Nine Nether Dragon Emperor

Chapter 546 Do You Deserve It?

However, he didn’t make a rash move. If I gamble and lose, won’t all my previous efforts be for nothing? That guy, Ning Xuan, is incredibly fast. If I alert him and he escapes, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"What did you say to that fellow, Fang Hao?" As Ning Xuan’s voice rang out, Jiang Ding’s mind raced.

But before he could answer, Ning Xuan moved.

BANG!

Jiang Ding retaliated without a second thought, but he immediately wanted to slap himself. Ning Xuan hadn’t attacked him at all; he had captured a live deer. Now, Ning Xuan was standing off to the side, staring at him in astonishment.

"No, Young Master Ning, please, let me explain," Jiang Ding stammered.

"So you’re..."

Before Ning Xuan could finish, Jiang Ding struck again. I’m already exposed anyway. If I seize the initiative with a surprise attack now, with my power, there’s no way he can escape my grasp!

BUZZ!

Waves rippled through the void, instantly enveloping Ning Xuan.

Jiang Ding was overjoyed, his anxious heart finally settling. Haha, he’s still too naive! He has no idea of the power of a Holy Realm Cultivator’s Domain! A Holy Realm Cultivator can construct their own Domain, a world where they can turn clouds into rain with a flip of their hand. Anyone trapped inside can be manipulated at will.

With things as they were, Jiang Ding was no longer in a hurry to attack. Uncharacteristically, he smiled and said to Ning Xuan, "Young Master Ning, you could have impersonated anyone. Why did you have to pretend to be a young master of the Fang Family?"

"What’s his story?" Ning Xuan asked, his curiosity piqued.

"He comes from the Chi Ming Fang Family. Their power is beyond imagination. Let’s put it this way: the three great families, including the Fangs, possess enough power to rival the major non-imperial royal families!"

Ning Xuan nodded. "That is quite the background indeed."

"So you can’t blame me for this. However, if you tell me what you got from the Lin Family’s Secret Vault, I might consider letting you off the hook." Of course, I have no intention of actually letting him go, but if I can get some benefits out of him first, why not?

To his surprise, Ning Xuan refused without a second thought. "No need. Just take me to him."

Jiang Ding was stunned.

"If you don’t have the guts to kill me to silence me, then hurry up," Ning Xuan urged.

What the hell?! Jiang Ding was utterly bewildered. Without another thought, he made the Domain’s barrier constrict violently. Instantly, a Majestic Pressure like a collapsing sky swept down.

BANG!

The deer Ning Xuan had captured exploded into a bloody mist.

From the side, a surprised Ning Xuan asked, "Old Jiang, what are you doing? Why take your anger out on a deer?"

Across from him, Jiang Ding was dumbfounded. What is happening?! Why is he completely unaffected?

Unable to understand the reason, he asked in confusion, "You... How are you unharmed?"

Ning Xuan didn’t answer; he just smiled. But just then, Jiang Ding realized something was wrong. He, too, could feel an inexplicable pressure weighing down on him! The next moment, his pupils constricted. "How could you possibly create a Domain to use against me from within my own?!" This completely subverted his understanding.

"I don’t have that kind of power," Ning Xuan replied, shaking his head.

Just then, Jiang Ding heard a cough. Following the sound, he was startled to find another figure standing not far away. He had no idea how long the person had been there. Or perhaps, they had been there all along, perfectly merged with the darkness so that he had never noticed them.

Realizing something was terribly wrong, Jiang Ding shouted, "You... Who are you?! Don’t try anything funny! I am the Lord of this Realm!"

The figure, one with the darkness, began to pace slowly. After a moment, Jiang Ding finally saw who it was.

"Zang Peng, what do you think you’re doing?!" Seeing who it was, Jiang Ding’s confidence grew.

"Didn’t you know Ning Xuan is my prey?"

Zang Peng’s words left Jiang Ding completely bewildered. If Ning Xuan is your prey, shouldn’t you be working with me? What’s the meaning of this attack on me? Though Jiang Ding didn’t speak, Zang Peng instantly knew what he was thinking.

He sneered. "You? Worthy?"

The words infuriated Jiang Ding. "Worthy or not, you’re about to find out—!"

Before he could finish, Ning Xuan’s body was enveloped and shot off toward the Realm Capital like a cannonball. Simultaneously, a violent aura erupted from Jiang Ding as he tried to forcibly shatter the Domain barrier Zang Peng had created.

In response, Zang Peng let out a cold laugh. The next moment, Jiang Ding’s eyes widened in shock. Zang Peng had vanished from his original spot and instantly reappeared right in front of him, a blackened, withered claw already at his neck.

Then...

CRACK!

Jiang Ding clearly heard the sound of his own throat being crushed. His eyes filled with shock, horror, and despair. To think that I, the dignified Realm Lord, the acknowledged number one expert of the Dali Realm, would die at the hands of some previously unknown nobody... It’s absurd!

"Thanks," Ning Xuan’s voice drifted over from the distance. It was impossible to tell if he was thanking Jiang Ding or Zang Peng.

BANG!

The black mist engulfed Jiang Ding’s body and then exploded. Zang Peng’s figure vanished as he gave chase. He would never let Ning Xuan escape his grasp.

As he gave chase, however, Zang Peng realized something was wrong. That bastard Ning Xuan is trying to use me again! I won’t fall for it!

He watched Ning Xuan head in the direction of the Lin Family estate, but he went straight to the Domain Lord’s Mansion instead. If I’m not mistaken, Ning Xuan is going to get revenge on the Lin Family for their betrayal. Once he’s done, he’ll definitely go to the Domain Lord’s Mansion to find that Fang Hao fellow. All I have to do is wait at the Domain Lord’s Mansion for my quarry to come to me.

However, Zang Peng had no idea that the moment he vanished, Ning Xuan had already headed to a different place entirely.

「In the Trial Mountain Range.」

Ning Xuan ventured deeper and deeper, even going so far as to release his Divine Vein Power. As a result, countless terrifying beasts submitted, not daring to even show their faces before him.

Upon arriving, Ning Xuan suddenly thought of the pair of brothers he had met here before. That’s right, what about those two guys I met in the Trial Mountain Range? They were Law Enforcement Officers, so by all rights, they should have participated in the selection competition, right?

The thought surfaced, but he immediately dismissed it. After all, that fellow Qiu Yu was extremely cautious. If he really set out, he’d be the one eliminating others, not the other way around.

Forget it. It doesn’t matter. Gazing at the ever-thickening fog ahead, Ning Xuan slowed his pace and raised his guard.

Something isn’t right. He even had the unsettling feeling of being watched, as if some creature was observing him from the shadows. It was not a pleasant sensation.

Recalling what Leng Yi had told him about how extraordinary the Trial Mountain Range was, Ning Xuan stopped in his tracks. He wasn’t so arrogant as to think he could go anywhere he pleased in the Trial Mountain Range just because he possessed twelve Divine Veins.