All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 199 - 59 Colluding with Demons (2/3)

Chapter 199: Chapter 59 Colluding with Demons (2/3)

"Speak."

An Jing asked, "What is your true purpose? Why didn’t you stop the Heavenly Demon’s attack on Kanming City?"

The Mystery Armor Guard had just been startled by An Jing’s Divine Skill, thinking that the Sword Light radiating from An Jing’s eyes was a sign of his impending death.

But after the light, he felt no pain and realized that the other party must have used some kind of heart-mind technique, so the Mystery Armor Guard felt even more at ease, "You think you can use a heart-mind technique on me? Laughable. We of the Imperial Court have forbidden controls within our soul and spirit, no external Art of Magic can shake it!"

Thus, he closed his mouth, planning not to respond to any questions.

However, just as the Mystery Armor Guard thought this, an idea that was so clear it was almost foolish suddenly surged within him.

—But who am I?

I am a Mystery Armor Guard of Da Chen! I have both the rank and the power!

Why should I keep silent, why should I lie!

A sense of courage, a transparent true heart, and an indescribable pride and self-confidence filled the Mystery Armor Guard’s inner being, prompting him to look up with a clear gaze and sneer, "Ha, you might be shocked, but what we are tracking is none other than the daughter of one of the eight magnates of the Imperial Court, the daughter of King Jing from the North!"

"As for the specific reason, it’s not for me to know, but it must be a matter of great importance that alarms the Imperial Court... For the sake of this matter, what harm is there in letting the True Demon Sect blow up Kanming City? An absurd question."

"Moreover, those who are valuable will not die, and those who survive the ordeal will become even more valuable. As for the ones like weeds— if they die, they die, what does it matter."

—Manufacturing Children of Calamity? You, Da Chen, engage in such deeds?

An Jing never expected that the previously obstinate Mystery Armor Guard would suddenly become so loose-lipped, spilling a great deal of the information An Jing wanted to know like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.

But soon he understood—Subdue Evil had instructed him to resonate with this Mystery Armor Guard using the Heart Sword Skills, which had actually made the guard’s mindset clear and transparent!

This was not harm, but rather a form of help, making a person honest and approachable, thus they wouldn’t resist.

But there was also a problem.

Could a person who had always rigorously kept secrets and harbored all kinds of conspiracies and tricks, suddenly switch to a sunny, optimistic demeanor, keep his mouth shut?

How could that be possible!

However, was this really a technique of the Immortal Sword? An Jing always felt something was amiss...

This should have been joyful news, but because of the content of the message, An Jing’s brows furrowed tightly, and he said coldly, "So, you’re in league with the Heavenly Demon?"

"In league?"

Now the Mystery Armor Guard was the one confused, "Those dog-like creatures are only opportunistic, seeing a chance to utilize them, what’s there to be in league with?"

"Dog-like creatures, to actually use the Demonic Blood Sacrifice to find someone!"

At this point, An Jing had also come to understand You Ruhui’s true identity, and the Mystery Armor Guard’s indifferent attitude towards the chaos within Kanming City became very clear. He no longer wanted to waste words with this person and immediately drew his Sword Spear, ready to behead him.

But just as An Jing could no longer bear it and was about to cut down the Mystery Armor Guard with one stroke.

Suddenly, dark gold and black mist emerged from the dark golden badge hanging around his waist, then quickly condensed into a mysterious pattern with a golden border and a black background.

This Seal Mark materialized out of thin air and, upon completion, immediately flew towards Huai’s Teahouse, which was the location of an Earth Pulse Node!

"Human path Dragon Qi! Plus Demonic Qi?!"

Subdue Evil was shocked at first, then immediately warned, "To actually use Human path Dragon Qi to conceal Demonic Qi? An Jing, stop it!"

Hum!

Without any hesitation, An Jing lifted the Sword Spear, and as the Mystery Armor Guard let out a horrific scream, the blood in An Jing’s body also flowed out along with the movement, condensing on the tip of the spear— the next instant, the Spear, which flew out like a missile with a piercing wind sound, shattered the strange Demonic Qi Talisman in an instant!

The Demonic Qi dissipated, and the runes crumbled into nothingness, while An Jing’s brows furrowed tightly, "What was that just now? It was merely a wisp of Qi, but it gave me a feeling of extreme danger."

Raising his hand, he recalled the Fiend Sword Spear out of thin air, An Jing noticed that there were actually some slight damage marks on the tip of his sword spear and was even more startled, "My Fiend weapon has never been shattered until now, not even the Evil Born Demon could do it— but just striking such a Talisman caused damage!"

Fortunately, there was a Mystery Armor Guard beside him, who, although at death’s door, was still alive. The Blood Qi within his body surged out, repairing the damage done to the Fiend Sword Spear.

In terms of methods, this seemed very much like the Demon Dao, but it was nothing more than a common operation for the soldiers of the Blood Fiend.

"That is ’Great Heavenly Demon’s’ pure Demonic Qi, naturally extraordinary, capable of contaminating most things in this world,"

Subdue Evil said gravely, "In theory, it cannot contaminate the Earth Veins, because the Earth Veins continuously purify themselves, but if combined with the Dragon Qi formed by the condensation of the Earth Pulse Qi... it’s enough to temporarily suppress the Earth Veins’ self-purification ability, and then contaminate the Earth Veins, causing them to malfunction!"

"And you still say there’s no collusion with the Heavenly Demon!"

An Jing turned his head, his eyes fiery, and looked at the Mystery Armor Guard whose Blood Qi was drained dry, and who had only a breath left: "To think you would carry such Demonic Qi Talismans to contaminate the Earth Veins... So the real backer behind the True Demon Sect is not just anyone, but you!"

"It’s Da Chen himself!"

By now, he fully understood the degree to which Da Chen was now corrupted by the Heavenly Demon!

"Haha, I’ve said it all along, the Heavenly Demon is nothing but a dog to be used, what cooperation is there to speak of."

Knowing he was doomed, the Mystery Armor Guard laughed, his laughter loud and clear as he said, "It’s truly bad luck for a talented person like you to be involved in this, you’re destined to meet a terrible end!"

"If our mission isn’t accomplished, it won’t just be you, everyone in Kanming City will have to be buried with us!"

With that, he closed his eyes, his Inner Breath condensing sharply, clearly intending to sever his own heart vessel.

"Thinking of suicide?"

How could An Jing allow his opponent to kill himself? With a flash of blood, he chopped off the guard’s head!

In an instant, the head fell, and large plumes of Blood Qi rose up, merging into An Jing’s Sword Spear, causing the Mystery Armor Guard’s body to rapidly desiccate.

Whether it was suicide or murder, he was determined to personally slaughter this dog-like creature!

However, the problem was not resolved by the killing.

Although he didn’t appear to be an official carrying the Imperial Court’s Granting Talisman, which clearly indicated life and death, each Mystery Armor Guard had corresponding talismans; if one died, it would alert the nearby guards.

Now that the Mystery Armor Guard was dead, his death would inform the other guards, letting them know that their target was here!

"You wish!"

But just as the Mystery Armor Guard’s head was taken by An Jing and the Seal Mark within his soul and spirit was about to activate, a hazy rainbow light emerged from within the house.

Sensing something wrong outside, You Ruhui suddenly stood up. The Dragon Jade at the center of her collarbone shone with rainbow light, penetrating the walls, covering the body of the Mystery Armor Guard according to her will, blocking all further operations.

The Talisman that was about to be activated shuddered slightly, then ceased to function.

This was also one of the many flaws in Da Chen’s approach.

If those rising against them were not ordinary citizens, but someone with Emperor’s Blood... then many of the Spirit Mechanisms and Divine Abnormalities would be unusable, they could only obediently crash.

This was also the reason why You Ruhui could traverse several large domains and make her way to the edge of the Northern Border.

Before long, You Ruhui opened the window and stepped outside, silently looking at the headless, desiccated corpse of the Mystery Armor Guard.

"You’ve done well."

An Jing nodded slightly at You Ruhui, although he could also send the corpse to the Tianyuan Realm via the Great Void Passage, ensuring no backup plan could take effect, doing so would leave him without an escape route: "Just to find you, they are willing to let loose the Heavenly Demon, the secrets you hold must be astoundingly huge."

"I’m sorry..." And You Ruhui replied lowly, "I didn’t know they would go so crazy... It’s my fault..."

"What do you mean your fault?" An Jing was somewhat puzzled: "Kanming City has not exploded yet, why are you in such a hurry to admit fault?"

"More than that, I have a question I’d like to ask you."

Looking eye to eye with You Ruhui, An Jing asked seriously, "The daughter of King Jing... what exactly did your family do to be hunted down by Da Chen and the True Demon like this?"