Free Web NovelChapter 2195: Chapter 2230: Puzzled
This time he calculated just right, the two experts soon separated. The one holding the Divine Weapon, a middle-stage Fourth Level expert, chased after Mu Gaosou, while the other flew towards Ding Fan, intending to kill him with a single strike.
Returning to the Wu Family Fortress, looking at the familiar stone castle, Ding Fan was deeply moved. He had once lived and fought here, although he had no particular affection for this place.
The Wu Family Fortress was mostly empty now, many stone walls had collapsed, no longer holding the life of the past, turning into ruins.
The Zhong Family had driven everyone out in their effort to deal with Ding Fan.
Ding Fan had no time for nostalgia. He moved through the fortress as fast as possible; he was so familiar with the place that it was easy for him to cross the Wu Family Fortress and head to the back mountain.
In the mountain behind, there was a dense forest. That was his only way to escape. After a reconnaissance of the battlefield in the past, he knew every path, every cave. If he wanted to escape, his only option was to vanish into one of the secret passages and then come out from the tunnel.
However, even so...
Even if he escaped from the back mountain, Ding Fan had no guarantee of getting away. Being pursued by a Fourth Level expert from the Divine Realm, he didn’t have the speed to shake him off.
"Whizz!"
A radiant Flying Divine Sword shot over, and the expert who had just spotted Ding Fan slashed a burst of Sword Qi towards him. Ding Fan did not look back, instinctively rolling along the ground, rolling to the left and into the dense forest.
"Sizzle!"
The ground was cleaved open by the Sword Qi, soil and stones shattered, and dust flew into the air.
"Swish, swish, swish~"
Amid the crisscrossing Sword Qi, Ding Fan was desperately running within the dense forest, continuously evading sword strikes that cleaved ancient trees in half. He used the Shadowless Body Technique to reflect ten shadows, affecting the judgment of the Fourth Level expert. Otherwise, such attacks would have long killed Ding Fan.
"Humph!"
A middle-aged man sneered coldly in mid-air, watching as Ding Fan created over a dozen shadows in the forest, dodging several of his Sword Qi attacks, yet he remained unperturbed.
In his eyes, Ding Fan was no different from a mouse, even if the mouse had some tricks, the end result would be the same — a dead end.
Between the Divine Realm Second Level Peak and the Divine Realm Fourth Level, there was no comparison, it was a gulf like between a giant and a child, no, a giant and an infant. Hence, he was in no rush to kill Ding Fan. Instead, he continually shot Sword Qi at Ding Fan; he wanted to see Ding Fan struggle like a monkey before his death, to see some semblance of hope before crushing him into absolute despair.
"Whizz!"
Ding Fan pushed his speed to the limit, with over a dozen shadows trailing behind him. His gaze wasn’t fixed on the path ahead, but on the person hovering in mid-air, observing his every move.
"Sizzle!"
Another burst of Sword Qi came at him. Ding Fan rolled forward and then continued to roll, getting up to run.
"Bang!"
The Sword Qi shattered a large boulder into pieces, rubble flying, dust billowing, and the explosion reverberating through the forest, scaring many small animals.
"I’ve finally made it!"
Ding Fan’s eyes lit up, a valley appeared before him. In the valley, there was a pool of water, with curtains and waterfalls hanging above, resembling a galaxy falling from the ninth heaven.
Ding Fan remembered this place very well. It was here that he encountered Xia Mengqing, knowing that beneath the pool lies an underground river leading to the back of the mountain.
"Splash!"
Without hesitation, he leapt into the pool, rushing into the underground river as quickly as possible, silently swimming out.
"Where did he go?"
The middle-aged Fourth Level expert felt he might have made a mistake. "Game over!" he scoffed with fatigue.
He jumped from high above, the radiant Divine Weapon transforming into a beam of light, diving into the pool, intending to slice the small mountain open directly.
"Boom!"
With an earth-shattering roar, the small mountain seemed genuinely sliced open. Water from the pool splashed, turning into mist, and then evaporated.
The cliff of the waterfall split, revealing a massive crack. The waterfall vanished into the sky, mist filling the air, concealing the sky. The expert’s Divine Weapon cut into the pool’s bottom, pursuing Ding Fan’s path.
"It’s over."
Ding Fan, heading towards the underground river, realized the water had turned to steam, a powerful pressure surrounding him. At that moment, he felt like the sky was collapsing, the heavens pressing down on him, as though the very next moment would crush him to death.
Divine Weapon!
Made from countless Spiritual Treasures, harder and unbreakable compared to the sturdiest weapon. Wu Tongtian was once killed by Zhong Jue’s Divine Weapon in a single strike, and the Divine Realm Third Level was already no match for it; how could Ding Fan possibly withstand it?
"Sirius, run! Run as far as you can. If we meet again in the next life, I’ll find you the tastiest food."
The speed of the Divine Weapon was too great, Ding Fan couldn’t escape. He swung his sleeve, tossing Sirius out, while roaring furiously, lifting the Heaven Measuring Ruler above his head in a futile attempt to resist the Heavenly Divine Sword of the Fourth Level expert.
"Howl~"
Sirius turned and came back, transforming into a dark streak, rushing above his head, seemingly trying to use its own body to block the Heavenly Divine Sword, to sacrifice itself for Ding Fan.
"Sirius, are you mad? Run!"
Ding Fan couldn’t help but shout anxiously, but Sirius did not stop for a moment, colliding with the Divine Weapon, maybe in desperation, it opened its mouth to bite the Divine Weapon.
"Hmm?"
Ding Fan was stunned for a moment, wondering if he was seeing things. He actually saw... the brilliant Divine Weapon had a small hole bitten out of it by Sirius, and then Sirius’s body rushed inside the Heavenly Divine Sword?
"What’s happening? What’s going on?"
Ding Fan trembled slightly, swallowing hard, staring at the small hole on the radiant Heavenly Divine Sword, feeling he had witnessed the most absurd thing in the world.
He knew Sirius’s teeth were sharp, but what was that Divine Weapon? It was made from countless Heaven and Earth Treasures, harder than the highest-grade weapons, nearly indestructible, and ordinary weapons couldn’t break a Divine Weapon at all!
Under the cliff of Wolf Fall Cliff, Herr Qianjun broke a Divine Weapon of a Divine Realm Fourth Level Expert with just one move. But what was Herr Qianjun’s realm? Even then, Herr Qianjun used the warrior heritage to achieve it. But what’s with Sirius? It just used its sharp fangs to bite a hole in this Divine Realm Fourth Level Expert’s Divine Weapon?
"Boom!"
The Divine Weapon continued to press down, but the light atop it grew weaker and weaker. When it reached Ding Fan’s head, it stopped, hovering above Ding Fan’s head, no longer glimmering at all.
"Ah? Hmph!"
The martial artist who leaped off the cliff in the valley hadn’t landed yet. He screamed in the air, then spat out a mouthful of blood, closed his eyes, and inexplicably fainted.
The Divine Weapon is the foundation of the Divine Realm Fourth Level. If destroyed, the martial artist will be severely injured and immediately incapacitated.
Sirius bit a big hole into his Divine Weapon, crawled inside, and gnawed away, actually damaging his Divine Weapon so severely that the Divine Realm Fourth Level Expert was badly injured in his coma.
"Snore, snore!"
Sirius continued to gnaw inside, while Ding Fan stood below, still shocked, unable to react for a long time, blurting out, "What’s going on..."
"Whoosh!"
While Ding Fan was in a daze, Sirius crawled out from the small hole in the Divine Weapon above, its small eyes showing a satisfied expression. The Divine Weapon, composed entirely of Heaven and Earth Treasures, had become its food.
"Let’s go up and take a look!"
Thinking of the groan of the expert above, Ding Fan rushed up with Sirius. The Heaven Measuring Ruler churned the dirt and stones, then surged out of the pool.
"Great!"
Seeing the expert fainted on the ground, blood still flowing from his mouth, Ding Fan was overjoyed. He hurriedly stepped forward, swinging the Heaven Measuring Ruler towards the man’s head.
"Bang!"
The expert’s head exploded. Ding Fan looked at the high-level expert’s corpse before him, feeling like he was dreaming. He turned his eyes to Sirius and said, "Sirius, how can you bite through the Divine Weapon? That’s a Divine Weapon refined by a Divine Realm Fourth Level Expert!"
"Woo~"
Sirius raised its head proudly, as if disdainful, seemingly telling Ding Fan that biting through the Divine Weapon was not an issue at all.
"Boom!"
A dull explosion came from the north, startling Ding Fan awake. He picked up the Divine Realm Fourth Level Expert’s weapon and dashed towards the source of the sound with Sirius, asking as he ran, "Sirius, can you really bite through all Divine Weapons?"
"Woo~"
Sirius nodded affirmatively, its fangs gleaming with a cold light. Ding Fan’s eyes lit up. The most terrifying aspect of Divine Realm Fourth Level Experts was their refined Divine Weapons. Divine Weapons were the most crucial thing. If they were destroyed, these experts could easily be killed.
If Sirius can easily bite through Divine Weapons, then once Divine Realm Fourth Level Experts release their Divine Weapons, it would be akin to committing suicide.
Ding Fan quickly rushed towards the source of the sound, worried that Mu Gaosou might be killed, as he was eager to test Sirius’s ability. If it could easily bite through Divine Weapons, it could effortlessly kill Divine Realm Fourth Level Experts, altering his own fate.
Dozens of miles away, Ding Fan finally saw Mu Gaosou in battle. Both had released their Divine Weapons, continuously clashing, and even exchanged blows. However, it was clear that Mu Gaosou was no match for the other expert, being repeatedly battered. Each time the two Divine Weapons collided, Mu Gaosou’s face turned pale. The Divine Weapon is the foundation of a Divine Realm Fourth Level Expert, but Mu Gaosou had only just entered the Divine Realm Fourth Level for a few days. How could he be a match?
Ding Fan quietly approached, walking straight towards the two Divine Weapons. When he reached beneath them, he gritted his teeth, jumped up, and swung his Heaven Measuring Ruler towards the two Divine Weapons.
"Hmm?"
The person fighting Mu Gaosou immediately noticed Ding Fan. Initially stunned, he then mockingly controlled the Flying Divine Sword, directing it towards Ding Fan.
Divine Weapons are indestructible. Could Ding Fan’s weapon break them? What a joke! If Ding Fan sought death himself, he might as well oblige him.
"Whoosh!"
The Flying Divine Sword was too fast. Ding Fan saw a sharp flash, and the sword was about to slice him open. Terrified, he ducked down, raising his hand, quietly shouting to Sirius, "Sirius, go, bite it open for me."
Sirius transformed into a shadow, darting onto the Flying Divine Sword, its tiny claws gripping into the Divine Weapon, effortlessly securing its body upon it. Then, it opened its small mouth, biting into the Divine Weapon, quickly nibbling a hole. Its body entered the Divine Weapon.
"What’s happening? Ugh!"
The distant expert screamed. There was a mental connection with the Divine Weapon, and he could clearly sense what was happening inside. He screamed, desperately trying to retrieve the Divine Weapon quickly.
How fast was Sirius?
For the previous Heavenly Divine Sword, it barely took a moment to be devoured. Now, Sirius was wantonly gnawing on this Divine Weapon, and its brilliant light quickly dimmed, indicating the Divine weapon’s rapid destruction.
"Boom!"
The Divine Weapon was completely destroyed, with no time for the expert to retrieve it, crashing down and raising a cloud of dust.
"Poof"
The Divine Realm Fourth Level Expert fell to the ground, while on the other side, Mu Gaosou was a bit confused. He glanced at the fallen expert, then turned to look at the Divine Weapon on the ground, utterly bewildered.
