She had fought against others all her life, but she had never met an enemy like Su Ming. He did not care about how severe his injuries were, even if he had lost an arm or a leg. In fact, it did not affect his level of cultivation too much, and he was completely indifferent to his injuries. Every single time he touched her, a large amount of her flesh and blood would be sucked away, and he would also absorb spirit stones to restore the cultivation base he used up during battle.
This … was impossible for her to fight against him. Even if she was a World Paragon, it would have been easier if she did not have the Crimson Python Phoenix, but now … Su Ming had left an incredibly deep impression on Mei Lan.
'He still has plenty of tricks up his sleeves, such as the Art to control the flow of time just now … He didn't use his full strength! '
Su Ming's entire body was covered in blood, and his chest was a bloody mess. Bones could be seen in many parts of his body, but his expression remained calm. Once he sealed off his blood, he looked at the old woman coldly.
A fierce glare shone in the Crimson Python Phoenix's eyes. It appeared under Su Ming's feet and stared at the old woman. There was a threatening tone in its roar.
At that moment, Su Ming's emaciated body started squirming in a bizarre manner. In an instant, all his wounds healed, and even his severed left arm started growing back rapidly, right under the old woman's shocked gaze. In the blink of an eye, a new arm was formed.
As Su Ming recovered, his body gave off a feeling that he had become even stronger than before. It was a sign that he had refined his body after absorbing the old woman's flesh and blood.
"I originally didn't want to attack, but you've gone too far. I can sense signs of a seal on your body. Your presence might be that of a World Paragon, but what you're showing is only that of a cultivator in Heaven Cultivation Realm. Release the seal and let's fight properly!" Su Ming said flatly as he exercised his left arm. The eight-colored crystal appeared in his left hand.
There was a powerful suppression between Lords of World Planes, Heaven, and Man Cultivation, but Su Ming was much stronger than when he was in Yin Death Region. More importantly, he had a physical body, a sufficient amount of spirit stones, and the Crimson Python Phoenix in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence. Compared to the old woman, she had been here for many years and knew just how difficult this place was. That was why she had sealed up some of her cultivation base. Once she activated the power of World Planes, it would be incredibly difficult for her to recover. Right then, when she faced Su Ming, she instantly felt as if she was riding on a tiger, unable to advance or retreat.
More importantly, she could not quite gauge Su Ming's level of cultivation. Even though she did not see any signs of a seal on his body, his ruthlessness towards himself and the thick murderous aura around him all told her that he was definitely not a simple person.
In addition, the Crimson Python Phoenix was also a beast that gave the old lady a headache. If Tian Lin was willing to take action, she would be able to go all out in the battle. However, in her opinion, Tian Lin had other ideas, which caused her to fall into such a state.
Su Ming was also taking a gamble. He was betting that the old woman would not easily attack him with her full strength due to her wariness.
"Would the two of you listen to me? Since the three of us met in Crimson Flame Planet, we can be considered to have met by fate. Would it be possible for us to not continue?" Tian Lin smiled wryly and moved forward.
The old woman snorted coldly, but she did not refuse.
Su Ming took a step forward to stand on the Crimson Python Phoenix's head and said coldly, "Fellow Daoist Tian, since you are persuading me, I can choose not to fight, but from now on, fellow Daoist Mei Lan is not allowed to take even half a step into the northern region of Crimson Flame Planet without permission!"
The old woman stared at Su Ming. After some time, without a single word, she turned around and turned into a long arc that charged into the distance. In the span of a breath, she disappeared from midair and turned into an illusion.
Tian Lin looked at Su Ming with a wry smile and shook his head.
"Brother Su, fellow Daoist Mei Lan bears no ill will. I … will tell you about this in the future. Fellow Daoist Su, you do not have to worry about the northern region of Crimson Flame Planet. When fellow Daoist Ku Zhu was around, there was a rule that we are not allowed to enter each other's territory.
"I'll take my leave now …" Tian Lin sighed. Once he wrapped his fist in his palm towards Su Ming, he moved, and by the looks of it, he was chasing after Mei Lan.
When he left, the hundreds of cultivators on the ground fell into complete silence. They looked at Su Ming in midair warily.
"From now on, I will be the ruler of the northern region of Crimson Flame Planet. When I isolate myself, all of you will listen to Yue Hong Bang's orders." Su Ming swept his gaze across the land, and his aloof words traveled into all the people's hearts.
"Understood!" The hundreds of people wrapped their fists in their palms and bowed together without a hint of hesitation.
They knew that once the Crimson Python Phoenix broke out of the seal, Qi Bei Shan's bizarre death, and Su Ming's brief but intense fight against the World Paragon Mei Lan, the northern region of Crimson Flame Planet would become Su Ming's territory.
In the future, there could only be one will in this place, and that would be Su Ming's will. All those who went against this will would be destroyed.
Yue Hong Bang's voice was the loudest among the hundreds of people worshiping him at the same time. There was excitement on his face at that moment. Ever since his ancestor had been killed by the True Guards, this sort of status and status had never appeared before. At the moment he regained it, Yue Hong Bang was excited, and his gaze when he looked towards Su Ming was filled with zealous respect.
"My fellow Daoists, all of you know what kind of person I am. From now on, I hope that all of you will help me so that we can regain the strength of the northern region in the past!
"There is only one thing I want to say today, and that is for all of you to gather … these blue stones. The more, the better!" Yue Hong Bang cast a glance at Su Ming, then immediately spoke to the hundreds of people.
Su Ming no longer bothered himself with what was happening in this place. He turned around and walked towards the ground, arriving outside Qi Bei Shan's collapsed cave abode. Once he sat down cross-legged, the gigantic Crimson Python Phoenix lay down by the side and looked around warily. It would occasionally look towards the sky with a slightly dazed look on its face.
The bald crane's eyes shone brightly. It flew to Yue Hong Bang's side and said something in a low whisper. Yue Hong Bang quickly obeyed respectfully. He could tell that the bald crane's status was definitely not ordinary in Su Ming's eyes, and he had also seen it breaking the seal with his own eyes. What shocked him the most was the bald crane's reward. From the depths of his heart, he did not want to offend the bald crane.
Su Ming picked up a blue stone as he sat down, closed his eyes, and gradually started absorbing it. That stone soon turned into ashes, but there were quite a lot of blue stones in this place. After a moment of pensive silence, Su Ming decided to temporarily isolate himself in this place to train.
In the blink of an eye, a month gradually went by. More blue stones piled up around Su Ming. These were all sent over by the hundreds of people from the northern region based on Yue Hong Bang's orders, and they were enough for Su Ming to absorb for a short period of time.
As he continued absorbing the stones, his physical power became stronger. One night, Su Ming opened his eyes in the midst of his training. He looked at the red moon in the sky. This might not be the first time he knew that the moon in Crimson Flame Planet was red, but every single time he saw it, he would still stare at it quietly.
However, on this night, in another direction in the night sky, there was a bright star shining with a light that seemed to be comparable to that of the moon. It was very clear, very gentle, and it shone together with the moon.
Su Ming did not know that this unique day where the moon shone was a star was a special day that only happened once a year in Crimson Flame Planet. At some unknown point in time, this day had turned into a tradition for the people in Crimson Flame Planet. It was the day that a man and a woman who depended on each other for survival in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence would become partners of Dao.
Because the brilliant star and moon in the night sky were also known as a lifetime.
"I don't have love anymore, but I still have someone I miss …" The area was quiet. The Crimson Python Phoenix had its eyes closed and was pretending to sleep. The bald crane had disappeared somewhere. In the silence, Su Ming's soft murmurs echoed in the air.
Su Ming touched his chest and looked at the star and moon in the sky. He then whispered in anguish, a question that no one cared about. "I don't have love anymore, but why does my heart … ache when I miss her..?"
- I hope everyone is happy today. I remember that today … seems to be my wedding anniversary … Heh heh, just now, my wife sent me a text asking me whether I know what day it is today.
How could I forget? (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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