Free Web NovelChapter 568: Chapter 559: Ghost God
The Lingxiao Palace is the last ruin site where Ding Ling was just now.
The reason it was recognized as the Lingxiao Palace was due to the broken plaque on the ground.
The plaque of the South Celestial Sect was intact.
But the Lingxiao Palace was completely collapsed, yet the fuzzy outlines of four big characters could still be discerned: Lingxiao Palace!
"This is indeed the Celestial Palace."
Ding Ling shook his head.
Feeling somewhat strange.
In the Celestial Dragon Eight Books World, having a Valley of Eternal Spring, a Fountain of Youth, and an Immortal Tree is fair enough.
But there was even a Celestial Ladder piercing through the layers of the celestial curtain, leading him to the gate of the Celestial Palace.
"I wonder which world’s Celestial Palace this is?"
Ding Ling walked through multiple Celestial Palaces, and having found no more relics, prepared to leave with the broken halberd in hand.
Although the halberd was broken with only half remaining.
It was extremely sharp.
And since the halberd tip was still intact, it could be used as a long knife, long sword, or short spear.
Especially when infused with Longevity Venerable Qi, the halberd tip revealed a chilling gleam, seemingly able to pierce through the Celestial Palaces.
Ding Ling had previously tested it.
Infusing Longevity Venerable Qi could pierce through the Celestial Palace surface, no matter how indestructible, showing the halberd’s unrivaled nature, doubtlessly a weapon used by immortals!
It wouldn’t be wrong to call it an Immortal Weapon.
Regrettably,
there were only two strands of Longevity Venerable Qi, and Ding Ling could only use the halberd twice at most, needing to pause and wait for the Longevity Venerable Qi to automatically regenerate before continuing to use it.
"Seems like it can only be used as a trump card."
Thinking so, Ding Ling retraced his steps.
The Celestial Palace Realm was vast, over a hundred miles long and wide.
Ding Ling spent hours rapidly searching for treasures,
and finding none, he naturally wanted to leave.
"Everything is broken."
He scanned the eight directions one last time, musing:
"Moreover, dust is pervasive, and the marks of time are too apparent. It seems there was a cataclysmic battle here long ago, yet there’s not a single corpse. What’s more, among Immortal Weapons, there’s only one broken halberd. Where did all the corpses and weapons ultimately go?"
Confused, Ding Ling didn’t dwell on it.
In his view,
as long as he continuously ascends and grows stronger, all obstacles could naturally be overcome.
He had risen from being a low-level soldier, destroying multiple worlds, deeply understanding this.
Swish! Swish!
Ding Ling activated Soaring in the Void, walking on the wind. Due to the extreme solidity and heaviness of this world, he could only achieve the effect of "Walking on Snow," which slowed him down considerably.
Yet he was no slower than a galloping horse.
As he was about to step onto the Broken Bridge again,
a figure suddenly leapt out from the Hongyuan beneath the bridge.
The figure’s owner was armored, nine feet tall, his appearance shrouded in a dense green mist, and his appearance was sudden and ghostly!
His eyes glowed green, and he only glanced at Ding Ling for a moment before, swish! He disappeared into thin air.
Startled, Ding Ling instinctively spun the broken halberd into a Wind Wheel, protecting himself tightly!
Boom!
However, just as the Wind Wheel spun up, a loud noise erupted, and Ding Ling felt as if struck by lightning, uncontrollably flying backward several zhang.
In mid-air, Ding Ling could see more clearly.
It was the nine-foot giant attacking him with terrifying speed, difficult to discern with the naked eye, using his bare hands against Ding Ling.
His hands struck the halberd precisely, making it tremble violently! To Ding Ling’s relief, the halberd was extremely hard, not only blocking the strike but also dispelling some of the terrible Vigorous Qi.
The force that struck Ding Ling was pure brute strength, which caused his blood to surge, but with just a brief circulation of the Eternal Youth Technique, he returned to normal.
"Six Meridian Divine Sword!"
Ding Ling swung the halberd with his left hand, and with his right hand unleashed an attack on the nine-foot giant, sending five streaks of Sword Qi shrieking toward him.
The giant, seeing Ding Ling’s Sword Qi, froze for a moment and uttered four words:
"Six, Meridian, Divine, Sword!"
Each word weighed as if it bore a thousand forces.
Slow, harsh, grating, resonant as if tempered through chattering bones.
As Ding Ling remained alert,
the giant inexplicably stood still, unresponsive to Ding Ling’s attack with the Six Meridian Divine Sword.
After half a moment,
his green-glowing eyes cast a deep look at Ding Ling and, without further attack, turned to leave in the direction of the Broken Bridge.
"..."
Ding Ling was baffled.
Mostly shaken.
His Six Meridian Divine Sword had shot at this man, yet it did no harm.
Clearly, this man’s strength far exceeded his own.
Ding Ling had wanted to try other techniques against him, but seeing those eyes emitting green fire, he remembered the Ghost King he had slain in the Three Kingdoms World!
Back then, other means were ineffective against the Ghost King, but the Human Emperor Swordsmanship was just the right counter.
Ding Ling had considered switching to Human Emperor Spear Technique, Human Emperor Swordsmanship, combined with the Supreme Yang and Firm Longevity Venerable Qi to kill the opponent, yet the opponent simply walked away.
He naturally wouldn’t seek trouble uninvited and quietly watched as the nine-foot giant reached the bridge, flipped over, splash!
The sound of water was heard, and he appeared to dive into the abyssal flood beneath the Broken Bridge.
Ding Ling hurried to the front of the Broken Bridge and leaned over for a look.
The abyss was deep and unfathomable, with tumultuous green murky water, making it difficult to see clearly what lay within.
After the giant plunged into the water, he was never seen again.
"..."
Looking at the flood below, pondering the giant’s prowess, Ding Ling dared not delay, quickened his pace, and stepped onto the Rainbow Bridge. He soared through the sky to the front of the South Celestial Sect, reached the plaque, and tried to lift it, almost stumbling, nearly falling over.
"So heavy!"
The plaque weighs at least hundreds of thousands of jin!
Incredibly heavy.
Yet appearing so thin! Its material must be extremely rare.
Ding Ling was moved.
He considered and then infused Longevity Venerable Qi to move the plaque.
To his surprise,
the once overwhelmingly heavy plaque suddenly became much lighter.
Ding Ling was astonished.
He thought to himself:
"The first strand of Longevity Venerable Qi was a fusion of three divine skills, evolving into Supreme Qi. The second strand evolved from drinking the Fountain of Youth water and Immortal Tree bark. Both the Eternal Youth Technique and the water and bark relate to the Valley of Eternal Spring.
And this valley can directly lead to the Celestial Palace.
Could it be that this Eternal Youth Technique was left by some Great God here?"
