In the beginning, Duan Lingtian already felt that something was amiss.
As the Island Master of Half Moon Island, by right, he would not lack a suitable successor. However, he still asked the other three Overseas Saint Islands to gather powerhouses in the prime of their lives. It was really puzzling.
Earlier, Duan Lingtian learned this from Wang Ba.
In the Dao Martial Saint Land, Martial and Dao Cultivators below the age of seventy were considered to be in the prime of their lives.
After all, as long as a Martial and Dao Cultivator in the Dao Martial Saint Land broke through to the Mortal Shedding Stage, they would have a lifespan of three hundred years. Once they broke through to the Saint Rudiment Stage, their lifespan would increase by another two hundred years.
As for Saint Stage powerhouses, it was even more ridiculous.
Even the weakest one could live up to a thousand years.
Those who were at the top would have an endless lifespan. As long as they were not killed, they could live as long as heaven and earth.
Due to this reason, people below the age of seventy were considered to be in the prime of their lives in the Dao Martial Saint Land.
"No wonder the Hidden Fog Martial Competition only allows those whose age can be measured by the Age Measuring Pearl to participate … Wouldn't those whose age can be measured by the Age Measuring Pearl be below the age of seventy?"
After putting everything together, Duan Lingtian finally realized what was going on.
From the beginning, Di Yong, the Island Master of Half Moon Island, was lying when he said he wanted to take in a direct disciple to be the next Island Master of Half Moon Island.
His intention was to get the three Overseas Saint Islands to send powerhouses in the prime of their lives to him so that he could absorb their vital essence.
"Absorbing the vital essence of Martial and Dao Cultivators in the prime of their lives to raise their own strength … This kind of Devil Technique is the lowest level Devil Technique in the Dao Martial Saint Land."
Wang Ba's voice resonated in Duan Lingtian's mind. It was filled with disdain.
As a former Saint Stage powerhouse, he had his own pride. As a Devil Cultivator, he looked down on Devil Cultivators who cultivated low-level Devil Techniques the most.
In his opinion, this kind of Devil Cultivators were trash!
They did not even deserve to carry his shoes.
"The lowest level Devil Technique? Don't tell me this kind of Devil Technique can only raise one's strength? "
Duan Lingtian asked.
"As long as there are enough Martial and Dao cultivators in the prime of their lives for him to absorb the essence of … he will be able to improve greatly. His cultivation speed is not inferior to that of a middle-grade devil art cultivator."
Wang Ba said.
"How can it only be a low-grade demonic art with such great improvement and fast cultivation speed?"
Duan Lingtian was a little confused.
"This kind of low-grade devil art is even inferior to other low-grade devil arts … Sometimes, it's not a good thing to have a large increase in cultivation speed."
Wang Ba snorted, "It's fine if people who cultivate this kind of Devil Technique are willing to stay at the Mortal Shedding Stage for the rest of their lives … However, if they try to break through to the Saint Rudiment Stage, there's a 90% chance that they'll die!"
"In the early stages of cultivating this kind of low-grade Devil Technique, even the cultivator himself won't be able to notice anything. However, once he tries to break through to the Saint Rudiment Stage, he'll realize he's unknowingly planted a seed of disaster that's capable of killing him!"
Wang Ba finished in one breath.
Duan Lingtian suddenly understood. "So that's how it is."
"Wang Ba."
Suddenly, Duan Lingtian recalled something. "Is there anything special about Di Yong absorbing the essence of powerhouses in the prime of their lives?"
"Of course."
Wang Ba said, "The stronger the strength of a middle-aged man, the more powerful his essence will be … Otherwise, why do you think he urged the three Overseas Saint Islands to select the most outstanding 90 people?"
Duan Lingtian nodded. He finally understood.
"Boy, you still haven't answered me … How do you know I'm going to absorb your essence?"
Di Yong's voice resonated and startled Duan Lingtian.
When Duan Lingtian regained his senses, horror dawned on him when he saw the scene before his eyes.
Heavens!
What did he just see?!
He saw Di Yong standing in the distance. Unknowingly, streaks of black light extended from his body. Each streak of black light was connected to a person and eighty-six middle-aged powerhouses.
Today, apart from Di Yong and the three Vice Island Masters of Half Moon Island, there were only eighty-eight people, including Duan Lingtian, who had entered the depths of the mountain.
There were originally ninety of them.
Since Han Xuenai killed two people from Coral Island, there were two fewer people.
When Duan Ling Tian had broken the Illusory Formation and regained his senses, Han Xue Nai had already noticed that she was gone.
Therefore, apart from him, there were only eighty-six people left.
Now, all eighty-six people were connected to the streaks of black light extending from Di Yong's body. The streaks of black light exuded a bone-chilling aura.
"This aura … seems somewhat familiar."
While Duan Lingtian's expression changed drastically, his heart jolted. He felt like he had encountered a similar aura somewhere before, but he could not recall it at the moment.
Di Yong stood in the air. The eighty-six streaks of black light extending from his body seemed to form a spider web, and he was the 'spider' in the middle of the spider web.
As for the eighty-six people connected by the streaks of black light, they were like its prey.
Boom!
Suddenly, a loud, muffled sound resonated.
It was a shockwave gushing out of Di Yong's body. It swept out and shook Duan Lingtian's internal organs so much that he almost spat out blood.
After a while, Duan Lingtian regained his senses.
"That's …"
At this moment, Duan Lingtian saw the eighty-six people connected by the streaks of black light. His body trembled all of a sudden. Subsequently, traces of blood-red mist extended from their bodies and swept toward Di Yong along with the streaks of black light.
"Wang Yu?"
At this moment, Duan Lingtian saw one of them open his eyes. It was the direct disciple of Qing Xuan's Emperor Wu, Wang Yu.
Just as Wang Yu opened his eyes, he seemed to have noticed something. His expression changed drastically.
Weng!
Without any hesitation, Wang Yu raised his hand and swept out his palm blade. He easily cut off the streaks of black light that connected him and broke free.
"So weak?"
Seeing that the streaks of black light were so easily cut off by Wang Yu and that there was no more blood-red mist on Wang Yu's body, Duan Lingtian's eyes suddenly lit up.
Did this mean that as long as he made a move, he could easily cut off the other eighty-five streaks of black light and save everyone?
Just as Duan Lingtian was about to give it a try, Wang Ba's voice was heard. It was like a bucket of cold water had been poured on his head. "Young man, for those streaks of black light, unless the person is connected, the other person who wants to cut them off must be at least as strong as Di Yong."
"Hmm?"
Hearing this, Duan Lingtian could not help but frown. "Based on what you're saying, the person who is connected can cut off these streaks of black light?"
"Didn't you see it? This young man named 'Wang Yu' easily cut off the streaks of black light that connected him … The reason why it was so easy was because the streaks of black light wanted to absorb his essence and did not repel him. "
"It's impossible for him to cut off the other eighty-five streaks of black light."
As soon as Wang Ba's words left his mouth, Duan Lingtian saw Wang Yu making a move at lightning speed. He wanted to save his fellow disciples … There were a few people under Qing Xuan's Emperor Wu who were in the top thirty of the Hidden Fog Martial Arts Competition.
However, no matter how Wang Yu attacked, even if he used his spirit weapon or his innate ability, he could not do anything to the streaks of black light that were connected to his fellow disciples.
At this moment, Wang Yu's expression changed drastically.
Looking at 'Di Yong' who was in the middle of the eighty-five streaks of black light, Wang Yu looked around and quickly noticed Duan Lingtian. His eyes lit up immediately.
"Duan Lingtian, what's going on?"
Wang Yu came to Duan Lingtian's side and asked with a grave expression.
In the distance, the eighty-five streaks of black light continued to send the dense blood-red mist into Di Yong's body.
At the same time, the skin of those who were connected to the eighty-five streaks of black light began to age. The most obvious change was for those who were originally young.
As the blood-red mist continued to seep out of their bodies and was sent into Di Yong's body through the black light, wrinkles began to appear on their faces.
As the wrinkles continued to increase, their black hair began to turn white.
In front of them, having one's hair turn white overnight was nothing at all.
In just a few moments, their black hair had turned completely white.
Just by looking at them with his naked eyes, Duan Lingtian could see that their Vital Essence was flowing away. Their vitality was also weakening. When the last trace of their Vital Essence was absorbed, their lives would come to an end.
"What a fast absorption speed!"
Duan Lingtian's expression changed drastically. He did not even have the time to explain to Wang Yu. He immediately asked Wang Ba, "Bastard, if I use the Devilseal Tablet, will I be able to deal with him?"
Earlier, Duan Lingtian had already recalled the reason he found Di Yong's aura familiar. It was because the Devilseal Tablet's aura was similar.
The Devilseal Tablet was a Super Saint Weapon that was ranked in the Ten Great Saint Weapons Ranking of the Dao Martial Saint Land. It was not powerful, but it had a shocking ability.
It could suppress a Devil Cultivator!
To be more precise, it could suppress a Devil Cultivator's soul.
"Of course! With your cultivation base, you can use the Devilseal Tablet to deal with him. "
Wang Ba said.
"Why didn't you remind me earlier?"
When Duan Lingtian heard Wang Ba's words, horror dawned on him when he saw the eighty-five people were about to die.
"I don't want to talk about it."
Wang Ba said matter-of-factly.
He made it very clear that he did not want to talk about the Devilseal Tablet.
As a Devil Cultivator, especially one who had been suppressed by the Devilseal Tablet for many years, Wang Ba hated the Devilseal Tablet from the bottom of his soul. Naturally, he did not want to talk about it.
As for the lives of the eighty-five people, they were worthless in his eyes.
"I'll deal with you later!"
Duan Lingtian cursed. With a raise of his hand, the Royal Grade Spirit Bow and Arrow appeared. He pulled the bowstring to the shape of a full moon and shot an arrow out.
Body and Arrow Synchronization!
At the same time that Duan Ling Tian stepped on the arrows and flashed out, he put away the strong bow in his hand. Subsequently, another stone tablet appeared in his hand. It was a stone tablet that had a missing corner.
The moment the stone tablet appeared, it was as though it had been injected with chicken blood. It pulled Duan Lingtian toward Di Yong's direction.
At this moment, Duan Lingtian's speed increased again.
The Devilseal Tablet was extremely sensitive to Devil Cultivators who did not deliberately hide their souls.
Its mission was to suppress the souls of Devil Cultivators.
"Die!"
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