Another half month passed, and the mist in the array had gradually thinned. Ding Hao knew that the effect of this array was about to disappear.
During this half month, Ding Hao took the opportunity to devour two lone disciples of the Yin-Yang Harmony Sect. Both of them were at the late stage of Fusion. Although the effect was not extremely obvious, the minor injury he suffered from the battle with Lu Xueyun had already been healed with the supplementation of their true essence, and his cultivation level had also slightly improved.
Ding Hao benefited a great deal from the battle with several people half a month ago. He did not regret letting Lu Xueyun go. The only thing that bothered him was that he could not maintain his mental alertness when he was being a bit inappropriate with her. He had a new understanding of the power of female charm.
When the power of the array completely disappeared, the mist in the array also rose. He was in a sealed valley, surrounded by mountains, with jagged rocks. The gloomy and desolate valley had no signs of life, neither animals nor plants. There was nothing but bare stones, and the sky above was pitch-dark, covered by something unknown.
After looking around and not finding any valuable item or information, just as Ding Hao didn't know what to do, a burst of light suddenly shot out in the distance. Without hesitation, Ding Hao summoned the Heaven-defying Demon Sword and flew towards the source of the light.
After flying for half a day, Ding Hao arrived at the place where the light originated.
He saw an eight-zhang-sized circular vortex floating in the void. The light was coming from the vortex, and the flickering white light made the vortex look like a giant wick.
A whistling sound rang in his ears. Soon, eight figures appeared on Ding Hao's right. It turned out that they were the participating disciples of the Purgatory Demon Sect. This time, the Purgatory Demon Sect sent ten people to participate. Up to now, only two had been lost. Among them, three were at the late stage of Heart Stirring, and the other five were at the middle stage of Heart Stirring. Their strength was truly extraordinary.
As soon as their figures appeared, they suddenly realized that Ding Hao had arrived one step ahead. Looking at Ding Hao's cultivation level at the initial stage of Fusion, all eight of them looked puzzled, as if they couldn't figure out why Ding Hao could be so fast.
Seeing Ding Hao's gaze, the leader of them gestured friendly to Ding Hao. Ding Hao quickly returned the courtesy, but neither side spoke.
Perhaps because of Feng Xingran's instructions, their attitude towards Ding Hao was quite friendly. After a while, the people of the other sects also arrived one after another.
There were seven survivors from the Yin-Yang Harmony Sect. Among them, one was at the late stage of Heart Stirring, three were at the middle stage of Heart Stirring, and the other three were at the initial stage of Heart Stirring. There were six survivors from the Blood Fiend Sect, including Lu Xueyun. One was at the late stage of Heart Stirring, one was at the middle stage of Heart Stirring (Lu Xueyun), and four were at the initial stage of Heart Stirring. Both the Black Demon Sect and the Soul-devouring Sect had five people at the middle stage of Heart Stirring, and the Talisman Sect had only three people at the middle stage of Heart Stirring, plus one at the Heart Stirring stage.
The strength differences among the sects were obvious. The survivors were all experts at the Heart Stirring stage. All those at the Fusion stage had been eliminated and died in the previous two levels. Of course, Ding Hao, who seemed weak, was an exception. But Ding Hao's real cultivation level was also at the middle stage of Heart Stirring.
When Lu Xueyun saw Ding Hao again, her beautiful eyes flashed with cold light and stared at Ding Hao fixedly. The people of the Black Demon Sect also looked at Ding Hao with malicious and sneaky eyes. Ding Hao ignored their cold gazes and held the Heaven-defying Demon Sword, looking thoughtfully at the floating vortex in front of him.
"Fellow Daoist Xu Feng, do you know what the function of this vortex is?" At this time, a disciple of the Yin-Yang Harmony Sect asked one of the people from the Purgatory Demon Sect.
"Hehe, if Fellow Daoist Fei doesn't know the function of this vortex, how would I know?" Xu Feng replied indifferently. Like Ding Hao, he was also looking at the vortex in front of him, as if he didn't want to pay attention to this person.
At this time, Lu Xueyun whispered something to the disciple of the Blood Fiend Sect at the late stage of Heart Stirring. After listening to a few words, that person's eyes flashed with cold electricity. After a while, he looked up angrily at Ding Hao and said, "Fellow Daoist Ding seemed to be very unkind to my Junior Sister Lu in the array and even injured her. When did the Limitless Demon Sect produce such an arrogant character? I, Ge Tianxing, would like to see it today."
"Right, right. The Limitless Demon Sect has been acting quite arrogantly recently. I don't know what they rely on. Hehe, my Black Fiend Sect also has the same intention." One of the people from the Black Demon Sect took over the words and stared at Ding Hao with a cold expression.
"Fellow Daoist Ge, your words are too arbitrary. Your junior sister used Ding Hao first. Ding Hao was just on guard and only resisted a few moves. Moreover, I was also injured by her. It seems that I'm not that arrogant." Ding Hao looked back at Ge Tianxing and said calmly.
"Senior Brother, don't talk too much with him. This person is extremely cunning. How could he admit what he did? It's better to compete and see who is stronger." Seeing Ding Hao arguing, this woman shouted coldly.
"Miss Lu is right. Leave this person to my Black Demon Sect to deal with. Hehe, it's quite remarkable for a person with a cultivation level at the Fusion stage to survive until now. Fellow Daoist Ding Hao, I'll send you on your way." After a pause, this person turned to Ge Tianxing and said, "I wonder if your Blood Fiend Sect is willing to let me handle this person?"
Before Ge Tianxing could answer, Lu Xueyun said, "It would be best if Fellow Daoist Han is willing to take action. I thank you in advance for your chivalry, Fellow Daoist."
But Lu Xueyun looked at this person with a bit of schadenfreude. This person's cultivation level was only at the middle stage of Heart Stirring. Lu Xueyun knew clearly that Ding Hao's strength was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface, but she didn't say a word to remind him. Obviously, she had ill intentions.
"Hehe, it's okay. It's my pleasure to serve Miss Lu." Although this person was extremely modest in words, his lewd gaze was clearly shown.
These people were talking on their own, as if they had already decided Ding Hao's life. They had no idea that just these few words had brought a fatal disaster upon themselves.
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Han, just take action. If you can't handle it, my sect will take care of the aftermath for you." Lu Xueyun added fuel to the fire with a smug expression.
"Miss, you're joking. If I can't deal with a person with a cultivation level at the Fusion stage, I don't deserve to be in the Soul-breaking Mountain." This person paused and said. Then he walked towards Ding Hao.
The other sects were not surprised by their actions. The Demon Sect was originally a place of the law of the jungle and didn't care about reason. Moreover, the purpose of the Soul Refining Sect Assembly was to fight each other. The sects not only didn't oppose such things but also showed interest. Only the people of the Purgatory Demon Sect looked at Ding Hao with a special gaze, as if they didn't want Ding Hao to die unjustly, but they didn't say a word to stop it either.
This person looked at Ding Hao coldly but didn't take out any weapon or magic treasure, as if he thought it was unnecessary to deal with Ding Hao. He slowly walked a few zhang in front of Ding Hao.
The people of the other sects didn't think there was anything wrong with his overconfidence. Only Lu Xueyun looked at this person with ridicule.
"It's a pity that Fellow Daoist Ding has just entered the path and is about to die here today. It's really a pity." This person didn't forget to mock and taunt while walking.
"Hehe, if you want to fight, just fight. There's no need for so much nonsense. I also want to experience your skills, Fellow Daoist. Please don't hold back." Seeing this person approaching slowly, Ding Hao replied coldly.
"Good courage, but it's a pity that it's used in the wrong place. Hahaha." As soon as the laughter rang out, this person suddenly accelerated. A extremely violent black flame rose in his hand, like a dark cloud before a rainstorm, and rushed towards Ding Hao. Just as the dark cloud was about to reach him, Ding Hao rose into the air like an arrow leaving the bow and suddenly appeared in the sky above, easily avoiding the approaching dark cloud.
The onlookers were a little surprised by Ding Hao's easy performance. His way of handling it was really remarkable.
"Good body skills. But I don't believe you can always avoid my Demon Fiend Gang Qi." This person was first surprised and then shouted.
"Whether I can avoid it or not, we'll know after trying." Ding Hao said coldly.
This person chuckled and said nothing more. As soon as Ding Hao landed, two more dark clouds were sent towards him, obviously much faster than before. The two dark clouds were one above and one below, moving in an arc.
Ding Hao's expression didn't change at all. When the dark clouds were about to reach him, his body strangely moved two zhang to the right and still deflected the attack.
It could be said that Ding Hao was lucky to avoid this person's attack just now, but avoiding it so easily a second time made the people finally start to take Ding Hao's strength seriously. Except for Lu Xueyun whose expression remained unchanged, the others all looked puzzled.
After two unsuccessful attacks, this person's face already showed a bit of ferocity. Before the onlookers could laugh, he rushed forward again. One person attacked and one person dodged. After a while, this person couldn't even touch the corner of Ding Hao's clothes.
At this time, the gazes of the onlookers had become solemn.
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Han, do you need my help?" At this time, Lu Xueyun taunted.
Han Zhang was already feeling ashamed. Hearing this woman's words, he became even angrier and almost fell from the air while chasing.
Before he could answer, a shout rang out: "I thought you had some skills. It turns out that you only know how to dodge. We don't have time to waste with you. Junior Brother Hong and I will go up and deal with him."
"Exactly what I was thinking." Another person from the Black Demon Sect echoed. As soon as these words were said, the onlookers showed disdain. If you want to surround and attack, just do it. There's no need to make excuses.
"Hehe, I knew you cowards would do this. Just come at me. There's no need for so many excuses." Ding Hao laughed loudly.
The two people who spoke rose into the air, one on the left and one on the right, and rushed towards Ding Hao, as fast as lightning and thunder.
Ding Hao could handle one person easily, but it was a bit difficult to defend against the simultaneous attacks of three people with the same cultivation level. Moreover, the three of them had a good tacit understanding while moving, forcing Ding Hao into a bit of a mess. Each time, he narrowly avoided their attacks.
The violent attacks of the three were like a raging wave hitting the shore, and the power was constantly increasing.
What puzzled the others was that Ding Hao had only been dodging from the beginning until now and had never launched an attack. Everyone guessed that Ding Hao only had excellent body skills but no corresponding strength. Judging from this situation, Ding Hao's death was only a matter of time. Only Lu Xueyun knew that his strength was definitely not like this, but she was also puzzled by Ding Hao's behavior.
Just as Ding Hao had just avoided a round of attacks, the next wave of attacks from the three came again, and Ding Hao was in a dangerous situation.
At this time, a sudden change occurred. The vortex that had been emitting white light suddenly spun rapidly. After a while, the vortex shot out a strange green light and also generated a powerful suction force.
Ding Hao, who had been dodging all the time, suddenly showed a cold and fierce light in his eyes.