Chapter 1249: Then Let's Destroy Myriad Demons Gathering First, Then Gouchen Hall

Both the First and Second Circles were making their moves.

The mining soil that Black King, the Rain Emperor, mentioned belonged to the sunken region of the First Circle, connected to the Demon Province where Lü Mountain was located. Although it was called mining soil, it wasn't a mining zone in the conventional sense where one had to dig for ore.

It was a slave zone.

Anyone who later passed through that region would be caught and turned into a human mine, locked up, caged, and used for excavation. The great mines within the human body's secret treasury, life force, soul force, imagination, creativity, and so on, were all great mines. This was a specialty of the First Circle.

A veritable massive compound.

As for the South River Battlefield that the Rain Dynasty Emperor mentioned, it was an ancient battlefield from days gone by.

Back when Great Zhou, the sole overlord of the Second Circle, still existed, this place had been the primary battlefield of the south.

All manner of grudges, great and small, were settled here with a clash and a bang!

Years upon years of accumulated soldier-killing miasma and battle-killing miasma caused this region to develop in an eerie manner. Few living things existed here, making it unsuitable for habitation. So they had simply made the best of it and kept it as a life-or-death stage for southern nations to resolve their feuds.

It was also convenient for fighting.

At this moment.

Far away in the Demon Province, Lu Ding was still in Thunder Roar Hall, playing a happy match-three game.

Of course, it wasn't a phone game.

It was eliminating demons and monsters, batch after batch.

It was a purely enjoyable hack-and-slash game, endlessly satisfying.

With Lei Xiao participating, the killing inside Thunder Roar Hall sent screams echoing to the heavens.

Until it was more or less finished.

Lu Ding still hadn't gotten a skill he was satisfied with.

They were all decent, but decent, to Lu Ding, meant not good enough. His entire arsenal was top-tier. What did decent even mean?

As for Refine.

He'd tried that too.

The upper limits of these skills weren't very high.

Being able to Refine out [Fallen Sun Setting Sun Transformation] before was purely a stroke of divine luck.

But there was good news too. He had collected a massive number of demonic creatures, and spirit stones had filled the Red Coffin to the brim.

From this trip to Thunder Roar Hall, he had also gained [Shadow Follows Form], [Step of Embraced Immortality, Ascending the Throne], [Yellow Path Myriad Flowers], and [Fallen Sun Setting Sun Transformation], high-power Divine Abilities, as well as the Seven Slaughter Throne.

Huge profit!!!

Completely worth it!!!

The rest had little value, and Lu Ding had no intention of wasting more time here.

He called out for the Thunder Roar Hall Inheritance to open the door.

Finally, the people trapped within the Thunder Roar Hall Inheritance space saw the dawn of the outside world.

Every single one of them was on the verge of tears!

Who could understand what they had been through all this time?

Although there had been some fortunate opportunities. After all, Lu Ding had killed so many demons and monsters, which was equivalent to reducing the human competition.

But Lu Ding killed people too.

Though the ones he killed were all evil people.

But how many could guarantee their whole life had been clean?

It was just a matter of major crimes versus minor crimes, and whether Lu Ding knew about them.

They had been praying the entire time that Lu Ding wouldn't find out. Now that they had survived, each and every one of them swore they would never idly go exploring secret realms again.

Too terrifying!!!!!

Figures scrambled over each other to escape from Thunder Roar Hall. With their return, Lu Ding's fearsome reputation spread far and wide across the Demon Province.

Killed Ye Jun. Killed Linjiang Xian. Defeated the Third Sovereign. Massacred Thunder Roar Hall.

Exaggerated. Absurd!!

Most importantly, these reference points were each more powerful than the last.

Never mind Ye Jun, who was somewhat famous but clearly insufficient compared to Linjiang Xian and the Third Sovereign. Those two weren't existences one could casually compare themselves to. Don't even come near.

Lu Ding's fearsome reputation, built upon stepping over these two, truly shone brilliantly.

But this also infuriated Myriad Demons Gathering, who even put out word that they would definitely find Lu Ding and take revenge for this great grudge!

As for Gouchen Hall, they too proclaimed to the world, ordering Lu Ding to come to Gouchen Hall himself and atone for killing Mu Xuecheng.

Meanwhile, Lu Ding had just returned to Wushuang City when he learned all these pieces of news.

Myriad Demons Gathering wanted to have a go at him, saying they would cut off his head to avenge Linjiang Xian.

Gouchen Hall demanded he come and offer his life in atonement.

Feifan told him that the Rain Dynasty had made contact with Great Han, negotiations had not gone smoothly, and they were preparing for war at any moment. Great Han was already marshaling its troops and selecting its generals.

Upon learning all this news.

Lu Ding only felt that rest was once again hopeless.

Pouring spirit stones out of the Red Coffin, he chatted with Secretary Qiu: "I was supposed to say, once I finished handling the Thunder Roar Hall matter, I could rest a bit."

"Now there's Myriad Demons Gathering, Gouchen Hall, and our local Rain Dynasty allying with a hundred nations. I've got no time to rest at all. Until they're dead, I can't sleep."

Secretary Qiu stared at the spirit stones piled up like a mountain, his eyes glowing, completely filled with spirit stones.

He wasn't even looking at Lu Ding anymore, speaking without turning his head: "These things can't be avoided either. And I've also received word on my end. Before the Rain Dynasty people left, they threatened Lü Mountain, saying they would bring people down from the First Circle to deal with Lü Mountain."

Hearing this.

Lu Ding: Great!

Now he had to add one more: stopping people from the First Circle.

How many things was that?

Everything piled up at once, and every single matter required Lu Ding's involvement!

After all, they were all related to him!

Gouchen Hall and Myriad Demons Gathering, only he could go. The Hundred Dynasties War concerned his eighth rank of God Ascension, and in order to deal with people coming from the First Circle, his long-accumulated [Way of the Jinche] could not be held back any longer.

Lu Ding thought for a moment: "Alright, Secretary Qiu, don't be in a hurry to transport these spirit stones back."

"I'll go deal with Myriad Demons Gathering and Gouchen Hall first. Once I've handled them, I'll send the spirit stones back."

Previously, he hadn't been careful because Lu Ding hadn't offended too many people here, and the likelihood of the escort convoy being targeted wasn't high.

Now he had simultaneously offended Gouchen Hall and Myriad Demons Gathering. Lu Ding himself wasn't afraid of them, but what if they made a move against the escort convoy?

The escort convoy was innocent. They were all investigators of Great Han, and Lu Ding didn't want them to lose their lives because of his affairs.

Their lives were lives too!

Secretary Qiu nodded: "That works."

Lu Ding then called over Shen Lingfeng and asked: "How is Fatty's condition now?"

Hearing that Lu Ding still cared about Fatty, Shen Lingfeng was moved in his heart: "Replying to Grand Guardian, Fatty's condition is much better now. Apart from being a bit drowsy and uncomfortable, her heart doesn't hurt anymore."

Hearing this, Lu Ding looked at Xiao Mei, who was sitting in the corner of the sofa, somewhat timid: "Xiao Mei, later you go back with Shen Lingfeng and watch over Fatty. You don't have any tasks, so just keep her company and play with her, and when she's uncomfortable, help stabilize her."

"Once I've dealt with Myriad Demons Gathering and Gouchen Hall, I'll accompany you home for a visit. By then, my reputation will spread even further, and I'll have more weight when speaking before your parents. I believe they should agree to let you come back to Great Han with us and receive a modern education and training."

Xiao Mei nodded timidly: "O... okay, Grand Guardian."

After arranging everything, Lu Ding dismissed the crowd: "Alright, go attend to your own matters for now. If anything comes up later, I'll call for you."