Chapter 118: The Conspiracy (Part II)

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“Go and inform the three people from the Langya Merchant Association of Lingbo Town. Tell them that you have discovered disciples of the Langya Merchant Association of Nine-Rock Town. They will certainly reward you. I would also like to see how the struggle between the Langya Merchant Association of Lingbo Town and the disciples of the Langya Merchant Association of Nine-Rock Town turns out.”

Hai Yue rubbed his fingers together.

“Brother Hai Yue, we have finished cultivating. Thank you for your gift.”

Jiang Feng called toward the bronze palace as a farewell. With a single palm strike, he pushed open the doors, then rose into the air and shot away with Duan Xingyun.

After leaving the Tower of Heaven-Piercing, the three of them flew toward the sea. Before long, they had left the harbor and arrived above an endless expanse of blue water. The continent of the Central Sea Market receded into the distance and eventually vanished below the horizon.

As they flew, three fierce sword-rays suddenly shot toward them from behind, raising immense waves of air. Moving as swiftly as meteors chasing the moon, they arrogantly swept over the heads of Jiang Feng and the others before stopping ahead of them and revealing their forms.

They were none other than Lei Peng, Su Bing, and Huo Liu.

“Three of you, I have been waiting for you. Hand over the White Emperor Glazed Cauldron and surrender obediently. I will leave you your dignity. I will merely capture you and bring you back to the Langya Merchant Association of Nine-Rock Town for Hua Tianjin to deal with. You wounded me with that vicious demonic treasure, but I will spare you this once.”

Lei Peng’s eyes swept over Jiang Feng as he spoke proudly.

“If you still intend to resist, then at the very least we will cripple your Nether Arts and reduce you to ordinary mortals.”

Su Bing took up the words, shaking his head with an air of superiority.

“Struggling is useless. Your cultivation is far inferior to ours. The Nether Arts of the Langya Merchant Association of Nine-Rock Town are vastly inferior to the orthodox techniques of our association in Lingbo Town. Once I get serious, I can break any of your spells or magical treasures with one hand.”

Huo Liu sneered, his tone even more hostile.

“If you do not believe me, try using that demonic treasure of yours and see whether it can do anything to us.”

“You!”

Jiang Feng stood where he was, his expression shifting between light and dark.

“Your Langya Merchant Association of Lingbo Town may possess great influence, but do not forget that I have powerful backing. Although Hua Tianjin wields tremendous authority within the Langya Merchant Association of Nine-Rock Town, Nine-Rock Town and the Jiang Family behind me are capable of contending with him as well. If you act so tyrannically and without reason, the people of Nine-Rock Town will settle accounts with you.”

As Jiang Feng spoke, his voice grew tremendously loud. He had nearly employed the Eight-Dragon Sonic Kill, sending his words rolling across the surface of the sea.

“Hmph! What is the Jiang Family worth? Its patriarch’s origins are obscure and his reputation is filthy, yet you dare use him to threaten us? The Langya Merchant Association of Lingbo Town is the greatest power in this region. We control heaven and earth and stand supreme among the orthodox forces. Even Hua Tianjin must give us some consideration.”

Lei Peng threw back his head and laughed upon hearing this.

“Is that so?”

A voice suddenly descended from the sky. Light rained down like scattered flowers, and amid the auspicious radiance, a young man appeared.

It was none other than the Demon Marshal, Mo Linhai.

This was the first time Jiang Feng had seen the Demon Marshal.

The higher Jiang Feng’s cultivation became, the more clearly he could sense the overwhelming demonic aura and terrifying strength emanating from Mo Linhai. As the Demon Marshal descended, Jiang Feng felt as though a black demonic sun had completely covered the sun in the sky, plunging the entire earth into boundless darkness.

This was purely a sensation of the spirit.

The outside world had not changed in the slightest. The weather remained fair, flower petals drifted through the air, and auspicious radiance continued to scatter across the sea.

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“What terrifying demonic power!”

As Jiang Feng sensed the aura descending with the Demon Marshal, he thought that if he still possessed no Netherforce, he probably would not have felt afraid.

The higher one’s cultivation, the more clearly one could sense the terror of an opponent.

“The Langya Merchant Association of Lingbo Town certainly lives up to its name. Your tone is truly arrogant. It is said that the purpose of your association is to establish merit and virtue for all Netherforce cultivators beneath heaven and earth. Every Netherforce cultivator must act according to your system of merit; otherwise, you immediately send down heavenly tribulation and destroy both body and spirit. Is that not so?”

Mo Linhai slowly descended like a sovereign surveying the world. He looked at the three true disciples of the Langya Merchant Association of Lingbo Town, his face filled with mockery.

“Mo Linhai! I know that you are here in the Central Sea Market, and I know that you were in the Tower of Heaven-Piercing. I also know that you have recently risen to prominence among the demonic cultivators and mastered several Nether Arts. But our Langya Merchant Association of Lingbo Town has always stood irreconcilably opposed to the demonic path. We will never compromise, not even in the slightest. Within the Central Sea Market, we give the Central Immortal Island some respect. Now that we are outside the market, naturally we must eradicate demons and eliminate evil!”

A strange gleam flashed through Lei Peng’s eyes when he saw the Demon Marshal descend.

“Since you have chosen to stand up for these disciples of the Langya Merchant Association of Nine-Rock Town, you should be prepared to bear the consequences.”

Su Bing continued.

“In truth, we have wanted to eliminate you for a long time. Do you know what your head is worth within our Langya Merchant Association of Lingbo Town? Thirty million merits and one Dao artifact.”

Huo Liu closed his eyes.

After seeing the Demon Marshal appear, the three true disciples of the Langya Merchant Association of Lingbo Town displayed not the slightest trace of panic. Instead, they seemed entirely confident, adopting the posture of those about to eradicate demons and eliminate evil.

This made Jiang Feng uneasy, as though he had miscalculated something.

I intended to borrow another’s blade to kill, but why are these three true disciples not afraid at all? In theory, the Demon Marshal’s cultivation should be far above theirs. He is at least a master of the True Nether Realm, and perhaps even beyond it. Lei Peng had fought me before. Although I was no match for him, he could not possibly be a match for the Demon Marshal. What, then, gives them the confidence to speak so boldly?

Jiang Feng felt that he needed to reconsider the situation.

“Eradicate demons and eliminate evil?”

The Demon Marshal’s gaze sharpened. Suddenly, he threw back his head and laughed.

“You showed disrespect toward the Langya Merchant Association of Nine-Rock Town. I originally intended to punish you lightly—severing only one of your arms and feeding it to my demon god. Yet you actually wish to eradicate demons and eliminate evil? It seems I will have to kill every one of you, extract your souls, and cast them into the Nine Netherworlds, where you will never rise again for all eternity.”

“Let us see who is unable to rise again for all eternity!”

Lei Peng violently cut off the Demon Marshal’s words. Milky-white Netherforce surged from his body in roiling waves. His Scarlet Tiger Netherforce was so dense that it shot straight into the heavens, condensing dozens of acres of white clouds. Above the clouds, a scarlet tiger looked down upon all living beings and opened its jaws with a thunderous roar.

The winds and clouds changed color, and monstrous waves immediately rose upon the sea.

Crackling sounds rang out.

The surrounding void was completely sealed by the Scarlet Tiger Netherforce.

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“How can he be this powerful? Lei Peng has cultivated to the ninth stage of the Void Nether Realm. At his strongest, his Netherforce should only be equivalent to the first stage of the True Nether Realm. Why is he far more powerful than when I fought him, almost reaching the strength of the second stage of the True Nether Realm?”

Jiang Feng’s heart trembled, and even Duan Xingyun’s expression changed drastically.

Lei Peng’s Netherforce had surged explosively, increasing five or six times in an instant!

If Lei Peng had possessed such formidable Netherforce during their earlier battle, Jiang Feng would never have had the chance to escape. He would have been killed outright, and the King Cauldron would have been taken from him.

Boom! Boom!

Two more explosions suddenly rang out.

Above the heads of the other two disciples of the Langya Merchant Association of Lingbo Town, Su Bing and Huo Liu, their Heavenly Gates also erupted with two thunderous blasts. Violent Netherforce shot into the sky as their Heavenly Gates opened wide, releasing surging power.

The Netherforce erupting from each of their heads surged like ten thousand galloping horses—truly ten thousand galloping horses, for their Netherforce genuinely possessed the strength of ten thousand steeds. Each of them possessed a quantity of Netherforce comparable to that of the second stage of the True Nether Realm.

Their Netherforce was also milky-white Scarlet Tiger Netherforce. The three streams connected seamlessly, clearly taught by the same master. Their Netherforce complemented one another perfectly as they merged together.

“The Mad Demon Life-Shortening Pill!”

Upon seeing this, the Demon Marshal did not move, allowing the Netherforce to seal him in place. He merely spoke five words:

“The secret pill of the Langya Merchant Association of Lingbo Town. Although it contains violently powerful vital energy capable of temporarily increasing Netherforce five- to tenfold, it causes tremendous harm to the human body. After taking it, one loses a hundred years of life.

“It seems you truly came prepared. You would rather sacrifice a century of your lifespan than fight me. You came specifically for me. Dealing with these two disciples of the Langya Merchant Association of Nine-Rock Town should not require such a desperate measure.”

“As long as we kill you, the rewards from our sect and the merits we obtain will be enough to restore our lifespans and greatly advance our cultivation! These two worthless disciples of the Langya Merchant Association of Nine-Rock Town are nothing. I could capture them bare-handed. Why would we need to risk our lives?”

Lei Peng laughed loudly.

“It takes ten years to refine a single Mad Demon Life-Shortening Pill. It is far more precious than even a supreme dark-colored Nether Artifact. Demon Marshal, the fact that you forced us to waste such a divine pill means you may close your eyes in satisfaction when you reach the Yellow Springs!”

“I will borrow your head for a while!”

“Attack!”