"With your cultivation at the Kaiming stage, you managed to survive a strike from me and even counter - attack. You've truly impressed me. But do you think you can harm me with that? It's just wishful thinking!"
After a moment of panic on her face, the woman regained her composure. Without any visible movement, the red silk dress she wore emitted a faint rosy glow, completely enveloping her body.
Ding Hao couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Who on earth was this woman? Not only was her cultivation outstanding, but she also seemed to possess countless magic treasures. The dress she wore was clearly no ordinary item, making Ding Hao feel a sense of helplessness welling up within him.
However, Ding Hao didn't stop his attack. He gathered all his power to control the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword and charged forward. Suddenly, Ding Hao felt as if the world had come to a standstill. In his ears, there was only the whistling sound of the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword. At this moment, he felt as if the sword in his hand had come to life, leaping and rejoicing.
It seemed to be longing for bloodshed and carnage! This was Ding Hao's judgment of this phenomenon.
Just as the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword was about to strike the woman's silk dress, a world - destroying demonic energy burst from the sword into the sky. The Heaven - Defying Demon Sword, as if dragging Ding Hao forcefully, increased its speed once again.
Finally, the woman's face showed panic. It was too late for her to retreat. Only the sound of silk being torn was heard, accompanied by the woman's delicate cry. Then, the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword seemed to hit a hard steel - like object, producing an even louder and harsher screeching sound of friction.
Ding Hao felt an even more powerful true energy surging from the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword in his hand along his entire body. Eventually, he lost control of the sword. Then, a large mouthful of blood gushed out of him, and he completely lost the ability to fight. But before he fell, Ding Hao saw a trace of blood at the corner of the woman's mouth.
After a long time, the woman came back again. At this moment, Ding Hao really couldn't move at all. This was definitely the most severe injury he had suffered since he started his journey. This time, the woman was extremely cautious and didn't dare to approach. She lingered and observed at a distance of five zhang from Ding Hao.
Although Ding Hao knew he was doomed, he still found it funny. Just now, he pretended to be dead and she couldn't tell. Now that he didn't have an ounce of strength left, she was afraid to come forward instead.
After observing for a long time, the woman, feeling certain that Ding Hao had no power to counter - attack this time, threw a chain from a distance to bind Ding Hao's hands before daring to approach. Her beautiful eyes stared at Ding Hao intently. Ding Hao looked back at her with a calm expression, neither sad nor happy.
"How dare you injure me! I won't let you die easily. I won't be satisfied until I torture you to the point of wishing for death!" The woman said angrily, biting her pearly teeth. Even so, her beauty remained captivating.
Upon hearing this, Ding Hao was not afraid but rather glad. Better a living dog than a dead lion. As long as she didn't kill him immediately, there would always be a chance to escape.
He just wanted to reply to her, but found that he didn't even have the strength to open his mouth. So he could only use his eyes to indicate that he was still conscious.
"Just looking at your thieving eyes makes me feel uncomfortable. Now, I'll let them stay on your face for a while longer. When you can speak, I'll ask about your origin before gouging them out. Cherish this moment and take a good look at this beautiful world for a while! Heehee!"
At the end of her words, the woman actually showed a look of joy, as if Ding Hao were an interesting plaything. Ding Hao suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He felt as if he had heard of this woman's behavior style somewhere before, but he couldn't recall it for a moment.
The woman picked up Ding Hao's Heaven - Defying Demon Sword, looking at it from left to right, seeming to be puzzled as to why the sword could exert such great power in Ding Hao's hands. When she put it into her storage ring, Ding Hao was even more curious about her identity.
Not everyone can wear a storage ring. Even Li Nantian, the leader of the Wuji Demon Sect, only wore a storage bracelet. If it weren't for a lucky encounter, Ding Hao would still be using a storage bag.
Even so, Ding Hao didn't dare to take it out to prevent others from coveting it. Seeing that the woman wore the ring on her hand, her identity must be extraordinary. She must be confident in her ability to protect it.
When the woman saw that Ding Hao only wore a storage bag, she seemed to despise him a little and didn't bother to search it. Ding Hao heaved a huge sigh of relief. Ding Hao believed that if the items in his bag were discovered by her, none of them would be left.
Not to mention the preciousness of the eight - winged purple python, the things he had hidden inside were all treasures collected by the Wuji Demon Sect thousands of years ago. Now Ding Hao's vision was far from what it used to be, and he certainly knew the value of those items. Moreover, there were many cultivation formulas of the Wuji Demon Skill. These were the greatest reliance for Ding Hao to develop his power in the future.
After carrying Ding Hao and flying for a while, the woman threw Ding Hao onto the ground. Only then did Ding Hao have the time to look around. At a glance, he was horrified. The surrounding area was shrouded in purple brilliance. The purple waves rolling in the sky stretched as far as the eye could see without an end.
This place was actually a small - scale Slaughtering Demon Array. The place where he was located was a small palace floating in the air. The palace was protected by an invisible force, forming a huge void. Countless purple qi surged into the huge pillars of the palace.
According to the records in the Wuji Demon Skill, this array was extremely abnormal. If one didn't know the trick of this array, even a Mahayana - stage expert who barged in would be blasted to pieces. The material requirements for setting up this array were extremely stringent. Not to mention that almost all those who knew about it were dead, even if one knew, it would be very difficult to gather the materials.
Fortunately, the Wuji Demon Skill had a detailed description of this array. Ten thousand years ago, there was a sect called the Slaughtering Demon Sect that rampaged through the world relying on this array. At that time, the Wuji Demon Sect was at its peak. The sect leader personally led ten of the sect's top experts to break this array and even wiped out the entire Slaughtering Demon Sect to obtain the secret method of this array.
After being shocked, Ding Hao took a closer look and breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that this array was a counterfeit. First, the array was incomplete. Second, several of the most important materials were missing. It could only exert one - tenth of the array's power. But even so, it was still remarkable. A Divided - Spirit - stage expert who didn't understand this array would surely die if they entered.
Inside this palace, Ding Hao found that besides the woman, there were two gloomy - looking old men and a woman in her thirties with a rather gorgeous appearance. They all showed great respect to the woman.
Ding Hao couldn't see the cultivation levels of these three people at all, but he felt that they seemed to be even more profound than the woman. He felt even more miserable in his heart. With just this woman alone, Ding Hao, relying on a surprise attack and catching her off guard, was severely injured by her. With these three people added, there was really no way to escape!
The three people seemed to be completely unaware of Ding Hao's existence. They were all just greeting the woman continuously.
The tall, strong, and mighty old man said, "Miss, you just went out for a short while. Why did you bring a person back? Where is he from? Judging from his cultivation, he's only at the Kaiming stage. What's the use of keeping him?"
"Elder Wu, you've misjudged this time. Yes, he's only at the Kaiming stage, but just now, this person was able to harm me. Although he relied on a surprise attack, it's already remarkable. Moreover, I can't even tell the origin of the cultivation method he used, which makes me extremely curious."
"Oh? This person dares to harm the miss. He's really audacious. If the sect leader finds out about this, he'll surely blame us for not protecting well. Now, I'll kill him to atone for his crime of harming the miss!"
As he said this, he had already raised his right hand, and red light suddenly condensed in his hand. The other two people also glared at Ding Hao angrily, as if Ding Hao had committed some heinous crime.
"Elder Wu, don't act rashly. If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn't have brought him back. I just don't know his identity. In case he has a powerful background, killing him might cause trouble. It's better to torture him and find out before killing him!" The woman quickly stopped him when she saw the old man about to act.
"Miss, your cautious thinking is admirable. Then, let's spare his life for the moment. Later, I'll make him know my methods. How dare he harm the miss? I'll make sure he begs for death but can't die!"
Seeing that he stopped, the woman took out the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword from her storage ring and handed it to the old man surnamed Wu.
"Elder Wu, you've cultivated for many years and traveled throughout the entire Tianxuan Continent. Do you know which sect this thing belongs to? It doesn't seem ordinary. It can exert great power in this person's hands, but it has no effect when I use it. I don't know why."
Hearing what the woman said, the old man felt flattered and repeatedly said he didn't deserve it. He took the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword and played with it for a while, and his expression became more and more puzzled.
He said, "Forgive my ignorance. I've never seen the materials used in this sword. Looking at its black color and huge shape, it's different from the ordinary swords I usually see. If I had heard a description of this sword, I would surely remember it. I'm really shallow - minded and don't know where this sword comes from. I hope the miss will forgive me."
"Oh, Elder Wu, you're being too serious. Even you don't know what this thing is. It seems that this sword is definitely not an ordinary item. We can only wait until this person recovers and can speak before asking him again." The woman said.
At this time, Ding Hao finally remembered who this woman was. He couldn't help but gasp in horror. He had heard Hu Shuo describe her before. Among the most difficult - to - provoke people in the Duanhun Mountain, this woman ranked first.
This woman's name was Feng Xingran. She was the daughter of Feng Aotian, the leader of the Hell Demon Sect. In the Duanhun Mountain, she was like a goddess. Feng Aotian loved her deeply and gave her the best magic treasures and materials to use. This woman was also extremely outstanding. In just a hundred years, she had reached the late - Nascent Soul stage. Each of the magic treasures on her body was extraordinary. Among the younger generation in the Duanhun Mountain, no one was her match. The outstanding disciples of other various sects all adored her. Whoever could have her would immediately gain both fame and fortune.
While feeling unlucky in his heart, Ding Hao suddenly noticed that the woman's expression changed several times. She said, "Elders, be careful. There are several people breaking into the array, and their strength is quite extraordinary!"
Ding Hao was greatly surprised. Who was so bold as to dare to pull the tiger's whiskers?