Chapter 517: Elder in the Valley

The two individuals hadn't applied the green liquid to their bodies, but a strange aura emanated from them. Almost immediately after stepping out of the valley, they bit their tongues and spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood.

This blood wasn't spat at Wang Lin, but rather splattered onto the ground outside the valley.

After doing this, the two immediately turned and ran back into the valley. Wang Lin's gaze was calm as he made a grabbing motion in the Void Realm with his right hand, instantly immobilizing them and tossing them aside.

Looking at the ground where their blood had splattered, one could now see crimson mist rising in wisps. Initially, the mist wasn't dense, but after a few breaths, it began to expand rapidly, like boiling blood mist, eventually covering the entire area outside the valley.

Wang Lin remained seated cross-legged, his gaze calmly fixed on the valley, not employing any Spell or Divine Ability.

When the blood mist reached its densest point, a violent roar suddenly echoed from within the valley. Amidst this roar, a black figure emerged from the valley, its form appearing eerie within the blood mist.

"Return my tribesmen, and you, get out of my tribe! Otherwise, die!"

A cold voice emanated chillingly from the black figure within the blood mist.

Wang Lin's expression was normal. He let out a soft hmph, stood up, and took a sudden step forward. With this step, countless ripples immediately appeared around Wang Lin. These ripples violently reverberated, especially as Wang Lin's foot landed, pushing forward with a rumbling sound.

With a single step, the ripples surged wildly. In the blink of an eye, the vast expanse of blood mist covering the valley's Formation instantly hissed as if boiling water had been poured on ice and snow, then rapidly dissipated at a visible pace.

The entire process lasted less than three breaths. After three breaths, the blood mist completely vanished, leaving only a person shrouded in a black robe standing outside the valley, eyes wide with shock, staring blankly at Wang Lin as he approached step by step.

He immediately tried to retreat, but at that moment, Wang Lin made a grabbing motion in the Void Realm with his right hand, and the person's body floated forward uncontrollably, landing directly in front of Wang Lin.

Wang Lin gave him a cold glance, then with a flick of his right hand, he immobilized the person and tossed him aside, placing him with the other six.

After doing this, Wang Lin, with his hands behind his back, observed the Formation for a few moments, then sat down cross-legged again, remaining silent.

The thunderous Divine Ability immediately brought silence to those within the valley. This silence lasted for three days!

For three days, Wang Lin sat there, unmoving, and no sound at all emanated from within the valley.

On the morning of the fourth day, the Formation outside the valley suddenly rumbled. At the same time, an old man with white hair, leaning on a black cane, walked out of the valley step by step.

Behind him followed more than a dozen half-naked individuals, all gaunt and sallow-faced, but with bright, piercing eyes.

"Foreign Cultivator, you have been here for several days. We were rash earlier, please do not take offense. I am Ouyang Hua, the Elder of this valley. How about you release my tribesmen, and I will have a detailed discussion with you? Is that acceptable?" The white-haired old man, whose body was clearly very weak, spoke softly after emerging from the valley.

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"Since I can remember, I have lived here, and I don't know how many years have passed…" Ouyang Hua sat outside the valley. In front of him was a table made of bone, with some fruits on it.

Wang Lin sat cross-legged opposite him, his expression unchanged.

The several people he had restrained had already been released and returned to the valley.

"I don't know how big this place is, but I know that thirty million li away, there is a huge city, that is Ancient Demon City! When I was young, I began my enlightenment there, thus gaining a long Lifespan. Foreign Cultivator, I don't know what you seek, but I imagine it is not something a small tribe like ours possesses." Ouyang Hua spoke calmly and slowly.

"Do you know where I come from?" Wang Lin's gaze was calm as he spoke slowly.

"From the moment you appeared outside the valley, I knew you were not from this land. It should be said that you and your companions arrive once every 5,000 years, and each time you come, you bring endless bloodshed… Therefore, I do not welcome your arrival!" Ouyang Hua sighed lightly.

Wang Lin's expression was normal as he said, "Besides me, do you have any news of other outsiders?"

"Not for now, and I hope there won't be in the future. Outsider, I do not have what you seek here. Everything that needed to be said has been said. Please leave. You can go to Ancient Demon City; there, you will naturally find what you're looking for." Ouyang Hua said decisively.

"You mentioned what I seek twice. What is it?" Wang Lin said calmly.

Ouyang Hua's expression darkened. He stood up, looked at Wang Lin, and said, "Outsider, I have said everything that needs to be said. Although you possess some Divine Abilities, if I were not unwilling to get too entangled with you, I would certainly not have easily let go of the matter of you capturing my tribesmen. Outsider, do not bring trouble upon yourself! If you are still here after three breaths, do not blame this old man for being ruthless!"

Wang Lin's eyes turned cold as he stared at the old man. He slapped the Void Realm with his right hand, and a blue light immediately condensed in his hand. The blue light flickered intensely, and under Wang Lin's direction, it whistled forth, heading straight for the valley.

Above the valley, the Formation immediately activated automatically, emitting rumbling sounds the moment the blue light descended.

Wang Lin snorted coldly. He slapped his Storage Pouch, and the Restriction Banner appeared in his hand. With a shake, nine hundred ninety-nine sets of Restrictions instantly transformed into black Restriction Qi, immediately permeating the surroundings. At this moment, Wang Lin's figure amidst the countless black Qi resembled a Demonic Lord.

Especially his cold gaze, which added to the boundless sense of pressure.

"Break the Formation!" Wang Lin's voice seemed to come from the Nine Heavens. With a single word, the nine hundred ninety-nine Restriction Qi around him immediately surged out wildly, continuously impacting the Formation outside the valley.

Ouyang Hua's expression changed drastically, his face instantly turning ashen. He stared at Wang Lin, then after a moment, he sneered. His body swayed, and in front of Wang Lin, he transformed into shimmering crystal light, collapsing and dissipating.

Wang Lin's gaze was icy. He had long since realized that the Ouyang Hua before him was not a materialized body, but merely an illusory form. If he hadn't observed outside the valley for a long time and meticulously studied it with ancient Restrictions, vaguely finding an opportunity to break this Formation, he wouldn't have easily released those tribesmen.

He performed Hand Seals with his right hand, pointed at the valley's Formation, and softly uttered: "Explode!"

A thunderous roar echoed through heaven and earth. The entire area outside the valley suddenly trembled violently, as if a great earth Dragon was rolling. This ancient Formation immediately shone with a bright blue light.

At the same time, Ouyang Hua's ancient voice came from within the valley: "Outsider, I give you three breaths. If you do not leave, this old man will activate the attack Formation! At that time, you will surely die!"

"Condense!" Wang Lin softly uttered.

As the word left his mouth, the nine hundred ninety-nine Restriction Qi around him immediately rumbled once more. Each strand of Restriction Qi wildly self-destructed, generating a powerful冲击力 that furiously unleashed itself upon the Formation.

This Formation trembled violently again.

Ouyang Hua's voice was abruptly cut off, and an angry roar emanated from within the valley. At the same time, the entire area outside the valley suddenly flashed with a brilliant blue light.

This blue light reached its peak intensity in an instant. Streaks of blue ripples gradually emerged from all matter outside the valley: the ground, cliff walls, flowers, trees, and everything else.

As soon as these ripples appeared, they immediately moved and were drawn by a strange force into the flickering blue light within the valley.

At this moment, the blue light above the valley suddenly shifted, strangely dispersing like flames. This dispersion formed a radiating pattern, and in an instant, the blue light actually transformed into a giant blue phantom.

This phantom resembled a human, but was several zhang tall. Only its illusory form could be seen; its detailed appearance was unclear. Inside and outside its phantom, there was nothing but blue light.

As soon as this phantom appeared, Ouyang Hua's voice immediately came from within the valley.

"Outsider, all of this is your own doing! Blue Shadow, kill him! Take his soul as a sacrifice for tonight's Demon Spirit Day!"

As the words fell, a roar that was not human-like erupted from the blue phantom. The roar was not loud, but it caused the sky to change color instantly and the earth to tremble with a crash.

Though only for an instant, it made Wang Lin's eyes narrow. A cold smile appeared on his lips as he raised his right hand, performed Hand Seals, and made a pulling motion in the Void Realm, softly uttering: "Restriction Spear!"

Wang Lin made a grabbing motion in the Void Realm with his right hand, and streaks of black Restriction Qi, like swimming Dragons, danced across the sky. At first glance, the entire world was densely covered by these black swimming Dragons.

Especially from within, continuous whistling sounds emanated. This scene was as if the Demonic Lord from the Nine Heavens was about to descend upon the world. The surrounding black Qi immediately let out piercing whistles, rapidly converging onto Wang Lin's right hand.

Finally, a black spear, three zhang long and as thick as an arm, appeared in Wang Lin's right hand!

Upon this spear, waves of black lightning ripples reverberated, and the sound of thunder continuously coiled around it, further enhancing its might.

Especially at the spear's sharp tip, an extremely dark, ghostly light, in the middle of this midday, at the peak of the world's Yang energy, appeared exceptionally dazzling.

Almost the instant Ouyang Hua's voice fell, Wang Lin flung the spear, and it transformed into a black bolt of lightning, shooting directly towards the blue phantom on the Formation.

This lightning bolt tore through the sky, like a chasm in the azure heavens, akin to a stroke of divine inspiration, rumbling forth directly from nothingness. Its momentum was like shattering heaven and earth, its speed like white clouds vanishing thousands of li in a blink of an eye.

As it whistled through the air, it also stirred the thunder of the Nine Heavens, filling the surrounding clear sky with rumbling, invisible thunder.

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I've seen some readers say that Heaven Defying has been updating continuously these past few days, and the timing is stable, suspecting Er Gen is playing tricks. So it's necessary to explain that Heaven Defying has already concluded. I set up automatic updates, and it will continue to update automatically until the end of the month. If you check the update times, you'll see.

Today I returned at 8 o'clock. The chapters were written during the day in the car while others were out playing. That's how Er Gen can manage 3,000 words every day. Otherwise, after a tiring day and with the room being lively at night, it would be impossible to write.