Chapter 36: Ji Ning Takes the Field

“These two teams of cultivators are too mysterious. From how they address each other, the blood-robed youth and the gold-robed youth are the leaders, and the rest are servants! The bone-armored World God before was a World-level cultivator at the perfected stage, and that Crimson Water World God was from the Crimson Maiden clan that Brother Fulong mentioned. Even Brother Fulong was repeatedly affected by illusions… Two consecutive servants were this powerful, so the others probably aren’t much weaker.” Su Youji transmitted worriedly. “And what worries me most is that when we get on the Life-and-Death Millstone and face one of those leaders, they might be even more terrifying.”

“Mm.” Ji Ning nodded.

Su Youji wasn’t fully aware of the rarity of a Crimson Maiden clan World-level cultivator, but Ji Ning understood clearly: if the other side had truly purchased a Crimson Maiden clan World God from somewhere, then their wealth was astonishing! Because a single Crimson Maiden clan World God was worth over a thousand cubic meters of chaos liquid.

If that Crimson Maiden clan World God was following willingly, then the gold-robed youth was even more fearsome.

“We’ll follow the plan when the time comes,” Ji Ning transmitted. “With our strength, we can still hold off those golden-armored warriors.”

“Mm.” Su Youji nodded.

…

The three-eyed bald man swept his gaze and said, “The third match of five rounds… hmm… you!” He pointed directly at Su Youji.

“And… you!” He pointed at a tall, thin, snake-like man behind the blood-robed youth, who exuded a cold, sinister aura.

“Senior!” The blood-robed youth’s expression changed, and he quickly said, “I feel that what you’re doing is unfair.”

“Yes, Senior, this isn’t very fair,” the gold-robed youth also spoke up.

Ji Ning and Su Youji listened in confusion.

What was going on?

“Unfair?” The three-eyed bald man looked at them.

“We’ve passed through many dangers to get here, so you must know the strength of each of us seven,” the blood-robed youth said. “Yet the three World-level cultivators you teleported here are all matched against the weakest among our subordinates.”

“That’s right,” the gold-robed youth added. “Among the seven of us, Crimson Water World God, with her illusions, is no weaker than a perfected World-level cultivator. So three of us are roughly at the perfected World-level, and the remaining four are at the peak World-level! You’re matching the three weakest among us against them… and making the four strongest fight each other. Isn’t that too unfair?”

“Senior is showing favoritism,” the blood-robed youth said angrily.

Among the seven cultivators in their two teams, three were roughly at the perfected World-level, and four were at the peak World-level. The three World-level cultivators teleported by this first guardian general of the divine palace were precisely matched against the three weaker ones—a clear sign of bias.

“Unfair?”

The three-eyed bald man said coldly, “The three of them were forcibly teleported here by me and must undergo a life-or-death trial. Do you think that’s fair to them?”

“And her!” The three-eyed bald man pointed at Su Youji. “She broke through to the World-level just a few months ago, right here in my Ten Thousand Divine Palace. A newly broken-through World-level cultivator, matched against a perfected World-level cultivator—do you call that fair?”

“By your logic, should she, a newly broken-through World-level cultivator, fight one of you at the peak World-level?” The three-eyed bald man’s gaze swept over the gold-robed youth and the blood-robed youth.

They were both rendered speechless.

In truth, they knew Su Youji’s strength. Having come to the Da Mo region, they had naturally gathered intelligence, collecting information on World-level cultivators, Ancestral Immortals, and Ancestral Gods. They had long since obtained news about Fire Fairy Su Youji. Though they weren’t sure exactly when she broke through, it was definitely within the last thousand years.

“You don’t even have the courage to fight someone of your own level, and you still want to obtain the Eternal Divine Blood?” The three-eyed bald man’s lips curled with a hint of mockery.

“May I ask, Senior, what level of performance on the Life-and-Death Millstone would be required to obtain the Eternal Divine Blood?” The blood-robed youth ‘A Luo Yi’ asked respectfully.

The gold-robed youth ‘Fu Kai’ also looked at the three-eyed bald man.

“Kill your opponent with your own hands, and do it quickly,” the three-eyed bald man said indifferently. “Now, get on the Life-and-Death Millstone.”

“Wu Lai, did you hear that? A World-level cultivator who broke through just a few months ago. Kill her quickly,” the blood-robed youth A Luo Yi ordered.

“Yes.”

The tall, thin, cold man responded. With a whoosh, leaving behind a ghostly afterimage, he was already standing on the Life-and-Death Millstone.

“Such speed.” Ji Ning and Su Youji both changed expression. Even with his ‘Lightning Wings,’ Ji Ning was no match for the speed their opponent had just displayed.

Whoosh, whoosh.

Ji Ning and Su Youji also flew onto the Life-and-Death Millstone. The nearby Fulong World God wanted to stop them but didn’t have time. His expression darkened, and he thought bitterly, “Brother Ji Ning, why did you go up? Ancestral Gods and Ancestral Immortals don’t need to participate in battle.”

…

The countless lines on the Life-and-Death Millstone emitted a dazzling light, coalescing into golden-armored warriors.

The tall, thin, cold man stood far away in his black robe, watching Ji Ning and Su Youji, and said coldly, “Fire Fairy Su Youji, I’ve heard of you. I didn’t expect you to break through to the World-level. I suggest you put away that Ancestral God beside you. In this fight, he’s just coming to die… Oh, I forgot to mention, my name is Wu Lai World God. Don’t die at my hands without even knowing who I am.”

Wu Lai World God stood there exuding absolute confidence. If he couldn’t kill a newly broken-through World-level Chaos Immortal, that would be a joke.

“Master.” Fire Fairy Su Youji transmitted to Ji Ning.

“Follow the plan,” Ji Ning said.

A perfected World-level cultivator? This was the strongest opponent he had faced so far. Though he had encountered an even stronger one, ‘Black Lotus God-Emperor,’ he hadn’t needed to fight then.

“Begin!”

The distant three-eyed bald man gave the order.

“Kill.”

“Kill.”

Countless golden-armored warriors, their killing intent soaring to the heavens, transformed into countless streams of light and charged toward both sides.

“Appear.” With a thought from Ji Ning, three puppets materialized around him: two black puppets and a stone giant. At the same time, Fire Fairy Su Youji also produced her own black puppet and personally took control of it.

The three black puppets formed a triangle, stationed around them.

Ji Ning and the stone giant stood within.

…

“Four puppets?” The blood-robed youth Aluo Yi’s expression shifted slightly.

“Aluo Yi, being able to produce four puppets means this battle won’t be as easy as you thought,” said the golden-robed youth leisurely.

“Hmph, what does it matter if he has four puppets? Just watch.” The blood-robed youth still had great confidence in his subordinate, the ‘Wulai World God.’

…

“Boom, boom——”

The golden-armored warriors besieging them from all sides surged like a raging tide, while the three black puppets standing around them were like a dam. As they clashed and fought, many golden-armored warriors were sent flying, some even shattered.

“Kill.”

“Kill.”

“Kill.”

Xuanyang Ancestral God, Yegou Ancestral God, and Su Youji, controlling the black puppets, all shouted, their killing intent overwhelming. None of them showed mercy, madly slaughtering every golden-armored warrior that attacked. These three black puppets formed a set, and their formation excelled in defense. Their ability to hold off the golden-armored warriors was clearly far superior to that of the two puppets previously used by Fulong World God.

After several breaths of fierce fighting, hundreds of golden-armored warriors were defeated. Only two managed to break through, but they were easily killed by the stone giant inside. Ji Ning stood there without lifting a finger.

“Hmm?” Ji Ning observed the situation on the battlefield. “It seems I need to put some pressure on that Wulai World God.”

“Out.”

With a thought from Ji Ning, a black gourd appeared floating before him. The gourd’s stopper had long been removed, and endless lightning surged out. Instantly, all the Five-Colored Divine Thunder struck violently at the distant Wulai World God.

“Damn it.” The Wulai World God, wielding six warblades, was slaughtering madly, and golden-armored warriors fell one after another. But when the Five-Colored Divine Thunder struck him, his expression changed.

Although the Five-Colored Divine Thunder posed no lethal threat to him, it made him feel as if he were trapped in a swamp, significantly hindering his strength.

It must be noted that Ji Ning had directed all the Five-Colored Divine Thunder at him alone! This ‘Five Thunder Gourd’ had cost Ji Ning a full one hundred and eighty at the treasure-gathering auction, a price that reflected its power to some extent.

“How can this be?” The Wulai World God was clearly struggling.

The Wulai World God was truly enraged.

Both ashamed and furious!

He was a perfected World God, yet now his opponent was defending like an iron fortress, and he had fallen into trouble.

“Aaaah——” The Wulai World God suddenly threw back his head and let out a frenzied roar. Red lines began to appear on the skin of his face, and his aura surged dramatically.

“Die.”

The Wulai World God’s speed suddenly increased, and he darted like a ghost among the golden-armored warriors. He slaughtered his way forward, rapidly closing in on Ji Ning and Su Youji.

“Too fast, such incredible speed.” Ji Ning was secretly alarmed. “He must have used some divine ability. Even under the restraint of the Five-Colored Divine Thunder, his speed is still faster than mine! And he’s extremely agile.”

The Wulai World God’s path forward was like a slithering snake, arcing and flickering repeatedly. Wherever he passed, he directly killed golden-armored warriors, rapidly approaching Ji Ning’s position.

…

“Among my servant subordinates, Wulai is the fastest and most agile. He can completely break through the encirclement of golden-armored warriors and reach the other side.” The blood-robed youth Aluo Yi stood with arms crossed, full of confidence. “What does it matter if they have four puppets? Soon, they’ll have to face the combined assault of the golden-armored warriors and the Wulai World God.”

On the Great Millstone of Life and Death.

Whoosh.

The Wulai World God, with six arms, wielded six warblades. His blade speed was extremely fast and unpredictably strange.

“Blade Dao?” Ji Ning watched closely. This was a World God of the ‘Blade Dao.’

The Wulai World God transformed into a series of strange arcs, rapidly closing in. Soon, he reached the front of Ji Ning and the others. Yegou Ancestral God sent a telepathic message: “Master, we can hold steady against the golden-armored warriors for now, but if that World God attacks, we probably won’t be able to hold.”

“Leave him to me.” Ji Ning extended his right hand, and a blood-colored divine sword appeared in his grasp.

…

“Haha, that little Ancestral God actually drew a sword. Is he going to join the fight? He’s got some nerve, doesn’t he want to live?” The blood-robed youth laughed.

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