novelraw Chapter 1002 - 995: One Promise, One Deed
Chapter 1002 - 995: One Promise, One Deed
"Wen Chendao, would you be willing to give me the location in the Endless Void? By the way, I want the place where the Creation Dao Principle is contested.
Apart from that, it would be best to also explain how you managed to return early and how you came back."
It seemed as if Ding Huan was negotiating with Wen Chendao; his tone was extremely calm.
Wen Chendao remained silent.
It was fine to kill him, but to make him reveal anything else? Dream on.
And they wanted the Creation Dao Principle, huh...
As for his world, Wen Chendao was confident no one could unlock it.
Not even the Seventh Step, let alone the Eighth Step, could unlock it.
Does the Fog Realm or the World of Gods have any Eighth Step?
His world had long since been derived from the Daoism he constructed himself, which was his confidence.
That Ding Huan could unlock Gu Wufeng's Tao World didn't surprise him. Because he could as well, it just took a little longer.
Someone like Gu Wufeng, such a trash cultivator, was nothing in his eyes.
Ding Huan was too lazy to ask a second time and made a grasping motion into the void.
Wen Chendao had a faint cold smile on his lips, thinking that Ding Huan was not qualified to unlock his world...
But Wen Chendao's smile gradually froze as he felt the layers of his world's rules being peeled away.
Though it took Ding Huan much longer to unlock his Tao World compared to Gu Wufeng's,
if Ding Huan continued like this, it was just a matter of time before his world was opened.
How could this be?
To unlock his Tao World, one needed to perceive its Daoism, how did Ding Huan manage that?
"Stop, I'm willing to cooperate with you..."
"Crack!" As Wen Chendao's words fell, Ding Huan had already torn open his Tao World.
"Ding Huan, if you touch anything in my world, I swear by the heavens, I will never let you go, including your home star and everyone around you..."
Wen Chendao was anxious.
Ding Huan sneered. Normally, after he killed an opponent, he wouldn't interfere with their chance for reincarnation.
In fact, he never even used bloodline or soul searching methods on many cultivation opponents he had killed.
Wen Chendao's arrogance and words thoroughly enraged Ding Huan.
Letting someone like him have a chance at reincarnation would mean Ding Huan's failure in his own Cultivation.
Seeing Ding Huan indiscriminately seize everything from his world, Wen Chendao's anger reached its peak.
Unfortunately, no bystanders were present; otherwise, they would have recognized this as the true Wen Chendao.
In Ducheng, Wen Chendao was on par with Wen Shiping in status.
He had always been high and mighty, how could he tolerate someone stripping his world away?
It used to be that he, Wen Chendao, stripped away others' worlds. Now the tables had turned.
Yi Ju knew Wen Chendao's disposition. Cast aside by Ding Huan, Yi Ju was still dumbfounded.
Alongside Yi Ju, a man and a woman were also thrown aside by Ding Huan.
Ding Huan knew Wen Chendao was simply accustomed to being high and mighty, a habit lasting millions of years doesn't change quickly.
So he never considered his methods against others could be used against himself.
One divided soul was seized by Ding Huan, and Wen Chendao's eyes were on the verge of tearing, yet he couldn't resist at all.
If before, Ding Huan only made him extremely angry, what Ding Huan did next terrified him.
Ding Huan raised his hand and seized a drop of blood from him, inscribing forbidden patterns in the void.
These forbidden patterns wrapped around his blood, merging with his Tao World's rules, forming a virtual passage.
As that virtual passage emerged, even Wen Chendao's primordial spirit felt the oppressive threat of death.
Besides that, deep in his soul, the fear of total disintegration grew stronger and stronger.
"You're employing bloodline soul search, you..."
Wen Chendao's primordial spirit trembled.
This meant all his distributed souls and Dao thoughts stored elsewhere would be obliterated, leaving him no chance for reincarnation or rebirth.
Ding Huan said indifferently:
"You guessed half right, I also deployed a method to pursue and exterminate based on genetic lineage. Anything connected to your gene, I'll eradicate completely, ensuring no future trouble for myself."
Wen Chendao knew Ding Huan wasn't lying, as one by one, his residual soul thoughts, Dao thoughts, and divided souls dispersed.
Moreover, those connected to his bloodline were similarly disintegrating.
For the first time, Wen Chendao regretted having threatened Ding Huan with those words.
He meant them as a threat, hoping Ding Huan wouldn't go too far.
In reality, Ding Huan was indeed following through, but the target had become Wen Chendao himself.
He desperately wanted to plead with Ding Huan to spare him, yet he couldn't find any reason for Ding Huan to do so.
"How did you come back?"
Ding Huan scrutinized the contents of Wen Chendao's world, discovering top-grade Dao veins, high-grade Dao veins, various magical treasures, Tao Fruits; indeed, he saw Dao Pearls and Dao Pillars...
Even the Direction Jade Scroll to the Endless Void was present, the only thing missing was a record Jade Scroll on how Wen Chendao escaped from the Endless Void.
This indicated Wen Chendao had left no record post-departure from the Endless Void.
Wen Chendao seemed to cling to a straw of hope for survival: "Mr. Ding, as long as you spare me, I promise to tell you how to reach the Endless Void, and even where the Creation Dao Principle exists..."
Hearing Wen Chendao's words, Ding Huan realized that Wen Chendao had not obtained the Creation Dao Principle at all.
Ding Huan ignored Wen Chendao, as negotiating terms with him was beneath consideration.
He reached out and touched Wen Chendao's forehead.
Feeling the immense Taoist Aura surging into his Sea of Consciousness, Wen Chendao despaired.
He was about to perform a Soul Search.
He had never seen anyone dare to perform a Soul Search on a Seventh Step of the Great Dao.
Not only did he witness it today, it was happening to him.
Ding Huan didn't meticulously sift through all the garbage information during a Soul Search; he only extracted the information he needed, and anything useless was immediately incinerated upon being sensed.
From the moment Ding Huan began the Soul Search, the wails of Wen Chendao's Primordial Spirit never ceased.
Until Ding Huan finished the Soul Search, the Dao fire enveloped Wen Chendao, and only then did Wen Chendao's screams stop.
Yi Ju stared dazedly at Ding Huan.
He had just come to his senses.
Ding Huan had killed Wen Chendao and torn open Wen Chendao's world to rescue him.
A strong figure like Wen Chendao hadn't lasted even one round in Ding Huan's hands, which was terrifying.
Moreover, Ding Huan dared to conduct a Soul Search on someone at the Seventh Step of the Great Dao, such boldness was boundless.
Even for those at the Seventh Step of the Great Dao, Soul Searching a fellow Seventh Step was impossible.
The vast Sea of Consciousness information and various negative Daoist Rhythm emotions could cause one's own Great Dao to collapse.
Yet after Ding Huan conducted the Soul Search, he seemed unaffected.
"Mr. Ding, thank you for saving my life. Without you, I fear I would not even have the choice of how to die," Yi Ju realized and quickly bowed to Ding Huan.
At this moment, in his mind, Ding Huan's prowess surpassed Wen Ten.
Ding Huan nodded, "Mr. Yi, you're too kind. You have helped me before as well. I am about to leave Ducheng and would like to request Brother Yi's assistance."
"Mr. Ding, whatever you need, as long as I, Yi Ju, am alive, I will never forget your words."
Ding Huan said, "You know Shi Changxing is my friend. If I am not here and Shi Changxing comes, please convey a message for me."
Yi Ju understood better than anyone how, on the surface, Ding Huan was asking him to pass a message to Shi Changxing.
In reality, Ding Huan hoped he would assist Shi Changxing and ensure that if Shi Changxing returned to Ducheng, no one would attack him.
"Got it, I'll remember that." Yi Ju was thrilled.
Ding Huan was different from Wen Ten.
Wen Ten hadn't returned until now, and his chances of returning were low.
However, Yi Ju didn't dare assume Wen Ten wouldn't return, especially since Wen Chendao had, who could say for sure?
Ding Huan was right here and could easily crush Wen Chendao.
This kind of strength was no lesser than Wen Ten.
As long as he maintained a good relationship with Ding Huan, even if Wen Ten returned, he'd be able to avoid disaster with Ding Huan's help.
It was only at this moment that the other man and woman came to their senses.
It was Ding Huan who tore open Wen Chendao's world and rescued them.
"The Seventeen Swords of the South, Yan Xiangsi, many thanks to you, Dao Brother, for saving our lives." The man and woman walked over, bowing to express their gratitude to Ding Huan for saving their lives.
The Seventeen Swords of the South?
Ding Huan's gaze fell on the man. Based on the Daoist Rhythm aura from this guy, he should be the missing Taoist Sect leader of Xingluo Sword Dao, and also Nan Xianer's father, right?
The Daoist Rhythm was somewhat chaotic, and the Xingluo Sword Dao Sect where the Seventeen Swords of the South belonged was just a small sect.
What surprised Ding Huan was that this guy, the Seventeen Swords of the South, was already a Seventh Step Great Dao powerhouse.
However, he harbored no goodwill towards Xingluo Sword Dao. The last time he saw Xingluo Sword Dao members being besieged, he couldn't be bothered to intervene.
Unexpectedly, by conveniently taking down Wen Chendao, he managed to save the Seventeen Swords of the South; this guy's luck was too good.
He once again directed his gaze to that woman.
The woman wore white, at the True Saint Realm level.
Her Great Dao was somewhat strange, but her appearance was exceedingly stunning, almost rivalling Jia Baihe.
"You are called the Seventeen Swords of the South? Are you the missing Taoist leader of the Xingluo Sword Dao?" Ding Huan asked.
Hearing Ding Huan's calm tone, devoid of any emotion, the Seventeen Swords of the South knew that Ding Huan had no connection with Xingluo Sword Dao.
A strong figure like Ding Huan visiting the World of Gods and knowing of the Xingluo Sword Dao was typical.
"Yes, when I was proving the Seventh Step in the Chaos Zone of the World of Gods, Wen Chendao captured me, and I was subsequently imprisoned in his Tao World."
The Seventeen Swords of the South spoke with respect.
If he were not also at the Seventh Step of the Great Dao, he would have addressed Ding Huan as senior.
Ding Huan knew the Chaos Zone mentioned by the Seventeen Swords of the South was not the one he visited, but another Chaos Zone from before.
"Why did Wen Chendao imprison you in the Tao World instead of killing you?"
The Seventeen Swords of the South cautiously responded, "Because Yan Xiangsi and I are in love, which infuriated Wen Chendao. Wen Chendao dared not kill me, knowing that if he did, Yan Xiangsi would never forgive him."
The Seventeen Swords of the South did not lie, and Ding Huan had even killed Wen Chendao.
In front of a powerhouse like Ding Huan, no matter how brave, he dared not deceive or lie to Ding Huan.
"You may leave." Ding Huan waved his hand, having no interest in the Seventeen Swords of the South.
(Goodnight, Daoist!)