Fang Ling put away the Xuanjin Heaven-Piercing Spear, preparing to return to Dragon City.
But just then, he looked down at the ruins beneath his feet, feeling a bit puzzled.
He sensed some obscure aura beneath the ruins…
“Heh heh, I’ve been awakened?”
“After sleeping for so long, I’m so hungry!”
A strange creature crawled out from the ruins.
Its skin was dark purple, but its body and face were somewhat human-like.
Except for the long tail behind it and its beast-like sharp claws and fangs.
It looked up at Fang Ling floating in mid-air, licking its lips greedily.
“Weak human, you’ll barely suffice to fill my stomach.”
The creature suddenly sprang up, appearing behind Fang Ling.
Its claws glowed with a purple light, aiming for Fang Ling’s neck.
But it caught nothing but air.
Fang Ling reacted swiftly, dodging behind the creature in an instant and delivering a powerful punch.
The heavy blow sent the creature crashing to the ground, embedding it into the ruins.
“Cough cough, I was careless.” The creature climbed out of the ruins, stretching its limbs.
“Human boy, can you tell me how many years have passed since the chaos of the Nine Tribes?” it asked, looking at Fang Ling in mid-air.
“The chaos of the Nine Tribes?” Fang Ling murmured, his heart trembling.
He had read an ancient miscellaneous book in the Zhao Family’s Humble Hut.
It recorded that the ancient era went through four stages: the Eternal Reign of the Heavenly Emperor, the Seven Saints’ Contention, the Chaos of the Nine Tribes, and the Dark End.
The chaos of the Nine Tribes lasted nearly five hundred thousand years, turning the once flourishing ancient cultivation world into decline.
“What? You don’t know about the chaos of the Nine Tribes?” The creature laughed.
Fang Ling: “That was an event from the ancient era. It’s been billions of years since the end of that time.”
“My era has become ancient?” The creature was stunned, a hint of loneliness in its eyes.
“Didn’t expect to sleep for so long…”
“Have you heard of my Tomb Tribe? Does my tribe’s bloodline still exist?”
Fang Ling shook his head: “Never heard of it.”
“Alright then!” The Tomb Tribe member sighed, “In gratitude for enlightening me, I’ll make your suffering brief.”
“I’ll kill you before eating you, won’t eat you alive.”
“Remember, I am Uertu of the Tomb Tribe. When you meet the King of Hell, tell him my name!”
Uertu spread his hands and slowly ascended, facing Fang Ling, with purple spiritual energy emanating from his body.
Then, he clasped his hands together, and a sinister, eerie door formed behind him from the purple aura.
A bell hung on the door, swaying left and right, producing a clanging sound.
“Tomb Gate, open!” Uertu shouted, and the door slowly opened.
Fang Ling felt a strange force locking onto him, making him unable to move.
From within the Tomb Gate, a large purple hand reached out.
The hand slowly approached, grasping him and dragging him towards the door…
The Tomb Gate slammed shut, seemingly intending to imprison Fang Ling forever in the world behind it.
Uertu exhaled lightly, his gaze shifting into the distance.
“Not bad luck, there are two more human blood meals.”
He was looking at the two fleeing women in white.
…
An old woman and a woman in white were flying towards Dragon City.
Suddenly, the old woman’s face changed: “Not good, something is chasing us!”
“Miss, you go first, I’ll hold them off!”
The woman in white asked, “Granny, how strong is the pursuer?”
“I have a trump card that might kill them outright.”
The old woman replied, “Don’t use it unless absolutely necessary.”
“I’ll hold them off, you just keep going.”
“Alright!” The woman in white knew the old woman’s temper and agreed.
But just then, a powerful aura appeared in front of them.
It was Uertu, looking greedily at the woman in white, he laughed: “A beautiful human woman! Perfect to amuse myself first.”
“As for you, old hag, you’ll be my blood meal!”
The old woman quickly sent the woman in white away with a palm strike.
At this moment, Uertu had already closed in, engaging in close combat.
The two were not on the same level; Uertu’s movements were swift, completely overwhelming the old woman.
In no time, the old woman was covered in claw marks.
These claw marks emitted purple gas, Uertu’s attacks were poisonous!
Seeing she was no match for this strange creature, the old woman decided to fight with her life to buy more time for her lady to escape.
“Draw the ground as a prison!” She released all her energy, activating the array drawn beneath her feet.
In the moment of combat with Uertu, she had already resolved to sacrifice herself here.
The array expanded instantly, trapping Uertu.
“You old hag, I underestimated you.” Uertu’s face darkened.
He felt ashamed for being tricked by this old woman.
The array’s effect was strong, and with his current strength, he couldn’t break it quickly.
“In such a hurry to die, I’ll grant your wish!” Uertu charged forward, tormenting the old woman mercilessly.
The old woman had exhausted all her energy activating the array, unable to resist.
Soon, she was covered in wounds from Uertu’s claws.
“Granny, I’m here!” Suddenly, the woman in white reappeared beside the array.
Seeing the old woman so injured, her eyes turned red.
“Damn beast, I’ll kill you!” She flipped her palm, revealing a decree.
The old woman looked at the woman in white, wanting to speak but too weak to do so.
“Invoke the decree!” The woman in white shouted.
The decree in her hand transformed into a black spear.
With a whoosh, the spear pierced through the air.
It entered the array, piercing Uertu’s head.
“That’s for being arrogant, for hurting my granny!” The woman in white snorted coldly.
She then approached the array, lifting her hand to deactivate it.
After breaking the array, she rushed to the old woman’s side.
“Granny…” She supported the old woman, tears welling up.
The old woman opened her mouth to speak, but just then, a palm strike hit them from behind, knocking them out of the air.
“How could this be…” The woman in white was shocked, looking up.
The body of Uertu, whom she had just killed with the decree, was dissipating.
Beside that body, another Uertu stood, looking down at them mockingly.
“Little girl, you’re still too naive.”
“You only killed one of my avatars.”
“Tsk tsk, luckily you came back and deactivated the sealing array.”
“Otherwise, I might have had trouble finding you.” Uertu laughed.
The woman in white bit her lip, clenching her fists in frustration.
“So weak, so foolish…”
“But I, Shangguan Haiyue, a member of the Shangguan Family, would rather die than let you have your way!”
She decided to end her life, but just then, a dull bell sound rang out.
Clang clang clang…
Behind Uertu, the door reappeared.
But Uertu’s face changed drastically, turning around to look at the scene in fear.
“Impossible, he should have already…”
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