Nine Yang Sword Saint

He was different from Yan Bieqin. Yan Bieqin was a Martial Supreme and could take advantage of the crucial moment when the Mystic Flame would be blooming half an hour later.

Yang Dingtian decided that when it was just before the blooming of Mystic Flame, he would go up and try his luck.

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As such, Yang Dingtian patiently waited.

10 minutes!

20 minutes!

There were just 10 minutes before the blooming of the Mystic Flame.

This was the moment!

Yang Dingtian suddenly stood up and leaned over to Dongfang Bingling’s side and said, “If I manage to survive, I will come down and get you out of this place. If I don’t survive, then I apologize. You have to stay in this place alone.”

Yang Dingtian was trying to take advantage of a dangerous situation and definitely must not bring Dongfang Bingling along.

Dongfang Bingling was very weak now, and even if Yang Dingtian transferred heat to her, she probably wouldn’t make it through the 1,000-meter unfreezing pool.

After taking a final glance at the unconscious Dongfang Bingling, Yang Dingtian hugged his youngling sword and rushed into the unfreezing water.

“So cold… it feels like my soul is being frozen!”

The first 100-meter of unfreezing pool had made Yang Dingtian suffer a hellish torment again.

But there was something better this time. As he floated upwards, the temperature would increase. Hence, as long as he was able to resist the near absolute zero temperature at the deepest part, it would gradually turn better as he floated up.

Yang Dingtian spent five minutes in the 1,000-meter unfreezing pool.

After rushing out of the unfreezing pool, Yang Dingtian was above the ice now.

At this moment, there were just less than five minutes before the blooming of Mystic Flame.

Standing on the ice, Yang Dingtian felt a violent tremble and loud echoes that sounded like thunderbolts.

It was needless to say that the battle above was now at the climax.

It was why there was such a violent tremble that felt like an earthquake.

The original block of ice was now in a miserable state. There were cracks and broken shards that were flying everywhere.

Yang Dingtian broke the layer of ice towards the rough location of the Mystic Flame and slowly sneaked over.

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As Yang Dingtian advanced in the layer of ice, he was getting closer to the location where the Mystic Flame would be blooming.

Over there, the battle was still very intense, and the loud sounds were getting clearer, so were the tremblings.

Closer and closer.

Yang Dingtian was getting increasingly closer to the Mystic Flame’s blooming location, and the time for the blooming was getting closer too.

Yang Dingtian didn’t head straight to the place where he waited with Dongfang Bingling previously. He made a detour before entering the small space from behind.

Finally, the flame-shaped room was just ahead, and Yang Dingtian was just one step away.

The entire layer of ice was in shambles, only the place where the Mystic Flame was going to bloom was intact. It seemed like when the battle was ongoing, they were very particular to protect this spot.

Right now, there was merely one minute before the Mystic Flame was supposed to bloom.

The intense sounds of battle had already stopped, and it was unknown what had happened.

“Rumble…”

All of a sudden, there was a loud sound.

Afterward, a thick layer of ice suddenly burst open.

The entire place had abruptly burst open.

“Boom…”

The chilly ice suddenly started burning.

Yang Dingtian felt a surge of energy that was going upwards.

The time for the Mystic Flame to bloom had arrived.

If Yang Dingtian were outside the freezing lake right now, he would be able to clearly see that a mountain was rapidly emerging from the lake.

In the beginning, it was only a small peak, and it was getting taller and taller.

Originally, the icebound lake suddenly cracked in the middle, and a tall mountain started to emerge from within it.

This mountain was made of half abstruse ice and the other half was blazing flame.

This mountain had appeared as expected. The Yin Yang Mountain that was described in the Mystic Flame’s map had appeared, and it was emerging from the center of the lake.

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As the Yin Yang Mountain was constantly growing, the ice surrounding Yang Dingtian was breaking off inch by inch.

Yang Dingtian could see that he and the others were within the mountain.

As the Yin Yang Mountain continued to grow taller, the surrounding ice dropped off piece by piece and revealed a mountain ridge. Looking through the transparent ice, Yang Dingtian could see the outside scenery, and they were already outside of the lake.

“Huff…”

Subsequently, the flame-shaped room bloomed with a magnificent blue flame.

It was like a quiet maiden that was delicate and beautiful.

‘This, this is the Mystic Flame?’

The moment the Mystic Flame bloomed, a giant piece of ice in front of him instantly melted.

All of a sudden, the obstruction between Yang Dingtian and Qin Huaiyu’s group had vanished, allowing them to look at one another directly.

After seeing Qin Huaiyu along with his group, Yang Dingtian was shocked first before he was delighted.

He was shocked because they were just a few tens of meters away. He was delighted because the trio and the Foxman Race’s chieftain were at the most thrilling moment of competing with inner qi.

It was no wonder the four of them were silent even though they were fighting.

Qin Huaiyu, Dugu Fengwu and Gudu Wuhuan were in a triangle formation while surrounding the Foxman chieftain, Zhuri Beila, was in the middle.

Dugu Fengwu’s sword shot out a blood-red sword light that stabbed Zhuri Beila.

Qin Huaiyu’s sword shot out a dark red sword light while Gudu Wuhuan’s sword shot out a purplish red sword light.

Zhuri Beila was wielding a dragon-patterned giant sword that burst out with dense golden sword radiance. The radiance split into three and countered all three attacks.

Even though Zhuri Beila was fighting three individuals alone, he still had the upper-hand.

Qin Huaiyu and the two others were already on the verge of collapse.

Yang Dingtian didn’t know why they entered a phase where they competed with mystic qi, but it was definitely the most dangerous. Once they entered this phase, unless either side’s mystic qi was depleted, it was impossible to stop. Once one of the sides stopped, that side would lose, and the consequence of losing was death. The opposing mystic qi would surge into your body and shatter your mystic qi and innards from inside.

But from the looks of the current situation, Qin Huaiyu’s side was probably going to lose. Moreover, even if Zhuri Beila won, his mystic qi would be depleted.

Thus, the current situation was actually the most beneficial for Yang Dingtian.

When Qin Huaiyu and the others noticed Yang Dingtian, they were first shocked but immediately pretended to be nonchalant.

“Mister Shen Lang is truly blessed with great fortune.” Gudu Wuhuan suddenly said, “You should have seen the current situation. Why don’t we make a deal?”

This person was actually calling him Shen Lang and not Yang Dingtian.

“What deal? Tell me about it.” Yang Dingtian said.

“Right now, we have entered the most dangerous moment, and the three of us are in a disadvantageous situation. But it is very simple to reverse this situation. You just need to walk to the back of the Foxman chieftain and stab your sword at his body, and he will be dead.” Gudu Wuhuan said, “You don’t have to worry. If you use your sword to stab him now, he will not be able to resist and will only be able to watch as you stab him.”

“After killing him, you people will just come and kill me. Do you think I am that foolish?” Yang Dingtian sneered.

“It is fine even if you don’t stab him to death.” Gudu Wuhuan said, “You only need to stab a wound on his back. That way, his blood will continue to bleed, and his mystic qi will be depleted. This way, his original advantage will be gradually lost. But that will only happen 15 minutes later. You will still be very safe, and you can devour the Mystic Flame before leaving.”

“What benefits will I gain if I do so?” Yang Dingtian let out a sarcastic laugh.

“Mister Shen Lang, even if you successfully devour the Mystic Flame, even if you successfully escape from this place, so what? Can you escape the combined pursuit of the Qin City, Temple of Blood, and Joyous Palace?” Gudu Wuhuan said, “If you help us this time, we will guarantee to write off all the previous conflicts we had, we will not send anyone to kill you before the martial contest, we will not hurt any of your people, and we will not divulge any of your secrets. How about it?”

“Why should I believe you?” Yang Dingtian said.

Gudu Wuhuan said, “I can pledge on oath using the Shrine of Extermination, using the Supreme Evil Emperor, using the Joyous Palace’s ancestors.”

This world’s oath was very serious. Gudu Wuhuan simply had to use the Joyous Palace’s ancestors on his oath, and it would be exceeding his entire life, let alone using the Joyous Palace, the Supreme Evil Emperor, and the Shrine of Extermination.

Qin Huaiyu said, “Shen Lang, if you can make it out alive, it would mean that Yan Bieqin has betrayed me. But I don’t care about all these. As long as you agree with Gudu Wuhuan’s condition, I can also agree to other things that he had promised you. I will not do anything to Ning Rou’er, otherwise…”

When Qin Huaiyu said this, Yang Dingtian’s heart immediately turned cold.

It was unknown if Dugu Fengwu had told him or Qin Huaiyu guessed it himself. In short, Qin Huaiyu knew that Yang Dingtian had a period of interaction with Ning Rou’er and might have already known that Ning Rou’er gave Yang Dingtian his half of the Mystic Flame map.

Hence, now that Qin Huaiyu made this threat, if Yang Dingtian didn’t agree to Gudu Wuhuan’s request, Ning Rou’er would end up in a miserable situation.

This Qin Huaiyu was an absolute bastard and a beast. He actually used his own woman’s life to threaten Yang Dingtian.

Ning Rou’er was Qin Huaiyu’s woman and not Yang Dingtian’s woman. Furthermore, she was the mother of Qin Huaiyu’s daughter.

“Shen Lang, you have to make a choice.” Gudu Wuhuan said coldly.

To be honest, the conditions were very tempting, and it was very important to Yang Dingtian too.

If he followed Gudu Wuhuan’s idea and stabbed Zhuri Beila’s back and caused a constant bleed, Qin Huaiyu’s side would be victorious and would remain alive.

If Yang Dingtian did all those, he would also be able to devour the Mystic Flame calmly before leaving.

They promised that they would not make a move on Yang Dingtian and the members of Cloud Heaven City before the city lord martial contest.

Among them, Yang Dingtian had another fatal piece of information in their hands. He had impersonated the Hidden Sect’s disciple, Wu Ming. Once this matter was made known, Yang Dingtian wouldn’t have a place to establish himself in this world.

As such, the conditions were truly very tempting. It was a classic case of having more return than investment.