Chapter 39: Calling Friends for Help

"Tell me all his techniques clearly." Lord Sijia spoke. He would not agree easily; he needed to see what methods this Second Step Dao Lord possessed.

"Let me explain in detail." Lord Kongsa, asking for help, naturally could not conceal anything and quickly laid it all out. "Rest assured, Brother Sijia, I also suspect this brat is so monstrous that he might have some background. To prevent mishaps, we'll capture him alive first... then see if anyone stands up for him. If a Lord Emperor steps in, we can extort a good sum. If no one does, we can kill him outright."

Lord Sijia nodded. "Good."

Neither of them feared trouble.

Kongsa was a core member of the Dao Alliance, and Lord Sijia was a high-ranking member of the special life race. Even if Ji Ning had backing, so did they. They only decided to capture Ji Ning alive to avoid escalating the conflict.

"I'll help with this." Lord Sijia agreed.

"Thank you, Brother Sijia." Lord Kongsa was overjoyed.

Whoosh.

Lord Sijia instantly transformed into a beam of golden light, vanishing into the void and heading straight for the sealing formation.

...

Inside the sealing formation.

Ji Ning and Lord Kongsa, one fleeing and one pursuing, kept exchanging blows.

"He can't do anything to me," Ji Ning thought clearly while fighting. "Lord Kongsa knows this too; he won't drag this out. He'll find a way. Whatever he does, I won't just let him butcher me."

"Hmm."

Ji Ning immediately sent a telepathic message. "Quickly send word to Mangya Kingdom that I am being pursued by Lord Kongsa inside a large sealed world outside Tianmu City. Ask fellow Daoists of Mangya Kingdom for help. Time limit: one day."

"Yes, master." The alien servant who had been following Ji Ning immediately acknowledged.

This alien servant also had an avatar in Mangya Kingdom and relayed the message almost simultaneously. Mangya Kingdom then transmitted it to every Dao Lord and Lord Emperor.

In truth, Ji Ning had received a distress call in recent years, but the distance was too great. This time, Ji Ning set a time limit of one day. If help couldn't arrive within a day, it was meaningless; by the time someone traveled the long distance, the matter would already be over.

"Asking Mangya Kingdom for help is just a backup," Ji Ning thought. "Mangya Kingdom only has so many Dao Lords, and even fewer who can match Kongsa. Although this is one of the eight sacred cities, there might not be any Mangya Kingdom members here who can overpower Kongsa."

"We'll see."

"If it comes to it, I'll use a Sovereign Dao-seal." Ji Ning resolved.

Always have a backup plan.

The Dao of the Sword was a path of attack. A Sovereign's Dao-seal of the Sword possessed terrifying offensive power, so precious that even Eternal Emperors coveted it. The path of cultivation was long; this incident with Lord Kongsa might be just one tribulation on the long road. Ji Ning was reluctant to use it so easily.

Of course... if absolutely necessary, he would use it. Using a Dao-seal would at most net him Lord Kongsa's treasures, but in Ji Ning's eyes, Lord Kongsa's belongings could not compare to his Sovereign Dao-seal.

Only a moment passed.

"Hahaha..." Lord Kongsa in the distance suddenly laughed. "Boy, let's see how long you can run."

Ji Ning's expression changed slightly.

Lord Kongsa pointed into the distance. A golden figure flew into the sealing formation, which then closed again.

The golden figure was a handsome man with golden hair and golden armor. He looked at Ji Ning with curiosity, shook his head lightly, and said, "Little one, it's rare for a Second Step Dao Lord to be so monstrous. A pity, a pity."

"Brother Sijia, please capture him," Lord Kongsa said.

"Sijia?"

Ji Ning's face changed. "Lord Sijia of the special life race?"

Lord Sijia was a renowned Dao Lord among the special life race, famous for his speed—he could break the hundredfold light speed limit! With his speed alone, many Eternal Emperors could not catch him. As a special life, his close combat was both swift and terrifying.

"Looks like I'll have to use the Sovereign Dao-seal." A fierce glint flashed in Ji Ning's eyes.

"Boy, you'd better surrender," Lord Sijia said calmly, confident in his speed.

"Kongsa! Stop!"

An icy rebuke came from afar, penetrating the sealing formation and echoing throughout the sealed world.

The sealing formation prevented outsiders from probing inside, but everything outside could be seen and heard clearly.

"Hmm?" Lord Kongsa and Lord Sijia looked outside.

Ji Ning also looked outside.

Two figures appeared outside the sealing formation: a gaunt, white-haired middle-aged man and a burly man with a single horn on his head, carrying a giant axe on his back.

"Kongsa, stop. Release Beiming," the white-haired middle-aged man said coldly.

"Lord Fuyi? Lord Tianfu?" Lord Kongsa's expression changed.

"Lord Fuyi?"

Ji Ning inside the sealing formation showed joy.

Lord Fuyi was the vice palace lord of the Heartforce Palace! While Fourth Step Dao Lords of other schools might be weak, any Fourth Step Dao Lord of the heartforce school was terrifying. As the vice palace lord of Mangya Kingdom's Heartforce Palace, Lord Fuyi was renowned across the endless territories, feared by countless cultivators. Heartforce Dao Lords killed in bizarre ways—a single glance might slay an opponent.

As for Lord Tianfu, he was not from Mangya Kingdom; he had likely come along with Lord Fuyi. But Lord Tianfu was one of the most rebellious Dao Lords, having comprehended several supreme daos and perfectly integrated them. He was ranked fifth among Dao Lords in the endless territories.

"Beiming? This little one?" Lord Kongsa sneered.

"Release him," Lord Fuyi shouted.

"Fuyi, you say release and I release? What about my face?" Lord Sijia said coldly.

"Lord Fuyi, Lord Tianfu, I have Brother Sijia by my side," Lord Kongsa said. Inside the sealing formation, they could not see the two powerful Dao Lords outside.

Although there were rankings of strength in the endless territories,

combat could not be judged by rankings alone.

For example, a rebellious Dao Lord might be countered by someone much lower ranked. Lord Lixing might lose his life against a terrifying ancient Eternal Emperor, but Lord Sijia, facing the same ancient existence, might escape thanks to his speed... Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. Dao Lords at the very top rarely conceded to others.

If Lord Kongsa faced Lord Fuyi and Lord Tianfu alone, despite his strong survivability, he would be daunted. But with Lord Sijia, who was stronger than him, he felt emboldened.

"Fuyi, Tianfu, you two are not qualified to make me release this little one," Lord Sijia said.

"Attack."

Lord Fuyi grew angry. "Break the seal."

Boom!

Lord Tianfu, also angered, acted immediately. The sky and earth changed color; the sky above Tianmu City darkened, and a vast muddy yellow phantom enveloped the city for billions of li. Under the phantom, a terrifying giant axe struck the sealing formation. In breaking seals, Lord Fuyi was clearly inferior to Lord Tianfu.

"What's happening? Such terrifying aura." Many cultivators in Tianmu City were stirred.

"Boom~~"

The sealing formation trembled, rippling slightly, but held firm.

"Hahaha, Lord Tianfu, if I fought you, I'd only flee in disgrace. But if I let you break my sealing formation, that would be a joke," Lord Kongsa's voice rang out.

"Damn it." Lord Tianfu was furious.

...

"They can't help you." Lord Kongsa turned to look at Ji Ning on the black flying boat.

"Since you won't surrender, I'll capture him alive first. Then we'll see what Fuyi and Tianfu can do. Fuyi embarrassed me last time in Yuxing Sea; I won't let him have his way this time." Lord Sijia sneered, then transformed into a beam of golden light, instantly breaking the hundredfold light speed limit.

Ji Ning sighed inwardly on the black flying boat.

"Looks like I'll have to use the Sovereign Dao-seal after all." Ji Ning's eyes blazed with killing intent.

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