldn't allow even a hint of a rumor to escape, otherwise the alliance between the saints and the Divine Realm monster race would shatter. If so, then it would be difficult for him to escape severe punishments. Moreover, his greatest opponent, the Good Fortune Saint Son, would take this chance and launch an all-out attack to eliminate him while he was down.
Thinking of this, Naqi licked his lips. He was very willing to make this future Saint Sovereign senior-apprentice brother of his a cuckold.
"Don't even dream of it." A cold voice suddenly said.
The Spider Brothers frowned. They turned their heads, looking towards a black-robed man. This black-robed man had handsome and elegant features. His skin was pale and his dual pupils shined with a blood red light.
This person was Tian Mingzi.
Seeing this person with a Great World King cultivation, the Spider Brothers choked on their response. They could only suppress the mocking words they wanted to spit out.
"This fellow Lin Ming, I understand him very well. If you think that a mere curse technique will kill him then you're simply fantasizing too much!"
Tian Mingzi had no scruples when he spoke, even mocking Imperial Prince Naqi. Although Imperial Prince Naqi wasn't happy, he didn't refute these words. As the saying went, the one who understood you most was not your friend but your enemy, and against someone like Lin Ming, Tian Mingzi indeed had the right to say all of this.
"It doesn't matter if he doesn't die. First we will ruin them. It's best if we can make that fatty leading them lose his combat strength. As long as they don't have that fatty leading them then the others will be nothing but headless flies. It will be easy to capture them all then." Imperial Prince Naqi gloomily said.
Kacha!
A large section of the force field that Fatty Zhou laid down was torn apart. A ghostly wind swept up the rocks, howling towards them as it carried infinite moaning screams!
"This is bad!"
Fatty Zhou was in a dire situation. His fat face was wet with drops of sweat. At this time their only choice was to fight!
"Be careful of this wind. It isn't ordinary wind but restless ghost energy!"
Fatty Zhou shouted out. But as he spoke, there was a miserable cry as a middle Divine Lord martial artist had his arm touched by this black wind.
In a mere moment, that man's arm seemed to be cut by countless knives. Flesh and blood flew off in rapid chunks, rapidly swallowed up by ghostly spirits in the air. Soon, there was nothing left of that arm but white bones!
"Ahhhhh!"
The martial artist cried out in pain and terror. The other people also felt a creepy chill crawl over their scalp and spine. As martial artists who had fought through endless slaughter fields, they were used to seeing life or death situations. But, this gruesome scene was 10 times more horrifying than dying normally!
Someone couldn't resist the pressure of the black winds and turned tail to run.
"Do not run away! If you leave you'll just die faster!"
Fatty Zhou shouted. However, it was too late. The martial artist who fled was immediately sucked up into the black winds. The mourning cries of infinite ghosts became even louder. The ghost king suddenly stepped forwards, its claws grasping towards the chest of that fleeing martial artist and instantly sucking away the flesh and blood of his heart.
The martial artist screamed in agony and fear. In just several breaths of time he turned into a dried up corpse that scattered to dust in the wild winds!
"His flesh and blood was sucked dry!"
Fatty Zhou frowned. Now there were only 10 people left in the group and one of them was severely wounded.
The weaker ones amongst the 10 all paled as the blood drained from their faces. Perhaps the next one to die would be from among them.
"We must cause heavy damage to that ghost king! I will attack, you people defend!"
Fatty Zhou roared out. As long as they could destroy the ghost king there was no need to fear the other ghosts.
Everyone was in a critical situation. Dragon Cloud and Dragon Moon took out two 10 foot long dragon spears. These spears were magnificent and grand; every strike was able to turn several ghosts into ashes.
The others also hastily attacked. The most eye-catching among them was the small youth with the bandage-wrapped hands. He held a black sword and repeatedly slashed out. Every time he did, one or two ghosts would be savagely killed. Although this was less than the dragon siblings, his sword speed was extremely fast and his total kill count was no lower.
As for the others, they were weaker than Dragon Cloud and Dragon Moon. That terribly howling black and cold wind placed a tremendous pressure on all of them.
Hu – hu – !
With blazing seals shining in his hands, Fatty Zhou threw a burning charm towards the ghost king.
At the same time, his round body leapt up like an overweight rabbit, hopping towards the ghost king.
With a wave of his right hand, a massive thick cleaver appeared in his grip. Without further ado, he chopped straight down at the ghost king's head!
Bang!
The charm exploded and the flash of fire caused the ghost king to slow for a moment. Fatty Zhou's cleaver came chopping down, cutting off all avenues for the ghost king to dodge.
However, not only was the ghost king not startled, it began to cruelly chuckle. Its ugly and fierce head turned to the right as it used its shoulder to forcefully withstand Fatty Zhou's cleaver strike!
Kacha!
Golden light radiated outwards. A thick black plate of armor had appeared over the ghost king's shoulder, stiffly blocking the cleaver strike.
Its body paused for a moment before it stretched out a claw towards Fatty Zhou.
"What a terrifying defensive ability!"
Fatty Zhou rapidly flew backwards. At the same time, the dragon siblings as well as the small youth rushed forwards like ghosts and gods. Although this was their first time combining attacks, they actually coordinated well with a tacit understanding of what to do. Two spears and a sword thrust forwards, allowing no chance for the ghost king to dodge.
However, the ghost king didn't plan to dodge at all. Armor shimmered over its body once more, and with a series of loud ringing sounds, the three attacks were all resisted by the ghost king's armor!
The ghost king's complexion only distorted a little but there was no damage to it at all.
"Too strong!"
The three people's expressions changed. And at this time, a black tornado came shrouding down over them, enveloping all three of them!
With their strength, breaking through this black tornado would only take the blink of an eye. But, the ghost king wouldn't give them this time.
It cackled as it thrust its claws towards the three of them!
Its icy cold claws glowed with a ghostly green light; they were clearly poisonous!
If this ghost king were to grab them then they would either become its food or be poisoned and eventually become its companions!
"We will block, you break through this black wind!" Dragon Cloud shouted out towards the small fellow. As he did so he thrust his spear towards the ghost king. They had to delay for enough time for this small fellow to break through the black wind, otherwise they would all be doomed.
And as Dragon Cloud and Dragon Moon thrust out their spears, they discovered that Lin Ming had appeared behind the ghost king at some unknown time. He was like a spirit that directly teleported to the ghost king's rear.
His weapon was also a spear!
This deep red spear was slightly shorter than the dragon siblings' spears and it looked ordinary, not particularly special at all.
A spear thrust out. Spear light howled, piercing right towards the ghost king's back!
"Jejejeje!"
The ghost king queerly laughed, simply not caring about Lin Ming's attack. That strange black armor also shimmered into existence behind it; it planned
to directly withstand Lin Ming's spear!
At the same time, its body drew backwards. It no longer attacked the dragon siblings, but reached out a claw to grab Lin Ming's head!
"Be careful!"
The dragon siblings cried out in alarm.
If Lin Ming were to continue to stubbornly attack and his attack were to fail then his head would be burst apart by the ghost king like a rotten watermelon!
Lin Ming's complexion was cold and determined and there was no hesitation in his movements. Within his body the Eight Inner Hidden Gates opened up as the power of essence, energy, and divine fused together as one.
"Three Essences As One! Power of heavenly tribulation!"
Bang!
With a loud explosion the power of thunder and fire stored within the Heretical God Tree erupted forth! Thunder and fire heavenly tribulation wove together, creating a horrifying detonation. Whether it was fire or thunder, they were the elements that countered ghosts and evil beings the most, much less thunder and fire heavenly tribulation!
With a blinding divine light, a sun seemed to appear in the world. Lin Ming's spear stabbed into the ghost king's back, tearing through its armor as spear light blew up within its body.
In that instant, the ghost king's substantialized body was torn apart like a cloth sack. Thunder and fire spewed forth from its mouth and all over its body, forming beams of red and purple light that made the ghost king look like a porcupine.
"Uwooo!"
The ghost king cried out in agony. However, there was no chance it could continue surviving beneath this terrifying barrage of thunder and fire. With a loud popping sound, it vanished into smoke and ash.
"I-it's dead?"
Fatty Zhou's eyes were as wide as full moons. The dragon siblings and the small fellow also felt this was unbelievable. They had fought with the ghost king just now so they understood just how terrifying it was, yet it was instantly killed off by Lin Ming's spear?
Chapter 1476 – Paradise Reborn
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If the horrors of God Burying Ridge had only been rumors in the past, the dragon siblings had now personally experienced just how terrifying and formidable these evil beings were with their weapons. Although they were confident they could engage in a prolonged battle and eventually whittle down the ghost king, this was still God Burying Ridge, a land with countless dangers and tribulations round every corner. If the battle continued on much longer who knew what else would have been dragged into the mix.
If that happened, even if they weren't completely annihilated they would still suffer tremendous losses. Moreover, in the chaotic battle, some people would have been chased down by those ghostly creatures. If these people separated from Fatty Zhou, their fate could be imagined.
Even Fatty Zhou didn't have any methods to effectively deal with the ghost king, and his cultivation was at the early Holy Lord realm. He was also considered quite strong, with many tricky abilities and methods he could use. Even if Fatty Zhou were to run into a weaker middle Holy Lord realm martial artist he could still protect himself. But in this situation, the ghost king that Fatty Zhou hadn't been able to do anything to was instantly killed off by Lin Ming!
A late Divine Transformation realm genius had strength equal to a late Holy Lord master? That was leaping over two large boundaries!
From the start, everyone thought that Xiao Moxian was the most extraordinary individual in Lin Ming's group, especially when it came to movement. But, it seemed that Lin Ming far surpassed her.
"I really have no idea how he trained this far. Although he has the blood of the Azure Dragon within him due to some lucky chance, in terms of bloodline talent, that will only make him better than an ordinary martial artist. It's impossible for Azure Dragon blood alone to allow him to reach this level! Even my dragon clan is inferior to him…"
Dragon Rain found this hard to accept. Lin Ming's bloodline was far inferior to her own, but in terms of strength, the late Divine Transformation Lin Ming was far stronger than she was at the early Divine Lord realm! This caused her to feel deeply frustrated at this great disparity.
"His talent simply doesn't come from the Azure Dragon blood alone. There must be some secret on his body, but it's hard to say what it is." Dragon Cloud rapidly said with a sound transmission.
At this time, Fatty Zhou forced out a smile, saying, "Everyone, don't just stand there stunned, we're still in trouble here…"
"Mm?" Everyone finally perked up after being reminded by Fatty Zhou. Now was not the time to be distracted. No matter how freakishly abnormal Lin Ming and Xiao Moxian were, the top priority right now was to settle the matter with these ghosts as soon as possible. By all reasoning, now that the ghost king had died, these ghost winds should no longer prove a threat, so why was Fatty Zhou saying they were still in trouble?
"What's the trouble?" Dragon Cloud anxiously asked.
Fatty Zhou said, "God Burying Ridge's ghost winds are usually led by a ghost king. Once the leading ghost king dies, the ghost wind should disappear. However, the ghost wind is becoming increasingly fierce. This means that there is another ghost king nearby, or possibly even the higher level existence ghost emperor, an evil being equal to a World King powerhouse. That is not something any of us can deal with!"
Fatty Zhou was the calmest and most analytical person in the group. He had passed through countless dangerous situations in God Burying Ridge. Although Lin Ming's strength had far surpassed his earlier expectations, he still didn't think that Lin Ming would have the ability to deal with a World King level ghost emperor.
"Ghost emperor, World King powerhouse?"
As everyone heard this they sucked in a breath of cold air. Then, deafening noises filled the air as the sound of metal crashing upon metal echoed through the void This sound was like the sound of chains being violently dragged across the floor. A terrifying aura came shrouding down from the skies, sending chills up everyone's bodies!
Fatty Zhou's complexion greatly changed, "Hurry and escape!"
He had already determined that their battle with the evil spirits just now had finally lured in some incredibly horrifying existence!
In God Burying Ridge, if one lost the protection of a force field and had to face these endless evil beings head-on, the strength of a single martial artist was very minor in comparison. If there was a single mistake then one could easily perish!
Rahhh!
A terrifying roar split the world. For a time, devastatingly strong winds rose up from all around. Evil spirits howled and the martial artist whose arm had been withered away by the ghost winds before was directly sucked up into the swirling gale.
"Ahhh!"
The martial artist screamed out in agony. His body suddenly exploded in the violent winds, turning into a rain of bones and blood!
As Fatty Zhou saw this, he no longer hesitated. He chose a direction and rushed straight ahead!
Everyone followed him. Lin Ming also put away his long spear and fled with all his strength. Although he was formidable, even he wouldn't do something as risky as facing this World King level ghost emperor.
Wuuu ~ !
Wuuu ~ !
Ghostly winds whistled, causing many large rocks to break down. The evil spirits and ghost winds fused together as one, forming a fierce and gruesome devil's head that rushed towards everyone, wanting to devour them all!
With everything hanging by a thread, Fatty Zhou threw out his Heaven Net Compass.
With a cracking sound, a brilliant light flashed out. The Heaven Net Compass was smashed away by the ghost winds and crumbled away in the air!
Fatty Zhou felt his heart twist as he saw this. But at this time he couldn't care about such things.
With a bizarre cry, Fatty Zhou launched his movement technique and hurtled himself forwards at full speed!
His body was fat and round. As he rushed forwards he was like a plump mouse barreling forwards. He stayed close to the ground, borrowing the camouflage of the terrain to flee.
Lin Ming and Xiao Moxian relied on their exceptional movement abilities to keep close to Fatty Zhou. Faintly, from behind, Lin Ming heard another miserable scream!
Then, a rumbling explosion sounded out. He turned his head to see a dazzling pillar of flames shoot into the skies. This was the light of a martial artist self-exploding!
There was someone that had been caught and covered by the ghost winds. Unwilling to become food for the ghost winds, this person decided to blow themselves up!
When a martial artist exploded themselves, the resulting attack would be over 10 times more powerful than that martial artist's all-out strike. This explosion momentarily hindered the ghost winds, allowing the others that were attempting to escape a rare opportunity to catch their breath!
But, this opportunity only lasted for one or two breaths of time!
Taking advantage of this chance, Fatty Zhou grit his teeth and pulled out a new compass from his spatial ring, He quickly spoke an incantation and threw this compass outwards.
Light sparkled. The compass exploded in mid-air, turning into a new force field.
The effect of this force field was to conceal a person's life force as much as possible so ghosts couldn't detect them. Fatty Zhou couldn't be bothered with seeing how effective this force field was; he continued to recklessly run forwards.
Under the shield of this compass, the remaining eight people ran several hundred miles forwards. Then, at this time, the surroundings suddenly changed. That bleak and desolate world, filled with shades of gray, had suddenly turned into a spring paradise.
Here, there were spirit flowers and trickling spirit springs. The skies were lit by a radiant sunlight and white clouds floated peacefully about. This was like a fairyland on earth, a perfect utopia.
As Fatty Zhou stepped into this 'fairyland', he immediately paused, looking as if he had been struck by lightning.
Everyone also came to a halting stop. For everyone here, Fatty Zhou's every action and movement was the law; they had to follow everything he did.
Lin Ming also stopped. He turned around and saw that as the mournful ghost wind blew into the boundaries of this paradise, it paused for a moment before completely vanishing.
"How… how could this be…"
Dragon Cloud asked, his voice weak. After stepping into this paradise of ultimate bliss, he noticed that Fatty Zhou's complexion had become no better. In fact, it had even worsened.
"We seem to… have fallen into deeper trouble…" Lin Ming said, frowning.
Fatty Zhou ruefully smiled. He glanced at Lin Ming, saying, "You also understand the landscape of God Burying Ridge?"
Lin Ming shook his head, "I do not understand the landscape, but I saw that ghost wind stop as it reached the edge of this paradise. If there is something that could make ghostly beings not dare to take another step forwards, then it must be something even fiercer. Moreover, I can sense the dao field here… contains a killing intent."
As Lin Ming rushed forwards it seemed that he was doing so blindly, but the truth was that he had been sensing God Burying Ridge's dao field the entire time, verifying it with the jade pendant in order to find the safest routes.
He could feel that the current situation far exceeded Fatty Zhou's ability to handle. Counting on him alone would not be realistic.
"Heh, you're right. I didn't think that you would also be able to feel the God Burying Ridge's dao field killing intent. This sort of paradisiacal land is what us God Burying Ridge guides call Paradise Reborn. The plants here are lush and filled with life and everything seems as beautiful as a daydream, safe and comfortable. But, the truth is that this is the most dangerous illusion! God Burying Ridge is originally a desolate deathtrap. No grass should grow here and all wild beasts have become extinct. However, when things reach the extreme they take a full circle all around to the start. When a deathtrap like this reaches the highest limits, it instead becomes a land filled with life and vitality! If you want to find a reason, the reason is that too many strong beings have died in this deathtrap. The entire flesh, blood, and even bones of these powerful beings become fertilizer, thus nourishing the land to the point where it can grow such vibrant spirit grass and spirit trees!"
Fatty Zhou's words left everyone shocked speechless, several of them sucking in a breath of cold air. This verdant land was actually formed by absorbing the bodies of other powerful beings!
The more people died here, the more powerful they were, the brighter and more beautiful the flowers would be!
"Sage Zhou, please hurry and find some way for us to return to our old route! I no longer want to find any god burying stones!"
The one who spoke was Monster Prince Duyu. He was able to survive the last catastrophe without any wounds. He didn't want to participate in God Burying Ridge's trial to begin with, and the only reason he came here was purely because of Lin Ming. Now that the situation had spiraled out of control he inevitably felt a deep hatred towards Lin Ming.
"Return?" Fatty Zhou bitterly smiled. He pulled out a broken compass. "In order to escape just then I had to break this Heaven Net Compass into pieces. It is no longer possible for me to divine the path to return. I can only rely on my experience to blindly guess a way back. At most I have a 20-30% chance of returning, and it's possible I will lead you deep into a danger zone."
"20-30%!?" Monster Prince Duyu felt his heart skip a beat as he heard this low probability. He grit his teeth, "20-30% is good enough. It's much better than staying here to die!"
Monster Prince Duyu glared daggers at Lin Ming. This situation was all thanks to him!
"That's right! Trying is always better than than waiting to die!"
"Sage Zhou, I say we try returning to our old route!"
Several martial artists echoed. At this time no one referred to Zhou Shiyan as Fatty Zhou. Instead, they respectfully called him Sage Zhou.
Fatty Zhou ruefully smiled and nodded once. "I can try it. However, I have no grasp as to whether or not we will succeed…"
As Fatty Zhou spoke, a disagreeing voice spoke up. "I don't think you can rely on that. If you return, perhaps you might die even faster."
Everyone frowned upon hearing this. In the face of death, everyone wanted to hear hopeful words, not ones that brought despair. As they turned to the one speaking they discovered that it was actually Lin Ming!
Chapter 1477 – Separate
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Even though Lin Ming was strong, such words were far too bristling. Monster Prince Duyu was especially angered.
"We'll die faster if we return? Aren't you just speaking nonsense? If it weren't for you, why would I have come to this damned land to begin with!? If you want to die then you can stay here yourself, the rest of us are going back!"
Monster Prince Duyu breathlessly shouted out, his voice shaking with anger. He had already been driven past the limits of all tolerance by Lin Ming. The other martial artists were also unhappy with what Lin Ming said just now. It was true that Lin Ming was strong, but his understanding of God Burying Ridge wasn't necessarily any better than that of the rest of them and he certainly didn't have the necessary experience to evaluate situations that Fatty Zhou said. Thus, Lin Ming's claims were all based on nothing.
Dragon Cloud hesitated for a moment before saying, "Brother Lin, you said that we would die even quicker if we were to return, do you have a reason for this claim?"
Lin Ming replied, "At the entrance there will be some people that will stop us. They might have a World King powerhouse with them…"
"Mm?" Lin Ming's words caused all the martial artists to freeze in cold fear. When Fatty Zhou had spoken about the entrances to the inner ridge, in truth there was only a single one; the rest were mere decorations. In other words, if they were to leave through a single exit it would be easy for anyone to lay an ambush for them.
"Why would there be a World King hunting us? Aren't you just thinking about this too much!?"
Many martial artists said. They simply didn't believe that they were worth a World King level powerhouse chasing them all the way here.
But Dragon Cloud seemed to suddenly remember something. He turned towards Fatty Zhou and said, "Sage Zhou, you said that someone attacked us with a curse technique and that is the reason your force field shattered?"
Fatty Zhou nodded. "This technique likely stems from the work of the Spider Brothers. Among the various guides of God Burying Ridge, they excel the most at curses."
"Why would they do such a thing? Do they have a grudge against you? Or are they trying to kill us to steal our treasures? We haven't even obtained any god burying stones yet."
"There is no grudge between us at all!" Fatty Zhou shook his head. "River water does not interfere with well water; we mind our own business without interfering with each other!"
"Then that is really too strange…" Dragon Cloud couldn't understand why the attack occurred.
"Perhaps someone hired them." Lin Ming suddenly said.
Hired them?" Dragon Cloud was stunned. He looked towards Lin Ming, "It seems your background is deeper than I thought…"
Thinking about it carefully, Lin Ming wasn't surprised by this assassination attempt at all, and he had even said they would die quicker if they tried to return, as if he already knew someone had come here to hunt him down. With his tone, it was like he knew that a World King powerhouse lying in ambush was not just a speculation but a reality!
In other words, their situation was far worse than anyone could have imagined!
"Do you recognize those that are hunting us down?" Dragon Cloud asked. He was an intelligent young man; his words were already very close to the truth.
Everyone looked towards Lin Ming, waiting for his reply.
Lin Ming was silent for a brief moment. Then, he slowly and clearly said, "Without a doubt, they are coming here for me."
"What!?"
Hearing Lin Ming say this, Dragon Cloud and Fatty Zhou were still barely able to maintain their calm, however, everyone else began to seethe with rage. Monster Prince Duyu in particular was angered to the extreme.
He suddenly strode forwards and grabbed the collar of Lin Ming's clothes. "So it was you who sent us tumbling into this hell hole. Even if you are being fucking hunted by someone you shouldn't drag us down with you! Just what have we done to you that you would harm us like this!?"
Monster Prince Duyu was frantic, nearly about to attack. But at this time, he felt a thick killing intent surge out from Lin Ming!
This terrifying killing intent locked onto his entire body, drowning him in an icy bath of despair as if he would die in the next moment!
Monster Prince Duyu bounced backwards as if he had been bitten by a snake. His complexion was grim as he glared at Lin Ming, licking his lips as he said, "How about all of us attack him together and subdue him. Then, we can take him to his enemy! If we do that then we'll be able to escape here safely."
As Monster Prince Duyu spoke these words he felt the pleasure of revenge. At this time it was assured that Lin Ming would become the target for everyone else!
He felt that Lin Ming was far too stupid. This was a matter that everyone clearly wasn't aware of and yet he deliberately chose to speak out about it. No one liked being dragged into a mess by others.
"If you really wish to do so, then I'll play with you." Lin Ming's voice was indifferent. As he looked at Monster Prince Duyu, the killing intent in his eyes became increasingly thick.
"Everyone calm down!"
Fatty Zhou shouted out. But, there were very few people able to calm down at this time. According to Fatty Zhou, even if they safely returned a number of them would still die.
"How can you ask us to remain calm at a moment like this? We are being hunted by a World King powerhouse!"
No matter what world it was, a World King wasn't some random cabbage. They were able to control and overawe their own domain.
"We cannot be involved with him any longer. Let's ditch him here and continue by ourselves. At the very least we won't be sneak attacked anymore."
Some martial artists proposed.
"Well said. We're already showing him extreme forbearance by not haggling over the disaster he has brought on our heads. If we bring him with us then sooner or later we'll end up dying here!"
Everyone quickly came to a unanimous opinion. Listening to these people, Monster Prince Duyu's smile became increasingly wide. Now he finally had the opportunity he wanted to place Lin Ming in a death trap!
In Monster Prince Duyu's eyes, there were dangers everywhere within the inner ridge. Without a guide to lead the way, this was an absolute world of death. Although it was true that Lin Ming was strong, this was a place where even World Kings could perish.
He had long harbored hatred for Lin Ming and now he finally had a chance to retaliate against him; this made him feel far too good in his heart. And for this chance to take revenge, he was even happy that Lin Ming s enemy had hunted them all the way here, even if it meant they had been dragged into the mess.
"Brother Lin, you have quite the character…" Dragon Cloud looked towards Lin Ming, "You could clearly hide this matter, so why are you speaking out about it?"
Lin Ming looked at Dragon Cloud and faintly said, "Why would I want to hide it?"
Dragon Cloud was stunned, not knowing what to say.
"Heh! This brat doesn't know of death or danger. He's harmed us this much and yet he still has the airs to be righteous!"
Someone unhappily said. Lin Ming coldly sneered. In the Asura Road, strength was the law, strength was everything. If one was weak and pulled into a disaster where they died, they had no choice but to accept their fate!
The strong survived and the weak perished. This was the most basic law of the jungle. If the one being chased was an ordinary martial artist, then even if everyone here seized that person and stripped them of all their possessions, that person could only fall on their knees and beg for mercy.
But now that the person being chased was their teammate Lin Ming, they could only shout curses at him.
"This is… I, I hope you see what I must do. I can only say that I am sorry." Fatty Zhou helplessly spread his arms wide as he spoke to Lin Ming, the implication clear in his words. He would comply with the view of the majority of the people here. Moreover, bringing Lin Ming with them was indeed far too troublesome. They would continue to be hunted down the entire time. Fatty Zhou didn't believe that he had any chance of living if he were chased down by the combined forces of the Spider Brothers and a World King powerhouse.
"Sorry." Dragon Cloud also helplessly said. Dragon Moon seemed as if she couldn't help saying something, but she finally kept silent. To her, abandoning a companion to escape was not a glorious or heroic approach to doing this.
But at this moment, Xiao Moxian stepped forwards until she stood next to Lin Ming. She patted him on the shoulder, nodding as she indifferently said, "Haha, I think your social skills are far too lacking. It doesn't seem that anyone here is willing to help you. How about this little miss here be merciful and take you in?"
As Xiao Moxian spoke these words, everyone was shocked that she would have such deep loyalty. As for Monster Prince Duyu, he suddenly jumped up. "Junior-apprentice Sister, what nonsense are you babbling on about!? You want to go with him? He is a dead man walking! If you go with him you will be killed!"
Monster Prince Duyu impatiently said. He wanted to grab Xiao Moxian's hand but was actually dodged by her. "I say, why must you always be such a long-winded nagger. You go and do what you want and stop trying to manage me!"
"Junior-apprentice Sister, has he taken control of your mind? Are you still clear-minded right now? If you go with him you will die!" Monster Prince Duyu was about to go insane. He had finally thrown off Lin Ming with such great difficulty, and now that he was about to see his enemy die he was drowning in happiness. He fantasized about how, as long as he could leave safely, he could continue to journey through the Asura Road with Xiao Moxian and endure hardships with her, growing their feelings together all the while until she finally grew to love him. But now, Xiao Moxian actually wanted to join Lin Ming and die together with him!
Lin Ming was also startled. He looked towards Xiao Moxian, "Why do you want to go with me?"
Xiao Moxian wouldn't know that he had an emperor jade that was carved with the lines of the God Burying Ridge's dao field. According to any normal person's reasoning, if she were to separate herself from the main group then although that wasn't complete suicide, it was still nine chances of death and only once chance of survival.
Xiao Moxian clucked her tongue and laughed. "Me, I'm not someone that likes to abandon their companions. Moreover, I also owe you a life."
When Lin Ming first entered the Great Desolate he had rescued Xiao Moxian. With this graciousness there was no way that Xiao Moxian would abandon him here alone. That was truly being ungrateful and forgoing all virtues.
"If you come with me, aren't you afraid of dying?" Lin Ming looked at Xiao Moxian, the corners of his lips curving up in a happy expression.
He had to admit that for someone to disregard their own life or death and follow him at this moment was a touching decision.
"Haha, do you think this miss will die? Stop joking around with me! I am someone who will become a True Divinity in the future! Why would I perish in a tiny place like this?"
Xiao Moxian carelessly tossed out these words. Lin Ming wasn't affected, but the others, including Fatty Zhou and the dragon siblings, nearly choked on themselves.
Become a True Divinity?
Many people already thought it was exaggerated to hear others say that they had set their goal to becoming an Empyrean. But to become a True Divinity, that was unimaginable!
This little girl was crazy…
This was the first thought that appeared in everyone's minds. But as they recalled the ghostly movements that Xiao Moxian used to pass through the entrance to the inner ridge, they were actually rendered speechless. If every other aspect of hers was as outstanding as her movement techniques, then she really did have a chance of becoming a True Divinity!
This was simply an incomprehensible unrivalled genius!
"Junior-apprentice Sister!"
Monster Prince Duyu was extremely depressed. He knew that once Xiao Moxian made a decision there was no way anyone could change her mind; even Empyrean Demondawn himself was no exception. As for him, he was a mere acquaintance with no weight in her heart. Wanting to change her mind was simply a dream.
"It's useless speaking to me. I guess you don't plan on coming with me anymore, so bye-bye. I hope that we will see you alive once we leave this place." Xiao Moxian giggled, seeming as if she wasn't heading deeper into the perilous God Burying Ridge but rather having a nice outdoor stroll in the autumn.
Monster Prince Duyu clenched his fists so tightly that he drew blood. It was indeed impossible for him to continue following Xiao Moxian. Although he desired and fervently wished to obtain her, he wouldn't continue onwards if he knew it led to certain death. To Monster Prince Duyu, his own life was the most precious treasure of all, surpassing everything else!
The groups had been determined. Lin Ming and Xiao Moxian would go together in one group and everyone else would be in another group.
But at this time, a deep fragrance suddenly stirred up in the grasslands. Beautiful flower petals danced in the breeze, fluttering along with the winds. This warm and delightful spring scene should normally have caused one to sigh in joy, but upon feeling this spring breeze, Fatty Zhou's complexion suddenly changed.
"Bad… this is bad!"