Chapter 57: The Bat Dragon Dao Lord

Hidden inside the main hall, the East Smoke教主 'Maze Dragon World God' watched everything from afar. He felt no sympathy, only relief: "Fortunately, the protective禁制 of my main hall is far stronger. That white-clad youth may be powerful, but he can't do anything to me. Hmph, before long, my elder brother will arrive, and then—hmph!"

Maze Dragon World God had great confidence in his elder brother.

"Whoosh." Ji Ning, who had been on a distant mountain peak, suddenly transformed into a streak of light and flew toward the main hall again.

"He's back?" The East Smoke教主 was startled. "Why is he back? Does he have even more powerful techniques?"

The East Smoke教主 felt fear in his heart. He understood that if the protective禁制 were gone and he faced Ji Ning directly... he probably couldn't withstand even a single blow! The territory under the influence of the Huilan Sect was vast. The nine branch sects were located in nine corners of this region. From the main sect to the branch sect, even his elder brother Bat Dragon Dao Lord, flying at about twice the speed of light, would need nearly a day to travel. He needed to hold out for one day. By then, his elder brother Bat Dragon Dao Lord would arrive, and he would be safe.

He needed to hold out for one day.

By then, his elder brother Bat Dragon Dao Lord would arrive, and he would be safe.

"Out."

Ji Ning flew to the front of the main hall and landed. Beside him appeared a black-red gourd—the Primordial Water-Fire Gourd. From within the gourd, Water Smoke Divine Thunder and Fire Cloud Divine Thunder shot out, both divine thunders striking the protective禁制. The outermost two layers of the禁制 shattered under the bombardment.

"I hope it can break through." Ji Ning manifested three heads and six arms, once again wielding six divine swords, Purple Light Qiong, and began a frenzied assault on the main hall before him.

Rumble~~~

The main hall roared.

Even with the help of the divine thunders, Ji Ning only broke through seven layers. The innermost layer remained unbroken. That innermost layer was also the toughest.

"You can't break it." The East Smoke教主 stood inside the main hall, sneering. "And you can't escape either."

But Ji Ning persisted, continuing his frenzied assault. The Eternal Divine Weapon struck again and again, while the divine thunders drew power from heaven and earth and kept bombarding...

"Let's see how long you can keep this up."

"Such a frenzied attack must consume a lot of divine power."

"But I only need to expend a small amount of法力 to maintain this protective禁制." The East Smoke教主 sneered.

...

An hour later.

Ji Ning was still attacking furiously, without pause.

"How can this be?" The East Smoke教主's face turned ugly. "Such a powerful attack must be using an incredible divine ability. Wouldn't such a powerful ability consume divine power a hundred or a thousand times faster? How can he attack for so long?"

It must be noted that the protective禁制 constantly shattered and recovered, consuming a tremendous amount of energy. Although this energy mainly came from chaos crystals drawing from heaven and earth, the controller, 'East Smoke教主,' also had to contribute a tiny fraction of energy. His法力 was used to manage and activate the entire protective禁制.

After an hour, his法力 was already more than half depleted!

"Come on."

"I can hold out." The East Smoke教主 gritted his teeth. "I have plenty of chaos crystals. With chaos crystals to replenish, I can hold out for a long time."

After all, he was the Dao Lord's own brother and the教主 of a branch sect. He had a considerable number of chaos crystals, and the main hall had many chaos crystals prepared to supply the sealing formation.

...

In fact, Ji Ning's consumption was also considerable.

The consumption of the azure flower mist power was slow, but the rate of consumption still far exceeded the rate of recovery. At this maximum intensity of attack, he would probably exhaust his power in about three hours. However... Ji Ning had no shortage of treasures, and chaos crystals were abundant. To leave as soon as possible, consuming some chaos crystals was nothing.

Two hours.

Three hours.

Four hours.

Ji Ning kept attacking furiously. He directly absorbed these chaos crystals into his golden core chaos space, frantically drawing the pure and abundant chaos power. The East Smoke教主 had started using chaos crystals to replenish even earlier than Ji Ning.

"Maze Dragon, you should remove the sealing formation and let him leave." Qingfan Fairy had flown to the side of the main hall and was speaking. In fact, she was also shocked that Ji Ning could sustain such a frenzied attack for so long. Many World-level cultivators, when using ultimate attacks, consumed divine power so rapidly that even chaos crystals couldn't replenish in time.

The replenishment speed of chaos crystals had a limit. Because Ji Ning's consumption was slow, he could easily keep up with replenishment.

Those who truly relied on divine abilities in battle generally could only fight for a short while before their chaos crystals couldn't keep up with consumption.

"You traitor." The East Smoke教主 inside the hall sneered.

"It was you who plotted against him first, and only failed, leading to this outcome. Now, if you let him leave... this matter will be settled." Qingfan Fairy advised.

"Settled? Haha, he can't break through the main hall. With the protective禁制, my法力 consumption is very slow, and I can sustain it with chaos crystals. Even if it takes longer, I can hold out. By then, when my elder brother arrives, he'll be the one in trouble." The East Smoke教主 had no intention of stopping.

This white-clad youth, even if he was from the Twelve Palaces, so what? His elder brother was also from the Twelve Palaces and didn't care. Moreover, his elder brother followed Huilan Dao Lord.

If it weren't for the Twelve Palaces, his elder brother could kill him directly!

"Elder brother?" Ji Ning, who had been attacking continuously, glanced at him. Ji Ning was also furious. Anyone who launched such a极限 frenzied attack for so long would be furious.

"Even if you are Huilan Dao Lord's brother, it's useless." Ji Ning was truly angered.

...

High in the sky.

"Maze Dragon." The black-robed Bat Dragon Dao Lord was flying at high speed through the clouds and mist. A faint blood light flickered in his eyes, born of anxiety and worry. "Maze Dragon, you must hold on, hold on until I get there." He couldn't imagine what danger could cause his branch sect教主 brother to crush the求救信符 in panic.

Flying from the main sect to the branch sect took him a full day. In that day, who knew what twists and turns might occur?

"Whoever it is, if they kill my brother, I, Bat Dragon, swear—regardless of cost, even if it means my own death—I will avenge him." The blood light in Bat Dragon Dao Lord's eyes intensified. The two brothers had grown up together since childhood, playing and laughing, then embarking on the path of cultivation together, even facing life and death many times. Their bond was too deep. Over these endless years, his brother was the most important person in his heart. For his brother, he was willing to give his life.

"Hold on."

"Wait for me." Bat Dragon Dao Lord flew at high speed.

...

A day and a night later.

Bat Dragon Dao Lord finally arrived at the East Smoke Branch Sect. The life tablet of his brother on his person had not shattered, indicating his brother was still alive.

Whoosh.

Bat Dragon Dao Lord flew to the sealing formation and directly tried to force his way in, saying, "Let me in."

"Elder brother?" The East Smoke教主, controlling the sealing formation, was overjoyed. Immediately, a small hole appeared in the massive sealing formation, and the black-robed Bat Dragon Dao Lord flew through it.

The atmosphere in the entire East Smoke Branch Sect instantly became strange.

Ji Ning, Qingfan Fairy, and the many other World-level cultivators could all sense the change in the sealing formation and saw a black-robed man fly through it. The aura he emitted was so powerful and majestic, unmistakably that of a Dao Lord.

"A Dao Lord has arrived."

"It's Bat Dragon Dao Lord."

"The East Smoke教主's elder brother is here. Now that World-level cultivator is in trouble."

The World-level cultivators whispered among themselves.

Ji Ning stopped his frenzied attack and turned to look at the black-robed figure diving down from afar. The black-robed man had a cold appearance, resembling the East Smoke教主.

"Hmm?" The black-robed man glanced at Ji Ning and frowned slightly. He also sensed the波动 of the Twelve Palaces.

Bat Dragon Dao Lord flew directly into the main hall. The protective禁制 of the main hall was also lifted, showing that the East Smoke教主 had great confidence in his elder brother.

"Hmm?" Bat Dragon Dao Lord looked at his brother, examining him carefully. Good, no injuries at all.

"Elder brother, this World-level cultivator trespassed into my East Smoke Branch Sect." The East Smoke教主 'Maze Dragon World God' pointed at Ji Ning outside and roared, "He killed dozens of our sect's World-level cultivators, forcibly captured a group of World-level cultivators as slaves, and even tried to kill me. Elder brother..."

At this moment, the East Smoke教主, who had been holding back his anger, was now full of pride.

With his elder brother by his side, what was there to fear?

"Slap!" Bat Dragon Dao Lord suddenly swung his palm, striking the East Smoke教主's face hard. The East Smoke教主's face instantly deformed, and he flew backward, crashing into the main hall's wall. With a loud bang, the main hall trembled. Blood splattered on the wall. The East Smoke教主's face was completely deformed, and blood was everywhere.

The East Smoke教主 looked up at his elder brother in disbelief.

"Apologize to this Daoist friend!" Bat Dragon Dao Lord stared at him and roared.

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