Chapter 533 - 528: Slaying, Harvest

Chapter 533: Chapter 528: Slaying, Harvest

"Since you’re so sure, I’ll listen to you. Be careful."

Gu Huaying didn’t doubt Ning Jiang’s words.

No prodigy on the Hidden Dragon List would ever act tough without confidence. Besides, after spending time with Ning Jiang, she found him to be unfathomable—far more complex than he appeared on the surface.

"Go," Ning Jiang said.

WHOOSH.

With a flash, Gu Huaying was gone.

After she left, only Ning Jiang and the twin brothers remained.

"You’ve got some nerve, kid. Do you really think you can take on the two of us alone? I suggest you hand over the Life Lotus and save yourself the suffering."

The twin brothers sneered endlessly. Both of them were at the Earth Martial Realm Peak and practiced the Continuous Attack Technique, making them far stronger than ordinary cultivators at the same level.

Ning Jiang’s Cultivation was only at the Earth Martial Realm Early Stage. Even if he was on the Hidden Dragon List and had some unknown tricks up his sleeve, they figured they’d be fine as long as they were a little careful.

"If you want to kill me, then follow me."

With a flicker, Ning Jiang drifted backward gracefully.

"Trying to run? Dream on!"

The twin brothers sneered and immediately gave chase. Their auras locked onto Ning Jiang tightly. Even though Ning Jiang was slightly faster, it was basically impossible for him to shake them off.

Of course, Ning Jiang had no intention of doing so!

Roughly an incense stick’s time later, the three had delved deep into the Ancient Ruins and arrived in a clearing. The area was incredibly dim, and a black, smoke-like gas drifted through the air.

This was Demonic Qi.

The Demonic Qi here was exceptionally dense, several times stronger than in the previous areas.

"Damn it, what the hell is this place? My Cultivation is being suppressed here." The twin brothers frowned. The black mist made them extremely uncomfortable, and the circulation of Spiritual Qi within their bodies was severely restricted.

Lacking Ning Jiang’s knowledge, they didn’t know it was Demonic Qi.

At that moment, Ning Jiang, who was ahead of them, came to a stop.

"Kid, why’d you stop running?"

"This place will do just fine as your grave." Ning Jiang turned to face the two of them.

"Kid, you think you can handle us just because our Cultivation is a little suppressed here? You should be suppressed too!"

The twin brothers looked at Ning Jiang with a cold sneer, but a mocking expression slowly spread across Ning Jiang’s face. He said faintly, "The only ones being suppressed are you!"

As his voice fell, Ning Jiang abruptly drew his Thunder Dragon Sword and slashed out.

A blazing Sword Aura swept forth, its power enough to sunder mountains and rivers.

"Break!"

The older twin swung his Giant Axe fiercely, blocking Ning Jiang’s sword strike, but his body still shuddered from the impact.

"Kid, how are you doing that?"

The brothers’ brows furrowed. They finally noticed something was wrong. Ning Jiang’s strength was completely unaffected, while their own power, which was at the Earth Martial Realm Peak, had been suppressed to nearly the Earth Martial Realm Late Stage.

"It seems you still don’t know what this black mist is. I’ll tell you before you die—it’s Demonic Qi! Aside from the Demon Race, all living beings are suppressed in its presence!"

Ning Jiang’s words were shocking, and the brothers’ expressions changed drastically.

"How is that possible? If this is Demonic Qi, why are you unaffected? Don’t tell me you’re from the Demon Race!" The two stared at Ning Jiang in disbelief.

They had heard of the Demon Race’s existence and knew about the great war between humans and demons that had occurred in the East Sea ten thousand years ago.

"Why do you think I had Gu Huaying leave?" Ning Jiang gave a cold smile and said, enunciating each word, "Because this is my greatest secret!"

In that instant, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Skill erupted from Ning Jiang’s body. The surrounding Demonic Qi surged toward him, to be devoured and refined.

He was unaffected by the Demonic Qi precisely because of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Skill.

This Technique could devour any and all Energy.

"Devouring Demonic Qi... Who in the world is this kid?!" The brothers were aghast, stunned by Ning Jiang’s methods.

"Brother, let’s go! This place is bad for us. We’ll fight him outside!" the older twin said hurriedly. He now understood that Ning Jiang had deliberately lured them here.

"Since you’re already here, you’re not leaving."

But Ning Jiang had no intention of letting them go. The moment they witnessed the Heaven-Devouring Demon Skill, their fate was sealed. There was only one path for them: death.

"Sword Suppressing Sun and Moon."

Ning Jiang strode on Thunderbolt, appearing before the two in an instant, and unleashed a vicious sword strike.

Unleashing the third form of the Divine Sword Technique also meant that Ning Jiang wanted to end this fight quickly.

"Don’t get cocky, kid!"

The two brothers gripped their Giant Axes simultaneously and, like War Gods, swung them down with the ferocity of those who would rather die than fail.

CLANG.

With the sound of metal on metal, the two brothers were sent stumbling back by Ning Jiang’s sword.

"This is bad. Here, we’re actually weaker than him." The brothers’ hearts sank. They were both at the Peak of the Earth Martial Realm; individually, either one of them should have been far stronger than Ning Jiang. But because of the Demonic Qi’s suppression, they couldn’t even use half their strength.

"Kid, if you’ve got the guts, fight us outside! What kind of Hidden Dragon List prodigy hides in a place like this!" the older twin roared.

"In a battle of life and death, one must use every advantage. When the enemy is strong and I am weak, victory is achieved through wit. I have the geographical advantage. To foolishly abandon such a great upper hand would be the act of an idiot!"

Ning Jiang’s voice was indifferent. He wasn’t some hot-headed youth; he naturally wouldn’t fall for their taunts.

An ever-stronger sword might emanated ceaselessly from the Thunder Dragon Sword. He slowly raised his longsword, his icy gaze devoid of all emotion. "Die."

He activated the third form of the Divine Sword Technique, Sword Suppressing Sun and Moon, with his full power.

And in an instant, Ning Jiang unleashed seven consecutive sword strikes.

Seven strikes was his limit. The cost of this move was enormous. Even with the vast Spiritual Qi in his body, he would have almost none left after seven slashes.

Seven brilliant Sword Auras, as thin as autumn water, radiated an indescribable light. Their tyrannical power made the twin brothers’ scalps tingle with fear.

"BREAK! BREAK! BREAK! BREAK! BREAK!"

The twin brothers roared, knowing this was a moment of life and death.

They shattered the first Sword Aura, then the second, the third, and the fourth. But by the fifth, the two had finally reached their limit and began coughing up blood.

The sixth sent them reeling as if struck by lightning, their Weapons knocked from their hands.

The seventh swept past their bodies.

"I... I can’t accept this..."

Their eyes wide with fury, the two slowly collapsed.

"You shouldn’t have provoked me."

Ning Jiang walked over to the two corpses and took their Storage Rings.

After erasing the Spiritual Marks on the Storage Rings, Ning Jiang’s Divine Sense entered them.

Inside, the two didn’t have many Spirit Stones—less than twenty million combined. Of course, what Ning Jiang cared about more were the six drops of Milk of the Earth they had obtained earlier, all of which now fell into his hands.

’With the Milk of the Earth I already have, that’s nine drops in total. But it’s still not quite enough to break through to the Earth Martial Realm Middle Stage,’ Ning Jiang thought.