The look of fear on Lu Xueyun's face disappeared in an instant. At this moment, aside from Lu Xueyun, there were two other early-stage Heart Stirring Realm survivors in the Blood Fiend Sect. It seemed that Ding Hao's plan had hit a snag.
With the threat of the vortex gone, everyone regained their composure. After this ordeal, the Purgatory Demon Sect remained the most powerful. None of its three late-stage Heart Stirring Realm cultivators were lost, along with two mid-stage ones.
The Yin-Yang Harmony Sect had one late-stage Heart Stirring Realm cultivator left, along with two mid-stage and one early-stage ones. The Soul Devouring Sect had two mid-stage Heart Stirring Realm cultivators, and the Talisman Sect had only one mid-stage and one early-stage one.
The most unexpected was probably the Black Demon Sect. When the vortex sucked them in, Ding Hao took the opportunity to slay them all. They had no chance to fight back and died most unjustly, truly beyond everyone's expectations.
Seeing one wave of trouble followed by another, everyone was eager for a few more battles. One less competitor meant a greater chance for themselves to escape from the cave. Why not?
Such a sudden reversal of the situation was also unexpected for Ding Hao. He silently pondered that it was not impossible to slay the people of Lu Xueyun's sect. However, seeing that their powers had fully recovered and with two helpers, even if he could succeed in killing them, he would surely suffer some damage and only benefit the onlookers.
With this thought, Ding Hao remained silent, coldly staring at Lu Xueyun, intending to see what she would do. If she was unwise, he would have no choice but to strike first and risk killing her.
Lu Xueyun saw that Ding Hao was silent and only stared coldly at her. She also had the same concerns and remained silent. It seemed as if nothing had happened between them. She glanced around with her beautiful eyes. When she saw the group from the Soul Devouring Sect, a sly smile suddenly appeared on her face.
"Heh heh, Brother Wan Qihang, do you know how your younger brother Wan Qifei died? It was this person who attacked and killed him. Your brother died an unjust death, while this person is still at ease. I suppose your brother would turn in his grave if he knew." Lu Xueyun said coldly, looking at one of them.
As soon as these words were spoken, Ding Hao knew that this woman was trying to use others to kill him again, repeating the old trick.
Turning his head to look at Wan Qihang, he indeed found that this person bore a resemblance to the Soul Devouring Sect disciple he had killed in the illusion array. He sighed inwardly. If it was only the Blood Fiend Sect, he could still manage to deal with it. But with the addition of two from the Soul Devouring Sect, it might be him who had to flee.
"You killed my brother! My brother had a calming object on him and would not be affected by the array. I wondered why he disappeared without a trace. So it was you who did it. I didn't want to get involved in your affairs with the Blood Fiend Sect. But since it's like this, you will pay with your life for my brother's!"
Wan Qihang immediately lost his rationality and said venomously as soon as he heard Lu Xueyun's words.
Before his words had even fallen, his figure rose from the ground. A blood-colored canvas filled with evil spirits and fierce ghosts was unfurled. The wails of ghosts and fierce shrieks were already heading towards Ding Hao. The evil spirits and fierce ghosts seemed eager to break free from the canvas, opening their blood-red ghostly mouths and whirling towards Ding Hao.
Ding Hao didn't even have time to utter an explanation. The canvas had already reached him. Fortunately, Ding Hao was familiar with the methods of the Soul Devouring Sect.
Seeing the canvas approaching, a cold snort came from his mouth. A black glow, accompanied by a majestic aura, suddenly condensed above his head. In an instant, the black glow merged into a ball and charged towards the canvas.
Wan Qihang saw that the black ball and the canvas were about to collide. He gave a cold smile and continuously changed the hand seals. The blood-colored canvas suddenly grew larger and longer, enveloping the light ball formed by Ding Hao's black glow with a sky-covering momentum. This person showed a look of satisfaction and said coldly, "A trifling trick. How dare you show it off? You're just a sneak-attacking rat. Let's see what other means you have today. You will surely die here!"
"Heh heh, I don't think so. Your Soul Devouring Sect seems to have nothing remarkable except playing with evil spirits and fierce ghosts." Ding Hao sneered.
As soon as his words fell, the situation in the field changed again. The black glow wrapped by the blood-colored canvas twisted continuously. For the first time, the look of confidence on Wan Qihang's face changed. With a deafening boom, the black ball exploded within the blood-colored canvas. A powerful and fierce aura surged from the canvas.
After the explosion, the blood-colored canvas remained unchanged, but the evil spirits and fierce ghosts on it had been blown to nothing. Due to the connection of the energy, Wan Qihang staggered back a few steps. His originally fierce face looked even more terrifying.
Such a change surprised everyone. They hadn't expected that in just a moment, the situation would be completely reversed. They reevaluated Ding Hao's strength. Only Lu Xueyun seemed to have known this would happen. She was a mid-stage Heart Stirring Realm cultivator herself and could only defend against Ding Hao. Wan Qihang was of similar strength to her and was arrogant and conceited. It was no wonder he suffered.
"Good! Good! How dare you damage my magic weapon. Today, I will make you die from being devoured by a hundred ghosts!" Wan Qihang laughed venomously. After a pause, he turned to the other Soul Devouring Sect disciple and said, "This person is cruel and cunning. I need your help, senior brother."
"Of course." The man nodded.
While these two were still talking, a heaven-splitting sword qi was already heading towards Wan Qihang. Ding Hao had known that the two would act like this. If they joined forces to attack, it would be quite troublesome. It was best to take the opportunity to kill one of them first. Even if he couldn't kill one, he had to severely wound one. Otherwise, the outcome would be uncertain.
With his body following the sword, when the sword qi reached three zhang in front of Wan Qihang, the other Soul Devouring Sect disciple was already ready.
Just as he was about to make a move to save him, Ding Hao's figure twisted strangely and another Ding Hao suddenly split out. The one holding the sword and attacking maintained his momentum, while the other paused in the void and charged towards this person.
This person hadn't expected Ding Hao to have such a means. He didn't know which of the two Ding Haos was real. In this moment of hesitation, the approaching Ding Hao conjured up another Reverse Heaven Demon Sword like magic. A violent sword qi was already coming at him.
There was no time to think. This person hastily responded. A dark green sword qi shot out fiercely. The two sword qis collided with a boom. This person was forced back three zhang, and Ding Hao also retreated three steps.
Just as Ding Hao was retreating, he suddenly waved and sent out a white chain-like light. The person who was being forced back had no idea that Ding Hao still had the strength at this moment. By the time he realized it, it was too late. He could only forcefully gather his energy to form a light shield, hoping to resist this white chain light. With another muffled boom, this person was hit hard by the white light. His already retreating figure was thrown several zhang sideways by this wave of attack. After landing, he was already spitting blood.
By the time Wan Qihang realized that the one attacking him was Ding Hao's illusion, this Soul Devouring Sect disciple was already severely wounded and unable to hold on.
In just a blink of an eye, Ding Hao had severely wounded one person. Because of his sudden attack, his strength was fully revealed. The onlookers all had solemn expressions. Such a strange movement technique and violent attack made everyone fearful.
"Brother Xu, is this really the cultivation method of the Limitless Demon Sect? Why have we never seen it? This movement technique is mysterious and unheard of. If the Limitless Demon Sect really has such a method, how could it have declined? It's really puzzling." A disciple of the Yin-Yang Harmony Sect said to Xu Feng of the Purgatory Demon Sect.
"You don't know. How would I know?" Xu Feng said indifferently without even looking at this person. He still stared intently at the three people fighting, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Ding Hao was about to completely slay the severely wounded person when Wan Qihang finally arrived. Before the person arrived, two hazy ghostly qis, accompanied by fierce laughter, had already arrived first, as fast as lightning and thunder.
With a cold shout, Ding Hao let go of this person and soared into the sky. A black sword glow streaked across the sky. The ghostly qis were split into four by the sword glow and then dissipated into the void.
Wan Qihang saw that Ding Hao was so valiant. He knew that he had surely fallen into Lu Xueyun's scheme of using others to kill. Ding Hao's displayed strength far exceeded that of the Fusion Realm and was even a notch above his own. He and his senior brother had been deceived from the start. His senior brother had been severely wounded in an instant. At this moment, the situation was very unfavorable for him.
Just as he was in a dilemma, Lu Xueyun said, "Brother Wan, don't panic. We are coming to help you."
As soon as her words fell, she, along with the other two disciples of the Blood Fiend Sect, charged towards Ding Hao at full speed. It was completely unexpected that the Blood Fiend Sect and the Soul Devouring Sect, who were like enemies, would join forces to fight against Ding Hao.