Rules of Heaven - C75

Just as Ding Hong’s foot stepped in, the eyes of the dragon statue lying in the middle lit up, and a bolt of lightning appeared out of nowhere and struck towards him. At the same time the bolt of lightning was formed, many dry grasses appeared on the ground and tightly grabbed onto Ding Hong who wanted to retreat, preventing him from moving.

At first, when Suo Bing saw that Ding Hong was about to step in, she frowned a little. Then, she saw that Shi Long’s eyes were shining. Without hesitation, he opened the scroll and placed it in front of Ding Hong.

The thunder came from the void, and just as the fixed sky painting was about to cover Ding Hong, it arrived in front of him. However, because of the cover from the painting, Ding Hong was not harmed at all. He only felt the thunder shooting into the painting as if a feather had fallen into water, without any reaction.

Taking advantage of the opening, Ding Hongtian cut off the water grass binding him and retreated. Sweat covered his forehead as he said with some lingering fear, “Who would have thought that I would end up like this after just one stomp?”

Suo Bing kept the scroll and nodded. “There should be some very powerful formations set up here. If we wander around randomly, the stone dragon statue will summon its power and destroy us.”

“Doesn’t that mean we can’t get in?” There was a hint of disappointment on Ding Hong’s face.

Suddenly, a woman covered in a black veil came from the distance. She held an eight-foot autumn water sword that was about her own height and asked, “Are all of you here for the Water Devouring Pearl as well?”

Seeing an outsider, Ding Hong was on high alert. Moreover, he did not feel the appearance of this woman at all! He moved slightly, maintaining a certain distance from her.

The woman saw that they were avoiding her, so she stopped and asked, “Are you afraid of me?”

Ding Hong frowned and said, “If someone appeared out of the blue, who wouldn’t be afraid?”

The woman looked at him and suddenly lifted her hand to remove the black veil covering her head. She was very beautiful, but the pair of horns on her head was even more beautiful than her face.

A light flickered in Ding Hong’s eyes as he said, “You are not a human being!”

The woman did not admit nor deny it. “I can help you enter the Dragon God’s Tomb, but whether you can find the Water Devouring Pearl will depend on your luck.” With that, he walked towards a large door at the entrance of the palace.

Ding Hong frowned and asked, “Why are you helping us?”

“Then why did you help me last night?” The young girl turned her head and said. She glanced at her for a moment before continuing to walk towards a door.

Hearing her say this, Ding Hong was stunned, he didn’t expect the woman last night to be her. Turning her head to look at Suo Bing, she nodded. She didn’t know if she agreed with the woman from last night, or if she trusted her words.

After pondering for a moment, Ding Hong still followed the lady.

The door that the girl in black came to also had the same two words, ‘first day’. In order to prove it, after seeing the two of them, he took the lead and walked inside.

This time, there wasn’t any kind of powerful ban that was triggered, allowing the stone dragon to come back to life and release heavenly thunder.

Ding Hong and Su Bing followed her, but only passed where she passed.

The interior of the palace was complicated, with corridors crisscrossing everywhere. It was unknown how many courtyards of various sizes were inside. The woman in black was very familiar with this place. She led them through many tunnels, and when they arrived at a fork in the road, she moved a nearby candlestick. The moment she moved the candlestick, the scenery around her changed.

The scenery was like broken water patterns, fragmented and fragmented. When they were done with their new arrangement, Ding Hong and Su Bing discovered that they had returned to the ‘Beginner’s Day’ gate.

“Follow me.” After saying this, the woman walked forward again. However, the path she took this time seemed to be in a completely different direction. It was as if she was walking in a different direction from what was shown in the mirror. In the end, however, she found herself in the same place. She flipped the candlestick once more, and the scenery changed once more.

Only then did he arrive at the door, which was not ‘first day’, but ‘too fitting’.

The scenery here was different from the first place. On the other side, there was the smell of a palace. This place was like a garden, planted with flowers, plants, and trees. It was impossible to tell where he was at all.

Ding Hong suddenly stopped and asked, “How do you know the method to break the formation here?”

“What do you think?” The woman turned around and asked.

Ding Hong frowned. “How would I know?”

The lady turned around and ignored them as she led the way. Not long after, she went around a few woods and arrived at the palace where the stone dragon statue was. However, she did not stop, but rather, bypassed the palace and continued onward. She actually walked to the other two doors. There was a table there, completely black, with ink and paper arranged on it. It was neat and tidy, as if no one had ever used it before.

The woman walked up to the table, picked up the brush, and wrote a big “5” on the paper. Just as she finished, it suddenly began to change and became a “Life” character.

She put down the pen and softly read: “Five words will come out, and there will be a way out! “Bang!” Just as she finished her sentence, a strong gust of wind blew past her, causing all of the surrounding trees to fall apart! Ding Hong’s expression changed as he hastily gathered his spirit energy under his feet and sucked in the earth.

Suo Bing then moved closer to Ding Hong and released a fierce wind that unexpectedly split into two halves, flashing past his two bodies.

Suddenly, the wind stopped without warning. The wind was gone, and so was the mysterious dragon woman. Behind them, a hazy tunnel appeared. The tunnel formed a circle, and next to it, there were terrifying shadows of vicious beasts. Those vicious beasts opened their ferocious mouths, trying to swallow it. However, no matter how hard they tried, they were unable to do so.

“Once we reach the main hall, you will naturally see the way out.” The woman’s voice suddenly reverberated, and after she finished speaking, there was no more sound.

Ding Hong frowned and said, “This person really came with no reason!”

Suo Bing stood at the side and didn’t answer.

After thinking for a long time, Ding Hong still passed through the passageway and arrived in front of the hall with the huge stone dragon lying on the ground. After passing through the passage, the dragon that they saw was no longer a stone dragon, but an actual azure dragon! From time to time, it would open its mouth to pant. Even some parts of its body could be seen swaying!

The palace was very large, and it was even grander than the main palace in Zhaoyang City. At this time, Ding Hong also saw the exit that the woman in black mentioned. It turned out that more than one hundred zhang away in front of the great hall was another stone staircase. The staircase was about ten zhang wide and continued upwards. It was likely that it led directly to some land.

Just as Ding Hong was about to ascend the steps and enter the great hall, the Azure Dragon suddenly swung its dragon head and said in a deep voice, “You mortals actually dare to trespass into the Dragon God’s Tomb!”

Ding Hong was stunned and hastily stopped. After pondering for a moment, he respectfully said, “This junior just happened to pass by here.” Even though he said that, he was secretly channeling his spirit energy. He wanted to summon the Yin Yang sword formation and delay the Azure Dragon for a while before making use of this opportunity to let Suo Bing take him away.

The sword could be forged in the future, but there was only one life left.

Just as Ding Hong was thinking, the Yin Yang Sword Formation was summoned and floated above his head, preparing to attack the Azure Dragon. However, the Azure Dragon roared loudly and said, “Who is the Sword Emperor?!”

Ding Hong was stunned by his roar. He was lost in thought, not knowing if he knew or had a grudge with Chong Tian. However, after much thought, he could only reply in the end, “He is half my master.”

He had inherited the Sword Emperor’s Dao. How could he be considered half a master?

The Azure Dragon suddenly stopped talking. It raised its head and looked at him like a god looking down on a mortal. It made a muffled sound. “Do you know who I am?”

“I don’t know.” Ding Hong said honestly.

“I am Hierarch of the Dragon God from a thousand years ago, Green Sunflower!” The Azure Dragon’s voice suddenly became several times louder. The words it said made people feel a sense of dread. However, just as fear began to well up in Ding Hong’s heart, the Sword Intent he had inherited from the Legacy zone suddenly lit up, turning it into a ball of golden light! The light became brighter and brighter and finally began to spread out of his body! His thoughts gradually passed out, as if another consciousness had forcefully taken control of him.

Suo Bing naturally saw the unusual change in Ding Hong and frowned. She didn’t know what was wrong with him and went up to ask. Ding Hong, however, did not move an inch and paid even less attention to her.

“Azure Dragon, you died at my hands a thousand years ago. Are you still unconvinced?!” Ding Hong suddenly raised his head, his body emitting a nearly berserk aura. A small sword slowly emerged from between his brows. The small sword flickered with a golden light and was incomparably exquisite.

At this moment, Ding Hong’s entire body was glowing with a golden light. The space around him, which had been stabbed by the golden light, became distorted and blurred! Seeing that, a light flashed in Suo Bing’s eyes, and she controlled the Sky Lock Painting to move far away.

When the Azure Dragon saw Ding Hong’s transformation, a fierce light flashed in its eyes as it angrily yelled, “Chong Tian, you’re not dead!”

Ding Hong laughed maniacally. “Hahaha, Qing Zhi, you’re not dead either!” After he finished speaking, he raised his hand to examine himself. Then, he calmed himself down and said, “Greenflower, today, I will borrow the Dao Realm to repay the Yang. Do you dare to fight with me again?”

The azure dragon laughed coldly, “Little kid, today, I’ll teach you the last of your soul will be dissipated!” It raised its head and its entire body flew up, revealing its true appearance.

There was a tear in the middle of its body, and looking through it, one could actually see the inside of its body. What was even more amazing was that it did not have any internal organs. Its entire body was just a shell!

“Chong Tian, when I fought with you that year, I exhausted all of my dragon essence and True Yang energy, causing me to withdraw from the position of Dragon God, and landed in the position of watching the door for the younger generation! Today, I will return my pain back to you a thousand times over! ”

“I’ll return it to you a thousand times!”

The Azure Dragon’s pair of eyes protruded outwards. Suddenly, with a “bo” sound, they transformed into a blue colored flame that floated within the empty eye sockets like ghost flames!

Ding Hong laughed madly, “Have you become a demon? How can you do anything to me! ” He raised his hand and made a slashing motion towards the sky. The space suddenly ruptured, revealing a glittering golden light.

“Emperor!”

His hands abruptly grabbed onto it as he viciously pulled outwards, pulling the gap even larger than before. A large area of the void was illuminated by a golden rune sword. Although Suo Bing was standing very far away, she could clearly see the face of the sword. With one look, her heart couldn’t help but tremble. The golden sword Ding Hong brought out was actually similar to the Thick Emperor Sword from the painting scroll!

The Azure Dragon said with hatred: “You really did hide the ‘Emperor’s Sword’ in your world!” Without any hesitation, he swung his claws and glared at the other party. Suddenly, in the water curtain at the bottom of the abyss, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. Violent winds blew, and thousands of ghosts cried together!

Wherever the lightning passed, not a single blade of grass grew! Wherever the wind blew, the houses collapsed! The sound of 10,000 ghosts crying was just like the ear-piercing sound of something being torn apart, causing one’s courage to instantly shatter!

When Suo Bing saw the power of the thunder, her expression changed. She opened up the fixed sky scroll and surrounded herself in it! Even so, when she heard the ghostly wail, she spat out a mouthful of blood. Her vitality was greatly damaged.

When Ding Hong saw the might of the Azure Dragon, he sneered and took out the “Emperor” sword from the Soul World. His hand loosened and it automatically floated above his head as he said, “Let me see if you have made any progress in the past few thousand years!”

“Huang Tian Wu!”

The Emperor Sword seemed to have received some sort of stimulation as it hummed and began to frantically spin. When it turned, the golden light began to turn with it! Not long later, a giant golden storm formed and slowly expanded in both directions! Wherever the golden light went, the thunder and lightning slowly dissipated.

“Emperor Thrust!”

Ding Hong turned over his arm and pointed towards the sky. When the imperial sword commanded, it stopped spinning and suddenly released a ripple that could be seen in the air. In the blink of an eye, the ripple had become nearly a hundred times larger! The sword extended forward. With a “whoosh”, it transformed into a golden stream of light and flew towards the green dragon.

When the Azure Dragon saw the Emperor’s sword piercing toward it, all of its palms grabbed tightly and the surrounding air shook when it grabbed. It actually turned into something like a wave on the sea. After which, the Emperor Sword transformed into a stream of light and crashed into the wave-like barrier with a loud rumble.

The distance from the emperor’s sword’s starting position to the front of the green dragon was at least three hundred feet. The light it formed turned into a pillar of light that was a thousand feet long. It looked like an endless stream of golden light as it continuously pierced the barrier in front of the green dragon.

When the green dragon saw that he was being suppressed, he let out an angry howl and, taking advantage of the howling, spat out a milky white pill towards the sky!

When Ding Hong saw him spit out the bead, he arrogantly said, “Green Sunflower, you used all of your inner cores just like that?! Since you want to give this to my disciple, I will accept it for him! ”

The Azure Dragon roared, “Don’t be so arrogant, you overbearing child!” After it spat out the inner core, the orchid fire in its eyes was reduced by a large amount. It suddenly let go of its claws and tilted its body, making a gesture of ‘pounce’. However, its body did not go out. Instead, it turned into a small azure dragon and flew out with a bang of its inner core!

When Ding Hong saw the cyan dragon flying over, he coldly laughed as he grabbed the sky with his finger and pulled the Emperor Sword out of the golden pillar of light. Although the Emperor Sword came out of the light pillar, the light pillar did not disappear. From the looks of it, it was even thicker than before.

After grasping the Emperor Sword, he slashed across the air. A streak of golden light broke through the void, arriving in front of the little azure dragon in the blink of an eye. Although the dragon was small, it was about the same size. After seeing the incoming golden light, it let out a cry, and a crack suddenly appeared in front of the golden light, swallowing it up.

Seeing this, Ding Hong slightly retracted his disdain, but he still maintained his arrogance. His left hand clenched into a fist and punched at the green dragon through the air. Xiao Long’s body suddenly stopped as he spat out a mouthful of blood and started to cry out loud.