Chapter 1496: Chapter 1149: The Challenge of the Mighty Stone Statues! Unrivaled City Breaks the Treaty! (Monthly Ticket Requested)

"Calm down a bit. Once we’re done here, we’ll leave, and there’s something good inside waiting for you."

Facing the urging of the Demon Dragon, Jiang Dali smiled and gave reassurance.

Bang, bang, bang—

The Demon Dragon rolled on the ground, its powerful tail sweeping away several Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures. Its tail slammed the stone wall, eyes eagerly looking towards the direction of the Inner Mausoleum, and its venomous drool dripped onto the ground, causing smoke to rise with a hiss. It looked extremely impatient.

As a beast at the top of the food chain, its sense of smell and awareness of similar creatures is naturally very strong. It had long sensed the strong allure coming from the Inner Mausoleum. If not for Jiang Dali’s orders, it would have already dashed into the Inner Mausoleum. Now hearing about benefits, it was even harder to restrain itself.

Jiang Dali frowned, raising his fist the size of a sand pot, holding it in front of the Demon Dragon’s azure eyes, the knuckles cracking loudly, veins bulging. He said coldly, "You are a dragon, not a dog! Don’t embarrass me by rolling on the ground! If you can do it, do it. If not, get out. Can you calm down?"

The Demon Dragon watched Jiang Dali’s fist warily, stubbornly wanting to resist with a howl.

In the end, it decided a wise dragon avoids a present loss, nodding its head meekly, "Mmm," before getting down to work.

Jiang Dali smiled with satisfaction, turning his fist into a large hand to pat the Demon Dragon’s head, "Work well, and there’ll be benefits. You get treated better than the Fire Qilin."

After speaking, Jiang Dali looked at the large number of Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures blocked by the Demon Dragon at the back, laughed heartily, and immediately charged in with large strides, spreading his arms wide, fully exerting the Absorption Skill. In an instant, the astounding Purple Qi condensed from the Dantian and then spread, sweeping all the Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures within a radius of thirty feet towards him.

"Shoo, shoo, shoo!—!"

The terrifying attacks from the Heart Shadow Puppets immediately filled the air, completely enveloping Jiang Dali.

"Hah!"

Jiang Dali drew circles with his arms, and in the process of stretching and bending, the Purple Qi, with the aid of the "Mysterious Skill Secret," transformed into the dazzling Golden Vajra True Strength. The golden yellow light outside his body suddenly expanded fiercely!

Clang!!!!

The golden yellow light collided head-on with the blades from the Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures, producing resounding bell-like sounds. All the attacks seemed to strike a solid Golden Bell, unable to shake it.

Instead, cracks appeared on the stone knives and swords in the hands of many Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures.

"You have successfully resisted the assault of Quan Sheng Wild Chrysanthemum’s Gang Qi Realm Heart Shadow Sculpture, increasing your ’Absorption Skill’ proficiency by 0.01% and ’Golden Bell Unbreakable Body’ proficiency by 0.01%."

"You have successfully resisted the assault of Nobita Peasant’s Gang Qi Realm Heart Shadow Sculpture, increasing your ’Absorption Skill’ proficiency by 0.01% and ’Golden Bell Unbreakable Body’ proficiency by 0.01%."

"You have successfully resisted..."

A series of notifications came from the panel. The proficiency of the "Absorption Skill" and "Golden Bell Unbreakable Body" rose rapidly, although not by much, it far exceeded the usual slow practice.

Jiang Dali stood motionless, his face not flushed, and his heart not pounding, feeling dissatisfied that his protective body showed no signs of breaking.

He let out a long howl, his cloak behind him flaring open, fluttering in mid-air, and the Essence Qi inside him transformed into more vigorous Purple Attraction, spreading in torrents, forming two huge vortexes sucking in more Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures.

Some stone sculptures even rose off the ground, controlled remotely by his splayed palms, flying towards him!

Boom, boom, boom—

In this spacious tomb blocked by the Demon Dragon, a magnificent spectacle appeared. Large numbers of Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures looked like swimmers trapped in a Purple tide, madly swept towards the center of the Purple tide.

There, a very robust, brawny man occasionally burst with dazzling Golden Light on his body, resisting the onslaught of numerous Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures. The densely packed "-1," "-1" and other minor damages popped up from above his head, and his long blood bar occasionally fluctuated, then recovered fully and disappeared. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Such a shocking scene had not been witnessed by any player, otherwise, it would surely stir up a wave on the Jianghu Forum.

Jiang Dali fully demonstrated what it means to "impose demands on a strong beast," tightly restraining the Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures in this range, using them as sparring partners for his training.

The proficiency of both "Absorption Skill" and "Golden Bell Unbreakable Body," which were already at the 9th level of Returning to Nature, rapidly increased with the assistance of numerous Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures, progressing towards the 10th level of Shocking the Ancient and Modern.

And the robust physique of Jiang Dali, under such intensive hits, was like steel being forged in a furnace, undergoing repeated tempering, becoming increasingly stronger.

The Demon Dragon, both awed and resentful, watched as its owner, who in its eyes was purely "stuffed full" getting hit, while forcefully pushing more unwilling Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures into Jiang Dali’s Absorption range.

Meanwhile, the first batch of players entering the Holy Tomb also ended their first wave of battles, with half injured or dead, but the gains were abundant. Each was delighted by the significant increase in Martial Arts Proficiency on their panels, feeling the trip worthwhile.

At this moment, the Demon Dragon dutifully tossed more than thirty Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures to various players.

According to Jiang Dali’s arrangement, this "sweetness" would be tasted by players only three times at most.

After that, this batch of players would be expelled, bringing in other players into the Holy Tomb to taste the sweetness, so they could discover the benefits of the Holy Tomb, and encourage players to eagerly develop other Holy Tombs to pave the way for him.

But the largest benefit would be monopolized by him, aiding him in elevating all his Martial Arts realms to the peak.

At this moment, the situation inside the Holy Tomb began to emerge on the Jianghu Forum.

The players posting on the forum stated that the Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures in the Holy Tomb were hard to deal with, but by emulating the strategies of expert players and fully utilizing the special effects of the Iron Cloth Shirt Skill, they could naturally resolve the Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures.

As for who the expert players were and where they currently were, many were puzzled, but no one asked for the time being. Everyone was attracted by the benefits of gaining considerable Martial Arts Proficiency after overcoming the Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures.

The numerous players who had been observing and waiting outside the Holy Tomb couldn’t sit still any longer. Many regretted being too cautious earlier, missing the chance to "eat the crab meat" as part of the first group to enter the Holy Tomb.

No one knows now how many Heart Shadow Stone Sculptures are left in the Holy Tomb, and whether there’s enough to go around, or if the Black Wind Village Chief will come out again to lead people inside.

"Blame my youthful ignorance; had I known, I’d have gone in to reap some benefits, instead of being so cowardly!"

"The brave prosper, the timid starve! Next time the Black Wind Village Chief comes out, I’ll be the first to sign up."

"I’m one of the Eight Desolate Disciples, and my Black Wind Village Friendship Points and goodwill with the Black Wind Village Chief are both high. If the village chief comes out again, he’ll definitely choose me first."

"If you can’t handle it, go to the dog’s table. Who among us isn’t an Eight Desolates disciple? Have you done anything outrageously shocking between humans and gods? You’re not even next in line by seniority to be chosen first."

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Jiang Dali is intensely farming the Holy Tomb in Ying Country.

Yet at this very moment, the negotiation team from Divine Martial Country, including the Ice Emperor and Divine Mother negotiating with Dugu Yifang, are encountering significant trouble.

Inside Unrivaled City.

The atmosphere is solemn.

The group from Black Wind Village has been surrounded by the large force summoned by Dugu Yifang within Unrivaled City. Both sides stand like granite against each other, tension palpable.

This situation has gotten Pavilion Master Wen Chouchou, responsible for leading the negotiation, extremely anxious as he nervously looked around at the aggressive presence of Unrivaled City’s forces, shaking his feather fan with a strained smile and addressing Dugu Yifang.

"Dugu City Lord, what is the meaning of this? Are you truly intending to destroy the agreement made with our village chief and forcibly sever the alliance between Unrivaled City and Black Wind Village?"

Dugu Yifang sat on a chair carved with dragons and phoenixes, laughed heartily, and said indifferently, "Wen Chouchou! You, a defeated dog who once followed Xiong Ba closely, are now sent by Master Jiang to negotiate with me. Jiang really underestimates me, Dugu Yifang. Originally, if you appeared before me, I could kill you.

But now that I haven’t made a move, that already gives face to Master Jiang. From beginning to end, the alliance between Unrivaled City and Black Wind Village hasn’t changed, and the talk of breaking an agreement is pure nonsense.

Originally, when I made the agreement with your Master Jiang, three-tenths of the land captured from World Association would belong to Unrivaled City. Now, Unrivaled City has indeed only taken three-tenths, so how can I, Dugu Yifang, be said to have broken the agreement?"

Dugu Yifang’s beard slightly twitched, and he coldly laughed, sitting upright as he stared rigidly at Wen Chouchou, "I, Dugu Yifang, value reputation. This misunderstanding likely lies with Master Jiang."

Upon hearing this, Wen Chouchou’s face changed.

A man can be killed but not humiliated; while he too was sycophantic, he was humbly submissive only to those he was loyal to and not to outsiders.

In the past at World Association, he was second only to one man and above countless others; many World Association members, even Pavilion Masters, might secretly look down on him, yet who dared speak a word against him? They had to be obsequious to him.

"Dugu City Lord!"

Wen Chouchou’s sycophantic smile disappeared, his words stern as he retorted, "Our village chief respects the ancestors of Unrivaled City and gives you face by sending me to negotiate with you, yet you insult us like this! The three-tenths agreed upon with our village chief pertains to all the lands captured by Unrivaled City, not just three-hundred-plus branch venues of the World Association. Are you determined to oppose Black Wind Village by mixing concepts?"

"Presumptuous!"

Dugu Yifang seemed to become a different person, eyes glinting like divine dragons waking, his presence extremely intimidating as it enveloped Wen Chouchou, causing his entourages beside him to advance with an overwhelming force as if thunderclap pressure.

In an instant, tensions soared, a terrible spiritual momentum rushing towards Wen Chouchou, making his entire skin feel pricked by thousands of needles; his complexion turned ashen.

"Humph!"

A cold figure suddenly stepped forward, standing before Wen Chouchou, spreading a chilling aura that froze all, not only countering Dugu Yifang’s presence but forcing many from Unrivaled City to shiver collectively, as if cold air drilled into their necks, bodies rigid, and their feet somehow formed a layer of frost.

Within Dugu Yifang’s eyes flashed a divine light, having long noticed the Ice Emperor and Divine Mother, though unperturbed, he sternly asked, "Who are you?"

Standing calm, the Ice Emperor replied, "Under the command of Black Wind Village Chief, Ice God!"

The whole venue was shocked hearing the name Ice God, many were dumbstruck, then fell into confusion.

Anyone daring to claim a divine title must have extremely formidable strength, and the strength this person displayed was indeed fearsome, yet why had the Martial World never heard of their fame?

"Hahaha, Ice God! Ice God! Just a defeated subordinate of mine! How dare you call yourself the Ice God!?"

Amidst their tense standoff, laughter suddenly boomed from the top of Unrivaled City’s building, intimidating all, rattling the surrounding walls with roaring reverberations, the ground faintly trembling, window panes beneath "poof" exploding.

Such profound Inner Strength!

What a formidable expert!

Terrifying momentum accompanied by murderous intent swept in like a storm as a figure in a purple robe with crimson eyes appeared from on high, peculiar expression with hands clasped reciting Demon Scripture!

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