All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 559 - 161 Cunning Virtuous King ( - 2, 3200)

Chapter 559: Chapter 161 Cunning Virtuous King (Chapter 2, 3200)

"Alas, it’s always like this. I give you opportunities, yet you waste them without hesitation."

Hearing the words of Weng Cuiyu, the Great Chen Deputy sighed deeply, even lifting his hand in a somewhat regretful motion, and drew a sharp sword from his waist, sparking a dazzling array of sparks: "In that case, prepare to die."

With a gentle and soft motion of his hand, the long sword at his waist actually carved a blazingly bright flame trace through the air—a mysterious gold fiery blaze surged upon the blade, gathering into a vast splendid flame light, and then like fire, the sword light slashed towards An Jing and Weng Cuiyu.

This sword, like a divine dragon lurking in the abyss that, on normal days, absorbed the omnipresent sunlight and Earth Vein True Flame, now erupted abruptly like a meteoric fire descending from heaven, a volcanic upheaval, capable of collapsing mountains, severing rivers, burning everything to ashes, and evaporating it!

The fury of the heavens and the melting of the earth—this was the heavenly and earthly fire! It is the essence among the many marvelous sword intents of the Great Chen Emperor Court, far grander and more formidable than ordinary sword intents, hard to contend with.

Faced with this sword, Weng Cuiyu instantly regretted upon seeing it, realizing that the other’s identity might not be any ordinary patroller or walker but perhaps an avatar or direct descendent of a Great Chen Town King. This sword alone, enough to slay ordinary Divine Repository Demon Spirits, let alone a minor demon from this backwater place!

But things having come to this, It also understood that if it could survive this ordeal, its impression in the eyes of the Virtuous King would deepen!

Local officials are better than remote ones, and the Virtuous King was not bad either—it decided to gamble everything!

At this moment, the Great Demon Spirit’s countless tendrils moved, forming a vague Eight Diagram Formation around itself, the diagrams of Thunder and Rain above and below, catalyzing the Spiritual Fiend with its profound accumulation, even stirring layers of thunderous rain phenomena within the Netherworld Fragments.

The next instant, it met the Flame Melt Sword Light of the Great Chen Deputy.

The mysterious gold fiery blaze, in a flash, shattered Weng Cuiyu’s thunder and rain battle tactic, the terrifying flames igniting the demon spirit’s body and all its roots instantly, emitting an exceedingly rich aroma and screams as if trying to refine and cook Weng Cuiyu on the spot!

However, it did not die; it held on!

"How?"

The face of the Great Chen Deputy slightly changed as he realized something was amiss when his sword did not instantly kill Weng Cuiyu; the long sword in his hand was a Divine Weapon Embryo of Forged Divine Blade meant for concealing his identity, and the flames it drove were Xuanli True Fire, which would have refined any member of the Demon Race, let alone a plant demon spirit counteracted by the celestial bodies.

But now, around Weng Cuiyu, its twisting, complex tendrils that seemed like spider webs or the Eight Diagrams, like blood vessels or Earth Veins, suddenly brightened intensely.

Following that, the same mysterious gold luster also burst forth from within Weng Cuiyu, transforming into thousands of tiny streams, permeating around Weng Cuiyu to form a swirling phantom of a Mysterious Gold Dragon.

Bolstered by Earth Veins, protected by Dragon Qi!

Under the enhancement of this Mysterious Gold Dragon, Weng Cuiyu’s Spiritual Fiend soul, cultivation, physical body, and even its condition rapidly improved and recovered, sprouting new buds where it had nearly been scorched dry and yellow by Xuanli Fire!

Although it sounds a bit weird... Well, the vitality of a potato is indeed very strong!

"It’s also Dragon Qi!"

Seeing this, An Jing exclaimed in utter surprise: "It’s Virtuous King’s backup plan! He actually left his fundamental Dragon Qi to Weng Cuiyu!"

Great Chen Deputy found it unbelievable: "How could it be, why would he give you his Dragon Qi, a mere little potato, how could he be so generous?!"

This was beyond expectation—Did Weng Cuiyu actually have Dragon Qi protecting it? Such treatment was supposed to be reserved only for Imperial Court bloodlines, even the Town King would only offer it to a close circle of his own subordinates and core staffs, what credentials did Weng Cuiyu have to possess it?

Unless...

Virtuous King had anticipated this all along!

He had foreseen someone would assault Broken Blade Mountain, intending to eradicate An Jing and those around him, but if he left his backup plan directly with An Jing, professional spies might detect something, so he simply imbued it in Weng Cuiyu, theoretically advancing and retreating alongside An Jing, but drawing far less attention!

The Great Chen Deputy fell into a highly plausible conjecture, and An Jing was no better off, his mind flashing with one suspicion after another, ultimately only able to reach one conclusion: Indeed, Virtuous King leaves no stone unturned!

From any perspective, ever since An Jing arrived near Broken Blade Mountain, all of Virtuous King’s arrangements have been optimal, the best, providing An Jing ample freedom of movement while secretly laying many pieces to aid An Jing and further his own plans!

"Leaves no stone unturned, could it be that Kanming Bell wasn’t late?!"

At this moment, An Jing looked outside the Netherworld with anticipation—Sure enough, as the Dragon Qi rose from Weng Cuiyu, one could faintly hear the distant tolling of a bell within the Earth Veins beyond the Netherworld!

As expected! Kanming Bell was nearby!

At this very moment, outside, Kanming Bell, lost and unable to find where An Jing was, currently participated in the battlefield alongside other surviving Divine Repository True Persons, slaughtering demons, resisting the aftermath of the fight against Chenyinzi and the many Great Heavenly Demons, but now, sensing the aura of the Virtuous King, this somewhat confused Spiritual Divine Weapon instantly understood its target!

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and deal with An Jing!"

The envoy from Great Chen also heard the sound of the Divine Weapon. He was currently battling with Weng Cuiyu, who was augmented by the Dragon Qi, amidst the sky and ruins of the ghostly city. Thousands of plant tendrils and mysterious golden flames soared through the area. Even though he still held the advantage, the envoy was well aware that the situation was gradually spiraling out of control.

He suddenly shouted angrily, "I’ve already tested out another trump card of this youngster for you all, why aren’t you joining in?"

"An Jing."

Before he could speak further, the You Patrol Envoy interjected, "It’s still the same issue, are you willing to join my research?"

"Of course not," An Jing replied without hesitation. "The areas you want to explore, I also wish to investigate, but I will not collaborate with you. Research isn’t conducted in this manner... Immaculate Wood!"

Mid-way through his speech, at the moment of An Jing’s refusal, the You Patrol Envoy made his move.

Boom...

A tremendous rumble, akin to heaven and earth splitting, emanated from his body.

Inside the body of the You Patrol Envoy, countless purple-blue veins resembled a nebula of stars. At this moment, as the stars trembled, a huge primordial magnetic gravity accompanied by a towering roar surged forth, engulfing An Jing and shattering the rain clouds of Netherworld.

Instantaneously, a storm rampaged, and numerous fine raindrops transformed into rain-dragons through a siphoning effect. Five fingers converged to form a giant primordial magnetic hand, pressing down directly towards An Jing!

But how could An Jing not understand the thought process of a research fanatic? When they receive a refusal, they immediately proceed to ’enforce action’. This kind of logic from the You Patrol Envoy did not come as a surprise attack to him. Thus, he promptly activated the Primordial Spirit Sword Lotus within his body and called for Immaculate Wood to assist, constructing a ’Ten Directions Melting Furnace’ formation around him!

Immaculate Wood responded immediately, inherently unified with the Primordial Spirit Sword Lotus. Though it disliked the latter siphoning its power, a short-term cooperation was mutually beneficial—In no time, Ten Directions Formation Patterns lit up around An Jing. Facing the grasp of the giant magnetic hand, he remained absolutely immovable, as if nailed in place, impossible to be pulled out or removed.

However, this was not a solution. The power of the You Patrol Envoy was unceasing. Even without the power of the Great Heaven and Earth, Martial Artists still possess the power of Small World, while An Jing could only rely on the reserves of Immaculate Wood. But having only recovered recently, from where could it muster enough additional energy to oppose the You Patrol Envoy?

Nevertheless, just as An Jing prepared to use his last resort, drawing energy from his ’Dragon Storing Bottle’ and the Demon Core of the Primordial Spirit Sword Lotus to aid Immaculate Wood, another voice rang out in An Jing’s mind: "An Jing? Don’t worry, my teacher and I are here!"

"Qinghan?"

An Jing was momentarily stunned, but overwhelmed with joy: "Great, great, you all arrived!"

This was no surprise, for since their last interaction, An Jing had placed the Water Mirror used by the Northern Patrol for communication and the Magic Prohibition to summon the Grandmaster together. The latter used the Sword of the Great Void to split open a portal to the Great Void Passage, summoning the former. After spending a considerable amount of time locating, it was also now possible to act across space.

Swoosh—

Behind An Jing, a water mirror emerged, numerous icy blue strands of Xuanyin Evil within it swirling, interspersed with countless pale blue ice spikes, forming an impeccably regular vortex formation map.

The next instant, the water mirror shattered, numerous Xuanyin Evils condensed into a Xuanyin Evil Pearl, exuding countless ink-blue streams. Apart from these substantial ink-blue air currents, it also harbored thousands of continuously flashing thunders—Xuanyin Divine Thunder!

Thunder and fire roared, violently blasting apart the giant magnetic hand of the You Patrol Envoy, even sending the unsuspecting You Patrol Envoy flying.

"Lin Yongye, don’t steal my partner!"

"Mo Chenwang, everything has its order, and it’s clearly you who’s stealing my partner!"

The Northern Patrol Envoy’s voice carried irritation. The situation in Han South was off, and Broken Blade Mountain was also experiencing frequent accidents, although this was due to her taking over the Western Patrol Envoy’s territory. However, she was almost overwhelmed with work and yet still backstabbed by the You Patrol Envoy—if not for her own disciple keeping watch over the situation, she wouldn’t have known about the incident with An Jing: "This time, even if we fight to the Sect Hierarch, I have the right side, you Ghost of the Netherworld, eat my sword!"

A thundering explosion ensued, both parties’ lights intertwined, instantly breaking through the void and striking into the Netherworld, disappearing from view.

An Jing was momentarily stunned; he hadn’t expected the direct and straightforward infighting within the Divine Sect. The fight between the Northern Patrol Envoy had indeed started, providing him, who had been preparing to stubbornly resist, with more options.

Perhaps, this was the culmination of the karma he had gathered throughout his journey.

Thinking thus, An Jing turned his head, looking towards the last remaining Taiming Sect.

"Don’t assume I’m like those two foolish fellows."

The silent Taiming Sect envoy narrowed his eyes, watching An Jing, shaking his head and gravely said, "They actually don’t want to kill you, that’s why they pulled their punches, giving you a chance to resist... but I am different."

"You are indeed different."

An Jing similarly activated his Sword Intent, scrutinizing the opponent, taking a long breath: "It may be a bit embarrassing to say, but that envoy from Great Chen might be a Manifesting Holy incarnation, the You Patrol Envoy is only a step away from Manifesting Holy, and I’m crossing two major realms, truly unable to do anything about them."

"Only you."

"You are the one among these three that I am confident I can kill."