Chapter 00249: I’m Happy
# I’m Happy
Chapter 249
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 249: I’m Happy
"Crack!"
A crisp sound echoed through the sea of consciousness as the galaxy within trembled under the influence of the Great Cosmic Art.
Ding Huan was startled.
He noticed that one of the stars orbiting the periphery of his main star had disappeared.
Originally, there were twelve small stars circling his main star, but now there were only eleven.
Along with the missing star, nine satellites that had been orbiting it were also gone.
Ding Huan quickly realized what had happened.
The missing star hadn’t vanished; it had simply relocated to another part of his sea of consciousness.
What was once a planet had now transformed into a star, and the nine satellites it had taken with it had become its own planets.
Ding Huan checked the fluctuations of his true essence and found that it had indeed grown stronger by a significant margin.
It seemed that this was the way he advanced in cultivation.
Relieved, Ding Huan threw himself into absorbing spiritual energy with even greater fervor.
Several months passed, and just as Ding Huan had anticipated, a second planet split off from the main star, forming yet another new galaxy.
Was this galactic fission?
With each fission, Ding Huan could clearly feel his power surging to a new level, and his sea of consciousness expanded wildly.
Although he was still at the Star Realm, Ding Huan suspected that his divine sense might even surpass that of a True God Realm cultivator, approaching the Human Immortal Realm.
In terms of raw power, he might still be far from matching a Human Immortal or even a True God Realm expert.
However, his Great Cosmic Art was specifically designed to expand the sea of consciousness and enhance divine sense.
With each cycle of cultivation, his sea of consciousness grew a little more.
Ding Huan felt it was necessary to develop his own divine sense attack technique, something akin to his previous "Yellow Flower Kill."
With Yellow Flower Kill, he had effortlessly helped Liu Yinyu eliminate Shi Jiantian.
However, Yellow Flower Kill was more of a supplementary attack method.
If he could directly attack with his divine sense...
Like his previous divine sense blade aura, though that technique was too rudimentary and its effects too weak.
If he could create a divine sense divine ability, something like his Nine Divine Abilities, who could possibly defend against it?
As Ding Huan pondered how to create such a divine sense technique, the aura in his sea of consciousness surged once more, and another star split off.
Feeling his sea of consciousness expand again and his divine sense grow stronger, Ding Huan became even more convinced that he needed a divine sense attack technique.
A few snowflakes drifted down, and Ding Huan looked up at the sky.
While he was focused on constructing his divine sense killing technique, his killing intent had grown so intense that it had condensed snowflakes in the surrounding space.
This reminded him of his "Thousand Piles of Snow" technique.
His divine sense technique didn’t need to form a complete system like his Nine Divine Abilities.
It just needed to carry the same relentless killing intent as Thousand Piles of Snow...
Ding Huan’s divine sense instinctively condensed into snowflakes, but before these snowflakes could merge with his killing intent, he frowned.
Someone was attacking his protective formation again.
This time, it wasn’t the sect’s protective formation but the one around Purple Garden Mountain.
His formation was connected to a sensing array, so whenever someone attacked, he could feel the intensity of the assault.
One after another, magical treasures struck his formation, and through the sensing array, Ding Huan could hear the continuous clanging of weapons and drums.
Ding Huan’s heart stirred, and he gathered his divine sense, forming a massive drumstick that he slammed into the void.
Boom!
The void trembled as if it had been torn apart.
A sharp pain shot through Ding Huan’s sea of consciousness, but he ignored it, gathering his divine sense once more.
This time, the drumstick was even more solid, and it struck down with even greater force.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The void shook violently, as if it were being ripped apart from within.
A blade-like curtain of condensed divine sense slashed down, and everything returned to calm.
Ding Huan opened his eyes, looking at the unchanged void before him, his heart filled with excitement.
This was the divine sense killing technique he had conceived.
What did it matter if it was just a divine sense blade aura? If used correctly, it could kill an enemy in an instant.
Earlier, he had gathered his divine sense into drumbeats and unleashed them, followed by a solid curtain of divine sense blades.
Even a True God Realm expert would struggle to withstand such an attack, wouldn’t they?
Imagine being in the middle of a battle, suddenly struck by a barrage of divine sense drumbeats, and before you could react, a curtain of divine sense blades descended...
What kind of soul could withstand such an assault?
From now on, this technique would be called "Drum Kill."
"With a thousand drumbeats born from divine sense, a blade to sever ten thousand souls."
As long as his divine sense was strong enough, Drum Kill could be a group-killing divine sense technique.
The attacks on Purple Garden Mountain reached him once more.
Unlike before, when two Human Immortal experts had accidentally struck the Blue Star Sect’s protective formation, this time the attacks on Purple Garden Mountain were deliberate.
There were also far more attackers this time, which was why his formation was shaking so violently.
Ding Huan waved his hand, tossing out a few formation flags.
A scene appeared before him.
At least a thousand people were attacking his formation.
Outside the attackers, Ding Huan spotted a False God Realm expert and two Soul Formation Realm experts.
Heh, Ding Huan didn’t need to ask to know who these people were.
They were likely from Purple Garden City.
He had sealed off Purple Garden Mountain with his formation, and these guys were trying to break through.
The False God Realm cultivator hadn’t made a move yet, so Ding Huan wasn’t in a hurry.
Once these guys broke through the first layer of the formation, they’d be in for a world of pain.
As soon as that False God Realm expert made a move, Ding Huan would go and deal with him personally.
He might not be able to handle a True God Realm expert, but a False God Realm cultivator? Ding Huan was confident he could take him down.
Ding Huan ignored the attackers and continued refining his divine sense technique, Drum Kill.
...
Purple Garden Mountain.
Over a thousand people were simultaneously attacking Ding Huan’s protective formation.
No matter how strong the formation was, it couldn’t withstand such a concentrated assault.
Moreover, a False God Realm expert was guiding the attackers.
After a full day of relentless attacks, a loud crack finally echoed through the air.
Lu Yuan laughed heartily, "Well done! You’ve broken through the protective formation of Purple Garden Mountain. Everyone here will receive a jade token to enter Purple Garden Mountain for training..."
Originally, Lu Yuan had planned to gather tens of thousands of people to attack the formation together.
However, his influence was limited, and the allure of the Ascension Platform far outweighed that of Purple Garden Mountain.
Purple Garden Mountain was only useful for targeted training, while the Ascension Platform offered the chance to ascend to a higher realm in one leap.
Thus, Lu Yuan’s call had only attracted around a thousand people.
Fortunately, even this thousand was enough to break through the formation.
But before Lu Yuan could relax, the surrounding space suddenly shifted, and a killing intent locked onto everyone present.
"This is a sixth-grade trapping and killing formation! Run!"
A True Dan Realm cultivator who specialized in formations recognized the grade of the formation and turned pale with fear.
He shouted out the formation’s grade, hoping everyone would attack it together and give him a chance to escape.
Unfortunately, a sixth-grade trapping and killing formation was far beyond their ability to handle.
There were only a dozen or so True Dan Realm cultivators here; the rest were at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Realms.
In a matter of moments, the area was filled with blood mist as nearly all the attackers were caught in the formation.
Lu Yuan, who had been outside the formation, quickly retreated dozens of feet when the formation activated, narrowly avoiding its effects.
However, a True Dan Realm cultivator beside him was caught in the formation and instantly perished.
Lu Yuan stared in shock at the now-quiet formation, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
The scene of a thousand people attacking the formation moments ago felt like a dream.
Only the lingering scent of blood in the air reminded the survivors that so many people had been there just moments before.
Lu Yuan felt as though he had made a grave mistake.
Wu Changgong no longer dared to covet Purple Garden Mountain.
Even Lu Yuan’s authority couldn’t hold him back now.
"Guild Leader, I think the Five Dan Dao Sect will withdraw from Purple Garden Mountain. This... this..."
As he spoke, he instinctively took a few steps back, putting as much distance between himself and Lu Yuan as possible.
He was only at the Soul Formation Realm, while Lu Yuan was a genuine False God Realm expert.
If Lu Yuan decided to kill him, he wouldn’t stand a chance.
Lu Yuan seemed not to notice Wu Changgong’s words, still staring in shock at the gradually repairing formation around Purple Garden Mountain.
The fact that the defensive formation had been broken so quickly was clearly intentional.
Once the defensive formation was breached, the attackers would immediately be caught in the trapping and killing formation.
The reason he and a few others hadn’t been caught was that they had been standing farther away from the formation.
Now that all the attackers had been killed by the formation, the defensive formation around Purple Garden Mountain would automatically repair itself.
Lu Yuan turned around and realized that both Qiu Kujin and Wu Changgong had already disappeared.
It seemed they had both realized one thing: Ding Huan was not to be trifled with.
Ding Huan hadn’t even shown up, yet he had already killed so many.
Lu Yuan took a deep breath.
Whether Ding Huan was easy to deal with or not, he had no intention of provoking him further.
He would retreat for now and figure things out later.
It was clear that Ding Huan hadn’t shown himself because he was waiting for these people to break the formation and be caught in the trapping and killing formation.
Now that they were all dead, Ding Huan would likely show up soon.
Lu Yuan wasn’t afraid of Ding Huan, but there was no need to stick around.
As for the thousand or so cannon fodder who had died, well, that had nothing to do with him.
"Leaving so soon?"
Just as Lu Yuan was about to summon his flying treasure, a voice rang out.
Lu Yuan’s heart skipped a beat, and he turned to see a young man in simple clothing holding a long spear, staring at him.
A chill ran down Lu Yuan’s spine.
He was a False God Realm expert, yet he hadn’t sensed this person’s arrival.
"Who are you?" Lu Yuan asked, forcing himself to stay calm while secretly communicating with his treasure, the Twin Heaven Shovel.
Ding Huan took a few steps forward.
"My name is Ding Huan. The formation you just broke through was set up by me."
"So it’s Sect Leader Ding. May I ask why you’ve sealed off Purple Garden Mountain with a formation? This is a place established by our Purple Garden City."
Lu Yuan pointed at Purple Garden Mountain, trying to appear composed, though he was still wary.
He couldn’t sense Ding Huan’s cultivation level, but the aura around him suggested that Ding Huan wasn’t as strong as he was.
Ding Huan’s greatest strength was likely his trapping and killing formation.
As long as Lu Yuan didn’t enter it, what could Ding Huan do to him?
As for the destruction of the Twin Soul Sect, that was nothing to worry about.
The Twin Soul Sect didn’t even have a single Soul Formation Realm expert.
If Ding Huan was at the Soul Formation Realm and had such formidable formation skills, destroying the Twin Soul Sect wasn’t surprising.
If Ding Huan dared to venture further from the trapping and killing formation, Lu Yuan wouldn’t let him escape.
"I’m happy."
Ding Huan’s response caught Lu Yuan completely off guard.
He had expected Ding Huan to claim that Purple Garden Mountain belonged to the Blue Star Sect or at least provide some justification.
If Ding Huan had said that, Lu Yuan would have immediately brought up the history of Purple Garden Mountain, arguing that it originally belonged to someone else.
He never expected Ding Huan to simply say, "I’m happy," leaving him momentarily speechless.
Ding Huan wasn’t about to indulge him.
With a flick of his wrist, the Parting Spear in his hand unleashed a flurry of spear shadows, charging straight at Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan was furious.
He hadn’t expected Ding Huan to attack him directly.
Were Soul Formation Realm cultivators this arrogant nowadays?
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