Free Web NovelChapter 314: Demonic Lightning and Swearing a Divine Oath
Tang Yin placed his hand on the blue-haired woman’s head. Soul Plunder!
Her memories instantly flowed into Tang Yin’s mind. ’So, they really do have it! I can kill 2 birds with 1 stone.’ He thought with excitement.
’For now, I should focus on the plan. Rou Ling... You are the key.’ Tang Yin grabbed the blue-haired woman, Rou Ling’s, neck before disappearing from the room.
He appeared right outside the Sect Protection Formation of the Rou Sect. However, just as he was about to leave, a deafening roar echoed.
"Bastard! Give her back!" The deep voice of a man shouted with impeccable fury. Tang Yin only grinned.
"Rou Wei, Stop. Otherwise, I’ll snap her neck." Tang Yin turned around. At some point in time, a blue-haired middle-aged man appeared behind Tang Yin. His body radiated the earth-shattering aura of a cultivator who was half a step into the Law Domain Realm. He was at the absolute peak of the Principle Manipulation Realm.
Although the middle-aged man, Rou Wei, was absolutely furious, he still controlled himself. "What do you want?! Our Rou Sect has not offended you!"
"Simple. I want the Demonic Lightning’s Lightning Essence stored away inside your treasury. I’ll give your precious little daughter back to you once you bring it to me." Tang Yin stated with a sinister voice.
"Demonic Lightning’s Lightning Essence?" Rou Wei questioned with extreme anger and helplessness.
Demonic Lightning was an extremely formidable type of lightning. Some even dubbed it as the manifestation of destruction.
Similar to Holy Lightning, Demonic Lightning was extremely potent and effective against sacred and holy beings. Holy Lightning and Demonic Lightning could even be considered as arch enemies.
The method to create Demonic Lightning was already lost in the river of time. But rumour had it that it required many different species of demons and evil entities along with numerous evil and malicious spirits. Then, using a special method, one could create Demonic Lightning.
Demonic Lightning was extremely powerful. It was powerful enough to threaten even the most powerful of Law Domain Realm cultivators. However, its power mostly depended on the Demonic Lightning’s potency and the materials it was created with.
The Rou Sect was one of the only few organizations in the Bright Yang Continent that still possessed Demonic Lightning. It was said to have been left behind by their ancestors.
"What? Is the Demonic Lightning’s Lightning Essence worth more than your daughter’s life?" Tang Yin’s voice turned dark. His grip around Rou Ling’s neck tightened. Her face turned as pale as a ghost.
"STOP!" Rou Wei shouted with heaven-destroying fury. However, he didn’t dare to attack. Not only did the opposition have his daughter, but he also couldn’t sense that person’s cultivation base. What if he was a Law Domain Realm cultivator?
"How do I know that you will give my daughter back to me unharmed and untouched if I give you the Demonic Lightning’s Lightning Essence?" Rou Wei managed to calm himself down with much difficulty.
"I’ll swear a Divine Oath. However, you must also swear a Divine Oath." Tang Yin proposed.
Rou Wei was shocked. Was this person really only after the Demonic Lightning’s Lightning Essence?
After a quick moment of thought, Rou Wei nodded bitterly. "Fine. But you must swear a Divine Oath first."
Without wasting any time, Tang Yin started speaking. "I Feng Tian, in the presence of Heaven, Earth and the world swear to exchange Rou Ling for the Demonic Lightning’s Lightning Essence. She will be unharmed and untouched."
"After the exchange is complete, we will go our separate ways and neither of us is allowed to seek revenge against each other. Should I not uphold this oath, let my body and soul be destroyed by Divine Retribution!" Tang Yin spoke with determination.
One did not need to use their real name when swearing a Divine Oath. It did not matter what title a person used to address themselves, the heavens and the world always knew the real identity of the cultivator swearing a Divine Oath.
A flash of crimson lightning shot down from the heavens. It stopped right before Tang Yin and condensed into a piece of small red string. The piece of crimson string then entered Tang Yin’s Soul Sea.
After entering his Soul Sea, the crimson string tried to enter his soul. "Scram!" However, with a shout from Tang Yin’s soul, the crimson piece of string was repelled. Instead, it was forced to stay outside his soul but was allowed to remain in his Soul Sea.
The piece of crimson string was not harmful. Instead, it acted as a tracker for Divine Retribution in the case of the Divine Oath being transgressed.
Tang Yin could easily destroy the piece of crimson string. However, doing so would incite Divine Retribution even if he did not break his Divine Oath. Destroying the crimson string was akin to transgressing the Divine Oath.
"Now, your turn." Tang Yin plainly said to Rou Wei. His grip around Rou Ling’s neck became slightly tighter again.
Rou Wei could hardly control his anger, but he somehow managed. "I Rou Wei, in the presence of Heaven, Earth and the world swear to trade the Demonic Lightning’s Lightning Essence for Rou Ling."
"There will be no schemes or plots, the exchange will be done sincerely. After the exchange is done, we will go our separate ways and neither of us is allowed to seek revenge against each other."
"Should I not uphold this oath, let my body and soul be destroyed by Divine Retribution." He uttered through gritted teeth.
A similar scene replayed itself. A bolt of crimson lightning descended from the heavens before condensing into a piece of crimson string. The crimson string then entered Rou Wei’s soul. Unlike Tang Yin, he let it enter his soul.
By now, many Elders and disciples of the Rou Sect had gathered due to the commotion. From the conversation between Tang Yin and their Sect Master, Rou Wei, they knew what was happening. They all wore solemn expressions as they knew that they were not powerful enough to interfere in this matter. Everything would depend on their Sect Master, Rou Wei.
"I shall give you one day to organize and bring me the Demonic Lightning’ Lightning Essence. In one day, I shall reappear here." As Tang Yin said this, he disappeared alongside Rou Ling.
"Quick, search for him!" Rou Wei shouted. He finally could not suppress his anger anymore. He rampantly searched the surrounding several kilometres of the area.
However, no matter how much he or the disciples searched for Tang Yin, they could not find him. It was as if he had just vanished from existence with Rou Ling.
Tang Yin was currently inside the Abyss Firmament. He could see the numerous disciples and Rou Wei furiously searching for him to no avail. With his permission, Rou Ling was able to enter the Abyss Firmament.
Only cultivators below Tang Yin’s strength could be forcibly dragged into the Abyss Firmament. Otherwise, any cultivator who Tang Yin could not defeat could not be dragged into the Abyss Firmament.
Rou Ling was first put into an illusion, rendering her unconscious. Then without any ability to resist, Tang Yin took her into the Abyss Firmament.
’Tch, search all you want. You won’t be able to find me.’ Tang Yin spat with disdain.
The Abyss Firmament was an independent world devoid of celestial beings and the heavens. In fact, Tang Yin could even be considered the Abyss Firmament’s Heaven and Earth. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
Therefore, even if he broke the Divine Oath in the Abyss Firmament, nothing would happen. Heaven, Earth and the world would not know that Tang Yin’s Divine Oath was broken until he left the Abyss Firmament.
In the outside world where the Rou Sect was located, Rou Wei stood in the air with a dark expression. Nobody was able to find Tang Yin.
"Hao Niu! Get your ass over here!" Rou Wei shouted in a relatively calm tone. However, his burning fury could not be hidden no matter how much he tried to conceal it.
"Greetings Sect Master!" Hao Niu, an old man, instantly appeared before Rou Wei.
"You’re in charge of the Sect Protection Formation and the Array Formations. How was that Feng Tian able to waltz into the sect without anyone noticing?" Rou Wei questioned.
"This... Well-" Before Hao Niu was able to even offer an explanation, Rou Wei slapped him with his full strength.
BOOM
Hao Niu shot through multiple buildings before landing in a pile of rubble. Rou Wei’s eyes were burning with madness. Hao Niu had just recently broken into the Early-stage of the Principle Manipulation Realm. Yet, he couldn’t even resist a simple slap from Rou Wei.
"We don’t need such incompetent people in the Rou Sect. Leave!" Rou Wei did all that he could to hold himself back from killing Hao Niu. If it weren’t for him, that Feng Tian wouldn’t have been able to just stroll into the Rou Sect and kidnap his daughter.
"Supreme Elder Bai, please go prepare the Demonic Lightning’s, Lightning Essence." Rou Wei commanded.
"As you order." Replied an old man before hurrying off to one of the larger buildings on the mountain.
