Chapter 425: Hundred Battles Hall, The Dzu Wu's Evil Gaze

Chapter 425: Hundred Battles Hall, The Dzu Wu's Evil Gaze

"Master, are you looking for me?"

Ye Tiansha nodded.

"Congratulations, Master, for killing Xu Yan and restoring the glory of the world!" The visitor congratulated enthusiastically.

The corners of Ye Tiansha's mouth under the mask twitched, and he felt the pain in his palm and shoulder intensify. Even the trace of sword intent within him seemed to become restless at the mention of Xu Yan's name.

"Xu Yan is not dead!"

"Ah?" The visitor was shocked. So, Master Ye Tiansha's personal intervention hadn't been able to kill Xu Yan?

After a moment's thought, he realized, "Master, you've captured Xu Yan alive? Which force do you plan to frame for this?"

That's right!

Master Ye Tiansha must have spared Xu Yan to frame another force for his death.

"I didn't capture Xu Yan," Ye Tiansha said.

"Ah?" The visitor was astonished.

"Master, Xu Yan's strength has already reached such a formidable level? Even with your personal intervention, you couldn't deal with him?" The visitor asked, perplexed.

Ye Tiansha fixed his gaze on the visitor, letting out a cold hmph. "What nonsense are you spouting? If I wanted to capture Xu Yan, that brat would already be in my grasp!"

"Then why...?" The visitor was at a loss.

"After careful consideration, I realized that capturing Xu Yan would be too simple and wouldn't create enough turmoil in the Divine Realm. So, I racked my brains and came up with a better plan than simply assassinating him myself." Ye Tiansha explained.

The visitor heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. So that was it. He had been startled, thinking that even Master Ye Tiansha couldn't handle Xu Yan.

"Master, what brilliant plan have you concocted?" he asked, his heart secretly wondering. This Master Tiansha, known for his slaughter and not his strategic planning, seemed to have suddenly become enlightened.

He wondered if the plan would be reliable or not.

Ye Tiansha's eyes shone with a profound light, as if he had everything under control.

"Kill Yan Ping and frame it on Meng Chong. At this moment, the enmity between the Wanbao Alliance and Meng Chong is as deep as the ocean, and the conflict is irreconcilable. No matter which realm Meng Chong goes to, he will undoubtedly be pursued by the Wanbao Alliance.

"As long as we choose the right opportunity to kill Meng Chong, the Wanbao Alliance will be implicated and will have to face the retaliation of the powerful forces backing Meng Chong.

"I've thought it through, and if Xu Yan is also framed in such a way, it will be even more valuable than me taking his life personally!" Ye Tiansha elaborated.

The visitor understood, but hesitated and asked, "Master, if the Wanbao Alliance targets Meng Chong and then Xu Yan, won't it be a bit..."

"Foolish!" Ye Tiansha glared at him. "How can you be so stupid? Is the Divine Realm only home to the Wanbao Alliance? Are they the only formidable force with influence across the thirty realms?"

The visitor's mouth twitched as he cursed inwardly. He was being looked down upon by someone who only knew how to fight and kill!

"What do you mean, Master?" he asked.

Ye Tiansha's eyes sparkled with intelligence. "The Hundred Battles Hall! Let Xu Yan become enemies with the Hundred Battles Hall. Hong Ting, the pride of the Hundred Battles Hall, is currently in the Changyun Realm and has entered the Dzu Wu's Heaven-Cave to battle. We'll find the right opportunity to kill him and frame Xu Yan for it!"

"Master, you're brilliant!" The visitor exclaimed, finally understanding. How could he have forgotten about the Hundred Battles Hall?

However, he soon frowned again. "Master, Hong Ting is the pride of the Hundred Battles Hall, and his strength is formidable. He's not someone Yan Ping can be compared to. To kill him, we would need the intervention of an Immortal Venerable, as True King Venerables wouldn't be enough. If multiple people were to besiege him, it would be difficult to keep it a secret and thus impossible to frame Xu Yan.

"But if an Immortal Venerable makes a move, it would be easily discovered that Hong Ting died at their hands, and we still wouldn't be able to frame Xu Yan." He analyzed.

Upon hearing this, Ye Tiansha was taken aback, realizing he had overlooked this detail.

"Hong Ting's presence in the Dzu Wu's Heaven-Cave is the opportunity," he said. "If he's affected by the Dzu Wu's Hundred Eyes' Light, his strength will be greatly diminished, and he won't be able to display his full power. Isn't that our chance?"

"Master, you're brilliant! I'll make the arrangements immediately!" The visitor exclaimed, finally understanding. He left excitedly to begin the preparations.

Ye Tiansha exhaled. The fact that he had been beaten and forced to flee by Xu Yan must never be revealed, as it would damage his prestige.

"Next, I need to go into seclusion and find a way to get rid of this trace of sword intent," he thought to himself.

...

Within the Dzu Wu's Heaven-Cave, a young man wielding dual axes exuded thunderous spiritual light, his battle intent soaring. He resembled a seasoned general who had experienced countless battles.

Whoosh!

An axe enveloped in thunderous light instantly cleaved a red-haired man with needle-like hair and copper bell-like eyes, whose cheeks were covered in red scales.

Dzu Wu!

The intruder he had killed was a Dzu Wu, but not the incredibly powerful one. It was one of the weaker Dzu Wu descendants.

Based on limited information, these weaker Dzu Wu were all descendants of that overwhelmingly powerful Dzu Wu.

Buzz!

Suddenly, a blinding light radiated from a Dzu Wu's body, and eyes appeared on his forehead and chest, each emitting an eerie glow.

Dzu Wu's Hundred Eyes' Light!

Once affected by this light, one would become lazy, their bodies would soften, and they would lose their fighting spirit.

With his axes held horizontally before him, his battle intent soared, his low roar echoing with the ferocity of a thousand clashing armies.

Will of a Hundred Battles!

This was the martial art of the Hundred Battles Hall, a will refined from countless battles, growing stronger with each fight. When faced with adversity, this will empowered its user to rise up and fight even more fiercely against formidable foes, embracing a death-defying determination.

The young man was Hong Ting, one of the proud geniuses of the Hundred Battles Hall, possessing a thunderous spirit and the refined Will of a Hundred Battles.

His journey to the Changyun Realm was part of his quest to further temper his will and lay the foundation for breaking through to the Immortal Realm.

The Hundred Battles Hall was a unique force, with a presence in over thirty realms of the Divine Domain.

Known for their belligerence, members of the Hundred Battles Hall frequently ventured into the Heaven-Cave in various realms, fighting with fearless abandon. The more perilous the location, the more likely one was to encounter warriors from the Hundred Battles Hall.

They believed in refining their will through combat, and once this will was refined, it became unwavering, empowering them to rise above adversity and experience explosive growth in battle prowess.

On average, warriors of the Hundred Battles Hall were threefold stronger than their peers of the same realm.

Among the proud geniuses of the various major forces, those from the Hundred Battles Hall were known for their ferocity and bravery. The other geniuses rarely dared to engage them in casual sparring matches.

In the eyes of these peers, the geniuses of the Hundred Battles Hall were a bunch of battle-crazed maniacs! Once they started fighting, they went all out, displaying an unyielding determination to fight to the death.

When conflicts, disputes, or grudges arose, members of the Hundred Battles Hall always opted for a straightforward solution: settling the matter with a battle.

In these fights to the death, if the warrior from the Hundred Battles Hall lost, they humbly acknowledged their inferiority, and the grudge was considered resolved.

If their enemy lost, then they would have successfully avenged themselves, and the conflict would be laid to rest.

This direct approach to resolving enmity might seem like it made it easy to settle scores with the Hundred Battles Hall, but in reality, it was not so simple. After all, warriors of the Hundred Battles Hall were threefold stronger than their peers of the same realm.

And those who stepped up to settle scores were invariably the cream of the crop from the Hundred Battles Hall, experts who were unmatched by their peers in the same realm. Up until now, no one had survived a duel with these warriors.

If their opponents refused to abide by the rules of the duel, the Hundred Battles Hall would not hesitate to crush them with overwhelming force.

This straightforward and decisive style, though it might seem crazy in battle, caused the major forces in the Divine Domain to think twice before provoking the Hundred Battles Hall.

The Hundred Battles Hall revered combat, and its members were all bellicose individuals who spent their days fighting in the Heaven-Cave. As long as one did not provoke them, they would not stir up trouble.

Because of this, when members of the Hundred Battles Hall appeared, the major forces would often welcome them into the Heaven-Cave, as their presence helped alleviate the pressure of guarding the cave.

In times of crisis, when a Heaven-Cave was under siege, the first place they would turn to for aid was the Hundred Battles Hall, and the warriors of the Hundred Battles Hall never refused. Instead, they eagerly rushed to the Heaven-Cave, their battle intent soaring.

On countless occasions, the Hundred Battles Hall had helped suppress rebellions in Heaven-Caves that were on the brink of disaster.

Hong Ting, as one of the proud geniuses of the Hundred Battles Hall, had fought in numerous Heaven-Caves and earned a formidable reputation. Naturally, his arrival at the Dzu Wu's Heaven-Cave in the Changyun Realm had quickly become common knowledge.

All the major forces were aware that Hong Ting had come to temper his skills.

Buzz!

The Dzu Wu's Hundred Eyes' Light shone upon Hong Ting, but his battle intent remained unwavering, and he even let out a roar. His dual axes radiated thunderous light, repelling the eerie glow of the Hundred Eyes.

"The Dzu Wu are indeed bizarre!"

Hong Ting's heart stirred as he faced a Dzu Wu whose realm was similar to his own. The Hundred Eyes' Light seemed to instill a sense of laziness within him.

It was worth noting that Hong Ting's strength was top-notch among his peers, especially with the Will of a Hundred Battles, an incredibly potent will-type battle technique.

Even so, he could still sense the dreadfulness of the Hundred Eyes' Light.

"This is an eerie power that erodes one's will and invades the spirit and soul!"

Hong Ting understood what he was up against.

However, he remained unafraid, his battle intent growing even stronger as he purged the slightest hint of laziness from his mind.

"Die!"

Taking a step forward, he swung his axe, and in the dazzling flash of thunderous light, a Dzu Wu was cleaved in two with a sickening 'pu' sound.

"The power of these mere Dzu Wu cannot hope to shake my will!"

Hong Ting's eyes glinted with a fierce light as he glared at the dozen or so Dzu Wu before him, striding forward to engage them.

Buzz!

The dozen or so Dzu Wu brandished their black tridents and shouted angrily, their chests and abdomens revealing a hundred eyes that shone with a powerful light.

Together, the Dzu Wu unleashed the power of the Hundred Eyes' Light.

"Roar!"

Hong Ting let out a thunderous roar, his eyes glowing red as he entered a battle-crazed state, his entire being consumed by the desire to fight.

"Die!"

He cleaved downward with his axes, the savage axe aura slicing towards the group of Dzu Wu.

Clang!

The Dzu Wu raised their tridents to block, and the two sides clashed violently. The Hundred Eyes continued to shine upon Hong Ting, seeking to erode his will.

"Hong Ting's Battle Will is too refined, too pure! Indeed, he is one of the Hundred Battles Hall's seeds for the Immortal Realm!"

Within the Heaven-Cave, the remaining warriors couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Due to the Dzu Wu's Hundred Eyes' sinister light, none of these warriors dared to face the Dzu Wu alone; at the very least, they would join forces in pairs.

Yet, Hong Ting was holding his own against over a dozen Dzu Wu without faltering.

"Will this attract the attention of the Dzu Wu progenitor's avatar?"

One of the warriors voiced his concern.

"It shouldn't come to that," another replied.

Hong Ting continued his fierce battle with the Dzu Wu, his roars echoing through the cave as his battle intent soared. The more frenzied he became, the more the Dzu Wu facing him felt their hearts quail and their intentions waver.

This guy is insane! Too crazy! And he can even resist the Hundred Eyes' glare!

Pu!

Suddenly, one of the Dzu Wu showed signs of backing down, and as soon as he hesitated, Hong Ting seized the opportunity and cleaved him down with an axe!

The rest of the Dzu Wu were now afraid and began to retreat while trying to hold off Hong Ting.

Hong Ting pursued them for a while before stopping.

"This is all you amount to!"

His entire body radiated heat, his skin turning red, and his battle intent remained undiminished as he looked down on the retreating Dzu Wu with contempt.

"While resisting the Dzu Wu's Hundred Eyes, my battle intent has become even more refined. However, my soul force has also been greatly depleted."

Hong Ting exhaled and prepared to leave the Heaven-Cave to recuperate.

Just then, a figure appeared—a Dzu Wu.

This Dzu Wu was different from the others; he had red hair, but his cheeks were free of scales, making him look like a normal person.

Hong Ting's heart skipped a beat.

The other warriors were also startled and shouted, "Brother Hong, retreat quickly!"

An avatar of the Dzu Wu progenitor!

Or perhaps he was the true Dzu Wu.

"The Dzu Wu's Hundred Eyes, all who behold them shall fall to laziness, without exception."

The Dzu Wu's gaze was indifferent as he looked at Hong Ting.

"An avatar of the Dzu Wu progenitor? This avatar of yours has not reached the Immortal Realm, and is only at the same level as me. What is there to fear?"

Hong Ting's battle intent surged once more.

Although his opponent was an avatar of the Dzu Wu progenitor, this particular avatar was only at the True King Venerable realm, the same as him. What was there to be afraid of?

"I am the Dzu Wu, and the Dzu Wu is me. What is this Dzu Wu progenitor you speak of? It is but your ignorance. All the others are my puppet wraiths, and even my blood descendants do not count for much."

Hong Ting's heart trembled as he realized that the Dzu Wu he had been fighting and defeating were merely puppet wraiths.

Mere puppet wraiths, and yet they possessed such formidable power?

"Good, then let me, Hong Ting, experience the Hundred Eyes' sinister light of the Dzu Wu!"

Hong Ting was undaunted and fearless as he let out a low roar. At this moment, his battle intent was even stronger than before, and he seemed more frenzied.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Hong Ting charged at the Dzu Wu, roaring as he went.

Just then, the Dzu Wu's body manifested the Hundred Eyes, which suddenly opened wide. Each eye seemed to hold a hundred different gazes, a hundred different expressions, and every single eye appeared exceedingly sinister.

There was no piercing glare, only an eerie strangeness.

"Kill!"

Hong Ting suddenly stopped in his tracks and roared wildly. However, to his horror, he felt his battle intent crumbling under the gaze of the Hundred Eyes.

What was even more terrifying was the growing urge to be lazy, his fighting spirit crumbling as if his body had turned soft and he wanted to laze on the ground, doing nothing at all. The idea of lying there and letting someone kill him without lifting a finger to retaliate was becoming increasingly appealing!

"This is bad!"

Hong Ting's heart filled with dread as he realized he couldn't withstand the Hundred Eyes' sinister light.

Before he completely succumbed to laziness, Hong Ting's body flew backward, frantically retreating.

The Dzu Wu's Hundred Eyes disappeared, his gaze indifferent as he chose not to pursue. Instead, he curled his lips slightly and said, "Many heaven's pride have fallen to laziness under my Hundred Eyes. Let's see if you can pull yourself back from the brink."

Turning around, he strode deeper into the Heaven-Cave and soon disappeared from view.

Hong Ting, on the other hand, was now pale with shock. He felt his body growing soft and weak, and his spirit was flagging. The urge to just lie down and do nothing, even if someone attacked him, was becoming irresistible!

"This Hundred Eyes' sinister light is too bizarre, too powerful!"

Hong Ting hastily left the Heaven-Cave, knowing he had to find a way to deal with the Dzu Wu's power as soon as possible.

At that moment, several figures appeared in his mind—heaven's pride, according to rumors, who had once been renowned for their prowess but had somehow become lazy. They stopped cultivating, and even when assaulted, they were too lazy to fight back.

They had become so lazy that they had regressed in their cultivation, eventually dying in their laziness!

Hong Ting now understood that they must have been affected by the Dzu Wu's Hundred Eyes' sinister light.

The thought that he might end up like them filled him with fear.

(End of Chapter)

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