Chapter Fifteen: Captured

  "With your cultivation during the opening period, you managed to block my attack and not die, and even counterattacked, which truly made me look at you in a new light. But do you think that's enough to harm me? How ridiculous!"

  The woman's face was momentarily flustered, then regained its calmness. She didn't seem to have made any movement, but the red silk robe she wore emitted a faint halo of light that completely enveloped her entire body!

  Ding Hao couldn't help but sigh inwardly, what kind of status did this woman have? Not only was her cultivation extremely high, but her body was also filled with magical treasures. Even the clothes she wore were no ordinary product, causing Ding Hao to feel a sense of powerlessness rising in his heart!

  But Ding Hao's offensive did not stop in the slightest, gathering all his strength to wield the Heaven-Defying Demon Sword. Suddenly, Ding Hao felt as if the world had come to a standstill, with only the whistling sound of the sword in his ears. At this moment, he felt that the Heaven-Defying Demon Sword seemed to have come to life in his hand, dancing and cheering.

  He actually yearned for bloodthirsty slaughter! This is Ding Hao's judgment on this phenomenon!

  Just as the Inverse Heaven Sword was about to chop down on Luo Yi's robes, a destructive and earth-shattering aura burst forth from the sword, shooting towards the sky. The Inverse Heaven Sword seemed to be dragging Ding Hao along with it as it continued its ascent.

  The woman's face finally panicked, wanting to retreat was already too late, only to hear a sound of silk tearing accompanied by the woman's cry, followed by the Inverse Heaven Sword seemingly colliding with an iron-like hard object, emitting an even louder ear-piercing friction sound.

  Ding Hao only felt an even more powerful true energy coming from his hand, surging through the Heaven-Defying Demon Sword and spreading throughout his body. He finally lost control of the sword, and a large mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out, completely losing the ability to fight again. However, before falling down, Ding Hao saw that the corner of this woman's mouth was also oozing with a thread of fresh blood!

  After a long time, the woman finally came back to find him again. At this point, Ding Hao really couldn't move at all. This was absolutely the greatest injury he had suffered since his debut. However, this time the woman was extremely cautious and didn't dare to get close, hovering around five zhang away from Ding Hao to observe him.

  Although Ding Hao knew he was doomed, he still found it amusing. Just now, he had pretended to be dead and she hadn't seen through it, but now he didn't even have the strength to pretend, yet she unexpectedly didn't dare to come closer!

  The woman looked at him for a long time, and when she felt that Ding Hao had no counterattack this time, she threw a lock from a distance to tie up Ding Hao's hands before daring to approach. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on Ding Hao, who calmly returned her gaze with no sadness or joy.

  "How dare you let me get hurt, I won't let you die easily, unless I torture you to death, how can I vent my hatred!" The woman said with a light bite of her teeth and an angry tone, even so, it didn't affect her stunning beauty!

  Ding Hao was delighted to hear this and thought that it's better to live a life of shame than to die, as long as he wasn't killed immediately, there would still be a chance for him to escape.

  Just wanted to retort a couple of sentences but found myself without even the strength to open my mouth, so I could only use my eyes to hint that I wasn't dead yet!

  "As soon as I saw those thieving eyes of yours, I felt a pang all over my body. Now, let them stay on your face for a moment longer, until you can speak and ask about my origins clearly. Then, cherish this moment and take a good look at this beautiful world! Hehe!"

  She suddenly showed a happy expression, as if Ding Hao was a fun toy. Ding Hao felt a chill in his heart, this woman's behavior seemed familiar, but he couldn't think of where he had seen it before!

  The woman picked up Ding Hao's Inverse Heaven Devil Sword, looking left and right as if wondering why this sword could exert such power in Ding Hao's hands. As she put it away into her storage ring, Ding Hao couldn't help but wonder about the woman's identity.

  Storage rings are not something that everyone can wear, even the master of the Wuji Sect, Li Nan Tian, only has a storage bracelet. If Ding Hao hadn't encountered this by chance, he would still be using a storage bag.

  But even so, Ding Hao didn't dare to take it out, for fear that others would pry into it and see the girl wearing the ring on her hand, her identity must be extraordinary, she must believe that she has the ability to protect it!

  The woman saw that Ding Hao was only wearing a storage bag, seemingly somewhat disdainful, and didn't even bother to check. Ding Hao let out a sigh of relief, believing that if the contents of his bag were discovered, they would definitely be gone for good.

  Not to mention the preciousness of the Eight-winged Purple Python, but what's hidden inside are all treasures collected by the Wuji Demon Sect over thousands of years. Now that Ding Hao's vision is no longer what it used to be, he naturally knows the value of those items, not to mention the cultivation method of the Zhuxuan Wuji Magic, which will be the greatest reliance for Ding Hao's future development.

  After carrying Ding Hao for a while, the woman threw him to the ground. Only then did Ding Hao have time to look around, and as soon as he did, his soul was scattered. Everything around him was shrouded in a purple glow, and the rolling purple waves above made it impossible to see the horizon.

  This place turned out to be a small-scale killing magic array, and the place where he was located was a small palace floating in mid-air. The palace was protected by an invisible force, forming a huge empty space, and countless purple gases surged into the giant pillars of the palace.

  According to the records of Wuji Magic, this formation is extremely abnormal. If one does not know the key to this formation, even a high-ranking master of the Mahayana period will be blown away and his soul scattered. The material conditions required to create this formation are extremely stringent, and it's almost impossible for anyone who understands it to survive. Even if someone knows the secret, it is very difficult to gather all the necessary materials.

  Fortunately, the Wujimogong had a detailed description of this formation. A thousand years ago, there was a sect called the Jueshamomen that relied on this formation to dominate the world. At that time, the Wujimozong was at its peak, and it took the Sect Master himself, along with ten top masters from within the sect, to break through this formation and destroy the Jueshamomen, killing everyone in the sect before obtaining the secrets of the formation.

  Ding Hao let out a breath of relief after taking a closer look, realizing that this formation was actually fake. Firstly, the formation was incomplete, and secondly, it lacked several crucial materials, so it could only exert one-tenth of its original power. However, even with that, it was still extraordinary, and if a high-level cultivator in the Split Spirit stage didn't understand this formation and entered it, they would undoubtedly die.

  In the palace, Ding Hao found that apart from this woman, there were two old men with gloomy faces and a woman in her thirties who was quite beautiful. They all showed great respect to this woman.

  Ding Hao couldn't see the cultivation of the three people, but he felt that it was even deeper than this woman. In his heart, he was secretly worried, thinking that even if he had taken advantage of the woman's unpreparedness and launched a sneak attack, he would still have been severely injured by her. Now, with these three people added to the mix, it was truly like trying to fly with broken wings!

  The three of them seemed completely unaware of Ding Hao's existence and kept asking questions to the girl.

  A robust and majestic old man said, "Miss just went out for a moment, how did she bring someone back? What's this person's origin? Judging from his cultivation, he's only at the initial stage of enlightenment. What's the point of keeping him?"

  "Wu Changlao, you've underestimated him this time! Indeed, he's only in the initial stage of enlightenment, but just now, he was actually able to harm me. Although it was a sneak attack, it's not ordinary. Moreover, I couldn't even see through the technique he used, which makes me extremely curious!"

  "Oh, this person actually dares to harm the young lady, truly audacious and reckless. If the master finds out about this matter, he will definitely blame us for not being vigilant enough. Now I will execute him on the spot, to avenge the harm he has caused to the young lady!"

  As he spoke, he raised his right hand, and a red light suddenly condensed from his hand. The other two also glared at Ding Hao, as if he had committed some kind of unforgivable sin!

  "Old Wu, don't move your hands! If you want to kill him, I wouldn't have brought him back. It's just that I don't know his identity, and if he has a big background, killing him would be a mistake. Let's interrogate him clearly before killing him, it won't be too late!" The woman stopped this man from taking action.

  "Miss, your cautious thinking is admirable, so I'll spare his life for now. When the time comes, let him know that my hand is ruthless and he dared to harm Miss, I will make sure he can neither live nor die!"

  She took out the Heaven-Defying Devil Sword from her storage ring and handed it over to the old man with the surname Wu, as he no longer moved on his own.

  "Wu Changlao has been cultivating for many years and has traveled the entire Tianxuan Continent, but he can't tell which sect this object belongs to. It doesn't seem like an ordinary object, and in his hands it can exert great power, but when I take it and use it, there's no effect at all. I don't know what the reason is!"

  The old man listened to the woman's words and suddenly felt honored and surprised, repeatedly saying he didn't dare, holding the Inverse Heaven Sword in his hand and playing with it for a moment, his expression becoming more and more puzzled.

  "Please forgive my ignorance, I have never seen the material used to make this sword before. Looking at its black color and enormous shape, it's different from any ordinary precious sword. If I had heard of such a sword before, I would definitely remember it. My knowledge is too shallow, I really don't know where this sword comes from! May I ask, Miss?"

  "Oh, Old Wu is serious, even he doesn't know what this thing is. It seems that this sword is not an ordinary product, we can only wait until the person recovers and can speak before asking again!" The woman said.

  At this time, Ding Hao finally remembered who the woman was. His heart sank even more as he recalled Hu Shuo's description of her - she was ranked first among the most difficult people to provoke in Duanxue Mountain!

  Her name is Feng Xingran, the daughter of Feng Ao Tian, the master of the Lianyu Demon Sect. In Duanhun Mountain, she was a heavenly darling-like existence. Feng Ao Tian loved her dearly and gave her the best magical artifacts and materials to use. She was also very promising, reaching the late stage of Yuan Ying in just over a hundred years. All the magical artifacts on her body were extraordinary, and among the younger generation in Duanhun Mountain, no one could match her. The outstanding disciples of other sects all admired her, whoever could possess her would immediately gain both fame and wealth.

  A feeling of bad luck suddenly arose in his heart. He discovered that the woman's face was changing, and he said: "Several elders pay attention, there are several people who have broken through the array, and their strength is quite extraordinary!"

  Ding Hao was shocked and wondered who would be so bold as to dare to pull out a tiger's teeth.