Evil-Slaying's Tribulation
The other party said in an icy tone, "I want Li Ban's life."
Chapter 551 The Tribulation of Exterminating Evil
The soul possessing Liu Qingqing's body made the request to kill the Blood Abyss Sect Master, which seemed like a perfectly normal wish to everyone. After all, she had been killed as a sacrifice, and it was only natural for her to want revenge on the perpetrator.
Si Ming stroked his chin and said, "Such a normal request actually makes people suspicious. Don't you have any more lofty aspirations? Like eliminating all wars? Realizing a utopian society? Allowing all people to live and work in peace and contentment? Building a prosperous, democratic, civilized, harmonious, free, equal, just, and law-abiding world, a world of patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness?"
Then the other Si Ming a look as if he were an idiot.
"Okay, never mind what I said, but aren't you going to introduce yourself? We can't just keep calling you Liu Qingqing, can we?"
"Wu Ming," came the other party's concise reply.
"Wu Ming... Nameless? Who are you trying to fool? Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely. Tell me honestly, where do you work?"
"Jianghu" (江湖)
"Age?"
"A little over sixteen."
"Favorite food?"
"Air and water."
Hobbies and interests?
"Alive."
Which school of thought did you follow?
"Self-taught."
"Home?"
"Home is where the world is."
"Motto?"
Silence is golden; eloquence is troublesome.
"Damn it, such an impenetrable defense! This guy is definitely suspicious!"
Si Ming was filled with regret. He should have brought Yu Shuying along... but it seemed pointless anyway, and they would probably end up separated anyway.
"Master Duan, doesn't your mysterious religion have any means to force people to tell the truth?"
"If such a useful Divine Ability power existed, I would very much like to learn it."
Si Ming clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction and stared at the woman who called herself Wu Ming, asking, "Is it that as long as we kill this Blood Abyss Sect Master, you'll be satisfied and ascend to heaven? Or do you have to do it yourself?"
"It doesn't matter, I only care about the result."
"With that ambiguous answer again, you're becoming more and more suspicious..."
Just as Si Ming was considering new methods of interrogation, Wu Ming suddenly said, "Are you sure you don't want to waste your time here? Li Ban has joined forces with the Beast King Anye to attack the Evil-Slaying Sword Sect."
"The Beast King Anye? King of Monsters on par with the Purple-Pupiled Spirit King?"
Si Ming recalled that this guy had made a cameo appearance when they killed the Purple-Pupiled Spirit King last time.
Duan Jinsu suddenly changed. "This is bad! Once the Evil-Slaying Sword Sect is destroyed, the righteous path of the Eastern Martial World will be in ruins. We must rush to its aid immediately!"
Everyone's expression changed drastically. They immediately understood why the Blood Abyss Sect Master would leave his lair at the crucial moment when the Myriad Filth Tainted Blood was about to succeed. Compared to destroying the Evil-Slaying Sword Sect, a mere Law Treasure was nothing. As long as he ruled the entire Eastern Martial World, he could refine as many drops of the Myriad Filth Tainted Blood as he wanted.
"Why didn't you say something so important sooner? Let's go!"
Righteous Qi Peak, the headquarters of the Evil-Slaying Sword Sect, is also a sacred place of martial arts that everyone in the Eastern Martial World yearns for. In the stories told by Jianghu storytellers, Righteous Qi Peak is described as "smoke and clouds scattering colors, the sun and moon shimmering, thousands of ancient cypress trees, and ten thousand bamboo groves. One often hears the cry of cranes and sees phoenixes soaring. Black apes and white deer appear and disappear, and golden lions and jade elephants roam freely." It is a true place for immortals to cultivate.
However, today, the righteousness of Righteous Qi Peak is gone. Crimson miasma fills the sky, disrupting the spiritual atmosphere of this blessed land. Spiritual beasts and immortal birds have all been slaughtered, and corpses are everywhere. The air is thick with the stench of blood. Old cypress and bamboo groves have all withered, and everything is decaying. Everywhere you look, there is only ruin. It is no longer the blessed land it once was.
On the mountainside of Righteous Qi Peak, strange and evil forces gathered. On one side were all the evil sects of the Eastern Martial World, led by the Blood Abyss Sect, and on the other side were the strange Monster Race of the Eastern Martial World led by the Beast King Anye. The two sides joined forces and defeated the Evil-Slaying Sword Sect yesterday, leaving corpses strewn all over the place and turning Righteous Qi Peak into a mountain of blood.
Initially, it was Li Ban who challenged Wan Yebai, the sect leader of the Evil-Slaying Sword Sect. He led the evil sects of the Eastern Martial World Daoist Gate to besiege Righteous Qi Peak. Just as the two sides were fighting fiercely, the Beast King Anye suddenly led a large army of Monster Race to attack the Evil-Slaying Sword Sect from both sides.
After this battle, the Evil-Slaying Sword Sect suffered heavy casualties, with five Grandmaster falling. Only the sect leader Wan Yebai, the Evil-Cleaving Sword Master Zheng Jingyuan, and the young talent Lou Xia who visited the Western Martial World survived. It can be said that the Evil-Slaying Sword Sect has fallen directly from a holy land of martial arts to a first-rate sect in the martial world.
Moreover, both Wan Yebai and Zheng Jingyuan were seriously injured and were trapped in the Righteous Qi Palace with the remaining disciples, barely clinging to life with the help of the Myriad Tribulations Mystic Light Array, and at any moment they were in danger of being wiped out.
"What is the situation regarding casualties?" Wan Yebai asked, supporting his injured body.
"The situation is not optimistic. Twenty percent of our disciples have perished, thirty percent are seriously injured, and the remaining half are all wounded," Zheng Jingyuan said, forcing back his grief. "Ziyue and Zihan, Four Disciples of Evil-Slaying, have both sacrificed their lives..."
The Four Disciples of Evil-Slaying are the most outstanding newcomers of the Evil-Slaying Sword Sect in this generation. They are believed that as long as they can grow up safely, they will definitely become Grandmaster.
Wan Yebai closed his eyes, clenched his hands, and forcibly suppressed the grief in his heart. He knew that given the current situation of the sect, he could not afford to vent his personal feelings. If he did not come up with a solution quickly, it would be more than just these few people who would be sacrificed.
"... There's no other way, let's break through."
"Now?" Zheng Jingyuan was both surprised and doubtful. "We just had a fierce battle, and all our disciples are injured. They haven't even had time to recover their depleted energy, let alone treat their injuries. It's too risky to act now. Let's wait a bit longer."
"We can't wait! The longer we wait, the worse our situation will become. We are all exhausted, but the enemy is in the same state. Breaking out now gives us the best chance of success. The longer we drag this out, the less hope we have. We are a desperate army now, and breaking out is for survival. We are willing to risk our lives for it. The enemy is just as exhausted. In this state, if they want to stop us, they would have to risk their lives. But they are definitely not willing to gamble their lives for this. If we wait until they recover their strength, they can hold us off with ease."
"But doing so would inevitably result in enormous casualties..."
After thinking for a while, Zheng Jingyuan suggested, "Why don't we just keep defending like this? With the Myriad Tribulations Mystic Light Array in place, they can't get in. As time goes on, the news will spread, and other Daoist Gate will surely send reinforcements to rescue us. Then we can attack from both inside and outside, and maybe we can turn the tide of battle."