NOVEL NEXT Chapter 625 Slaying Dao
Half a month later, Ding Huan used the Great Universe Technique to fuse all the Poison Dao Laws here into the Tao Sea of Consciousness.
This made Ding Huan overjoyed.
His greatest gain wasn't the fusion of various Poison Dao Laws.
For Ding Huan, having many Poison Dao Laws was good, but more importantly, they needed to be unique, and the stronger, the better.
In this place, he comprehended a Poison Dao Law that made him extremely satisfied, the Poison of Tranquil Dao.
All the previous Poison Dao Laws Ding Huan fused, especially the Bone Devouring, had the greatest ability to disrupt elemental power, collapse the Sea of Consciousness, obstruct meridians, and shatter the Dantian.
But the Poison of Tranquil Dao has only one capability, which is to corrode the Great Dao.
Ding Huan had encountered poisonous corrosion of the Great Dao before, but such an overbearing Corrosion Law as the Poison of Tranquil Dao, this was indeed his first encounter.
This poison can also corrode the opponent's Great Dao during a battle.
Once struck by the Poison of Tranquil Dao, not to mention cultivation, even one's cultivation level would plummet off a cliff until death.
The Poison of Tranquil Dao is a poison that corrodes the Great Dao, and once hit by it, there's basically no chance for reincarnation.
The Poison of Tranquil Dao was Ding Huan's surprise.
After stopping his comprehension of Poison Dao Laws, Ding Huan felt the rich Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi around him and knew he had come to the right place.
This is probably the best place to convert Divine Essence.
Next, he plans to transform his Immortal Essence into Divine Essence here, then nurture his Dao...
Thinking about nurturing his Dao, Ding Huan suddenly paused.
He had already decided on the direction for his Great Dao, influenced greatly by the leather scroll previously.
Therefore, he decided to cultivate his Dao through Slaying Dao.
But now, a problem arose.
Should he Slay Dao while at the Immortal Emperor Realm or after transforming into Divine Essence?
Slaying Dao as an Immortal Emperor could be extremely dangerous for him.
Transforming his Divine Essence before Slaying Dao would increase his strength and reduce danger.
After a brief moment of thought, Ding Huan made his decision.
Slay Dao now.
Slaying Dao should not be delayed. Coming from the Immortal Realm to the Divine World, he had wasted too much time for Slaying Dao.
As for danger, what danger hadn't he faced? Would he fear Slaying Dao once?
Currently, he is still in Immortal Essence, and Slaying Dao before converting into Divine Essence makes the slay more thorough.
Otherwise, who knows if it could be thoroughly slain later?
Ding Huan is a decisive person; once decided, he never hesitates.
Just like when he was in the Gray Sea, he burned his body and Sea of Consciousness with flames, ultimately stripping away the leather scroll and turning it to ashes.
Upon deciding to Slay Dao, Ding Huan immediately began to circulate the Great Universe Technique.
Under the Great Universe Technique Circulation, various Divine Skills and Dao Rhythms surrounded Ding Huan, forming an endless Daoist Rhythm.
Observing various Spear Dao Divine Skills, Tunneling Technique Divine Power, Divine Will Ability, Prediction Techniques...
Ding Huan couldn't help but marvel at himself.
The things he learned seemed to be scattered and in pieces, but he never realized there were so many.
Ding Huan did not hesitate; the first to be slain was the Big Calculation Skill.
With the Great Dao as his blade, he showed no mercy.
"Puff!" The Dao Rhythm of the Big Calculation Skill was cut off by Ding Huan, and a blood arrow spurted out, causing his face to turn pale immediately.
By just cutting off one Divine Skill of the Great Dao, Ding Huan felt as if he had been emptied, his body weak to the extreme.
But Ding Huan did not pause for even a second, as the Great Universe Technique continued to circulate, and the blade of the Great Dao fell once more.
He nearly burned himself to death before; would he care about slaying his Dao a few times?
The second to be slain was the Spear Dao Divine Skill, Nine Paths...
Another blood arrow spurted as Ding Huan felt his body as if being cut by a thousand knives.
This was the second time he suffered such terrifying torment, following the Gray Sea Lava scorching his Divine Soul.
Ding Huan did not hesitate for even a breath; the blade of the Great Dao continued to fall madly.
Whenever the blade of the Great Dao cut his Great Dao or Divine Skills, he felt like he had been killed countless times.
Luo Shijin, Slay!
Tian Gang Daoist Skill, Slay!
Earth Evil Illusion Technique, Slay!
Talismanic Skill, Slay!
Array Dao Skill, Slay!
...
As Ding Huan continued to slay the Great Dao around him, his physical body visibly shrunk at an observable speed.
The pain had long rendered him numb.
After all the Great Dao from the leather scroll were completely slain by Ding Huan, he turned into a skeleton.
His flesh and blood entirely vanished.
A call of death appeared in the depths of Ding Huan's Sea of Consciousness, and Ding Huan stood up slowly, tottering.
His skeletal legs trembled as he tried to leave his Protecting Array, seemingly wanting to step into the Ladder Sea.
Just as he was about to step out, the consciousness in the deepest part of his Sea of Consciousness changed from blurry to clear.
Is this taking advantage of his weakness?
The void flame surged out, transforming into a ring of fire that guarded around Ding Huan.
Ding Huan sat down once again.
The Great Universe Technique continued its circulation, and streams of rich Heaven and Earth Divine Spirit Qi were swept towards Ding Huan.
Ding Huan's withered body, under the nourishment of this rich divine aura, began to slowly recover.
With his Immortal Essence already depleted, the influx of divine spirit qi caused Ding Huan's primordial energy to naturally transform into Divine Essence.
In just a few days, Ding Huan had returned to his original appearance, completely immersed in this frenzied power upgrade, entirely forgetting that he still needed to cultivate the Dao.
...
The iconic building of Wangshen Ladder Sea was, of course, the beautiful owner's tavern.
However, the once carefree lady owner now looked somewhat troubled as she stood in front of two men.
Not only the owner's face was grim, but all the loose cultivators drinking in the tavern also looked at them with disdain.
They knew who these two were: the two stewards of the Wangshen Ladder Sea Loose Cultivator Alliance, Zuo Shitian and Zhan Yiting.
There was a loose cultivator alliance in Wangshen Ladder Sea, but everyone knew that the alliance wouldn't usually involve itself in trivial matters.
As long as the Loose Cultivator Alliance got involved, it was always a big deal or something that harmed the interests of the alliance.
The lady owner sighed, "I've told you everything I know. After Ding Huan left last time, he really never came back. I spoke a few words with him, and everyone here heard it."
"But the Wu Yuan team also disappeared after Ding Huan left your place." Zuo Shitian said without expression.
Zuo Shitian's words sounded pleasant, but in fact, the Wu Yuan team was just another form of the Wu Bapi.
The lady owner was quite speechless but had to explain, "Last time, Ding Huan openly killed Ao Bapi in my tavern in front of everyone, and you did nothing to confront him.
He left, and now you're looking for me. I'm just a loose cultivator running a tavern to earn some cultivation resources."
The words were not explicit, but essentially, everyone understood the owner's implication.
That they should be looking for Ding Huan, not her.
The reason they didn't look for Ding Huan previously was because four out of the Wu Bapi were still alive.
As long as someone from Wu Bapi was alive, they'd contribute a lot of cultivation resources to the Loose Cultivator Alliance.
Now that all of Wu Bapi were dead, and without their tribute, using the pretense of looking for Wu Bapi was just to signal everyone not to mess with the wallets of the Loose Cultivator Alliance.
The reason Wu Bapi could strut around Wangshen Land, even robbing openly, was because they had the backing of the Loose Cultivator Alliance.
In truth, Wu Bapi were just a part of the Wangshen Land Loose Cultivator Alliance.
Wu Bapi were responsible for snatching things to pay tribute to the alliance, and the Loose Cultivator Alliance provided them protection.
After Ding Huan killed Ao Bapi, the Loose Cultivator Alliance didn't step in because the remaining members of Wu Bapi would take care of Ding Huan.
And the death of one Ao Bapi didn't affect the alliance, as the tribute from Wu Bapi wouldn't reduce.
Now all of Wu Bapi were killed, and the alliance's interests suffered significantly, so naturally, they needed to support Wu Bapi.
If those in the alliance could be killed without any consequence, who would dare work for the Loose Cultivator Alliance in the future, robbing things for them?
"The disappearance of the Wu Yuan team has the most to do with Ding Huan, and you're the person who contacted Ding Huan the most. So, you must come with us now," Zhan Yiting insisted in an uncompromising tone.
The lady owner was also furious, "What, do you think I'm easy to bully, Ji Changyi? Does your Loose Cultivator Alliance control everything here? I'm not going, what can you do about it?"
"Two stewards, we think the main thing is still to find Ding Huan. Why not give the lady owner some time and let her help in finding Ding Huan?"
The owner of a shop at the back of the tavern came over, smiling all over his face as he spoke.
The two stewards slightly frowned, just as they were about to say something else, they seemed to have received a voice transmission.
Zuo Shitian snorted, "We'll give you five days, in those five days, you must find Ding Huan."
After saying this, the two stewards turned and left.
The disappearance of the Wu Yuan team quickly became a topic of discussion among the loose cultivators.
"I find it funny, that Ding Huan had just ascended to the Divine World and hadn't even converted his Immortal Essence. How could the disappearance of the Wu Yuan team be pinned on him, it's simply..."
"Not necessarily, his method of killing Ao Bapi before was swift and decisive."
"If you stand in front of me and I sneak attack you, I'd be swift and decisive too."
"Right, Ding Huan looks honest at a glance, it's just that Ao Bapi was too much. After he killed Ao Bapi, he even fumbled with the ring, would such a person kill the other four Bapi?"
...
The people who said Ding Huan was honest were mentally scoffing.
It was recognized that Ao Bapi was not a good person by any means.
But claiming Ding Huan was honest was a bit much.
The guy was clearly pretending.
But the lady owner glanced at the cultivator who spoke up for Ding Huan, everyone knew Ding Huan's fumbling with the ring was deliberate.
What the lady owner had in mind was echoed by another loose cultivator, "Everyone knows Ding Huan picked up the ring slowly just to pretend."
"No, he definitely wasn't pretending. He wasn't slow at all, in fact, extremely fast,"
said a middle-aged man. Seeing everyone looking at him puzzled, he calmly explained,
"The remaining four of the Wu Yuan team were killed in their cave mansion, do you know what that means?"
Not waiting for everyone to answer, he continued, "It means someone directly transmitted into their cave mansion and then killed the remaining few."
The tavern fell silent.
Sometimes words didn't need to be spelled out, everyone understood.
It was that when Ding Huan bent down to pick up the ring, he was inscribing the teleportation array pattern on Ao Bapi.
This speed wasn't slow, it was terrifyingly fast.
What's more terrifying is that Ding Huan eliminated all threats by inscribing the teleportation array pattern on Ao Bapi, chased to their base, and killed the last few.
Is this really someone who just ascended?
(Goodnight fellow Daoists!)