It was the darkest moment before dawn. Even the fog in Heartgrave Valley had dimmed a little.
After a night of fighting, countless people had been buried in the valley forever.
However, Du Ying was still alive.
He had escaped from the Soul-Breaking Gorge and came to the gate of Heartgrave Mountain Villa.
However, what awaited him here was a scene of blood flowing like a river.
At this moment, the gate of Heartgrave Mountain Villa was wide open. From the doorsill to the gate, and then to the courtyard of the villa, as far as the eye could see … there were corpses.
Most of the corpses were fully armed soldiers of the imperial court. Some of them were dressed like servants, and some were wearing flying suits. However, the most eye-catching ones … were the corpses of a few old women.
Du Ying knew very well that these old women who served the King of Hell were all experts. They had served the King of Hell for many years, and they had received more guidance than anyone else in the valley. Even the weakest of them could defeat the leaders of the top sects in the martial arts world.
However, it was precisely this group of people who had died here with the soldiers …
"What's going on?" Du Ying's worldview had been refreshed several times in the past few hours. Compared to the shock brought to him by Yuan Qi, Red Cherry, and Feng Bujue, his reaction to this scene was a little dull.
"Oh? There's still one alive here … "Suddenly, a soft and feminine voice came into Du Ying's ears.
When Du Ying heard this, he felt the blood in his body go cold, because the voice came from just a few inches behind him.
"Who is it?!" Du Ying turned around like a frightened bird.
Then, he saw Cao Qin.
"Oh, it's Du Ying." Eunuch Cao looked at his face and said, "You've escaped from the Soul-Breaking Gorge, haven't you?"
"Who … who are you?" Du Ying couldn't help but take a step back. He didn't know why, but he felt an instinctive fear. "Did you kill all these people?"
"I am Cao Qin." Cao Qin put his hands behind his back and said calmly, "These people … I killed some of them, but I didn't."
"What … what happened here?" Du Ying asked hesitantly. At the same time, he had already secretly circulated his True Essence to prevent the other party from doing anything that would be disadvantageous to him.
"Is it really necessary for a person who is about to die to know so much?" Cao Xin asked coldly.
"Even if I am going to die …" Du Yin tried his best to control his breathing and replied darkly, "It is always good to die knowing the reason behind it."
"Hmm …" Cao Qin nodded. "That makes sense." He paused for a moment. "Since you're a grandmaster and you're already so old, I'll fulfill your last wish."
When Du Ying heard this, he did not respond. He just silently waited for the other to continue.
Cao Qin thought for a few seconds before he continued, "Chang Wei killed Zhu Zhizhou. Then, the seven masters from the imperial court killed Chang Wei. After that, King Yanluo and I went to kill the seven masters. However, they scattered into the villa and summoned the soldiers outside. So, King Yanluo, King Yanluo, and the maids in the villa went through a lot of trouble and killed all of them. "
"You …" Although Du Ying heard the whole story, he did not understand the reason behind it. Therefore, his face was still filled with shock and confusion. "Who are you?"
"He is like my father and my teacher."
The person who answered this question was King Yanluo …
At this moment, her figure also appeared in the courtyard in front of the door. Her attire was actually exactly the same as Cao Qin's … A simple and elegant long robe wrapped around her enchanting figure. At her waist, there was also a wine jug.
"What?" Du Ying could not believe his ears. He thought that King Yanluo's cultivation was unparalleled in the world. He did not expect to hear such words from King Yanluo's mouth today.
"Then … do you understand the reason for your death now?" Cao Qin asked.
"I …" Du Ying failed to answer Cao Xin's question because he only had time to say one word before his head was separated from his neck … and landed in Hades' hands.
It was a slender hand that was as white as jade, and it was also a deadly hand … This hand was perhaps more deadly than any weapon in this world.
Two seconds later, Cao Qin suddenly turned around and said to the corner of the courtyard, "Ladies, you have been watching for a long time. Why don't you come out and talk to me?"
Originally, there was nothing there. However, as soon as Cao Xin finished speaking, the light barrier suddenly disappeared, revealing Hong Ying's group of four.
"Since the two of you have found out, I might as well be frank with you …" This time, Xu Huai Shang did not ask the Bloody Rose to do the talking. Instead, she asked directly, "First of all … are you going to kill us as well?"
"That will depend on your attitudes." King Yanluo said as he raised his hand to point at the corpses on the ground. "Look … my maids are all dead. I wonder … if the four of you are interested in serving me?"
"If a negative answer means death, then I am afraid we cannot refuse." Xu Huai Shang replied.
"Haha … Why do you have to show such a displeased expression?" King Yanluo smiled. That smile was so beautiful that it was intoxicating. "You should be happy. In fact … you are very lucky." She waved her sleeves and said, "In the past few years, my maidservants did not have to worry about food and clothing, but they did not live a good life. But from now on, it will be different … From today onwards, I will be the supreme master of the martial arts world. After you leave the valley with me, you will enjoy endless glory, splendor, wealth and rank."
Just as she finished speaking, before Xu Huai Shang could respond, suddenly!
"Martial? Lin? Zhi? Zun? "
A voice that was extremely despicable and resounded through the clouds tore through the air …
The voice repeated these four words word by word. There was obvious doubt and mockery in his tone.
Without a doubt, there was only one person in the entire scenario who had the ability to cheat the pocket watch and the interest to do something like that.
"Humph … This is going to be interesting." Cao Xin closed his eyes and chuckled.
The next second, Feng Bujue's figure appeared on top of the manor's tall wall. Even though … the door was just a few meters away and it was still open.
"I am here! Who dares to call themselves the ruler of the martial arts world? " After he appeared, another line of mockery came out of his mouth. It was as if he was looking down on everyone.
By then, Yuan Qi, Underworld Frontline and the rest of the martial artists had already passed through the village and arrived at the manor's gate.
Hearing Brother Jue's words, Leader Yuan's expression turned awkward. Technically speaking … as the leader of the martial arts world, Yuan Qi should be the one who had the right to say something like that. But … how could he say something like that? However, he couldn't say that his Brother Jue was spouting nonsense. After all, this kid was on his side and his martial arts were immeasurable. It would be unwise to get into a conflict with him at a time like this.
Therefore, Yuan Qi pretended that he didn't hear anything and quickly changed the topic, "Hades! Stop dreaming! " He yelled, "Today, heroes from all over the world are gathered here. We will not allow you to hand over the art of immortality to …"
When the words' imperial court 'reached his mouth, he happened to see the corpses of the soldiers in front of him. This caused him to swallow the second half of his words back down.
"Go on, why did you stop?" The King of Hell looked at him and the leaders of the various sects behind him, hatred flashing in his eyes. "You want to accuse me of colluding with the imperial court, and then make me give you the Art of Immortality?"
"Humph …" Yuan Qi waved his sleeves and scoffed. "Even if you didn't collude with the imperial court, it is a fact that you have been harboring villains in the martial arts world all these years. Scum like you …"
"Shut up!" At that moment, Hades roared and cut Yuan Qi off.
Instantly, a wave of true energy spread out with murderous intent and sound waves …
The four members of Red Cherry Blossom were unlucky. Since they were closer, they were mysteriously hit by the sound wave attack and lost twenty percent of their Life Points.
The four members of Underworld Frontline were further away, but they were not spared from the AoE attack. All of them lost fifteen percent of their Life Points.
Of course, compared to the martial artists, the players were considered lucky … Because their power system was not built on the basis of 'internal energy', this attack did not deal the full damage to them. What they suffered … was the damage from the 'sound wave'. In reality, the damage that was built on the basis of 'internal energy resonance' was the most fatal.
After the roar, other than the eight players, Cao Xin, and Yuan Qi, everyone else present coughed up blood from Hades' roar. They collapsed to the ground with shock on their faces.
These people were either famous martial artists who had been famous for a long time or the leaders of famous martial arts schools. There were also young and promising martial arts prodigies.
However, among these people, none of them were able to withstand this attack.
Even though no one died on the spot, the internal injuries caused by this attack made it so that they could not stand up.
This roar … appeared simple and crude, but it was actually imbued with incredibly profound knowledge about martial arts. Setting aside the players, if the martial artists in this world wanted to defend against this move, they had to do two things. First, they had to have more than twenty years' worth of qi cultivation methods that were at the normal standard of martial arts. Second, they had to sense and determine the secret behind the move at the instant the other party executed it, and they had to immediately use their qi to create a barrier in their body to cover their main organs.
Only by doing these two things would they be able to defend against this attack, or else …
"Ha …" Hades looked at the martial artists who started to meditate after they fell to the ground, and he chuckled coldly. "What kind of 'heroes' are you? Do you really think you can be called heroes?" As she spoke, she shifted her gaze to Yuan Qi. "You, on the other hand, as a chess piece … You're quite something."
"Yes, about that … I'm quite surprised as well," Cao Qin added.
"What are you talking about? Who is the chess piece?" Yuan Qi's forehead was already dripping with cold sweat. The martial arts cultivation demonstrated by Yama's attack just now had already made him feel despair. If it weren't for the four Broken Sword Chahitsu cultivators standing beside him, he would most likely have surrendered.
"You don't understand, right?" Cao Qin smiled at him and said five words. Then, he suddenly changed his voice to a hoarse state. "Then if I say it like this … will you understand?"
"You!" In an instant, Yuan Qi's spirit … was pushed to the brink of collapse.
This was because he recognized that voice. It was a voice that he would never forget.
"You … you are …" Yuan Qi's body and voice were trembling uncontrollably.
"Yes, I'm that blind fortune-teller." Cao Qin put his hands behind his back and looked at Yuan Qi calmly. "And you … are a chess piece that I buried in the Jianghu more than twenty years ago."
"No … that's impossible …" Yuan Qi said in shock. "You and I only met by chance … If I didn't come to you for fortune-telling, you wouldn't have discovered that I have the Star of Destiny Mysterious Skill!"
"Yes, we did meet by chance," Cao Qin replied. "But you have to understand … whether we met by chance or not, the result would have been the same." He paused for half a second. "Aside from Destiny Star Mysterious Skill, I know at least twelve other ultimate techniques that can allow you to dominate the martial arts world if you obtain one of them. Among them, there are ten that I can teach to others at any time. In other words, as long as I want to, I can easily support a martial arts alliance leader. What I need … is a person who knows how to cherish opportunities and ten years of time. "
Hearing this, Yuan Qi's psychological barrier completely collapsed. He realized that the cultivation and calculation of this person in front of him were beyond the reach of ordinary people. He did not need to try to know that no matter what he did, it would be futile in front of this person.
"Eunuch Cao, what are you doing? Can you explain it to us?" At this moment, Feng Bujue spoke again. His tone did not change at all.
"Haha … Master Feng, speaking of which, this matter is related to Broken Sword Chahitsu as well," Cao Qin replied.
"Oh?" Feng Bujue's reaction was unbelievably fast. "Could it be … related to the Sword Duel in Chang Lin?"
"Yes," Cao Qin replied. Cao Qin replied. "Looks like Master Feng still remembers me. That's good …" He raised his hand and gestured at King Yanluo. "Allow me to formally introduce everyone … This' King Yanluo 'is the orphan of Blue Sky Sword Lin Chang … Lin Yan."
"Oh …" With just this one sentence, Feng Bujue deduced a lot of things.
"And I …" Cao Qin glanced at Lin Yan. "am her godfather."
Just as he finished his introduction, Lin Yan took light steps and turned to face Feng Bujue. She raised her head and said, "Master Feng, Lin Yan … I've heard a lot about you."
The King of Hell's words … shocked everyone. From Yuan Qi, to the members of Red Cherry Blossom, to the martial artists, to the audience … they all looked at Feng Bujue as if they were looking at a god.
"For forty years … I've been dreaming of meeting you …" Then, a strange smile appeared on Lin Yan's face. That smile was tinged with excitement, cruelty, and an indescribable emotion. "You can't imagine how many times I've killed you in my dreams … It's because of that hatred for you that I've become who I am today."
Then, she untied the wine pot from her waist … She leaned forward, lifted the pot, stretched her neck, opened her red lips, and drank heartily.
She was so engrossed in drinking that even though the wine flowed out of her mouth, down her chin, down her neck, and into her heaving chest … she did not care.
In the lonely valley, in the waning autumn, under the fog, in front of the flowers.
The beautiful woman drank the entire pot of wine. Then, she twisted her waist and straightened her body. She stared at Feng Bujue with a pair of seductive eyes. "Today, I'm finally going to get what I want …" She threw the wine pot in her hand away, opened her palms, and released her vital energy. "… I'll kill you and avenge my father!"
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