Chapter 46: Exploding Flame Symbol

  The center of Ishimura village.

  Here is a large open space, where Shitou Village people often gather together to have fun, sing songs and dance.

  But at this moment, on this vast expanse of land, there are corpses all over the ground, heads everywhere, and pieces of land have been dyed into a deep crimson color by the scarlet blood.

  A villager from Ishinomaki knelt on the ground, his face filled with fear. Some people were wailing, some crying out loud, others shouting, and some had become numb.

  Only a middle-aged man with a face similar to Yue's was seen, with a face full of gentleness and ferocity, like a cobra, giving people an extremely heart-pounding feeling.

  This middle-aged man was Yue Jue's father, Yue Xiong. The methods of the father and son duo were sinister and identical, their aura, which was emitted from their Dou Huang realm strength, left these villagers who didn't have the power to truss a chicken without any energy to escape. Others who had the ability to escape had already been killed.

  This time, the massacre of Stone Village was carried out by Shi Cong and Liu Feixue, who killed one of the Moon Family's Douling, making Yue Xiong feel very uncomfortable.

  He didn't expect that he would mobilize the elite of the Moon House to slaughter a small Stone Village, and yet they still had to lose one person. This made him extremely angry, so he cut off Shi Cong Yu's head without hesitation, and ordered someone to put it on the stone tablet in Stone Village as a warning.

  On this vast square, there were less than fifty villagers of Ishigami village left at this time. Yūji held a peerless oni artifact, 'Tsukikare no Yaiba', which was the heirloom of the successive lords of Tsuki Castle, extremely sharp, and shouted to all directions:

  "Village Chief Shi Long, come out quickly and stop hiding. As long as you hand over that one thing, I guarantee to spare the lives of everyone in Shi Village. So many people have already died because of Shi Cong Wei, do you really want to watch Shi Village be destroyed by your own hands?"

  Yuè Xióng's voice echoed far and wide, but there was no response. Yuè Xióng's anger rose to his head, and the "Yuè Hū Jiàn" in his hand slashed out repeatedly. A massive surge of energy burst forth, beheading ten villagers from Stone Village, their heads rolling to the ground as ten geysers of blood erupted.

  Ten villagers were beheaded again, and all the other villagers cried out in surprise at this moment.

  "Lord of the Moon City, spare us now. Shi Congwei, that beast, killed your son. You've already avenged his death, don't implicate us in this."

  "Yes, Lord Moon City, we are innocent."

  "Don't beg for mercy, from Yu Xiaozi killing his son, it's just an excuse, he wants to get the secret of Shí Cūn, absolutely cannot compromise, die if you must, the secret of Shí Cūn absolutely cannot fall into the hands of evil people, this is the legacy left by our ancestors who saved Shí Cūn."

  "Village chief, you mustn't come out, you have to protect the secret of my Shi Village at all costs. Even if it means death, we can't let them succeed. Otherwise, I would be ashamed in front of our ancestors."

  "Just die then, don't say anymore nonsense."

  "Hmph, looking for death." Yue Xiong glared at the few people who were still being stubborn, and with a loud shout, he swung his 'Moon Desolate Blade' to slash through the air, directly cutting them in half, a gruesome sight.

  "Shi Long, if you don't come out now, I'll kill them all! Then let's see what you can do about it! This is a matter of shame for the Shi family ancestors!"

  Just then, Xuan Yuan's long laughter reached Yue Xiong's ears:

  "Willow's drifting downy feathers escaped with their lives, sending out the message. How could we not know that Yue Xiong led you twelve Dou Ling elites to massacre Stone Village? Did you really think we would come here to die just the two of us? Fellow True Transmission disciples, take action!"

  This sentence, like a thunderbolt, made Yue Xiong's whole body icy cold. At this moment, there were still four Douling beside Yue Xiong, with powers ranging from sixteen to eighteen flying dragon forces.

  "Kill them all and retreat quickly, if the people of Yuehua Gate catch up, it will be really impossible to explain." With a single order from Yue Xiong, the four Douling beside him immediately took action, their Dou Qi slashing out and killing the remaining villagers of Shitou Village, cutting them in half.

  The bloodstained light dyed the entire square red, a tragic and mournful atmosphere pervaded.

  Xuanyuan unleashed the "Dragon Sword" to perform the "Heavenly Dragon Spits Pearl", instantly piercing the heart of a Moon Clan Dou Ling. The powerful force, combined with the sharpness of the "Dragon Sword", nailed his body directly to the ground, making him die again and again.

  And another Moon family Dou Ling was also beheaded by Yan Ziyun's thrown moon wheel, caught off guard. It wasn't until then that Moon Dou Ling reacted, realizing he had been deceived!

  Xuanyuan held a mysterious dagger in his hand, and with a sudden leap, he unleashed the "Heavenly Dragon's Descent". Having cultivated the Yin family's Heavenly Dragon ultimate technique, Xuanyuan's flesh, skin, and bones had fully transformed. Unbeknownst to him, he had condensed a kind of heavenly dragon's fury within himself, exuding an aura that shocked people. A kind of innate pressure from his divine connection caused Yue Jia Dou Ling to feel suppressed, and the moon blade in his hand gathered fighting energy to intercept Xuanyuan's sword in front of him, determined to withstand this attack first.

  But in the next instant, Moon Blade was cut off by a mysterious dagger. The body of this Dou Ling was directly torn apart by the mysterious dagger, leaving a terrifying wound. The life essence inside his body was swallowed up in an instant, and he died again.

  Xuan Yuan's speed was so fast that it made another Moon Clan Dou Ling feel a chill run down his spine. When faced with Yan Zi Yun's attack, he didn't even dare to meet it head-on and immediately turned around to escape, causing Yan Zi Yun's attack to land empty-handed. Xuan Yuan drew out the "You Long Sword" and took off in pursuit, feeling the powerful aura emanating from him. This Moon Clan Dou Ling was so frightened that he let out a shrill cry:

  "Castle owner, come quickly and silence them. The other side only has two people, they are just pretending to be strong. Come quickly and kill them, or else Moon Desert City will..."

  The person with the power of fourteen flying dragons, how formidable he is. His voice immediately spread out and upon hearing his loud roar, Xuan Yuan's face changed greatly. The 'Traveling Dragon Sword' in his hand was instantly slapped out again, once more displaying 'Heavenly Dragon Spitting Pearls'. In the next instant, the 'Traveling Dragon Sword' directly pierced through his body, nailing him to the ground.

  Yan Ziyun followed closely behind, holding three money bags in her hand. Xuan Yuan also quickly searched the body of this Moon Clan cultivator and found a large bag of money.

  Xuanyuan put the money into his own ring, then directly handed over the ring that originally belonged to Yan Liang to Yan Ziyun, saying:

  "Take a look at what's inside Yan Liang's ring, there's no time to waste. If what Piao Xue said is true, then Yue Xiong should be leading twelve elite Moon Clan warriors. That means they should have five people left now, plus Yue Xiong makes six. With our current strength, it'll be hard to resist them head-on, we can only outsmart them, not fight them directly!"

  As soon as Xuan Yuan's voice fell, the old man's voice immediately echoed in his mind:

  "Heh heh, Xuan Yuan little boy, stick me into that Moon Clan Dou Ling's corpse and I can use the 'Soul Devouring Great Technique' to control his body. We can catch them off guard and attack when they're not prepared."

  Xuanyuan cursed silently in his heart:

  "You're such a greedy old man, why didn't you reveal your trump card earlier?"

  Scolding returned to scolding, Xuan Yuan directly pulled out the 'Touring Dragon Sword', then inserted the mysterious dagger into the wound of Yue Jia Dou Ling's body that was pierced by the 'Touring Dragon Sword', looking seamless. Then, he hastily pulled Yan Zi Yun and hid in a nearby stone house.

  Yan Ziyun opened the Dou Ring and saw a Dou Symbol inside. She couldn't help but brighten up, saying in a low voice:

  "Xuanyuan, there is a Dou Symbol inside Big Brother's Dou Ring. This Dou Symbol has considerable power and can harm even those at the Dou Huang level, but it's on a large scale, so it probably won't be fatal."

  Xuanyuan was taken aback and hastily asked:

  "What is Doufu? It doesn't matter if it can't kill them, as long as it can recreate them, it's enough to drag them to death."

  "It seems you're not very familiar with this world. There are not only alchemists, equipment refiners, coin appraisers, and gemstone appraisers, but also talisman refiners. Talisman refiners use their internal energy to engrave talismans, which can be used in battle, but each talisman can only be used a few times before it's gone. The talisman left behind by Brother is called 'Exploding Flame Talisman', created by a fire-attribute talisman refiner, with immense power." Yan Ziyun explained briefly and concisely, then suddenly remembered something and added:

  "If someone possesses the ability to refine Dou Fire, Dou Gold, Dou Earth, Dou Water, Dou Wood, Dou Thunder, and Dou Wind, then the Dou symbols they create will be even more terrifying."

  Xuanyuan nodded, and his understanding of this world became clearer. He had already seen Douhuo's strength, and even the projection of Douhuo could severely injure someone like Feng Lie, making him fearful. It was imaginable how terrifying Douhuo was. As for Doujin, Doutou, Doushui, Doumu, Doulei, and Doufeng, there was no need to say more.

  "They're coming, be careful to hide your breath!" Just then, Xuan Yuan sensed that Yue Xiong was leading four peak Moon House Dou Ling figures towards him.