Chapter 37: Tombstone
When Xiao Shuang died earlier, there was no appearance of blue light, as if this blue circle suddenly appeared in the air.
Just as Fang Ping’an was puzzled, a blue circle also emerged behind him, with a void of darkness in the center.
Whoosh!
A person suddenly launched a surprise attack from the center of the blue circle, wielding a strange dagger and thrusting it towards Fang Ping’an.
Instantly, Fang Ping’an’s hairs stood on end, sensing the danger behind him.
In an instant, he burst with spiritual power, forming a human-sized tortoise shell on his back, or rather, multiple layers of tortoise shells. He exerted all his strength to protect himself and block this imminent crisis.
Ding!
The dagger struck the tortoise shell, making a sound. The first layer of the shell instantly shattered, followed by the second… until the fifth layer before it finally came to a stop.
And Fang Ping’an had only five layers of tortoise shell on his back!
This formidable attack caused a drastic change in Fang Ping’an’s complexion. He immediately erupted with spiritual power and launched an attack towards the assailant.
He quickly dashed forward himself, then turned around while in motion, forming a bow of spiritual power in his hand, intending to attack the intruder.
All these actions took place within a few seconds.
However, when he turned around, he only saw a black figure entering the blue circle and disappearing, while the blue circle dissipated into thin air, turning into nothingness.
Fang Ping’an quickly stopped his movement, steadied his posture, and vigilantly looked around, guarding against any movement in order to prevent another attack.After observing for a while, there was no movement around, as if the attacker had already left.
But Fang Ping’an didn’t feel it was that simple. The other party must still be nearby, the problem was that he couldn’t find them, only defend himself.
“This person must be one of the demonic cultivators. That blue circle seems to be a teleportation spell. The opponent quickly comes out of the blue circle and then uses a weapon to launch a surprise attack and kill the enemy. Truly cunning.”
Fang Ping’an stood in the middle of the road, feeling the breeze rustling through his hair, calmly analyzing.
Moreover, the attacker’s attack power was very strong. In an instant, they broke through the four layers of the turtle shell constructed by his spiritual power. Fortunately, the fifth layer blocked it.
The problem was that during the moment of attack, he could only construct a maximum of five layers of defense. This was already his limit, and time was too short.
If he had enough time, he could stack a thousand layers of turtle shell and fear no attacks, as long as his spiritual power was sufficient.
They were of the same realm, he couldn’t bully a weaker opponent.
But he couldn’t always have the turtle shell on his back. Once the spiritual power left his body, the duration of the spell was too short. It consumed too much spiritual power, so he could only use it when the opponent attacked.
After waiting for a while, there was still no movement.
Fang Ping’an stopped standing still and began to bury the dead villagers. After Xiao Shuang’s death, the bodies of these villagers had fallen to the ground.
He used his spiritual power to dig a large pit and buried them all. He also cut a stone to serve as a tombstone.
Then, using another stone, he erected a tombstone for Xiao Shuang. They were all pitiful people, encountering unexpected misfortune, helpless.
He only hoped that in their next lives, they would live happily.
Fang Ping’an stood silently in front of the tombstone for a while, then left.
He needed to find the remaining five demonic cultivators as soon as possible, kill them, and then leave alive.
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Outside the trial space, the three elders were still observing Fang Ping’an.
Upon seeing him release his spiritual power, they knew that he was indeed a righteous cultivator.
The tall and thin elder spoke, “This is the most authentic light attribute spiritual power in the White Realm. According to common sense, anyone who awakens this attribute should be given special training by the righteous path. So why did he come here?”
The bearded second elder also had some doubts, but he didn’t think too much about it.
“Hmph, no matter what, since he is a righteous cultivator, he must be captured and interrogated with severe torture, to force out any information he knows. Daring to cause trouble in our demonic sect and killing disciples of our sect, they must pay the price!”
The aged third elder spoke slowly, “Second elder, if you want to know the information, you can directly use your divine sense to extract it. Why resort to severe torture? I see that you can’t help but want to kill.””What’s your business?” The second elder became somewhat agitated. “What’s wrong? Do you want to compete with me?”
His entire face started turning red, veins popping, ready to make a move at any moment.
The first elder snorted coldly, instantly returning to normal.
“Alright, you two stop arguing. We are currently discussing the matter of the righteous path. You have all seen that his strength is not weak, with various techniques at his disposal, and he possesses the light attribute spiritual power that is most effective against demonic cultivation. We should consider whether he will be able to eliminate all the disciples of the demonic sect inside.”
The second elder was the first to deny it.
“It’s completely impossible.”
“All his techniques are just mere tricks. If it weren’t for that girl intentionally letting herself get hit, it wouldn’t have been so easy for the two of them to end the battle. It’s hard to say who would have won. His victory was purely a stroke of luck.”
“What does the third elder think?” The first elder asked.
Different from the instant response of the second elder, the third elder pondered for a moment before speaking.
Based on his performance in this battle, he possesses light attribute spiritual power, illusion techniques, and the ability to transform spiritual power into physical form. However, his cultivation is only in the middle stage of Qi training. Facing Tian Lian, who has reached the late stage of Qi training, and his countless swarm of insects, it is impossible for him to win. There is a huge gap in their abilities, and there is no possibility of victory.”
“Yes, you are right.” The first elder nodded in agreement and acknowledged the analysis of the third elder.
However, he still had a strange feeling in his heart.
If this righteous individual can’t eliminate all the disciples of the demonic sect inside the trial space, then why was he brought here?
The capability to break through space is clearly something only the top-level cultivators of the righteous path can achieve.
They wouldn’t send someone without any reason to enter the trial space. There must be a purpose.
“Well, let’s just wait and see. Regardless, we can’t intervene now. We can only wait for the outcome,” the first elder said.
Once the trial space is opened, they can only wait for the final victor.At that time, a teleportation gate will open within the space, leading directly to the three individuals in front of them, and then automatically close, waiting for the next opening.
So even if the righteous path kills everyone, as long as he steps into the teleportation gate, he will definitely be captured by a few people, with no way to escape.
But the Elder naturally does not hope to see disciples of the Demon Sect being slaughtered.
In recent years, compared to the righteous path, although the Demon Sect is still at a disadvantage, it has already begun to show signs of rising.
The reason is because of this trial of death.
More and more geniuses have emerged, with strong combat power, becoming the backbone of the Demon Sect. In a few years, they will undoubtedly surpass the righteous path and counterattack the Bai Realm!
In the trial space, Tian Lian’s name, he has also heard of it. In his opinion, it is very powerful and can be considered as one of the most outstanding Qi Training disciples in nearly fifty years. If he does not fall, he will definitely become a generation genius.
Thinking of this, the strange feeling in the Elder’s heart also disappeared without a trace, and he laughed lightly.
The other two Elders couldn’t help but look over.
“It’s nothing, just thinking of something happy. Let’s continue watching Black Mirror.”
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Inside the trial space.
Fang Ping’an’s appearance at this time was disheveled, there were still bloodstains on his clothes, and his eyes were filled with anger as he searched the surroundings, looking for something.
