Chapter 00230: Welcome to Attack
# Welcome to Attack
Chapter 230
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 230: Welcome to Attack
Qin Yanxiao knew this was a sixth-level killing array.
As long as there was a spiritual source, she alone wouldn’t be able to break it open in a short time.
If Ding Huan hadn’t been watching her, she might have been able to slowly wear it down over time.
But now, she could only try to find the core of the array and break it open by destroying it.
Before she could locate the core, Ding Huan suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Ding Huan?" Qin Yanxiao’s heart skipped a beat, and an inexplicable fear surged within her.
She wasn’t afraid of Ding Huan alone, but the combination of Ding Huan and the sixth-level killing array sent chills down her spine.
To be honest, although she had previously told the leader of the Sect Alliance, Hu Wuxin, that Qu Yueshan had died at Ding Huan’s hands, she hadn’t really believed it herself.
But now that she was facing Ding Huan, she wished everything she had said about him was true.
"That’s right, it’s me. The guy whose soul I just destroyed—what’s your name? I don’t want you to die as a nameless ghost," Ding Huan said casually, even as the sixth-level killing array activated.
"Brother Ding, stop! This was my mistake. I’m the sect master of the Twin Soul Sect. If you spare me this once, I’ll do anything for you."
At this moment, the cold and aloof demeanor she usually displayed in front of others vanished.
Several terrifying blade lights tore through Qin Yanxiao’s clothes, drawing sprays of blood.
For the first time, she felt the threat of death.
"Little sister? Don’t make me vomit up the food I ate tens of thousands of years ago. You’re a centuries-old hag, pretending to be a young girl after possessing one. Have you no shame? The poor girl you possessed must be miserable. A disgusting sect like the Twin Soul Sect should be wiped out sooner rather than later, to cleanse the cultivation world."
Ding Huan had no sympathy for the Twin Soul Sect.
A sect that specifically recruited talented disciples for their elders to possess—he truly despised it.
"You’re asking for death…" Ding Huan’s words completely shattered Qin Yanxiao’s composure.
The one thing she hated most was being called old.
Not only had Ding Huan touched on her sore spot, but he had also broken through her last line of defense.
Qin Yanxiao’s Seven Slaughter Rainbow surged with a violent, extreme killing intent as it rushed toward Ding Huan.
But Ding Huan didn’t even bother to move.
The sixth-level killing array was fully activated.
His battle with Yi Wandao had taught him that to find a cultivator who could give him a decent fight, they needed to be at least at the mid to late Soul Formation stage.
Both Yi Wandao and Qin Yanxiao were only at the early Soul Formation stage, and their true essence hadn’t even been fully condensed.
Blade after blade of light pierced through Qin Yanxiao’s body.
Suddenly, she realized she was trapped in someone else’s sixth-level killing array.
Calming down, she stopped begging for mercy.
She knew very well that Ding Huan wouldn’t spare her, nor would he be swayed by her appearance.
Trapped in the killing array, more blade lights pierced her body.
Qin Yanxiao stopped struggling.
In a sixth-level killing array, any resistance would be futile.
Ding Huan’s Farewell Spear shot out, a spear light enveloping all the blade lights in the array as it struck Qin Yanxiao.
"Pfft!" The spear pierced through Qin Yanxiao’s forehead, sending a spray of blood.
To Ding Huan’s surprise, she didn’t resist.
Instead, she looked at him calmly and said, "Whether you believe it or not, before I joined the Twin Soul Sect, I was also a victim… A Twin Soul Sect elder named Qin Yanxiao tried to possess me, but I ended up devouring her soul instead… Later, I learned to possess others too… You’re right… Haha…"
After those last words, Qin Yanxiao’s soul collapsed, and she fell dead in Ding Huan’s killing array.
Ding Huan casually collected her storage ring.
Qin Yanxiao might have once been a victim, but Ding Huan felt no sympathy for her.
His divine sense swept out, and he found that most of the attackers who had stormed the Blue Star Sect were already dead.
Even if Liu Yinzhu and Sang Yuhe hadn’t entered the killing array to finish them off, these people wouldn’t have survived the sixth-level killing array.
Ding Huan had only let them in to kill a few so they could gain some loot.
With a wave of his hand, Ding Huan collected the array flags, and the killing array disappeared.
Three injured Foundation Establishment cultivators and one Perfect Core Formation cultivator stood in place.
The three Foundation Establishment cultivators were holding up shields in terror, standing back-to-back to block the killing lights in the array.
They had been in a safe spot, and Liu Yinzhu and the others hadn’t noticed them, allowing them to barely survive until now.
The Perfect Core Formation cultivator was pale, missing an arm, with a large cauldron in front of him.
The cauldron had blocked 90% of the attacks.
Liu Yinzhu, Sang Yuhe, and Qin Qingshan all looked at Ding Huan with excitement.
They had sect jade talismans crafted by Ding Huan, allowing them to fight safely within the killing array.
Especially Liu Yinzhu and Sang Yuhe, who had clearly felt the strength of the Stellar Realm when fighting against Core Formation cultivators.
At the same level, they could truly crush their opponents.
Moreover, the sect’s protective array was incredibly powerful.
Sometimes, when facing several late-stage Core Formation cultivators, they could simply hide in the array’s safe zone and watch as their enemies were slaughtered by the killing array.
"Sect Master Ding…" Hong Tiao finally regained his senses and called out in a trembling voice.
He had seen the corpses of Yi Wandao, the sect master of the Moon Shadow Sect, and Qin Yanxiao, the sect master of the Twin Soul Sect.
He considered himself lucky to have survived the killing array without encountering Ding Huan.
"Sect Master, this is Hong Tiao, the sect master of the Beast Taming Sect," Liu Yinzhu volunteered.
Ding Huan chuckled, "It seems my Blue Star Sect is an easy target. Even trash sects think they can come and take a bite."
"Sect Master Ding, I was incited by Qin Yanxiao and Yi Wandao. The leader of the Cultivation World Sect Alliance, Hu Wuxin, asked me to help them. I deeply regret it now."
Knowing his life was on the line, Hong Tiao’s desire to survive was at its peak.
"When I killed Yi Wandao earlier, I made him leave a compensation crystal. But I didn’t ask Qin Yanxiao to leave one. Do you know why?" Ding Huan asked.
Hearing this, Hong Tiao shivered involuntarily.
"I’m too foolish to understand. Please enlighten me, Sect Master Ding."
His voice trembled.
He had guessed the answer but didn’t dare say it, because it meant he was going to die.
"Record your compensation in this crystal. Remember, if I’m not satisfied, I won’t accept it."
Ding Huan tossed a crystal to Hong Tiao.
He wasn’t lying.
The reason he hadn’t asked Qin Yanxiao to leave a compensation crystal and had even mocked her was that he had never intended to let the Twin Soul Sect survive.
Hong Tiao’s desire to survive reached its peak.
He knew whether he lived or died depended on how much benefit his survival would bring to Ding Huan.
"Sect Master Ding, my Beast Taming Sect has an ancient beast egg. According to records, it might be a remnant of a divine beast…"
Ding Huan sneered, "So you’re planning to give me this beast egg?"
Hong Tiao hurriedly explained, "The egg has been sealed in the sect’s treasure vault with a restriction. Only my dao companion can retrieve it. Besides the divine beast egg, I can also compensate with a starry sky spiritual vein, ten million high-grade spirit stones, and a second-level mountain-guarding sharp-beaked tiger…"
"A starry sky spiritual vein?" Ding Huan was immediately intrigued.
Even a low-grade starry sky spiritual vein was more valuable to him than a regular high-grade spiritual vein.
The most important thing about a starry sky spiritual vein was that it contained the laws of the starry sky.
If he could implant it beneath the Blue Star Sect’s mountain, both cultivation speed and comprehension would rise to a new level.
This was especially true since his sect’s grand dao technique was the Small Universe Art.
"Yes, my master found it while searching for starry sky beasts. I’m willing to offer it as compensation to Sect Master Ding," Hong Tiao said with utmost sincerity.
Ding Huan thought to himself, this Beast Taming Sect didn’t look like much, but it was surprisingly wealthy.
Being so rich and still trying to plunder other sects—serves them right.
Ding Huan agreed to the terms.
"Fine, bring everything you mentioned, and I’ll let you go this once. As long as your sect doesn’t cross me in the future, I’ll let bygones be bygones. But if there’s a next time… you know what will happen."
"Yes, thank you, Sect Master Ding. Please release the sect’s restriction so I can send a flying sword message back to my sect."
Seeing Ding Huan agree, Hong Tiao quickly expressed his gratitude.
As Ding Huan opened the sect’s restriction, Hong Tiao sent out a flying sword message.
Looking at the three terrified Foundation Establishment cultivators, Ding Huan coldly asked, "Are any of you from the Beast Taming Sect?"
A short man quickly stepped forward.
"This junior is Qian Wu, a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect."
Ding Huan raised his hand and shot out two blade lights.
The other two Foundation Establishment cultivators didn’t even have time to cry out before they were killed.
Ding Huan looked at Hong Tiao.
"Since you’ve admitted your mistake sincerely, I’ll spare one of your sect’s disciples. Also, quickly collect the bodies of your sect members."
"Yes, thank you, Sect Master Ding."
Hong Tiao hurriedly went to collect the bodies without storage bags.
The Blue Star Sect’s protective array opened, and the onlookers rushed forward.
When they saw the ground littered with corpses, they were horrified and quickly retreated.
Ding Huan walked to the entrance of the sect’s protective array and looked at the crowd of spectators.
"Are you all here to attack my Blue Star Sect? Welcome, please come in."
He even made a welcoming gesture.
"No, I was just passing by," a Core Formation cultivator said before quickly retreating.
He had seen the corpses of Yi Wandao and Qin Yanxiao, both Soul Formation experts.
If even they had died in the Blue Star Sect, who would dare attack it?
"Then get lost, or you won’t be leaving," Ding Huan said coldly.
Even though he didn’t make a move, just a cold snort was enough to make the Core Formation cultivator retreat to the back of the crowd without another word.
Ding Huan walked outside the sect, tossed out a pile of array flags, and then grabbed with his hand.
In the next moment, the corpses of Yi Wandao, the sect master of the Moon Shadow Sect, and Qin Yanxiao, the sect master of the Twin Soul Sect, were lifted and nailed outside the sect.
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