Chapter 119 - 113: Do You Think My Dao Yi Mountain Has No One?

Chapter 119: Chapter 113: Do You Think My Dao Yi Mountain Has No One?

"I only wish to use the life of your precious First-Grade Minister of Zhao Country to pay for my junior brother’s life.

"If you intend to make a move," she stated calmly, "this poor Daoist guarantees that before you can even strike, Zuo Qiantang, your First-Grade Minister of Zhao Country, will instantly die by my hands."

Nie Zhengfeng’s expression was icy. "The Six Gates has apprehended countless villains; there has never been a precedent of negotiating with anyone. If you think you can use Lord Zuo as leverage to force us to release someone from the Celestial Prison, you are simply delusional."

If they truly did as she asked, what would become of Zhao Country’s national dignity? Opening the Celestial Prison and releasing its prisoner just because of a Martial Artist’s threat would likely cause instant unrest among the people, making them lose all respect for the Dynasty. It was entirely possible that the world would plunge into chaos.

Yuu Miaolian, however, remained unmoved. "Then let us see if we both can back up our words. This poor Daoist will kill one person first to show my sincerity."

With that, she lifted Zuo Rong by the neck with her right hand, bringing him in front of her as her five fingers slowly tightened.

As Yuu Miaolian’s grip tightened around the neck of the young man in pink, his face turned purplish-blue. He opened his mouth wide, desperate to draw in air and even scream. His eyes were filled with an agonizing plea for mercy, but since his acupoints had been sealed, he couldn’t utter a single sound.

CRACK!

His neck was instantly snapped by Yuu Miaolian, and his head slumped down lifelessly. The biological grandson of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice was choked to death right before everyone’s eyes. Yuu Miaolian then heavily tossed his body in front of the Imperial City Department’s Golden Iron Cavalry!

"Yuu Miaolian!"

Nie Zhengfeng, the other Eight Great Divine Hunters, Tan Xuanyi, and the rest all changed their expressions. They had never expected this seemingly frail and gentle woman to act so decisively.

Witnessing the death of his grandson with his own eyes, the white-robed old man finally revealed an undisguisable terror in his gaze. He truly felt the ruthlessness of the woman gripping his collar! She wasn’t just using him as a hostage to threaten everyone in the Capital City; she really would kill him at any moment! Even though this old man, who was approaching fifty and had stirred up storms in the Court of Zhao Country for thirty years, was trembling to his core, his acupoints were also sealed, rendering him unable to speak.

Just as everyone was stunned for a moment by Yuu Miaolian’s ruthless methods...

SWISH!

A small Flying Knife glinting with cold light shot out from a two-story building hundreds of yards away. In an instant, it arrived right in front of Yuu Miaolian, about to execute a surprise kill.

However, the female Daoist’s reflexes were incredibly fast. Having inherited the complete Power of an Innate Expert, the Innate Power within her body made her perception of the world’s energy dynamics exceptionally sharp. With a simple tilt of her head, she narrowly dodged the lethal strike.

Inside the small building.

The scholar-like man wearing a square headscarf was greatly shocked to see his surprise Flying Knife evaded by Yuu Miaolian. This scholar was quite famous in the Capital City. He was a Grandmaster Level expert raised by a Prince of Zhao Country. Since he always maintained good relations with the Court officials, he had planned to hide in the dark and deliver a fatal blow to Yuu Miaolian. He hadn’t expected to miss.

However, the split second Yuu Miaolian tilted her head to dodge the sudden attack provided Nie Zhengfeng, the Eight Great Divine Hunters, Imperial City Master Tan Xuanyi, and the others with the perfect opening!

Instantly, a total of ten great experts charged from different directions. They were determined to seize this fleeting opportunity to rescue Zuo Qiantang from Yuu Miaolian’s grasp!

BOOM!

In a flash, attacks enveloped Yuu Miaolian from all sides. Her heart sank; there was nowhere left to dodge. She could only...

With a long, piercing whistle, the female Daoist’s Daoist Robe fluttered wildly. Her dark hair whipped up into the air as a surge of purplish-blue True Qi erupted from her body, forming a spherical black globe within a three-yard radius.

Protective True Qi!

THUD!

The combined attacks of the ten experts landed heavily on the black Protective True Qi. The next second...

WHOOSH!

Yuu Miaolian’s spherical Protective True Qi began to swirl like a black hole, generating a terrifying suction force. After the attacks of Nie Zhengfeng, Tan Xuanyi, and the Eight Great Divine Hunters hit the black sphere, they all seemed to stick fast to it.

"Ugh!"

Enduring the full-force strike of ten people at once, Yuu Miaolian immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. But as she circulated her Qi Stealing Technique, an immediate change occurred. The ten men attacking her on the rooftop were instantly sucked into mid-air. Frozen in their attacking postures, they were completely immobilized in ten directions around her!

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

Then, their Power began to pour terrifyingly into the black sphere, completely beyond their control! In a flash, all ten men turned pale with sheer terror.

"This is..."

"The Evil Skill deeply detested by all Martial Artists thirty years ago—the Qi Stealing Technique!"

At that same moment, the various Capital City experts watching from afar also paled in shock.

"The rumors are true!"

"After Ancient Transformation Dragon, who practiced the Qi Stealing Technique, was suppressed by Chen Canxuan back then, Chen Canxuan obtained this Cultivation Technique. As expected... he passed it down to his disciple!"

"To think that the leading Sect of the Righteous Path practices such an Evil Skill that steals one’s foundations!"

"By doing this, isn’t Dao Yi Mountain afraid that the world’s experts will rise up and attack them en masse?"

However, the ten great experts currently trapped by the Qi Stealing Technique had no time to think about any of that. Among the ten, only Tan Xuanyi and Nie Zhengfeng were Grandmaster Level experts. The remaining eight of the Nine Great Divine Hunters were mere Grandmaster experts. Thus, upon contact, the Power of these eight men was continuously siphoned into Yuu Miaolian almost instantaneously.

Each Divine Hunter lasted for less than three to five breaths before wrinkles appeared on their faces and gray hair sprouted at their temples. Completely drained of their Qi Power, they plummeted from mid-air!

THUD THUD THUD!

Eight consecutive heavy impacts resounded as they smashed into the ground.

The Capital City experts were horrified. "She... completely crippled the Eight Great Divine Hunters of the Six Gates?!"

It had taken an unfathomable amount of blood, sweat, and tears for the Six Gates to cultivate these eight Divine Hunters. Their Power was secondary compared to their wealth of investigative experience. Now that Yuu Miaolian had drained all their Power, they likely wouldn’t even be able to stand up again in the future.

Power was Essence Qi! Having their Power sucked away meant their very foundations had been ruined.

"Won’t the God Catcher fly into a total rage?"

God Catcher Wan Qingtao was the undisputed number one expert in the Court of Zhao Country, a First-Grade Great Innate. Almost at the exact same moment...

"Demoness!"

A deep, booming voice thundered from afar like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky. The owner of the voice carried the majestic authority of a Celestial God, brimming with fierce, burning rage. "If I do not cripple you today, I am unworthy of the title God Catcher!"

It was indeed God Catcher Wan Qingtao, who had arrived long ago. However, restrained by his status, he hadn’t struck immediately. Furthermore, he was wary because Zuo Qiantang, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was still in the enemy’s hands. The two were of roughly equal rank in the Court; if Zuo Qiantang died because he acted rashly, it would be difficult to explain to the Emperor.

But he never expected that in just a few short breaths, his eight subordinate Divine Hunters would be completely crippled.

BOOM!

Fueled by Wan Qingtao’s fury, the weather over the expansive street changed drastically. Strands of visible, tangible air currents slowly gathered toward him. This God Catcher, standing as still as a deep abyss and as towering as a mountain, was personally stepping into the fray.

The numerous Capital City experts were deeply shaken. No matter how powerful the Qi Stealing Technique was, a Grandmaster probably couldn’t siphon energy from this Great Innate expert.

Yet, right at that moment, a calm, mellow, and magnetic male voice reached everyone’s ears.

"This is a clash between those beneath the Innate realm. As a First-Grade Great Innate, you still insist on interfering."

Unbeknownst to anyone, a handsome young Daoist had appeared on the long street. Like a ghost, he soundlessly manifested right behind Wan Qingtao and patted him on the shoulder.

"Bullying the weak with your strength—do you think my Dao Yi Mountain has no one left?"